FAQ:

• Will my traps still work on those trifling trogs after the event ends?
  
  
  
  • Traps will continue to work normally after January 10th, but they will no longer be available in the store or as part of a Daily Login Reward.
    
  
  
• What can I do with the toys I didn't trade in?
  
  
  
  • Players can trade their toys to Elfi up util his departure on January 10th. After that, you can store them however you like in await of Elfi's return!
    
  
  
• What will happen to the new costume options?
  
  
  
  • Like the Halloween-themed costumes, the Winter holiday costumes will remain in the store as we build up a wider selection of costumes. That said, it is possible they will only be seasonally available in the future!
    
  
  
• Will Elfi and Troggington ever return to Creativerse?
  
  
  
  • Elfi and Troggington will definitely return in time. In the meantime however, they have expended a lot of energy and require plenty of rest to recharge their batteries!
    
  
  

How to Party Down the House & Win Big

• GRAND PRIZE (1)
  
  
  
  • Glamorous Gold Gauntlet skin!
    
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  
• SECOND PRIZE (1)
  
  
  
  • Sparkling Silver Gauntlet skin!
    
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  
• THIRD PRIZE (1)
  
  
  
  • Bedazzling Bronze Gauntlet skin!
    
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  
• HONORABLE MENTION (a minimum of 5)
  
  
  
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  

How to Enter

• Post your entry (include both a link to your blueprint’s Steam Workshop page AND some screenshots to show it off) on the official contest thread on our Steam forums;
  
• Or Tweet your entry (both the link and the pics) using the hashtag #CreativerseContest (make sure you’re following us so we can DM the winner).
  

Official Rules

• The deadline for entries is Monday, January 15th, 2018 at noon CST.
  
• Limit one entry per person.
  
• You're free to work together with others, but the prize will go to the person that submits the winning entry.
  
• Whether it’s a small yard party or a giant disco you’re making, your creativity should shine through your blueprint. Make us want to drop everything and dance!
  
  
  
  • Entries should be a single blueprint of any size (small, medium, or large).
    
  • Players of all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to participate. All entries will be considered regardless of skill level involved.
    
  
  
• Use screenshots to show us details the blueprint thumbnail can’t capture!
  
• Playful and Combeau will judge blueprints and select winners via either or all of the following criteria:
  
  
  
  • Creativity - The amount of thought and imagination that went into the blueprint, regardless of size, scope, or complexity.
    
  • Innovation - The way blocks and items are uniquely utilized within a build.
    
  
  
• Players of all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to participate
  
• Make sure you’ve registered your e-mail in Creativerse so we can contact you if you win.
  
• Playful employees, their families, rambeaus, and other creati-creatures are ineligible to participate or win.
  
• Combeau required that we duly note he was most displeased with being overlooked for the recent blueprint contest. He uttered a muffled snort that roughly translates to “Cosmo-Chizzard can choke on a mushroom sandwich”.
  
• No purchase necessary; purchase does not enhance chance of winning.
  
• Void where prohibited.
  

New Features and Content

• Collect Trog Traps from your free login reward chests, then place them in your world to get toys back from Troggington.
  
• Troggington has all kinds of shenanigans to throw at you! Don’t let him get the best of you, or he’ll get away!
  
• Trade the recovered toys to the Holiday Elfis for even greater treasures!
  
• Trade as many toys to elfis as you can to help the entire Creativerse community unlock special rewards!
  

• Blizzard Bomb
  
• The Shur-Ice-n
  
• Holiday Tree
  
• Snow Buried Container
  
• and a TON of classic Holiday recipes!
  

• Blizzard Potion
  
• Jingle Juice
  

• Ice Container
  
• New Years Fireworks
  
• Music Box
  
• Snowball Turret
  

• Frost Trog Costume Set
  
• Holiday Hat
  
• Candy Cane Sword
  
• Frostbourne Sword
  

• Snow Blower
  
• Icicle
  
• Ice Crystals
  
• Ice Vines
  
• Ice Spire
  
• Rocky Ice Column
  
• Ice Door
  
• Snowcapped Ice Wall
  
• Rocky Ice Wall
  
• Ice Door
  
• Ice Bed
  

Improvements

• Update encounter system UI
  
• New re-factored Trader UI
  
• New Encounter Types and Challenges
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed a rare inventory loss issue
  

Stability & Performance

A Cornucopia of Columns

New Features and Content

• 18 new column blocks - free for everyone!
  
  
  
  • Lumite Column (process Lumite Wall)
    
  • Corrupted Stone Column (process Corrupted Stone Wall)
    
  • Diamond Column (process Diamond Glass)
    
  • Hardened Lava Column (process Hardened Lava Wall)
    
  • Igneous Column (process Igneous Wall)
    
  • Iron Column (process Iron Wall)
    
  • Spiral Limestone Column (process Spiral Limestone Column block)
    
  • Straight Limestone Column (process Straight Limestone Column block)
    
  • Bedrock Column (process Bedrock Wall)
    
  • Limestone Column (process Limestone Wall)
    
  • Obsidian Column (process Obsidian Brick Wall)
    
  • Stacked Stone Column (process Stacked Stone Wall)
    
  • Yellow Wood Column (process Yellow Wood Wall)
    
  • Blue Wood Column (process Blue Wood Wall)
    
  • Red Wood Column (process Red Wood Wall)
    
  • Wood Column (process Wood Wall)
    
  • Thatched Column (process Thatched Wall)
    
  • Shredded Leaves Column (process Shredded Leaves)
    
  
  

Improvements

• Creativerse is now built using the 64-bit Unity platform *
  
  
  
  • This will improve stability and reduce crashing.
    
  
  
• Various performance improvements
  
  
  
  • Improved occlusion culling
    
  • Improved sound loading
    
  • Reduced entity unloading cost
    
  • Other minor improvements
    
  
  
• Elevation indicator added to death statue compass UI element
  
• Creativerse sprites added to the arc sign! Use this new tag
  
  
  
  • Format:
    
  • Try different index values and sprite=”icons_01”, too!
    
  
  

Bugfixes

• Refitted Pumpkiru’s Top Hat so it fits better on the Calavera Cabeza costume
  
• Fixed issue where multiple flashlight sources could be allocated (degrading performance and requiring multiple toggles to switch them off)
  
• Adjusted creature positions so they aren’t floating above the terrain, which was weird
  
• “Server draining” messages now appear properly
  
• Fixed incorrect “stick” weapon sometimes appearing on the character equipment screen
  
• Fix for invisible textures on slabs and slopes in certain placement configurations
  
• Fix for some discontinued item bundles not being properly claimable
  
• Fix for sign text sometimes not rendering correctly
  
• Fix for some machine hotspot text not showing
  

MAC USERS:

• Mac OS X is a 64-bit operating system, so you are all set!
  

WINDOWS USERS:

• Use this guide. Follow the instructions for your version of Windows under "Determine if Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 is 32-bit or 64-bit"
  

• Use this guide. Follow the instructions under "Windows CPU type"
  

• Unfortunately this means you won't be able to play since you cannot install the 64-bit version of Windows on your system without an upgrade.
  

• You're in luck! This means you're using a 32-bit version of Windows but your CPU can run a 64-bit version, so you may be able to upgrade.
  

FAQ:

• What about the idols? Will they still work?
  
  
  
  • Idols will continue to work normally after November 14th, but they will no longer be available in the store or as a Daily Login Reward.
    
  
  
• What can I do with all this leftover candy?
  
  
  
  • Candy can be traded to Pumpkiru up until the time of his departure on November 14th. After that time, it's your choice: will you save the candy for next year, or enjoy the sweets yourself?
    
  
  
• What will happen to the new costumes?
  
  
  
  • We’re planning to leave the Halloween-themed costumes in the store for a while as we build up a wider selection of costumes, but it’s possible in the future they would start to be available only seasonally.
    
  
  
• Will the Great Pumpkiru return?
  
  
  
  • Yes! And if Pumpkiru Jr does well enough in school, he may even get to participate a bit more next time!
    
  
  

New Features and Content

• Costumes - just in time for Halloween!
  
  
  
  • Costumes are premium, account-bound cosmetic swaps that can be worn in any world.
    
  • Heads, hats, gauntlets, weapons, and the flashlight are currently supported.
    
  • We’ll unlock more costume slots and add many more costumes in the future!
    
  
  
• New premium costumes available!
  
  
  
  • Calavera Cabeza (Head)
    
  • Pumpkiru’s Top Hat (Hat)
    
  • The Hulking Hand (Gauntlet Skin)
    
  • Grim Reaper (Weapon Skin)
    
  • Crypt Cutter (Weapon Skin)
    
  • Ghostly Flashlight (Flashlight)
    
    
    
    • Requires Creativerse Pro
      
    • We’re giving this away for free for a limited time! Use the code GHOSTLYGHIFT in the store to permanently unlock the Ghostly Flashlight costume for your account.
      
    
    
  
  

Improvements

• Added visual indicator icons for claim settings when passing a claim boundary
  
• Chat icon indicators for world owners and admins
  
• Your weapon now gets put away during glider flight. So much safer!
  

Bugfixes

• Fix for collision bug introduced in previous hotfix that caused more frequent launches into the air for players and creatures
  
• Claim admins can now adjust advanced options properly
  
• Taming bell and washer no longer show up incorrectly in third-person
  
• Beacons are now visible on shelves and in other containers
  

New Features and Content:

• Free Login Rewards! Log in periodically and visit the main menu to claim loot-filled reward chests.
  
• New Halloween Event: Pumpkiru's Candy Campaign
  
  
  
  • Collect Haunted Idols from your free login reward chests, then place them in your world to summon frightening creatures.
    
  • Defeat these creatures - alone or with friends - to earn candy and other rewards!
    
    
    
    • Rewards are instanced so everyone that helped gets their own loot chest
      
    
    
  • Collect and trade candy to the Great Pumpkiru for even greater treasures!
    
  • Complete as many Haunted Idol challenges as you can to help the entire Creativerse community unlock even more special rewards!
    
  
  
• Collect the full set of spooky seasonal recipes
  
  
  
  • Vlad-a-Rang
    
  • Scare Flare
    
  • Flaming Skull
    
  • Haunted Fireworks
    
  • and TEN classic Haunted Nights recipes!
    
  
  
• Stock up on special seasonal potions
  
  
  
  • Bat Juice
    
  • Marigold Potion
    
  
  
• Work together as a community to unlock these additional recipe rewards
  
  
  
  • Candy Skull Banner
    
  • Candy Skull Statue
    
  • Candy Skull Candle (Red, Blue, & Yellow)
    
  • Candy Skull Candles
    
  • Pumpkin Chest
    
  • Royal Pumpkin Chest
    
  • Pumpkiru's King Chest
    
  
  

Improvements:

• Rebalanced coin prices on blueprint kits
  
• Price and contents adjusted for some item bundles
  
• Minor AI behavior improvements
  
• Go long! Flares can now be tossed further
  
• Screenshots taken in game now save as {timestamp}_screenshot.png to the Creativerse folder on your desktop
  
• Players can now aim through one another when PvP is disabled
  
• New, more informative player compass indicator icons
  

Bugfixes:

• Fixes for aggressive creatures not targeting all players in multiplayer
  
• Fixed broken mouse sensitivity option
  
• Sensor text no longer improperly overlays blueprint capture screen
  
• Sensor text now captured in blueprints
  
• Fix for rare issues where unlocalized text or incorrect languages would sometimes appear
  
• Fix for some memory crashes on OS X
  
• Flashlight promises to correctly remember its on/off state when you log in
  
• Effects from creatures (like fire, and freeze) can no longer be removed by clicking the icon on the HUD
  
• “Hold LMB to Attack” tutorial message properly cleared when switching between mining and melee mode
  
• Blueprint tags menu scroll bar now appears automatically
  
• Slider thumbs for LED color sliders can now be selected correctly
  

Note:

How to Blow Cosmo’s Mind & Win Big

• GRAND PRIZE (1)
  
  
  
  • Brand new, never-before-seen Gold Gauntlet skin!
    
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  
• SECOND PRIZE (1)
  
  
  
  • Stunning Silver Gauntlet skin!
    
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  
• THIRD PRIZE (1)
  
  
  
  • Impressive Bronze Gauntlet skin!
    
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  
• HONORABLE MENTION (5)
  
  
  
  • 5,000 coins
    
  
  

How to Enter

• Post your entry (include both a link to your blueprint’s Steam Workshop page AND some screenshots to show it off) on the official contest thread on our Steam forums;
  
• Or Tweet your entry (both the link and the pics) using the hashtag #CreativerseContest (make sure you’re following us so we can DM the winner).
  

Official Rules

• The UPDATED deadline for entries is Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:01 AM CST.
  
• Limit one entry per person.
  
• You're free to work together with others, but the prize will go to the person that submits the winning entry.
  
• Your blueprint’s creativity and design should blow our minds straight into the future!
  
• Use screenshots to show us details the blueprint thumbnail can’t capture!
  
• Blueprints will be judged and winners selected by Playful and Cosmo-Chizzard himself. (He was the chief decision maker of his home world before he accidentally destroyed it, after all!)
  
• Make sure you’ve registered your e-mail in Creativerse so we can contact you if you win.
  
• Playful employees, their families, and survivors from Cosmo-Chizzard’s home world are ineligible to participate or win.
  
• Cosmo-Chizzard has a bet with fellow contest host Combeau that his entries will be ten times as stunning as the ones for Combeau’s Adventure
• Contest – don’t let him down!
  
• Gauntlet skin prizes may require some additional in-game hookup, and will be issued as soon as possible.
  
• No purchase necessary; purchase does not enhance chance of winning.
  
• Void where prohibited.
  

New Features and Content

• Galactic Super Bundle now available for purchase! 🚀
  
  
  
  • Can I interest you in a free sample? Visit the store to pick up a kit for the out-of-this-world Galactic Chizzard Coop blueprint for zero coins!
    
  
  
• Core blocks added:
  
  
  
  • Reinforced Glass Slope
    
  • Reinforced Glass Slope Inner & Outer Corners
    
  
  
• Blueprint kits for player-created blueprints now available!
  
  
  
  • Get the blocks instantly for any blueprint in the workshop, plus they come in a really sturdy crate.
    
  • Custom block-swapped blueprints? No problem, we’ve got custom kits now.
    
  • Kits are dynamically priced based on block type and count.
    
  
  
• New Blueprint Ability: Burst Fill
  
  
  
  • Right-click to place multiple similar blueprint blocks at once!
    
  • Hold SHIFT and right-click to place just one block.
    
  
  

Improvements

• Item stack size increased to 300!
  
• Advanced Blueprint Capture
  
  
  
  • Capture blocks now save machine connections and object settings (like sign text or that lamp you left ON even though you were the last one to leave the room)
    
  • Teleporters, shelves, and other decorative containers are captured with the items they contain
    
    
    
    • Note: these special captured items can’t be removed by the blueprint builder, but they can be overwritten with real items
      
    
    
  
  
• Creatures got smarter: improved combat pathing and more accurate creature targeting
  
• Fences got smarter: they now only link to flat sides of slopes, stairs, corners, and slabs
  
• Added copy/paste buttons for LED block settings
  
• Holiday event recipes can no longer be learned on adventures. But is that a spooky sensation we detect in the air...?
  

Bugfixes

• Fix for messed-up medieval stairs texture
  
• Teleporters and placemats properly render in blueprint previews
  
• Pressure plate now can be properly targeted by wiring tool
  
• Fix for missing message when dragging ore onto quickbar
  
• Minor localization fixes
  
• Fix for swords & crowbars appearing giant in decorative containers
  
• Fix for some block phaser exploits
  
• Memory management improvements (which may help prevent some crashes)