The Release 71 Livestream is set for Friday, November 8, at 3 PM Central Time on twitch.tv/shroudoftheavatar! All Avatars from around the world are welcome to join us in the livestream activities. We will be touring Tartarus and Despair dungeons, having a Lava Fishing Contest, answering questions, and handing out prizes.
Livestream Schedule (Central Time Zone)
3 PM: Introductions
3:30 PM: Scenes Tour: Tartarus (new content), Despair (polish)
4:15 PM: Lava Fishing Contest
5 PM: Ending Announcements
To participate in the Lava Fishing Contest go to Oracle Colossus and start fishing at 4:15 PM (you can also try whispering one of the devs for a teleport). The best trophy fish (longest) caught by 5 PM will win a prize! NOTE: We will be verifying location and time!
Release 71 of Shroud of the Avatar goes live this Wednesday, October 30, at 10:30 AM US Central Time (15:30 UTC). Release 71 includes lots of exciting updates including the Decoration Palette, Wyvern Trophies, Gold and Silver Scrap, new content and polish for the dungeons Tartarus and Despair, Winter Holiday recurring items, Economy balance for Agriculture, and more!
Highlights of the Release 71 include:
Tartarus: The new levels that appeared in Release 70 received polish. We also added lots of new content including two wave battles, new bosses, and 5 new artifacts! Additionally a second entrance to the bottom level of the dungeon (that leads directly to the mines area) was added in the Savrenoc Stronghold scene.
Despair: This dungeon is getting some upgrades! Now it has wave battles, “defeat boss” or “solve mystery” requirements to open some doors, and some treasure chests that restock upon defeating all defending enemies.
Gold and Silver Scrap Salvage: Gold and Silver Scraps can now be obtained when salvaging Gold and Silver Items, most notably crafted rings and amulets and jewelry caught while fishing.
Wyvern Trophy: Players can finally craft the head of the Wyvern into an amazing trophy!
Decoration Palette: The Decoration Palette is a new tool that helps players collaborate while decorating a lot. Since no-trade items can now be placed on a lot, we want to help players share decorations, regardless of no-trade status. A no-trade item on a lot cannot be picked up by anyone except for its owner, but anyone with proper permissions on the lot can move the item. Hiding or un-hiding an item to/from the deco palette will be treated the same as moving it. Also, a player could add a no-trade item directly to the decoration palette as a hidden item for others to use as a decoration as they wish.
Multishot: This ranged skill is getting a boost for R71. Again, to help compensate from the extra pain archers suffered from the damage resistance on NPC fix. Initial hit will do an extra 33% more damage, while second and third hits remain the same
Solar Flare: Sun Magic Specialization now provides a Sun Resistance debuff that stacks with the debuf from Searing Ray. Also, damage has been increased dramatically along with focus cost.
Pirate Airship Home: Piracy is no longer just something to be feared at sea! Pirates have taken to the air as well! Some of these fearsome airships have been converted to luxurious homes for the wealthy and can be purchased from the Crown Shop.
Community Livestream – Questions & Answers (Nov 1)
Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday Nov 1, at 4 PM CT on Twitch! This week we are going to focus on answering throughout the livestream, so submit them in Twitch Chat during the livestream and put !Question at the beginning of your text.
Community Livestream – Haunted Homes Tour (Oct 25)
Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday Oct 25, at 4 PM CT on Twitch! This week we are going to tour player properties that are decorated with a haunted theme to celebrate Halloween! Please submit your location for the tour in the forum post here.
Community Livestream – Freshwater Fishing Contest (Oct 18)
Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday Oct 18, at 4 PM CT on Twitch! This week we are going to have another Fishing contest! This time it will be a Freshwater Fishing contest in Celestis!
To participate in the contest go to Celestis and start fishing at 4:15 PM. The best trophy fish (longest) caught by 5 PM will win a prize! NOTE: We will be verifying location and time!
Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday October 11, at 4 PM CT on Twitch! This week we are going to be broadcasting live from the SOTA International Convention!
Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday October 4, at 4 PM CT on twitch.tv/shroudoftheavatar! This week we are going to look at player made quests, highlighting Lilybird's latest quest: "The Stone Dragon" in the Player Owned Town of Jade Valley.
