Creators! The Year of the Ox is here! In the spirit of the Lunar New Year, we have prepared a little celebration of content for the hard-working players of Creativerse! Have you ever wanted to look as amazing as an ancient warrior? Have you ever wanted to hold the power of a dragon in your hands? Have you wanted to venture out into the world accompanied by a flying, fiery friend? Or have you wanted to light up your world in a style that reflects the spirit of the Ox? Then this Lunar New Year is the year for you! Introducing! (drum roll please....)



NEW COSTUME: DYNASTY OUTFIT
Arms: Bracers of the Crane: Provides action grip. Weapons Sold Separately.
Legs: Pants of the Viper: Super comfy and surprisingly roomy.
Body: Robes of the Tiger. Made from 100% silk.
Head: Helmet of the Mantis: Keep your head down kid!



NEW WEAPON: DRAGONS FURY SWORD
With a flash of your blade, end the creatures of the night with this stylish, and functional, sword!



NEW COMPANION: TORCH
Take this new friend along with you on your adventures through the rolling hills, the tallest mountains, vast deserts and deepest caves of Creativerse! We like to think he is a sassy little dragon.



YEAR OF THE OX LUNAR LANTERN
In celebration of the Lunar New Year enjoy the warm light of this Ox Lantern in your world!

OH WAIT... did you think we were done? We have also been working on some new blocks for you Creators! We are excited to reveal:


NEW BLOCKS: GILDED BLOCKS
These blocks are sure to spruce up your temples, castles, keeps, fortresses and every other build you players can imagine!

NOW GET OUT THERE AND BUILD!

Creators, we are absolutely astounded by the response that we got for the Happy Holidays Build-Off. We have combed through all your submissions, and we have picked the ones that we think really encompass the Holiday Build-Off’s criteria and made our jaws drop. The winners of the Happy Holidays Build-Off are as follows:

First Place:
LightGOC’s Snowflake Village



Second Place:
Truc-Muche’s Santa’s Manor



Third Place:
Aene’s Cinnebon House


Congratulations winners! We will be contacting you directly through Steam. You can check out their builds and the many others here

Feel free to comment and discuss what your favorite submissions were from the build-off and stay tuned for more build off opportunities!

Creators! Happy Holidays!

Take time to unwind and enjoy both Elfi's Merry Bundle and Elfi's Wonderland Bundle for FREE!

Missed out on a previous opportunity for these bundles? Have at it! Get out there and have a heyday or...errr.....snow day if you will.

Both of these awesome bundles can be found for free in the featured section of the store. These bundles will be available until January 15th, 2021 to all creators. Enjoy!

Creators! The Winter Wonderland update is upon us. We know that these additions will fill you with holiday cheer! Introducing the Happy Holidays update! With four new villagers to assist you with your Creativerse adventures. We are excited to Deck the halls with these four new villager jobs! Be warned, some encounters when finding these villagers in the wild are much more difficult than previous ones!

Four new roles for villagers have been added to the Creativerse! The new Gardener, Machinist, Repairer, and Rancher roles will allow you to get even more out of your villagers and get a helping hand in your world.

Blacksmith
Improve your arsenal with the Blacksmith! Utilize their craftsmanship to make swords to help protect your lands!

Outfitter
Upgrade your Armory with the Outfitter! They will help you suit up to defend against the creatures of the night!

Toolmaker
With the Toolmaker, you can create the expansive mine of your dreams with their mining cells!

Explosives Expert
You will definitely have a blast with the Explosives Expert's TNT and other explosives at your disposal!

Creators the elves have been busy and have planned out some holiday treats for our players! Each day starting on December 14th and going straight to December 25th! Keep an eye out on our socials to find out what today’s deal is, but you best act quick because these items are only on sale until midnight CT each day!



To close out the year we want to implement a festive build-off full of holiday cheer! We encourage all creators to make a build for the build off and submit it on the event page here: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/280790/view/2945881487875629938


It’s the time all of you have been waiting for! Bug fixes! Woohoo!

• Halloween items are now in Creator mode
  
• Villagers now provide a message as to whether or not they are content
  
• Repairer no longer displays rocket packs and properly repairs items
  
• Villagers do not provide loot immediately after placement

Creators! Starting today, the 11th of December we are excited to announce that we will be hosting a building challenge open to all creators that want to showcase their work! We want to see your best jaw-dropping, incredible, awe-inspiring work that we know you creators can create. We especially want beginners to participate as well to try new things, develop their building skills and get more involved in this wonderful community.

Being December we are looking for builds with a holiday theme, ‘tis the season and all that! We want to see your best winter wonderlands or cozy holiday construction projects. If the holiday season theme just isn’t your thing we encourage you to make something for the competition anyway!

Yes, this is a competition with sweet prizes to fill your holiday stockings! The submissions will be judged by the Creativerse team by the following categories:
- Theme: How close does the build represent a winter holiday theme.
- Variety of blocks used: How many different blocks are incorporated into the build
- Looks/Complexity/Size: How good does your build look


Using these three categories we will assign first, second, and third place!

The build-off will start from December 11th and go right up to the end of the year, December 31st! All submissions submitted before the end of December will be reviewed, and a winner will be announced on January 6th!

Out of the top submissions, the most holiday-themed, coolest, and most unique builds will be awarded a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place to the Creator as follows:

1st Prize: 1500 Coins
2nd Prize: 1000 Coins
3rd Prize: 500 Coins
Entry Form

Happy Holidays Build-Off!
In-Game Name (optional):
Build Name:
Links/Workshop:
Entry Details:
Screen-Shots:

Please submit between 3-10 screenshots. To take a screenshot, open the creative cam by pressing the (~) key (located above your Tab key typically). Then take your photo by pressing the “F” key to open the Steam overlay (Shift+Tab by default) and find the screenshots window and share your image with the public. Alternatively, you can follow this link as another way to share your screenshots also: How to share Steam screenshots. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181142704


● All entries must be original work done by you. Participants submitting another builder’s work will be disqualified from the current challenge.
● No blueprints by another person may be used. However, you can definitely use your own blueprints!
● We will accept multiple original submissions from the same player. However, a player can only win one prize.
● Inappropriate builds will not be accepted.
● Additional rules may be added if need be.

We look forward to your festive creations!

Creators! Spring has sprung and Summer has scorched, with fall now in session, a new Creativerse update comes of course! Introducing the Fall For It All Update!




Four new roles for villagers have been added to the Creativerse! The new Gardener, Machinist, Repairer, and Rancher roles will allow you to get even more out of your villagers and get a helping hand in your world.

• Allow your gardener to do the dirty work...errr...dirt work? Send them out to collect plant resources for you within your world.

• Is your build missing some well-needed contraptions? Sounds like you need a machinist!

• Is your gear looking worse for wear? The repairer’s got you back!

• Howdy there! Looks like you could use a hand wranglin’ up some resources from creatures!

We give thanks to you Creators! Enjoy big savings on some of the most popular items in the Creativerse during the Fall For It All Sale!




Creativerse is part of the Steam Autumn Sale! During this sale, from November 25th to December 1st, we are offering the Creativerse community some fantastic deals.

• Creativerse Pro - 50% Off
• Welcome Bundle - 50% Off

We hope that these deals bring your Creativerse experience to a whole other level! We look forward to seeing what all of you amazing members create in the coming months.

LEARN MORE: https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/280790/Creativerse/


 
While you guys were building away, the Creativerse team has been squashing some bugs. Please see the following list of bug fixes for your viewing pleasure:

• Bundles not being claimable should now be fixed
  
• Whack-a-worm idol no longer spawning worms in the air
  
• Villager unlock chip descriptions fixed
  
• Fixed some typos on Villagers
  
• Fixed naming of potion maker/apocethary
  
• Villager names can now only be one line
  
• All mushrooms should now count for contentments
  
• "Ice Spy" event should be happening less frequently
  
• Villager now have a pop up when interacted with and not ready for reward
  
• Lumite treasure chests no longer floating

Hello Creators!

It's that time of year again, Halloween is nearly upon us and all sorts of ghoulish delights have been unleashed on the Creativerse. Creators can get spooky with themed blocks, decorate with frightful aesthetics, or get nostalgic with the return of the Pumpkiru event!

We’ve added new Villager Jobs to the world and created a new Witches outfit that can be purchased for 30% off until Halloween ends!

New features

• New Villager Jobs:
  • Treasure Hunter
  • Potion Maker
• New Cosmetics: Spooky Witch Outfit

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• Witch Hat
• New sword cosmetic: The Sweaper Agent
• Lenore's Raven’s Wings

New Item Bundle: Spooky Bundle

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• Spooky Gate and Fence
• Cat and apple style stained glass blocks
• Tombstone signs
• Coffin Bed
• Spooky Mirror
• Grimoire

New Consumables: Tricks and Treats

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• Armored Tortoise Potion
• Spring heel potion
• Suspicious Skull-shaped potion

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Improvements

• Buried Machine Mob Spawner now spawning correctly
• Stone Wall Shelf and other blocks now occluding correctly
• Pro-only options should now display correctly
• NPC events no longer spawning floating enemys

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Additional Notes

• Witch bundle is 30% off in store now and until the end of Halloween night
  
• All the old halloween store bundles are activated
  
• The pumpkiru event is enabled
  
• All recipes are purchasable with candy corn via the event trader
  
• All old recipes are at a reduced cost
  
• Tricks and treats bundle also available in the store

Hello Creators!

In the last update, we welcomed those friendly yet needy Creativerse villagers into our worlds! While we find them to be great company, it turns out they are not the tidiest of guests. This small update from the team includes bugs and improvements to clean up the Build-a-Buddy update’s messes.

As always, we appreciate your feedback! Should you encounter any issues, please email us: support@playfulstudios.com

Missed our Build-a-Buddy update? You can check the patch notes out here and dive into Entuland’s amazing guide here.

Also, come say hello on our discord!!

Happy building!

—The Playful Team

• Villagers can no longer be looted by players without permissions
  
• Logger Villager now provides loot from Ashenwood
  
• Toggles for “Disable Arc Vault Access” and “Disable Villager Spawning” are now saved and applied correctly
  
• Grass Slabs can now be processed from Grass
  
• Math Gate “mulitply” typo fixed
  
• Ornamental Stone Wall names fixed (it used to read “Natural Stone Wall” in some instances)
  
• Item Sorter and Feeding Trough items snuck in (sneaky, sneaky) before their final development and have been deactivated
  
• Adding phrases to NPCs shouldn’t lose unsaved changes anymore

Hello Creators!

There’s been a lot of commotion in the Creativerse universe in the past few months… We have welcomed the arrivals of Baby Leafi, Petey the Parroki, Buzzkill, butterflies, and many more to Creativerse with curiosity. The world feels more friendly.

If you followed our weekend build challenge, you may have heard about the mysterious friendly traveller who sent letters out through the Pebble Postal Service asking if they could visit. Until today, their identities have been unknown…

We call them Villagers! While they aren't the first non-player characters to appear in Creativerse (shout out to Pumpkiru and Elfi), these friendly folks have some powerful surprises in store for you. They are out there now, in the world, waiting for you to find them. They each have their own favorite hangout spots, so you'll have to go looking for them. Once found, they will present you with a challenge. Upon completion, you will be granted a most curious reward: Programmable Villagers, which are customizable NPCs you can place anywhere you like! Villagers are eager to become extant and fill your creations with life, and they each have their own unique quirks, tastes, and things to share.

As always, we look forward to your feedback!

Happy building!

—The Playful Team

• Villagers have arrived!
  • Villagers are helpful, customizable, interactable NPC friends-in-waiting.
  • Villagers have jobs that define their behavior.
  • You'll have one villager job unlocked by default: Talker
  • Additional jobs, like Miner or Logger, can be permanently unlocked by:
  • Collecting Villager Upgrade Chips from treasure chests.
    
  • Finding villagers in the wild and helping them.
  • Villagers will spawn in various locations, depending on their assigned job.
    
  • Villagers will ask you for help with a certain task. If you can complete their task, you'll permanently unlock that villager's job, and receive a Programmable Villager to use anywhere!

• New item: Programmable Villager
  1. Programmable Villagers can be placed anywhere and assigned a job to perform.
     
  2. Point your wiring tool at a Programmable Villager's base and press your View Details shortcut ('n' by default) to customize the villager's settings.
  • Name them!
  • Customize their look!
  • Assign their job!
  • Depending on their assigned job, a villager can give you loot if their specific needs and wants are met.
    • Each job has its own set of conditions - interact with a villager and select a job from the dropdown menu to learn about the likes and/or dislikes associated with that job.
      
    • Depending on how well their needs are met, villagers will do their job extremely well (and give you lots of loot), do it just well enough (some loot), or, if they're totally in a bad mood, they won't do it at all!

• 5 new villager jobs
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• Talker - Give your talker villager numbered lines of dialogue. Then, when the talker receives a numerical input, it will output the associated line of dialogue. Great for interactive builds and adventures!
  • Unlocked by default - select 'None' from the job dropdown menu on your Programmable Villager.
• Miner - Gathers ore from nearby nodes (without depleting them) and shares it with you.
  • Spawns in stalactite caves.
• Logger - Gathers wood, leaves, saplings, and more from nearby trees (without destroying them) and shares it with you.
  • Spawns in elderwood forests.
• Chef - Cooks delicious dishes for you.
  • Spawns by desert oases.
• Researcher - Shares wisdom with you via lore items like notes and chips.
  • This job can only be unlocked via Villager Upgrade Chips.

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• Updated Treasure Chests

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• Added Lumite and Iron treasure chests. There is now one treasure chest corresponding with each material tier.
• Loot has been updated for each chest, including Villager Upgrade Chips (to unlock jobs), and new lore items.

New Block

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• Full Grass Slab - By special request of our sneak preview players! It's got grass on every side. Process grass to craft some.

New Items in the Store

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• Trainer Suit Costume - super-comfy and FREE for a limited time!
• Villager Hat Combo - Includes a chef hat, logger hat, and researcher hat!
• Alphi Companion - An early version of QB to float alongside you!
• Packs of Programmable Villagers - Find these in the wild or grab 'em from the store!

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• Several new special creatures added to support Villager tasks. Have you met Big Baby Leafi yet?
• QuickTM potion is now craftable
  
  • Recipe found in treasure chests
• Speed Potion did the same thing as QuickTM, so we changed it to a Stamina Regeneration Potion

Found footage of an early Villager traveling cyberspace en route to Creativerse. I guess he got lost because to this day, Creativerse is without a Plumber Villager….




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Hello, amazing Creators!

This past weekend, we had a pretty cool challenge: Build a cozy guest home and suitable workspace for our mysterious, letter sending guest. Let your imagination go wild.

Well, you all did it again. You've proved that there truly is no limit to Creativerse hospitality or creativity!

The guest? Still unknown. But fear not! We got your creative builds all sorted and will now send them via Pebble Post for the mysterious guest to look over.

Here's a few postcards we are sending along.


Just in case we don't like the guest, here's a guest tower. (Just kidding, sort of)
By Vlad_22


Fingers crossed the Guest likes peace and quiet because this build is serene!
By Paleatus



Guest house or awesome game room? You decide.
By WSGRush



A guest house and a library all in one!
By Ai Witch of Insanity



It's true that we don't know how many guests are coming... You gotta be prepared!
By AlmostAmazing


A guest house in Italy is everyone's dream... Perfetto!
By Mcgribskov



If a guest home isn't enough, how about a village?
By Mykenave



A very smart pre-guest room room, given the circumstances!
By Red



A cozy room with a friend built in!
By Nakai



By Zuunali



Too much grandeur to handle!
By Melody

There are plenty more amazing builds you can peruse in the Steam hub, under both Artwork or Screenshots. Just type in #NeedyGuest to check them out.

Until next time, happy building!

—The Playful Team