The new game world EU5 is ready to launch next Friday. What are you waiting for? Register today, get your preferred name and receive a whopping 25 mushrooms for validation before launch: s5.sfgame.eu



We wish you a lot of fun!

We recently changed the class icon of the Berserker, which might have caught you a bit by surprise. In the following, we would like to explain our reasons for doing so and also present a few more concepts and suggestions, about which we would love to hear your opinions!
The redesign of the class icon stems from the desire to better represent the unique ability that distinguishes each class.

The Berserker's axe, which can also attack with all other hand weapons, does not capture its class; its defining ability is to mercilessly strike at its opponent in a state of frenzy, and we want to try to visualize this.

In the Hall of Fame, it's desirable to make the icons in the smaller version more readable and intuitively recognizable, so that at first glance it's clear which opponent one chooses.
The icon of the Berserker is a special challenge because it is about representing an emotion, namely frenzy, which we associate with heat and fire, without giving the impression that the Berserker has a fire attack.

In addition to the class icon, there is the option to also adjust the effect if this better represents the effect of the ability, we tried to avoid this in the first step, but we do not rule it out!
We are aware that the community has gotten used to a certain icon and it's unfortunate to have to relearn this icon for each class with every update, so we are now taking this path to better consider your feedback in the redesign process and to arrive at the best possible solution.

We would be pleased if you could take a look at the new icon ideas and their associated effects, and let us know what you like best. For this, we would like to ask you to participate in the following survey:

Voting for New Berserker Class Icon

Here is a sneak peak at what class icons we've come up with:

The BIRTHDAY PARTY continues! The Legendary Dungeon "Shady Birthday Bash" is still open till Sunday 20 CEST, and we will have this looong list of awesome events from Friday to Sunday: Crazy Mushroom Harvest, Glorious Gold Galore, Lucky Day, Witches' Dance, Fantastic Fortress Festivity, Assembly of Awesome Animals, Forge Frenzy Festival, Days of Doomed Souls & Tidy Toilet Time.



Wait, there is more! The NEW INTERNATIONAL WORLD EU5 will be launched on July 7 at 16 CEST!
You can create a character from Friday 10 CEST, and you'll receive 25 mushrooms if you connect it with your S&F Account before the server launches.

The portal to the Legendary Dungeon is now open with the bang of a party cracker and all party guests are welcome! Enter the distorted parallel universe and grab the new Legendary items as well as the birthday cake!



Check out the official teaser now: https://youtu.be/-c4dzRDt0zg

You can get more information about the special actions from the bartender in the tavern!

Join us on Twitch! To celebrate the 14th anniversary of Shakes & Fidget and the milestone of 50,000 Twitch followers, we are having a giveaway of 10x5,000 mushrooms from 16 CEST: https://twitch.sfgamen.net

To celebrate the milestone of 50,000 TWITCH FOLLOWERS and the 14th anniversary of Shakes & Fidget in style, we will have a giveaway of 10x5,000 mushrooms in our Legendary Dungeon stream on Friday from 16 CEST: https://twitch.sfgame.net



Thanks for following and playing the game!

Roaring birthday serenades sound from the LEGENDARY DUNGEON portal in a dull manner. From Friday, June 23, we will celebrate the 14th ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKES & FIDGET! The "Shady Birthday Bash" cordially invites you to the festivities and awaits your arrival from 16 CEST. Reclaim the stolen gifts that are rightfully yours from the grabbers of the angry guests!



Watch the official teaser now:



We will celebrate the anniversary with the following BIRTHDAY EVENTS from Friday to Sunday: Crazy Mushroom Harvest, Exceptional XP Event, Lucky Day, Sands of Time Special, Forge Frenzy Festival & Tidy Toilet Time.



Pet lovers, prick up your ears! You can find the BIRTHDAY PET Cannoturtle (water 17) after defeating it in the pet habitat as long as the Legendary Dungeon is live!

During the Hellevator event we have observed a problem which we call the "trojan horse". It seems some players leave their guild shortly before the end of the Hellevator to take away their personal hell tokens which then do no longer count for the guild's ranking points and may lead to a lower ranking of a guild.

In order to find solutions, we have prepared a survey.

Could you please spare a few minutes to fill it out here? Your input will greatly help us in improving the gaming experience.

Thank you in advance for your time and contribution!

Hello heroes!

The inhabitants of the city report a familiar, but frightening feeling that is slowly spreading in them. Does the bursting of over-inflated balloons that occasionally interrupts the silence around the LEGENDARY DUNGEON portal have anything to do with it? Find out because on June 23, the "Shady Birthday Bash" we celebrate 14 years of Shakes & Fidget with will start. Put on your snazziest party hat and eagerly await the sinister birthday celebration!

Moreover, get ready for the following WEEKEND EVENTS from Friday to Sunday: Glorious Gold Galore, Witches' Dance, Assembly of Awesome Animals & Days of Doomed Souls.

The expedition event in this beta does not represent the final release. The reason for this is the idea to gather extensive player feedback through early testing.

Read the latest producer’s note for more information.

• Event popup message
  
• Tutorial
  
• Info screen that has all details on the feature. Find more info here: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/Beta08Info
  
• Magnifying glass button that explains the current encounters on the clearing
  
• All graphics are placeholders and not final
  
• No final animations
  
• Only two regions
  
• “The Black Water Swamp” was visually reworked, but will only be used in this beta
  
• The “Blade Cemetery” is one of the new regions

You cannot unlock dungeon keys and pet eggs with expeditions

Although the general flow of the expeditions is set, we would appreciate your feedback on the following points:

• Do you like the feature?
  
• Would you spend your thirst for adventure on expeditions instead of classic quests?
  
• Do you think the rewards are appropriate?
  
• Do you understand how expeditions work?
  
• How do you like the theme of encounter cycles? Do you understand the dependencies?
  
• Do you like the pace new encounters are unlocked?
  
• Do you have other requests for the expedition event?

Please participate in the beta survey which you will find in your inbox!

We will provide a key with a specific amount of registrations (500). The principle will be first come, first serve. Once the limit has been reached, you won’t be able to create an account anymore. Some personal codes may be distributed on Twitch or YouTube, though. Keep your eyes open!

The next closed beta (browser only) will start on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 at 4PM (CEST) and will be open for 7 days.

The next closed beta test is up and coming. This time you will have the chance to explore a new event we have created, an alternative way to spent thirst for adventure: the expedition event. In this producer’s note you will get some more background information about why we developed this event.

Read the announcement to get some more information about the closed beta details.

Shakes & Fidget celebrates its 14th anniversary this summer, and the quests have been with us for just as long. They are an important feature of the game to let your character make progress every day.

We have realized that this consistent routine of consuming thirst for adventure every day doesn’t provide the fun many players want.

Instead of developing a new feature that would increase the daily playtime and would require an additional investment, we have come up with an alternative for spending thirst for adventure. We followed the following guidelines:

• In late game, it must mean fewer clicks to spend thirst for adventure than the current mechanic. Spamming the enter key must still work.
  
• The mount should not only decrease the waiting time, but also increase loot.
  
• Players should still be able to decide whether they would like to focus on resources or XP (to the same extent as it is currently implemented in the game).
  
• The loot you gain per thirst for adventure spent must remain the same.
  
• It’s supposed to feel like you are actually on a quest where you make decisions yourself to have more control over the outcome of the quest.
  
• An alternative method to spend thirst for adventure will be planned as an event during which you won’t find pet eggs, but dungeon keys.

Expeditions take the conditions mentioned above into account and we would like to test with the beta how this alternative to classic quests in the form of an event is received.

For this, we have introduced a new NPC, an elderly explorer who will lead expeditions during the event from the counter of the tavern.

Each expedition has a special task that will reward the player with extra heroism upon completion.

The mount reduces both waiting times per expedition and increases the rewards of the final score, but it does not decrease the thirst for adventure cost as classic quests do.

On a total of ten clearings, the player must pick one encounter each to advance. Spending thirst for adventure on expeditions unlocks new encounters only after a certain number in order not to overwhelm the player.

For more information on expeditions, please read the article in our help center: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/Beta08Info.