- Updated the overtake effect for units along with new sound effects
- Improved the snappiness of the end-turn behavior where it previously could take 1-2 seconds before the turn actually ended once an end-turn event occurred

Occasionally when I do these posts, I give a little insight into what is being worked on or what my goals are, but it's usually attached to the tail end of a patch notes briefing. Today we're going to have a look at the broader scope of goals for the near future, in list format in no particular order. Included will be some status notes about their development progress if there is any to mention.

The following are goals to be completed during the 5.1.X versions of the game. All updates between now and 5.2 will work toward these goals.

* Completion and finalization of Yuel's Castle. Then, a look at potentially downscaling difficulty in the entire zone if needed.
- The design for the interior of Yuel's Castle is already complete. Making the area interesting is far from finished.
- Will continue to release as area blocks until completed, similar to how Library and Prison were released.

* Creation of Yuelslain's Monarch DLC.
- Not yet in development pending the finalization of Yuel's Castle.
- Will allows the re-challenging of bosses from Yuel's Castle on a permanent basis for more / different loot.
- Adds a unique extra boss.

* Transformation of the Hall of Challengers.
- Gauntlet and Pit data will be permanently removed from the game.
- Zone has already been redesigned with the west wing partially filled with new level 30 challenges.
- Original custom Pit bosses scaled up to Lv. 30.
- The decision to transform this area in this way comes from observing the difficulty of Yuel's Castle relative to what equipment Ruby's party has access to. Also, the coding for both the Pit and the Gauntlet proved to be too complicated and glitchy over the long haul and needed to be significantly reduced to function.

* Addition of a second Colosseum challenge
- Since the birth of the Colosseum, I've only had a single challenge for a reimagined state of Den An'ura. However, the goal was always to have reimagined versions of every dungeon Ruby goes through with similar yet more complex trials.
- Scarlet Cavern will make an appearance as the next Colosseum trial with an expanded single map.
- Scarlet Cavern map is already completed. Once a gearset, enemy list, and economy has been established, this will be added to the portal left of the An'ura Rift.
- Current goal is level 30-40 range for the dungeon with primarily Fire and Earth type enemies.

* Removal of multi-map locations
- This is already partially in progress, found in patch notes as when zones become Timelost.
- The engine has a finite number of "maps" which can be stored in its database, and the concept of small multi-map zones is wasteful of limited resources.
- Will remove both version of Den An'ura, Scarlet Cavern, Hell's Gate, and Black Forest to replace them with single maps that serve the same function as the original.
- Once a map becomes Timelost, players have until the next major patch or 2 months to save in a non-timelost zone.
- Loading a save file in a Timelost zone will result in a game crash. That save file will be unrecoverable. To prevent this, future Timelost zones will become save restricted in an update leading up to them becoming Timelost. The overall time between a map becoming save restricted and being removed from the game should usually be roughly 3 months.

* Creation of Battle Series X
- I introduced this concept in a previous update and pretty much haven't said anything about it since. Don't worry, it hasn't been scrapped and I haven't forgotten about it. During the creation of the "Zodiac Overwatch", I discovered some things about plugins I had installed but not used - like Item Synthesis and Item Disassembly. Since then, the concept of the Crafting menu, breaking down items, and learning skills via items has found its way to other parts of the game even though they originated here in this unreleased DLC.
- Currently, Battle Series X hosts level 25 zodiac-themed bosses. "Trash mobs" haven't been thoroughly created yet, but will be in the 15-25 range.
- Data for an entire set of gear is already included in the game package for this area.
- This area, unlike Yuelslain's Village, does not have an overarching story or integration in the quest log. The map for this zone is also already finished, so the lack of quest log entanglement is unlikely to change.
- The concept for Battle Series X came months before Yuelslain's Village, but around Halloween 2021 I decided to make a Christmas themed event that evolved into what became YV.
- Once completed, Battle Series X will release as a free DLC, just like Yuelslain's Village. The reason for this is effectively to keep separate from the primary game package extra data which isn't always desired. Removing BSX from your game package won't cause you to lose any of the items obtained from the area, but will cause a game crash if you do so while saved in the Zodiac Overwatch. The same concept applies to all subzones of Yuelslain's Village, and will carry over to all other DLC packs.

Beyond 5.1.X
Following the completion of all the above goals, focus will shift back to moving the main story forward through Sha'ri (bottom right of world map) and potentially Castalia (bottom left).
- Completion of the Orc War campaign and introduction to the next campaign.
- Dojo in Lvell for all time periods.
- Inn in Lvell for all time periods.
- Usage of Alpha Ruins
- Terra Anatis sidequest
- Obscurite explorable


Beyond Orc War Campaign
Once everything you have read above this section has been completed, it will be time to evaluate whether continued development on CoA is a wise business decision for me. There are other game ideas I want to pursue, both on RMMV and on Unity, in addition to the work I do as a content creator and live streamer. Ever since making CoA F2P, thousands more people have been able to pick up and try the game - which I love. However, as a solo developer, I have to consider how best to feed my family. If development on CoA were to come to a halt, it would likely only be temporary while a new project was made from start to finish. On the other hand, if any of my other business ventures started to pick up, it's likely that development on CoA would cease immediately and permanently. Since there is no current "end of the game" ever since I abandoned the idea of releasing CoA in $0.99 chapters, everything above can be summarized as: develop a clear ending to the main story & add post-game things to do. That's it right there. That's the current overall goal. On the other hand, who knows - if for some reason the paid DLC I have in mind does exceedingly well, there would be no reason to pursue other ventures. I know a lot of developers don't talk about this kind of thing, but it's important to highlight that I'm not a teenager. In fact, I'm 32 with 2 kids, but I still struggle with the idea of abandoning a profitless project because it's something that I love.

Solemness aside, thank you for reading if you got this far, and I'll see you in the next patch notes which will probably be in 3 or so days. Next update is already loaded with fixes and removals of unused data and partial change to Hall of Challengers.

Enjoy the new year everyone
//Hardytier

Login for your Free Axe gift "The Blinding Light of Frostval". Join us for 8 live events on New Years Eve! New rewards have been added to the live event shop.  Also, check out gold Raven's the year in review video!



That’s right! The Frostval spirits are overcoming us, so login to claim The Blinding Axe of Frostval axe to  “slay-bell” the undead! It’s surprisingly festive for an axe. Just talk to Artix (the Paladin) in Yulgar's Inn.



Really... really festive....
 


 
Use your Live Event Coins to buy these items
What is a live event coin? It’s simple! During special treasure chests sometimes appear during live events containing "Live Event Coins".  These are super rare and can be used in the Live Event Coin Shop. Once you have a few, head on over to Serenity (the blonde lady) in Yulgar’s Inn and check out all the cool new items you can get!

• Brown Oni Mask
  
• Blue Oni Mask
  
• Red Oni Mask

• Magician’s Battle Rod
  
• Magician’s Rod
  
• Lance of Hope
  
• Arch Mage’s Treasured Staff

More items than pictured are listed.

• Roseate Wings
  
• Nutcracker armor set
  
• Heroic Coat
  
• Heroic Boots
  
• Party Drum Belt
  
• Romeo Armor set
  
• Surgebound
  
• Twisted Ice
  
• Royal Focus
  
• Nightrage
  
• Celestial Scepter
  
• Emberheart
  
• Flamingo Wings
  
• Dragon Wing Blade
  
• Villainous Coat
  
• Villainous Boots
  
• Yellow Kite Pet
  
• Red Kite Pet
  
• Blue Kite Pet
  
• Head Flame
  
• Bee Knife
  
• Golden Staff of the Magi
  
• Dark Grey Werewolf Head Morph
  
• Dark Red Werewolf Head Morph
  
• Brown Werewolf Head Morph
  
• Black Werewolf Head Morph
  
• Astral Staff
  
• Astral Witch’s Hat
  
• Grimbeard’s Rifle

The year went by so fast you may not even remember all of the updates, adventures, improvements, and more that have happened in AdventureQuest 3D. We thought we could list some of our biggest achievements that we accomplished together this year.

• PvP!!! (Finally!)
  
• The Darkovia Finale with Wolfwing
  
• The Sandsea Saga in its entirety
  
• The Cabin in the Woods event
  
• Healer Class
  
• Rellik being hired (this is 100% an amazing achievement and is not biased in any way)
  
• All of the new armor, items, and pets

Gold Raven created an AdventureQuest 3D 2021 Year in Review video looking back on all of the AdventureQuest 3D releases from 2021. Take a look!

Join us in AdventureQuest 3D for 8 New Years Eve live events with Artix, Blaze, and the team. We will be spawning monsters, loot, anything-goes mayhem as the clock strikes midnight around the real world. Events will start in the game's home town. When? Might just be easier to remember "Hop in game at 15 minutes before Midnight." You are welcome to join us for one or all of them!
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia New Years Eve

• 10:45 am EST
  
• 7:45 am PST

Eastern Europe New Years Eve

• 5:45 pm EST
  
• 2:45 pm PST

UK & Central Europe

• 6:45 pm EST
  
• 3:45 pm PST

Brazil (Coastal)

• 8:45 pm EST
  
• 5:45 pm PST

Brazil

• 9:45 pm EST
  
• 6:45 pm PST

Canada

• 10:45 pm EST
  
• 7:45 pm PST

East Coast

• 11:45 pm EST
  
• 8:45 pm PST

West Coast USA

• 2:45 am EST
  
• 11:45 pm PST

On behalf of the entire AdventureQuest 3D team, thank you for the incredible memories this year. Next year should be far more memorable. If you enjoyed our Battle Concerts... we have two big events coming your way. Maybe we will leak more about them during the special events. You know I (Artix) cannot keep a secret.
See you in-game at the live events....
Battle on!
Artix, Glisel, Blaze, Rellik, and the AQ3D Team


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Just logging in was never this rewarding!

The New Year Login Event just dropped! Check it out!

Event Duration:
12/29/2021 ~ 1/18/2021 23:59 (PST)

Event Mechanics:
You only need to log in during the event period to receive the rewards indicated!



Check out the Rewards below!



Happy New Year from FS2 Street Basketball Team!

- Freestyle2 Team

NVidia DLSS

Hotfixed some random bugs related to character color
Also updated the (First time) welcome message to reflect the current development status.

各位仙家弟子：

《古剑奇谭网络版 海外版》将于2021年12月30日5:30进行例行停机维护。

“长携手”大区全服预计10:00开启。在维护期间，您将无法登录游戏。如果在预定时间内无法完成维护内容，开服时间也将继续顺延。

本周更新内容如下：



☆商城更新

【牵丝引】系列外观永久上架通宝商城，包含三体型四色【鸾凤引歌】、【琴瑟引情】、【比翼引飞】、【鸳蝶引醉】。



礼服【金缕霞帔】、【云枢帷裳】永久上架通宝商城，限时打折。

限时打折时间：2021.12.30更新维护后-2022.1.13更新维护前。



发饰【瑶凤幜盖】限时上架通宝商城，上架期间限时打折。

限时上架及折扣时间：2021.12.30更新维护后-2022.1.13更新维护前。



坐骑【嘉辰銮彩】上架通宝商城。

坐骑【流鹊画屏】上架积分商城。



☆秘境更新

全新秘境开启：
流花宫禁地：

流花宫在建立之初，便发现地下有一处庞大的地下遗迹群。江看花遭逢大难归来，继任宫主，心性逐渐变得偏激，与同样心怀旧伤的桃翩跹一拍即合，将部分遗迹改建成地下试炼窟。

如有外敌冒犯流花宫，就会被他们捉来这里，在这些人、妖、灵身上试用自己改进后的易骨之术。为求保密，江看花还在禁地外围设下强大的血脉结界，并严禁宫人擅入。

钟无痴攻入流花宫后，想要利用之前掌握的秘术和炼制出的强大生物，对抗惊蛰教。这种能令不同种族的生物相互融合的秘术，同样引起了在教中主张炼制堙兽的伊斯梅尔的兴趣，于是他紧随其后，带领惊蛰教徒前往禁地中探查。

上述秘境的【普通】难度，以及对应区域的剧情线，将在2021年12月30日中午12时开启，【体验】难度将在2022年1月2日中午12时开启。

新秘境难度开放预告：
烬木之庭【困难】难度，将在2022年1月20日中午12时开启。



☆通用更新

12月30日起开启惜时令加速，每日可获取惜时令上限调整为13个。

完成秘境讨伐、步云任侠、十洲剑试、长安擂台、千秋戏·日常、荡尽修罗，可获得双倍惜时令。

开放列传梅花环、无花孤木、此恨悠悠。



请各位仙家弟子互相转告，合理安排游戏时间，提前做好下线准备，维护期间给您带来的不便，敬请谅解。祝大家游戏愉快！



《古剑奇谭网络版 海外版》项目组
2021年12月29日

Win prizes that are decided by none other than you!

Participate now in our new My Pick Event.

Get to choose from a variety of prizes and pick those you truly desire.

Event Period:

12/29 00:00 ~ 1/11 23:59 (PST)

Event Mechanics:



1. From the PICK! PICK! are on the right, pick your reward.
2. Once you select the rewards that you want, you can begin the draw.
3. If you are having a hard time picking what you want, click the "Auto-Select"
4. The selected rewards can be canceled and re-selected at anytime
5. The obtained items will be sent to your gift box.

You cannot use the purchased currency when the event period ends.



Let me guide you on how this thing works. First, pick your desired items from your right.

These are your choices and take note that every ball type has a limited number of items.

Better think it carefully before placing those items.

Before you can play the Gacha Machine you need to buy first the Pick Coin.

See the prices below:



In every draw, you will receive a Mileage Coin to exchange various items.



There are two types of placing your desired items on the Gacha Machine:

Manual Selecting



Auto Selecting

(Take note that you must wait for 5 seconds before you can click the autoselect button again)



- Freestyle 2 Team

Considering the difficulty and the amount of work to be done to continue developing Stars Survivor on Steam. We preferred to remove Stars Survivor from Steam.

Our biggest yearly event, New Years Eve, is nearly here!!

Once the event is live, you'll be able to join in by launching VRChat and finding the VRC Square world in your Worlds menu at the top! There's two versions-- one is normal capacity at 16 for a comfy event, and a MAXIMUM capacity version at 40 if you want to bring in all your friends!

Ring in 2022 with your friends as it arrives across the world! We've got a special world just for the event, brand new and with plenty to explore.

Check out community-created posters, food trucks, and booths, featuring VRChat content creators and community members! Explore the world, find some familiar faces, and discover some new communities!

Watch the ball drop in the brand-new "VRC Square" world, with fireworks and celebrations for every single timezone across the world, UTC+14 through UTC-12! And yep, we've got the half-hour and three-quarter hour ones! ... and yes, we accounted for ongoing daylight savings offsets. Wow, time zones are confusing.

Finally, enjoy live DJs streamed into the world throughout the day! Featuring Shelter, Loner Online, Rizumu, Vibe Tribe, and Haneyasume, all streamed by VRCDN! Enjoy a multitude of talented VRDJs, and get a peek into the clubs and events of VRChat.

We hope you can come and join the VRChat community as we celebrate yet another year gone by, and look forward to the future!