There is a story, I’ve been told,
About a place that’s very old,
A place that only few have seen,
A place where you have never been.

And in this land, I’ll have you know,
It seems to always ever snow.
There must be something in the air,
A kind of magic everywhere.

There’s fun and laughter to be had,
And no one there is ever sad,
Especially with the time at hand!
Behold, it’s Christmas Winterland!

With finest arts and crafts to make,
And choccy goodies all to bake,
With mountain ranges all around
And festive markets to be found.

It’s to this land that we must haul,
And bring supplies for one and all.
And don’t forget the Northstar post,
Where Christmas cards are sent the most.

So, how on earth do you get there?
Well, not by land and not by air.
Instead you need to give a hand
And load supplies to Winterland.

Then once you’re ready for the ride
And offering your help with pride,
A snowy portal will appear.
Just look around, you’ll find it near.

Then drive to it, and don’t delay
Now park inside, then on your way!
Once you arrive, explore, have fun.
It’s Winterland for everyone.

But wait, no wait, I tell you more,
And for this task I do implore,
That this is only half of it
And now here comes the greatest bit.

That to this land you’ll venture forth,
Yes to this land, it’s in the north,
But back you’ll go with gift packs bound
For all the homeland cities found.

Ah, found you say, but found oh where?
Well, through the portal if you dare,
With cargo destination known,
Else leave it to the portal’s own.

Then once you’re back, with gift packs done,
You’ll help to spread more snowy fun!
But not just fun, a legend grand,
Of magic Christmas Winterland!

So, haul for one and one for haul
And Very Merry Christmas All!

It’s that special time of year again, but this time we’ve sprinkled a little magic around and we are delighted to offer to you something that has never been seen before, something unprecedented, and we’ve been working on it for a very long time. To our #BestCommunityEver, we give you our Christmas Winterland event for Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator!


Join us to explore the fun and festivities of Christmas like never before as you embark on a magical journey to Christmas Winterland and deliver supplies and gift packs across the world! For this event, we challenge the community to get 200 Snowflakes awarded to cities across all trucking territories for each of the five tiers. As tier rewards, players will receive specially crafted cabin items, each representing one of the five festive depots within Winterland!



You’ll be able to track the community progress on World of Trucks or directly in the game using the updated External Contracts interface.


We’ve also created a special #ChristmasWinterland event Desktop Background Theme this year, and we like to think it sends a clear message for how to find some fun this Christmas, follow the sign post, we hope you enjoy it! It will be there for the duration of the event to raise event awareness and share the Christmas spirit for you!


Also, pencil in the 19th of December, from 18:00 CET, for our annual Christmas Stream featuring Pavel Šebor! There will be some giveaways, and plenty of interesting updates as usual, there might even be some teasers for new stuff, but for sure there will be loads of fun with a touch of SCS magic! The stream will take place on our Twitch channel, so don't miss it!



Using External Contracts with a World of Trucks-connected profile in Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator or both, the community is to deliver supplies and gift packs to and from Christmas Winterland using as many cities as possible.

There are 5 different depots in Winterland for all deliveries, to and from, they are:

1. Christmas Market...a town square market
   
2. Marigold's...a chocolate factory
   
3. Northstar...a post office
   
4. Rudolph's Crafts...an arts workshop
   
5. Snowy Peaks...a mountain resort market

Your personal goal is to complete 15 deliveries for them including at least 1 delivery to or from each depot, using Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator or both games combined.

Snowflakes are gained for those cities that have delivered to or received from Winterland. For a city to receive 1 Snowflake, the community needs to complete 1000 deliveries between it and Winterland. Each city can receive up to 5 Snowflakes!

The community goal is to reach at least 1000 Snowflakes for cities across all trucking territories. A unique community reward will be unlocked for each tier of 200 Snowflakes accomplished, with 5 tiers in total.

• Personal: Your contribution of 15 or more deliveries to or from the 5 Christmas Winterland depots will gain you:
  
  • A special World of Trucks Achievement.
    
  • A stunningly beautiful, Winterland truck paint job

• Community: There will be 5 tiers to unlock. Each tier will bring a special cabin item reward for both games, based on the 5 amazing depots within Christmas Winterland, so let's haul!

Access to Winterland is available using a portal, which materialises after you've accepted any event cargo. Find it on the map and navigate to it. Look for the sparkles!

When leaving Winterland through a portal, you can either deliver a cargo to it's destination, or travel to a random city for a new job to Winterland.

Note: In order to qualify for any community reward, you must complete at least your personal goal in Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator or both. Each reward will be a Steam inventory item for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. Once completed, claim your reward in the Events page on your World of Trucks profile.

The event will be concluded on Sunday, the 14th of January at 23:59 UTC.

As always, we look forward to hearing about your Christmas Winterland adventure this year, and we’d sure love to see more photos from you while you are achieving your goals and receiving your well-earned rewards this special season of giving. Share your screenshots and videos with us using the hashtag #ChristmasWinterland on our Facebook ATS / ETS2, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram profiles and we will share our favourite ones.

Hey Anglers,
This year we have an unprecedented combination of Christmas festivities.
This year we bring you complete freedom to choose the adventures you like. You will be able to play Christmas Holiday Event and Krampus Hunt Event, or dare your luck to complete them all. You can choose missions you prefer or do all of them, and enjoy the Holidays as much as you want in a way you want.
The Christmas event starts on December 14th and will be available through January 5th.
Have yourself a great Christmas and join us on the Christmas adventures on Fishing Planet!

Welcome to Christmas Holiday adventures!
With Christmas back in town, there’s plenty of magic and festive excitement waiting for you!



This year, Christmas festivities are under threat! Santa’s sled was wrecked in a terrible snowstorm somewhere in Canada. Luckily, Santa is doing fine...but his reindeer went missing and all of the

Christmas presents are now scattered around the world!
Help Santa save Christmas by finding all of the lost Christmas presents and tree ornaments, Catch the mythical Crystal Burbot, complete challenges and, obviously, look for Present boxes on all waterways and get Fireworks for Christmas and New Year!

Travel to White Moose lake and find Santa's sleigh. Take Santa's gift bag. Hurry up, Santa really needs your help! Christmas is coming and there's not much time left!



Catch a required amount of Antlered Salmons to harness them in Santa’s sleigh instead of his runaway reindeer.
Keep in mind that Antlered Salmon bite best when someone launches fireworks.


Fill Santa's Bag as you explore the waterways by boat in search of lost gifts. You can find Green boxes on Emerald Lake, Blue boxes on Falcon Lake, White boxes on Tiber River, and Red boxes on White Moose Lake. Once you arrive at waterways, find Santa's bag on the pier to get started with the task of collecting boxes with presents!.


What a Holiday without a Christmas Tree, so do not waste time, find lost decorations and decorate the Tree.


*Fireworks increase the chance to catch decorated fish.


Winter is all about snow, so spend some time on snow fighting with other players!

*Hit certain number of players with Snowballs

Complete Christmas Achievements and Missions and get festive rewards!
Get an exclusive Christmas rod stand in the form of a jolly snowman and delightful Santa-themed lure box!


Check Gift Boxes that you can find at every event location.


Summon Crystal Burbot!
Complete all missions and get your chance to find out what is waiting for you in the water of White Moose. Make sure to join our fairytale fishing adventure with the good old Crystal Burbot, fantastic Antlered Salmon, and Furry Trout, fireworks and festive excitement!


Have fun catching these magical Christmas fish, while the fireworks are blasting, and complete the Myth Buster and Deer Hunter challenges to get unique holiday rewards.


You can also try to complete the Fishy Racing challenge and get Elven Kayak as a prize!





The holiday is lost without your help, since the Krampus troublemakers have stolen Santa’s glasses, Beard and Hat. Find the villains and return the stolen things!

Look for special treats, Christmas Tokens and Fireworks in Stockings.


You need to locate the old troublemakers, capture them and return the things they've stolen.


You can find them by questioning their accomplices, who have decided to follow them and make mischief around. Because of their innate ability to lie, you'll have to catch a score of them.
Get your rods ready!


Mega Cookie Bait
If you take a couple of Ginger Cookies and fill them with magic, the special power of Christmas pastry will create an ideal bait.


Use Christmas baits for better catch:


And, of course, enjoy traditional Christmas treats - Ginger Cookies


These amazing Christmas baits will help you to catch Krampus Fish: Unlucky Krampus Tarpon, Clumsy Krampus Eel, Crumbling Krampus Payara.


You can locate the thieves by following their minions, who can be lured out with bait treats, sweet pastry groundbait and magical jukeboxes.


Magical Jukeboxes also are a useful way to attract the minions.
Activate Jukeboxes by using Christmas tokens**.

*Settled on some event locations.
** Get Christmas tokens by completing the event missions.

Do not forget about Christmas gifts that you can find at event locations. Just check Christmas Stockings.


Your efforts will be generously rewarded with Christmas gifts!


The Krampus Сatcher Pack contains a special set of treats and tackle which includes an excellent assortment of festive season feeders, delicious baits for sweet-toothed fish, a keepnet and, naturally, a celebratory firework and everything that the whole team of the best elf engineers has worked with their magic tools and homemade goods



Also, don't miss our Christmas special packs full of great angling treats!




Hush! Collect Christmas presents, hidden around all waterways!
Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year!

Special thanks goes out to the Void Crew community for all their feedback and good vibes!

We have been collecting feedback from the COMMUNITY, and in this update the focus is on addressing some of those requests/wishlists! Here’s a recap of what’s new:







Some peace and quiet is a welcome gift for any stressed-out Ectype. The Institute of Ectype Mental Health found that prolonged downtime in the Void Jump Tunnel could help Ectypes prepare - mentally and physically - for their next challenge*. To further decrease self-Biomassification to acceptable levels, all Astral Map Terminals have been updated to the latest OS with new user friendliness, iconography and motivational colors**.

* Leaving the ship during the Void Jump still results in a guaranteed uneventful death. We're discussing providing a risk/reward scenario for letting Ectypes repair Hull Breaches inside the Void Tunnel.
** ... Objectives are laid out in a sequential manner on the Map, which also forms the UX basis for navigating longer Pilgrimages with more Objectives.





Ship System Enhancements have gotten a pass, making them much more powerful, but also more temperamental. Flubbing an Enhancement Boost will put the Enhancement into a temporary Failure State, which temporarily debuffs the targeted system.

Engineer-specced Ectypes, however, have also seen some love. The Engineer Perk Tree* has been extended with a new branch containing three Enhancement-related Perks, allowing engineers to override the Failure State, as well as buffing the Duration and Effect of Enhancements to levels above those achievable by non-Engineers..

So... remember to PRAISE your fellow Engineer - they have feelings too, surprisingly.

* The Perk Tree system is scheduled for an overhaul in the near future.




The Department of Armament has sent out a broadcast to all Ectypes to look out for a new carrayble object, namely the "Ship System Upgrader MkI". It's a versatile little Item which allows Ectypes to point and click to upgrade ship systems to one Mark higher. This works for both pre-installed Ship Systems as well as the ones fabricated via Animus Crates*.

* Not all Ship Systems have upgrade paths at this time.




The Void Jump is not without peril - the HOLLOW have developed a machine to yank us out of the sanctuary that is the Void - the Interdiction Pillar. With a steady drum, it tears at the stability of the Void Tunnel, eventually forcing it to collapse, and for the Ship to emerge into a hostile ambush. If the Pillar wasn't enough, several new enemies are thrown into the fray - for example the Shield Generator, which will bestow shields on nearby HOLLOW Units.*
The Interdiction Pillar floats at the center of a large debris field - Victims of prior ambushes. Look for the METEM Wrecks within, as they're likely to contain worthwhile loot.

* Interdictions can happen once per Pilgrimage, and the risk escalates for each Void Jump. We're evaluating the mechanics and difficulty of the Encounter.




A little something for the fashionable: The "Shade" Armor collection consists of a Helmet, Shoulderpads and Chestpiece - a must have for any respectable Ectype.




This update also sees our first seasonal content! What else could you wish for than a thematically decorated Hub with just a hint of a chime and an optional objective including a madman and a time-limited-reward pool filled to the brink with goodies?





Additional updates, with Quality of Life stuff, and with focus on community requests (apart from all the other stuff already covered):

• [COMMUNITY] Gave loot in space a vertical streak-line to make them a lot easier to spot!
  
• [COMMUNITY] B.R.A.I.N Auto-shooting turrets, improved. Now supports shooting at varied areas of large enemy ships (not only the center of enemy ships, as before).
  
• [COMMUNITY] Turrets on enemy ships can now be target locked for Auto shooting turrets.
  
• [COMMUNITY] "The lootbox opening sound is too loud" - volume adjusted
  
• [COMMUNITY] "I can’t rebind target locking and scanning and it’s bad for my accessibility" "I can’t rebind thruster boosters" - Both are now rebindable
  
• [COMMUNITY] Display name of cosmetics when hovering
  
• [COMMUNITY] Breathing sound when low temperature, improved. Now not audible for gunners and pilots using TPP camera, and improved in other scenarios as well.
  
• Improved Resolution and Framerate settings
  
• Adapted Awakening Tutorial to the new Void Jump flow
  
• Functionality added to missions to show headers of 3 different types: Warning/Error/Messages
  
• Void Jump Sound and Visual Effects updated
  
• Added Directional Color Grading lerping
  
• Circuit Breakers now change colors based on their internal temperature
  
• Enemy health and shield bars reworked to give better feedback, including invulnerability shields getting a unique look to clearly communicate it is invulnerable
  
• Respawning in the Hub is now faster
  
• Balanced loot in co-op rooms

• [COMMUNITY] Fixed the Asteroid Rain making entire game pixelated while on Low settings
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed an issue where the logbook could not be opened through the Escape Menu
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed couple of typos in twist warning
  
• [COMMUNITY] Bravery Solar System got extensive fixes preventing quest objectives from appearing inside asteroids
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed some map's static objects spawning far away from the sector
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed twist warning overlapping with various UI elements
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed destination marker not being visible for players joining mid session
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed debris spawning on top of Ambush Satellite
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed items clipping through installed modules and becoming unretrievable
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed an issue where using chat while EVA would disable controls
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed Thruster Duration perk - should now apply correctly
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed items glowing while being inside of the ship
  
• [COMMUNITY] Fixed items spawning behind walls in Ambush Satellite
  
• Fixed occlusion issues in Raid Base
  
• Fixed fabricator objective marker in Awakening
  
• Fixed Sarcograph sound looping forever if the player dies in space
  
• Fixed Personal Loadouts misplaced graphics
  
• Fixed an issue with Power Couplings LOD
  
• Fixed culling issues in Destroyer
  
• Fixed reinforcements spawned by Comm Relay not being aggroed
  
• Fixed object markers on unscanned signatures not displaying objective text
  
• Fixed auto turrets sometimes breaking after destroying enemy ship components
  
• Fixed miscellaneous issues with loot spawns on wrecks
  
• Enhancement context infos should now correctly display percentages
  
• Various art fixes

We will gladly and shamelessly thank our community that continue to give us great feedback and report issues on our Discord! We, a small studio, will continue to push our ambitions to make Void Crew the best co-op space game out there!

The journey continues, and for those interested in what we are diving into, have a read of our latest "Hutlihut - Space Log #3: Addressing FPS issues".

Until then, we wish you all Happy Holidays!

On Dec 14, 2023, post-maintenance, the Yule Escapades Gacha will be released!

[Period]
Dec 14, post-maintenance – Dec 29, 10:59 pm (PT)

New Unit
Saintly Graphel (Voice: Yoko Hikasa)


New Ark
Midwinter’s Eve Dash (LR)


Event Operation Whiteout The Yuletide Brouhaha Released!

This event will be held on the event-limited map Winter Sunvessel Island.

Play to earn event equipment and various training materials.
Event equipment includes equipment that changes the unit Saintly Graphel’s appearance when equipped in battle!

Additionally, a facility to train your units will also appear, so don’t miss out!

▼Summary
Graphel declares that the Resistance will
take part in a Christmas event on Sunvessel Island.
However, they find themselves dragged into a brouhaha that could ruin Christmas.
In order to avoid this crisis,
Graphel gives the order to secure present boxes
in which a certain snow pokkle is hiding.


[Period]
Dec 14, post-maintenance – Dec 29, 10:59 pm (PT)



Yule Enticements Redux Gacha Released!

On December 14, 2023, post-maintenance, the Yule Enticements Redux Gacha will be released!

In this gacha, the following units and arks are on rate-up:

[Rate-Up]
Saintly Mayly
Saintly Lillebette
Saintly Theria
Maidens’ Yule Song (LR)
Santa Girls (LR)
Wishes on a Holy Night (SSR)

Unit
Saintly Mayly (Voice: Maria Naganawa)


Unit
Saintly Lilebette (Voice: Lynn)


Unit
Saintly Theria (Voice: Rie Murakawa)


[Period]
Dec 14, post-maintenance – Dec 29, 10:59 pm (PT)




Last Cloudia New Year Giveaway!

From December 14, 2023 to January 4, 2024 the Last Cloudia New Year Giveaway will be held!

Meet just two requirements for a chance to win spectacular items!
This time, you could win a UR ark or enough crystals (over 100,000) for a year’s worth of gacha spins!
All you need to do to enter is log in to Last Cloudia once before January 4, 10:59 pm (PT) and have a player rank of 5 or higher.

[Period]
Dec 14, post-maintenance – Jan 4, 10:59 pm (PT)



Christmas Login Bonus Released

Log in daily to get various items!

[Period]
Dec 14, post-maintenance – Dec 29, 10:59 pm (PT)



Thank you for your continued support of Last Cloudia.
The Last Cloudia Management Team

The (hopefully) last update for the year has arrived. It’s another small package with smaller improvements, item variations and new Ability options. Aside from that we also have done a technical change, upgrading the engine to Godot 4.2 and adding some additional structural changes for faster loading and better memory management.

Thank you to the community that helped to shape the game so far and helped to verify this update runs properly so short before the holiday season. We’ll be less active for some time starting next week, but we have quite some things prepared for next year.
More about that soon, we’ll give you a rundown on what is coming next. For now we hope you enjoy the latest additions.

• Adding Twitch integration to support user votes on Abilities, Items and Traits
  
• Disabled filtering of base traits (Area, Range, Crit Chance, Crit Bonus, Force)

• Agony decay has been entirely removed
  
• Losing an agony level on death is still a thing
  
• Agony will increase by 1 level every 5 minutes
  
• Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice we are willing to make

• Updating the engine from Godot 4.1.4 to Godot 4.2
  
• Reworking data structure for faster load up speed
  
• The normal render mode will now be more performant
  
• Flash intensity scaling has been fixed and corrected for a better scale
  
• Adding an option to outline the cursor
  
• Adding additional log entries to better trace what happens during a run
  
• Performance update for summons

• Concentrated Strikes upgrade has been added
  
• Targets the monster with the highest Health and then spreads around it
  
• Also adds damage bonus for each elemental stack on enemies
  
• Adding quest “Lightning Strikes Specialist” to unlock the new upgrade
  
• New quest can be found on the Viaduct quest board
  
• Explosive strikes can now apply Burn
  
• Exploding Strikes no longer cancel out with Electrifying Strikes
  
• Base Damage of Lightning Strikes has been reduced
  
• Attack Speed and average hits per second has been increased
  
• Traits were adjusted to account for the balancing change
  
• Lightning Strikes now attack faster with higher Attack Speed to avoid Strikes being lost

• Arcane Elements upgrade has been added
  
• All projectiles get a random element with a 20% chance to apply elemental status effects
  
• Adding quest “Arcane Splinters Specialist” to unlock the new upgrade
  
• New quest can be found on the Viaduct quest board

• All base stat items get a new uncommon variant (Growth) which will need to be leveled and should outperform the (Boost) variant after 70-80 levels
  
• Some base items like Quickhand Gloves and Runner Shoes were improved
  
• Echoing band base range has been increased
  
• Adding uncommon Echoing Band that can trigger with magic damage
  
• Elemental Resonator was buffed
  
• Replacing previous uncommon variant to also trigger with magic attacks
  
• Adding a new uncommon variant (Chaos) that makes that every element has a chance to add any or all of every other elemental status effect
  
• Mask of Madness (Degeneration) now adding negative regeneration instead of damaging each Tick
  
• Reappearing traits after they had been banished

• No more negative Health (for real this time)
  
• Holy Relic’s Light does now count as source for Warrior’s Fervor
  
• Holy Relic’s uncommon variant now also scales with itS own light
  
• Blood Catcher (Enchantment), the temporary Attack Speed buff is now working
  
• No more potions stuck in the well, the wellkeeper threw them away
  
• If one has now all available bottles in the inventory, no more additional bottle drops
  
• Sometimes pointers to items would not disappear
  
• Scorched Slayer quest now properly shows Blazing Armor as reward
  
• Several Typos and descriptions
  
• Uncommon Shadow Cloak now spawns the correct patches giving you 30 Block Strength

Once more we are open for a small Q&A session, if you have any questions please post them below the announcements and we’ll try to answer everything for the next 24 hours.

Stay Fresh 🥕
- Chasing Carrots

Fixes

• Fixed an error when people try to visit a lot while none are within visitation hours

We've addressed the UI display problem in 16:10 resolution to enhance your gaming interface. Your feedback is invaluable in our ongoing efforts to improve the game. Should you come across any persisting issues or have additional insights, please inform us.

Wishlist Games is proud to announce that we are taking over the development of World War 3, a game that has captured the imaginations of players around the globe. After a year of collaboration with the esteemed game developer, The Farm 51, our partners from GRN+ have acquired the rights to the project and we are set to usher in a new era for this ambitious title.

Now, let's hear from Kamil Bilczynski at The Farm 51:
We've invested a lot of time and effort into World War 3 over the past few years. It's a project we care deeply about. We thank all the players who've been there with us through it all. Now, in collaboration with our current partner, Wishlist Games, we've decided to go our separate ways. Wishlist Games will be taking the lead in steering the future of World War 3. A big thank you to all the players for being part of this journey. Looking forward to seeing you in our new projects at the studio!
A few words from Alex Larionov - Wishlist Games representative:
First and foremost, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to The Farm 51 for their dedication and hard work on World War 3. Their commitment to the project has laid the foundation for what we believe can be an extraordinary gaming experience. As we embark on this journey, we aim to build upon their efforts, taking the game to new heights.

Our approach to the future of World War 3 is centered on the community. We recognize the importance of player feedback and involvement in shaping the game's direction. In the coming months, we will be actively seeking input from our dedicated community to prioritize features and improvements. Your voices will be heard, and together, we will decide the path forward.

Our immediate focus lies on addressing the technical challenges that have affected the game's performance. Our recently assembled development team is committed to optimizing client and server performance, refining the matchmaking system, and introducing new content that enhances the overall gaming experience.

As we progress, we will keep you informed with regular updates, revealing more exciting news and insights into the development process. Transparency and communication are paramount to us, and we want you to be part of this journey every step of the way.

To our loyal players, we extend our sincerest thanks for your continued support and trust. Together, let's shape the future of World War 3 and make it the game we all want it to be.

Stay tuned for more updates, and let the next chapter of World War 3 begin!

Meanwhile, we are getting down to work!
Your WLG team.

Greetings C9 Actionist!

Server Maintenance has concluded and the game servers are now live! We appreciate everyone's kind patience and understanding. Below are some of the changes that have been done in the game.

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• Fixed a bug where Ghorm would sometimes deal damage to players even if they did not appear to be hit.