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Update!

Thank you to everyone who has helped confirm this issue, troubleshoot, propose solutions, and test those solutions.

We want to avoid writing browser-specific CSS fixes when possible, but the proposed workaround mentioned above (switch the border style from solid to inherit) should be compatible with all browsers.

So... we've updated the site's CSS to incorporate that fix rather than wait for Firefox to correct their rendering logic.

We'll continue to monitor this to make sure the workaround doesn't introduce some new unexpected conflict. If you notice any such issues, please let us know. It will also be helpful to know if the fix resolved ALL buttons regardless of whether or not they linked to previously visited pages.

Thanks again!

And we're live! Come join our casual end-of-week Flight Rising community stream over on Twitch, happening now!

Dragon Share Theme Week: Drakeharvest Dragons!

Welp, lemme see what went wrong. Thank you!

Drakeharvest starts tomorrow, Thursday September 3rd at 06:00 server time.

If you're online to do your dailies before that time, wait to use your Gathering turns until after the event starts.

Thank you for the report @Caecilius!

This appears to be a new bug with how Firefox renders HTML under some very specific circumstances.

1. The "button" is actually a link that's merely styled to look like a button.
   Code:

   <a class="fake-button" href="website.com"> This is just a link, but it looks like a highlighted button </a>
   That's why some "buttons" on our site (which perform Javascript actions rather than link to other pages) are not affected.
   Code:

   <span class="fake-button javascript-hook"> This is just text, but it looks like a normal button </span >
2. The "button" makes use of CSS pseudo-classes, like ":before" and ":after" to create secondary inner borders around the "button".
   Code:

   // Put a blue border on the outside of the link a { position: relative; border: 2px solid blue; } // Put a red border on the inside of the link a:after { display: block; content: " "; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; border: 2px solid red; }

We don't believe this is related to the responsive layout per-se, but the introduction of themes made it more obvious. The default theme (and all of our older fake buttons that predate the responsive layout) already use a white inner border, so it doesn't matter if Firefox changes that to white.

For now, we're going to wait and see if Firefox fixes this on their end.

Back in the late '90s and early '00s of the Internet, where "WWW" might as well have stood for "Wild Wild West", it was common for developers to spend a lot of time coding fixes for specific browsers - especially Microsoft's Internet Explorer. These days, browsers have gotten a lot better at properly rendering HTML consistently, so it's usually best to see if they fix it.

If Firefox does not fix this bug - or if more browsers begin interpreting our HTML and CSS in this way, we may have to look into improving how we specify our fake button styles.

I should note that we haven't actually seen this directly on our own devices. But people have posted enough screenshots to make a fairly certain diagnosis. It's possible there are other settings/plugins within Firefox involved, but the overall conclusion is the same.

TLDR: Our buttons have not changed, something with Firefox changed and it's rendering HTML in a way that's different than other browsers. So we'll wait to see if FireFox fixes that before making custom code to address it on our end.

A new Reduce Animations toggle has been added to Display Settings.

For now, this setting only disables the confetti animation that plays when claiming an achievement.

Any new features that include purely aesthetic animations will honor this setting.

Some existing features that use animations will be updated to make use of this toggle, but no specific timeframe is planned. We welcome feedback in the Suggestions Forum regarding what animations to consider.

This setting will not affect the Coliseum or Dragon Effects, which already have independent settings to reduce or remove animations.

And we're live for our casual Flight Rising community stream, leaping back into the world of Eternal Strands! Maybe today we'll finally take down the ice wyrm?

All right! It's been three weeks since this thread went up in response to our announcement about the Chorus dragon and one week since the Chorus dragon launched. Since then, the discussion has turned towards the discussion of Skin and Accent contest submissions. It's time to lock the thread and let the forum move forward.

Thank you, everyone, for your constructive feedback and sharing how you feel about both the Chorus dragon and the Ancient breed system in general. Your feedback is documented for team review and future consideration. As always, players are welcome and invited to submit their feedback and suggestions directly to us, through Contact Us.

Thank you!

The Marketplace has been updated to use new SVG (vector) icons for ancient or modern genes.

Any player is welcome and invited to enter their own skin or accent submission to the contest. If there's something you feel is missing from the festival contests that you want to see included, the best thing to do is to enter your own design.

What we don't recommend doing is posting threads or replies that can run right up against or otherwise invite disparaging commentary about the designs made by your fellow players and artists.

If you have feedback about the contest selection process or what you hope to see in festival skins and accents, instead of posting in the forums we ask that you please utilize Contact Us to share your feedback with us. Thank you!

That's it for this week, thank you for joining us!

A backend error reverted the artwork of the 11 elemental region/map-based Jigsaw puzzles to their original artwork. The updated artwork is now restored and players will need to refresh their browser cache to see the updated artwork.

Tertiary Chorus Gene: Bark is now available for trade in Glass and Gloss' Genuine Genes.

@whoeversaidthat, a quick heads up, your thread title was edited under our Forum Etiquette. Thank you!

The Light primal eye on the hatchling

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Chorus Dragons
The multiphonic call of Chorus dragons are a familiar accent to the soundscape of Starfall Isle. These skilled singers have begun to spread their songs to all corners of Sornieth.

Clans may learn about the characteristics of their fellow dragons in the Encyclopedia.



If you’re looking to change your dragons into a Chorus, breed change scrolls may be purchased from the gem marketplace.

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Glorious Gifts:
To celebrate the debut of the Chorus breed, all active players can visit Galore’s Glorious Gifts and pick up a new companion! In addition, players can brew additional copies of this reward for a limited time.

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Chorus Genes: Unique & Parallel
It wouldn't be an Ancient Breed release without an impressive slate of unique and parallel genes!


Unique Genes
You can pick up the following unique Chorus genes in the Treasure & Gem Marketplace:

The following unique Chorus genes have a chance to drop from battling in The Coliseum. Ancient Gene Parchment: Bark may drop from opponents, which can be exchanged at Glass and Gloss' Genuine Genes for the ancient version of the gene.

You can create the following unique Chorus gene at Baldwin's Bubbling Brew. Alchemists levels 26 and above are able to brew Ancient Gene Parchment: Maw, which can be exchanged at Glass and Gloss' Genuine Genes for the ancient version of the gene.

You can trade for Ancient Gene Parchment: Flourish Ancient Gene Parchment: Flick and Ancient Gene Parchment: Hoard at Swipp's Swap Stand. These parchments can be exchanged at Glass and Gloss' Genuine Genes for the ancient versions of the respective genes.

Parallel Genes
In addition to the unique genes above, Chorus can also exhibit some parallel genes that resemble those found in modern and Ancient dragons. The parallel genes releasing today are:





Chorus Forum Vista
You can show off your Chorus appreciation by sporting the following forum vista, now available in the Treasure Marketplace:


New Emojis
A set of Chorus emojis are now available!


New Achievements
A new achievement is now available! To unlock this achievement, obtain an Chorus dragon through hatching, Crossroads, or the Auction House.


Expanding Clans
It is now possible to purchase up to 230 lair slots. (increased from 225 slots).

5 additional Hibernal Den slots purchasable with gems have also been added.

Additional Hibernal Den tasks have been added, allowing for 5 additional Hibernal Den slots to be purchased with item turn-ins.

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Additional Updates

• The Treasure Marketplace will now stock 20% more ancient genes.
• Primary Gene: Chorus has been renamed to Primary Gene: Chord. This change is to help alleviate potential confusion and make searching related items easier with the upcoming release of Chorus Dragons.

@Gene Error Updates

This thread is closed for consistency issues. If you run into technical issues with Dusthide expansion release genes, please report them to the Backlog - Ancient Gene Errors.