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Community Update, July 2020
@Bulldog99, if you want your caption to be considered, be sure to post it to the submissions thread here! 
Community Update, July 2020
Come join us for another Community Update! We've got information for you about our next Item Caption Contest, the FRFanArt Spotlight, and a recap of player created events from the 2019-2020 elemental holiday season!
Item Caption Contest
Writers, if you've ever wanted your blurb to grace an item tooltip, your time has come! Dust off that keyboard and look upon these poor blurb-less items and consider the possibilities! What's this item's story?
The premise of this contest it to take these icons and create a unique caption for their tooltip. The caption must be under 160 characters. If desired, players may rename the item in question along with their caption. Captions can provide facts, short anecdotes, or jokes.
When submitting your entry please format it to include the item icon, item name (you may keep it the same or change it), and item caption.
Restrictions
Fan Art Fridays
For our social media communities, we've introduced Fan Art Friday on Twitter, Tumblr, and Deviant Art!
How to Participate
Participation is simple—just add #FRFanArt when you post your Flight Rising fan art!
Why use the hashtag?
Using this hashtag communicates to us that it is okay to reblog, retweet, or even spotlight your work on the Flight Rising website!
The Community Update spotlight consists of a thumbnail that links directly to your fan art and your Flight Rising username.
We only spotlight fan art that doesn't contain profanity, nudity, etc. If your username or the post itself has that, your fan art is not eligible for a spotlight.
While we may not be able to share all posted fan art, using #FRFanArt is also a way to show off your fan art to new people and fellow players when they browse the tag.
Why Social Media?
There are many of our players who don't visit the forums regularly and instead spend their time on various social media platforms. It also means artists can share their art on the platform of their choice and followers can easily find their work.
FRFanArt Friday Spotlight!
Click on the preview to be taken directly to the artist's post!
Born of Fire and Flame
Composer: @Ern
Arrangement, choir:
@unidra
Solo:
@FliptheFrog
Violin:
@qwigoqwaga
Choir:
@Darkmoonbreeder @gn0me @Scylla
@Srysoar @zeffira @Zorua345
Artists:
(in order of appearance)
@Razatharia @Skeleyon @SylphofHeart @DragonFeral
@FlufferLover @FourLeaf @DarkSkytheDemon
@Pac1fity @StorytellerIvy
End Credits Art:
Pac1fity
Flight Festival Hub Recap 2019-2020
Shortly after Flight Rising opened in 2013 the community created a special tradition all their own to complement the elemental festivals that continues to this day seven years later!
What is this tradition? In the weeks leading up to a given element's festival week, the members of that particular flight work together to create a series of themed events in the forums for the rest of the Flight Rising community to enjoy. These threads all follow their overarching theme in lore, style, and art. The player-run festival hubs are the culmination of a great deal of community-driven organization and teamwork.
How does it work? For each elemental festival there's a main thread to introduce their theme and events to the wider Flight Rising community in the Flight Rising Discussion forum. This thread, or festival hub, contains links to their events across happening multiple forums. Click on the images below to be taken to their respective festival hub!
Art: @Softwings
Host: @Deluxe
Traditionally a celebratory event, this year's Brightshine Jubilee is fraught with turmoil and panic. While setting up for the festivities, a dragon who wishes to remain anonymous (We'll call her "Pandora") accidentally opened an ancient box of Lightweaver's past creations. Some of them are harmless enough, but others are very concerning and need to go back where they came from quickly.
A spokesdragon for Light Flight made the following statement:
"We're going to need all hands on deck to round up these creations in time for our festival. Send your dragons to Lightweaver, and she'll put them to work cleaning up Pandora's mess."
Art: @Feinics
Story: @Skydagger
Host: @Avariea
Ah yes. Stormcatch Sanctum. Not willing to wait any longer for official news from the original investigative party, ten flights have sent undercover agents into the Shifting Expanse. Their directives are to confirm rumors that the original Sanctum had been destroyed to make way for a much larger building.
They are to discover why calls for new workers have increased ten-fold and why those workers no longer have any communication with the outside. Perhaps the rumor that has caused the most concern is that there is more to the Sanctum than can be seen from the surface. Just how deep are Lightning's secrets?
Art: @BlackRayser
Story: @Hinumi
Host: @Duchess
After some very long months Smokey the Embear has finally awoken from hibernation, and he's ready to host this year's Flameforger's Festival and spread the wildfires out from the Ashfall Waste to Sornieth! But don't worry, he is a very professional bear and won't cause harm to the land. He aims to teach all dragons about how useful and sometimes necessary fire is for some ecosystems; getting rid of weeds, helping with the reproduction of flora, even using the ash as fertilizer! He will also provide tips, tricks and, of course, many events to make learning fun!
However he is only one big Embear and he will need plenty of help to distribute and take care of the flames wherever they go. Will you help him?
Art: @EclipseMirror
Story: @QueenAlais
Host: @Jazzyleia
Dragons across Arcane have been preparing for weeks for their companions across the lands to come visit for the annual celebrations in the Starfall Isles. Alongside the yearly competitions and activities that Arcane hosts for its festival, this year’s celebration also has Arcanites up at the Observatory getting ready to explore two of Sornieth’s moons - Viatieth and Oblivieth - due to recent observations suggesting that there was once perhaps life upon them.
Two brave and fearless dragons, Voidwalker and Virgo, have compiled together teams and are ready to begin their trips, each to a different moon to retrieve samples and study what remains. Relax, and enjoy a week of reports from these two dragons as they set off among the stars. There is definitely nothing bad that can happen exploring these two moons.
Art: @PijukVonGacy
Story: @HeadlessKing
Host: @Peyp
The town was not particularly bustling with activity but there is life. Chatter could be heard from the saloon, shopkeepers tend to their wares. The inhabitants strut about and mingle with travelers, it is a friendly community.
You decided to stop here to resupply before moving on. A mirror was hammering down a nail onto the block letters that spell out Ugly Duckling Saloon, you barely missed getting showered with dust as you pushed the saloon door open.
The smell of sweet cactus ale floods your senses, as you take a look around. Some dragons were sipping on their drinks peacefully, a group of faes are in an intense game of goldfish, a wildclaw stands in a corner of the room with a cactus jug on their head while various dragons kept trying to throw peanuts into it. One of the bogsneak bartenders look
Art: @shroudrat
Host: @Skyeline
Autumn is upon us, and the season's harvest is gathered in preparation for the winter months. Food is abundant, and we all know what that means... time for a party! The dragons of Dragonhome are hosting a harvest festival, and all are welcome. Join us for a celebration of food and friendship!
Art: @Postmodern
Story: @Bystander
Host: @Daine
All of Sornieth has been buzzing this past month--after the dark, violence-filled Night of the Nocturne, they have survived to see another round of elemental festivals, starting with the Crystalline Gala. And this year, the Ice flight is throwing a Masquerade Ball, and everyone’s invited!
But when you finally make it to the Fortress of Ends, everything is in disarray.
The resident cats are unusually absent, dragons are acting strangely, and... oh no. Treasures have gone missing!
Join in our festivities and help Ice kick off a new decade with a great Masquerade Ball! And perhaps, find out what sort of mysteries are happening in the cold south...
Art: @Twistedeerie
Story: @seradis
Host: @Neroli
This year, we turn to our darkest, deepest depths.
How far do you dare delve? Do you search all in the name of adventure? Lost trinkets and treasure? Perhaps to explore the fauna and flora? Whatever your reason, the Shadowbinder has granted you access to our caves. Send your dragons forth, if you dare...
Art: @Andraya
Story: @argante
Host: @Panderz
(to the tune of "Home on the Range")
"Home, home, far away!
Where the Spirals and Skydancers play!
Where Windsinger flies
Through pure azure skies,
and the breezes are blowing all day! -- Squawk!"
(To the tune "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")
Wind-daddy flew over the ocean
Far over the one thousand seas,
And now the Crescendo spins backwards,
O! Bring back Wind-daddy to me!
Art: @BandedLake
Host, Story: @Kaleidoscope
"Another year," a limp-finned Guardian sighs, "still no Tidelord."
Amid the tangles of the Fishspine Reef lies an unusual scene: part massive archaeological dig, part somber Saturnalia celebration. While Water Flight's expedition to the Outer Ocean lifted the spirits of the Tidelord's abandoned children, it uncovered nothing of his whereabouts, and the Sea soon fell back into a marked gloom. It was only by coincidence that, right before the next year's Wavecrest, an astonishing discovery was made: an ancient city perched next to the Leviathan Trench, its name lost to the time and currents.
Now, this city has become a crossroads for dragons of all sorts-- intrepid adventurers plunge the ruins in search for treasure, while archaeologists pull their scales out at the loss of valuable data; Tidelord-hunters scrape through the sand for any sign of their lost deity, while mourners bemoan their disrespect; locals marvel at the mess this all is, while tourists... do the same. The Wavecrest Saturnalia has never been quite like this.
At least there's not leviathans in these ruins, right?
Right?
Art: @RaiStarDragon
Host: @Valyrie
Nature is throwing a game-a-thon. Join us for a week of board games, RPG's, and general gaming fun! It's time for some much needed recreation!
That's it for this update! But before we go, we want to make a call for your questions!
For our next Community Update...
We want your questions for our Ask the Team segment!
Ask the Team
Do you have a burning question about Flight Rising lore that hasn't been addressed yet? Are you curious about our development process or philosophy? Maybe you're interested in learning more about the game itself?
If you do, send us a message through Contact Us using the category Ask the Team!
How It Works
When you use the "Ask the Team" category your question is tagged for the team to review. You will also receive an automated reply confirming receipt of your question.
Ask the Team Answers
Questions submitted to us through the "Ask the Team" category will be answered in our Community Updates.
As Always
We do not provide estimated release dates, privileged information, or discuss account actions with third-parties.
Come join us for another Community Update! We've got information for you about our next Item Caption Contest, the FRFanArt Spotlight, and a recap of player created events from the 2019-2020 elemental holiday season!
Item Caption Contest
Writers, if you've ever wanted your blurb to grace an item tooltip, your time has come! Dust off that keyboard and look upon these poor blurb-less items and consider the possibilities! What's this item's story?
The premise of this contest it to take these icons and create a unique caption for their tooltip. The caption must be under 160 characters. If desired, players may rename the item in question along with their caption. Captions can provide facts, short anecdotes, or jokes.
Premise: Write a tooltip for any of the items provided in this contest.
Deadline: Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:00 server time
Length: Less than 160 characters (caption). Less than 30 characters in name if renamed.
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the item, will receive a copy of the item they wrote for, a writer vista applied to their account + 1000 gems
Deadline: Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:00 server time
Length: Less than 160 characters (caption). Less than 30 characters in name if renamed.
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the item, will receive a copy of the item they wrote for, a writer vista applied to their account + 1000 gems
When submitting your entry please format it to include the item icon, item name (you may keep it the same or change it), and item caption.
Quote:
Example Entry:
Name: Wildwood Owlet
Caption: This owlet is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild. Also its caption is under 160 characters. If its caption were larger it would bust out of its tooltip and we would be sad.
Name: Wildwood Owlet
Caption: This owlet is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild. Also its caption is under 160 characters. If its caption were larger it would bust out of its tooltip and we would be sad.
Restrictions
- You may submit 1 entry. (total. Pick the item you would like to caption!)
- Entries must be written by you - you may not submit on behalf of another player.
- Entries may not call out other player's names.
- Text submitted to the caption contest must follow the Flight Rising Terms of Use and Rules & Policies.
- The submissions thread is for submissions only. Do not post commentary on other entries or ask questions here. Please use the caption contest discussion thread!
Fan Art Fridays
For our social media communities, we've introduced Fan Art Friday on Twitter, Tumblr, and Deviant Art!
How to Participate
Participation is simple—just add #FRFanArt when you post your Flight Rising fan art!
Why use the hashtag?
Using this hashtag communicates to us that it is okay to reblog, retweet, or even spotlight your work on the Flight Rising website!
The Community Update spotlight consists of a thumbnail that links directly to your fan art and your Flight Rising username.
We only spotlight fan art that doesn't contain profanity, nudity, etc. If your username or the post itself has that, your fan art is not eligible for a spotlight.
While we may not be able to share all posted fan art, using #FRFanArt is also a way to show off your fan art to new people and fellow players when they browse the tag.
Why Social Media?
There are many of our players who don't visit the forums regularly and instead spend their time on various social media platforms. It also means artists can share their art on the platform of their choice and followers can easily find their work.
FRFanArt Friday Spotlight!
Click on the preview to be taken directly to the artist's post!
RavenNocturna (DeviantArt)
primepalinedrome (DeviantArt)
AnonEclipse (DeviantArt)
@thatwhatthing
@Shinko
@ReiOfLight
@MicMac03
@Kaohgumy
@Hululuco
@Chuchuana
@BatCrooks
@Artificiary
primepalinedrome (DeviantArt)
AnonEclipse (DeviantArt)
@thatwhatthing
@Shinko
@ReiOfLight
@MicMac03
@Kaohgumy
@Hululuco
@Chuchuana
@BatCrooks
@Artificiary
And finally...
The lyrics to the banescale elders' final song inspired some of your fellow players to compose, arrange, and perform a virtual choir. Follow the link below to hear their music, accompanied by several pieces of Flight Rising digital fan art!Born of Fire and Flame
Composer: @Ern
Arrangement, choir:
@unidra
Solo:
@FliptheFrog
Violin:
@qwigoqwaga
Choir:
@Darkmoonbreeder @gn0me @Scylla
@Srysoar @zeffira @Zorua345
Artists:
(in order of appearance)
@Razatharia @Skeleyon @SylphofHeart @DragonFeral
@FlufferLover @FourLeaf @DarkSkytheDemon
@Pac1fity @StorytellerIvy
End Credits Art:
Pac1fity
Flight Festival Hub Recap 2019-2020
Shortly after Flight Rising opened in 2013 the community created a special tradition all their own to complement the elemental festivals that continues to this day seven years later!
What is this tradition? In the weeks leading up to a given element's festival week, the members of that particular flight work together to create a series of themed events in the forums for the rest of the Flight Rising community to enjoy. These threads all follow their overarching theme in lore, style, and art. The player-run festival hubs are the culmination of a great deal of community-driven organization and teamwork.
How does it work? For each elemental festival there's a main thread to introduce their theme and events to the wider Flight Rising community in the Flight Rising Discussion forum. This thread, or festival hub, contains links to their events across happening multiple forums. Click on the images below to be taken to their respective festival hub!
Art: @Softwings
Host: @Deluxe
Traditionally a celebratory event, this year's Brightshine Jubilee is fraught with turmoil and panic. While setting up for the festivities, a dragon who wishes to remain anonymous (We'll call her "Pandora") accidentally opened an ancient box of Lightweaver's past creations. Some of them are harmless enough, but others are very concerning and need to go back where they came from quickly.
A spokesdragon for Light Flight made the following statement:
"We're going to need all hands on deck to round up these creations in time for our festival. Send your dragons to Lightweaver, and she'll put them to work cleaning up Pandora's mess."
Art: @Feinics
Story: @Skydagger
Host: @Avariea
Ah yes. Stormcatch Sanctum. Not willing to wait any longer for official news from the original investigative party, ten flights have sent undercover agents into the Shifting Expanse. Their directives are to confirm rumors that the original Sanctum had been destroyed to make way for a much larger building.
They are to discover why calls for new workers have increased ten-fold and why those workers no longer have any communication with the outside. Perhaps the rumor that has caused the most concern is that there is more to the Sanctum than can be seen from the surface. Just how deep are Lightning's secrets?
Art: @BlackRayser
Story: @Hinumi
Host: @Duchess
After some very long months Smokey the Embear has finally awoken from hibernation, and he's ready to host this year's Flameforger's Festival and spread the wildfires out from the Ashfall Waste to Sornieth! But don't worry, he is a very professional bear and won't cause harm to the land. He aims to teach all dragons about how useful and sometimes necessary fire is for some ecosystems; getting rid of weeds, helping with the reproduction of flora, even using the ash as fertilizer! He will also provide tips, tricks and, of course, many events to make learning fun!
However he is only one big Embear and he will need plenty of help to distribute and take care of the flames wherever they go. Will you help him?
Art: @EclipseMirror
Story: @QueenAlais
Host: @Jazzyleia
Dragons across Arcane have been preparing for weeks for their companions across the lands to come visit for the annual celebrations in the Starfall Isles. Alongside the yearly competitions and activities that Arcane hosts for its festival, this year’s celebration also has Arcanites up at the Observatory getting ready to explore two of Sornieth’s moons - Viatieth and Oblivieth - due to recent observations suggesting that there was once perhaps life upon them.
Two brave and fearless dragons, Voidwalker and Virgo, have compiled together teams and are ready to begin their trips, each to a different moon to retrieve samples and study what remains. Relax, and enjoy a week of reports from these two dragons as they set off among the stars. There is definitely nothing bad that can happen exploring these two moons.
Art: @PijukVonGacy
Story: @HeadlessKing
Host: @Peyp
The town was not particularly bustling with activity but there is life. Chatter could be heard from the saloon, shopkeepers tend to their wares. The inhabitants strut about and mingle with travelers, it is a friendly community.
You decided to stop here to resupply before moving on. A mirror was hammering down a nail onto the block letters that spell out Ugly Duckling Saloon, you barely missed getting showered with dust as you pushed the saloon door open.
The smell of sweet cactus ale floods your senses, as you take a look around. Some dragons were sipping on their drinks peacefully, a group of faes are in an intense game of goldfish, a wildclaw stands in a corner of the room with a cactus jug on their head while various dragons kept trying to throw peanuts into it. One of the bogsneak bartenders look
Art: @shroudrat
Host: @Skyeline
Autumn is upon us, and the season's harvest is gathered in preparation for the winter months. Food is abundant, and we all know what that means... time for a party! The dragons of Dragonhome are hosting a harvest festival, and all are welcome. Join us for a celebration of food and friendship!
Art: @Postmodern
Story: @Bystander
Host: @Daine
All of Sornieth has been buzzing this past month--after the dark, violence-filled Night of the Nocturne, they have survived to see another round of elemental festivals, starting with the Crystalline Gala. And this year, the Ice flight is throwing a Masquerade Ball, and everyone’s invited!
But when you finally make it to the Fortress of Ends, everything is in disarray.
The resident cats are unusually absent, dragons are acting strangely, and... oh no. Treasures have gone missing!
Join in our festivities and help Ice kick off a new decade with a great Masquerade Ball! And perhaps, find out what sort of mysteries are happening in the cold south...
Art: @Twistedeerie
Story: @seradis
Host: @Neroli
This year, we turn to our darkest, deepest depths.
How far do you dare delve? Do you search all in the name of adventure? Lost trinkets and treasure? Perhaps to explore the fauna and flora? Whatever your reason, the Shadowbinder has granted you access to our caves. Send your dragons forth, if you dare...
Art: @Andraya
Story: @argante
Host: @Panderz
(to the tune of "Home on the Range")
"Home, home, far away!
Where the Spirals and Skydancers play!
Where Windsinger flies
Through pure azure skies,
and the breezes are blowing all day! -- Squawk!"
(To the tune "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean")
Wind-daddy flew over the ocean
Far over the one thousand seas,
And now the Crescendo spins backwards,
O! Bring back Wind-daddy to me!
Art: @BandedLake
Host, Story: @Kaleidoscope
"Another year," a limp-finned Guardian sighs, "still no Tidelord."
Amid the tangles of the Fishspine Reef lies an unusual scene: part massive archaeological dig, part somber Saturnalia celebration. While Water Flight's expedition to the Outer Ocean lifted the spirits of the Tidelord's abandoned children, it uncovered nothing of his whereabouts, and the Sea soon fell back into a marked gloom. It was only by coincidence that, right before the next year's Wavecrest, an astonishing discovery was made: an ancient city perched next to the Leviathan Trench, its name lost to the time and currents.
Now, this city has become a crossroads for dragons of all sorts-- intrepid adventurers plunge the ruins in search for treasure, while archaeologists pull their scales out at the loss of valuable data; Tidelord-hunters scrape through the sand for any sign of their lost deity, while mourners bemoan their disrespect; locals marvel at the mess this all is, while tourists... do the same. The Wavecrest Saturnalia has never been quite like this.
At least there's not leviathans in these ruins, right?
Right?
Art: @RaiStarDragon
Host: @Valyrie
Nature is throwing a game-a-thon. Join us for a week of board games, RPG's, and general gaming fun! It's time for some much needed recreation!
That's it for this update! But before we go, we want to make a call for your questions!
For our next Community Update...
We want your questions for our Ask the Team segment!
Ask the Team
Do you have a burning question about Flight Rising lore that hasn't been addressed yet? Are you curious about our development process or philosophy? Maybe you're interested in learning more about the game itself?
If you do, send us a message through Contact Us using the category Ask the Team!
How It Works
- Navigate to our Contact Us webform.
- Select the "Ask the Team" category in the dropdown menu.
- Fill out the required fields, including your question.
- Submit your completed webform.
When you use the "Ask the Team" category your question is tagged for the team to review. You will also receive an automated reply confirming receipt of your question.
Ask the Team Answers
Questions submitted to us through the "Ask the Team" category will be answered in our Community Updates.
As Always
We do not provide estimated release dates, privileged information, or discuss account actions with third-parties.
Item Caption Contest 7 [Discussion]
Writers, if you've ever wanted your blurb to grace an item tooltip, your time has come! Dust off that keyboard and look upon these poor blurb-less items and consider the possibilities! What's this item's story?
The premise of this contest it to take these icons and create a unique caption for their tooltip. The caption must be under 160 characters. If desired, players may rename the item in question along with their caption. Captions can provide facts, short anecdotes, or jokes.
Items & Format
Please format your entry to include the item icon, item name (you may keep it the same or change it), and item caption.
Restrictions
Item Caption Contest 7—Discussion Thread
Writers, if you've ever wanted your blurb to grace an item tooltip, your time has come! Dust off that keyboard and look upon these poor blurb-less items and consider the possibilities! What's this item's story?
The premise of this contest it to take these icons and create a unique caption for their tooltip. The caption must be under 160 characters. If desired, players may rename the item in question along with their caption. Captions can provide facts, short anecdotes, or jokes.
Premise: Write a tooltip for any of the items provided in this contest.
Deadline: Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:00 server time
Length: Less than 160 characters (caption). Less than 30 characters in name if renamed.
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the item, will receive a copy of the item they wrote for, a writer vista applied to their account + 1000 gems
Deadline: Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:00 server time
Length: Less than 160 characters (caption). Less than 30 characters in name if renamed.
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the item, will receive a copy of the item they wrote for, a writer vista applied to their account + 1000 gems
Items & Format
Please format your entry to include the item icon, item name (you may keep it the same or change it), and item caption.
Quote:
Example Entry:
Name: Wildwood Owlet
Caption: This owlet is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild. Also its caption is under 160 characters. If its caption were larger it would bust out of its tooltip and we would be sad.
Name: Wildwood Owlet
Caption: This owlet is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild. Also its caption is under 160 characters. If its caption were larger it would bust out of its tooltip and we would be sad.
Restrictions
Item Caption Contest 7 [Submissions]
Writers, if you've ever wanted your blurb to grace an item tooltip, your time has come! Dust off that keyboard and look upon these poor blurb-less items and consider the possibilities! What's this item's story?
The premise of this contest it to take these icons and create a unique caption for their tooltip. The caption must be under 160 characters. If desired, players may rename the item in question along with their caption. Captions can provide facts, short anecdotes, or jokes.
Items & Format
Please format your entry to include the item icon, item name (you may keep it the same or change it), and item caption.
Restrictions
Item Caption Contest 7—Submission Thread
Writers, if you've ever wanted your blurb to grace an item tooltip, your time has come! Dust off that keyboard and look upon these poor blurb-less items and consider the possibilities! What's this item's story?
The premise of this contest it to take these icons and create a unique caption for their tooltip. The caption must be under 160 characters. If desired, players may rename the item in question along with their caption. Captions can provide facts, short anecdotes, or jokes.
Premise: Write a tooltip for any of the items provided in this contest.
Deadline: Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:00 server time
Length: Less than 160 characters (caption). Less than 30 characters in name if renamed.
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the item, will receive a copy of the item they wrote for, a writer vista applied to their account + 1000 gems
Deadline: Friday July 17, 2020 at 12:00 server time
Length: Less than 160 characters (caption). Less than 30 characters in name if renamed.
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the item, will receive a copy of the item they wrote for, a writer vista applied to their account + 1000 gems
Items & Format
Please format your entry to include the item icon, item name (you may keep it the same or change it), and item caption.
Quote:
Example Entry:
Name: Wildwood Owlet
Caption: This owlet is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild. Also its caption is under 160 characters. If its caption were larger it would bust out of its tooltip and we would be sad.
Name: Wildwood Owlet
Caption: This owlet is wiiiiiiiiiiiiiild. Also its caption is under 160 characters. If its caption were larger it would bust out of its tooltip and we would be sad.
Restrictions
Status Update
Dragon profile attribute icons have been updated. Dragons with normal eye types display a 
icon and hatchdays are now accompanied with a 
icon. These new icons are also available for use in lair tabs and the forum!
icon and hatchdays are now accompanied with a icon. These new icons are also available for use in lair tabs and the forum!
Live Update
And that's it for the live update! Thanks for checking in throughout the night. :) Fireworks have died down and puppers is doing much better.
These are corrected, but our site cache's tooltip descriptions internally, so it may take an hour or two for them to update!
Veradana wrote on 2020-07-04 19:55:17:
@Undel
These two items have errors in their descriptions. Based on the other items, they should say "Denotes the rank of chancellor/counselor to the wearer" respectively.
These two items have errors in their descriptions. Based on the other items, they should say "Denotes the rank of chancellor/counselor to the wearer" respectively.
These are corrected, but our site cache's tooltip descriptions internally, so it may take an hour or two for them to update!
Live Update
Typo should be corrected!
Gonna take a quick break. Someone's shooting off fireworks and the puppers is stressing out.
Gonna take a quick break. Someone's shooting off fireworks and the puppers is stressing out.
Magister Regalia
Court apparel has arrived, and dragons are scrambling to make their positions known!
Court Apparel
Voluminous woolen apparel now has a chance to appear in the treasure marketplace.
The Magister set is brewed by alchemists levels 3 and above, making it a great way to learn the craft!
Migration Patterns are Changing
While once an autumn-only appearance, woodland turkeys have changed their migration patterns, and are now appearing in Boreal Wood year-round.
Thundercrack Carnivale Skin & Accent Contest
The eighth annual Thundercrack Carnivale will begin July 26, 2020, and we're running a skin and accent contest in celebration! Click here for more information!
Court apparel has arrived, and dragons are scrambling to make their positions known!
Court Apparel
Voluminous woolen apparel now has a chance to appear in the treasure marketplace.
Psion
Counselor
Chancellor
Advisor
The Magister set is brewed by alchemists levels 3 and above, making it a great way to learn the craft!
Magister
Migration Patterns are Changing
While once an autumn-only appearance, woodland turkeys have changed their migration patterns, and are now appearing in Boreal Wood year-round.
Thundercrack Carnivale Skin & Accent Contest
The eighth annual Thundercrack Carnivale will begin July 26, 2020, and we're running a skin and accent contest in celebration! Click here for more information!
Update: Dragon Profile Revamp
The team wanted to thank everyone for their patience while we spent some time reading, discussing, and finding solutions for the wealth of feedback we received on the Dragon Profile Revamp. We know that as we continue to rehaul older parts of the website, changes we make aren't always going to be popular with everyone, especially on integral pages that sees tons of daily use.
That being said, our approach was thus: we wanted to make sure that while we were doing our best to implement community feedback, we balanced that with preserving the things that many people really like about the new design while also staying true to our original design intentions. We appreciate that everyone has given our team the time and opportunity to do that and not rush the process.
Today, we implemented the following modifications to dragon profiles:
Visual Changes
New Options
While this may not be the end of changes we make, expect that any further modifications will be slower and more spread out. Especially for the user interface, we feel it's important to give ample time for players to adjust and acclimate.
Thank you again for providing the feedback you did and for your patience while we tackled it as a team!
That being said, our approach was thus: we wanted to make sure that while we were doing our best to implement community feedback, we balanced that with preserving the things that many people really like about the new design while also staying true to our original design intentions. We appreciate that everyone has given our team the time and opportunity to do that and not rush the process.
Today, we implemented the following modifications to dragon profiles:
Visual Changes
- The dragon's equipped apparel, skin, and scene have been moved from the top section of the page to reduce crowding. They can now be found in a new container called "Personal Style" in the middle section.
- While this area may look a bit empty for now, we are reserving it for development plans in the future.
- While this area may look a bit empty for now, we are reserving it for development plans in the future.
- All instances of "dotted line" boxes have been removed from the feature. We received a lot of feedback that this made it feel too busy and like the profile was forever stuck in an "edit mode", so hopefully reducing that visual element will help alleviate both of those concerns.
- The dragon's sex (for gameplay purposes) has been removed from the profile page blurb and is now indicated by a symbol below their energy bar, similar to how dragons are represented in the top right corner of their cards in the Lair and Hibernal Den. Thank you for the feedback on that.
- To further alleviate clutter in the top part of the page, we have also moved the Sell and Exalt buttons (for dragons you own) into the leftmost column of the top section. To counter-balance the familiar, we've also moved the Like counter to this area.
- In general, almost all dragon and familiar interaction buttons have been reduced in overall size and, where it makes sense, merged into a button "bar". This style seemed to be popular with many of you, and we feel it serves the dual purpose of looking really great as well as helping it feel like there are fewer buttons on the page (another solution for feedback on crowding/busy concerns).
- It is now possible to use Scenic Mode for dragons regardless of whether they have a Scene assigned. It behaves the same and simply removes all user interface elements from the top section.
- The buttons used to move forward or backward between dragons in the same lair have had their size significantly reduced.
- As stated above, apparel, skin, and scene icons have been moved to the Personal Style container in the middle section. For dragons that cannot wear apparel, a stylized crest will display and a tooltip will tell you that the dragon cannot wear apparel.
- One of our larger changes is with the dragon's physical information. This info can now be found in a tabbed container that houses both Physical Attributes and Battle Stats. We've broken the physical information out a bit more and used iconography to set them apart from one another. A color swatch now displays indicating the accurate color for each of the dragon's genes.
- The entire middle section can now be entirely collapsed. The dragon's Biography will move up into the space.
New Options
- Several options have been added to the dragon's Customization hub.
- You may now designate a "broadcast message" (similar to the clan profile) to each of your dragons. This broadcast message will overwrite the default text in the profile page blurb just below your dragon's name. These broadcast messages will also display in the dragon's tooltip.
- It is now possible to entirely hide Like counters on all dragon profiles.
- It is now possible to have all dragon profiles default to Scenic Mode upon page view. You may now also move forward and backward through the dragons in a lair while Scenic Mode is toggled on.
- It is now possible to have the middle section (dragon details) of the page collapsed by default on all dragon profiles upon page view.
While this may not be the end of changes we make, expect that any further modifications will be slower and more spread out. Especially for the user interface, we feel it's important to give ample time for players to adjust and acclimate.
Thank you again for providing the feedback you did and for your patience while we tackled it as a team!
Brightshine Jubilee 2020
Joxar's taking a breather this month, but he'll have new items for you next. 
[T] [Art] Incorrect Gene Colors
Please note that I may not respond to duplicate reports, though I certainly appreciate that we're getting all of these things caught! Thanks everyone!
Regarding butterfly, the tundras and skydancers have the dark mane color of the butterfly outlines once more, and I was able to hand color some of the ones that were especially obvious as a bug (though note - all of them are a bug. We have reverted them and any future breeds with this will now require hand coloring, which isn't exactly great, as we're hoping to keep things consistent across the board and able to use our recolor engine. Blood, Sapphire, Hunter, Abyss, Sanguine, and Umber have slightly lightened manes so they do not appear as pure black voids devoid of shape.
We have reverted back to the dark manes on skydancers and tundras because it affected 6/12 maned dragons -there was no clear majority, the age of the gene, and players attachment were taken into account.) The imperials and pearlcatcher will retain their existing mane color, as it is considered correct.
Thank you for the report. Oh, that was a sneaky bug. Actually looks like we've got some rogue shadows. They have difficulty multiplying on top of transparent things, and were not clipping to the transparent interior of the ringlets like they should have. I wrangled them back into bounds so there shouldn't be grey shadows that darken nothing overlayed on half of them anymore.
Thank you for the report. This should be cleaned up and the fix is in, but it may take up to a day for changes to appear in the generator (though luckily they seem to have cached a bit quicker than that, I've noticed!)
Regarding butterfly, the tundras and skydancers have the dark mane color of the butterfly outlines once more, and I was able to hand color some of the ones that were especially obvious as a bug (though note - all of them are a bug. We have reverted them and any future breeds with this will now require hand coloring, which isn't exactly great, as we're hoping to keep things consistent across the board and able to use our recolor engine. Blood, Sapphire, Hunter, Abyss, Sanguine, and Umber have slightly lightened manes so they do not appear as pure black voids devoid of shape.
We have reverted back to the dark manes on skydancers and tundras because it affected 6/12 maned dragons -there was no clear majority, the age of the gene, and players attachment were taken into account.) The imperials and pearlcatcher will retain their existing mane color, as it is considered correct.
Severynn wrote on 2020-06-13 17:54:42:
Please fix ringlets shading on every breed I beg you (except F bane for some reason)
A gene I would love to use but cant
Just check any xxx obs basic/basic/ringlets dragon and boom you'll see. If it was correct, you wouldn't be able to see it, like with F banes
No, that's not triple basic, if you look VERY closely, you can see a bit of the markings on the wings, near the wrist. This is what it should look like
A gene I would love to use but cant
Just check any xxx obs basic/basic/ringlets dragon and boom you'll see. If it was correct, you wouldn't be able to see it, like with F banes
No, that's not triple basic, if you look VERY closely, you can see a bit of the markings on the wings, near the wrist. This is what it should look like
Thank you for the report. Oh, that was a sneaky bug. Actually looks like we've got some rogue shadows. They have difficulty multiplying on top of transparent things, and were not clipping to the transparent interior of the ringlets like they should have. I wrangled them back into bounds so there shouldn't be grey shadows that darken nothing overlayed on half of them anymore.
Tuatara wrote on 2020-06-13 19:22:57:
I noticed this one recently - the stripes of tiger on male WCs goes over the tummy line on the tail
Thank you for the report. This should be cleaned up and the fix is in, but it may take up to a day for changes to appear in the generator (though luckily they seem to have cached a bit quicker than that, I've noticed!)