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Update: Ads Return & Reporting Bad Ads
Feb 26, 2026, 11:56:59
@harpyja wrote on 2026-02-25 19:50:10:
Edit: All three sections (as well as any other reports I make) were on the Safari browser. I use a MacBook Pro, if that's useful. And every ad in this post was found on this page, after refreshing a few times.

I've been getting so many of the Once Human ads, and the body horror is really making me uncomfortable. I am seriously considering an adblocker on this site for the first time because of it. Body horror warning (I chose the worst example for the first, but honestly there are so many of them it's ridiculous).

Once Human ads
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Another screenshot of the gambling video/animation ad that would not let me grab a link.

Gambling Video
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Here are also a few abortion ones about Indiana, which I feel is not super appropriate for a site like this. Fortunately, I was able to grab links of these. They pop up for me quite a bit as well, but only ever on the bottom of the page and not as often as the Once Human ones. The top one is larger than I feel like is normal, though.

Abortion ads
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https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/clk?imp=9cc6dd03-cc39-4800-be4c-dbe93e983474&ag=5h4d76s&sfe=1bd740aa&sig=SCT-aFgfDl4XDQ5BVB1x-OS6ZvGL837KbOcPavXD9_U.&crid=y7zsilg9&cf=10186446&fq=0&t=1&td_s=www1.flightrising.com&rcats=7sp&mste=&mfld=4&mssi=&mfsi=&sv=publift&uhow=93&agsa=&wp=0.13735335&rgz=60602&dt=PC&osf=OSX&os=OSX1015&br=Safari&svpid=01GK8JF0AQ3GE6DSYJVJ6BGVDK&rlangs=en,os&mlang=&did=&rcxt=Other&tmpc=-0.7699999999999818&vrtd=&osi=&osv=&daid=&dnr=0&vpb=&crrelr=&npt=&cc=2~KLUv_WMdqREMMAJ9DQAjkUJREdSmIrzA5RTdcoqicoJwubao3JqoHFtUjksDrPhHDiuql1EDrASXWlhRvYSoXi5h4gSJEDUHDiNCdP50rRikSYukC-KgAY6XS4KntEqVJh0S4QCgHAQI3VBI4AymBT7c-Ezb9Pyhp_7yzfPx3OOx_Pf63ufTjDaVPgFC8wIjKxq_wsA-xLcNy5zA7Al1JtHaGEVRUlWmuJGBa1M6n9efCUX098zrGRw8DhmiRPSNBXk21xiXGZjP_gVn5A4GcuHEYAxX0GN149aNWqC6jHXs2JGWJ53L6qM_cbwWHLkkRVi1755W1lU8K61GYlGfophXGPUmF5Lmj5SCnNzrfAyhA4wiC4beziYcBy38K2-B8Q_UjWvLbHKCZ3o-C_fuz57Qxihhq-lX7sJcmzn2PyHM549QEeLY1VVdrTOxIKqVa1RzD9FfMdJ8h2bbE4JpW7c8WcZgStheTz4YugLN1vcvdJe_uoEQOrvZZ7bDNgS6XiXOJ4pHWxWMs7aGWNkOTVP1F2eoHm4IYs7SkXi6Wgff7Rki6ynNq8RbHBc16TeQPFt_lFp4tSi9yWa1ZQ..&dur=1~KLUv_WMFoCgkYAAFBQDEBgo1CgdwcmhvbmFhEAAiDAiv87SwARIEYW1hcCIMCOfreWNlY2VweSIMCPGQ9CIMCJKTmxkI1p3atgESEWdlbwpNVFREU3VwcGx5VmVuZG9yKAiY_Rt0dGRfc3ZfYxAAIAIoBTgAQABNhcSXPRL8O9aA1KWDEPwrmRel6H4J5jA5reZoqzE31cY7Gwzm8pp9HU1qmyv4xkxtODoa1OwP&durs=oz4fyV&bdc=10&mk=Apple&testid=%20TTDContextualTest%20%20&fpa=771&pcm=3&ict=Unknown&said=16badf218d31cc78&auct=1&tail=1&r=https://www.acsdanville.com/care


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The blue arrow on the ad should empower you to stop the ad from showing for you while we work on blocking it. (that's an ad from the Google Ads network.)
Update: Ads Return & Reporting Bad Ads
Feb 26, 2026, 11:55:34
@NettleGem wrote on 2026-02-24 11:33:51:
i don't know if this one is actually inappropriate but i keep getting adds for a game that seems to have a ton of intense body horror and honestly it's even making me uncomfortable. i believe the age rating is 16+ which i don't think is allowed on a site where there are plenty of people younger than 16, but i could be wrong

link to website


and screenshot (warning for horror)
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I think I see a blue arrow in your screenshot? Which would mean it's an ad through the Google Ads network. You should be able to click the blue arrow and at least get it to stop showing for you while we work on identifying the ad on our end.
[Cozystream] Fri Feb 27 @ 13:00 server
Feb 26, 2026, 09:54:19


Tomorrow, Friday February 27th at 13:00 server time/4pm EST we return to Sandrock!

When last we left off, we'd retrieved the missing component needed for Qi's totally-not-a-Gungam mobile suit, built the totally-not-a-Gungam mobile suit, and handed it over to Heidi to finish repairing the bridge. What's next for our Builder, Bean?

Come join us tomorrow on Twitch and find out!
Status Update
Feb 23, 2026, 14:56:48
Site Status | By Aequorin
Dragon Share Theme Week: Trickmurk Circus!
Can't coli :(
Feb 23, 2026, 13:48:56
Forum Post | Bug Report Forums | By Aequorin
@Amberowl28, a ping for your new URL in the Bug Reports forum!

Please go through the standard trouble-shooting of clearing your browser cache. If that doesn't work, please report what you're experiencing with reproducible steps, as explained here by Kaepora. Thank you!
Update: Ads Return & Reporting Bad Ads
Feb 23, 2026, 13:38:01
@wyzard wrote on 2026-02-23 13:15:16:
Aequorin wrote on 2026-02-23 12:45:48:
This is an ad through Google. If you click the blue triangle button, it should give you a "stop seeing this ad" option.

Is there a way to distinguish between what ads you want reports on and what ads you do not?

Oh, no, we definitely do not want adult ads on our website.

We're working on identifying the ad you reported, but because we only have a screenshot to work off of, it will take longer to identify it. Because it's a Google ad, that blue button gives you a modicum of control with reporting.

Starting with a new ad partner means our fill rate is currently low. This leads to the bottom of the barrel ads showing up, so the start is expected to be a little rockier than the norm.

Keep reporting the URLs of bad ads to this thread, and whenever you get a Google ad with the blue triangle button, you can also flag it to not show.
Update: Ads Return & Reporting Bad Ads
Feb 23, 2026, 12:45:48
@wyzard wrote on 2026-02-23 12:22:49:


Couldn't grab the url in time before it cycled away
Ad was on this exact forum thread


This is an ad through Google. If you click the blue triangle button, it should give you a "stop seeing this ad" option.
Trickmurk Circus 2026
Feb 23, 2026, 12:19:22
@lunarennui wrote on 2026-02-23 12:03:02:
Why is the Coli bugged?


Coliseum currently appears to be working for our team. If this thread in the Bug Reports forum is similar to what you're experiencing, please post what you're seeing. When you do, it's important to include reproducible steps for the engineers. Kaepora posted a how-to for bug reporting in this sticky thread here. Thank you!

Update: Ads Return & Reporting Bad Ads
Feb 23, 2026, 11:11:36
@SoaringFlame wrote on 2026-02-23 10:57:23:
Is there going to be a new onsite bad-ad reporting thread, or are all ad reports now to be directed to Contact Us?

(Also, I still have no ads.)

Thank you for the heads up on the display on your end!

To answer your question, as we said in the opening post, please use this thread to report any bad ads.

New privacy policy popup on fairgrounds?
Feb 23, 2026, 10:55:09
Hi @OboeToad, we just turned ads back on. If you're in the EU under GDPR or in a region with regulations about ads and data privacy, that may be it. We just posted this update thread about ads here. Thank you!
Update: Ads Return & Reporting Bad Ads
Feb 23, 2026, 10:53:12
Hello everyone! You may have noticed ads are displaying once again on the website.

Yes, ads are back.

No, it is not Hiveworks.

No, we can't provide any further public comment at this time.


Until we're able to provide our community with more information, please use this thread to report any bad ads. Ads that do the following are not ads that we want on-site:
  • Contain inappropriate content
  • Autoplay video or sound.
  • Occur anywhere but the ad units to the left and bottom of the site.
  • Expand out of the Skyscraper area to the left or bottom banner without a player choosing to hover over the ad to trigger this action.
  • Redirect our players to another site without them clicking on the advertisement.

For now, please include a screenshot of the bad ad, the URL if you can safely grab it in a copy/paste or through the hover preview in your screenshot, page it occurred on, and when.


Thank you!
Trickmurk Circus 2026
Feb 23, 2026, 09:00:09
Okay, the thread is unlocked and posts pertaining to contest winners and a perceived lack of variety have been removed, and will be removed going forward.


For our newer players and artists, for @ORIXI and anyone else feeling discouraged: Please don't let whether or not you've placed in a particular festival dissuade you from trying again. We have 11 skin and accent contests a year, one every month. That means 11 out of 12 months of the year, there's a new contest and opportunity to explore your creativity and build on your skillset! Art is a discipline and skill. It's one you will improve as you practice. Take advantage of any opportunity — like the skin and accent contests — that will allow you hone your skills!

Finally, I want to call your attention to this thread, [guide] Skin Contests and You (and Me). This guide was written by experienced artists and players with a great deal of observed insight on our contests. Before you get discouraged, be sure to give this guide a read.
Trickmurk Circus 2026
Feb 23, 2026, 08:33:23
@ExpectancyGate wrote on 2026-02-23 07:27:33:
POV: It is the year 2026, and we are still having skin contest repeat winner discourse in festival announcement thread

Hold that thought for just a moment. Thread's going on a temporary lock to prevent any spiraling while we give it a bit of a clean up. Thank you!
Backlog - Ancient Gene Errors
Feb 23, 2026, 05:06:28
Forum Post | Bug Report Forums | By Undel
@Gene Error Updates

The following corrections went in today:
  • T Sweet (Thorntail H) - The color gradient was inverted from the two adults. This has been corrected.
Status Update
Feb 23, 2026, 04:54:17
Site Status | By Undel
The Arcane, Plague, Earth, and Ice Lair scenes had their rarity adjusted from 5 stars to rainbow star. This does not affect item availability or acquisition, and is a consistency change to bring these scenes in line with other elemental festival scenes from prior years.
Ragged & Tear Expansion Error Thread
Feb 23, 2026, 04:47:59
Forum Post | Bug Report Forums | By Undel
@Gene Error Updates

The following corrections have been implemented:
Guardian M - There were a few stray pixels of pattern that created a seam where the wing met the body. Fixed.
Tundra F - The flippy colors of the basic body fill needs to be adjusted. Fixed.
[Cozystream] Offline, thank you!
Feb 20, 2026, 14:14:40
Thank you for joining us and being a part of our casual community event! We're looking forward to our next cozystream — we're very close to some big story progression, complete with Gungam Mobile Suit!
Ragged & Tear Gene Expansion
Feb 20, 2026, 11:07:05
Forum Post | Announcements & News | By Undel
sikora wrote on 2026-02-20 11:05:50:
Your front page link doesn't redirect here, but to sailfin/marilin thread.

Other than that, nice! :)

Apologies. This should be corrected now!
Ragged & Tear Gene Expansion
Feb 20, 2026, 11:03:30
Forum Post | Announcements & News | By Undel
The overlaid text reads - Ragged & Tear: A pair of primary and secondary genes, expanded! There is an antlered imperial dragon facing towards the right. Their long neck and large wings are displaying the sharp, broken pattern of ragged and tear in vibrant greens and oranges against their green and violet hide

Ragged & Tear are now available for Modern, Auraboa, Dusthide, Everlux, and Veilspun dragons!




Ragged & Tear
Ragged and Tear are primary and secondary genes that apply a vibrant, pattern of color broken into sharp, angular markings. This gene pair is now available for Modern, Auraboa, Dusthide, Everlux, and Veilspun dragons, and has a chance to stock in the Treasure Marketplace.

Primary Gene: Ragged Primary Auraboa Gene: Ragged Primary Dusthide Gene: Ragged Primary Everlux Gene: Ragged Primary Veilspun Gene: Ragged

Secondary Gene: Tear Secondary Auraboa Gene: Tear Secondary Dusthide Gene: Tear Secondary Everlux Gene: Tear Secondary Veilspun Gene: Tear


A series of dragons displaying the vibrant colors and torn, sharp patterning of Ragged and Tear. From top to bottom, a feather crested coatl dragon in shades of steel grey, pale aqua, and peach, an elegant skydancer dragon, in shades of purple and gold, a serpentine auraboa dragon, in shades of dark red and orange, and an armored dusthide dragon, in sahdes of grey and pale blue.


If you encounter any errors in the Ragged and Tear genes released in today's update, please report them in this thread and we will address them in a timely manner. This thread is the genes from this expansion only. Both consistency and technical errors may be reported. This thread will close April 6, 2026.







New Achievements
2 new achievements for modern genes are now available.






Fiona's Friends
Fiona has managed to make even more acquaintances, and she could use a hand in fostering friendships with them. Those who manage to accomplish her 3 new feats may be worthy candidates!
Frosttrail Guide
Ragged & Tear Expansion Error Thread
Feb 20, 2026, 11:03:11
Forum Post | Bug Report Forums | By Undel
Please check the known issues and working-as-intended sections before making a report!

This thread is to track any gene errors that occur with the Ragged and Tear expansion. This thread is for the newly modern version of these genes only, and does not encompass previously released genes.

In this thread, players may report any errors they encounter with the new genes. These can be technical errors, or consistency issues. This thread is intended to focus on these potential errors so that they can be addressed swiftly

We define technical errors as things such as: pattern bleed, pixellation, halo effects, inconsistencies within the same breed, color swatch errors, genes being uploaded in place of other genes, misaligned templates, missing artwork, gaps, missing pixels along a seam, missing line art, stray pixels, patterns that bleed outside the silouette, etc.


We define consistency/style differences as differences between an existing gene and its counterparts on other breeds that may differ. Sometimes this is intentional, sometimes it's an oversight. If a style difference is brought up, we will confirm it as working as intended, or report it as an error and complete the change within a 45-day time limit.


Please report any errors you encounter and we will do our best to correct them in a timely manner. This thread will close out in 45 days, on April 6, 2026.After this time, players may report technical issues with these and other gene errors in the Modern Gene Error Backlog Thread, but further consistency issues will not be accepted for review and will be considered working as intended.



Note that it may take a short while for the site's internal image cache to reflect the corrected image assets.

Corrected Issues
  • Guardian M - There were a few stray pixels of pattern that created a seam where the wing met the body. Fixed.
  • Nocturne H - The frills are missing patterning. Fixed.
  • Tundra F - The flippy colors of the basic body fill needs to be adjusted. Fixed.


Known Issues


Investigating (Not sure if issue or not)


Working as intended




I will be deleting reports that are not relevant to the Ragged/Tear gene expansion, reports that have been corrected, reports are not considered an issue, duplicate reports, and discussion or chatter as I encounter/investigate them to keep the thread current with gene reports only.


This thread is accepting reports on the following genes only:
Dear god it's all BLOSSOM!!!
Feb 20, 2026, 09:21:23
@Theybuggers, a quick heads up! Your title received an edit to bring it in line with our Forum Etiquette! Thank you!
50k+ Online
Feb 19, 2026, 11:23:32
@Laoshu wrote on 2026-02-19 10:45:38:
i may have made a mistake. lol

Ha, that's okay! As they say, to err is human! Just had a tiny wait, what moment followed by rapid scrolling up
50k+ Online
Feb 19, 2026, 10:29:08
@Laoshu wrote on 2026-02-19 10:25:58:
my flabbers are absolutely gasted, we're at like 68k now as i post this-

Do you mean 6800?
[Cozystream] Feb 20th at 12:00 server!
Feb 19, 2026, 09:15:10

Are you ready to plumb the depths of Paradise Lost? Because tomorrow our casual Flight Rising community cozystream event returns!

We'll pick up where we left off, with our builder Bean working her way through the ruins of the once mega-mall, battling rogue AI from the old world, to find the tech needed to repair the Shonash Canyon Bridge.

Our stream starts at 12:00 server time, or 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, tomorrow Friday February 20th. See you then!
50k+ Online
Feb 19, 2026, 07:12:51
@MissLaffsalot wrote on 2026-02-18 14:43:56:
BY THE ARCANIST!!! THAT'S A LOT OF WEB CRAWLERS!!!!

(Go engineering team, go!!)

Edit: I made a fake achievement to celebrate the momentous occasion
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Not gonna lie, I tried to fit this in my signature just for the day, but alas...


@Ravenbrained wrote on 2026-02-18 19:06:17:
Looks like its done....for now... is this post staying up in case it happens again Aeq?

That depends on how this thread is engaged with. The tone set is informative, lighthearted, and supportive. It's not a space to engage in speculation or jumping to worst-case scenarios.

Webcrawlers are everywhere and have been since the internet became the internet. The increased presence of these crawlers is also an internet-wide issue. But unlike other sites, our Guest Counter is highly sensitive and surfaces their presence in a public way. It's important that everyone understands their presence is not unique to our website, only their public-facing visibility.

So yes, the thread will remain unlocked for the time being, provided folks stay on topic and refrain from going off-topic into speculation or doom posting.
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Feb 18, 2026, 15:20:30
@HillHouse wrote on 2026-02-18 15:15:51:
It has dropped below 30k we're winning the war

No! This is like saying the Q word at the start of your shift!

Dorothy and Rose are seated at the kitchen table. Blanche stands behind the table between them. Rose hands the newspaper to Dorothy, who hands it to Blanche, who then smacks Rose over the head with it.
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Feb 18, 2026, 15:09:22
@Cosmological wrote on 2026-02-18 14:42:34:
Go engineers!!! We're rooting for you!!

A line sketch of a cheering and smiling Aether dragon. Their top set of arms are holding red pom-poms and their lower set of arms are holding gold pom-poms.

I sent this directly to the team members working on this issue. Thank you
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Feb 18, 2026, 14:58:55
Ravenbrained wrote on 2026-02-18 14:52:27:
They're fighting back so hard. NEARLY 60K
Someone pm me when the next fest starts, peace out h.

@Ravenbrained, they're automated webcrawlers. They're everywhere online. The only difference between our site and others is that our guest counter is highly sensitive and surfaces this traffic in a public way. If you feel you need to take a break, especially if this situation is causing you distress, it's a-okay to log out and take a break.
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Feb 18, 2026, 14:41:08
@Solvi wrote on 2026-02-18 14:38:28:
I literally just a few seconds ago happened to look up, saw the counter, and was like "oooooh boy, can't wait to see 2,381 posts about it!"

And thus this thread was made! /jazzhands.gif
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Feb 18, 2026, 14:37:06
@SovereignFives wrote on 2026-02-18 14:36:06:
BY THE ARCANIST! 50K ONLINE?!?!

I walked into that one, didn't I?
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Feb 18, 2026, 14:35:21
In the time it took to compose the opening post, it jumped to over 50k. Yeesh.