Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #185

by GolemDragon · July 15, 2016

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

Massively OP Picks Shroud as “Most Exciting Developments”

In an article posted yesterday entitled “Perfect Ten: The Most Exciting MMO Developments Yet To Come in 2016”, Justin Olivetti over at Massively Overpowered picked Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 32 as the second most Exciting Developments of 2016! Only World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion managed to edge us out of the #1 spot!

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

2. Shroud of the Avatar’s persistent state

No, Shroud of the Avatar is not launching (yet it kind of is). When Release 32 arrives at the end of July, the game will perform its final wipe before going into a persistent state. Call it a persistent alpha, a soft launch, or what have you, but the fact of the matter is that adventurers will be able to start playing for keeps as the world continues to be built around them.

Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 1

The first part of The Summer Telethon of the Avatar event is nearly upon us! For 12 hours, starting at Noon (12 PM CDT) until Midnight on July 27th, the dev team will be celebrating the lead up to the Final Player Data Wipe; where persistence officially begins in our game and housing lot selection begins in earnest. As always, they will be answering your questions during the telethon. You can post your questions on the original post in the comments section or post them live in Discord during the Telethon.*

They are encouraging the community to achieve the following goals during the telethon to unlock special rewards for those who pledge at least a minimum of $5 during the Telethon!

$10,000: /fan emote (player fans themself with a small folding fan)
$25,000: Aeronaut Helmet
$35,000: Hacked Oracle Crawler Pet
$50,000: Clockwork Wings (goes in cloak slot, does not grant powers of flight)

Cheer on the Devs!

For every $2,500 donated, all Developers on camera have to either:
- Dance, sing, or drink a shot of alcohol.
Additionally, we will be spinning the Wheel of Fortune & Doom! The wheel will have employee names that will have to Dance/Sing/Drink (we borrowed this idea from our friends over at Crowfall). The wheel will also have promotions like:
- 10% off Edelmann Pledges for 1 hour, or 25% off Lot Deeds for 30 minutes.

Prizes being given away:*

Store Credits
Viking Bundles (Viking Row 2 Story and Viking Village)
Kobold Bundles (Kobold Row 2 Story and Kobold Village)
Pledges (Ancestor and Edelmann)
Lord British relics
Challenge Coins
Shroud of the Avatar t-shirts
Sword of Midras audiobook AND hardcover copies!
Razer Gear

Here is a peak at what to watch out for as the telethon progress:

Schedule (All times and content subject to change)

Noon: Welcome to the Summer Telethon!
1:30 PM: Brittany Tour with Sorcerous Steve.
2:30 PM: Tour of Portalarium.
3:00 PM: New User Experience & Hospitallers.
4:00 PM: Crafting, Enchanting, Masterworks Discussion.
5:00 PM: Combat Discussion.
6:00 PM: The Story and Characters of SotA.
7:00 PM: Player Housing Discussion with Darkstarr.
8:00 PM: Artifice, Pipes, Crafting Stations, Books with Scottie.
9:00 PM: AMA live chat question time with team.
10 PM-Midnight: Royal Tour with Lord British and Darkstarr
- Locations: Brittany Central, Aerie, Resolute, Ardoris, Owlshead, Desolis, Spite, and a selection of Player Owned Towns (final list soon).
Midnight: Final Player Data Wipe! Servers will be offline until 10:30am CDT on July 28th.

The dev team chose to start a Twitch Channel as well to stream on!

Watch the telethon on Twitch! Keep updated here on the SotA website, and on Twitter and Facebook in the coming days for the reveal of the game’s new Twitch channel URL.

Warning: Telethon is Rated PG-13 for Alcoholic Content
(might get upgraded to Rated-R depending on rate of pledges)

Expirations and Final Player Data Wipe

While Final Player Data Wipe is NOT “Launch” of our game, at 11:59 PM CDT (5:00 UTC) on July 27th, they are expiring the homes and basements from the Ancestor, Edelmann, Knight Marshal, Lord Marshal, Duke, and Lord of the Manor 2 pledges. They are also expiring new Player Owned Towns (upgrades of existing POTs will continue to be available). All other rewards (including tax free property deeds) that are currently available in the remaining pledges will continue to be available.

Servers will be brought offline after 11:59 PM CDT on July 27th until 10:30 AM CDT the next morning on July 28th. This gives enough time to ensure servers are properly cleared and ready for the beginning of Release 32 and the exciting opportunity to make your mark in Novia!

After the July’s telethon, they will also be holding a second event on August 22nd. At 11:59 PM CDT (5:00 UTC) on August 22, 2016, we are expiring ALL remaining pledges, including: Adventurer, Founder, Royal Artisan, Explorer, Ancestor, Edelmann, Knight Marshal, Lord Marshal, Duke, and Lord of the Manor 2.

*You have to be present in the Discord chatroom to qualify for each drawing. Please keep in mind that questions and feedback related to each segment will be given priority and really verbose questions may be skipped, as they can be a challenge to shorten and summarize live on the air. In brief… please keep your questions… brief. Not all questions from the website or Discord will be answered.

The Re-Making of Spite

Spite started as another cloned scene using one of the PRT / POT templates based off of the Forest 01 base template (aka PAXlair). It is getting a complete rebuild from scratch this release and will go live with Release 32. Note that scenes that we unclone after the Final Wipe will NOT get this level of rework, and building placements and lot placements in those towns will remain unchanged; only cosmetic changes of building styles, terrain, and foliage will be made.

[From a Dev+ Forum Post by Esteben “SorcerousSteve” Zaldivar]

Hello guys, Sorcerous Steve here to give you an update on Spite!
Work continues on the town of Spite with new points of interest and further polish around areas of player housing.

The Mortuarium at Spite, a place where the dead are worshiped and prepped before their final resting place.

River rapids and Waterfalls

The world building team has been experimenting with new methods in designing rivers and simulating water flow across elevation.
For this map I wanted to have some white water rapids going down mountainous cliffs and culminating in the Catalina Falls which drop into the lake below.

Do you dare cross this wooden rope bridge spanning this treacherous gorge?

Spite has some great player housing spots, like this lot situated on top of this sheer vertical cliff. Definitely a must have for any scenic view goer, so start planning your home in Spite soon!

Sexton’s Arch to the East of Spite, a unique rock formation forming an arch known for its scenic views of the nearby town of Spite

Wind farm outside of Spite.

The inhabitants of Spite have not only built their homes on cliffs overlooking Stormwater Lake but also utilize the height of the jagged rocks to obtain wind power.

Esteben Zaldivar
Level Designer

Fancy Riding Outfit

Ride in style with this fancy riding outfit, which includes jacket, leggings, and boots. Available now at the Add-On Store!

[Lady’s Fancy Riding Outfit; Gloves shown in image not included]

[Gentleman’s Fancy Riding Outfit]

More Pipes for the Enthusiast

As mentioned in Update 184, the dev team are introducing Pipe Smoking in Release 32 along with a variety of pipes (available in the Add-On Store). Scott “Scottie” Jones posted about the latest three he created in a Dev+ forum post.

Here are the three new pipes I just created in honor of Truth, Love, and Courage! These follow in the same style as the Elaborate Fanciful Meerschaum Wolf pipe, and will function in the same way as the rest… Here, I used the Titan statues’ heads as a base for the design (imagining that they would inspire all kinds of small art pieces like these in our world), and incorporated both the colors as well as the symbols of each of the primary virtues in the stem decoration…

From left to right, we see Boreus, the Titan of Truth,…Sequanna, the Titan of Love,…and finally Granus, the Titan of Courage… Each one has been crafted with a slightly different tilt and curve to the stem, allowing them all to comfortably (and correctly) fit in the hand during emotes, while still properly reaching the mouth! For those who enjoy being inspired by the virtues during an easy-going social gathering by the fire…these pipes will soon be available through the add-on store…

Enjoy!

Scottie ^_^

Updated Lot Selection Group Numbers + Deadlines for Transfers & Upgrades

Lot Selection Group Upgrades and Pledge Transfers: Before and During Final Wipe:

July 22, 2016: This is the final deadline for all Pledge Transfers and Lot Selection Group Upgrades* before Final Wipe. If you wish to guarantee that either of these requests have been processed by our customer service department before the start of Lot Selection on July 28^th you will need to send in your request by 5 PM CDT on July 22, 2016.
72 Hours: This is the amount of time it will take us to process any Lot Selection Group Upgrade* requests during Release 32. Please factor this in when submitting your request.

*Lot Selection Group Upgrades: These are accomplished by adding money directly to your pledge through service vouchers and a customer support request

Pledge and POT Transfers Post Final Wipe:

We will continue to support Pledge Transfers after Final Wipe but ONLY under the following two conditions:
- Account Holder has not logged into the game
- Account Holder has logged in but has NOT claimed rewards at the bank
If the Account Holder has logged in and claimed rewards at the bank we will NOT transfer the pledge.
We will also continue to support Player Owned Town transfers after final wipe but please note that if the town has been claimed and used prior to the transfer we cannot guarantee that all rewards will convey (Add On Store Houses, Lot Markers, NPCs, etc.) so players must work that out with each other directly.

UPDATED LOT SELECTION GROUP NUMBERS:

On Tuesday July 12, 2016 Darkstarr, updated the Lot Selection Group Numbers to reflect current Pledge numbers. Since the last time we provided this information we have had gotten about 500 new Pledge based property owners and hundreds of new property owners from Add On Store purchases.

OFFICIAL START TIMES FOR LOT SELECTION: All times are in 24 hour format. Your lot selection group can be viewed on your account page.

LORDS OF THE MANOR: Groups 1 – 9
- ROYAL FOUNDERS: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 1:
    - Total Pledge > $11,999
    - Start Time: July 28, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 23
  - Group 2:
    - Total Pledge in range of $10,001 – $11,999
    - Start Time: July 28, 2016 16:00 CDT (21:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 14
  - Group 3
    - Total Pledge = $10,000
    - Start Time: July 28, 2016 21:00 CDT (July 29, 2016 02:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 6
- FOUNDERS: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 4
    - Total Pledge > $11,999
    - Start Time: July 29, 2016 02:00 CDT (07:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 5
    - Total Pledge in range of $10,001 – $11,999
    - Start Time: July 29, 2016 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 1
  - Group 6
    - Total Pledge = $10,000
    - Start Time: July 29, 2016 12:00 CDT (17:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 0
- BENEFACTORS: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 7
    - Total Pledge > $12,000
    - Start Time: July 29, 2016 17:00 CDT (22:00 UTC)
    - Backers:1
  - Group 8
    - Total Pledge in range of $11,001 – $12,000
    - Start Time: July 29, 2016 22:00 CDT (July 30, 2016 03:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 9
    - Total Pledge = $11,000
    - Start Time: July 30, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 1
DUKE: Groups 10 – 18
- ROYAL FOUNDERS: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 10
    - Total Pledge > $6000
    - Start Time: July 31, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 16
  - Group 11
    - Total Pledge in range of $5001 – $6000
    - Start Time: July 31, 2016 08:00 CDT (13:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 99
  - Group 12
    - Total Pledge = $5000
    - Start Time:July 31, 2016 13:00 CDT (18:00 UTC)
    - Backers:11
- FOUNDERS: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 13
    - Total Pledge > $5300
    - Start Time: July 31, 2016 18:00 CDT (23:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 14
    - Total Pledge in range of $5001 – $5300
    - Start Time: July 31, 2016 23:00 CDT (August 1, 2016 04:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 21
  - Group 15
    - Total Pledge = $5000
    - Start Time: August 1, 2016 04:00 CDT (09:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 4
- BENEFACTORS: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 16
    - Total Pledge > $5,800
    - Start Time: August 1, 2016 09:00 CDT (14:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 1
  - Group 17
    - Total Pledge in range of $5301 – $5,800
    - Start Time: August 1, 2016 14:00 CDT (19:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 4
  - Group 18
    - Total Pledge = $5300
    - Start Time: August 1, 2016 19:00 CDT (August 2, 2016 00:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 21
BARON: Groups 19 – 27
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 19
    - Total Pledge > $3999
    - Start Time: August 2, 2016 19:00 CDT (August 3, 2016 00:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 11
  - Group 20
    - Total Pledge = $3001 – $3999
    - Start Time: August 3, 2016 00:00 CDT (05:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 61
  - Group 21
    - Total Pledge = $3000
    - Start Time: August 3, 2016 5:00 CDT (10:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 7
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 22
    - Total Pledge > $3999
    - Start Time: August 3, 2016 10:00 CDT (15:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 23
    - Total Pledge = $3001 – $3999
    - Start Time: August 3, 2016 15:00 CDT (20:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 18
  - Group 24
    - Total Pledge = $3000
    - Start Time: August 3, 2016 20:00 CDT (August 4, 2016 01:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 0
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 25
    - Total Pledge > $3999
    - Start Time: August 4, 2016 01:00 CDT (06:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 26
    - Total Pledge = $3701 – $3999
    - Start Time: August 4, 2016 06:00 CDT (11:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 13
  - Group 27
    - Total Pledge = $3700
    - Start Time: August 4, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 1
LORD AND LORD MARSHAL: Groups 28 – 36
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 28
    - Total Pledge > $2300
    - Start Time: August 5, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 27
  - Group 29
    - Total Pledge = $1501 – $2300
    - Start Time: August 5, 2016 16:00 CDT (21:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 216
  - Group 30
    - Total Pledge = $1500
    - Start Time: August 5, 2016 21:00 CDT (August 6, 2016 02:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 54
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 31
    - Total Pledge > $2300
    - Start Time: August 6, 2016 02:00 CDT (07:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 6
  - Group 32
    - Total Pledge = $1501 – $2300
    - Start Time: August 6, 2016 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 123
  - Group 33
    - Total Pledge = $1500
    - Start Time: August 6, 2016 12:00 CDT (17:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 13
- BENEFACTOR: (post May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 34
    - Total Pledge > $2300
    - Start Time: August 6, 2016 17:00 CDT (22:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 35
    - Total Pledge = $1601 – $2300
    - Start Time: August 6, 2016 22:00 CDT (August 7, 2016 03:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 82
  - Group 36
    - Total Pledge = $1600
    - Start Time: August 7, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 80
KNIGHT AND KNIGHT MARSHAL: Groups 37 – 45
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 37
    - Total Pledge > $1300
    - Start Time: August 8, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 7
  - Group 38
    - Total Pledge = $751 – $1300
    - Start Time: August 8, 2016 08:00 CDT (13:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 321
  - Group 39
    - Total Pledge = $750
    - Start Time: August 8, 2016 13:00 CDT (18:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 196
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 40
    - Total Pledge > $1300
    - Start Time: August 8, 2016 18:00 CDT (23:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 41
    - Total Pledge = $751 – $1300
    - Start Time: August 8, 2016 23:00 CDT (August 9, 2016 04:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 125
  - Group 42
    - Total Pledge = $750
    - Start Time: August 9, 2016 04:00 CDT (09:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 42
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 43
    - Total Pledge > $1300
    - Start Time: August 9, 2016 09:00 CDT (14:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 3
  - Group 44
    - Total Pledge = $801 – $1300
    - Start Time: August 9, 2016 14:00 CDT (19:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 182
  - Group 45
    - Total Pledge = $800
    - Start Time: August 9, 2016 19:00 CDT (August 10, 2016 00:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 211
EDELMANN: Groups 46 – 54
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 46
    - Total Pledge > $650
    - Start Time: August 10, 2016 19:00 CDT (August 11, 2016 00:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 8
  - Group 47
    - Total Pledge = $551 – $650
    - Start Time: August 11, 2016 00:00 CDT (05:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 161
  - Group 48
    - Total Pledge = $550
    - Start Time: August 11, 2016 05:00 CDT (10:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 74
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 49
    - Total Pledge > $650
    - Start Time: August 11, 2016 10:00 CDT (15:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 6
  - Group 50
    - Total Pledge = $551 – $650
    - Start Time: August 11, 2016 15:00 CDT (20:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 81
  - Group 51
    - Total Pledge = $550
    - Start Time: August 11, 2016 20:00 CDT (August 12, 201601:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 14
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 52
    - Total Pledge > $675
    - Start Time: August 12, 2016 01:00 CDT (06:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 10
  - Group 53
    - Total Pledge = ~~$576~~ $571 – $675 [Edited: 2016.04.07]
    - Start Time: August 12, 2016 06:00 CDT (11:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 85
  - Group 54
    - Total Pledge = ~~$575~~ $570 [Edited: 2016.04.07]
    - Start Time: August 12, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 389
CITIZEN: Groups 55 – 64
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 55
    - Total Pledge > $549
    - Start Time: August 13, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 46
  - Group 56
    - Total Pledge = $501 – $549
    - Start Time: August 13, 2016 16:00 CDT (21:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 78
  - Group 57
    - Total Pledge = $500
    - Start Time: August 13, 2016 21:00 CDT (August 14, 2016 02:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 238
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 58
    - Total Pledge > $549
    - Start Time: August 14, 2016 02:00 CDT (07:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 15
  - Group 59
    - Total Pledge = $501 – $549
    - Start Time: August 14, 2016 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 7
  - Group 60
    - Total Pledge = $500
    - Start Time: August 14, 2016 12:00 CDT (17:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 42
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 61
    - Total Pledge > $560
    - Start Time: August 14, 2016 17:00 CDT (22:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 62
    - Total Pledge = $551 – $560
    - Start Time: August 14, 2016 22:00 CDT (August 15, 2016 03:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 13
  - Group 63
    - Total Pledge = $550
    - Start Time: August 15, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 187
DEVELOPER: Groups 64 – 72
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 64
    - Total Pledge > $450
    - Start Time: August 16, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 8
  - Group 65
    - Total Pledge = $401 – $450
    - Start Time: August 16, 2016 08:00 CDT (13:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 16
  - Group 66
    - Total Pledge = $400
    - Start Time: August 16, 2016 13:00 CDT (18:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 72
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 67
    - Total Pledge > $450
    - Start Time: August 16, 2016 18:00 CDT (23:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 68
    - Total Pledge = $401 – $450
    - Start Time: August 16, 2016 23:00 CDT (August 17, 2016 04:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 4
  - Group 69
    - Total Pledge = $400
    - Start Time: August 17, 2016 04:00 CDT (09:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 0
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 70
    - Total Pledge > $479
    - Start Time: August 17, 2016 09:00 CDT (14:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 0
  - Group 71
    - Total Pledge = $451 – $479
    - Start Time: August 17, 2016 14:00 CDT (19:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 18
  - Group 72
    - Total Pledge = $450
    - Start Time: August 17, 2016 19:00 CDT (August 18, 2016 00:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 48
NAVIGATOR: Groups 73 – 81
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 73
    - Total Pledge > $375
    - Start Time: August 18, 2016 19:00 CDT (August 19, 2016 00:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 7
  - Group 74
    - Total Pledge = $351 – $375
    - Start Time: August 19, 2016 00:00 CDT (05:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 19
  - Group 75
    - Total Pledge = $350
    - Start Time: August 19, 2016 05:00 CDT (10:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 35
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 76
    - Total Pledge > $375
    - Start Time: August 19, 2016 10:00 CDT (15:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 1
  - Group 77
    - Total Pledge = $351 – $375
    - Start Time: August 19, 2016 15:00 CDT (20:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 2
  - Group 78
    - Total Pledge = $350
    - Start Time: August 19, 2016 20:00 CDT (August 20, 2016 01:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 1
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 79
    - Total Pledge > $400
    - Start Time: August 20, 2016 01:00 CDT (06:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 11
  - Group 80
    - Total Pledge = $376 – $400
    - Start Time: August 20, 2016 06:00 CDT (11:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 16
  - Group 81
    - Total Pledge = $375
    - Start Time: August 20, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 50
ANCESTOR: Groups 82 – 90
- ROYAL FOUNDER: (pre-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 82
    - Total Pledge > $275
    - Start Time: August 21, 2016 11:00 CDT (16:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 57
  - Group 83
    - Total Pledge = $251 – $275
    - Start Time: August 21, 2016 16:00 CDT (21:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 170
  - Group 84
    - Total Pledge = $250
    - Start Time: August 21, 2016 21:00 CDT (August 22, 2016 02:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 107
- FOUNDER: (Benefactors who received Founder gift pledge)
  - Group 85
    - Total Pledge > $275
    - Start Time: August 22, 2016 02:00 CDT (07:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 14
  - Group 86
    - Total Pledge = $251 – $275
    - Start Time: August 22, 2016 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 65
  - Group 87
    - Total Pledge = $250
    - Start Time: August 22, 2016 12:00 CDT (17:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 4
- BENEFACTOR: (post-May 20, 2013 Backers)
  - Group 88
    - Total Pledge > $300
    - Start Time: August 22, 2016 17:00 CDT (22:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 50
  - Group 89
    - Total Pledge = $276 – $300
    - Start Time: August 22, 2016 22:00 CDT (August 23, 2016 03:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 81
  - Group 90
    - Total Pledge = $275
    - Start Time: August 23, 2016 03:00 CDT (08:00 UTC)
    - Backers: 649
Add On Lots + Secondary Lots (Lord and above): Group 91