Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

• World Start – Play Release 32 Now!
• World Starting Gift to all Backers: Portable Aether Vibration Amplifier
• Behind the Scenes: Spite Waterfalls
• Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 1 Results

World Start – Play Release 32 Now!

Release 32 successfully launchedJuly 28, with backers downloading, patching, and logging in for the Final Wipe and Lot Selection!

Besides Lot Selection, there’s lots of new content to explore, including:

• New scenes including Brittany Estates, Spite and Xenos
• New User Experience Polish including a reworked Isle of Storms
• In-Game purchasable Player Vendors
• Over 40 New Crafting Recipes
• New NPC Behaviors including Theft Detection and Virtue Reactions
• Economic and Combat Balance Adjustments

…and some other updates which you can check out the Release 32 Instructions update for detailed information about all the new content.

Release 32 Player Instructions

Release 32 Known Issues

World Starting Gift to all Backers: Portable Aether Vibration Amplifier

All backers of Shroud of the Avatar with game access as of midnight July 27, 2016 will receive the Portable Aether Vibration Amplifier as a small expression of our gratitude. This device will let you tune into streaming radio stations including our very own Avatar’s Radio or NBNN.

Portable Aether Vibration Amplifier
by Shroud of the Avatar
on Sketchfab

Behind the Scenes: Spite Waterfalls

Our very own Esteben “SorcerousSteve” Zaldivar provides us with a behind the scenes look at how he built the waterfalls in one of our newest scenes: Spite via a video on YouTube.

Today we will be taking a closer look with Worldbuilder Esteben “SorcerousSteve” Zaldivar into the process behind making the town of Spite come to life.

Spite is located on the shores of Stormwater Lake in the Drachvald Region and is a pivotal location in the Path of Love. The town is built on treacherous stone cliffs and is surrounded by great waterfalls that make their way down the rugged mountain side.

The Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 1 Results

The Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 1 was a larger success then I thought ti would be! In fact, it was their biggest telethon to-date! They achieved all original Stretch Goal Rewards and even had to create new ones! The total as of Midnight, July 27th, was a staggering:

** $145,000 **

As promised, Telethon Funding Stretch Goal Rewards will be rewarded to any backers that pledged a minimum of $5 from the start of the telethon, until Midnight July 27 (Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply). These rewards should show up on your account page within the next several weeks and will begin showing up in the game over the next few releases starting with Release 33.

• Achieved!  $10,000: /fan emote (player fans themself with a small folding fan)
• Achieved!  $25,000: Aeronaut Helmet
• Achieved!  $35,000: Hacked Oracle Crawler Pet
• Achieved!  $50,000: Clockwork Wings (goes in cloak slot, does not grant powers of flight)
• Achieved!  $65,000: Hacked Oracle Flyer Pet
• Achieved! $80,000: Tiny Airship Pet
• Achieved! $100,000: One Man Band Steampunk Wearable: Works with our ABC music system
• Achieved! $130,000: Organ Grinder Instrument (Works with our ABC music system) & Clockwork Monkey Pet
• $150,000: Baby Clockwork Dragon Pet (we will make this one part of the Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 2 Stretch Goals)