Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #191

by GolemDragon · August 30, 2016

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Sorry for the lateness on this. Life has been crazy busy lately.

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

Play Release 33 Now!

Release 33 launched August 25, with thousands of backers downloading, patching, and logging in and checking out the new changes! There’s lots of new content to explore, including:

New uncloned scenes including Port Graff and Estgard
New User Experience Polish, including a reworked Bloodriver
New NPC Behaviors and Polish in Ardoris and Spite
More Random Encounters (dragon!)
Lot Deed Raffle
Portable Aether Vibration Amplifier World Starting Gift
Lots of new emotes
Summer Telethon Part 1 Rewards

…and much more

Check out the Release 33 Instructions update for detailed information about all the new content.

Release 33 Player Instructions

Release 33 Known Issues

Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 2 Results

Our Summer Telethon of the Avatar Part 2 was success! In fact, it was the biggest telethon to-date! The dev team achieved all original Stretch Goal Rewards and even had to create new ones! The total as of Midnight, August 22nd, was a staggering:

** $200,000 **

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 August 22 (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 34.

Achieved! $10,000: /aeroplane emote
Achieved! $25,000: ? and ! Hats
Achieved! $35,000: Aeronaut Outfit
Achieved! $50,000: Accordion musical instrument
Achieved! $65,000: Mini Automaton Pet
Achieved! $80,000: Baby Clockwork Dragon Pet
Achieved! $100,000: /camera emote with Tin Type Camera (takes tin type black & white screenshots)
Achieved! $130,000: Clockwork Armor (helmet has built in radio)
Achieved! $150,000: Flaming Bagpipes (musical instrument) with Metal and Leather Kilt
Achieved! $175,000: Weather Changing Clockwork Umbrella
Achieved! $200,000: /firedance emote with Leather Outfits

Missed participating in the telethon event? Watch the entire stream on YouTube :

Warning: Telethon is Rated PG-13 for Alcoholic Content

$10 Million Gift to All Backers

On Monday August 22 during our Summer Telethon, the dev team achieved the amazing milestone of $10 Million raised. As an expression of our gratitude to all who helped make this happen, anyone who has ever given them any money as of midnight August 22, 2016 will receive the Enchanted Virtue Cloak. It will begin appearing on your account page sometime during Release 33 and it will appear in game as soon as Release 34.

The Enchanted Virtue Cloak gives off light that changes color based on your current virtue; whether it is trending towards good or evil. The intensity of the light increases as your character’s level increases (Producer or Adventurer).

VirtueCloak

Free Raffle Tickets

As mentioned in the Release 33 instructions the dev team have begun the distribution of in-game Lot Deeds via Raffles. The raffles will be monthly and for this first month’s raffle we will be handing out 75 Place Anywhere Deeds and 600 Player Owned Town Deeds. Raffle Tickets can be purchased from Home Decoration merchants in various locations throughout the game.

For those backers who do not yet own property we are going to automatically enter you into both Raffles! Anyone who has game access to Shroud of the Avatar, but does NOT yet own property, will automatically be given a gift of 1 Raffle Ticket of each type to the First Raffle. To claim your tickets simply login to the game, go to the nearest bank and claim your rewards. The drawings will be held on September 28, 2016 and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. Deeds will be delivered in Release 34.

Backers are not eligible for this gift if they meet the following criteria: