Overworld evolution

A very special year for Shroud of the Avatar is going to die today in the Earth. We could see the game growing and changing, as a little human baby (and humans start their lives being very weak).

Probably the overworld (aka overland) was the characteristic of the game most polemic, and also the one with the most changes suffered. But seeing the actual result I think Portalarium did the right choice. Now I can feel this distant lands under my hooves:

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Big bugs in Shroud of the Avatar

Maybe you are looking for some bugs in this release, or even worried about them. They are not so hard to find, but I didn't see again a large number of big bugs as the first time that I went to Ardoris in the R10. Those could be great allies for the Vortex Llama.

Because giant dragons are so last year!

The anti-virtue hat wants you!

Bored of those release hats without any conversation and Christmas carols? Maybe all you need is a little of rock 'n' roll with one of the new anti-virtue hats!

Professional handsome model posing with the new and flaming "fire hater hat".

Where in the hell is the Vortex Llama?

To say welcome back to myself, and goodbye to the old year, we have here another llama contest! Now you will be able to win a hot tub, if you run as if you had four hooves!

To craft or not to craft

I was crafting in the "have no idea" mode when I could read in the local chat "How the f*ck do I change this animal hide into leather, it never works". At that moment I could feel that I was not alone.

The Monument to the Fallen is back

Since the Monument to the Fallen has existed just for small periods in R6 and R7, to commemorate the past Memorial Day, I rebuilt it for Christmas. You can find it in PaxLair, Valemark. If you like it you can leave a coin for SotA, please. :P

As now the limit of lights in the yard is much more rigorous I had to reinterpret the memorial, using only six spotlights in the ground:

Especial credits: Soleidad and Gaelis. Thanks also to Net for paying bills.

All I want for xmas is... blocks!

Finally we got a large collection of room dividers and hedges! Of course some people as Riya, the master of mazes, already used them massively:

* Labyrinth in the castle of Owl's Head. Giant, golden or happy xmas turds not included. *

The Heart of Sorrow

"The Heart of Sorrow is a legendary item rumored to be a powerful artifact of the ancient world. Some say it is a powerful weapon capable of driving foes into deep despair. Others say that it is a cursed item, that serves only to cause the one who possesses it to become lost in sadness."

This mysterious information was dropped in the Update of the Avatar number 113. What is this powerful artifact? A weapon to conquest the world? A doomed jewel? A key for a heart?

If you don't like the surprises maybe you wish to check this exclusive clue that the great Lord British shared in a private meeting:                  

 *** Spoiler alert ***

The Crowned Llama

Did you know about the legendary llama cafe?

The black screen of the death

Today my launcher seems like bugged while patching. I got a "mortal black screen" in the logging and now I need to update again the client. Of course my wifi is not working that well...

New worlds, old memories...

MGT Spotlight's Eriador and Vortex Llama

 

Can someone be enough insane or insensate to interview the evil with hooves? DavenRock, the guild master of MGT, did it in a community spotlight! Yes, I know, usually I make the questions here but...

If you don't know about this community I can add a little information about the guild (and remember that R13 already added a guild system!). Their initials mean "Moongate Travelers" and they were one of the first guilds in Shroud of the Avatar, while the Kickstarter campaign was running.

When MGT started was really an initiative to push everyone to add 4,70$ to their pledges and rush every single stretch goal or, at least, to reach the Tracy Hickman novel. Finally we hit the 2 millions of dollars and we got much more than that, Garriott chicken dance the most important.

I know that it's pretty unusual to have myself in the "Hall of fame", and I can neither to speak well any human language, but since it was touching amusing I will add this demented record to my unholy book:

An Interview with Eriador

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As you all know, Eriador has an amazing website, updated regularly, that features many of his own characters and interpretations of current/past/maybe even future events. It's quite fun to read and focuses on a mystical Vortex Llama. Visit the website above for a long while to witness a great humorous outlook about all things Ultima. Check it out. Will you find the Necrollamacon? 

Donkeys vs Llamas - The Ultimate Showdown

Some days ago I received a private message with the title "The most important decision of your life". It was a very inspired text by Enderandrew:

"I'm about to kick off a community drive. I want to get every guild and SotA fansite involved. I'm contacting you first of everyone in the SotA community, for reasons I'm sure you can ascertain. I'm hoping you will post to your website and reach SotA community members through carrier pigeon, whatever."

I´m pretty sure that most of you already know this event from the original forums, but anyway I will transcript here the entire text.

Happy R13 to the community! I'm back!

In december...