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Posted on 2021-07-07 18:09:04
The July event launches on July 8th at 00:00am LDT, and will end on July 31st at 11:59pm LDT. All unused event currency will be stored on your account until next year. In future years, it will start right away on July 1st at 00:00 LDT. Previous July Event InformationAs had been mentioned within the July event news for 2020, all mechanics relating to July's past storylines and quests have been retired. The Firefly Shop is retired, and the Firefly currency is retired as well. We are debating on creating a conversion system to convert Fireflies to Silver Beetles. If one is added, we will announce it this weekend. All items that we could shuffle have been moved from one shop to another, and all previous storyline items were added to Tefnut's Temple (now Tefnut's Memories). We listed some items in July 2021's development update, but here's an extra list. * The following items have been relocated from the Firefly Shop to Tefnut's Memories: Abaddon Skies, all sets of "Celestial Wings", Apollyon's Grace, Menhit. * All items that were removed from Tefnut's Memories (listed in the July 2021 development update) have been added to the new Draco Demiurge Exchange: Celestial Horn Crown, all "Celestials" decors, all Shard Growths, Interstellar Wing Bands. * The Frivolous Apedemak decor has been relocated from the Oasis to Tefnut's Memories and is now available for the duration of July at a price of 4000 SB. * All generic Celestial-themed backgrounds and decors from the Firefly Shop have been relocated to the Draco Demiurge Exchange. Any backgrounds and decors left from the Firefly Shop that are African-themed will be introduced to the game through other sources within the next development update. * All future special items and unique applicators will appear in the Draco Demiurge Exchange instead of Tefnut's Memories. July Event - PremiseThis year, we're laying down the foundations for the new Celestial event. You can still gather Meteorite Shards while you explore the African lands. These Meteorite Shards become a new special form of "energy". Starting immediately on July 1st at 00:00am LDT in future years, you will be able to access Celestial Explore, where you can use the charged Meteorite Shards to move across the space-time. A new map will open, which we will expand upon every year or so to add in new zones. This year, you will be able to access the world of the Draco Demiurge - the Draco Constellation. Celestial Explore is not affected by Earth's day and night cycles, nor is it affected by dry and wet seasons. Each explore step in Celestial Explore costs 5 Meteorite Shards. You can battle and encounter alien beings native to this zone in order to collect a new currency, Axion Cores. Battles use normal energy and do not deplete your Meteorite Shards. Speaking of battles, there's something a little special this month. Each normal alien enemy that you encounter in Celestial Explore can count towards a hidden bar. When you defeat and win against 10 alien enemies, you will then encounter a boss enemy. This boss enemy cannot be skipped—even if you click past them, the next enemy encounter you get in Celestial Explore will always be a boss. You can use Lucky Feet on normal alien enemies, but not boss enemies. The bosses are powerful, but they do give out better rewards. Whether you win or lose against a boss, the counter will restart again. You can build this counter up and cycle through it endlessly throughout the duration of the event. The battles do not have to be sequential, either. If you win against a normal enemy, then lose, then win again, your counter will still go up and will not be interrupted or affected by your loss. You do not have to win 10 battles in a row to encounter a boss. Going back to the new currency, Axion Cores can be spent in the Draco Demiurge Exchange shop, which also unlocks upon reaching Tier 1 of the Meteorite Shards collected bar. This currency is also necessary to enter the Celestial Raffle, which is available when the Meteorite Shards collected bar reaches Tier 2. There is no new lore or storyline this year. We needed to introduce new mechanics and refresh the event's premise first. We will slowly build upon this world each year, like we used to do in the old days of Lioden. July Event - Tiers of the Meteorite Shards BarThe bar is a global collective of all players gathering them on the site. Tier 0As soon as the July event starts, Celestial Explore is unlocked, which is available on the Event page.Tier 1Tier 1 unlocks the Draco Demiurge Exchange, which can also be found through the Event page. This new shop contains both new and old backgrounds and decors. There are no tiers to this shop, everything is available to purchase as soon as it unlocks.Tier 2Tier 2 unlocks the Celestial Raffle, which is unchanged from last year. The mechanics are identical to previous years.Every 12 hours, a new lioness will appear with a base, eye colour, and a marking that are unique to this month! You can pay 5 Axion Cores for a chance to impress her. There will be a 50/50 rotation of Type 1 and Type 2 Celestial lionesses. There is no set order, it is random which type will be generated. Type 1 will have the Dawn base (new for 2021), Stellar eyes (new for 2021), and a random Celestial, Leonid, Sidereal, Skyward, or Sunset marking in any slot. Type 2 will have the Celestial, Leonid, Sidereal, Skyward, Stratosphere, Sunrise, or Sunset base, Dawn, Draconid, Galaxy, Starshine, or Sunglow eyes, and a random Stratosphere marking (new for 2021). Dawn is a Red Light Countershaded Special base and is tied to Dusky skin. It is from this suggestion—it fits the subtle Celestial lioness theme as well as the new colour palette of the Draco Constellation. Thank you, Dal 1st Gen Heavy F1-F9 (#149529), for the design! Stellar eyes are a new Celestial Raffle eye colour. They have been added as a factor for Cosmic eyes, on the same side as Dawn (so to get Cosmic, you must breed a Cosmic/Galaxy/Jasper-eyed lion to a Cosmic/Dawn/Draconid/Starshine/Stellar/Sunglow-eyed lion). Stellar Genetics: 50% Stellar, 20% Sapphire, 10% Saffron, 10% Tyrian, 5% Dawn, 5% Galaxy Stratosphere markings are the new Celestial Raffle marking set. The shapes are as follows! * Stratosphere Feline (4) * Stratosphere Lycaon (Heavy Inverted) * Stratosphere Undertone * Stratosphere Vitiligo (5) Tier 3Tier 3 unlocks the "Murder Stone"—or, as we will call it from now on, the One-Way Portal. Mechanic-wise, it is unchanged from last year, and is identical to previous years.When you give up a lion, you will receive a wonderful reward for sending the lion to the Celestial world. Rewards are the same as they have been, and are randomised as usual. Remember that we cannot bring back a lion you've sent on accident. There are many confirmations, though. It's best to give special names to lions that you intend to send through the portal. To send a lion through the portal, they cannot be pregnant, nursing cubs, in a reverse breeding, set as a broodmother, offered in a trade, offered in a raffle, on a trade cooldown, cannot be frozen, cannot be secured, cannot be hunting, and cannot be patrolling. Cubs cannot be given up. Even if you chase a lioness's cubs, the mother is still considered as nursing until 5 days of cooldown pass. The One-Way Portal does not affect your pride leader's karma. General and Extra Event-Related ContentNew in the Oasis The new background in the Oasis this year is M87* Supermassive Black Hole, inspired by the recent data flow. Crafting and Gems Under Decor Crafting in Monkey Business, crafting will be available right away. This month's favoured gems are Celestite, Jasper, Labradorite, Meteorite, Moonstone, and Peridot. We have not expanded on gem crafting in 2021 due to the event rehaul workload. We will focus on this area next year, with a new base, eye colour, mane colour, and new decors based on the new gems (Howlite and Star Ruby). The new Comet Shard, Prismatic Scale, and Space Rock items will be craftable next year. For now, you can sell them for SB to Monkey Business, or just collect them! Wiki Information Our Wiki Team will be updating the July event wiki page with all new content and information as soon as possible. The Wiki Team has also created a new Retired Events page, which hosts a link to the retired July event, if any newcomers or older players alike would like to reminisce on older times. This is your yearly reminder that the Pulsar base can be bred again! What's unique about Pulsar is that it can ONLY be bred during the month of July, with the following factor bases. Base Factor 1: Arctic, Pulsar Base Factor 2: Anjeer, Blazing, Inferno, Prune, Pulsar Outside of July, you can only breed Pulsar x Pulsar to produce more Pulsar lions. Keep in mind that Pulsar is not technically affected by or tied to the event. Whether you participate in the event or not, you can breed for Pulsar using its factors starting immediately on July 1st at 00:00am LDT up until July 31st at 11:59pm LDT. Again, outside of this timeframe, you can only achieve Pulsar by breeding Pulsar x Pulsar, or using Crunchy Worms on Pulsar lionesses. As a reminder, the Interstellar base is applied using the Interstellar Remnants applicator. This applicator can be found while exploring in normal African biomes, and only if you come across a successful Meteorite Shard encounter. It is a very rare drop, so if you find it, congratulations! You can also earn this applicator by completing the Journey to Vredefort Crater. This epic quest can only be taken during the month of July via the Adventuring page within Crossroads. Once you take this quest, you can finish it at any time of the year. There is no time limit for finishing the quest. However, once you complete the quest, that's it—you cannot take it again, it is once per account. Check out the Journey to Vredefort Crater guide on our official Lioden wiki! Extra InformationIn the following days, we will upload the Dawn base mutation files and fix various art bugs, including the new Draconid eye files that seem to have been overwritten with the old version for various stages. We will include that list of fixes in the August news post as a summary, but the work will be done this week. 0 players like this post! Like? Edited on 08/07/21 @ 04:27:39 by a Moderator |
Starwide [G1 Plumage] (#119934) Protector View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:32:09 |
Keet (#70738)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:33:17 |
Thank you, staff, for working so hard. Thank you for doing your best given irl chaos, a huge LD workload, and so much violent criticism. I hope you all aren't *too* stressed or getting too overwhelmed by player negativity. We appreciate all you do and for a still very exciting and playable event with amazing art! 0 players like this post! Like? |
Halloween | Fizzy (#35678)
Undead View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:34:38 |
Ribit (#232974)
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:38:45 |
Blue (#73136)
Unholy View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:46:54 |
Ngl, I'm a little disappointed by this event so far. July was fun because it was rich with characters that we enjoyed (before that storyline update really ruined Apedemak, he was a fun little goofball for YEARS and then he just gives you the creeps...) The characters were gorgeous, the art was pretty, and it tied everything into a cohesive story. It was immersive to what this game is at times-- A lion game that takes place in Africa, so we got to explore all those pretty zones and whatnot. Yes, there was a lot going on with the different currencies, but still... It was many parts that came together to create something fun, where you constantly had something to do or think about or juggle, but not in a stressful way. It made the game more playable. Now it's a little... Not immersive, getting way too close to the event system Wolvden has. I understand it's easier to recycle that to revamp July, but like, we're losing so much now. I'm seeing so many people say 'July was my favorite, but at this point I just want to stop rolling' or 'I want it to be August already, this is kinda lame'. Lioden had a sort of "realistic" fantasy, if that makes sense. The lions from the July story were like... So recognizable and loved before, and the story that was added ended up ruining them, and now we can't go back. Kinda sucks. July was one of the big three months, with August and Feb. Now it's just another month that's turning out to be frankly forgettable in the "you're grinding for currency" vein. Remember how hype everyone was to learn about Tefnut's backstory? That we're just never getting? Anyhow, to sprinkle a positive in, the art updates for the event are pretty. 0 players like this post! Like? Edited on 08/07/21 @ 08:52:40 by Bluie(9vit dawn divine mott) (#73136) |
Fire 🔥 🇵🇸 (#35734)
Interstellar View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:52:33 |
Personally I think the best solution would be for applicators to be available for axion cores. The issues of being available for SB have already been discussed in the comments of this post, and for MS people may have to choose between exploring and applicators. Axion cores would be the best option so that players aren't affected by either of those issues. Nonetheless, I'm happy admins are taking player concerns into consideration and working to make this event better for everyone, and the new decors and bgs are beautiful. 0 players like this post! Like? |
End. | G1 4x BO + 3x ROS Ebony (#224278) Sapphic View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:52:56 |
Thank you for the change, it’s really great to know that the staff really care about their community’s opinions! But I must ask, will the removed apps still sell for MS? Because I’m a little hesitant to explore the new cosmic area, even with the potential MS gain. I would suggest that you add the removed apps into the new Draco Demiurge Exchange, for maybe around 150 or more AC. I know that it might seem a little cheap compared to the old prices, but a lot of people have jobs that they need to attend, and can’t grind all day, especially for both currencies. But either way, thank you so much for listening to us, and don’t stress too much about it! It was just a little abrupt and unexpected, which kind of shocked the community Please don’t take this little rant as an attack of any sort, I just want to share my opinions on these updates 0 players like this post! Like? |
Fire 🔥 🇵🇸 (#35734)
Interstellar View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:54:11 |
@Silver, admins said it is very unlikely apps will be available for MS again. -> Abbey (#1) edited news to say apps will likely not be back for MS 2021-07-08 08:49:38 0 players like this post! Like? |
End. | G1 4x BO + 3x ROS Ebony (#224278) Sapphic View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:55:15 |
🐚samael (#235818)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 08:58:22 |
Content with the update, it really helps new players and casual players who don't play all the time. Thank you. I do get that some people do think that the idea is reused from Wolvden's only event, but it doesn't bother me much. 0 players like this post! Like? |
⚡️Bear⚡️ (#97728)
Lone Wanderer View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 09:00:11 |
I know myself and plenty of others loved July for the story and the NPCs that made it memorable. The choice was made to completely rehaul the event and this is the result. The whole explore thing for your currency is very Wolvden like which to me, isn't a great idea. We have MS that you need 5 to explore one step and also to buy now *just* decor since the applicators were removed entirely. So it went to sb, sb price raised because one user suggested it, to MS, and now gone with the note "they will likely not be priced for MS when they return." That defeats the whole purpose of even making a change. Players main goal was the applicators. A rehaul on a event people loved should be a co-effort between the staff and the playerbase. Things are a mess right now because of the communication of what people want, don't want, what needs to be done, etc. There will be no happy medium for the majority if it continues like this. Myself and others understand that redoing an entire event is no easy task. But the choices that have been made don't feel very fair towards the players. For people who are out here posting some nasty things to each other or towards staff... that's not how change is going to happen. Constructive criticism and communication is key. I won't be spending any of my event currency until things will be set in stone and feel more stable. Right now, most players and staff are frustrated and just wanting to find a "sweet spot" for the majority. 0 players like this post! Like? |
🦋Alo/G1 RoseGold RLC (#225297) Mean View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 09:01:50 |
Yea I’m nervous to spend anything right now.. it’s getting switched a lot :( 0 players like this post! Like? |
🐚samael (#235818)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 09:02:23 |
Uh-oh. Didn't read many of the replies, seems like they completely removed the apps which is a problem. Because that was the main thing I wanted to be priced down so others could get it. 0 players like this post! Like? |
Blue (#73136)
Unholy View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 09:05:33 |
I agree entirely with Bear. If they wanted to change such a major event that the players love, there should have been really clear communication beforehand, there should have been transparency and feedback. It seems like the usual thing that they like to pull, from my years of being here, is to drop something as a surprise to the playbase, even when it make have been more beneficial to communicate first. This is one of those occasions where the surprise is not worth all of the tweaks that mean that some people got screwed out of gb to sb conversion ratios, etc etc I feel like the process may have gone a little more smoothly with something like beta testing, or feedback, or polls... 0 players like this post! Like? Edited on 08/07/21 @ 09:06:08 by Bluie(9vit dawn divine mott) (#73136) |
TetraTwinkle ─★ (side) (#133795) View Forum Posts Posted on 2021-07-08 09:07:23 |
I sold all of my GB for SB, to buy the apps since they upped the price to like, 15 k SB per. So whilst I was at work, my GB all sold and I stocked up on SB. Came back from work, noticed the change, that they turned to shards to purchase instead, and now they aren't even available in the shop anymore... I'm thinking they are now going to make them purchasable later using Axion cores - but now I've bought GB with IRL money, to get an app which I no longer can buy with GB or SB... 0 players like this post! Like? |