Development Update!

We're very sorry for the small delay in posting the news - Blue Screen of Death is never fun.



The first update this year starts off with a January event content update!

Finishing the January storyline will grant you the following items:

Finespun Hyena Bodywear [Spotted] Storyline reward

Applicator: Proteles Scarce Storyline reward

Applicator: Proteles Heavy Storyline reward

The Aardwolf Storyline reward

Carrion Shop Update

Lucky Scavengers Tier 3	Finespun Hyena Bodywear [Aardwolf] Tier 3	Finespun Hyena Bodywear [Brown] Tier 3	Finespun Hyena Bodywear [Striped] Tier 3
Applicator: Hyena Blots Scarce Tier 4	Applicator: Hyena Blots Heavy Tier 4

Boneyard Update

Drying Bone Piles Donate Exclusive, Tier 2

Dead Tree Refuge Donate Exclusive, Tier 2

Fallen Elephant Dig Exclusive, Tier 2

Something New, Something Refreshed

Since the July items from Zimbabwe were retired, we're continuing to place them in a variety of areas within the game. There's also something new!

Craftable Recipes

NEW: Finespun Hyena Bodywear [Albino] Albino Feather 30x, Striped Hyena Skull x2, Nut Grass x15	NEW: Finespun Hyena Bodywear [Melanistic] Shining Drongo Feather 30x, Spotted Hyena Skull x2, Nut Grass x15	Fat Mouse 20x Underbrush, 1x Abandoned Nest	Hyrax 5x Hyrax Fur, 10x Hyrax Skull
Bushpig 10x Bush Pig Carcass	White-Tailed Mongoose 10x Mongoose Carcass, 10x Underbrush	Slender Mongoose 10x Mongoose Carcass, 10x Underbrush	Cape Fox Cub 2x Fox Skulls, 5x Bat-Eared Fox Tails
Trumpeter Hornbill 15x Hornbill Feathers, 5x Hornbill Skulls, 10x Bird Eggs	Grey Go-Away-Bird 2x Abandoned Nest, 10x Bird Eggs	Speckled Mousebird 2x Abandoned Nest, 10x Bird Eggs	Rock Kestrel 1x Abandoned Nest, 15x Bird Eggs
Common Scimitarbill 15x Scimitarbill Feathers, 10x Bird Eggs	Malachite Sunbird Decor 15x Malachite Sunbird Feathers, 10x Bird Eggs	Marshall's Pygmy Chameleon 15x Rainbow Stones, 5x Large Leaves

Monkey Business

Annobón New Background

Bamboo Forest New Background

Namib Desert New Background

Silvery Blue Butterflies Zimbabwe replacement!

Event Shop

Tier 1 of Black Market (March), Zimbabwe replacement: Black Footed Cat Decor

There are still some decors that have not yet been reassigned. These will be added to a special upcoming Reptile Roundup Bushveld map that we will launch alongside another map with fresh content, so that the update will be exciting enough!

Upcoming Bushveld RR Level
Spotted Bush Snake
Rusty-Spotted Genet
Highveld Gerbil
Lesser Bushbaby
Striped Bush Squirrel Decor
Sun Squirrel Decor
Purple-Crested Turaco

Lioden Wiki - New Feature

The Wiki Team is thrilled to announce a new feature for the Lioden Wiki: background and decor previews!

If you are viewing a page that contains background or decor items, you can click or tap on the thumbnail for the background or decor to open up a modal window, where you will be able to then preview that background or decor. Background previews will only show the full background without any lions, but decor previews will show decors for all lion ages and genders available for that specific decor!

The Wiki Team intends to add more information to the modal windows that pop up, including where items can be found/purchased from, how many base uses they have, and more, but for now, this is only enabled for backgrounds and decors and will only contain the item's description as well as a preview button. Currently, dynamic backgrounds and seasonal decors are not able to be previewed, but the Wiki Team is working on making them available and will update the Lioden Wiki's front page when this has been updated.

With this new feature, they have also added a new page: Decor Categories!

The aim of this page is to help out players who enjoy decorating and customising their lions. Given the amount of items on Lioden, it's easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to start when you're planning on decorating a lion. This page breaks all of the existing decors down into categories (e.g. Bodywear, Foliage, Headwear, Hyenas, Lions, Necklaces, NPCs, etc.) to make it easier to plan out your customisations!

Please remember that if you experience any issues with this new feature or you would like to make suggestions regarding the feature, the Decor Categories page, or the Lioden Wiki in general, you must use the Lioden Wiki's "Contact Us" form. While the Lioden Wiki is an official resource for Lioden, it does not share the same staff team, and any suggestions made in Lioden's chat room, the forums, the Modbox, or the Support email will not be seen or utilised. The best way to reach out is through this link: https://www.lioden.wiki/contact

Art Bugs Fixed

* Shiny Rock Left Triple Eyebrow Piercing [Teal] now properly displays on all stages
* Shiny Rock Nose Bridge Piercing [Orange] now properly displays on all stages

Coding Bug Fixed

* As some of you may have noticed, two recent raffle lionesses have been awarded to players with full territory. This was unintentional, as it was always meant to re-roll a new winner if the chosen player happened to have full territory at the time of the raffle lioness draw. The issue has been fixed moving forward and should no longer occur.

Heads Up: Base/Marking Files

The Aardwolf and Proteles files are still being uploaded for all lion stages and should hopefully be done this weekend! Thank you for your patience.

Raffle Lioness

Congrats Caitfish (#225767)! You have won last week's Pearl lady, woo!
A new Ukame lady with Feline 8 Fiery (NEW!), Tangor Dorsal Line, and the fifth Himba Village background is up for impressing in the Special Lioness area linked here!

Marking Note: Feline 7 Fiery is now possible to apply via RMAs/Total Shuffle!

Tags!
Shad has added 17 new tags this month in the Appreciation, Breeding, Miscellaneous ➜ Landscapes, Miscellaneous ➜ Lions, and Miscellaneous ➜ NPCs categories!

Poll Results - Thank you for voting! Ornaments and body modifications seem to be very popular when decorating lions. We've forwarded the poll results to our artists!

NEW POLL - Let's talk about designing! When you decorate your lions, what colours do you tend to gravitate to? Let us know in this week's poll!

Next Update: Community Update - January 21st!
Next Development Update: February 11th!!



Where's the official raffle and Friday comic?
Community raffles and Friday doodles are only released on community updates. This is a development update, so no raffle or doodle will be released this week, sorry!