The July event launches on July 1st 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.

July Event - Premise

In explore you can gather unique Meteorite Shards. They become a special form of "energy".

Starting immediately on July 1st at 00:00am LDT, you will be able to access Celestial Explore, where you can use the charged Meteorite Shards to move across the space-time. A map will open (which we will expand upon every year or so to add in new zones) and you will be able to access the world of the Draco Demiurge - the Draco Constellation. This year, we have expanded the map!

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 the Axion Cores currency. 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 event's 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.

July Event - Tiers of the Meteorite Shards Bar

The bar is a global collective of all players gathering them on the site.

Tier 0

As soon as the July event starts, Celestial Explore is unlocked, which is available on the Event page.

New in 2023
All of this comes into effect on July 4th or July 5th, depending on final testing.
* 5 new backdrops in Draco Zone
* 5 new variables in Draco Zone
* 1 new Voidcore boss in Draco Zone
* 3 new enemies in Draco Zone
* 12 new encounters in Draco Zone
*** Map Expansion - New Zone: Veil Nebula ***
* Once this expansion launches, a new zone will be available to you once you take 300 steps in the Draco Zone
* A new achievement can be earned for unlocking this zone
* New zone enemies drop enhanced loot
* New zone also needs 10 enemies to make a boss appear
* New zone has 30 backdrops and 70 variables, 90% unique art to the Veil Nebula
* New zone has unique encounters - one of them has a chance to drop a very special Event Beetle
* New zone will track your boss victories in order to unlock a personal shop
* New Veil shop with decors and applicators

Tier 1

Tier 1 unlocks the Draco Demiurge Exchange, which can also be found through the Event page. This 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 2

Tier 2 unlocks the Celestial Raffle, which is unchanged and has the same mechanics as 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 Jellyfish base (new for 2023), Preon eyes (new for 2023), and a random Celestial, Dawn, Leonid, Sidereal, Skyward, Sunset, or Stratosphere marking in any slot.
Type 2 will have the Celestial, Dawn, Leonid, Prismatic, Sidereal, Skyward, Stratosphere, Sunrise, or Sunset base; Dawn, Draconid, Galaxy, Neutron, Starshine, Sunglow, or Stellar eyes; and a random Prismatic marking (new for 2023).

The Jellyfish base has Black Dark Countershaded Special genetics and is tied to Eggshell Blue skin.

Preon eyes are a new Celestial Raffle eye colour. They are not a factor for Cosmic eyes. We will start a new set in the following years.
Preon Genetics: 50% Preon, 20% Blue, 7% Indigo, 10% Ice, 10% Aqua, 3% Neutron.

Prismatic markings are the new Celestial Raffle marking set. The shapes are as follows!
* Prismatic Feline (9)
* Prismatic Glaze
* Prismatic Smoke
* Prismatic Undercover

Tier 3

Tier 3 unlocks the "Murder Stone"—or, as we will call it from now on, the One-Way Portal. Mechanic-wise, it is unchanged and 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 Content

New in the Draco Demiurge Exchange

Dragon Horn & Scale Neckwear [Pulsar]	Dragon Horn & Scale Rumpwear [Pulsar]	Voidcore Aurora	Starcore Aurora
Emission Halo	Nebula Gas Halo	Star Halo	Stardust Pendant

New in the Veil Nebula Shop

Applicator: Neutron Markings	Valiant Markings	Flare Markings	Splendor Markings
Cluster Anemones	Neutron Ctenophore	Neutron Jellyfish	Neutron Anemone
Neutron Kuragei	Skyrmion Fog	Magnetar Waves	Cold Planet
Planet X	Ionized Nebula	Nebula Cloud [Thick]	Veil Gas
Whirling Ionized Hydrogen	Whirling Ionized Oxygen	Whirling Veil	Ionized Hydrogen
Ionized Hydrogen [Low]	Ionized Hydrogen [Medium]	Ionized Hydrogen [High]	Red Giant Glow
Preon Mist	Preon Dust	Neutron Mist	Neutron Dust
Prismveil Wings [Bottom]	Prismveil Wings [Top]	Protostar Emission	Quark Strings

Backgrounds

Ionized Veils	Cygnus Loop	Cosmic Depth	Hydrogen Clouds
Planetary Nebula	Emission Nebula	Bow Shock

What's that? Neutron Markings!?
Similar to how Immolation and Ritual markings work, these are special cutouts of the Blue Pointsettia base that have been slightly enhanced with a pink outline pattern.
* Neutron Flare
* Neutron Scraped Back
* Neutron Splendor
* Neutron Valiant

New in the Oasis
The new background in the Oasis this year is Veil Nebula!



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, Peridot, Howlite, and Star Ruby.

Shards: Labradorite 30x Gem: Labradorite	Shards: Howlite 30x Gem: Howlite	Shard Energy Chain [Body] 10x Comet Shards, 10x Ionized Plankton	Shard Energy Chain [Neck] 10x Comet Shards, 10x Ionized Plankton
Prismatic Pendant 15x Prismatic Scales	Prismatic Spikes [Shoulders] 15x Prismatic Scales	Comet Shards Bracelets 15x Comet Shards	Comet Shards Necklace 15x Comet Shards
Applicator: Interstellar Markings 50x Comet Shards, 50x Space Rocks, 50x Ionized Plankton, 50x Prismatic Scales, 60x Underbrush

This year, we've added a very desired item to apply Interstellar markings to your lions. The shapes are as follows:
* Interstellar Crackle
* Interstellar Dust
* Interstellar Feline (7)
* Interstellar Feralis
* Interstellar Frosting
* Interstellar Margay
* Interstellar Smoke
* Interstellar Thrashed Unders

Wiki Information
Our Wiki Team will be updating the July event wiki page with all new content and information as soon as possible.

If you would like to review the retired July event, a wiki page also exists for this here for any newcomers and older players alike to reminisce on older times: https://www.lioden.wiki/july-falling-stars

A Reminder of July's Combo Base
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.

Another Look at Interstellar

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!

Storyline

The Civil War comes back...

Note: As we re-enabled the old storyline but kept the new mechanics of the July event last year, we will try to merge the lore between the July event and the old storyline in future.

The Civil War storyline is making its return. We have also included different kinds of rewards, and the previous year's rewards will be now available in Veil Nebula Shop.

The Novels
The Novel, filled with many decisions, will reveal to you the story behind Apedemak's origins, Menhit's purpose, and Apollyon's originals as well. Your choices can stray the outcome of a Celestial war. There are multiple endings - five, to be exact. Which one will you end up with?

During the chapters, you will be able to pick sides; but, as you learn about the lore and situations, maybe your opinion will change? Maybe you will crave something else that you thought would be great for you? Sure, the Celestial path sounds great if you want a Celestial mane, but... maybe Apollyon was right all along?!

There are extra quests WITHIN the Novel that you must finish before you can progress. Oh, and there are rewards for quests AND the chapter endings - and they can vary, depending on your choices. That's why we recommend using the Wiki if you have specific needs.
Hey, don't worry. The Novel quests are made to be done with fairly fast. We even made Apollyon appear during the day to make it easier. <3

You can align with an NPC around Chapter 5 for the final time. While Menhit's ending is pretty linear, aligning with Apedemak and Apollyon can change everything by 180 degrees for both of each of the NPCs' endings. You could say that the guys have both "good" and "bad" endings, but is there truly such a black-and-white outcome? Only time will tell. The outcome of the whole storyline will lie in your paws, brave lions.

Novel 1 will begin immediately in the "Civil War" banner storyline that will appear in the EVENT tab. We strongly advise you to bookmark that page so that you have swift access. Daily quests will be in that same place, unlocked after you finish a Novel.

Daily Quests
* After Novel 1 introduces you to the storyline you will be taken to a default NPC setup. You will face 3 NPCs you can do quests with, however you can only take 1 quest at once, and when you're done, there's 12 hours of cooldown.
* Cooldown is only started once you finish a quest.
* During your questing progress, other NPCs will become "locked" - and will unlock after the cooldown passes.
* Daily quests are randomised from 5 possible options and will always give the same rewards, but the event currency will be randomised to a degree.
* Every NPC will have different quests and different roleplay quote blurbs (for example, Menhit will ask you to gain karma, while Apedemak would prefer if you killed lions in your pride).
* Every completed quest will also grant you 2 reputation with your chosen NPC.
* Once you reach 40 reputation with that NPC, the others will become locked.
* Reputation does not matter other than for locking other NPCs.
* The ending of the storyline will affect the daily quests.
* Apollyon is not introduced on Novel 1. He appears after Novel 2.

Rules/Setup
* The daily quests do not affect the storyline.
* There are extra quests inside of the chapters.
* Finishing a chapter should reset your daily quest cooldown.
* You can reset your preferred NPC's reputation up to Chapter 5 during the storyline a few times, so don't fret!
* Chapter 5 will give you a final choice and determine your daily quests for the remainder of the month.
* Chapter 5 will determine what kind of ending decision you will face.
* New chapters unlock on specific dates - 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th of July.
* If you start the storyline or join in later in the month, you will finish each chapter in order before getting to the daily quest setup.
* The ending you receive may affect explore encounters and daily questing visuals.
* If you prefer an ending but desire other rewards, you have to trade with other players. Rarity is the key here.

For finishing the storyline, you will get:
* Menhit's Ending: Uplifted Valiant Markings applicator
* Apedemak's Endings: Uplifted Splendor Markings applicator
* Apollyon's Endings: Uplifted Flare Markings applicator

All the marking shapes come in the following specific colours:
* Leonid
* Prismatic
* Stratosphere
* Dawn

Good luck, lions. The fate of the Celestial world depends on your choices.

If you would like to read through the Civil War storyline on the wiki to know what choices you'll make ahead of time, please review the official Civil War pages on the Lioden wiki! https://www.lioden.wiki/civil-war

Note: The pending mutation files for July's content will be uploaded in the coming days!
Another Note: We will release more decors in the Development Update on July 14th, as usual!