Community Update

Aside from monthly event news posts and the 2nd Friday of each month being focused on art/coding updates, all other Fridays are centered around the community!

Official Lioden Raffle

LINK - This is our official community update raffle. Everyone gets a chance to win a rare prize, plus something extra for any runner ups. These raffles have a very minimal ticket price, and there is a limit of 1 ticket per account to make it fair! Good luck!
This raffle will automatically end on 2023-11-24 00:00:00.

Notice: Upcoming Server Migration

We need to inform you about some potential disruptions to the site, and delays in new updates in the forthcoming weeks.

We originally had planned to move hosts next year so that we could prepare ourselves, take our time with moving, and get set up on some nice robust servers. Unfortunately we are needing to move hosts sooner in our timeline than we had hoped due to some unforeseen circumstances.

Moving all of our servers will be a huge undertaking. The servers first need to be physically set up, and for us to be given credentials to access them remotely. We then need to do a lot of system setup, get background processes installed and running. Then we have Gigabytes of live data to move - this will need to be done during a maintenance to make sure that no players lose any of their progress.

We also need to redirect our DNS. This is usually quick, but depending on where you are in the world, may take up to 24-48 hours. Unfortunately we will need to put the old servers into maintenance mode while the DNS propagates, which may mean that for a select few of you, the game will be down for potentially up to 48 hours. This will be the same maintenance we use to make sure the live data is up to date, mentioned before.

We will give plenty of notice for when any maintenance will be happening.

Each server may take several days to a week to set up - we have already started this process. While we are trying to move hosts quickly, we will take time to make sure that everything is done properly.

The Upside: We are upgrading *all* of our servers. This should mean that both games get faster, with more processing power. For Wolvden specifically, we are offloading the image processing (for compressed wolf images) onto its own brand new server, so this should definitely lighten the load on the main servers and reduce those nasty 502 errors, as well as reduce lag by quite a margin.

Thank you for your patience - hopefully it will be worth the disruption caused!

Minor Event Update

There are some items that were supposed to be added during the most recent Development Update, but for a few reasons couldn't make it in. We've added them in now, just so they don't wait until 2024!

Amber Bracelets Tier 0	Amber Double Nosering Tier 0	Amber Earrings Tier 0	Amber Tailband Tier 0
Galula Formation Tier 3

Art Bug Fixes

* Fierce Green eyes were missing for Cub Newborn stage
* Fixed Draconid eyes for Teen Female mutations
* Fixed the wrong file being uploaded for Blue Ridge on Teen Male Dorsal Fur
* Fixed the wrong file being uploaded for Quartz Venter on Teen Male Dorsal Fur
* Fixed Zer manes for Dorsal Fur Male
* Harbinger base file was missing for Teen Female Bobbed Tail and Two Heads Cub
* Howlite mane colour was missing for Tsavo mutations
* Jewelry: Amethyst Pendant received a colour correction for Teen Female
* Jewelry: Moss Agate Hoop Bands and Jewelry: Moss Agate Hoop Earrings had their names switched
* Fixed multiple manes not being cut out properly for Hellraiser mane shape on Bobbed Tail and Tailless mutations
* Fixed Vile eyes curve angle in Explore
* Some of the newer bird decors weren't showing up, these should be fixed
* We addressed this before, and it's time to try a fix as the reports keep coming. Due to some pixel bleed issues when layering markings, some linearts were adjusted in the thinnest, softest areas (such as tail tufts) and general outlines. It will be a bit more visible, but should not affect official decors or custom decors. If this is comfortable enough for you guys, we'll move onto other stages and mutations (e.g. Folded Ears, etc.).
- Updated Stages: Adult Female Default, Good, Jolly, Kind, Evil, Pregnant, Snarky, Neutral, Teen Female, Adult Male Primal (Felis).

Coding/Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

* Added the "[November]" tag to the newest November event crafting recipes and prefixed all November jewelry recipes with "Jewelry:"
* Fixed Amber Square Necklace and Amber Square Rumpwear having swapped item descriptions
* Fixed an issue where crafting Moss Agate Hoop Bands would give you Moss Agate Hoop Earrings, and vice versa - if you crafted either of these items prior to 7pm Lioden time on November 11th, please submit a Modbox ticket to have the items fixed
* Fixed an issue where Sepulture Fur could not be used on lions
* Fixed an issue where the shopkeeper for the Shaman Shop was positioned below the items for sale rather than above
* Fixed missing thumbnail for Prolibytherium on the Crafting page

Reminder: Hiring Artist (Final Week)

As a reminder from Community Update #206, we're looking for an artist who can work on bases and markings for upcoming variants (mutations and poses). To trim down Xylax's work on these jobs, we need someone who can adapt their style to Lioden's art and work iteratively on thousands of files.

This will be at an agreed custom price per variant that we intend to price at around $30-40 USD per hour (this varies based on the exact section of work you would be completing on a specific day). The role will require being trained closely with Xylax to learn his processes, use his brushes, and then you will be incorporated into the art team as a whole.

This is a freelance role. You must be 18 or older.

You do not need to be a member of Lioden to apply, though it's beneficial to have knowledge on how the lion art works in the game.

To apply, please send a portfolio to xylax@lioden.com - this can include any bases or markings you have previously suggested on our forums.

We are giving this one more week to submit. As a reminder, attaching bases and markings you have invented/suggested will assist us with estimating your skill when reviewing submitted portfolios. Additionally, including examples of your animal anatomy within your portfolio is welcome.

Raffle Lioness

Congrats to the winner of last week's raffle lioness!
A new Bushveld lady with Auburn Roan (NEW!), Spice Freckles 3 (NEW!), and the fifth Kongou Falls background is up for impressing in the Special Lioness area linked here!

Marking Note: Dim Spice and Spice Rogue are now possible to apply via RMAs/Total Shuffle!

Poll Results - Thank you all for voting on last week's poll! We appreciate everyone expressing their opinions about this poll within last week's Community Update. We will be discussing this internally. For now, do not expect any changes to the Rogue Trader feature as it is for the foreseeable future.

NEW POLL - What is your favourite part of the November event? Let us know in this week's poll!

Next Development Update: December 8th!


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