Official Forum Archive

The Official Forum Archive is a curated guide to development announcements and documentation originally published on the official Shroud of the Avatar forum. It summarizes durable information while preserving thread IDs and original links for verification.

The research archive currently inventories 1,181 entries from the Announcements and Developer Work and Blog sections. Of those, 1,169 contain original posts and 12 are redirect-only records. The complete preserved collection is indexed by year below. Twenty historically significant posts also have reviewed editorial summaries; the remaining entries are discovery-focused catalog records.

Roadmaps and schedules

Launch priorities — Top 10 Priorities for Launch (September 2017 Edition) (Sep 18, 2017)
Q2 2018 roadmap — Q2 2018 Schedule Update (Mar 29, 2018)
Q3 2018 roadmap — Q3 Schedule Update (Jun 28, 2018)
Q4 2018 roadmap — Q4 2018 Schedule Update (Sep 26, 2018)
Q1 2019 roadmap — Q1 2019 Schedule Update (Dec 13, 2018)
2023 state of the game — Shroud of the Avatar: State of the Game and Roadmap for 2023 (Jan 25, 2023)

Policies and official rulings

Static Player-Owned Town policy — Static Player Owned Town Policy Statement (Aug 12, 2016)
Naming and exploit policy update — Naming and Cheating/Exploiting Policy Update (Aug 18, 2016)
Botting and macroing policy — Botting and Macroing Policy and Guidelines (Jun 5, 2018)
Player-Owned Town ownership transfers — Policy Change: POT Ownership Transfers (Oct 17, 2016)
Development vision statement — Shroud Vision statement (Jan 6, 2021)
In-game abuse reminder — In-game Abuse Policy Reminder (Aug 3, 2016)
Player Marketplace account-transfer enforcement — Player Marketplace: Account Sales & Transfers Policy Enforcement (Jul 18, 2018)

Systems and game documentation

Single-player offline plans — Single Player Offline: Unique Features (Feb 17, 2015)
Taming changes — Taming Changes Incoming (Aug 8, 2016)
Lot-selection sequence — Lot Selection Sequence Process (Jun 5, 2014)
Housing, towns, and water lots — Player Housing Update: Player Owned Towns, Player Run Towns, and Water Lots (Feb 24, 2016)
Player-vendor improvements — Vendor Variations & Improvements (Feb 2, 2018)
Temporary full skill-unlearning return — R50 & R51: Skill Unlearning 100% Return (Jan 25, 2018)
Release 38 combat addendum — Release 38 Addendum: Combat Changes (Jan 27, 2017)

Browse by year

2026 — 20 preserved original posts
2025 — 42 preserved original posts
2024 — 47 preserved original posts
2023 — 70 preserved original posts
2022 — 28 preserved original posts
2021 — 27 preserved original posts
2020 — 71 preserved original posts
2019 — 88 preserved original posts
2018 — 191 preserved original posts
2017 — 228 preserved original posts
2016 — 164 preserved original posts
2015 — 56 preserved original posts
2014 — 90 preserved original posts
2013 — 47 preserved original posts

About this archive

Archive pages summarize or catalog the original thread starter and identify later-change risks. They do not reproduce community replies. Current game documentation and current official policies take precedence over historical announcements.