Official Forum Archive/2017

Official forum posts from 2017

This chronological index lists 228 preserved original posts from the official Shroud of the Avatar forum in 2017. Curated pages contain editorial summaries; other entries are archival catalog records.

Announcements

January 2 — No Macros or Botting Allowed of any kind
January 2 — Forced Connection Exploits
January 2 — Another round of forum software updates
January 18 — R38 Offline Data Format Change - Character Preservation Notice
January 24 — Containers Within Containers Notice for Release 38
January 25 — Release 38 Instructions
January 26 — POT Change Request Process Reminder
January 26 — Hosting Provider is Down (and already fixed!)
January 26 — New Durability Crafting Effect Not Working As Expected
January 26 — Release 37 Lot Deed Raffle Winners
January 27 — Release 38 Addendum: Combat Changes
January 30 — Tickets for Release 38 Lot Deed Raffle
February 1 — Boss Battle of the Avatar - Screenshot Contest
February 1 — Submission Thread for Boss Battle of the Avatar Screenshot Contest
February 3 — Patch 551 rolled back due to inaccessible scenes (ex. Dawn's Keep)
February 7 — Patterns: Gear and Decoration Reshaping
February 8 — R38 Post Mortem Missed Questions
February 15 — Town Blessings Update
February 16 — Novian Turn Down Service... Avatars wanted.
February 16 — Spring 2017 Crafter's Competition - Gear Design Contest
February 16 — Spring 2017 Crafter's Competition - Submission Thread
February 17 — Weekend Flash Sale! Clockwork Pets and Shogun Bundles / Decorations
February 22 — Release 39 Instructions
February 22 — R39 Offline Data Format Change - Character Preservation Notice
February 23 — Release 38 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R39 Raffle Details
February 23 — FIXED: WARNING: Do not attempt to use Eternal Patterns!
February 24 — POT Oracle Confirmatory Issue: Picking up and Putting down fixes
February 27 — Storing and/or Moving a Decorated Lot or Basement via the Property Manager (aka Magic Movers)
March 3 — Chain Lightning Fizzle rate in R40
March 3 — Free Trial Test: March 3 - 9
March 6 — Please use Magic Movers before your POT makes changes
March 6 — Spring Telethon 2017 Flash Sale Sneak Peek...
March 7 — Making Bundles Bigger!
March 9 — Spring Telethon Live NOW!
March 16 — Spring Telethon of the Avatar 2017 Missed Questions
March 27 — Ornate Satyr Bardiche actually Ornate Vile Halberd (oops!)
March 29 — Release 40 Instructions
March 30 — Q2 2017 Schedule Update
March 30 — Release 39 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R40 Raffle Details
April 1 — Connectivity Issues April 1, 2017 (Saturday Morning)
April 1 — TRAMMUCCA Lot Selection Sequence ;)
April 4 — Hangout of the Avatar - Release 40 Postmortem
April 4 — Forum moderation update on hidden posts
April 7 — [RESOLVED]Brief Server Downtime for Maintenance at approximately 13:00 CDT
April 12 — Isolated crafting crash bug notice
April 13 — R40 Post Mortem Missed Questions
April 21 — Community of the Avatar – The Rise of The Fall
April 21 — Community Spotlight: Port Phoenix – Player Owned Town
April 21 — The Magnificent Trophy Room Contest Begins!
April 21 — Trophy Room Contest Submissions
April 24 — New and Improved Store Purchasing Interface
April 26 — Release 41 Instructions
April 27 — Release 40 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R41 Raffle Details
April 29 — FIXED: Blank Journal Issue (quests, tasks, etc.) Blocking Quest Progress (updated)
May 1 — R41 Postmortem Livestream - May 8th @ 3pm CT
May 3 — Community Spotlight: Novia Market - Player Owned Town
May 10 — Free Trial Test #3 Live Now!
May 10 — R41 Post Mortem Missed Questions
May 11 — DirectX 9 support ending at Release 42
May 16 — Community Livestream - New Inn First Look!
May 24 — Release 42 Instructions
May 25 — Community Livestream - Oracle Colossus Tour, May 26 at 4pm CT
May 25 — Release 41 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R42 Raffle Details
May 25 — Your Questions Answered! R42 Postmortem during the Summer Telethon
May 30 — One... more... patch!
June 2 — SeedInvest Campaign - Discussions with Richard Garriott / Lord British
June 6 — Summer Telethon 2017 Part 1 Rewards have been granted
June 13 — SeedInvest Webinar, This Wednesday at 5pm EDT
June 14 — To Shroud of the Avatar Players and Backers, as well as potential Portalarium investors:
June 20 — Reddit AMA live! Ask your questions here...
June 21 — Rock Me Avatarus – Party Showcase Contest Begins!
June 21 — Rock Me Avatarus Contest Submissions
June 28 — Release 43 Instructions
June 29 — Q3 2017 Schedule Update
June 29 — Massively Overpowered Interviews Richard and Starr
June 29 — We're going to RTX Game Convention! July 7-9 in Austin
June 29 — Release 42 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R43 Raffle Details
July 3 — Free Trial Test #4 Now Live!
July 3 — 622 KNOWN ISSUE: If Virtue Cloak Equipped Pre-Patch, All Gear Appears Missing
July 3 — 623 KNOWN ISSUE: Low Health Indicator "Always On"
July 3 — Summer Telethon 2017 Missed Questions
July 8 — Follow RTX coverage on social
July 10 — OriginPC Steam key giveaway
July 11 — Lord British’s Birthday Bash Telethon Rewards have been granted on Account Page (not in game)
July 13 — Lord British Birthday Telethon 2017 Missed Questions
July 13 — Community Livestream – Grannus Colossus and Hallowed Plains
July 13 — ‘Welcome to New Britannia’ Community Trailer Contest
July 13 — 'Welcome to New Britannia' Community Trailer Contest Submissions
July 18 — A reminder for all Player Owned Town (POT) owners requesting changes to their town
July 19 — Community Spotlight: Shadow's Rest - Player Owned Town
July 20 — Community Livestream – Aerie and Vertas Scenes
July 20 — Partnering with NEVERDIE on their ICO for Etherium Block Chain Tokens
July 24 — Policy Change: QA Server and Release Instructions Early Drafts Open to All (starting with R45)
July 26 — Release 44 Postmortem Mini-Telethon
July 26 — Release 44 Instructions
July 27 — Community Livestream - Celebrating Release 44
July 27 — Release 43 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R44 Raffle Details
July 28 — Upcoming Quiver for the Elven Elite Archer Armor
July 31 — Portalarium Partnership with Travian Games
August 1 — Maintenance Today: XP and Scepter Fixes
August 1 — Reward delivery for Summer Telethon Part 1 and LB Birthday Bash Telethon
August 4 — Support Email Down Aug 4 Midnight to 6 PM CST
August 8 — R44 Mini-Telethon Rewards granted!
August 8 — We need more screen loading TIPS! Enter yours here...
August 8 — Status and Priority of Pledge Rewards, Kickstarter Stretch Goals, and other items
August 10 — Tear Down the Walls! (Update on Pre-Placed Keep & Castle Lot Walls)
August 10 — Post Episode 1 Content Plans (aka the 2 year plan)
August 15 — R44 Postmortem Missed Questions
August 21 — Testing Incentives Program Suspension
August 22 — SeedInvest Next Steps - Awarding of Perks
August 23 — R45 QA Server Access
August 25 — Update of the Avatar #242 Newsletter!
August 30 — Dragon Con 2017 Cosplay Contest
August 30 — R45 Instructions
August 31 — Release 44 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R45 Raffle Details
September 1 — Update of the Avatar #243 Newsletter
September 1 — Daily Experience Award Delivery Changes
September 8 — Avatar’s Update #244: More News with a Fresh Title!
September 11 — Recent spam accounts in the forums
September 13 — R45 Postmortem Missed Questions
September 13 — Seed Invest Perk Pack Rewards
September 18 — Top 10 Priorities for Launch (September 2017 Edition)
September 19 — No Macros or Botting Allowed of any kind
September 20 — Testing Incentives Program Reinstated (as a Lottery)
September 27 — Release 46 Instructions
September 28 — Q4 2017 Schedule Update
September 28 — Release 46 QA Testing Incentive Winners
September 28 — Release 45 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R46 Raffle Details
October 3 — Nightmares of New Britannia - A Spooky Halloween Contest
October 10 — Your Account Privacy and Policy Actions
October 18 — SotAMap Acquisition
October 19 — R46 Postmortem Missed Questions
October 23 — Release 48 Major Artifact Changes: Repair, Salvage, Enchant, Masterwork
October 25 — Release 47 Instructions
October 26 — Release 46 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R47 Raffle Details
October 27 — Game server access down temporarily (edit: Restored) (10/27/2017)
October 30 — Release 47 QA Testing Incentive Winners
October 31 — Movember: Moustache of the Avatar
November 2 — Community Muster: SotAMap Review for Missing Scenes
November 3 — Movember Bundle Additions
November 6 — Time zone changes and game server UTC clock
November 9 — Reminder: Repair Your Items Now! Update to Kits and COTOs
November 10 — Community feedback surveys with Travian Games
November 13 — BrightLocker's Crowd Equity Campaign on StartEngine Adds Shroud of the Avatar Perks
November 13 — Customer Support tickets from qq.com emails
November 15 — Release 48 Instructions
November 16 — Release 48 QA Testing Incentive Winners
November 16 — Release 47 Lot Deed Raffle Winners and R48 Raffle Details
November 20 — R47 Postmortem Missed Questions
November 24 — 2017 Spooky Items & Crown Bonus Extended to Dec. 1
November 30 — Purpose of the Forums
December 6 — In-game Discord service temporarily disabled
December 7 — Free Trial (aka Visitor System) Updates
December 7 — Make a Difference: 2017 Charitable Giving Report
December 12 — R48 Postmortem Missed Questions
December 12 — Pledge Reward Replacements
December 12 — Server Connectivity Issues: RESOLVED
December 13 — Release 49 Instructions
December 14 — Release 49 QA Testing Incentive Winners
December 14 — Q1 2018 Schedule Update
December 14 — Recent Black Sun partnership inquiries
December 14 — Release 48 Lot Deed Raffle Winners
December 14 — Replenishing Sparkler Boxes - Corrected Store Description
December 14 — R49 Memory Leak: Fix Incoming (Friday)
December 18 — Survey completion rewards sent out

Developer Work and Blog

January 5 — The Making of Town Siege Map: Canyon Bridge
January 19 — The Uncloning of North Drachvald Spur
January 19 — K'rul preview
February 2 — The Making of Upper Fortus
February 2 — The Making of Rhun Ruins
February 9 — Crawl to K'RUL preview
February 23 — The Making of Serpent's Spine Mines
February 24 — The Making of The Fall
March 2 — Obsidian Cabalists - Spoilers!
March 2 — The Making of Underground Vaults
March 16 — The Making of Kas Ruins
March 23 — The Making of Verdantis Mines
March 23 — The Making of Solace Bridge Outskirts
April 5 — Chris' Daily Work Blog
April 19 — Grannus Update
April 20 — The Making of Highvale Outskirts
April 20 — The Making of Bloodriver Outskirts
April 21 — More Moondial Madness!!!
May 3 — Lum's Daily Work Blog
May 9 — Public Stats API
May 11 — Oracle Colossus Preview
May 17 — Shroud of the Avatar – A Community Like No Other
May 18 — The Making of Sequanna Colossus
May 18 — Blood Bay Additions
May 25 — The Making of: Libris Ruins
June 2 — Boreas Colossus Preview
June 15 — The Making of Celestis
June 16 — Making Arabella
June 19 — The discovery of new Lunar Rifts!?
June 22 — Isle of Storms Visual Updates
June 22 — Crypt of the Avatar Sarcophagus Update!
June 22 — Polishing Graff Gem Mines
July 6 — Improving Jaanaford
July 6 — Making Boreas
July 13 — The Making of Hallowed Plains
July 13 — Grannus Colossus Preview
July 13 — Improvements to Aerie
July 20 — Improvements to Vertas
July 20 — Etceter Revisited!
August 3 — The Making of Middle Downs
August 4 — Preview: South Broken Road
August 8 — The Making of Longfall Woods
August 17 — Crooked Shank Preview
August 25 — The Making of the Crags
August 31 — The Making of: North Shattered Hills
September 7 — The Making of South Longfall Wetland
September 14 — Northwest Blackblade Mountains Preview
September 20 — Sneak peak of Blackblade Foothills
September 22 — Reaper
September 28 — North Midmaer Way - Sneak Peek!
September 28 — The Making of North Quel Way
September 29 — A Host of Equip-able Bierkrugs!
October 25 — The Making of the Oracle Temple [SPOILERS!]
October 25 — Scottie's Yuletide Objects of 2017!
November 1 — The Making of Lost Whiteguard Silver Mine
November 2 — Truth, Love, and Courage Armor
November 2 — The Making of Understorm Gold Mine
November 2 — First Look at Broken Echoes Silver Mine
November 21 — East Longfall Wetland Preview!
November 22 — Norgard Barbarians
November 29 — The Making of Elysium Mines
December 7 — Soltown Inn Remodel!
December 21 — The Making of Yew

Official forum posts from 2017

Announcements

Developer Work and Blog

See also