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This is just a note to let you know that we are planning on adding back a few items as well as adding some new items to Santa's store! More updates to follow soon
Santa Claus hath been saved from the wrath of Frostfang and has been led back to his shop where he is happy to trade for gifts! Happy holidays everyone, good work on saving Santa!
🎄 The Winter Dungeon is Now Open! 🎅
WATCH VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/JXPgtI7p24M
A chilling adventure awaits in the new Winter Dungeon! Frostfang, a fearsome Wendigo boss, has kidnapped Santa and is holding him hostage deep within the icy caverns. It’s up to you to brave the dungeon, defeat Frostfang, and rescue Santa to save Christmas!
Rally your allies, sharpen your blades, and prepare to face the frozen depths. The fate of the holidays rests in your hands—do you have what it takes to save Santa?
Happy Holidays, Adventurers! 🎅❄️
When auto-looting or quick-looting the Elf Food candy-canes, it is currently displaying "+1 ChristmasCandy2023" erroneously. Fear not, this candy is correct and will be used for trading with Santa. The display name for the candy will be updated to properly reflect "+1 Elf Food" shortly. Sorry for the confusion!
A new Ethereal Lizard Mount has been added to the Mount Donation Vendor. See #Staff Spotlight in our official Discord for pictures.
Public Vendor rentals have been set up at Santa's Workshop for the first time ever! Rentals cost 30k to start and are available until January 15th at 9am. Happy trading!
Activities have begun while Santa is preparing for the big day—he will make his grand appearance soon. In the meantime, here are some exciting activities to dive into:
Santa's Mailbox is now open at his workshop, eagerly awaiting your Letters to Santa!
Santa’s Workshop can be accessed via the Cellar Doors at Windemere Bank, right next to the giant snowball.
1️⃣ Purchase a Note from any Innkeeper or Provisioner.
2️⃣ Pen a heartfelt letter, sharing why you’ve been good this year and what’s on your wish list.
3️⃣ Drop your letter in Santa’s Mailbox, located in Santa’s Workshop!
Who knows? Santa just might write you back—so make your letter extra special!
Don’t wait—write Santa today! 🎅✨
Make sure to log in from Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) through Jan 1st to receive a special gift from Santa on your account!
We have even more holiday fun in store, including:
We’re excited to continue celebrating holidays in Shards of Britannia with fun events, activities, and vendor shops offering holiday items for unique currencies.
Going forward, you can re-use last year’s Elf Food candy, and we’ll evaluate re-using the same currency for recurring holidays moving forward. This means you won’t need to forfeit half of your currency each year!
Our goal is to make it easier for you to save, plan your purchases, and reward you for the time you’ve already spent, all while keeping these seasonal celebrations fun and balanced.
Happy Holidays and thank you for spending your free time with us! 🎄
We're happy to share that we've introduced a new email marketing system to keep you informed about important updates, events, and news!
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🎅 🍬 Updates for Holiday Currencies! 🍬 🎅
We’re excited to continue celebrating holidays in Shards of Britannia with fun events, activities, and vendor shops offering holiday items for unique currencies.
Going forward, we’ll evaluate re-using the same currency each year for recurring holidays. This means you likely won’t need to forfeit half of your currency at the start of the following year’s festivities.
Our goal is to make it easier for you to save, plan your purchases, and reward you for the time you’ve already spent, all while keeping these seasonal celebrations fun and balanced.
Thank you for spending your free time with us! 🎄
🎅 Write to Santa! ✨
Santa's Mailbox is now open at his workshop, eagerly awaiting your Letters to Santa!
🎄 How to Find Santa's Workshop: Santa’s Workshop can be accessed via the Cellar Doors at Windemere Bank, right next to the giant snowball.
Here's how it works:
If you're lucky, Santa might even write back, so make it a letter worth reading! 🎄
Start writing today and share your holiday cheer! 🎅
Santa's Mailbox is now open at his workshop, eagerly awaiting your Letters to Santa!
🎄 Chrismahanukwanzakah 2024 🎁
The Winter Holiday festivities are just around the corner, and we're excited to celebrate with all of you in Shards of Britannia! Our goal is to kick off the seasonal activities starting December 11th.
As we speak, we're in the final stages of negotiations with Santa and his team of industrious Elves to finalize their contracts (and make sure the reindeer are ready to fly!).
Stay tuned for more updates and details as they become available, we’ll make sure you have all the information you need to dive into the holiday cheer.
Prepare for snow-filled adventures, holiday surprises, and plenty of joy to share with friends and foes alike. 🎅✨
Happy Holidays!
The Halloween House Decoration Contest Results Are In!
Thank you all for your incredible creativity and for sharing your spooky displays. We truly enjoyed reviewing every entry and appreciate the time and effort you put into bringing the Halloween spirit to life.
Winners:
Honorable Mentions & Feedback:
We’ll be in touch with all winners soon to arrange your rewards. Congratulations, and thank you again to everyone who participated.
Looking Ahead: We’re implementing a clearer set of judging criteria for future contests, focusing on adherence to the theme, creativity, attention to detail, aesthetics, and use of space. We’re also excited to announce that our next House Decoration Contest will be Christmas-themed! Stay tuned for more details and start dreaming up your festive creations!
Thanks again for your enthusiasm and for making this Halloween contest a success!
We’ve deployed a hotfix to address the following issues:
Thank you for your patience as we balanced project work with spending time with our loved ones. We truly appreciate you choosing to spend part of your holiday season with us!
A hotfix has been deployed to address an issue preventing some players from picking up the Thanksgiving Quest due to completing it last year. Please log out and back in to apply the fix, then try the quest again.
We're incredibly thankful for each of you in our community. Let's celebrate together with the return of the Thanksgiving Quest! 🦃
🗓 Event Duration: The Thanksgiving Quest will be active until Monday, December 1st at 9:00 AM UTC.
🔜 More to Come: After we finish visiting with our families, we'll be working to add some Thanksgiving-themed PvE encounters to further enhance the festivities. Stay tuned!
Thank you for being part of our community. Enjoy the celebrations, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🍁
Happy Thanksgiving!
As we prepare to launch this year’s Thanksgiving event, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Indigenous communities whose history and traditions have enriched our shared culture in countless ways.
The Team is putting the final touches on the Thanksgiving event, and we’re excited to bring it to you within the next few hours. We’re grateful for your patience and support as we ensure everything is ready for your adventures.
Stay tuned for the official announcement when the event goes live!
Thanks to everyone who has participated in the Halloween House Decoration Contest for this year!
We have opened up voting for the People's Choice and the staff will also begin judging the entries, vote here: https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1311194882756448266
Since it's such a busy time of year, we are going to give everyone until Dec 6th to cast their vote. After which we will announce both the team's pick and the people's choice winners.
The winners will receive their choice of a customized Halloween item that may or may not be available via the Halloween Store plus a customized trophy such as a house sign to showcase their winnings.
The next House Decoration Contest currently planned will be for Christmas. If you are waiting for your Halloween decorations to be judged still, please wait if you can to start placing Christmas deco! :)
Once more thanks for participating and good luck!
The results are in! The following characters have won the Halloween Raffle 2024:
We will be in touch with your prizes soon, so keep an eye out!
A big thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Halloween events. It was an absolute blast, filled with fun, spooky surprises, and unforgettable moments. We truly appreciate the enthusiasm and spirit you brought to the celebrations.
Stay tuned for more exciting events in the future—until then, happy adventuring! 👻🕸️
The following hotfixes have been deployed and are now live:
Friends Window Toggle:
Resolved an issue where pressing F (default keybind) or clicking the Friends button on the Button Bar did not open the Friends window as expected. The Friends window now toggles correctly.
House Window Search Enhancements:
The Search feature in the House window has been improved:
Mannequin Management:
House owners can now use "I ban thee" on mannequins placed by others, provided the mannequin has been on the property for at least one week. Once banned, mannequins will move to the corner of the plot and begin to decay after an additional week. The house owner will be notified of this action, giving them time to retrieve any belongings from the mannequin before it disappears.
Halloween has officially come to an end for this year! We want to thank everyone who joined us for the festivities, smashing pumpkins, and collecting candy. Your participation made it all the more special, and we hope you had as much fun as we did hosting it.
If you have ideas for future events or activities, we’d love to hear from you—feel free to share them in-game. As we approach the upcoming holiday season, we’re excited to bring you more events!
Thank you again for spending your time with us, and we can’t wait to see you in the weeks ahead!
REMINDER: There is still ONE more Halloween Raffle drawing to occur on Nov 24th as outlined here: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/final-2024-halloween-lottery
Ahoy, adventurers! 🏴☠️
We’ve got exciting news for all who’ve been helping us test the Boat Expansion on the test center. As a token of our gratitude, every player who participates in testing will receive an exclusive pirate hat—a truly rare treasure that will not be obtainable in any other way! 🎩
To everyone who has lent a hand so far, we cannot thank you enough. Your support and feedback have been invaluable in shaping this expansion and bringing us closer to launch. 🙌
But we’re not done yet! We still need more brave testers to help us fine-tune the systems, identify any lingering bugs, and ensure this expansion is shipshape for the live server.
⚓ Calling all testers! Now’s the time to hop on the Test Center (TC) and help us sail this Boat Expansion over the finish line. Your efforts will make all the difference, and you’ll be part of a legendary crew that made this happen!
Thank you again for your incredible support—let’s get this done together! 💪
Use your remaining Halloween raffle tokens to enter the final Halloween lottery for 2024. Find Raff, the lottery official, near Britain Bank to purchase your entries. Tickets cost 10 Halloween raffle tokens each. The draw will take place on Sunday, 24th November, at 9:00 AM UTC.
We've deployed a hotfix for an issue related to Smelting when targeting a lockbox (or other metal crafted containers) with items inside of it causing the container to be smelted but the items inside destroyed by mistake.
Now, it will smelt the items inside of the container as expected if there are any, but if the container is empty then it will attempt to smelt the container itself, if it can be smelted.
Sorry if you encountered an issue with this and incurred any losses.
This fix is now live effective immediately, but may require characters already logged in to log out and back in to receive the update. Thanks
To all veterans in our community and beyond, we extend our deepest gratitude for your service, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication. Today, on Veterans Day, we honor and remember those who have served and those who continue to stand ready to protect and defend. Your courage and commitment have paved the way for the freedoms we enjoy each day. Thank you for your service, and for inspiring us all. We stand with you, today and every day.
🎃 Halloween Discounts & Updates! 🎃
From now until November 11th at 9am, all items at the Halloween Vendors are slashed by 25%! 🔪 Don’t miss this chance to grab your favorites at a discount!
👻 Halloween Activities: The spooky festivities will continue until November 17th at 9am, and the Halloween Vendors will be available for at least four weeks afterward to ensure everyone has plenty of time to shop.
Thank You! To everyone who has joined us for the Halloween events – we appreciate your participation and enthusiasm!
🕹️ MOBA Arena Update: We’re hard at work on the new MOBA Arena game, but it’s taking a bit more time to perfect. Rest assured, we're aiming to launch it soon, themed for the current season. Once released, it will become a permanent addition to the game. Thank you for your patience!
We're excited to announce two new members are joining the team! Pueblo & Fluffy have volunteered to contribute to the project in their free time. Pueblo will be focusing on Architectural Designs and World Building and Fluffy will be focusing on Community Management & Counselor duties so you may see them around in chat, and in the future you may see them assisting players in-game and even running Events from time to time. Please give Pueblo and Fluffy a warm welcome to the team and thanks for offering to share your free time with us! <3
The Halloween House Decoration Contest deadline has been extended to Nov 17th
Entries will be accepted starting immediately, and the drawing will take place soon after Nov 17th.
Prizes will include Halloween Candy plus a customized Halloween item!
Submit your entries in https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1294438287921905725
The server-wide alert for when players start and stop horse and cart quests has now been removed.
An issue preventing players from placing the fowl cannon decoration in their houses has been fixed.
Loot from the Fowl Frenzy event will no longer spawn too far away from the location of the exploding animals.
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