WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS EVENT?

• This event will not be about a Dappervolk deity, it will expand the world and character lore.
• By completing this event, we'll be able to unlock new permanent content together!
• There will be changes to the world of Dappervolk during this event.
  

• This event type is a multi-team competition.
• Duel with players of enemy teams in order to gain victory for your team.
• Complete a collective daily task pool to give your team a point boost.
• The last place team at each day's rollover will get a point gain buff to help them turn the tide.
• All event participants will receive rewards, with the winning team determining aspects of the story finale.
  

NEW MAP, NPC, QUESTS, EVENT SHOP

• There will be a new permanent mini town available to be visited during the event!
• A new NPC also inhabits this area, with a set of event quests which can be completed for seasonal currency.
• The new town along with its NPC will be available even after the event ends, and change into a permanent state.
• Any users who did not experience the event or do the quests during the event will still be able to complete the initial storyline as one time quests in order to unlock the town.
• An event shop will become accessible on the second day of the event on November 19th 12AM DVT, stocked with seasonal items.
• After the event ends, the event shop will be replaced by the new NPC's permanent shop which will house permanently available items.
• Event currency will be earned through the Team Event, Event Quests, and various site mechanics.
  

• There will be an Avatar Contest and a Creativity Prompt Contest held during the event!
• Additionally, we're aiming to launch our first custom maker giveaway during this event, there will be an onsite raffle pool as well as a social media raffle pool to help promote the game during the event!
  

 Magdalene's seasonal quest is back for the month, along with an event shop containing Ombra's items!

• You can start the quest "Among Fallen Leaves" by going to 3's Forest and clicking on Magdalene.
• There are 3 quests in total: Among Fallen Leaves, Search the Shadowed Path (Repeatable, available throughout the month), and Returning to Magdalene's Cottage
• Magdalene's Autumn Bazaar is open again for the month of November!
• Stocked are Ombra's items, with a new item available this year.
• Ombra's seasonal currency "Wild Forage Snacks" can be obtained from Magdalene's repeatable seasonal quest "Search the Shadowed Path" as well as through random encounters, adventuring, and 3's Forest Clean Up.
  

 
TEAM EVENT UPDATE
We're currently working hard on finalizing the start time for the upcoming team event. A news post with details will come out in the next few days and the start date will be in mid November. In the meantime, here are some progress updates and a sneak peek!

Art Assets • We're about 70% finished with all the assets required for the event.
Coding • We're at the final stages of testing for the completed event code and are working on ironing out any bugs we find.
Writing • We're at the proofreading and inputting stage of quest writing.
PIPELINE UPDATE
After working through October, we're still catching up on certain parts of the pipeline after our delays in the previous month, this is why some priorities are either still on the list or had to be pushed back despite our initial goals. We're working hard to catch up and get on top of our plans as soon as we can!

• Besides the event work we're doing, we're looking forward to getting back on track with town balancing, more QoL and bug fixes, new features, and various other updates.
• October's Custom batch will arrive this week, event work as well as other asset work took precedence last month. Thank you for understanding!
• The Roadmap and post-beta Changelog threads are nearing completion, we really wanted to release them in October but our workload didn't allow for that to happen. Thank you for your patience as we get this long awaited item ready!
• The Thalies Event is still planned to go ahead after our upcoming event is over, as writing and work for it was already underway. It will simply not occur on its deity month this year, but we wanted to get the questline released regardless!
  

STAFF RECRUITMENT PLANS
We're working on a recruitment post to bolster our volunteer staff team. We're hoping to recruit both moderators and community managers in order to raise staff presence on the site and help us manage everything more efficiently. While moderators will be responsible for enforcing rules and helping with site moderation - community managers will be helping us by planning mini-events, welcoming new users, interacting with the community, and collecting feedback.

CUSTOM MAKER GIVEAWAY PLANS
As we previously mentioned, as the queue for custom makers dwindles, we'd like to introduce some other ways of obtaining a maker. We'd like to host some giveaway raffle threads with simple prompts and randomly generate winners. In order to not have the only prize be a custom maker, we'll also be introducing some new items to be obtained as participation and runner up rewards. We're looking forward to it!

  

• Speak to Cro in the Grove to begin the seasonal quest "An Unfamiliar Path"
• There are 3 quests in total, to be unlocked in succession.
• The repeatable quest can be completed 5 times a day, allowing for progression and accumulation of currency.
• The Grove Goods Shop is stocked with Pann's items and will be open all month, taking Grove Treasure as currency!
• Other than quests, Grove Treasure can also be obtained through Random Encounters, Adventuring, and Turnip Thief.
• Clue - Take note of who you travel with, what paths you take, and at what time you take them.
  

 
PIPELINE UPDATE
Due to various IRL circumstances last month in our team, some projects in the pipeline didn't go through as quickly as planned. We've regrouped to adjust our pipeline so here are some updates regarding our current workload!

• September's Custom batch will arrive shortly this week, we needed to prioritize some other asset work so there was a slight delay. October's custom batch should proceed on schedule.
• The Roadmap and post-beta Changelog threads are still being worked on, we're hoping to fit them in some time this month in between event and other update preparations.
• The upcoming events (Team Event & Thalies Event) are in preparation stage and we're making good headway despite the difficulties. We're aiming to announce the team event some time this month.
• All other upcoming priorities in last month's update are still our main priorities at this time - check our September news post for details.
  

Thanks for your patience throughout September, we're looking forward to getting back on track as soon as we can!

  

• The ingredients to make the hatching item can be found in Pai, Agnes, and Oran's shops' Bonus Prize pools.
• The item alchemy recipe is available in your recipe book and shown above.
• This Seasonal Pet will remain in the shops for 3 months and rotate out at the end of November to be replaced by a pet for the next season.
• Seasonal pets are obtainable annually on a rotation! The hatching items can be alchemized at any time of the year.
  

 
SUMMER TEAM EVENT
We're hard at work on the team event, and are hoping to launch it some time this month! Currently, we're in the middle of coding, testing, asset creation and writing. We will keep you posted on progress and the launch date. If preparation takes too long for the event to happen this month, we'll be ready with a mid month content update to make up for the low tide!

AUTUMN EVENT
Thalies is our September deity, so traditionally, the Thalies Autumn Event would be taking place this month. However, since the summer team event was postponed to this month, we'll be launching the Thalies Autumn Event at a later date within this season. We have been working on this event's storyline and various content simultaneously, so we're looking forward to sharing it with you!

MODERATOR RECRUITMENT PLANS
We're hoping to expand our team of volunteer based moderators at some point either this month or the next. The aim is to bolster our community management as well as have more hands on deck to help with event contest management and possibly be able to hold additional mini contests or raffles in between major events. We'll have info on this with application forms when we're ready!

BETA CHANGELOG & ROADMAP THREAD
These two items are on our to-do list, and will remain here until they are complete! Currently, we're in the process of layouting our Roadmap thread. We're aiming to release these some time this month in between event preparation.

CUSTOM MAKER RAFFLE THREADS
We're planning to manually run some periodic raffle/contest threads with a custom maker as the main prize, as well as additional participation prizes for all entrants. Winning a custom maker via this method will only be open to users without any customs or custom makers in the hopes of allowing some different avenues for obtaining them. We'll be able to start this in the coming months, as the custom queue has been worked through to a very manageable size now.