Here are some plans for improvements for future events like this that we've accumulated from hosting this event!

• Assign different point prize values to different tasks instead of 1 for every task. This way more difficult tasks like hatching or alchemizing a pet would reward more.
• Balance future event finale quests to unlock a bit sooner to reduce grindiness.
• Display a cooldown on the event page for when you can give pets blessings, near the green "Visit Random Pet" button.
• Add a "donate all" option for snail energy.
• Add a blessing button in posts on the forums.
• Look further into random pet button priorities to see if the selection can be a bit smarter.
• Reduce currency reward clicks in quest by grouping both rewards into one step.
  

For the next few months, we'll be having smaller events and releases here and there as well as staff managed forum contests in between more permanent content, feature and balancing updates.

• 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.
  

 
UPCOMING PERMA-CONTENT
Now that the Kelbi event is underway and that segment of work is complete, here are some of our upcoming permanent update plans that we're working on in succession:

• Aviar Cove Balancing Update
• Major Potato Sinking Swamp Content - Frog alert!
• Vaer Reef Balancing Update
• Pet Milestone Reward Revamps
• Misc Item Updates (Nico's, other Peddlers, Various item reward pools that need updates, etc)
• New Towns, NPCs, and Content to further the storyline
  

UPCOMING CODING/FEATURE UPDATES
Here are feature updates, new features, and other areas of major coding that we're currently working on:

• Marketplace Revamp
• Pet Accessory Market
• Custom Market
• Eventually - Block System Update, Guild Revamp, QoL Updates, etc
• See our Roadmap for a more detailed list.
  

EVENTUAL EVENT PLANS
Although we're currently going to be focusing on permanent content and feature updates in order to better balance the base game, we'll eventually return with more events in various formats. In the meantime during these next few months, we're planning to still hold various contests and giveaways for those who enjoy participating!

STAFF RECRUITMENT STATUS
We're finalizing emails to be sent out as soon as we can this month to our new team members. Apologies for the delay on this, we intended to get emails out earlier but with how busy event prep was and other circumstances we felt that it would be better to wait until we can give our full attention to training the new recruits. Thank you for your patience!

MERCHANDISE PLANS
You may have noticed that we were leisurely designing some potential merch on development streams, we're currently long term planning some exciting Dappervolk themed merch and may be holding some polls in the future before committing to designs, stay tuned!

We've also gotten in contact with Makeship - a pledge-based plushie making site and are planning out a potential future campaign. If all goes well, a Turnipling plushie could exist in the future!

DREAM OF THE SPIRALWOOD

• Visit the Spiralwood Dream to begin tracking for activities and become a participant!
• This is a Cooperative Community Event in which all participants can donate to reach collective community milestone rewards.
• Milestone prizes can be claimed by all participants regardless of contribution level once the prize is unlocked.
• There are also Individual Prize Tiers for dedicated participants.
• Collect Daily Rewards for donating and sending offerings!
• With the Kelbi Festival comes pet blessings, where participants can make offerings to other users' pets for rewards.
  

WHAT ARE PET BLESSINGS?

• During the Spiralwood Dream, participant pets can be blessed by other users with offerings.
• Depending on which offering you pick, the target pet may gain a new friend for the festival's duration.
• Once a pet is fully blessed, its owner can collect its many fortunes for rewards.
  

• Lula's Festival Booth shop opens on the second day of the event on September 21st 12AM DVT
• The shop will be open until October 18th, 11:59PM DVT
• Shop stock will include all Kelbi Deity clothing, Seasonal Spring Clothing, 2 new pet hatch shards, totems, and more!
• All shop items should be affordable if you unlock your personal tier prizes at the Spiralwood Dream and complete all 3 spring quests in the Spiralwood.
  

HOW TO OBTAIN WINDING SHELLS
Winding Shells are the currency for the Kelbi Event Shop - Lula's Festival Booth

• Do the seasonal event quests in the Spiralwood
• Complete community milestones and claim prizes in the Spiralwood Dream
• Collect blessings from pets with many fortunes
• Random Encounters
• Random Item Alchemy
• Starry Night Minigame
• Adventuring Rewards
• Participate in the Event Forum Contests
  

HOW TO OBTAIN SNAIL ENERGY

• Complete tasks around the site which are passively tracked while participating in the Spiralwood Dream
• Send Offerings to other users' pets to obtain Snail Energy
• Collect Offerings from your own pets which have been fully blessed
• Claim daily rewards from the Spiralwood Dream
• Complete seasonal Kelbi quests
• Participate in the "Bless the Pet Above You" thread to trade blessings
  

To access the event quest, visit the new seasonal area -
The Spiralwood! Go to the World Map and find it just east of Aviar Cove.

• Speak to Lula at the Spiralwood to begin the seasonal quest "Into the Spiralwood"
• There are 3 quests in total to be unlocked in succession.
• "Festival of the Slumbering Snail" is a daily repeatable quest which can be completed 4 times per day.
  

• There are two Custom Maker grand prizes, type chosen by the winners.
• One can be won through entering on the site thread and another through sharing on social media.
• There are additional participation and runner up prizes for all entrants!
• Only first time custom maker owners are eligible to win the grand prizes this time, though anyone can participate for the other prizes!
• The winners will be announced on site once the giveaway concludes and winners are drawn.
  

• A series of community milestone prizes will be unlockable by the community's collective efforts.
• Milestone prizes can be claimed by all participants regardless of contribution level once the prize is unlocked.
• There will also be individual prize tiers for dedicated participants.
• A randomized daily reward has been added for participants donating or interacting with pets a certain amount of times.
• The community milestones can be reached by collective donation of a certain currency item which will be rewarded through event mechanics.
• All tasks in the event will be tracked passively after visiting the event page for the first time, garnering donation currency as well as points towards individual prizes.
• There will be a pet interaction mechanic which generates rewards and evolving images on participating pets.
• Since the last iteration of this event type, we've taken into account feedback and made some adjustments to the UI to make it easier to understand and navigate.
  

SEASONAL MAP ♦ NEW NPC ♦ QUEST STORYLINE ♦ EVENT SHOP

• There will be a new seasonal mini town available to be visited during the event!
• A new seasonal NPC also inhabits this area, with a set of event quests which can be completed for seasonal currency.
• The new seasonal town along with its NPC will disappear once the event ends, to return annually as a seasonal quest.
• An event shop will become accessible on the second day of the event on September 20th at 12AM DVT, stocked with all seasonal items for Kelbi and spring.
• Event currency will be earned through the Co-op Event, Seasonal Event Quests, and various site mechanics.
  

There will be an Avatar Contest and a Creativity Prompt Contest held during the event!

We'll also be holding another Custom Giveaway throughout the event!

• 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.
  

KELBI EVENT STATUS
The Kelbi event announcement is coming within the next few days, stay tuned!

STAFF HIRING STATUS
We're planning to send out email responses to promising applicants within the next week or two in order to begin the onboarding process. Thank you for your patience!

AVIAR COVE BALANCING UPDATE
The planned Aviar Cove balancing update will come with an additional sizeable potato sink content drop as well to help offset inflation! Here is our current progress on it:
Art Assets: 50%
Quest Adjustments: 25%
Inputting/Testing: 10%

FUTURE CONTENT/EVENT PLANS
We've taken a look at our current set of goals and after a good deal of discussion, here are our plans in regards to upcoming events and content drops!

For the next few months, we're going to focus more on upcoming permanent content updates such as balancing updates, potato sinks, and new permanent content in order to bring the base game to the state that we want it to be.

We realized that over time, large scale events had become more and more elaborate as our ambition for the creative side of things grew, thus requiring more assets, writing, and overall time spent preparing each event. While it was a great deal of fun and we're proud of our community and progress, we've realized that the time spent preparing events consumes too much of our work schedule and we want to rework how we approach future events.

The remaining deity events will still happen at some point, but first we're going to spend some efforts to update the game with more permanent content. We'd also eventually like to hold some more large scale events that introduce new permanent content like we did with the Witches' War previously. Thanks for reading our thoughts and decisions on this aspect of Dappervolk's development!

TRADES MARKET UPDATES
We're now working on designing the Trades Market revamp, Pet Accessory market, and Customs market with focus on player feedback and ease of use. We're working on all three at the same time since all three will use a similar trades market system.

This will take some time to launch but we think it will improve the game experience greatly as well as make it much easier for users to get into things like pet accessories and customs trading. The trades market revamp will allow for much easier trade listing as well as system adjustments that fit our community's needs better.