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More Sorcerer Spell Updates! - Webstaff on 01/14/2025

Evil Eye and Implosion have had some updates.  Click on the title link to see the news!

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Sorcerer Spell Updates - Webstaff on 01/13/2025

Updates to the following Sorcerer Spells are now live! 

Click on the title link to see more details on these updates!

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The World of Elanthia continues to grow and expand.  To help with that, we created multiple pieces of Lore, Documents, Lexicons, and new Verbs in 2024.  For your convenience, we've created a list of the 2024 Documents, Lore Tidbits, and Lexicons created.  Click on the title to see them all!

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The World at a Glance - a 2024 Review - Webstaff on 01/01/2025

The world of Elanthia has expanded and grown in many ways this past year.  Please click on the title link to see what's new!

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Wisdom of the Ages - Webstaff on 01/01/2025

The new subscription loyalty program, Wisdom of the Ages, is now live.  This is a long term reward system for players who keep their subscriptions active concurrently and log in at least once every month they are billed.  It is available to those who maintain a basic subscription or higher. 

You will gain +2 maximum field experience pool size for every continuous login month. 

If you maintain a Premium subscription, you will gain +0.1 base experience absorbed per pulse for every continuous login month.  Fraction results have a chance to round up.  For example after 8 months, it's 0.8 and would have an 80% chance to round up to +1.  The maximum benefit would be gained after 10 years. 

The account has to bill every month concurrently and you have to log into the character at least once per month.  If your billing lapses or you don't log in, the streak progress will be lost and rewards will reset to the entry level amount.  Like Daily Login Rewards, this is tracked at the character level, so you must log in each character each month you wish to maintain the bonus active on.

Starting on the second month when a bonus starts, you may view your current bonus with the EXPERIENCE verb.

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Updates, Bugs, and Fixes - Webstaff on 01/01/2025

We've been working hard to create updates, bug fixes and changes within the Game.  Here's a few of the fixes, changes, and adjustments that have been made since November!

Everything from area adjustments to spell buff time increases, urchins to resistance, and more!

Click on our title hyperlink to read all the details!

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2025 Calendar of Events - Webstaff on 12/29/2024

Calendar of Events for 2025

  • Duskruin Arena - February 7 - March 2nd (Pay Event)
  • Rumor Woods: The Grand Tourney - April 11 - May 4th (Pay Event)
  • Festival in Ta'Nalfein - June 6 - 8th (Free Festival)
  • Premium Festival - June 20 - 29th (Free Premium Festival
  • Duskruin Arena - August 15 - September 7th (Pay Event)
  • Ebon Gate Festival - October 10 - November 2nd (Pay Event)
  • Halfling Cultural Event - December 5th - 7th (Free Festival)
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Updates, Bug Fixes, and Clean Up - Webstaff on 11/24/2024

In an effort to continue our summer progress in keeping the things tidy, the Development Team, Events Team, Production Team, and Player Experience Teams have continued to work towards close various bug reports, general issues, and indepth systems.

With Development deep in releasing 

We've released Covert Arts and the Sorcerer Review, as well as continuing development on Gemstones.

Click on the title link to see the other fixes, changes, and clean up we've done in the last three months.

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Festival of the Fallen - Webstaff on 11/23/2024

The Festival of the Fallen is now happening in the city of Ta'Vaalor.

The Festival Grounds can be found out the southeastern gates, over the Annatto Bridge and down the path.  Once you've entered Siren's Wood you are there!

For more information on what's taking place at the Festival, type FESTIVAL in-game.

You can also visit the GSWiki page estival of the Festival of the Fallen of the Fallen for details.

You can also click on the title link for additional information.

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Festival of the Fallen - Webstaff on 11/20/2024

The FESTIVAL VERB has been updated for this weekend's Festival of the Fallen. You can review it by typing FESTIVAL in-game.

As in years past, the schedule for Prime has been posted. Platinum will get the fairgrounds without the schedule.

Please also considering keeping an eye on the following wiki pages:

Primary Page: Festival of the Fallen 2024
Saved Posts Page: Festival of the Fallen 2024 - Saved Posts

Join us in Discord in the Festivals and Events Channel for Open Discussions and be sure to follow our Read Only Forum Post

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Undergrowth of Bittermere Woods - Webstaff on 10/12/2024

Deep in Bittermere Woods lives a witch who once walked Elanith as a priestess of Niima.  She discovered something so unique and powerful that the forces of Lornon sent assassins after her, ending her life in one swift stroke so that her discovery could not be shared with the world at large.  However, even in death, the Arkati fought over what to do with her soul.  Gosaena recognized that she was removed from Elanith before her time and thus would not ferry her to oblivion.  Lorminstra demanded she be returned to her body, a deed for a deed.  Luukos wanted her for his own designs as payment for her discoveries.


Unable to go to silence, warred over by winter and hiss, Naidem took her.  For years, decades, centuries, she was among the forgotten in the landscape of the land between.  Not really knowing who she was, but merely a fleeting memory with a single burning desire to rediscover what was lost.


And so, she moved away from the others and into the woods.  She tended to a garden, one that was so different from what she knew in life.  And created her trinkets.  These little things, these forgotten things, and slowly, her past life began to inform her hands, and the old, forgotten discoveries returned.

Haunted by the resurgence of how she expired, the witch was uncertain what to do with these things, these bits, this knowledge, and as such she decided to test those that found their way to her garden.  Maybe, if she could trust them with the beginnings of her discovery, have them prove through trial their mettle, then maybe, just maybe, she could trust them with the rest.

New Game Opens on October 18th!

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Ebon Gate Trove Starts Tonight! - Webstaff on 10/12/2024

Now Running from 11th (with first draw on the 12th) through the 2nd of November.

Gavelsdown Troves 

We have 84 customizations going out in the Trove this year, as a result, we have to create a fifth trove so that we can also get out our items. We also have to extend it by 2 days to ensure we have enough days to get all the items into player hands.

Some items are profession restricted and winner attuned.

Those items are: AC Grooming (Ranger Restricted – 3 offerings), Sonic Armor/Shield/Swords/Singing Sword (Bard Restricted – 3 offerings), Nexus Orb Teleportation Msg (Cleric – 3 Offerings), Transfer (Empath - 3 offerings, Wizard Familiar Talisman (Wizards – 3 offferings), Nightmare (Sorcerer – 3 offerings), Cman Tackle (Warrior – 5 offerings), Cman Sweep (Rogue – 5 offerings).

Non-attuning offerings are: Custom Puppy (1 offering), Custom Leech (1 offering), Spirit Servant (2 offerings), Swear (3 offerings), LogPhrase (3 offerings), Signature Verb (3 offerings), Bolt (3 offerings), Perfume (3 offerings), Coffee (3 offerings), Tea (3 offerings), Tobacco (3 offerings), Candy Tin (3 offerings), Loresong (3 offerings), Fatal Afflares (5 offerings), Illusion Pin ( 3 offerings), Ezscript 2-verb Add (3 offerings), Ezscript 5-verb Add (3 offerings), Major Sanctuary (3 offerings), Death Messaging (3 offerings).

The Item Trove will have the following offerings: a diminutive ebonwood coffin (scripted coffin w. dead pet raccoon), a custom prayer idol certificate, an alum-inlaid ebonwood box (Thelsia Jewelry Box w. ezscripted & enhancive bracelet), a painted silk gift cloth (Gift Cloth w. ezscripted & enhancive bangle), a mirror-finish golvern popcorn kettle (auction quality popcorn kettle), a rounded ghezyte thigh-sheath( 4x ghezyte blackjack w. disintegrate flares), a caliginous ghezyte cage (animalistic idol – eel), a thin staff tube (6x surita runestaff w. least moods, 20/12 acuity, and animalistic), a thin-edged golvern knife (+5 Survival, fully unlocked scrimshaw knife), a slender doeskin sheath (Hidey Sheath, Knavish Knife w. +5 Survival Bonus), some ebon rusalkysk brigandine (5x Crit Padded), a silvery crushed silk bag (Yfane, Forehead Gem), a spectral agate teabowl (Teadragon), a rustic twig basket (fully unlocked/customized basketifier w. unique food), a dark grey mykal sack (fully unlocked Zelotiole Alsira, celsylk alter fodder, KWTS sash), a hart skull mask (Stick-mounted Mask w. 10 Stalk/Hide), a mount feature certificate (Custom Feature for Mount), a distressed bistre leather case (Fully unlocked Nail Press w. Customs & Nail Polish-inator, & 2 unique polishes), a misted sapphire ring (Mist Armor Ring – Winner sets armor), an elaborate leather bridle (custom mount LOOK), and a semi-custom market stall certificate.

All profession restricted trove wins are restricted to the character that entered.

The Roof Over Troves 

The private property trove will also be running during the same time. However, we have 27 options for it and only 21 days. As a result, we are going to move 6 items (the Artwork Add and the Mail Box Add) to raffles during merchant week.

That leaves the following in the trove that are restricted to Non-Bungalow Owners: Room Add (3), Shrine Add (3), and Workshop Add (3).

It also leaves the following all property offerings: Move a Property (3), Mood Messaging (3), Bird/Bugs/Critter (3), and Food Additions (3).

All property trove items are attuned to the account.

Trove Wiki Page

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Ebon Gate Opens 9pm on 10/4/2024 - Webstaff on 10/03/2024

Once again, the veil between realms thins and the aurora-filled skies of Naidem draw near, inviting adventurers to wander her orchards, woods, streets, and river.  Some select few will visit Naidem specifically for the S. P. E. C. T. R. E. and S. H. A. D. O. W. Conference taking place in the Evermore Hollow Hotel, others will visit to explore what new memories the denizens of Naidem have conjured into existence.  And even more will come with hopes of seeing a familiar face among the Unliving.

This year at the Ebon Gate Festival, there will be multiple quests, storylines, a brand-new game “Undergrowth of Bittmere Woods” or colloquially “the Witch’s Garden.”

Storyline – Ivensra’s Fate

Look for Casivit, Brixit, and Pennysel during the opening week of Ebon Gate to learn more about this year’s storyline on the Ebon Gate Grounds.  Progression in the storyline will be a combination of live roleplaying events and quest-based automations.  The storyline begins the first week, takes a break for merchant week and services, then continues in the final week.  You can keep up with the storyline by visiting the regularly updated wiki page.

Return of the Treasure Trove

Four Treasure Troves will be open again this year in Gavelsdown Hall at the heart of Evermore Hollow.  These troves will have a variety of custom service certificates for profession customizations, personal customizations, sought after item customizations, and unique items.

Some examples of what you will see in the Treasure Trove are:

  • Containers filled with unlocked, fully customized, and unique items (multiple)
  • High Quality Armor or Weapons
  • High Quality Enhancives
  • Dead Pet & Coffin
  • And many more…

Also, new this year…

  • Idol Customizations
  • Mount Feature Customization
  • Full Mount LOOK Customization

Customizations will also return in the trove, offering up certificates for the Customization of AC Grooming, Sonics, Nexus Orb, Wizard Familiar, Nightmare, Transfer, Spirit Servant, Swear, LogPhrase, Signature Verb, Bolt, Werepuppy, Leech, Perfume, Coffee, Tea, Tobacco, Candy tin, Loresong, Fatal Afflares, Illusion Pin, Ezscripts, Major Sanctuaries, and Death Message.

Additionally, the shop “The Roof Over” will see a return of the Private Property Trove, a trove that is accessible to individuals that own private properties only.  We’ve expanded the offerings and added in the option for Nereid’s Cradle properties to have some options.

The options for everyone include: Move a Property (New), Bird/Bug/Critter Add, Artwork Install, Mood Messaging Additions, Food Additions, and Mailboxes.

The options restricted from Nereid’s Cradle are: Workshop addition, Shrine addition, Room addition

The Trove begins collecting tokens on the 11th and runs through the 30th.

Antiquarian Manor

Sylinaar continues to hide out in the gardens of the Antiquarian Manor, offering enhancive-related services during the month of October.  Sylinaar provides estimates before completing the work, so be sure to ask him about MAX, PERMANENCY, RECHARGE or COST.

The half-elven traveler will be appearing at Ebon Gate to give away her Gilded Locus invention!  Her prices will be reset since she appeared at Duskruin, and she has learned the ability to SWAP properties for 5k soul shards!  If you have a locus, simply ask her about ADD, BOOST, or SWAP. I f you do not have a locus, simply ask her for NEW LOCUS, and she'll give you one for free!

Quinton Manse

New Offerings have been added to Quinton Manse!  Unlock Certificates for Yansio clothing are available on the shelves.  Beatie Babies and their unlock certificates have also been added.

SuperSpec unlocks have been moved to Fresh from the Coven, a new shop that is located the neighborhood of Fate’s Holding.

New Shops!

Naidem is happy to announce its newest shops opening in the various neighborhoods around Evermore Hollow.  They are:

  • The Kettle Black – Home of the Popcorn Kettle
  • The Old Ossuary – Home of the Scrimshaw Knife
  • Twisted Glory – Home of the Twisted Weapons
  • The Twisted Lodge – Home of the Twisted Shields
  • Fortified – Home of the Twisted Armor
  • Sounds Beyond (delayed) - TBA
  • Such Sights to See (delayed) - TBA
  • Piper’s Peepers – Home of the Jeepers Creepers Series
  • Nereid’s Voice – Home of the Ocarina
  • Chimes In the Mist – Home of the Belled Clothing Line
  • Whisper Pages – Home of New Lore Books
  • Playful Prisms – Home of Kaleidoscopes and Juggling Balls
  • Starlit Cavern (delayed) - TBA
  • Fresh from the Cove - TBA

Shop Updates!

Several shops have had new additions or unlock certificates added to them.  They are:

  • Market Makers – Announcement Hawker Unlock
  • Rodnir’s Bait and Tackle – Fish Unlock for Jeepers Creerps
  • Sizzle and Spice
  • Twisted Ways

New Area to Explore

The southern wood of Bittermere Wood has been expanded.  Explore the darker forest at your leisure.

New Foraged Items

Nineteen new foraged items have been added to Naidem!

New Instrument

Be sure to visit Nereid’s Voice to purchase your very own ocarina.  This is the first new instrument add with all new messaging in years.  With over 140 messages across every play style, the ocarina uses the woodwind skill.

Luminary Festival

As the month of October winds down, the denizens of Naidem will be opening up a special area of the Orchard for their annual Luminary Festival.

Lore

Be sure to catch up on lore of the realm before visiting!  Some of your reading can include…

The Mandrake and the Witch

The Lantern of the Ferryman

Harvest Luminary Festival Traditions

With more to come!

Live Games!

Remember to keep a close eye on the FESTIVAL VERB and our Calendar to join us for live game!  Our Games include:

  • Blind Luck
  • Cryptic Chronicles
  • Pyrestarters
  • Spooky Ciphers
  • Haunted Spirits
  • Wheel of Misfortune
  • GHOUL

Have you completed your Registry of he Newly Unliving?  Make sure you visit the Town Hall to get started on this quest.  This book is a fantastic tool for Merchant Week where all raffles and working merchants will be listed, with hot links that take you right to the merchant’s door step!

Ride the lazy river and visit our fishing areas for fun prizes and Custom Death announcements!

Opening night, Trick-or-TreatHerb Hunt, and Arena of the Abyss will immediately be available.

The Witch’s Garden and Sonreeva will be open starting the 18th.

Purchase a Reunion Vault! 

  It will have the following items inside:

•    Two 25-use keys (for Trick-or-Treat, Herb Hunt)
•    Two 25-use cubes (for Arena of the Abyss or the new game)
•    +50% Exp - 30-day death certificate
•    90-use death’s sting salve
*   Lotus Oil
•    The Ferryman’s Lantern^
•    A Glass Pane Folio^^

^The Ferryman’s Lantern (lore to be released soon) is a wrought iron lantern that is decided to be placed at the feet and will move on spindled legs with its owner.  It will provide ambient messaging that changes based on the Season, 4-specfic Holidays (Cholen’s Eve, Zelia’s Warning, Festival of Oleani, and Eve of Reunion), which glass panes are installed in the lantern, and if it is in Naidem.

The lantern has two special features, the ability to briefly steal light from the surrounding area or the ability to dispel local shadows.  These features can only be done in Naidem.

Each lantern has four windows, that can be fitted with panes found in the various games.

Additionally, the Lantern will tell the Tale of the Ferryman when appropriately manipulated.  This tale is portrayed through illusions, shadows, and a disembodied voice.

^^A glass pane folio is designed to hold your spare windowpanes when they are not installed in the lantern.  It can hold a total of 75 glass panes weightlessly.  Glass panes can be altered.

The lantern can be broken to obtain an RPA Orb.

These Lanterns attune.

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Hotel Stay Contest Begins! - Webstaff on 09/30/2024


Starting at 1am on October 1, 2024, treasure chests across Elanthia will have a chance to produce a gold-inked ebon vellum envelope.

Upon opening the envelope, you will have a chance to find one of ten luggage tags.

Here are some important things to remember:

  • Do not open the envelope if you do not want to win the hotel stay. Instead, wait until we announce that all ten have been found and then open your envelope for a small token.
  • Hotel Tags attune upon being found. If you win it, then you are expected to attend a weekend at the Evermore Hollow Hotel.
  • Any box that is created has a chance to have an envelope in it. Yes, this includes OSA.
  • The envelope will ONLY generate within a box.
  • You can “vaporize” your boxes without any fear of vaporizing an envelope, but please be aware that your envelope will end up on the ground and open for anyone to pick up. Do this with caution.

Also starting at 1am, you may use CLAIM once per account to obtain a gold-inked ebon vellum envelope. This is your free chance to find a tag.

Free-to-Play accounts do not qualify for CLAIM or the Contest.

SimuCoin Hotel Stays

  • On October 1st, 5 keys to the hotel will be sold at roughly 3pm and then another 5 at 9pm.
  • On October 2nd, 5 keys will be sold at roughly 3pm and then another 5 at 9pm.
  • There will be an in-game and Discord Announcement when they go on sale.

All Other SimuCoin Sales

  • Keys, Cubes, and the Reunion Vault will go on sale on October 4th.
  • Trick-or-Treating, Herb Hunt, and Arena of the Abyss will open on the 4th along with the grounds.
  • Necropolis will open on the 18th and run for the remainder of the Event.

This is a Prime Event.

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Updates to Billing - Webstaff on 09/17/2024

We are excited to announce that Simutronics is taking a significant step forward in enhancing the security and scalability of our payment processes.

To better serve you, we are partnering with Stripe as our new payment processor, replacing our legacy billing system. 

As part of this upcoming transition, all players will need to re-enter their payment information on the play.net website when notified to do so. This is a one-time process to ensure that your payment details are securely stored and managed through Stripe's advanced and secure platform. 

To protect your information, please be aware of the following: 

  • All official communications regarding this transition will come from an official @Simutronics.com email address.
  • Be cautious of any emails or messages that ask for your secure account or credit card information. Simutronics will never request this information via email or any other communication outside of our website.
  • All updates required of you will be handled on www.play.net. If you receive any suspicious communications asking you to do otherwise, please report them to us immediately.


To ensure a smooth transition, we will be notifying select users in the coming weeks when it’s time for them to update their information. Please keep an eye on your email and messages for further instructions. 

Rest assured, we are committed to making this process as seamless as possible. 

Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we work to improve your gaming experience.

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