This week is all about the new Equinox patch!
Equinox is here!
As mentioned in a separate announcement, the latest game patch brings tons of improvements and the Equinox event! See the announcement for more info:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/263540/announcements/detail/42012493171093643
New starter packs!
Not only have we done a major renovation on the item shop, and included a new preview feature for outfits, not to mention having added a huge assortment of new items, but we’ve also created some amazing new starter packs chock full of some very special things!
These hearty packs contain the ideal necessities for combat loving heroes, and craft loving villagers alike, as well as packs specifically designed for both.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/402141/?snr=1_5_9__405
http://store.steampowered.com/app/402142/?snr=1_5_9__405
http://store.steampowered.com/app/402140/?snr=1_5_9__405
http://store.steampowered.com/app/402143/?snr=1_5_9__405
The Equinox build is exotic, and allows us to roam an expansive desert (albeit virtually) under a gorgeous blue sky, where we can trek up and down a sea of endless dunes, clad in our billowing robes. So this build got the Otters and Neonga thinking about some of their own favorite desert-themed films and books, which conjure up similar images of scorching adventure and the sights, sounds and feelings of a desert.
So just for fun, here is a list of all the team members’ personal picks for their favorite film featuring a desert in it, and their favorite book or short story featuring a desert in it.
Ivar (Artist)
Film: Star Wars
Short Story: The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
Thorsten (Community Manager)
Film: Lawrence of Arabia
Book: Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell
Ryan (Artist)
Film: The Mummy
Book: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
Chris (Art Director)
Film: Aladdin
Book: none
Damon (President)
Film: Lawrence of Arabia
Short Story: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway
Liam (Lead Programmer)
Film: Shane
Book: Dune by Frank Herbert
Sarah (Writer)
Film: Gallipoli
Book: The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
Cameron: (Lead Designer)
Film: The Mummy Returns
Book: The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson
As always, we have an amazingly talented community. Please enjoy this wonderful V&H rendition of the classic Beatles song, ‘Here, There And Everywhere,’ written by Bluerider of EU 2.
Here, There and Everywhere
To lead a better life
You have to craft your own gear
Sheep, munching the grass that’s so deep
Shearing their fleece is the way to begin
Then you can spin their fleece into cloth without seams
Seems, now what you need are some beams
Add a few fish for a signet of gold
Now you grow bold and turn to the fiery forge
You hit the anvil hard
And the pigs turn into powder it’s a wondrous art
But you are not finished, it’s the
Hardest part, ’cause you need scales tough and bright
Just find the monsters that drop the right kind
Keeping in mind – to get them you have to fight
You turn the spinning wheel
And a robe appears it seems to be as hard as steel
Just a touch of runes to get
A perfect deal, just put it on and you’ll feel
You are a hero, you’re mighty and proud
Shouting out loud “I crafted my first own gear!”
You’ll wear your gear everywhere
Here, there and everywhere
And much more...
View the full issue to read the rest of the Ledger content, including community interviews and highlights of more new features!