Updates

Deep Dive – PvP & Death

April 1, 2014

Pen of the Avatar – 2014-04-01 Two Hours!

April 1, 2014

Part I:

Part II:

Deep Dive – Combat, Magic, & Affinity

March 31, 2014

Join the Pool Party in the Final Day of Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 4 Weekend!

March 30, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

It has been an extremely successful Release 4 weekend, with thousands of backers logging in to play the new content. Release 4 includes the first iteration of our combat system (auto swing with equipped weapon), the Overworld Map navigation system, 10 scenes to explore (including towns, wilderness, caves, and dungeons), quests, loot, resource gathering for crafting (and more recipes), player housing in multiplayer mode, swimming, Mac/Linux patching, and multiplayer performance enhancements!

There was a pretty crazy “pool party” yesterday afternoon and into the night! Here you can see Lord British contemplating whether he should join:

Ah, the temptation was too much for Lord British to resist:

Update of the Avatar #66 – 03/28/14: Play Release 4 Now!, Star Citizen Crossbow, Greyhound Pet, Rustic Village Home, BotA, Alienware Promotion, 1-Year Events, and More!

March 28, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

Come Play Release 4 Now!
SotA’s One-Year Anniversary Events
Star Citizen Crossbow and Vanduul Polearm
Expert Crafting Stations
Brindle Greyhound Pet
Rustic 3-Story Village Home
Town and City Lot Homes
Blade of the Avatar Novel: Chapter 15
Alienware R5 Weekend Access Keys and $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupons
Upcoming Events
This Week In The News
Only 10 Days Remain to Purchase/Upgrade/Gift Founder Pledges

Come Play Release 4 Now!

Release 4 successfully launched yesterday, March 27, with thousands of backers downloading, patching, logging in, and exploring the new content!

Release 4 Instructions

March 26, 2014

[A Public Forum post by Starr Long]

Hello Everyone,

Thank you to our loyal backers of Shroud of the Avatar. Release 4 access for all backers at First Responder level and above begins this Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 AM Central Time. Release 4 access will end on Sunday, March 30 at 10:00 PM Central Time. Starting today, you can begin installing and patching (see instructions below), but login will not be enabled until Thursday morning.

We are happy to say that we are going to deliver almost every single Release 4 item and a few extras. Here are those deliverables again, along with some extra notes and the bonus deliverables in italics.