[10/18] Mod Announcement: Stats, Credits, Events, and more
This mod post is full of fun, guys, and pertains to a lot of upcoming events and game mechanic changes. Please read through the whole thing and let us know if you have questions.
First off, all the lists have been updated! Double check to make sure everything is correct and update your f-lists!
❖ community layouts
somarium_lords, castleofdoom and somarium_ooc sport spiffy new journal layouts. Check them out and let the mods know what you think!
If there are any changes, like colors, that need to be done, just let us know and Laena will get to it. Or if you think the layout just plain sucks, say so.
❖ credit system
The Credits System has been sorted out and is ready to go into effect by Wednesday, October 21st. Please read the new Dream Credit System explanation page to understand the mechanics of earning and paying out credits. There are several steps that each of you need to take in order to prepare for the change:
The following is an example of what a Dream Bank Account post will look like:
DREAM BANK ACCOUNT
Total Number of Credits
5
Charges Available
Red
Red/Yellow
Blue
Green
Pink/Sky Blue
Charges may be applied to credits upon payment at the mod shop, just be sure to remove credits from your total number and the corresponding charges.
Also keep in mind that the old page for the mod shop is now out of commission. The mod shop, from now on, will be located within somghostnpc at the Overlord's Shop of Sundries and Basic Needs. All links will be updated by Wednesday to reflect this change.
If you have any suggestions, additions, or questions about this system or possible items to include in the Mod Shop, comment below! We're excited to expand the shop even more over the next few weeks, and this can be a continuously evolving process. We encourage your feedback!
Edit: Heavily edited the main Credits post to include a basic outline, more details/clarification, and an example. Also, current characters can go ahead and tally up all of their dreams they've had so far for dream charges. This is only for the dream charges. Everyone still only has two unused Dream Credits.
Remember, the Dream Credits are the coins that you charge up with dream energy charges. The dream charges are basically the dreams.
Editx2: Only count unspent dreams. If you've used any dreams for payments, they cannot be counted.
❖ missions
Missions will begin on Sunday, October 25th with the initiation of the Halloween Event. Keep an eye on somghostnpc for more information about them as it arises.
❖ haunted carnival
The carnival was supposed to begin yesterday, but we pushed it back due to the hullabaloo that has occurred these past couple of days. But starting tonight at midnight, Monday October 19, all that fog that had surrounded that giant area of the Industrial District (fourth) will disappear and reveal the Haunted Carnival that we mentioned back in the earlier October Announcement. There will be a signal post on somarium, though it will technically be an announcement that will be broadcast over the Dreamberries.
As mentioned, everything will work, though there won't be anyone attending the rides. So it's quite possible for them to malfunction. Your standard carnival rides will be available, as well as the game booths. Including a circus! ...Too bad it's not really showing anything since there aren't any performers.
If you want your character to take over this establishment including the circus, feel free to do so. Like everything else, it's up for grabs, and it will remain available even after October. It's now a permanent addition to Somarium!
So have some fun. It's decked out in Halloween decorations, too, and the creep factor is upped quite a bit. Maybe ask your crush out for a date *winkwinknudgenudge* If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
❖ halloween event
We mentioned that we would have a Halloween Event, and we are now going ahead and giving you the details so you can give your input! It's scheduled for the final week of October, October 25 - October 31, but if we need to move it, we can. Also, it should be noted that this whole week would equal to one game day. So 1 week IRL = 1 game day for this event.
The main event involves a murder mystery. Whose murder it is, we can't reveal yet. But it's one of the "ghosts", so no worries, your characters are safe!
How this will work is everyone will be sent up to the castle at first. There they will suddenly find themselves in the grand hall and see the victim.
From this point on, your character has the option to either be directly involved with solving the murder, or explore the castle to see what else they can find. Every room will be available except for one place: The Overlord's chamber at the very top. That will be sealed off. Otherwise, all rooms, libraries, studies, kitchens, etc. will be available for investgation. The whole castle is also decorated in line with Halloween, so there are spooky traps and the doors might sometimes lock themselves for a short period of time. The suits of armor might also "come alive" and attack. As well as a few other things.
We will be giving out clues via the somghostnpc journal. In a way, it's like training for the Credit System. There will be a "mission" post in the NPC journal, and it will act like a scavenger hunt. There are multiple clues, and the items will be in the form of a special coin. It will be glowing so it won't be too hard to spot. Characters will have to insert the coin into the Dreamberry (the slot is already there), and information will be broadcast across the Dreamberries.
The rest of the details will be revealed later in the final, official post before the event, but right now we want to know how many characters would actually want to be directly involved with the murder investigation. These are the people who would focus on finding the clues given in the mission post while everyone else is exploring the castle to see what else they can find.
All documents will be pre-written and available before the start of the event so you can work that in with any logs.
For any player who doesn't want to participate in the event, it's possible for your character to leave. They can also return if you so desire.
We are also going to try and not do any pre-planned groupings as that hasn't really worked well in the past. You are certainly free to form groups if you want, as that will probably happen ICly, but we won't be putting anyone in any groups. You can even start plotting and try to figure out what would work best, which is why we're posting this a week early.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment.
❖ something to look to in the future
We are currently in the works of yet another in-game project that could help "spice" the game up a bit. We can't tell you much since we're still ironing a lot of the details, but we can give you this hint:
It involves the moon.
We hope to have this completed around November, no later than December. It will tie in with yet another important aspect of the game that we have yet to be fully revealed. So just look forward to end of the year and the early months of 2010!
❖ twitter: poll
So Laena has this crazy idea in her head that it might be easier for the community if there was some kind of Somarium Mod Twitter to help keep the players updated on what we're doing.
For instance, when the lists are updated (particularly the Friends Add), progress on certain event plans, just the little things that happen frequently and if we were to post them you would have a ton of mod posts. Usually we wait and post it all at once, but that also means a delay in the information.
Laena has no idea how this would actually work but she thinks it's an interesting idea anyway. So just vote on this poll and tell us what you think:
Poll SHOULD WE HAVE A MOD TWITTER?
She will not be offended if the whole community thought this idea to be a really stupid one. She's throwing it out there anyway. Also, this would not replace the current mod posts. We would still give out the lengthy, detailed mod posts. The Twitter (or some variant of it) is just for the smaller updates to keep people up to speed on a more frequent basis.
❖ tell us what you think
We are looking to you, the players, to tell us what you're looking to get out of this game. What kinds of plots or events would you like to see in the future? What are you interested in seeing from us? We are here to serve you and to make this game more enjoyable to play, so we find your feedback most valuable of all.
First off, all the lists have been updated! Double check to make sure everything is correct and update your f-lists!
- Taken Characters: # - M | N - Z (Current character count is: 234)
- Player Contact (Current player count is: 99)
- Friends Add/Remove
friend add mudbloodhater
friend add deththekid
friend add hauntedrequiem
friend add replicamodel
friend add roseofpurity
friend add she_of_dreaming
friend add shotapunch
friend add spearthis
friend add thoserookieeyes
friend add 38th_defender
friend add apartyisfinetoo
friend add centerofthering
friend add clone_or_not
friend add codenamehero
friend add donhatter
friend add froggyillusions
friend add hateforeigners
friend add gangstaspeak
friend add karmaism
friend add kaze_no_tenkan
friend add kuekuatsu
friend add orange_waves
friend add ownjustice
friend add resonancy
friend add verde_puro
friend add balancin
friend add butazarudesuno
friend add failpapa
friend add fieldofblades
friend add highwarlockmb
friend add hitsuzen_slave
friend add luckyglasses
friend add puppy_soldier
friend add sis_roadroller
friend add taiga_palmtiger
friend add whichwillitbe
friend add ascenttorage
friend add beenarealslice
friend add blesstherain
friend add brows
friend add carnivalcat
friend add crownedheart
friend add dontcallmehero
friend add ifs_and_or_butz
friend add inreturned
friend add itscabbagetime
friend add not_deepthroat
friend add psycheup
friend add sheltered_sun
friend add wrathless
friend remove cardealingdevil
friend remove compiling
friend remove cool_closings
friend remove holy_blade
friend remove meangreenmutha
friend remove mindwiped
friend remove shiftwo
friend remove thunderchu
friend remove driveslikemad
friend remove entropygoggles
friend remove riotous_blossom
friend remove theblackreaper
friend remove whimsicalty
friend remove sadomasochrist
friend remove flower_of_glory
friend remove feldtgrace
friend remove followthefool
friend remove hellyouthinkiam
friend remove not_a_porker
friend remove hanamurachan
friend remove skeeeiiith - Stats:
New Characters: 48 (total of 50 apps; 43 main, 7 add-on)
New Players: 22
Dropped Characters: 21
Dropped Players: 9 - Residence
❖ community layouts
somarium_lords, castleofdoom and somarium_ooc sport spiffy new journal layouts. Check them out and let the mods know what you think!
If there are any changes, like colors, that need to be done, just let us know and Laena will get to it. Or if you think the layout just plain sucks, say so.
❖ credit system
The Credits System has been sorted out and is ready to go into effect by Wednesday, October 21st. Please read the new Dream Credit System explanation page to understand the mechanics of earning and paying out credits. There are several steps that each of you need to take in order to prepare for the change:
- Create a Dream Bank Account on your Character Journals. This will look very much like each character's Voicemail post. Merely label it Dream Bank Account and begin with two solid credits. You will earn and trade credits as your character accomplishes missions or takes other such odd jobs. This post will also keep track of your charge colors. Each time you write a dream, add one charge to the post. If your dream encompasses several different colors of charge, simply label it 1 - Red/Yellow, for example. Combination of colors equals one charge.
NOTE: It is highly recommended that you date your Bank Account entries out of order. Mark the year as 2029 and click the box that says "Date out of Order?" This is to prevent friends-list flooding of game members.
- Keep Track of Your Own Dreams and Credits. The mods cannot handle every single case. If you have any questions about it, feel free to contact us, but it is up to you guys to count what you have.
If you have any problems, just ask one of the mods or another player. We'll be glad to help!
The following is an example of what a Dream Bank Account post will look like:
DREAM BANK ACCOUNT
Total Number of Credits
5
Charges Available
Red
Red/Yellow
Blue
Green
Pink/Sky Blue
Charges may be applied to credits upon payment at the mod shop, just be sure to remove credits from your total number and the corresponding charges.
Also keep in mind that the old page for the mod shop is now out of commission. The mod shop, from now on, will be located within somghostnpc at the Overlord's Shop of Sundries and Basic Needs. All links will be updated by Wednesday to reflect this change.
If you have any suggestions, additions, or questions about this system or possible items to include in the Mod Shop, comment below! We're excited to expand the shop even more over the next few weeks, and this can be a continuously evolving process. We encourage your feedback!
Edit: Heavily edited the main Credits post to include a basic outline, more details/clarification, and an example. Also, current characters can go ahead and tally up all of their dreams they've had so far for dream charges. This is only for the dream charges. Everyone still only has two unused Dream Credits.
Remember, the Dream Credits are the coins that you charge up with dream energy charges. The dream charges are basically the dreams.
Editx2: Only count unspent dreams. If you've used any dreams for payments, they cannot be counted.
❖ missions
Missions will begin on Sunday, October 25th with the initiation of the Halloween Event. Keep an eye on somghostnpc for more information about them as it arises.
❖ haunted carnival
The carnival was supposed to begin yesterday, but we pushed it back due to the hullabaloo that has occurred these past couple of days. But starting tonight at midnight, Monday October 19, all that fog that had surrounded that giant area of the Industrial District (fourth) will disappear and reveal the Haunted Carnival that we mentioned back in the earlier October Announcement. There will be a signal post on somarium, though it will technically be an announcement that will be broadcast over the Dreamberries.
As mentioned, everything will work, though there won't be anyone attending the rides. So it's quite possible for them to malfunction. Your standard carnival rides will be available, as well as the game booths. Including a circus! ...Too bad it's not really showing anything since there aren't any performers.
If you want your character to take over this establishment including the circus, feel free to do so. Like everything else, it's up for grabs, and it will remain available even after October. It's now a permanent addition to Somarium!
So have some fun. It's decked out in Halloween decorations, too, and the creep factor is upped quite a bit. Maybe ask your crush out for a date *winkwinknudgenudge* If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
❖ halloween event
We mentioned that we would have a Halloween Event, and we are now going ahead and giving you the details so you can give your input! It's scheduled for the final week of October, October 25 - October 31, but if we need to move it, we can. Also, it should be noted that this whole week would equal to one game day. So 1 week IRL = 1 game day for this event.
The main event involves a murder mystery. Whose murder it is, we can't reveal yet. But it's one of the "ghosts", so no worries, your characters are safe!
How this will work is everyone will be sent up to the castle at first. There they will suddenly find themselves in the grand hall and see the victim.
From this point on, your character has the option to either be directly involved with solving the murder, or explore the castle to see what else they can find. Every room will be available except for one place: The Overlord's chamber at the very top. That will be sealed off. Otherwise, all rooms, libraries, studies, kitchens, etc. will be available for investgation. The whole castle is also decorated in line with Halloween, so there are spooky traps and the doors might sometimes lock themselves for a short period of time. The suits of armor might also "come alive" and attack. As well as a few other things.
We will be giving out clues via the somghostnpc journal. In a way, it's like training for the Credit System. There will be a "mission" post in the NPC journal, and it will act like a scavenger hunt. There are multiple clues, and the items will be in the form of a special coin. It will be glowing so it won't be too hard to spot. Characters will have to insert the coin into the Dreamberry (the slot is already there), and information will be broadcast across the Dreamberries.
The rest of the details will be revealed later in the final, official post before the event, but right now we want to know how many characters would actually want to be directly involved with the murder investigation. These are the people who would focus on finding the clues given in the mission post while everyone else is exploring the castle to see what else they can find.
All documents will be pre-written and available before the start of the event so you can work that in with any logs.
For any player who doesn't want to participate in the event, it's possible for your character to leave. They can also return if you so desire.
We are also going to try and not do any pre-planned groupings as that hasn't really worked well in the past. You are certainly free to form groups if you want, as that will probably happen ICly, but we won't be putting anyone in any groups. You can even start plotting and try to figure out what would work best, which is why we're posting this a week early.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment.
❖ something to look to in the future
We are currently in the works of yet another in-game project that could help "spice" the game up a bit. We can't tell you much since we're still ironing a lot of the details, but we can give you this hint:
It involves the moon.
We hope to have this completed around November, no later than December. It will tie in with yet another important aspect of the game that we have yet to be fully revealed. So just look forward to end of the year and the early months of 2010!
❖ twitter: poll
So Laena has this crazy idea in her head that it might be easier for the community if there was some kind of Somarium Mod Twitter to help keep the players updated on what we're doing.
For instance, when the lists are updated (particularly the Friends Add), progress on certain event plans, just the little things that happen frequently and if we were to post them you would have a ton of mod posts. Usually we wait and post it all at once, but that also means a delay in the information.
Laena has no idea how this would actually work but she thinks it's an interesting idea anyway. So just vote on this poll and tell us what you think:
Poll SHOULD WE HAVE A MOD TWITTER?
She will not be offended if the whole community thought this idea to be a really stupid one. She's throwing it out there anyway. Also, this would not replace the current mod posts. We would still give out the lengthy, detailed mod posts. The Twitter (or some variant of it) is just for the smaller updates to keep people up to speed on a more frequent basis.
❖ tell us what you think
We are looking to you, the players, to tell us what you're looking to get out of this game. What kinds of plots or events would you like to see in the future? What are you interested in seeing from us? We are here to serve you and to make this game more enjoyable to play, so we find your feedback most valuable of all.