Posted September 22, 2015 I've got my Silver Lunars last night, and now for morning...er...afternoon updates! - Aurax is still WAXING GIBBOUS! Cirion is now WAXING GIBBOUS! - Eggs are now silver. We now have ALL THE LUNAR COLORS!!!! - CONFIRMED FLOOD!! GO GO GO!!! - Millie-Azure has made a New Valkemare Lunar Calender, based on current data, that predicts the Lunar Egg Herald results all the way to 2020! - Check the DC Moon Watch and Lunar Herald Theories Thread for speculation when Silver Lunars are going to come (as well as explanations why we think that way)! We speculate that the Silver Lunars will come on Monday, September 21, 2015 @ 8:00 Pm EST/DragonCave time. WE ARE RIGHT! WOOH! - State your breeding plans and funny names for the Lunar Heralds in the Lunar Herald Breeding and Naming Thread! - Please vote for your favorite Lunar Herald color on the What's Your Favourite Lunar Herald?, Vote away! Thread! - Please tell me if I missed anything! A CURRENT SUMMARY OF WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MOON AND EGGS: (For everybody who was late to the party and/or wants updates) ------- - We have Beautiful pseudo-six-winged Lunar Heralds, the former prize breed, moon-loving dragons! - Currently, Aurax (Gold Moon) and Cirion (Blue Moon) are NOW in the WaXing Gibbous and WaXing Gibbous phases respectively. - Everyone is now catching Silver eggs in the Cave! - We have Adult dragons, and we are now breeding Silver Lunar eggs!! - The eggs are found in the Alpine, Desert, and Volcano Biomes. (Think places where the sky is easily seen.) - All of the colors (Gold, Bronze, Blue/Indigo, and Silver eggs) have dropped in the Cave! Bronze, Blue/Indigo, and Silver eggs have been bred. - Info on the current moon phase can be accessed from the Time page, which you can get to by clicking the clock in the top right hand corner of the new Standard DC skin, by going to the Help page and clicking Time Reference link, by going to the first page in this thread and clicking the link in the banner, OR by clicking the 3 above links embedded in this post. - As of Sept 21, 2015, 9:00PM, the Silver Lunars began flooding!! Hurry and grab your Silvers!! - No one had been tracking the moons until now, so we have no idea how quickly they change. So, we cannot accurately predict what eggs will come when. - That means no one knows how to get the other egg colors until the other moon phases come and the lunar cycle completes itself. - IMPORTANT: All data before 09/03/13, 1:56 PM was incorrect as the time page was showing Aurax's phase for BOTH moons. TJ has provided a corrected cycle in his post. - This does NOT affect the information gathered on the eggs, just the moon phases the eggs were caught/bred under. - The cycle has progressed, and so far we know: (Cycle Post taken and modified from TJ's post) --- Based on current data, it seems that Cirion's phases change faster than Aurax's. ----- Aurax takes 8 days to move from WaNing Crescent to New Moon and 7 days to move from WaXing Crescent to Waxing Gibbous. ----- Cirion takes 4 days to move from WaXing Gibbous to Full Moon, 3 days to move from WaNing Gibbous to WaNing Crescent, 4 days to move from WaNing Crescent to New Moon, and 3 days to move from WaXing Crescent to WaXing Gibbous. ----- Aurax's New Moon is 24 hours long. ----- Cirion's Full Moon and New Moon phases are confirmed to be 24 hours long. ----- Cirion and Aurax both skip the First Quarter and Last Quarter Phases. ----- !!! Cirion's cycle is completely confirmed! Aug 29, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DragonCave (DC) to Sep 01, 2015 @ 7:59 PM EST/DC. Aurax: Waning Gibbous Cirion: Waning Crescent CB Lunar eggs are Gold. Sep 01, 2015 starting 8:00 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waning Crescent* Cirion: New* CB Lunar eggs change from Gold to Bronze. - The Gold egg drop lasted about 3 days and 17 hours. * = TJ's post doesn't mention a phase change at the same time the new color drops, but we know the color change happened here. So, we assume the phase changed happened here too. Sep 02, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DC Aurax: Waning Crescent Cirion: New CB Lunar eggs are Bronze. Sep 03, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DC to Sep 05, 2015 @ 7:59 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waning Crescent** Cirion: Waxing Crescent** CB Lunar eggs are Bronze, and Bred Lunar eggs are Bronze. ** Exact time of change Unknown. Sep 05, 2015 starting @ 8:00 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waning crescent Cirion: Waxing Gibbous CB Lunar eggs have changed from Bronze to Blue/Indigo, and Bred Lunar eggs have changed from Bronze to Blue/Indigo. - The Bronze egg drop lasted about 4 days. Sep 05, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DC to Sep 09, 2015 @ 7:59 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waning crescent Cirion: Waxing Gibbous CB Lunar eggs are Blue/Indigo, and Bred Lunar eggs are Blue/Indigo. Sep 09, 2015 starting 8:00 PM EST/DC to Sep 10, 2015 @ 7:59 PM EST/DC Aurax: New Cirion: Full CB Lunar eggs are Blue/Indigo, and Bred Lunar eggs are Blue/Indigo. Sep 10, 2015 starting 8:00 PM EST/DC to Sept 13, 2015 @ 7:59 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Crescent Cirion: Waning Gibbous CB Lunar eggs are Blue/Indigo, and Bred Lunar eggs are Blue/Indigo. Sep 13, 2015 starting @ 8:00 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Crescent Cirion: Waning Crescent CB Lunar eggs have changed from Blue/Indigo to Bronze, and Bred Lunar eggs have changed from Blue/Indigo to Bronze. - The Blue/Indigo egg drop lasted about 8 days. Sep 14, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DC to Sep 17, 2015 @ 7:59 EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Crescent Cirion: Waning Crescent CB Lunar eggs are Bronze, and Bred Lunar eggs are Bronze. Sep 17, 2015 starting @ 8:00 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Gibbous Cirion: New CB Lunar eggs have changed from Bronze to Gold, and Bred Lunar eggs have changed from Bronze to Gold. - The Bronze egg drop lasted about 4 days. Sep 18, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DC to 7:59 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Gibbous Cirion: New CB Lunar eggs are Gold, and Bred Lunar eggs are Gold. Sep 18, 2015 starting @ 8:00 PM EST/DC to Sep 21, 2015 @7:59 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Gibbous Cirion: Waxing Crescent CB Lunar eggs are Gold, and Bred Lunar eggs are Gold. Sep 21, 2015 starting @ 8:00 PM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Gibbous Cirion: Waxing Gibbous CB Lunar eggs have changed from Gold to Silver, and Bred Lunar eggs have changed from Gold to Silver. - The Gold egg drop lasted about 4 days. Sep 22, 2015 @ 12:00 AM EST/DC Aurax: Waxing Gibbous Cirion: Waxing Gibbous CB Lunar eggs are Silver, and Bred Lunar eggs are Silver. [Edited by Shokomon] - Note: The Moon Phases TJ posted were Phases of the moon at 12:00 AM EST of their respective date. That is why the post doesn't match up with the color change. - We can assume that on Sept 1, 2015, the phases changed at 8:00 PM EST/DC, where Aurax shifted Waning Gibbous to Waning Cresent, and Cirion from Waning Cresent to New Moon. - There are many theories on how the eggs will come and when, including, but not limited to: 1) Certain eggs being available during different phases of the moons in general, under the assumption that the moons are in synch, and will share the same moon phases. 2) Certain eggs being avaliable relative to the different phases of each moon (assuming the moons are NOT in synch) and overlap between both moons' phases. 3) One moon's phases controlling cave-born colors and the other moon's phases controlling bred colors. 4) Certain Lunar eggs colors are linked to Aurax, and the other colors are linked to Cirion. 5) Gold is the CB color, and the others could be Bred colors. 6) The Lunar egg colors are based on what percentage of the moons are illuminated. If one moon is greater than 50% illuminated (gibbous to full), while the other moon is less than 50% illuminated (crescent to new), then Lunar eggs are the color of the dominant moon. If both moons are equal in illumination, other colors show up. 7) The Lunar Herald egg colors will come in a linear fashion (aka all the colors in a row.) For example, Gold --> Bronze --> Blue --> Silver --> Gold --> Repeat. 8) The Lunar Herald eggs colors will NOT come in a linear fashion, and there are possible periods where a color or two do not show up for extended periods of time, despite the other colors showing up. For example, Gold --> Bronze --> Blue --> Bronze --> Gold --> Silver --> Bronze --> Continue. - Exactly which moon phase produces what eggs, which moon controls breeding and caveborn colors, and which colors are associated with which moon are up for debate. - The Lunar Heralds' description has given some support to Theories 1, 2, and 6. - The newest phase change, recent egg colors, and TJ's correctional post seems to support Theory 2, 6, and 8. - There are also theories about the DC lunar cycle itself, including, but not limited to: 1) The Moons are in synch and share phases. 2) The Moons are NOT in synch, and occasionally have overlapping phases. 3) The DC Lunar cycle is equivalent to Earth's Lunar cycle, and the current phase will change in at most a week. 4) The DC Lunar cycles are NOT equivalent to Earth's Lunar cycle, and the current phases may last longer or shorter than a week.- And there more theories on the size of the moons, their relative speeds, their distance from Valkemare, and the list goes on. - As of the most recent phase change and TJ's correctional post, the Valkemare's moon phases are not in synch͵ supporting Theory 2. - As of the most recent phase change and TJ's correctional post, the Valkemare's moon phases are not in alignment with Earth's, supporting Theory 4. - LadyLyzar will tells us more about the dragons, once we start getting adults. - TJ stated that the orbits of Valkemare's moons are close to circular, and the centre of mass would be close to the planet as it is much larger in size. --- (Sorry for the confusion here! I completely misinterpreted what TJ posted. Thank you pinkgothic for making a much more accurate summary statement.) - LadyLyzar seems to hint that the Lunar Heralds may have been initially intended to be prize dragons, and later states that they were made at the same time as the Shimmers. - LadyLyzar confirms that the 2nd and 3rd set of wings are in fact illusions. Only the top ones are real and that it is not motion illusion. - LadyLyzar has given us information on the Adults! - LadyLyzar is giving us a pretty Gold Lunar Herald avatar to match her own avatar. She'll give us the Bronze avatar once we start getting adults. --- She has given us the Bronze Herald Avatar! And now the Indigo Lunar Herald Avatar! - LadyLyzar states that Lunar Heralds do indeed have metallic scales, but she didn't intend for them to be classified as "metallic dragons" like Golds and Silvers. As they were originally intended to be prizes, she wanted to make them shiny and pretty. - LadyLyzar does not call the "blue" Lunar eggs "Indigos;" She just states that the "blues" are indigo in color as indigo is her favorite color, which makes sense as the "blue" lunar was meant to be her Alt. She later has reaffirmed this, stating that there is no official name for the "blue" Lunars and that they really are just indigo in color as they were to be her alt were these dragons to be chosen as prize dragons. -LadyLyzar states that the element for the Lunar Heralds had not been planned out, and that she would put them as "Light" element. - LadyLyzar states that the Lunar Heralds were retooled after the Shimmers were chosen for prizes, and while the moon phases work a little different than she expected, it's not complicated, and we will figure it out eventually. She won't tell us anything about the mechanic though. - The description for the Lunar Heralds has been updated from this: Lunar Heralds are deeply attuned to the two moons of Valkemare, Aurax and Cirion. Strictly nocturnal, they draw energy from moonlight and will only hunt when the moons have waned. When breeding, the amount of moonlight the parents receive from each moon will determine the color of the egg produced. - To this: Lunar Heralds are deeply attuned to the two moons of Valkemare, Aurax and Cirion. Strictly nocturnal, they draw energy from moonlight and will only hunt when the moons have waned. When breeding, the amount of moonlight the parents receive from each moon will determine the color of the egg produced. When a Lunar Herald is struck by direct moonlight, an illusion of multiple wings may appear. Witnessing a Lunar Herald’s illusory wings is commonly believed to be a sign of good fortune. Threads! - Lunar Herald Breeding and Naming - DC Moon Watch and Lunar Herald Theories - What's Your Favourite Lunar Herald?, Vote away! Documents! - DC Moon Watch & Lunar Egg Tracking - Valkemare Lunar Calender And, I think that's it for the summary. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 I was without internet yesterday plus I had 5 eggs that wouldn't hatch until 11pm cavetime anyway, so once I got my internet sorted out and working again, I grabbed 6.... and a misclick split that I can't even bite to get rid of. So that was good timing I guess, everything sorted out. 3 more hours until I can dump that split and get a 7th. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) I finally got 6 Silver Lunars last night. Took me until almost 2AM EDT. I'm glad I finally have all the colors now. =D Thanks to those of you who have been keeping us updated and such on when they would release! Edited September 22, 2015 by snubs Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) I wonder if LadyLyzar could tell us more about the Lunar Heralds now that we have all four colours on our scrolls. I am a hopeless codeaddicted collector. So i am egglocked and have to wait until i can get my first goal of a female and a male adult out of each biome. P.S.: I want the animated Silver Lunar Herald avatar NOW! *sigh* I know, i know i have to wait until we get adults on our scrolls. Edited September 22, 2015 by Tigerkralle Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Cought three new ones two Alpine one desert now for anouther desert then off to the volcano for two more. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 LadyLyzar thank you so so so much for the Lunars, they're just gorgeous c:! Is there any other tidbits or info you have to feed us :3? Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 I've already posted some information previously, when users started getting Gold adults. Despite their appearance, Lunar Heralds only have two wings, and they are very delicate and thin. The wings are covered in fine iridescent dust similar in composition to the powder of a butterfly's wing. The dust is actually comprised of shed skin from the dragon's wing membranes. It easily brushes off when touched and is believed to contain magical properties. The dust is replenished the next time the dragon sheds its skin. When the wings are oriented correctly to the angles of the moons, the iridescent powder gleams like a rainbow. During this time, an illusion of multiple wings may occasionally appear. Depending on the brightness of the moonlight, this illusion can be quite vibrant. Lunar Heralds are not overly large dragons. Their body size is comparable to that of an average horse, not including their wings, neck, and tail. They are very delicate creatures and quite lightweight for their size. This combination makes them quite fast both in the air and on the ground should they need to escape a threat. With the exception of mating season, Lunar Heralds are purely solitary creatures. They do not feel safe in the company of other dragons, since they lack any real defenses against attack. Hence when encountering another dragon, they will usually hide themselves away. If the dragon is another Herald, they will greet each other by touching their front feet together and then go their separate ways. Every night when the moons are visible, a Lunar Herald will seek an open area to "moonbathe". This is incredibly important for them as they draw energy from solar radiation reflected off Valkemare's moons. Direct solar radiation from the daytime sun is too strong for them and can be lethal if they are subject to long periods of exposure. Lunar Heralds breed at all times of the month, and the intensity of the moonlight from Valkemare's moons determines the color of the egg produced. This color will remain with the dragon throughout its life. Despite their differences in appearance, Lunar Heralds are accepting of all within their species - they are all the same, after all. When the moons have waned or there is an extended period of heavy cloud cover, Lunar Heralds are forced to hunt instead of moonbathing. However, this can be dangerous for them due to their frailty, so they normally feed on smaller creatures like mice and rabbits. I plan to go more in detail with their encyclopedia entry. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Only one more and it is back to being egg locked. Thanks LadyLyzar for the update. Edited September 22, 2015 by Laryal Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 I've already posted some information previously, when users started getting Gold adults. I plan to go more in detail with their encyclopedia entry. Hopefully the encyclopedia entry will be added soon there is still no entry for Spirit Wards, Falconiform Wyvern, Xenowyrms (all of them), or Golden Wyverns. And so many more because i am lazy. So do we get the pattern for the colour change right? I think so. Correct us LadyLyzar if there is a mistake. It is intended that there are fewer Lunar Heralds in the Alpine or it is just that this biome is general a difficult hunting area? Thank you for this gorgeous Dragons LadyLyzar! Psst, do you also think that the Bronze ones are chocolate-dipped Dragons, LadyLyzar? Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Finally got all mine. Glad that this release is finally over, and good riddens at that. It's stretched on so long I'm just sick of these. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Autumn is officially here....the Autumn Seasonals are dropping....glad the initial rush of Lunars is over now. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Hopefully the encyclopedia entry will be added soon there is still no entry for Spirit Wards, Falconiform Wyvern, Xenowyrms (all of them), or Golden Wyverns. And so many more because i am lazy. Actually there are encyclopedia entries for all the Xenowyrms as well as the Spirit Wards. From what I know, the only ones besides the Lunars that don't yet have entries are the Magelight, Hooktalon, Greater Spotted Drake, and Striped River. I can't wait for the Lunar encyclopedia entry though, I want to know more about these awesome dragons! LadyLyzar, I'm sitting here waiting impatiently. Must know more! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) I have my first 7. Of course I need 9 more, as is the case with all possible breeds/variants. 8 pairs of everything! Edited September 22, 2015 by ainisarie Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Got my 5 and two misclicks at midnight PST last night. Dropped the two misclicks and picked up two more silvers this morning before work. These are some stunning dragons but I'm glad it's over. Since I was rushed, the majority of mine are from the desert. Hopefully I can trade two away and get one volcano and one alpine. *fingers crossed* Thanks, again, for these pretty sprites!! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Finally was able to abandon my misclick and pick up my 7th silver! Happily locked now. Edited September 22, 2015 by inlaterdays Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 abandoned my misclick gifted 2 silvers to my bf because i was thinking these were really difficult to grab based on comments in here and then caught myself 2 more with relative ease within 5minutes of that Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Actually there are encyclopedia entries for all the Xenowyrms as well as the Spirit Wards. From what I know, the only ones besides the Lunars that don't yet have entries are the Magelight, Hooktalon, Greater Spotted Drake, and Striped River. I can't wait for the Lunar encyclopedia entry though, I want to know more about these awesome dragons! LadyLyzar, I'm sitting here waiting impatiently. Must know more! For the breeds that i mentioned you only can collect the sprites for the encyclopedia but there are no informations about the breed to collect. I wasn't exactly enough in my post sorry for that. So hopefully the entry for the encyclopedia will just not only be there to collect the sprite images. I am soooo looking forward that we will get Silver Lunar Herald adults because then i will edit my avatar into the animated Silver Lunar Herald, when LadyLyzar post the avatar here. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 I am egg locked again sweet i wish everyone good luck in hunting. Now off to fog. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Had some difficulty nabbing last two eggs, but now have the five I wanted... Long and drawn out, but thanks to the Spriter and TJ for the August Drop... Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Great. Someone took тнє silver crayon and highlighter names ....тнєяє gσєѕ му ρєяfє¢т gяσυρ. Sigh. And all the alternate names of it....seriously this is not my day. Edited September 22, 2015 by NoraNora Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) -removed, please see the two previous thread warnings- Edited September 22, 2015 by rubyshoes Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 Got my 3rd CB Silver - I'm happy now. I officially have a CB pair of each, and (will have) 1 frozen hatchling of each. Can't wait for the encyclopedia entry for these, and more information, and a final/full confirmation about of how they work with the Moons. Thanks again LadyLyzar and TJ for this long, but fun release (I don't know about anyone else, but I'll welcome a break from releases until Halloween ) Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 -removed, please see the two previous thread warnings- Sorry, I don't know why? I' m not in mood to go through several previous pages to find out the reason ;( That was my worst drop. With the changes at 8pm it devastates my life - that's 2AM my time and I have to get up at 6AM as not to be late for work. But the eggs are beautiful - I would love to have them frozen Share this post Link to post
Posted September 22, 2015 This isn't really the thread for sharing internet speed/ping - the topic of the thread is the new release. There might be a thread in general discussion for ping etc if not one could be started there. Thread warning bump: Share this post Link to post
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