Posted September 23, 2015 Now for Halloween... *collapses from exhaustion* Aaagh, I know! I'm still scrambling to find mates for several of mine. Luckily, my collection's pretty complete, save for some frozen hatchies and anything gorgeous I happen to find at random, so I'll mostly be focusing on breeding for others, BUT...time is running short for the common mates! BUT...Silver Lunar Heralds! I have 4 keepers right now, and I want 4 more. To try for them tomorrow evening? Or to wait until after Halloween? And I missed the Xenowyrm release, and am only getting any now because I can occasionally snag them when people are looking for Lunars... This is too complicated for me! Lunars shiny...silver pretty...oops, there goes another egg slot! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Ah, finally added my dudes and dudets to a hatchery.. Now to brace for Halloween... I'm glad I caught a space saver for my scroll! (one of the first CB Autumns for this year) Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Now for Halloween... *collapses from exhaustion* *smirks evilly* That is assuming there is no September release, since the Lunar Heralds were the August release. I know it has stretched out for weeks, but still . . . Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 *smirks evilly* That is assuming there is no September release, since the Lunar Heralds were the August release. I know it has stretched out for weeks, but still . . . Lol, indeed, the other biomes have been so long neglected and need a pretty New Release Common scattered among them to keep them from turning green with jealousy. Lol, most of my eggs were caught several hours apart and one - after two misclicks - is 10 hours behind the earliest. I can see this will be a loooong night... I cannot rest until I at least have my minimum of two pairs from each biome... if at all possible! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Oh jeez, I actually hope there is not a September release. In a way, the Heralds are a September release since some of the colours only became available in Sep. I need some scroll space! Some AP hunting time! I promised someone an egg but I'm locked right now. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 My scroll will be neat and clean by the weekend, I'm really hoping for a release then. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 *smirks evilly* That is assuming there is no September release, since the Lunar Heralds were the August release. I know it has stretched out for weeks, but still . . . Oh gods no. I need some rest before Helloween gets here. X( Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Okay i have to wait for my first batch but i want my hachlings now... I would use earthquake if i do not own a pretty code that is not a Silver Lunar Herald. I can get more Silver Lunar Heralds but this code will never ever be available again if i kill the egg. I forgotten the name of the mod who successfully earthquake a few eggs and already has hatchlings, wish you all the best and i want to take a look at your hatchlings now but last time you had hidden your scroll and here is the anti-viewbomber-repellent. ETA: Found the scroll and the hatchlings are soooo cute. Glad you found my cuties (I tend to hide my scroll when I'm not on the computer). For those wondering, my EQ attempts killed 4 eggs and gave me 3 silver lunar hatchlings but I'll be able to try to grab 4 more eggs about 1 AM EST. Edited September 23, 2015 by rubyshoes Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) my first two will hatch soon i cant wait since i spent all my pinks to keep my hoard balanced now to start my Halloween to do list..... Edited September 23, 2015 by blockEdragon Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 My scroll will be neat and clean by the weekend, I'm really hoping for a release then. Lol, personally, I'm hoping for a Sleptinber Release of a single pretty Common on the weekend of Oct 3rd, to give those of us who have more trouble making the connection enough time to get that second scroll-full of the Silver Lunars caught and hatched, as it may take some of us days to achieve that. But another Release might help take some of the heat off of the Lunars - we slower folk ALWAYS need new eggs NAOW. And that would probably keep us busy until Halloween breeding season started - although I'd be happy to settle for a Release of older Holidays the week before breeding season... rubyshoes: I'll be the one loudly cursing in an adjoining biome after several hours of trying to catch and suddenly realizing that the 'Sorry' page isn't really sorry at all! Best of luck on your hunt. These are just amazing dragons and a really cool Release - must be Dropping REALLY well with all of the demand all along! And I finally have a hole starting in one of my Silver Lunar eggs, not in the oldest egg saying 4 hours, but in the 5th down the line saying it's at 5 hours... These seem to do that a lot, had the older ones sometimes hatching first before, too, since the first ones were stubborn and had just slightly worse U Views. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 My Silver Lunars will hatch in a few hours then I will probably hunt in the AP a bit before I breed for some hatchies to freeze. I just realized that I need another pair of CB Gold Lunars though. *sigh* Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) If people were locked I feel like it would be easier to get silver lunar eggs when only 5 people are in the biome with you. Then again I've missed rares with 0 people in the biome, so that doesn't surprise me. Slowly getting there... Edited September 23, 2015 by Ashywolf Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Oh no! That's horrible! I'm so sorry... ;__; Edit: I looked it up. The egg slot is blocked for 24 hours. The image remains on your scroll for two weeks. I hope you can find more silvers, as soon as the slots are free... Uh, no, they aren't. Eggs killed by too many views don't take up any space. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Does anyone know what breed will be released after the Lunar Heralds? Or is it impossible to know? Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Does anyone know what breed will be released after the Lunar Heralds? Or is it impossible to know? No one except tj knows :/ Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 Does anyone know what breed will be released after the Lunar Heralds? Or is it impossible to know? What breed? No, it's not possible to know. We could have a September release of a permanent dragon this weekend, but we most likely won't have another release until the Halloween dragon. As for what COLOR of LUNAR is coming next, please see the calendar link in my signature for those details! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Actually I don't think there's going to be a September release, and here's why. I just realized that the way the Lunars were done makes them a brilliant compromise between having and NOT having a September release. Think about it - it functioned like four separate releases, finishing in late September with the silvers. That way we get the experience of a release covering both August and September but without the crazy pressure and problems that come with an actual September release so close to October and thus Halloween and the start of Holiday Season. Does anyone know what breed will be released after the Lunar Heralds? Or is it impossible to know? No one ever knows except TJ and perhaps the spriter(s) who created the upcoming releases. It's all based on his decisions which are probably pure whim at least some of the time. I know that when I ran a similar game, some aspects of the game were scheduled months ahead of time, like scheduled holiday events, but other things - such as which items would be the item of the month or what new markings to release next - I did on the fly, choosing from the options I had in front of me at that moment when I happened to think about it. Of course some site admins are more organized than others (and I definitely fell on the disorganised side of the scale LOL) but it wouldn't surprise me at all if TJ's release decisions are similarly short-term. They certainly do seem at times to be guided by the whim of the moment but that could just be me. If I were him, it'd probably be a lot of, "Oh, release weekend is coming up... hmm... let's go see what looks good and is useable from the Completed Requests list." It might be cool to have an 'upcoming releases calendar' I guess but personally I really enjoy the surprise and I think most people do too. Edited September 23, 2015 by Lurhstaap Share this post Link to post
Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) Bump for the day! ...Er...night! Watch out for viewbombers and hide your scrolls/eggs! - Eggs are still silver. We now have ALL THE LUNAR COLORS!!!! - 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 the current theory on how the Lunar Egg Colors and Moon Phases work! So far, we have been correct! - 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 still both in the WaXing Gibbous phase. - 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 Lunar Herald colors (Gold, Bronze, Blue/Indigo, and Silver) have dropped in the Cave! And all the Lunar Herald colors, (Bronze, Blue/Indigo, Gold, and Silver) 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!! The flood has dissipated now. - 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. Edit: Whoops. Formatting edit! Edited September 23, 2015 by Shokomon Share this post Link to post
Posted September 24, 2015 I ought to have a pretty silver hatchie in ~20 mins! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 24, 2015 One of mine can start hatching now but the others still have at least 3 hours before they do. Hopefully I can get quite the handful of silvers since they are my favorite! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 24, 2015 5 hours until my first silvers can hatch. 5 hours? Is that right? Oh yeah, I forgot just how long it took me to grab anything! I'm sick, and desperately thankful that this is an internet game and there's no way my draggies can catch my cold. Yes, this is the kind of thing I ponder. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 24, 2015 i missed the whites! :,( Do you mean Silvers? They're dropping now through most of the 29th. They're fairly easy to get. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 24, 2015 Actually I don't think there's going to be a September release, and here's why. I just realized that the way the Lunars were done makes them a brilliant compromise between having and NOT having a September release. Think about it - it functioned like four separate releases, finishing in late September with the silvers. That way we get the experience of a release covering both August and September but without the crazy pressure and problems that come with an actual September release so close to October and thus Halloween and the start of Holiday Season. No one ever knows except TJ and perhaps the spriter(s) who created the upcoming releases. It's all based on his decisions which are probably pure whim at least some of the time. I know that when I ran a similar game, some aspects of the game were scheduled months ahead of time, like scheduled holiday events, but other things - such as which items would be the item of the month or what new markings to release next - I did on the fly, choosing from the options I had in front of me at that moment when I happened to think about it. Of course some site admins are more organized than others (and I definitely fell on the disorganised side of the scale LOL) but it wouldn't surprise me at all if TJ's release decisions are similarly short-term. They certainly do seem at times to be guided by the whim of the moment but that could just be me. If I were him, it'd probably be a lot of, "Oh, release weekend is coming up... hmm... let's go see what looks good and is useable from the Completed Requests list." It might be cool to have an 'upcoming releases calendar' I guess but personally I really enjoy the surprise and I think most people do too. Oh, I do think you're right and that this wonderful Release was admirably planned to cover both months, but I dream a lot because it's awfully nice to have the biomes moving and more variety being added to the mix, lol. Actually, TJ's actually been awful sneaky about working from secret lists - time and again, half-familiar-seeming similarities in eggs/hatchies/descriptions to vaguely remembered Completed List dragons fool various of us into thinking that we might have some idea of what a New Release will be only to be told, time and again, that they were worked on privately and that it's impossible that we've ever seen these at all. I suspect that he actually has the Dragon Gods go through them to make an expert choice. I guess surprise Releases are good for those who are always prepared - personally, I'm just always hopeful of any chance of new dragons and generally wind up with my scroll half-empty (hatchies only) half the time, just in case, but I'd really rather be able to plan, as would those organizing vacations and other trips. Pretty funny that so many of us organize our lives around virtual dragons... Share this post Link to post
Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) FWIW the last several releases have happened very consistently - pretty much the last weekend of each month has seen a release. No way to know if he'll stick to that pattern next year (since Holiday Season has its own patterns which will change how things have been happening beginning October, naturally) but if he does it IS possible to plan for releases to some degree. I've only missed one or two this whole year and then only because I forgot to show up for it. And even then I've been able to get all the CBs for this year. (Hooray! first year I've EVER done that LOL) So there's that at least? Also happy to see that the Lunar drops work about the way I expected them to. It looks like they're going to be at least sort of common if anything can be judged this early and I truly hope so - it'll be awesome to have such an amazing dragon be available in abundance. I also want to thank the Lunars for being such awesome stalking horses for Xenowyrms! I've picked up several Astrapis and Pyros, and one Mageia, from hunting these and seeing them drop instead and not being able to resist. I even got a Gaia and a Chrono from checking other biomes once I had my fill of bronzes and blues. Edited September 24, 2015 by Lurhstaap Share this post Link to post
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