2015-08-29 - August Release

[antennakit]

Here comes the lag.

[eeveexgurl]

attack of the lag monster

 

 

have the eggs stooped dropping? i have not seen any in a while...

Edited September 2, 2015 by eeveexgurl

[yaquiidru]

I should be getting ready for work but... they are so sneaky >.<

[Pixxelation]

I tried getting the biomes moving my clicking random CB eggs, then bit them. Ended up with two turns and two kills, no repulses. Am currently locked |D

[Shokomon]

We are getting Bronze eggs as of last night when the phases changed from Waning Gibbous to Waning Cresent.

- The DC Moon Watch Doc has been updated.

Edit: Adding things.

 

A CURRENT SUMMARY OF WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MOON AND EGGS:

(For everybody who was late to the party and/or wants updates)

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- We have Beautiful pseudo-six-winged Adults!! And a name, Lunar Heralds!

- Currently, both Aurax (Gold Moon), and Cirion (Blue Moon) are now in the  Waning Cresent phase.

- Everyone is now catching Bronze eggs in the Cave!

- The eggs are found in the Alpine, Desert, and Volcano Biomes. (Think places where the sky is easily seen.)

- There was no new flood of Lunar Heralds. As such, it is harder to catch eggs as the other more common eggs have already mixed in.

 

- 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.

- There is a possibility that the release started in the middle of the Waning Gibbous phase.

- The cycle has progressed, and so far we know:

• 1)

Gold eggs drop during the Waning Gibbous Phase.

2) Bronze eggs drop during the Waning Cresent Phase.

3) The Waning Gibbous Phase lasted for 3 days and 17 hours (~3 AM, 29 Aug 2015 - 8 PM, 01Sept 2015)

- 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.

- 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 5.

- The newest phase change seems to support Theory 1.

 

- 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.

- 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 change, the moons' phases are in synch, supporting Theory 1.

 

- 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's not motion illusion.

 

- 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

 

Documents!

- DC Moon Watch & Lunar Egg Tracking

 

And, I think that's it for the summary.

Edited September 2, 2015 by Shokomon

[Jazeki]

I thought waking up early to try for eggs would work. Nope.

[Mistress of Whispers]

I REALLY hope they're slated to be common, or most people will struggle getting CB's of each color. Has any of the artists commented on rarity yet?

[Syphoneira]

I REALLY hope they're slated to be common, or most people will struggle getting CB's of each color. Has any of the artists commented on rarity yet?

 

 

 

I'd suspect that if they weren't Common, they'd have vanished quite quickly at current grab rates.

 

But an awful lot of people seem to have enough room to repeatedly clear the biomes out completely tonight, as occurred with the Zeno's before.

 

Edit: hey, Typo Queen here, 6:30 AM my time, what can I say, lol. Except that I need some sleep, lol.

Edited September 2, 2015 by Syphoneira

[MedievalMystic]

This release, for me anyway, is the worst since the Marrows came out. It's like getting a release and seeing blockers mix in within 5 minutes of it. Imo, these new colored eggs shouldn't have blockers mixing in at all at this point at all. Very frustrating. The lag at the top of the hour is bad enough, and I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but the site lags for just a couple seconds for me at each 5 minute drop, which isn't helping.

 

Lag

Blockers

Misclicks

Very few new eggs =

Frustrated, angry user base.

 

Yay.

 

 

The moon phase concept is interesting, but I hope this type of release never happens again.

 

 

[Raziella]

I stayed up all night, and finally got two. I want to be happy with that, but now am terrified my Influences will fail.

That's happened to me quite a lot lately, is it becoming more common for some reason?

 

I can also say I've seen one in the Alpine, but only one.

[Masterdragon992]

Thanks Shokomon for the summary!

 

Patiently waiting for my Goldies to hatch, since I've caught them the other day... I hope I'll get some of the Browns tomorrow ^^ Happy hunting everyone!

 

The adults are astonishing, I'm waiting for the Silvers and especially the Blues to come out... They will be hoarded. I want TONS of them. Already have plans for multiple Lunar x Royal Blue checkers

 

I'd kill for a checker lineage with these guys x Shimmers... seriously...

[Riverwillows]

I'm gonna try again in a couple hours....And I might have a trade to get another one. sigh. These things are tricky. Gonna have to move into the cave for awhile, and live off lichen.

 

Just look for the wild-eyed, ratty-haired gollum in the corner clutching a lunar egg and muttering something about 'my precious' - that'll be me.

 

 

Edited September 2, 2015 by Riverwillows

[Isuzu]

These are proving trickier to get than the Golds. For me at least

[tjenni]

The Gold ones were easy to catch on my Tablet, but I'm too slow for the new ones, probably have to wait for after my vacation

[BluefootTheWarrior]

AUGHA

THESE ARE ALL SO PRETTY

Thanks for the awesome new eggs!

[glytchling]

my brother managed to misclick a cb pyro last night. he'll probably just be able to trade it for some lunars

[Toyo]

Woohoo, got one! It was hard.

 

Plus a misclick. Bleeding Moon, you're currently the WRONG kind of moon. Sorry

[FoxintheBox4]

Can't there be a massive drop for every single colour for at least first half of the day they switch? This is getting ridiculous again with lag and no way of catching new eggs

[FoxintheBox4]

The hourly drops are useless with lag. Try the 5 minute shuffles instead.

Am doing 5 minute drops for 2 hours already, same thing.. *sigh*

[Lastalda]

Can't there be a massive drop for every single colour for at least first half of the day they switch? This is getting ridiculous again with lag and no way of catching new eggs

Agreed. At least a whole day would be better, to accomodate for different timezones and lifestyles... *sigh*

[VixenDra]

It's hopeless for me without a regular, exclusive new release drops Why can't we have those for each new colour start? eh...

I'm facing impossible... I've never succeeded in cave hunting outside of the exclusive new release drops. I hope to get a couple each via trade then(ahem... for what I'm wondering...), that's the only way available for me. (Also, I'm having an exam in 2 days... ehh..) no hunting for me... All's left is praying that anyone would trade with me...

 

Good luck to those who can hunt anyway^^

 

*goes back to textbook*

[Sheriziya]

Yay for the bronze eggs... Now to catch them I've only just seen that we've got the bronze ones now, so I guess I'll be hunting today!

[Lovecats]

Oh wow, I didn't even notice the brown eggs were dropping until just now. Welp, that explains why they go so quickly in the caves!

 

Just got my first brown egg. Just another and I'll have my first breeding pair!

[lollipop00]

Just caught my 5th one! Now I need to wait for a egg to hatch and I can try for my 6th hopefully they get easier to catch but I doubt it.

Edited September 2, 2015 by lollipop00

[Arielen-chan]

No Chance for me with the brown eggs with this slow internet connection and computer. So only frustrating hunting hours by now.

 

*hopes desperatly, that they will be breedable*

*sighs*

Edited September 2, 2015 by Arielen-chan