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Christmas Event 2017 - Make Christmas village great again!

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 8:25 pm
by Red Squirrel
2017 AOV Christmas Event: Shields Down (December 3rd, 2017 - January 19, 2018)

The evil elves are back, and have taken over Santa's village once more. During renovations, evil ninja elves have slipped through, and have managed to use the village's magic to continuously pour in through portals. We could build a bigger wall and make them pay for it, but they would still be able to come in. So instead we will build a shield, it's going to be yuge, we built one before last year, and it was successful, so we will build one even bigger! But we need your help!

Coal powered shield generators have been installed in 3 locations to block these portals, but there are not enough elves to keep them fuelled all the time. Your help is needed to do this. They appear as follows:

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How to fuel a shield generator: To fuel a shield generator you simply place coal, or cast fire spells on it. Double click coal to light, it will also eventually catch on nearby coal. Several piles of coal can be placed around to maximize the speed at which power level increases. Coal drops on the floor and from dark elves. It can also be obtained by mining anywhere in Sosaria.

Example of fuel generator that is fueled by coal being placed around it:
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Double clicking it will tell you it's status. There are 3 major modes for these generators:

Offline: No protection provided. Dark elves continue to arrive. Double clicking will show you the current power vs the power required to turn on.

Online: Dark elves have more trouble entering, but can still enter. Continue to add fuel. Double clicking will show you the current power vs the full power potential.

Full power: When this point is reached, all evil elves are instantly killed and no longer arrive. Good elves will slowly start to spawn. Good elves may fight any bad elves that happen to remain.

Note: These shield generators emit radiation which is known to the facet of trammel to cause health decrease and in some cases, death. Ask your doctor if the job of fueling these is right for you. We guarantee that coal is in fact a safe method of powering these and does not contribute to any harmful emissions.

When the coal runs out, the power level of the shield generator slowly drops, at some point the good elves will stop spawning, and bad ones will start to return. Shield generator #3 is a special case where it has no control over evil elves, however once brought to full power it will provide surprise stockings throughout the village.

As well as evil elves, some sith lords whose ship has crashed have also decided to establish themselves in the NSA errr Claus Surveillance Centre. This has prevented Santa from checking to see if people are being naughty or not. It is also where shield generator #3 is, so it may prove difficult to enter until shield #2 is activated at full power.

Few last notes:

- To enter event, there are white gates throughout the world with title "Shields down!"

- There is a quest right at the entrance, it's worth grabbing it if you want some quick Christmas decoration.

- Due to mechanics of spawners and their sleep mode, allow 5ish minutes for good elves and surprise stockings to spawn the first time the cores are brought to 100%. Once stuff starts to spawn, the spawners will speed up. They are all set to spawn a new mobile/object within 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

- Difficulty may be a bit on the hard side due to amount of spawn, a stealther may be useful to get the generators going. Lit coal will also damage mobs, be creative. ;)

Stocking Rewards

Possible Resource Drops:
- Blight
- Luminescent Fungi
- Corruption
- Parasitic Plant
- Muculent
- Diseased Bark
- Bark Fragment
- Perfect Emerald
- Dark Sapphire
- Turquoise
- Ecru Citrine
- White Pearl
- Fire Ruby
- Blue Diamond
- Brilliant Amber
- Scourge
- Putrefaction
- Taint
- Random Runic Tools
- Random Skill Gain Deeds
- Pet Bonding Deeds
- Bags of Sending
- Bank Checks/Gold
- Ash Boards
- Yew Boards
- Bloodwood Boards
- Heartwood Boards
- Frostwood Boards
- Random Magic Items

Christmas Decoration Drops (Drops in Stockings)
Image Snowman
Image Wreath
Image Snowflake
Image Red and White Poinsettias
Image Christmas Candle
Image Mistletoe
Image Festive Cactus
Image Snowy Tree
Image Decorative Topiary
Image Small and Large Nutcracker
Image Red and Green Candy Cane

Introduced in 2015 Christmas Decoration Drops (Drops in Stockings)
Image Icicles
Image Christmas Tree Angel
Image Snow Statues (Seahorse, Pegasus, Griffon, Mermaid)
Image Snow Globes (Various colors and names. Rare glacial color is 10% chance)
Image Holiday Bells (Various colors and names. Rare gold color is 10% chance)

New 2016 rewards!
Image Gingerbread Man
Image Garland
Image Pot of Eggnog
Image Rocking Horse

[size=24pt]Stop the evil elves, and make Christmas Village great again![/size]

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Christmas Event 2017 - Make Christmas village great again!

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:15 pm
by Red Squirrel
This is just a reminder that this event will be running for another 2 weeks before it is closed.

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Christmas Event 2017 - Make Christmas village great again!

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:20 pm
by Red Squirrel
The event is now over. You may choose to continue if you happen to still be in the arena, but once you get out you will no longer be able to go back in.

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