By Bush Whackers, For Butterflies

The butterflies are out there somewhere, and this weekend's visitor is looking to attract them to the event area! This is their second visit, so complete there tasks and get your 2nd of their 5 butterfly companions!

Head to the event area in the Commons to get started. Attract different species to the event area in 2ways:
1 - Help Harrow in the event area with her quests, unlocking at noon on Saturday and Sunday. There are 2 species to unlock this way.
2 - Collect Rare Flowers! You can do this after completing Harrow's first quest, available on Friday. There are 3 species to unlock this way, which will be much more challenging to get!

At the end of this colourful quest, you'll get to choose a butterfly companion from the different species you attract.

You have until noon on Monday February 1st to attract as many as you can, and you'll have until noon on Wednesday February 3rd to choose one as a companion. Good luck!

Strengthen the Smolder Horses!

Smoldering Intensifies

While you're there, don't forget to check out the new Smolder Horse pet! The more there are, the higher the max level bonus is for everyone who has one! It's only available until Monday February 1st, so grab one and help everyone get the most powerful pet while you can! Talk to the smoldering fellow in the event area for updates on the bonus.

Read the Release Notes!

Butterfly Garden Limited Time Quest (January 29th, 2021)

- Rerunning the Butterfly Garden limited time quest, where players can earn another one of the 5 available butterfly companions.

- Selling a new Smolder Horse pet whose bonus increases the more Smolder Horses are bought during this weekend.

- Alchrafter Certificate now has a chance of upgrading a normal dust to a rare dust when disenchanting runes, instead of adding a rare dust. This is so you cannot make more dust than you had when disenchanting and crafting runes. Instead, you are able to make runes of higher quality more easily.

- Fix pets over level 40 achievements not counting released pets.

- Fixed various reported typos and quest descriptions. Keep the reports coming!

Happy Birthday Nate!

It’s that time of year again! Help celebrate Nate Dragon’s birthday by decorating the Commons for him....because no one else will.

First and foremost, whenever Nate is involved, safety becomes a priority. Find Safety Coins in the bushes and bring them to the stations in the Commons to stock up on protective gear. Turn in 10 coins at each station 50 times for an achievement. You can see the number of turn-ins you've completed at a station when you turn in a set of coins. The Kevlar Pad station is there on the first day of the event, and the Fire Extinguisher and Band Aid stations will unlock as the event goes on.

Then it seems Nate needs decorations and activities to set up in the Commons. Go out daily and find things for his party. Have fun trying out the activity stations as many times as you want!

If you're trying to get Tiny Little Arms or Just Like Nate achievements, or if you just want to have a little fun, you need to be wearing all pieces of the Dragon gear or the Nate outfit (available from the vendor's Bush Bucks store if it's your first time playing this event) while completing the 4 party Stations: Dynamite Activity, Campfire Activity, Digging Activity and the Training Whacking Activity.

If you've built the Town Hall, you can expect an fiery visitor to the party as well!

New for 2021:

New year, new gift from Nate's uncle! He seems apologetic enough, so maybe this one won't be cursed...

And introducing the 100% reward for this year: Mannequin Bases! Collect each one and expand your ranch fashion displays! Here's a base to suit Nate's explosive style:

Event Achievements - POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!

There are a total EIGHTEEN possible Achievements to earn in the Nate’s Birthday 2021 event:

Achievements Returning in 2021:

Safety First - You completed a turn-in at each of the Safety Stations.
Safety Inspector - You completed 50 turn-ins at each of the Safety Stations.
Without a Hitch - You helped Nate with all of his Birthday quests!
Neverending Supply - You completed all 4 of the Birthday event daily quests 3 times.
Firefighter - You put out a fire and saved a building in the Commons! [Requires the Town Hall built]
Dragon Slayer - You scared off a dragon and saved the Commons!
Surprise Explosions! - You helped organize a surprise party for Nate.
A Heroic Gift - Help Natalie make Nate look like a hero for his birthday. Cursed Cubes! - You removed the cube curse!

Added/Changed for 2021:

Birthday Spoils - You bought all the 2021 Nate's Birthday event items!

We have 8 achievements from previous year's events, which may be earned by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present during the initial year:

Birthday Blowout - You bought all the 2020 Nate's Birthday event items!
Nate-Nacs - You bought all the 2019 Nate's Birthday event items!
Nate's Treasures - You bought all the 2018 Nate's Birthday event items!
Birthday Souvenirs - You bought all the 2017 Nate's Birthday event items!
Nate's Finer Things - You bought all the 2016 Nate's Birthday event items!
Nate's Stash - You bought all the 2015 Nate's Birthday event items!
Tiny Little Arms - You bungled each activity station while dressed like a Dragon
Nate's Inventory - You bought all the 2014 Nate's Birthday event items!
Just Like Nate! - You bungled each activity station while dressed like Nate.

*The mini-golf piece is not included in the Birthday Spoils achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

Mount Packs:

New fierce mounts are available from Jan 15th to 18th! Why not a Wyvern mount?

The Wyvern mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more, and the Scald Wyvern and Roseate Wyvern are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher!

Pet Packs:

It's dangerous to go alone, so you should have a friend! Check our newest sidekicks for you to consider:

2021 Pet Packs --> COMING SOON!!



This event runs until Friday January 29, 2021 @ Noon PST (8pm UTC).

Post your thoughts and feedback here! 

Nate’s Birthday Event 2021 Update (January 15th, 2021)

- Updated Nate’s Birthday Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Added year 3 sequel to Cursed Cubes challenging quest
- Combined separate cursed cube achievements into single repeatable “Cursed Cubes!” achievement, achieved by completing any of the cursed cube quests in the current year.
- Added new event mounts in Bush Bucks sale and mount packs, available the first weekend of the event
- Added 3 new pets available the second weekend of the event

- Fixed various reported typos and quest descriptions. Keep the reports coming!

Coppers of the Creature Collector

The eccentric Creature Collector has returned to the Commons, this time with a trio of Kitsune mounts!



Head to the event area and choose one to train. You have until noon on Wednesday January 13th to complete the collector's four daily quests, level up your chosen creature, earn Creature Coppers to spend in their store, and get another page to your Creature Collector's Compendium!

The Compendium Page will be given after the event ends. If you don't have the Creature Collector's Compendium ranch item, you'll get it when you get your first page.

After the event, the collector will be taking their creature back unless you adopt it by purchasing its corresponding mount pack, available starting Monday January 11th.

Train hard, Bush Whackers!

The training quests unlock at noon on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Those busy on the weekends can still catch up!

Notes
- The VIP "Quest Reset" power does not reset these mini event quests, and they are not affected by the Time Turner and Timey Whimey Watch.
- Swapping your event mount with a higher level mount doesn't count towards event progress.

Updates

The three Kitsune mounts earn double the experience compared to other mounts for the duration of this mini-event!

Ye Olde Creature Collector's Galleria - Mounts

When you speak to Tanela Tiva in the event area, you can select the "What past mounts are for sale?" chat option.

This will open a new store, which will contain 3 non-event premium mounts you have never owned! They cost Bush Bucks, like in event stores. The selection will change next time Tanela Tiva visits to event area.

We've done this in response to players asking to see old premium mounts they've missed out on, to help you fill out your pet collection. Snag those old-school mounts you're missing out on!

Read the Release Notes!

Chat about this mini-event on the forum!

Creature Collector - Kitsune Mounts! (January 8th, 2021)

- Rerunning Coppers of the Creature Collector mini event with 3 new mounts.
- Mini-event mounts earn double the experience compared to other mounts for the duration of this mini-event
- Swapping your event mount with a higher level mount doesn't count towards event progress

- Show this warning message when you equip a trinket set with a missing trinket: "You have combined or upgraded the following trinkets saved to this set: . Please update this set (equip the missing trinkets and save the set)."

- Changed the name of the older generation wasp pet to "Wasp Queen", to differentiate it from the current generation’s “Wasp” pet.

- Fixed various reported typos and quest descriptions. Keep the reports coming!