This morning we were working so hard to wrap up everything related to Grand Revel and trying to make sure that we could simultaneously activate Offline Progress for players with the latest update, and we forgot one key, crucial, important thing: an Offline Progress Dev Blog!

Our deepest apologies. Would you like to know more about how this latest system introduced to Idle Champions works? Read on...

Offline Progress FAQ

This week's update (v284) introduced the Grand Revel event along with another major feature, Offline Progress, for all players. This system simulates the time you spend offline; the idea is that Offline Progress will simulate similar behavior to if you had left your game unattended for the same period of time. Specifically, Offline Progress allows:

• Area Progression — While offline, your Formation will continue to progress at approximately one area per minute, assuming they could make that progress while online. This is based on players' average area completion time. This may be considered a bit slow for early areas, but works out when comparing to areas closer to your wall. If the enemies are able to kill your champions, progress stops in that area.
  
  Note: progress may be slower if your Champions are not able to kill enemies at the expected rate during simulation.

• Boss Loot Drops — Bosses drop exactly the same loot if killed during Offline Progress as they would if they were beaten with the game open and running. A total number of event tokens, chests, and gems earned in this way will be displayed when you log back in.

• Champion Leveling — If you are using Familiars to level up your Champions, they will continue to level your Champions while you are offline.
  
  Note: this will stop at Specializations, so you will want to level up your Champions and unlock your preferred Specializations before going offline.

• Challenge Progress — Progress in active challenges is simulated during offline progress whether for a special event or Patron Challenge.

• Farming Support — "Zorbu Farming" is simulated during Offline Progress, whether you stay in a single area or if you progress through multiple areas. An approximation of monster type kills is added to your progress. Other types of "farming" may not work as expected.

Thank You to our Beta Testers

We've been working on this feature since November 2019 and are excited to see it go live earlier today. We'd like to give a huge thanks to our Beta Testers who helped us through this process:

• Gaarawarr
• inmediasrays
• Jadisero
• KLED
• Mars
• Pokota
• Psylisa
• QuickMythril
• Ronin
• Sorce
• Thunder
• zeke640

Feedback

We will be keeping an eye on how Offline Progress performs now that it is live across all platforms. As always, if you have feedback or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out on the Idle Champions Subreddit, Steam forum, or the Idle Champions Discord!

As Camp Vengeance gets ready to celebrate Grand Revel, a lone Templar approaches the Champions. Her merchant friend's caravan is missing.

The investigation found only scattered supplies and wreckage along the trail. If there are any survivors, they seem to have been taken into the jungles of Chult...

Grand Revel 3 introduces Havilar, the Tiefling Fighter (Battlemaster) sister of Farideh, and brings back Paultin Seppa, the Vistani Bard, and Birdsong, the Tabaxi Bard. Players have until Monday, February 10th at 12PM Pacific to complete their Grand Revel unlocks and objectives.

In addition to Grand Revel 3, our new Offline Progress feature discussed in the Idle Champions in 2020 Dev Blog goes live with this update!

Offline Progress

Offline Progress has arrived for all players! This new system simulates the time you spend offline, and will allow you to progress even while Idle Champions is closed. Supported mechanisms includes: area progress, Champion level-ups (if you have Familiars placed on them), and some minor farming support (ie. Zorbu farming). Overall, Offline Progress should dramatically enhance mobile and console play, as you will no longer need to leave the game open to make progress!

Note: We will be actively monitoring the results of Offline Progress throughout the next few days, and we may make tweaks to the adventures and/or Champions it will function with in the event that we discover harmful bugs or glitches.

Year 3 Champion: Havilar

Havilar's twin sister Farideh has always been 'the smart one' and 'the responsible one'—but that's all right, Havilar is definitely 'the tough one,' 'the funny one' and the 'pretty one' (despite being identical twins). Plus, Havilar has a hellhound! Even if it means she's a sort-of-but-not-quite Chosen of Asmodeus, too, not that anyone asked Havi about that. But he should know her glaive is as good as her right hand, and she can slice a devil just as well as an orc, a zombie, or any other villain!

Havilar is a Tank and Support Champion. She summons four different Imps to buff Champions in different ways. When battling fiends, her buffs grow stronger. When you want to add Havilar to your formation, you can swap her with Tyril (Slot 10).

For more information about Havilar, check out the Idle Champion Spotlight: Havilar dev blog!

Year 2 Champion: Paultin Seppa

Paultin and his "son" Simon (AKA Murderbot) have been adventuring as part of the Waffle Crew for many years. Paultin is a wise-cracking adventurer who is more at home at a tavern than anywhere else. He cares deeply for those he considers his friends and will leap into action if anyone hurts them.

Paultin Seppa is a Support Champion whose Muderbot son, Simon, rides atop his shoulders. Paultin increases Gold Find through his Lucky ability and increases the DPS of Champions who are not adjacent to him based upon the number of Champions who are with his Magical Secrets ability. Paultin doesn't always attack, choosing instead to drink from his wineskin or play his bagpipes while Simon shoots poison darts at enemies.

When you want to add Paultin to your formation, you can swap him with Jarlaxle (Slot 4). For more information, check out the Idle Champion Spotlight: Paultin dev blog!

Year 1 Champion: Birdsong

Birdsong, a cunning young Tabaxi bard, learned to defend herself while enslaved by the Yuan-Ti. Proficient in playing the lute, Birdsong discovered her potential as a bard when witnessing the effect of her songs had on other slaves. After her escape, she became one of the greatest minstels of Chult. She promised herself to, one day, get the revenge on the Yuan-Ti who destroyed her village.

Birdsong is a Support and DPS Champion. She buffs Champions within two spaces with her Song of Battle ability, and can greatly increasing the potency of Good, Evil, or Neutral Champions depending on which specialization she uses. When you want to add Birdsong to your party, you can swap her with Makos (Slot 9).

Year Three Variants

• Odd Ones Out — Only every second bench slot can be used.
  Reach Area 75.


• Diamonds Are Forever — Diamond Golems attack the formation at random in non-boss areas. They cannot be damaged and therefore must be tanked until the area is beaten.
  Reach Area 125.


• Nightmare Scenario — Havilar starts in the formation and cannot be swapped out, moved, or removed from the formation. Half of the non-boss monsters that spawn are replaced with random fiends that have 4x normal health and 2x move speed.
  Reach Area 175.

Year Two Variants

• Flower for Nanny Pu-pu — Magical floating crates of flowers take up four slots in the formation.
  Reach Area 75.


• Grand Revel Rock Band — Paultin begins the adventure in the formation. Only Bards with a Charisma (CHA) score of 15 or higher may be used.
  Reach Area 125.


• Love Hurts — Hordes of adoring fans attack the formation! Superfans, Infatuated Fans, Burly Fans, and Persistent Fans, spawn in each area and attack the formation, each with different abilities.
  Reach Area 175.

Year One Variants

• Three's a Crowd — Any Champion that is adjacent to more than 1 other Champion has their damage reduced to 0.
  Reach Area 75.


• Pair Up — Your ratio of women to men in your formation cannot be off by more than one (at all times you must have an equal number of men and women, or 1 more man than woman or vise-versa).
  Reach Area 125.


• Love Potion — Every 25 areas, two Champions drink a love potion and fall deeply in love. For those 25 areas, if those Champions are adjacent to each other in the formation they do bonus damage themselves (x4), and buff global damage as well (x3). The chosen Champion combos are fixed rather than random.
  Reach Area 175.

See the in-game FAQ for more information!

Ever since we introduced Farideh during Highharvestide 2, players have been asking us the same question: where is Havilar?

Not just because Havi is Farideh's twin sister, but because Farideh's damage relies heavily on having additional Tieflings in the formation, and we haven't added another one to the game since.

...until now. It's time for the Havilar Champion Spotlight!

I. Twin Tiefling Sisters

Havilar's twin sister Farideh has always been 'the smart one' and 'the responsible one'—but that's all right, Havilar is definitely 'the tough one,' 'the funny one' and the 'pretty one' (despite being identical twins). Plus, Havilar has a hellhound! Even if it means she's a sort-of-but-not-quite Chosen of Asmodeus, too, not that anyone asked Havi about that. But he should know her glaive is as good as her right hand, and she can slice a devil just as well as an orc, a zombie, or any other villain!

Havilar is a Tank and Support Champion. She summons four different Imps to buff Champions in different ways. When battling fiends, she gets slower but her buffs grow stronger. When you want to add Havilar to your formation, you can swap her with Tyril (Slot 10).

II. Havilar's Stats

Race: Tiefling	Alignment: Chaotic Good
Class: Fighter (Battlemaster)	Gender: Female
Age: 19	Affiliation: none

STR: 18	DEX: 15	CON: 13
INT: 9	WIS: 12	CHA: 12

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt

III. Havilar's Design

The design of Havilar was a fun conversation with Erin M Evans, who gave us a few criteria to describe Havi in a nutshell:

• Farideh's sister.
• More athletic and funny than Farideh.
• 'The Pretty One'
• Confident in her physical abilities.
• Not the highest INT score.
• Havi gains a pair of imps that she can summon (Mot, Dembo, Olla, and Bosh).
• She has a Hellhound that she rides.
• She is athletic and acrobatic.
• Her glaive is part of her identity.

In addition to these bullet points (and the books) we also had another reference: Erin played as Havilar during the High Rollers show at PAX West last year:

Havi's intro starts at 4:03!

We opted for a design around Havi's Imps, Mot, Dembo, Olla, and Bosh, who are summoned using her ultimate, Summon Imps/Heroic Sacrifice, as well as her savant-like skill as a Battlemaster Fighter. Depending on which of these Imps are present, Havi's skills are augmented. She has some similarities with Spurt in this respect, because her effectiveness is changed depending on her ultimate usage.

First, while Havi tanks at the front of a formation, she will buff the two rows behind her with Leadership Summit, with the effect of the buff augmented by which Imps are present.

Mot is always summoned when Havilar casts her ultimate, but the second Imp cycles through a preset list in order: Dembo, then Olla, then Bosh; rinse and repeat. These imps have abilities that make sense to be activated in a specific order: clearing trash/farming, fighting at your wall or fighting boss mobs, and then fighting against a boss itself.

IV. Havilar's Abilities

Base Attacks

Havilar has her base attack, and her summoned Imps also have their own base attack!

• Glaive Thrust — Havilar attacks with her glaive, hitting all enemies in a small radius.

• Fire of Asmodeus — Each summoned Imp attacks a random enemy with a fireball, dealing a large amount of AOE damage.

Ultimate Ability

Havilar's ultimate attack changes depending on whether or not her Imps are summoned.

• Summon Imps — Mot and another imp (Dembo, Olla, or Bosh, in that order) are summoned. The Imps attack with Fire of Asmodeus. As soon as the Imps appear, Havilar's ultimate attack is replaced with Heroic Sacrifice (with a 10 second cooldown before it can be used). The Imps stay active until Heroic Sacrifice is used.

• Heroic Sacrifice — The Summoned Imp that isn't Mot flings itself at the nearest enemy and explodes, dealing massive damage in a large area and slowing all affected enemies. As soon as not-Mot sacrifices itself, Havilar's ultimate attack reverts to Summon Imps with a 20 second cooldown before it can be used, and halfway through that cooldown Mot despawns.

Formation Abilities

• Leadership Summit — Havilar increases the damage of all Champions in the two columns behind her by 100%. This ability is augmented by which imps are currently assisting her.


• Mot: Increases the effect of Leadership Summit by 400% on Tiefling Champions.
• Dembo: Increases the effect of Leadership Summit by 200%.
• Olla: Increases the effect of Leadership Summit by 50% for each enemy Havilar is tanking.
• Bosh: Increases the effect of Leadership Summit by 400% if there are enemy or boss enrage stacks active.

• Fiendish Resolve — When any Fiend enemies are on-screen, Havilar focuses less on her own attacks and more on buffing the party. Her base attack cooldown is doubled, but the effect of Leadership Summit is increased by 100%. The base attack cooldown increase does not affect her imps if they are summoned. This ability is augmented by which imps are currently assisting her.


• Mot: Increases the effect of Leadership Summit by 25% per Fiend enemy on-screen (stacking additively and then applying multiplicatively).
• Dembo: Fiends have a 50% chance of dropping two quest items or counting for two kills when killed.
• Olla: Fiends take 100% additional damage from ultimate attacks.
• Bosh: Halve the damage Havilar takes from all attacks and triples the damage of Heroic Sacrifice.

• Infernal Fortitude — Increase the max health of other Champions in the formation by 25% of her own.

• Battlemaster — Each time Havilar attacks she increases the damage of all Champions by 10% for each enemy she hit with her attack (stacking additively), up to a max of 20 stacks. This effect lasts for half of Havilar's base attack cooldown, NOT counting the increase from Fiendish Resolve.

Specializations

• Speedy Sacrifice — Decrease the amount of time after you sacrifice a summoned imp until you can summon them again.

• Mastery of Battle — Increase the duration of Battlemaster's effect by 100%.

Champion Rebalance

Havilar received the following changes as part of an update on October 8th 2021:

• We've added a new ability - Sister Sister (Havilar)
• Increase the effect of Leadership Summit by 200% when Farideh is in the formation.

V. Havilar's Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Global DPS	Slot 3: Increases Max Health
Slot 4: Leadership Summit	Slot 5: Battlemaster	Slot 6: Ultimate Damage

VI. Conclusion

We're really excited to see the Tiefling sisters together in-game, and can't wait to see what kind of new formation options are introduced along with Havi. As always, feel free to send us feedback on via the Idle Champions Subreddit, Steam forum, or the Idle Champions Discord!

GenerOZity Fundraiser (January 24th, 2020)

- Fundraising for GenerOZity, an Australian based Not-For-Profit Charity that is running a charity drive for the incredible people in the Fire & Rescue services, until Monday Jan 27th.

- Fixed the broken Twitter link on the news Dialog (now goes to https://twitter.com/CNEGames)

- Made the Connected Bushwhackia and Connected Flux achievements generic (will count any relevant teleporter, instead of up to a specific area). This won’t affect you if you’ve already completed these achievements.

- Can now find Cenote Site dailies in the Cenote Depths.

- Fixed the Port-Co. Engineer not appearing in the Cenote Site.

- Can no longer get into a state where you have no active quest for Nate’s Evergreen Adventure.

- Added the Hearty Roots quest in the Explorer’s Camp to the Town Crier’s quest watch.

- Changed Explorer’s Tent quest cooldown category in Town Crier’s quest watch from “Explorer’s Camp - …” to “Explorer’s Tent - …”.

- Fixed 4 daily quests in the Salt Desert showing as available from the Town Crier when they aren’t.

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

Australian Wildfire Charity Fundraiser!

The wildfires in Australia are one of the worst in the country's history, having burned more than the Amazon and California fires combined--16 million acres of land. The losses Australia is experiencing in lives and property are still staggering. Over 30 people have been killed. Hundreds of millions of animals, by some estimates, have perished or are facing starvation or dehydration in devastated habitats. And more than 2,500 homes have been destroyed.

This is why we're raising money for GenerOZity, an Australian based Not-For-Profit Charity that is running a charity drive for the incredible people in the Fire & Rescue services.

Until Jan 27th you can buy the Conservation Kangaroo Pet and Fundraiser Freeze Pops, of which 100% of our proceeds will be donated to GenerOZity.

Update:
To all of you who donated to our GenerOZity fundraiser: Thank you. From noon on January 24th to noon on January 27th, we managed to raise just over $3,000 AUD (~$2,000 USD) for GenerOZity, an Australian based Not-For-Profit Charity that is running a charity drive for the incredible people in the Fire & Rescue services. Give yourselves a pat on the back! As thanks, you can redeem this code before March 1st for 1 free Large Energy Pack: GENE-ROZI-TYIN-2020

It's the most ELECTRIFYING event in CrusadersSportsâ„¢ Entertainment, and it's back and bloodier than ever: the fifth-annual Carnage Cup is now officially underway!

This year's event promises great vengeance and furious anger as a new challenger, Morrigan, the Furious, enters the field. This leprechaun kicks ass and takes names, sure to be a massive DPS increase to the right Crusaders formation...

GET READY FOR CARNAGE CUP V!

Carnage Cup V runs until Tuesday, February 4th at 12PM PST, introducing Morrigan, the Furious and bringing back Groklok the Orc, Drizzle the Dark Elf, Karl the Kicker, Cindy the Cheer-Orc, Griz the Robo-Coach, and Nargulg Granitehand!

New Tier 5 Crusader: Morrigan, the Furious

Morrigan, the Furious is a no holds barred / take no prisoners / revenge is a dish best served cold-kind of Leprechaun DPS Crusader. She grows more powerful with each other Leprechaun in the formation with I'll Make My Own Team, and her Magic Mayhem further boosts her damage with an adjacent Magic Crusader on top of that!

Whenever she is Picking Fights or told she's Too Short to Ride she increases her DPS, and her Leprechaun Rage increases her Self DPS further for every 10 monsters killed while Morrigan is in the formation. At the same time, Go Long improves Morrigan's DPS for every 25 levels over (and including) level 200 with a stacking DPS multiplier.

Finally, Morrigan is Magically Enhanced, giving her debuff resistance (negative Formation abilities don't target her) and helping her to push through even the most challenging objectives.

Furious, dangerous things can come in small packages. We hope you enjoy Morrigan, the Furious!

New Tier 5 Objectives

• Recruit Morrigan, the Furious | Morrigan, the Furious takes up a slot in the formation. Monsters spawn faster and deal 10x more damage. Ravens drop from the sky, and injure random Crusaders.
  Reach area 400 with difficulty compression.


• Carnage for the Cup | Only Leprechaun and Healer Crusaders can be used. Area requirements are quadrupled.
  Reach area 450.


• Halftime Commercial Break | Monster difficulty scales more quickly. TV set monsters spawn at random. Televisions disable the DPS and Upgrades of a random Crusader while alive, and for 5 seconds after dying.
  Reach area 475.


• The Dirty Downs | Dirt mounds occupy half the formation. Good Crusaders receive a DPS buff for each adjacent dirt mound.
  Reach area 500.


• Scrimmage | Monsters are immune to damage unless they're weakened by a projectile first.
  Reach area 525.

Help! Where’s the Loot?

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Carnage Cup Chests, which you can earn from objectives and the free play or buy in the shop. Each non-recruitment objective will drop a chest for its given tier of Crusaders, and free play will drop All Tier chests. Gear for Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Crusaders will only appear in All Tier chests once you've unlocked the respective Crusaders. You can select the tier of chest you buy in the shop when you go to purchase chests with real money or event currency.

What About Older Event Crusaders?

Previously-available Carnage Cup Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 Crusaders are once again available to unlock as part of Carnage Cup 5. For more information about those Crusaders, check out our Event Blogs from previous years:

• Groklok the Orc & Drizzle the Dark Elf (Tier 1)


• Karl the Kicker & Cindy the Cheer-Orc (Tier 2)


• Griz the Robo-Coach (Tier 3)


• Nargulg Granitehand (Tier 4)

Players will have until Tuesday, February 4th at 12:00PM PST to complete Carnage Cup V!

After surviving an excursion into Undermountain with a brief trip to Skullport, the Champions have found the Stone of Golor and the secret it contains: the location of the Vault of Dragons!

But the Champions are not the only ones in pursuit of Neverember's lost treasure hoard, and their enemies are in hot pursuit...

Today's update introduces two new adventures and two new challenging variants to the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist campaign, as well as the first of the updates described in our Idle Champions in 2020 Dev Blog: Updated Time Gates!

Note: you will need to have completed the previous two Dragon Heist Adventures, The Lair of The Xanathar and Waterdeep Under Siege, in order to access these new Adventures.

Updated Time Gates

With this update, we have updated the Time Gate system. Players can now open Time Gates for any Champion they choose, and the rewards for Time Gate adventures have been updated. We have also removed the Time Gate Pieces premium pack from the in-game Shop. See the in-game Time Gate FAQ for more information about what rewards you can earn and how you can earn them.

Vault of Dragons

The Vault of Dragons has been discovered, and it's a race against time to get inside first!

• Variant: Vault of Pixies — Vajra has sent some of her Pixie 'friends' to assist your efforts in the vault of dragons. Unfortunately, they misunderstood who their allies are supposed to be! Pixie enemies arrive in each area. Instead of dealing damage, they will cause the Champion they attack to sleep for five seconds. Each hit resets the counter. Only Champions with CHA of 14 or lower can be used.
  Reach Area 250.

Champions of Waterdeep

Enemies you've made on your journey catch up with you at Trollskull Manor.

• Variant: On the Job Learning — Chadwick accompanies the Champions. He doesn't like working with other spellcasters though. Only Champions with a melee or ranged base attack can be used.
  Reach Area 250.

See the in-game Change Log for more information!

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 2020:

We've added a new challenging quest unlocking as the event goes on, involving an amulet.

And introducing the 100% reward for this year: Holiday Pet Parts! Collect them all to create a unique pet! Check out the part for Nate's Birthday below!

Event Achievements - POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!

There are a total SEVENTEEN possible Achievements to earn in the Nate’s Birthday 2020 event:

Achievements Returning in 2020:

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.

Added/Changed for 2020:

Birthday Blowout - You bought all the 2020 Nate's Birthday event items!
Cursed Purple Cubes! - You removed the purple cube curse!

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:

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 Blowout achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

Mount Packs:

New mounts are available from Jan 10th to 24th! Take to the skies on a flying hydra mount!

The Flying Hydra mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more, and the Inferno Hydra and Bright Hydra 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:

2020 Pet Packs --> COMING SOON!!



This event runs until Friday January 24, 2020 @ Noon PST (8pm UTC).

Post your thoughts and feedback here! 

Nate's Birthday Event 2020 Update (January 10th, 2020)

- Updated Nate’s Birthday Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Added 3 new pets available from Jan 17th to Jan 20th
- A new challenging quest
- Added Flying Hydra Mount promo from Jan 10th to 13th (free with BB purchase over $10; 30% more BBs over $5)
- Added Inferno Hydra and Bright Hydra mounts in standard mount packs from Jan 10th to 13th

- Fixed the Town Crier’s quest hub status not showing the Salt Desert Quest Hub.

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

It's a new year -- time for a NEW PARTY! Or did the party even end last year? Who knows! All we know is that this year's party has a dragon!

It's time for Princess' Pool Party 5!

Princess' Pool Party 5 runs until Tuesday, January 21st at 12PM PST, introducing Jiaolong, the Guardian and bringing back Pilot Pam, Queen Siri, Bernard the Bartender, Princess Val the Mermaid, Shenna the Centaur, and Bruno the Unicorn!

New Tier 5 Crusader: Jiaolong, the Guardian

Jiaolong, the Guardian descends from the skies above to bring a powerful dragon DPS Crusader to your formations! His Laden Clouds ability increases his DPS based on a percentage of your Gold Find, while his Azure Skies, Razor Claws, and Nine Sons upgrades increase his DPS.

Every 25 levels over and including 200, Jiaolong's DPS is multiplied by four thanks to his Son of Heaven ability. With River Guardian, Jiaolong marks four slots in the formation when he's the highest DPS in the formation, with each marked slot increasing the Global DPS boosting of Crusaders in those slots (these slots change each reset). This ability is further buffed by Eternal Waterfall, which buffs River Guardian by 50% for each Support Crusader that it affects.

New Tier 5 Objectives

• Recruit Jiaolong | Jiaolong takes up a slot in the formation. Two dragon buddies also come along. Jiaolong splashes Crusaders and disables them.
  Reach area 400.


• Mayday | The formations "wings" and "tail" slots are clipped. Uh oh. Only dragons and winged Crusaders do DPS.
  Reach area 450.


• Euchred! | Can only use 4 Crusaders in the formation. Special Card Monsters spawn randomly and shield the other monsters while they're alive.
  Reach area 475.


• Party Time | Only Crusaders who like to party can be used in the formation:
  
  • The Bush Whacker
  • Kyle the Party Bro
  • Bernard the Bartender
  • The Half-Blood Elf
  • Rocky the Rockstar
  • Leerion, the Royal Dwarf
  • Spaceking
  • Squiggles the Clown
  • Nate Dragon
  • Ana Guinness
  • Gemthel the Gourmet
  • Chef Casey
  • Deathpuddle
  • Carmen and Petunia
  Reach area 500.


• Serene Waterfall | Take a long walk to area 1200 while a Waterfall occupies a slot in the center of the formation.
  Reach area 1200.

Help! Where’s the Loot?

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Pool Party Chests, which you can earn from objectives and the free play or buy in the shop. Each non-recruitment objective will drop a chest for its given tier of Crusaders, and free play will drop All Tier chests. Gear for Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Crusaders will only appear in All Tier chests once you've unlocked the respective Crusaders. You can select the tier of chest you buy in the shop when you go to purchase chests with real money or event currency.

What About Older Event Crusaders?

Previously-available Princess Pool Party Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 Crusaders are once again available to unlock as part of Princess Pool Party 5. For more information about those Crusaders, check out our Event Blogs from previous years:

• Pilot Pam & Queen Siri (Tier 1)


• Bernard the Bartender & Princess Val the Mermaid (Tier 2)


• Shenna the Centaur (Tier 3)


• Bruno the Unicorn (Tier 4)

Players will have until Tuesday, January 21st at 12:00PM PST to complete Princess' Pool Party 5. Splash on!