Riverton

Hello Rivertonians!

Exciting overhaul for you today of our competitions system and some additional areas that are unlocked depending on your skill level or career tier!

Additions

• Competitions have been redone for horses! You can now enroll up to 3 horses in a single competition, with stats visible from the competition entry page. Competitions will now also overflow once enough players and entries have been reached to increase the number of competitions overall. Your horses now have a chance of becoming injured, after which they will need to be treated with a First Aid Kit or at a player-owned Facility: a Veterinary Clinic.
• Horse Careers are also here with three tiers: Rookie, Pro, and Retired. Rookie horses compete in 5 competitions as Rookie until being considered Pro. Horses now have a lifetime limit of 30 competitions, after which retired horses can no longer compete. These tiers are now on your horse's profile page and, once retired, horses receive a laurel on their profile pages. Their total competitions and amount of won competitions are located prominently on the pet's page.
• There's a new Livestock Pavilion for livestock competitions! You can now enroll up to 2 animals in a single competition. Everything works the same as horses, except livestock cannot be trained in the same way as horses. Judging is based on personality, and judges value different personality aspects every day. Livestock do not have a tiered career system, but they retire after 15 competitions. Retired livestock can no longer compete.
• A new Food Processor has been installed in your Homestead, where you can make wine, pickles, or preserves over time!
• More minigames are available through the brand new Wander Board! There are a variety of locations that can only be accessed with a certain level of skill or certain tier of career. These tasks pay out up to 3 times per day! More skill-gated content is coming, so stay tuned.
  • Tip: You can always reach the Wander Board by going to the Games page from the Explore navigation item or choosing the Wander Board in the drop-down navigation under Commerce > Jobs.

Adjustments

• Your Stables now have more information on them about your animals, like their career level, skills, and current status.
• You can now have up to 10 animals in your Barns.
• On the Facilities page, you can now see which of your animals are enrolled in which Facilities.

Please let me know if y'all encounter any bugs or errors! I'm finishing up the Retirement Pasture feature for Retired horses, so that will be coming before the end of the month. Follow along the Quarterly Roadmap to see what's coming the rest of the year!