The Bazaar is Back!

Star Stable has been giving us notices about our computer's operating system not being up to snuff for quite some time. Recently, the message got even more dire: that we could no longer play the game at all with our operating system after March 6. 

That was our motivation to finally update Milton (Mom's laptop) to Monterey. It took several hours, but Milton did it. Way to go, Milton! We're all very happy not to be saying goodbye to the game just yet.

We haven't really noticed any improvement in gameplay itself - same bugs, same jerky graphics, same turbo fan - but so far the weekly updates haven't been nearly so long and painful.

Here are some screenshots highlighting our recent Star Stable exploits.

Clara, Des, and Atlas on a scenic cliffside path on their way to Crescent Moon Village

Bees swarming... again. Even worse, this time, they were terrorizing village residents!

Clara eventually calmed the bees down with a special sugary concoction.

The cause of all the mayhem was this very large spider, Alberta, who is acting abnormally aggressive.

These guys sure are brave! Hopefully we can figure out why Alberta's acting strangely soon.

We also got to hang out with Linda and Alex a bit more. We're currently looking for a way to get through the gate to Scarecrow Hill. No luck yet.

In other news, Star Stable's bazaar has briefly returned! Four horse breeds are being offered at a discount for one week only, and we really like three of the four.

From left to right, they are the Morgan, the Lipizzaner, the Jorvik Friesian, and the Belgian Warmblood.

Let's start with the Jorvik Friesian, the most deeply discounted breed of the four: from 950 star coins to 570 star coins (380 star coins off). They are cute, have abundant hair, and look happy, plus they come in several spotted coats. Our favorite is below.  

The downside of these guys - in our opinion, anyway - is their somewhat awkward, stiff gaits, especially in their back legs. The hair leaves much to be desired when in motion as well: very clumpy. 

Hence, while we like Jorvik Friesians and wouldn't be opposed to owning one, it was our last choice of the four.

The remaining three breeds all have more streamlined animations. Coming in third place for us is the Belgian Warmblood, which has been discounted from 850 star coins to 595 star coins (295 star coins off). Their coats and gaits are fantastic. It'd be hard to choose our favorite, but the palomino below is really great.

We've admired other players' Belgian Warmbloods ever since we started playing the game, and we think it would be really fun to own one. We do technically already have a warmblood (Frosty the Jorvik Warmblood), but while we love him dearly, he does not have the elegant, sporty look of a traditional warmblood.

What dropped them into our third place ranking is how much they throw their heads around when idle: very distracting, and it makes them seem less endearing.

For obvious reasons, we're all big fans of the Morgan, especially Bethany. They were on sale once before early on in our Star Stable experience, and we were all quite tempted. We don't remember what the sale was back then, but this time around, they've dropped from 850 star coins to 595 star coins, the same as the Belgian Warmblood.

Again, it would be really hard to choose a coat color, but I'm especially fond of the buckskin sabino, even if it isn't a traditional Morgan color.

There's not really anything we dislike about the Morgan's animations. The only thing we aren't thrilled with is their faces - something about them is just less pleasant than many other Star Stable breeds.

That leaves the lovably stout Lipizzaner. They are less than a year old on the game. Hence, they are still the most pricy: normally 950 star coins like the Jorvik Friesian, but only discounted to 665 star coins (285 star coins off).

They are our clear favorite of the four discounted breeds, so we're pretty sure it's a Lipizzaner that's going to become our horse #8. We know we want it to be a light gray, to fulfill our white Baroque fantasies, but we're still torn between light gray and fleabitten gray.

The name's proving to be challenging too, since we want to keep the alliteration alive for at least one more horse... and also not repeat any first letters we've already used. Will it be Cloudchaser, Ghostglow, Pepperpirate, or Snowsecret? Those are the best ones we've come up with so far. We'll let you know in our next post!