Winter has returned to Star Stable! The snow, the Northern Lights, the Winter Village, the yule goats, the holiday sweaters... we welcomed it all back with open arms.
One of my favorite touches is that animals (and people) leave trails in deep snow.
This random gnome in Artie's stall is also a great touch.
There have been a few oops moments too.
That's a new one!
Not a new one, but levitating poo is always amusing.
How do you do that, yule goat?
Uhh, that's a new look for Des...
There have been a few other weird things, like being able to carve the same ice block twice in a row and some random crippling "silver outs" in specific locations (first saw those during the Halloween event: the screen goes solid gray and black in weird flashing angles), but for the most part, things are going smoothly. At least we're not abruptly carrying chainsaws when we shouldn't be this year!
Garnetgazer taking in the spectacular Northern Lights.
He seems right at home in the Winter Village.
Articair roamed the area before he came to live with Clara - it truly is home for many magical wild horses.
Here's Clara cuddling one of his Brinicle brethren. <3
We've been enjoying the various activities in the Winter Village, including redecorating Snowy the Snowman:
and taking out kit-napping elves while riding various winter-themed animals on sheer ice:
Like last year, Star Stable is generously giving us a present every day under the big tree.
The Trailblazer Track is back again already with additional goodies. Among them is a rather impractical skirt and top that reminds me of the dresses the Plastics wear for their Christmas performance in Mean Girls. Big nope from us, ha ha. A lot of the other gifts are great, though, especially the "shiny gemstones" and free stable care tickets.
Garnetgazer galloped through his 15 experience levels quickly.
That's partly due to all the competitions Clara entered him in, since - you guessed it - the championship challenge is back with new winter-themed participation ribbons.
The ribbons we've earned so far:
This has made the various championships much more well-attended than they would have been otherwise. There are sometimes so many players entered that we get auto-split into two groups.
The wonderful thing about Jorvegian snow is that it can be toggled off whenever it's not convenient. We always do so before the race starts - no way are we making things harder than they need to be.
The wonderful thing about Jorvegian snow is that it can be toggled off whenever it's not convenient. We always do so before the race starts - no way are we making things harder than they need to be.
A few fun screenshots pre- and post- various races:
*Snickers* If there's any way to combine names inappropriately, players will find it. XD
That awkward period after you've completed a championship where you sit frozen in a cluster while waiting for everybody to finish...
Often it seems like a few lucky players are not frozen, but we always are.
Tigertin's stall is closer to the stable entrance than Carrotcake's, so she's more likely to get last-minute recruited for the Pony Championship. This sometimes results in her wearing tack that clashes spectacularly with her magenta glow. XD
The ribbons we've earned so far:
snowflake
gift
penguin
Christmas tree
Three more still to go, but we will let ourselves take our time - we're really looking forward to more free time to play over the holidays! =)
Until then, we'll happily keep up with the various daily tasks and call that good enough!
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