RadicalX

Greetings Skylords!
Every three weeks, we give an update on the things going on behind the scenes of Skylords Reborn. Welcome to another Community Update!

• New Card Reveal: Transcendence

We are hard at work on our new content patch, which will come with balance changes for both PvE and PvP, bugfixes, QoL features and new cards! Stay tuned for more information on the features and release date.   
We are excited to reveal one of the upcoming new cards today; the first Amii spell Transcendence!

Transcendence is a tier 4 spell for Nature/Shadow. Upgrading the card reduces its cooldown and increases its duration, the values noted here are for U3. It will be a rare and won't have an affinity. 

This new Amii spell has a different effect, depending on if you cast it on an enemy or own unit:
Kenosis
Target own unit takes 100% more damage and deals 75% less damage. Friendly units within a 25m radius around it deal 50% more damage and benefit 50% more from any regenerating ability. Lasts for 20 seconds. Reusable every 30 seconds.
 
Tyranny
Target enemy unit deals 100% more damage and takes 75% less damage. Enemy units within a 25m radius around it deal 25% less damage and benefit 50% less from any regenerating ability. Lasts for 20 seconds. Reusable every 30 seconds.
 
The effect of Transcendence expires if the target of the spell dies. This results in a spell that provides a powerful buff or debuff as long as you keep its target alive, rewarding careful management of the fight. 
Please note: We are still testing the card. While we are generally happy about it and feel comfortable revealing it, numbers and effects might still change before release. 
 
• Artwork

Once again the artwork has been created by our artist Tweeto. It went through multiple iterations and we are very happy with the result! 

The artwork is actually based on the Altar of Chaos wallpaper from Nano.
Here you can see an early concept:

 
• We Need Your Help

We hate to sound like a broken record, but there are currently multiple positions open that greatly delay or prevent further development of Skylords Reborn. Please take a look at our open positions to see where you can help. Below are three positions highlighted. 
 
• Open Position - Audio Editor
We would love to continue adding voice lines for more cards and narration for new maps. As an Audio Editor, you will be responsible for selecting and extracting the best takes, doing post-production and making sure the overall quality is high enough to be implemented into the game. If you have more skills, you will also be able to design new sounds for the game as Audio Producer. Read more and apply.
 
• Open Position - Community Manager
As a community manager, you are responsible with aiding the communication to and from the community. You will work closely with the Project Coordinator (previously Community Manager) to communicate staff and project decisions to the community through, for example, The Community Updates and self-written announcements. Furthermore, you will act as a contact person for the community to share project feedback and suggestions, and are expected to keep the staff informed and be up-to-date with the state of the community. Read more and apply.
 
• Open Position - Game Client Developer
As a game client developer, you are responsible to maintain and develop the game client. This mostly includes add new pre-game features (content outside of matches, so no game mechanics) through .pak files used by the game. You will be responsible to create and design in-game interfaces for new features, add networking support for new features that require it, solve bugs etc. using LUA, XML and little bit of Rust. BattleForge uses LUA and XML in their .pak files, which are loaded by the client. Communication with the server happens through a proxy written in Rust. Read more and apply.
 
• New Legends (Lore)

We hope most of you are aware of the Chronicle book, that can be selected on the top menu. The tabs [World], [Plot] and [Legends] contain interesting story points and lore that explore the world of Nyn. Every campaign map has an epilogue, and quite a few important story points happen outside the actual game.

While you are browsing through the Chronicle book, be sure to take a look at the Skylords Reborn feature [Cosmetics], that was added to the game during our anniversary patch! We noticed a lot of people overlooked this feature when it was released. 

 
With the help of the community on our Lore Discord, we are expanding on the lore by adding new Legends pages for various units. Below is an example of the upcoming Legends page for Snapjaws, written by Metauriel. You can expect more of these lore entries for other units to be added into the game with our next content patch. We hope you look forward to them!

"Like the entirety of these catacombs, the grand chamber reeked of death. On the far side stood a tall, obsidian statue that radiated an aura of fear and awe. Wings sprouted from its back, no less than six horns from its head, and it was wreathed in clouds of smoke that almost concealed the bones littering the floor around it. Stepping into the room, I crouched to investigate the bones. They were diluted by some dark substance. It wasn’t blood, for when I touched it, I could feel it sap my strength. That was when I heard them. No voices, but a cackling and murmuring of a hundred jaws, shifting all around me. I raised my lantern, and that was when I saw them. Hundreds of eyes glinting in the flickering light. Thousands of teeth, dribbling darkness. A swarm of floating creatures, trailing smoke, gasping for their meal."
- Journals of a Witchhunter, pt. 6
 


• Tournaments / Events

• NEW - Official 1 Player  rPvE Contest#3 The Minimalistic Firewatch - Difficulty 7 - Until 17th March 2022
An exciting new event for all kind of players! In this event you have to beat the map of the month on difficulty 7 but with an interesting twist: use as few cards as possible! There are multiple leagues so you can choose your difficulty level, ranging from 15 cards to only 3. More information and sign-up.
 
• FINISHED - CCC #3 - You think this game looks good? 
CCC#3 offered a competition of a totally different kind. This time Kapo moved away from speedrunning, away from maps, even away from playing. For this contest you had to share the best screenshot you could create. As with all CCC, the number of participants unlocked a reward for the whole community, so be sure to grab your mini-booster scratch code if you haven't already! The winners will be revealed soon.

• Host your own tournament / event
Want to host a tournament or event? Please reach out to our Event Organizers Hiko and/or Metagross to have your event prizes sponsored by us. If you have a cool idea for a PvE event, or want to host a PvP tournament, please don't hesitate to reach out to us, we will gladly assist you. 

• Team Changes

Cocofang and Xanatoss have joined the team as balance developers. They will help us with implementing PvE and PvP changes, as well as adding new cards into the game. We are very glad to have them, since this is an area of game development that greatly benefits from more help. If you are interested in joining them and help speed up our progress, please click here.
 
• In Conclusion

And that's it for this Community Update, thanks for reading! 
As is tradition, this community update comes with a scratch code. 
The code will reward you with a mini-booster: AMII-CARD-HYPE-TIME
The code is valid until April 2nd, when we will bring you another Community Update. 
As always, we are open to feedback, so please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions or comments! 
 

Archive
• Skylords Reborn Documents (Deep Dives, Behind the Scenes, PvP Guide)  
• Overview Community Updates
• Community Update #19

new all-time 😜

(For players who have no sense of humour, please ignore this post)

Hello Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings.
Welcome to the third official rPvE event!
We hope you will have a lot of fun with this event!

What kind of event will it be?
rPvE/Battlegrounds singleplayer - Map of the Month - Difficulty 7
For this challenge, we want to test your deck building skills. A deck normally consists of 20 cards. We decided that we should go back to the beginning, back to where it all began: The Tutorial deck! However, it would not be fun if everyone played the same deck, so we gave it a little spin. In previous rPvE events there were restrictions on colour or ground presence, this time there will be a slot restriction. This event is not entirely based on speed tough, so read on to find out how you can succeed in this event!


When will it start?
We will be accepting entries starting today.
The event will run for about two weeks, specifically until 17.03.2022 23:59 CET.
You can send your replays through DM to me on Discord (Metagross31#1103) or through a PM to me on the forum (@Metagross31).


How can I participate?
You just have to send in your replay with which you want to participate, including the player name, the number of cards used and your reached time.

For example: "Metagross31_10cards_time_00h20m30s"

You can send in your replays until the 17.03.2022.
You can find your replays here: Documents=>Battleforge=>replays

Please note:
You are allowed to send in different replays, but only your fastest replay per league will be counted. You can submit replays to multiple leagues, but you can not be drafted for a random draw in a lower league, if you already won something in a higher league.
Your entry has to be a victory!


What is the objective?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The goal is to beat the current singleplayer rPvE map of the month with a deck consisting of as little cards as possible. Depending on the number of cards used, your replay will be part of one of the following leagues:
Rookie League - Up to 15 cards
Advanced League - Up to 10 cards
Iron League - Up to 7 cards
Master League - Up to 5 cards
Insanity League - Up to 3 cards



Sounds fun! What's the prize pool?
There are different prize pools for the different leagues, with the "higher" leagues having bigger rewards. Also, you not only get rewards for having the fastest run, but there are also some rewards for competing, which get distributed between the people in a certain league. Additionally, the fastest time in each league gets an additional reward. In the lower leagues, these rewards will only be given out to people below a certain rank.
Rookie League:
1 general booster for 1/3 of submissions in this league (33.3%), distributed randomly
3 general boosters for the fastest run in this league (Maximum rank to get this reward: Strategist (6) or lower)
Advanced League:
1 general booster for 1/2 of submissions in this league (50%), distributed randomly
4 general boosters for the fastest run in this league (Maximum rank: Lord (9) or lower)
Iron League:
1 general booster for 3/4 of submissions in this league (75%), distributed randomly
4 fire/frost boosters for the fastest run in this league (Maximum rank: Skylord (12) or lower)
Master League:
1 general booster for every submission in this league
6 general boosters for the fastest run in this league (No maximum rank)
Insanity League:
1 general booster + 150 bfp for every submission in this league
8 general boosters for the fastest run in this league (No maximum rank)
5 general boosters for the 2nd fastest run in this league
3 general boosters for the 3rd fastest run in this league
1 general booster for the 4th and 5th fastest runs in this league

Additionally, there will be a reward of a non-promo Ultra rare card of your choice for the three fastest runs across all leagues.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                    
In conclusion
This event focuses on your deck building skills, flexibility and speed on this month's rPvE 1p map.

To summarize the event in simple steps:
- Choose which league(s) you want to participate in.
- Build your deck according to the restrictions
- Come up with a strategy for your run.
- Beat the current map of the month, difficulty 7 while being as fast as possible.
Satisfied? Send the replay to me! (Metagross31#1103 on Discord or via PM in the forums @Metagross31).

When will we stream ?
We will announce the winners on stream.
Date: 19th of March, 2022 6pm CET



Future events
If you are interested in helping with these kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out!
Send me or @Minashigo Hiko a PM on the forum, or direct message via Discord (Metagross31#1103, Minashigo Hiko#1126).
We are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!
We hope you have a lot of fun with this event. We are looking forward to seeing all your replays!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Best regards,
Skylords Reborn Team

I can only make a guess, but with a Werebeast/Treespirit start you might want to cut Swiftclaw/Spearmen. In T2 Burrower/Deep One also end up being less relevant as you apply siege pressure through Spikeroot. Since root network strategies require to accumulate advantages by slowly building up pressure the 100 energy downtime through building Shrine of Memory also grants less value in this set up. This should open up enough slots to play the full root setup without cutting down T3 which would be another option of opening up the deck slots.  
Attached a root network deck, that I like to play from time to time. I don't use living tower as it is way to static for my liking (root nexus + living tower can be a good response to aura of corruption though) and kept Deep One due to its overwhelming stat efficiency. Razorleaf is more for style points, Brannoc/Mo usually are more powerful XL options in T3. 

 

I can only make a guess, but with a Werebeast/Treespirit start you might want to cut Swiftclaw/Spearmen. In T2 Burrower/Deep One also end up being less relevant as you apply siege pressure through Spikeroot. Since root network strategies require to accumulate advantages by slowly building up pressure the 100 energy downtime through building Shrine of Memory also grants less value in this set up. This should open up enough slots to play the full root setup without cutting down T3 which would be another option of opening up the deck slots.  
Attached a root network deck, that I like to play from time to time. I don't use living tower as it is way to static for my liking (root nexus + living tower can be a good response to aura of corruption though) and kept Deep One due to its overwhelming stat efficiency. Razorleaf is more for style points, Brannoc/Mo usually are more powerful XL options in T3. 

 

I can only make a guess, but with a Werebeast/Treespirit start you might want to cut Swiftclaw/Spearmen. In T2 Burrower/Deep One also end up being less relevant as you apply siege pressure through Spikeroot. Since root network strategies require to accumulate advantages by slowly building up pressure the 100 energy downtime through building Shrine of Memory also grants less value in this set up. This should open up enough slots to play the full root setup without cutting down T3 which would be another option of opening up the deck slots.  
Attached a root network deck, that I like to play from time to time. I don't use living tower as it is way to static for my liking (root nexus + living tower can be a good response to aura of corruption though) and kept Deep One due to its overwhelming stat efficiency. Razorleaf is more for style points, Brannoc/Mo usually are more powerful XL options in T3. 

 

I can only make a guess, but with a Werebeast/Treespirit start you might want to cut Swiftclaw/Spearmen. In T2 Burrower/Deep One also end up being less relevant as you apply siege pressure through Spikeroot. Since root network strategies require to accumulate advantages by slowly building up pressure the 100 energy downtime through building Shrine of Memory also grants less value in this set up. This should open up enough slots to play the full root setup without cutting down T3 which would be another option of opening up the deck slots.  
Attached a root network deck, that I like to play from time to time. I don't use living tower as it is way to static for my liking (root nexus + living tower can be a good response to aura of corruption though) and kept Deep One due to its overwhelming stat efficiency. Razorleaf is more for style points, Brannoc/Mo usually are more powerful XL options in T3. 

 

Made a few adjustments compared to the tier list I posted on discord. 
 

Hey everyone,
I just created a template for rPvE deck tierlists. You can access it here:
https://www.tierlists.com/create/skylords-reborn-rpve-decks
Feel free to create your own tierlists and post them in this thread :)
Note however that this is more meant as a place to share your toughts and let it be. It is not supposed to start discussions about the lists of others. So if you have a different opinion (such as "why did you place deck X in tier Y? I think it is better than deck Z and should be placed higher"), feel free to discuss it with the people directly via dm.
Also, the deck themes are on purpose chosen to be kind of vague, so some of them are up for interpretation and thus might vary hugely in were people place them depending on how they interpret the image.

To start things of, here is what I came up with:
 
 

Hello Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings; and welcome to CCC #3 – the third Crappy Community Contest!
 
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
The jury is meeting in the next days to decide the winners.
If you are just here to grab the booster code, there you go: CCCP-RETT-YPIC-TURE
     
What are “Crappy Community Contests”?
This and future CCC's are meant to be small-scale contests with weird challenges, hopefully luring you away from well-trodden paths. They are small-scale on the organizers side too: there will not be a stream, video or event announcing the winners. What's special about these contests is a participation price for the whole community.
     
What, when, where, how?
Every CCC tries to provide something new – CCC#3 offers a competition of a totally different kind. The plan is to move this time away from speedrunning, away from maps, even away from playing…let's smash some preconceptions of what a Community Contest can be about, shall we?
 
You think this game looks good?
 

    Painters and sculptors praise Nyn for its beauty,
poets and sages tell stories of ancient wars and their heroes.

For this challenge, submit an in-game screenshot of Skylords Reborn
that shows how awesome our beloved game is. 

There is no theme or motive given – you can submit something with action, something funny, an impressing landscape, something beautiful or anything else. A jury will judge the most impressive works through a point-system and discussion to determine the winners. There are some rules:
Entries must be in a commonly known file format, like JPG or PNG. You may only submit one entry (You may submit a new entry within the time-limit, but make sure to delete the old one. If you do not, the oldest one will count.) Your picture must be a screenshot from within the normal game content (no drawings, map editor, modded content, animations etc.; but the test server is allowed) You may crop the image, but any other image manipulation is not permitted Screenshots should not show inappropriate content or chat messages  “Zero-Thought-Screenshots” of the empty Forge to drive up the participant count may be disqualified 😉  
The contest has already started – submit your screenshot to through Discord (DM to Kapo#0116) or the Skylords Forum (DM to @Kapo) until 08 MAR 2022, 23:59 CET  (= 14 days time total). To reduce my workload, you may rename your file to CCC3_<<IGN>.jpg (e.g. CCC3_Kapo.jpg).
A diverse jury of a staff member, an art-critique member and me will judge the entries and determine the winners. Please note: with entering the contest, you agree that the Skylords Team may use your Screenshot for promotional purposes, and that your entry will be displayed in a gallery when announcing the winners.
 
What's the prize pool?
Since this is not just a Crappy Contest, but a Crappy Community Contest, you may earn a price for the whole Community. If we reach more than 35 participants (unique players, not entries), you will unlock a Mini-Booster code for the entire Skylords Community. If more than 50 participants enter, it will be upgraded to a General Booster instead of a Mini-Booster. So tell your fellow Skylords to participate – it raises our chances to hand out a code for everybody. 
This Prize Pool is organized very differently from CCC #1 and #2 because of the nature of an artistic competition and the high number of cards I already received from generous sponsors (see below). Though the prize pool seems a little vague, rest assured this will be the contest with the most (valuable) prizes on a CCC so far.
The Skylords with the most impressive entries will get prices too:
Winner                 Juggernaut Promo
Gold Tier              Selection of Boosters and High-Value Cards
Silver Tier            Random Selection of Mid-to-High Value Cards

The number of people in Gold and Silver tier will be determined by the number of participants. Minimum Gold tier members is Rank 2-10, but could be expanded. 
For participation, there is a random chance to win:
Random Draws          Infect, Mountaineer, Disenchant G, Forest Elder P, Worldbreaker Gun, Banzai P, Mine, Deepcoil Worm (this may be expanded too)
 
Sponsors
If one or more mighty Skylord(s) decides to sponsor this event, please contact me. I would be more than happy to expand the prize pool. 
The following prices have been sponsored so far:
Skylords Team    Gold Tier prizes, Community Booster Code
Kapo                  Juggernaut Promo
Dolewan             Worldbreaker Gun
Simplifying          Silver Tier Prizes
CrazyCockerell    Magma Fiend, Overlord, Inferno, Bloodhorn R, Satanael R, War Eagle, Boom Brothers, Fire Dragon, Shaman, Shadow Phoenix, Necrofury, Aggressor B, Vulcan
Kemek1              Enlightenment
Simplifying, a player who stopped playing, also donated his complete account. His treasure trove contained every high value card you can imagine, from Infect over Dreadnought to an unending number of Rares. His cards will go in part into random draws and Silver tier in this contest, but it is so much that it will be used for future CCCs too. He expressed how nice the community is, and he wanted to give something back, so I’m very honored by his donation, and we wish him farewell. 
 
Info and Tips on Screenshots
To make a screenshot, you may
Use the ingame hotkey CTRL-O Use the Windows shortcut SHIFT + WIN + S Use the PrintScr-Button and paste it into the editiing program of your choice with CTRL-V To help you along with creating what you want, here are some basic and advanced tips:
Basic Tips
 
Advanced Tips
 
If you share some other useful trips or tricks in the comments, I will add it to these tips.

Asked Questions
Q: Will the entries be made anonymous, so everybody gets a fair chance?
A: Yes. But I will see them when renaming the entries to numbers, and I am part of the jury. The other two will not know who sent what.

Q: Is it a bad if an entry has no promotional value, and is just quirky or funny?
A: No. Though the entries will be handed over to the SR Team, it is no bonus point if it is usable to them or not.
 
In conclusion
I know this isn't what most of you would have expected from the next CCC, but I’d really want to expand what a community contest can be about. 
Yet, I am very curious how creative you guys can get! One thing though: Don’t forget beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so just show us what you like about the game, but do not get salty if you don't win.
Good luck and best regards,
Kapo
     
Future Events
If you are interested in helping with these (or better) kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out! Contact our beloved Event Managers Minashigo Hiko and Metagross31 on the forums or discord. They are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!
If you especially like this small-scale-format, and you have an idea for it, you may also contact me directly to discuss your idea – maybe you want to host your own Crappy Community Contest!
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Some issues mentioned here relate to the circumstance, that pure Fire has the most one dimensional T2 structure out of any PvP factions. The T2 only consists of M ground units +Skyfire Drake leaving an ideal trading pattern for Frost if it manages to get rid of the latter one. On top of that the entire pure Fire anti air arsenal (with the exception of global warming <-> area ice shield interaction) is built around splashable cards. Making these stronger would result in unintended buffs towards splash factions (i.e. Fire Nature), that have better synergistic options (i.e. crowd control). 
In regards to the approach of Fire vs Frost the general idea presented by Eirias still is very valid if you avoid close well scenarios (long T1 with high well base, passive T2, finish through superior T3 tempo options). This does provide very solid chances at winning the matchup even though it still is far from an ideal design position. We want to address this issue mid term and some first steps can be made rather sooner than later, but since pure Fire has been one of the stronger factions overall, there still are a few topics with higher priority. 

Do you run away from Lost Souls and the Creepers give you the creeps? We can show you how you can go vigilante on the Vigils and banish those Bandits! Join us for the first ever RPVE Discord Workshop to learn how to Battleground better.
 

 
When & Where
• Sunday 27th February 2022 at 1pm CET
• Voice channel Room 1 on the main Skylords Reborn Server
 
What the sessions involve
• Tutorial about deck building, spawn mechanics, power management and gameplay
• Break out groups with helper mentors to help with making modifications to your deck/s to optimize it
• Applying the knowledge with your new deck on the battleground with one of the mentors
• Feedback from both participants and mentors
• Question time
 
What to bring
• 1 or 2 battleground decks that you currently play with
• Any questions regarding battlegrounds
• An open mind
 
Basic Rules
• Must have access to Discord and a headset as the sessions are conducted in Discord live
• Must have a booking to participate
• Arrive on time
• Be respectful to our mentors and other participants 
 
How to Join
Book yourself in via https://discord.gg/XHpFSQDz 
 
Who?
Our workshop mentor and facilitator is Volin is from Germany and 39 years old. He played BF casually back during the EA Games era and started from scratch again with Skylords Reborn. He quickly developed an interest in Battlegrounds and consistently achieves top 10 finishes in the monthly leader boards cementing his title as a game Veteran. Volin plays decks of all colors but has a soft spot for pure Fire and Bandit colors. Volin is passionate about teaching and passing on his knowledge to a new generation of players.

Welcome Skylords and Cute Beings.
 
Kingdom of Lyr receives a lot of attention recently, some even could say too much attention. It’s residents would enjoy peace, that is for sure. Unfortunately, this is not the case.
After Blight’s death, remaining Ravenships scattered across the globe, gaining influence among other Bandit clans. Some of them found Lyr vulnerable and decided to attack, before Kingdom grows in strength. Aeglos Fortress is already partly-captured, we must hurry.
 
Trailer
 
New Community Map!
Aeglos Fortress is a new single-player Community Map.

As you can see on the minimap, the map has linear progress and takes place in a mountainous terrain.
As a player you start in bottom left corner and progress though the map until you reach enemy fortress on north west. On the right there is allied Frost Fortress which must be defended throughout the game. It is attacked by steadily stronger opponents.

The map should be now available in community maps tab:

The map is named differently in German and French versions of the game. Look out for “Festung Aeglos” and “Forteresse d’Aeglos” respectively. 
The map exhibits following features:
Fresh campaign experience Audio narrative in all 4 official languanges Objectives in all 4 official languanges Frost themed fortress in northern part of the map Side objectives which enhance experience, but are not necessary to complete the map One easter-egg Event on the map
If you complete the map on Advanced difficulty before 21st February 2022, you may participate in the event. See more details there:
 
A few insights about the map:
The map was supposed to be "Siege of Hope but cooler,", but turned out as "buggy rPvE with benefits". The map was in development for 55 days. There were made over 260 edits/versions of the map. The map uses 2406 lines of code.  
Thanks
To: All administrators, founders, developers and staff members who kept the project alive until now.
To: Mynoduesp, RookieN, Emmaerzeh, LEBOVIN, Kubik, AstralShadow and Menchrese for help with map making and scripting.
To: Sykole, Metagross31, Kapo, Chimaka, Volin for help in map’s concept development.
To: All the beta testers: Dutchy, Emmaerzeh, Kapo, Sykole, Metagross31, Chimaka, Bini Inhibitor, Cobalt, CrazyCatGirl, Kettle, Mynoduesp.
To: All those who played and will play the map.
Your time was valuable to me. I really appreciate.
 
Kind regards,
Dallarian

Hello again Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings; The contest is over, and it's time to announce the winners!

But first, I’d like to thank everyone for making the Crappy Community Contest #2 happen – no matter in what way: participation, sponsoring prizes, spreading the word or helping me to organize it. Of course, the extra-special-thanks goes to Mynoduesp, who did a fantastic job on the map.
In total, we reached a total number of 92 participants – thanks to the Skylords Team for sponsoring the code CCC2_SAVE-THEF-ORGE
 
Here are the fastest Skylords of CCC #2:
1st place          00:54.4       RadicalX
2nd place         01:00.7       Treim
3rd place          01:00.7       Donaar
4th place          01:04.3       Dolewan
5th place          01:05.2       Juntti
6th place          01:05.5       Hiko
7th place          01:05.5       Wanky
8th place          01:06.7       Dutchy
9th place          01:08.2       Arabika
10th place        01:08.2       Pritstift
Short reminder: Three times two entries have been exact the same, and as written down in the rules have been decided on who submitted the entry earlier. If your Sherlock Holmes-mind kicks in that this is highly unlikely to be a coincidence, I agree. I will investigate and post something about that in the next days, either with answers how this happens or with more questions.
As an additional information for those who are interested, RadicalX went through the Bandit camp and killed the Stonekin Warlord (details about that see below), the fastest submission that took the other route (Stonekin camp / Twins boss) was Juntti’s 5th place, so both sides had the potential for a top time in the ranks.

Winners of the Random Draws:

Draw 1      Killbuster        Infect
Draw 2      Lans               Church of Negation
Draw 3      Donaar           Overlord
Draw 4      Nmy               Brannoc
Draw 5      Tinuvien         Juggernaut
Draw 6      Dolewan         Worldbreaker Gun
Draw 7      McRibwich     Grinder R
Draw 8      Damo             Shrine of War

Draws for 9-13 for 1 General Booster each: itap, Jaroddampsey, houkai, Nyakyua, Hrdina_Imperia
 
I will send you the prizes as soon as possible through ingame mail. 

Replays and Strategy Spoiler:
These are the replays of the Top-3 entries – copy them into your Replay folder to watch them:

CCC2_00.54_RadicalX.pmvCCC2_01.00.7_Treim.pmvCCC2_01.00.7_Donaar.pmv
For those who just want to quickly know how the top time was achieved without watching, here is a short description: 
 
Complete list of times:
If you didn't make it into the top ranks, here is the complete list of entries, so you may compare how you stacked up:
 
 
In conclusion
Thanks again to all who helped to make this happen. CCC #3 has already been discussed with the Event Managers, and will be something completely different, far far away from the realm of 'fastest time wins' – but before that we will see some other events.
If you have a crappy idea for future CCC's you may share and discuss that with me, maybe you can host your own Crappy Contest! Feel free to contact me anytime. If you want to discuss or host a non-crappy contest, contact our Event Managers Hiko and/or Metagross. They are super supportive and will help you to organize your event!

Hope you enjoyed the contest, I see you in the Forge!
Kapo

Welcome Skylords and Cute Beings!
 
Winter is not over yet, and so are winter events.
Kingdom of Lyr  receives way more attention than it would like to, Skylords need to intervene once again. Take a set of warm clothes, for these tasks shall lead us into Lyrish Reaches, where one of Lyr’s key fortress is being attacked.
 
Trailer
 
Where, when and how?
The event will be run on a brand new one-player community map “Aeglos Fortress”.
The contest starts today – submit your replay through Discord (Contact Dallarian#1085) or through forum message until 21st February 2022 23:59 CET (16 days).
 
Lyr’s Distress Call – fastest time wins

Near mount Aeglos a siege takes place.
 
Complete 1-player community map “Aeglos Fortress”
on Advanced difficulty as fast as possible.[1]
 
[1]. While complying with following restrictions:
Rules
Do not use Amii Monument. Do not use Enlightenment to summon any affinity of Batariel. Do not teleport, create, or in any way move a unit with ground presence into location where Blue Stronghold is sieged, without going the usual way first – this includes but is not limited to: Nether Warp, Scythe Fiends, Incubator and many more. You may use spells like Infect, Undead Army, or send flying units like Swamp Drake or Grim Bahir. Do not decompose any non-player Frost units. Play the map alone, replays with two players are not accepted. Play the map as a Skylord that has monument in bottom left corner of the map, if you start the game in top-right, replay will not be accepted. Accessing and sending the replay
You may find your replay in:
This PC --> Documents --> Battleforge --> replays
Your most recent game will be named “autosave.pmv”, unless you have already saved it in-game, or checked in option “save all replays” in the game options.
You may submit your replays as many times as you want, however, only the fastest one will count. To reduce my workload, please rename your file to CMC4_"time”_”nickname”.pmv – for example: CMC4_23m51s_Dallarian.pmv  .
Submit your replay through Discord (Contact Dallarian#1085) or through the Skylords Reborn forum until 21.02.2022 23:59 CET
Please note that some of the best replays may be posted on forum or may be used in a video.
If there are found any significant gameplay breaking bugs, I reserve the right to disqualify entries.
How to access the map
 
Rewards
In the unlikely case of a tie, the run that was submitted earlier gets the higher placement in the ranks.
 
Pure Frost have received many nice changes in the past, including brand new card added in December. I have genuine hope the event will increase interest in playing pure Frost. Therefore, the whole rewards pool consists of Frost boosters and Frost cards only. Some rewards are unique to newer players only.
1st place             6 Frost Boosters         Avatar of Frost
2nd place           6 Frost Boosters         Avatar of Frost
3rd place            6 Frost Boosters         Dreadnought
4th place            6 Frost Boosters         Mountaineer
5th-8th place     4 Frost Boosters
9th-20th place   3 Frost Boosters
 

1st-10th place – only players with PvE rank 11 or below will receive :
Dallarian’s Frost starter pack, containing:     

Frost Mage      Coldsnap        
War Eagle        Area Ice Shield                            
            Battleship                                   
 
Bonus category
This category is separate from the main one - you may participate in both with different replays.
Complete the map on Expert. Follow the same rules as before.
1st place - 6 General Boosters
2nd place - 4 General Boosters
If you want to take part, state the difficulty when submitting the replay.
 
Mysterious reward
Two chosen players will receive following rewards:
2 Frost Boosters and Dallarian’s Frost starter pack    .
 
Sponsors
All the rewards have been sponsored by:
Dallarian                      The Old God of Battleships                             Cult of Battleships GmbH
 
Map discussion
Please fill in the poll in map's thread to provide feedback.
If you would like to share your thoughts on the map, you may find the discussion here:
 
Thank you
To: Metagross31, Hiko and Majora, for helping me with organization of the event.
To: Everyone who supported me in map making process
 
Have fun and and may the be with you,
Dallarian
 
 
Future events
If you are interested in helping with these (or better) kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out! Contact our beloved Event Managers Minashigo Hiko and Metagross31 on the forums or discord. They are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

Single player 9 all time

Two player 9 all time

 
 

The removal of Wintertide reflect damage opens up many ways of changing Frost towards better design as a PvP faction (map changes already helped here and you can expect more in the future). I can see that people consider the new Wintertide mechanic as uninteresting. But to give you an idea about our thought process and reasoning for this change: Essentially we temporarly "sacrifice" a really poorly designed PvP card with no playrates or strong usecases in PvE to make room for faction improvements and I personally think it pays off so far as the balance in PvP has improved on several aspects. 
I am not opposed to the idea of making Wintertide more useful again by redesigning it towards the PvE side at some point, but that decision is up to the PvE faction designers as they also need to set their priorities when it comes down to impactful changes (there already are plans, that are going to affect Frost T1). 
If you have any ideas to submit, feel free to share them in the forums or go to the balancing discord and discuss them in the respective channel. Just keep in mind, that we have no intentions of keeping that card as a core option in PvP decks right now (If you want to receive a more detailed reasoning for that decision from the PvP side, feel free to ask).
 

Hello Skyladies and Skylords,
It is time for chaos, it is time for a new tome tournament!

When?
On Sunday 30.01.22 starting on 2pm CET (Berlin time), the stream will start about 30 minutes in advance,
Deckbuilding starts arround 1pm! 
 
Format?
The tournament will be played as a 1on1 best of 3 double elimination tournament, grand finals will be best of 5, no reset. The grand finalist coming from the winnerbracket will start with a win (1-0) already.
The format will be Tome, meaning you will build your decks for this tournament out of a booster pool I provide to you. We will play on the Testserver.
 
Prize Pool! (subject to change)
1st place  - 3 Booster packs
2nd place - 2 Booster packs
3rd place - 1 Booster pack
+ some of the new cards for the top ~50% of all participants!
Organisation and sign-up
The tournament will be organized in challonge, sign up using the button below. 

I will send you a list of your cardpool ~1h before the tournament starts, so be available in Discord. I will not send you 8 actual boosters.
We will play on the Testserver.
 
Rules! (read this)
• Be online in Discord or the forum ~1h before the tournament starts to receive your cardpool. If I cannot find you you cannot participate.
• Disconnection during a game results in a default loss. If both sides agree it is possible to have a remake.
• Not showing up to your match after 15 minutes results in a default loss. The plan is to play a round of matches every ~30 mins.
• After your match, go to Challonge and insert the result. That is done by clicking on your match and selecting the winner/stats . The brackets will be updated automatically.
• The Map Pool is: 1st round: Haladur, 2nd round: Simai, 3rd: Elyon, 4th: Lajesh, 5th: Uro and 6th: Yrmia (same pool as in ranked duel). The first match of the round will be played on the fixed map, then it is losers choice.  The winning player (who won the previous match in this bo3) also has to lock in his deck first.
• The brackets for the tournament will be shuffled before the tournament starts.
• Use your Battleforge name for the tournament. If your Challonge account differs from your Battleforge account name use the "Sign up with an alternate name" feature or change your name for the tournament in the settings. Finding your opponent will be a LOT easier this way.

Questions
Reply in this thread if you have questions, I will check it out later.
Best regards,
Toggy