Today's winning Mega Money Madness number is: 9899

There were NO winners.

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The bait has been hooked, fishing line cast and we have caught -Sheri- for this weeks aquarium contest winner!

....Congrats!

¢¢Remember, make sure you feed and care for your fish/tank and collect your nessies bonus daily, if you want a chance to win next week!

Alexia and Alice have both summoned new forces to the Battlefield!




It's not looking too good for Alexia's Palace, as it has sustained quite a bit of damage already. Alice has now called upon her Binary Defenders to attack the Castle with all their might!














Some of Alexia's Hex Larva have grown enough to be big monstrous Mutated Hex Insects! It is said that a simple buzz of their wings are powerful enough to destroy an entire army of Alice's binary warriors!


Each side's forces continue to grow more powerful by the minute! Who will prevail in this War for the Moon? Go help your team at the Palace of Alexia!

Strength does not increase after each fight with these monsters.

Today's winning Mega Money Madness number is: 9139

There were NO winners.

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Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by Mewtwo.

They received 2,059,200 IP!

Game Trophies

The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows:

First Place, with a score of 240:

Viky
Second Place, with a score of 118:

Howesha
Third Place, with a score of 97:

CLC

First Place, with a score of 52260:

Kamisheru14
Second Place, with a score of 46370:

CLC
Third Place, with a score of 38630:

Clown

First Place, with a score of 27960:

Kamisheru14
Second Place, with a score of 25560:

Aer
Third Place, with a score of 15410:

CLC

First Place, with a score of 135:

Kamisheru14
Second Place, with a score of 120:

CLC

First Place, with a score of 1124:

Kamisheru14
Second Place, with a score of 1047:

Peevish
Third Place, with a score of 992:

Aer

First Place, with a score of 88:

emanresu
Second Place, with a score of 74:

Kamisheru14
Third Place, with a score of 62:

Dex

First Place, with a score of 8190:

chimecho
Second Place, with a score of 2850:

CLC
Third Place, with a score of 2040:

Kamisheru14

First Place, with a score of 167:

Dex
Second Place, with a score of 153:

orangesponge
Third Place, with a score of 137:

Viky

Anne won last week's Battle Royale with a time of 98 seconds! All who completed the Battle Royale have been awarded their cP prize and first, second, and third place have also won trophies for their profiles.

Sign up your Ichumon in this week's Battle Royale Contest!

You will need to kill 16 Evil Dark Fluff in the Battle Royale Map as fast as you can. The quickest user to complete the battles will receive the top prize of 25,000 cP!

You can once again earn pedias from Runa's Quest. Why not visit her and find out what you know about the world.

Thanks to the staff involved in recreating this quest.

Congratulations to the following Card Game Trophy Winners:
First Place Card Player: TheMetal
Runner Up Card Player: StoneDragon

If you want to be a winner, play the card games bonus games!

Dicey Mice Badges

Dicey Mice Diamond Badge: Adaline

Dicey Mice Titanium Badge: -CL-

Dicey Mice Leather Badge: Carlyy95

Mini Match Badges

Mini Match Diamond Badge: goodwitchev64

Mini Match Titanium Badge: MizTik

Mini Match Leather Badge: SweetFire

Crash Extreme Badges

Crash Extreme Diamond Badge: ShaddixWolf

Crash Extreme Titanium Badge: Latios2006

Crash Extreme Leather Badge: chiquitabonita8

Mini Bubbles Badges

Mini Bubbles Diamond Badge: Selene33

Mini Bubbles Titanium Badge: SummerMaple

Mini Bubbles Leather Badge: -tiger-tiger-

Bubbas Blocks Badges

Bubbas Blocks Diamond Badge: showtruck

Bubbas Blocks Titanium Badge: SummerMaple

Bubbas Blocks Leather Badge: Selene33

1st: hemi15 won a Rainbow Lycan Cupcake.
2nd: Natsu won a Magical Green Polisis Mirror Shard.
3rd: whiteice
They have each also won 7,295 iP and trophies for their profile!


A new Restock Race has begun!
You will need to purchase 14 Earthworm Burger from the Mushroom Shops before next Saturday. The Ichuan with the fastest time wins. Remember your timer starts with your first purchase of the item, Good luck!

After reviewing the shops we decided it was time to shuffle some items around to make breathing room...

There may still be small tweaks and changes in the future, but for now, let me introduce the new shops!



The Great Outdoors - Environments

The old Environments shop is now known as The Great Outdoors, and primarily stocks outdoor themed enviros.





A Room with a View - Environments

Many of the interior environments have moved to this shop. Some brand new environments have snuck in too!





Bundle Up - Cold weather clothing

Warm scarves, mittens, gloves, things you need to keep warm!





Motion Pictures - Animated FX

A large portion of the animated items have been put into Motion Pictures, mostly from Special FX but a few from other shops to make some space.





Art for Art's Sake - Art & wall hangings

Posters, art pieces, wall hangings, paintings, and more!





Cooking Up Chaos - Kitchen things

Although this shop may not have much now, we plan to bring plenty of kitchen goodies to you soon!





I'm Looking Through You - Windows & Doors

The windows and doors have been pulled out of the other shops and found a new home here!






Bob's Spyglass - Sky decor

Clouds, balloons, moons and other atmospheric and celestial objects.






Limitless Sky - Sky scenery

Although this store also has sky objects like clouds, it is focused on the broader, puma-covering types of clouds and skies. Smaller clouds that don't take up the whole image can instead be found in Bob's Spyglass






Get Off My Lawn - Fences and borders

Fences, stone and brick walls, things to separate your lawns, gardens, and other outdoor areas.






Ground Control - Ground scenery

Previously known as A Change of Scenery, Ground Control is now focused on ground covers, grass, mountains, and other large outdoor scenery pieces.






The Dryad's Grove - Trees!

Trees trees trees!'







We Will Rock You - Rocks, boulders, crystals

Mostly pulled from The Garden Path, you can find all sorts of boulders and rocks and crystal clusters in here.







The Oasis - Desert theme shop

Sand, pyramids, cactus, everything you need for a desert scene!






Phew that was a lot of stuff!

Hopefully it is a little easier to find the things you need than before. A lot of shops were overflowing with items. (Some still are stuffed with too many goodies, we're working on it!)

Let us know your thoughts in the comments! :D

Alexia and Alice have both summoned new forces to the Battlefield!




The Moon's Queen, Alice, has ordered her Binary Sorcerers to enter the fray of battle!





Alexia's new pet is also ready for battle! The Mutated Hex Larvas will test anybody on Alice's side!


These new forces have a rather special ability too. Each time you defeat one, the next you encounter will be stronger and stronger! How will anyone be capable of fighting them over and over again? Go, Ichuans, to the Palace of Alexia to fight!!!

It has been a rough second quarter for Powerpets, but we are well into our recovery, just in time for Sweetfire's Birthday!

In order to commemorate this one, Nothing Rare Here has released a Cheerleader Sweetfire Stuffy. Will you be able to get your hands on one and party along?

Even if you don't, you can still wish Sweetfire a very happy birthday.

Congratulations to the following winners of Luck of the Draw, winning $100,000 PB :
HRAW2
StellaEversole
Carlyy95
Carlyy95
Carlyy95

If you want to be a winner next time, check out the Luck of the Draw - Available at the House of Luck in Badgeria!

Flight Rising celebrates its 10th anniversary with the relaunch of the Achievements System and the introduction of Pursuits. 10 years is quite an achievement!


[Image Caption: An image depicting the white stone building of the achievements association. Dragon statues adorn the grounds and architecture, and medals and trophies are strewn about. Two large trophies are on the left. Image reads "10 years: A Celebration of Achievements"]



How Far We've Come

Ten successful years is a milestone that most games or websites only dream about. But Flight Rising did it. We did it. We couldn¢t be more thrilled to have such an incredible community by our side. Your support, inclusivity, creativity, love of fantasy creatures, and all-around awesomeness have made this journey truly unforgettable.

From the early days to now, we¢ve witnessed the birth of lifelong friendships, epic battles, wholesome gatherings, and pages upon pages of storytelling, all within our virtual realm. All of that is the magical glue that brings us together, transcending borders, languages, and even time zones. You¢ve turned this pixel dragon website into a vibrant, creative hub of joy and connection. Keep it comin¢!

We can¢t express enough how grateful we are for your continuous patronage, constructive feedback, and welcoming nature. You¢ve been there through thick and thin, helping us level up and become better with each passing day. And as we embark on another chapter of our journey, we promise to keep listening, growing, and bringing you the best experiences we can.

Let¢s take a look back at some of the awesome things that happened over the last year!


A Year in Summary:

• We launched 2 new ancient breeds: Undertide and Aether!
• 17 colorful vistas were launched to allow you to represent yourself loudly and proudly rainbow.
• We spent some time openly reflecting on our Beastclan lore and decided to take a new direction with the Harpies, the first of many new stories to come.
• Somehow, we found out what Marva really looks like ¢ or did we¢¦?
• Arlo¢s Ancient Artifacts opened up the Deepsea Dive digsite, full of 20 new underwater curiosities.
• Our existing ancient breeds got a slew of expansive new gene options:
  • Banescale Dragons got 18 new genes
  • Gaoler Dragons got 25 new genes
  • Aberration Dragons got 5 new genes
  • Veilspun Dragons got 23 new genes
• We incorporated your feedback into a bevy of Quality of Life improvements and adjustments:
  • The Grand Exchange now has better filters, provides clearer feedback for how many items you need for trades, alerts you if you already own a piece of merchandise, and highlights valuable items in the Hoard.
  • The Clan Profile shows additional forum activity, provides better insight into who you have on your friends list, whether someone has sent you a friend request, and allows room to see more comments.
  • We made some visual improvements to the Camping screen in the Coliseum.
  • We outlined plans for tackling ancient gene ¢bloat¢ by introducing a new Grand Exchange shop in the future, and by planning to implement a better method for filtering these genes in the Marketplace, Search, and Scrying Workshop features.
• 173 new pieces of apparel were created. Among them we added the stunning new Carousel set, Deep Sea Cloaks, Enchanted Necklaces, Sailor's Garb, Warrior's Weapons, Heartfelt Offerings, Eclectic Earrings, Elemental Attire, and Seasonal Staves.
• We put another pair of large dents in our refactor project by converting the Clan Profile and Nesting Grounds (both of which needed to be done for the new Achievements system to function!)
• 28 New Vistas were added to make your dragons and forum posts stand out from the crowd
• 14 New Scenes were added for your dragons to visit.
• 72 New Familiars were added for you to befriend.
• Fiona acquired 12 new feats to use in her ever-growing collection
• We released an additional 11 stunning elemental banners that you can use to customize your lair and make it really stand out. With many more on the way!
• 9 new modern genes were introduced:
  • Primary Gene: Harlequin
  • Secondary Gene: Jester
  • Primary Gene: Fern
  • Secondary Gene: Paisley
  • Primary Gene: Tide
  • Secondary Gene: Foam
  • Tertiary Gene: Flecks
  • Tertiary Gene: Soap
  • Tertiary Gene: Points (Yes, really.)
• We expanded the Hibernal Den by offering 10 new slots, 8 of which can be unlocked via tasks.
• There are 12 new Jigsaw puzzles to piece together.
• The Grand Exchange continued its sprawl by welcoming 5 new shops:
  • Patches¢ Pirate Plunder
  • Sage¢s Seasonal Sundries
  • Susie¢s Sweet Sentiments
  • Higgins¢ Haunted Hollow
  • Marva¢s Marvelous Marvels
• The Woodland Path venue of the Coliseum received an expansion full of new familiars, food, and trinkets.
• Night of the Nocturne and Warrior¢s Way both introduced over 20 new thematic items to find.

...And did we mention that in addition to all of the above, our team programmed, tested, and deployed over 600(!) achievements and created a pile of unique new content for its corresponding Grand Exchange shop??

Whew! We did stuff!



Achievements for All!

As of this posting, we are proud to announce that the long-awaited relaunch of our Achievements system is now live for everyone to enjoy! For those of you who may have missed the Dev Update we posted late last year, let us fill you in on the excitement that awaits you.


Achievements: Track Your Accomplishments

For the past year, every corner of our development team has been hard at work creating, integrating, and testing over 630 achievements that will be available to all players from the moment they join Flight Rising. As some of you know, this is a monumental leap forward from what we had in the past. Our goal was to make these (and future) achievements enjoyable and seamlessly integrated into the activities you're already immersed in. We want every player, regardless of play style, to have ample opportunities to feel a sense of accomplishment.

In the past, achievements only awarded you with non-functional points that contributed to an overall score. While it was great to see that score increase, there wasn't much else to interact with, and there were only a handful of objectives. In this relaunch, completing achievements will reward you not only with points, but a potential for treasure & gems. That's not all, though! We are also introducing a special new currency called Achievement Tokens, which can be spent in a dedicated Grand Exchange shop called the Acclaimed Achievements Association. This new shop will stock a vast array of new and exciting items that can only be acquired from completing achievements and earning tokens.

[Image Caption: A screenshot depicting several achievements in the "Collecting" category. The achievements are at various stages of completion.]


Pursuits: Unlock Continuous Rewards

Because many achievements scale in difficulty or complexity, everyone will eventually reach a point where achievement progression slows down. We understand that hitting the end of the road can be disheartening, so to ensure your journey never loses its momentum, we've introduced a complementary system called Pursuits.

Pursuits can be thought of as repeatable "micro-achievements" that offer more frequent opportunities achievement tokens. You'll find pursuits in the form of common activities that are easier to complete, such as breeding dragons, exalting dragons, or even converting a specific number or type of food points. Each completed pursuit will contribute to a Rewards Meter, granting you small batches of achievement tokens as each segment fills up. Because pursuits are repeatable, you'll always have a supplemental way to earn tokens over time and get you that much closer to items you may be working towards in the Acclaimed Achievements Association shop.

[Image Caption: A screenshot depicting the segmented Rewards Meter and a sampling of possible daily pursuits, the top of which has been completed but not had its rewards claimed.]


Pursuits come in three varieties: daily, weekly, and monthly. You'll receive unique randomized lists of each, and they will reset as often as their name implies. Each pursuit type has a ¢meter weight¢ (e.g. how much it will contribute to filling your Rewards Meter) that corresponds to its difficulty. In general, daily pursuits are really easy and have a lower weight, while monthly pursuits are moderately challenging and have a higher weight.

Despite their varying degrees of challenge, pursuits are intentionally designed to be a laid-back, casual counterpart feature to achievements that all players have a high chance of completing comfortably by just playing Flight Rising normally. It should not require arduous time or effort on your part to make meaningful progress!


Retroactive Achievement Progress

Due to the immense size of this feature, our team broke it into chunks, many of which we deployed preemptive integrations for on the website's back-end. This allowed us to stress-test the system incrementally on a production environment and benefit from a consistent flow of live gameplay data (as we outlined in this post).

This had some beneficial side effects, one being that we could start to track some manner of achievement progress slightly ahead of the anniversary. It is likely that most of you will have several achievements that can be turned in right now, and many more that are already in progress!

Unfortunately, we couldn't go all the way back. Additionally, any data associated with our legacy achievements system (which we shut off a long time ago) was incompatible with the new one. For posterity, we are keeping that data around, but we're not yet sure how or when we might surface it. We'll update everyone in the future if we have more information to share!

[Image Caption: An image depicting the white stone building of the achievements association. Dragon statues adorn the grounds and architecture, and medals and trophies are strewn about. Two large trophies are on the left.]

The Acclaimed Achievements Association
The Acclaimed Achievements Association is a new installation in the Grand Exchange. Here dragons can exchange achievements tokens for various rewards to commemorate their accomplishments!

This shop will be a year-round fixture in the Grand Exchange, and may receive additional items in the future!

[Image Description: Image is of a cluttered desk with a trophy and a statue on the left with an overwhelmed Wildclaw clutching books and papers on the right. The dragon is wearing round glasses, a scroll case, and neckerchief bowtie while looking worriedly down at the mess of papers on the floor as a skycat peeks out from behind the desk.]

Gifts Galore!
Galore has a gift for collectors this Anniversary! Vista: Plush Collection is gifted free to all players. Players who wish to hang onto a copy of the vista may craft additional copies through Baldwin's Bubbling Brew.

The gift and the recipe are available through June 15th at 6:00 server, after which time they will retire.

The Site Refactor Project

It's almost surreal to type these words, but:

After many long years and dozens of feature deployments, we are just about there in terms of completing the site refactor project. It is 97% finished.

Today marks an incredible milestone not only in terms of how long Flight Rising has been live, but also the fact that all of the forward-facing features that were roadblocking achievements are now complete!

As far as what is still left to do: we have a handful of lower-risk pages (Account Settings, the Encyclopedia's table of contents, User Search, etc.) and some backend systems that will likely get refactored soon for the sake of compatibility. Finishing these is still important, as it further helps consolidate our site's analytics operations and search engine optimization efforts under a singular subdomain.

And yes, we will still be revamping many of the features that only got 1:1 conversions, so don't worry about that!

And yes. Adventure Mode is still on. Really. It's not next, it's not soon, but it's on.

Happy Anniversary, everyone!

Last week's round of What Am I has ended.

The item description was: Ride the big waves at the best beach in Ichua!
The answer was: Big Wave Ribbon.

2 out of 5 Ichuans answered correctly.

A new round of What Am I has started. Good luck!