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⬣//A SINGLE CRACK LETS THE LIGHT IN.
As they say, fortune favors the brave. Five lucky players took part in a Limited Quest: The Mysterious Sky Islands, in which they discovered a brand new Root Town. While the team was largely successful in their efforts to make the mysterious floating town in the sky habitable, not everyone embraced the spirit of teamwork on this journey.
When you gate in to this shiny new Root Town, you'll notice something curious: it has no name. Its name simply displays as "???" in every context menu and there is no signage around the Root Town itself that points to its true name— rather, the name it had before they came along.
Whispers on the wind tell of an evil wizard in flowing white robes who ruthlessly boiled the village elder alive. With him died all of this mysterious Root Town's lore and history, and in its place are tales of the monster who robbed this land of its identity. The elemental sprites that populate this village refuse to speak their name, simply wishing you "good luck, have fun!" as you turn to leave.
While on your journey to check out the island, you'll notice how unstable the bridges are. Unstable might be putting it lightly, because for some unlucky souls, crossing the wrong bridge means plummeting to your death. It seems that whoever was put in charge of constructing these bridges didn't give a damn about structural integrity.
The local sprites are pleading with adventurers to assist them in building better, more stable bridges, but bridging the gap between one island and the next is not a job for a single person. If you have enough of a heart to heed the pleas of the sprites, you'll want to work with your fellow players to get the job done. All the wood, nails, and rope you need to construct better bridges has been helpfully supplied to you by the sprites. You could always sabotage the project too, of course, but what kind of person would you be if you did that?
The professions system has been added to fragment. Rejoice, busybodies, for there is much furniture to be built and dubious potions brewed.
In celebration of the new crafting & gathering system, a crafts festival is being held in the Unnamed Root Town. Take care not to plummet to your death while traversing those rickety bridges.
Players are encouraged to set up a booth of their own and trade their unique handcrafted items with their fellow adventurers. In addition to being supplied with enough level 1 and level 2 crafting materials to give the crafting system a spin, the local NPCs are running a contest encouraging people to come up with their own for a chance to have their creations canonized as real crafting recipes.
To submit your own recipe ideas, you need only fill out this handy form:
Recipe name:
Recipe category: Alchemist, Carpenter, Chef, or Jeweler?
Which two items does your recipe call for? Choose two items to combine. Only gatherable items (refer to the professions page) can be used.
Effect: What does this item do, if anything?
Description: A brief description of your lovely new product.
Fragment's beta test has seen its fair share of unusual bugs and unintended features, and with the latest update bringing many new changes, it's inevitable that some things have broken behind the scenes.
If two players happen to log in at the same time, they might find their avatars swapped with one another's. Thankfully, this issue doesn't lead to the unpleasant exchange of deep-seated memories or anything of the sort, but getting used to a body that isn't yours takes time. Thankfully, this particular bug resolves itself when both players log out.
The windy town of Unnamed Root Town is generally quite scenic and pleasant, but there's just one issue. It's far, far windier than it should be. If the rickety bridges don't kill you, the gusts that intermittently blow across the sky islands might knock you off your feet if you don't watch your footing carefully. Thankfully, the crafts festival on the southernmost end of the island hasn't been impacted by the severe winds. Among them is one voice that you don't recognize: a voice that promises a death, gruesome and bloody, in the days to come.
To everyone's relief, the carnival and its notorious hall of mirrors has packed up and left Lumina Cloth, but your past hasn't finished haunting you. The foul winds carry whispers of the past along with them, uttering words and phrases uncomfortably familiar to you. They're the voices of your past, the voices of people you've known, loved, and lost. Covering your ears won't keep the voices out of your ears. Nothing will.
Finally, on the more mundane some of things, professions have a few kinks of their own that need to be worked out. Occasionally, a crafted item won't come out quite right, instead resulting in one of the following "items":
Alchemist: Truth Serum. Become unable to lie for 24 hours.
Blacksmith: Whatever you're enhancing transforms into a denim disaster. Introducing your new "body" armor, "leg" armor, "head" armor, and "arm" armor.
Carpenter: Mirror Mirror. Reflects the person you're most afraid of becoming.
Chef: Durian Delight. A succulent durian pudding that reeks so strongly that its stench can be smelled all across the Root Town or Area you're occupying.
Jeweler: Crystal Ball. Breaks after one use but allows you to read another player's thoughts for five minutes.
With crafting in full swing, a certain admin has been lured out of his hidey hole by the smell of delicious chef-prepared meals. Hien is hungry, and you will feed him.
Chefs are not limited by the recipes they know like some professions are, so players are encouraged to think outside of the box and combine unique ingredients to cook up something truly special.
Taste, however, isn't the only important part of a perfect meal. Chefs looking to impress the big man himself are expected to present their culinary delights to him with pomp and finesse. You need to impress Hien if you want to gain more from this venture than the participation prize of a chef skin.
Those who successfully woo Hien with their delectable dishes will be given an additional prize: a little black pomchi pet to accompany their avatar around Root Towns and Special Areas. Hien will be giving these out at his discretion, so you better suck up to the dogboss in charge if you want a pomchi of your very own. If you catch Hien in a good mood, he may even agree to give you a different breed of dog if you ask nicely.
Hello, everyone! Can you believe it's been an entire month since our beta test began? Even though we've already been through a lot together, we've still got three months left! I'm rooting for you all!
As of today, the level cap has increased from 25 to 50. That means new armor and weapons will be available to you! Get out there to different Areas and start leveling up! But don't forget to stop every once in a while and enjoy your surroundings, too. Which reminds me—don't forget to check out the new Recreational Areas! We have a beach and hotsprings for you to enjoy now. I hope everyone continues to have fun exploring!
We've also opened up the GP shop, where you can create your own special armor set for a certain price, along with a few other things. Please check it out!
Oh, and don't forget to use these three new greeting cards I've made! Here they are! Make sure you use them so you can connect with your fellow players! We're all friends here, after all.
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You do realize I don't like you, right?
[ He asks that once he's done cronching on candied apple. ]
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[ Said breezily. But there's a pause. His braincell is turning.
Completely serious, he asks-- ] But what if you carried a briefcase with a secret candied apple compartment?
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What do you mean you know?! Then why use your favor to join my guild?! Why spend any time with me at all?! What's your game?!
[ Because it can't possibly be that he just wants to or simply does want to be friends or anything like that! ]
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Just because you don't like me, doesn't mean I don't like you, you know. You're fun. And really smart.
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You must realize that I am also rude, chaotic, and violent, yes? You hardly seem the type to enjoy that kind of "fun".
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[ Tylor shrugs, still smiling. ]
And it sure beats being boring.
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No, that is true. I don't think it would go well for me in the strange circumstances that I could, either.
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[ Tylor leans to gently bump their shoulders together. ]
I still think the candied apple briefcase is a good idea, though.
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No, it's a terrible concept. First of all, a properly sized candy apple would be wider than the average briefcase. You could go smaller but what's the point?
[ Also he likes big apples and he cannot lie. ]
Second, even if you did fit a candied apple in your briefcase, it would inevitably melt. Chocolate or caramel, whichever you chose, would leak through the compartment's cracks unless you find a way to make it entirely airtight and then you still have a sticky mess to deal with even if it is contained.
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[ A serious nod. ]
You sure know a lot about candied apples. I'm impressed. You're smart enough though, I bet you'll figure something out.
But until then, you can eat all the candied apples you want in game!
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With luck, the bakery with Tylorific's desired cream puffs is coming into view soon... ]
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Wow, he bought one fast.
There is a cream puff decorated with little candies along the side, and he is already holding it up for Fandaniel. For his mouth, but it's not like he'll mind if he takes it in hand instead. ]
Want to try my favorite?
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[ Eating the apple. Ugh. The worst part is that he does have a sweet tooth and the cream puff looks good, same as every other sort of food the game comes up with. Once more, he sighs, and this time makes the effort to look around.
No one else here, so. No one watching.
Okay, fine, he'll take a bite. There, happy? ]
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Swallowing his bite first, he asks-- ]
Aren't they good?
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[ Because, sure, they are good, but staring at his face with that stupid smile and that stupid smudge of cream on it... ]
How much longer do I have to put up with this before you agree to switch back?
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[ Tylor says it flippantly, enjoying more cream puff. In the middle of licking his finger clean, he blinks at that last part. Then laughs.
Like it's the most obvious thing in the world-- ]
Well, all you had to do was ask!
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But I did—!
[ Fandaniel starts, voice rising to a shout as he finally rips his hand away from Tylor's and turns on him, the half-eaten candy apple raised up as if to strike him with it. He doesn't but. It is up there, frozen as he holds still, replying their entire conversation up until now. He...
He... he didn't. He never asked. Slowly, the apple lowers, and Fandaniel can only feel disgusted with himself. ]
...I never asked. Why did I never ask? [ Grrrr, he turns away, raging, ] Stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid, why did I forget to simply ask?! You absolute idiot, Amon!
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While Fandaniel is frozen, Tylor keeps his eyes on him casually. But he also quietly buys another cream puff and starts eating it while he waits. ]
Hey now, it's alright. Don't be so hard on yourself! You're not stupid at all. What better excuse to enjoy your favorite sweet and get a break from it all?
[ A happy little laugh. ]
And I had no idea going on a friend date with you would be this fun! But I do think you're way cuter in your own avatar.
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This wasn't a date of any sort! Friend or otherwise! I was humoring you until I could get my own avatar back! My avatar which is not cute! Or friendly! Or nice in any way!
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He says it genuinely-- ]
Oh. Maybe not, but you're even cuter when you're mad.
[ He attempts an angry face. Ruined by the cream still on his face. ]
See?
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Log off, right now.
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[ Tylor's palms come up again in surrender as he laughs. He spins, striking another cute bunny suit pose.
Then he blinks in total confusion. ]
Huh?
[ Have an even cuter pose. ]
Well, that's funny, it isn't letting me log out.
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You're lying. You have to be lying. What do you mean it isn't letting you log out? What error message are you getting?!
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"Logout unavailable at this time."
[ He doesn't seem bothered by this in the least. ]
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I cannot believe... of all the times that could happen... [ Fandaniel's gaze drops down to the candied apple he threw to the floor, now ruined, and lets out a long, slow, deflating sort of sigh. Defeated. ] Mm. Now I wish I had kept that.
[ He could use some binge snacking to fight through this urge to reach out and shake Tylor until he pukes. ]
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