The Purebred makes no mention of it being breeding stock. Does this mean all mounts can now be bred off?
Reading down the post I was put off the prices of the UGC at first. But now I'm definitely considering the headstone. Kudos to you guys.
Hail Elyrians!
Beginning November 1st, we'll be providing the following a la carte items for purchase via the marketplace/merchandise page of our online store.
Note that some items have a limit of 1 per account, and may have requirements. There are no discounts provided for existing package owners.
Adventurer's Pack - $4
A common quality backpack with a collection of trail rations suitable for 72-hours of adventuring and a random treasure map in your home region. Note: Does not include the Adventurer's Cloak.
Founder's Map - $4
A detailed map of your home county. Does not include Founder's Cloak or access to the Founder's chat channel. Limit 1.
Merchant Pack - $10
A set of merchant scales, a detailed map of your home duchy, and a map of an historical, possibly unexplored or unexcavated location somewhere on your server. Does not include the Merchant's Cloak. Limit 1.
Digital Soundtrack - $10
The Chronicles of Elyria digital soundtrack, with music by award-winning composer, Sean Beeson. Limit 1.
Digital Artbook - $10
A digital artbook containing concepts and high-quality images of the world of Elyria. Limit 1.
Digital Strategy Guide - $10
A digital strategy guide containing detailed information about the inner workings of Chronicles Elyria and information to help make your life in Elyria a prosperous one. Limit 1.
Digital Town Guide - $10
A digital guide describing the different building types supported by the CoE Settlement System, including the passive and active bonuses, requirements, and synergy bonuses between different types of buildings and the necessary orientations and proximity. Limit 1.
Pet - $6
A token allowing you to claim 1 of 5 starter pets in Elyria.
Pack Mule - $10
A pack mule to ride or haul your stuff.
Horse & Saddlebags - $14
A common quality horse (and saddlebags) for travel or work.
Purebred Courser - $15
An uncommon quality horse for covering longer distances more quickly.
Wagon - $20
A common wagon for travel and hauling. (Horse sold separately)
Ursaphant Mount - $20
An uncommon quality mount for riding or working fields.
War Trison - $30
A rare war trison with armored barding for riding or combat.
Surname & Coat of Arms - $25
Gain the prestige that comes with having a server-exclusive surname and coat of arms - unique to your dynasty. (Subject to approval) Limit 1.
Heraldry - Expanded Colors - $30
Expand your Coat of Arms with access to rare and prestigious colors - Crimson Red, Cerulean Blue, Royal Purple, Gold, Turquoise, and Jet Black - denoting the wealth and influence of your notable family. Requires a Coat of Arms (sold separately). Limit 1.
Heraldry - Expanded Sigils - $30
Expand your coat of arms with an increased selection of charges. The expanded set provides access to more ornate and complex shapes, two-tone charges, shaded/3D charges, and adds mythical creatures. Requires Heraldry - Expanded Colors (sold separately). Limit 1.
Heraldry - Expanded Crests - $120
Expand your coat or arms with an increased selection of crests that sit upon your shield or crown. The expanded set provides access to more ornate and complex shapes, two-tone crests, and adds mythical creatures. Requires a mayor title (available as a package). Limit 1.
Headstone Name & Message† - $50
Put a name and message on a headstone to be placed somewhere in Elyria. You'll be provided with the location of the headstone. (Subject to approval)
Name a Star - $100
Name a star in the night sky that will gleam when you look at it.
Name a Location (Server-specific) - $100
Take pride in having named a server-specific region or landmark in Elyria, that will forever be part of Elyria's History. (Subject to approval)
Furnished Villa - $120
Demonstrate your prestige with a fully furnished villa to place in your settlement and reside in while you remain mayor or baron. Requires a mayor title (available as a package). Limit 1.
Furnished Manor - $200
Be the envy of all neighboring settlements; be the hotspot for gatherings of aristocracy in your county. Receive a fully furnished manor to place in your settlement and reside in while you remain mayor or baron. Requires a mayor title (available as a package). Limit 1.
Beta 2 Access - $20
Start testing CoE 3-6 months before Exposition. Gain Beta 2 access to our UE4 client and VoxElyria, and help us stress test the performance of CoE. Limit 1.
Beta 1 Access - $40
Start testing CoE 6-12 months before Exposition. Gain Beta 1 and 2 access to our UE4 client and VoxElyria and help us track down breaking bugs that could affect player fun and enjoyment. Limit 1.
Alpha 2 Access - $65
Start testing CoE 12-18 months before Exposition. Gain Alpha 2 and all Beta access to our UE4 client and VoxElyria and help us define and iterate on features related to Kingdom and Land Management and settlements. Limit 1.
Alpha 1 Access - $155
Start testing CoE 18+ months before Exposition. Gain full Alpha and Beta access to our UE4 client and VoxElyria and help us shape and iterate on core features from the very beginning. Limit 1.
For every purchase of the "Headstone Name & Message" a la carte item, Soulbound Studios will donate $25 (50%) to the International Association for Suicide Prevention.
When we first created the Headstone Name & Message reward as part of our Kickstarter, we anticipated players creating fun and entertaining headstones like you'd see at Disneyland; with content like: "Here lies good old Fred; a great big rock fell on his head," and while that's certainly a lot of peoples' intentions, we also received wonderful emails and PMs from people explaining how they planned to use the headstone to honor and remember lost loved ones.
We were touched by the cathartic use of the backer reward and decided to show our sympathies and support by doing more with the a la carte reward. We did some research and found that, in addition to our own personal experiences with depression and suicide, according to the World Heath Organization, suicide as a global phenomenon is on the rise and is the cause of more than 800,000 deaths per year.
So when you help us by buying a Headstone item, you're also helping the W.H.O. and other organizations to spread information about depression and suicide, so people understand how it affected the lives of those we've lost, and the lives of those who are left behind.
Pledged to the Continued Development of the Soulborn Engine and the Chronicling of Elyria,
Caspian
The Purebred makes no mention of it being breeding stock. Does this mean all mounts can now be bred off?
Reading down the post I was put off the prices of the UGC at first. But now I'm definitely considering the headstone. Kudos to you guys.
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Out of curiosity - what happens if someone buys $400 worth of adventurer packs? Will the game have to generate 100 pieces of treasure dotter around the local area?
Also I love that gravestone charity idea, good move.
As many people asked before regarding the Coat of Arms, same thing applies to Housing: If you already get the furnished Villa as part of the Package, could I just pay the difference (200-120=80$) to upgrade it into a Manor?
Thanks for giving us this information so quickly. Great info and reasonable pricing.
so can you, if you don't want an item, exchange it for EP instead?
Awesome Idea with the headstones and WHO!
Posted By mickdude2 at 01:04 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
Posted By Caspian at 9:54 PM - Tue Oct 24 2017
Posted By Haegon_Redwyne at 6:50 PM - Tue Oct 24 2017
So the mayor package already comes with: Custom Coat of Arms, Expanded Colors, Expanded Sigils, and Heraldry - "Include Torse & Crest."
So the only thing a mayor/baron (or higher) could purchase, in regards to coat of arms, is the expanded crests? Am I understanding this correctly?
Yep.
At what point will we know what's in each package? I don't want to get the expanded crest pack just to find out that the crest I wanted was in the basic pack anyway.
Do you mean the new package, or the one you already bought? Because for the latter it's available in your profile right now.
Posted By ZeroCool at 12:54 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
The Purebred makes no mention of it being breeding stock. Does this mean all mounts can now be bred off?
Reading down the post I was put off the prices of the UGC at first. But now I'm definitely considering the headstone. Kudos to you guys.
All animals/mounts can be bred if you have the skills for it or find someone who does.
Posted By ElTiburon at 03:20 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
As many people asked before regarding the Coat of Arms, same thing applies to Housing: If you already get the furnished Villa as part of the Package, could I just pay the difference (200-120=80$) to upgrade it into a Manor?
There will be no discounts for existing packages.
Posted By Cerbus at 06:25 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
so can you, if you don't want an item, exchange it for EP instead?
Awesome Idea with the headstones and WHO!
Caspian on Discord mentioned this:
"We're not planning (at this point), to allow people to purchases packages and then trade in the items they don't want for EP or store items, effectively allowing them to do a la carte from the other direction - gaining access to titles, dev access, or design experiences."
Posted By Xeyska at 1:31 PM - Wed Oct 25 2017
Posted By ZeroCool at 12:54 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
The Purebred makes no mention of it being breeding stock. Does this mean all mounts can now be bred off?
Reading down the post I was put off the prices of the UGC at first. But now I'm definitely considering the headstone. Kudos to you guys.
All animals/mounts can be bred if you have the skills for it or find someone who does.
Are you sure about this? The description in the store still says "A purebread horse for breeding or travelling" making it appear that there is this distinction between the Purebred\Purebread (wholemeal or rye?) and the horse with saddlebags.
Will I be able to breed the plain ol' horse that came with the saddlebags with the purebred or will it be purbred+purebred only?
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Posted By HolyAvengerOne at 07:37 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
Posted By mickdude2 at 01:04 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
Posted By Caspian at 9:54 PM - Tue Oct 24 2017
Posted By Haegon_Redwyne at 6:50 PM - Tue Oct 24 2017
So the mayor package already comes with: Custom Coat of Arms, Expanded Colors, Expanded Sigils, and Heraldry - "Include Torse & Crest."
So the only thing a mayor/baron (or higher) could purchase, in regards to coat of arms, is the expanded crests? Am I understanding this correctly?
Yep.
At what point will we know what's in each package? I don't want to get the expanded crest pack just to find out that the crest I wanted was in the basic pack anyway.
Do you mean the new package, or the one you already bought? Because for the latter it's available in your profile right now.
I'm talking about the actual items in the expanded sigils and expanded crest items. What are those? What's the difference between them? What comes in each pack?
Posted By ZeroCool at 08:20 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
Are you sure about this? The description in the store still says "A purebread horse for breeding or travelling" making it appear that there is this distinction between the Purebred\Purebread (wholemeal or rye?) and the horse with saddlebags.
Will I be able to breed the plain ol' horse that came with the saddlebags with the purebred or will it be purbred+purebred only?
There is a clear distinction between them, purebred horses will have better breeding stocks than horses along with being easily trained. [Source]
As for breeding them together? I say it is likely they can since they are the same species, you will just have an easier time with the purebred horse if you want quality mounts. Though another official dev confirmation would be nice on this subject.
I believe that there is also a phoenix pet, they extended the time to meet stretch goals on the site after the kickstarter and if i remember correctly we made it to the phoenix pet.
Thanks for the additional reply and source Xeyska. It surely makes sense that horses of differing quality (common-legendary) could be bred together but with differing success rates and outcomes depending on the combination and the skills of the player. Although I'm sure other variables could also be put in place; time of year, diet, climate.
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Then will it still be possible for a peasant to earn a coat of arms and all the extensions during the 10 year story line? Will there be a mechanic to create your own coat of arms or will it be appointed to you when you reach a sufficient rank?
Posted By Kharx at 08:37 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
Then will it still be possible for a peasant to earn a coat of arms and all the extensions during the 10 year story line? Will there be a mechanic to create your own coat of arms or will it be appointed to you when you reach a sufficient rank?
TL;DR; Yes. It's possible in a few different situations to create new surnames, and thus a new or derived Coat of Arms.
Coat of Arms are associated with every unique Surname. So if you do something in the game to allow for the derivation or creation of a new Surname, then you'll be able to either create or derive a new Coat of Arms.
Example 1. You get married. Your current surname and your new surname are combined to create a new surname. You can use your existing coat of arms to create one that is unique to your new family.
Example 2: You slay a mythical creature and become a hero of legend. You'll have the opportunity to create a new surname like Daemonsbane, etc. This will allow you to create a new coat of arms with expanded charges that match the creature you'd slain, etc.
Posted By phenopsyche at 08:22 AM - Wed Oct 25 2017
I believe that there is also a phoenix pet, they extended the time to meet stretch goals on the site after the kickstarter and if i remember correctly we made it to the phoenix pet.
The Phoenix was a 6th pet made available exclusively to Kickstarter backers and those who backed us on the online store for the first couple of months. Phoenix pets cannot be chosen with this a la carte item.
RE: The horses - We previously used the term purebred to indicate it was of higher quality. However, we wanted to be more descriptive about how it was higher in quality. We've done this by calling it a Courser. We will be updating the item in the store at the same time the a la carte items go on sale. It will say "Purebred Courser" just like the a la carte item.