Saturday, 19 April 2014

Posted by Sheldon Cooper On Saturday, 19 April 2014


Hey guys! It’s spring time and summer is just around the corner, so what better way to celebrate than to have a big Pirate101 party? Adventures of the Spiral and AluraRB from Art in the Spiral have been putting together a huge party! Nearly all of the other official fansiters will be there, too!

Here’s a list of the official fansiters who will be attending:

Sheldon/Jason/Sophia of Adventures of the Spiral
The Duelists of Duelist101
Paige MoonShade of Paige’s Page
The Pet Masters of Petnome Pirates
Dr Zeppers of Skull Island TV
The Staff of Spiral Radio101

Information

The party will take place May 3rd at 3 pm CST. It will last until 6pm CST, or until it dies off! Sheldon and AluraRB will have two characters waiting in Avery’s Court by the life fountain in One-Eyed Jack realm to pick you up and take you to the party. Make sure you add Sneaky Zoe or Eccentric Aedan Roberts so we can teleport you there!




Rules:

No begging. There will be plenty of chances for codes, but begging won’t get you anything.
No spamming.
No foul or inappropriate language.
Show good sportsmanship towards others.
Of course, have fun!


Prizes!


Hoodoo Cornelius Companion
Witch Doctor’s Lab add-on
Random spring pets
1,500 Crowns

Prizes awarded will vary based on the contest and the placement.

Contests:

We will be having two of our own contests going on at the party:

Find the Fansiter

At a certain point during the event, these individuals will go off and hide in the spiral. You will need to find them, take a screenshot, and email it to admin@adventuresofthespiral.com with the subject “Find the Fansiter”. Everyone who has found all of the fansiters will be put into a raffle for the prizes. Don't forget to include your Pirate's name!



Scavenger Hunt:

There will be 15 hidden housing items throughout all three houses. For this contest, your job is to find all of the items, take a screenshot of them, and email them to admin@adventuresofthespiral.com with the subject “Scavenger Hunt”. All correct entries will be put into a raffle and winners will be chosen at random. The exact names of the housing items will be posted on the actual party today.
Don't forget to include your Pirate's name!




Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Posted by Sheldon Cooper On Tuesday, 15 April 2014





Here are the trivia questions for this contest - be the first to answer them correctly to win!

We’d like to thank everyone for entering our trivia contest - some came really close, but unfortunately we were only able to award the top six people a prize.


Here are all of the correct answers:


1. Where was Sarah Steele raised?
Our original intentions was accepting Flotsam for this, as Sarah Steele comments that she was raised there when you dock for the quest “The Stench of Betrayal”. However, in Sarah Steele’s Rogue’s Gallery, it is mentioned that she was raised in Scrimshaw. We accepted both answers for this one - either Flotsam or Scrimshaw would be counted as correct.


2. What two things did Old Scratch give to Sister Snake?
Sister Snake explicitly states in Old Scratch’s first promotion that she requests of him what she requested of his teacher: his hand and his Soul.


3. Where is the “center” of Kane’s power?
In Sivella, we are told that Cadiz is the center of Kane’s power. Although Valencia is the world that he rules from, Cadiz is the true center of his power.


4. With what ancient relic does Ratbeard seek to bait Captain Fowl?
In Ratbeard’s second promotion quest, he seeks out the Golden Gobbler as bait for Captain Fowl.


5. What is the homeland of the fuel vendors?
This was not directly stated in the game, but, by knowing that Guinea Pigs are from Valencia, it can be inferred that all of the fuel vendors are Valencian.


6. What is the secret behind the Gold Monkey?
The Monquistadors in Puerto Mico believed that the Gold Monkey was a priceless relic in the Isle of Doom. However, this was not the case; Gortez himself is the Gold Monkey.


7. What does Bishop refer to Beachhead as?
Bishop described Beachhead many ways. He simply calls it a “Station”, as well as saying that it is “the pinnacle of Armada artistry and engineering”. Further into the dialogue, he makes note that Beachhead is indestructible. Any of these answers were acceptable.


8. What is Rooke doing in MooShu?
Rooke’s original intentions in MooShu were to trade Armada weapons to General Tso in order to gain Egg Foo Yung’s piece of Marco Pollo’s map. He later states that he wishes to translate it. Additionally, he forms a treaty with MooShu to later attack Marleybone. Mentioning any of these things would be correct.


9. Why was Rooke’s plan to flank Marleybone crucial to the war?
This answer could be found in Bishop’s puppet show. The one key word here is “surprise”. Marleybone wouldn’t see it coming, ultimately destroying the Royal Navy.


10. What significance does Krokotopia have in the game, so far? (List at least one aspect)
--World Origin
--Transportalators
--The Rosetta Stone
--Queen Isadore is the Empress Regent of Krokotopia


11. Who do we have to find in order to receive a bow?
This question was directly referring to Ulysses’ bow in Aquila. Any of the following characters would be correct, as they were all involved in this questline: Medusa (or the Gorgon), Nigel Wethersfield, and Medea.


12. What is “Doomspell”?
Doomspell is the Witchdoctor version of Flanking/Crossfire. It is currently not trainable on Live realm, but it’s coming with the next Test Realm update to the game! Ratbeard also mentioned it on the Official Message Boards prior to the Test Realm being released.


13. What world will we have to sneak into after Valencia and why?
At the end of Aquila, we visit Meowiarty in Marleybone, who tells us that we will have to sneak into Valencia next in order to find the Toymaker and learn how to defeat Kane from him.


14. Why do the Waponis double-cross Ratbeard?
They were never truly interested in helping him, but, instead, sought to sacrifice the gold to their Fire God.


15. What Stormgates would you be able to access with a Green Windstone?
This one was a trick question - only one person had the correct answer to it! A Green Windstone can access the MooShu Stormgate, but, according to Blind Mew, it can do more than that:


"Oh, and in game each color Windstone also can function for all the colors below it: they follow the visible spectrum, in reverse: Violet is lowest, Red is highest. So a Yellow Windstone could let you travel any violet, indigo, blue, green, or yellow gate, but not an orange one.”


We warned you that you’d have to have knowledge outside of the game!


16. Why did the production of Peacemakers stop?
The creator of the Peacemakers, Sam Colt, swore to never make another set of them after what happened to Wyatt Chirp.


17. What was the Prize for winning the Contest of Champions?
According to Pindar, the prize of the Contest of Champions was to be sacrificed to Typhon the Terror. (That doesn’t seem like much of a prize!)


18. Who was Old Scratch’s old Patron?
In Old Scratch’s second promotion quest, the Dark Crawler reveals himself as Old Scratch’s old patron.


19. Who originally stopped the Minotaur?
Aquilus originally stopped the Minotaur. This could be known from Philemon’s narrative prior to beginning the Minotaur chapter in Aquila or from the new Bestia puppet show in Test Realm.


20.What was the end result of the Monquistan theology debate?
The Order of St. Simian had their evidence confiscated due to them being plantains, not bananas. The tree evidently won out in the argument.


21.Who did Monkey King give his Turtle Ball to? Why did he do this?
Monkey King gave his Turtle Ball to the Brass Monkey, also known as Count Castillo de Brass, with the intentions of the Pirate seeking him out and being defeated by him.


22. How did Jack Washburn acquire his fortune?
This was a tough one! Jack Washburn is also known as “Burly” Jack Washburn; we left the nickname out to make it harder. His gang of irregulars stole a shipment of Union gold.


23. In what region of Achaea do the Amazons reside?
This one was difficult as well. We found this answer in a certain Aquila side quest, though it may also be said in others. The Amazons reside in Themiscyra.


24. What family does the Royal Monocle belong to?
The answer to this question could be found in a Port Regal side quest. The Royal Monocle belonged to the Von Trouser family before it was destroyed by Water Moles.


25. What does Valencia believe the Marleyboneans are famous for?
In the Valencia side quest “The Halls of Learning”, it is said that the Valencians believe that Marleybone is famous for their industry, discipline, and skill at engineering.

Here are the winners:

First Place: Zane DarkHeart (24/25)
Second Place: Logan (23/25)
Third Place: Duncan StormThief (22/25)
Fourth Place: Katherine NightSong (21/25)
Fifth Place: Wordy Morgan Freeman (20/25)
Sixth Place: Tattle Tale (20/25)

*We are very, very, very proud to say that no one got all 25 correct!*

Well done to Sneaky Kevin for coming up with the questions. (I wonder who put this here, erm, hmm)

Monday, 14 April 2014

Posted by Anonymous On Monday, 14 April 2014


After over a year of blogging, we have reached 100 posts on Adventures of the Spiral! To celebrate this achievement, we're hosting a contest with some Hoodoo Bundle items as prizes - one winner will even win the entire Hoodoo Bundle itself!

Tomorrow, on Tuesday,April 15th at 6:00 EST, we'll be posting a series of trivia questions. Simply put, the person who gets ALL of the questions correct first will win! Other prizes will go to whoever gets all questions correct second, third, and so on. If all of the prizes are not given out by Friday, March 18th at 6:00 EST, exactly 3 days after the questions are posted, we will award the remaining ones to those who got the most questions correct first.

Sound easy? It won't be! Some questions will be relatively simple, but others will be much harder! Make sure that you have completed main, side, promotion, and trainer quests to be prepared... there may even be questions beyond what you see in the dialogue in the game! Only the best of the best will prevail and win the prizes we have to offer:

First Place: Hoodoo Bundle (Comes with 5,000 Crowns) 
Second and Third Place: Hoodoo Cornelius Companion + 3,000 Crowns
Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Place: Witchdoctor's Lab Housing Add-On + 1,500 Crowns

Email all of your entries to admin@adventuresofthespiral.com. Please note that publicly posting answers to any trivia questions will result in automatic and immediate disqualification.

Thank you for sticking with us for 100 posts - more will be coming soon!

-The AoS Team

Congratulations to the winners: 


First Place: Zane DarkHeart (24/25)
Second Place: Logan (23/25)
Third Place: Duncan StormThief (22/25)
Fourth Place: Katherine NightSong (21/25)
Fifth Place: Alex (20/25)
Sixth Place: Tattle Tale (20/25)


*We are very, very, very proud to say that no one got all 25 correct!*

Saturday, 12 April 2014

Posted by Sheldon Cooper On Saturday, 12 April 2014



Ahoy! In case you haven't heard, Pirate101 has released the kraken and opened the doors to the long-awaited Test Realm, not to Book 15 (although they assure us that the book will be coming soon!) but to Advanced Pets, Advanced Companion, Gameplay Improvements and much, much more!

I'll be taking you through Advanced Pets and Advanced Companions in upcoming posts, but today, I'm going to focus on Advanced Pets as I have noticed a couple people have had a bit of difficulty fully grasping what the pets actually do, so I'm here to hopefully help y'all out and point you in the right direction. So, without further ado, let's get started!

What do Advanced Pets Do?

If you thought that before this update your pets were  not helpful enough, well, this update will remove that feeling and make them the best that they can be! 


Firstly, get yourself on over to the Circus Maximus, if you 

haven't already, go speak to Mickey Dougan, the Town Crier standing outside of Avery's Office and accept the quest "Silly Pet Games" which sends you on a journey to obtain a new Egg and  explore the splendor and beauty that is Bestia and even a cool new Puppet Show!



Now, let's get down to business. Pets can now learn more Epic Talents and Powers through Pet Training. These Powers and Talents can be used to help you and your pet in battle and help your pet in the new Pet PvP arena in the Circus Maximus where your pet can battle it out against other's pets and become the best beast of Bestia!


Training your Pet

So, now you've got your pet, how do you unlock those epics/talents and powers? Pet Training of course! This isn't any old Pet Training where you play mini-games, no sir, you can sit back and quest or farm while your pet is out Hay-Bailing or Crane Meditating. Let me run you through the process.


You can open up the Pet menu by pressing the "I" key or going to your backpack and selecting the pet tab at the bottom, just underneath companions. 

Now, select a pet (you can still train Level 65 Pets) and click on the "Train" button and this menu will pop up, you can choose from a variety of training activities from each of the worlds currently in game:


Each world activity is unlocked at a specific Pet level, and as you level up the time it takes for specific activities to finish increases. Aquilan Training activities currently are the best source of pet experience and Guile, Guts and Grit in game at this time and the longest, so be prepared for a long wait. Here's a couple Aquilan training activities;

As you can see only two of these pet training activities are available for me right now, this can be for two reasons; your pet is not a high enough level yet or you do not have the sufficient pet gear. What's pet gear I hear you asking? Well, it's gear that pets have to have to be able to take place in an activity, it's not gear you can see, but it's absolutely essential to pet training. Luckily, the gear cards tell you where you can get a piece of it from, so you know where to go looking so you can complete the activity. Gear can also be bought from the Crown Shop and Vendors in Circus Maximus.



Now you've got all the necessary gear, let's begin a training activity.

There are two types of training activities; 

1) That boosts your pet's Agility, Strength, Will, Health and Experience to help your pet in battle.
2) That boosts your pet's Power, Guts, Guile and Grit, to help your pet in Pet PvP.

When you complete the training activities that boost your pet's Experience and Stats you will be allowed to feed your pet a pet snack, you can obtain snacks from Pet Vendors in Circus Maximus or through the Crown Shop.


When you complete a training activity that boosts your pets Guts, Guile, Grit and Power your pet will not be hungry and you will not be allowed to feed your pet any snacks, therefore choosing these training activities do not contribute to the experience of your pet but they do contribute to what effects Cheering will do to your pet in pet PvP.
When you choose a training activity, you can choose to wait out the timer or skip the time for an amount of crowns, be warned, the amount of crowns required to end a training activity  increases as the timer increases. 



Your Pet will gain different Epic/Talents and Powers at certain Levels, here's a basic Chart for the current standings:

Level 1 - Hatchling - No Epic or Power
Level 10 - Baby - 1 Talent
Level 20 - Teen - 1 Power
Level 30 - Adult - 1 Talent (Adult unlocks the ability to Pet Morph - New Guide Coming Soon)
Level 40 - Ancient - 1 Power
Level 50 - Epic - 1 Talent
Level 60 - Mega - 1 Power

Also, every time you unlock a world activity, you get a neat little postcard from the world itself;


Pet PvP

Now, once you're happy with your pet's Epics/Talents and Powers, speak to Decius Duelmaster on the main podium in the Circus Maximus to join a Pet PvP game!


When you first start out, you will only be allowed to play 1 pet for a PvP match, once you start playing more, you unlock badges, and allow yourself to put more pets into a Pet PvP battle (max 4 pets). 

Once you get into a battle, you'll have about 10 seconds to see who you are up against, the best way to do this is to hover over the opponent's pet in the upper right hand corner


Now, the main thing you want to keep an eye on in battle is your pet's "Cheer-O-Meter", when you are able to cheer, you need to press that button as soon as you can, because if you cheer enough times, you can actually unlock you pet's powers and use those powers on your enemy's pet(s). 


This is how cheer works, the amount of times you can press the cheer button at the start of the battle (and during until you run out) is determined by the amount of Power your pet has. The maximum amount of power your pet can have is 180, every 18 "points" of power grants you an automatic cheer in battle, so if you have 180 power, you can automatically press cheer 10 times without waiting for the "Cheer-O-Meter" to fill up again. This is what the "10" means next to the Power sign on the Ostrich's stat board in the picture above. 

If you have 1 point of cheer, you will need to wait for the "Cheer-O-Meter" to fill up again, it can be filled up by time and when your pet attacks. 

Tip: Press the cheer button when it is "Greener" to get the most of the cheer.


Once you have pressed the cheer button enough times, the Action Meter (the blue "pipe" on the right hand side of the pet's stat board) will fill up and you will be able to choose one of the powers your pet already has trained and use it on the opposing side. Once you choose the power, the power's effects will not take place until the following round, so there is no guarantee the power will work because the opponent may be able to kill your pet before the pet can use the power. 



Here are two of my pets, the one on the left has Max Power, which means it can use the Cheer Button automatically 10 times in a fight. The one on the right has 103 Power which means it will be able to us the Cheer Button automatically 5 times in a fight. 

Additionally, you'll also want to know what each stat grants your pet, so you know what to improve for battles;

Agility - The higher the Agility, the more damage your pet will do in battle.
Strength - The higher the Strength, the more damage your pet will do in battle.
Will - The higher the Will, the more damage your pet will do in battle.
Health - This stat will show you how much of your pets maximum health you have unlocked, the bigger the health, the longer a pet will be able to spar for.
Power -  Power tells you how many times you can automatically cheer in a battle, and can also increase the damage your pet's powers can deal on an enemy pet.
Grit - Pets with more grit will get more benefits from cheering when their health is low (red).
Guts - Pets with more  Guts will get more benefits from cheering when their heal is high (green).
Guiles - Pets with more Guiles will get more benefits from cheering when their health is in mid-range (yellow).


Once you win (or lose) a match, you'll be notified of your standing, and receive some goodies as well.

                    

You can also unlock badges, these tell you how many pet fights you have been in!



Hopefully I have answered your questions (and more), if you have any more, do let us know in the comments!

In the next post, I'll be exploring the actual process of Pet Training, and how to get the most of your pet.