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By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 08:51:46
OH gawdddd realllllllllly???????Howrse what have you done!!!!!default smiley :-xdefault smiley :s
jimjamsj


And the PM we just got from Howrse is just the start of the changes coming up.default smiley :-x
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By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 12:38:23
Not sure about these next changes at alldefault smiley :$default smiley :(default smiley :-x
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 13:09:09
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This is my opinion of the new coats :
Arabian: look, it's fine to me except for its neck it looks like the chest and neck are the same thing and under the cheek it's to skinny.

Thoroughbred: I like it but it to fat and quarters need to be bigger , in real life their quarter are big so they get more power, the legs are much better though.

Curly : I think this coat is ten times better, it's more life like and not in mid step.

Akhal-teke:much better although I don't like how it's still mid step I mean you don't see horses stand in there paddock mid step all say do you?

Mustang : well it's improved but its neck is to fat and its head is to big and its quarters need to be slightly larger.

Gypsie vanners: there's not much to look at here if it were real I would think it was an ordinary cross bred with mabey a hint of clidie.

Shetland: how can you even look at it, where there fat, stubby, shaggy and cute Shetlands I know?!

Friesien: yuck, that's horrid, where's the feathers and elagancy, coz I can't see any?!

Nokota: I like it but its head it slightly to big not muck at all though!

Quarter horse: oh... My ... God that horse is very unhealthy it's to skinny sway backed and just looks generally unhappy!

Purebred Spanish horse: I like the look and howrse obviously tried hard on this one but its mane long and it's heel up made it better.

Hanoverian: look, there's no elegance Hanoverians are usually good at dressage and I can't see the elagancy needed.

Highland pony: sorry, but it look like a bit of a mile it's ears are too big

Brumby: look, I am an Aussie but that is not what brumby look like around here, I can't see any thing wild about them they look like we'll cared for shown cross breds

Morgan/trotters: hate it trotters are meant to trot so the others looked more life like to me

Knabstrupper: much better they look more plasmid like normal knabs

Trakhaner: hmm, a lot to like here but it has a bit of a donkey head in my opinion

Fjord : I can't see any thing different sorry

Welsh : welsh are naturally stocky but sporty ponys but it doesn't show any of that here

New found land : yer no, I did not mean stocky like that they could be a little longer in length and they're tails need to be longer

Over all I am not so sure I like the coat changes so much...default smiley :$
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 13:09:49
Sorry for such a long post it's just my opinion soz guys
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 13:12:43
Sorry if I offended anyone I didn't mean it in my first post
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 13:12:57
Sorry if I offended anyone I didn't mean it in my first post
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 13:13:23
Soz double pistes that
Freehold wrote:

Oh fun and games. default smiley :-x

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This doesn't bother me too much. If we board a horse we plan to comp in an EC with a saddler we'd only need to spend 500e on a saddle cloth.

I think this will make the tack and ECs with tack more valuable ^_^ For once I'll be happy to win tack from an event or HOP and I might actually start catching tack UFOs rather than avoiding them (assuming UFOs don't get changed in the future of course XD ).

The only thing that I find a little concerning is what happens if we switch a horses specialty. Sometimes I do that several times while blupping and I'd hate to think I'd be losing the tack tack time >___<
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Ruby~ wrote:

I think this will make the tack and ECs with tack more valuable ^_^ For once I'll be happy to win tack from an event or HOP


Glad you are happy with this change but remember they will be changing the employees in the EC next.

Having non reusable ( or one use tack) may work for you but many will be hit in the pocketbook and the new player will lose equs very quickly.

What I have posted is only the tip of the iceberg so hold on to your hats guys.
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I think earning equus to buy things in the game, like tack, is all part of the fun. There are people who complain that new players get it too easy, so perhaps this is Howrse redressing the balance (?). Either way, if things become too difficult for new players I'm sure Howrse will fix it since it's not in their interest to discourage new players default smiley (lol)

I'd be interested to hear more about those upcoming changes you mention Freehold default smiley ^)
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@ Ruby

I'd be interested to hear more about those upcoming changes you mention Freehold


Here is the summary but the change log is very extensive. The PM we all just got is the start.


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More equipment parts
If you want one of your horses to enter a competition, it needs a saddle, a bridle as well as a saddle blanket.

You can also add polo wraps and an ear bonnet to your horse. These last two items are optional in competitions.

Equipment items are split into several levels based on the bonuses they provide.

Saddle cloth, polo wraps and ear bonnets

1*: can be purchased from the store.
2**: will be made available via competitions.

Saddles and Bridles

Old names are removed
Old MG and MK saddles are merged into 1* equipment
1* and 3***: can be purchased from the store.
2**: available via equestrian centers that employ a saddler.

Horseshoes are removed. You have received a private message with details about adjustments made to the horseshoes you might have in your inventory or on your horses.

Bonus

All these items provide bonuses for your horses when they enter competitions.
Bonuses have changed: from now on, a 1* equipment will add +1 to all your horses' skills, a 2** equipment will add +2, etc.
If you associate a 2** saddle cloth, polo wraps and ear bonnet of the same color, you receive a Color bonus.

Equip a horse
Place the equipment parts on a horse via its page. Equipment parts will appear directly on its profile picture, provided the horse has no wings or customization items such as the Golden Apple or 5th Element.

If you don't want to see your horse's equipment, visit the My Account page and disable the relevant option. Of course, bonuses remain active and the items worn by that horse can still be seen in the horse's characteristics.

Poseidon's Pack
Poseidon's Pack now comes with a bridle, a saddle, a saddle blanket, an ear bonnet and polo wraps. Items contained in the pack can no longer be obtained individually. This means the Scale bonus has been removed. The bonuses this pack provides have been reviewed in order to remain attractive.

The Atalante and Centaur Packs are removed from the game and are replaced with Poseidon's Pack.

You have received a private message with information about adjustments made to each element of Poseidon's Pack as well as the Centaur and Atalante Packs you might have in your inventory.

New perks available
Choose how often you want to schedule competitions
Find competitions with rosettes in them
Avoid Show-Jumping fouls and Western Pleasure penalties
In order to be able to chose this perk you can change your active perks even if you changed them less than 30 days ago.

Grand Prix
The Grand Prix will take place in a different city each week. Banners will be designed for each city by the same people who designed the Helios' Ray banner.

For the time being, the city where the Grand Prix takes place is picked at random among existing cities. Later on, one player will be able to pick the location.

On this occasion, the Grand Prix page has been entirely redesigned. We invite you to visit the new page in order to know the city where the Grand Prix will take place, as well as its banner.

Trophies
The trophies page has been redesigned entirely: it is now clearer, more modern and looks less cluttered. It will allow you to follow your progress in all existing trophies more easily.

Full Change Log
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By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 15:01:05
I don't know how I feel about having a color bonus by matching saddle pads, polo's, and bonnets. By having that bonus, it almost makes having polo's and bonnets mandatory if you want to remain competitive. Also undecided about the skill-bonus re-distribution from the new tack. I guess it'll be beneficial in the long run, since all of my horses get M2M tack anyways.
@Freehold: Ah ok, I think I've seen that posted in the Int spoiler forums, but thanks anyway default smiley (y).
I'm curious about whether the Grand Prix will change in any other ways apart from what was mentioned in the change log - it seems mostly cosmetic.

Retired breeder wrote:

it almost makes having polo's and bonnets mandatory if you want to remain competitive.


I give Poseidon's Packs to horses I plan to use for competitive purposes so the colour matching thing doesn't worry me, but it does sound like an interesting thing to mess around with. I'm looking forward to it default smiley :)
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The color bonus only comes from the polos and bonnets..not the saddle cloths.

But here is part of the rub.

The ECs will only supply the saddles and bridles..not any cloths so you will have to buy them and they will be available at the 1 star level only in the store.

The EC will supply 2 star tack

Now I can't stress enough that you do not submit any horse from the parade promo not fully tacked.

If you do say send a horse to be judged with a cloth on it only for like 7 points instead of leaving it in your promo inventory it will be lost for conversion when the promo is done.

All tack from the promo will be converted to kick start the 2 star tack you will want later.
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By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 15:51:36
Ruby~ wrote:

I plan to use for competitive purposes so the colour matching thing doesn't worry me, but it does sound like an interesting thing to mess around with.


I don't really breed competitively (NIB yo...all the foundies ever), and since pretty much all of my horses have low GP's, getting those pesky comp wins is really, really frustrating.


Freehold wrote:

The color bonus only comes from the polos and bonnets..not the saddle cloths.


Ah. OK, that makes sense. Still not relishing the idea of a horse getting a bonus from items that are supposed to be optional. Not everyone can afford to buy the fancier tack.
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 15:56:52
Retired breeder wrote:

Morgan/trotters: hate it trotters are meant to trot so the others looked more life like to me


Counter point: I Googled an image of an actual French trotter to compare it to the updated graphics, and the new version is much, much more realistic. The update really captures the size and impression of the actual horse, which makes it look 10 times better. I also LOVE how the Walkers and Trotters have different coats- very different breeds, very different looks.


But this is just my opinion. default smiley ^)
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 16:06:35
Freehold wrote:

If you associate a 2** saddle cloth, polo wraps and ear bonnet of the same color, you receive a Color bonus.


Freehold wrote:

The color bonus only comes from the polos and bonnets..not the saddle cloths.


Ha, I was right in that the color bonus comes from the pads, polo's, and bonnets.
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 16:31:57
Also, don't mean to sound obnoxious. I just like having complete information default smiley :)
My error.

The cloths are NOT part of the color bonus...just the polos and ear bonnets.
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By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 18:29:26
Interesting
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 18:30:05
With this new change with the tack coming up, does that mean my old tack (minus the horseshoes) is going to disappear?
By Retired breeder, 10th April 2014 22:11:39
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My opinion.

I do not judge the horses by real life, just appearance.

All coats improved, except friesan. But why do they need the feathery hair on hooves?
Peoples, this is a game! it isn't real, or, how many horses would Ruby~ have in her back yard? Who needs the horses to look real? all we want is good looking horses (which we have thanks to howrse's new coats) and FUN!!!! is howrse made to be serious, or for us to have fun?????

When i first saw the friesans in this topic, i was like 'heaven's no!' But looking at my frieasan uni, maybe there not so bad looking after all.default smiley :)

Praise: BIG improvement on the purebred spanish horse- before, it looked rather nervous.

THANK YOU HORSE!default smiley (l)
By Retired breeder, 11th April 2014 00:18:07
Freehold wrote:

Oh fun and games. default smiley :-x

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Please ask me before you copy a picture of my howrse from the Test Server. Thank You. I put that there for Howrse to know to fix not for the whole world to know the bugs.

Raul98oh
By Retired breeder, 11th April 2014 02:03:40
Retired breeder wrote:

All coats improved, except friesan. But why do they need the feathery hair on hooves?


Because having the feathers is a breed standard, and it is what Friesians are known for.
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