[UPDATED] Devs' Corner: March 2024

Our developers have something to tell you! Every three (3) weeks, our devs will provide you with information about their work in the “Dev’s Corner.”

This publication is a way of keeping everyone updated on what’s happening with the game. We invite you to discuss and leave your feedback for each of the publications.

Note: All posts must adhere to the forum guidelines and be constructively made.

Take a look at our very first Devs' Corner publication!

Warm wishes,

The Howrse Team
 
Ow
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the objective that really needs to be removed is the win a rosette one...how many people can actually achieve that? seriously? Even if you have a good enough horse it can take days for the race to actually run.
my last day of objectives today to get a hop and thats the objective I get...i give up


Yes X 1000! I also hate the water of youth objective. I never use them, so I have to buy one, put it on a horse then take it off again - stupid, and a waste of passes!
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By Retired breeder, 5th January 2021 14:16:28
<img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/all.static.owlient.eu/media/user/6be60161d9fcdf479922fd29ccf3dc48.png" style="padding: 0px 20px 40px 0px;" height=150 width=150 ALIGN="right"/><div style="border-radius: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px; background: url('https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/all.static.owlient.eu/media/user/a648ab1cbbb2044285d27f13dc4222c7.png') top center no-repeat ; height 0; background-size: cover;"><div style="border-radius: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px; background: #F8FCFD; color: #0086A8; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br/>We worked on a brand new star rain that you will be able to see soon!

Check out the full list of updates and features in the <a href="/jeu/log">Dev's corner</a> change log!

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By Retired breeder, 6th January 2021 01:17:23
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Not sure if this is the right place for ideas/suggestions, so please tell me if I need to remove this.

I'd really like a filter (similar to the 'show competitions for low-level horses'), for comps run by players. So when searching for competitions to enter my horses into I can choose ones run by players, instead of Ow's Competitions. I'd like to help other ECs run their comps more often, but to do that currently, I have to often spend a lot of time sifting through Ow's Competitions. To be clear, I don't mind people filling up these comps, but sometimes they drown out the others even if you fiddle around with the sorting options (difficulty/spaces left).
By Retired breeder, 26th January 2021 11:11:30
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<img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/all.static.owlient.eu/media/user/6be60161d9fcdf479922fd29ccf3dc48.png" style="padding: 0px 20px 40px 0px;" height=150 width=150 ALIGN="right"/><div style="border-radius: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px; background: url('https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/all.static.owlient.eu/media/user/a648ab1cbbb2044285d27f13dc4222c7.png') top center no-repeat ; height 0; background-size: cover;"><div style="border-radius: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px; background: #F8FCFD; color: #0086A8; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br/>Come check out the latest update in the game.

Take a look at the full list of updates in the <a href="/jeu/log">Devs’ Corner</a> for more information!

Best wishes,
The Howrse Team</div></div>

Check out the latest game updates! Take a look at the full list of updates in the Devs’ Corner for more information! Best wishes, The Howrse Team
Ow
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Thank you for making time zones somewhat available to alter again default smiley :)
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When are you going to change the default selection for BMI's to take the item from your inventory (when you have items in your inventory) before it uses our passes!!
All these ridiculous changes on how things look, but you seem to REFUSE to make the important changes required to be fair to players.
Been asking for this change for over 2years now default smiley :@
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Since the new page change when placing a BMI on your horse I've noticed that I no longer see how many of that particular item I have in my inventory (unless I go to my inventory) this is a problem because I sometimes won't use a BMI if I'm low on that particular one.

Also when I want to bolt a horse, it doesn't show the gender anymore, so I have to go back to the horses page to make 100% certain that I'm changing the gender correctly.
I think these two issues are very important and really should be rectified. asap.
I still don't know what was wrong with the old system default smiley (o)
Maybe I can understand you want to change the look, (mind you, we are the one's who have to look at it, and I don't think too many players are happy with the new changes) but please, keep the features that make it easier for players to NOT make a mistake because all the information relevant isn't available to them.
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Josey jojo wrote:

Since the new page change when placing a BMI on your horse I've noticed that I no longer see how many of that particular item I have in my inventory (unless I go to my inventory) this is a problem because I sometimes won't use a BMI if I'm low on that particular one.

Also when I want to bolt a horse, it doesn't show the gender anymore, so I have to go back to the horses page to make 100% certain that I'm changing the gender correctly.
I think these two issues are very important and really should be rectified. asap.
I still don't know what was wrong with the old system default smiley (o)
Maybe I can understand you want to change the look, (mind you, we are the one's who have to look at it, and I don't think too many players are happy with the new changes) but please, keep the features that make it easier for players to NOT make a mistake because all the information relevant isn't available to them.


I agree! I still don't understand why functional features are not being incorporated in the new look - I am still waiting patiently for a proper preview for rays to be brought back... ray hunting now is excruciating default smiley (m)
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Patience is wearing thin default smiley :$

I am getting really frustrated with the backward steps on the BMI pages - particularly the customization pages...
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Check out this month's brand-new features! Take a look at the full list of updates in the Devs’ Corner! Best wishes, The Howrse Team
Ow
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I have a love/hate relationship with this game now. 7 years ago the game felt like it was based around community, art and strategy. Now I feel like the soul of it is missing, but I’m not sure who to hold responsible for the business model.

But to whoever is in charge of developing the new divine/legendary/wandering horses, please place more emphasis on unique and intricate pieces of art. Especially if the perks of these horses are going to continue being terrible investments for the player. I am disappointed in the aesthetic of the wandering horses in the latest event, and I am unwilling to put time or energy into trying to collect them regardless of the bmi’s on offer. I dislike this style in general, but can respect that for some it would be a favourite. Please continue to take into account the value of variety, intricacy and character in pieces of art. I am afraid to loose more soul from a game I have loved for a very long time.

In saying that, credit has to be given to the creator(s) for the backgrounds found in ow’s Helios ray. They improved to an impressive degree from when the item was originally released, and many are extremely well designed, as well as having the benefit of a higher resolution than most of the player made backgrounds/skins (that resolution problem in regard to black pearl designs/uploads would also be a good thing to fix if possible)

Overall I love the game, am excited to have an input on something important to me, love and appreciate the thought and effort that goes into making it run smoothly. And hate the new business model it has developed default smiley xd
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peppees wrote:

the objective that really needs to be removed is the win a rosette one...how many people can actually achieve that? seriously? Even if you have a good enough horse it can take days for the race to actually run.
my last day of objectives today to get a hop and thats the objective I get...i give up


I think what would make it easier and fairer is that if a horse has won a rosette in said comp, it shouldn't be able to enter that comp again. The comp wouldnt loose prestige as there are new horses coming through everyday. But the comps continually get blocked by the same horses everyday. Sooo... If they can only win the rosette once, then they should only be able to enter it once. Seems fair.

My 2 cents worth too default smiley :-))
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Check out the latest game updates!

Take a look at the full list of updates in the Devs’ Corner!

Best wishes,
The Howrse Team
Ow
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Before the last update, using the back button on my browser would take me back to an updated version of the page just left - this doesn't happen anymore... eg, I just put tack on a horse and went to the comp page - I decided I needed to go back to the horse's page for a moment, so used the browser back button, and behold, it was saying my horse still needed to be specialized! A refresh fixed it, but it can be a bit disconcerting default smiley xd
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yes Ive noticed it too, very annoying, in some cases i have thought that i must not have done anything with it which causes all kinds of issues,
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This happened to me too- I almost fed my horse again!
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HellOw,

Check out the full list of updates in the Devs’ Corner for more information!

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The Howrse Team
Ow
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By Retired breeder, 11th May 2021 13:24:41
<font color="0066ff"> Sorry for the delay in posting this. </font>

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New updates!

Check out the full list of updates in the Devs’ Corner for more information!

Best wishes,
The Howrse Team
Ow
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> Added a limit to the public covering offers to combat cheating and optimize performance. Each player can now offer up to 300 public coverings per day. This will not affect the coverings reserved for a horse, player or team.
> Added the number of completed and available public coverings to the VIP stats.

Absolutely ridiculous that hardworking, dedicated players are once again being punished by capping what you deem as “acceptable” (reminder:AP farming). 300 public coverings really is not much at all, at 5 covers per horse that’s only 60 horses. On the same horse that’s only 5 years (10 without WoY). I used to very easily offer thousands of covers.

It’s even more ridiculous that this negative change is being incentivised by adding it as a VIP “perk”, which means you have to lose something else.

Please focus on fixing things that are actually broken, like the performance issues.

Also, if this is really caused by an overpopulation issue, you could, I dunno, stop offering a new divine every 3 weeks. default smiley (8)
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>Standardized the name of the breeding farm by default in the classic and in the mobile version.

What does that actually mean?

>Added the number of completed and available public coverings to the VIP stats.

It's a shame we are not permitted to choose more than 11. That's way less than 50%. Why? Just why? We do pay for the perks.

>Added a "Performances" section indicating a foal's genetic potential and skills on its birth page.

I do like this change. Thank you for that.
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New updates!

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Ow
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By Retired breeder, 13th July 2021 13:21:40
<font color="0066ff">Sorry for the delay in posting this </font>

<img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/all.static.owlient.eu/media/user/6be60161d9fcdf479922fd29ccf3dc48.png" style="padding: 0px 20px 40px 0px;" height=150 width=150 ALIGN="right"/><div style="border-radius: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 40px 40px 40px 40px; background: url('https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/all.static.owlient.eu/media/user/a648ab1cbbb2044285d27f13dc4222c7.png') top center no-repeat ; height 0; background-size: cover;"><div style="border-radius: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px; background: #F8FCFD; color: #0086A8; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br/>Check out the latest game updates! <br/><br/>Head over to the new <a href="/jeu/log">Devs’ Corner</a> to check out this month’s brand-new features!<br/><br/>Best wishes,<br/>The Howrse Team</div></div>

New updates!

Check out the full list of updates in the Devs’ Corner for more information!

Best wishes,
The Howrse Team
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