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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 14th May 2022 (v2022.02.01)

2022 May 13, 14:08:41

• Added construction site to The Frontier
• Added Heart of the Eclipse necklace
• Added Winternight Dress
• Added Tuxedo
• Added Bandana
• Added pink and yellow firework pearls
• Added drops panel to the desktop version of the game
• Added 2 new main menu themes, submitted by Dear Princess and Sweet Pencil
• Added soundtrack Party In Pink, playing during Sweet Pencil's main menu theme
• Added a warp point between Dodge Juncture and Applewood
• Added animated visual effect when scanning for ores using the Mining Talent
• Item tooltips now display whether a item can be traded
• Quest markers now show up on the global map
• Added NPC subtitles to mark key NPCs or rankings
• Added experimental walking sounds to dragons (note: some issues regarding this are still being worked on)
• Added swarm behaviour to certain mobs, allowing other nearby enemies to be alerted when engaging in combat
• Added variable mob attack ranges to allow for more ranged combat
• Added new NPCs:
• - Ridgemane
• - Tough Love
• - Lord Marshal Saber Rattle
• - Coltfosters
• Added new quests:
• - 'Good Humor', available from Klondike
• - 'Third Time's the Charm', available from Klondike.

• Improved location triggers in quests, meaning less precise positioning is required
• The spawn point in The Frontier has been moved to Dodge Juncture
• Reduced barriers within Evershade, allowing you to visit inner forests now
• The tree in Evershade Seclude now looks slightly prettier, as it's better lit
• Updated a lot of NPC military titles
• Replaced Temporary Escape with Captain Clasp in the Bramblewoods dungeon.
• Cleaned up the command list a little
• Quests now reward different amounts of bank space, depending on their difficulty or length

• Fixed some issues that caused pony ears to shrink when wearing certain accessories
• Fixed a few colliding issues with scene switch portals
• Fixed a layering issue with the feather of the Candy Meow's Crystal Kingdom main menu theme
• Fixed colouring issues on the Bunny Ears and Bunny Tail items
• Skill upgrades now properly affect the radius and duration of skill effects
• Fixed ovens in Cloudopolis being really weird offset, where you had to stay outside of the building to access the interface
• Fixed one of the camp sites in Heartlands floating in the air
• Fixed a few sound issues in Cantermore where a few surfaces sounded solid rather than wooden, etc.
• Fixed some skills getting stuck with "Target?" message displayed
• Added an Old Quest Marker Fix for Costume of the Night.
• Added an Old Quest Marker Fix for First Day of our Pony Lives graduation markers.
• Fixed up Old Quest Marker Fix's fix for fixing non unicorns who have the magic talent quest active.

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General News / A New Spring Event And The iOS Release of Legends of Equestria Are Live!

2022 Apr 11, 06:19:11

Hey again, everypony! Nice to speak to you again so soon!

We've got a couple of exciting bits of news for you all. First off, the big one: Legends of Equestria is finally available on iPhone and iPad!

We've been hard at work since starting development on our mobile version of the game to get it onto the App Store; it's taken us a little bit of time to dot the I's and cross the T's, but we're finally there now! You can download Legends of Equestria from the App Store now, on an iPhone running iOS 13.0 or later, or an iPad running iPadOS 13.0 or later. Please note, however, that while it can be downloaded there, the app may not run well on devices older (or with lower hardware specifications) than the iPhone X and iPad 7. Macs with Apple Silicon can also use this as an alternative client for LoE! Major thanks go to our publishing partner Candy Horses for handling the legal processes to publish the game on the App Store.

That's not all, though; a new in-game event has begun! With winter all warmed up across Equestria, the land is truly springing into spring - but it's not all good news. The strong winds have blown many eggs out of their nests, scattering them across the Heartlands! Luckily, one pony has decided to rectify this tragedy, and he's offering rewards for all those willing to help him! You can find this new character just outside Midway Village, where he's waiting to trade you a new unique outfit (as well as some other goodies) in return for any eggs you can collect. You'll have to be quick if you want to earn this new costume, though; this in-game event only runs until the 24th April!

That's everything we have for now! We hope you enjoy the game on this new platform, and the new in-game event too; we have lots more planned for the rest of the year, so stick around, and we'll see you in Equestria!

[now available for download]

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General News / Springing Into Spring: Legends of Equestria's First Update of 2022 Is Now Live!

2022 Mar 13, 09:00:45

Hey there, everypony! The snow is beginning to melt across Equestria... which must mean it's time for Legends of Equestria's spring update! We've been hard at work to bring you a bunch of new content, features, and improvements, so we're very excited to let you know what to expect in v2022.01.01, now available for download!

First things first: with a change of season comes a change of events. The festivities are over, and Check List is once again looking for help to complete Ponydale's Winter Warm-Up! She'll be waiting at the Town Hall as usual for any volunteers who'd like to lend a hoof. You have until April 10th to complete the event!

That's not the only seasonal event happening this year, though; with strong winds on the horizon, nesting birds' eggs are at risk, and one pony needs your help to save them! This new collection event will begin April 11th and runs through until April 24th (which by complete coincidence roughly coincides with a real-world seasonal event, what are the chances?), so you can look forward to earning the new bunny-suit reward in the near future!

A full-scale map has now been added! It can be accessed with the M key (or tapping the minimap on mobile), and shows your character's position within the world of Equestria. It also features an interactive legend for some key locations, like farming and mining spots, or cooking stations!

We've also been working on some improvements to how ponies move and interact with the world. A lot of this has gone into our new headlook system; other players on the server will now be able to see where you're looking much clearer, and you can manually control the head position with a keybind (the R key by default). You'll never miss something out of the corner of your eye again!

I swear the bit where she looks at the camera was not intended as a jumpscare.

A bunch of new loading screen art is also included for lots of our in-game locations that were previously stuck sharing! You'll also see a loading percentage, to give you a better idea of how long it'll take before you can get to exploring again.

One final highlight of the update: everypony's favorite cousins, the donkeys, have finally rolled into town! Donkey NPCs are being added to the game, with more to come in the near future!

There's plenty more included in this update - like a raft of new quests and NPCs, a bunch of bug fixes, some terrain loading improvements, a hoodie cosmetic item, and much more! You can check out everything in our changelog post, as usual. If you're playing using our Windows launcher, your files should update automatically; other platforms may need to visit our downloads page to get hold of the latest game files. If you're playing on mobile, you may need to visit your app store to prompt the update.

That's everything for now; we hope you enjoy this newest update, and we look forward to seeing you in Equestria soon!

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 13th March 2022 (v2022.01.01)

2022 Mar 13, 08:18:00

• Added a new egg collection event; the NPC Eggs Bunnedict in Midway Village offers a new seasonal bunny costume as a reward. This event will run from 11th April to 24th April!
• Enabled Winter Warm Up quest for spring transition (active until 10th April)
• Disabled the winter gift collection event
• Added a full map view, opened with hotkey 'M', or by tapping the minimap on mobile
• Added cow socks, available from Dashing Delano
• Added hoodie, available from Vogue Sharp
• Added donkey NPCs
• Added jeweled acorns
• Added gem trees

• Added a series of new quests:
• - Capital Punishment, given by Senor Mullido
• - Quest chain Meddling Matchmaker, given by Sassafras
• - Quest chain Brash and Brazen, Romeo and Juliet, and Operation: Romantic Rescue, given by Six Shooter
• - Cloud like Clay, given by Foal Fire Opal
• - Two Bits, given by Nebulous Twitch
• - Stinging Sensation, given by Nebulous Twitch
• - There's Treasure Everywhere, given by Foal Wanda Percent
• - My First Treasure Map, given by Foal Pyrite
• - Fix the Mix, given by Crank
• - Dead and Gone, given by Keystone
• - Spare Cup of Flower, given by Tumbleweed
• Added the following new NPCs:
• - Trail Blazer
• - Lightning Chaser
• - Foal Fire Opal
• - Tumbleweed
• - Armored Tank
• - Stonewall
• - Foal Wanda Percent

• Added new loading screen artwork for:
• - Applewood
• - Applewood Mines
• - Evershade Seclude
• - Evershade Castle Grounds
• - Ponydale Library Basement
• - 2nd Floor of Ponydale Library
• - Ponydale School
• - Sugarcane Corner
• - Boutique
• - White Tail Park
• - Cottage
• - Bramble Woods
• - Cantermore University
• - Cantermore Library
• - Cantermore Gall Hall
• - Crystal Kingdom Castle
• - Crystal Kingdom Stadium
• - Crystal Kingdom Library
• - Crystal Kingdom Spa

• Optimised terrain and reduced render calls to help improve overall game performance
• Reworked head look mechanic. It will now show up for other people, and you can also control it manually - you can take control of the head look mechanic using the R key, or your preferred key bind in your control settings
• Certain skills such as Triage will now cast on yourself if no one is targeted
• Improved ground alignment accuracy
• Loading screens now display the current loading progress
• Added unique mining animation
• Added pickaxe mining skill, available under the basic skills section in the journal
• Improved look of the Cottage
• Pickaxes can now be held in mouth
• GUIs can now be closed using the Escape key again
• Improved UI scaling across different resolutions
• Hard Hat is a proper hard hat now, rather than a placeholder model
• Removed fur off the Holiday Coat. However, colors should be working on it for everyone now
• Stocking Cap should now face the right direction again
• Updated some old manes and tails, which should look more modernized now
• Motion blur now scales with your frame rate
• Overhead names and text now fade away in distance
• Reduced the chance of accidentally entering portals in the Evershade
• Health harmonies are now crafted with Rubies instead of Garnets
• Health regen harmonies are now crafted with Garnets instead of Rubies
• All Sapphires have been converted to Peridots, along with their crafting recipes (excluding Blue Firework Pearls)
• All Topaz have been converted to Sapphires, along with associated crafting recipes
• All Bloodstones have been converted to Topaz, along with associated crafting recipes
• All Onyxes have been converted to Bloodstones, along with associated crafting recipes
• All Turquoises have been converted to Aquamarines, along with associated crafting recipes
• All Opals have been converted to Citrines, along with associated crafting recipes
• NPCs can now be targeted on mobile
• Metamorphic Grower now has a chance to produce Glittering Acorns instead of ores

• Restored sun in Ponydale's skybox
• Fixed the ability to trade bits
• Fixed an issue where players were permanently slowed after leaving water
• Reverted main menu to the classic logo and UI buttons
• Fixed an issue where pegasi lifting off an odd slope would have a strange orientation
• Flying now accounts for potions, and other sources of external buffs
• Fixed various quest bugs across multiple quests
• Additional hotbar fixes for skill cooldowns
• Crystal Kingdom's loading screen should be slightly less blurry now
• Fixed a few ground surface sounds
• Fixed a bug where the quest panel may not fully show up when first opened
• Fixed an issue where a continuous stream of item drops would lag mobile gameplay
• Fixed water in Applewood Mines
• Fixed floating campsites
• Fixed invalid "out of bank space" messages
• Fixed a bug where ears may turn quite tiny

Hotfix 21st March 2022 (v2022.01.02):

• GUI scaling now only scales down to a minimum of 1600x1024, to address issues with UI and text elements being too small
• Added a video setting to manually increase or decrease GUI scale
• Fixed an issue causing the Nickel Pickaxe to be invisible
• Addressed some issues causing severe server lag
• Fixed Hard Hat colouring
• Fixed Firepony Hat colouring

[now available for download]

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General News / Deck The Halls; Legends of Equestria's Winter 2021 Update Is Here!

2021 Dec 14, 05:27:30

Hey again, everypony! It's time to gather round and warm ourselves through the end of the year, and what better way to do so than with a new update to Legends of Equestria? There's plenty to cover for v2021.06.01, now available for download, so let's get started!

It's not fair for the ponies of Ponydale to be the only ones that get to enjoy the snow each year, is it? Well, thankfully much of the rest of Equestria can join in the fun now too, with Cantermore, the Crystal Kingdom, the Heartlands, and White Tail Park also finding themselves blanketed!

We've reworked the Bramblewoods dungeon a little to make it look, and sound, more atmospheric. This is a wild and dangerous place, and it deserves the ambience to match! Speaking of sounds, though, there's been a few other fixes to our audio, like ability sounds that would cut off abruptly after hitting the target.

There's also a new seasonal event! Mysterious gifts have been strewn around for collection, and you can earn various rewards for finding and claiming them - including a new Holiday Coat! You'd better move quick though, as other ponies may be racing to find them too!

We've also continued to add some of the great menu art submissions from our incredible players for everyone to enjoy! A few new pieces are now included, but if you'd like to submit your own, you can read all about it here. On the subject of the main menu, though, we should also mention that the buttons and logo have had a bit of a revamp!

That's far from everything - we haven't covered the raft of general bug fixes, updated icon art, additional usefuls detail on item descriptions, or the new type of ice skates - so if you want to get the full details of what's changed, you can check out our changelog! If you're using our Windows Launcher, your game should automatically update when you next launch; if you're playing on mobile, you may need to visit your app store to prompt the download. Otherwise, you can find the direct download versions of Legends of Equestria on our downloads page like usual!

Thanks again for all your support this year, everyone; we hope to see you in Equestria soon! Happy holidays!

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 15th December 2021 (v2021.06.01)

2021 Dec 14, 05:07:28

• Ponydale, Cantermore, Crystal Kingdom, White Tail Park, and the Heartlands now find themselves covered in snow
• Fixed player collision not working on NPCs any more
• Fixed interaction key not working with certain objects (Drop chests, ores etc)
• Fixed nearby players interfering with using the interaction key
• Fixed clothing sometimes being visible in first person
• Greatly improved sound ambience in Bramble Woods
• Improved visual ambience in Bramble Wood
• Updated the floor look of the Cantermore Library
• Added several new Main Menu themes
• The Main Menu has received a new button look and improved logo
• Slightly improved game performance
• Fixed ice skates wrongfully keeping its effect in rare occasions
• Fixed skills in hotbar wrongfully affecting the global cooldown of others
• Skill upgrades now rightfully affect a skill's cooldown
• Added thin version of Sphinx Collar
• Fixed sound issues causing some ability sounds to cut off after hitting the target
• Fixed inability to use the sit hotkey after respawning
• Fixed manes disappearing when sitting on another player
• Fixed party panel disappearing after switching room
• Added ability to party panel to select players in your party
• Fixed hats not being equippable in the hotbar
• Improved visualization of which items are apart of a quest, reward from a quest, and when items aren't destroyable
• Fixed some items not being destructible, while others that should be indestructible are rightfully indestructible now
• Added collective event where you can collect gifts off the ground and earn various rewards, including a new Holiday Coat
• Added several new talent marks available from the character creator
• Fixed intro overlay being very small on some smaller resolutions
• Books now have proper item descriptions
• The Kirin Front & Back Feets descriptions have been fixed
• The Almond Cookie icon has been fixed
• Updated the Mummy Costume icon
• Added Spectral Skates
• Added several (limited time) holiday candy types
• Added hot chocolate milk
• Updated Blowback icon
• The Hallowtide quest has been disabled
• The holiday reindeer costume quest has been enabled
• Fixed the quest "Slippery Slope" for older players and added a fix at Old Quest Marker Fix for the leftover markers
• Fixed the quest "Tonic's Tonic" not being repeatable for older players
• Added an option to Old Quest Marker Fix for players who lost their Prismatic Lantern
• Fixed a bug in the quest "Script Calamity", allowing stuck players to progress the quest
• Updated Talent Marks for Gomi, Farmer Fields, Ricochet, Lickety Splits, Olga, Swift, Pyrite, Storm Chaser, and General Messerschmitt

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General News / Hallowtide is Here! Legends of Equestria's Fall 2021 Update is Now Live!

2021 Oct 16, 07:42:05

Hey again, everypony! Autumn is here once again, which means it's time for everything to get a little bit spooky for a while - and Equestria is right on theme, with Hallowtide now in full swing! That's not the only thing happening in our latest update; read on for a few other highlights from v2021.05.01, now available for download!

You'll probably notice that a few places have had their atmospheres adjusted for the festivities. This is more than just the usual decorations this time around, however; new seasonal trimmings have been added along with some fog effects, and a new bloom setting really helps with the ambience! There are also some new cosmetic pumpkin lanterns available from your friendly neighbourhood graveyard-tender, Crypt Keeper! And of course, some ponies will be celebrating the festivities by giving out candies, and the seasonal costume quest is enabled once more, for those who haven't yet created Ensemble's masterpiece of a Hallowtide costume!

Not everything in this update is as spooky, though; the Cantermore Library now has a suitably ostentatious interior, complete with enough tomes to shake a bookcase at! There might even be some reading material there to learn more about the origins of Hallowtide itself...

Our efforts to include your efforts in-game continue, as we add 2 more fan-made main menu themes! Where will Prologue end up next? You can read more about these inclusions here, if you'd like to submit your own, and see your artwork in the game for all our players to enjoy!

There's plenty more included in this update - greater VR support, mobile UI tweaks, new Talent Marks, and of course the usual raft of bug fixes and quest issues addressed - and you can check out the full details in our changelog. To experience this new content, you'll need to update your copy of the game; if you're playing using a direct download on your computer, you'll need to go to our downloads page to download the latest version. If you're playing using our launcher, or the Android mobile version (we're still working on iOS, don't worry!), you should be updated automatically (although you may need to visit the Play Store and prompt it to update the app)!

That's everything for now; we hope to see you in Equestria soon, and that you all have a very happy Hallowtide!

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 16th October 2021 (v2021.05.01)

2021 Oct 16, 07:20:47

• Added 2 new community-made Main Menu themes
• Added Cantermore Library interior in Cantermore
• Added planetarium building in Cantermore
• Added 3 Pumpkin Lanterns, available from Crypt Keeper in the Heartlands
• Added quest "Going for Baroque"
• Added new Hallowtide decorations
• Added Daffodil Flower as wearable
• Added Bellflower Flower as wearable
• Added Bluebell Flower as wearable
• Added the book "Black Flag"
• Added ability to move, walk and jump in VR (note: VR support is very much still a work-in-progress!)
• Added new sound effects to some skill abilities
• Added NPCs Southern Shores, Heckle Stone, Rough Draft, Ink Ribbon Jr, Ruby Emblem, Staccato Pearl, Drama Queen, Primrose Primp
• Added soundtrack Faded Embers as a Ponydale night track
• Added additional visual settings: bloom, motion blur, and shutter angle/sample count for motion blur
• Added benches to Cantermore
• Added a few new Talent Marks for selection during character creation

• Enabled Hallowtide as the active season, including enabling the quest "A Costume of the Night"

• Addressed some issues causing screen tearing
• Fixed Crystal Bats, Spatial Bats and Sandbearer Bats not being auto-targeted using tab
• Fixed localization issues causing some commands to misdetect numbers
• Fixed issue preventing alternate Main Menu themes from appearing
• Fixed visual artifacts of white dots on in distance of specular objects
• Fixed inventory scrolling issues that prevented smooth scrolling or repositioned the scrollbar
• Fixed grammar mistakes with torches in Applewood Mines
• Fixed the missing water splash particles on a number of bodies of water, and adjusted some offsets
• The fireplace in Cottage is now properly lit
• Fixed grass on hospital roof in Crystal Kingdom
• Fixed duplicated resolutions in settings menu
• Fixed giant carrots in Sweet Apple Orchards
• Disco ball in SCC is now available at all times
• Implemented a number of minor quest fixes for "Faultless Four", "Look Out Below", and "Foal Speed Ahead"
• Fixed issues with Storm Chaser's dialogue, and her associated quests "Look Out Below and "Handle With Care"
• Fixed issues with the quest "All That Glitters is Gold" and improved the handling at the end
• Fixed "Only Shooting Stars Break the Mold". Many bugs squashed and it now properly fully resolves and warps the player to graduation
• Fixed some minor issues with the quest "Worth Your While"
• Fixed an issue with the unicorns version of "Welcome to Equestria" not properly placing a quest marker to Starburst Nova
• Updated the Talent Marks for NPCs Resonance, Happy Paws, The Crate, Grassy Fields, and Nurse Coldhoof

• Mobile - Fixed a bug where the direction in flight could be changed with UI interactions
• Mobile - The chatbox can now be dismissed. Message previews will show if it is closed
• Mobile - Updated placement of the hotbar and jump button to show more slots
• Mobile - Upscaled icon resolutions for the settings, inventory, and journal buttons
• Mobile - UI should now fit properly within displays with rounded corners or camera cutouts

Hotfix 24/10/21 - v2021.05.02:

• Fixed bank in Crystal Kingdom not being interactable
• Fixed /stuck position in Cantermore Library
• Fixed quest journal not being interactable
• Addressed issue with talent marks downloading from the server slowly (question mark icons)
• Fixed ability to trade bits
• Fixed issues with Hallowtide Candy Quest when speaking with Tiktok, John Mane, Endless Days, Limeaide and Unnecessary Justice
• Fixed Final Ink not progressing the quests "Script Error", "Cutting it Close" and "Picking Up the Pieces"
• Added additional dialogue for "Dust and Bunnies" when returning to Polly Poppet early without having enough Ruby Dust

[our changelog]

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General News / The Festival of Lights, Books, And... Oh, A Mobile Version! Update Now Live!

2021 Aug 07, 08:46:25

Hey, everypony! Hope you're all having a great summer. We've certainly been busy, and we've got a lot to talk about, so let's jump straight in to what's included in the latest update for Legends of Equestria, version 2021.04.01!

As always, you can get the full run-down of what's included from our changelog - but there's a few things we think deserve highlighting here for you!

First things first, perhaps one of the biggest updates LoE has seen since - well, ever - we've been working really hard to create a mobile version of Legends of Equestria! You can now experience the world we've put so much effort into on your mobile Android device. It's taken a lot of work to try and get the game onto portable platforms, and we've had to create new user interfaces to get it to work, but we hope you'll agree that it was worth the effort!

LoE should be able to run on Android devices with version 8.0 or later of Android, 3GB of RAM or more, and a 64-bit CPU - so if you have a compatible device, now you can enjoy Equestria on the go! You can find it in the Google Play Store, and as usual, it'll be linked on our downloads page. We're currently working on an iOS version as well, and when there's any news available for that, we'll be sure to announce it too!

Another big addition is readable books. You can now purchase book items at reputable book-stores in Ponydale, Cantermore, and the Crystal Kingdom, and enjoy their contents right from your inventory. Maybe you can learn more about the world of Equestria and its history, or just curl up with a good book!

The yearly summer celebration, the Festival of Lights, is of course now in full swing! Check out the new decorations in the major cities, and complete the seasonal quest (if you haven't already) for a special time-limited cosmetic item!

In case you missed it, we recently added a new main menu theme, which gave us the idea of using this to feature some of our community's work! We've now added some of our favourite submissions for all to enjoy; if you'd like to submit one yourself, you can read all about it here!

That's still not all though! There's the addition of a new mine area in Applewood, new NPCs and quests, new textures for existing armor sets (as well as a cool new set entirely!), our recently-repaired auto-updating Windows Launcher version of the game, and a host of bug-fixes, changes, and improvements to make Equestria an even better place to visit! If you'd like to check out the exciting new additions, make sure you grab the latest version of the game from our downloads page - or, if you're on an Android device, the Google Play store - OR or, if you're using our launcher, it should automatically download the latest version - and we'll see you in Equestria!

[Version 2021.04.02 (18th August 2021)]

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 11th August 2021 (v. 2021.04.01)

2021 Aug 07, 08:35:25

• Released Android version of Legends of Equestria
• Added mobile-specific UI elements, controls, etc.
• Fixed long-standing issue with Windows Launcher & restored to the downloads page
• Added Applewood Mines
• Added a night theme soundtrack to Applewood
• Several new Main Menu themes have been added
• Enabled the Festival of Lights seasonal event, now expanded across multiple cities
• Enabled quest "Anypony Got a Light?"
• Added quest chain "Bad Day For A Director", "Script Calamity" and "What Little Brother?"
• Added Quest "They're On to My Lampshades"
• Added Quest "This Way to Adventure"
• Added Quest "The Golden Horn"
• Added Quest "Look Out Below"
• Added Quest "Smoky in the Pokey"
• Added Quest "Glory Hog", as well as associated foal NPCs
• Added the talent mark quest for the Mining talent
• Added NPCs Wooden Nickel, Six Shooter, Juniper, and Señor Mullido to the Frontier
• Added Sandbearer Bats
• Added NPC Sunlit Chaser (adult)
• Added interactable books system
• Added book A Study on Dryads, The Retiring Forest Creatures
• Added book Friendly (and Otherwise) Flowers and Flora of the Evershade Forest
• Added book Matching Truth and Fiction: The Legend of the Great Cloothoo
• Added book Professor T. Umble's Brief Guide to Rolling
• Added book Professor T. Umble's Brief Guide to Tackling Ponies
• Added book Professor T. Umble's Brief Guide to Telekinesis
• Added book Sand to Stardom
• Added book Settlers of Applewood
• Added book Romance and Juniper, Scene II
• Added book Gryphon Kingdoms: A Note on Gryphus and Its People
• Added book The Ballad of the Evil Enchantress
• Added book The Guardspony's Illuminating Primer, Vol. 1
• Added book The Life and Times of Burnt Steak, Vol. 1: New Things
• Added book The Crystal Conference: A Guide to the Most Important Diplomatic Event of the Modern Age
• Added book What Lies Beneath
• Added book The Adventures of Sky Breeze: The Pond
• Added book The Adventures of Sky Breeze: Night Light
• Added book The Evershade Exodus: Selected Excerpts from the Diary of Clean Living
• Added book The Fallen Shall Form A Mountain - Volume 1
• Added book Field Trip Report: Dryads of the Heartlands
• Added book The City Under the Stars
• Added book The Great Cantermore Hay Riots: An Unbiased Analysis
• Added Iced Coffee
• Added Chocolate Milk
• Chat now supports strikethrough and underline
• Party and whisper messages will now show up above somepony's head
• Increased the maximum party size limit
• The minimap art for Applewood has been updated
• Hullabaloo's headphones can now be coloured
• Copper Armor's texture has been updated
• Bronze Armor's texture has been updated
• Iron Armor's texture has been updated
• Steel Armor's texture has been updated
• Titanium Armor's texture has been updated
• Alicium Armor's texture has been updated
• Elementium Armor's texture has been tweaked
• Harmonious Armor's texture has been tweaked
• Phoenix Armor has been added
• Bramble Woods has ground sounds now
• The Windigo costume now glows slightly
• The Festival of Lights has arrived - And has been expanded
• Rocks now show up in Ponydale again
• Fixed the third color on the item tooltip
• Fixed text input with the /local, /global and /party command
• The report feature has been finalized
• The friend list now displays the amount of online friends
• Some drop rates have been adjusted
• The lights in the Unicorn School has been fixed
• Item tooltips now display item colour values in their actual color
• Artisan level requirements have been updated
• Fixed a texture issue with the Twisty Tower in Ponydale
• Fixed a coincidental disconnect bug
• Re-added dialogue for Study Bug
• Added fix for Justice's Blind Eye
• Fixed grammatical errors for some items
• Fixed a bug where the light switch in Ponydale Library Basement might not print a chat message
• Fixed a couple of floating trees in Heartlands
• When flying, your body now rotates fully on other people's views
• Fixed the Crystal Golem's animations
• Fixed lighting issues on clothing
• NPCs now face the correct direction again
• Updated the skill page background icons

Version 2021.04.02 (18th August 2021)

• The Launcher version has been updated to address an issue checking for updates. If you're using the Launcher, you'll need to download the new version from our website.
• Fixed an issue with the Farming Talent GUI not displaying correctily
• Fixed a bug preventing quest rewards from being dragged out of the quest inventory
• Fixed collision with Cantermore castle
• Fixed a downloading issue when logging in
• Windigo costume now glows correctly
• Friends lists now display properly
• Fixed clipping issue in Applewood Mines
• Relocated unreachable ore spawns in Applewood Mines

Mobile version 2021.04.57 (20th August 2021)

• Items can now be dragged from the quest inventory to the main inventory
• Players may now clear their data cache from the login menu, in case of any broken data downloads
• Room disconnect messages can now be ignored
• Improved input handling for custom item amount options
• Slightly lowered camera swipe sensitivity
• Seeds dragged from the inventory to the planting UI are now correctly counted
• Planting UI now uses the correct slot background image
• Fixed some issues with data downloads
• Expanded settings menu to allow adjusting video and gameplay settings
• Tweaked flight joystick behaviour
• Bats can now be auto-targeted

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General News / See Your Design As A Main Menu Theme In-Game!

2021 Jun 26, 18:41:14

Hey there, everypony!

We're hard at work on the next update for Legends of Equestria, and we're looking forward to showing you what it's all about soon. Right now, though, we'd like to talk about something from our previous update: the new main menu background.

When we created this background, we intended to have it followed up eventually with more random choices, until, hopefully, we'll have a good selection of themes that you can experience every time you launch LoE. While working on it, though, we realised that this might be a good opportunity to feature some community ideas, similar to our previous design-a-dress and hairstyle contests!

So, if you'd like to see some artwork of your own featured as one of our main menu themes, we're now taking submissions for consideration! Here's what you need to know:

• The design must include Prologue, as seen above. For those that don't recognise him, Prologue is the purple unicorn featured on both of our current menu backgrounds. He doesn't need to be the focus of the image, but he should definitely always be there. The setting for the design should also be somewhere that feels suitable for Equestria. Prologue is usually seen reading a scroll; maybe it's a map, and following it has led him to some strange places? You can decide where it's taking him next!
• Please bear in mind the tone of LoE, and ensure that your submission is appropriate for our game. If you're unsure if something is suitable or not, you're welcome to ask us, or to submit it and get feedback!
• Don't include any of the user interface elements - like the login buttons, the exit button, the version number in the bottom-right corner, etc. We'll handle that part!
• Only submit your own creative work. If you think someone else's design is perfect for this, encourage them to submit it themselves, rather than submitting it for them! If you'd like to include other ponies, characters, or elements from LoE, or of your own design, that's completely fine; just please make sure that you have permission to use any elements that aren't your own or from LoE, and that they don't belong to another person or group (e.g. copyrighted/trademarked characters from television shows).
• You're welcome to use whatever art style or theme you like; something that feels like it would fit well alongside other designs based on LoE might work well, but if you've got a creative idea for something entirely different, we've love to see it!
• We'd rather have brand-new, original designs for this, but if you have already created fanart that you think is perfect for this, we'd encourage you to check that it follows the guidelines here, and submit it!
• We don't have a strict rule on the image size, but we'd recommend working in a high resolution format, preferably 2K or 4K, to ensure that the design looks its best on everyone's monitors. Please make sure that you keep the aspect ratio to 16:9, though!
• You know the 3D effect on the current backgrounds when you move your mouse around? To achieve this, we have different elements of the image separated on different layers, which respond differently to mouse movement. To incorporate this into your own design, please think carefully about what elements of your image might be considered 'foreground' and 'background', and separate them out appropriately so that we can do the same for your design! Here's an example of what it looks like, as both a .PDN project file and as separate .PNG images. While 'foreground' elements should have transparent backgrounds, please make sure that the ultimate 'background' layer is a full and complete background, without any transparency (like the Ponydale backdrop in the example .zip provided above!)
• We'd recommend including a watermark or signature of some kind on the design, so that people can tell who made it; alternatively, if you don't want to add a signature to the artwork but still want us to credit you, we can add it ourselves in Unity. The top-left or bottom-left corners are probably the best place to do this, as they don't currently feature any menu elements that might block it. If you include a link (e.g. to an art portfolio), please make sure that there's nothing unsuitable for minors in that location, otherwise we won't be able to include it in the game! If you want to submit it completely anonymously, without any signature or watermark, that's also fine, just make sure to let us know when you submit it!

If you'd like to submit something to us, please make sure to include all the assets in a .zip folder, similar to the example given above. You can send it to us in one of two ways:

• We have created a channel in our Discord server, #menu-art-submissions; you can post your design there publicly, if you'd prefer, or to get feedback from both ourselves and our community.
• Alternatively, if you'd rather submit it privately, you can send your design to [email protected]. Bear in mind that we can't promise to include every submission as a menu theme, but each one will be carefully considered; if we think that we can provide feedback to you to improve the design and re-submit, we will do so!

Please bear in mind that if you submit any design for this, you are giving us permission to use it for one of our main menu backgrounds, and to potentially alter it as necessary to fit within the template above if necessary. You still own the artwork, and can do whatever you like with it; effectively, you are providing Legends of Equestria with a license to use it! This is achieved under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) License, the details of which you can find here.

We'll still be working on our own designs for menu themes, of course, but we thought this might be a fun way to have our fantastically talented community's work highlighted and included in the game!

If you don't feel like a menu design is your area of expertise, but you'd still like to try and contribute to the project, please check out our recruitment post - we're always on the lookout for passionate people in all sorts of fields to join the team, and help us bring Equestria to life!

We hope to see plenty of creative ideas soon, and look forward to sharing them with everyone else as a main menu theme!

[now available for download]

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General News / Legends of Equestria's Latest Update (v2021.03.01) Is Now Available!

2021 May 18, 09:05:52

Hey again, everypony! We hope you're all doing well, wherever you are. Our team has been working to bring you yet another update, and we're ready to share some of that with you today, with version 2021.03.01 now available for download!

The first thing you might notice is that spring as, officially, sprung! The winter snow has all been cleared away thanks to the efforts of all of Check List's little helpers across Equestria, so if you missed out on chance to earn a Winter Warm-Up vest this year, you'll have to wait until next time!

This update comes with a host of bug fixes, resolving a range of issues from UI overlaps to leftover quest markers, broken teleporters to guard directions! If you've run into an issue that stopped you from going further with a quest, check our changelog to see if it's been addressed - and don't forget to report it using the system explained here if not!

That doesn't mean we haven't added any improvements, however! We've improved some of the background code that determines which room you end up in when joining a server; you should find it easier to meet up with friends now! We've also expanded our customization system for equipment, meaning it now has support for 3 color selection. You can see this in-game now with a few items, notably the Kirin costume and the Sempai Dress!

There's plenty more to boot, with a raft of new NPCs to chat with, a whole new main menu theme to enjoy, and more! Remember to check our changelog for the full details, and we hope to see you in Equestria soon!

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 18th May 2021 (v. 2021.03.01)

2021 May 18, 08:44:22

• An additional main menu theme including soundtrack has been added; 50/50 chance to see it instead of the classic main menu
• Room selection logic updated; when joining a server, you will be placed in the more suitable room available
• The teleport skill now displays whether a spot is valid for teleportation
• Coloring system improved to support up to 3 different colors
• Kirin Tail cosmetic item has been updated to support 3 colors
• Sempai Dress can now be coloured
• Chat messages now have a option to directly report the user behind it [note: still under construction, not finalized yet]
• Cinema Camera can now be used using both turning and strafing keys
• World state updated to transition from Winter to Spring
• Milk no longer drops from Naiads, and has been replaced with Vapor Materia.
• The loot drops from Rocs have been updated, and now include Energy Materia.
• Haetea now drops Energy Materia.
• Adjusted the drop rate on Mountain Flowers from Hornets.
• Adjusted the drop rate on Pencils from Timberwolves.
• Adjusted the drop rates of recipes from all mobs.
• Added the following new interactable NPCs: Book N' Advance, Sly Shade, Ricochet, Film Reel, Fizzbang Rockets, Apple Barrel, Minor Miner, Anagnorisis, and Long Pause.
• A lot of the UI bugs coming with the previous update have been fixed (e.g bank issues, elements being hidden behind each other, etc)
• Fixed teleporter bug when trying to exit the Heartlands Cottage
• Fixed an issue with the teleport skill when targeting players
• Fixed issue with the minimap not properly displaying the compass
• Fixed music issues in White Tail Park
• Fixed bug with Ground Pound's sound effect playing too early
• Fixed issues with talent mark quests "Beating Around the Bad Guys", "Nothing a Billion Bandages Can't Fix" and "One Pet in the Hoof" to properly fully resolve and warp the player to their graduation.
• Made some fixes to the quest "Chlorophiliac".
• Fixed some inaccessible dialogue from Mercury during the Winter Warm Up quest for the weather team.
• Fixed some errors when speaking with Cirrus Stratos instead of Fire Opal during the "Removing Cookies and Browsing Data" quest.
• Corrected some bucket mishaps during the "Enlightenment" quest.
• Corrected quest markers for the "Can You Hear Me Now" quest.
• Moved the quest marker for the Ruby Dust location in the quest "Dust and Bunnies" to be more accurate.
• Corrected some errors and potential breaks in the "Only Shooting Stars Break the Mold" quest.
• Pyrite no longer mysteriously disappears from the Heartlands while having the "Sandwich Stall" quest active.
• Added option with Old Quest Marker Fix for ponies who are missing Geode and Stun Law after having completed "Nothing a Billion Bandages Can't Fix".
• Fixed a series of issues with the available options from Old Quest Marker Fix:
  
  • for adult ponies who are missing Tenseven.
  • for adult ponies with the magic quest still active.
  • for pegasi with Magic talent mark quest active.
  • for adult ponies with the Werepony quest active.
  • for leftover quest markers on Nurse Coldhoof from "Supplying the Hospital".
• Reefus Clackett's random dialogue is now accessible after completing "Beating Around the Bad Guys".
• Midnight's random dialogue is now accessible after completing "Can You Hear Me Now".
• Frizzy Stradlin's random dialogues are now accessible.
• Paper Trail's random dialogues are now accessible.
• Corrected errors with High Harvest and Windy Seeds dialogue interactions.
• Crystal Kingdom Guards can now properly be asked where the castle is located.
• Storm Chaser is no longer fused into a bench.

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General News / Legends of Equestria's 2021 Spring update!

2021 Apr 10, 19:58:05

Hello again, everypony! Tired of all the snow and cold? Me too! Good thing our Spring update, Version 2021.02.01, is now available from our downloads page.

Legends of Equestria's first big update of 2021 is here! With some bug fixes, tweaking, and more exitedly, the return of our seasonal Winter Warm-up quest and a new talent for the pegasi to help with those pesky clouds! For the full update, be sure to check out our Changelog!

Pegasus ponies have found ways to use weather in combat, with the new Weather Talent! Flashy lightning, ice, and water abilities await our feathered friends, but take note- these new abilities will come at a cost! Consult your local unicorns for more information.





For foals who want to specialize in our newer talents, rest assured that the team is still hard at work looking for teachers to teach foals the arts of Mining, Farming, Science and Weather.

Check List is back in town again, looking for ponies to help clear up the snow and prepare Equestria for Spring... but it seems Winter has been unusually harder this year.

Sightings of Frost Dragons having been going around the town and Check List will need only the most trustworthy Winter Warm-up ponies to help drive them away.

And who knows, maybe she will have something nice for you afterwards!



These were our most exciting highlights for this update, we hope to see you soon in- Hey! Who turned off the lights?



As always, you can grab the latest version of the game from our downloads page. There are plenty more things planned in the future and we hope you stick around to experience it all with us.

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 10th April 2021 (v. 2021.02.01)

2021 Apr 10, 17:40:54

• Allow cinema camera speed to be adjusted using arrow keys
• Fixed an issue where trying to whisper someone may get the name wrong
• Fixed bug where Flying level and various equipment would boost the damage of Flying abilities twice
• Remastered pickup sound effect
• Added more detailed skill error messages
• Skill error popups should no longer clog the screen
• In-game popup messages now have different colors
• Pet combat abilities now scale with the player's Animal talent level
• Pets vary the use of their skills more in combat
• Updated VFX for Seismic Buck
• Fixed VFX orientation on the Phantom Potion
• Fixed the description for Second Wind upgrades in the Friends Forever skill
• Increased the pet healing effect of Second Wind upgrades
• Optimized Dragonfire particle effect and fixed orientation
• Projectiles automatically despawn if they have no valid target
• Active skills now add themselves to the hotbar automatically once learned
• Updated rock textures
• Fixed an ice skate issue with flying after hitting the ground
• Tweaked ambient sounds in a couple of places
• Added indicator for taking damage
• A few ui changes to the hotbar and mini map
• Slight UI performance optimizations  
• Fixed light issues with the Ponydale Library
• Added a light switch to the Ponydale Library basement
• Added Weather Talent
• Frozen Essence Drops can now be mined in Cloudopolis
• Unicorns can now create Materia from Frozen Essence Drops at certain locations through the Science talent.
• Pegasus ponies can now water farming patches using Water Rush and Water Burst
• Endless Pie in the Cloudopolis Weather Factory now sells Arc and Vortex Pendants through dialogue.
• Klondike's Pickaxe can now be used in Mining
• Updated milestones for Mining to include recent additions
• Tweaked flying energy drain
• Adjusted Mining ore outputs and locations
• Added Spatial Bats
• Enabled Winter Wrap Up quest
• Angered mob damage is now capped
• Soothed mob damage is now capped
• Mob speed is now properly affected by slowing abilities

Note: Right-clicking on the bank UI does not work on 2021.02.01. Update to 2021.02.02 to resolve the issue.

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General News / Happy New Years! Legends Of Equestria's first 2021 update is Live!

2021 Feb 12, 18:33:09

Happy new year everypony! We hope you're all still doing well and are up to join us in the LoE hype train! Let's start of this new year with a bang - and a new update to our favorite Horse-based video game, now available for download!


As always, you can find the full list of everything that has been changed in our changelog: this update may be a smaller list than some of our other releases, but we can assure you we've been working on some big things for the future! For now, though, let's look at the biggest highlight of our newest update.


2021's newest update brings you not 1, not 2, but 5 new mane and tail styles to chose from!

That's everything for now; we thank you for your patience and we'll see you all again soon!

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 12th February 2021 (v. 2021.01.01)

2021 Feb 12, 18:13:13

• Fixed issues of snow applying to some unwanted objects
• Fixed missing houses in Ponydale
• Fixed object collision issues in Applewood
• Added a few missing stairs to buildings in Cantermore
• Movement tweaked to rotate characters' heads along and should generally feel smoother
• Fixed coloring issues with gala boots
• Fixed out of space message being falsely triggered by banks sometimes
• Further sound fixes to objects all around
• Fixed alignment issues of players on the ground
• Added Golden Harvest's mane and tail
• Added Odecom's mane and tail
• Added Hullabaloo's mane and tail
• Added Mercury's mane and tail
• Added Pyrite's mane and tail
• Fixed a rare issue with wrong geode outputs
• Reverted the energy cost of Candy Shower to 50
• Reduced the energy cost of Pillow Barrage from 55 to 40

[download]

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General News / Happy Holidays! Legends of Equestria's Winter Update is Live!

2020 Dec 04, 20:04:22

Hello everypony! It's that time of year again where everypony sits around a cozy fire with hot cocoa and celebrate the holiday with a new update to their favourite horse-based video game (that's us by the way, and don't you dare suggest otherwise), now available for download!

If you want to see the full list of changes in this update, you can always check out our changelog, but here are a few highlights!

The snow is back in town, but not just in Ponydale this time. Apparently, White Tail Park and the outer Crystal Kingdom have been hit by snow as well! Let's hope they have better Winter Warm-Up policies than Ponydale...

Oh? it seems that with the snow this year, something else has arrived in Equestria. Frost Dragons have been spotted roaming around the chillier regions of the world, so be careful where you're trotting!

As always, you can grab the latest version of the game from our downloads page. There's plenty more planned for the future of Equestria, and we hope you stick around to experience it all with us. Thank you for your patience, and happy holidays from everypony on the team!

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Game Updates / Legends of Equestria Changelog 5th December 2020 (v. 2020.06.01)

2020 Dec 04, 19:58:30

• Unicorns now have lower teleport cost depending on their Magic level
• Fixed whisper issues if given name is online more than once
• Fixed friend system to correctly display someone's last seen time
• Room restarts will now be announced at 5 minutes
• Fixed dragon not spitting fire anymore
• Fixed Manticore Mane texture
• Enabled snow theme in Ponydale, White Tail Park, and Crystal Kingdom outerior
• Fixed Science page in the skill book displaying the wrong level
• Fixed the floating portal to Evershade Castle Grounds
• Fixed sound issues with a bunch of game objects and ground materials
• Fixed a few mane and tails having distance visibility issues
• Fixed physic issues to manes and tails in general
• Fixed Lantern Monster attack position while moving
• Re-added river in Evershade Castle Grounds
• Fixed clipping issues with the radio wall in SCC
• Added additional colouration options to Holiday Socks
• Added Frost Dragons
• Removed Hallowtide-related textures
• Disabled quest "A Costume of the Night"
• Enabled the quest "Dashing Through the Snow"

[downloads page]

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General News / The Legends of Equestria Fall Update Is Now Live (2020 Edition)!

2020 Oct 25, 11:18:36

Hey there, everypony! Hallowtide is right around the corner, so it's about time for our irregularly-scheduled seasonal update, now available from our downloads page!

If you want a full list of the things that have changed in this update, you can check out our changelog - but here's a few highlights!

First off, of course, is the Hallowtide seasonal event! Ponies from around Equestria are celebrating this holiday, and sharing the bounty! Make sure you seek out these generous horses if you've got a sweet tooth, and maybe you can learn some more about the history of this occasion!

And, as usual, Ensemble is offering up a mission to create his spookiest masterpiece - but he's also updated his stocks with even more costumes to fright and delight!

Maybe the biggest addition this time around, though, is another new Talent, with a whole new system backing it! Unicorn ponies can now learn all about Science, so get ready to research creating potions, crystals, and other useful items! Please note that you're not able to choose this as your Talent Mark yet, however; that quest will be coming, though!

That's just a highlight reel; there's plenty more to discover and enjoy in Equestria, so we thank you all for your patience, and hope to see you there soon!