Whats New 2018

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Here you see all the News of 2018.
==December 2018==
===12/31/2018===
HAPPY NEW YEAR! PARTY HATS, NEW YEAR'S GREETING CARDS, SNOWBALLS, AND LAST CHANCE FOR DECEMBER ITEMS
====Party Hats====
In honor of the new year, some free Party Hats are available in the Rewards column! Each year you celebrate New Year's with Habitica, you unlock a new hat. Enjoy, and stay tuned for the matching robes in late January during our annual Habitica Birthday Bash!
====New Year's Cards====
Through January 1st only, the Market is stocking New Year's Cards! Now you can send cards to your friends (and yourself) to wish them a Happy Habit New Year. All senders and recipients will receive the Auld Acquaintance badge!
====Snowballs====
The Seasonal Shop is also stocking Snowballs for Gold! Throw them at your friends to have an exciting effect. If you get hit with a snowball, you earn the Annoying Friends badge. The results of being hit with a Snowball will last until the end of your day, but you can also reverse them early by buying Salt from the Rewards column. Snowballs are available until January 31st.
====Last Chance for Arctic Fox Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Arctic Fox Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Last Chance for Bird Buddies Pet Quest Bundle====
This is also the final day to buy the discounted Bird Buddies Pet Quest Bundle, featuring the Peacock, Penguin, and Rooster quests all for seven Gems! Be sure to snag it before it flaps away from the Quest Shop!
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===12/21/2018===
THREE WINTRY MAGIC HATCHING POTIONS! AND DECEMBER MYSTERY ITEMS REVEALED
====Icy Snow, Starry Night, and Peppermint Hatching Potions====
There's a new pet breed in town, and a couple of exciting re-releases! Between now and January 31st, you can buy Starry Night, Peppermint, and new Icy Snow Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Magic Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before these Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
====December Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The December Subscriber Set has been revealed: the Arctic Fox Item Set! You only have until December 31 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems with Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
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===12/20/2018===
WINTER WONDERLAND BEGINS! AND DECEMBER MYSTERY ITEMS REVEALED
====Winter Wonderland Begins!====
A wintery breeze is blowing in from the Stoïkalm Steppes, and the snow is gently drifting down over Habit City. The Winter Wonderland event has begun!
====Winter Class Outfits====
From now until January 31st, limited edition outfits are available in the Rewards column. Depending on your class, you can be a Blizzard Warrior, a Poinsettia Rogue, a Pyrotechnic Mage, or a Winter Star Healer! You'd better get productive to earn enough gold before they disappear. Good luck!
====Seasonal Shop is Open!====
The Seasonal Shop has opened! The Seasonal Sorceress is stocking the seasonal edition versions of previous winter outfits, now available for gems instead of gold, and the two winter quests, Trapper Santa and Find the Cub. Plus, there will be more fun things in the shop as the event progresses.The Seasonal Shop will only be open until January 31st, so don't wait!
====NPC Costumes====
Looks like the NPCs are really getting in to the cheery winter mood around the site. Who wouldn't? After all, there's plenty more celebration to come...
====December Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The December Subscriber Set has been revealed: the Arctic Fox Item Set! You only have until December 31 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems with Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
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===12/18/2018===
GIFT A SUBSCRIPTION, GET A SUBSCRIPTION! AND HABITICA BLOG POSTS
====Gift a Subscription and Get One Free!====
In honor of the season of giving--and due to popular demand!--we're bringing back a very special promotion from today through January 15. Now when you gift somebody a subscription, you get the same subscription for yourself for free!
Subscribers get tons of perks every month, including exclusive items, the ability to buy Gems with Gold, a cute exclusive Jackalope Pet, and increased data history. Plus, it helps keep Habitica running :) To gift a subscription to someone, just open their profile and click the present icon in the upper right. You can open their profile by clicking their avatar in your party header or their name in chat.
This promotion is only available on the web for now, but it will be coming to the Habitica mobile apps very soon.
Please note that this promotion only applies when you gift to another Habitican. If you or your gift recipient already have a recurring subscription, the gifted subscription will only start after that subscription is cancelled or has expired. Thanks so much for your support! <3
====Wiki Feature: Habitican Shared Lists====
This month's featured Wiki article is about Habitican Shared Lists! We hope that it will help you as you explore new possibilities for your task list. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
====Use Case and Guild Spotlights on Professionalization and Adulting Skills====
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to use Habitica to help with all those pesky "grown-up" tasks! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore ways to use Habitica to boost your adulting level. Next, we have a Use Case Spotlight with adulting and professionalization tips! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica to establish new habits? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===12/11/2018===
NEW DISCOUNTED PET QUEST BUNDLE: BIRD BUDDIES!
If you're looking to add some pets to your Habitica stable, you're in luck! From now until December 31, you can purchase the Bird Buddies Pet Quest Bundle and receive the Rooster, Peacock, and Penguin quests, all for only 7 Gems! That's a discount of 5 Gems from the price of purchasing them separately. Check it out in the Quest Shop today!
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===12/5/2018===
DECEMBER BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can soar over Snowy Mountains at night, bundle up to hike through a Frosty Forest, or snuggle up next to a Snowy Day Fireplace. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new Gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Green and Red Loungewear Sets. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
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===12/3/2018===
DECEMBER 2018 RESOLUTION SUCCESS CHALLENGE AND NEW TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Journey's End and New Beginnings, we're focusing on reviewing your 2018 resolution successes and planning for an even better 2019! It has a 15 gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on January 2.
Congratulations to the winners of the November Challenge, misketti, CamelliaLynne, DrearyDear, Mikachu, and Zsuzsa!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "Don't Be a Completionist!" with a focus on setting priorities. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "This One Goes to 11!": grand prize winner digitalkitty isawesome, and runners-up jtm119, Jicaffo, Azburn, Snowdesert, and Hicholyta. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed it already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==November 2018==
===11/30/2018===
LAST CHANCE! SPLENDID SORCERER SET, FROST HATCHING POTIONS, ODDBALLS QUEST BUNDLE
====Last Chance for Splendid Sorcerer Item Set====
Reminder: this is the final weekend to subscribe and receive the Splendid Sorcerer Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Last Chance for Frost and Thunderstorm Hatching Potions====
This weekend is also your last chance to buy Frost and Thunderstorm Hatching Potions! If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!
====Last Chance for Oddball Pet Quest Bundle====
And finally, this weekend is all that's left to buy the discounted Oddballs Pet Quest Bundle, featuring the Yarn, Rock, and Marshmallow Slime quests all for seven Gems! Be sure to glomp it from the Quest Shop right away!
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===11/28/2018===
NOVEMBER SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND STAFF SPOTLIGHT!
====November Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The November Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Splendid Sorcerer Item Set! You'll receive this item set when you subscribe by December 3. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====Staff Spotlight: Sara, aka Piyo====
There's a new Staff Spotlight on the blog! Come meet Sara, aka Piyo, and learn how our favorite onesie-wearing cryptid balances her design work for Habitica with her enthusiasm for baking and video games.
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===11/22/2018===
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
It's Thanksgiving in Habitica! On this day Habiticans celebrate by spending time with loved ones, giving thanks, and riding their glorious turkeys into the magnificent sunset. Some of the NPCs are celebrating the occasion!
====Turkey Pet, Mount, and Costumes!====
In celebration of Turkey Day, everyone has received an adorable Turkey! What kind of Turkey? It all depends on how many Habitica Thanksgivings you've celebrated with us. Each Thanksgiving, you'll get a new and exciting Turkey variety!
Thank you for using Habitica - we really love you all <3
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===11/20/2018===
THUNDERSTORM AND FROST HATCHING POTIONS
We've brought back Thunderstorm Potions, and added a brand-new Magic Hatching Potion: Frost! Between now and November 30, you can buy these Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Magic Hatching Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Thunderstorm or Frost Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
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===11/15/2018===
ODDBALLS PET QUEST BUNDLE AND SPOTLIGHT ON SLEEP
====New Discounted Pet Quest Bundle: Oddballs!====
If you are looking to add some goofy offbeat pets to your Habitica stable, you're in luck! From now until November 30, you can purchase the Oddball Pet Quest Bundle and receive the Rock, Marshmallow Slime, and Yarn quests, all for only 7 Gems! That's a discount of 5 Gems from the price of purchasing them separately. Check it out in the Quest Shop today!
====Use Case Spotlight and Guild Spotlight on Sleep and Rest====
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to use Habitica to help you with self-care related to sleep and rest! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore ways to use Habitica to help with sleep hygiene and taking breaks. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for using Habitica's task system to manage this as well! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica for professionalization and "adulting" skills? We'll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===11/14/2018===
UNIQUE USERNAMES ARE HERE!
Hello Habiticans! We're excited to announce the launch of our unique username system! We've made this change so it’s easier to find and invite your friends to Parties, Guilds, and Challenges, mention people in chat, and more. In the future we hope to use this functionality to introduce even more useful features, such as the option to receive notifications if you are mentioned in chat.
You can check and change your current Username in Settings. If you've just confirmed, check your Stable to find the Veteran Pet you've been given as a reward!
If you’d like to learn more about this change, this Wiki page has more detailed information.
Thank you for being patient as we make these changes to improve Habitica!
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===11/8/2018===
FEATURED WIKI: MAGE’S TOWER; UNIQUE USERNAMES COMING SOON!
====Blog Post: The Mage's Tower====
This month's featured Wiki article is about The Mage's Tower! We hope that it will help you as customize Habitica to fit your goals and needs. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
====Unique Usernames are Coming!====
Hello Habiticans! Next week, we will complete the transition from login names to unique usernames. We're making this change so it’s easier to find and invite your friends to Parties, Guilds, and Challenges, mention people in chat, and so that we can introduce even more useful social features in the future.
You can check and confirm (or change) your current Username in Settings.
Once you’ve confirmed, you’ll receive a special veteran pet as a reward! If you’d like to learn more about this change, this Wiki page has more detailed information. Thanks again for being part of our community!
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===11/6/2018===
NOVEMBER BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can look shady in a Back Alley, stare in awe at a Glowing Mushroom Cave, or curl up in a Cozy Bedroom. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Blue Loungewear Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
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===11/2/2018===
NOVEMBER 2018 RESOLUTION SUCCESS CHALLENGE AND NEW TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Here be Dragons!, we're focusing on obstacles that arise as you reach the end of the year! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on December 3rd.
Congratulations to the winners of October's Challenge, REN, drcaptainmaria, Helengoesrogue, Mistress Cerny- Cerny Pie, and Taichi1!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "This One Goes to 11!", with a focus on pausing for calm and focus amid feelings of pressure or overwhelm. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "+2 Intelligence Bonus!": grand prize winner PrimordialDream, and runners-up Marieke Bresseleers, Supertest, Keri-Ann Moore, Jobber, and Xaina the ???. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed it already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==October 2018==
===10/30/2018===
HABITOWEEN! PLUS LAST CHANCE FOR FALL FESTIVAL AND OCTOBER SUBSCRIBER ITEMS
====Happy Habitoween!====
It's the last day of the Fall Festival, and all the NPCs are looking monstrous. Plus, we have lots of fun things in store...
====Jack O' Lantern Pets and Mounts====
The Flourishing Fields are full of cute carved pumpkins - and it looks like one has followed you home! What kind of pumpkin? It all depends on how many Habitoweens you've celebrated with us. Each Habitoween, you'll get a new and exciting pumpkin variety!
====Candy for Everyone!====
It's a feast for your pets and mounts! In honor of the end of the Fall Festival, we've given everyone an assortment of candy. You can feed it to your pets in the Stable! Enjoy.
====Last Chance for Fall Festival Items and Dark Forest Set====
This is your last chance to get all Fall Festival items before they vanish at the end of October 31st! This includes Limited-Edition Outfits, Seasonal Shop purchases, Seasonal Edition Skins and Hair Colors, and yes, even Ghost and Glow Hatching Potions. Grab them all while you still can!
Plus, today is the final day to subscribe and receive the Dark Forest set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold and nets you a special Jackalope pet.
Thanks so much for your supporting the site -- you're helping us keep Habitica alive. Happy Habitoween!
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===10/25/2018===
OCTOBER SUBSCRIBER ITEMS REVEALED
October's Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Dark Forest Item Set! You only have seven days to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
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===10/23/2018===
VETERAN PETS AND NEW STAFF MEMBERS
====New Veteran Pet!====
Hello Habiticans! Everyone is doing really well with the transition to our new unique username system!
As a reward for confirming your username, you've been granted a veteran pet! If you haven't confimed yet, your new pet will appear in your Stable as soon as you do. Which pet? That depends on how many major changes to Habitica you've been around for.
Enjoy, and thank you for being part of our community- it means a lot to us! <3
====New Staff Members: Apollo and Piyo====
We're thrilled to announce that our long-time designers Apollo and Piyo will be coming onboard as staff members! They've done a lot of beautiful work on the site and the mobile apps and we couldn't be happier to welcome them aboard. Go congratulate them in the Tavern!
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===10/18/2018===
HABITICA BLOG: WIKI, USE CASE, AND GUILD SPOTLIGHTS
====Blog Post: Grand Galas====
This month's featured Wiki article is about Habitica's Grand Galas! We hope that it will help you as you enjoy Fall Festival and look forward to our other exciting galas. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
====Use Case Spotlight and Guild Spotlight on Celebrating Yourself====
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to use Habitica to help with celebrating yourself and your accomplishments ! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore ways to share your triumphs. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for using Habitica's task system and other areas to share your pride in your victories! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica to manage healthy habits for sleep and rest? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===10/11/2018===
FALL FESTIVAL AVATAR CUSTOMIZATIONS AND USERNAME FAQS
====Supernatural Skins & Haunted Hair Colors====
The Seasonal Edition Haunted Hair Colors are now available for purchase! Now you can dye your avatar's hair Pumpkin, Midnight, Candy Corn, Ghost White, Zombie, or Halloween. They’ll vanish after October 31, so be sure to check them out!
The Supernatural Skin Set is also available until October 31st! Now your avatar can become an Ogre, Skeleton, Pumpkin, Candy Corn, Reptile, or Dread Shade.
Seasonal Edition items recur unchanged every year, but they are only available to purchase during a short period of time. Find these exciting skins and hair colors in User>Edit Avatar. Get them now, or you'll have to wait until next year!
====Unique Usernames Update and FAQ====
It’s been a week since we announced the switch to unique usernames. So far, around half of active Habiticans have confirmed their usernames and are ready to go. Be sure to go to Settings and confirm yours!
We’ve seen a few questions floating around the community and wanted to provide some clarification about the change:
* Usernames will appear beside your display name in chats and your profile
* Usernames must be unique to be sure you’re inviting or messaging the right person
* Display names aren’t unique, and two people can have the same one. Your display name can be the same as or different than your username.
* You can change your display name and username at any time, even after confirmation
* Changes to chat and invitations will roll out gradually after about a month
If you want to read a more in-depth Q&A on this change and see an example to show how it will work, please visit our blog!
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===10/09/2018===
ALLIGATOR PET QUEST AND SPOOKY SPARKLES! 
====New Pet Quest: The Insta-Gator!====
Drop what you're doing, right now, and head to the Quest Shop!* Get the latest pet quest, The Insta-Gator, and earn some cunning alligator pets by completing your real-life tasks.
*We're kidding! Feel free to tackle your important Dailies and To-Dos first. To do otherwise would be to play right into the Insta-Gator's jaws!
====Spooky Sparkles in the Seasonal Shop====
There's a new Gold-purchasable item in the Seasonal Shop: Spooky Sparkles! Buy some and then cast it on your friends. I wonder what it will do?
If you have Spooky Sparkles cast on you, you will receive the "Alarming Friends" badge! Don't worry, any mysterious effects will wear off the next day.... or you can cancel them early by buying an Opaque Potion!
While you're at it, be sure to check out all the other items in the Seasonal Shop! There are lots of equipment items from the previous Fall Festivals. The Seasonal Shop will only be open until October 31st, so stock up now.
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===10/04/2018===
OCTOBER BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS!
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can creep through a spooky Dungeon, dare to approach a Creepy Castle, and bask in the glow of a firefly-filled Bayou. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new Gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Ace of Spades Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
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===10/03/2018===
CHANGES TO USERNAMES
Hello Habiticans! Many of you will have already received an email about some changes coming to our username system. Your login name will now be a unique, public username! This change will make it easier to find, invite, and mention your friends in Habitica's social spaces, and will also allow us to add new features in the future. If you'd like to view or change your username, you can do so in Settings.
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===10/02/2018===
ALL THE CHALLENGES! NEWS ON RESOLUTION SUCCESS, TAKE THIS, BACK-TO-SCHOOL, AND COSTUME CHALLENGES
====October 2018 Resolution Success Challenge====
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Staying Strong, we're focusing on keeping up your motivation as we reach the end of the year! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on November 1st.
Congratulations to the winners of the September Challenge: RubberSoul, KateMomster, 0xymore, Sindyr, and IceBlueMelody!
====New Take This Challenge====
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "+2 Intelligence Bonus!", with a focus on deep learning about a topic of interest. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Gaining Inspiration Points!": grand prize winner Wehna, and runners-up Sikk Jones the Rogue, Archangel, Tally, Micha The Seer, and Eeveelee! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed it already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
====Back-to-School Preparation Challenge Winners====
The winners of the Habitica Back-to-School Preparation Challenge have been selected! Congratulations to: Hanieh S, MXD, boknoy4, zyf32123, and MotThePaladin!
Thank you to everyone who participated! We're excited to help you pursue your goals through the new school year and beyond!
====Costume Challenge====
The Community Costume Challenge has begun! Between now and October 31st, dress up as your avatar in real life and post a photo on social media to get the coveted Costume Challenge badge and a chance to be featured in Habitica Cosplay Friday on our Tumblr or Instagram! Read the full rules on the Challenge page.
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==September 2018==
===9/27/2018===
SLEEPY AVATARS; LAST CHANCE FOR AUTUMNAL ARMOR SET AND FOREST FRIENDS BUNDLE
====Is Your Avatar Asleep?====
Hey Habiticans! You may have noticed we experienced a server outage on 25-September. During this issue, we put all users in the Inn to prevent any unfair damage. To check out of the Inn and resume damage from Dailies as well as boss damage in Quests, go to Menu>Social>Tavern>Details (on mobile) or Guilds>Tavern (on web) and tap the orange banner that says "Resume Damage."
Thank you all for your patience and support during the outage. We are always grateful for our exceptionally wonderful community! <3
====Last Chance for Autumnal Armor Set====
Reminder: this weekend is your last chance to subscribe and receive the Autumnal Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Last Chance for Forest Friends Quest Bundle====
This is also the final week to buy the discounted Forest Friends Pet Quest Bundle, featuring the Deer, Hedgehog, and Treeling quests all for seven Gems! Be sure to grab this bundle from the Quest Shop before it scampers into the underbrush!
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===9/25/2018===
SEPTEMBER SUBSCRIBER ITEMS, GHOST AND GLOW-IN-THE-DARK HATCHING POTIONS, AND BLOG POST ON CONTRIBUTING TO HABITICA
====September Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The September Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Autumnal Armor Item Set! You only have until September 30 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====Ghost and Glow-in-the-Dark Hatching Potions====
We've brought back Ghost Potions, and added a brand-new Magic Hatching Potion: Glow-in-the-Dark! Between now and October 31st, you can buy these Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Magic Hatching Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Ghost or Glow-in-the-Dark Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
====Blog Post: Contributing to Habitica====
This month's featured Wiki article is about Contributing to Habitica. We hope that it will help you get involved with our open-source project and our great community! Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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===9/20/2018===
FALL FESTIVAL BEGINS! LIMITED EDITION FALL EQUIPMENT, SEASONAL SHOP OPENS, AND NPC OUTFITS!
====Limited Edition Class Outfits!====
From now until October 31st, limited edition outfits are available in the Rewards column! Depending on your class, you can be a Minotaur Warrior, an Alter Ego Rogue, a Carnivorous Plant Healer, or a Candymancer Mage. You'd better get productive to earn enough gold before your time runs out...
====Seasonal Shop Opens====
The Seasonal Shop has opened! It's stocking autumnal Seasonal Edition goodies at the moment, including past fall outfits. Everything there will be available to purchase during the Fall Festival event each year, but it's only open until October 31st, so be sure to stock up now, or you'll have to wait a year to buy these items again!
====NPC Outfits====
Everyone has hastened down to the Flourishing Fields to celebrate this spooky harvest festival. Be sure to check out all the new outfits that people are sporting!
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===9/18/2018===
USE CASE SPOTLIGHT AND GUILD SPOTLIGHT ON HANDS-ON SKILLS
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to use Habitica to help with Hands-on and Practical Skills! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore ways to use Habitica to help with hands-on projects. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for using Habitica's task system to manage these kinds of tasks as well! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica to celebrate yourself and your accomplishments? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===9/11/2018===
NEW DISCOUNTED PET QUEST BUNDLE: FOREST FRIENDS!
If you're looking to add some woodland wildlife to your Habitica stable, you're in luck! From now until September 30, you can purchase the Forest Friends Pet Quest Bundle and receive the Deer, Hedgehog, and Treeling quests, all for only 7 Gems! That's a discount of 5 Gems from the price of purchasing them separately. Check it out in the Quest Shop today!
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===9/4/2018===
NEW BACKGROUNDS, ARMOIRE ITEMS, RESOLUTION SUCCESS CHALLENGE, AND TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
====September Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can go Apple Picking, stand on a Giant Book, and hang out with your pets and mounts in a Cozy Barn. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Bookbinder Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====September 2018 Resolution Success Challenge and New Take This Challenge====
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Celebrate your Triumphs, we're focusing on looking back to see all the progress you've made so far! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on October 1st.
Congratulations to the winners of the August Challenge, Enkia the Wicked, wondergrrl, renko, Mibbs, and TereLiz!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "Gaining Inspiration Points", with a focus on creative endeavors. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Notice Me, Senpai!": grand prize winner Sebem.seme, and runners-up Jessie, MaxClayson, kayote, Madison Walrath, and LaChistosa. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed it already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==August 2018==
===8/30/2018===
LAST CHANCE FOR LAVA DRAGON SET AND SPOTLIGHT ON BACK TO SCHOOL
====Last Chance for Lava Dragon Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Lava Dragon Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====User Spotlight Special: Back-To-School Edition====
Are you getting ready for school to start (or perhaps school has already begun) and using Habitica to motivate and organize yourself? Check out this special User Spotlight post, featuring advice from fellow Habiticans! They offer lots of useful tips for using your task lists and more to get a jump-start on your studies (or teaching) for this year.
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===8/29/2018===
NEW AVATAR CUSTOMIZATIONS: ANIMAL TAILS
There are new customizations available for your avatar! Check out our new sets of tails to match the Animal Skins and Ears--you'll match your pets better than ever. You can find them in User > Avatar > Extra. Enjoy!
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===8/23/2018===
AUGUST SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND WIKI SPOTLIGHT ON CUSTOMIZING THE HABITICA EXPERIENCE
====August Subscriber Set Revealed!====
Subscriber Items for August have been revealed: the Lava Dragon Item Set! You only have until August 31 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====Blog Post: Creating a Unique Experience====
This month's featured Wiki article is about using Habitica's features to create a unique experience! We hope that it will help you as you customize Habitica to make the app even more motivating and fun. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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===8/21/2018===
EMBER HATCHING POTIONS RETURN!
They're back! Between now and September 21, you can buy Ember Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Ember Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Ember Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
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===8/16/2018===
NEW PET QUEST: KANGAROOS! PLUS SPOTLIGHT ON HABITICA COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
====New Pet Quest: Kangaroo Catastrophe!====
Ever feel like you've dodged a dreaded task, but it just comes back around to brain you like a whirling boomerang? Get the latest pet quest, "Kangaroo Catastrophe," from the Quest Shop and earn some keen kangaroo pets by completing those real-life tasks!
====Use Case Spotlight and Guild Spotlight on Getting Involved with Habitica's Community====
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to get involved with Habitica's community! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you earn a place as an esteemed Habitica contributor. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for other ways to get involved with contributing or simply getting social on the site and apps! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica as you learn practical and hands-on skills? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===8/8/2018===
OFFICIAL CHALLENGE: BACK-TO-SCHOOL PREPARATION!
The school year is looming large for many scholarly Habiticans, so we've prepared a special Back-to-School Challenge to help with the transition between summer and semester. Check it out now for a chance to win: five lucky winners will get a badge for their profile and their choice of a gift subscription or Gems!
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===8/2/2018===
AUGUST BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS, AND QUEST PARTICIPANTS VIEW!
====New Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can fly over a Rocky Canyon, spar on the Training Grounds, and cross a charming Bridge. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new Gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Jeweled Archer Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====New! Quest Partipant List====
There's a new feature on your Party Page! If you're in a Quest, you can now view all Party members who have joined the Quest via the Participants link in the box where you can see your progress. Enjoy!
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===8/1/2018=== 
AUGUST 2018 RESOLUTION SUCCESS CHALLENGE AND NEW TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Count Your Treasure, we're focusing on the importance of rewards! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on September 3rd.
Congratulations to the winners of July's Challenge: Krilae, catliyon, cemelee, Rafael Moura, and Eduardo The Invincible!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "Notice Me, Senpai!", with a focus on seeking help when we're struggling. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Long-time Take This Challenge participants may notice that recent Challenges have been reprises of early ones. Great news, though: next month, we'll begin debuting brand new mental health and self-care Challenges from the Take This team! Stay tuned!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Multi-Player Co-Op Exercise!": grand prize winner Lex Talion, and runners-up wcampospro, KorJik_3, FortemFiducia, DanDee, and Xander Scott! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed it already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==July 2018==
===7/31/2018===
HABITICA NAMING DAY; LAST CHANCE FOR SUMMER SPLASH AND JULY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS
====Habitica Naming Day and Purple Gryphon Rewards!====
Happy Habitica Naming day! In honor of the day when we changed the name of the app from HabitRPG to Habitica, we've given everyone an achievement, as well as some delicious cake for your pets and mounts.
Speaking of pets and mounts, we've given all users Royal Purple Gryphon rewards! Depending on how many Naming Days you've celebrated with us, you've received Melior (a Purple Gryphon mount), his little sister Meliora (a Purple Gryphon pet), a Purple Gryphon Helm, or the Purple Gryphon Wing Cloak!
Thanks for being a Habitica user -- you all mean so much to us. We hope that you enjoy your presents!
====Last Chance for Sea Serpent Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Sea Serpent Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you can get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
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===7/26/2018===
NEW GROUP PLANS FEATURE: SHARED COMPLETION FOR TO-DOS
We've added a new feature for To-Dos in Group Plans: Shared Completion! Now, you can set To-Dos on the Task Board so that the group task is completed when group members finish the task. A "Single" task is done when anyone finishes it (it's a race!), while a task set to "All" is completed when everyone assigned is done. You can find these options by editing To-Dos on your Task Board.
Many of you have been eager to see this feature implemented. We hope it'll help you better organize and motivate your Group for success!
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===7/24/2018===
ORCAS FOR SUMMER SPLASH AND JULY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS
====Orcas for Everyone!====
Sea Serpents aren't the only animals riding the waves around the city of Dilatory: it looks like some friendly Orcas are swimming into Habiticans' stables! In honor of the Summer Splash event, everyone who didn't already have both Orcas gets either the mount or the pet. Enjoy!
====July Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The July Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Sea Serpent Set! You only have eight days to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
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===7/19/2018===
HABITICA COMIC-CON MEETUP AND WIKI SPOTLIGHT ON THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE
====Habitica at San Diego Comic Con!====
Beffymaroo will be representing Habitica at San Diego Comic Con this year. If you’d like to meet her, along with other fellow Habiticans, join us at the Habitica SDCC Meetup! Beffymaroo will be handing out Habitica stickers, promo codes for the Unconventional Armor set, and other exciting special swag (quantities limited!).
You can find the meetup on Saturday, July 21, at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton lobby from 12:00-1:00 PM! Look for the purple Gryphon banner. Can’t wait to meet you :)
====Wiki Spotlight: The Pomodoro Technique====
This month's featured Wiki article is about the Pomodoro Technique! We hope that it will help you as you look for new productivity strategies. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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===7/17/2018===
NEW PET QUEST: SEA SERPENT!
A submersible expedition launching from the Diligent Docks turns to danger when a mighty Sea Serpent swims into the picture! Get the latest pet quest, Danger in the Depths: Sea Serpent Strike!, and earn some shimmering Sea Serpent pets by completing your real-life tasks.
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===7/16/2018===
iOS APP UPDATE!
We've updated our iOS app! Lots of pages have been upgraded, including Tasks, Equipment, Guilds, and Parties. We’ve also added sound effects, hooray! You can now also delete your account from within the app. We also smashed a number of pesky bugs, including display issues with Parties, Items, and backgrounds, some bugs with To-Do due dates and more!
We hope you enjoy the update! Be sure to download it now for a better Habitica experience.
If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out! Old reviews get hidden with each update, but if you go to the review section you can re-post them again with a single tap.
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===7/12/2018===
USE CASE SPOTLIGHT AND GUILD SPOTLIGHT ON TRAINING YOUR BRAIN
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to use Habitica to help with challenging your mind and keeping it sharp! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights some of the Guilds that can help you as you explore ways to use Habitica to enhance your brain training routine. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for using Habitica's task system to manage your mind-aerobics! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! What are your tips for getting involved in Habitica's exciting contributor community? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===7/10/2018===
SPLASHY SKINS
The Seasonal Edition Splashy Skins are available until July 31st! You can complete your summer avatar look with Clownfish, Deep Ocean, Tropical Water, Mergold, Mergreen, Merblue, Merruby, and Shark Skins.
This Seasonal Edition customization set will only be available to purchase until July 31st, after which they'll be gone until next year, so be sure to swoop them up now! You can find them in User > Edit Avatar!
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===7/3/2018===
JULY BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS!
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can observe the ocean life near a Tide Pool, meander through the undersea City of Dilatory, or swim in the Dark Deep among bioluminescent critters. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Pirate Princess Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
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===7/2/2018===
JULY HABITICA CHALLENGES: RESOLUTION SUCCESS AND TAKE THIS
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Convene Your Companions, we're focusing on building accountability with your friends in Habitica's social spaces! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on August 1st.
Congratulations to the winners of the June Challenge, Pyrrh Pianissimo, Stephable, Lizzie, zoefcunningham, and Tortoise!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "Multi-Player Co-Op Exercise!", with a focus on partnering up with others for fitness accountability. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Hero's Triumph!": grand prize winner StormyMudd, and runners-up MrPandaChao, likesevenspoon, Maira Severo, Laylah, and panzerkroete. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed it already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==June 2018==
===6/29/2018===
LAST CHANCE FOR ALLURING ANGLERFISH SET AND AQUATIC AMIGOS QUEST BUNDLE; FEATURED WIKI ON GUILD CREATION
====Last Chance for Alluring Anglerfish Set====
Reminder: this weekend is your last chance to subscribe and receive the Alluring Anglerfish Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
==== Last Chance for Aquatic Amigos Pet Quest Bundle ====
This is also the final weekend to buy the discounted Aquatic Amigos Pet Quest Bundle, featuring the Axolotl, Cuttlefish, and Octopus quests all for seven Gems! Be sure to check it out in the Quest Shop before it floats away!
==== Blog Post: Guild Creation and Maintenance Tips ====
This month's featured Wiki article is about Guild Creation and Maintenance! We hope that it will help you as explore Habitica's social spaces. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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===6/26/2018===
NEW GLASS HATCHING POTIONS, AQUATIC HATCHING POTIONS, AND SEAFOAM!
====New Glass Magic Hatching Potions and the Return of Aquatic Potions!====
There's a new pet breed in town! Between now and July 31, you can buy Glass and Aquatic Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Magic Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Glass and Aquatic Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
====Seafoam!====
Throw some Seafoam at your friends and they will turn into a cheerful sea star until their next cron! You can buy the Seafoam in the Seasonal Shop for Gold. Plus, if you get splashed by Seafoam, you'll receive the Aquatic Friends badge!
Don't want to be a sea star? Just buy some Sand from your Rewards column to reverse it.
Seafoam will be available until July 31st!
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===6/22/2018===
USE CASE SPOTLIGHT AND GUILD SPOTLIGHT ON PARENTING AND FAMILY LIFE, PLUS NEW BEHIND THE SCENES POST!
We've got new posts on the blog all about ways to use Habitica to help with parenting and family-related matters! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore ways to use Habitica to smooth your home and family life. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for using Habitica's task system to manage parenting and family-related tasks! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica to build a routine to challenge your brain and keep your mind sharp? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
There's also a new Behind the Scenes post on the Habitica blog about fun facts and goofy shenanigans from the Moderator Team and their behind-the-scenes chat channel. Check it out!
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===6/21/2018===
JUNE SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND HABIT HISTORY CHANGES
====June Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The June Subscriber Item Set has been revealed: the Alluring Anglerfish Item Set! You only have until June 30 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====Habit History Changes====
In a few days we're making a change to the way Habit history is stored in order to improve overall site performance and reduce errors and bugs for folks with lots of task activity.
If you view Habit history in a tool such as the Data Display Tool you will no longer be able to see timestamps showing when you clicked a Habit. You will still see how many times you clicked it in a given day.
So, if you are using your Habits for any tasks where the timestamps are critical, just a heads-up and a note to save your data elsewhere as timestamp data will be lost when the change goes live!
If you have developed a third-party tool or extension for Habitica, please check out these notes on GitHub so that you can update if needed.
Thanks for your understanding as we work to make Habitica better. <3
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===6/19/2018===
SUMMER SPLASH BEGINS: SUMMER CLASS OUTFITS, SEASONAL SHOP, AND NPC DECORATIONS!
To escape the summer heat in Habit City, everyone's moved down to the undersea city of Dilatory. The Summer Splash event has begun!
====Summer Class Outfits====
From now until July 31st, limited edition outfits are available in the Rewards column. Depending on your class, you can be a Lionfish Mage, Fisher-Rogue, Betta Fish Warrior, or Merfolk Monarch Healer! You'd better get productive to earn enough gold before they disappear. Good luck!
====Seasonal Shop is Open!====
The Seasonal Shop has opened! The Seasonal Sorceress is stocking the seasonal edition versions of previous summer outfits, now available for Gems instead of Gold. Plus, there will be more fun things in the shop as the event progresses. The Seasonal Shop will only be open until July 31st, so don't wait!
====NPC Costumes and Shop Decorations====
Looks like the NPCs are really getting in to the cheery summer mood around the site. Who wouldn't? After all, there's plenty more celebration to come...
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===6/12/2018===
NEW DISCOUNTED PET QUEST BUNDLE: AQUATIC AMIGOS!
If you're looking to add some pets to your Habitica stable, you're in luck! From now until June 30, you can purchase the Aquatic Amigos Pet Quest Bundle and receive the Axolotl, Cuttlefish, and Octopus quests, all for only 7 Gems! That's a discount of 5 Gems from the price of purchasing them separately. Check it out in the Quest Shop today!
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===6/5/2018===
JUNE BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS, AND WIKI SPOTLIGHT ON PERFECT DAYS
====June Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can sing rounds in a Rowboat, fish at the Docks, or wave a Pirate Flag. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Glass Blower Set and the Blue Party Dress. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====Blog Post: Perfect Day====
This month's featured Wiki article is about the Perfect Day achievement! We hope that it will help you as you work on finishing all your Dailies. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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=== 6/1/2018 ===
JUNE 2018 RESOLUTION SUCCESS CHALLENGE AND TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Mark Your Journey, we're reflecting on your achievements since January and looking ahead to the rest of the year! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on July 2nd.
Congratulations to the winners of the May Challenge, RubberSoul, Carolee, MyNameIsNotRyn, Rapunculus IV, and notunremarkable!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, Hero's Triumph!, with a focus on volunteer efforts. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Keep Calm and Carry On!": grand prize winner Betsy, and runners-up Caiwan (Sári Péter), tebrilas, Christopher, eeyoregirl, and Serenity. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't collected all the pieces already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==May 2018==
=== 5/31/2018 ===
LAST CHANCE FOR FAIRY POTIONS AND PEACOCK SET
====Last Chance for Phenomenal Peacock Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Phenomenal Peacock Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Last Chance for Fairy Hatching Potions====
Reminder: this is the final day to buy Fairy Hatching Potions! If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!
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===5/29/2018===
NEW AVATAR CUSTOMIZATIONS: EARRINGS AND HEADBANDS!
There are new free customizations available for your avatar! Check out our new sets of earrings and headbands in a variety of colors to match every outfit. You can find them under User > Edit Avatar. Enjoy!
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===5/24/2018===
MAY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND USER SPOTLIGHT!
====May Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The May Subscriber Item Set has been revealed: the Phenomenal Peacock Item Set! You only have until May 31 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====User Spotlight: Dr. B of Take This!====
There's a new User Spotlight on the blog! We've interviewed Dr.B of Take This about his Habitica setup, gaming, mental health + more! Check it out.
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===5/15/2018===
FAIRY HATCHING POTIONS RETURN!
They're back! Between now and May 31, you can buy Fairy Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Fairy Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Fairy Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
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===5/10/2018===
USE CASE SPOTLIGHT AND GUILD SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we've got new posts on the blog all about ways to explore better mental health and wellness through Habitica! First, there's a Guild Spotlight that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore the path to better mental health. We've also posted a Use Case Spotlight featuring a number of great suggestions for using Habitica's task system to manage mental health and wellness! These suggestions were submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. 
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next Use Case Spotlight! How do you use Habitica to manage parenting and/or family life? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===5/8/2018===
CUDDLE BUDDIES QUEST BUNDLE AND TIPS FOR PARTY MOTIVATION
====New Discounted Pet Quest Bundle: Cuddle Buddies!====
If you are looking to add some pets to your Habitica stable, you're in luck! From now until 31-May, you can purchase the Cuddle Buddies Pet Quest Bundle and receive the Bunny, Ferret, and Guinea Pig quests, all for only 7 Gems! That's a discount of 5 Gems from the price of purchasing them separately. Check it out in the Quest Shop today!
====Blog Post: Keeping Parties Motivated====
Did you catch our latest featured Wiki article? It's about Keeping Parties Motivated! We hope that it will help you as you battle Habitica's bosses and your tasks with your friends. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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===5/1/2018===
NEW BACKGROUNDS, ARMOIRE ITEMS, AND OFFICIAL HABITICA CHALLENGES FOR MAY
====New Backgrounds and Armoire Items====
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can tiptoe through a Terraced Rice Field, bask in the glory of the Champions' Colosseum, and look for fun new footwear in the Fantastical Shoe Store. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Cobbler Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====May 2018 Resolution Success Challenge and Take This Challenge====
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Review your Combat Tactics, we're focusing on refining your strategy to help you stay motivated and keep moving forward as we're almost halfway through the year! It has a 15 gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on June 1st.
Congratulations to the winners of the April Challenge: V-Starr, Carlos Víquez, lilliburlero, NowyChris, and PizzaMyHeart!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "Keep Calm and Carry On!", with a focus on deep breathing to settle stressful emotions. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Test Thy Courage!": grand prize winner Nietos, and runners-up Teslectrik, Mflute, Kolthar, lilyandrosemary, and thewandererrae! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they didn't have all the pieces already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==April 2018==
===4/30/2018===
LAST CHANCE FOR APRIL GOODIES!
====Last Chance for Spiffy Squirrel Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Spiffy Squirrel Set! Subscribing also lets you buy gems for gold. The longer your subscription, the more gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Last Chance for Spring Fling Hatching Potions, Equipment, Avatar Skins and Hair Colors, and Seasonal Shop Items====
Spring Fling is coming to a close, so be sure to grab any exciting items you've had your eye on! This includes the Shimmer and Rainbow Hatching Potions in the Market. If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!
Pastel Skins and Shimmer Hair colors will also disappear when the Gala ends. If you purchase them in User > Avatar, you can use them year-round!
Be sure to also get your limited edition Spring Fling equipment in your Rewards Column! When it returns next year, it will be in the Seasonal Shop and will be available for gems rather than gold.
And lastly, it's a great time to stock up on items from the Seasonal Shop before it closes. This includes past Spring Fling equipment, the Egg Hunt Quest, and Shiny Seeds!
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===4/24/2018===
APRIL SUBSCRIBER ITEMS: SPIFFY SQUIRRELS!
====April Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The April Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Spiffy Squirrel Item Set! You only have until April 30 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy gems for gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
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===4/19/2018===
BLOG: USING HABITICA TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND VIDEO GAMES BEHIND THE SCENES!
====Use Case Spotlight: Making a Difference====
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Making a Difference! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be working to make a positive difference!
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to manage your Mental Health and Wellness? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
====Behind the Scenes: What We're Playing====
Like many of you Habiticans out there, our team loves video and mobile games, and in this special post we wanted to share what we're currently playing (besides Habitica, of course!) and what we love about these games. Come check them out in this month's Behind the Scenes feature!
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===4/17/2018===
iOS APP UPDATE!
We've released a new iOS update! In this update, we've added new features including the ability to purchase equipment from the Market, performance fixes for chat, and accessibility improvements. We've also smashed a number of pesky bugs, including problems some users experienced with notifications, chat, and Challenges!
We hope you enjoy the update! Be sure to download it now for a better Habitica experience!
If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out! Old reviews get hidden with each update, but if you go to the review section you can re-post them again with a single tap.
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===4/10/2018===
SQUIRREL PET QUEST AND APRIL FOOLS CHALLENGE WINNERS
====New Pet Quest: The Sneaky Squirrel====
Squirrels are loose, jamming up Habitican routines with stray acorns! Find and confront the hoarder in the latest pet quest, The Sneaky Squirrel, and earn some bushy-tailed squirrel pets by completing your real-life tasks.
====April Fool's Challenge Winners and Blog Post!====
The winners of the April Fool's Social Media Challenge have been selected! Congratulations to: Al Lith, Frar of the Lonely Mountain, Garwinna, Meakuel, and Koliz!
Thank you to everyone who shared their awesome pics with their tiny pets and mounts! You can see a fun recap of the shenanigans on our blog. Stay tuned to see what wacky antics the Fool gets up to next year!
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===4/5/2018===
SHIMMER HAIR, PASTEL SKINS, HABITICA FORGE TWITTER, AND GUILD SPOTLIGHT
====Shimmer Hair Colors and Pastel Skin Set====
The Seasonal Edition Shimmer Hair Colors and Pastel Skin Set are now available for purchase in User > Edit Avatar! These skin sets will only be available to purchase until April 30th, and then they will disappear from the shop until next Spring Fling. If you buy them, though, you will have access to them year-round!
====The Habitica Forge====
We've launched an exciting new Twitter account! Habitica Forge will be tweeting automated updates about all the work of our fantastic blacksmiths. If you're curious about what fixes and improvements are in the works, be sure to check it out! This account will also be the official source for updates from Habitica about any site or app access issues or outages.
====Be the Change: Guilds for Making a Difference====
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you work to make the world a better place! Check it out now to find Habitica's best communities for volunteers and general do-gooders.
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===4/3/2018===
SHINY SEEDS
====Shiny Seeds====
Throw a Shiny Seed at your friends and they will turn into a cheerful flower until their next cron! You can buy the Seeds in the Seasonal Shop for gold. Plus, if you get transformed by a Shiny Seed, you'll receive the Agricultural Friends badge!
Don't want to be a flower? Just buy some Petal-Free Potion from your Rewards column to reverse it.
Shiny Seeds will be available in the Seasonal Shop until April 30th!
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===4/2/2018===
BACKGROUNDS, ARMOIRE ITEMS, AND OFFICIAL CHALLENGES FOR APRIL
====April Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
 We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can fly over an Ancient Forest, soar above a Field of Wildflowers, and dally in a pretty Tulip Garden. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including some fun joke props in honor of April Fool's Day! Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====April 2018 Resolution Success Challenge and Take This Challenge====
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Rally Your Allies, we're focusing on building accountability by reaching out to supportive people in your life! It has a 15 gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on May 1st.
Congratulations to the winners of March's Challenge, LuxInWonderland, kheftel, Midnight Reverie, bookishninja, and VeganValerie!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, Test Thy Courage!, with a focus on initiating positive social interactions. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "I Am the Night!": grand prize winner Jon Johnson, and runners-up valosin, ninaninet, awcward, Jackie Stack, and SaphirSoleil. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they didn't have the full set already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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===4/1/2018===
APRIL FOOL'S 2018: TINY PETS AND MOUNTS!
====Tiny Pets and Mounts====
Oh no! That dastardly April Fool seems to have pulled off his "small" prank: all our pets and mounts have shrunk!
"Haha!" the April Fool laughs as he bursts in the the Tavern, "Enjoy your new and more efficiently-sized friends! Now your pets and mounts are so much easier to keep track of, right? This should certainly increase your productivity!"
Lady Glaciate grumbles from her corner table and looks at her mammoth, which is happily cavorting in her teacup. "Well, since I don't have a ride back home to the Stoikalm Steppes at the moment, I disagree."
As Sir Stomp sprays tea triumphantly from his trunk, a small smile tugs at the corner of her mouth. ".…I suppose one could argue it's quite cute, though," she grudgingly adds.
It looks like all our pets and mounts are extra small for the time being. Enjoy the fun by checking out everyone's profiles today! Your pets and mounts will return to normal on April 3.
====Special April Fool's Social Media Challenge!====
For even more fun, check out the official Challenge posted especially for today! Share your avatar featuring your tiny pets on social media between now and April 3, and you'll have a chance to win gems!
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==March 2018==
===3/30/2018=== 
HABITICA ON INSTAGRAM, SELF-IMPOSED CHALLENGE BLOG, AND WHAT'S THE APRIL FOOL UP TO?
====Habitica is Now on Instagram!====
Habitica's Instagram is now live! Follow us for updates and exclusive peeks at behind-the-scenes fun!
====New Blog Post: Self-Imposed Challenges!====
This month's featured Wiki article is about Self-Imposed Challenges! We hope that it will help you as you customize Habitica to make it as fun and challenging as you'd like it to be! Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
====The April Fool Stops By the Tavern...====
It's that time of year again, and all Habitica's denizens have been on the lookout for stirrings from the most mischievous Masterclasser: the April Fool. Puzzlingly (and perhaps alarmingly!) he's been unusually quiet considering his favorite day is nearing. He's announced he's keeping his plans small-scale and that they will hardly be noticed, but upon hearing this from Tavern-goers on a visit to Habit City, Lady Glaciate rolled her eyes.
"I'd be interested to know what the Master of Rogues considers a modestly-proportioned prank…" she says irritably.
Perhaps you should check back over the weekend to see what's in store…
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===3/29/2018===
LAST CHANCE FOR SUBSCRIBER ITEMS, MAGIC POTIONS AVAILABLE INTO APRIL, AND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES UPDATES
====Last Chance for Daring Dragonfly Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Daring Dragonfly Set! Subscribing also lets you buy gems for gold. The longer your subscription, the more gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Extended Availability for Shimmer and Rainbow Hatching Potions====
Due to popular demand, we've extended the availability of the Rainbow and Shimmer Magic Hatching Potions until Spring Fling ends on April 30! Be sure to grab them from the Market before then! If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!
====Community Guidelines Updates====
We've made some important updates to the Community Guidelines to make it easier to read, as well as to clarify some policies on subjects such as promotional Challenges, spamming, and more. Be sure to read it before you chat in the Tavern, in Guilds, or in your Party!
Thanks for helping us keep Habitica's community happy and safe!
====Moderator Contact Form====
Encountering a community issue? There's a new, simple way to get in touch with the moderator team: the moderator contact form! You can access it under the Help menu, under the Helpful Links in the Tavern sidebar, or on the Contact Us page. This is always the best and fastest way to contact a moderator if you need help. We hope that it will be useful!
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===3/22/2018===
MARCH SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND BEHIND THE SCENES BLOG
====March Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The March Subscriber Item has been revealed: the Daring Dragonfly Set! You'll receive this set when you subscribe by March 31! If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Equipment to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====Behind the Scenes: Staff Podcast Picks!====
Looking for new podcasts? The Habitica team loves podcasts, and in this special post we wanted to share some favorites that help us get things done, learn, and have fun! Come check them out in this month's Behind the Scenes feature!
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===3/20/2018===
SPRING FLING BEGINS! LIMITED EDITION EQUIPMENT, SEASONAL SHOP OPENS, AND EGG QUEST IS AVAILABLE!
====Limited Edition Class Outfits====
From now until April 30th, limited edition outfits are available in the Rewards column! Depending on your class, you can be a Tulip Mage, Sunrise Warrior, Duckling Rogue, or Garnet Healer. You'd better get productive to earn enough gold before your time runs out...
====Seasonal Shop Opens====
The Seasonal Shop has opened! It's stocking springtime Seasonal Edition goodies at the moment, including past spring outfits. Everything there will be available to purchase during the Spring Fling event each year, but it's only open until April 30th, so be sure to stock up now, or you'll have to wait a year to buy these items again!
====Egg Quest Available====
The Egg Quest is also available again in the Quest Shop! Strange eggs are appearing all over Habitica. Can you collect them all to earn some colorful Egg pets and mounts?
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===3/15/2018===
KEYS TO THE KENNELS AND USE CASE SPOTLIGHT
====Release Pets & Mounts!====
The Keys to the Kennels have returned! Now, when you collect all 90 standard pets or mounts, you can release them for 4 Gems, letting you collect them all over again! If you want a real challenge, you can attain the elusive Triad Bingo by filling your stable with all of both, then set them all free at once at no cost!
Scroll to the bottom of the Market to purchase a Key. It takes effect immediately on purchase, so say your goodbyes first!
====Use Case Spotlight: Spring Cleaning====
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Spring Cleaning! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be looking to start spring with a nice, clean dwelling.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to Make a Difference? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
 
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===3/13/2018===
SHIMMER AND RAINBOW HATCHING POTIONS; SPRING CLEANING GUILD SPOTLIGHT
====Shimmer and Rainbow Hatching Potions====
We've brought back Shimmer Potions, and added a brand-new Magic Hatching Potion: Rainbow! Between now and March 31st, you can buy these Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Magic Hatching Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Shimmer or Rainbow Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
====Another One Fights the Dust: Guilds for Spring Cleaning====
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you with your Spring Cleaning! Check it out now to find Habitica's best communities for help and motivation with cleaning.
 
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===3/8/2018===
DYSHEARTENER DEFEATED!
====World Boss: Dysheartener Defeated!====
Together, everyone in Habitica strikes a final blow to their tasks, and the Dysheartener rears back, shrieking with dismay. "What's wrong, Dysheartener?" AnnDeLune calls, eyes sparkling. "Feeling discouraged?"
Glowing pink fractures crack across the Dysheartener's carapace, and it shatters in a puff of pink smoke. As a renewed sense of vigor and determination sweeps across the land, a flurry of delightful sweets rains down upon everyone.
The crowd cheers wildly, hugging each other as their pets happily chew on the belated Valentine's treats. Suddenly, a joyful chorus of song cascades through the air, and gleaming silhouettes soar across the sky.
Our newly-invigorated optimism has attracted a flock of Hopeful Hippogriffs! The graceful creatures alight upon the ground, ruffling their feathers with interest and prancing about. "It looks like we've made some new friends to help keep our spirits high, even when our tasks are daunting," Lemoness says.
Beffymaroo already has her arms full with feathered fluffballs. "Maybe they'll help us rebuild the damaged areas of Habitica!"
Crooning and singing, the Hippogriffs lead the way as all the Habitcans work together to restore our beloved home.
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===3/6/2018===
DYSHEARTENER THIRD RAGE STRIKE AND HUG A BUG QUEST BUNDLE
====World Boss: Dysheartener Attacks the Quest Shop!====
Aaaah! We've left our Dailies undone again, and the Dysheartener has mustered the energy for one final blow against our beloved shopkeepers. The countryside around Ian the Quest Master is ripped apart by its Shattering Heartbreak attack, and Ian is struck to the core by the horrific vision. We're so close to defeating this monster.... Hurry! Don't stop now!
====New Discounted Quest Bundle: Hug a Bug!====
If you are looking to add some insect friends to your Habitica stable, you're in luck! From now until March 31, you can purchase the Hug a Bug Pet Quest Bundle and receive the Snail, Beetle, and Butterfly quests, all for only 7 Gems! That's a discount of 5 Gems from the price of purchasing them separately. Check it out in the Quest Shop today!
If you’d prefer not to see bugs in Habitica due to a phobia, check out the Phobia Protection Extension and enable the option for hiding "Beetles"!
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===3/1/2018===
NEW BACKGROUNDS, ARMOIRE ITEMS, RESOLUTION SUCCESS CHALLENGE, AND TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
====March Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
 We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can enjoy Driving a Coach, relax on an Elegant Balcony, and explore a Gorgeous Greenhouse. Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Fluttery Frock Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====March 2018 Resolution Success Challenge and New Take This Challenge====
 The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild!
These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Reach for Your First Achievement, we're focusing on celebrating your progress so far and looking ahead! It has a 15 gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on April 2nd.
Congratulations to the winners of February's Challenge: angelaBelacqua, Birgitte, letsleepingmonsterslie, FlyingRhino, and Dani! 
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, "I Am the Night!", with a focus on sleep hygiene. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set! 
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness. 
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Cast of Characters!": grand prize winner lovinglyquietcat, and runners-up Hannah, Chrys, CTBG_R0X, lucas br, and Tarashiko! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed the set already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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==February 2018==
===2/28/2018===
SECOND DYSHEARTENER RAGE STRIKE! LAST CHANCE FOR LOVE BUG SET AND CUPID POTIONS
====World Boss: Dysheartener Attacks the Market!====
Help! After feasting on our incomplete Dailies, the Dysheartener lets out another Shattering Heartbreak attack, smashing the walls and floor of the Market! As stone rains down, Alex the Merchant weeps at his crushed merchandise, stricken by the destruction.
We can't let this happen again! Be sure to do all our your Dailies to prevent the Dysheartener from using its final strike.
====Last Chance for Love Bug Set====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Love Bug Set! Subscribing also lets you buy Gems for Gold. The longer your subscription, the more Gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
====Last Chance for Cupid Hatching Potions====
Reminder: this is the final day to buy Cupid Hatching Potions! If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!
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===2/22/2018===
FEBRUARY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND BEHIND THE SCENES BLOG
====February Subscriber Items Revealed!====
The February Subscriber Items have been revealed: The Love Bug Set!! It's a special three-piece set in honor of our ongoing battle with the Dysheartener. You only have until February 28 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Items to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy Gems for Gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more Gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
====Behind the Scenes: Bringing a World Boss to Life====
There's a new Behind the Scenes post on the Habitica blog! Ever wonder what goes into bringing a World Boss to Habitica? Check out this post for a behind the scenes glimpse of how the team makes these events happen. It's all fun and no spoilers (we promise)!
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===2/21/2018===
WORLD BOSS RAGE STRIKE, GUILD SPOTLIGHT, AND WIKI WEDNESDAY
====World Boss: Dysheartener attacks the Seasonal Sorceress!====
Oh, no! After feasting on our undone Dailies, the Dysheartener has gained the strength to unleash its Shattering Heartbreak attack. With a shrill shriek, it brings its spiny forelegs down upon the pavilion that houses the Seasonal Shop! The concussive blast of magic shreds the wood, and the Seasonal Sorceress is overcome by sorrow at the sight.
Quickly, let's keep doing our Dailies so that the beast won't strike again!
====Sharing the Love: Guilds for Interpersonal Relationships====
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you work on building and maintaining your relationships with others! Check it out now to find Habitica's best places for support and help with your interpersonal connections.
====Blog Post: Routines====
This month's featured Wiki article is about Routines! We hope that it will help you as you work on structuring your time and tasks. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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===2/14/2018===
WORLD BOSS: THE DYSHEARTENER IS UNLEASHED
Oh no, a World Boss is attacking Habitica! Head to the Tavern to see it now. If you're on mobile, make sure that you have the latest versions downloaded to get the full experience!
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The sun is rising on Valentine's Day when a shocking crash splinters the air. A blaze of sickly pink light lances through all the buildings, and bricks crumble as a deep crack rips through Habit City's main street. An unearthly shrieking rises through the air, shattering windows as a hulking form slithers forth from the oozing earth.
Mandibles snap and a carapace glitters; legs upon legs unfurl in the air. The crowd begins to scream as the insectoid creature rears up, revealing itself to be none other than that cruelest of creatures: the fearsome Dysheartener itself. It howls in anticipation and lunges forward, hungering to gnaw on the hopes of hard-working Habiticans. With each rasping scrape of its spiny forelegs, you feel a vise of despair tightening in your chest.
"Take heart, everyone!" Lemoness shouts. "It probably thinks that we're easy targets because so many of us have daunting New Year's Resolutions, but it's about to discover that Habiticans know how to stick to their goals!"
AnnDeLune raises her staff. "Let's tackle our tasks and take this monster down!"
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Complete Habits, Dailies and To-Dos to damage the World Boss! Incomplete Dailies fill the Rage Strike Bar. When the Rage Strike bar is full, the World Boss will attack one of Habitica's shopkeepers. A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the Inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied.
*If you’d prefer not to see the World Boss due to a phobia, check out the Phobia Protection Extension (and set it to hide “Beetles”) :)
 Phobia Protection Extension by Alys
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===2/12/2018===
VALENTINE'S DAY CELEBRATION AND CHAT IMPROVEMENTS
====Habitica Celebrates Valentine's Day!====
In honor of Habitica's holiday celebrating all forms of love, whether it's friendship, familial, or romantic, some of the shopkeepers are dressed up! Take a look around to enjoy their new festive decorations.
====Send a Valentine====
Help motivate all of the lovely people in your life by sending them a caring Valentine. For the next week only, Valentines can be purchased for 10 gold from the Market. For spreading love and joy throughout the community, both the giver AND the receiver get a coveted "Adoring Friends" badge. Hooray!
While you're there, why not check out the other cards that are available to send to your party? Each one gives a special achievement of its own...
====New Chat Performance Improvements====
We've deployed some behind-the-scenes improvements to the Tavern chat, which should cause the messages and avatars to load more quickly. Additionally, each chat message that you post in the Tavern and in Guilds will now remember the outfit your avatar was wearing when you post it, even on a refresh! We hope that these changes will make chatting even more enjoyable.
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===2/8/2018===
CUPID HATCHING POTIONS AND RESOLUTION PLOT-LINE CONTINUES
====Cupid Hatching Potions====
There's a new pet breed in town! Between now and February 28th, you can buy Cupid Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Cupid Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!
After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Cupid Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!
 
====Resolution Plot-Line: Goo Galore====
Remember the mystery of those Habiticans who grew abruptly disheartened with their New Year's Resolutions? There's just been a significant development!
One of the investigation teams, led by Viirus, Apollo, and Piyorii, has turned up something very strange in the broken buildings where those Habiticans live...
"The cracks in the buildings have started to glow," Viirus says. "And look!" He points, and you see that a strange orange goo is oozing from the shattered stone. Gingerly, you touch it -- it smells sweet and is very, very sticky, almost like caramel.
Hmm.... let's keep watch for the cause in the coming days.
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===2/6/2018===
NEW PET QUEST AND USE CASE SPOTLIGHT
====New Pet Quest: Stop Badgering Me!====
Winter has come to the Taskwoods, but the Fairies aren't hibernating yet because the Badgering Bother won't stop pestering them! Get the latest pet quest, Stop Badgering Me!, from the Quest Shop, and earn some bustling badger pets by completing your real-life tasks.
====Use Case Spotlight: Interpersonal Relationships====
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Interpersonal Relationships! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be looking for advice to help nurture your relationships.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica for Spring Cleaning? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
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===2/1/2018===
NEW BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS, OFFICIAL CHALLENGES, AND FIXES
====February Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can dally in a Rose Garden, explore a Magical Museum, and play in Chessboard Land. Check them out under the User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the King of Diamonds Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====February 2018 Resolution Success Challenge and Take This Challenge====
The Habitica team has launched a special official Challenge series hosted in the Official New Year's Resolution Guild. These Challenges are designed to help you build and maintain goals that are destined for success and then stick with them as the year progresses. For this month's Challenge, Hone your Weapons, we're focusing on making sure the goals you've set this year are specific and achievable! It has a 15 Gem prize, which will be awarded to five lucky winners on March 1st.
Congratulations to the winners of January's Challenge: upsidedawn, Cristalias, feistyturtle, Yachiie, and Stijn Verwijmeren!
The next Take This Challenge has also launched, Cast of Characters!, with a focus on imagining one's positive and negative feelings as characters in a story. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, 'Check Your HP!': grand prize winner PoNyasha, and runners-up -ᏲᎾ-, Kat Thompson, 𝒮𝔲𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔲𝔰 🐭, Cal_Fizz, and redfeather! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed the set already. Armor pieces are located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
====Updates and Fixes====
We've made a number of fixes, most prominently a bunch of fixes for notifications so that they direct you to the correct place when clicked and disappear after that!
We've also fixed the issue where some Habiticans were seeing old announcements from Bailey rather than the latest ones, and we've added a way for Group Plan managers to note when an assigned task needs further work from the assignee.
We hope these fixes improve your Habitica experience!
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==January 2018==
===1/31/2018===
LAST CHANCE FOR WINTER WONDERLAND OUTFITS, WINTER CUSTOMIZATIONS, AND SNOWBALLS
Today is the final day of the Winter Wonderland Festival, so if you still have any remaining Winter Wonderland Items that you want to buy, you'd better do it now! The Seasonal Edition items and avatar customizations won't be back until next December, and if the Limited Edition items return they will have increased prices or changed art, so be sure to snag them today!
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=== 1/30/2018 ===
HABITICA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, LAST CHANCE FOR WINTER WONDERLAND ITEMS, AND CONTINUED RESOLUTION PLOT-LINE
==== Habitica Birthday Party! ====
January 31st is Habitica's Birthday! Thank you so much for being a part of our community - it means a lot.
Now come join us and the NPCs as we celebrate!
==== Cake for Everybody! ====
In honor of the festivities, everyone has been awarded an assortment of yummy cake to feed to your pets! Plus, for the next two days Alexander the Merchant is selling cake in his shop, and cake will sometimes drop when you complete your tasks. Cake works just like normal pet food, but if you want to know what type of pet likes each slice, the wiki has spoilers.
==== Party Robes ====
There are Party Robes available for free in the Rewards column! Don them with pride.
==== Birthday Bash Achievement ====
In honor of Habitica's birthday, everyone has been awarded the Habitica Birthday Bash achievement! This achievement stacks for each Birthday Bash you celebrate with us.
==== Last Chance for Frost Sprite Set ====
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Frost Sprite Set! Subscribing also lets you buy gems for gold. The longer your subscription, the more gems you get!
Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.
==== Last Chance for Starry Night and Holly Hatching Potions ====
Reminder: this is the final day to buy Starry Night and Holly Hatching Potions! If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!
==== Resolution Plot-Line: Broken Buildings ====
Lemoness, SabreCat, and Beffymaroo call an important meeting to address the rumors that are flying about this strange outbreak of Habiticans who are suddenly losing all faith in their ability to complete their New Year's Resolutions.
“Thank you all for coming,” Lemoness says. “I'm afraid that we have some very serious news to share, but we ask that you remain calm.”
“While it's natural to feel a little disheartened as the end of January approaches,” Beffymaroo says, “these sudden outbreaks appear to have some strange magical origin. We're still investigating the exact cause, but we do know that the buildings where the affected Habiticans live often seem to sustain some damage immediately before the attack.”
SabreCat clears his throat. “For this reason, we strongly encourage everyone to stay away from broken-down structures, and if you feel any strange tremors or hear odd sounds, please report them immediately.”
“Stay safe, Habiticans.” Lemoness flashes her best comforting smile. “And remember that if your New Year's Resolution goals seem daunting, you can always seek support in the New Year's Resolution Guild.”
How mysterious! Hopefully they'll get to the bottom of this soon.
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=== 1/23/2018 ===
JANUARY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS, RESOLUTION PLOT-LINE, AND GUILDS FOR GOALS
==== January Subscriber Items Revealed! ====
The January Subscriber Item has been revealed: the Frost Sprite Item Set! You only have until January 31 to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Equipment to claim your gear!
Subscribers also receive the ability to buy gems for gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data and a cute Jackalope pet. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.
==== Resolution Plot-Line: An Overheard Conversation ====
As you stride through the streets of Habit City, you overhear a worried conference of whispers. Curious, you peek in to Productivity Plaza and discover Lemoness and Beffymaroo in solemn conversation.
"On one hand, there's always the risk of discouragement when the eagerness of a fresh New Year's resolution gives way to everyday difficulties," Lemoness is saying. "But that just doesn't seem to match these reports. Habiticans who were making real progress are abruptly giving up all their goals overnight."
"I agree," says Beffymaroo. "And look at these maps -- all the reports are happening in the exact same neighborhoods."
"Clustered discouragement, cropping up all over the city?" Lemoness shakes her head. "I won't tempt fate by calling it a coincidence. It's time to investigate."
Without further ado, both of them hurry away. What a strange conversation to overhear! Perhaps we'll learn more about this later....
==== New Goals for the New Year: Guilds for Setting (and Keeping) Realistic Goals ====
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you as set new goals for 2018 and strive to stay on track! Check it out now to find Habitica's best goal-setting communities.
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=== 1/18/2018 ===
iOS UPDATE, WIKI WEDNESDAY, AND NEW AUDIO THEMES
==== iOS App Update! ====
We've released a new iOS update! In this update, we've added new features including the ability to allocate stat points, fix character values, and make account changes from within the app. We've also smashed a number of pesky bugs, including the issues with inbox messaging, crashes when opening subscriber gear, and even the notorious task-ordering bug!
We hope you enjoy the update. Be sure to download it now for a better Habitica experience!
If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out! Old reviews get hidden with each update, but if you go to the review section you can re-post them again with a single tap.
==== Blog Post: S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting ====
This month's featured Wiki article is about the SMART goal setting method! We hope that it will help you as strive to set achievable goals for the new year and beyond. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
==== New Audio Themes! ====
There are three new audio themes available in site settings: the Farvoid Theme, SpacePenguin's Theme, and the Lunasol Theme! Check them out to bring fresh sounds to your Habitica experience.
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=== 1/12/2018===
HABITICA BLOGS: USE CASE SPOTLIGHT AND BEHIND THE SCENES
==== Use Case Spotlight: Setting Realistic Goals ====
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Setting Realistic Goals! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be making resolutions or setting new goals for 2018.
Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to help manage and improve your Interpersonal Relationships? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!
==== Behind the Scenes: Lady Glaciate ====
Have you ever wanted to know more about Lady Glaciate, the Master of Warriors? Today's blog post features a spotlight on the tough and determined guardian of the Stoïkalm Steppes! Check it out now to learn about her rise to power, her interests and hobbies, and to hear her take on the rumors about her relationship with the Master of Rogues, the April Fool!
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=== 1/10/2018 ===
iOS APP STORE FEATURE, NEW PET QUEST, AND LAST CHANCE FOR BUY-1-GET-1 GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS
==== Habitica App Store Feature! ====
We're honored to be featured as the App of the Day in the iOS App Store! Check out our story here.
Also, get excited because we're releasing an update to the Habitica iOS App in the very near future that includes a number of highly requested features! We'll be announcing this update very soon, so keep an eye out for it!
==== New Pet Quest: The Pterror-Dactyl! ====
A hike along the Stoïkalm Cliffs turns terrifying when a Pterror-dactyl hones in on undone Dailies and negative Habits! Can you defeat this reptilian menace with your productivity? Get the latest pet quest, The Pterror-dactyl, and earn some trusting Pterodactyl pets by completing your real-life tasks.
==== Last Chance to Gift a Subscription and Get One Free! ====
Tomorrow is your last chance to take advantage of our promotion where if you gift somebody a subscription, you get the same subscription for yourself for free!
Subscribers get tons of perks every month, including exclusive items, the ability to buy gems with gold, a cute exclusive Jackalope Pet, and increased data history. Plus, it helps keep Habitica running :) To gift a subscription to someone, just open their profile and click on the present icon in the upper right.
The special promotion will only run until tomorrow, so if you've been curious about trying out a subscription, now's the time! Make a friend happy and use all your new gems to go questing together.
Please note that if you or your gift recipient already have a recurring subscription, the gifted subscription will only start after that subscription is cancelled or has expired. Thanks so much for your support! <3
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=== 1/4/2018 ===
WINTERY AVATAR CUSTOMIZATIONS AND NEW AUDIO THEMES
====Wintery Skins and Hair Colors!====
The Seasonal Edition Wintery Hair Colors are now available for purchase via the User Menu under "Edit Avatar"! Now you can dye your avatar's hair Snowy, Peppermint, Holly Green, Aurora, Winter Star, or Festive.
Plus, the Seasonal Edition Wintery Skins are available, too! You can complete your winter avatar look with Aurora, Dapper, Festive, Holly, Polar, Sugar, or Winter Star Skins.
Both of these Seasonal Edition customization sets will only be available to purchase until January 31st, after which they'll be gone until next year, so be sure to swoop them up now!
====New Audio Themes!====
There are two new audio themes available in site settings: Pizilden's Theme and the MAFL Theme! Check them out to bring fresh sounds to your Habitica experience.
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=== 1/2/2018 ===
JANUARY BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS, AND NEW TAKE THIS CHALLENGE
====January Backgrounds and Armoire Items!====
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can drive a Sleigh, bask in the wintery glow of Auroras, and fly over Icy Steppes! Check them out under User Icon > Backgrounds!
Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Coach Driver Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)
====New Take This Challenge!====
The next Take This Challenge has launched, Check Your HP!, with a focus on monitoring your mood. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set and a chance at Gems!
Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, 'It's Dangerous to Go Alone!': grand prize winner Acoustikarl, and runners-up Ximena18, Sunbeams90, Castrón, Adara McCLain, and Emily Torrey. Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set, if they hadn't completed the set already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!
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