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Extra Bonus Wednesday: Maps, Machines & Enchanted Forests

Happy Wednesday! Maybe Housing R2 wasn't enough for you? In that case, you should check out today's new things.

We've modified the world maps to show which streets you've visited and which you've yet to. We also changed teleport (from the map) to only allow you to go places you've been before. This should make getting the completionist achievements much easier.

Did you already learn Woodworking and Metalworking? Then head over to your nearest tool vendor and pick up parts for the new Metal Machine and Woodworker.

If you're worried about not having enough wood for your construction projects, worry no longer. Several Enchanted Forests have been found around Ur. Take a wander around Groddle Forest, Tamila and Rasana.

Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Lala, I have the same problem. I have been charged energy aswell
    Posted 8 months ago by jjbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There seems to be a few trees in the enchanted forest areas that are bugged. You can continuously chop at them, but they won't give planks (or they do at the first time). Also, for me, at least, when a new tree replaced the old one after being harvested, i didn't have the harvest option afterwards with the new tree, which i think is either a bug or a feature.
    Posted 8 months ago by Ayasta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I can't seem to harvest planks." - should now be fixed
    Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't see any new woodworking or metalworking achievements; I really hope there are some.

    Perhaps the encyclopedia just needs to be updated.
    Posted 8 months ago by Sparkly Vampire Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yup Bees! it's working now thanks!!
    Posted 8 months ago by Viresse Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So many awesome new things to try...so little time...
    This is the best kind of dilemma!
    Posted 8 months ago by madance4 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I don't see any new woodworking or metalworking achievements" - i bet we'll add some soon!
    Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • On a shallow note, I find both of the new machines very, very pretty. :D

    This is awesome; thank you so much, TS!
    Posted 8 months ago by Tryvalen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I glad my decision to go for Metal and Wood working was a smart one! :)
    Posted 8 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This was fun! Thanks TS--and to Global for some good (and silly!) hints.
    Posted 8 months ago by Axa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What fun! And people thought there'd be no reason for us to leave our homes again! AWSUM!!!!
    Posted 8 months ago by Abbey Rhode Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is the woodworking machine supposed to be up in the air? lol

    http://www.glitch.com/snaps/PCRCRFETMAO1MFA/1950-d1339b3724/
    Posted 8 months ago by PittyPat is sad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for this update, TS. Today ended up being awesome! I am happy.
    Posted 8 months ago by Branfowl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well you just snuck this one in didn't you? R2 fever pitch wasn't enough for you huh? :P
    I lobe you Devs :)
    Posted 8 months ago by Lyn Frog, Esq Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is there only 3 "secret forests" bees, one in every region?
    Posted 8 months ago by jjbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • jjbob: i don't know! you should look hard to be sure ;)

    ★PittyPat★: hmm, something's not right there :D
    Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will we feed metal to sloths and squeeze them for nuts and bolts? hehe
    Posted 8 months ago by Violet Lapin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Cool concept. I think I'm going to let the newness wear off, or just use the wood trees in my backyard for now. I agree with someone earlier. The trees are not allowed to get to their full maturity and people are jumping on every tree, even if someone just got finished tended in back up a level.

    Since the trees automatically go back to seedling, I don't know if I should just "harvest and clear" rather than tend, then harvest after it sprouts a new branch.
    Posted 8 months ago by EzBreezy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have so much wood that it isn't even funny!  Wait, that doesn't sound good...
    Posted 8 months ago by Serra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is great!
    Posted 8 months ago by Syrup Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sadly, the release happend late night fr me(UK) and now am at work; a bit frustrated that I can't check things out. Also worried that there will be no trees left by the time I log in. I have so little wood :-( . Anyways, congrats to TS and developers for ringing in the changes. TS has got a lot of imagination and it is only appropriate that XP will change to Imagination soon.
    Posted 8 months ago by !$Harrump$! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • YAY!!!!!!!!!! just got home in JP!!!!!!!!
    Posted 8 months ago by Misty Power Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 'Tis excellent! Thank you!
    Posted 8 months ago by Christine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In the new forests I can't seem to use fertilidust?
    Posted 8 months ago by Aine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That's true Aine.  But you don't need to:  the trees magically regrow themselves.
    Posted 8 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How many of these new woods are there?
    Posted 8 months ago by ~Scilly~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • For the first time since I started playing and everything was new, you have managed to introduce so many new things at once that I haven't been able to see and do everything yet. This is exciting and strange. I have no idea what's going on right now. It's overwhelming. Thank you. So very much. For all of it--from the established stuff to the brand new. Just...thank you.
    Posted 8 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yep. Pretty much what she said ^^  Thank you ever so much!
    Posted 8 months ago by Poppy Fields Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Question concerning the use of machines and other activities. I was running the woodworking machine, and found that I was unable to use my grinder, tongs, beaker, test tube, tincturing kit, smelter, gassifier or my tinkertool. Is this a bug? Or can I expect to have to wait for the machines to stop working before going on to other activities?
    Posted 8 months ago by Angelic Acid Subscriber! | Permalink
  • WOOT WOOT!
    Posted 8 months ago by Jyggalag Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "We also changed teleport (from the map) to only allow you to go places you've been before. This should make getting the completionist achievements much easier."

    Huh? How is it easier to get completionist badges now that there's one less way to do the thing that gets you the badges?
    Posted 8 months ago by E D D I E Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sys Rq, a side effect of this is that streets you haven't visited are not clearly marked on your map.  All you have to do is find a set of unvisited streets, by looking at your map, and then teleport to an adjacent street and walk there.

    I've tried it out, and it makes a lot of sense and does make it much, much easier.  Having to teleport one street over is not a hassle.
    Posted 8 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wait, wait. So there are more than three forest? Besides the ones in Groddle Forest, Tamila, and Rasana? :D

    And what's this about breakdancing?
    Posted 8 months ago by SeerQueen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • hehe
    Posted 8 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Interesting that the description for the Metal Rod says it is useful for making Metal Bars, as they really don't go into it, just copper and tin ingots in the formula...
    Posted 8 months ago by Koftun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "can I expect to have to wait for the machines to stop working before going on to other activities?" - currently they count as "making", and you can only make one thing at once. we might change this

    "Interesting that the description for the Metal Rod says it is useful for making Metal Bars" - that's crazy! everyone know metal rods are for making snails!
    Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The Woodworking machine has no animation showing when it's working, just a little puff of steam at the beginning.

    When the Woodworking machine is working, I can't use the Metal Machine too. This is counter-intuitive. I can do other stuff while grinding spices etc. 
    Posted 8 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We shouldn't be given an option to make more items with these machines than the fuel cell currently has capacity for.
    Posted 8 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • machine animation: should now be fixed (after a reload)
    machines being used at the same time: we're working on a fix
    fuel not being correctly calculated: we're working on a fix
    Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Re: the hollow tree areas!

    Awesome. Dead-end streets needed lots of love and Ur needed lots more interesting areas to head to with themed purposes. Both goals accomplished with this introduction!~ well done!
    Posted 8 months ago by Moehr Ossum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wish there was a way to bring up the info of our home street and inside our houses, to see the number of resources, etc. on them since the loading screens no longer show this information.

    I'd like to know first hand if a piggy or chicken or butterfly died or something.
    Posted 8 months ago by Lorraine ♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wheeee!!   =^_^=
    Posted 8 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I'd like to know first hand if a piggy or chicken or butterfly died or something." - ooh, good point. i suspect this will be on the yet-to-be-done webpage about your house
    Posted 8 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • edited
    Sorry don't want to spoil it for those wanting to search for themselves!
    Posted 8 months ago by Boaz Jachin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No spoilers ;) Some might want to search for these!
    Posted 8 months ago by Liza Throttlebottom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Also just noticed when checking on my phone (which I use most the time to keep up with the ever changing world of glitch) that whenever you click on say, Groddle Forest it shows a map and then a list of streets under it with checks on the one's you have visited!! I did realize how much I wonder. I dont even remember where Tamila is and i have all the street but 2!! Neat that I can check this our from here =)
    Posted 8 months ago by Clickadee Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How on Earth am I supposed to do my homework with all of this? ;)
    Posted 8 months ago by Lorris Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "i suspect this will be on the yet-to-be-done webpage about your house"
    Perhaps there could also be a little pop-up notification, like when a crop is done growing?
    Posted 8 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And they said I was a fool to learn engineering! "Be a piggy nibbler" they said! "Big money in Chicken squeezin" they said. HA! I'll show them! I'll show them all! AHhahahahahaha!!!

    oh, and  umm, these changes are pretty sweet.
    Posted 8 months ago by MrVolare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love all the tiny tweaks, too. The new inventory icon for corn is sweet, and the way Awesome Strew now stacks when you drop it is so much nicer than it was!
    Posted 8 months ago by Woolf Subscriber! | Permalink