[UPDATED] Devs' Corner: April 2024

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

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The Howrse Team
 
Ow
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superauri wrote:

Still waiting on the "repair all' feature for boxes and the equivalent for meadows.


YES!!! And also, let us choose to show more boxes per page, so we're not going through page after page of boxes just to look for something.

While I'm at it, why are new boxes not simply added to the last page? It is annoying to have 3 new boxes, then have to go through all my pages to find the ones that need the fountain. Then do the same thing to add showers.
Emerald01
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Emerald01 wrote:

While I'm at it, why are new boxes not simply added to the last page? It is annoying to have 3 new boxes, then have to go through all my pages to find the ones that need the fountain. Then do the same thing to add showers.


It depends on how you have the search set. Mine are added to the last page since I have them sorted by wear and tear.
Rogin
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superauri wrote:

Still waiting on the "repair all' feature for boxes and the equivalent for meadows.


You can do this if you select all boxes then click the + and click repair selected boxes. Same with repairing greenhouses, or rotating meadows.
Rogin
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Veren wrote:

I think a nice change would be to have a multi-select option for workshops to produce items.


Yes I do agree with this, just like you can do when planting meadows, why not be able to start production in several workshops at once?
Rogin
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Deleted the toolip displayed on the ride on the beach icon.

Qoquaq wrote:

Maybe it's a typo and they meant to say tooltip - it's the little info box that appears when you hover over something


I still have the info box when hovering over beach rides. Can someone please clarify what this "toolip" correction actually is?

And does anyone know what the "rule issue" was when editing comps on the EC page?
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I agree that we need a repair all button for our boxes. It's inefficient having to repair boxes page by page. Granted, I only have 4 or 5 pages of boxes whereas other players have 2000+ boxes which amounts to numerous pages so I have no reason to complain. But I'd still like to push for the feature.

And I'd also like to push for Emerald01's suggestion about adding new boxes and meadows to the bottom of the list. Why do I need to sift through pages of boxes to add my enhancements? Why can't I just add them at the same time? Actually, why can't I add them directly when I click "add to my EC" on the workshops page?? It would be nice if there was an option for that because then I wouldn't need to go to the boxes page in the first place.

Moral of the story: we need an EC update.

And Howrse should add ECs to mobile too in that update. Its rediculous that they haven't already default smiley (o) The lack of EC control on mobile is probably why I dropped the mobile version entirely so long ago even though I only play on my phone. Although, considering that the layout of classical is so much better, I probably won't ever go back. But at least for players who do use mobile.
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The limit to repairing boxes may be to make it easier on the system, in the possibility that someone may try to repair a few hundred at a time.

Just a guess on my part, based on limits there are for similar things in other games I play.
If that's not an issue, then I'd love to have it added
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Legacy Ann wrote:

The limit to repairing boxes may be to make it easier on the system, in the possibility that someone may try to repair a few hundred at a time.


Well, VIPs can move hundreds of horses at a time and place them up for sale. Perhaps I am a bit more cynical in that adding this feature would render the Stable Hand employee almost obsolete and many players fork out a lot for these employees (myself included).
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EmmaKate66 wrote:

Well, VIPs can move hundreds of horses at a time and place them up for sale. Perhaps I am a bit more cynical in that adding this feature would render the Stable Hand employee almost obsolete and many players fork out a lot for these employees (myself included).
A similar limit applies to moving and selling horses. Unless there's a workaround I've not seen, the "check all" for horses only applies to the one page, and they're unchecked when you move to a different page. If I want to sell horses on different pages, I have to check the horses on a single page and perform that action with them, before moving to another.
Legacy Ann
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Sorry for the delay in posting this!


Check out this month's brand new features in the new Devs’ Corner!

Best Regards,
The Howrse Team
EchOw
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I'm not sure if this is happening to anyone else, but my boxes are not supposed to wear down at all, yet they are! I have the expert diploma and all the employees, including the stable-hand, but when I checked today, they show a 1% wear and tear! Does anyone know why this has become an issue for me? Thank you!
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When did the unicorn covering time change? It used to be you could do several in a row, but now you have to wait hours inbetween? I don't think anyone was asking for this "improvement" ...
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ShadowKokufu wrote:

I agree that we need a repair all button for our boxes. It's inefficient having to repair boxes page by page. Granted, I only have 4 or 5 pages of boxes whereas other players have 2000+ boxes which amounts to numerous pages so I have no reason to complain. But I'd still like to push for the feature.


Im currently "protesting" by neglecting my EC, in fact the game altogether. I have 6208 boxes of which 3509 have reached 100% and been destroyed. I have lost over 1.5 million equus due to it, the constant issue that this is for me has caused me to have absolutely no desire to play this game at all, not even just the events. Considering I have 2 games across 2 servers than equates to over 10000 boxes. 20 at a time is no longer a viable option for me and my 7-5 job.

I have not yet even touched on the hundreds of meadows yet either.
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maryannmaryann wrote:

When did the unicorn covering time change? It used to be you could do several in a row, but now you have to wait hours inbetween? I don't think anyone was asking for this "improvement" ...
No changes have been made to unicorn breeding.

There are still 2 sessions each day, and you can cover as many as you can in each session. If you mean the 10 hour wait between a mare's cover, it's always been like that
Legacy Ann
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Why has my stroke button changed to a rainbow one? Is this just a new design? It seems to give more energy sometimes though but I can't figure out when.
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thompsonmama wrote:

Why has my stroke button changed to a rainbow one? Is this just a new design? It seems to give more energy sometimes though but I can't figure out when.

It's VIP a perk for owning one of the Rainbow divines. Anytime Rainbow divine's perk activates, the respective button has a rainbow icon on it for the day.

You can check the perk description of the Rainbow(s) you own, or check the VIP page to see which divine it is, and how the perk works.
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...you know you can just go to any random Xanthos' public page and stroke it, right? Look "Xanthos" up in the horses directory, set the search filter to special horses only, and you'll get hundreds to choose from.
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Really happy with the Punga change - that restriction was awful (even more so after winning a few Weta's in the HOP promotion).
EmmaKate66
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Why is the " completed " on the objectives now red instead of blue? Im really hoping this is a glitch because its very irritating..

And if its not a glitch then
Why why why do you keep making these silly uneeded changes..

Getting closer and closer to quitting..of all the games I play Howrse has been the most consistent in trying to irritate their players..I just dont understand it..default smiley :k
Painted Lady
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@Howrse - please please try and remember not all your players have super vision, before you choose the color palette on the interface.
I found myself staring at the free pass buttons wondering why they didn't have the usual color. For a few seconds I thought I still needed to do X actions to meet the daily criteria, only to realize the color was changed to something I really struggle to see.

It really isn't that hard to choose colors that all can see, even us that struggle not having perfect vision. Honestly it SHOULD be a given when designing webpages......
There are TONS of pages you can use as reference, when picking the color palette.
Like this color palette or this site


I still hope you will one day give us the option to search for foundation horses, instead of adding yet another animation I wish I could disable.
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Can all players please keep to the points made in the latest updates. Feedback is fine, positive and negative although constructive criticism is always a big help.

This forum is not intended for rants about unrelated matters.

If you have a complaint about something please take it to Contact Us.
deimos
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"Removed restrictions on obtaining gifts from divine horses Punga and Sequoia"

Thank you so much! I have 4 Punga, so this is a much appreciated change.
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Been waiting for the change to Punga and Sequoia! Thank you so much for that change. default smiley (l) Both of mine have been sitting waiting to get the gift, and I haven't been able to since I have a few of each in inventory.
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