The automatic events update has been fully activated; all of them are located in portals of a new map called "Events Lobby". There will be 3 daily events, and in the upcoming days, a series of internal quests will be included to obtain new items that will be added to the game.
This is the current events schedule. More will be added over time. Currently, there are 6 types of events, each lasting for 2 hours. At the end of each event, all players will be automatically transported to the Events Lobby. The time displayed is server time (GMT -5).
| Time | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 | Bifaction FFA | Topless | 6 vs 6 | GvG | Naked FFA | Topless | Naked FFA |
| 11:00 | Naked FFA | 2 vs 2 | Naked FFA | 2 vs 2 | Bifaction FFA | GvG | Bifaction FFA |
| 16:00 | 6 vs 6 | GvG | Bifaction FFA | Topless | 6 vs 6 | 2 vs 2 | 6 vs 6 |
To attend the events, simply go to the new Events Lobby. You can reach it through the teleport button "Shaiya Tales of Teos" or by using an NPC located in AH:
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The initial 6 events that have been introduced are:
Bifaction FFA: This event is a free-for-all (FFA) where players can enter the map with auto-party (/party yourcharname) and once inside, you can join the raid. The event is bifaction, meaning both factions can join the same raid to earn more kills/rank.
Naked FFA: Similar to Bifaction FFA, but players can only use jewelry and weapons. To enter the map, players should also use auto-party (/party yourcharname) and unequip their armor, mount, pet, and costume before entering. Kills in the map are permanently set to x10, and no raid or alliance can be formed. The event is entirely individual, and both character and guild names are anonymous.
6 vs 6: Also known as Squad PvP, this mode does not have factions. To enter, players must use auto-party (/party yourcharname) and can make a raid of up to 6 characters. The raid members can be from any faction. Kills in the map are permanently set to x5. Each raid acts as a "faction" and can attack other raids as enemies.
Topless: This is a normal faction vs. faction PvP mode, but all players must enter without tops. Players can enter the map without needing a party and can join their faction's raid upon entry by unequipping the top of their armor set.
2 vs 2: Similar to 6 vs 6, but in duos. The same explanation for 6 vs 6 applies here.
GvG: This is a Guild vs. Guild PvP mode. Unlike classic guild battles, this is a PvP map where there are no factions but guilds. To attack, characters must belong to a guild and can attack other guilds that are not theirs. To enter the map, players must use auto-party (/party yourcharname).
These are called automatic events because they do not depend on the presence of staff members to start manually. Unlike other Shaiya servers where events must be manually controlled, here's how they work:
- Maps with bifaction raids are permanently configured to function in this way, requiring no manual activation of any scripts.
- Maps like Naked or Topless do not allow equipping restricted items in any way, so there's no need for staff control to prevent cheating.
- Modes where factions don't exist and each raid acts as a faction are also automatically configured without any manual intervention.
- Portals remain open for 2 hours. Once the event ends, the game automatically transports everyone out of the map back to the Events Lobby.
While two previous tests of these events have been conducted, this is the official launch. Some adjustments and improvements will still be made to the automated server system. Additionally, each event map will have a purpose, as new items requiring specific quests or drops within the automatic event maps will be added. There will also be events specific to levels other than 80 (15, 30, 60, and 70).
We understand that many people are in different time zones, so it's been made easy to know the time of each event through automatic notifications in the game. These notifications inform players 1 hour before an event starts, when it starts, after 1 hour into the event, and when it ends. Additionally, event schedules have been added on Discord, where it tells you the exact time in your time zone daily and when an event is ongoing.
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So, this first week of automatic events will be considered a trial. Once any potential overlooked errors have been corrected and the gameplay experience has been maximized, new items requiring participation in these events will be added, motivating everyone to attend and not miss out.
Forced Balanced-Multifaction PvP System
In the same Events Lobby, a portal to a map called 3pp vs 3pp (24 hours) has been added. Unlike the automatic events, this portal will be open all day for now. It consists of PvP raids of up to 3pp maximum (18 characters). The map is a clone of DD1 and has been named DD1 v3. Unlike v2, here you can perform Balanced PvP without sitters, and each raid/alliance represents a faction. Therefore, to fill the 3pp, characters from any faction can join. This solves the problem of lack of people on either side when organizing PvP in numerical equality or without worrying about who will enter or AFKs.
This entire update requires having the game fully updated to its latest version. If you have 2 Updaters in the folder, it's recommended to delete "Updater" and keep only "Updater2," which will be the only official one from now on. If the client currently presents faults, or the Updater doesn't work or has problems like seeing invisible parts of some characters, then it's advisable to re-download the game, which has been uploaded with all updates already applied and without any errors: Downloads.
