January 11, 2022 Update!
Sorry for the extra ping, DemonHearts made the excellent suggestion of adding wishlists as a site features.
Wishlists can be found in the veritical menu on user profiles. To edit your own wishlist, go to Wishlists under My Activity.

Thanks very much to DemonHearts for super rad suggestion!

Hey everyone!

This update is going to be a little different from our usual news posts. We'd like to take a few minutes to talk about the future!

At Keepers of Eniv, we try very hard to keep our community involved and to be transparent with our goals, so each quarter (January, April, July, and October) we'll give an update about what our goals are for the next three months, and how we feel we handled the goals in the previous quarter. It's a little "businessy", but we like to keep our community in the loop. 

Just want the current updates? There's a spot toward the bottom labeld Game Updates that you can skip to!

Our Q1 2022 Goals

Quarter 1 (Q1) consists of January, February, and March. 
During that time we've got a lot of big goals;

• Lore Updates
  We'd like to take time to flesh out the world of Eniv a bit more. We're going to give more backstory to the current world state, traditions, NPCs, and give more story to the game. Players from World of Eniv will recognize a few of those places and characters, as well as some new additions to our canon. This is currently in development.
• Trait Recolors
  As many of our players know, we've been working to provide more and more pre-created assets for use in profile images of Enivi. We'll be taking some time to make sure all our traits are recolored and usable for all our players. This is also in preparation for the upcoming Character Creator (more on this later).
• Tutorial Updates
  We're working on tutorial updates for both players and staff. You may have already noticed that we've updated the Design Guide and What is an Enivi? (Currently under World Activities, but things like this will be moved to the Encyclopedia in the future). We don't expect all our guides to be completed in Q1, but we are making a large attempt at what we felt are the most important guides. Some of these include the Design Guide, Account Creation and Activation, How to use Art Packs, How to Submit to the Gallery, and How to Submit a Prompt. 
  Currently the Design Guide update is completed and the Account Creation and Activation guide is in progress.
• Custom Content Gateways Opening
  We'd like to finally open for the long-awaited Custom Content! 
  Custom content has been something we've had players ask about quite a bit, but we didn't just want to open at the start of the game. We took some time to really listen to our community and try to find out what you all wanted, needed, and how you felt about the idea. We're starting out smaller with custom content with semi-custom content available through Wishing Stars (keep an eye out for those through the January event). Afterward, we'll re-evaluate our processes and rules to make sure things are running as cleanly as they can before we open for custom content commissions. 
  Thank you to everyone who has waited for this, and for your interest!
• Temple Questlines
  Temple Quests are a series of prompts and activities for players to complete that can earn their Enivi a place among the temple keepers of Eniv. This will grant a series of special rewards and benefits for the Enivi involved. This will also serve as another reason for your Enivi to want to be "Double-Blessed", as only Enivi under the guidance of a specific Deity will be allowed to complete the quests for that temple.
  These are currently in development.
• Shop Revisions
  We recognize that Sophie's Shoppe may have been enough in days passed, but with the amount of items, traits, and accessories currently in game (we have over 2,000 variations! ) it's not viable to keep them all in rotation in one place. In an attempt to make items intended to be common available more, we'll be opening up additional shops and moving what's available to their designated shop. 
  This should make it easier to find the traits you need, while also giving poor Sophie some much-needed rest.
  This is currently in development, and you should keep an eye out for an upcoming contest regarding the shop keepers.
• The Character Creator
  Long awaited, our character creator is something we've talked about a few times. 
  While we were working on a simple script at the beginning, we've reworked it to include more detail and to be much more user-friendly in functionality. While we can't share all the details just yet, we're very sure the outcome will be worth the longer wait, and that you'll all enjoy the upcoming changes.
  To reiterate, no one will be forced to use the character creator when it's finished. It's just another option for our writers, musicians, and honestly anyone who enjoys using their Enivi more than designing and creating them by hand or with the art packs. 
  The planning for this is entirely finished, along with the planning for the accompanying systems. Coding will begin again later this month.

We'll also be making some smaller updates along the way and, of course, hosting events and adding new accessories, traits, and markings. These are just the bigger focus points we feel will take the most time.

We Want Your Feedback!

To keep the game growing and moving in the right direction, we always want the feedback of our community. 

Of course, some people have trouble speaking in public - even online. We wanted to make sure everyone has the opportunity for their thoughts to be heard, so we created a short survey we're asking our community to fill out. 

All answers are anonymous by default, but there's a spot for you to leave contact information if you'd like us to reach out to you. That spot is entirely optional. 

Thanks for helping us improve the game!

Game Updates

• We have a 2022 Survey (just above!) that we're asking our community to participate in. We'd really appreciate your input on the direction of the game.
• The Design Guide was recently updated. Make sure to check it out! (We'll be making another for Druaesi soon)
• What Are Enivi? has been updated as well. We're still working on adding additional information, but so far we've clarified some points about Kids and updated our height chart for a more appealing look.
• The Wisp-Like Soul has been added to Sophie's Shoppe! You can get one for free for a limited time. Going forward, these will be common souls that can be used during MYO creation.
  
  
• Badger Mask, Old Farmer's Mane, Shoulder Fringe, and many other items have been officially added to the game.
• Two new items have been added for marking removal in the game. The Mud Mask and Deep Cleansing Mud Bath. You'll be able to find these in Sophie's Shoppe soon.
• Semi-Custom Content is now available on The Forums. You'll need to find a Wishing Star (which are very, very rare) to place a request for a semi-custom accessory, marking, trait, or companion. We'd suggest doing some star gazing.
• Speaking of star gazing ,the Wishing Fields are still open! Be sure to check them out and have your Enivi make a wish!

Thanks to everyone for your support! We're looking forward to a very productive 2022!