A brief recap on the Hero’s Best Friend upcoming rollouts and what’s been patched in so far.
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These are transcribed with ~90%-95% accuracy. I will cut out various banter and tweak verbiage used from each speaker to help with clarity.
Anything with an underline is a link.
Table of Contents:
1. Panelist Updates
2. “A Hero’s Best Friend” Resources & Patch Notes
3. Call to Arms & Hidden Quests! ** GIVE AWAYS **
Original Recording (begins at 5:28):
Panelists: Hubert Cumberdale, Beetle Dude, Magnus Ironroot, DrZipper
☍ Panelist Updates
[ Beetle Updates ] [ New Animations ] [ Pet Gathering Rerolls ]
[ Magnus Updates ] [ Hubert Updates ] [ Question — Pet Food/Power-Up ]
☍ DrZipper
While we do have a team in Barcelona hopefully taking some rest and relaxation after a long day, we do have another team back here. They have been working their tails off on some exciting new content that’s on its way. We’ll have some updates on what has already been released as well as what’s coming. This will be a little different than other AMAs, with no questions. We’ll save those for next week when the full crew is back.
☍ Beetle Dude
Everyone should have seen the announcement that went out recently. It has details on the “Hero’s Best Friend” patch. We’ve been working hard every day, night, and weekend. It’s coming along really well.
Today, we’re shooting to get the pet gathering profession bonus reveal out. This will reveal the gathering bonus that’s first available to you. There are some comprehensive lists out already.
A part of the Green Egg release we’ll also be including Ultra Odd rarity pets for Blue and Grey Eggs as well.
For the next set of features that we’re looking to launch is a big list. The next thing is Green Pet Egg hatching. Then we have pet treat crafting, pet equipping, pet feeding, and the pet power-up related to them.
We’re also looking at Duels Season 4. This will be the first one that makes use of using pets!
And last but not least, Quest Core v3 and Profession Level 10 quests. This last part is a huge undertaking getting all of these bonuses added. Quest v3 will also help with new and interesting quests as well.
Before I go, I’m going to call on SecondBestDad to share another cool animation! Enjoy!
☍ Magnus Ironroot
Hey everybody! Fairly quick from me today… so the upgrade process for hero core and pet core to Diamond went pretty smoothly yesterday. I’m pleased to say that those two contracts are now on the Diamond standard. This will allow us to be a bit more refined with the way we interact with Hero data. This translates to better Gas savings as well as allowing us to shift our focus to new features, instead of fighting the contract limit. I appreciate everyone’s patience during this time.
There are about ~40 heroes (Kujo: as of this AMA) stuck in the bridge. There will be a bridge update in the coming days that Fox is currently working on during the conference in Barcelona.
This Hero’s Best Friend patch is a pretty big update and there’s more to roll out, as Beetle has mentioned. Probably two or three more rounds of upgrades before that completes.
The next thing released is the pet rerolling (Kujo: which is currently released) and then Green Egg Hatching. Expect an hour or two downtime during this upgrade. That will be specifically for the CRACK contract / functionality that allows for hatching eggs. However, the incubation of Blue and Grey eggs will still be available during this downtime.
In general, these contract upgrades are setting us up to do some really cool things. It’s knocking out some technical debt that has been building up while we worked around the contract size limits. New optimizations available now that they have been unlocked.
☍ Hubert Cumberdale
Lets see, I think Beetle and Magnus talked well toward what’s going on. We do have something coming along with cracking and pet hatching. So we can do multi-hatching and multi-incubating now. You should be able to do this in a few transactions with this update. We want to do this across the board on all features, to help improve that experience for everyone. This will extend to Pet Equipping (and other items) in the future.
This whole patch, as I will reiterate — you should see the presentation by Dreamer in Barcelona. We have quite a lot to go to reach the end goal that we’ve established as our vision now. This is a major step in that direction. It allows us to equip things to Heroes. The next step is more equipment, including the long lost and awaited Amulets, as well as other accessories in that slot.
Once we get past this point, we still have a lot to go with our combat system. I think that Combat Testing Grounds hasn’t seen a major update in a while, but we are working on it a lot in the background. I’ll save details on that for a later AMA.
I think those are just general updates, but one other thing to point out is with the animations that SecondBestDad has been dropping. You may have noticed some small art changes. The Heroes weren’t designed with the way we are taking combat in mind — so it’s been a bit inconvenient. We’ve had to revamp everything to work with the system we’re using. This allows us to work more efficiently and get those animations out faster. Part of this is touching on Paladins and their art, for example. You’ll be seeing a lot more of this to come soon. This allows us to do some small things that are really nice touches, like animation on Hero cards. Can’t wait for the future!
☍ DrZipper
Real quick — Any plans for Power Up options for people who don’t have that many pets in a single wallet? Or maybe for people who want to split their heroes across multiple wallets? Also, any plans for a Super Premium Pet Treat that lasts a month?
☍ Hubert Cumberdale
At the moment… the current plans are no to both of those.
To the first question for a smaller Power Up. No, not at the moment. It has a large monetary benefit to it currently, due to the pet production aspect. We intentionally made it a bit costly of a Power Up, due to its benefit.
As far as switching multiple wallets, sorry, if you want it, you have to get enough c/sJewel for it.With the Super Premium Pet food option, we’ll have to think about it. At the moment my intent is for this to still be a game. You will have to do things to upkeep your profile. If you can just keep pets always fed, it eliminates that gamified feel. You need to interact with your profile.
☍ Resources for “A Hero’s Best Friend”
[ Full Update Rollout Notes ] [ Pet Rerolling Patch ]
: Dark Summoning Medium Article
: Document for tracking release updates
: Detailed Write-Up (pet bonuses)
☍ Rollout / Timeline Notes
Good patch week, Kingdom!
With the successful contract upgrades completed earlier today and this evening and everything running smoothly, it’s finally time for the “Hero’s Best Friend” Patch to begin its sure and steady rollout. As discussed in our AMA and across our socials, we will be releasing sets of features and testing thoroughly to ensure each piece is functioning properly before moving on to the next. If all goes smoothly, we’re targeting next week as our final release for this giga-patch. So without further ado, here is the lineup of release items from start to finish.
Pet Gathering Profession Bonus Reveal
It’s almost time to reveal your Pets’ Gathering Profession bonuses!
With some sensitivity training from his stepson, Hatcher Cliff has begun to truly understand his horde of Pets and can help you do the same with yours. Once they have their operation set up, you can visit him or the Hatcher in Serendale to reveal bonuses for all your Pets in one fell swoop. Here’s to better understanding between man and beast and… merman?Blue and Grey Ultra-Odd Variants
Ahead of our Green Egg Pet hatching, we will be adding Ultra Odd variants that can be discovered from either Blue or Grey egg types, so keep an eye out for some of these brand new pet types.And for the next set, with the largest number of new features dropping at once, we have the following items: Green Egg Pet Hatching
You may have seen the humble beanbug skittering around our socials but the time is soon approaching for you to check out the plethora of additional Green Egg Pets waiting to be hatched. Get those eggs ready for the Hatchening II: the Rehatchening!Pet Treat Crafting If there’s one thing I know about Pets, it’s that they get hungry! And they need food, like, right now. Luckily, the Nutritionists in both realms have been hard at work experimenting with different pet food combinations. And it’s just about time for them to set up shop. They’ll have two treat types available to craft, with scaling benefits for your Pet’s nutritional needs. Treats are required to bond your Pets to your Heroes so you’ll want to get right to crafting!
Pet Equipping In order to bond with their prospective Pets, Heroes need a place to manage all their equipment. Soon enough, you’ll be able to manage your equipment all in one place. Equip your Pet, unequip your Pet, swap your Pet with a shiny new one. It’s all on the table via the Hero’s Equipment and Pet Bonding menus!
Pet Feeding and Power-Up Once Pets are bonded to their respective Heroes, and much like their human counterparts, they will still get hungry over time and will need to be fed periodically to maintain their bonuses. With your new treat-crafting skills, you will be able to keep their hunger topped up and ready to assist your Hero at a moment’s notice. In addition, we will be introducing a new Premium Provisions Power-Up which will extend the length of your Pet’s full time so they can stay stronger longer.
DFK Duel Season 4 The headliner for the fourth season of DFK Duel is the equipped Pet bonus. Once the season starts, your Heroes will get a flat bonus based on the rarity of their equipped and properly fed Pets. So get those Pets full and bonded and ready to duke it out in the arena with their Heroes!
And last but not least, the final release, to wrap up this giga-release event: Quest Core V3 and Profession Skill Level 10 Quests
The final culmination of the “Hero’s Best Friend” patch will be the introduction of Quest Core V3 and Profession Skill Level 10 Quests. This is a huge undertaking spanning dozens of contracts which will allow us greater freedom when creating quests in the future. Profession Skill Level 10 Quests will provide the primary use case for equipped Pets and their newly revealed bonuses. We’re so excited to be in the home stretch for all these great features and the great features that will come as a direct result of these improvements! Expect detailed release notes when each feature is officially released into the wild.Thanks again for your patience and support.
Godspeed and good best-friending!
☍ Pet Rerolling Patch
UPDATE as of 05/05/2023: Pet rerolling is out.
Good release day, Kingdom!
As promised, we’re kicking off the “Hero’s Best Friends” patch officially with the release of Pet Gathering Profession bonus revealing! Not to mention some Ultra Odd variants that just might pop up when hatching Blue or Grey Pet eggs…
Pet Gathering Profession Bonus Reveal
Check in with the Hatcher in either Crystalvale or Serendale to start the Bonus Reveal process and really get down to the nitty gritty of your Pet’s personality and strengths. This update will function very similarly to the Hero Gene Rerolling feature. In the Hatcher menu, select Reveal Pet Bonuses to get started. Select all eligible pets in a couple clicks and start the process. For both starting and completing, the interface will automatically queue up and split your selections into as many transactions as needed. Once completed, you’ll have the option to scroll through each Pet to view their brand new Gathering Profession Bonus! The full list of bonuses and additional information on this feature can be found here.
All newly hatched Pets Pets will have their bonuses revealed on creation. Please note that all Pet hatching events will start with the introduction of Green Pet hatching, not with this release.
Blue and Grey Ultra Odd Variants
With the impending release of Green Pet eggs and the addition of Ultra Odd Pet variants, we have also added comparable variants to the current spread of Blue and Grey Pet eggs. These are an elusive group of Pets so don’t expect them to pop up so easily. But keep an eye out for some of these exciting new additions!We’re excited to be kicking off this patch and hope you follow along and enjoy the brand new features rolling out! Thanks again for being an awesome community. Godspeed and good revealing!
☍ Call to Arms & Hidden Quests
[ New Quests ]
[ What is a Call to Arms? ] [ What are Hidden Quests? ]
[ Call to Arms * LAST 5 * ] [ Hidden Quests * LAST 5 * ]
☍ New Quests
There are no new Quests this week. Rest easy, adventurer, and thank you for your support!
At some point in the distant future I will make my tracker available for the public. Here’s a preview —
☍ What is a Call to Arms?
These are publicly announced “Side Quests”. There will be no scheduled time for when a Call to Arms is raised. There can be as many Call to Arms active as one can think of, but generally won’t go over 1, for now.
There will be a bounty paid out to whoever meets the condition(s) of the Call to Arms. Rewards will vary in amount and may be any token, but will often be from the DeFi Kingdoms’ economy.
☍ What are Hidden Quests?
Hidden Quests are … well, hidden! They may be buried in the AMA, in Tweets, or even in various videos of creators and community members that I may partner with.
Clues / Hints may or may not be given as to their location. Hidden Quests will never expire, but will end when all rewards have been claimed or conditions have been met. For example, the first Hidden Quest was in the April 13, 2023 AMA (this is an example Hidden Quest, it is expired, please do not do what it asks)
Another example is that I gave a hint in one of my tweets to the location of Hidden Quest #2 (image below, also expired). I made a pun on Sashei’s name, placing the Hidden Quest conditions next to his speaker notes.
Good luck to all you eagle-eyed detectives!
☍ Call to Arms — last 5
- EXPIRED C2A #3 — April 27, 2023 — Retweet the April 27th AMA ( 20x Green Eggs )
- EXPIRED C2A #2 — March 27, 2023 — Fastest Time to Defeat the Blubs, The_Wanderer4 ( 100j, 3 Regular Swiftness Stones, 1 Random Egg )
- EXPIRED C2A #1 — March 24, 2023 — Knights Only in under 20 minutes, Longzai ( 50j )
☍ Hidden Quests — last 5
- EXPIRED HQ #2 — April 20, 2023 — ( 6 Green Eggs, 1,200 Tears, 30,000 Gold, & 300 Crystal )
- EXPIRED HQ #1 — April 13, 2023 — ( 200x TEARS — 14/20 claimed )
