Castle Story: Memories of 2012

[Dabag]

Photos because I was asked - info because I can not help myself

feel free to add any photos you may have - they will be appreciated by more than just me

Sept to Dec 2012
Game still in flux - no regular updates
- usually advised of changes as they are about to happen.

Sept.22.2012 ; Oct.17.2012; Nov.20.2012
- significant changes in requirements across the board

Since I had not reached the level requirements on most changes, I had to rely on tl posts (very few if any photos posted)
One of the reasons that I now request a photo(s).

Adventure: Explore the Dank Caves - sept 30.2012 (adv. list)
- then Explore the Dark Caves by Oct.17
May have just been a spelling error but I think it really was intended to be DANK
(dictionary: dank- chilly, damp, musty, unaired)


Ascend Mount Despair
X-Ascend Mount Despair: level 30 Adventure (Removed)
- 1 Divine Feast. 2 Knights Swords. 5,000 coin (adv. buy 160 gems)


Black Dye vs. Black Ink
-Black Dye: craft Potion Shop>1hr. 2 coal. 2 water (Removed)
-Black Ink is a special Potion Shop craft>1hr. 5 coal. 5 water
- available only during required quests- disappears from craft list when quest completed.


Divine Feast - from notes 3 changes to requirements before removal
x-Divine Feast-lv.29: craft Kitchen>8hr. 1 Silver Platter, 1 Royal Sundae, 1 Royal Stew .
- from sept.28 pic
- also have a lv.30 pic from Oct.7.2012 for 8hrs. same info.
x-Divine Feast-Lv.30: 16 hours - 1 Silver Platter, 1 Royal Sundae, 1 Royal Stew
- from oct.30 notes - 16hrs.information posted to ref. thread (no pic


Entrance Dragon Statue-level 9, workshop-2000 coin, 1 gem & ? (Removed)
-Dragon Statue-Lv.9: Workshop>8hr. 5 fancy block.10 jewel. 3 simple glue
5 RP 1sq. Decoration. Market 60 gems or craft
Required: Breakfast Of Champions goal #2 Party Planning


Entrance Unicorn Statue-level 15, workshop- 1500 coin. 2 silver ore, 3 ? (R&R)
-Unicorn Statue Lv.15: 12RP Decoration>Market buy 140 gems OR
Craft in Workshop 12hr. 3 royal block. 30 jewel 7,500 coin.


Gems: Jewels were originally called Gems
- but confusion regarding the purchased gems resulted in the name changes
Gems: Craft Magic Forge/workshop>1hr. 5 iron ore. 1 silver ore REMOVED
-Jewels: craft magic forge>1hr.10 coal (transmutation-after completing the 4th shard goal.) - drops from>Jeweler, Iron Rich rock, Rock Outcropping, Dark Cave, Sir Piggy, Adventures, Feed the Baron; craft listing buy 14 gems each

Glimmer Shards/Crystals name changed - sept.22.2012
- Glimmer Shards to Wisp Orbs (earth wisps)
- Glimmer Crystals to Wisp Lanterns.
- no pic available


Knight's Armor-lv.29: Magic Forge>30min - 3 iron ore, 1 builder's hammer (Removed)
- Light Armor-lv.25: craft Magic Forge>3hr. 6 Silver Ore. 6 Iron Ore. 1 Troll Essence;

Knight's Axe-lv.24: Magic Forge>4hr. 15 iron ore. 20 living wood (Removed)
- unable to access/locate photo

Royal Stew
My notes indicate that Royal Stew had 3 requirement changes before removal
- Only have 1 photo for Royal Stew(sept.28.2012)
Larger photo so you can see better:

x-Royal Stew-lv.26: 30 minutes. 1 manticore whisker. 6 roast chicken.1 water.
- Sept. notes- information from Maguar Reference Guide
x-Royal Stew-lv.26:Kitchen 30min.-1 Hearty Stew,6 roast chicken,1 water
- Oct. notes- information from tlp changed because manticore whiskers were not collectable or available. (no pic
x-Level 26: Royal Stew: 4hour - 1 Hearty Stew, 6 roast chicken, 1 water
- Oct. notes- from information posted to ref. thread (no pic


Smiths Hammer
X-Smith's Hammer: craft Magic Forge>30min. 5 iron ore.1 silver ore. 5 wood (Removed Nov.2012)
- some players got caught in name & requirement change for the Builders Caravan. Smiths hammer became Builder's Hammer at that point. Builder's Hammer available only during required goals.
- Builder's Hammer: craft Workshop>3hrs. 6 iron ore. 15 stone. 15 wood
- Builder's Hammer: Magic Forge> 1hr. 15 Wood. 15 Stone. 6 Iron Ores


Sweet Creme: time changed before removal
X-Sweet Creme-lv.19: craft Kitchen:10min. 5 milk. 2 sugar (sept.29.2012)
X-Sweet Creme: Level 19: 25 min. 5 milk. 2 sugar from ref. thread (Removed Nov.2012)


X-Sweet Essence: lv.16craft potion shop>1hr. 3 glimmer fruit. 3 sweet creme(Removed Nov.2012)

*glimmer fruit was what we now call glimmer bulbs - not available at that time


White Dye: craft Potion Shop>30min. 2 white petals. 2 water (Removed)

FYI: from Nov.20 Patch Notes
Several crafting recipes that had no in-game use have been removed from the Kitchen and Magic Forge. They will be reintroduced with new requirements in a future update.

[rar745]

So great! Thanks for posting this. Feels so good to see early stuff from the start of the "good year". It's just like seeing cool DVD extras, such as deleted scenes, so devoted fans can better appreciate the original vision behind a project, before practical constraints cut the edges off, and the heart out.

The "good year" was the first one. Because from Sept '12 to Sept '13, other than the Valentine's Day stuff , there was no "limited-time Kingdom Goals" baloney, no "community event" baloney, and the Main Story was solid, with tight dialogue and Kingdom Goals that had a long-term purpose.

As a result, people's wall posts were full of art and poetry, for the game inspired them. Players are much less inspired by CS these days, as I can tell by the general lack of such self-expression.