Thursday, May 24, 2012

MORE MOUNTS (yet again)!

Yet again there are new exciting mounts! As with the last mounts, I find the animations on these very original. Rest assured they will be integrated into my very own... I've said too much! That was a hint by the way. You can find the info in this picture!



Can't wait to try them!

By the way, I still have not seen the test realm but when I do, I will report the highlights here!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The New UPDATE Made for Us!!!

The test realm has reopened! And it is as if they tailored the releases to my wishes!!! BEAUTIFUL WYSTERIA HOUSING!! VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND NEW SCAVENGER HUNT HOUSING ITEM!
FOUR NEW GAME MODES ON THAT ONE!! Anywho! I just found out and am gonna log on now!!!!

HOORAY!!!

Also don't forget to go to the contests page and enter the Contest of Champions!!!!

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Coming Soon: How To Part 3!

Another exciting addition is coming soon to the How To Guides!!!

How To Part 3: Vacations

This How To will help you figure out what to do to prepare for going away whether you are able to play or not and whether or not you made a mistake!

Accidentally planted new seeds before you left? No problem! I have the solution to save your plants!
Planning something in-game but you can't make it? Don't know how to report it? No problem!

After reading the new guide, your game progress will be just as good or even better than when you left!!



P.S. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!

Just click on the contests page and comment!!!!

Guide drafts coming soon!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Two New Mounts and the Greatest Honor

First, there are two new mounts! The camel and an Auroch!!!! Don't forget to pick these up in the crown shop! In my opinion the camel is one of the best crafted mounts!

Second, I would like to give my largest congratulations to the greatest Wizard101 blogger there is, The Friendly Necromancer! The Friendly Necromancer has been granted the badge, Kingsisle Support!!!! He now works for Kingsisle due to his large contributions and fan-base! Congratulations Friendly!!!!!!

And finally, DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS AND VOTE!!!! Look at the new contest page for more info!!!!! THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED TIME TO ENTER!

Anyway, slow news week...erm... few weeks. But new posts, guides, and more fun are coming your way!!!
Until next time, I have no slogan!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

THE CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!

Take a look at the new poll on the blog!!

If you want to participate in the contest, comment on this post and say your wizard name, central name (if you have one), school, and level!

Every one who commented from the top 2 schools will be entered in a drawing to put together a team of wizards of the same school! Each team will be entered in an EPIC PVP MATCH! To determine once and for all who is the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each member of the winning team will get to select two of the following prizes and each member of the runner up will select one.

1. I will help you with any housing glitches/ideas or anything housing related at all!

2. Quest help where I will stop anything I am doing to help no matter what (only 1st place members can choose this)

3. See the secret house I am making TOP SECRET! (hint: an attraction)

4. [1st place only]See the near completed VALKOOR'S STORY!! The Valkoor's Story has been in the works since I started Wizard101 3 years ago! It is a completely original concept (see projects page). Only 3 other wizards have EVER seen it! And no one but I has seen the near completion it is now! [IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY ONE MEMBER FROM YOUR TEAM MAY SELECT THIS PRIZE AND YOU MUST DECIDE AMONGST YOURSELVES!]

5. When [or if] you come and see the public Valkoor's Story when it opens, you will get the special behind the scenes tour to see how I did certain glitches and some special effects I put together myself!

6. Customized Card!!!!! I will make it anything you want! [no offensive or inappropriate images/words/or suggestions]

And Finally: THE WINNING TEAM WILL BE INVITED TO THE SHADOWVAULT CHAMPIONS PRIVATE PARTY IN 2013!


THIS POLL CLOSES ON 7/2/12. THE DATE FOR THE MATCH WILL BE DECIDED THEN!



P.S. Please vote for your own school!

AVALON IS LIVE and Graphics Optimization

IMPORTANT NOTE: READ THE LATEST UPDATE NOTES COMPLETELY AS SOME OF THE UPDATES ARE GAME CHANGING!

The moment we have been waiting for has arrived! In my opinion surprisingly soon! Even though it was on the test realm for only a short time, the new world, AVALON, is out and on the live realm! Along with Avalon, all the updates and changes to every aspect of the game are out including the new level cap 80, new spells, plants, AND TONS MORE! I would say this is one of the biggest updates ever!

Tip: If you were not a member for the release of any previous worlds, read this: In the first week or possibly up I the firs few months of the release, the servers with be absolutely packed! Wizard101 had it's biggest lag in history with the release of Zafaria. If you have not completed mirror lake and are not ready to move on to Avalon, DON'T GO THERE! Don't as a favor to yourself and a favor to us! Every person in an area counts. Each players screen around the world has to have the information stored of every player around them. Even if your computer can handle it you will add to the mess of lag of other players. If you ARE ready for Avalon, take caution! If you have more than one computer that plays wizard101, use the fastest one. Be prepared for some very bad lag unless your computer can handle it.
In general, follow these guidelines to get the smoothest gameplay:

Make these changes in settings:

Bloom Active: OFF
Texture Detail/Quality: Low
Graphics Detail/Quality: Low
MOST IMPORTANT- Particles: All the way down.

I cannot tell the difference between the high and low graphics or the number of particles. You should always have your settings like this to get the fastest gameplay.


Side Tip: The realm you are in is very important! If there are less crowded realms, go to them! Unless of course you want more people with you, choose the realm that has the population that fits your play style.


Until next time, I have no slogan!!


P.S. Have fun in Avalon!

Sunday, April 29, 2012

New Feature Bumped!

This is from the post about entitled A Houser's Dream:

A NEW FEATURE IS COMING TO THE SHADOWVAULT FILES!

Genius in the Shadows

Feel free to ask me any questions about anything related to wizard101 no matter how crazy it is! Even if the question is only beneficial to you I will answer it! I have played Wizard101 a long time and have studied the nooks and cranies of it and can help you with absolutely any issue you have.
Don't want me to share your question? NO PROBLEM! Just let me know and I will post only my answer on the blog without giving away what the question was!

Special requests are fine! NO LIMITS! NO GUIDELINES! SEND ME AS MANY AS YOU WANT ANY TIME!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND ME AN EMAIL AT:benjaminshadowvault@aol.com

Answers will be answered in a timely manner in the order received!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Looking for some Help?

I have noticed many people have been directed to my blog by searching for wikis and guides. I can supply you with any guide you need!

If you are looking for a guide please comment and I will supply you with the best and most accurate link for it. If it doesn't exist, I will make it!!

The most searched for thing on this blog is Emperor's Attic Guide so here is the link for that:

Emperor's Hoard Guide



Thursday, April 26, 2012

Wiz...I mean PIRATE 101!

Kingsisle has FINALLY UNVEILED THEIR NEW GAME! PIRATE101!

It looks super fun but since this is going to stay solely a wizard101 blog, I won't talk about it here.

I suggest you check it out at
Pirate101.com

Monday, April 23, 2012

NEW Emperor's Attic Pack! A "Houser's" Dream!

There is once again a brand new pack that everyone who reads this blog will be especially interested in! IT IS ALL ABOUT HOUSING! WITH 8 NEW INTERACTIVE HOUSING ITEMS!
Including:
A stage which a ninja pig comes out of
A koi pond
and more!

Over 60 NEW items!

The ultra rare super prize in this pack is: THE TAG GAME! FINALLY!

4 NEW plants! Including the fortune cookie tree! (heard that looks beast)

Bobbleheads!
Wallpaper!
Music Scrolls
And many other NEW furniture!


And Wizard101Central in cooperation with Kingsisle is giving out 10 FREE CODES for the tag game!! Head on over there now to enter!
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In other news:

One of our most influential wizards in our community has achieved an amazing goal! FritzFunBringer, a major wiki master (who by the way I created their avatars), has completed the amazing task of obtaining all 62 music scrolls!

He is going to sell them all at the bazaar so see if you can snag some!
See all of them here: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274041

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Next up: Please tell me what you think of these ideas for my next How To Guide/s:

How To Challenge Your Magic

How To Use Housing Space Efficiently

How To Make the Patented Benjamin Shadowvault WORKING FERRIS WHEEL!

More ideas to come!
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Next Up:

A NEW FEATURE IS COMING TO THE SHADOWVAULT FILES!

Genius in the Shadows

Feel free to ask me any questions about anything related to wizard101 no matter how crazy it is! Even if the question is only beneficial to you I will answer it! I have played Wizard101 a long time and have studied the nooks and cranies of it and can help you with absolutely any issue you have.
Don't want me to share your question? NO PROBLEM! Just let me know and I will post only my answer on the blog without giving away what the question was!

Special requests are fine! NO LIMITS! NO GUIDELINES! SEND ME AS MANY AS YOU WANT ANY TIME!

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND ME AN EMAIL AT: benjaminshadowvault@aol.com

Answers will be answered in a timely manner in the order received!

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Next up: NOTHING!

Until next time: I have no slogan!

See you soon!