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!

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!

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

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

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!

Still Active

This blog is still active and updated frequently but I have just been busy and there has been no news since Avalon

AVALON! THE NEW WORLD REVEALED!

EDIT: IT'S OUT ON TEST NOW!CLICK THIS LINK TO FIND OUT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ABOUT AVALON, THE STORY, AND OTHER UPDATES!!




Many are calling this the biggest update in the history of Wizard101!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PUZZLE HAS BEEN SOLVED AND A NEW WORLD HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED: AVALON!!!!!


AVALON!!!!
Completed Puzzle Image from Ravenwood Radio:

Surprisingly, Avalon is scheduled to go on the test realm, not later this year, but LATER THIS VERY WEEK!

So why is this the biggest update ever you ask?

LET'S FIND OUT!


"Avalon is a mainline, medieval world of knights, castles, goblins and dragons. It plays heavily on the Arthurian and Celtic mythologies, with fallen knights, warrior queens and quests to prove one's worth and skill. It is a land of rich, green glades; dangerous, barricaded towers; and dark, sinister woods." 


That was from mmorpg.com reported from Kingsisle.




Now then, what sort of things does Avalon have in store for us?


The new world will include:




6 NEW ZONES


15 NEW AREAS TO EXPLORE


LEVEL CAP INCREASE TO 80!


COUNT EM', 28 NEW UTILITY SPELLS MEANING 4 SPELLS FOR EACH SCHOOL.


NEW EQUIPMENT AND DROPS


LEVEL 78 PETS!!!!!! WITH QUESTS FOR THEM FOR EACH SCHOOL!


BRAND NEW PETS AND MOUNTS!


NEW GARDENING LEVEL CAP! YOU CAN NOW REACH RANK 15!


NEW GARDENING SPELLS AND PLANTS!!


Kingsisle has promised even more to come soon! So get ready to hop on the test realm before the end of this week!!!!!!!




Avalon:

Click here to see EVEN MORE AVALON PHOTOS!

So wizards, tell me, what are you most excited about in the new update?

Majorly Minor Updates

Official News has been updated for april.
Kingsisle promises many MANY updates during this month so keep an eye out! They released a new newsletter so check that out too!

Anyway I am still exploring new topics for posts so you will hear from me very soon!

April Fools Day Pet!

The new Trolling Stone pet (a take off on the rock) is out now for a limited time for April Fools Day!

Sorry for the short post. I have been busy lately. Write to you guys soon!