Habitica History 2015-2016

This page is the 2015-2016 chapter of the timeline of the history of Habitica! Grand Galas, World Bosses, April Fools' Day! Read the story here! For other sections of the saga, see the other Habitica History pages:


 * Habitica History 2013-2014

Note: This page is designed for a quick-read, short timeline of events. If you are looking for more detailed entries, refer to the What's New pages.

Table of Contents Key
💀-New Quest

🎈-Holiday

🍁-Grand Gala

☀-Awesome Additions!

🌏-World Boss Storyline

🕖-Limited/Seasonal Edition Item(s)!

📱-Mobile Update!

📣-Special Bailey Message!

3 January 2015 🌏

 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. After a fun-filled New Year's Eve, Habiticans wake to a rumbling that shakes them out of their Absurd Party Hats. Running to their windows reveals.... a stampede?  A thundering herd of mammoths charges past, sabertooths roar, and dinosaurs both feathery and scaly slither by at top speed. Habiticans stare open-mouthed, but before anyone can react, the stampede has swept through Habit City and is gone into the distance, leaving only pawprints in the snow, the howling wind, and some trampled New Year's cards.  Habiticans are advised to keep calm and not give in to stress during this confusing and difficult time. We've sent SabreCat after the frightened animals from the Stoïkalm Steppes, and he is working to calm them down so that we can bring them back to the safety of the Stables. We hope to have an explanation for this strangeness soon. In the meantime, keep all of your own pets and mounts indoors.

5 January 2015 ☀

 * Date Format Adjustment implemented under Settings!

8 January 2015 🌏

 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. A new World Boss has appeared in the Tavern! All of the completed Dailies and To-Dos of Habiticans damage the World Boss. Incomplete Dailies fill the Stress Strike Bar. When the Stress Strike bar is full, the World Boss will attack an NPC. A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied. Read on for the details!
 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. The first thing we hear are the footsteps, slower and more thundering than the stampede. One by one, Habiticans look outside their doors, and words fail us. We've all seen Stressbeasts before, of course - tiny vicious creatures that attack during difficult times. But this? This towers taller than the buildings, with paws that could crush a dragon with ease. Frost swings from its stinking fur, and as it roars, the icy blast rips the roofs off our houses. A monster of this magnitude has never been mentioned outside of distant legend. "That thing must be made of centuries of stress!" Kiwibot says, locking the Tavern door tightly and shuttering the windows. "The Stoïkalm Steppes," Lemoness says, face grim. "All this time, we thought they were placid and untroubled, but they must have been secretly hiding their stress somewhere. Over generations, it grew into this, and now it's broken free and attacked them - and us!" There's only one way to drive away a Stressbeast, Abominable or otherwise, and that's to attack it with completed Dailies and To-Dos! Let's all band together and fight off this fearsome foe - but be sure not to slack on your tasks, or our undone Dailies may enrage it so much that it lashes out...

15 January 2015 🌏 💀

 * Tyrannosaur Pet Quests! King of the Dinosaurs and The Dinosaur Unearthed, both rewarding Tyrannosaur pet eggs!
 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. The World Boss in the Tavern has used its first Stress Strike!  Despite our best efforts, we've let some Dailies get away from us, and their dark-red color has infuriated the Abominable Stressbeast and caused it to regain some of its health! The horrible creature lunges for the Stables, but Matt the Beast Master heroically leaps into the fray to protect the pets and mounts. The Stressbeast has seized Matt in its vicious grip, but at least it's distracted for the moment. Complete Dailies and To-Dos to damage the World Boss! Incomplete Dailies fill the Stress Strike Bar. When the Stress Strike bar is full, the World Boss will attack an NPC. A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied.

19 January 2015 🌏

 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. AHHHHHHHH!!!!! IT'S GOT ME!!!!! Oh, Habiticans, why didn't you do your Dailies?!  The World Boss in the Tavern has used another Stress Strike, and this time it's attacked me, Bailey the Town Crier! To save me and the other NPCs, complete Dailies and To-Dos to damage the World Boss! Incomplete Dailies fill the Stress Strike Bar. When the Stress Strike bar is full, the World Boss will attack an NPC and regain some health. A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied..

20 January 2015 ☀ 🌏

 * Two new achievements to earn: Mountmaster and Triad Bingo!
 * Party Sorting options implemented!
 * "Dated" tab for To-Dos !
 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. We're almost there, Habiticans! With diligence and Dailies, we've whittled the Stressbeast's health down to only 500K! The creature roars and flails in desperation, rage building faster than ever. The monster is --- AHHH! --- swinging me and Matt around at a terrifying pace, raising a blinding snowstorm that makes it harder to hit. We'll have to redouble our efforts, but take heart - this is a sign that the Stressbeast knows it is about to be defeated. Don't give up now! Please? The Stressbeast raises its Rage and Defense! Complete Dailies and To-Dos to damage the World Boss. A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied.

21 January 2015 🌏

 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. The World Boss in the Tavern has used a third Stress Strike! Justin the Guide is trying to distract the Stressbeast by running around its ankles, yelling productivity tips! The Abominable Stressbeast is stomping madly, but it seems like we're really wearing this beast down. I doubt it has enough energy for another strike. Don't give up... we're so close to finishing it off! Complete Dailies and To-Dos to damage the World Boss! A World Boss will never damage individual players or accounts in any way. Only active accounts who are not resting in the inn will have their incomplete Dailies tallied.

23 January 2015 🌏

 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. We've done it! With a final bellow, the Abominable Stressbeast dissipates into a cloud of snow. The flakes twinkle down through the air as cheering Habiticans embrace their pets and mounts. Our animals and our NPCs are safe once more!
 * Show/Hide the World Boss storyline. SabreCat speaks gently to a small sabertooth. "Please find the citizens of the Stoïkalm Steppes and bring them to us," he says. Several hours later, the sabertooth returns, with a herd of mammoth riders following slowly behind. You recognize the head rider as Lady Glaciate, the leader of Stoïkalm. "Mighty Habiticans," she says, "My citizens and I owe you the deepest thanks, and the deepest apologies. In an effort to protect our Steppes from turmoil, we began to secretly banish all of our stress into the icy mountains. We had no idea that it would build up over generations into the Stressbeast that you saw! When it broke loose, it trapped all of us in the mountains in its stead and went on a rampage against our beloved animals." Her sad gaze follows the falling snow. "We put everyone at risk with our foolishness. Rest assured that in the future, we will come to you with our problems before our problems come to you." She turns to where @Baconsaur is snuggling with some of the baby mammoths. "We have brought your animals an offering of food to apologize for frightening them, and as a symbol of trust, we will leave some of our pets and mounts with you. We know that you will all take care good care of them."

26 January 2015 ☀

 * New Audio Theme: Watts' Theme!
 * Quest Scroll Redesign! Every quest scroll now has its own unique look!

30 January 2015 🎈 🕖

 * January 31st is HabitRPG's birthday! All the NPC's dress up, and all players receive cake of every sort!
 * Party Robes available until February 1st for free in the Rewards column!

2 February 2015 ☀

 * Implemented: quest stats visible when you hover over the scroll!

8 February 2015 ☀

 * Email Notifications added!
 * Login Type Switching made easier under Settings!

12 February 2015 🎈 ☀

 * Happy Valentine's Day! Valentines can be purchased for 10 gold each in the Market and sent to party members!
 * New permanent set of hairstyles available in the avatar customizations tab!

17 February 2015 💀 ☀

 * New Pet Quest: Escape the Cave Creature! Earn yourself some cuddly pet rocks.
 * Updated Community Guidelines! Now included:
 * Blade, a new mod, is listed!
 * Private Messages have been added to the guidelines for Private Spaces.
 * Spamming is now expressly forbidden.
 * Sexism has been added to the list of unacceptable behaviors.
 * Making duplicate accounts to circumvent consequences is now expressly forbidden.

24 February 2015 📣

 * Show/Hide the Bailey Message. As most of you probably noticed, the site was down yesterday. We got a surge of new users from Imgur who absolutely flattened the servers by registering all at once, and it proved very difficult to start up again. You can read the technical details in this Github ticket. We're sorry about all of the frustration! At about midnight PST we checked all active users into the inn, "freezing" their accounts so that their incomplete Dailies would not hurt them, in hopes that this would prevent most of the undeserved deaths due to server troubles. That's why your avatar is sleeping! To check yourself out of the inn, go to Social > Tavern > Check out of inn. If you died before we could check you into the Inn, you can restore your streaks under task edit, and all other stats under Settings > Site > Fix Character Values. You should be able to buy back all missing items under Rewards. If you cannot, please post in Social > Tavern and a moderator will help you! Thank you so much to all of our intrepid users who answered questions on social media and in the chat rooms, and to everyone who sent us kind messages while we were scrambling to save the site. You guys are incredible, and we feel constantly lucky to have such a caring and positive community. And welcome, Imgurians! Sorry your introduction was so rocky, but we can't wait to get to know you. There is a Camp Imgur Guild that you might enjoy. Now, back to productivity!

24 February 2015 ☀

 * Add Multiple Tasks introduced!

3 March 2015 📱

 * The Android App now can remind you to log in! Your own personal knight to help protect you from dying.

10 March 2015 ☀

 * New Chat Extension by Horacious Moreau!

17 March 2015 💀 ☀

 * New Pet Quest! Defeat the Killer Bunny, swollen to a hostile beast as a result of horrifying neglect.
 * Now you can purchase eggs for a pet quest after defeating the corresponding boss once! Previously, you had to defeat the boss twice before being able to purchase the eggs.
 * New Unequip buttons make it easy to unequip everything at once! Unequip all armor, or pet, mount and background!

20 March 2015 🍁 🕖

 * Spring Fling begins!
 * Limited Edition Spring Fling Class Outfits! Beware Dog, Magician's Bunny, Sneaky Squeaker, or Comforting Kitty! Available until April 30.
 * Seasonal Shop open with last year's limited edition equipment available for purchase for gems!
 * NPC's Dress up!

25 March 2015 💀 ☀ 🕖

 * Seasonal Collection Quest, Egg Hunt, is back, and this time the pet eggs can be fed into glorious mounts!
 * New Moderator, @Beffymaroo!

29 March 2015 🕖 ☀

 * Seasonal edition pastel skin set available for purchase until April 30!
 * Seasonal edition shimmer hair colors available for purchase until April 30!
 * Party Sort order now takes effect immediately now!

1 April 2015 🎈 📣

 * Show/Hide the April Fools'...Bailey? Message Joy and Doom to All!! THE SPRING FLING HAS FLUNG TOO FAR! Run while you can, Habiticans! The floral theme has come to life and is taking over Habitica with horrifying cheer, repeat, the flowers are taking over HMMMPH MMPH MMMHPPPH....CELEBRATE FLOWER POWER. RESISTANCE IS SILLY.

2 April 2015 🕖 ☀

 * Shiny Seeds available until April 30! Turn your friends into joyous flowers.
 * You can now view the Challenge creator's profile, message them, or see how long it's been since they last logged in from the Challenges page!
 * Now when you get an item drop, the icon shows up in the notification!

15 April 2015 💀 ☀

 * New Marshmallow Slime Pet Quest! Defeat the slimy Jelly Regent to earn yourself some cute marshmallow slime pets!
 * Key to the Kennels is now free with the Triad Bingo Achievement!
 * Now links to Challenges take you right to the Challenge, instead of to the top of the Challenges page! Also, when you edit a Challenge, the name is automatically updated!

24 April 2015 ☀

 * 3 new languages added to the site: Japanese, Serbian and Chinese (Traditional)!

1 May 2015 ☀☀

 * MAJOR SKILLS REBALANCING! Changes include:
 * Habits now counted towards damaging Bosses!
 * Mana now directly linked to progress! Before it was only linked to To-Dos, and you regenerated Mana every day whether or not you completed anything.
 * Backstab weakened!
 * Burst of Flames weakened!
 * Valorous Presence weakened!
 * Tools of the Trade strengthened!
 * Searing Brightness strengthened!

13 May 2015 ☀

 * New Permanent Avatar Customization Sets! Animal Skin Set and Animal Accessory Set! Now you can twin with your pets and mounts...
 * Now, when resting in the Inn, your Dailies WILL refresh every day, but they will not hurt you in any way! They will also not hurt the Boss if you are currently on a quest.
 * Now you can copy any chat message into a To-Do directly with a button next to the flag and send private message button!

20 May 2015 💀

 * New Pet Quest! Defeat the Thunder Ram and get yourself some cute pet sheep.

31 May 2015 📱

 * Push Notifications implemented on the Android App!

1 June 2015 ☀

 * Enchanted Armoire introduced! I wonder what could be in there...
 * Mount positioning fixed! All the base mounts that looked like the Player was riding sidesaddle have been fixed.

11 June 2015 ☀ 📱

 * New Repeat Every X Days option for Dailies !
 * New Start Date option! Dailies will not be active until after this date.
 * New Android and iOS updates available to support this feature!

16 June 2015 ☀

 * You can now search for any specific task with the handy search bar in the upper right corner!
 * Challenges are now filterable by if you own the Challenge or not!
 * HabitRPG now automatically refreshes every 6 hours to battle bugs and keep itself on the latest update!

17 June 2015 💀 ☀

 * New Cuttlefish Pet quest ! Defeat the Kraken of Inkomplete.
 * Now you can see the details of a pending quest on the Party Page in the "Quest Details" tab!

20 June 2015 🍁 🕖

 * Summer Splash event begins!
 * Limited Edition Summer Splash Class Outfits! Reef Renegade, Sunfish Warrior, Strapping Sailor, or Ship Soothsayer!
 * The Seasonal Shop is open, stocking last year's class outfits for gems!
 * NPC's dress up for the occasion!

25 June 2015 🕖 ☀

 * New Seasonal Edition Splashy Skin set available until July 31st!
 * New audio theme: Gokul's Theme!

30 June 2015 ☀

 * New Contributor title available: Challenger! Awarded to Habiticans who have consistently created valuable challenges.
 * Challenges are now able to be cloned!

1 July 2015 🕖 ☀

 * Seafoam transformation item available for purchase in the Seasonal Shop until July 31st!
 * New way of purchasing subscriptions: Amazon Payments! Gems not purchasable by this method yet.

7 July 2015 ☀ 📱📱

 * New iOS app: Habitica! Completely new, not just a clunky old update!

9 July 2015 🎈 💀

 * Happy Derby Day! All users have received a rare Orca Mount in honor of the occasion!
 * New Pet Quest! Defeat the Wailing Whale and earn yourself some cute whale pets.

14 July 2015 ☀ 💀

 * Quests moved to their own tab under Inventory!
 * First gold-purchasable quest line released, the Dilatory Distress Quest Line
 * New task difficulty option: Trivial!

22 July 2015 📱

 * New iOS Update! Facebook Login, Accessories, and much more!

29 July 2015 📣

 * Show/Hide the Bailey Message. Habitica Naming Day is July 31st! We are pleased to announce that the final day of the Summer Splash Festival, July 31st, will be the inaugural Habitica Naming Day! On this day, HabitRPG will officially become Habitica. Our old name was unfortunately very confusing to people ("HabitZPR? HabitGRG?"), so we've decided to name our app and website after the land of Habitica, where all these adventures take place. We will be celebrating with some fun surprises, so get excited! What will change? In almost all cases, your accounts will still stay exactly the same and work normally! Only some of the names and references will be different. Here is a list of the changes: The URL will be changed from habitrpg.com to habitica.com for all links, and habitrpg.com will automatically redirect to habitica.com. All in-game references to HabitRPG will become references to Habitica. The HabitRPG chest logo will change to the new Habitica logo. Our affiliated sites, such as the Wiki, Trello, Twitter, etc. will use the new Habitica name. We don't anticipate any issues with third-party tools, but we will be actively working with developers to help them make any necessary updates. You can help us by reporting broken third-party tools at Help -> Report a Bug. When will it change? Changing our name is a pretty enormous task, so it won't all happen in an instant! Some changes may start switching over slightly before the 31st, and some may take slightly longer, but the majority of the changes and all of the celebration will take place on July 31st. Thank you for being patient with us! More questions? If you have any more questions, drop by the Newbies Guild and we'll be happy to answer them!

31 July 2015 ☀☀☀☀ Habitica Naming Day

 * Habitica Naming Day is here! HabitRPG has officially become Habitica.
 * Everybody receives a Royal Purple Gryphon Mount! He has yet to be named though...
 * All users receive a Veteran Wolf pet! All previous owners of Veteran Wolf pets receive Veteran Tiger pets.

13 August 2015 ☀

 * Two new gold-purchasable Cards are available in the Market: Greeting Cards and Thank-You Cards!

19 August 2015 💀 📱 ☀

 * New Pet Quest: Such a Cheetah!
 * iOS App update! Now supports iPad too!
 * Habitica's Royal Purple Gryphon is named Melior!

9 September 2015 💀 🌏 ☀

 * New Horse Pet Quest! If you prove you can Ride the Night-Mare, you'll be rewarded with some horse eggs!
 * New productivity blog launched!
 * Show/Hide the World Boss Storyline. Lady Lemoness has tacked a notice to the Seasonal Shop: "This year, the Flourishing Fields have agreed to host our annual Fall Festival! It will launch very close to the equinox, so get excited. For those of you who are less familiar with our geography, the Flourishing Fields are the most productive area of Habitica. The people living there are among the most hard-working, heroic, and happy Habiticans in the realm. (Please don't be deceived by their overwhelming fondness for orange and black.) Of course, nobody works harder than their ruler, the Joyful Reaper, who is well-known for her sweet heart (and sweet tooth)! Since the Fields are extremely fertile, the Joyful Reaper and her citizens are also famous for throwing fabulous feasts. We're in for a treat!" Well, it certainly sounds like it! With such a diligent group planning the party, the Festival is sure to occur without any kind of unforeseeable calamity. Hip, hip, hooray!

15 September 2015 ☀

 * New Challenge Spotlights on the productivity blog!
 * New Audio Theme: LuneFox's Theme!
 * Start Quest button now on the party page for easier quest-starting!
 * Custom Day Start setting fixed to be safe to use at any time!

16 September 2015 🌏 ☀

 * Mammoth and Mantis pets and mounts now obtainable with Mystic Hourglasses!
 * Show/Hide the World Boss Storyline. Last minute preparations for the Fall Festival are underway! Lemoness has been bustling about with tomes of potion-brewing, and conferring with the artisans in cheerful conspiracy. SabreCat has been seen in the smithy, toiling on projects that he has loudly announced to be "very hush-hush." Even the elusive Royal Chancellor, Redphoenix, has taken a break from sending Boring Business Letters to roast marshmallows outside the Tavern. Everyone has happily gathered around her little campfire, which she is feeding with a steady supply of envelopes. Only one thing has disrupted the anticipation. You catch Lemoness frowning as she reads a message attached to the latest shipment from the Flourishing Fields. "They're apologizing for not sending as many pumpkins as they promised, due to an 'unanticipated setback,'" she explains. "There's no need for them to be sorry, though -- they've sent us hundreds already! They said the same thing last week about the candy vegetable harvest. I told the Joyful Reaper not to worry about it, but she just promises to work harder."Well, soon the Festival will launch, and they'll be able to take a break. Nothing to be concerned about!

21 September 2015 🍁 🕖

 * Fall Festival 2015 begins!
 * Limited Edition Fall Festival Class Outfits! Scarecrow Warrior, Bat-tle Rogue, Potioner, or Stitch Witch!
 * Seasonal Shop opens unti October 31st!
 * Candy Food Drops were back for the season!
 * NPC's dress up for the occasion!

24 September 2015 🍁 🌏 🕖

 * Seasonal Haunted Hair Colors and Supernatural Skin Set available!
 * Show/Hide the World Boss Storyline. In general, we've all been enjoying the Flourishing Fields. Habiticans are posing in fun costumes, taking pictures of the orange-and-black wildlife, and casting Spooky Sparkles on each other. Unfortunately, there does seem to be a serious problem with production for the first time in the history of the Fields. Deadlines are being missed. Shipments are not arriving. As you walk down the street, you overhear worried whispers among the citizens, speculating on the cause. Some blame the unseasonal heat wave that has begun in the past few days. Others point to the difficulty of the tasks, and their ever-increasing quantity. And a few people -- just a few -- murmur that some of the hardest-working citizens have been disappearing, one by one, leaving their obligations abandoned. But surely that is nothing more than rumor?

1 October 2015 ☀

 * New Feature: Magic Hatching Potions!! Seasonal Spooky Hatching Potion released!

5 October 2015 🌏

 * Show/Hide the World Boss Storyline. Although we are now well into autumn, the Flourishing Fields are locked in a sweltering heat wave. The candies grow sticky in the sun, and the Spooky Pets lie panting in the shade. But this is minor news compared to the calamity that has just occurred. The Joyful Reaper is gone. The citizens of the Flourishing Fields are working frantically to find their lost ruler, but many of their search parties have not returned. Those few that do make it back are empty-handed. Worse yet, they report frightening hordes of spirits drifting at the edges of the Fields. Redphoenix grimly gathers her scouts. "If these spirits are a threat, we need to face them directly," she says. "There's no point in procrastination." Without fuss or fanfare, they set off into the night.