Whats new 2017

Here you see all the News of 2017.

4/25/2017
NEW DAILY CHECK-IN INCENTIVES AND SUBSCRIBER ITEMS

New Daily Check-In Incentives
Great news! We've added more Check-In Incentive prizes to reward you for your continued dedication to improving your life. These prizes will include exclusive magic hatching potions, unique equipment, and more! For those who have surpassed the previous series of prizes, your check-ins since then have been counted and you'll receive all the prizes you would have earned in the meantime immediately.

You can learn more about check-in incentives by reading this Wiki page.

by Lemoness and SabreCat art by AnnDeLune, icefelis, Gully, nonight, iamholding6, Eevachu, Balduranne, louiselouise1

April Subscriber Items Revealed!
The April Subscriber Item has been revealed: the Fairytale Item Set! You only have five days to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Equipment to claim your gear!

Subscribers also receive the ability to buy gems for gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.

by Lemoness

4/20/2017
FAIRY HATCHING POTIONS, NEW GOLD-PURCHASABLE QUEST LINE, AND BEHIND THE SCENES BLOG POST

Fairy Hatching Potions
There's a new pet breed in town! Between now and May 17th, you can buy Fairy Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Fairy Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!

After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Fairy Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!

by Edge, Willow the Witty, and SabreCat

Gold-Purchasable Quest Line: Mayhem in Mistiflying
There's a new set of gold-purchasable quests available in the Quest Shop: the Mayhem in Mistiflying Quest-Line! Mistiflying is being assailed by extremely windy weather and peculiar monster attacks. Can you help the April Fool save the city? If so, you'll earn the exclusive Roguish Rainbow Messenger Armor Set.

As time goes on, we'll be adding more gold-purchasable quests. Mayhem in Mistiflying is not a limited-edition quest line, so you have plenty of time to save up!

by SabreCat, Beffymaroo, and Lemoness

Behind the Scenes Blog Post: The April Fool
Have you ever wanted to know more about the ridiculous Rogue who plays pranks on us every year? Today's blog post features a spotlight on the April Fool. Check it out now to learn about his favorite hobbies, the object of his affection, and even his real name.

by Lemoness

4/18/2017
ANDROID UPDATE, NEW JACKALOPE PET FOR SUBSCRIBERS, AND MAGICAL BEES IN THE TIME TRAVEL SHOP

Android Update
There's an exciting new update to our Android app! Task navigation has been redesigned, and there are more options for filtering your tasks. We've also added a snazzy new login screen and an improved tutorial for new users!

Be sure to download the update now for a better Habitica experience! If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out!

by viirus, Sara Olson, and beffymaroo

New Exclusive Jackalope Pet for Subscribers
As a thank-you for your support, all subscribers and group plan members have received Royal Purple Jackalope pets! New subscribers will receive this pet when they sign up, so check out the info on our Subscriptions page to learn more about all the great benefits of subscribing to Habitica including your very own Jackalope pet!

by Beffymaroo and SabreCat

Bees Available from the Time Travelers
Magical Bee Pets and Mounts are now available from the Time Travelers! If you missed out on these happy, buzzing companions from last year, be sure to adopt them now.

If bees are something you'd prefer not to see in Habitica due to a phobia, check out the Phobia Protection Extension which will hide any pets, mounts, backgrounds, quest bosses, or equipment featuring bees (as well as snakes, spiders, and rats). We hope that it helps make everyone's Habitica experience fun!

by Lemoness and SabreCat

4/13/2017
BUTTERFLY PET QUEST AND SAMPLE DAILIES WIKI SPOTLIGHT

New Pet Quest: Bye, Bye, Butterfry!
A trip to the Taskan countryside's butterfly garden gets deeply dangerous when some neglected Dailies attract a Flaming Butterfry! Get the latest pet quest, "Bye, Bye Butterfry" in the Quest Shop, and earn some cute caterpillar pets by completing your real-life tasks.

Written by AnnDeLune

Art by Leephon, Megan, Eevachu, Beffymaroo, UncommonCriminal, Anna Glassman, and Lilith of Alfheim

Featured Wiki Article: Sample Dailies
This month's featured Wiki article is about Sample Dailies! We hope that it will help you as work on adding or revamping your daily tasks. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.

by Beffymaroo and the Wiki Wizards

4/11/2017
EGG HUNT QUEST, APRIL FOOL'S CHALLENGE WINNERS, AND CHANGE TO PARTY SIZES

Egg Hunt Quest Available
The Egg Hunt is available again in the Seasonal Shop! Strange eggs are appearing all over Habitica. Can you collect them all to earn some colorful Egg pets and mounts?

by Megan, Beffymaroo, and Lemoness

April Fool's Challenge Winners
The winners of the Party with the April Fool Challenge have been selected! Congratulations to: Anna Lilliman, CaptivatingLight, Lalaitha, Tousled Smile, and Acquafortis Fortis!

Thank you to everyone who shared their awesome April Fool's photobomb pics! You can see a fun recap of the shenanigans on our blog. Stay tuned to see what wacky antics the Fool gets up to next year!

by Beffymaroo, Lemoness, and SabreCat

Change to Party Sizes
Due to some technical constraints that were causing performance issues for large Habitica parties, we've limited the number of members in a single party to 30 people. If you already have more than thirty people in your party, don't worry--you won't be forced to eject anyone! This rule only applies going forward.

This change will help prevent a lot of the bugs and glitches that affected very large parties, and will improve Habitica's site performance overall. Thanks for understanding! if you have any questions, we'll be happy to answer them in the Habitica Help Guild.

by Yutsuten

4/6/2017
SHINY SEEDS AND USE CASE SPOTLIGHT

Shiny Seeds
Throw a Shiny Seed at your friends and they will turn into a cheerful flower until their next cron! You can buy the Seeds in the Seasonal Shop for gold. Plus, they will receive the Agricultural Friends badge!

Don't want to be a flower? Just buy some Petal-Free Potion from your Rewards column to reverse it.

Shiny Seeds will be available in the Seasonal Shop until April 30th!

by Lemoness

Use Case Spotlight: Relaxing Hobbies
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Managing Your Relaxing Hobbies! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be trying to make more time for the things you enjoy.

Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to keep track of Arts and Crafts Projects? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog at the start of next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!

by Beffymaroo

4/4/2017
APRIL BACKGROUNDS, ARMOIRE ITEMS, AND TAKE THIS CHALLENGE

April Backgrounds and Armoire Items!
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can summit a Mist-Shrouded Mountain, investigate a Bug-Covered Log, and perch in a Giant Birdhouse.

Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Festival Attire set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)

by CarolinaAsh, Katy133, James Danger, and AnnDeLune

April Take This Challenge
The next Take This Challenge has launched, "Check Your HP!," with a focus on tracking one's mood over time. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!

Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "It's Dangerous to Go Alone": grand prize winner SuchARarity, and runners-up miketheguy101, TheRossGamer, B_Rud, Cj_Cesareo, and Jacob Da Jeweler! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set, if they hadn't completed the set already. New set pieces appear in your Rewards column. Enjoy!

by Doctor B, the Take This team, Lemoness, and SabreCat

4/1/2017
THE APRIL FOOL'S DISTRACTION DISCOTHEQUE AND DAZZLE DANCE EMPORIUM

Welcome to the Distraction Discotheque and Dazzle Dance Emporium!
"It's a marvelous day, and I, Bailey the Town DJ, would like to warmly welcome you to the Distraction Discotheque and Dazzle Dance Emporium! This festive location was set up by the dashing, brilliant, and humble April Fool. It's entirely devoted to sparkly diversion -- and avoiding productivity at all costs!

Rad New NPCs!
Be sure to check out all your favorite places on Habitica today to visit the Non-Player Characters, a set of ENTIRELY unique individuals, as I... er, they... have a grand time and dance the day away!

Party with the April Fool and Win Gems!
You're going to have a wonderful time, not least of all because the April Fool, in his endless magnanimity, is making the time to party with every single one of you -- take a peek at your avatar!

For even more fun, check out the official Challenge posted especially for today! Share your avatar featuring that fantastic Fool on social media, and you'll have a chance to win gems. Now go boogie!"

March 2017


3/30/2017
LAST CHANCE FOR SHIMMER ARMOR SET, AND... WHAT IS THE APRIL FOOL UP TO?

Be on the Lookout for Weekend Shenanigans...
The April Fool has been looking awfully cheerful recently. TOO cheerful... He promises that he's not planning any shenanigans at the turn of the month, but we suspect that this masterful Rogue may have some tricks up his sleeves.

"Nonsense!" he says. "Me, interfere on April Fool's Day? Why, you won't even see me."

Perhaps you should check back over the weekend, just in case...

Last Chance for Shimmer Armor Set
Reminder: this is the final day to subscribe and receive the Shimmer Armor Set! Subscribing also lets you buy gems for gold. The longer your subscription, the more gems you get!

Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.

by Lemoness

3/28/2017
DEWINES CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT, ECO-FRIENDLY GUILD SPOTLIGHT, AND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES UPDATES

Contributor Spotlight: Dewines
We've posted a new Contributor Spotlight on the blog! Check out our latest interview with Dewines, a Moderator, to learn more about how she uses Habitica.

by Dewines, Beffymaroo, and Lemoness

Guild Spotlight: Eco-Friendly Guilds
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you look for ways to live more eco-friendly! Check it out now to find Habitica's best Earth-conscious communities.

by Beffymaroo

Community Guidelines Updates
We've updated the Community Guidelines as follows:


 * Included our newest Mods and Staff members, as well as up-to-date information on the admins of the Wiki and Github repo
 * Updated information about flagging posts and reporting problematic posts, PMs, and profiles
 * Clarified our policy advising against sharing identifying information in public chat spaces
 * Updated our policy on content warnings
 * Clarified information about our banning and muting procedures for users who commit severe infractions
 * Added minor updates and clarifications to some sections

Please give the updates a read! The Community Guidelines are long, but they're very important to our mission to keep Habitica a safe and happy community. Thanks for helping our community thrive!

by the Habitica Team

3/23/2017
SHIMMER SHIMMER! MARCH SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND MAGIC HATCHING POTIONS

March Subscriber Items Revealed!
The March Subscriber Item Set has been revealed: the Shimmer Armor Item Set! You only have eight days to receive the item set when you subscribe. If you're already an active subscriber, reload the site and then head to Inventory > Market to claim your gear!

Subscribers also receive the ability to buy gems for gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.

by Lemoness

Shimmer Hatching Potions
There's a new pet breed in town! Between now and April 19th, you can buy Shimmer Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Shimmer Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!

After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Shimmer Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!

by Teto Forever, tricksy.fox, and SabreCat

3/21/2017
SPRING FLING BEGINS! LIMITED EDITION EQUIPMENT, SEASONAL SHOP OPENS, AND SEASONAL AVATAR CUSTOMIZATIONS!

Limited Edition Class Outfits
From now until April 30th, limited edition outfits are available in the Rewards column! Depending on your class, you can be a Floral Mouse, Feline Warrior, Canine Conjuror, or Sneaky Bunny. You'd better get productive to earn enough gold before your time runs out...

by beffymaroo, Scarvia, Awesome kitty, usnbfs, and SabreCat

Seasonal Shop Opens
The Seasonal Shop has opened! It's stocking springtime Seasonal Edition goodies at the moment, including past spring outfits. Everything there will be available to purchase during the Spring Fling event each year, but it's only open until April 30th, so be sure to stock up now, or you'll have to wait a year to buy these items again!

by Lemoness, Balduranne, PainterProphet, and SabreCat

Shimmer Hair Colors and Pastel Skin Set
The Seasonal Edition Shimmer Hair Colors and Pastel Skin Set are now available for purchase in the avatar customizations page! These skin sets will only be available to purchase until April 30th, and then they will disappear from the shop until next Spring Fling. If you buy them, though, you will have access to them year-round!

by Lemoness and McCoyly

3/16/2017
SUBSCRIPTIONS ON iOS AND NEW BLOG POST

iOS Update: Subscriptions!
We've released a new iOS update which lets you subscribe through the app!

Subscribers help us keep the app running and updating, so as a thank-you, they get exclusive monthly items, the ability to buy gems with gold, and more. If you're already a subscriber, you can now use the app to open your monthly gift and buy gems with gold!

Other improvements include a redesign of the task list and new icons for the header! Habits also now will show when they were last completed. We've also smashed some bugs. Be sure to download the update now for a better Habitica experience!

If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out! Old reviews get hidden with each update, but if you go to the review section you can re-post them again with a single tap. We hope you enjoy the update!

by viirus

Blog Post: Sample Habits
This month's featured Wiki article is about Sample Habits! We hope that it will help you as you consider new Habits you'd like to establish or avoid. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.

by Beffymaroo and the Wiki Wizards

3/14/2017
NEW PET QUEST AND TIME TRAVELER ITEM SETS

New Pet Quest: Peacocks!
Can't choose a single task to accomplish? Sounds like the Push-and-Pull Peacock has you paralyzed by indecision! Get the latest pet quest from the Quest Shop and earn some proud peacock pets by completing your real-life tasks.

Written by Elizabeth Queenan

Art by Cecily Perez, Lilith of Alfheim, PainterProphet, Pfeffernusse, Draayder, Podcod, and McCoyley

Steampunk Peacock Item Sets
Want your avatar to express your excitement about the new peacock pets and mounts? Now the Time Travelers are offering two new feathery steampunk Equipment sets that you can purchase with Mystic Hourglasses!

Mystic Hourglasses are awarded to people who have had a subscription or group plan membership for at least three consecutive months. For every three months that you're a subscriber or group plan member, you'll earn an additional Mystic Hourglass! You can also earn Mystic Hourglasses instantly by purchasing a multi-month subscription bundle.

Thanks for supporting Habitica! We hope that you enjoy your new outfits.

By AnnDeLune, Beffymaroo, Lemoness, and SabreCat

3/9/2017
GROUP PLAN IMPROVEMENTS AND HABIT COUNTERS

Group Plan Improvements: Subscription Benefits and Exclusive Jackalope Mount for All Group Plan Members!
We're thrilled to announce that we've added some new features to the group plans.

Based on your feedback, all members of a group plan now automatically get:


 * Full subscription benefits, including the exclusive monthly items and the ability to buy gems with gold
 * A brand-new exclusive Jackalope Mount
 * The classic task-sharing features from the original version of group plans, including the ability to assign tasks to specific group members and the ability to approve whether or not tasks were actually completed.
 * A group chat cap of 400 messages instead of the usual 200 messages.

More features will be coming in the future! You can learn more about group plans on their information page. Thanks so much for supporting Habitica!

by TheHollidayInn, SabreCat, Alys, paglias, and all our hard-working testers

New Habit Counters!
We've launched a new and exciting feature to help you keep track of your progress on Habits! Habits now display a count of how many times you've clicked them, positive or negative. In Advanced Options, you can choose how often the counter resets to 0: daily (the default), weekly, or monthly. We hope this makes your Habit-building experience even better!

by astolat, TheHollidayInn, paglias, Alys, and SabreCat

3/2/2017
MARCH BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS

New Backgrounds and Enchanted Armoire Items!
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can ascend a Magic Beanstalk, explore the Meandering Cave, and carouse in the Mistiflying Circus.

Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Mushroom Druid Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)

by Witticaster, Stefalupagus, KusSv, and Katy133

3/1/2017
NEXT TAKE THIS CHALLENGE AND USE CASE SPOTLIGHT

Take This Challenge for March!
The next Take This Challenge has launched, It's Dangerous to Go Alone!, with a focus on maintaining offline relationships. You might recognize this Challenge as a repeat of the first Take This Challenge we held, back in June of 2016. We will continue to revisit each of the Challenges in the Take This series, allowing more people to participate for the exclusive armor items and chances at Gem prizes!

Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Notice Me, Senpai!": grand prize winner Lucy Zhuang, and runners-up Emithyst, 5h4d0wd4nc3r, rjboo, Ellie Goldshire, and Alex the Healer! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they hadn't completed the set already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!

by Doctor B, the Take This team, Lemoness, and SabreCat

Use Case Spotlight: Living Eco-Friendly
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Living Eco-Friendly! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be trying to live in a more Earth-friendly way.

Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to manage your relaxing hobbies? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog at the start of next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!

by Beffymaroo

February 2017


2/22/2017
FEBRUARY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS AND GUILD SPOTLIGHT

February Subscriber Items!
The February Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Heartstealer Item Set! You only have six days to receive the item set when you subscribe.

Subscribers also receive the ability to buy gems for gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! (Very helpful if you want to nab all those cute Cupid pets and mounts before they disappear.) There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.

by Lemoness

Guild Spotlight: Food and Cooking!
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you explore new culinary horizons! Check it out now to find Habitica's best Food and Cooking communities.

by beffymaroo

2/16/2017
NEW PET QUEST AND CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT

New Pet Quest: Guinea Pigs!
The notorious Guinea Pig Gang is trying to rob the Market! Get the latest pet quest, The Guinea Pig Gang, and earn some giddy Guinea Pig pets by completing your real-life tasks.

Art by Pandah, mewrose, eyenne, Stefalupagus, and Willow the Witty

Writing by Lilith of Alfheim

Contributor Spotlight: Shanaqui
We've posted a new Contributor Spotlight on the blog! Check out our latest interview with shanaqui, a Moderator and Challenger, to learn more about how they use Habitica.

by shanaqui, Beffymaroo, and Lemoness

2/14/2017
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ALSO, BEHIND THE SCENES WITH HABITICA STAFF PETS

Valentine's Day in Habitica!
Help motivate all of the lovely people in your life by sending them a caring valentine. For the next week only, Valentines can be purchased for 10 gold from the Market. For spreading love and joy throughout the community, both the giver AND the receiver get a coveted "adoring friends" badge. Hooray!

While you're there, why not check out the other cards that are available to send to your party? Each one gives a special achievement of its own...

By Lemoness and SabreCat

Behind the Scenes: Our Real-Life Pets
Although the Habitica staff and mods use pixel pets and mounts to motivate ourselves to complete our tasks, today we wanted to share pictures of the real-world pets that we adore. Come meet them on this month's Behind the Scenes blog post!

by Lemoness and the Habitica Team

2/8/2017
HABITICA BLOG: WIKI AND USE CASE SPOTLIGHTS

Featured Wiki Article: Establishing Your Tasks
This month's featured Wiki article is about Establishing your Tasks! We hope that it will help you as you create new Tasks and re-evaluate existing ones. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.

by beffymaroo and the Wiki Wizards

Use Case Spotlight: Food and Cooking
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Food and Cooking! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be re-evaluating your nutritional habits and routines.

Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to live more eco-friendly? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog at the start of next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!

by Beffymaroo

2/2/2017
CUPID HATCHING POTIONS, SUBSCRIPTIONS ON ANDROID, NEW BACKGROUNDS, AND NEW ARMOIRE ITEMS

Cupid Hatching Potions
There's a new pet breed in town! Between now and February 28th, you can buy Cupid Hatching Potions from the Market and use them to hatch any standard pet egg. (Magic Hatching Potions do not work on Quest Pet eggs.) Cupid Potion Pets aren't picky, so they'll happily eat any kind of food that you feed them!

After they're gone, it will be at least a year before the Cupid Hatching Potions are available again, so be sure to get them now!

by Willow the Witty and SabreCat

Android Update: Subscriptions
There's an exciting new update to our Android app. You can now subscribe to Habitica through the app!

Subscribers help us keep the app running and updating, so as a thank-you, they get exclusive monthly items, the ability to buy gems with gold, and more!

If you're already a subscriber, you can now use the app to open your monthly gift and buy gems with gold! Thank you for your support, it means a lot to us!

We’ve also done some minor bug fixes. Be sure to download the update now for a better Habitica experience! If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out!

by Viirus

New Backgrounds and Armoire Items
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can climb to the Bell Tower, bask in the wealth of a Treasure Room and pose under the Wedding Arch.

Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Queen of Hearts set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)

by Casey, AnnDeLune, and CitrineSun

2/1/2017
RESOLUTIONS CHALLENGE AND TAKE THIS CHALLENGES CONCLUDED; NEW TAKE THIS CHALLENGE

Resolution Challenge Winners
The winners of the Habitica New Years Resolutions Challenge have been selected! Congratulations to: thesuperalice, booksandchips, Meriah, hazey_sunshine, and Valendro!

Thank you to everyone who shared your resolutions! We're excited to help you pursue your goals throughout 2017 and beyond!

New Take This Challenge
The next Take This Challenge has launched, Notice Me, Senpai!, with a focus on reaching out to others when you're struggling. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!

Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Multiplayer Co-op Exercise": grand prize winner IvokaOrange, and runners-up nerelleaustralis, Millificent, Soul Brig, wwwave, and Arawasa the Unseen! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This item set if they didn't have all the pieces already. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!

by Doctor B, the Take This team, Lemoness, and SabreCat

January 2017


1/31/2017
HABITICA BIRTHDAY PARTY AND LAST CHANCE FOR MANY SPECIAL ITEMS

Habitica Birthday Bash
January 31st is Habitica's 4th Birthday! Thank you so much for being a part of our community - it means a lot.

Now come join us and the NPCs as we celebrate!



Cake for Everybody!
In honor of the festivities, everyone has been awarded an assortment of yummy cake to feed to your pets! Plus, for the next two days Alexander the Merchant is selling cake in his shop, and cake will sometimes drop when you complete your tasks. Cake works just like normal pet food, but if you want to know what type of pet likes each slice, the wiki has spoilers.

Party Robes
There are Party Robes available for free in the Rewards column! Don them with pride.



Birthday Bash Achievement
In honor of Habitica's birthday, everyone has been awarded the Habitica Birthday Bash achievement! This achievement stacks for each Birthday Bash you celebrate with us.

Last Chance for Winter Wonderland Outfits, Wintry Hair Colors, and Snowballs
Today is the final day of the Winter Wonderland Festival, so if you still have any remaining Winter Wonderland Items that you want to buy, you'd better do it now! The Seasonal Edition items and Hair Colors won't be back until next December, and if the Limited Edition items return they will have increased prices or changed art, so be sure to snag them today! Due to the fact that the Wintry Skins were released later than the rest of the Seasonal Customization items, we've decided to make a special one-time exception to their end date, so they will be available until February 3rd rather than January 31st.



Last Chance for Time-Freezer Set
Reminder: it's the final day to subscribe and receive the Timefreezer Set! Subscribing also lets you buy gems for gold. The longer your subscription, the more gems you get!

Thanks so much for your support! You help keep Habitica running.

by Lemoness

Last Chance for Holly and Peppermint Hatching Potions
Reminder: the 31st is the final day to buy Holly and Peppermint Hatching Potions! If they come back, it won't be until next year at the earliest, so don't delay!

by Vampitch, Lemoness, and SabreCat

1/26/2017
BEFFYMAROO JOINS HABITICA STAFF; GUILD SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH AND FITNESS

New Staff Member: Beffymaroo!
We're thrilled to announce that our long-time moderator and pixel artist Beffymaroo will be coming onboard as a staff member! She's been a major part of our community for a long time, and we couldn't be happier to welcome her aboard. Go congratulate her in the Tavern!

by the Habitica Team

Guild Spotlight: Health and Fitness
There's a new Guild Spotlight on the blog that highlights the Guilds that can help you as you evaluate your Health and Fitness goals for 2017! Check it out now to find Habitica's best Health and Fitness communities.

by Beffymaroo

1/24/2017
JANUARY SUBSCRIBER ITEMS REVEALED

January Subscriber Items!
The January Subscriber Items have been revealed: the Time-Freezer Item Set! You only have seven days to receive the item set when you subscribe.

Subscribers also receive the ability to buy gems for gold -- the longer you subscribe, the more gems you can buy per month! There are other perks as well, such as longer access to uncompressed data. Best of all, subscriptions let us keep Habitica running. Thank you very much for your support -- it means a lot to us.

by Lemoness

1/19/2017
CHALLENGES UPDATE FOR ANDROID AND FEATURED WIKI ARTICLE BLOG

Android Update: Challenges!
We've released a new Android update that contains Challenges!

Now you can browse, join, and view Challenges on the app! Easily add user-created tasks to your list, then compete against other Habiticans to win gems and achievements.

Plus, we've made some design improvements! Habit buttons now have the +/- on different sides to improve accessibility, and long pressing on the floating action button now creates a task that matches the task list you’re currently viewing. We've got some snazzy new icons, too! Be sure to download it now for a better Habitica experience.

If you like the improvements that we’ve been making to our app, please consider reviewing this new version. It really helps us out! We hope you enjoy the update.

by Viirus

Blog Post: Starting Over Options
This month's featured Wiki article is about Starting Over Options! We hope that it will help you as you make a fresh start on the New Year. Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.

by Beffymaroo and the Wiki Wizards

1/17/2017
WINTER WONDERLAND: GOLD-PURCHASABLE QUEST LINE AND WINTERY SKINS



Gold-Purchasable Quest Line: Stoïkalm Calamity!
There's a new set of gold-purchasable quests available in the Quest Shop: the Stoïkalm Calamity Quest-Line! The frozen north is experiencing a rash of thefts and monster outbreaks. Can you help Lady Glaciate and the Mammoth Riders vanquish their foes and recover their valuables? If so, you'll earn the exclusive Mammoth Rider Armor Set.

As time goes on, we'll be adding more gold-purchasable quests. The Stoïkalm Calamity is not a limited-edition quest line, so you have plenty of time to save up!

Written by Lemoness

Art by Beffymaroo and Kiwibot

Wintery Skins Available!
There's a new set of Seasonal Edition Skins available in the Avatar Customization page! You can complete your wintry avatar look with Aurora, Dapper, Festive, Holly, Polar, Sugar, or Winter Star Skins. Due to the fact that these skins released later than the rest of the Seasonal Customization items, we've decided to make a special one-time exception to their end date, so they will be available until February 3rd, rather than the festival end date of January 31st! Get these new skins while you can, or they won't be available until next year.

By tricksy.fox

1/12/2017
CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT: MEGAN!

Habitica Blog: Contributor Spotlight on Megan
We've posted a new Contributor Spotlight on the blog! Check out our latest interview with Megan, a moderator and pixel artist, to learn more about she uses Habitica.

by Megan, Beffymaroo, and Lemoness

1/10/2017
NEW PET QUEST: TRICERATOPS!

Triceratops Pet Quest!
An enchanted Triceratops is causing the Stoïkalm Volcanoes to erupt! Get the latest pet quest, the Trampling Triceratops, and earn some tricky Triceratops pets by completing your real-life tasks.

Art by McCoyly, plumilla, *~Seraphina~*, PainterProphet, and beffymaroo

Written by Lillith of Alfheim

1/5/2017
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION CHALLENGE, LAST CHANCE FOR GIFT-1-GET-1 SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND USE CASE SPOTLIGHT

Habitica New Year's Resolution Challenge!
We've launched a new official Challenge giving five people the chance to win 15 gems each! All you have to do is post about your #HabiticaResolutions in this coming year. Head here to check out the full rules and sign up!

Need some inspiration for your post? Check out the Habitica team's resolutions on our blog!

by Lemoness and the Habitica team

Final Chance for Free Subscription Promotion!
Don't forget that January 6th is your last day to get a free subscription when you gift a subscription to your friend! If you want to take advantage of that deal, you should definitely do it now.

Subscribers get to buy gems with gold, so if you have your eye on some fun hatching potions, backgrounds, or quests, this is a great opportunity. They also get increased access to data, and a special equipment set every month! Best of all, they help Habitica stay afloat.

Enjoy!

by Lemoness

Use Case Spotlight: Health and Fitness!
This month's Use Case Spotlight is about Health and Fitness! It features a number of great suggestions submitted by Habiticans in the Use Case Spotlights Guild. We hope it helps any of you who might be setting new Health and Fitness goals for the New Year. You can also pop into the guild to view all the ideas submitted! Be sure to check it out, and let us know what you think by reaching out on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.

Plus, we're collecting user submissions for the next spotlight! How do you use Habitica to manage food and cooking? We’ll be featuring player-submitted examples in Use Case Spotlights on the Habitica Blog at the start of next month, so post your suggestions in the Use Case Spotlight Guild now. We look forward to learning more about how you use Habitica to improve your life and get things done!

by Beffymaroo and the Use Case Spotlight Guild

1/3/2017
JANUARY BACKGROUNDS AND ARMOIRE ITEMS, WINTERY HAIR COLORS, AND NEW TAKE THIS CHALLENGE

January Backgrounds and Armoire Items!
We’ve added three new backgrounds to the Background Shop! Now your avatar can explore the Stoïkalm Volcanoes, glide on a Sparkling Snowflake, and brave a fierce Blizzard.

Plus, there’s new gold-purchasable equipment in the Enchanted Armoire, including the Ram Barbarian Set. Better work hard on your real-life tasks to earn all the pieces! Enjoy :)

by KusSv, Jasmine Osler, zacharyatacksherwood, Kiwibot, chumbucket, and Lemoness

Wintery Hair Colors
The Seasonal Edition Wintery Hair Colors are now available for purchase from the avatar customizations page! Now you can dye your avatar's hair Snowy, Peppermint, Holly Green, Aurora, Winter Star, or Festive. Enjoy!

by Lemoness

New Take This Challenge!
The next Take This Challenge has launched, Multi-Player Co-op Exercise, with a focus on exercising with a friend. Be sure to check it out to earn additional pieces of the Take This armor set!

Take This is a nonprofit that seeks to inform the gamer community about mental health issues, to provide education about mental disorders and mental illness prevention, and to reduce the stigma of mental illness.

Congratulations to the winners of the last Take This Challenge, "Hero's Triumph": grand prize winner AngelaY, and runners-up KamiFlame, InkyWitch, mistressofrevels, Spesilva, and Deomew! Plus, all participants in that Challenge have received a piece of the Take This Armor Set. It is located in your Rewards column. Enjoy!

by Doctor B, the Take This team, Lemoness, and SabreCat