Announcements[]
April 1, 2022
On April Fools' Day 2022, Bailey announced:
Virtual Mayhem in Habitica!
April first has dawned in Habitica and across Habit City everyone is starting the morning, keeping a lookout to see what strange things may be in store.
Beffymaroo is on her way to the Tavern when she sees SabreCat holding a large plastic egg-shaped object. He’s looking at it with a puzzled expression, and it’s emitting beeps and other electronic noises.
"Sabe, what’s that?"
"Uh, well, I found it in my stable this morning where my tiger cub should have been!" says Sabe, still looking confounded. He turns the object around to reveal a screen with a pixelated face looking back at them. It emits a distorted meow.
"Wait a minute, did the Fool just change our pets into virtual pets?!" says Beffy.
In a burst of confetti, the April Fool appears, arms full of more virtual pets.
"Yes, you are witnesses to my new innovation! Today is your special limited time trial for Habitica’s Pets V.2.0! They’ll change back tomorrow, so definitely be sure to give them a whirl while you can. I think you’ll find they're quite a technological leap!"
"I’m not sure that us having to carry them around and push buttons is an improvement," laughs Sabe, "but they are very cute and retro!"
Equipping different pets will show different virtual pet designs. Have fun discovering them all and be sure to check out the April Fool’s Social Media Challenge for a fun chance to share your new pets, win gems, and be featured on the Habitica Blog!
Pet Changes[]
Different pets were shown as different desserts, as shown in the table below:
Hero Changes[]
Some Heroic Heroes (Staff) had changes to their titles and contributions in the Hall of Heroes.
| Name | Contribution Tier | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April Fool | 9 | Virtual Jokester |
| beffymaroo | 9 | Retro-mon |
| Piyowo | 9 | Nano Birb |
| SabreCat | 9 | Digikitty |
| paglias | 9 | Virtual Chocoberry |
| Apollo | 9 | Yoyomon |
| Lemoness | 9 | Le-Mon |
| viirus | 9 | Giga Goose |
| redphoenix | 9 | DigiDogMom |
Official Habitica Challenge[]
An official challenge appeared. Players could share their virtual pet avatars on social media for a chance to win gems. A blog post showed the winners' screenshots as well as other favorite virtual pet avatars.