Carnival of Souls

Carnival of Souls ​

Carnival of Souls Event from 17th June until 29th June, 2014.
The Black Market will remain open until the end of the day on 2nd July.

Questions and Answers
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How can I access the mini-games?

In order to access the mini-games you will need tickets (normal or additional “hexed” ones). Once you have enough tickets, you can access the mini-games and start trying to win Cursed and Radiant Souls. The more times you play a specific mini-game, the more tickets it will cost you. After the daily restart, the amount of tickets needed to play a specific mini-game will be reset again.

How can I get hold of tickets?

In order to get hold of the normal tickets you have to sink either the Postman or the Paperboy NPC. Both can be found over all PvP maps and work in a similar way to the Merchants and Smugglers, they spawn in a random location and sail to their destinations where they will de-spawn. Paperboy sails to the top left and Postman sails to the top right corner of the map.

To shoot the Postman, you must use Elite Ammo. If you use Confetti Ammo, you will cause double damage and stun the Postman for a few seconds. The amount of tickets you receive will be shared accordingly depending on how much damage you cause. The player who makes the last shot will also get an additional 10 tickets.

Confetti Ammo and Voodoo Doom Ammo will be available during the event and will cause much more damage against the Postman NPC.

Not only will you be able to get Tickets from the Postman NPC, but there will also be a small chance of getting the Queen’s Legacy for 14 days if you cause the most damage against him. Don’t forget, the maximum time of the Queen’s Legacy is 56 days so you won’t be able to get that item for longer than that.

To shoot the Paperboy NPC you can also use gold ammo, though it will give out a smaller reward compared to the Postman. Only the player who causes the most amount of damage will get tickets from the Paperboy.

Hexed tickets can only be gained from the Soul Items. These tickets are required on top of the usual amount of normal tickets required if you want to play the Hexed versions of the mini-games (read more about them below). The Hexed versions of the mini-games have additional buff zones which make it easier for you to achieve a better result.

Will there be a change to the daily log in bonus?

Yes! During the Carnival of Souls event there will be a new login bonus. The items you can get from the event log-in are different to the usual daily log-in items. You will get Hailstorm, Confetti Ammo and Tickets. If you don’t log-in one day the item you get from the event log-in will be set to the beginning again.

In addition, for every consecutive day you log in, your bonus buff on both the Cursed and Radiant Souls you can collect will increase. Therefore, logging in on day 1 you will get 2% extra on the event currency payout. On the 2nd day you will get 4% extra, on the 3rd day you will get 6% and on the 4th day you will get 10% extra!

How else can I obtain tickets to participate in the mini games?

Items such as Confetti and Voodoo Ammo, Amulets and 60-pounder cannons can be found in the special Event Chests which can be opened with Event Keys, purchasable in the Market Cove under Event Items. In addition, every Event Chest contains 5 normal tickets.

Once you have gained some tickets, make your way to the Carnival Assistants. These quest givers are located in fixed positions on the PvE maps 1/1, 1/2 and 1/3. When you get near them, click on them to find out more about the different mini-games. Each assistant will give you information about one of the mini-games.

Will there be anything else on the sea?

Event Shipwrecks can be found on the Seafight seas – they contain items such as Tickets, Confetti Ammo, Amulets, Hailstorm and Windstorm.

The Mini-Games
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Once you have gained tickets you can select the game you would like to play by visiting the Carnival Assistants.

Carnival Assistant

The Carnival Assistant is now called Captain Ravenbeard.

Each Assistant provides access to one specific mini-game.

Each mini-game will have its own ranking which means it’s a ranking and at the end of the event, the winner of each of the three mini-games per server will win a Libra Bonus Map. The next 4 players per server will get an Aquarius Map and 5 randomly chosen players per server (who made it into the top 100 in the ranking) will get a Taurus Bonus Map.

There are 3 mini-games, each with a training version, a normal version and a hexed version.

The training version is for practice only and requires no tickets to play. The training version does not give you any rewards or high scores

The normal tickets allow you to access the normal version of the mini-games.

An additional hexed ticket on top of the normal ticket amount allows you to access the hexed versions of the games. The Hexed versions of the mini-games have additional features which make it easier for you to achieve a better result

In order to get some Souls you will need to achieve an “Acceptable”, “Outstanding” or “Perfect” score. The better the final score you get in the mini-games, the more Cursed and Radiant Souls you will win. A “Perfect” result will provide you with a Radiant Soul.


The 3 mini-games are as follows:

The High Striker

Once you select this game, you will be transported to the High Striker map. The goal of the High Striker game is to complete as many waves as possible in the given time. On this map there will be 5 waves of Lucas NPCs, each with an increasing amount of Hit-Points which can only be shot using Hollow ammunition.

The Lucas NPCs has an increased chance of getting hit and takes an increased amount of damage – therefore the Hollow ammo will be far more effective than usual! In the first wave, 5 Lucas NPCs will spawn; in the second wave 4 will spawn and so on until you reach the fifth wave when only one Lucas NPC will spawn.

If you use a hexed ticket to join the hexed version of the High Striker map, you will see an additional buoy, around which a buff zone will spawn. You can move the buoy around the map by hitting it around the sea chart. Once the buoy is left in position, a buff zone will spawn around it. If you shoot the NPCs from the buff zone you will cause even more damage to help you try and achieve a better final score.

This game lasts 3 minutes and as soon as the time is up, you will be transported back to where you previously were on the main map. The more damage you do, the more Souls you will win. Skyfires will be disabled for all mini-games.

Speed Racer

Once you select this game, you will be transported to the Speed Racer map. The goal of the Speed Racer Map is to complete the race as quickly as possible. On this map there will be a race track created from islands, compass needles (these direct you in the way to go) and checkpoints (you must sail through the checkpoints). You must sail around the race track as fast as you can and complete it in the quickest time possible.

There will be NPCs on the side of the track, which will fire at you if you get too close!

In the normal version of the Speed Racer there are Slow Zones.If you sail into a speed zone you will gain a few second speed buff, however if you sail into a slow zone you will be slowed down for a few seconds. By avoiding the slow zones and sailing into the speed zones, you will have a much greater chance of getting a better final score.

If you use a hexed ticket to join the hexed version of the Speed Racer map, you will see additional speed zones which could help or hinder your time.

As soon as you have either completed the race or the 5 minutes is up you will be transported back to where you previously were on the main map. The faster you go around the track, the more Souls you will win.

Shepherd’s Game

Once you select this game, you will be transported to the Shepherd’s Game map. The goal of the Shepherd’s Game is to herd as many NPCs as possible in the given time. On this map you will see an NPC and a zone. Your task is to herd the NPC into the zone, after which the NPC will disappear. Once you have herded an NPC a new NPC and buff zone will appear for you to continue herding.

If you use a hexed ticket to join the hexed version of the Shepherd’s Game map, you will see additional zones. In between herding NPCs, you will see another zone which you have to sail into yourself. This will give you an additional point before having to herd the next NPC into another zone. These additional points will help you achieve a better final score.
This game lasts 3 minutes and as soon as the time is up you will be transported back to where you previously were on the main map. The more NPCs you herd into the zones, the more Souls you will win.

Points
For the High Striker and the Shepherd’s Game, all points you make will be added up over the whole event. Therefore, the more you play them the more points you will get at the end of the event and the more chance you have of winning!

The Speed Racer works differently as only your best score counts.

What can I do with the Souls I’ve won?

You can exchange the Souls you have won for items in the Soul Items. In the second phase of the event, more items will be introduced into the shop including some that will help you in the mini-games.

What will happen at the end of the event?

At the end of the event your leftover souls will be exchanged for Skyfire Explosions and your event keys will be replaced with normal chest keys. Please note that unused tickets will not be exchanged.

2nd Phase of the Carnival of Souls Event

What are the Dirty Tricks?

The Dirty Tricks are special items that can only be used on the mini-game maps and will greatly help you to achieve a “Perfect” score. There are 3 different Dirty Trick items specifically designed to help you in the 3 mini-games.

Woodworms work only if you are in the damage buff zone in the High Striker game.

Tailwind gives you a speed burst, perfect for Speed Racer. When used, Tailwind will reduce the length of time your ship is slowed down for when sailing through the slow zones and will also increase the length of time of your speed buff when sailing through a speed zone.

Magnetic Nails greatly increases the NPCs speed while you herd it to the zone – ideal for the Shepherd’s Game.

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Game Designer Tip:
Use the Dirty Trick items on the Hexed versions of the mini-games for your best chance of getting a “Perfect” score for those vital Radiant Souls!

What ship designs are available?

The designs from last year are available in the Black Market as well as 1 new design

Soul Catcher ship design:

Elite level 0-22: Bonus Damage: 13%, Bonus Hit Points: 65,000, Bonus Voodoo Points: 37,500.
Elite level 23-24: Bonus Damage: 14%, Bonus Hit Points: 71,000, Bonus Voodoo Points: 40,000.
Elite level 25-26: Bonus Damage: 15%, Bonus Hit Points: 77,000, Bonus Voodoo Points: 42,500Elite level 27: Bonus Damage: 16%, Bonus Hit Points: 83,000, Bonus Voodoo Points: 45,000.

The two ship designs from last year – a low level ship design (Soul Noble) and a high level ship design (Soul Royal). The low level ship design can be gained by trading your Cursed Souls whereas the high level ship design can be gained by trading a mix of Cursed and Radiant Souls.

Soul Noble will give you up to 8% more damage as well as up to 25,000 Hit Points and 17,500 Voodoo Points depending on your Elite Level.
Soul Royal will give you up to 15% more damage as well as up to 83,000 Hit Points and 35,000 Voodoo Points depending on your Elite Level.
All ships will also give you 10% extra harpoon damage no matter what Elite Level you have.

What pets are available?

There is one new pet along with the two pets from last year available.

Zhu-Long pet has 30,000 Voodoo Points and a 15% extra chance of not getting hit.

Mo-Ling can be gained by trading your Cursed Souls whereas Mo-Long can be gained by trading a mix of your Cursed and Radiant Souls.

Mo-Ling will give you 10,000 more Voodoo Points as well as a 5% reduced chance of getting hit.
Mo-Long will give you 40,000 more Voodoo Points as well as a 10% reduced chance of getting hit.