Caravan skins
Caravan skins ("Pimp my caravan") were available in the cash shop (cosmetic store).[2]
- The skin changes the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.[3][4]
- The caravan and mount components of the skin are not able to be utilized separately.[3][4]
- Building, ship, caravan and mount cosmetics require an in-game item to be obtained first to apply the cosmetic.[5][6]
You'll need your own creature and caravan hooked up to each other, and then the caravan cosmetic skin goes over all of them to make it look like what's pictured. you're not able to split out separately that caravan mount skin, hence why you'd want the separate mount skin if you wanted to ride it independently.[3] – Sarah Flanagan
Caravans
Caravans are vehicles that facilitate the transfer of cargo across Verra.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
- Caravans are the induction of emergent gameplay, which means you cannot predict the situation you're going to be in when you use a caravan. That's part of the risk: The risk is the unknown. If you could predict it then your ability to mitigate that risk would unfortunately remove that dynamic- that ratio of risk versus reward.[19] – Steven Sharif
- Personal caravans are used to transport cargo for one or more players.[14][15][16]
- Mayoral caravans are used by Mayors to transfer cargo between nodes with established trade agreements or alliances.[12][13]
- Caravans are initiated from and arrive at caravansary node buildings within Village (scena 3) nodes and above.[20][14][21][22]
- Caravans create an objective-based PvP event in the open-world that players can choose to attack, defend, or opt-out of.[23][24][25][26]
- PvE caravan events can cause roadways to be blocked off or hostile mobs to spawn to attack the caravan.[27][28]
- It is possible to launch decoy caravans and merchant ships, but there are visual hints of what is contained in a caravan.[29][30][31] Decoy crates may be available via social organization progression.[29]
Personal caravans
Personal caravans (also referred to as Self-directed/player-driven caravans) are utilized by players to transport cargo across Verra. These are land-based and water-based (raft caravans) that a single player drives and directs.[34][20][35][36][37][38]
- Personal caravans are prepared and launched from caravansary buildings at Village (scena 3) or higher nodes.[14][15]
- Personal caravans can also be summoned in the open-world from caravansaries in nearby nodes.[39]
- Personal caravans are capable of transitioning to/from raft caravans.[37][40]
- Caravan components modify caravan stats and grant passive and active abilities to the caravan. Components can be upgraded to increase a caravan's power.[20][37]
- By default, personal caravans have a racial appearance that influences the types of animals that are moving the caravan.[37]
- Players will be able to apply caravan skins to change the default appearance.[37]
- Caravan drivers receive a significant defensive buff while they are driving a caravan. This reduces CC effects and increases damage mitigation significantly.[41]
- The caravan owner is able to grant permissions to allow other players to drive their caravans. If these permissions are not activated by the owner then anyone can drive their caravans. If the caravan driver is killed or otherwise removed from the caravan then any player will be able to drive the caravan for a period of 15 to 20 minutes before the caravan despawns and becomes a wreckage.[41]
- Caravans have collision, so other players could jump on the caravan while it is being driven.[41]
Skins
Accessories/armor, Buildings, Caravans, Mounts, Pets, and Ships sold in the cosmetic store are skins.[46][47][2]
- Skins are cosmetic items that do not grant the user any benefit.[48]
- Skins are only be able to be applied to things that have already been earned, crafted or found within Ashes of Creation.[49][50]
- Owning cosmetics does not guarantee the acquisition of the item the cosmetic can be used on. Players must still achieve the corresponding item/building.[49] – Steven Sharif
- Caravan skins change the appearance of an in-game mount and in-game caravan that are hooked up to each other.[3][4]
- The best skins will be in-game achievable.[53]
- The best skins will be in-game achievable (obviously “best” is subjective, so I’d say the most ornate and detailed/unique).[53] – Steven Sharif
Cosmetic store
The Cosmetic store enables players to purchase Cosmetics for use in Ashes of Creation.[56] The cosmetic store offers limited time, limited quantity items to help sustain game development.[57]
- Equitable cosmetics, both from a quantity and quality standpoint, are achievable through in-game means.[57]
- Nothing in the cosmetic store will be pay to win.[58]
Nothing in our shop will ever be pay to win as we believe this practice greatly hurts the MMORPG genre.[58]
- Cash shop cosmetics will offer a diverse selection of unique looks.[59]
I want to incentivize purchase in the cosmetic shop for sustainability of what expansions we have intended, since we are not a box cost. I want to incentivize purchase by offering limited items: limited time, limited quantity, so you have confidence that when you purchase them, they won't be offered later on in some other way.[57] – Steven Sharif
- All cosmetic store items will be non-tradeable.[60] There will be no gifting mechanism for cosmetic items.[61]
I don't want cosmetic items that can be purchased from the market to be transferable... because it is in a way a transfer of money for potentially something in-game.[61] – Steven Sharif
List of caravan skins
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashes of Creation Store: Ramstone Hauler.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2020-11-30 (57:50).
- ↑ Video, 2024-01-31 (29:15).
- ↑ Newsletter - January 2024.
- ↑ Video, 2024-01-31 (5:22).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2023-10-31 (1:30:52).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2023-10-31 (1:06:32).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2023-08-31 (2:10:23).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Video, 2019-07-15 (2:12).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Transmisja na żywo, 2022-08-26 (1:20:17).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Transmisja na żywo, 2022-07-29 (3:21).
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wywiad, 2018-05-11 (28:21).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2017-05-15 (45:20).
- ↑ About Ashes of Creation.
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2024-01-31 (57:26).
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Video, 2023-10-31 (10:13).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2020-05-29 (46:36).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2017-07-28 (20:56).
- ↑ Wywiad, 2020-03-27 (16:19).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2017-05-22 (40:40).
- ↑
- ↑ Video, 2023-10-31 (34:12).
- ↑ Podcast, 2021-04-11 (23:36).
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2024-01-31 (1:15:05).
- ↑ Video, 2023-10-31 (29:36).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2021-01-29 (1:25:14).
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Video, 2023-10-31 (20:17).
- ↑ Video, 2023-10-31 (17:20).
- ↑ Video, 2023-10-31 (13:32).
- ↑ Video, 2023-10-31 (1:52).
- ↑
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 Transmisja na żywo, 2020-04-30 (58:05).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2017-07-28 (19:43).
- ↑ Video, 2023-10-31 (16:25).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2018-04-8 (AM) (15:46).
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Transmisja na żywo, 2023-10-31 (1:27:50).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2020-07-25 (55:32).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2023-04-28 (1:21:29).
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: Caravan skins.
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2020-11-30 (56:02).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Rime and Regal.
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2018-12-06 (41:43).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2023-06-30 (1:15:34).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2020-08-28 (2:14:06).
- ↑ 53.0 53.1
- ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2020-07-25 (1:53:46).
- ↑
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 Transmisja na żywo, 2018-04-8 (PM) (58:29).
- ↑ 58.0 58.1
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Wywiad, 2018-05-11 (32:36).