Spark's posts

The mayor is correct, a surprise to all, Vaughn Mard'gear, the traveling merchant from the Metal Realm, one of Voltra's founders and also Valentina's adoptive father, makes a grand entrance (as is his usual style).

The dashing and sly cigar-addict hasn't changed a bit from what Volkan remembers.
Frizz and Static rush to welcome an old friend before Volkan cuts in to have a happy reunion.
The mayor guides Vaughn back to his old shop, that was now no longer called Mard'Gearz but taken over by his daughter and re-labeled Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent!

When Vaughn arrives home, calling out to his beloved daughter and ignored, he knows she is angry with him.
He had up and gone missing for two years without any notice...but his reasons are justifiable, if she'd just give him a chance!
Vaughn partakes in solving puzzles and eluding traps to try and find where Valentina is hiding within the shop.

He finds her hiding in the barrel of a laundry dryer, and she attacks him with a mechanical 'arachnabroom' to restrain him for questioning.
When he reveals he was missing and couldn't write to her because he was captured and brought to prison, the two have a heart to heart about the circumstances of Vaughn's alleged crime...

The metal realm always known for its steampunk aesthetics, had made an alliance with the electric realm resulting in electrics cyber technology
to flood into the wealthy of Metal and divide the people even further- "The Cyber Elite" or, "The Great 4" placed Vaughn under arrest.

It turns out Vaughn was arrested for the kidnapping of Valentina Diorite, but the girl Vaughn knows and had been raising is named Valentina Tinker, right?
He had denied the crime as he genuinely was innocent - he never kidnapped anyone.
Rather than rat out his beloved adoptive daughter, Vaughn stayed locked up figuring she had her reasons for hiding something from him.
Fearful she may be in danger, his lips remained sealed and he feigned ignorance to the mysterious missing pink headed girl.

A few convenient friends that owed Vaughn favors pulled some strings and formed alibi's eventually permitting his release.
Valentina, now wrought with guilt over her own anger at him, confesses she lied to him and begins to tell her story as to why she ran away from home and escaped by hijacking his airship when she was only eight years old.

Volkan makes his way to Valentina's shop with the intentions of congratulating her on a successful first quarter since her shop's grand opening.
On the way, he reminisces old times and old friends...such as how Voltra came to be and where it is headed in the future.

When he arrives at his destination, he is quickly overwhelmed by Valentina's technical talk and has to hyper-focus in order to intellectually keep up.
A large airship causes an overcast midst their conversation and his heart skips a beat wondering if the mysterious pilot was his long lost friend.

Volkan invites Valentina with him to investigate, but by the time he turns around she has already frantically run away after seeing the airship...

If it is who they think it is, then her feelings of angst are valid...
Volkan sprints to the docks as he has his hopes up that his best friend finally came back home.

Vanora pays a visit to her father, who also happens to be the mayor of Voltra - Volkan.
A busy man with a kind heart finally realizes even he needs a day off and decides the perfect time to do so, is to spend time with his daughter during the Vibrance Day Festival.

He picks up a fruit platter to bring over to her and Vivienne's apartment but unbeknownst to him, the girls adopted a food-addicted cat named Timberland last Solstice.
He mistakes the baby-proofing of the apartment as indication one of the girls is 'expecting', but reality comes crashing down on why food cabinets need to be protected when Timberland ravages the expensive fruit platter and runs off with a slice of cantaloupe.

Volkan makes pursuit to obtain it back, and after retrieving the defiled fruit back, he shares a laugh with the girls. Ultimately he and Timberland take a liking to each other.

Vanora asks for clarification about The Blooming March, a tree that originates from the Realm of Sound - their homeland.
He tells the mythology behind the tree that can be read a post above titled "Blooming March"

Volkan sets out promising to reconvene at the festival later, but first: he has to meet up with a certain shopkeeper...

Hello my glorious Volties! Sorry to pop outta thin air like this asking for a favor but ya boy needs your help real quick!

As you all know we have a big event dropping on March 14th!
We listened to your survey responses for past events, and a big concern was timezone accomodation for
event games. Unfortunately there isn't a perfect solution that makes everyone happy- but that doesn't mean we
aren't gonna darn try!

The more of you that respond, will mean the better we can serve you. Please take a few short minutes to fill out
this survey so that we may attempt to schedule our activity games during times that work best for our collective user base.
Thank you super duper much babes!

Click the link below to take the Survey!
*clickety click*

Happy Friday, Volties!
What a perfect way to end the week and start the weekend with a Surge from the one and only.. ME!

Hope you've all been enjoying those fancy new Spring '19 Plasma Orbs! Well, fortunately for you, my siblings have stocked even more amazing items with this month's new crate.

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March Crates Have Arrived!



I foresee some very stylish Volties in the new future - how about you with the new Fortune Teller set?
You don't even need to see the future to tell that you'll be the life of the party while dressed in the Raver - Let's Rave!

It also looks like a force of nature has gifted us with their presence. Woodland Fae must be a sign that spring is closer than we thought!


Fortune Teller | Bean
Raver | Bean
Woodland Fae| Fozzy

Thank you to our fabulous ITs, Lilypoo, Dipper, and Valefor for prepping and uploading!


March Crates can be purchased from Ohm-my-gosh imports for 250 each.

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Collector's Bundles

Don't forget about this beau ~ buying in bulk will reward you with Voltra's current Collector's Bundle Virtuous Guard

The March Collector's Bundle can be purchased from Ohm-my-gosh imports for 3500 through 3/31.
Not familiar with the contents of a Collector's Bundle?

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Pick up some Ohms
&
Hurry on over to OMG Imports to get yours today!




And don't forget. With new sets comes fancy new smilies or "emojis" as you tech-savvy Volties call them!


By ghost

have been added, so please enjoy!

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Contest Reminders


Deadline: TONIGHT, March 1st 11:59 PM Voltra Time

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Coming Soon!

Spring '19 Event [March 14th]
March Common Surge [March 15th]
March Community Discussion [TBA]

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I'll get out of your hair for now.
Gotta hit the field to find my next big story, see ya!

Hello Volties,
What a spectacular day - boy oh boy - do we have some goodies in store for ya!
Before hopping right in I just wanted to point your attention to a few things.

Fozzy and the gang recently published an important announcement on community rules, please take a minute to review them.
Let's keep our city happy, healthy, and safe, shall we!?

And apparently, I wasn't invited to the recent Community Discussion? Ok, Ok.. I may have dozed off
Good thing it was recorded and they so kindly provided an outline!

Now, onward!

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Spring '19 Plasma Orbs!

I said we have some goodies in store and I wouldn't lie to ya!
Today is the 25th and with that, the release of the shocking new Plasma Orbs!

I have all the previews and additional info you need on the new sets held within these RIGs.

But before we get to some mouthwatering visuals, let's go over a brief recap of RIGs so even the newest city-goer is up to snuff!

What's a Plasma Orb?
Great question, folks, and one I'm happy to tell you about! A Plasma Orb is what's known as a "Random Item Generator", which means once you open this thing it's a complete surprise what you're going to get! Who doesn't enjoy a good game of chance when all your prizes look so good, am I right?

How does it work?
Since my lovely siblings are so considerate, they are offering you three buying options to better suit your individual wants and needs! The Common Orb will be available for just volts while the other two are ohm exclusives. Let's do a breakdown of what each Plasma Orb has to offer, shall we?

And now, I bring you the Spring '19 Plasma Orbs!


Common Orb Spring '19 / 3000 volts



Too Hot Plasma Orb / 150 ohms



Cursed Prince Plasma Orb / 150 ohms


A huge thank you to our Item Tech team Elithiya, Dipper, Hadsvich, Kozi, and Saeyra!

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Spring '19 Plasma Orb Collector's Bundles!?
:plasma-orb: :plasma-orb: :plasma-orb:

Whoa, if that all wasn't enough, we have some huge deals in story for ya!
Similar to the Crate Collector's Bundles announced a few weeks ago, we now have Plasma Orb Collector's Bundles.

To review, we've prepared a QnA!

What's the definition of a Collector's Bundle?
Collector’s Bundles will contain premium items in bulk and Volties are rewarded with a limited edition Collector’s Set as our appreciation for your support.

What secrets lie within a Collector's Bundle?
x4 Common Orb, x4 Premium Orb 1, x4 Premium Orb 2, x1 of each Rarest*, x1 Collector Set
*Yes, that's x1 Golden Bird, x1 Too Hot, and x1 Cursed Prince!

How much is a Collector’s Bundle?
3500 Ohms

How long is a Plasma Orb Collector’s Bundle available for?
Plasma Collector’s Bundles cycle in and out of shops quarterly when the next Season's Plasma Orbs are released.

How long are the Collector’s sets available for?
Currently, the Plasma Orb Collector's Bundles share the same Collector's set as the Crate Collector's Bundle. This means that the shelf life for Victorious Guard is extended to August 24th, 2019 - even though a new Collector's set will be introduced July 1st, 2019 for the 2nd half of the year.

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No more new items to unveil, but still, it doesn't hurt to look over this amazing set again!

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What are you waiting for? Rush over to OMG Imports to get yours today!


When will they leave shops?
Plasma Orbs have a shelf life of 3 months! So you have until May 25th to grab Spring '19 Orbs, along with their Collector's Bundle, until they are swapped out with fresh, new Summer '19 Orbs.

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Emoji Update
Even more fun - to help you on your quest to collect all RIG sets our friendly illustrator, Ghost has created more emoji's inspired by the Spring Plasma Orbs!

You'll find the entire collection on the emoji panel under the plasma orb drop down!
:plasma-orb:

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Coming Soon
:crate: March Crates [March 1st, 2019]
Spring Event [March 14th, 2019]
Common Surge [March 15th, 2019]
March Community Discussion [TBA]

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I hate to say it, but that's all folks! While it pains me to part from you all after every announcement, the heart grows fonder for next time!
Be safe, and look out for each other always! Spark out.

They're here, yes, they're finally here!
*Holds up a February Crate*

I wonder what lovely treats are held within, Volties?
Let's find out!

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February Crates Have Arrived!

My Siblings want to apologize for the delay of the February Crates. Not sure exactly what happened, but maybe, I, as the older sibling, should check in on them more often, huh? Keep an eye on them, ya know!

Let's pop these suckers open and see if the wait was worth it, shall we!?
Who are we kidding, we already know the answer - SO WORTH IT!

*rattles around in crate*
Ah ha! First we have...

Wondrous Wisteria - you'll surly catch everyone's attention with this elegant look!

Oh.. and look, already this way comes an interested suitor - the Ballad of the Bard.
Now that's a fancy title!



Returning Rare Set
Ancient Splendor | Pixels by Glume

General Sets

Wondrous Wisteria ↓

Pixels by Fozzy & Qt

Ballad of the Bard ↓

Pixels by Fozzy & Chich
*Designs by Chich*

Thank you Lilypoo for finishing touches, recoloring, prepping, and uploading!

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February Crates can be purchased from Ohm-my-gosh imports for 250 each.
Due to their late arrival, the departure date has been extended to 3/5/19.
We expect to return to our regular release schedule for March CIs on 3/1/19.

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Collector's Bundles

Don't forget about this beau ~ buying in bulk will reward you with Voltra's current Collector's Bundle Virtuous Guard

The February Collector's Bundle can be purchased from Ohm-my-gosh imports for 3500 through 3/5.
Not familiar with the contents of a Collector's Bundle?

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Pick up some Ohms
&
Hurry on over to OMG Imports to get yours today!




And don't forget. With new sets comes fancy new smilies or "emojis" as you tech-savvy Volties call them!


By ghost

have been added, so please enjoy!

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Contest Reminders
Hey Volties, friendly reminder to help Frizz with her item designing crisis
and help poor Vivi regain her memories!

Deadlines for both contests are 2/10, 11:59pm Voltra Time!

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Coming Soon!

Common Surge [2/15]
:plasma-orb: Spring '19 Plasma Orbs [2/25]
Spring '19 Event [TBA]
February Community Discussion [TBA]

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What a way to kick off the month! If these crates don't satisfy your hunger for what our marvelous city has to offer, there's much more to come this month!

See you later, gator!!!

Sup Volties,
Seems like you guys just can't get enough of me this month! We've been pretty busy, haven't we? You all are in for a little break with the end of the Solstice celebration, but you still have your work cut out for you with those snazzy new Collector's set and the unlocked Milestone item.

We now have even more items to announce, but these shouldn't come as a surprise.
New commons are released on the 15th each month, so let's see what's in store!

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January Commons

















Let's not forget to thank our Item Technicians for uploading:
Lilypoo,
Dipper, Hadsvich, Saeyra, and Yixing!

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Solstice Celebration Closing

Today is your last opportunity to obtain currency and purchase event items. All event assets will expire by the end of the day.

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Staff Updates

Movin' on up!
Whoop Whoop! Exciting news, our fellow Lead Item Technician, Lilypoo has been promoted!

Lily has been such a great resource to all our Volties and staff when it comes to fixing those pesky item issues, leading our IT team, and listening to user requests. We have no doubt she will continue to be a resource to our community as she steps up to the role as our second Asst. Admin!

We can't wait to see what other great things she'll bring to our staff and community in her new role.

Open positions
We are currently accepting applications for ALL staff postions!
Find out more and start your application here.

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Reminder: City Maintenance Tomorrow [1/16]
I was informed to remind you all that our city will be offline for maintenance. Our community has been growing and our current server just can't keep up!

Maintenance will begin at 6pm Voltra time, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 16th.
It is expected that the site will be down for approximately 1-2 hours, to return on a brand new host & server.

Initial announcement and further information.

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Community Discussion

Per usual, Fozzy and staff will be hosting our monthly Community Discussion - Tune in on Wednesday, January 30th, at 7 pm Voltra time!

Raffle 1
Submit a questions pre-discussion for a chance to win a rare set of your choice!
Questions must be submitted by 10 am (Voltra/Central Time) on 1/27 to be eligible.
What do you want to know!?

Raffle 2
Join us for the discussion on our Discord server and post your username in our attendance channel.
At the end of the discussion we will raffle off prizes!

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COMING SOON!

Community Discussion [1/30]
February Crates [2/1]
February Common Surge [2/15]
Spring Plasma Orbs [2/25]
750k MI Pose 2 [Goal: 625k Posts]
1.5k Users MI

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*large inhale*
Phew! That was a long one! I hope you all found this Surge exciting, now get to the shops and try on those new commons!

See you next time.
*flys away*

In a variety of colors.

What’s happenin’ my beautiful Volties? I’m back again today with a steamimng Surge . And what’s up with this giant curtain behind me? Oh well no clue, moving along~

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Val has even more Surprises!

*Above Sparks head an airship hovers over, casting shadow to the whole area. A rope is thrown and Valentina gracefully slides down beside Spark. Without turning to look at him she quickly snatches his microphone.*
Attention Voltra! To commemorate the openin’ of my shop I knew Solstice ornaments weren't the way to leave an impression- BEHOLD!
*The large curtain that Spark had questioned earlier was now aggressively pulled away as Valentina swirled her arm forcing it to wrap around herself. Clicking a button on her wrist, the bundled up curtain ignited into dust and smoke and revealed a masterpiece.*



Want one for ya self? Then continue listening to our broadcaster, Spark, for the deets. Later bird bro. *Tugging up on the rope, she shoots off back to the ship in the sky- leaving everyone else perplexed.*
WELL THEN. I guess that’s what I expect from our beloved genius Valentina! Thanks for the free copy! I’ll hang it in my living room.

As you're all aware, Val held a grand opening of Reduce, Reuse, Reinventions introduced with her Holiday Surprise. Well, the fun doesn't end yet. Val has stocked 2 new blueprints that are available for a limited time only!


Holiday Onsie


Panthalassa

Valentina has informed me that she can accept item exchanges to craft these blueprints through Tuesday, 1/15.

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Winter Solstice Updates

Event Extended
First off, some news I think all you Volties will be thrilled to hear - All event assets (earning event currency, event items, etc) are going to stick around a bit longer. Now you have through Tuesday, 1/15, to gather, spend, and exchange all your event assets. Let's enjoy the last week of the Solstice event while we can!

Solstice Contests and Activities
While not all of the Solstice contests have concluded, figured I would announce the winners of the ones that have!
*Prizes will be granted in the next 24 hours - 48 hours*

GET VOTING!


We have one contest lingering for some big prizes.
Head on over to Velvet’s thread to vote for your favorite outfit.
You have until the 12th to submit your votes! The winner will be announced with the January 15th commons surge!

Joyful Jamboree Additons
Per usual, you can now find the Winter Solstice edition Goodie Bags and Bundles in Joyful Jamboree!


King Brothers
*Granted to participants of How VK Ruined Solstice*


Winter Stocking (Winter Solstice '18 Goodie Bag)
*Allows you to select one 12 days of Panthalassa Event Item*
*Each user has been granted one complimentary Goodie Bag*
Does not include King Brothers


Winter Solstice '18 Bundle
*Contains all 12 days of Panthalassa Event Items*
Does not include King Brothers

Event Closing


First of all: WHOA! Was not expecting VK to be Vreg's long lost brother.

Thank goodness I had some on hand while watching that drama.

I hope they learn to keep the peace someday, can't imagine life trying to make my sis and bro miserable. I love them to pieces.
Anyway hmm, looks like we received a humble request from the Mayor! The electric bill from all the lights and stuff is just too dang high, so we have to pull the lights out on the event. THE EVENT- not all of Voltra, don’t be so negative nancy! We’re in good shape, I myself have even started working out more. New Year new Spark! But still the same guy you know and love, I promise. We all hope you enjoyed our Solstice celebration! Getting enriched in the history of the realms was certainly fascinating...I feel better informed about Entropy too. This gives me a new angle to tackle. The event forum will remain up until January 15th and you have until then to Vote in Velvet’s contest and to go and see what Valentina is up to!

Event Credits
And how would all these wonderful event activities, journals, items, and more be possible without our amazing Voltra Staff!?

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Dev Updates

Forums
The Undercurrent and Test Forum topics will no longer show in the Active Topics section of the forum homepage.

Trades
You can now title your trades.

You can find out more information and see the most recent staff & development updates (even before the surge) here!

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Coming Soon
Collector's Bundle
550k Posts MI Pose 1
Full Event Closure [1/15]
Commons Surge [1/15]
Community Discussion [1/30]

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I really enjoyed celebrating Solstice with you guys, may many more come!
Stay safe and toasty warm my beloved Volties! Til next time. Our next Event
will be in March- stay tuned!

Happy New Year, Volties! :spark-celebrate:
We hope 2018 treated you well and wish you all the best in 2019. Let’s celebrate the new year with some fresh new content coming to our city today!

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January Crates Have Arrived!

New month, new year, new Crate Items! Yes, our January 2019 Crates have arrived in OMG Imports. My siblings are so thrilled to reveal their first ever January Crate Sets!

Our two general sets are En Garde and The Ruffian! As usual, the general sets come with 3 recolors each.

Not only do we have new general sets, but a new rare set! I’m no fashionista, but I’m informed this style is called Ancient Splendor! On top of that, you Volties are being spoiled with a 4th recolor, woohoo!


The Ruffian: By Bean
En Garde: By Bean
Ancient Splendor: By Glume

Thank you to our Item Techs Lilypoo, yixing, saeyra, and dipper for uploading!

Hurry on over to OMG Imports to get yours today!




And don't forget. With new sets comes fancy new smilies or "emojis" as you tech-savvy Volties call them!


By ghost

have been added, so please enjoy!

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Forum Addition

Our community is constantly growing, with that, Voltra is too! You’ll notice a new addition to our community forums that we hope many of you will be thrilled to chat in.

The Undercurrent, is a place where a majority of our rules won’t apply. Giving you a space of care free chatter that is fun and fast paced.

Make sure to review The Undercurrent’s unique rules while keeping in mind Voltra is PG-13 and you can find out more about that in our main forum rules.

PSA: press CTRL ₊ F5 if you do not see the forum addition/changes.
Have fun!

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Coming Soon!

Collector’s Bundle
Event Closing [1/2]
January Common Surge [1/15]

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And my friends, I've gotta run!