The FRG Christmas Event is here!




With it comes exciting new items, features such as the "Christmas Spirit" bar on the Lobby, Seasonal Daily tasks (including PVE tasks), and a return of the old Favorite Santa Raid Fight! Group up with your fellow players and defeat Santa. But be warned: Santa has not been sitting idle the years since the last group fight. He has been training, waiting for this moment.


Full changelog below:

• Added Christmas Present VII (crazy it's been this many already). This present contains a good assortment of new items, traits, and skins.  These are for rubies only in the shop for ~1 week. Then they will be available for coins.
  
  This present is an attempt to sort of 'go back to our roots', in terms of how a crate's godlike used to feel awesome to get. I put a good deal of effort into that type of item in this present. We'll see how it goes and if everyone enjoys it, and how I can further improve.  
  Along side that, the "Random Godlike" slot for existing godlikes has been revamped to include more variety and they are much more likely to come decked out with seasonal stuff.
• Added the new Seasonal Pass. This pass has a strong focus on community made suggestions for weapons and playermodels.
• Added Christmas Stocking III's.
• Adjusted the pass UI.
• Added Seasonal Tasks to the Task UI. These can be pve or pvp and have their own re-roll counter.
  
• Completely remade my seasonal 'gift finder' system, unified it and fixed a number of bugs with it.
• Added a "Christmas Spirit" bar to the Lobby.
  
  This is a bar that is filled by using Jolly Energy near it. When the bar fills, it sends out gifts - community wide. To recent players and those who contributed. The amount of rewards and drop rates of rarer rewards are adjusted based on how much a person has contributed to that specific bar. You obtain Jolly Energy by completing seasonal tasks (as shown above).
  The amount of energy needed to fill this bar is currently skewed to be harder than intended, so I can dial it back as I get more data during the event.
• Adjust the amount of bits networked for a number of things - if you find any bugs with "Using" items not working, please let me know!
  

Hello FRG Players! I hope you are all doing well. I am pleased to announce that we are giving away a Steam Deck to one lucky eligible person!

The winner will need to provide a valid US or Canadian Address, and it can not be a P.O. box as per steam's rules. I will be buying it directly from valve and using your shipping address in the purchase, as a per steam's suggestions on how to gift these currently.

Go here to enter!

The Giveaway ends December 31st 12 AM Central and the winner will be selected in the following days.

Some conditions apply though:

 
• You must have a valid US or Canadian Address. It must not be a P.O. Box.
   
• You must have at least 50 hours of playtime total, and must have played at least 5 hours in the last 30 days.
   
• You must be in the discord and in our steamgroup.
   
• Entering on alt accounts is not allowed, the winning account we will be investigating to ensure it is not an alt. If it's an alt, it will be re-rolled and all of the accounts linked will be removed from the giveaway.
  

Steam Name(Current):T-cupp

Time played on servers?(!time username to check):100

Where did you hear about this server?: i got reffered by don p

Have you ever been banned and why?: No i wont ever get banned, i dont like cheaters, trash talkers or any drama to be honest so i always keep peace

Why do you want to join?: i want to become a member because im a dedicated player to this server, its the only server i have played and i really enjoy playing on this, im gonna be a long term player and i feel like i can really help out the commiuity by helping others which i dont see alot of, everytime i see a new player i make them feel welcomed because i understand the population is lower right now and i help in any way i can, thanks for your time

Referred by: don p
Additional Details: i enjoy this game alot and i think you guys do a really good job on keeping everything updated and new things coming out, makes it exciting when theres always something to look forward to,! cant wait for the christmas event!!

Age: 24

Steam Name(Current): Cake Holder

Time played on servers?(!time username to check): Lobby = ~50 hours, TTT = ~31 hours, Events = ~15 (including trib, survive, etc)

Where did you hear about this server?: I heard from Fluffy that BrassX made a sort-of NTG sister server.

Have you ever been banned and why?: Nope <3

Why do you want to join?: I loved NTG, and playing on this server reminds me a lot of those times, but somehow almost better? I love the PvE options, I love the crafting system, and I love the gun balance. OH, and the character customization; I feel so "me" when I look at my player-model cuz of how in-depth the customization is. Everyone in this community has been so nice to me, and a bunch of players even helped get me started inventory-wise! My favorite PvE event is Trib, cuz it's so much fun and feels very rewarding to grind. I basically haven't played anything but on this server since I started playing it.

Referred by: Fluffy, aka Winter Wind, aka the Night Witch, aka the Aggravated Angel, aka Son of Hecate and Boreas

Additional Details: I plan to play on this server for a long time; as long or (hopefully) longer than my time on NTG! Thanks for reading!

Age: 17

Steam Name(Current): Simba

Time played on servers?(!time username to check): A little over 500 hours total. 300+ in lobby and 200+ in ttt. It only says 138 hours on forums, but if you do !time Simba then it'll show my real time.

Where did you hear about this server?: A friend that played for like a day said he thought id like it and I've played ever since.

Have you ever been banned and why?: I dont believe so.

Why do you want to join?: So I can keep raising the bar for myself on FRG.

Referred by: Uh.. myself? I think people like me (i hope) enough that if you asked about me they say some good things.

Additional Details: This is FRG! *FRG kick*

Hello, guys! My name is Cake Holder! I used to play on NTG when it was alive, and after several years of hiatus, I think I'll be playing on this server, now. If you remember me from NTG, say hi! Otherwise, I'm still pleased to meet you!

So after discussing earlier, I have decided to experiment a bit like I like to do. I thought about monthly items, and how that was a cool aspect but not sustainable due to the dev time needed, then I had an idea - Monthly base weapons.

These are variants of existing weapons or completely new base weapons, only obtainable during select months (fairly rare). These will repeat each year automatically, and there's support for multiple bases a month rather than just always 1, there can be multiple for variety.

On top of this, I will be adding a new item (maybe a craftable) that acts like Rune of alter/greater alter, but has these monthly bases in the pool at a set rate (any month available within these, older ones being less likely than current ones), when I get time. This doesn't mean those bases are guaranteed with this rune, they are a set chance, the normal pool is still there.

I will also highlight a few things I think will be frequently asked below:

Do these replace the Bimonthly pass? Are these related to old monthly items at all?
No, and No. These are mini monthly frg updates. New weapon types to look forward to using. Not new items entirely, just new weapon BASES. Like MP7, Silenced M16, new laser based gun, etc. Things like that, that you can get on already existing FRG Tiers/uniques, such as Heroics.

How does this work?

Each monthly base defined has a list of weapon classes that it can "replace" (I use this term loosely here), that means, if I make a new AR, and define it to 'replace galils', any weapon that can roll with a galil will now have a chance to get this monthly base weapon on it, during the month. Note, this doesn't mean ALL galils will be this, it just means it looks for items that support galils as applicable items.

This is so certain tiers that have a limited pool of weapons can't go too far outside that realm, but is still possible if a similar monthly base is defined to look for one of its classes. (Such as those in the molten pool)

So once an item is dropped, it'll look through and see if that item can support a current monthly base, if so, it'll try to proc the monthly base on it. If it procs, congrats! You now have an item with a monthly base! These come with fancy new icon visuals to indicate what they are, as well as a description in the item tooltip.


How and where can I obtain these?
You don't need to do anything extra to obtain these. Any item obtained from pretty much anywhere has a chance to turn into one of these bases, given the item is supported by the current monthly base.

Can I craft weapons into these bases?
Yes if the item itself is applicable and supported by the defined monthly base.

Will you be using existing monthly items as bases?
Not planning on it. If I re-use anything, it'll likely be already existing base weapons from some seasonal items or maybe some forgotten prim uniques, but tweaked/changed to make them more in line with being a base on many things. (Such as silenced M16 - currently has been around for the entirety of FRG but only used recently in Mercurials)

Will I be able to view the available bases in !monthly?
Eventually. Currently I don't have them listed as I want to make a way to ensure they aren't leaked before they drop.



I forgot to mention:
There's setting per crafting tier to enable auto dismantling of monthly bases. Currently they are disabled by default!

basically the same as last years, but to recap:

you MUST post a reply to this thread if you want to participate. (if you want to include what kinds of items you like for your gift-giver, you may, it might be helpful)
this is just for my recordkeeping, if someone tells me in discord that they want to join, that message will be lost within the hour and i may forget. so you HAVE TO REPLY TO THE THREAD!!

Everyone should participate, even new players or people who cant think of something to give!
there are certainly items you can give which would be good gifts.

sometime in early december, when there are "enough" participants, I'll randomly roll a name for each person.
You are their "Secret Santa" and will trade me the item you wish to gift to them, after I have DMed you their name on discord.

it is very very highly encouraged that the item you gift isn't "worthless" and you'd be happy receiving it in turn. If everyone gives really bad gifts- the whole event is moot.

these gifts will be handed out to the recipients around 2 weeks from now, on December 11th, any time i am on which will probably mostly be that evening.
Additionally, courtesy of myself and any other generous gifters who would like to contribute (DM ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE),
there will be a "BONUS GIFT" pool to ensure that no one receives a "bad" gift.

I'm going to be making a spreadsheet of all the items received to assure everyone that I'm not a scammer.
Feel free to DM me on discord at @pickle#9090 if you have any questions

Happy Gifting!

Rules of the giveaway
1. NO CHEATING AND/OR EXPLOITING
2. Speed run mode (you have to record and honestly time yourself)
3. top ten teams of two to beat the first boss after one week will move on to the final round.
4. the twenty remaining people (the ten teams) speedrun to the second boss (SOLO)
5. fastest ten people after three days win the items listed below.
6. RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
7. All videos posted to YouTube and uploaded to this thread
8. NO BOOSTING OTHER PEOPLE
This will start January 1st 2023

sky to void is a mod pack version of skyblock made by black parade.


The goal of the first part of the speedrun challenge is to defeat Tenpenny the mayor.
The second part of the speedrun is you have to beat Bellum the sky watcher




 List of items
enigma
ornate speedster
idruuch's dusk
calamity
boosted star-gazer
grim's beloved
eleos
2nd eleos
onuris
onuris #2
thrakos
nexus
gilded epilogue
tartarus
megalodon
crimson crusade
scylla
finality
+10 oracle
cerberus
+10 bloodfury
+10 first prayer
glaedr
glaedr #2
ascultone
bloodsurge
dark matter
anon
nyx's nightmare
doomguy
dominion
+10 hailstorm
juggernaut
voice of insanity
huginn's legacy
hellhound tech
toy rocket cata
gemstone 1
gemstone 2
Fist of R.P.S
ring of trick or treating
H.T.A.A.S.
granabus hilt
crystallized crate
case of the seraph
crescent case 2

Bagnarock (name tbd)
Pass Tier 7 Prim

Santa sack designed for taking rather than giving.

Holding left click will charge up an overhead swipe. A headshot will snatch a player, trapping them in your sack. Hitting anywhere else will do a small amount of damage with a slight push.
After trapping a player you can hold them for 12 seconds, but the victim can struggle. Struggling, done by repeatedly tapping the strafe keys, can reduce the time to a minimum 6 seconds.
(You could add a hidden option to extend the duration by struggling with different keys for players who want to goof around)

Holding a player won't result in a mobility penalty, but the victim's struggling will push the user around.

Left clicking with a captured player will drop them out with a light push.
Hold right click will wind up a progressively stronger toss. (Charging for 12 seconds should throw them comically far, like potentially enough to scale a construct tower)
After being thrown the release timer will continue to go down, but should not release before landing.



Freljordian justice
Device Exotic

Left click is just the average 2 tap slow melee swing.

The hammer will need to either have a freeze mechanic via left click headshot or via a bloodweep-type projectile
The right click will wind up a powerful hit (reference: bone bludgeon) but its primary purpose is to shatter frozen targets. After a shatter, the target will have an ice retextured ruby curse corpse and ice shards will explode off of them. (bonus points for working on other ice cube weapons)

https://cso.fandom.com/wiki/Warhammer_Storm_Giant



Christmas Morning
Pass Godlike/Exotic

Each rightful kill will spawn a present somewhere on the map the round after.
Presents can work as the pumpkin clip refill trait, give a slight random stat buff, contain a d20 stacked item, or have a mildly rare chance to do nothing.

Wrongful kills will spawn vengeful spirits that are unkillable and apply Christmas debuffs when they hit you. The vengeful spirits can either be reskinned deathballs, or survive teleporters, or a split of both.

Included is a flamethrower because I think it'd be pretty good at causing you to create vengeful sprits. I would not be opposed to a weapon change though.
https://cso.fandom.com/wiki/Salamander



This last item could be split into different items if you desired.
If left as a single item this would make for a good fight unique.

Based on tboi purity.
Item transforms every time the user dies.

Form 1: Christmas Past

Shotgun with mobility somewhere between durins and swift

Slippery floors no longer inhibit control and boost the users speed. Ice traits also apply the same speed boost.
Pellets leave behind a brief slippery surface. Pellets that hit a target leave a recolored wound trail, and as the victim moves they leave behind a slippery trail.

https://cso.fandom.com/wiki/BALROG-XI


Form 2: Christmas Present

LMG designed for pve damage output.
Alt + E super cools the LMG allowing it to shoot much faster. This comes at the cost of freezing the user in place and dealing incremental damage that requires healing to survive the entire duration. (bonus if the weapon skin changes from default to variant during ability use)

https://cso.fandom.com/wiki/M2HB_Devastator


Form 3: Christmas Future

version a) designed for the instance where the hammer doesnt get added
-headshots shatter target into ice shards, but unlike the hammer there is no corpse left behind. (for the hammer the shards come from the ice block, but the sniper turns the victim into shards)

version b)
-Morningstar buddy is spawned above victim's corpse.

https://cso.fandom.com/wiki/Bendita

TY for your time