The Merry Fairy News

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]The Winter update for Fairyland is finally here![/p][p][/p][p]Here is what the cryptically named build 64 brings to my enchanted cottage:[/p]

• [p]Snow! You can now choose to experience a snowy, magical winter Fairyland. You may choose the snow tight before entering my enchanted cottage, or switch the weather by using the Weather House[/p]
• [p]Your choice of weather is now saved[/p]
• [p]You can now finally pet the fox! In truth, I told the fox a long time ago that many magical creatures who visit would love to hug and cuddle with him, but he is quite shy. However, when winter arrived, his heart softened, and now he simply cannot have enough cuddles, so please pet him as much as you can!❤️🦊❤️[/p]
• [p]The Fairyland book, which is the third book on the shelf, now has a new page describing one of my most favorite rituals - my own version of "Rauhnächte" or "The 13 wishes". I am starting this ritual on the longest night of the year, which is December 21st. May all your wishes come true![/p]
• [p]The Bug report became the Ladybug report and has a proper letter written by me[/p]

[p][/p][p]Beware! Some magical creatures are having difficulties obtaining "The Bold One" achievement. This is under investigation, but I don't have any clear understanding of why it's happening. If you're experiencing this issue, I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Winter is known as a season of joy and celebration, but it is also a season of cold and darkness. Many magical souls find themselves alone and sad. If you feel like that, my friend, know that you are loved, that you are not alone, and that you matter far more than you imagine. Darkness holds many treasures, as many as the light. Solitude, if embraced properly, brings something as valuable as companionship - wisdom. [/p][p]I plan to rest and keep myself away from working on my cottage for a little while, but I am always keeping an eye on The Merry Fairy Discord server, the nicest and warmest community a Fairy could ever wish for. I hope you will join us! ☃️[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]The Steam Winter Celebrations are starting today, and The Merry Fairy will be discounted by 20% until January 5th. I had been eagerly anticipating this day because I wanted to release a fresh new update on this occasion, but sadly, I cannot yet get a stable build. However, I am hopeful all the issues will be fixed rather soon, and until then, I made a little teaser for you:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]With the next update, I will be sharing a powerful ritual that I will do very soon. It's my own version of what is sometimes called "Rauhnächte" or "The 13 wishes", and I will initiate it on the Winter Solstice, which is happening during the longest night of the year, on December 21. Since I don't know when the new build will be ready for you, I want to share this enchanted ritual now, in case you might want to perform it yourself:[/p]

• [p]Think about 13 wishes that you hope will come true in the year to come. Be careful what you wish for, because you need to be able to make any one of these wishes come true by yourself. So wish for something that you know you can accomplish. [/p]
• [p]Write down each wish on a separate piece of paper, and fold this paper so you will not be able to distinguish between your wishes.[/p]
• [p]Put the 13 pieces of paper in a bowl by the window, so the moon can see them.[/p]
• [p]On the longest, darkest night of the year, take a wish and burn it (safely! ❤️ ) without reading it[/p]
• [p]Every night after that, continue to burn one wish without reading it, until there is a single wish left in your bowl. [/p]
• [p]This is the wish that you alone are responsible for, so read it, and be ready to focus and make it happen! [/p]

[p]It's easy to notice that this ritual will carry you across the years. If you start like me, on December 21, you will burn your 12th wish on January 1st, and get to know the wish you are responsible for. [/p][p]If you consider performing this ritual, here are some tips from me! I always light a simple, tall candle when I think about and write down my wishes. I celebrate those moments of reflection as tiny rituals by themselves - I choose a cozy nook, I may play some gentle music, and I may remove all other distractions. When I write my wishes, I take the time to really understand what is important in the year to come, and what I want to channel my magic on. I tend to focus on small, but important wishes - for example, I wish to obtain a driver's license in the year to come, and for this I need not only to study and practice a lot, but also overcome my fear and shame for having failed my practical exam twice already. [/p][p][/p][p]Will you give the Ritual of the Darkest Night a try?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]It is the 1st of December, a day filled with hope and anticipation for many of us. This is why I am very excited to share with you a fresh new update, together with some happy news![/p][h2]Build 63 - finally, lots of new decorations[/h2][p]A new update is finally here![/p][p]As you might already expect from me, I did not write down precisely everything new and fixed with version 63. Notably, I want to mention that I am working on reorganizing the Decoration collection in a more useful way, and that this work can be seen in the first book of decorations on the shelf. [/p][p]The shiniest updates are:[/p]

• [p]Bookmarks for the Decoration book, leading to several types of decorations; I added a Table of Contents with the color codes for each category, and please note that I will progressively sort and move all decorations here, so this is a work in progress[/p]
• [p]Several new Decoration collections![/p]
  • [p]New flowers![/p]
  • [p]New trees - some groovy, and some in watercolor[/p]
  • [p]New Yule trees, because perhaps some magical creatures already want to decorate[/p]
  • [p]An entire page of uneaten Ginger Cookies (that I think look great in the Yule tree, and if you place them very high, then they get a smaller chance to be eaten)[/p]
• [p]Set your default Font and Color choice - your last selection will be remembered, and you can also choose and change it from the little bottle of ink with a quill, right on the desk[/p]

[h2]The first Fairy Discount[/h2][p]You may remember the discount strategy that I described here. Well, it is now time to apply the very first Fairy Discount! The Merry Fairy is 60% off starting today in precisely 1 hour, and for an entire week, until December 8th. I am pretty happy with the latest update, and I really hope many, many magical creatures out there will get to enjoy it. This discount brings the price under 5 pebbles. If you have a friend who you suspect might be a magical creature like us, perhaps you can consider giving them a visit to The Merry Fairy ❤️🎁🎁🎁❤️[/p][p]Please note that The Merry Fairy will only have 20% discount for the Winter Sale. [/p][h2]A special Fairy gift[/h2][p]A while ago, I mourned the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, whom I admire beyond words. I said that every single pebble made by The Merry Fairy during the month of October will go to the Jane Goodall Foundation, and today I am very, very happy to say that I have honoured that promise. I donated USD 150, which is all the money I made during October, give or take a few pebbles, to Dr. Jane Goodall's amazing initiative, Roots & Shoots. [/p][p]That is to say, dear magical creature, that YOU did that. Without your amazing support, I would not have been able to make this donation, and I want to thank you with all my heart! [/p][p][/p][p]I hope you will enjoy build 63, and if you want to make this Fairy happy, please share your fanciest journal spreads here on Steam, with me![/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]Someone once asked me what is my relationship with money. The question really puzzled me - I did not know how to answer, and I thought about it for a very long time. That is, until I realised that the answer was so simple: I do not have a relationship with money. Money is not real. It is just an arbitrary number that too many of us still believe means value, and it is our belief that allows so many of us to play such funny games with each other. I learned these lessons through fear. But now that I am in Fairyland and can freely fly and experience what I call true value - love, friendship, belonging, kindness, generosity, joy, curiosity, and more! - I can play this money game my way. So, if you ever plan to buy a visiting ticket to my enchanted cottage, The Merry Fairy, listen up![/p][p][/p][h2]Full Price[/h2][p]The Merry Fairy costs 9,99 pebbles because my birthday is on July 9th and I never really celebrated it until very recently. Pay the full price if you wish to give me a birthday gift. I love unexpected birthday gifts throughout the year! Those pebbles will go to the various tools and services and software and lessons and books and so on, that I can only get by playing this money game that is so popular nowadays. Should many of you somehow stumble upon this, and I accidentally end up getting extra many gifts, I will use those pebbles to take care of the forest.[/p][p][/p][h2]Common Sales Discounts[/h2][p]The Merry Fairy will have a perpetual discount of 20% for all common sales: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. This is because this number triggers an automated notification, and I can see that many of you wish to visit my cottage, but you cannot due to this funny, and rather cruel money game we are all fearmongered into playing. [/p][p]Do NOT, under any circumstances, give in to the lure of holiday discounts with my cottage. I know you buy too many games during these times, so please listen to my words and have patience with The Merry Fairy. Because The Merry Fairy is not a game, but an enchanted portal, and I ask you to be mindful and attentive when you do buy a ticket. [/p][p][/p][h2]Magical Discounts[/h2][p]The Merry Fairy will have 30% and 60% discounts over the year. I do not have a fixed plan for it. I want to give myself more grace, patience, and time, and prepare less frequent but richer updates for my enchanted cottage. I think I will plan these discounts in correlation with how pleased I am with the update I am launching, which is a bit counterintuitive, I know, but this is my funny money game to play, and I really want to see how it feels. [/p][p][/p][p]So if I prepare a tiny update, I may push it with a 30% discount, and if I am launching a super shiny new feature that I am extra happy with, it will come with a 60% discount because I really, really want you to check it out. [/p][p][/p][h2]Birthday Discount[/h2][p]Now, 90% is special. Extra special. 90% is the discount I keep for my birthday. Because everyone is invited to The Merry Fairy for my birthday, and so the ticket will cost 0.99 pebbles, which is perfect - number 9, you see? My birthday is on July 9th, and the 90% will apply to whatever week that July 9th happens in. I cannot wait for my birthday!!!!![/p][p][/p][h2]The Next Discount[/h2][p]I can guarantee that The Merry Fairy will have a 20% discount for the Winter sale. I do wish to launch a shiny new update, and I hope I can do this before the Winter sale, but I cannot promise anything at this point. [/p][p][/p][p]As always, keep in mind that money is not real, so play the game of money in your favor. You will always have the demo and two full hours to check out all of my cottage and get your pebbles back if this place is not for you. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Dear friend,[/p][p][/p][p]It is with great joy that I announce this: the Resize spell is here! Any decoration you can gather can now be made bigger or smaller by using the newest Resize spells available in your enchanted journal. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Please be aware that this small, but mighty spell has no limits - it is up to you and your creativity how to use it. This means that some small decorations will be pixelated if you choose to greatly increase their size; but pixel art is a playful medium as well, and I look forward to being inspired by your designs![/p][p]The Resize spell has been a popular request, and I hope that it will bring joy to many of you. [/p][p]There are more new features on the way. I plan to collect them into a major update that will enchant the quiet journaling moments of the coming winter. [/p][p]Once more, I want to thank you for visiting my enchanted cottage and for leaving me valuable feedback. Your reports are anonymous, so there is no way to thank you personally. But if you haven't already, I hope you will consider joining The Merry Fairy Discord server, a small, warm, and kind community of magical souls. [/p][p][/p][p]May you have a cozy and a little spooky Samhain/ Halloween![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]