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Hello, here is an early look at the next skin coming for the Shadow Scale, we call it "Eclipse" and it will be a rare spawn skin.

Here is a look at the new Shadow Scale rare spawn skin called "Star Nebula" coming in Update 1.3 Let us know what you think in the comments.

We are working on updating the dragon idle animations to include more dynamic movement to bring more life to the dragons. Here is an example of the Shadow Scale's new idle animation.

We have updated the Shadow Scale and Flame Stalker ragdolls! Now, like the newer dragons, the ragdolls for these older dragons will include wing physics.

We are currently working on creating stun animations for the current dragons. This animation will be used for when the Blitz Striker stuns an enemy dragon with its EMP attack.

After tweaking the Acid Spitter model, its the Shadow Scale's turn. The Shadow Scale now has proper arm pits. We also tweaked the back to prevent issues of the back spikes not moving properly with the back, removed the point of the dragon's chin, and added more details to the wings.

Did you hear the one about the Crawler and Scrab who walked into a bar? This Shadow Scale has. Once finished, the laughter emotes will be included in the Lifetime 200 Reward packs for Patrons. Now the next time your friend flies into a tree, you will have the right emote to respond.

We are currently working on redoing the Crimson skins to give them a more polished look. Check out the WIPs we have done so far!

Here is an early WIP of the Shadow Scale's bio skin which will be revealed if spit on by a Biolumer Dragon.

PLEASE NOTE: The colors in these are exaggerated to give us more room for editing in the Engine. The skins will not be as yellow in-game. We have decided to redo the white skins. Previously they were done by just changing the hue and contrast of the current skin to getting a bright white. However, t

Check out the new sound effects Simon created for the Taunt animations! Day of Dragons - Taunt SFX and Animations (YouTube)

The Rage emote for the Shadow Scale is almost complete. The Shadow Scale will start this with an almost scream-like roar as his throws his hissy-fit. The rage emote will soon be included in the Lifetime $100 Pledge pack. Patron's that have reached $100 USD or more in pledge amount will receive this

This Shadow Scale wants to pick a fight with you... will you accept?

Sniff sniff.

The Shadow Scale's death effect is now complete. If you look close, you can see some bones. Yum, yum!

Flicker is currently working on VFX to add after Open Beta is up and running. These effects include a take off effect where your wings make a dust cloud on the ground and a smash effect for the Magma Elemental's powerful attacks.

The baby Shadow Scale has a bit more sass than the Acid pup in his carrying and struggle animation.

With the Acid Spitter's damage skin complete, Flicker is working on the other dragons' skins. Shadow Scale was next with injuries inspired by a fight with a Flame Stalker.

While baby dragons can not gain enough momentum to fly, parents can drop their babies from high up in the sky to help their young learn to glide to the ground. This helps inexperienced fliers get the hang of flight before they take to the skies by themselves.

Simon has made the Shadow Scale's making call purrrfect. Shadow Scale: Mating Call (YouTube)

With the Acid Spitter done, Flicker is now moving onto the Shadow Scale for the Flame Stalker's Heat Sense. Flame Stalkers will be able to "see" Shadow Scales even when cloaked.

We are in the process of adding in animations to polish the flight system for Open Beta. First up is a Take Off animation.

Some of you might have gotten a sneak peek of flight in a Patreon Dev Stream earlier this morning. For those who missed it, here is a glimpse at what's to come.

It's not just the Flame Stalker's heat vision that is getting some love. The Shadow Scale's cloaking ability is also getting a makeover, thanks to Flicker. The above gif is a WIP of how the new effect will look.

Baby scale, do do do dodo Karly is currently working on the baby animations for the Shadow Scale. Unlike the oblivious Acid Spitter pup, the Shadow Scale cub is ready for what life has in store and walks with a sense of confidence.

Here's another of the Shadow Scale's animated emote calls. This one is the Surrender call. Shadow Scale Surrender Animation (YouTube)

All the call emotes are now completed for the Shadow Scale. We will be giving you a look at each this week. First is the adorable friendly call. The Shadow Scale puts his wings to use in showing his excitement at making a new friend. Shadow Scale Friendly Call (YouTube)

Karly is continuing her work on the Shadow Scale's animations. The adult only has a few left before she moves to the baby versions (which is much quicker). Like the Acid Spitter, the Shadow Scale's teeth aren't good for chewing, so he rips off large chunks of meat from his prey that are the perfect

Dragons can't be graceful all the time. The plasma dragon's large wings and feline like body make him quite awkward in the water. Unlike the streamline Acid Spitter and Singe Crest, the Shadow Scale cannot swim underwater. Shadow Scales will want to avoid dangerous waters as taking off quickly will

The Shadow Scale can now nope out of awkward situations with his new back-up animation :)

This week Karly has been working on the Shadow Scale's attack animation with the Plasma Blast attack being first. The Shadow Scale will also be able to charge it's attack to increase the damage done.

Just like in the Alpha with the placeholder Plasma, the Shadow Scale will need to crouch in order to use its special ability, invisibility. The Acid Spitter uses crouch to gain momentum in order to sprint, but the Shadow Scale and many other dragons will not have this ability.

The Shadow Scale's resting animations are now done! This gif shows the lay down animation going into the sleep position. We love his wing stretch as he lays down and how his wings rest on the ground behind him when he sleeps. Next up for his animations will be his "actions and interacting" animation

Brigade is working on perfecting the UV's on the Shadow Scale nest and will begin texturing it shortly. She has also added collision to all the nests. This will mean players won't walk through the nest, but walk on top of it instead. This will come in handy for the upcoming Flame Stalker's nest, whi

Flicker has finished the Plasma Blast bile attack. The last touch she made was a beautiful charge effect. Shadow Scales can choose to use less bile for quick Plasma Blasts or spend lots of bile on more powerful charged attack.

The Shadow Scale's new sit animation is inspired by how big cats sit upright. He also rests his wings out in a more relaxed position, letting them slightly drag on the ground.

The Shadow Scale rig had to have a little tweaking, but now he is back to being animated! Karly has created his full dive animation for when players descend at high speeds. With the base flight animation done, we will begin animating his other ground actions such as sitting and sleeping.

Flicker, our VFX artist, is almost done with the Shadow Scale's bile attack, the Plasma Blast. We love the color and smoky feel. The last gif shows the Plasma Blast next to the Acid Spit attack.

Here is another WIP picture of Brigade's Shadow Scale nest. This one is posed right next to the nest of the Acid Spitter. Brigade is working on the final touches on the model itself before moving on to the next step in the process.

With the Acid Spit particles waiting for review, Flicker has begun working on the Plasma Blast. This will be the bile attack of the Shadow Scale Dragon.

Our Environmental Asset Artist has now moved their attention to the Shadow Scale nest while the Acid Spitter's gets a final look over. The Shadow Scales build their nest with special branches that produce a natural coating which makes them resistant to Plasma bile. Shadow Scales can have three eggs

Another flight animation is ready! The Shadow Scale is slowly beginning to take to the air with another awesome animation by our animator, Karly. Next up on the list will be take offs, dives, and turns.

Here is Karly's first pass on the Shadow Scale's flap while in flight. We can't wait to see him take to the sky in game!

This is a second draft of the Shadow Scale's run animation. This will be the dragon's fastest run as they do not have the sprint ability like Acid Spitters do. We plan on tweaking the wings to be in a more upright position, as if the dragon is ready for take off.

For the Shadow Scale's Trot animation, we have put the tail in a more relaxed position as well as made the wings in a more "take off ready" stance, similar to how Birds of Prey hold their wings when running on the ground.

Shadow Scale is the current animation focus at the moment. We've done some adjustments to the Shadow Scale's idle, giving its tail a more relaxed feel.

Here is the first version of the Shadow Scale's trot. We will be making a few edits in the next version (i.e. wing position and tail movement), but we are liking the direction it is taking in this work in progress.

This stealthy dragon is starting to take his first steps in becoming animated. Keira has made this awesome animation for the Shadow Scale. It's still a work-in-progress, so we may tweak it more before its ready for Genesis.

Work continues to be done and progress continues to be made on the Shadow Scale wing close position. We want our dragons to have pretty flap flaps in the air and smooth wing folds when on the ground. The more natural membrane we use on the Shadow Scale makes it difficult, but nothing our talented te