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Banned player	22nd of Augustus, year 103
Phantom Stables has been banned from for using an auto-clicker. Do not think that if you purchased credits the rules of the game do not apply to you. Anyone caught cheating will be banned.
Horse Limit - excesive lists	15th of Novembris, year 102
Players will no longer be allowed to hoard horses in massive amounts on their players. There will be a limit of 100 horses per player. If you have more horses than that on your player you will have two weeks to reduce that number to 100 or less. Any horses over that amount that are remaining will start to be removed beginning with the oldest ones first who will be sent to the AVH retirement stable.
Cheaters banned	16th of Iunius, year 102
Prophecy of Malachi has been banned for 6 months for cheating and their players' experience points vanished. Anarchist Jane has been banned for 1 month for allowing that player to cheat in their account. If you are tempted to use programs, auto-clickers, scripts or anything similar, this is a reminder that the punishment for such offense is banning. And we have another winner. The mouse lady has been banned for 6 months for cheating. She should have probably read the news.
The medallion of life	5th of Aprilis, year 102
The medallion of life While carrying the medallion a retired horse becomes un-retired and is allowed to enter shows, breed etc. Notes: The medallion must be transferred to a horse (on your home page, click on the image and then transfer it to the desired horse) The medallion works only for the horse carrying it. The horse can NOT have 2 medallions at the same time. In order for you to give medallions to more of your horses, you have to transfer them after buying each of them. Otherwise buying a second medallion will extend the life of the one in your possession.
More credits for the same money	19th of Aprilis, year 100
Until Dec 1st you get 50% more credits for the price. This means that depending on what option you are picking, you will get 15, 30, 45 and 75 credits instead of 10, 20, 30 and 50. The prices have not changed. The number of credits you get for them is 50% more for this limited time.
100th anniversary	6th of Januarius, year 100
The random quizzes should be working again. During the year 100 you will be able to win not only coins, tack and treats but also 1 credit if you solve the quiz. Each account can win up to 5 credits in total by correctly solving the quiz.
Sharing Computer/Ip	19th of Maius, year 93
In some cases more than one person wishes to play AVH from the same home and since the rules specify there should be only one account per IP, a new feature was added. If more than one person is playing from the same home you can now register their login as a secondary one. This way we will know that you do not intend to break the rules. Once you do this you will not be allowed to partner the account of your relative/friend but you will not have to wonder whether you will be banned/blocked from the game. You can find this option on the I want to menu under Game Settings >> Other logins Note: This does NOT mean that anyone can just create multiple accounts and pretend that there are more people playing the game. It is simply a way to give some peace of mind to people who actually play from the same location.
The horn of indifference	23 of Augustus, year 89
The horn of indifference When given to a horse the horn will allow the horse to enter in a wider range of shows. Example: If the horse is level 10 it can enter shows with levels between 7 and 10. With the horn this expands to 4-13 Notes: The horn must be transferred to a horse (on your home page, click on the image and then transfer it to the desired horse) The horn works only for the horse carrying it. The player can NOT have 2 horns at the same time. In order for you to give horns to more of your horses, you have to transfer the horn after you bought it. Otherwise buying a second horn will extend the life of the one in your possession.
New magic item (Orb of Illusion)	5th of Iunius, year 89
Orb of Illusion When given to a horse the orb will allow the owner of the horse to change its traits. Notes: The orb must be transferred to a horse (on your home page, click on the image and then transfer it to the desired horse) Once the orb is transferred, you can see it on the horse's page and you must click on it in order to alter the traits. When the orb expires the horse will restore its previous traits.
Text layout removed	11th of October, year 88
The text layout has been removed from the game. It was becoming difficult to maintain and not many players were actually using it.
New magic item	21st of Augustus, year 88
The bottle of endless joy When given to a horse this bottle will make that horse happier by 15% every game month. Notes: The bottle must be given to a horse (on your home page, click on the image and then transfer it to the desired horse) The bottle does not add happiness on multiple horses, it only works for the horse it was transferred to. A horse can have more than one bottle and in this case the effect of the bottles will be increased (2 bottles would result in having 30% happiness every game month)
Changes in the showing system	3 of Aprilis, year 88
Horses will receive the xp for entering the shows at the moment they enter the show, just like the players do. The top players will probably dislike/hate the change, as it means that you can no longer schedule 400k shows at level 1 and then enter them all. This change will increase the complexity of the game and I am sure that in time you will learn to like the challenge it brings. It may not be very obvious right now, but it will take more thinking in scheduling your effort, it will also underline the importance of some things such as skills, specs, tack, tack specialization, bonuses etc. The aim is to balance the game more, and to move the focus from entering zillions of shows to actually calculating your training steps in order to beat your opponents' horses.
Abusing bugs	2nd of September, year 86
If you find a bug and instead of reporting it you take advantage of it you get banned from the game. For good. @nnette found out today that bug abuse is not tolerated so she is taking a very long vacation from the game. If you enjoy playing the game do not abuse a bug regardless of how tempting that may be. It may bring you a short satisfaction when you do it, but also a long dissatisfaction once you get caught and banned from the game.
New magic items	3 of Martius, year 86
Descriptions below: The traveller's hat This magical hat allows you to schedule 4 times more shows and waives the 20% scheduling fee. The haggler's hat When wearing this hat you can sell at the market 500 pieces of your tack, in one go.
Xp tracker and rewards	20th of October, year 85
An xp tracker was added so you know how much more XP you need to advance. Advacing level is now rewarded: The amount of coins received equals level multiplied by 5000. The maximum award is capped at 1 million coins. PS: Advancing to level 2 gets you 2*5000 = 10000 coins. Advancing to level 10 gets you 10*5000 = 50000 coins.
Changes in the game	1st of Iunius, year 85
Soon there will be changes in the game, and the way the game is viewed affecting players with levels lower than 30. Depending on your level you will notice that some things are missing from your page. In order to make the game easier to understand and also to offer you an incentive to advance levels, the features of the game will become available once you reach certain levels. The following list shows the levels and the features that will be 'unlocked' when you reach them. Level 2 - Access to the Town Hall Level 3 - Access to blogs, goals, polls, quizzes Level 4 - Access to the magnifying glass Level 5 - Access to the Services/Jobs Level 6 - Access to buy rescue horses Level 7 - Can start breeding horses Level 8 - Access to the chat Level 8 - Ability to have partners Level 9 - Access to the horse spec/skill info Level 10 - Get a shop and get access to auctions in the market. Level 12 - Access to the barn Level 15 - Can become a manufacturer Level 20 - Can become a trainer Level 25 - Can become an equilibrium Level 30 - Gets a ranch (and switches to the non-beginner view of the game)
Server maintaining	21st of Iunius, year 83
The server was down today, while the hard drive was verified. There was a mix-up in dates, the maintenance was scheduled for today, not next week. We're back up now anyway
Mainteinance scheduled	17th of Martius, year 83
The game will be shut down for about 30 minutes on Tuesday (May 13th) at 10 am EST so that the game server can be checked for possible physical errors.
Playing as guest	24th of Februarius, year 83
The guest account is meant to be used by new players, not by people who already have an account here. Do not log on as guest just to sell horses, or spend the coins. Unless you are truly a guest, you have no business logging on that account. If you continue to do so you might have the unpleasant surprise of finding your real account banned for a week or more.
Short story contest ended	1st of Novembris, year 82
The winner of the two credits is Tridecalogisim Congratulations.
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