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The recent update was truly cool! In it was introduced a wonderful variety of Epic Monuments. They are huge, impressive looking, and replace all the obelisks that used to dot our vast landscape. There is a type for each of the biomes and the first player to discover each one is immortalized on the “about” text associated with each one. Because no one could build anything on a plot that had a Cave or an Obelisk, they are all on public land.
Some of the items you can find are pretty great too! Things like giant Gaia Trees in the Fall Forest, or seriously huge Sequoias in the Rain Forest, or pyramids in Jungle. There are shipwrecks in the oceans now as well. You get an Epic Medallion every time you make a new discovery and you can also get awards for discovering a certain number.
Epic Medallions can be donated to your Club and go toward unlocking new building/decor slots. For people not into clubs, they are also sellable and I anticipate a brisk business in them.
Epic List so far: (In game, Where The Drafts Go maintains a good list)
| Biome | Epic |
| Alpine | Abandoned Nest |
| Badlands | Moeriki |
| Badlands | Cairn |
| Bamboo Forest | Panda Statue |
| Black Sands | Dragon Statue |
| Dark Forest | Web Dome |
| Dark Forest | Dead Massive Tree |
| Decay | Massive Mastodon Skull |
| Desert | Tri Pyramid |
| Desert | Pyramid |
| Fall Forest | Gaia Tree |
| Fjords | Giants Causeway |
| Gravel Dseert | Arbol De Piedra |
| Ice Crusts | Ice Cave |
| Jungle | Step Pyramid |
| Mediterranean | Massive Shell |
| Mesa | Stone Spire |
| Plains | Hover Stone |
| Plains | Crashed Island |
| Rain Forest | Giant Sequoia |
| Salt Flats | Crater |
| Savanna | Baobab |
| Snow | Snowman |
| Stone Forest | PuPu |
| Swamp | Stone Golem |
| Taiga | Lost Viking |
| Tundra | Massive Moai |
| Tundra | Henge |
| Various Lakes/Oceans | Ship Wreck |
| Various Shores | Beaver Dam |
| Volcanic | Oracle |
| Wonderland | Compound Mushroom |
| Wonderland | Massive Gladiolus |
| ??? | Poseidon Statue |
| ??? | Mermaid Statue |
Upcoming: Complete list of Epics/Biomes, and as I take more screenshots I’ll update the list so you know what to look out for.
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In Horse Isle 3 your character cannot die, however you can get into some really sticky and inconvenient situations. This will show you at least one way of getting out of every single one. I’ll also tell you where you might encounter these things and you’ll be able to see what they look like on the minimap. As more difficulties arise I’ll add on to this list as needed.
Save frequently. It’s perfectly okay to set up a Quick Travel point and just save over top of it periodically. If you do that, you can just QT back to a nearby place.
Keep an eye on where you’re going. If you have a path following horse, sometimes they will run you straight into a pit in the ground. Or maybe off the side of a Fjord cliff.
Don’t Panic. There’s a way out of nearly every situation.
You can always Quick Travel out of any of these, situations, but what if you’re nearly out of Travel points? You can also QT to a club. Going to the nearest one can reduce your point cost. If you get lucky you can also use a Free Party Trip to get out. That’s also nice if you’ve managed to travel a really long distance across the map and need to get back.
The stickiest of sticky situations is the Tar Pit. They are found only in Decay biomes and look like small black lakes on your map.
If you stay out of the slick, black pools you will still be able to move somewhat, but beware, the sides of the tar pit are slippery and it’s tough to climb out without falling into the tar. If you fall in, you can sometimes use %pokehorse to get your horse to throw you out. Another way out is to have someone lasso you, and pull you out.
Tip: You can dig tar with your shovel by standing near them, you don’t even have to be in the sticky part to get the tar. It’s similar to digging red algae around hot springs.
In the lands near Stone Forests, there are great gray plains with cracks running through them. It takes a brave horse to jump them but it can be done. If by chance you fall in, you can try to jump out. Generally it’s best to try and jump or walk to the nearest end because the cracks are shallowest there. Use the spacebar to repeatedly jump.
Holes in the Ground
To get out of a hole in the ground, the only way other than QTing or being lassoed is to tap the spacebar repeatedly while pressing “Up” and “Right.” I’ve tried it with “Up” and “Left” or “Up” only and they don’t seem to work as well. Holes with water in the bottom are a lot harder to climb out of. In that situation a lasso or a QT is really the best option.
Dry pits are found in Rainforest, ones with water are found in Jungle. Both often occur along paths. It’s a good idea to use a torch when traveling at night because they can be pretty difficult to see.
In caves you can find Dangerous Paths. Those in particular happen in caves under sandy desert biomes, though there are other places that have similarly tricky terrein.
You can try charging your bravest horse at the wall and get it to shoot up and over. You can also look for sloping areas so you can climb out, as seen on the right side in the picture. In this case though, the best thing to do is to save up the Essence to buy a Grappling Bow. It’s not too expensive and it can get you out of any such underground situation!
In many cases you can hit the spacebar repeatedly while hitting up, or up and right, to climb tall things.
If you have a very brave horse with a good speed stat you can also sometimes get them sprinting and shoot them up the side of the object. This works really well in Badlands, somewhat well in Dangerous Paths and Mesas, not well at all in Fjords, and won’t work with buildings.
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