It's Christmas in the Archipelago and what's a TSO holiday without a guide? Or four. :D
If you find any mistakes, overlooked omissions or have any suggestions or further info do please post so things can be improved, altered, added or removed as needed. Cheers.
Many thanks are already due to Fexno and peck_ed for their assistance.
Please note this is a player made guide and may contain errors
Start of the Event: 12th December 2013
End of the Event: 9th January 2014
The whole event will be turned off with the start of Maintenance on the 9th
Navigation:
• Christmas Surprise/Advent Calendar
The Merchant at Christmas:
• Resources and Buildings
• Adventures
• Buffs and Provisions
Event Quest Chains:
• Quest Chain 1 - It's Christmas!
• Quest Chain 2 - Reindeers Missing
• Quest Chain 3 - The Evildoer
• Christmas Daily Quests
Frequently Asked Questions and Event Window Info:
• How do I get Presents?
• How many Presents can the Explorer find?
• Can Explorers find the event Adventures?
• Why don't I see any Christmas Collectibles?
• How do I open the new "Christmas Surprise" window?
• I heard it costs gems to open the doors in "Christmas Surprise", that doesn't seem fair. How many gems does it cost?
• Does just logging in count to open a door?
• What time each day does the new door in "Christmas Surprise" unlock?
• Why can't I open the Special red and gold doors on 6, 12, 18 or 21?
• If you miss a day and use gems to open the door do you still get the Gold Tower after opening the 24th door?
• Will I be able to build the gift Gold Tower from "Christmas Surprise" if I'm not level 48?
• What exactly does the Gold Tower do?
• Does the Christmas Tower count against the maximum of three from the Merchant?
• Why do all the quests say "Advent Calendar" when it didn't start on the 1st?
• Will everything from the event be available in the Merchant when the event is over?
• What about things I bought, like Adventures and buffs, will they be be removed or can I keep them?
[Official] Christmas Links:
• Dev Diary Christmas Event 2013
• BB [FAQ] Christmas EventIf you'd like to help with the fix for moving buildings and other things that can cause island crashes and lockouts BB are working on the whole problem here: http://www.tsotesting.com
- Among other things the [FAQ] includes:
Why can't I ask for more than 25 of any refill?
Why can't I move buildings?