New Content (FR)
This page is for new content only, items of interest that were only recently added to the game. Updates are listed in reverse order so new stuff from the latest patch should always be on top.
March 19, 2010
- A new 3D minigame, Pirate's Plunder, was introduced today. It is only available to members and offers three unique maps: Arctic Bay, Shipwreck Cove and Treasure Isle.
- A new tiger pet is now available in the Marketplace! (Thanks, Marisol Bluesurf!)
- Several new free promotional items have been spotted on profile pages.
- For a limited time, a special T-Rex Mount is available to players who redeem a $10 7-11 Station Cash retail card.
March 12, 2010
Special thanks to Marisol Bluesurf for all of the March 12th updates!
- Three new mounts were added to the game: Pegasus, White-Nosed Mare, and Stallion.
- New variations of the Owl and Pony were added to the game.
- A new block pattern has been added to the Coin Shop: Polka Dots. All block shapes can now be purchased in this pattern.
- Some new furniture has been added to the Marketplace and Coin Shop:
- Stone Bookcase
- Stone Roundtop Coffee Table
- Flower Highback Sofa
- Rounded Flower Highback Sofa
- Stone Ladder Medallion Coffee Table
- Stone Padded Dining Chair
- Stone Slat Picnic Table
- Stone Gramophone
- There's been a new feature added to the Coin Shop: a Buy Back tab. If you mistakenly sell an item, you can now get it back without having to send in a ticket! However, there's no information on how long an item stays available to you, and there have been reports of strange items replacing your sold items on this tab.
- The Bundle of the Day has returned and is now featured at the top of the Marketplace screen. No more hunting to find this great deal!
- The "white screen" error has been worked on, and hopefully no longer occurring for anyone.
March 5, 2010
- The Festival of Hearts has come to an end for the year.
- Two new mounts were added to the game: Spotted T-Rex and Scaled Dragon.
- Two new pet types were added to the game: Groundhogs and Owls.
- Some new furniture and decorations made their way into both the Coin Shop and the Marketplace.
February 26, 2010
- A few new housing options are now available in both the Coin Shop and the Marketplace!
- A bundle of the day can be found daily in the Marketplace. The category of this bundle moves depending on what is offered in the bundle that day. Keep your eyes open for these deals. (Thanks, Marisol Bluesurf!)
- The Lovelectric Boombox has made its way back into the Holiday section of the Marketplace.
February 19, 2010
- Mounts were added to the game! Visit the Marketplace or head to a nearby stable to check them out.
- Houses have had their item limits increased!
- Large Wilds House can now hold 1000 items (previously 450).
- Small Wilds House can now hold 500 items (previously 250).
- Apartments are still limited to 100 items.
- Screenshots are working again. F12 keys, rejoice!
- The February Member's Pack is now available.
February 12, 2010
Festival of Hearts
- The Festival of Hearts has come to Merry Vale! This event is expected to run for one month.
- Join in with your fellow gamers in defeating Stone Heart every 15 minutes and win some cool prizes.
- A special version of the Daily Wheel is here for the festival!
- Fall in love with the new quest series for this celebration.
- Two new battles become available for progressing far enough along the Festival quest series!
Housing - 02/12/2010
- You can now jump on your bed!
- A few new house items are in the Coin Shop, such as the Teddy Bear or the Be-Mine Basket.
Members - 02/12/2010
- Along with the new Power Hour (see official patch notes below), Members also get a discount in both the Coin Shop and the Marketplace. This discount is generally 10% off the cost (lower on select items).
- Some members have reported sightings of the February Members Only Bundle! We'll keep you posted once we get ours!
Miscellaneous - 02/12/2010
- New construction areas, which look similar to where warpstones are currently housed, are popping up around Sacred Grove. Known sightings are in Seaside, Merry Vale, Lakeshore, Highroad Junction and Sanctuary.
Bugs - 02/12/2010
- Logging out in Merry Vale may cause the client's executable process to not fully shut down. Until this is fixed, monitor your system processes for this occurrence or log out in a different spot in the world.
- The screenshot hotkey (F12) is currently non-functional.
Patch Notes - 02/12/2010
- Festival of Hearts
- Merry Vale is celebrating the Festival of Hearts! However, not all is hugs and kisses. Help the clueless scientist, Cudip, figure out the secrets of love. But beware of Stone Heart and his minions, the heartbreakers. These bitter and angry monsters don't want anyone to be happy this year.
- A new prize wheel has been added in honor of the Festival of Hearts! Log in daily for new prizes!
- New Holiday items are on the Marketplace – celebrate the Festival of Hearts in a new outfit!
- Coin Rewards
- Coin Wheel – Players who are logged in for at least 30 minutes a day will be able to spin a special Coin Wheel for bonus in-game coin rewards.
- Member Benefits
- Power Hour – Coin rewards from all activities are doubled for Members during the Power Hour. The Power Hour begins after the first login of each day.
- Marketplace
- A pink penguin, pink Unicorn and She-Rex have been added to the Marketplace! Go check it out and be the first to get one!
- The new TCG bundle includes a card redeemable for a special pet!
January 26, 2010
- Snow Days is over for the season! Snowhill has returned to its former state.
- The Royal Vault has been officially boarded up!
- Gulsh is still available in front of the former vault to buy your Treasure Tickets for
10 each.
- Gulsh will also teleport you into the old vault if you want to spend your tickets. It is unknown how much longer this feature will remain. (Thanks, Thwap Truforge!)
- Gulsh mentions that most of the items that were removed from The Royal Vault can now be purchased with coins in the Coin Shop. You can specifically customize the color of these clothing/armor. The weapons that are available are not color-customizable. (Unknown if this is a bug.)
- Note: There appears to be a bug with the Coin Shop not listing all the items from The Royal Vault.
- Solution (workaround): You can find all of the items that were moved from the Royal Vault to the Coin Shop using the "Sort By" drop-down menu in the Coin Shop and selecting "Sort A-Z." (Thanks, Darius Darkspice!)
- It is still unknown at this time what, if anything, will become of the vault.
- Multiple quantities of items can now be sold in the Coin Shop. (Thanks, Genfar!)
- The January Member's Pack is now available!
Marketplace - 01/26/2010
- Several new housing items have been added to the Marketplace! Here's just some of the new choices:
- Purple Arched Block
- Black Wedge Block
- Blue Cylinder Block
- Orange Half Cylinder Block
- White Half Cylinder Down Block
- Green Tall Rectangle Block
- A new limited edition item is available. It is a T-Rex named Zilla, who costs
1200 .
- A new dinosaur pet is available. It is a cross between a T-Rex and a duck and is named Crackers, who costs
Coin Shop - 01/26/2010
- Several new housing items have been added to the Coin Shop! Here's some of the new choices:
Items - 01/26/2010
- Some items have had excessively bright colorization fixed. (Thanks, Unne Redspire!)
- Colors on level 20 armor sets should match better. (Thanks, Unne Redspire!)
Patch Notes - 01/25/2010
These notes are from the SOE Free Realms Forums.
- New pets have arrived on the Marketplace! Catch Zilla for a limited time, or adopt the new duckbill dinosaur, Crackers. Meanwhile, Cinnamon, Skip, Jaina, and Icco have been spotted sporting new colors.
- New Housing items have been added to the Marketplace, look for blocks in new shapes and colors! What new, crazy things will you build out of them?
- Snow Days is over until next year. We hope you got all of your tacky sweaters.
- New options allow you to disable friend, trade, guild, group and other group requests from players.
- Treasure Tickets are no longer being given out as rewards. Redeem your remaining tickets by speaking to Gulsh out front of the Royal Vaults in Sanctuary, or sell them for coin in the Coin Shop.
- New events have been posted on the Activity Calendar!
- You can now change the quantity of the items you sell.
- Atlas optimizations were made; clicking on a zone will no longer zoom you into a smaller view of that zone on the atlas.
- You can change the option to have F10 make your UI disappear – check Game Options -> Game Play to make adjustments.
January 14, 2010
- Coin rewards have been increased for most activities throughout Free Realms. The purchase and sell prices of many items have been decreased as well. Higher rewards and lower prices will result in Coin Shop items being easier to buy!
- By Royal decree, we are phasing out Treasure Tickets to prepare for changes to the Royal Vaults. Tickets will no longer be awarded for any in-game activities. You may spend your remaining tickets in the vault or sell them for coins. Tickets can be sold in the Coin Shop or by speaking to Gulsh outside the Royal Vaults.
Game Play - 01/14/10
- Pet food and grooming will no longer decay when your pet is in storage. This will result in happier pets!
- Fixed an issue that would cause some players to be frozen in place the first time they entered a Kart or Demo Derby race.
- The pet tutorial will no longer pop up every time you log in.
December 23, 2009
- Double Station Cash is back for the holidays! Redeem retail purchased Station Cash cards between December 23, 2009 (starting at 10am PST) to January 3, 2010 (ending at 10pm PST) to obtain double the value.
December 22, 2009
- ZAM Wiki Contributors: Template Updates Are In!
- Members with accounts in good standing as of 12/17/2009 should have received their December Members Pack!
Housing - 12/22/09
- New housing items were added to the Marketplace, such as a Train Set and an Aquarium!
- The Holiday Tree will now fit in your apartment! (Source: SOE FR Forums)
- Free houses that were missing from some members have now been awarded. (Source: SOE FR Forums)
Game Play - 12/22/09
- Users have been reporting that standing close to an exit door after a battle for even a few seconds will automatically cause you to "use" the exit door as if you had clicked on it.
- Kart Driver quest objectives will now update consistently. (Source: SOE FR Forums)
Miscellaneous - 12/22/09
- Teleporting to another server will no longer remove guild functionality. (Source: SOE FR Forums)
- Some automated chat phrases that were not selectable are now working properly. (Source: SOE FR Forums)
December 14, 2009
Housing - 12/14/09
- All members will have one Members Only New House Package in their claim window!
- Housing is introduced to Free Realms!
Game Play - 12/14/09
- The Fisherman job is introduced to Free Realms!
- Combat abilities and weapons had major changes done to them.
- Several Elite Exploration Collections have been popping up around Sacred Grove. Can you find them all?
- Many new Fisherman collections were introduced.
Miscellaneous - 12/14/09
- There is a new auto-chat feature, where it attempts to predict what you are saying from the letters you are typing in. This feature can be disabled in the game options.
- Many old items are gone from the Daily Wheel and have been replaced by newer ones.
November 25, 2009
- One time reimbursements are being given for those players affected by empty ticket chests in the Royal Vault. Read more about this issue and how to get your reimbursement here.
- The November Member's Pack is now available in your claim window! It includes:
- Two holiday items are available in the Marketplace: Turkey Hat and Turkey Outfit.
November 5, 2009
- Job Sampling was introduced into the game. This change to the former job system only affects characters created on or after November 1, 2009.
- Soccer Star clothing was introduced to the Royal Vault. The merchant-bought Soccer Star clothing was changed to have a different naming convention.
October 22, 2009
Monthly Rewards Pack - Halloween Theme
Free Realms put together a sweet Halloween themed bundle for current members! If you're an active member in good standing between October 1st and October 21st, the items are added directly to your inventory! Click the Claim Items icon at the bottom of the screen to claim your items:
- Chatdy Outfit
- Pumpkin Paper Bag Mask
- Skull Lantern (green)
- Troll Face Paint Card
- Phantom Face Paint Card
- Starry Moons Face Paint Card
October 21, 2009
New spooky and fun costumes added in the Marketplace for the Super Spooktacular!
- Mummy Outfit
- The Monster's Bride Outfit
- Vampire Countess Outfit
- Vampire Count Outfit
- The Monster Outfit
- Skeleton Outfit
October 16, 2009
- Halloween celebrations continue with the addition of the Halloween Wheel and Super Spooktacular Quest Series.
- Trophies were added to the game. These track milestones you have made on your character. This feature was quickly disabled due to bugs, and has an ETA to return to the game of early 2010.
- Kirill Moonrunner's race was changed from Pixie to Human.
- Collections should now show their rewards instead of ???.
- The Pumpkin Prince is terrorizing Sacred Grove! Can you help defeat this menace?
- Word of a wicked banshee haunting Blackspore Swamp has reached adventurers. Can you defeat her in the new member-only dungeon, Bone Bog Cemetery?
October 8, 2009
- Halloween celebrations begin with Super Spooktacular! Dress up and scare your friends! Stay tuned for more additions to the celebration event!
- The Werewolf Outfit is a Limited Edition item and will only be available for the 2009 Super Spooktacular event. This Marketplace item is limited to 1000 purchases, so get yours fast!
- Another sighting from Cinnamon Riverglitter points us to Ikee on the eastern side of Pixiewood Hills. Ikee comments, "I am still getting my shop set up, but someday everyone will come to me for the best housing decorations in the world."
October 2, 2009
- Goal Time is here as Free Realms introduces soccer! Start a game with friends or compete against one of the teams waiting to play you at the Soccer field in Snowhill. Speak to Manager Landon to become the next Soccer Star!
- Change Your Appearance:
- Check out the Marketplace or Merchants in Sanctuary & Seaside to purchase Style Cards! Use them to change up your eye color, hair color, hair style, face paint & wing patterns! Visit NPC merchants such as Inni Ki and walk away with a new look!
Collections - 10/02/09
Unlike other jobs, the Soccer Star only has two collections. These can be found around the perimeter of soccer fields, and only while in the Soccer Star job.
Item Codes - 10/02/09
- New item code: MMMDONUT. This will give you the food item heavenly donut. This item will increase your Matcher Advantage for 30 minutes!
- New item code: BERRYCUPCAKE. This will give you the food item berry cupcake. This item increases your Matcher's Skill for 30 minutes!
Items - 10/02/09
- Many “no sale” items that were earned from quests can now be sold.
Pet Trainer - 10/02/09
- Pet trainers will now receive a coin reward whenever they score “Good” or “Awesome” on all pet tricks
User Interface - 10/02/09
- You can now bind hotkeys using the new key mapping feature. Open your game options to get started.
- You can now find other players wanting to join the same minigames as you--from anywhere in Free Realms! To use the new Matchmaking feature, open up your Quest Journal (default hotkey of L) and click the Matchmaking icon button on the bottom (picture of two heads). Now you can choose from a list of different Soccer, Kart Racing, or Demo Derby games. When enough players join the queue, you'll get to play your minigame with them!
Miscellaneous - 10/02/09
- Pixiewood Hills in Sanctuary is all decked out for Halloween! Stop on by to experience the creepy and fun decorations as well as some spooky music.
- The comic book heroes, Dane and Maya, with their pets Loki and Morningstar, have continued their adventures in Briarwood! You can see their new predicament east-northeast of Dark Spore Depths in Thistlerow.
Thanks to Cinnamon Riverglitter of server 3 for the following three finds!
- Slugmud can now be found on Chef Supply merchants! Check out your local Chef to see if they have stocked up on this long missing ingredient! (confirmed on Bordon Cloo in Sanctuary)
- Periwinkle in Sanctuary now will speak to passersby about how her stock of paint is getting low. Could this be a pre-cursor to the long-awaited housing? We hope so!
- Additionally, a new NPC, Bellis, can be found across the street from Periwinkle. This NPC stands in front of a new table with potted plants on it. While we hold great aspirations for future house plants, we'll have to wait and see!
Click on the images below to see the full sized pictures!
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September 16, 2009
Players get a bonus spin on the Daily Wheel to celebrate the registration of 5 million users. Each player will receive a bonus spin from September 16 - 23, for a total of 2 spins per day.
You'll also receive a party crate, some silly string, some party poppers and a grab bag of extra prizes!
Update: The bonus wheel was continued through October 2, 2009.
August 2009
The Daily Wheel,, also dubbed the Daily Spinner by players, was introduced with the August 28, 2009 patch. It allows players to take a spin once per day (spins do not accumulate if you miss a day), per character. You can win a variety of items, such as Treasure Tickets, clothing or karts!
June 22, 2009
- Guilds are now live! Need help with creating one? Check out our guide to guilds, courtsey of Pex on the SOE Forums!
- The storyline quests have gone in! Many of these quests reward Adventurer experience. You can begin the quest line at any of these places:
Introduction to Chapter 1
From our findings so far, you can only complete one of the six available quests that send you to Quills in Sanctuary. Once you unlock the quest Take a Number, then the other opening quests should be shut down to you.
Start the Quest Series at any of the following locations:- Local Hero given by Royal Courier in the Greenwood Forest
- Sal's Suggestion given by Sal Monella in Blackspore Swamp
- Farnum's Free Advice given by Henry Farnum at Farnum's Farm
- Sharing Your Talents given by Starshine at Pixie Nursery
- Bravery is in Demand given by Sorin at the Singing Crystal Mines within Snowhill
Sacred Grove: Chapter 1
You must complete one of the introductory quests listed above in order to begin this series.
- Update: Big kudos to drinnth who has helped fill in several missing quests overnight!
- Take a Number in Sanctuary
- Chapter 1: The Missing Sisters in the Royal Palace
Belated Bonny in the Royal Palace (non-essential to storyline)
- Chapter 1: Helping the Healers in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: Good Help is Hard to Find in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: Thugamug's Thievery in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: Rumors of Briarwood in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: Shrouded History in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: The Forgotten Princess in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: Find the Caravan! in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: The Weapon Shipment on the path leading to Briarwood
- Chapter 1: The Armor Shipment on the path leading to Briarwood
- Chapter 1: The Small Wooden Box on the path leading to Briarwood
- Chapter 1: There's Fungus Among Us! in Nettleseed
- Chapter 1: It's Business Time in Nettleseed
- Chapter 1: Pampered Pets in Nettleseed
- Chapter 1: Report to Captain Chugug in Nettleseed
- Chapter 1: The Empty Box in Briarheart
- Chapter 1: Bearer of Bad News on the path leading to Briarwood
- Chapter 1: Failure is Not an Option in the Royal Palace
- Chapter 1: One Last Favor in the Briarheart Palace
- Chapter 1: Haunted by the Past in Blackspore Swamp
- Chapter 1: The Alchemy of Betrayal in Blackspore Swamp
- Chapter 1: The Queen's Last Hope in Briarheart Palace
June 4th, 2009
- New Members Only Quests in Shrouded Glade
- New Members Only Quests in Durango Zoo:
- Wrapper Round-Up from Zanna Sugarzing
- This may be broken. I could not find ANY litter.
- Defending the Hive from Tania Timberclaw
- You may have to click the easy bixie defense table a few times for the update to register on the first step.
- Blacksmith: Helping the Hospital from Steelbloom has been fixed!
Minigame Collections - 06/04/09
Minigame Collections are all new. Finishing the first quest from all 4 of the following NPCs completes the first collection, Easy Defender. The second 4 in the series completes Medium Defender, and the last 4 give you Hard Defender. Each of the quests reward pieces of unique clothing.
- Arci Joan in Snowhill
- Houston in Farnum's Farm
- General Spattonug in Bristlewood
- Napoleon in Sanctuary
Finishing all of the three minigame collections listed above will update and complete the last collection, Elite Defender.
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