Entries by Khamos

Get ready to conquer the cities of northern hemisphere as Northern Lights Campaign starts in a couple of hours. Besides few changes to the combat rules, Northern Lights re-introduces the Battlegroup Beacons: Animator High Command and Architect Battle Control.

The commanders of the losing Academy redouble their strategic support, creating Battlegroup Beacons to strike against the winning side, while the commanders of the winning Academy tend to spare their resources for the rainy day. 

Battlegroup Beacons appear in the Cloudview for the whole Battlegroup team. Additionally you will get a message of a new Battlegroup Beacon in the Main View ...

The Architect network dominated the capitals of Sweden, Canada and Finland by keeping Stockholm, Ottawa and Helsinki Gateways in their hold the biggest part of the Frodleikr Campaign. Fierce battles for Gateways were seen in biggest cities, but this week the magic of the Architects was overwhelming!

Lucky winners of the Shadow Cities customized iPhone 4 skins are: Jokeri, Vastarakki and Boogeypete from Finland, Hauk, IZON and Elisa from Sweden, and Wrath, Dawar and Telachii from Canada. We'll contact all of the winners through email for details.

Next Campaign starting May 24th

Architects were most victorious in Finland where ...

Meet other Shadow Cities enthusiasts over a coffee or a beer, hang out and be awesome together. You can use the Shadow Cities Meetup site to find communities near you or start a meetup in your town.

Join a local Shadow Cities community now and set up meetups at www.meetup.com/shadowcities.

Check the Meetup Help for more info on how to join and set up meetups in your city. 

Last friday Grey Area office was swarming with Mages! Over 40 Shadow Cities enthusiasts came over to chat, meet other Mages and share their thoughts and give feedback about Shadow Cities. Thanks to all our guest for a great evening! You guys are amazing!

Below are some pics from the meetup. If you got good shots to share, you can post a link to your pictures to the Forum topic started by Streka on Shadow Cities Forums.

Congrats to Architects! Canada, Sweden and Finland are all under Architect domination after the first round of Frodleikr Campaign. 

Animators, the round two will be your chance to take back the cities!

Round two of Frodleikr Campaign starts in less than an hour. Go!

The world conquest continues in Shadow Cities! Join the battle for Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and other cities around the world by downloading the free Shadow Cities app from the Canadian iTunes App Store. 

Already joined, but need a short introduction to Shadow Cities? Read the basics of how to become the Archmage of your neighborhood from the Common Guide to Magic.

Frodleikr Campaign brings changes to Battlegroup system. During the Campaign we'll be also welcoming Canadian Mages to join the battle over the cities. We'll let you know as soon as Shadow Cities is available for download  in Canada!

Here's how the new Battlegroups are formed:

• Battlegroups are formed of all the Mages of one of the three countries: Finland, Sweden and Canada. Instead of globally assigned Battlegroups of 100 Mages, you are now assigned to the same Battlegroup with all the Mages of your country.
• This means that you will see all the Mages of your country ...

Amongst other tweaks version 1.1.1 fixes many of the bugs & issues of the previous Shadow Cities version. Download the new client version now from App Store. 

Also check out the new Shadow Cities Forums! Login with your Shadow Cities username & password to meet other Mages around the world and discuss everything and anything about Shadow Cities! 

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If you encounter any technical problems or have question, you can also contact our Community Team through the new Support Site.

Feature updates:

• Campaign medals are listed in larger format;
• New recruit your friends view when you ...

We're arranging a little get-together for all Mages who are interested in joining us to spend a friday evening at our new offices in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki on friday May 20th.

Come, meet & mingle with other Mages, share your thoughts & feedback of the new Shadow Cities version and meet the Grey Area team.

To get an idea of how many Mages we can expect to visit and to be prepared with plenty enough snacks and drinks, please reply to this post by posting a comment latest wednesday May 18th if you're planning on joining us for few hours of ...

Battle for Sweden is on! Download the free Shadow Cities App from iTunes App Store, choose your side and invite your friends to join the battle over your city.

The second Battle Round of the Unicorn Campaign starts tonight assigning all Mages to new Battlegroups. Read here a short introduction to Battlegroups and check out the game Help section for more detailed info about conquering neighborhoods, speccin' your Mage and other game features.