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A constant issue in the game is the sheer number of horses to be managed and processed. I have implemented a few game-changing features to help combat some of the sheer glut of horses in the game.

Current Lifetime Payout
The other day I added the "Current Lifetime Payout" payout field to the horse page. This tells you how much daily pay a horse is estimated to earn if it dies at age 18 and earns no more points for the rest of its life. Basically, its how much a horse is worth as a show horse. This field should help members evaluate whether or not they should cull a show horse to make room for a better prospect. It will also help new members understand the value of their show horses. I expect this to result in an overall increase in the price of show horses which is a good thing for the economy as show horses are very underpriced.


Auction Changes:
When you auction a horse that is over age 10 and has points you can now receive significantly more than 2500 for that horse. Horses age 10 and up will have their Current Lifetime Payout as the starting bid (if that amount exceeds 2500).

Cons of doing this:
By selling a horse back to the game early you limit the total amount of payout that horse could have potentially received. Long term you will make less income by doing this.

Pros of doing this:
Selling horses back early gives you a sizable cash injection right now, without having to wait many years for the payout. It's a great way to cull older horses and make room for younger better ones. While your overall daily income will drop, you can expect a reliable large chunk cash injection each season from this. This will be super useful for breeding, GMT projects etc.

Biggest pro? You can free up barn space for new horses, while still earning sizable income off of them, and help the game out. This change could eventually half the number of active show horses in the game without drastically decreasing member income thereby really helping the game out.


If you already have older horses in the auction house to will have to remove them from the auction and reenter them to see the new bid price. I will not be doing this for you. You entered those horses with the expectation of getting only 2500 for them, so getting the payout you expected to get in the first place is still fair.

WARNING: THE AUCTION WILL BE VERY CROWDED FOR SOME TIME. I MAY CLOSE ENTRIES EARLY. THERE MAY BE POSSIBLE ERRORS. FLOOD THE AUCTION AT YOUR OWN RISK.


IV Barn Purchase Cap:
To help limit mega barns that result in excessive strain on server resources you can no longer purchase barns via IVs if you have more than 20k stalls.

Archive Clean Up:
Our old archive clean up system wasn't the most effective and for years has been failing to properly clean up the backlog of deceased horses. I have reprogramed it and it is now aggressively removing horses who should no longer be in the game.