Vlad

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Ninja, I just wanted to take some time to write the Team's plans & thoughts about the next update on Shinobi Story. This will be our biggest update. As such, we require more time than usual to work on it and create new systems. For this coming update we are majorly focused on adding more content, adding more cosmetics (with a lot of F2P options as well as cool Shop Cosmetics), new systems such as Warmode & Jonin Rank-up, and creating the best new-player experience we are capable of. We ask that you bear with us while we work on this stuff, as it take a bit, but I would like to reach out to the community and get feedback directly! I would like you guys to please write ONE Positive thing about the game so far and ONE Negative thing! This will help use get more of a sense from the community point-of-view as to what players like and what players hate. That catch? You can't write the same thing someone else did!

Join the conversation on Discord Don't miss the next livestream Ninja, The long-awaited Chuunin Exams was held today on Shinobi Story! This was a landmark event which saw our highest online player count that we're had to date! The first stage was more of an orientation which saw contestants pay their entry fee, and answer a moral question: "Would you kill 10 people to save the life of 1?". The players who answered in the affirmative were seated on one side of the room, while those who answered "no" had a seat on the other- effectively dividing the room in two. Once all of the players were seated, we informed them that the people they are sitting with based on their answer will be the teammate they will be entering the Forest of Death stage with! This was done to throw people off and scramble their plans, as now they had to enter the survival round with a total stranger! The Forest of Death Stage --- The second exam consisted of an ever-moving forest filled with huge snakes, swooping hawks, spiders, crocodiles, and monstrous cobras- amongst other scary things! The Giant Forest Snakes were constantly moving throughout, and if players stood around idle for too long, Giant Cobras would strike! The rules were: anything goes, and the players knew it! After letting the groups in one at a time, the stage begun! It was a 30 minute deathmatch Hunger games style! Out of the groups, only 7 people remained.. The Leaf Arena Stage --- All players who could make it gathered to spectate the final 1v1 Deathmatches! Contestants were paired with people similar to their level so they would be on a semi-even playing field & it showed! Most of the matches were great, with notable characters being: Tsukihime and Nari, who received special praise by the Hokage who was judging the battles for their notable skills and tactics in combat! At the end, the Chuunin Exams was attacked by Dagahara, the Demon of the Forest, who was summoned into the arena by an unlikely foe... If you wish to see the full event and the surprise at the end, you will need to watch our Twitch Vod, where we recorded the whole event -- WATCH THE FULL EVENT NOW! See ya in-game, Vlad

Hey, we currently do not have a password reset feature. Could you please try to make a new account please? I am sure this will work, but if you need further help, feel free to reach out on Discord for a quicker response! https://discord.gg/shinobistory

Thank you for writing this! It was a good read & I hope we can incorporate more RPG elements to our mechanics. It is a little easier said than done, but we always are trying out best to improve the game! Thank you so much for your feedback & playing! Believe me- we're listening

Ninja, Shinobi Story will be hosting the first Chuunin Exams event which will take place on the 22nd of January at 12pm CST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT / 7pm GMT+1 This is our first large-scale event which will act as a cheap/fun way for players to be promoted from Genin to Chuunin! The event will last for approximately 3 hours, will contain roleplay opportunities, we will have attendance giveaways on the livestream, and will be a fun way to spend some time on a saturday! The Hokage formally invites all Genin from any village to participate in the Chuunin Exams which will start at the Ninja Academy. Guards will be given the day-off so that all visitors may attend and spectate the exams. You must be at least level 15 and a Genin to enter the exams! It will contain 3 stages: 1) The initial stage will be held at the Ninja Academy where proctors will count attendants and take the Entry Fee of 5 RYO. No recommendations or dailies are required to participate in this exam. 2) After the orientation, participants will be escorted to the Forest of Death where they will be debriefed on the instructions for that stage of the event. The Forest of Death will be sealed off from the outside until the conclusion of the event. If there are more than 10 participants remaining after the Forest of Death, there will be an elimination round in the Forest of Death Arena. 3) The final round will be hosted in the Leaf Village Arena, inviting all spectators to cheer on your student(s) or friends! - For a guaranteed spot at the exams, please write your character's name below!

Shinobi Story Alpha: Version 33 - Direct Download Mirror Link -

Ninja, I am honored to be able to write to the community about a year recap. We launched 4 months ago, so all of the statistics are from 1/3rd of this year. It has been an absolute privilege to be able to develop and host this game for our community. We have huge plans for 2022! We have grown quite a lot this year & are finally finding our footing. I promise to continue to deliver content and build the game as much as we can. I'm like to share some statistics gathered from our database to give a rough idea of where we sit! Post your most memorable screenshots from 2021! Total /played time of all players combined: 25,018 Hours = 1042.4 Days = 34.2 Months = 2.8 YEARS Characters Made: 2,169 79% - Male 21% - Female Total RYO in Circulation: 3,206.74 Total Player Kills: 2,169 (nice) Total Lv 40s: 39 Total Lvs 30 - 39: 23 Total Lvs 20 - 20: 49 Total Lvs 10 - 19: 155 Total Mail Received: 613 Total Stat Points: 43,838 Total Organizations: 17 Total Tickets Answered: 887 Post your most memorable screenshots from 2021!

Try this:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bzhz5mxtglbsoa4/AADInbLcu1uQVvPZR8ZLIAATa?dl=0

Hello @mysterionftw, Can you please try the direct download: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Vlad Shumov/Shinobi Story Early Access Alpha/Shinobi Story Live Version 31 Best, Vlad

So it is clear that the Land of Water & Hidden Mist is what players are looking for in the next playable village. I'd like to make this a megathread of ideas people would like to see in that village, some custom lore, some insights into the culture and architecture... Go! I really like the concept of basing the Mist around "The Empire" in SWTOR. They are not really "evil", but more akin to a large, hulking bureaucracy that values power moves. This is a good watch:

This is actually the design philosophy I went with when creating Genjutsu. It can do really well, or really meh. It "lore" aspect of the mastery is determined on if you could successfully "trick" your opponent into thinking they got hurt. I'm going to tune some genjutsu abilities to make them a little more weighty, though.

Ninja, I wanted to spend some time to touch base about our development cycle that just passed & the one coming up. The Team really stepped up & put in the work, and for that I am extremely proud to call them colleagues. I have watched certain developers join the team with zero experience on our engine, to me fully trusting them with content. They have truly blossomed & have worked hard to create (hopefully) enjoyable content. I can say with confidence that this is the first time that I feel Shinobi Story has enough content to truly be playable. This last development cycle does have some issue, though. The crashing bug is really putting a damper on things, but once we get that sorted it will be mostly bug free, besides minor things. Unfortunately I am on a trip for the rest of the week, but I am in constant contact with some third-party developers to help us understand and hopefully solve our crashes. I always want to be transparent with the community & give them a clear look at whats happening. At the moment we will be working on a hotfix to update some stuff, but after the hotfix the team will be on holiday for a bit of time to properly celebrate the holidays. I hope there is enough content to at least have an enjoyable time in the meantime! I just wanted to give a quick community update some some stuff. Till next time, Vlad & the SS Team

I will update this jutsu next update Thanks

This jutsu will be improved next update. Thanks

Hey, I'm sorry to hear this. You can re-download the launcher, drag it into a new folder (somewhere where you can remember) and then launch it again! Alternatively, you can download our Direct Download: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bdgbyaqfdjxjqek/AABmBnti0Am8Rjzs-B13w9j0a?dl=0

If you still need some help, please join our Discord! We would be able to help you quicker there

Hello, Could you please run the launcher to ensure all files are up to date, Then please check to make sure all of your addons are enabled Then please remake your character. If you need further help, please reply!

Hey Ninja, Did you just get a really shitty sidequest where only 1-2 mobs for that creature exist? Please take a screenshot of your sidequest or write it so we can remove it or increase rates! We have a lot of creatures on the map, so it sometimes is quite tricky to track down everything. With your help we can get there!

Hey man, Thanks for your feedback. Feedback like this helps us tune the game, because at the moment it is like a pendulum swing- you sometimes need it to swing a few times before it gets stead. We're trying our best to tune jutsu and abilities as players get different stats because we had no real mass way of simulating numbers during development. As for the grind, I get it. We're trying to add new content with every patch. Please stick with us!

Hey, Locate her: Then drag N Drop your weapon into your panel

Hey Shinobi, Just wanted to check in with you guys in terms of where the development stands & our plans for the future. I hope Version 29 was fun & introduced some much needed quality of life adjustments to the game. Our recent player numbers reflect a general trend of playability, and this warms the whole teams' heart. The Blood Moon Festival event was put together rather quickly, so expect better holidays in the coming months and year in terms of quality and quantity as this one was more experimental. Hope you enjoy & take plenty of pictures with the moon before it goes away for a year! In terms of development, we are currently working on a minor patch which should fix some stuff and and a little bit of minor content, but right now the team is focusing on revamping the website, web functionality, the ability to reset your in-game password, and a general overhaul of the front face to help get new players & to better serve existing ones. Another point for us in this cycle is to try our best to improve the download process of SS, as it can be a bit cumbersome with antivirus false-positives, and slow download speeds to people outside of Norther America. We are working towards trying to resolve these issues. Sadly, this takes away from game development time but it very much an important aspect to focus on. After these issues are addressed, we will continue to try to add higher-quality content to play! Some things we are cooking up include: A In-game map which will be an item you click on to pull up a regional map. This map will show the entire Land of Fire, show a bunch of landmarks to help you figure out where you are and where you need to go to, as well as having a location for all of the towns. We feel this is super important to help make the game more playable at early levels. The start of the Storyline Mission chain is going to be introduced so players (especially new players) will be able to have a little bit of a more streamlined early game experience in order to help retain their attention and interest. This will also award Koban; stay tuned! A way to begin to try to unlock Chuunin. While we want the Chuunin Exams to be a community-wide event which will be treated as almost like an E-Sport, a Chuunin missions will be available for players who cannot attend the event or who do not wish to attend. This will be the "main" way to get Chuunin, but the Chuunin Exams will act as a shortcut. These are just a few things I felt like brining your attention to! Thank you so much for playing Shinobi Story, and happy Sunday! Till next time, Vlad

Good suggestions, everyone! These are very helpful- keep it up!