MagicSchoolyard
Small and big steps toward a livelier magical school.
This is where we collect changes that are actually online. No guesswork, just a little academy magic.
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Explore long-term plansThe studio backdrop can clock out: your characters now have their own portrait cards with illustrated Academy scenery on the dashboard. After you save, the matching panel is prepared in the background, so give it a moment. Your original image stays untouched. A new home for the portrait, not a secret character swap. ✨
The dashboard now uses a fixed game view with an icon menu, direct location tiles, and your characters front and centre. Account settings and messages stay within reach without a chunky menu bar blocking the view. Your three characters sit side by side instead of spilling into a second, nearly empty view. More castle, less paperwork corridor. 🎮
The homepage, login, and registration now share the magical Academy look. The public entrance and the game after login remain separate. You still get through the door securely; it finally looks like the entrance to a magic school. 🏰
After you log in, the homepage now respects your saved language choice too. Saving your profile language again replaces an older, different interface setting. When joining the Academy, you can check the suggested language and country yourself.
Our news page now has a dedicated section for long-term plans and ideas. See where the Academy is heading, clearly separated from features that are already online.
Short replies now draw on more of the school character’s personality and current mood. Each playable character keeps their own relationship – familiarity with one character does not carry over to another.
During suitable encounters in the classroom and schoolyard, school characters can now respond briefly in their own words. Some successful forest missions completed together may bring a reply too. Your game keeps moving even when no reply is available.
You can optionally link Discord to your existing MagicSchoolyard account. It is not required and does not create a second game account.
Many menus and controls are now available in English too. Choose your language in account settings; some game and story text is still on the way.
After logging in, it is easier to find your characters, friends, invitations, and next step in the game. Account and security settings are still there, just no longer in the middle of your adventure.
Image previews use shorter steps. When you move sliders several times in quick succession, your latest choice counts instead of every in-between setting. Your look, seed, and sliders remain yours to control.
These are our long-term goals. “Planned” marks areas we intend to expand; “Idea” marks possibilities still being considered. Neither is fully playable yet, and there are no fixed release dates.
We want to add simple conversations with your own characters. Have a little chat, get to know their personality, and perhaps coax out a small tip about Academy life. Not an all-knowing walkthrough in a wizard hat, more your own conversation partner. This character chat is not available yet.
The new dashboard is just the start: more game areas should gradually gain a compact, consistent interface. Prominent characters, clear icons, and fixed places for important information instead of banner Tetris. The goal: less menu hunting, more magic school. The full redesign is still ahead.
Shared experiences should shape later encounters more deeply: who trusts you, who feels let down, and what brings you together grows with your story.
Characters who actually witness an encounter should be able to react. This makes room for individual friendships and rivalries, rather than identical reactions from everyone.
Rumours could travel through small social circles. Not everyone believes the same thing; trust and the source should matter more than the loudest voice.
Small encounters, group activities, and school celebrations could brighten everyday life. Your connections should feel alive beyond individual interactions.
Winter magic, Halloween, and Christmas celebrations could give the Academy a fresh look, with a matching atmosphere and small seasonal experiences.