This is the updated XP system that went live the 25th of April 2024.
This XP system has been totally changed, though the levels are still named the same and still give more or less the same rewards.
It now offers a more rewarding balance and more opportunities to climb the levels. The aim was to make it more casual as we all have things to do with our lives.
But, some of you have already counted their XP with the old system, what do you do?
You have two choices:
-see what is your XP count right now and realign yourself at your actual current level by messaging the group about it. -that’s the simple way
OR
-Recalculate the XP with the new values given and message the group with your updated XP level. This is the more complicated way, I know it may be annoying, I’m sorry about that for sure…
How to use: Your albu should have a finished reference or all of the important information filled under it's import for the XP to be validated. In the same way, a foal that doesn't have it's info filled in doesn't count to count the XP.
As you create art about your Albu(s) you get experience based on that art content(see points given below). As you get experience you climb levels that allow you to get special rewards!
Each horse gets individual rewards when they reach a certain level but all horses get XP tokens as rewards, those XP tokens can be reunited together to get additional rewards from the XP shop!
If you have a friend who only has one Albu and is struggling to obtain some of the more expensive items, you may get those items for them but ONLY if they have unlocked that section of the shop!
EX: You’re Grand Athlete but your friend is Rising Athlete: you can only gift them items that are Athlete to Rising Athlete level.
Each time your Albu(s) reach the next XP level you should go to the discord’s group “Albu level up” chanel, or note the group with:
-A link to the Albu's reference or import reference.
-A link to whatever document shows the count of the Horse's XP.
-The XP level your horse has just reached.
Then a thread will be created from your comment accepting or not your level up. If the level up is accepted you'll get a list of rewards, some of those rewards may be items that you can add to your Impots "Item:" comment under your import ref comment log.
If you wish to use any of those Items, you have to go to your item list in this comment log and respond to that Item's comment explaining you used sait item and a link with proof.
There is a google docs with all useful information presented in a much better way!
This XP system has been totally changed, though the levels are still named the same and still give more or less the same rewards.
It now offers a more rewarding balance and more opportunities to climb the levels. The aim was to make it more casual as we all have things to do with our lives.
But, some of you have already counted their XP with the old system, what do you do?
You have two choices:
-see what is your XP count right now and realign yourself at your actual current level by messaging the group about it. -that’s the simple way
OR
-Recalculate the XP with the new values given and message the group with your updated XP level. This is the more complicated way, I know it may be annoying, I’m sorry about that for sure…
How to use: Your albu should have a finished reference or all of the important information filled under it's import for the XP to be validated. In the same way, a foal that doesn't have it's info filled in doesn't count to count the XP.
As you create art about your Albu(s) you get experience based on that art content(see points given below). As you get experience you climb levels that allow you to get special rewards!
Each horse gets individual rewards when they reach a certain level but all horses get XP tokens as rewards, those XP tokens can be reunited together to get additional rewards from the XP shop!
If you have a friend who only has one Albu and is struggling to obtain some of the more expensive items, you may get those items for them but ONLY if they have unlocked that section of the shop!
EX: You’re Grand Athlete but your friend is Rising Athlete: you can only gift them items that are Athlete to Rising Athlete level.
Each time your Albu(s) reach the next XP level you should go to the discord’s group “Albu level up” chanel, or note the group with:
-A link to the Albu's reference or import reference.
-A link to whatever document shows the count of the Horse's XP.
-The XP level your horse has just reached.
Then a thread will be created from your comment accepting or not your level up. If the level up is accepted you'll get a list of rewards, some of those rewards may be items that you can add to your Impots "Item:" comment under your import ref comment log.
If you wish to use any of those Items, you have to go to your item list in this comment log and respond to that Item's comment explaining you used sait item and a link with proof.
There is a google docs with all useful information presented in a much better way!
XP points:
Sketch: lines are not cleaned, it’s either uncolored, black and white nor unrendered.
Flat colored: cleaned lines or contours + flat colors that respect the design of the horse.
Simple shading: Cleaned lines or contours + flat colors that respect the design of the horse + some shadows that don’t have much depth to them, simply placed with minimal to no blending. Basic lighting without blending or no lighting at all.
Full render: blended shadows and highlights, depth is given to the overall figure by working the shading with good contrast, addition of bouce lights making the piece feel grounded.
Special points: We sometimes produce art -regardless of your level- that's so important to us, that we’re incredibly proud of because we managed to do something we couldn’t before, that attests to our skill growth, or just a very special piece. You may send a note here about that piece with an explanation of why you find that piece so special and the admins may decide to give it extra XP points.
Maximum ONE piece a month.
Headshot:
Master Stroke certification: +20XPUse of premade bases: (not talking about collabs but premade linearts downloaded from another artist)
Animation: 10XPDescendence:3XP for every foal.
Show entries/ events:
Sketch: lines are not cleaned, it’s either uncolored, black and white nor unrendered.
Flat colored: cleaned lines or contours + flat colors that respect the design of the horse.
Simple shading: Cleaned lines or contours + flat colors that respect the design of the horse + some shadows that don’t have much depth to them, simply placed with minimal to no blending. Basic lighting without blending or no lighting at all.
Full render: blended shadows and highlights, depth is given to the overall figure by working the shading with good contrast, addition of bouce lights making the piece feel grounded.
Special points: We sometimes produce art -regardless of your level- that's so important to us, that we’re incredibly proud of because we managed to do something we couldn’t before, that attests to our skill growth, or just a very special piece. You may send a note here about that piece with an explanation of why you find that piece so special and the admins may decide to give it extra XP points.
Maximum ONE piece a month.
Headshot:
- Sketch/lineart (uncoloured): 1XP
- Flat colored: 2XP
- Simple shading: 3XP
- Full render: 5XP
- Sketch/lineart (uncoloured): 2XP
- Flat colored: 3XP
- Simple shading: 5XP
- Full render: 8XP
- Sketch/lineart (uncoloured): 3XP
- Flat colored: 5XP
- Simple shading: 8XP
- Full render: 10XP
- Blank/none: -
- Flatcolor/single photograph: 1XP
- Simple: 3XP
- Composed via photobashing/montage: 4XP
- Full render: 5XP
Master Stroke certification: +20XPUse of premade bases: (not talking about collabs but premade linearts downloaded from another artist)
- Will count as half the XP you'd get if you would have drawn it yourself.
- If you did the background yourself then you get the full XP points for it.
- If the background is included with the lineart/ base then it won't give you any.
Animation: 10XPDescendence:3XP for every foal.
Show entries/ events:
- 1st place: 5XP
- 2nd place: 4XP
- 3rd place: 3XP
- Up to 100 words: 3XP
- 101 to 500 words: 5XP
- 501 to 1000 words: 7 XP
- 1001 to 1500 words: 9 XP
- Bonus 1XP per 500 words after 1500 words is reached
- Head: 5 XP
- Half Body: 7 XP
- Full body: 10XP
- Shows: When the group sponsors groups, you may get extra XP as a reward for entering with an Albu! if you are hosting a show or know a show you’d like us to sponsor, please send us a note!
- Prompts : We’re working on prompts that will give you extra XP for completing them! Some may be simple daily prompts you complete by answering a question with a simple sentence, to drawing full pieces. The simpler ones will grant you a couple of XP points, bigger ones will grant you bigger bonuses.