Wow, I didn’t think they’d be this week because of the lack of information prior to their release. But here they are, so let’s take a look at them. Hmm… They aren’t awful but I don’t think I’ll be buying one, partly because I don’t like the colours and partly because I don’t like the remake. It isn’t that surprising as I hate most remakes… opps… Actually, the body is quite realistic to the actual arab (in real life, with their upturned tails, small heads and long legs) but I just am not feeling any of the colours. So I actually really like the body, but I’m never a fan of an all black horse or all ginger. I was thinking about buying the brown but the white bit really ruined it haha, I just don’t like it. I think I’m going to wait until some more colours come out and, if I like any, I’ll buy it. Also, SSO have changed the launcher to a more Summery theme, which I thought was nice. I still think it would be cool to have some kind of competition to have your work featured on the launcher! Finally, it’s the end of the Star Stable Show…unless something big happens (I’m thinking new area or the ability to decorate your home stable) You can vote for ideas for the next series - just check out their YouTube. Ok, well, night ♥
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Alright so, it’s Tuesday (what, I swear it was only Wednesday a few days ago?!) meaning that the update is tomorrow. What can we expect? Well, SSO released this photo saying “Such beauty, such grace! Coming soon to Jorvik…” Many believe that it’s a remake of the Arabian which is one of my favourite horse breeds in game (it’s joint between Lipi, Icey and Arab). I hope that it is because I’m interested to see it. I like the arabs as they came before “the era of plastic” so I hope the remakes aren’t too plastic. Everyone has been taking the hell out of the horse’s eye brows, I agree, they are quite dramatic. I’m not keen on the nose and I’m worried it looks a bit plastic but we shall see when it comes out.
When? That’s the big question. Normally, we get some kind of video teaser with a date before hand so I’m not sure if it will be tomorrow, but one can always hope! Hello. I know, no fan fiction. I’m suffering from bad writers block so you know, I don’t want to force it. I hope that I’ll be over it by Sunday though haha! So today I bought Spirit. I know, I know, I’ve been complaining about him and I do think that he’s very cartoony but I think I’ll regret it if I don’t buy him because he’s limited edition so there we are. I didn’t really know what to wear with him so I googled a photo of Lucy’s outfit and recreated it with my own twist. So welcome Spirit!
What do you mean I'm writing this in the car on the way back from kayaking? I didn't actually have enough time to look for the update today but I've seen IG posts and stuff so ya. Obviously the main thing is that this horse called Spirit has come to the game. Spirit is from a Netflix series and is a wild horse. There has been a lot of argument about this but I've never seen Spirit before so I'm staying out of it in the corner. Basically, you find Spirit in game and then you do quests with him until you are admired where you can pay about 700sc for an apple. If you feed him the apple, Spirit will go to your home stable already level 15 and you can ride him although you cannot tack him up, change his name or change his mane and tail. So what do I think about this? Well, I certainly love the concept of befriending a wild horse and making it your own. It's just a really cool concept and will make the horse extra special for you. However, I absolutely hate the graphics. I appreciate that they were trying to make the graphics look like the Netflix series but they don't really fit into the game if you ask me and I'm always against the cartoony style. So will I be buying him? Well, I shall certainly doing the quests and dailies and honestly I may buy him as he is quite cheep. Some people are complaining at the price but look at the price of the turbo Fjord... Like I said, good deal! There is also a shop in Fort Pinta and you can but the clothes from the shop as your level increases. Here are the clothes. I really liked the boots and the tack was ok. You get the pink dress from a quest and I wasn't a great fan of it. Also I don't really like the trousers but the saddle bag was awesome! Finally, the Spring festival is back! I loved this last year with the potato race and I hope to have a bit of time to high score on it before next Wednesday. What did you think of Spirit? You can find out more about the Netflix series here: So what did I think of the new horses? Well it was nice to have the old models of Friesian Sports and Morgan return in the new models and the Icelandic really caught my eye - but none were for me. So let’s go and take a little look! I was going to buy one of the horses but, as I mentioned, none were for me so I settled with some cheap brown clothes (they match my ig theme). I only spent 39 sc and 3000 js on two pairs of shoes and one jacket and they are all - in my opinion - very nice! Finally, for those who watched games news there was a video of Matilda ad Ylva at the end saying that never week would be wild. What’s happening next week? Some are saying that it’s just the challenges and others are thinking about a wild horse update. I’m not really sure - hard to say but easy to speculate. What do you think?
Sååå brand new Haflingers, awesome - right? I was very excited for them but looking at them now… not so much. Yes, there is a reason that this can be found under “moans”! Well first let’s take a look at them. Yes, here they are. I mean they look quite fluffy and their body is quite cute but oh my God they look plastic. There’s just not enough detail on them for my taste. They lack depth and variation of colour so for large patches there is the same colour which gives them a “plastic” look. I’m sorry but I hate their colourings because of that. Not much to say about from: I don’t like their colours, the colours do not match with the mane and tail and they look plastic.
Some people have been calling out to the community “SSO worked hard on these, don’t hate”. Well this blog is for me to voice my opinions about it. And it’s a lovely game so of course I mainly say good stuff. However, I feel as if I should be able to say bad stuff without getting hated on. I am grateful that this game exists and I’m grateful for most of the content but I have the right to have an opinion and not like and not feel grateful for certain content! Also, this allows SSO to take feedback from the players about what they didn’t like to make the game better (although they don’t read this blog). I do think that these were rushed and I await better colours and textures. However, I think the reason they were rushed is that there are signs that story quests are coming… More will be posted tomorrow! Today's update brought us 3 new horses. It was quite a small update but we did get some quests last week so I'm not too fussed. (Plus there were some Horse Market stuff.) The community has been screaming about these new horses, so let's go and have a look. The first horse I saw was the grey American Paint Horse. I really liked the texture of the grey patches but I’m not so keen on the overall look. I feel like the white and grey clash a bit and give a slightly ugly look but I really don’t like the new models of the APH so I’m not really one to give the best opinion on it as I hate the body shape in general as well as the pattern. 4.8 / 10 I think that this cutie was my favourite out of the new horses. I loved the simple black and white which I think always looks nice together. I loved the random white patches and the patches on the mane (which you can’t really see from this photo) I think looked lovely. I also love his little socks. If I was being fussy (which I am) I’d like there to be more white at the front and maybe on his face - but overall I really like him. 7.6 / 10 Finally, I traipsed to DV to look at the Fjord. I don’t like the main body colour that much but it isn’t awful. I do like the colour of the mane and the colour of his lower leg. However, I don’t like the way that the colour goes lighter and then darker again the it’s fading from dark brown to light. I really like his muzzle and I like the white stripe thing there. However, I think he’d quite similar to the other Fjords. He’s ok. 6.6 / 10 Overall, I thought that the Icelandic was cute and then the Fjord was ok. I know some people love the APH but really not me! I haven’t brought any of them because none are calling me for a hug so not today. What did you think of the horses?
And so here are the Jorvik Wild Horses, back to this side of the mountains! They look so lovely, their natural colours are just a beautiful as their magic ones. I really couldn’t choose but I didn’t want to get them all so I decided buy the pink one (I’m not a fan of hot pink but the natural colouring is to die for), on my alt the blue one and my sister will get the green one. So I can enjoy them all! I actually love the colouring for both natural and magic for the pink and green ones but I don’t like the blues natural colour as it’s too “blocked”. However, blue is my favourite colour so it’s all good. I’m not such a fan of the body shape because I don’t like shires and these horses have the shires build with a squashed face. But they are magic so I suppose that makes up for it! I’ll love photos of the horses in game on my Instagram. But for now here are the photos on the game news. The SSO news is here and we can finally see the episode that Stacy Place has been getting us all hyped for. I actually hate this hat, oh dear. Are you going to enter the competition? It’s quite a clever way of advertising but I’m not sure I’ll be getting involved. So guess who forgot she hadn’t actually finished the quests? Yes, me. But on the bright side that means that we can talk about foals. I have mentioned them before both on my blog and Instagram. I actually received some comments from people saying that it wouldn’t happen. I don’t want to say I told you so but well I mean, I told you so.
The foals are due to come out next week but there are many unanswered questions. For example, will the app be free, how much SC will the foals cost? I know we aren’t going to get them for free so can everyone please stop posting “I will be so annoyed if we have to pay”. I’ve read that we’ll be able to train the foals and introduce them to our game play, so of course we’re going to have to pay in some form. -sigh- I’m very excited for the foals and I wonder what they will bring! For those of you who follow my Instagram (@lisilentland) you'll know that last night I called it right! The update was brand new Mustang modles. We haven't got the nail bar, new story quests or racing bonuses yet; all of which were promissed in 2016. I hope these come out soon because I am looking forward to them. Let's take a peek at these Mustangs! I really liked the mustang breed and I do like the new colours. WIth the grey however, it's the normal complant: it's too samey. I feel like I prefer more of a pattern on greys (although this one does have a few spots). With expection to the spotty one, the legs seem rushed and in blocky colours and so does the shading. However, I really like the effect of white and brown on the brown one, and I like the spots, I just wish it was blended better together. I can see why the spotty one is the favourite of my club Frosty Roses (which you could follow on @frosty.roses). I pretty like the overall pattern but it's my normal complaint about the colour of the mane as in place it literally just suddenly turns grey? It also does this at the bottom of the tail. I think that my favourite is the spotty, followed by the brown and then finally the grey. Overall: 6.7/10 As normal, Star Stable introduced some beautiful new clothes and tack to Jorvik City Mall. Let's take a look! The clothes at the moment are honestly so beautiful. I love the top as it's something I would wear in real life riding (although only on a hack or floorwork). It's such a nice shade of brown which is easy to work into an outfit. I do think that it's not really suited to Winter so this one will have to wait for my Spring shop before I bring it home! Although I like the trousers, I feel tht quite a few very similar things have been coming out reccently. However, they are still really nice! The boots have a lovely pattern but remain looking realistic. It's a yes from me! Finally the hat can be described in one way - stylish. I really like the beeds for show as they look nice whilst keeping it looking like something you could actually wear out riding.
Moving onto the tack. I am not so sure of the mix in blue and brown, but I love the styles of them both. I'm 99% sure that the saddle is a Western saddle and then the bridle is an English bridle? I'm not so sure about wearing these together. The saddle pad is perfect for riding out in the Winter, it looks cosy while fitting into many outfits. The same goes for the boots, perfect for Winter riding in style and warmth. There we are, my opinions on the update. What did you like about the new horses? I told you that it would be called meet the mustangs! The update took a while so my plans of getting it written before I went out climbing went down the plug hole! However, while on a very hard piece of the balance wall, I was planning this blog post and suddenly found my Dad cheering as I was nearly at the top! But first, about the mustangs: ★ What's the new breed? The fierce Mustang! ★ Where can I get them? You’ll find them at Marley’s Farm in Silverglade. ★ How much do they cost? 969 Star Coins. ★ What level do I have to be? You can purchase these handsome fellas from level 7! ★ Do I need to crunch reputation? No reputation crunching needed! ★ What colors can I choose from? Black, bay and a brown pinto. ★ How do I get the horse to buck? Like the Lipi, the Mustang has its own special movement! Simply mount your Mustang, stand still and hit “space” on your keyboard to turn your calm companion into a bucking bronco! I really like the brown one and the pinto. Some people were complaining about their face shape, with is odd but kind of cute! Others were complaining that it was too matt but since I spend all my time complaining about them being too shiny, I was fine. I am not so keen on the black as the many blends into the body, also it is too black with no blaze or pattern to brake it up. I was a bit worried about their manes, but they look really nice if you purchase a new one. So yes, I got the pinta on and called it Westchip aka Chip and I then made my sister care for all of my horses in return for me going on hers and buying a brown one! I really like the buck and here as some photos of myself and Chip! #MustangMadness New clothes also game out today along with the brand new graphics! I really liked the new clothes as they had the style of newer ones while still being realistic. They are perfect for the riding lessons that I run and I can’t choose a favourite - I want them all. But I can say that the brown jacket and helmet and the blue helmet are my favourites. My sister got the hat and while we were admiring it we also saw the brand new graphics which included brushing your leg and turning your head!
Today was the release of the Mustang trailer! I’m really hyped. I really like both of the colours that have been released so far, brown and a broken coloured one with black, white and brown. All my close friends will know that I have been begging for one that was broken coloured, so I think I may be taking that one home! Unless of course the third is even prettier… They look like quite small horses but they have the new animations. I really like the buck but suspect that they will cost a King’s ransom. Ah well, it’s never stopped me before! Star Stable has left us with a lot of teasers at the moment including: Mustangs, new area, Anne and home stables. ‘Mustangs?!’ i hear you ask. Well take a look at this: So the question is: what is a mustang? Mustangs are medium sized horses that come in may colours but most common is bay or sorrel (a chestnut colour). They can have spots, patches or strips. In the real world, mustangs are wild horses. So could they be joining the Welsh Ponies? Personally, I think not as how would you explain a load more horses galloping around the island when they are meant to be being taken! So this is the second photo of the new area. Now I have two theories. One isn’t very exciting and is that the reason it looks like it is scaffolding is because they have put that there until they add the detail OR it is a GED site. This would make sense as in Moorland they were trying to build houses, in New Hillcrest they had started building houses so maybe here they have actually managed it. I think that would be awesome. The only other thing I have to say is that if they are adding in quests, they at least have the outline of the area but as otherwise how would they know that the NPCs aren’t walking through walls or something?
I am very excited and any update in the next 2 months could reveal and pleasent surprise! Today I was out climbing so it was just a quick glance of the update on the news page. It was my first time climbing and I have my first blister! (I am proud of it, okay?) Today we welcomed 3 new horses to Jorvik and some new clothes to the mall. Out of these three, my favourite is the bay Lipizzan as that is my favourite breed and I really like the softer colours. I am not a fan of the block colour horses but the white fades nicely into grey around the nose and feet and on the black it fades into brown. This gives the horses a less cartoon look. I really like the Sports Horse’s mane as it is a mix of shades so the white almost looks like it is glowing! The normal complaint is the muscles. Look at horses in real life, they do not look like that! This is worst on the lighter Sports. I really did like the clothes! I can see that if you buy them all (plus a brown beanie) you could have any top (although not the brown trousers with the brown top) with any pair of hat and pants! I really and tempted to do that as I love the trouser design and the design of the pink and blue tops. It is just so detailed and such a normal thing to wear. The final thing that happened with Wednesday update was the brand new Star Stable News, hosted by GM Ylva. I enjoyed the way that it was set out like a proper news report, but if you read the bottom you’ll see that nothing on Jorvik can be too serious!
I’m finally a part of the lipi squad. I decided to buy a beautiful horse and after much consideration I called her Evergaze aka Eve. I’m in love with her already and her training starts tomorrow! The gaits are the same as most horses but there is, of course, the beautiful levade. I love the way she lifts up her front two hooves when she is standing still. I love the way that each horse has its own graphics and characteristics that makes that breed, that breed.
Welcome to the Silentland barn Eve! I decided to change the mane into a dressage style. Yes! I finally had time to go and look at the Lipizzans. I actually went to look at them with my real life best friend Aleksandrina Shyforest. We made it into a mini video that I’m starting to edit for YouTube. I’ve decided to change how I do reviews because I never felt like I had enough to say a paragraph about all of them so I’m just going to do one big general paragraph. But first basic facts! Fort Pinta: Grey New Hillcrest: Dapple grey and black Cost: 945 star coins Level: 9 My first impression is that their body is like a Thoroughbred but their faces look squashed which is what defines them. The colours are your standard colours, and for two of them the manes are just normal as well. But the mane on the dapple is so beautiful! I don’t like the style but the colours are so nice. Also I feel like they’re less cartoony and ‘plasticy’ as some other horses . Also those really defined muscles that I’ve been complaining about have been toned down and have made a really nice horse.
This horse also has a beautiful levade (a really controlled rear) that you can accomplish by pressing space when you are standing still! Do you remember that a few months ago I blogged about wanting the Lipizzan to be added into the game, well finally they are coming! I think it will be next week but it could always be the week after - who knows.
This rear looks really controlled, like in dressage and so I have that this will be a dressage horse in game. Even further, I hope that it comes with a dressage mode where you can do different gaits (like working trot) and other dressage moves. Unless I really don’t like them when they come out, expect a new edition to the Silentland horsehold! And the beautiful new Friesian has come to Jorvik! I have always been blind when it comes to this breed, I must admit. I see all the horses as the same and so I didn't notice much of a difference in the new Friesians, but lets look at them anyway! According to my friend Cait, there are three different colours. Brown, blue and black. I'm not sure what colour this one is but it looks like a dusty black? I love the eyes as they look cheeky and I love the fridge as it is so glossy and in profile to he horse. I am not so sure on the colour as I like 'full' colours. I don't like a colour that seems 'off' 6.8/10 So this one must be the blue one? I think that the mane doesn't work so well with this one, but I love it anyhow. Again, I like the cheeky eyes and the glossy mane. I don't like the colour, as I said above. It seems so unreal and cartoonist. 6/10 This one is my favorite out of the new horses. I love the glossy body and I think that those muscle lines that have annoyed me with every recent horse, isn't as noticeable with this one. I love the hoof colour (it's the same as the top). I'm not so fond of the hoof colour on the blue one. In fact I decided to buy this horse on Eva. 7.6/10 Overall I'd say I'm passive on the new horses. I like the way that they are not as bulky and are smoother then the old ones. I also like the new graphics of lifting one leg up, keep an eye out in game. But is it only me who thinks that their trot is almost like a tölt? The Fri has really long strides and has the making of an excellent dressage horse. However, it bucks at the back a lot in canter which makes it really unsmooth.
New Friesian breed: 7/10 41 lessons until the end of the school year! I’m honestly so excited for the holidays as it means I’ll have time to study at my own pace.
However, I hope a little treat will arrive tomorrow to help keep me together until the end of the year. NEW FRIESIANS!! I am really excited but not 100% sure if I will buy one yet. I will wait and see for tomorrow! I need to update you on my new horses, I haven’t been able to write down their stories yet despite the fact they’ve been in my head for ages. I love the look on this photo. It looks really cheeky and beautiful. I hope they don’t have a horrible gallop like the new horses often do. Well you can always hope! I'm glad that they still have the strong figure that they always have had, and the beautiful mane. I think the fringe is a wonderful shape and I also love the eye. This won't be the final look of the horse in game as it looks too drawn, but I hope forward to tomorrow. Good night! The morgan has been given a new beautiful look and so has the English Thoroughbred. It is the Friesians turn!
I am very excited to see what turns out. I’m imagining a mini Friesian at the moment, about the size of a morgan. I wish! That would be very cute but I’m guessing it will be more like a shire: big and clumpy. That’s the thing with the new animations, they make everyone seem clumsy and basically, not great. This makes me a bit sad as I love the Friesian but excited to see what it turns out as. I think we’ll be given a sneak peak on Monday. A lot of people have been asking that the old Friesians simply get given a new look and you don’t have to repurchase them. Well I, personally, love the current Friesians and I don’t want them to go. If you want a replacement, sell your old one and buy a new one with the same name. But many people want to keep their old horses. I need to get some sleep, I can hardly see with tiredness. I’ll be back tonight ready for the busy week ahead of me |
Li Silentland
Hello!Welcome to my little space on the large internet where I can share my thoughts, views and fanfics! I am you 'normal' teenaged girl, who loves writing, gaming and horses. I've played Star Stable online since 1st June 2014 and I am currently a level 20 player on Cupcake Valley where I hang about with Frosty Roses and my 18 pixel horses! Disclaimer: All images and anything else to do with this blog are taken in the game Star Stable Online produced by Star Stable Entertainment AB. I have nothing to do with Star Stable and own none of their graphics. But I can tell you it is a great game and you should play it!
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