Hullo. I've been gone for a while. Recently got a new laptop and redownloaded TEF in the hopes of having something to do in the small break medical school allows, especially since holidays are coming and this is the first time I'll be able to experience Christmas in the Forest since joining. TEF is relaxing enough offline, but I'd like to play as my old sweetie again out of nostalgia. Thing is, even though network connection is just fine and quite fast, I'm having troubles logging into the actual game. Never had this problem on my old computer.
Can antiviruses cause this problem? Windows 8? It's definitely not a wi-fi issue.

Is there a new generation of pictograms? I see squares in the Forest and I haven't been up to date on these things.

Gosh, I feel like I'm gradually dropping out of here. Well, things happen- it's as if the people you know are steps in a staircase, so when you're trying to get back up that staircase to reach TEF again you can't because those people aren't there. Thus, you fall back down, or enter into the Forest looking for a ladder, but never finding it.

But depressing things aside- the fact remains I don't drop by often. Little, if at all- the "The Endless Forest" homepage link on 'Most Visited" has been dropping down a lot of ranks. However, there's a reason for that.
Perhaps I'm on the younger end of the spectrum- but that's good, because now I can ask older players for advice. I am choosing between colleges, and have the option of staying at home and commuting via train or going to one about 6 -7 hours away. In all honesty, I would like to go away, but I feel uneasy because if I stay at home I will only have to pay about 6,000 per year opposed to 20,000 per year. Both are in-state. My family is doing well financially, but I don't know how much I will be able to work for and pay off myself.

What's your opinion? How was it in your first years? Sharing experiences helps I know there are some college students in TEF.

Because, frankly, you don't see yourself walking around and casting spells on others too often. I'd have passed it off as a nameless glitch, except nameless shouldn't be able to spell-cast...

.-. If this is someone's joke, you've had your fun.
help...?

Dunno. 3 years. Not much compared to some people here, but I haven't been active on the community about the first year and a half I joined, so suppose this makes up for it? I didn't even notice it was here until I checked profile randomly..
Hope to have many more years with you all! I'm sure that some will disappear- it's inevitable with what goes on in that world out there. School, work, the whole lot. But I hope as few leave as possible, and I certainly hope that I stick around as well.
With the happenings of a few months ago I was afraid the Forest would die out, but maybe it'll continue. I'm very happy this little anniversary could happen thanks to everyone who is able to donate to the forest's efforts. It would definitely be a downer trying to log into the Forest and finding the servers had been shut down. Glad that hasn't happened.
Came out a tad longer than I wanted it to, but oh well.

It used to be really funny; but now it's becoming insufferable. When I leave Myszka to sleep, I usually do so with all players turned off so no mischievous deer come by and peacock him, or no accidental pelts will be cast if he is used for a pelt spamming party.

However- for about two months now? and with increasing frequency- whenever I do this he will end up floating in the air, and sometimes depending on the place he will sink into the ground.

It only happens on my computer and not others in the house; so it's not connection. Did anyone hear of something like this before?

T_T I'd really appreciate getting this solved; all the laugh goes out of a joke when it's been told a million times.

o_o Are they visible now on the map? Or only some?


edit: Thank you Michael and Aureia! (And the crew!).

Just a shout out to the wonderful nameless I met today. Perhaps you are a player; for you were able to pray to the Twin Gods and you turned that sweet fawn into a gigantic bunny. In which case, my computer was glitching and portrayed you as such.
Though, I couldn't cast the white pelt upon you.
You're very sweet, either way

What do people in your life react to you playing TEF as?
(under cut}

Paint tool Sai.. I've been wondering about it for a while. How good is it in comparison to GIMP? I'm unable to purchase a tablet, which means everything will be done with the mouse; but I don't know the different between the two programs besides that GIMP is free.