Community Events

Reoccurring Events

 * Journey Anniversary Fan Event (yearly, March, 13th)
 * Silent Sunday (monthly)

2020-03-28, Zerathine

This month's I think is important for many people because we as a community, and everyone around the world, are currently living through the corona virus pandemic. We are all in this together, so let's all reflect on things together, too.

For those interested, I can explain the event in more detail below, but for now, times.

There are 2 different starting times for tomorrow's event. I am still trying to find the "right" times that will work for as many people as possible, so they may change next month, but here they are for this month:


 * 7:00 AM EDT / 11:00 AM UTC / 20:00 Tokyo
 * 17:30 EDT / 21:30 UTC / (Monday, 6:30 AM Tokyo)

I believe I have the above times correct, but if not, please let me know, and if you have time suggestions, please let me know as well. For this particular event, while you may do it at any time if you can't make the above, it's best to have designated times to try and get as many silent players together as possible. That is why this is not an "all day" event. There are too many possibilities that people will run into very chirpy companions, and then feel guilty that they themselves aren't chirping.

Thank you to everyone who has read this and who is considering participating in this event. It wouldn't be possible without you all participating, and I hope you'll consider joining me this month to try and find some semblance of peace in the current chaos.

About Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday was an event I created on the original TGC forums between 2013-14.

The purpose of the event is to treat your run as a meditation exercise and proceed through the game without chirping.

You can use


 * this chirp-less time to reflect on the month that you are leaving and to anticipate the month you're about to enter.
 * it to re-center yourself if life seems hectic.
 * it as a time to appreciate the little things in the game, the sounds that most people miss.

For example, have you ever heard the flying sounds the flyers make?

Or the humming of the hanging lamps at the end of UG, either the one in-bound or those in OOB?

Have you ever sat at the bottom of the whale pools in Paradise after you activate the final climactic trigger for the music and it fades away to silence?

If you chirp a couple times, that's okay. Just redirect your attention back to the present. The goal is to not chirp, but, just as the mind wanders, sometimes we chirp on impulse. Have fun, everyone ^^ And try to find something new amidst the familiar.

See you in the sands