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New music and a livelier homepage

The homepage now has an animated fairy with Realm of Mana. Music is enabled by default on each visit, with an initial volume of 30% for background listening. Your chosen volume stays saved. If the browser blocks audible autoplay, music starts with your first interaction on the page. Click the fairy to open pause, volume and track-position controls. An explicit pause lasts for the current visit; music also pauses when you leave the homepage. The fairy belongs only to the website and does not appear inside the game.

The Scroll of Mana title now features a crystal with gentle hovering, light and reflections. Choose your class presents pixel-art Heroes characters wearing complete +9 sets and class equipment. Winged classes display golden wings; the Dark Lord keeps his cape. Switch tabs to compare appearances. Animations respect the pause control and reduced-motion preference.

The class showcase now has more room: heroes appear closer with their wings fully visible, and the tabs have golden frames with a gentle sheen. The backdrop uses the opening citadel without the knight. The top bar has been removed; navigation, languages and Play now remain in the left menu. On mobile, a compact button opens this menu. The sidebar also gains a scene with flowing water that respects the animation-pause control.

Blue is now the default color for new visits, while White, Green and your saved preference remain available. Play now opens the Enter Aetheria entrance using the same color chosen on the website. Players who are not signed in go through login before choosing a realm. Sidebar icons and buttons also stay in place on hover.

World music has changed too: Fada's Secret plays in Lumen Village and its shops; Duendes de la Niebla replaces Noria's previous track; Guardian of the Mana accompanies Celestial Plateau; and the real of the Mana plays in Devias Fields. In-game music controls remain in the menu.

In My account, items now use their correct artwork, with preserved proportions and larger details when opened. The Sovereign's Cape no longer appears as a generic sword. Companions display their health and a fainted warning at zero. Inside the game, this state is also shown in the inventory and horse-skill requirements. To recover the mount, visit the Chaos Goblin in Noria and select Companions → Heal companion.

The game entrance now has gently falling bird feathers while you choose a realm. Animation stops during gameplay and respects reduced motion. This update's images show the actual interface in a local demonstration with fictional characters.

Crystal title and fairy music player
Actual homepage in the Blue theme: crystal and Realm of Mana player. Local demonstration capture.
Equipped Heroes character in the class showcase
Enlarged showcase with a Heroes character wearing a complete +9 set, golden tabs and an illustrated backdrop without the knight. Local demonstration without changing player equipment.
Correct Sovereign's Cape artwork in item details
The cape uses its in-game art with preserved proportions. Fictional local demonstration account.
Realm selection with falling feathers
Game entrance in the Blue theme with gentle feathers in the scene. Local realm-selection demonstration.
Fainted horse warning with zero health
The panel explains the companion's state and where to heal it. Fictional horse prepared only for the local demonstration.
Dark Lord mounted after healing the horse
Recovery verified at the Chaos Goblin: the fictional character mounts again and gains Earthshake. Local demonstration.

What changed

  • Fairy music enabled by default on the homepage, with 30% initial volume and first-interaction start when required by the browser.
  • Animated crystal beside the central site title.
  • Heroes characters wearing complete +9 sets in the homepage class showcase.
  • New tracks for Lumen, Noria, Celestial Plateau and Devias Fields.
  • Correct item images and proportions in the account panel, including capes.
  • Clearer health and fainted states for companions and the horse skill.
  • Animated bird feathers in realm selection.
  • Larger heroes, golden class buttons and a citadel backdrop without the knight.
  • Sidebar-only navigation with languages and Play now; compact menu opening on mobile.
  • Flowing-water scenery behind the sidebar menu.
  • Blue by default, saved colors carried into the game entrance and stable sidebar hover.
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