I've had an account for a while, but have never been active in the community, a fact I regret nowadays. Much has changed since the moment I made my first deer: I finished school, university, moved across the world and got married. However, through the years, I made it a habit to log in every couple of years to see what was going on. Most importantly, I was overjoyed to see this game is still alive in 2025, and is even getting remastered. I can't overstate how excited I am for that!
Nonetheless, the forest is quieter than I remember. After logging on every couple of months this year, I managed to find my first active user (on the left)! I don't know who you are, but it brought me so much joy seeing you! I hope you're having a good day. I'm going to try and make it a habit to update this blog with an additional screenshot every time I'm on :]
Also, thanks to old me for writing down all of my deer names on here. I was convinced I've only ever made one, so finding 2 extra beautifully put together deer was a delight :"] This one on the right is Wald.
My deer Phylin met another
Edit: Managed to find them again! And then got disconnected the moment I took the second screenshot :"] At least I got two of my deer in it :]
Phylin — Wald — Murai
This really lovely person in
Soon after I met the other very beautiful looking deer, in a matching magpie coat. We have shared a couple tranquil minutes resting together.
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Hello and Welcome Back! I
I am Widmung, The Forest Guide, and I help new players who are in need for assistance. I'm very glad that Murai selected his new avatar appearance!
It was my pleasure to assist your 3rd deer to find his new Forest Magic set!
It was really nice meeting both of your characters! Thank you for sharing the tranquil moments together!
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Welcome back and welcome to
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Ahhh, I'm so excited to
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Oh my, hi Oxyinco! It was so
I hope to see you again too <3
Absolutely love your Eris and the extensive story you've built around him. Gorgeous art, your love for him truly shines.
P.S. Also, genuine question, how do you manage to post comments while having a display name? I get an error every time, and it only lets me comment when I have no display name. Do you switch it on and off for every comment?
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Greetings and welcome back to
It is so wonderful to read your story and to hear that you have decided to return.
- I must say that things really seem to depend on what time of the day/night you log in.
With everyone having different time zones, sometimes it can appear quite empty, but i
assure you that there are lots of active players. Your deer is really beautiful by the way <3
We hope to see you in the forest !
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Quote:Also, genuine question,
Yes, unfortunately that feature broke several years ago so you either have to do that or only change capitalization in your name (for example, you could make your display name "wald" or "WALD" or "wAld" without any issues). I THINK you can change spacing, too (ie "w a l d") but I haven't tried in a while.
Thank you very much, P! I was
I was very pleased to get such a nice message for you, and imagine my surprise when I tabbed back into TEF and saw you beside me :]
Thanks so much for such a lovely adventure with you, a couple random fawns, and Widmung again (Hi, Widmung!)
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Oh, that is tragic, Aivilo. I
I was quite happy with the old one too, rest in peace Ancient_Greek_Bull_Vessel.png 3
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Glad to see you again, P and
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Ahh this is so sweet, and the
It was nice to meet your Murai and have some fun time together!
Having Widmung close by always makes for a special adventure! : }
We will see you again soon!
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Widmung, P, It was so
I know I've been pinging this forum obnoxiously often today, this is my last post before signing off for today. I have checked in with TEF before going to bed, and noticed we have been joined by some real OG players, with oldschool pictograms and all. Decided to take a pic of all of us together just to preserve this lovely evening.
Also, I saw someone using dithering on their screenshots, and I felt like it matched the game's vibe and aesthetic so well, so I'm stealing that trick >:]
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Brilliant screenshots! They
It was wonderful having Murai in our company! Thank you for spending this special moment with us!
P.S. The elder deer in the middle wearing the bloodcry mask is my older character, Jeweleye. He was happy to see you in the gathering! ^^
Have a wonderful evening, Wald and I hope to see you real soon!
Gathering of The Elders in The Old Oak Tree
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Ohh Widmung - your photos are
"Gathering of the Elders in the old oak tree"
Our deer could have grey hairs if someone looked close enough ; )
We just want to mention how grateful we are that both Widmung and especially one of
our oldest friends Jeweleye are still active, this place would feel so empty and sad without you <3
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And Hydde!
It was so nice to meet your deer named Phylin today.
Honestly we are feeling very sad today and a little playtime helped.
P was enjoying biting the cage
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Aw, P, I'm sorry to hear
On a similar note, Murai has met a pair of very handsome black deer today, I think she was quite jealous of their coat, and have followed them around for quite some time. My deer also got to meet who I think was Mezzanine! Though, I've only taken a picture after they've summoned their exceptionally beautiful white owl.
Phylin — Wald — Murai
Absolute pleasure to finally
Also, I've been really enjoying crushing screenshots >:]
Phylin — Wald — Murai