New Discoveries

For discoveries before December 2011, see this thread and the recent updates log.

Bolded descriptions indicate new official releases, typically accompanied by a flurry of new discoveries too numerous to document individually.

Jan 1st - Barton26 finds the Spooked noncombat.
Jan 2nd - Arkaim finds a new mysterious message for the mutant cell culture.
Jan 5th - Blade of the Snows released.
Jan 7th - Arkaim finds the enhanced form Shadowed Mask technique.
Jan 7th - Vholes Piper finds the "perfect success" result for Vine Climbing.
Jan 8th - PenguinPyro finds the Shape Flames technique.
Jan 14th - Cryptodynamic finds the Whiteout encounter and many other secrets of the blade of the snows.
Jan 25th - Al finds the Awaken Students technique.
Jan 31st - Al finds the yellowed lace garotte.
Feb 3rd - Al finds Whispers from the Stars skill.
Feb 7th - Valmo finds Coat Of Mysterious Circuitry avatar.
Feb 8th - Stellar Appreciation skill is found.
Feb 21st - Cryptodynamic finds wrapped museum mask and the mechanics underlying getting masks.
Feb 24th - Cryptodynamic finds the Shard of Language skill.
Feb 26th - Arkaim finds the Worrying Bite effect.
Mar 26th - Metal comes to the happy hour.
Mar 28th - Stainless Skulls helmet released.
Apr 2nd - Midgard Player is now Novos-compatible.
Apr 4th - Garottes update.
Apr 9th - Spears update.
Apr 12th - Cryptodynamic finds Throw Spear technique.
Apr 16th - Protein Database is now Novos-compatible.
Apr 25th - ReflexCoil pants released.
May 20th - Magnifico, Cryptodynamic, and Arkaim post new messages for multi-using shaman's brew.
May 27th - DoctrZombie finds the Brace Spear technique.
June 5th - Charmed chain released.
June 12th - Stealth Avatar released.
June 17th - Al finds some previously undiscovered artistic effects.
June 23rd - tjackson finds In The Sights technique.
July 30th - Arkaim finds Dancing Mists effect.
July 31st - Arkaim painstakingly finds new mysterious ash message.
July 31st - Cryptodynamic and Jans find many History of Optics messages.
Aug 13th - Metroplex Day 2014
Sept ongoing - Arkaim finds a bunch of new university Novos messages, and various other dancing messages, etc. (Al finds a couple too.)
Sept 2nd - Metal fans update
Sept 15th - Valmo finds hidden interactions with Shrug off your chains.
Sept 18th - Patchwork Dreams released
Oct 2nd - Shipping Drone Net released
Oct 18th - Cryptodynamic finds the first site in a quiet expansion of the Gothic Ruins Net.
Oct 19th - Bullet-holed vest released
Oct 23rd - Halloween 2014 activities start
Oct 30th - Valmo finds a bunch of messages from the odd sketchbook.
Oct 31st - Halloween 2014 event
Nov 20th - Lens focused on the unknown released
Dec 11th - Arkaim discovers a hidden mechanic in the ashes of memory, unearthing some neat messages.
Dec 13th - Vholes Piper discovers interaction between Call to Feast and Release the Hounds.
Dec 15th - Mag discovers the Contempt technique. Cryptodynamic and Vholes help find new messages.
Dec 18th - Incredibly abused pants released
Dec 24th - Fred Cassidy discovers a new way to intimidate Saber.
Dec 25th - Christmas 2014 (and surrounding dates)
Dec 29th - Vholes find a new result from the Empty Breakroom.
Dec 30th – Valmo finds a new message for Call to Feast, along with another one suggested by Vholes.

2015

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Jan 1st - New Year's Day
Jan 2nd - Minor update to Lo's quest (first found by Cryptodynamic)
Jan 11th - Argeth and Mag notice that Pouring Blood has been healing us for the past 2 or 3 years.
Jan 13th - Cryptodynamic at long last gives Lo some octopus ink to analyze in run.
Jan 16th - Vholes discovers the whisper microphone speeds up Stainless Skulls helmet use.
Jan 18th - Arkaim and GoldS compete to see who can eat the nastiest apples while their drugs wear off.
Jan 20th - Al is awarded the Imperial Conduct, for bravery without pants. While celebrating Al's achievement, Vholes accidentally discovers how to make New Year's blowout less exciting. The city agrees these are equally impressive achievements.
Jan 22nd - Vholes outlines the punk bomber appearance formula, and motivates himself to spade more by editing the New Discoveries page a bunch.
Jan 26th - xKiv finds Sudden Savagery technique.
Jan 27th - Quimera discovers lead.
Jan 28th - Valmo discovers even more interactions with Floating Masks.
Feb 1st - Alert! Arkaim has figured out how to sneak about with a signal triangulator.
Feb 5th - Costume crown released.
Feb 15th - Vholes picks out some patterns in the Snake Reflection tunnel puzzle.
Feb 19th - Quimera find a new form of Lead Shot.
Feb 21st - GoldS had mixed experiences at his underwater zumba class, but the invisible piranhas spiced things up nicely with a new form of the technique.
Feb 22nd - Although a particular technique name was long considered to represent "fight" in old-fashioned orthography, Arkaim proved the theory wrong by discovering that Spinal Sight is indeed a gaze attack. Come to think of it, the "Fpinal" should have tipped us off.
Feb 23rd - This door will not stop whispering, and Cryptodynamic is approaching the dialogue tree like it's a text adventure. Someone remind him to watch out for grues.
Feb 23rd - Valmo's new technique form proves he is a savage werewolf. Could that explain his love of fish?
Feb 25th - GoldS never learned that fire and water don't mix. His madness is rewarded with a new technique form.
Feb 28th - Valmo resolves memo naming conflicts, and finds a new effect.
Feb 28th - Valmo and Al find new messages for the abstract sketch. Turns out you just need to read them aloud with a flashlight under your chin.
Mar 2nd - Vholes might have figured out how to completely predict how a snake will lie, but would love more data to back it up.
Mar 2nd - Al replicates Argeth's result and adds the new encounter Massive Fire to the wiki.
Mar 3rd - Vholes discovers that the Force Beast is baked. Baked goods being delicious, he soon discovers a new message for eating it.
Mar 4th - Arkaim finds the secret of Snapping Chains.
Mar 4th - Arkaim finds Stitched Up effect. Cryptodynamic and Al contribute to related wiki content.
Mar 11th - Al and Vholes add some not-very-secret choice and combat encounters to the wiki.
Mar 12th - At Al's suggestion, painkillers now remove headaches.
Mar 15th - Cryptodynamic finds a new Cyberbowl message in the Shared Files, because that page was too short of a read.
Mar (ongoing) - GoldS continues to figure out a bunch of hidden damage values.
Mar 19th - Al and Arkaim find a new message at the Icy Pool.
Mar (ongoing) - Al and Arkaim test many effects to search for which remove which.
Mar 22 - Ferry Coin released
Mar 23 - Vholes discovers that Etheric Defense helps at the lake of fire.
Mar 26 - Cryptodynamic discovers the barehanded techniques flags, with some new forms on Stitched Grip.
April 5th - xKiv upgrades to a Coat of Masterful Circuitry. Security systems and spring fashion trends shall never be the same.
April 6th - Arkaim communes with the spirits of Monsieur I. and Chateau Box, finding new messages.
April 6th - GoldS teases mushroom people about the murder of their elder. That's just wrong.
May 19th - Classic Writing Desk released
May 21st - His Highness, King Mag I, finds the True Royalty avatar
May 25th - Barton26 finds a new combat message for grabbing a Winged Hunter in an unexpected way
May 27th - xKiv discovers Petrifying Roar technique
June 1st - Cryptodynamic discovers Disappearing Switchblade technique
June 15th - Dueling Jacket released
August 9th - Ecofuel Flamethrower released
August 13th - Metroplex Day 2015
August 20th - Oldtown content begins rolling out.
September 6th - Tactical Goggles released
September 17th - GoldS discovers Ecofuel Persona avatar.
October 15th - Trick or Treat released
October 24th - Al discovers an encounter with Arthur J. that has been hiding from us
October 31st - Halloween 2015 event
November 23rd - Cryptodynamic discovers Harvester library
November 24th - Oldtown Quest able to be completed
December 20-25th - Christmas 2015 event
December 27th - Al discovers Inhuman Strength technique

2016

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2017

Jan 12th - Oldtown Challenge and Oldtown Installation quests released
Jan 15th - GoldS finds a mite carapace.
Jan 28th - Al finds a stage wand,
Feb 8th - Al finds Sunless Slime technique
Mar 3rd - Cryptodynamic finds the Warrior-Artist title
Mar 5th - Cryptodynamic finds the Glowing Imagination technique
Mar 30th - Start of Downtown content rollout
Apr 8th - Opening of The Phoenix
Apr 28th - Dusty Clipboard released
Jul 18th - Orbital Watch released
Aug 2nd - The Cellar Door opened
Sep 12th - Yakuza Job quest released
Oct 2nd - Erenoth discovers Squatly Mole encounter.
Oct 8th - Wispy Hospital Pants released
Dec 18th - Bloodied Coat released
Dec 20th-25th - Christmas 2017 event

2018

Jan 18th - Cryptodynamic discovers you can feed centipedes to the Squatly Mole.
(various releases and updates)
Mar 23rd - Smoldering Gun released
Dec 6th - Etheric guns update
Dec 9th - Mag discovers the Demonslaying Blade technique.
Dec 11th - Al discovers the Midgard records visor.
Dec 12th - Encyclopedia of Bugs released; second-fairest of them all Al cooks up a poison apple.

2019

Jan 6th - Penguinpyro accidentally finds the Zombie Idoru technique while discovering Metal Sting.
Jan 15th - In a blow to upstarts, ruffians, and riff-raff, Cryptodynamic discovers the Cane techinque.
Jan 17th - GoldS finds the Zombie Idoru technique for reals.
Jan 19th - GoldS discovers interactions between venomous angel and Withering Gaze and other toxic techniques
Feb - PenguinPyro finds a bunch of interactions with cyberware (Stealth Power on ghost skin, switchblades with Cyberblade, telling the Unruly Tiger to back off with cybernetic tattoo, staring down the Spider Woman with blackened eyes)
Feb 2nd - Al find the Demon Slayer skill, based on Mag's prompting
Feb 7th - xKiv finds Tactical Appraisal technique
Feb 7th - Mag finds Dust Of Time technique
Feb 10th - GoldS finds Transparent Dodge and Blackened Gaze techniques
Feb 11th - Penguinpyro finds Twisting Organs technique
Feb 16th- Ryufury finds Run from Regret skill
Mar 5th - Raider Mask released
Mar 6th - Penguinpyro find that the Living Hand enhances Channel the Deep
Mar 14th - Al finds Etch Secrets technique, and (ongoing) GoldS patiently and untiringly continues to nail down technique hidden damage values
Mar 28th - Mag find the long-hidden Chitinous Wires technique and Crawling Adapter effect from the mascot adapter, GoldS finds the killer pistol, and Al finds the Spectral Murder technique
Apr 22nd - Al finally records the ID for the Staring Mask technique and finds the outfit that enhances it
May 13th - Cryptodynamic finds the Bug Catcher avatar
August 3rd - Al discovers interaction between heirloom apples and Spectral Curse.
August 21st - Al finds Candle in the Dark technique

2020

March 3rd - Goku finds the Fire Dancer skill
March 10th - Al finds the Hidden Pain technique
April 25th - Mag manages to find the secret to unlocking the Fenris tome
May 16th - Your friendly neighborhood spider/spaderman GoldS finds the Web Control skill
Oct 20th - Jans finds the Focused Gaze technique

2021

March 8th - Cryptodynamic finds the Fenris Command technique
April 11th - GoldS makes first contact with Sato
April 13th - Al finds the Ingrained Reflexes skill
June 27th - Al finds the Manual Control skill
September 11th - Al finds the Biting Gaze technique

2022

February 3rd - Laboratory Mice content release
April 12th - Al finds the Shovel Claw technique
June 4th - Parking Garage content release
June 17th - Mastema finds the fishbone necklace
July 20th - xKiv finds Wing Assault technique
August 20th - Al finds the Swordbreaker skill
September 2nd - Cryptodynamic finds the Spun Chaos function
September 8th - Cryptodynamic finds the Rushing Image technique
September 21st - Bees are in my Eyes finds the Ballistic Arm technique
December 18th - Cryptodynamic finds the Appearance is Everything skill

2023

September 8th - Cryptodynamic finds Shark Frenzy technique
November 1st - xerf finds the Winged Defense technique

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