The Matchmaker
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It's the season of love! Your packmates and wolves from other packs have been mingling and socializing, and there's been an abundance of frolicking going on. This month, work with a new friend to build long-lasting matches and meet romantic interests of your own!
The Matchmaker event is a recurring event, happening every February and lasting the whole month. The event begins at 00:00 on February 1st and ends at 23:59 on February 28th or 29th.
Event Basics
The main focus of the Matchmaker event is in the name-the matchmaking! However, there are a few other aspects to cover before we get there.
This event has an exclusive currency, 
Lovebugs, which are obtained through exploring, dating, and matchmaking. Lovebugs can be exchanged in the event shop for special items!
Special Event Items
When playing during this event, you'll happen across some new, unique items! These special items are used in dating-some wolves like them, while other wolves may not. In addition to this, some of these items are used for crafting and others are planned to be so in the future.
The items are found while exploring under specific conditions. Each item and the exploring conditions or biome required to find them are listed below! For example, if the item says "Deciduous Forest", it can only be found while exploring in the Deciduous Forest. If the item says "Sunny", it can be found in any biome, but only while it is Sunny weather in that biome.
Achievements
Alongside this event comes 12 achievements you can earn! You can find these on the Events tab of your Achievements page, which you can get to from your Profile page. These achievements can only be earned during this event, so get them while you can! None of these achievements provide any reward, but marking them as complete can be satisfying!
| Perfect Date | |
| Go on a date with an NPC and get a score of +8. |
| In order to achieve this, your personality, eyes, and base must be liked by your date, and you must send them to their preferred biome with their preferred gift. | |
| Worst Nightmare | |
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| Go on a date with an NPC and get a score of -8. |
| In order to achieve this, your personality, eyes, and base must be disliked by your date, and you must send them to a disliked biome with a disliked gift. | |
| Love of My Life | |
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| Reach 50 affection with an NPC. |
| 10 Things I Hate About You | |
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| Reach -30 affection with an NPC. |
| Speed Dating | |
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| Complete a date with 15 different NPCs. |
| Casanova | |
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| Complete 50 dates with any NPCs. |
| Match Made in Hell | |
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| Make a negative match. |
| Love at First Sight | |
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| Make a really good match (+6 score plus). |
| Can You Feel the Love | |
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| Make 10 successful matches. |
| Matchmaker Extraordinaire | |
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| Make 50 successful matches. |
| Sorted Out the Riff Raff | |
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| Kicked out 10 wolves. |
| Dating Expert | |
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| Sent out 100 dates. |
Explore Encounters
Date Item Encounters
These encounters are guaranteed to give you an event-exclusive lore item-a flower or a gemstone. These items can be used as gifts for dateable wolves!
Flower encounters are biome-specific. You can only find one type of flower in each biome.
| A bright orange spot stands out and attracts your attention from afar. It's hard not to notice this flower. | ||
| Pick flower | You have no idea if it will be useful or not but it sure is pretty. | +1 Golden Poppy |
| This encounter is available in the Grasslands | ||
| Just one more step and you'd unknowingly pass these beautiful clusters of tiny, blue flowers if you weren't looking for them. Their heads nod gently in the light breeze. | ||
| Pick flower | As gently as possible, you bite the stem, collecting the flowers carefully. | +1 Virginia Bluebells |
| This encounter is available in the Deciduous Forest | ||
| You almost step on an elegant flower with pale petals that open like tiny yellow wings. How interesting! | ||
| Pick flower | The smell of this flower isn't as attractive as its appearance but you still want to have it. | +1 Siskiyou Iris |
| This encounter is available in the Mountains | ||
| This white, open flower with large petals is growing in the middle of the path and can't be ignored. | ||
| Pick flower | The peculiar shape and interesting smell are enough for you to take it. Maybe it has some hidden properties? | +1 Tulare Lavender Iris |
| This encounter is available in the Riparian Woodland | ||
| A delicate purple flower on a long, thin stem sways gently in the wind. | ||
| Pick flower | The flower looks very fragile, and you make sure to be extra careful with it. | +1 Purple Cornflower |
| This encounter is available in the Prairie | ||
| This tall, ornamental flower looks radiant with its snow-white flowers against the dark background. | ||
| Pick flower | A faint but pleasant smell reaches your nose as you lower your head to pick the flower. | +1 Phantom Orchid |
| This encounter is available in the Coniferous Forest | ||
| The vivid color of the small, pink flower cluster encourages you to check it out. | ||
| Pick flower | You don't know if the flower has any useful properties but you pick it anyway. | +1 Fireweed |
| This encounter is available in the Taiga | ||
| This tall flower on a long, thin stem attracts your attention with its unusual shape. | ||
| Pick flower | You pluck it easily. What should you do with it now? | +1 Scarlet Ladies' Tresses |
| This encounter is available in the Desert | ||
| A small ray of light filtering through the trees illuminates a delicate pink flower. | ||
| Pick flower | Gently does it... | +1 Snakemouth Orchid |
| This encounter is available in the Swamp | ||
| Tiny, white flowers are growing close to the ground, making this harsh environment a bit less empty. | ||
| Pick flower | You have no idea if it will be useful or not but it sure is pretty. | +1 Arctic Draba |
| This encounter is available in the Tundra | ||
| An enormous flower hangs just above you from a vine. A faint waft of rotting hits you and immediately you begin to feel queasy. | ||
| Pick flower | Eugh.. It smells vile. You have no idea why anyone would want this. | +1 Pelican Flower |
| This encounter is available in the Rainforest | ||
| These delicate, red flowers look exceptionally beautiful in this unfriendly land. They would be hard to notice in a forest but in such an open area, they scream with color. | ||
| Pick flower | It will come in handy sooner or later. You're sure about that. | +1 Mossy Saxifrage |
| This encounter is available in the Glacier | ||
Gemstone encounters can be found in any biome, but differ based on time of day and weather.
| A purple stone you find on the ground looks almost mystical with its deep shade and elegant shine. | ||
| Take gemstone | You don't think twice. It's far too pretty to leave it behind. | +1 Amethyst |
| This encounter is available in any weather at Dawn | ||
| A beautiful yellow stone is shimmering between the pebbles, looking like a hidden treasure. | ||
| Take gemstone | It looks like a valuable trinket and makes you wonder if you could trade it for something cool. | +1 Citrine |
| This encounter is available in Sunny/Clear Sky weather at any time of day | ||
| At first you think you've stumbled across an oddly shaped piece of ice, but it turns out to be a stone. So strange! You've never seen one so clear. | ||
| Take gemstone | You take the stone, already mesmerized by it's clear surface. | +1 Diamond |
| This encounter is available in Snow weather at any time of day | ||
| Information missing | ||
| Take gemstone | Information missing | +1 Emerald |
| This encounter is available in Sleet or Hail weather at any time of day | ||
| Ouch! You step on something sharp and look down to see, pressed into the earth, a glimmering white stone. | ||
| Take gemstone | It's cool and rugged to the touch. | +1 Moonstone |
| This encounter is available in any weather at Night | ||
| Something shiny catches your attention. Upon going closer, you discover a tiny stone, glimmering with various shades of blue, resembling a piece of a sky trapped within. | ||
| Take gemstone | It's pleasantly cool when you touch it. | +1 Opal |
| This encounter is available in Fog or Wind weather at any time of day | ||
| You notice a red shine and think it's blood at first, it but it turns out to be a tiny stone covered partly with dirt. | ||
| Take gemstone | You worked too hard to dig it out, you're not going to leave it here just like that. | +1 Ruby |
| This encounter is available in Heatwave weather at any time of day | ||
| You find a tiny blue stone in the middle of your path as if it's been waiting for you. With all this rain, it appears even more shiny and precious. | ||
| Take gemstone | If it's as valuable as it looks, you are a lucky wolf. And even if it's not, it's pretty to keep anyway. | +1 Sapphire |
| This encounter is available in Rain or Sleet weather at any time of day | ||
| From a distance, you spot something glinting in the sunlight. As you approach, you see that it's a sunstone lodged in the ground. | ||
| Take gemstone | It's warm from the rays of sun. | +1 Sunstone |
| This encounter is available in any weather in Daytime | ||
| A bright, almost golden shine makes you stop mid-step and investigate. It's a small but pretty stone, reflecting the last rays of the sun. | ||
| Take gemstone | You'll make good use of this! | +1 Tiger's Eye |
| This encounter is available in any weather at Dusk | ||
Encounters in All Biomes
Click on the time of day icons to view the encounter during different times of day.
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| Two wolves are snuggled together, murmuring soft words and looking shyly at one another. It looks like you've come across a happy dating pair! | ||
| Approach | You trot up to them and they look quite startled to see you. Had they been that focused on one another? When you ask how their date is going, they both beam and tell you that it's going very well. They radiate happiness, and you bid them farewell. No need to be a third wheel! | +1 <img src="/images/d/d8/Icon-lovebug.png"> Lovebug +1 event flower |
| Observe | It's best not to interrupt their date. After all, you don't want to spoil the mood! You watch them from afar, noting how happy they both seem. It must mean their date is going well, and you move on before they spot you. | +1 <img src="/images/d/d8/Icon-lovebug.png"> Lovebug +1 event gemstone |