Speculations for the Ver 1.2: Dev's Hidden Gems
As we all know by now, Infinity Nikki's profile on twitter posted this, which is a huge material for us to discuss and speculate about. So here are my speculations about the post:
I'm sorry in advance about my bad english, I'm not native so I'm trying my best to make it understandable for everyone.
"We love Miraland for these beautiful moments."
The first one looks like firework horses in the sky and on the second one we can see some hot air balloons. About the carrousel image I have a crazy theory: There is a BIG plain space in the middle of breezy meadow (which looks like the one presented on the picture) with no trees, no flowers, nothing around, just plain grass. I wonder if they are planning to put a whole festival over there and I hope I'm right! We can definitely relate the festival with chinese new year, and carnival coming up close this year.
And if you think about it, all these images could be related to a carnival or lunar festival. The fireworks in the sky, the carousel, the air balloons... And these events are really close to this date so I can't wait. Imagine taking pictures in front of a ferris wheel!
I can see the last one being about new water features like waves on the beach or even more related about Nikki's island update soon.
"So glad you're here with me!"
For this section I think it's more simple. I can see we will be able to sit on the ground, maybe send postcards to our friends, or even a more advanced way to take pictures with our friends in the festival? Something like that since 2 Nikkis can only mean another player right?
I've been thinking about the Flamecrest Festival in Stoneville. We've never participated since the story took a different turn, but how about now? The first image looks like it could be a hint on that. But I'm not sure.
"Ready for a new adventure?"
This one seems to be about new quests, new areas, new caves and fragrances. The last image looks like it could be referring to that since I don't remember seen any cave with that door for now. We have a locked gate at this spot on the map at the moment, so maybe it will be unlocked?
Gate at the end of Abandoned Fanatic Wisher Camp
For Momo's image I can see finally Spotify music for us because the community is asking a lot for that. Yaay! (I hope).
"More flowers, but more than just flowers."
The first two images looks like optimization hints: everyone complains we can't see the in-game flowers and more details on mobile or low-graphics. When I first started playing the game I had a really old graphics card and I had to play on low quality so I couldn't see flowers like everyone else. I believe this is going to change so all the players we'll be able to see flowers without needing a crazy setup for that.
The whimcycle: not everyone likes to use the whimcycle to get around since we have warp spires to teleport and the area we can ride is significantly small (only breezy meadow). So I believe they will make it bigger so we can enjoy riding at all locations.
"Look at these details!"
This one focus on showing almost a confirmation of what we've been asking quite a lot lately: being able to take pictures with Momo!
For the fairy outfit on the last image: I think they will be putting that little circle under Nikki to show where we'll land, since the newer ability outfit has it too. I thought it was a cool feature and kind of unfair to not have it on the basic outfit. If I'm right I'll be so happy because I don't use the fairy outfit just because her dress is so big it makes me miss the landing spots and fall much easier. Quality of life for all of us fairy girlies out there!
"Here comes even more fun!"
I believe these images have something to do with new interaction features presented in the new event I speculated earlier. So maybe we'll be able to use fireworks, and new mini-games, new challenges and things around joy and fun in Miraland.
I can see an esseling on the first picture but I can't really understand what that is, so maybe you can help me in the comments with this one! (please)
"Stylists, time for a break!"
This section right here is the most mysterious one to me for now. I can recognize most things but I can't really tell much about them:
The first one looks like they'll maybe change the purifying outfit abilities looks? Because we have Crystal Poems for example having the same green purifying orbs as the original one. And I remember we asked if they could make her abilities fit the outfit, so could that be...?
The second image makes me even more confused. It is right above the clouds so I can't really think about anything for now. Please help me figuring out this one in the comments!!
But the third one... It reminds me of this badge:
So I wonder if it's puzzle related like curios domains or even those electrician little puzzles. We can also see on the background the inside of what looks like an oriental themed room. So it may be related to the chinese new year event coming soon.
"Looking for something special?"
Okay, we can all agree this is clearly about the lunar festival we are all waiting for. We can see paper lanterns, interior decorations and even exteriors too. I can't wait to have a proper look into this event! I have some of what could be previews of new outfits for the chinese event. So if you want me to make a post about it just let me know!
Conclusion:
These are all my speculations for now, I'm not sure about them, so I highly recommend not creating big expectations for anything on this post. This is just a theory so we can as a community discuss in the comments. I would love to hear what do you think about these images and if you agree with me or not, so please leave your theories in the comments!
May the shooting stars shine upon your wishes! - Nana ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱