Altair

there is no collection of horseshoes by entering comps or by the Grand Prix. There was a promo where we put puzzle pieces then got the prizes listed and this is similar.

On prepod my Altair could enter both divine and open comps as expected. However my Altair entered a open comp that already had a divine in it. Not sure if that is a bug or not.

Also any horse that has a Poseiden Pack on it is ineligible to have the Altair pack on it.

You could not enter the GP once you put the special Altair Pack on it anyways. You will have to chose which way you want to go right from the start..

On the directory page (horses) Small checkboxes to isolate the divine horses, wild and legendary

How do they work?

Legendary horses are very similar to Divines in how they work. They can not breed*, can not be sold, offer a perk to their owner, do not count for EC Prestige, and can only enter One regular competition a day - but unlimited Divine competitions.

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How do I get one?

You need to collect the 5 pieces of Legendary tack and give the tack to a Normal horse. Once the horse has all 5 pieces - it will transform into Altair. However - keep the following in mind when choosing a horse:

1. The horse you give a Legendary tack item to will no longer be able to be sold

2. Once you give a horse all 5 pieces - it will 'transform' into Altair - just keep in mind that:

a. The horse will lose any items it has on it - but gain/keep a Philosopher's Stone *all other items are lost and can not be recovered*
b. A stallion with any unnacepted covering offers - will have those coverings cancelled
c. If you are using a Mare who is pregnant - she WILL lose the foal
d. Your horse's skills will double
e. The horse's birthdate will change to the date of transformation
f. The breeder's name will change to your name
g. The affix the horse has will be lost*

All of this is similar to how the transformation of Junior Croesus works (ex. the Junior Croesus is deleted and you are given a Croesus in its place...Except in this case, the skills will reflect that of the horse you transformed - but be doubled...but all other information about the horse will be lost))
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How can I get the tack?

You can get the tack by:

Winning it from Great Challenge objectives
Once the festivities start (or before hand if you are a VIP) - by finding it in the Golden Fleece
In the Lottery once the festivities start*
By purchasing a 'tack' Pack *Cost unknown at this time*
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You can not change the tack or specialty of these horses. As for the background/coat - Legendaries seem to be the same as Wilds in that the background they have is set (and their coat can not be changed like any other Divine/Wild horse)

When a horse becomes a legendary horse, you receive the branch of a star. Each branch can only be obtained once. For example, if you turn 2 horses Altaïr, you will receive only one branch of the star.

When you have collected the 5 branches of the stars (and therefore get the 5 legendary horses), you can activate the star.

Upon activating the star, all horses owned by the player receive the Star of immortal power bonus, which gives them +10 in each skill. The star can only be activated once.

So according to the Star of Immortal Power - I can get more than one Altair?

Yes, provided you can collect the 5 pieces of Legendary tack again, you can get as many as you want (you just won't get additional pieces of the star).

It took me 14 passes and 80 Diamonds (11 tries) to win the whole of Altair's Tack.

Here's some screen shots of a before and after with a horse:

BEFORE


*Note the fact his breeder is retired, he has an affix, and his skills

Here's the warning that pops up when you give a horse a piece of the tack:


AFTER being given all 5 pieces of tack:

*Note that my name is now the breeder's name - he has lost his affix (but can be given one of mine), and that his trained skills have doubled - but his GP, Stars, and other skills remain the same.

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Some things to note;

1. You can not give Altair's tack to any horse who is already wearing Poseidon Tack (it can only be given to horses without tack and/or those wearing regular tack.

2. You can not give the Tack to Divines or Wilds regardless of if they have tack or not.

3. The tack can be given to all species of horses (So this means Riding Horses, Drafts, Donkeys, Ponies, Unicorns, Pegasus and Winged Unicorns)