#( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookworm_(insect) <- go here. look at it if you wish to look deeper. -ymir)

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Hey crew, just wanted to give a little context on a bug before reset; we are well aware that the Traveling Spirit isn't showing up in Aviary--no, Timid Bookworm isn't agoraphobic (although that would be pretty on-brand. ) The simple truth is that there is a LOT going on in Aviary; we are pushing the bounds of how many spirits we can have 'loaded into memory' in a single area, and ironically that led to the Traveling Spirit being "pushed out of the queue," so to speak. As Sky continues to evolve as a very-cross-platform game, we have been leaning more and more on fancy "recycling systems" which allow us to juggle game resources in busy areas. This lets our designers pour lots of content in a single area while still allowing the game to perform well on lower-end hardware. Unfortunately we managed to hit a maximum memory limit for spirits in Aviary juuust as we pushed the last patch, and the poor Traveling Spirit was sacrificed by the game engine to ensure the game didn't crash. 🔥We fixed the spirit prioritization issue as soon as we found the bug, but it was a smidge too late for the patch cutoff time. 😔

We thank you for your sacrifice, Timid Bookworm 🙏 Don't worry, you can still find the Traveling Spirit safe and sound in Home, where the game engine hasn't hit the same limit. You can find the meditation circle to Home near Aviary's entrance. ✌

(Also I find it funny that we have a bug with Timid Bookworm… wait, are worms 'bugs'? I'm an engineer, not an entomologist… 😌 help)