World events
From A KoL Wiki
This page lists major one-time events which were experienced by the entire player base of Kingdom of Loathing. Some of these events provided a narrative explanation to smooth over changes in the underlying mechanics of the game. A few were in response to major bugs or catastrophic player data loss. Many were just for fun. This content is no longer available in the game, but is recorded here for historical interest.
History of world events in the Kingdom of Loathing
2004
- July 28 – November 23: Protests over the slaughter of Knott Yetis lead to Yeti depopulation.
- August 4: Initial conflict with the Penguin Mafia
- August 8: Black Sunday (major bug exploitation)
- August 8 – 10: The Huge Cannon
- November 18 – January 19, 2005: Knott Yeti repopulation drive, booze drive, and naming contest.
- See Also History of Loathing (2004)
2005
- June 9: Ascension implemented
- October 11 – November 5: Columbus Day and The Gray Plague
- October 26 – 27: White Wednesday (massive player data loss)
- October 28 – November 30: A Temporal Rift
- November 1 – 7: Zombie Cure
- December 20 – January 1: Crimbo 2005 (Elves on Strike)
- See Also History of Loathing (2005)
2006
- May 15 – June 3: The LAAAAME Observatory and The Comet
- December 1 – 31: Crimboween
- See Also History of Loathing (2006)
2007
- June 17 – 25: Nothing To Worry About (culminated with the introduction of NS13)
- June 18 – 24: The Grim Grimacite Site
- June 21 – August 14: A Secretive Mason
- December 7 – 12: The Sinister Dodecahedron
- December 12 – 31: Crimbo 2007 (Crimborg)
- See Also History of Loathing (2007)
2008
- October 27 – 31: Mutant Halloween
- December 8 – 31: Crimbo 2008 (Mutant Elves vs. Mafia Penguins)
- See Also History of Loathing (2008)
2009
- January 1 – 6: Crimbomination
- July 21 – September 10: Unexplained Tremors (spell MP costs changed)
- October 26 – 31: Arborween
- December 15 – 31: Crimbo 2009 (Mafia Crimbo)
- See Also History of Loathing (2009)
2010
- September 1 – 15: Bigg's Dig
- October 25 – 31: A Skeleton Invasion! (Seaside Town revamp)
- December 3 – 25: Crimbopolis
- December 15 – 31: Crimbo 2010 (CRIMBCO)
- See Also History of Loathing (2010)
2011
- May 3 – 17: Valhalla Invasion (ascension revamp)
- June 28 – July 3: A Pile of Old Servers (game server failure)
- October 16 – November 1: The Haunted Sorority House
- November 30 – January 3: Crimbo 2011 (The Candy Diorama)
- See Also History of Loathing (2011)
2012
- June 12 – July 1: Brushfires (back item slot introduced)
- October 24 – November 1: Silent Invasion
- December 15 – December 31: Crimbo 2012 (Crimboku!)
- See Also History of Loathing (2012)
2013
- September 24 – 26: Infernal Incursion
- See Also History of Loathing (2013)
