Trompe Loeil’s Advent Calendar Gachas from 2014-2020, and from 2025 on, require a corresponding Advent Calendar from that year’s release to unlock prizes from the Keys.
Please note that all prizes are no copy and transfer only permissions, and cannot be exchanged for mod/copy/no transfer permission versions.
If you wish to purchase mod/copy versions of the prizes, they are available in yearly fatpacks on the Marketplace and at the Trompe Loeil Mainstore.
To use the Advent Calendar, you will need:
~ a copy of the [current year] Calendar (available for free on the corresponding gacha machine) and,
~ at least 1 UNUSED current year Key.
Keys are purchased from the Gatcha machine for $L25 each. There are 12 keys in all.
Rez the Calendar (most likely at your home location for safe keeping – make sure scripts are set to run on your parcel!). Then, rez your Key next to the Calendar. (You must REZ the key – it cannot be attached to your avatar.) The corresponding numbered window on the Calendar will open, a portion of the build will light up (a window, tree lights, or star), and you will be given a surprise gift!
⊱⊱⊱⊱Make sure you don’t decline the gift! You only get it once per Calendar/Key combination!⊰⊰⊰⊰
Once a key has lit a number on the Calendar, it is USED and the name and description on the Key change to reflect this status. The key can be traded, but cannot be used to light a window and will not give a gift.
You can still trade extra Keys! If you have extra Keys you want to trade, just make sure they remain unrezzed and in your Inventory. If you’ve already used Key #7 (for example) and you rez another Key #7 next to an Advent Calendar with Gem #7 already lit, your second Key #7 will NOT switch to “used” status – you can pick it back up and trade it, or use it on a new [current year] Advent Calendar if you want another copy of the gift inside that gem.
⊱⊱⊱⊱Do NOT trade or accept Keys that say “USED” in the name of the Key! These Keys will not work on new Advent Calendars! ⊰⊰⊰⊰
⊱⊱⊱⊱If the Key year does not match the Calendar Year they will not work! Check the description of the Key before you trade! ⊰⊰⊰⊰
You can leave the USED Keys rezzed for decoration if you wish.
If you rez a Key that corresponds to a door that is already open, the Key will NOT change to USED status and will NOT give a gift. You can pick up a new additional Calendar for free and use the Key on the second Calendar if you’d like to get a second copy of the corresponding gift.
