Rumor Woods’ Special Vault Item Unveiled

RUMOR WOODS: The Rumor Woods special vault item was unveiled by GM Thandiwe – and the candy-making machine is back for an encore – but this time, if you smush your previous machine to your new one from the Vault, it will unlock the Resin-Molding feature in one device. Additionally, the Honeyed Gear shop will feature a Choose Your Own Pattern Rod for Candy or Resin! Plus, 100 more new designs are in the pile. All the details are at the wiki:

Text of Discord Post follows:

GM Thandiwe
Rumor Woods 2026 – Long May the Candy-maker Reign in the Halls of Honeyed Gear
on 6 Apr 2026 at 8:45 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events channel

This year’s Vault Item is the return of the candy-making machine, however, very soon now, folks will notice that the very bottom of the analyze has a small addition to it:
[Dual-mode is not unlocked. To unlock it, simply ADD another candy-making machine to it.]

G>add my machine to my other machine
You hold a gnomic candy-making machine etched in blue against a gnomic candy-making machine and contemplate merging them!
[This will permanently consume a gnomic candy-making machine etched in blue and cannot be undone. If you are sure, ADD machine to machine again within 30 seconds to confirm.]

>add my machine to my other machine
You press a gnomic candy-making machine etched in blue firmly against a gnomic candy-making machine, aligning the two machines at their bases. A grinding series of mechanical clicks, snaps, and internal shifts follows as components from both devices interlock and fuse. A gnomic candy-making machine etched in blue is consumed in the process, its workings drawn fully into a gnomic candy-making machine. When the sounds finally cease, a small lever has appeared along a gnomic candy-making machine’s side frame.

A new line will be added to the analyze:

[Dual-mode is unlocked. FLIP the machine to toggle between candy-making and resin-molding modes.]

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More at the full announcement: https://gswiki.play.net/Rumor_Woods/2026_saved_posts#Announcement_7_-_2026_Vault_Item

or in the full Discord discussion linked below:

Direct Discord Link (Right click, copy link, and paste into Discord App if you don’t want to use the Discord web interface.)

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