Fallout Equestria Story Update Compilation - February

Fallout: Equestria is a big, expansive and inclusive universe that has spawned a whole plethora of side-stories, the newest and freshly updated editions of which are listed below.

This post only features New or Updated stories from Monday, November 28th, 2016 through Friday, February 24th, 2017 for a total of 126 stories (47 of which are new) and 317 new chapters - but fear not, should you be searching for old favourites, you can find them at:

• The Official Fallout: Equestria Resource Site
• Fallout: Equestria Group on Fimfiction
• In the Official Fallout: Equestria Side Stories Compilation Document
• In the old Equestria Daily Compilation post

Check them out after the break.

Music: Henni - Beautiful Smile [House]

Sometimes it's nice to have music that seems to have one purpose - and that's to convey joy and happiness. Henni's recent Wonderful Friends EP sets out exactly with that goal in mind and to me, Beautiful Smile accomplishes it fantastically. Upbeat synths playfully dance around some really upbeat progressions, and it definitely leaves me with a smile. Give it a listen below!

Version 4.0 of Fall of Anterfold Now Released

Progress on Fall of AnterFOLD has really been fast paced as they are pleased to announce the release of version 4.0 of the project. With some UI, game play and other fixes the game just keeps getting better and better.

Check after the break for the change log.

Nightly Discussion #1002

Twi might be all ready for winter but right now I'm breaking out my spring coat! It's just been so incredibly mild this year it feels.

Evening guys, ready to chat?

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Crystal Mountain Pony Con Announces Michelle Creber and BlackGryph0n

Crystal Mountain Pony Con is ramping up their guest announcements as they happily announce the attendance of both BlackGryph0n and Michelle Creber to their event this year!

Get the full details after the break!

Drawfriend Stuff (Art Gallery) #2184

I think we've had a whopping one Ember header so far for these. Lets change that.

Get tons of art below!

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Embers by Tsitra360

Community Soapbox #21 - Shy Ponies and Bronies, Character Development, and More!

We have some pretty interesting topics for you all this week. Hope you are all ready for it!

Expect these posts every Tuesday at 2:00 PM PST (3:00 EQD Time). To submit your own, see this post.

This week we dive into the following:  

• Equestria Girls and the Monster of the Week format
• Spike's Friendship with Fluttershy
• The Problem With Too Much Character Development
• Star Dreams: Toyline to Screentime

And get your soapboxes below!

Music: 174UDSI - To The Stars And Beyond [House]

174UDSI is back with a new house track that has a distinctly space-y theme to it. There's some cool vocals that have some heavy effects on them to make them pretty spooky, and of course UDSI's trademark bouncy and fun melodies. Some extra little robotic sounds in the break help to convey the atmosphere, and overall it's a pretty upbeat piece. Check it out below!

Editorial: How Should the Cutie Mark Crusaders Grow In Season 7 and Beyond?

We are in a relatively strange place when it comes to the Cutie Mark Crusaders right now. Their Primary reason for being in the show has finally been reached, but they still don't seem to really grasp what their a actual destinies are. The question is, what exactly should they be doing going forward? Is this cutie mark assistance business really what they were meant to do? Or are they once again chasing something in the wrong direction?

People that were kids when the show first started are now adults! Should they evolve with them?

Lets dive on in to each of these three, and see if we can't figure out something fun for the future! Head on down below for a more than opiniony editorial on the destiny of the Cutie Mark Crusaders!

Derpy Day is Tomorrow!

The Day of the Derp is fast approaching my friends and surprisingly for the ever popular grey pegasus we've only gotten a paltry 11 emails so far to celebrate her day. We need your help to make this day an awesome one!

So make sure to send in all your Derpy related material to submit@equestriadaily.com with Derpy Day in the subject line followed by what you are sending in.

Example: Derpy Day - Comics.

We look forward to seeing what you have for us!

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Giant Pinkie Pie on a Float in Germany

The Cologne Carnival event had a wagon dedicated to all things girly this year, complete with a giant Pinkie Pie and a bunch of other pink things. We don't have full confirmation in this, but apparently it's supposed to be sort of an anti-sexual harassment thing based on the 2015 version of the carnival.

Regardless of message, that's a good looking Pinkie Pie!

Get more images below.

Electronic Music: Midnight Musician - Cider Party (MrMehster Remix) [Electro House] / Hay Tea - Shades Of Pink (PhonicB∞m Remix) [Dubstep]

A couple of remixes here, from MrMehster and PhonicB∞m. Midnight Musician's original track, Cider Party was a bit of a big room house banger, and MrMehster has kept the original feeling to it whilst turning it into a more traditionally styled electro house tune. A strong melodic lead in the drop especially helps to convey some nice energy. The second piece is a bit heavier, with Phonic throwing some pretty cool heavy drops together alongside great use of Pinkie Pie vocal samples throughout the piece that help to give it an interesting flavour. Check them both out below!

Pony Babies - "Villains Need Love Too!"

It's ponies, as babies, making baby noises, and doing baby things. If you are baby averse like me, it is terrifying. If you aren't, I heard it's really cute.

Go get it below!

The Path to SEAPonyCon - LIVE on HaHCon!

A new edition of The Path to SEAPonyCon to be streamed soon for those of you interested in catching it! You can find everything you need after the break!

Morning Discussion #781

To believe this war started all because Luna took the last piece of cake from Celestia! I don't think that was quite necessary, ladies.

Morning guys, ready to chat?

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Nightly Roundup #1402

I've always been a sucker for traditional artwork and that is no exception here. Nicely done Sonic-Spatula!

News time guys, get it all after the break!

Music: Hay Tea - Defect (Trixent Remix) [Drum & Bass]

Trixent's been one of my recent favourites in the drum & bass scene, so it's cool to see him take his shot at remixing a track from Hay Tea, one of the others who has been doing great recently. With some great use of the samples from the original to help build an atmosphere, it then builds into some great gritty rolling bass design, with some cool fills and piano to help complement it. Check it out below for some smooth dark vibes!

Remembrance Episode 5- Broken Bond

The 6th episode of Remembrance has released for any of you following it or looking for a good radio play to check out. Below the break, get your drama, great voice acting, a bit of music, and lots of art!

EqG Starlight Glimmer, Daring Do, New Character and More Buried in MLP Site

Looks like through some sleuthing on the new MLP site fans have uncovered some character models for Starlight Glimmer, Daring Do, a new character named Juniper Montage and more in the site code! With some of these popping up previously during Toy Fair it looks like we can probably expect them in the coming specials.

Thanks to Chevistian for sending them in! Get them all after the break.

Nightly Discussion #1001

It's always a good idea to go back to the basics sometimes, well, at least with Sunburst here. Starlight still has a lot of catching up to do.

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Story Update - February 27th

Story Update time! Twilight is over here PRAYIN TO TWILIGHT. Go get updates below.

John de Lancie Really Just isn't Sure if He Is on Season 7

Continuing the news from a few days ago about Discord's lack of a Season 7 presence, John de Lancie replied to a worried fan asking him to confirm if he is or isn't included.

The reality is, he really just doesn't seem to know. Based on past experiences, he has always been somewhat distant from the actual scenes he's playing in the show outside of recording them. His new response makes light of that in particular:

I'm thinking this really is something we will just have to wait and see on. The way voice acting works could mean he recorded lines a year ago for something he isn't really clued in on.

Thanks to Miak for the heads up!

GIANT Drawfriend Stuff (Art Gallery) #2183

Eyes like GALAXIES. I know I talk about space up here a lot, but isn't it fascinating? I just want to like forever so I can go explore it all.

Go get tons of art below!

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Fluttershy by Nekiw

New Map for Equestria Girls Appears

A new map, which I assume is for the Equestria Girls specials this summer, has appeared thanks to on the main Equestria Girls site which shows off more of their world. Right now it doesn't seem to be something you can interact with but I imagine there will be more to this as time wears on.

Thanks to Toxic Mario and Austin for sending it in!

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Orchestral Music: Zephysonas - The Hour Of Twilight / GhostXb - Not So Resilient

Orchestral music again! There's been a lot of that released recently and the epic stuff just keeps coming. First up is Zephysonas with a slowly building and powerful track about Twilight Sparkle. As more elements enter in throughout the piece, it becomes steadily more complex, which helps to convey a sense of increasing scale over time. The second piece is similar, and yet quite different. The similar swell effect occurs in this piece, however here it is done through clever increase of tension through the same elements becoming more and more taut and intense before a beautiful calm in the second half. Both pieces beautiful in different ways, and well worth giving a listen!

Discussion: How Do You Want Season 7 To Start?

We ended season 6 with a brand new race and some epic revenge planned from Chrysalis against our newest Glimmy horse, and the possibilities going into the 7th season are pretty much endless. Many a scenario could start us off this year, and I'm sure I'm not the only one already brainstorming ideas I'd love to see explored in our opener.

Assuming they follow the usual trend, we should get a two-parter to get going. What do you want to see them dedicate 44 minutes of cartoon horse to? Should they pick up where they left off in season 6? Or explore an entirely new topic? Maybe a mysterious equine race with leathery wings and tiny fangs....

Go discuss below!

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PMV: Let's Dance to Joy Division / Something I Need / Memoir of Equestria Girls - How to Save a Life

Party with ponies int he first slot, slow it down with some love in the second, and finish with a flashy Equestria Girls PMV in the last. Go get your pony videos below!

Plushie Compilation #237

I've been seriously considering getting me a lifesize bat pony plushie. I'm just not sure what bat pony to get.

Go get a bunch of plushies below! 

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Another image of lifesize Derpy by Epicrainbowcrafts

Music: Reverbrony - Unbound [Metal] / Spectra - Serenity [Acoustic]

Time for some guitar-based music of pretty contrasting styles! First up is some heavy metal from Reverbrony, wasting no time in taking control of your senses with aggressive guitar tones and pounding percussion. The melodies played by the cleaner guitar are especially enjoyable in this piece and the energy of the track keeps up the whole way through. In the second spot Spectra winds us down with a very pretty acoustic piece that definitely conveys the feeling of Applejack taking some time out. The chill vibes are apparent, and well worth giving a listen!

GalaCon Announces Michelle Creber and BlackGryph0n

GalaCon has announced two more guests of honor.
After their attendance in 2015, Michelle Creber and BlackGryph0n will return to GalaCon for the 2017 edition of the convention.

Find the press release below the break or over here!

By popular demand, we are very happy to announce that Michelle Creber and Gabriel Brown (aka Black Gryph0n) will celebrate their return to the GalaCon.

And besides spreading cheers and a good amosphere, they will again deliver a musical show on Saturday. Two actually, as they will be performing at the Gala Ball as well as the Gala Party. To learn more about Michelle and Gabe, as always, take a look on our Guest of Honor page

Animation: Celestia's Advice

Celestia coaches Cadance on the wonders of ruling an empire. Truly good advice for any of you out there looking for commandeer your local government. Head on down below the break to check it out!

Morning Discussion #780

Ah, remember when you were a kid and from time to time you'd pretend to be grownup? Fun times, heh.

Morning everyone, ready to chat?

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Orchestral Music: Jyc Row - The Ancient Elements / Elias Frost - Royal Duty

Some more orchestral music from Jyc Row and Elias Frost is always nice to see! First up Jyc explores the outer reaches of Equestria, with a piece inspired by this beautiful art from ziom05. It has a lot of his usual celtic influences that play a large part in the soundscape here, and there's some great thudding percussion as well that helps to give the idea of an epic journey. The second piece from Elias is much more reserved, with soft strings and piano that feed into a more diverse range of sounds as the tracks goes on. It gets pretty folk-y towards the end, which helps to keep it interesting. Grab them both below the break!

Everfree Northwest Announces Their Writing and PMV Contest!

EFNW is rolling out their pre-convention events by happily announcing the start of their writing and PMV contests! Not only that they are taking suggestions for panels, gaming, Ponystock and more.

If you'd like to participate please check on after the break!

Nightly Discussion #1000

The big day has finally arrived everyone: Nightly Discussion #1000 is good to go! I received a bunch of little things from you guys over the past week or so which I will be including after the break.

When I started the Discussions 1000 days ago I did not expect them to last this long. On the contrary they seem to have gotten more popular as time went on. Even the relatively quiet Morning Discussion has taken off and it isn't uncommon that I see 1000s of comments in every post. We may not have seen eye to eye on things now and then but I am looking forward to supplying Discussions for many many days to come. Here's to another 1000!

Anyhow, get down to chatting like always!

New Bronystudy Survey Reminder!

Just posting a reminder about the new Bronystudy survey for you guys to fill out now that it is the weekend! If you've got the time, fill it out if you can as it will help bring a close to the book the folks over at Bronystudy are writing.

The researchers at the Bronystudy would like to ask for the fandoms help one last time before we put the finishing touches on our book. We have posted a 'post season 6 survey' at  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/postS6 which looks at the fandom’s feelings about season 6 and the upcoming season 7. We also include questions about the level of bullying (face-to-face and cyber) experienced by the fandom. Thanks to the fandom for your support and we look forward to seeing you at BronyCon 2017. 

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PINKIEPOOL - Millionaire Trailer

(WARNING: Violence)

Pinkiepool is here again, with the usual over the top violence you'd expect from her last showing. I have no idea when the full thing will arrive, but the trailer works as a pretty neat little ponified movie thing for now.

Go get it below.

Drawfriend Stuff (Art Gallery) #2182

Maud Pie: ACE Miner. Queen of rock art. I hear she has sold millions worth of stuff at Canterlot auctions, but her parents want to keep working at the rock farm anyway.

Get art below!

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Maud by lexx2dot0

Music: 4everfreebrony - Just Another Day In Ponyville [A Capella]

Something we don't get a whole lot of in the fandom, 4everfree has released some a capella music! His vocals work beautifully here, and there's some great extra mouth noises and layering of the vocals to help give it a pretty full sound. As with a lot of a capella songs, this is pretty upbeat, and it's nice to see 4everfree continue to give different styles a go. Make sure to check it out below!

Wallpaper Compilation #159

Your rare Wallpaper post has arrived! We don't get a ton of these submitted anymore, but we have a pretty good selection for you all today.

Go get them below.

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The Other Shy Horse [Wallpaper] by Sutekh94

Sweetie Bot Project Releases Another Update Video - The Heart!

Those crazy russians continue their progress on creating a real life sweetie bot, this time with a detailed look at how they are building her power supply, or heart in this case.

It's pretty technical, but also reallyu cool to see how much is going into making her work. Along with that, they have a translated presentation from the recent RuBronyCon held in Moscow that we never posted.

Head on down below to check it out!

Comic: Shifting Changelings 23 / Roof / Everfree 65 / Recall 223 / Chaos 68 / Without Magic 141 / Wine 10 / Star Mares 3.2.26

To bad changelings aren't reformed yet in this universe. I bet a bunch of problems could be resolved for poor Derpy if that were the case.

Comics guys, get them after the break.

Animation: You Can Also Do It Too As Well

Poiny pony attempting to work with electricity. Expect pointy pony shenanigans.  Based on Dr. Pegasus.

Get it down below!

Ponies at Dawn Guardians Open For Submissions!

 Having now released 10 compilation albums of awesome music from all over the fandom's music scene, Ponies at Dawn have now opened up submissions for an 11th album, titled Guardians! If you're a musician who might be interested in taking part, or just want to keep up with what's coming out the pipeline in the music scene, you can check out all the information here, or check out the full press release below!

Morning Discussion #779

Time for a cute Fluttershy break! Let her cuteness help you through the day ahead.

Morning everyone, ready to chat?

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Music: HACKD - Sunshine Like Marmalade [Drum & Bass]

Fresh from re-branding away from a pony parody name to a more original one, Drumscape Library (previously Equicity) are back with a new drum & bass exclusive. HACKD hasn't put out much music recently, so this is definitely something awesome to see! An excellently produced piece with terrific use of vocal samples, the bass design and drum sequencing is also on point here, keeping up the hectic pace. Make sure to give it a listen below!

Nightly Discussion #999

I wonder what amazing tale Trixie is telling Starlight this time? I'm sure with her travels around Equestria she has a ton to share!

Evening everyone! Ready to chat? More importantly, are you ready for tomorrow?

I see that number 1000 is coming up soon so here is where you guys can shine! Make something Nightly Discussion related, from art to videos to even a quote from yourself you want to share with everyone here, and send it to me at calpain@equestriadaily.com! Just be sure to put in the subject header that it is for ND 1000!

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Comic: Home / Plan B / Potato Salad / Without Magic 140 / Gale Force 51 / BoE 5:6 / Scout Final / Look After 40

After a bad day it's nice to come home to someone that loves you and wants to make sure you're ok. Plus it gets me thinking that it must be difficult to wash yourself when you're an earth pony. Stinking unicorns and their magic...

Anyhow, a note! Changeling Scout has ended (a few months ago actually, no one sent it in) as well as To Look After so if you're new to the series or want to reread them, check the description for a link to the first page.

Comic time guys! Get it all after the break.