By the way, I believe there are three different weather types you can select from the portrait -- calm, light rain, and heavy rain.

Another item added with the update is a glowing green ball you can kick around the grounds. It also seems to move around on its own every now and again.

One of the intangible elements that brings me back to a space over a period of months or even years is the sense of *story.* A pretty setting is a pretty setting, but if there’s something deeper going on, it holds my attention longer.

Case in point: The 7th Guest. It’s basically just a collection of puzzles to solve. But by placing it in a haunted house and weaving in a narrative, it became much, much more memorable.

Developers seem to be catching on that periodic updates to spaces, both public and private, is a great way to induce residual traffic. Here’s hoping it continues.