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Site Update
With the return of the Welcome Back page, we've decided to convert the mostly unused User Spotlight into an Artist Spotlight, as has been suggested a few times. We hope to be able to spotlight lots of different artists, especially any new artists who've appeared on the Aywas radar!
But to do so, we need your help! Please stop by the Artist Spotlight Suggestion to nominate anyone you see who you think deserves a little recognition for their work. Self-nominations are okay too!
Enjoy our current spotlighted user, Liv (#714). Congratulations on being the first artist spotlight!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:09pm
FEED THE BEAST!
Contests
*Slowly appears and glances around*
Please excuse me for taking over a news post, but... I'm quite hungry.
And you may be asking yourself, why does that concern me? Well, you've hoarded all of my food and there's none left for me! *Droops ears*
So if you would kindly trot on over to my raffle threads in the event forum, I'm hosting an appetizer and a big feast. In exchange for feeding me and replenishing my food stores so I can go back into hibernation, I may reward you with something in return!
*Stomach grumbles and gurgles*
I've been hibernating for years... so don't waste time! My stomach isn't very patient so the raffles will only be open until November 1st 11:59:59 PM AST.
Oh and I've been tasked with announcing one other little tidbit. Apparently you have a new arrival in the form of a Alternate Lined Finx!
You had better hurry - I might just eat THAT as an appetizer instead...
Be sure to look at the news posts below this!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Thu Oct 17, 2013 11:08pm
PayPal issues fixed, and BALLOONS!!
Site Update
Our PayPal script has been fixed! It's working properly again :)
You jingle the balloon around. There's something inside...
Balloons have floated their way into the GP Shop! Each balloon opens up into a random item. The Blue Balloon opens into a random item of any rarity, the Gold Balloon opens into a random item rarity 8+, and the Silver Balloon opens into a random item rarity AD.
The prices were based on their counterparts, the Ghost Chocolates and Lotus Eggs, so hopefully they're suitable!
There are some exclusions from the item pool that these draw upon. First, they cannot yield a Slashbot, Platinum Breeding Pendant, Lesser Breeding Pendant, Favor From Tak, or Santa's Bag. They also don't yield non-items from the Salon (like non-equip hairs) or private user items with specific ownership. Everything else is fair game, though!
To celebrate the balloons and fixing the finicky PayPal script, you'll get a bonus balloon with every GP Purchase! $10.00 yields a Blue, $20.00 yields a Gold, and $30.00 yields a Silver. This offer is valid for one week!
Here's a thread for posting Ballon results!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:43pm
Adventure Updates
Site Update
Some updates on the adventure front!
- EXP Tweak: Monsters give you 60% more EXP than they did before.
- HP Nerf: Monsters have 40% less HP than they did before.
- Loot Drops: Monsters have a 30% chance of dropping loot when you kill them.
- Keys: Treasure Chest Keys now drop in all regions.
- Attack Potion, Toughness Potion, Pinwheel Candy, and Hunger Stone properly affect adventure stats.
- Items can be removed from Picnic Baskets.
- Book of Regeneration and Aynip no longer call last year's seasonal pets in the Spooky Forest.
Artist Call!
Loscil is looking for a volunteer artist to skin one of her new music-related flash games. If you'd like to volunteer, drop her a message!
Uh oh! Our PayPal script seems to be acting up a bit, so if you buy some and it doesn't show up in a timely manner, never fear. It'll be fixed as soon as our programmer comes online!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:11am
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
Weekly Raffle
This week's raffle winner is:
m i s t y l e a (#43508)
Who had 12 crystals out of 12,817 total and won an Alternate Cube!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Lesser Breeding Coin!
Set a reminder for yourself to snag those raffle crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
How often does the stock in the Pet Shop change?
Every 3 months
How many pets are there to create in Frankenstein's Lab?
16
Which of the following items is not needed to make a Phanto Charred?
Lost Doll Shoe
When does voting for the alternate Finx end?
October 11
How many new pets were added to the Lunar Meteor are in August?
15
If you scratch three Blue Paws symbol on the Millionaire Melo scratchcard, how much BP would you win?
5,000 BP
How many alcohol drinking points would you get if you fed your pet an eggnog, an absinthe, a pink flamingo, and an irish whiskey?
23 alcohol points
The following rules are listed on the Custom Pet Upload page except...
You may NOT submit a pet image that does not have a transparent background.
How many active collections are there in the museum currently?
24
What group of Aywas users have a red username?
Coders
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:22pm
Scavenger Hunt Prize Wrapup
Site Update
Two news posts in a row? Say it isn't so!
There's going to be a third too, they're just all so unrelated.
For all winners: please contact Kyu #1010 with your ranked prize desires.
Effort Prizes
Winners and Winning Entries Shown here!
Quick View: Sumo #21504, Syncline #31775, Ellie #25718, Azaeil #10845, Edina (#39881), Crimson #71, One Of Thirteen (#27282), One Of Thirteen (#27282) (Twice), Snow (ontheradio) (#49754), Ginny (#3661), Ganymede #35555, draconisregena (#5294)
Prize pot:
Game Master Status
500 GP
$100 Amazon Giftcard
Winner's Stash
Prize Order:
Desu (#334)
feyani (#532)
Panda (#7905)
Agent Eli (#463)
Khun'Maw (#9911)
Kira (#29588)
Ellie (#25718)
RaeBees (#41)
Hiiro (#755)
Ivyfish (#50083)
250 GP
$100 Amazon giftcard
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:32pm
HA Clothing - Vote!
Site Update
Pick your favorite!
Some more updates are coming after this, specifically wrapping up Scav Prizes.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:46pm
Assignment Timestamp
Site Update
Breedings now display when it was assigned to an artist:
If the breeding is reassigned, the timestamp will reset back to 0, and you'll know it was reassigned that way.
(Don't mind that my test MBC pair is a bit... poorly chosen.)
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:05am
Staff Changes!
Site Update
Aetheria & Rage (#46) have been bewitched by a creature known as "real life" and will be departing from their beloved posts on our staff team. Please wish them well, and pass along any survival tips you may have!
Seriously though, I would like to formally thank both of you for your dedication, your help, the laughs, and for putting up with all of us (especially me :D). You've both left a strong mark on Aywas, and we will miss you dearly. <3 Don't be strangers!
With Aeth and Rage stepping down, we had some shoes to fill, and have had a few people in training already as preparation for this transition.
Eveglori (#2775) has been promoted to administrator and will be leading Copyright, but her inbox is always open for any issue you may have. She has a lot of ideas and is a very hard worker, so we anticipate good things on the horizon. Be on the lookout for a news post from her soon!
Assisting Eve will be Hiiro (#755), who has been added to our team as a moderator. In addition to lending her Copyright department services, you can contact her with general inquiries as well, but don't overwhelm her too much just yet. (We'd like to keep her around.)
Vampi (#12221) has also been promoted to administrator and she will be overseeing the Platinum Breeding process. Vampi already has PBC experience and is anxious to get cracking! As always, her inbox is open and welcoming for general assistance as well.
Aeth & Rage will still be blue for a few days to wrap things up on their end, and I'm sure they'll still be friendly faces on the forums. :3
Good luck to Aeth and Rage with whatever that real life thing is, and break a leg to Eve, Hiiro, and Vampi!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:46pm
New Adventure Pets make a noisy entrance!
Comics
I hear quite a few grumbles and growls in the distance...
It seems 6 new Adventure pets have appeared!
If you want to design some Adventure pets, go and post them in their respective threads here! Remember, you can earn SP!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:00pm