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Site Update
I am pleased to announce the winners of the 50k Member Ugliest Breeding Contests! All winners can be found in this thread with separate posts for the BC, LBC, and MBC winners. Congratulations to all on your... very... unique spawn!
Here's just a sampling of what our winners received...
Simply... beautiful, no?
Winners, you will receive your offspring as soon as possible since there's a lot of breedings to send out, so please be patient!
I also wanted to draw everyone's attention over to the Adopt-a-Custom Pet Submissions thread that I have created. As I will be heading the feature from now on, I have opened up submissions for unique customs to add to our calendar! We're running a little low right now, and I for one would love to see it continue.
I'll be smoothing out rules and submission info for the feature as well, to better indicate what the judges panel will be looking for since there have been some concerns in the past for the way judging is done, for what is needed to win, etc. Be on the lookout for that and more!
And don't forget to check the news posts under mine, there's a lot of nifty info to start off the month there. :]
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Sat Aug 3, 2013 7:22pm
Premium Monthly Item
Site Update
The premium monthly item is now available!
X-Ray Goggles will give you the ability to search for a genus in the Adoption Center.
The item is one-use, but permanently unlocks this capability on your account once you activate it from your inventory.
Enjoy!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Aug 3, 2013 5:56pm
Welcome to August!
Site Update
Let's kick off the new month with some summer lovin' GP Shop pets!
And why not treat yourself to one of our shiny BP Shop pets?
If you colored one of these lovely pets, please contact Visark (#185) for your payment!
Make sure to send the PSDs for these pets in to [email protected] right away! Or I will unwrap all of your crayons so you don't know the color names. Worst threat yet, I know. |:
For our potion and pet collectors as well as our inner gamblers, we have the Essence of August 2013 stocking in the GP Shop. This magic potion will turn your active pet into one of the August 2013 monthlies above!
The premium monthly item is undergoing some tweaks, but I will tell you that it's the mysterious X-Ray Goggles! Stay tuned for an update on when you can collect your item and what special thing you'll be able to "see" with it. *wink*
Our monthly Lunaris is busy fixing its mane in front of a heavenly mirror, so we'll let you know as soon as it's ready to come home with our August babies!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
September Monthly Pets - GP Shop: Enter
September Monthly Pets - BP Shop: Enter
September Monthly Customs: Enter
Theme: Magic
Remember the starry Lunar Meteor region from last year?
This is an annually recurring region that will be opening back up for one week starting on August 13th!
As a reminder, the Nova custom items will remain in the GP/BP Shops for the rest of August, then cycle into the Premium Outlet for September, and then move back into their respective GP/BP Shop location for two months.
Breeding Season is underway with the new Alatus!
In addition to the breeding coin and package, you can also pick up a Hybrid Custom Crystal or Alternate Cube from the GP Shop for the duration of breeding season--from now until August 9th at 11:59 p.m.
Coding Corner
We have a lot of cool things to unveil for you this month!
In addition to fixes, restoring things like the Welcome Back page, and increasing general usability of the site, we'll be expanding the new Maze feature, trucking along on Adventure/Battling, and more!
We'll also be catching up on any stray manual tasks that need tending to, including issuing compensation care packages, the double BP event, etc.
You might also see some new folks turn green this week...!
Here's to a fruitful August!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Aug 2, 2013 11:38pm
A wild new hybrid has been spotted!
Site Update
Love and magic are in the air
We are very excited to introduce you to the latest addition to our hybrid family--a creature that can be made by breeding a Maki and Gael together. (We're not sure how the mechanics of that work either, but it doesn't matter because just look at it!)
Meet the Alatus! :3
(Click the image above to download the PSD.)
Since the Alatus is our only new hybrid this season and we're late in getting the Standing Stone enchantment on, we're featuring a few extra things in the GP Shop for this week only!
Of course, we have our star staples, the Breeding Coin and Breeding Coin Package.
But we're also offering the Hybrid Custom Crystal and the Alternate Cube for you custom hybrid lovers!
(PS, we will also be giving you three new hybrid pets next hybrid breeding season.)
To round out our hybrid fun, we're also hosting a Weekend Coloring Contest for the official Alatus! The deadline for the contest is August 4th at 11:59 p.m.
You might see some special raffles pop up this weekend, too! *wink*
Remember, breeding season is lasting through August 9th at 11:59 p.m., so the Breeding Coin, Breeding Coin Package, Hybrid Custom Crystal and Alternate Cube will all be available until then.
Happy babby making! <3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Aug 1, 2013 8:04pm
FYI
Site Update
Team leaders can now kick members off their Scavenger Hunt teams.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Aug 1, 2013 12:40pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
singingbadger (#30385)
Who had 41 crystals out of 17,731 total and won a full set of Spheres!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
This custom Raffi!
If you love this pet, remember to grab as many raffle crystals as you can throughout the week. :3
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
Which of the following has changed for the Pet Coloration Submissions forum?
GP payout
How many new adventure pets were introduced?
6
How many items are in the Lovegram Box?
4
What rarity of pet does the Two Cherry Elixir contain?
Uncommon
How long were the Undead Statuette Collections available for?
One week
How frequently can you adopt a pet from the Adoption Center?
Once every hour
Aywas does not allow cross-site trading with all of the below sites except...
The Dragon Empire
How many max r80+ catches can you have with the gold hunting license?
2
What prize does Keno give you if you manage to guess all 10 numbers correctly?
A random r100 item
In Adopt a Custom, who won the pet on 16th June 2013?
Near (#33817)
Good luck on this week's new questions! :)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:22pm
Maze/Puzzle Feature!
New Feature
Good evening, folks! We have something brand new to show you, but before I tell you exactly what it is, I'm going to defer to Helmy (#1401), who has used the power of a Slashbot to bring a creative feature to Aywas.
Hi there, I'm Helmy! Today I have something I hope you will enjoy and find a fun addition to the site; Matty's Maze! I've seen many people ask for something to do in addition to Adventure, and hopefully this will cater to those desires. As it is a permanent feature you will be able to explore the maze and earn BP to your heart's content. This new site feature, brought to you by a Slashbot Slot, is very near and dear to my heart, as some of you know that I have a little boy named Matty for whom this is dedicated. I pray that you all enjoy the maze!
~Happy Birthday my sweet boy, you are 10 years old today... though you will not see this now, someday you will. Until then, know that Mommy loves you SO much.
~Special thanks to Eri, Yasu, and Viridian; without whom this could not have happened!
Today we are doing a soft launch of a new maze and puzzle feature!
(You'll have to discern what the overall goal is for yourself as more levels are revealed. *wink*)
Here is how the game works:
Level 1
- You are in Ay City, and must complete a good ol' fashioned maze to travel onward. Simply click on any tile surrounding the character to move to that spot.
- Once you successfully find the Exit, you will receive a BP reward, small prize, and unlock access to a puzzle.
- The puzzle you will encounter asks you to arrange mysterious Aywas glyphs in a particular order. The game uses a drag-and-drop method and will tell you how many glyphs you have in the correct spot--but won't tell you which ones. It's sneaky like that. To find out how many you have right, simply arrange the glyphs in your preferred order and hit "Check Answer."
- Once you successfully solve the puzzle, you will be rewarded with your very own Paw Glyph, which will unlock the forum title "Puzzler."
-*- Click here to play! -*-
Currently, you can just play through the level once since this is a soft launch.
We will be adding additional obstacles/challenges and features to the maze portion, the ability to replay, lots of artwork, and difficulty options.
One of the great structures that we have built into this feature is the prize system, which has the ability to award the first X amount of users a particular prize. Everyone who completes the maze and puzzle portions of Level 1 will currently receive the same prize, but we will have the capability to make this feature more competitive in the future.
There will ultimately be at least five levels in this feature, each with a maze component and a unique puzzle component. Before building the entire feature completely, we are doing this soft launch to see how both you and the site itself handle the core of the gameplay. :3
For ideas/feedback and any glitches that you encounter, please use the following threads:
Think Tank - Maze Ideas/Feedback
and
Glitches and Issues - Maze Bugs
Thank you!
I hope you guys are even half as excited as we are about having a new feature with tons of possibilities!
Please be respectful in your feedback and be sure to thank Helmy for creating something that we can all enjoy. c:
Have fun, and good luck solving these!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:04pm
Evil Mini-Contest Winners!
Site Update
The forces of evil have been sent back to the depths in which they crawled from! Cheers of triumph reign over the lands of Ay and Ara as the last few minions of darkness are squashed. As much as the celebration brings joy to the residents, many have the sinking feeling that evil will someday return for a rematch...
Congratulations to Rorro #33668, Gothbutter #14083, and Suea Peek #10714 as our winners of the Something Wicked This Way Comes contest! Hopefully their pets have changed back to normal after the effects of the Evil Breeding Coins have vanished...
Also give a round of applause to T-Bizzle #21468, Madb #39659, and flippery #5773 as our winners of the Undead Army Strikes contest! They truly painted a vivid picture of the fight against the Undead King, and we hope he never will show his face again.
These two contests were very hard to judge, but I'm thrilled to see that people enjoyed them! If you liked this and the HBC contest (and others such as the Ugly Breeding Contests, the latest of which will have winners posted soon) then you can always suggest more! I love to do these sorts of tiny events.
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:00pm
Meet the Official Raffi!
Pets
The Okapi Raffi!
You can now pick up your very own copy from the BP Shop.
Stay tuned for future contests and giveaways where the other Raffi finalists will be offered as prizes. :)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Jul 28, 2013 10:35am