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Radioactive Breeding coins? That's right! We've been trying to figure out how to balance the RBC queue for quite some time now. And so we're going to trial an idea we had.
For the next month, RBCs will be available in the BP shop. After that month, they'll return to the premium shop. If this works as we're hoping it will, we may cycle the RBC between those shops.
Sound good? I hope so! RBCs will be in the BP shop from now until January!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Mon Dec 3, 2012 9:55pm
Make a Wish
Contests
It's time for our WISH THREADS!
The holiday spirit here at Aywas is to give to others and make them smile. If you know someone who would like something special this Christmas, head on over to the Make a Wish thread and post what you think that person would appreciate. Include a Username and ID, unless it's someone in real life. Anything Aywas or RL related is acceptable.
If you're a newbie, meaning you joined in the last month, you should make a wish for something you'd like on Aywas in the Newbie Wish Thread! Or, if you joined earlier, you can make a wish in the Oldbie Wish Thread!
Some wishes will be granted on Christmas morning by staff (or earlier, if they're RL ones).
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Dec 3, 2012 1:16pm
Let the gifting commence!
Site Update
Have you always wanted to make someone's dream come true? Do you relish in the delight of others? Is your generosity and kindness unparalleled? Do you aspire to be a large bearded man with an affinity for crimson?
Then hold onto your sleigh bells, because it's time for the greatest gift exchange in Aywas' history!
The Holiday Tree is back and ready to guard presents from here to as far as the eye can see until December 25th!
If this splendidly decorated tree is new to you, here's the basics. On the main tree page, at a quick glance you can see how many gifts have been sent in total, as well as how many you have waiting for you. Your button options are:
Give Present - I expect you'll be hitting this one a lot, so be gentle! Clicking this button will take you to a screen where you can choose to gift either an item or a pet. From there, you can choose a specific player or a random one, decide if you want to be anonymous or not, select your gift, and enter a message. There's also a confirmation screen built in. :3
Most Needy Stockings - This is a list of users that have the least amount of goodies waiting for them. Help bump them up off that list!
View Your Gifts - Clicking this will take you to a page that displays the wrapped gifts waiting for you to open. You will only be able to open them anytime on or after December 25th!
If you are participating in the official community Secret Santa, here's how things work!
Note: The deadline for creating a wishlist has passed.
When you first go to the Secret Santa page, you will see a message that says:
If you are interested in participating in this year's Secret Santa, you can click the button below to have a recipient assigned to you.
Click "Grant a Wish" to be randomly assigned another user to gift. This helps ensure active players will be participating. :3
Once you click the button, you will be taken to a page that says:
You've been assigned Username (#)! Try to grant as many reasonable wishes on their list as you can to make it an excellent holiday season for them.
Their wishlist will also be displayed on this page for quick reference.
Assignments are completely random, so the person that you're shopping for won't necessarily be your partner ('cause then it wouldn't be much of a secret, now would it? *wink*).
How to Send Your Assigned Giftee Presents!
Simply go to the Holiday Tree and go through the gifting process like you normally would. The only difference here is that on the confirmation screen, there will be a box that pops up for you to check off that says Send as Secret Santa? Check off that button and hit send. :3 This option should only appear when you're gifting your assigned giftee, and it doesn't matter if you chose anonymous or not on the screen before. When you check off the secret santa box and your giftee receives a present, it will say "From your Secret Santa."
Secret Santa Tips
- Don't give away the identity of your partner! Keep it a secret until the 25th when the names are revealed.
- Remember, you can make changes to your wishlist at any point during the event.
- With that in mind, please make sure you include a variety of wishes that also vary in price.
If your only wish is a Slashbot, not only will you probably not get it, but your Secret Santa is going to feel like poop because they--along with other users who might want to gift bomb you--won't have any clue what to get you.
- Get creative! Aywas has some pretty rad items and pets to wish for, but don't forget that you can also wish for art or silly messages. You can also gift fun "coupons" that the person could redeem for something like profile coding or a day where you'll level their pet, or even offer them a special breeding with a custom of yours.
- If you choose to "Grant a Wish," you are committing to participating in the event. Even if the person you're assigned has a crazy wishlist that you can't afford, just do your best to send them some holiday cheer. It's the thought that counts!
- Pace yourself! Santa might get all his gifting done in one night, but he also has an army of elves working 'round the clock all year.
- Have fun! :3 That's what it's all about, folks.
Didn't sign up for our SS event? Don't worry. :3 The AyMas tree is open to everyone and there are user-run secret santa events going on all month!
Both links to the tree and SS are now under Community as well.
Let the gifting war begin!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Dec 2, 2012 8:38pm
Raffle #47 has ended
Items
Congratulations
Magic Custom Trove
Jenna (#15890) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Magic Custom Trove!
Jenna (#15890) brought 10 tickets, spending 10,000 BP!
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Dec 2, 2012 2:05pm
Literature Contribution
Contests
Like to write short stories? Want to earn a special SCC pet for doing so, as well as have your short story as a book item on the site? Head on over to the Undead Wedding Literature Contribution thread to find out how!
And read the beautiful news post below this ;u;
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sun Dec 2, 2012 3:38am
Welcome to December!
Site Update
It's that time of year again!
The GP Shop is decking its halls with holiday pets!
And creatures of all kinds are trying to bundle up in the BP Shop this month!
If you colored one of these stunning 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 freeze your crayons in an ice box.
Looking for the perfect gift for a pet lover or gambler at heart? You might want to try the Essence of December 2012. Like all our monthly potions, this beautiful turquoise-inspired bottle will change your active pet into a random monthly coloration!
Those with December birthdays will be pleased to know that your Lunaris--the Rat--is right on schedule, even with holiday-induced flying delays.
The premium monthly item is 3 Boxes. Like all good presents, I'm not going to tell you what this does quite yet, because that would take away the element of surprise! (read: Yasu needs to activate this. I'll explain what it does as soon as he can work on it.)
We also have our usual assortment of monthly contests!
January Monthly Pets - BP Shop
January Monthly Pets - GP Shop
January Monthly Customs - Trees
HA Clothing Base
But there are, of course, a lot of special things coming up this month too. :3
Ho ho ho, I have returned for another month of merriment!
Make sure you visit the Advent Calendar each day this month for a cool item and a little BP bonus!
You can also look forward to a seasonal Adventure location, the return of Candycanes and the Aymas tree, plus Secret Santa, snowball fights, holiday items and more! We'll be giving you all the information you could ever ask for as these features become available throughout the month.
To help you get a head start on the holiday fun this month, these Merry AyMas Cards are stocking in the BP Shop. Stock up on them and toss 'em at friends and strangers alike to make their day a little brighter.
Coding Corner
As you're probably aware of by now, Yasu is in the middle of moving. Once he's in a position to do some work, here's what we've got planned!
In addition to activating holiday features and items alongside our usual bug work and old item coding, we will be adding a lot of items to the site that I think everyone will enjoy. Not only are we going to expand our random potion inventory and replace more vouchers with tangible items, but we're also going to add several items taken directly from the Suggestions forum and a few surprises of our own.
Let's get ready to have a very merry AyMas!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Dec 1, 2012 10:56pm
Monthly clothing of Dec
Items
It's that time again! What clothing shall win for December?
Please pick TWO choices, like this:
DESIGN #1
DESIGN #2
Example:
I like 1 and 2! - BAD
I like design#1 - BAD
I like pet #2 - BAD
I like design #1 and design #2! - GOOD
1 .... 2 .... 3
4 ... 5.... 6
7 ... 8.... 9
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Dec 1, 2012 5:47pm
Character workshop~!
Site Update
I really have no idea why I picked this image, it's just for aesthetics
When Aywas opened up more than three years ago, I hadn't actually expected anyone to want to play it (considering the previous site I'd opened up hadn't had more than five or six people on at a time), so much of the site was pretty rushed! I knew pet sites needed characters in them, so I'd tossed in some roleplay characters with a very close friend of mine that I knew well so I could have fun playing them :)
I gave staff the green light to start adding new characters of their design to the site about a year back, but how about we open this up to everyone who'd like to contribute?
Under the suggestions forum is a new subgroup, the Character Workshop!! All you have to do to contribute a character to the site is snag a profile off the current list and fill it out, then add some reference pictures. A new character artist will be selected in about a month and all the new characters will make their debut!
Try to make your character as related to Aywas as you can, that's what makes the world more grounded! And don't forget, your contributed character can be human, anthro, or pet... it's all up to you!
Have fun!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Dec 1, 2012 1:28pm
Advent Calendar
Site Update
Do you think you've made it onto the nice list or the naughty list this year?
Remember to visit the Advent Calendar each day in December as we count down this explosive holiday month!
Don't forget that Yasu is on the move, so we won't be able to set up all of our holiday features right away.
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:23pm
Elphin Winner
Pets
The Tidepool Elphin!
Here's the vote breakdown, if you're curious:
1................................................2................................................3
47 votes................................................164 votes................................................195 votes
4................................................5................................................6
121 votes................................................64 votes................................................220 votes
Please contact Visark (#185) for your prizes!
You can now pick up the Tidepool Elphin from the BP Shop until the next raw pet comes along!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:37pm