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Yasu seems to have been able to resolve the issues with Egg Timers, so they have been enabled once more.
If you notice any problems with them, please contact me right away, thanks!
The regenerating problem with the Tsunami Potion has been fixed!
*wipes away tear of joy*
You might still need to contact me for a refund if you used your potion before the fix, but otherwise, you'll see that bad bottled wave popping up in your Newest Items every three months!
Back to Adventuring we go!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:04pm
Love Life Seasonal Shop!
Site Update
Lorin looooves his job running the Seasonal Shop, so he's going to tell us about the new things he's stocking for Love Your Life Day!
... hmm, that's funny, he was right here a minute ago.
Oh well, I'll take over explaining until he gets back!
The seasonal shop is stocking special goodies for custom, pet and HA lovers alike!
It will be open through July 1st at 11:59 PM, so plan ahead to get all your treats! n_n
Introducing the Phoenix Feather!
This will let you upload a custom of our Phoenix friend with up to 30% edits, but you must use it by July 2nd at 11:59 PM. After that, you can create one via Silver Potion with permission from Chianya (#12264).
Click for the PSD. :)
You can put together an adorable, summery ensemble with the mix and match pieces in the human avatar collection! Lorin is stocking everything from wearables to holdables and even some scenery!
Here's some previews:
For our pet lovers, we have fifteen pets that either embody a fun, inspiring activity or are honoring life in memorial form. Here's a little preview of the pets you'll find in the shop:
The Love Life Potion will turn your active pet into one of these limited-edition pets! Yes, it is possible to get the hybrids and lunari from a quick swig of this bottle. :3
The I Heart U card is a friendly little item that you can send to another user. They will be greeted with a sweet notification telling them how much you mean to them, so stock up on 'em for rainy days when someone is feeling down, or just for when you want to make someone's day a little more special.
We've turned those rainbows you've been chasing into an animated fauna called The Rainbow. What a perfect "pet" for your colorful customs!
All day tomorrow, you will also be able to pick up this goodie bag from the Advent Calendar!
It contains a Love Life Potion, an I Heart U card, a collectable Life Ribbon not sold in the shop, and a little bit of BP. :)
We hope you're enjoying everything! Chianya put a lot into this event for you!
Remember, you can continue to find rainbows through June 30th at 11:59 PM. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:49pm
PSD Call, Secret Surprise, Explore Pets, and Pet S
Pets
Putting a call out for ALL SITE PET .PSDS!
I'm looking at you site artists especially.
While we try to collect as many site pet .PSDs as we can, we have a small fraction of PSDs for the pets currently on site. If you're the original artist and didn't send in the .PSD yet, DO IT NOW please.
Send all site pet .PSDs to [email protected]
Please note this is not the same email as the breeding email. I do my best to forward over as many as I can so the artists have access to them but they need to be in aywas.pets first and foremost.
I just ask that you either name the .PSDs the pet name, or put the pet name in the email (especially if you want to send a zip folder) so we can search for it.
I sense change in the air! I wonder what this could be...
Well whatever it is, it might happen soon!
If you submit Aywas (not Ara) common species designs to the pet submissions forums this next week, something special may happen with them!
For now, here are this week's explore pets!
Next week's bonus explore pets are the Phanto, Reve, and Soli!
If you color one of the above species and have it accepted, you'll receive 10 GP per coloration accepted instead of the normal 3GP!
If you want to design some, go and post them in their respective threads here!
This is the last warning: The Little Pet Shop of Horrors pets will be leaving the shop come July. Please buy them soon if you want them!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Sat Jun 23, 2012 7:18pm
Who says Aywas isn't all rainbows?
Site Update
RAINBOWS. *_*
These are account-locked points that you can find in Adventure! They'll be making the regions a little more colorful through June 30th at 11:59 PM. :)
I'm going to watch the numbers for a day or so and then toss some fun items into the Seasonal Shop. It's currently empty, but it'll track your rainbow point total for you.
Go snatch some rainbows!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:30pm
Story Game & Fixes!
Site Update
Sennara's Story Game results are here!
Winner: Paint (#25432)
Prize: Custom Item package
Congratulations!
Click here to go to this week's contest!
Here's a couple glitch-related updates for you!
The error with Nets has been fixed. :) If you encounter any problems with them, please post on the bug board so we can address it.
The issue with fights not loading that appeared a few days ago has also been remedied, so you should be able to battle to your heart's content!
You can once more access your Wardrobe!
There is one teensy weensy problem, though. In order to fix the error with the Wardrobe, we had to sacrifice the drawers to it. :C All your wearable items are still intact, but you will notice that your drawers are gone, meaning you'll have to remake and re-sort your items. I know that this is a pain, but it was either that, or no working wardrobe for a while.
Strangely enough, the adventure and wardrobe problems were related, and Yasu made some adjustments to the tables so that the problem should not occur in the future. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:21pm
Love Your Life Day!
Site Update
A community-focused user event brought to Aywas by Chianya (#12264) and a Slashbot.
Life might give you lemons, but Aywas gives you Love Lemons. <3
This event marks the end of our user event marathon for a little while, so enjoy this one!
"Sometimes we all need to be given a reason to love life, and once we have that reason, we start to see many other reasons that we hadn't noticed before. This event strives to make you love your life on Aywas a little more, in the hopes that it will drive you to realize other reasons to love your life that you may have overlooked in the past. So during this event, please take some time to remember those who have passed on, as well as those whom were taken away from the world against their will. Then please take some more time to reflect upon the reasons that you have to love your life, large or small." -- Chianya
US and UK Helplines
Hotlines for help with depression, stress, abuse or violence, and many other crises we face.
GLBT National Help Center
Includes national hotline and talkline numbers and an online peer-support chat.
Crisis Chat
Online emotional support.
Aywas can be a resource for help, too. The core of our community is one that's caring, generous and kind, even amid dark life struggles. We have created a family of threads to illustrate our compassion and outreach, and hope that you make use of them, whether it's by lending an ear, sharing an experience, or offering support.
Rough Times Survival Guide
For you to share tips and tidbits that get you through one of those tough days.
The Power of Music
Where you can post the names of songs and bands that you enjoy listening to when you're going through a bad time.
Phoenix Tales
A place for you to tell your stories of overcoming depression, bullying, illness--anything that was an obstacle or struggle for you.
In Memoriam Thread
A space to make memorial posts for loved ones who have passed on.
100 Reasons to Love Life
Where you can post lists and/or stories of your reasons for loving life!
Aywas Angel Hopeline
A permanent thread for those who are seeking or want to offer peer support from within the Aywas community. This is not for ranting or little frustrations, but for truly distressed people who are in need of an Aywas angel.
While participating in these threads, please be sure to be mindful of the ToS so as not to discuss inappropriate topics. Thank you!
We will be having a lot of fun with this event over the next few days and have some awesome goodies planned, but here's a sneak peek at one if you want to get started a little early. ;)
A phoenix, symbolizing blazing rebirth and a thrilling existence.
Have fun!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:01am
Referral Prizes
Site Update
Aywas has surpassed 40k members, wow!
We're going to be dusting off the referral page and adding new rewards soon. :3
What sort of prizes would you like to see? We have some of our own ideas, but we'd like to hear yours!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:46pm
The almighty breeding hierarchy...!
Rules
Hello folks! Since for awhile now there's been confusion as to who to contact for certain breeding-related issues (and the fact that not everyone knows there's other folks you can ask specific questions to) I wanted to post a reminder about the established breeding hierarchy and who you can go to for questions...
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Frey (#90): That's me! Basically I handle overseeing the entire system -- the manager, so to speak. I do a number of things that include, but are not limited to:
- Assigning breeding lists, specifically BC/LBC and any other inclusive coins to those. Meaning I don't explicitly handle RBC or MBC.
- Paying artists, both contract and GP, as well as handling incentives.
- Updating the Mistakes board with responses and sending out assignments to our Mistake Mod(s) for fixes.
- Responding to artist applications and hiring new team members.
- Cancelling/fixing breeding submission errors.
- Answering general questions about the breeding system. PLEASE NOTE this means if there's a designated person to go to, message them first! This also means I take any suggestions/concerns/constructive criticism in my inbox as well. I take PMs and emails at [email protected].
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Mauri (and Kyu) (#1010): Mauri is the lady in this account that is basically my assistant-manager. She oversees the Predicts queue as well as helps with other aspects of breeding. Some of her responsibilities are as follows:
- User Predictions. Any general questions about user predictions can go to her. She also oversees any BC-related predicts.
- Clarification for any rejection notices or prediction rules.
- User requested rejections.
- Concerns or praise regarding the user prediction helpers.
- Training regarding predict-helpers.
_ RBC assignments and invoicing for all RBC artists.
- Kyu specifically helps with breeding mistake uploads as they're sent to her/posted on the Mistakes board.
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Zephy (#215): Consider her one of my main supervisors. Zephy handles the MBC portion of the queue as well as MBC predicts, in specific. She can also answer any predict-questions. To detail more:
- Assigns and invoices MBC breedings and payments.
- MBC predict processing and training, as well as MBC related predict questions.
- Clarification for any rejection notices or prediction rules.
- User requested rejections.
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The rest of our predict helpers are as follows, and you can go to them for questions as well!
Darsh (#43): Wrangles LBC predicts, as well as any questions regarding LBC predicts, rejection notices, or user requested rejections.
JOHNNY (#1705): Another MBC predict acceptor, can answer MBC predict related questions.
Eveglori (#2775): In-training predict acceptor. Can be asked for MBC.
Daffu (#81): In-training predict acceptor. Can be asked for LBC.
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Last but not least...
Kazna (#233): Breeding mistake-fixer!
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Please note, some things you can do to make all of our jobs easier when it comes to breeding questions...
I. First and foremost, do not message any other admin about breeding-related questions! I have to stress this since all it will do is require that admin to forward you to my department, meaning time spent that could easily be saved if you message a proper person.
II. If you think your breeding has a mistake, don't PM, post! The Mistakes Thread is available for that reason, and even if you're unsure, read the rules there and still post if you think it needs to be reviewed.
III. If you want PSDs from your breedings, check for the artist of your breeding in the proper forums! You can look through the Breeding Artist Blogs thread, or even post in Breeding Chat itself searching for the artist.
IV. Message the appropriate person for predict questions! Not everyone works on the same coin so you can see above who works on what. It's easier to get an answer if proper persons are utilized.
V. Bump your messages after one week of no responses (not daily, not after three days -- seven, please!). Specifically, Mauri and I get a lot of messages that can be skipped over due to high volume, but the one week rule is pretty good for a reminder.
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If anything else comes up I'll be sure to address it publicly, but hopefully the above helps with some things. If there are any other questions too, please just remember the above!
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:59pm
Weekly Wednesday Updates!
Site Update
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers:
Q: Which of the following is not a stiletto colour?
A: Blue and white
Q: If you had a Lesser Breeding Coin (LBC) you could breed any of the following pairs except...
A: Neura x neura
Q: What can users not do on the forums?
A: Bump their board every five minutes.
Q: Approximately how many pets are there on Aywas currently?
A: 3 million (wow!)
Q: The belsnickel collection contains all of the following bells except...
A: Green-ribbon red bell
Q: Which of these items didn't stock in the seasonal shop during the Valentine's event '12?
A: Golden Basket Charm
Q: Which breeding add-on is not compatible with a Breeding Coin (BC)?
A: Blood Filtering Kit
Q: Who has a guide in the User-Created Guides subforum?
A: Syleni (#1883)
Q: Which item was not released as one of Frey's birthday items in '11?
A: Egg Timer
Q: What is not a feature of the battledome?
A: Quests
Weekly Raffle!
This week's raffle winner is:
Death of Fantasy (#24092)
Who had 36 crystals out of 14,624 total and won a Glittering Rock!
Congratulations. :)
Wah-wah, no prize upgrade or second winner this time. :C
But! If you guys collect over 20k raffle crystals this week, the winner will receive a Item Cloner v1.0 and there could be a second winner for a smaller prize. Less than 20k and the prize will be a handful of Eye and Claw Cloners.
Get collecting!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:21pm
Blind Date Scribbles!
Contests
And here are the Blind Date winners!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Leno & Neko (Cynder) (#12953) x Griffinsong (#1242)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Lysa Moving In (#2170) and Fenrir Harley (#2385)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Pika (#270) and Steamy (#407)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Nui� (#9965) and Rocket NyctiCorax (#1965)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Stella (#28533) and Dedlea [Suunes] (#29552)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Froggie (#22425) and YourFavorite (#7163)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Morgue (#4353) and AutumnDragon & Fin (#3243)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by To The Stage (#463) and Fluffy Horror (#998)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Silverstream94 (#24506) and Leovant (#35187)
Babbies!
Proud Parents:
x 
Owned by Cupcake (#39133) and LA's DarkFireWolf (#34528)
Babbies!
Though your pets may not remember their scribble-induced one night stand, we hope you enjoy the babies!
Congratulations!
I'll be sending out your new little hoodlums soon. :3
Huge thanks to Nyoko for the artwork, rad event, and all the time and effort she put into it!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:47pm