Jurassic Day SCC!

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"I think I've received enough samples to identify the source of these fossils.
You are looking at a partial Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.

This species is not indigenous to the Arctic, so I'm not quite sure why so many pieces are now turning up here. I enjoy indulging my curiosity; if you come across any more bones belonging to this species, bring them to me. In exchange, I'll give you some Unknown Bones. You might find them useful."

This dusty pile of bones seems to have a bit of magic caked onto them.
While this magic lasts, you can create your very own T-Rex SCC!

Click for the (400 x 400) PSD!
30% edits allowed. :)

You will have until May 7th at 11:59 PM to get your custom(s) uploaded.
After that, the bones will turn into a collectable item.

- Eri

Posted by Eri & -- (#17) on Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:49pm

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Jurassic Day Begins!

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Brought to you by Ryou (#81) and a Slashbot!

It seems as though there's an expedition going on in the Arctic for something big...

"We get a lot of fossils turning up in this area, but I've never seen anything like these before until now. If you manage to find one of each before time's up, you should probably take them to the curator at the museum. She should be able to give us more information after she receives several samples."

"It says here that the expedition will be lasting through May 5th at 11:59 PM, so you best find what you're looking for before then! Before you head on out there, you might want to stop by the Explore Shop to pick up some wearable paleontologist gear. You don't know what you're going to find out there!"

"Be careful when disturbing the ground; there's no telling what you might find!
In the meantime, I'll try and get together some things that might be of use to you soon."

(There will be another way to obtain the bones, so don't get discouraged if you don't come across them right away. Ryou has a lot of cool things in store for us, so let's enjoy them!)

Please make sure you check out the post below this from Slash if you haven't already!

- Eri

Posted by Eri & -- (#17) on Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:06pm

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Bah

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In case you are wondering why the site seems to die every week for eight or ten hours, we're in a very... interesting, to say the least, predicament. Our server is actually devastatingly out of space, so it has moments weekly where it crashes and won't come back online.

I have a new server ordered with 2 TB of space (and actually double the RAM, which I'm interested to see how it handles the site's load) but we're trying to figure out how to migrate the data. You see, when you have a site this large, data migration can take 2-3 days due to the sheer amount of it. Yet, even if you let it migrate data in the background of the old server site running, new data is constantly being added (by the actions all of you take onsite, making pets, exploring, new accounts being registered, forum posts etc.), which means that new data doesn't get copied over to the new server as it's created on the old server.

So we have a fun situation where we're trying to figure out how to minimize the data loss in moving. It's obvious that we can't shut the site down for three or four days to migrate the data; that would just suck for all of us.

I have an idea but we'll just have to see how it pans out. It seems like what takes up the most space are custom images. The goal is to get moved to the new server by next week though.

Well, anyway, that's your little update. This situation is annoying for Yasu and I, believe me...

Posted by JAK (#15) on Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:45am

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Easter Finale!

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Our Easter festivities may be coming to a close soon, but Spring is still in the air!
Do you want to hear about the goodies we have for our Easter finale? Then crack open a chocolate egg and take a seat on the grass!

The Seasonal Shop has been replenished with everything from food to clothes to pets and is after your delicious Blue Paws!
Let's take a closer look at what Lorin is stocking for us. :)

First up are some edible treats that you won't find anywhere else in Ay!

Omnomnom.

Since we have pretty Dyed Deviled Eggs, we needed some regular ones, too!
These are not limited-edition, however. You'll see them turning up soon in the food shop and cooking if you haven't already. :) Enjoy!

We also have a whopping sixteen-piece Spring Cafe HA set!

Turn your HA into a waiter or waitress with this versatile mix and match set.
(There's only a few pieces pictured, but that should give you a good idea of what they look like.)

Remember I told you to keep your eyes open for the Golden Basket Charm It's here!

This item works exactly like a Fertility Potion, only it has three charges.
You can check the item description for compatibility details. :3

A seasonal shop wouldn't be complete without one of these babies--a potion!

Turns your active pet into one of 9 colorations exclusive to the potion (aka, not in the shop), but obtainable from TREs, zaps, etc.

Here are the 9 pets that can be found in the pretty Painted Egg Potion:

The Seasonal Shop is also choc-full (aha) of pets to add to your collection.

Fun Fact: Did you know with this latest batch of pets, Aywas passed the 3000-mark for site pets?
What an awesome achievement! Give yourselves a pat on the back, especially if you're a collector or contributor!

Here's a small preview of the pets you'll find in the shop:

If you need some help grabbing all the pets, you might be interested in the Tulip Potion.

This potion will randomly change your active pet into one from the Seasonal Shop and is stocking in the Trash Shop!

Last but not least, I'd like to introduce you to the Alt Vyne, making its debut for Spring!

Now, time for some finale details!
The Seasonal Shop will be open through May 6th at 11:59 PM.

The Easter Field will not be accepting any more egg deposits after 11:59 PM on April 30th, but you will still be able to collect eggs after that until they're all gone!

The Easter Painter will not be accepting more recipe projects after 11:59 PM on April 30th, but we will give you until May 6th at 11:59 to pick them up.

I will be hiding more eggs tomorrow. We had a lull yesterday and today, but we'll be tossing quite a few in on the 30th!

Be sure to pick up this cute Fauna from the Advent Calendar tomorrow, too. :3

Enjoy!

- Eri

Posted by Eri & -- (#17) on Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:20pm

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Explore Pets

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It's that time again!
Hip hip horray!

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!

- Mauri