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And the results are in!
First up is the Holiday Wishlist Contest results.
You guys made judging this so incredibly difficult because all of the entries were an absolute blast to read. Some made me laugh, others were truly touching, and a few even made me cringe at my screen. Even though the requirements were pretty bare bones, a lot of people went over the top and added pictures, made graphic lists or wrote in a dialect, so I really appreciated those little twists. Thank you very much to everyone who entered! I hope you guys enjoyed this one. :3
Without further ado, here are our winners!
Grand Prize Winner - TheApostleJudas (#10345)
Wishlist
I really got a character feel from this itinerary and am anxious to see this Xaoc come to life! The wishes seemed raw, varied and personal, creating a very telling list--exactly what I was looking for.
Highlights:
2. A high silk hat, because I'm just debonair like that.
12. A visit from my good friend Mary Jane. Mehehehe.
17. For the word 'smarticles' to be added to the dictionary.
Second Place - Maple F. (#5783)
Wishlist
I loved how succinctly this piece was put together. Though it reads like poetry, the writing does not detract from the core of the list, but actually enhances it; there's a lot of insight packed into each word.
Highlights:
10) To hear a kind word, instead of: "flee-bitten cur".
13) A friend by my side, to hold back the madness.
14) And another friend, too, to fight off the sadness.
Third Place - CaptainLunchbox (#2021)
Wishlist
This list immediately seemed otherworldly to me for some reason and kept me intrigued to the end!
Highlights:
1. Blueprints of a revolutionary aircraft.
8. Slugs of all colors. Especially bright blue ones. Those are really lovely.
9. A Dachshund named Sloushy.
Fourth Place - Rocket Jayy (#4224)
Wishlist
Another one dripping with character, but even more so with emotion. For some reason, this was one of the most memorable lists!
Highlights:
3. A dollie with dark hair. I've heard these were beautiful.
5. Vine wallpaper. Literally, vines streaming up my walls with all the prickly thorns exposed!
14. A membership to the nearby theatre. I've always wished to attend the plays there.
Fifth Place - Araxa (#1117)
Wishlist
I could easily picture this Xaoc's entire world and was completely drawn in!
Highlights:
4. A magical bird that can speak for me because I am so veryvery shy.
5. A set of stag antlers that I can wear on my head (only if the stag if finished with them, though).
12. Some pots of lotions and ointments for when my woodland friends get injured.
Congratulations! If you haven't had a chance to read through all the entries, I encourage you to do so when you've got a couple spare moments because they really are phenomenal!
Normally we only have one Xaoc contest every three months, but for the holidays we added a Bonus Art Contest with a holiday spirit theme. I had so much fun looking over these and was really happy to see so many clever takes on the prompt!
Here are the winners for the art contest:
Grand Prize Winner - Nao [ouo] (#285)
Peasant Boy Xaoc dressed for the holiday season.
My take on Holiday spirit where everyone comes around to celebrate Christmas regardless of social status.
Nao had several adorable entries but there was something poignant about this guy. Not only is he done beautifully, but the concept behind him is the kind of holiday spirit that I think we could all do with more of.
Second Place - God (#4)
Ghost of Christmas Xaoc
A literal snowy spirit! The smooth edits and subtle coloring really made this one stand out.
Third Place - Reese n Dani (#964)
Mecha Christmas Angel
I really enjoyed the idea behind this one and love the glowing accents!
Fourth Place - FruityToaster (#10986)
Reindeer Xaoc
One of the most notable animal spirits of the holiday season. I absolutely love the snout and texturing!
Fifth Place - Ellie-TEAM AWESOME (#804)
Holiday Spirit Xaoc
This Xaoc is definitely sporting some holiday spirit with its candycane garb! Bravo on the coloring and getting things to shine just right.
Congratulations and thanks to everyone for entering!
Prizes
Grand Prize Winners receive Xaoc Customs.
2nd - 5th places for both contests get to pick from the following prize pot (2nd place claims first, 3rd claims next, etc.):
10 SP
25 GP
Custom Item Package OR Blue Custom Crystal
Genus Changing Amulet OR Metal Breeding Coin
I will be contacting all of the winners shortly about their prizes! The Xaoc that's created for our wishlist contest winner will be introducing the next contest, which is coming up in March, so keep your eyes out for that!
I hope everyone is ready for scav! 8D
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:33pm
Tentative item added
Items
We have tentatively added this item:
Genus Changing Amulet
1,500,000 BP in the BP Shop
What does this item do? It's been requested a couple of times over the life of Aywas. This allows you to switch a pet's genus to another one (eg, change a Reve into a Melo) and submit the new custom art. Basically, it allows you to do such things as buy old customs and redraw their design and edits onto a new genus.
Note that this amulet only allows common genus changes (eg: Reve to Melo) and only in the same region (EG: Ryba to Finx [Ara], Rogr to Melo [Ay]).
Please note that the design, edits, and colors must be the same, even if you are redrawing them on another genus base. Check with Skitty in the "What color crystal is this?" thread if you're unsure and show both the original and the new.
This item may be removed from the shops if we have trouble with people submitting pets trying to get around the rules above. Please also try to check with the artist of your custom if you can to make sure your genus change is okay with them; don't step on any toes.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:12am
Some new items
Items
We have a couple new items to introduce:
The Trash for Treasure shop is stocking some cute, friendly items to send to friends:
Thank You Cookie | Happy Birthday Balloon
Friendship Bracelets | Get Well Soon Bear
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We batted around the idea of custom items for a bit and decided to give it a try. A custom item allows you to request our site artist to draw you an item image of your description, then the item is placed on the site as a collectible, a fauna, or a food item.
You get ten copies of your item after it's added to the site, and only you get those items (with the exception of things like Santas Bags which allow any item to be gotten) because it becomes Admin Distributed (though you could request it to be common or something if you wanted).
We're tentatively pricing it at 20 GP to see what kind of response there is. :)
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Remember that ScavHunt starts in less than 24 hours!!
Are you ready?
ARE YOU?
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:44am
A New Raffle has Started!
Items
A new raffle has begun
Metal Breeding Pendant
Ticket Price: 1 GP
Max Tickets: Unlimited
Click here to join the raffle!
Note: We haven't had a GP raffle yet, so this should be an interesting experiment!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:32pm
Shu
Pets
Pretty good for a final? Griffinsong edited it. :)
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:35am
Line-arts! Everywhere!
Pets
8D
Wot ho, chaps!
Just a small note to remind you that requests for the old Soli line-art close on January 14th, 11:59:59 AST.
Perhaps there are one or two colourations you just can't decide whether or not to switch? Fear not! Have a gander at the Old Line-art Colouration Guide now stickied in the Help forum, and throw those pets my way.
Don't forget to read Slash's News post below!
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:17pm
Rules Update
Rules
We have added a new section under the "Sales and Breeding Rules" section of the TOS...
"- fulfill all agreements (such as art) with another user within one month unless agreed to by the other user"
What does this mean? This protects the customer from never-completed art commissions or empty promises, ensuring that your money won't be tied up forever with slow art, auctions that go on forever, etc.
If a commission (or anything, rather) isn't completed within one month, the paying user has the right to request a refund. This is, of course, only if the paying user wants one - they might be willing to wait. If so, it is best to record those agreements via PM (EG: both users agree to a three month deadline, for example).
This also puts the max amount of time a "no end date" auction can go on to 1 month. A seller can set a longer auction if they want, but that longer end date must be on the thread at its start so all bids are made with that knowledge.
This rule becomes enforced if another user refuses the refund despite the month point having elapsed, or refuses to complete an auction that had no specified end date. In that case, contact a moderator to handle the situation.
Always remember that the most important and binding thing is to have both parties agree to particular terms of sale.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:06pm
New monthly contest
Contests
Custom Contest
A new monthly contest has been created. In this contest, you design a custom based on a theme. If your design wins, you win a prize, and your winning custom will be randomly given to another active user ♥
The prize is your choice of BCC or BCO as well as 1 SP.
This month's contest is themed STEAMPUNK!
Join the contest!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:50am
Shu
Pets
There have been some concerns about the Shu hybrid being in the same pose as one of its parent genuses, the Oske.
Would you prefer this redesign of the Shu, or the original?
vs. 
Original | New
FIGHT!
edit:
and with the wing fixed
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:17pm
Raffle #2 has ended
Items
Congratulations
Breeding Coin Package
Kaiten (#1225) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Breeding Coin Package!
Kaiten (#1225) brought 1,522 tickets, spending 1,522,000 BP!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:19am