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Site Update
Hi all, I am posting to provide an update regarding the recode. Staff realise this is very overdue, and we are thankful for your continued patience and support.
Over the past year, we have been quiet about the status of the recode out of respect for real-life circumstances impacting our main coder, Yasu. Despite our attempts to reach out, we haven’t been able to contact Yasu and no longer have access to the recode files. The work was being done on a private sandbox server without shared access, which is a mistake we didn’t anticipate. It has served as a hard lesson for us, and we are sorry that it’s had to affect you all.
When coding responsibilities shifted unexpectedly, I stepped in to maintain the live site. While I can manage the existing website, a full recode is unfortunately above my skills. Currently, hiring a senior developer or firm to do the recode is out of our budget, as a site of Aywas scale and complexity requires significantly more funding than we have after our current expenses. We don’t have any plans to crowdfund at this time, though it has been discussed. Currently, it just doesn’t feel right to ask more of the community who has been along for the ride with us.
On a more positive note, we've recently connected with a developer who has kindly taken on the recode as a side project and has already helped us with some of Aywas’ many hiccups. They are starting from square one, using our previously established roadmap. The beginning of this roadmap includes mostly backend work, such as the Breeding Control Panel (BCP) Registration and Sessions.
While restarting isn’t ideal, staff will continue to maintain the site within the constraints of the current code while the recode progresses.
We would also like to thank Yasu for his work over the years and wish him all the best.
Note: This was orginally posted in Behind The Curtain 2.0
Posted by Kandria
(#111) on Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:24am
Winterheart Gala, T4T, & Mayday
Events
A number of pets can now be found in various Adventure locations! Please refer to the Aywapedia for which pet can be found where. Make sure to hunt them down before 11:59 PM AST on March 31st!
The No Face ID Required is a collectable item that requires no ID to purchase! This item will remain in stock until 11:59 PM AST on April 4th, so be sure to grab it before then!
It's almost that time of year again - the Mayday Sale! This year, the sale will run from May 14th through May 19th. While we'll have more information for you in regards to the actual sale when it's not so far away, here's some crucial information for those who would like to participate by creating sets:
You may create a set from any of the Exotic Genera (Teo, Faux, Snoodle, or Oët). A set is 5 custom pets with identical edits, all colored uniquely. If your set is accepted, you are also permitted 1 semi-unique that you can turn in at that time or at a later date. All applications must be PM'd to Mayday Marie (#11) with the following subject line: Mayday 2026 - [email protected] - please replace the e-mail with your PayPal address. You must PM Mayday Marie (#11) with a sketch for for approval! Your sketches must be either 200px or 400px, and they should not be a screenshot of your canvas. If you send Marie a finished product without doing this first, we do not have to accept it. If you make more sets than the ones we approve you to do, we do not have to accept them. You must also send Mayday Marie (#11) examples of your shading and coloring, or if you have done any previous sets. Users may only submit 3 sketches at a time. If more are submitted you will be asked to choose 3 of them to be assessed. Additional sketches will not be assessed until accepted sketches are submitted as complete sets. There will be no exceptions. Collaborations may face similar restrictions. All sets should be between 50% - 75%. If your set is spectacular, we will accept less edits. We are allowing very few silvers! We will not be accepting a dozen Teos that only have the tails left. All PSDs must be breedable! This means separated edits, shading, highlights, coloring, etc. We will not accept pets that are unbreedable, and we will be checking PSDs. All sets must be finished and the PSDs uploaded by May 9th!
The payment options are as follows:
$50 paid after Mayday is over; you must sell at least one coloration of your set on Day 1 or Day 2 to be able to claim this option! 100 GP + 5 SP paid once the set is finished. No base pay, however you are granted a 75% unique of any of the exotic genera creatable this Mayday. (You are welcome to sell this slot as well, however you must do part of the artwork for it.) 1 Mayday Egg for the $50 Day. If you do two sets, then you can trade both payments in for 1 Mayday Egg for the first day!The sell out bonus will work the same as it has been: should your set sell out on day 1 (May 15th) you get a bonus of $75, day 2 (May 16th) is $50 and day 3 (May 17th) is $25.
You can review this information and more at any time in the Exotic Sale Guide Knowledge Base article. If you are looking to collaborate with another artist for the sale, please make sure to review all of the information under "Artist Collaboration" in the article before applying.
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Thu Mar 5, 2026 8:30pm
Welcome to March
Site Update
Starting off, we have our GP Shop and BP Shop pets, which will be obtainable through the Essence of Maril 2026! This potion will be available this month and the next!
If you designed one of these pets and haven't done so already, please contact Lacia (#25044) for your payment!
Greeting those born in March is the Bloodstone Unicorn Lunaris!
Don't forget to check out the birthday link to claim your gift from Aywas on your big day! Need to change your birthday? Click here!
If you missed your Lunaris or have further questions regarding them, please contact Hiiro (#755).
This month's Premium Item is the Snake Pen! This item can be used to add up to 10% edits to a Snoodle custom. It can only be used once on a custom and only works with Gen1 Snoodle!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
May - June Monthly Shop Pets: Enter
April Monthly Customs - Romantasy: Enter
Good luck with your entries!
For the month of March, you may use your Jeweled items to create any previous March base! You can view the available bases in the Knowledge Base articles for the Jeweled Crystal, the Jeweled Hybrid Crystal, and the Jeweled Rare Crystal.
If you want to be a Jeweled Custom Artist, please visit the hiring thread!
The Mephis is currently the active Raw genus, which means that you can purchase the Rainbow Rocker Mephis in the BP Shop! It will remain the active genus until May, so be sure to make a note of this in case you wish to make any!
Bell Peppers and Chicken Tacos are now permanently stocking in the Energy Emporium and Culinary Cache!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Sun Mar 1, 2026 7:13pm
THE POOL IS DRAINING (PPP) and some other stuff
Events
All good things must come to an end.
This serves as your one and only reminder that PPP 2025 ends TONIGHT!
You will have until FEBRUARY 28TH, 2026, 11.59PM AST (the little clock at the top right corner of the Aywas page!) to submit your predictions to qualify for PPP perks! Late submissions will be rejected.
But don't fret! If your predictions get knocked back for any reason (other than late submissions), you will have a 48-hour window to upload fixes. Please don't try and take advantage of this, I will be very disappointed.
For the sake of transparency, it will take me a few weeks to get around to processing the raffle entries. I resume studying next week (yuck) and a few Very Big commitments through March and April. I will do my best to be timely, but I appreciate your patience!
Also, I've recently seen an increase in users overstepping acceptable boundaries when leaving breeding notes regarding colour addons.
'Light requests' are perfectly fine, such as "no orange please" or "I prefer bright colours". However, breedings completed by the site are not commissions, and they should not be treated as such.
Please keep in mind:
-A user can dictacte exact colours when using a Painted Vial, or a Painted Bottle in the case of edited coins, or when using a Painted Coin (PMBC/PLBC)
- If using the Artist's Palette, artists are fully permitted to ignore user requests, as it is artist's choice
- For other colour-changing addons, like the Neutral Nuggets or Cool Blue Pet Carrier, artists may ignore specific requests as long as the result fulfills the addon's stated specifications
This is a good time to check your breeding notes; if I find any that overstep these guidelines you will be contacted to fix them or your breeding will be refunded. Thank-you for understanding!
Alright cya later gamers 😎
Posted by Brad
(#2575) on Sat Feb 28, 2026 2:56am
Winterheart Gala 2026
Events
It's that time of the year when both love and snow are in the air! That's right - it's time for the Winterheart Gala!
For those new to this event, you will be able to gain points by sending Love Letters to other users! You can find Love Letters while in Adventure, or you can purchase them from the The Corner Store. Once you have a Love Letter in your inventory, you can send it to someone through your inventory, the Love Letters page, or online list! The Love Letters page is also where you can enable and disable receiving Love Letters, so be sure to check that it's enabled before sending a few off! Please note that Love Letters cannot be sent to players who have not logged in within the past 24 hours.
You will receive one (1) point when sending a Love Letter to someone, and you will gain one (1) point when receiving a Love Letter - this means that swapping Love Letters with another user will net you both two (2) points! You will only gain a point the first time you send or receive a Love Letter to or from a particular user however. Points will be used as currency for the Seasonal Shop that will open later on in the month.
If you purchase a Handmade Love Letter from the BP Shop, you can send a more personalized letter through the Card Designer, though you will not receive points through these letters.
Remember, as with all events where we allow you to input your own message, you must follow the Terms of Service - this includes not using any language or images that would require an M (Mature) tag. If you receive a Love Letter that you feel breaks the rules, please report it to a member of staff.
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Sat Feb 21, 2026 11:41am
Welcome to February
Site Update
Starting off, we have our GP Shop and BP Shop pets, which will be obtainable through the Essence of Jebruary 2026! This is the final month that this potion will be available!
If you designed one of these pets and haven't done so already, please contact Lacia (#25044) for your payment!
Greeting those born in February is the Amethyst Unicorn Lunaris!
Don't forget to check out the birthday link to claim your gift from Aywas on your big day! Need to change your birthday? Click here!
If you missed your Lunaris or have further questions regarding them, please contact Hiiro (#755).
This month's Premium Item is the Grocery Bag! You can open your Grocery Bag every day to see what kind of foods are inside!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
March - April Monthly Shop Pets: Enter
March Monthly Customs - Floral: Enter
Good luck with your entries!
For the month of February, you may use your Jeweled items to create any previous February base! You can view the available bases in the Knowledge Base articles for the Jeweled Crystal, the Jeweled Hybrid Crystal, and the Jeweled Rare Crystal.
If you want to be a Jeweled Custom Artist, please visit the hiring thread!
The Condyl is currently the active Raw genus, which means that you can purchase the Skyhigh Condyl in the BP Shop! It will remain the active genus until March, so be sure to make a note of this in case you wish to make any!
Congratulations to dragonsrus (#66521) for winning a Bronze Custom Crystal through the January Pet Coloration forum raffle!
If you would like to enter the monthly raffles, you can submit your designs here! Each accepted design is counted as one entry. Remember, you can earn SP and a Restyle Brush!
As a reminder, the Winterheart Gala submission threads are open in the Events forum! If you would like to submit any pets, clothing items, or regular items, you will have until 11:59 PM AST on February 9th to do so!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Sun Feb 1, 2026 8:25pm
Monthy Customs Game
Contests
'· .¸¸.·´'· .¸¸.·´ [[ The w i n n e r s' edition! ]] '· .¸¸.·´'· .¸¸.·´
Aychemex (#50729) ................................. Lady Omnia (#58426)
Congratulations to all of our winners!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Mon Jan 26, 2026 1:20pm
the ooze wants YOOZE
Site Update
Incoming announcement from... THE OOZE
Hello, fellow crustaceans! This is Alana with a message straight from the radioactive sludge pit:
The Radioactive queue is... empty? Whoa! It's empty! Please give it up for our lovely site artists, both past and present, for all their hard work.
On that note, though, the Radioactive team needs you! Yes, you!
If you've ever contemplated joining a breeding team, now is the time. While the RBC team is mighty, it is small, and we could use more artists! We won't be able to release large quantities of Radioactive Breeding Coins until we have a bigger team 😭
If you enjoy:
- making things that are silly, weird, and one-of-a-kind
- colouring our lovely site genera
- slime
-- then this may be the team for you! Please check out the application, or PM Alana #70812 for more info!
Posted by Brad
(#2575) on Thu Jan 22, 2026 1:58am
Exotic Pet Palace & Monthly Customs
Contests
"It's the beginning of a new year, and my Exotic Pet Palace has received a new stock of pets! They're all very excited to find their perfect home!"
The pet stock may be rotated in July, which means the pets currently in stock will be permanently retired and a new stock will replace them. So get them while you can!
If you want to have the chance of getting a design of yours into the pet shop, go ahead and submit them to the Pet Coloration Submissions forum. Some of the submitted designs will be put into Adventure, and some designs will be kept to go into the pet shop!
If your design is now in the pet shop please contact Lacia (#25044) for your free copy. That's right, if your design is accepted and put in the shop you get a free copy. That could save you a good amount of BP!
Congratulations to Juke (#7625) for winning a Gold Custom Crystal through the December Pet Coloration forum raffle!
If you would like to enter the monthly raffles, you can submit your designs here! Each accepted design is counted as one entry. Remember, you can earn SP and a Restyle Brush!
It's time to give away two free customs designed during October under the theme of Fruit!
To play, you simply choose your favorite from the poll below! This will enter you into a raffle for that particular design. You only get one vote, so choose wisely! If you created one of the pets below, please contact Lacia (#25044) with which prizes you are claiming.
You have until 11:59 PM AST on January 24th to get your votes in! Good luck!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:56pm
Aymas Tree Contest Winners
Events
As a reminder, the Winterheart Gala submission threads are open in the Events forum! If you would like to submit any pets, clothing items, or regular items, you will have until 11:59 PM AST on February 9th to do so!
It's that time again, to announce the winners of the Tree Contest! This year, the winners are as follows:
First Place:
csgardener (#12852)
You will receive a Platinum Breeding Coin!
Second Place:
Ladyaseret & Michi (#716)
You will get your choice of a Scaled Seedling or Vion Planter!
Please PM Kandria (#111) back to specify which you'd like for your prize!
Third Place:
LaTiDa (#565)
You will receive a Bottled Starlight!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Thu Jan 15, 2026 2:44pm