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"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley"
I know my last news post said there would be a slew of news from me over the weekend, however as you can gather things resumed their attempts to keep me from doing what I've promised!
The first fantastic news, though, is that the queues are officially all processed and empty, and ready to be filled again! I haven't tagged in Yasu to get us up and running again yet, but I plan to do that once this post has been made, so the queues will be open again very soon.
Which brings me to the mixed bag you're about to dive into...
Common Genus Holiday Makers
These items are a nice and cheap option to make some lovely pets, but with the fluctuation of rules loosening and tightening, no one really knows where they stand - including staff!
Due to this the decision to retire the Orange and Holiday Custom Crystals and Orbs has been made.
(The Coal and Silver Holiday items will be remaining active.)
But don't despair!
You will be able to trade them in for Blue Custom items - 1 will get you an unbreedable item, 5 will get you the breedable item. Exchanges will be set up in the Annoying Item Bazaar.
You also have until September 19th to upload any pets you want to attempt to put through the four common holiday queues, before the items are retired from custom making.
Cracked Nova Crystal Orb
People have asked about unbreedable Uncommon items for a while now, and we thought that instead of releasing four new items we would consolidate them into one super custom maker.
The Cracked Nova Crystal Orb can make an unbreedable custom of any Uncommon genus (excluding the Sevryn) that has 0-75% edits. It is now stocking in the SP Shop for 3 SP.
Genus Changing Amulet
Another user request has been that we create an Uncommon-to-Uncommon genus change item - but we thought that no one needs the hassle of another item when we have one that's perfectly fine as it is!
From today the Amulet will support both Common-to-Common AND Uncommon-to-Uncommon genus changes, within their own region (for example, you still won't be able to change a Drylis into a Melo, and you won't be able to change an Oakl into an Unus).
Vion Planter
Just when you think I'm done... Well, after this I am because I need a nap.
Do you have a gorgeous Vion that you just can't force to under 50%? Have you shaken your fist at the skies and cursed my name for it? Well, curse no longer!
The Vion Planter is a 75% Vion custom maker. It's not going to be an incredibly common item, much like the Bottled Celestial Stream, but we're giving you a head start on grabbing them with a 1 day release into the GP shop at an undisclosed time over the next two weeks.
Keep your eyes peeled for your 24 hour warning for this sale!
A quick word from our sponsors before I go...
It seems that the poor Cauldron Custom thread is as dusty, empty, and disappointing as a certain item I'm not mentioning...
We have some cute designs in there, but nowhere near enough for our needs!
Please know that if we don't get enough designs posted, we won't be able to host a cauldron this year. Also, if you're not a fan of posting on multiple threads and don't mind where your designs end up, then you can throw all your designs in the link above because that thread will also be used to choose Adventure and Shop pets from too!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:54pm
A Fancy News Title
Site Update
I've never claimed to be able to come up with good news post titles. 8D
We're at a lack of entries this week for Story Game! Understandably so, since the past week has been full of updates.
Entry time will be extended and they must be in by September 18th at 6pm AST.
Updates, chat, the ping group, and the prize that hasn't been awarded yet can be found in the Story Game thread!
Story Game rules and information can be found in the Knowledge Base.
Don't forget to check out the news post below for information on coloring the winning October HA base!
Posted by Paleolily
(#4485) on Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:31pm
HA Contest Continues!
Contests
We had great bases submitted, but it looks like the draw of Halloween put everyone in a festively spook-tastic mood, catapulting this delightfully creepy creature into first place:
To enter the next part of the contest and colour in the Pumpkin Reaper base, head over here to learn more!
Also a quick thank you to everyone that left feedback about linking the posts - I'll definitely keep that up for each poll from now on.
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:41pm
New Super Mod
Site Update
I'm happy to announce that Chibi (#124) has been promoted to Super Mod!
Chibi is currently in charge of raffles and trivia, and in addition to that she will be assisting me with PBC work as soon as the breeding panel updates are finalized. :]
Posted by » Vampi «
(#12221) on Fri Sep 9, 2016 1:24pm
HA Basing - Vote!
Contests
Please select your vote.
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Thought I'd try something new and give you a link to each base's thread post, so you can see all the items individually with a simple click!
Base One
Base Two
Base Three
Base Four
Base Five
If you like this idea and want to see it for all future basing and colouring votes, please leave a comment and let me know!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Thu Sep 8, 2016 10:30pm
The Library is Open!
Site Update
What's that on the horizon?!?
"This is Library Mustache, here to tell you that you should submit some books!"
Good day, everyone! I'm happy to announce that Library is officially functional and we're ready to accept books again! I'd like to officially thank our Library Artists that have been hired, and they're all looking forward to help you publish your books!
There are some significant changes being made to Library, so here's an update!
Some of you may remember that the Library submission rules were very strict, and it made it hard for books to be passed. I spoke with the rest of staff and we agreed that it was a little over the top to expect so much for the feature, so the Library Knowledge Base article received a thorough thrashing from me!
Some key changes are:
-More leniency toward submissions in general.
-A much-needed update to how sequels/prequels will work.
-Poetry is now allowed! That's right! No more prose-only! Poems must follow all submission rules. They will need a beginning/middle/end and must be Aywas-related.
Please take a moment to brush up on the KB before submitting more stories!
Some users had expressed concerns about books becoming devalued in user shops and having their royalties basically diminish because of it. To try and fix this, we're going to be setting the rarity of Library-submitted books higher than we previously have. We will also be brainstorming for other ways to keep the books in value without making them impossible to get!
The last thing I want to remind everyone of is that Library submissions count toward Contributor status! If you're looking to turn purple, this is the place to be! More information about earning your purple can be found in the Library Knowledge Base article!
Posted by Paleolily
(#4485) on Wed Sep 7, 2016 9:36am
A New Raffle has Started!
Items
A new raffle has begun
Natural Tree
Ticket Price: 1
Max Tickets: Unlimited
Click here to join the raffle!
There is a new Raffle started for Raffle Crystals!
This week's winner will receive their choice of one of the new USD Shop SCC custom makers!
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Trivia has Updated
Here are last weeks answers:
-Which pet has the description "Aw, not more math!"
Summer School Phanto
-Which week was the Art Gallery "Back to School" theme held?
August 23-29 2015
-What was one of the prizes for winning the event mentioned in Question #2:
Greater Painted Pen
-Which item will unlock the "Literary Master" title?
Classic Book
-When did the Library feature open?
August 2014
-Which one of these school pets was not featured in the GP shop?
Japanese School Lepu
-What book does not stock in the Little Book Store?
The Masterpiece
-If you have quick adding skills, you could do well in this race-against-time game:
Count the Objects
-What event offered the Aywas Schoolhouse wardrobe:
Ay vs. Ara
-Which of these "doubles as storage and protection for your HA"?
Turtle Backpack
Good luck! :D
Posted by (chibi; see profile)
(#124) on Tue Sep 6, 2016 7:57pm
Raffle #140 has ended
Items
Congratulations
Blue Trinket Box
Kaminia (#2471) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Blue Trinket Box!
Kaminia (#2471) brought 57 tickets, spending 57 Raffle Crystal!
Posted by (chibi; see profile)
(#124) on Tue Sep 6, 2016 7:56pm
Custom Things
Site Update
I want to start this news post with an apology.
A couple of months ago things really started to get on top of me, and due to that my work for Aywas suffered - and soon that started to get on top of me too. I fell behind at an alarming rate, and the further I fell the harder it was to climb right back on top... and it escalated so quickly.
What I should have told people about six weeks ago was that I was working through the queues but saving them up to accept them in one big blow. This was because I have a bad habit of checking queues I've already done for the pets I've sent back, and I'd end up in a cycle where maybe 5 queues ran nicely and everything else... well, I believe someone mentioned March?
Anyway, a lot of boring text you don't want to read later... I finally got to the end of the alphabet and ran the queues! That was the mass exodus of customs you witnessed tonight. In all I believe just over 1000 customs were accepted, leaving approximately 150 to go.
I know that people will wonder why I had custom creation temporarily locked if I'm so much closer to catching up - and the answer is that which I do those 150 the queue could easily double in size because people have seen pets coming back and will submit more customs. Which is great! I love seeing your customs - but I need to get things a little more under my belt to feel comfortable and confident in myself that I won't let you all down again.
It's not an easy decision to make, but I know that people have several times suggested if it gets to this stage that this is the preferred action, rather than seeing the queues languish. I left it far too late, but I hope those same people that encouraged this can understand doing it now, too.
Custom Creation will return Monday 12th September.
Taking this time will help me get back on my feet to hopefully work better, faster and smarter than I have been, and be the admin that you all deserve and certainly haven't been getting.
So again I apologise - I don't expect forgiveness, I've been a source of frustration for so many of you, and rightly so, and I accept that responsibility with the hope we can all move forward together to a bigger and brighter future.
Crystal Check will still be active - and I whole-heartedly encourage that you keep accessing it and getting help from my two lovely ladies - after all, it means when the queues are open again you'll be able to dive straight in with the right item, and a shiny link to prove it's percentage!
Closing the queues also allows me to make some changes that have been in line for a long time, and allows you the time to plan how you want to move forward too. I will leave that new chunk of text until the weekend so I don't overload you too much - and I promise a lot of it is good news!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:29pm
Custom Madness
Site Update
I am sure that some of you may have noticed the ability to create custom pets redirects you to your current queue, this is temporary and should not last too long. You can expect a news post regarding this shortly, from our Customs Admin, Eve.
Posted by 🐼Kaiyo🐼
(#489) on Mon Sep 5, 2016 8:11pm