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Site Update
Ready to stay warm and conjure up some colorful magic? Then rub those hands together and come on over to the 2015 Holiday Pet Submissions thread!
Pets submitted here will mainly be used for the special December adventure region as well as the holiday Seasonal Shop. The deadline to get all your wintery/holiday pets in is December 14th 11:59 PM! See the thread for full rules and payout details.
Winter is coming!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:53pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Tech Takes Over and we received some awesome digital entries!
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
Congratulations!
The current theme is Aywas Library!
What does the Aywas Library look like? Or your personal book collection? (If it's anything like mine, I'm sure it could qualify for library status!) This is your chance to put a spotlight on your love of books and reading. :3
Official Aywas stock is permitted for this theme.
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:35pm
Seasonal Dates & Deadlines
Site Update
After some hiccups, here are some expected dates and deadlines I'm sure you folks have been wondering about:
Rowan's Potion Brewing is now open! Potions will be open for new recipes through November 29th at 11:59 p.m., then will close after the end of the month.
White Herb Potion: Unlocks the special forum title/achievement "Light Magic." I'm currently using this one, so you can see what it looks like by checking out any of my topics/posts.
Red Herb Potion: An alcohol/energy item with 10 charges.
Green Herb Potion: Random potion that will turn your active pet into one of 4 "super" pets. Your options are Super Koaf, Spiced Tea Raffi, Wild Yena, and Candy Corn Chorlu.
Gold Herb Potion: Will turn your active pet into a Broomstick Suune.
Black Herb Potion: Unlocks the special forum title/achievement "Dark Magic."
Banish Brew: Repels monsters for 100 steps in Adventure.
Potion of Transportation: Small chance of yielding a Scroll of Transportation!
Fertility Brew: Small chance of yielding a Fertility Potion!
Please note that the garden will be closing at the end of the month, after November 30th at 11:59 p.m.
The Cauldron will be opening on Satuday, November 28th.
I will post a further announcement detailing the specifics, but approximately 50 customs will be up for grabs this coming weekend, half of which were made by users and the other half of which were created by Dew. We will also be doing raffles for some PSDs and other special items.
To snag a custom pet from the cauldron, you will need one Dusty Cauldron item along with various herbs from the garden this year, so hold onto some if you want a shot!
Haunted Lake
The lake I live on still looks pretty spooky IRL, but the Aywas version will be wrapping up after November 25th at 11:59 p.m.
Frankenstein's Lab
New recipes will be closed down after November 25th at 11:59 p.m.
Projects will able to be collected through the end of the month.
Seasonal Shop
Open through the end of the month for any stragglers still needing wares, closing after November 30th at 11:59 p.m. The Trash for Treasure Halloween item will be leaving at this time as well.
Pumpkin Patch
Open through the end of the month, closing after November 30th at 11:59 p.m.
On a related note, all payments for our pet artists will be completed by the end of the month.
We will have more art opportunities for Aymas (our month-long December celebration), so keep an eye out!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:30pm
T4T: Where flowers bloom, so does hope
Items
In honour of November being Trans Awareness Month, and November 20th being the Transgender Day of Remembrance, I've been asked to stock this beautiful HA background in Trash for Treasure until December 22nd, since it got into queue a little late =)
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:48pm
A Warm Welcome to New Moderators!
Site Update
Do you like green? I know Eve does, but it's not one of my own favorite colors. However, the color green makes me so excited when it's spread to new names!
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming our eight newest staff members:
Nemesis Valkyrie (#476)
Ishi (#3740)
Rudy (#4485)
Marjo (#5741)
Chelle & Pard (#7310)
Error (#17862)
Kousei (#25044)
As they are getting acclimated to their new roles, feel free to contact them with any questions or issues you encounter; they're very eager to help out! n_n
We have 1-2 other users pending modship and I'll news post about them in the near future!
*Jumps in a puddle of green paint and rolls around the site*
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:46pm
Sketch Breeding Coin
Site Update
The Sketch Breeding Coin will produce one unbreedable offspring that's a sketched unique pet based off the parents. The pet can later be finished by you or your hired artist to create a full breedable SCC!
The Sketch Breeding Coin has been released!
It comes with a Knowledge Base entry for any questions you might have, as well as to view the artists who were accepted onto the team.
The Sketch Breeding Coin stocks in the USD Shop for $15.00. However, it comes with a built in BP sink:
The Sketch SCC Pen is an SCC maker that stocks in the BP Shop for 50,000,000 BP and allows you to upload a finished version (line, shade, highlight, color) of any sketch you get from the coin. That way, if you like the SCC sketch you got from your breeding, you can get it made into a full, breedable SCC while using only BP.
Use the Derpy Dragon add-on (or a married pair) with your Sketch breeding if you want to get a second sketch (identical to the first) added. That way, you can purchase two Sketch SCC Pens and make your new species "founded."
Enjoy!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:07pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Glowstick (#13431)
Who had 1 crystal out of 8926 total and won a set of Stag trunks!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A set of November Essences!
This will include one November Essence from each year (2010 - 2015).
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
What is the name of the December monthly HA base?
Free Spirit
This Xolotl is an important ingredient in many potions much to the dismay of the pet.
Newt
What is the December Monthly Customs theme?
Antlers
Where can you find the warm Fireplace Shisa?
Annoying Item Bazaar
Which of the following is NOT a GP Shop pet this month?
Cozy November Chiro
Rumored to have 12 lives.
Skeletal Cat Regius
What color is the Cup of Joe?
Brown
What item can help your pet be like King Arthur?
Excalibur Sword
What was the 2014 November Essence based on?
Quill
How many uses does Seasoning have?
5
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Nov 19, 2015 11:02pm
Breeding Updates
Site Update
This month's premium item is the Brush Triad!
As you might guess from the appearance, it is a breeding add-on for the Painted Lesser Breeding Coin, and it allows you to include a third parent in the breeding. You are required to own the third parent in your lair for it to be applicable. Please be sure to include a link to the third parent to prove ownership in your breeding notes when using this item, and of course include the PSD!
If your premium expired between now and Nov 1st, please contact Kyu #1010 to receive the item.
The Sketch Breeding Coin is in the pipeline for creation and currently looking around for artists! We have yet to determine what the artist pay or price on this item would be yet, so if you are interested in drawing sketches for the Sketch BC, come check out the Tryouts Thread and help us figure out a price point for it.
The Standing Stones revamp is well underway! Kyu and Mauri are excited to share the news with you when the revamp is complete. They have also put in a good word for you all and ordered a Standing Stones page that shows which add-ons you own and how many.
The most important thing to note in these screenshots is that in the third one, only add-ons compatible with the Painted Metal Breeding Coin used in the sample are available for display (though for size reasons the whole page hasn't been screenshotted).
We are also currently working on a bit of coding that should allow the start of hiring Customs Helpers.
It would enable helpers to rule on designs in specific queues they are assigned without their rulings being automatically processed so the head of customs can review the ruling before the pet is officially accepted or rejected. Ideally, helpers who achieve a high percentage of deemed correct rulings will be allowed permission to move the queue without having their rulings reviewed.
Ideally we are hoping to get this system in place and working near the end of December or beginning of January - after a significant amount of testing to make sure it works!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:26pm
NaNoWriMo!
Site Update
The illustrious National Novel Writing Month is well underway!
We will affectionately be referring to it by its well-known acronym, NaNoWriMo. :3
If you're unfamiliar wit the phenomenon, NaNoWriMo is a project that challenges you to write a 50,000-word novel within the 30 days of the month! I know many of you look forward to trying to make your fingers fall off every November, and we'd like to invite you to post your work here on Aywas for some appropriately-themed prizes. *u*
We are setting the deadline for participating in NaNoWriMo on Aywas to December 15th at 11:59 p.m.
Here's all the links you'll need:
NaNoWriMo 2015
Post your stories here! This is publicly visible.
If you want your work removed from the site after the event is over and prizes have been distributed, we will certainly do that for you upon request.
Private NaNo Logs 2015
If you don't want your work visible to the public, you can utilize the private forum instead.
Only you and staff will be able to see your threads, and we will happily remove them from the site upon request after the month is over and prizes have been handed out.
Whether you use the public space or private area, you must follow the NaNo instructions!
We have also created a FAQ thread for any questions that you run into.
And, of course, there are prizes!
(They are stackable, so the more you write, the more goodies you accumulate.)
1,000 - participation item.
5,000 - pet item.
10,000 - HA set.
25,000 - Defense items.
50,000 - Forum title, exclusive fauna and an exclusive site theme/background.
So if you write 50,000+ words, you get all prizes above. If you only hit 10,000 you will get the participation item, pet item, and HA set.
Good luck to all of our aspiring novelists, hobby writers, wordsmiths, and everyone in between!
(And hopefully your work doesn't end up eating you alive! D:)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:44pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Campfire Stories* and we received plenty of imaginative entries!
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
Congratulations!
The current theme is Tech Takes Over!
What would happen if technology took over Ay, Ara, and everything else on Aywas?! (Nevermind the fact that everything is online anyway... XD)
If you already submitted an entry for this theme, you are good to go! The gallery still has it in queue. n_n
Official Aywas stock is not permitted for this theme.
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:04pm