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Site Update
After some fiddling around and testing by a core artist team, the big change is finally here! We are opening the market up for artists to take USD commissions for pet designs and HA artwork.
The new Commissions Platform is where artists are permitted to post ads and make transactions for their USD art services. Want to take commissions? Post your ad there! Want to sell a unique design or a set of designs? Post your ad there! How about PSD uses? Go for it! It's available for the USD sale of any derivative artwork made from Aywas pet bases or HAs.
Unlike the Paintbrushes, which essentially charged a 50% fee for taking USD commissions, use of the Commissions Platform only requires a 15% fee of all finalized receipts. Fee Collection days are on the 1st, 7th, 14th, and 21st of the month. The next fee collection day will be on the 14th due to the timing of this release.
A Knowledge Base article has been released with rules regarding using the Commission Platform and a description of the Fee Collection.
It's only natural that artists will start shifting over from Artist Paintbrushes to accepting commissions through the Commission Platform. As a result, we have raised the Paintbrushes payout to 75% of the original price of the brush (for instance, the Gold Paintbrush, which costs $20, will yield $15 payout).
Paintbrushes will still likely be in use by players who cannot use PayPal accounts themselves, and have to buy brushes from other players with GP or services. But they will yield more now, so they won't be entirely phased out by the Commission Platform.
Please note that this change in payment amount may result in some delays with redeeming Paintbrushes initially. Also, please be aware that the description states that Paintbrush information should be sent to account #15 now.
The Terms of Service has been updated to reflect our new rules regarding USD sale of pet designs under the section "USD Sales of Designs By Artists". In addition, we have decided to add a new site-wide rule:
"You agree that you will not spam or send unsolicited advertisement or commercial messages to players through the PM system."
One final note: these changes (the Commission Platform, especially) are going to be in trial period mode for three months. This is a big change and will undoubtedly have a lot of effect on the economy of the game. We reserve the right to remove the Commissions Platform at any time, but we will make our best effort not to do so before the three month trial period is up so we have time to examine the effect it has.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Fri Jun 5, 2015 2:03am
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Zyte & Erik (#350)
Who had 16 crystals out of 10,848 total and won a Greater Painted Pen!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Jeweled Rare Crystal!
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
Which artist is new to the SCC team?
all of the above
__ thru __ is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month
May 15th - June 15th
In the recent Art Gallery, yam(#63097) drew which genus?
Soli
Which genus did Thaliel (#48163) win in the recent free monthly custom game?
Oakl
How many requests did the GCC team complete in the announcement on May 25th?
107
The MayDay sale is on...
May 28th
The __ Sevryn radiates sunlight wherever it goes.
Sunspeckled
This item can be used to make an SCC pet from Jester.
Dream Sphere
How many users are credited in creating the Blue Diamond Hybiscus Gown?
3
A tiny Nine is available through...
11:59pm May 29th
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Jun 3, 2015 10:58pm
Adventure Pets!
Pets
If you want to design some Adventure pets, go and post them in their respective threads here! There's also a chance that the designs accepted from that forum will go into the Pet Shop! Remember, you can earn SP!
If your design is now released as a site pet please contact Kyu (#1010) for your free copy.
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Wed Jun 3, 2015 10:21pm
T4T: Double bill
Items
June is Alzheimer's and brain awareness month, and this lovely wearable blossom is brought to you by Nemesis Valkyrie (#476) to help you go purple with Alzheimer's Association. Follow the link for information about Alzheimer's and dementia, issues that are hitting more families every year.
The item will be in Trash for Treasure for the remainder of the month, and will be removed July 1st.
Spreading the love is Prof Jamew (#2712) who wants to share this little imp fauna with everyone in celebration of their birthday tomorrow!
Trash for Treasure will be keeping these little huggers around for you until July 3rd!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Wed Jun 3, 2015 7:59am
Update on Teo Auctions
Site Update
The Teo Auctions are going well! Be sure to get your bid in, because some of the Teos will be ending soon. A majority of the artists have been fronted their pay and now we're just waiting for reimbursement from the auctions to be back in a good position re: paying bills.
Thank you to everyone who's been bidding or donating Teos to the auction!
Please note that some of the newer Teos are not "base auctions" and are actual colorations. Players have been donating actual colorations to the auctions, while there are some who have donated some bases. The original auction Teos are guaranteed as base auctions.
Speaking of Teos, a new set of Pride Teos are being commissioned to the MDT artists, so you can see your identity or orientation colored by a different person with a different design.
Wait, how are you going to claim one if they're new and you already picked one?
Oh, the Premium Item will be reset again on the 14th so you can get a second Pride Candle.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Jun 3, 2015 5:20am
Welcome to June!
Site Update
Welcome to the joyous month of June!
Get ready for some summer lovin' with the new GP Shop pets!
And drift away on a lazy day with the new BP Shop pets!
If you colored one of these awesome pets, please contact Kyu (#1010) for your payment!
Make sure to include your PayPal address if you are opting for the USD option.
We will also be collecting pet PSDs directly from the thread, so you no longer have to send them in. However, please make sure you keep the links active for two weeks (at least until mid-June) so we have time to snag 'em for science!
Looking to quench your thirst and gamble at the same time? Then the Essence of June 2015 is right up your alley!
This iced tea-inspired potion will turn your active pet into one of the monthly colors pictured above at random.
The premium monthly item is the Pride Candle. This is a pretty rad item, so be sure to check out the full details on it here!
While we're at this point in the update, I want to pause for a friendly reminder and take a moment to remind everyone to always do their homework before making any sort of trade/sale deal. Premium Items are, in general, exclusive items typically released only once or very sparingly. While the value of these items fluctuates depending on what exactly the item is and the degree to which it is limited, it never hurts to do some research to find an average going price for what you're selling/buying. c:
Happy trading!
Have a party, it's your birthday!
The Strawberry Moon Lunaris you see above will be reigning over the skies through the entire month of June; a new Lunaris will take over on July 1st.
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! Missed your birthday Lunaris or picked up the wrong one? Contact Kyu (#1010)!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
July Monthly Pets - BP Shop: Enter
July Monthly Pets - GP Shop: Enter
July Monthly Customs
Theme: Relax (relaxation, chilling out, leisurely activities)
Good luck with your entries!
The Nova custom creators have cycled back into the Premium Outlet for the month of June, then will return to their respective GP/BP Shop placement for July and August before again cycling back to the outlet.
Nuts 'n Bolts Nook
A monthly update from behind the scenes.
There are a lot of wonderful things happening in June! To recap some of the awesomeness that has already begun and some still to come:
- The month-long Aywas Pride Event!
- Sevryns and their pretty eggs
- Miokits and fossils!
- There will also be a lot of less flashy but useful updates and fixes on the way this month. These are the sorts of things that require me to borrow Eve's whips.
- But seriously, we're drowning in some spectacular art already!
Cheers to a great month ahead!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Jun 2, 2015 10:12pm
Jeweled Additions for June!
Site Update
Who's been looking forward to the new bases for the Jeweled items?
Jeweled Rare Crystal
First, there's a brand new Jeweled Crystal being added to the family! Now you will be able to make a monthly rare base. They cost $15.00 and are available in the USD Shop.
This month, our artist is Edina, and she made you a Lunaris!
Jeweled Crystal
Jeweled Hybrid Crystal
A couple of other updates!
The Sevryns are waiting for their items to be coded, and are second in line for completion after the big change we mentioned a couple days ago. The change requires coding a whole new feature!
Have a happy June!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Tue Jun 2, 2015 1:07am
New SCC artist!
Site Update
CHIRP (#47377) has been added to our Official SCC artist listing (through the PBC team)!
Click here for more information on official SCC commissions!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Jun 1, 2015 10:11pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Under the Water* and we received such gorgeous entries that made me jealous of everything living under the sea! (And my local weather certainly tried to dump an ocean on us yesterday.)
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
Congratulations!
The current theme is Photography!
For this theme you can either do actual photography--as long as it is Aywas related in some way--or you can use a digital canvas to illustrate the theme.
Official Aywas stock is not permitted for this theme.
Good luck!
Note: New themes will be announced this Sunday, so if you have any ideas, please share them here!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Jun 1, 2015 9:48pm
Happy Monday Updates!
Site Update
My weekend got rained out by storms and power outages, how was yours?
If you still need to grab any May pets from the BP or GP shops, you have a little bit of extra time since my half of the big June monthly post will be made tomorrow evening. Psst. Don't worry, I won't tell the little critters that you forgot about them, just hurry up!
The seasonal spring shop should be opening tomorrow, and will be open for a full week.
Thanks for your patience with our behind-the-scenes hurdles. <3
Have you dyed up all of the pet creations you want from the Easter Painter? We'll leave these creatable through June 2nd at 11:59 p.m., so make sure you pick up all of your projects in time! After this closes up shop, we'll be doing seven raffles--one for each dye color. If you have any suggestions for items to raffle off that match up with a dye color, let me know in the comments below!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Jun 1, 2015 9:46pm