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Site Update
One of our previous charities, the Carolina Raptor Center, is in the running to get $25,000! Wow! Problem is, only the top five of their contest get a prize, and they're number six.
So let's see what we can do about it?
Go to this link and click "CLICK HERE TO VOTE"
The official rules say you can vote as many times as you want. Just don't cheat (no holding F5 or using scripts to vote, you have to do it as a human, manually) because that would affect the charity's good standing in the contest. But if 500 Aywas members vote 10 times each, legitimately, that'll put them easily in the running and let this wonderful charity win their prize.
It'll only take you a couple seconds to vote, so do as many times as you can! If you helped this charity by voting, post in the news comments how many times you voted and I'll send you something random.
If you like birb, then help birb! Go vote!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:54pm
Bigger BP Challenge!
Items
Did you know that the Bigger BP Challenge has sunk 1,700,000,000 BP so far? That's fantastic! Keep trucking on and unlocking those bases!
If you weren't aware, the Knowledge Base article has a link to the PSD for all of the unlocked bases, so you can fetch them from there.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:52pm
HA Contest Continues!
Contests
After a race to the finish, one base came out on top!
To enter the next part of the contest and colour in the Desert Fenrir base, head over here to learn more!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:36pm
To Like or not to Like?
Site Update
Pet Profiles now have the option to "Like" them. This puts the pet in your personal "Like" folder, which you can access from Account Settings - Liked Pets.
Once you "Like" a pet, it's placed into the unsorted folder. On the Liked Pets page, you can make new folders and drag and drop pets into the folders depending on how you want to label them. Maybe you want a folder full of pets you like looking at, and a folder full of pets you've bred with that you want to keep tabs on. It's up to you!
On the Account Settings page you can choose to disable Like notifications if you don't particularly care if another user likes your pets.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:38pm
Artist Tickets and more
Site Update
A Greater Painted Pen is now available for $10.00. It allows you to select one PLBC or PMBC artist for your breeding and rewards the artist with a $5.00 bonus.
Based on user suggestion, the Artist Ticket has been added to the USD Shop at $25.00. It has also been updated to yield a Painted Pen-esque bonus of $10.00 to the selected artist.
Another artist ticket item has sprung up too, the new Crystal Egg Ticket. In case your favorite artist isn't swayed by an extra $10, this item not only yields a $40 bonus to your selected artist, but also allows you to skip the queue and be assigned to their next list (so it's essentially an Artist Ticket and a Speedy Breeding Ticket combined).
Both of these items are compatible with predicts, so you can solicit a non-site breeding artist with these extra premiums. Read the linked Knowledge Base article for more information about these items, their payments, and predicts when using them.
A forum board has opened up to provide people a place to solicit predicts for USD bonus items, or for artists to set up shop and indicate that they are available for these items. Click here.
Programming Update
Here's what our April coder has finished since our last update:
- SQL Error Breeding Eggs should never happen again
- Admins can fix existing SQL Error Breeding Eggs easily
- Breeding panel improvements requested by admins
- Admins can add/fix adventure skills for pets
- Breeding Coin origin logs now
- Admins can edit the origin field to correct them
- Admins can fix incorrect entries in Edit Repository now
- Admins can edit the Knowledge Base easier now
- Users can disable ratings on oekaki pieces
- Bug when sending items with charges fixed
- Trading Post previous owner bug fixed
- HA entries cached so they don't change during the contest
- Ghost items/users removed from Shop Search
- Crystal Archive bug fixed
- Auto-Resize of large forum images to prevent edit link disappearing
- Shop item removal bug potentially fixed (implemented tweaks)
- Account bound items in Easter Egg field bug fixed
As you can see a big chunk of this update was improving things from the back end for the admin team - but that means we can help all of you easier too.
Keep making suggestions, bumping suggestions, bumping bug threads that need fixing - we'll keep working on them!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:01am
Vote for the official Horuset!
Pets
I wanted to steal all of them, but for some reason I decided to behave. :C
Remember, the coloration with the most votes will become an official site pet and reside in the BP Shop for approximately two months.
The rest will be given away as customs through various methods!
You have until Sunday, April 12th at 11:59 p.m. to cast your vote!
(Be sure to vote for the official Mephis below as well. c:)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Apr 9, 2015 7:57pm
Vote for the official Mephis!
Pets
You guys always inspire me to want to color, if only I had the time. XD Alas!
Remember, the coloration with the most votes will become an official site pet and reside in the BP Shop for approximately two months.
The rest will be given away as customs through various methods. n_n
You have until Sunday, April 12th at 11:59 p.m. to cast your vote!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Apr 9, 2015 7:48pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
(Apologies for the delay, this feature decided to be temperamental this week.)
The theme was Easter* and we received a basketful of egg-cellent entries!
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
Congratulations!
The current theme is Lunaris*!
Any medium is acceptable, just be sure it features the Lunaris in some way!
As a starred (*) theme, you can enter this even if you've won recently or plan on entering upcoming contests.
Official Aywas stock is not permitted for this theme.
(If you already entered, no worries, your entry is safe and sound in the gallery.)
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Apr 9, 2015 7:27pm
Scavenger Hunt Prize Shop
Site Update
The Scavenger Hunt Prize Shop is now open. You can collect your Scav Paws, SP, and other assorted prizes at the link in the Shop's menu.
The Scav Teo Egg allows you to grab a Teo from the Scav Prize Teos. The claims are currently one per account so that everyone has a fair chance at them.
Thursday 5:00 -- Scav Teo Egg starts off at 100 Scav Paws.
Friday 5:00 PM -- Scav Teo Egg will drop to 50 Scav Paws.
Saturday 5:00 PM -- Scav Teo Egg will drop to 25 Scav Paws.
Sunday 5:00 PM -- Limitation of "one per account" will be disabled.
Scav Paint and Scav Markers both work for this year's bases and last year's bases. Scav Clay is a new addition that works for this year's hybrid bases.
Instructions for Moved Players and Lair Partners
- If you moved accounts and had the account banned, contact me and I will disperse your Scav Paws/other prizes to you.
- If you moved and another user lives in your account, ask the user to claim the prize and send you what they can, then PM me and I will move Scav Paws to your account.
- If you have lair partners, claim your first batch of prizes, then PM me and I'll send your second/third/etc batch.
In all instances, be sure to tell me which team you were on.
For high placing teams that have more manual prizes, contact me and we can discuss those prizes and how to disperse them. Winner's Stash and Effort Prizes are still coming soon.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Apr 9, 2015 5:16pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Nye (#21595)
Who had 32 crystals out of 25,421 total and won a Breeding Coin!
We also pulled a surprise second winner for this one--Conium (#39365), who had 5 crystals.
Congratulations to both winners! :3
Next week's winner will receive...
A Transitional Fossil Egg!
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
If you purchase one copy of each March 2015 GP shop pet, how much would you spend?
44
This warm Rogr is a perfect foot warmer in the winter.
Hot Metal
Who is the new special hybrid breeding artist?
Cocobeef & Quetz (#8298)
This breeding add-on for Holiday Breeding Coins and Breeding Coins will give your offspring some dragon-like features!
Dragon Scale
How many charges does the 50lb Bag of Aynip have?
30
"Long ago, Melos and Oakls were at war with one another..." describes which book?
Birth of The Velox
What type of custom crystal is Smokey Quartz used to create?
Ashen
Which of the following is NOT a CD color?
Metal
If you want to create a Koaf custom with 20% edits, you will need a..
Bronze Koaf Pan
What is the Art Gallery theme ending on March 28th at 11:59 p.m.?
Hybrid Hybrids
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Apr 8, 2015 9:53pm