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Site Update
I was going to bundle this with the other news updates, but those will be going out tomorrow. If you are an EU/UK citizen and buy GP or USD items, please be sure to read this news post very carefully as this will affect you from this point forward.
Due to new EU laws that came into effect January 1st, we can no longer accept "instant" purchases from our EU or UK customers. It would require us to have a EU server to store your private data as well as remit tax to the individual country that the customer comes from. This is too much of an administrative burden on Aywas, and as a result we cannot accept those types of purchases from EU/UK folks anymore.
While we understand it is an annoying process, we will only be able to accept orders from UK/EU customers as detailed in this Knowledge Base article. It is a "manual" method that meets the qualifications of having human interaction involved in the purchase under the new EU law.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but unfortunately this is the new state of the law and there is nothing we can do about it. The only alternative was blocking EU/UK customers entirely from purchasing from Aywas, and we would rather have a manual method available, even if slow, than do that :(
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Fri Jan 2, 2015 1:58am
Welcome to January!
Site Update
Welcome to the month of January!
Let's kick off the shiny new year with some golden GP Shop pets!
And some beautiful BP Shop pets looking to be adopted!
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-January) so we have time to snag 'em for science!
The Essence of January 2015 was cooked up in honor of soup month!
Using this potion on your active pet will randomly change it into one of the colors above. Slurp up a spoonful and see what flavor pet you get!
For the premium monthly item, you will receive a copy of the January essence to start your yearly pet and item collections off on the right foot! We typically give out one essence per year as a premium item, so you can look forward to new items for the rest of 2015!
Have a party, it's your birthday!
We are on our eleventh Lunaris in the celtic tree zodiac series.
The Birch Lunaris is currently reigning over the skies through January 20th, then a new birthday feline will take over!
(This particular Lunaris is a little late to its own party, so if your birthday was from December 24th - today and you collected the previous Elder Lunaris, or didn't collect your birthday pet at all in the last week, please contact Kyu (#1010) and she will take care of you!)
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!
The new monthly contests have been announced!
February Monthly Pets - BP Shop: Enter
February Monthly Pets - GP Shop: Enter
February Monthly Customs
Theme: Kites
Good luck with your entries!
The Nova custom creators have returned to the GP/BP Shops for January and February, then will migrate back to the premium shop for March.
Coding Corner
A monthly update from behind the scenes.
We're doing a lot of holiday festivity cleanup (it looks like some pesky Oskes got into a bunch of ribbon back here!), but rest assured that we have plenty of things on the way for you this month and throughout all of 2015. :3
Oh, and did you see this cool thing hanging out in the Item Database?
You'll have to wait for Slash's part of the monthly updates to hear what that's all about. *grin*
Looking forward to another year of creativity, collaboration, and fun with you fine folks!
Cheers! <3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Jan 1, 2015 8:30pm
Monthly HA Contest
Contests
The winning HA sets have been placed into their respective shops!
Last month earned the following:
GP Set: 331 GP per artist
BP Set: 72,300,000 BP per artist
Premium Set: 2690 PP per artist
Want in on the action? Well, phase one - the basing contest - is open and waiting for entries! Head here to submit your design. Fingers crossed you can all squeeze this month in between all the spooky going ons!
This Month's Schedule:
Basing Thread: January 1st
Basing Vote: January 8th
Colouring Thread: January 10th
Colouring Vote: January 26th
Release: February 1st
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Thu Jan 1, 2015 7:18pm
Happy New Year!
Site Update
Happy 2015, everyone! :3
If you visit the Advent Calendar any time today, you will receive a Bottled Fireworks item.
The Bottled Fireworks has 4 charges and will randomly change your active pet into one of the following colorations:
Happy New Year!
Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015! <3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Jan 1, 2015 1:08pm
Wish for a Xaoc: Winners!
Contests
It's time to announce the winners of our Wish for a Xaoc contest!
"Beloved Plush Xaoc"
Winner: Devonian (#28589)
"Winter Xaoc"
Winner: Nye (#21595)
"Sweater Xaoc"
Winner: The Muffin Machine (#54257)
Congratulations to all of our lucky winners!
Thank you for sharing all of your wishes and stories with us. :3 You can look forward to more Xaoc contests in the new year! <3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:38pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
This week's raffle winner is:
Mitsu (#60248)
Who had 6 crystals out of 14,828 total and won a Platinum Breeding Coin + Life Seed!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Blue Trinket Box!
Set a reminder to snag those crystals!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
What does the Phoenix Tree Ornament look like?
A phoenix
What type of item is the Evergreen Tree?
Fauna
Use these festive lights to literally glow! Using this item will unlock a forum title.
Decorative Lights
The Decorated Phoenix Tree will allow you to...
instantly hatch any egg currently under your Phoenix Tree
What shape is the Festive Glowstick?
tree
Which NPC has braided hair?
Miksa
How many red bows can be seen in the Holiday Lane adventure area?
7
Which world map has snow-covered peaks?
Ara
If you take a bite out of it (how could you) it tastes like candy cane!
Cane Soli
Which is NOT a present color under the Holiday Tree image?
silver
How many questions will you get correct this week?
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:18pm
New Years Snacks..?
Items
This local delicacy has been put into Trash for Treasure for your HAs to nom on over the rest of this holiday period!
They will be in stock until 11:59pm 6th January!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:40am
Holiday Teos
Site Update
There are still some $25 Bonus tier Teos left to claim!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:37pm
Final batch of Holiday Lane pets!
Pets
More pets have found their way to the magical glow on Holiday Lane!
The final group of 20 pets has been added to Adventure and will keep you company as you scrounge for more Candy Canes and Snowflakes!
Thank you again for all of your wonderfully creative creations. <3
As a reminder, Holiday Lane will be open through January 4th at 11:59 p.m., so you have just about a week to snag the new pets.
Enjoy!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:08pm
*Merry Aymas!*
Site Update
Ho, ho, ho! Merry Aymas to all!
The Seasonal Shop has opened its doors and is inviting you in with the smell of freshly baked cookies!
The Seasonal Shop will be open through January 5, 2015 at 11:59 p.m., a full week (plus a little extra)!
You can adventure in the Holiday Lane until January 4th, giving you ample time to snag what you need from the area. :)
Grab a North Pole Slushie or some hot cocoa and something cuddly, because I'm about to tell you a Seasonal Shop story!
We have four new fauna friends joining us from the north!
The Lynx, Puffin, Mountain Goat, and Blue Whale will keep your pets company long after the Holiday Lane closes, but they do love the snow, so we advise keeping them in chillier parts of your lair. A trip to the arctic might also be in order!
If you're going to be doing any traveling, you'll need to pack some refreshments... but you'll probably want to try another shop if you're looking for something with a lot of substance and protein, because we've got mostly sweets and alcohol! Above you'll find a Party Loaf for hungry guests, along with Candy Cane Twists (one of my favorite cookies), and an impressive Sugar Sculpture for an energy boost. If you need a little something extra in your beverage to get through the season, you might like the Sugarplum Cocktail or the Drunk Gingerbread Man! (If you want whatever the Gingerbread Man is drinking, you better snag those quick before he finishes the glass.)
We also have new clothing and accessories for your HA, whether you are planning on attending an ugly holiday sweater party or are taking an actual holiday to somewhere snowy!
The item Grandma's Bin contains a Deer Sweater, Snowman Knit, and Festive Vest--all of which I want to own IRL.
The Ski and Snowboard Trunk contains a snowsuit, snowboard, skis, goggles, gloves, and boots to get you ready for extreme snow sports!
You can preview all of the clothing pieces and accessories above via Preview Wardrobe.
Speaking of being active out in the elements, we have three new weaponry pieces that will help you conquer Adventure and help protect your holiday haul! The Toy Train, Birch Bark Shield, and literal Ice Axe will offer you various bonuses in speed, toughness, power, and elemental resistance. Check out their item database entries for full stat details.
If you'd rather have adventures at the Standing Stones, I have a couple of items that might interest you!
The Cool Blue Pet Carrier and Wrapped Gift Box are both breeding add-ons with varying compatibility.
The Cool Blue Pet Carrier is an LBC/MBC-compatible breeding add-on that tells your breeding artist to use cool colors (blues, greens, and purples) on the offspring.
The Wrapped Gift Box is a BC/HBC-compatible breeding add-on that tells the breeding artist to add wrapping paper and/or ribbon-themed edits to your offspring. After all, all babbies are gifts!
Now, if your travels take you to the forums, we also have a couple new forum title/achievements for you to unlock! The Aurora Borealis will unlock the forum title "Dreaming in Color" which fades from purple to blue to green (you can take a look at any of my posts to see this), and the Coastal Wreath will unlock the forum title "Sandy Holidays" in the default text color.
I'd imagine that your pets will be accompanying you on any journeys this holiday season, but I'd suggest using a different mode of transportation than the pet carriers above, as they will all alter your pet in some way!
The Green Pet Carrier will randomly change your active pet into one from the Holiday Lane this year.
The Gold Pet Carrier will change your active pet into one of 6 exclusive hybrids/rares at random. I won't post the images here in case you want to be surprised, but the possibilities are: Winter Sunset Vion, Chocolate Holly Roll Koaf, Snow Keeper Ennae, Tin Soldier Alatus, Gift Giving Lunaris, and Tiny Gift Pluma.
The Red Pet Carrier will turn your active pet into a random coloration from the 2014 Aymas Seasonal Shop!
Here is a small sampling of the 30 beautiful pets you will find stocking in the store:
Brilliant job on the pets this year (and every year)! <3 Most of the ones that are stocking the Seasonal Shop were submitted by the community, so thank you for helping us keep the Aywapedia as incredible as it is!
If you're itching to create even more festive pets, you're in luck, since we have two custom-creating items for you!
Returning from last year are the Ice Rocks, which will allow you to create a Winter Soli shopkeeper custom with up to 30% edits. As always, you can also create the default shopkeeper image (depicted above) if you'd like a copy of it in your lair.
Click here to download the PSD.
And finally, we have the very special Triple Heart Potion, which will allow you to create one of the 2014 Holiday Shopkeepers with up to 30% edits. Without further ado, I am super excited to show you our three new shopkeepers--a Raffi, Yena, and Ryba!
We hope you like them! <3 As always, if you want copies of the default images above, you can use a Triple Heart Potion to upload them.
Click on the images above to download their respective PSDs.
I think that just about does it, folks! I just have a few quick notes for you to keep in mind:
- Note that items/pets may take around 60 seconds to show up in your inventory/lair since you are "crafting" them with your Candy Canes and Snowflakes!
- If you encounter any problems with the Seasonal Shop or any of the items/pets, post a glitch thread and a staff member or Yasu will check it out to ensure our elves didn't booby-trap anything.
- I have a final batch of Adventure pets to upload, and expect to add those tomorrow. n_n
We hope you enjoy the goodies! <3
Thank you for celebrating another Aymas with us, and we wish you all a very happy holiday season online and off, no matter what you celebrate.
And to all, a good night! :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:29pm