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Wotcher! The weekend's nearly over; I hope you folks have had a good one! For any of you facing impending Monday morning work-time blues, Tala (#67) is here to offer you a little bit of escapism. Wouldn't it be wonderful if, instead of being up at the crack of dawn for your regular city commute, you were off for a misty morning forest walk? :3
Throw open the door of the Advent Calendar (edit: woops, forgot to link this all handy-like) up 'til August 12th, 11:59pm and you'll discover Tala's Misty Forest Background waiting for you on the other side! There's probably considerably less chance of you being hunted by a White Witch, too, which can only be a plus.
Thank you, Tala!
Segsworth (#32258) is the winner of my 'Share Your Favourite Book' random draw! Congratulations! Segsworth recommended The Lies of Locke Lamora, which I picked up today-- along with a couple others! I read as many of your comments as I could and went out armed with a huge list of books that piqued my interest. In hindsight I absolutely must apologise for asking you guys to only pick one... that was pretty mean of me. ;)
I wanted to give you all a heads-up that I will be on vacation and potentially without internet access from August 14th to September 2nd (now you know why I pick-pocketed your brains for books!). The lovely Sennara will be looking after the custom item queue and fielding your questions in the event I cannot do so myself, so please be kind to her. :3 You may of course continue to PM me during this time, but be aware you may not receive a reply!
whip crack went his...
... and the beast was done.
Custom item people still waiting on CIP refunds so that you may put your items through the snazzy new queue - now's your turn to bump your PMs! Go go gooooo! *awkward unattractive flailing*
What you didn't know about me is that I am a cat, with most excellent taste in sunglasses, and a penchant for fantasy.
Merci beaucoup, et au revoir!
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:46pm
Art Gallery & Lunaris
Site Update
The sleepy Poppy Lunaris has arrived as a gift to those with August birthdays!
If your birthday has already passed this month, please contact Visark (#185) to get your Lunaris pet or to have the one you collected switched out for the new Poppy coloration.
(Moving forward, our monthly spotlight lunarii should arrive on time so none of us have to deal with this switcheroo!)
Art Gallery
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Design an Aywas Print Pattern and we received some creative pattern renderings!
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
I am particularly excited for this next theme, which is Fake Aywas Videogame Screenshots!
If Aywas were a videogame, what would a screenshot from it look like? Show us!
(And don't forget to put your name and ID on it.)
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:33am
Crystal Checks & Custom Queue
Site Update
Oh dear... I seem to have stepped on this one.
Greetings from Gray,
With any new job comes the inevitable learning curve - while mine has not been impossibly steep, I did have to make a course correction in regards to some of the crystal checks that had gone out on my first/second day. The judgements I had been making on certain pets with bases that varied greatly from the species were coming in too high for where they should have been. Most of these have been rechecked already, I still have three pages to go (out of 15), for tickets submitted June 1st through June 3rd. If you have a crystal check from me recently that wasn't between those dates and it doesn't have a second reply, then the re-check result was the same as the original.
If you happened to have gotten a Crystal Check back from me recently that was ruled a lower crystal in my re-check, and the custom has already gone through the queue, please shoot me a PM and I'll get it sorted out. (I don't think there are more than maybe one or two of these at most, possibly none, but they should be fixed all the same.)
Should you get back a crystal check that seems off from what you were expecting in the future, don't be shy about replying and asking questions!
In better news, the Custom queue is in good shape - everything is going through on a regular basis with the exception of a few areas. Orange, Candy Cane and Background-ish designs may be delayed as I am still finalizing the rules for them. c: There'll be another news post when the final draft is ready to go to work.
EDIT: All crystal checks have been re-checked as of 11PM AST.
Posted by Graymare
(#14978) on Sat Aug 10, 2013 9:02pm
Raffle #59 has ended
Items
Congratulations
Hybrid Elixir
Bri & RC (#307) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Hybrid Elixir!
Bri & RC (#307) brought 900 tickets, spending 900,000 BP!
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:24am
It's Friday, Friday
Items
Yoo hoo! *waves hanky* It's me again with another special delivery!
Did you know that today is Book Lover's Day? No? Well, neither did I until Shaylmesse (#13314) brought it to my attention-- and I'm blushing to have to admit my ignorance, because there are few greater pleasures than curling up with a good book! If you're like me and would just love to have your own little personal library, why don't you try Shaylmesse's gift on for size?
The Book Lover's Background is available in the Advent Calendar for the duration of today and tomorrow, up until August 10th, 11:59pm.
Ooh, but wait! There's more!
Tell me your favourite book (and why!) in the comments and you could be in with a chance of winning this set of custom crystals! I'm in need of some good new holiday reads and I'm sure I can't be the only one. :3 Chime in by August 10th, 11:59pm to ensure your spot in the draw (one entry per account, please).
Ooh, but wait! There's even more!!!
Do you remember I mentioned earlier in the week that I was having a tidy of my inbox? The invitation (and encouragement!) to nudge your outstanding Artist Pay is still open, but today I am asking you to bump up PMs pertaining to Lunarii switches. That means if you picked up the wrong Lunaris for the month and you're still waiting on me to swap 'em around for you, point yourself to my inbox sharpish!
Phew! Okay! That's everything - probably! Who knows! Yay! Exclamation marks!
Thank you for the background, Shaylmesse!
Just smell those new pages!
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Fri Aug 9, 2013 1:17pm
Breeding Season Reminders
Site Update
Don't forget that you have just a little over 24 hours to grab these shinies from the GP Shop!
And make sure you snag a few raffle tickets for an elusive Hybrid Elixir!
The GP Shop items will be pulled after 11:59 p.m. on August 9th, at which point we will also draw the raffle winner.
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Aug 8, 2013 9:02pm
Free Custom Winners!
Contests
1................................................2................................................3
Shadow1597 (#50970) | 138 votes..........Wolven Romeo (#40783) | 244 votes..........Saina Belaire (#42026) | 103 votes
4................................................5................................................6
Vyxen (#49788) | 43 votes..........crazed1 (#33637) | 84 votes..........Kassander (#29302) | 113 votes
7................................................8................................................9
Lorrilai (#47210) | 34 votes..........Fimbulvetr (#5602) | 264 votes..........Hypholoma (#50093) | 123 votes
Congratulations to all of our winners!
I will be sending out your customs momentarily. :3
See you next month for another round!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Aug 8, 2013 8:24pm
Official Alatus
Pets
The Ornate Velvet Alatus is now relaxing in the SP Shop for a cool 2 SP.
Congratulations to all of our finalists and our winning artist!
The winning artist, Jesse + Riffi + Max (#46975), receives a Speedy Breeding Ticket.
All other finalists can reclaim their designs to keep, sell, etc. :3
Thanks for voting!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Aug 8, 2013 7:26pm
Trivia & Weekly Raffle!
Site Update
A quick reminder to make sure you vote for the official Alatus and also cast your vote in the free monthly custom game! Winners of both will be announced tomorrow. :3
Now onto our regularly scheduled updates!
Weekly Raffle
This week's raffle winner is:
Wagon+Miston (#42063)
Who had 21 crystals out of 18,648 total and won a custom Raffi!
Congratulations!
Next week's winner will receive...
A Greater Fertility Potion!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
Which of the following is not a Lunaris coloration?
Tigers Eye
What is the edit percentage for the most recent Gold Scav Paint?
75%
Who was not a winner for the Army Strikes contest?
Rorro (#33668)
In which month was the following trivia question asked? "What is not a breeding Add-On?"
May
How many items do Crystal Talismans contain?
Three
Which user coloured the Galactic Wonders HA set?
Jamie (#33)
What was the deadline for entering the Color-a-Heggal contest held when the heggal was announced as a raw pet?
September 20th at 11:59 p.m.
How much USD is the blue paintbrush redeemable for?
$10 USD
Which site character has a tendency to speak in riddles?
Minerva
How much is the fee to use the Account Search?
10,000 BP
Good luck on the new batch of questions!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Aug 7, 2013 8:00pm
Custom Pets - Backgrounds, Orange and Candy Cane
Rules
Are you tired of seeing me in your news posts yet? Hopefully not, because I'm here to get your opinions on a few custom areas that are a bit ambiguous - backgrounds, Orange and Candy Cane themes.
Head on over here and have your say!
Yikes, watch where you're throwing stuff, Vis! D8 STAFF ABUSE, Abuse I say!
If you're an artist and Vis owes you stuff, go maul-I mean... hug and snuggle her on my behalf. >:3 See below!
Posted by Graymare
(#14978) on Tue Aug 6, 2013 3:30pm