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Site Update
*hyperventilates into a bag*
I know! I'm here writing another News post! Salt your doorsteps! Grab your horseshoes! Check for blue-moons!
This is just a wee post-it to say I'm doing a summer clean of my inbox and would very much appreciate your help! Over the course of the week I'll be putting up short'n'sweet News posts asking you kind folks if you would nudge such-and-such a PM so that I may answer as much waylaid mail as my lil' fingers can manage. I do like to work transparently where I can, and I hope you won't mind me asking for a little help to plug the leaks in the Captain's filthy pirate ship and get 'er running all sleek and fast. :3
Today I'm asking you to go hog-wild on Artist Pay. If it's been more than seven days since you sent me something, bump it up! Go go go! As a reminder, my payment duties are BP/GP Shop, Monthly Customs, and Colour-a-Raw contests.
Later on in the week I plan to put out a call for Lunarii and assorted Custom Item Package malarkey.
Look out below!
*drops things on Gray's hardhat... just testing for safety purposes...*
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Tue Aug 6, 2013 5:45am
Hard Hats Required!
Site Update
Your Custom Admin Pony here, with just a quick note. There are bound to be some bumps as we transition over between Skitty and me. If you feel you've had a custom bumped out of the queue by mistake, feel free to toss me a PM and I'll get right on it.
Any pets which were previously ruled / accepted as a certain level of edits will remain so. A big thank you to all the crystal check helpers, we are now down to approximately 65% of the backlog remaining.
Up, up and away!
Posted by Graymare
(#14978) on Tue Aug 6, 2013 3:24am
Vote for the official Alatus!
Site Update
After a grueling shortlist process (seriously, this submission batch was awesome), I have 9 finalists from the Weekend Hybrid Coloring Contest for you to vote on!
Remember, the Alatus that gets the most votes will be the official coloration and will be put into the SP Shop. All other finalist designs will go back to their creators.
Here we go!
To vote, please include the phrase "Alatus #__" in your news post comment.
For example, if you want the first Alatus, please comment "Alatus #1."
Alatus One = bad.
Alatus1 = bad.
Alatus#1 = bad.
Alatus #1 = good!
I love alatus #1! = good!
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The artist behind the winning coloration will receive a Speedy Breeding Ticket, which I will send directly to the user once the winning pet has been declared. All other finalists can then do whatever they wish with their Alatus entries.
You have until August 7th at 11:59 p.m. to get your vote in!
One vote per account.
Now tell us which Alatus is your favorite! :3
(Also, please make sure you check out the updates below. We've given you a news post workout today, so you'll want to ensure you're not missing anything--including our new administrator!)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Aug 5, 2013 10:12pm
Raffle, New Orimi, and Adventure Pet Release!
Pets
This month's pet coloration submissions forum raffle winner is ablob (#42084)!
Ablob has won a Blue Custom Crystal. Congratulations! Each design accepted in the next two acceptance periods will count as a ticket towards the next raffle! The raffle is drawn every other adventure pet release.
You hear the sound of tails swishing nearby...
The furry new Orimi alt is finished and ready to be introduced! This little cute guy can only be created with the new Foxtail Brush item!
This item is only obtainable through the pet coloration submissions forum. For every 5 designs you get accepted, we will send you a Foxtail Brush! (Only designs accepted after this news post count towards this reward).
And if you missed it previously, we've changed the GP reward for the forum slightly besides the addition of our new Orimi friend! You now get 5 GP per accepted design instead of 3 GP.
Onto our biweekly adventure pet release; we have quite a variety for you this time!
If you want to design some Adventure pets, go and post them in their respective threads here! Remember, you can earn SP!
Be sure to check out our blue pony's post below!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Mon Aug 5, 2013 9:01pm
Pony Express!
Site Update
Greetings Aywasians! (Aywans? Aywasic? What do you call a group of Aywas players anyway? "Hey you" just seems rude...)
You may have noted a new blue name running around. I've traded my mod-badge with Skitty for one of a different color, and am ready and willing to serve you as your new Customs Admin. If you're a member of the Crystal Check Crew, expect a PM from me by the end of the day. :3 For everyone else, if you have customs related problems, my inbox awaits you. Please excuse the dust while I settle in and get up to speed.
The current priorities are:
* Maintaining a fast turn-around time on submitted customs.
* Clearing out the Crystal Check queue. Turnaround times should rise dramatically as the week wears on. Approximately 25% backlog has been cleared in the last few days.
* Updating the Customs Tutorial / Information.
We now return to your regularly scheduled programming - don't miss the HA base voting below!
Posted by Graymare
(#14978) on Mon Aug 5, 2013 8:25pm
August HA Base
Site Update
There are some really good ones in here...
Your choice might be difficult.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Aug 5, 2013 5:40pm
*humming the Tetris theme, seeing if you notice*
Items
Pinch punch! FirstFifth of the month! *smooth jazz hands*
So y'all might remember that not so long ago I tried to give you a copy of this rather pretty dress as a site-wide gift from Poe (#126) -
- and that tried was very much the operative word. :3 As it turns out I'm not hip with the kids or down with the times (hmm, or maybe they should be the other way round?), and the way I went about sending it was the equivalent of trying to send a photo on a Nokia 3310, i.e., rather archaic and frustrating for all involved (particularly the poor person trying to use a Nokia 3310 as a camera).
Nonetheless! Poe's Oh How Adorable! dress is now hanging up all nice in the Advent Calendar until 11:59pm August 6th, ready for you to take delivery if you did not receive a copy (like me!) or would just love to have an extra. Try not to crease it, and certainly try not to spill anything on it - drycleaning is expensive.
Thank you, Poe - and until next time!
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Mon Aug 5, 2013 12:29pm
Free Monthly Custom Game!
Contests
It's time to give away nine free customs designed during July under the theme of Picnics!
To play the free custom game, please include the phrase "CUSTOM #__" in your news comment. For example, if you want Custom 1, please comment "CUSTOM #1."
Don't lose out on a chance to win one of these customs by voting incorrectly!
Custom One = bad.
Custom1 = bad.
Custom#1 = bad.
Custom #1 = good!
I love custom #1! = good!
Here we go!
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Please contact Visark (#185) for your prize if you designed one of these customs!
You have until August 7th at 11:59 p.m. to get your vote in!
One vote per account.
Good luck!
Want to see one of YOUR creations featured in the monthly free custom game?
Enter your submission for September here! The theme is Magic.
*poof*
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 4, 2013 5:36pm
A New Raffle has Started!
Items
A new raffle has begun
Hybrid Elixir
Ticket Price: 1,000 BP
Max Tickets: Unlimited
Click here to join the raffle!
The raffle will be drawn after August 9th at 11:59 pm
Good luck!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 4, 2013 3:39pm
Art Gallery
Contests
The art gallery has been judged!
The theme was Building Block Creations and we were understandably light on entries because of the Scavenger Hunt, but I think you'll agree the ones below are pretty amazing!
Here are our featured winners:
They won:
The next theme is Design an Aywas Print Pattern!
Your goal is to create an Aywas pattern, preferably tiled, and you can do so digitally or on any physical material of your choice. Feel free to PM me with questions!
Good luck!
Also, don't forget that the Weekend Hybrid Coloring Contest ends tonight at 11:59 p.m.!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 4, 2013 12:38pm