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It's time to give away nine free customs designed during January under the theme of Mythology!
I was really excited to see how you handled this theme, and you all rose to the occasion! Such cool entries, and I learned a few things too. :3
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!
1................................................2................................................3
4................................................5................................................6
7................................................8................................................9
We also have a special 10th custom that will be given away as a little bonus for the downtime!
You cannot ask for this one directly, but it will be randomly awarded to someone who participates in the game. So all you have to do is vote for one of the pets above to be entered into this special custom drawing. :3
Please contact Visark (185) for your prize if you designed one of these customs!
You have until Tuesday March 5th at 11:59 p.m. to get your vote in!
After these are chosen, we will set up a post to give away the bubble-themed customs for March. c:
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Mar 2, 2013 4:53pm
Breeding Coins!
Site Update
Breeding season is winding down! :C
This is your 24 hour notice to grab any last-minute coins or packages from the GP Shop!
The coins will be pulled after 11:59 P.M. on March 3rd, giving everyone a couple extra days to snag the hybrid babby makers.
Please note that if you have a restored account, there will be a separate news post with instructions on how to purchase a BC or BC Package if you do not make this deadline.
Don't forget to collect crystals for the Weekly Raffle since the prize is a Breeding Coin. :) As usual, the raffle will be drawn on Wednesday (3/6).
And be sure to check out the post below if you haven't already!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Mar 2, 2013 1:24pm
Love Letters!
Site Update
Yes, you! I've been carrying around this letter with your name on it for a month but kept getting thrown off my course. The Ay skies have been a bit treacherous, but after flying through some uncharted air territory, I've finally made it back to my route. And this is my first stop. :3
Ooh! It looks like our favorite Adore-a-gram Lunaris has something for everyone--could it be?
A Love Letter!
Our favorite red envelopes have arrived just in time for a much needed love fest on Aywas. <3
If you're new to the Love Letter scene or need a refresher, grab some Heart Sushi and listen up for a speed course in stamp-licking, perfume-spraying, poem-writing goodness!
Love Letter Event
We've planted the seeds of love all over our world! Love Letters are sitting at a pretty R20 and can be found anywhere you can obtain R20 items. They will also randomly pop up in the Random Crap Shop. (As always, we will monitor the numbers and make sure that the letters aren't being too coy.)
Each time you send a unique card, you AND the recipient will each receive 1 Valentine Point.
You will be able to spend these points in the Seasonal Shop on a whole slew of surprising goodies!
(Date for opening/stocking the shop is TBD, but Love Letters will be available until the day the shop closes.)
To send a card to someone for Valentine Points, click on the Love Letter in your inventory and hit Use to bring up the prompt. Just like last year, we have a confirmation screen to ensure your letter reaches its destination safely!
Point Breakdown & Tally
If I send you a card, we both get 1 point!
If you want to send me a card in return, we both get 1 point again! (D'aww, thanks for being sweet.)
So that is 2 points for each of us for a card swap.
However, I might be a little overzealous with my crushing and want to send you a second card. I can do so, but neither of us will receive any additional points. (I hope you're not creeped out by my show of affection.)
You can view the Love Letters you've received, along with points you've accumulated here.
You can also review the Love Letters you have sent to others here.
*Please note: While you can insert a text message inside the letters, and I encourage you to do so, I would suggest using plain text only!*
If you're looking for somewhere to arrange letter swapping and sending, try swinging by Aywas Talk!
We have a very sweet community, but even if you're not much of a forum-goer, I encourage you to say hello or send a card to a stranger! This event is pretty rad because you basically earn points for cool things by making someone else feel good. c:
So let's start spreading the love!
- Eri
xoxo
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Mar 1, 2013 11:39pm
Tidbits!
Site Update
If your Premium time went berserk after the downtime, please post here and I will get that fixed up for you!
Please follow the instructions in the OP. :3
Note that this is ONLY for premium time fixes and not for other issues.
The Art Gallery will resume on Sunday.
In the meantime, you can enter something for ANY of the themes for February (Puzzle Games, Make a Friend, Valentine's Day, Fruit and/or Candy Sculptures, An Aywas Wedding). If you already entered, your submission is safe.
Depending on how many entries we receive, there could be quite a few winners!
We will then be starting March off fresh with a new set of themes. :)
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:07pm
Wednesday Updates!
Site Update
Weekly Raffle
We are doing THREE winners this week--and they all win a Scroll of Transportation!
Our winners are:
Dragon Ninja (#1908) with 73 crystals
Kei (#4690) with 25 crystals
Xythnia (#40789) with 248 crystals
Congratulations to all of our winners!
Next week's winner (yes, we're going back to one winner per week) will receive a coveted Breeding Coin!
Trivia
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers revealed!
What is the deadline to apply for a moderator position for this period?
February 3rd
How often can a user adopt a pet from the Adoption Center?
Every 24 hours
Which of the following items is not part of the East River Collection?
Jellyfish Flower
What date was the last day for a user to be able to buy Baby Bottles?
January 21st
What is the price of the Love Ties Kyre in store?
700 Feather Wands
What is the chance of a net breaking?
8%
What is the edit limit for Gold Custom Crystals?
75%
What item can be used to create a custom Vespa?
Honeycomb
How often does a Radioactive Breeding Pendant regenerate?
Every 30 days
If you purchased 90GP, how much extra would you receive for free?
20
More updates coming shortly!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:42pm
Updates + Artist Event
Site Update
I was just informed that our script to remake missing accounts is now complete, so we're going to be going through the missing account e-mails and start reconstructing them (starting tomorrow, after our weekly backup is completed, to make sure there are no issues during it). Waiting for the script to be completed was stressful for both us and you, and we're happy to be able to re-invite those players back in and be able to accept new accounts soon as we're done.
Also, if you have a lair with too many pets and not enough pet slots, you can visit your lair to have that issue autocorrected. There are still other issues for us to fix and we'll start brainstorming solution to them as soon as the missing account data restore has been fully finished. We hope to have that finished on Tuesday, if no unexpected issues pop up.
In the meantime, here is something to look forward to - at the end of March (the 29th, 30th, and 31st), we're going to have an Artist Event. A whole bunch of the most talented artists on Aywas have been contacted to set up a live art stream on one of those days, so everyone can visit their streams and learn from how they edit their Aywas designs! There will be about ten artists per day each streaming for an hour, so you'll have plenty of people to watch and learn from.
It would be really, really awesome if the userbase in general could create some art tutorials for the event, also--whether you're a starting artist or an experienced one, your knowledge can help someone else and we can come together as a community and help each other improve and grow.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:44pm
Customs Forum Game
Contests
A customs forum game will start at 1:00 AM. The game will last thirty pages.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:50pm
Speedy Breeding Ticket
Items
The Speedy Breeding Ticket has been released in the GP Shop for 25 GP. For this time that it's available publicly (until BCs are out of the shop), here's how it's going to work: there is going to be one dedicated BC/LBC artist who handles all breedings sped up with this item, and that's MissMally (#473). Her lists will be composed entirely of these sped up breedings.
If you don't recall her work, her BC stuff is here, and her LBC stuff is here.
If this works out really well then the item may be offered more times in the future (with appropriate breaks to make sure no long queues get established for it -- that is our main concern, since we don't quite know what to price it for a wide release like this). Either way, enjoy!
EDIT: Please understand that this item purchased via this release is BC and LBC Only (that includes HBC and other stuff that goes on BC lists) and cannot be combined with an artist ticket. If you obtained one prior to this, you can still use it however you want, but items released this way must have that restriction.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:51am
Happy Hybrid Breeding Season!
Site Update
Without further ado, I present...
HYBRID BREEDING SEASON!
You will find our favorite golden coins for sale in the GP Shop until Thursday February 28th at 11:59 p.m.*
Before you wiggle out of your chairs in anticipation of what our new hybrid creatures could possibly be, I'd like to introduce you to them! Both of these hybrids were developed from user concepts voted on by YOU. :3
I am super excited to finally reveal the Pluma and the Reebu!
Chiro x Reve | Bumble x Drylis
The Toucan Pluma and Chameleon Reebu can now be found in the SP Shop!
Congratulations to osiem (#15860) (Chiro x Reve concept) and Nui (#9965) (Bumble x Drylis concept)!
Please contact Visark (#185) for your prizes!
Click for the PSDs!
*Please note that as I said in my previous update, we don't want users with lost accounts to miss out on things, so once those accounts are restored, we will be providing instructions on how they can purchase a BC or BC package if they like (if the accounts aren't restored in time). :)
I am working on getting all of our custom items updated to include these new critters, so if you don't see one of these guys in the dropdown yet, you will soon!
Happy babby making!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:58pm
Hey there, good lookin'.
Site Update
I'm sure you missed my pretty blue face, and I know Aywas is an awful bore without my glorious updates (
The last few weeks have been extremely busy for us behind the scenes, filled with lots of late nights, too much coffee, and plenty of monitor shaking. The good news? Is that we've made bucketfuls of progress and that every setback or issue that arises points us to a better track for the future. We really appreciate you guys sticking it out with us and for how overwhelmingly supportive and patient you have been! As players ourselves, we know it sucks not to be able to play a game you love to its fullest extent, but we think it's important to take the time to focus on healing our beloved Aywas. <3
With that being said, there are a couple quick things that I want to highlight!
Namely, missing/lost accounts. This is a pesky hurdle for us, but an absolute priority, and I will hopefully have a more detailed update on this front soon. What I can tell you is that we will do our best to compensate these users and make them feel as welcome as we can once their account actually exists and they can rejoin the community.
What you might not know is that because of this lost account issue, we have been unable to accept any new registrations since the downtime. If we were to accept new users, it would essentially overwrite the accounts that went missing. Once we get everything smoothed over, I am going to need your help in welcoming a huge wave of brand new players to our humble floating world!
As you might have suspected, things on the day-to-day and event fronts have been at a standstill because a lot hinges on these missing accounts, and we don't want to start running a bunch of events or adding content to the site while 1) there's a good number of people who would miss out through no fault of their own and 2) Yasu's energies need to be focused on repair. I mention this because I know the Valentine's event has been on everyone's mind this month, so I wanted to let you know that the current plan is to hold off on things for a little longer, but hopefully get the love fest going before the end of February. Once we get things going, they'll really be going. XD
We are going to kick off /one/ thing in a few moments, so stay tuned!
Thanks again for being your awesome, badarion selves!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:23pm