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Site Update
The Custom Tokens in the Trash Shop have been given a serious price bump. I know price increases are never fun, but I think we can all agree that being able to get a pet with 75% edits for 1 GP isn't quite right.
And while I'm here, I'd like to remind everyone that glows, transparency, and clipped on accessories/clothing still count as edits, and thus are not allowed on Metals.
This pet is okay for Metal:
These pets, however, would NOT be okay:
I'd also like to make sure everyone knows that the Personal Custom Queue now allows you to cancel your own pet submissions! If you submit an image only to realize you submitted the wrong image, had a white background, coloring errors, or any other mistake, you can cancel it yourself instead of having to PM me.
Posted by null
(#543) on Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:02pm
GCC Design Clarification
Items
Because this has been inquired... no, your requested design doesn't have to be of a GCC species. It can be anything you want. Whether you happen to just want a gold level Xaoc to stare at or you want a gold level raw pet, it's up to you...
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:06pm
Pet of the Day
New Feature
Pet of the Day
Who will be featured tomorrow? Wait and see...
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:39am
GCC Promotion
Items
God we are so unloved and hated sawb sawb
Out of all the crystals bought from the GP Shop, the GCC is probably the most unloved, with SCCs and BCCs far more loved than them. As an experiment, I'd like to make a special offer (for the month, depending on how it goes): Gold Custom Crystals bought from the GP Shop will come with a free gold-level design.
You won't get full control of the complimentary design (to prevent it being stressful on the new GCC artist team) but you'll get to put some input into what kind of design you want by being offered this form to fill out:
Species:
Keyword: Just one word! Zombie, steampunk, space... anything you want.
2-3 Colors:
The new GCC team is excited to get working and I have a method to track GCCs bought from the GP Shop, so expect a PM in your inbox if you purchase a GCC, and I hope you enjoy your complimentary design. If you don't like your design, it's still yours so you can sell it if you want :)
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:39pm
Premium
Site Update
A popular, requested feature - you can now buy premium for a friend off the Purchase GP page.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:38pm
Colorists wanted
Pets
STEALS THIS IMAGE FROM ERI TOO
Pet coloration artists are needed again. I remade the thread since the other one was fairly old. Pay is also no longer based on number of designs for new colorists, but rather on quality of work.
Feel free to apply if you'd like to give it a shot.
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:28pm
Meteor Incoming!!
Site Update
This meteor comes close to Ay every year in its travels. It seems like many species flock to this strange place during the week it is close and take on a strange appearance.
Welcome to The Lunar Meteor!
This is a very special region created by Michi (#716) through a prize voucher.
The Lunar Meteor will be near Ay only during the week of August 13th - August 20th, but it will come back each year. :) It is an open location, so anyone can access it!
(Yes, we're starting the star party a few hours early.)
It seems that strange spacey, astrological pets can be found around the meteor...
Though it is devoid of monsters, at least this time around.
There are also ten space-themed gatherables for you to collect!
Here's just a few that you'll find:
If you collect all ten, turn them in at the museum.
You will be rewarded with this shiny Star Ticket:
A Star Ticket is like the platinum class of Raffle Crystals.
At the end of the week, after the location closes and the collection retires, I will be holding a couple raffles for starry items, including a Bottled Starlight! How do you enter? Just have one of these tickets in your inventory (though you can sell yours if you want)!
Want to dress up your HA so that it looks a little more fitting for a starry scene?
The Seasonal Shop is now stocking ten HA items with a space theme!
If you're more of a foodie, you might enjoy some delicacies that are out of this world!
(Also stocking in Lorin's shop!)
Enjoy the stellar festivities!
And thank Michi for bringing this new region to Ay!
HAVE FUN.
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:32pm
A contract announcement...
Site Update
Good evening ladies and gents! I have an announcement for you all, something to potentially spark some interest on the breeding end...
Cash contracts!
(disclaimer: Frey's not actually setting any money on fire, promise!)
Yes, Slash allocated some funds towards expanding the breeding team and making breedings go by faster. I have four slots left open for this after extending the option to folks currently on staff. This means I am looking for 3 LBC and 1 EBC person.
Terms of the contract are $100/week, 10 pairs. This means your work must be done in 7 days. We are testing to see if this is feasible in our budget so we cannot guarantee the long-term, so consider this a pilot program for our breeding extension. Once we see how funds can handle this, we'll see where we go from there. Testing phases have to come first!
But for now, we want to get some more applicants for those two positions! So if this interests you, scurry on over to the LBC application or you can check the BC application for the EBC position -- just make one baby per pair, and make two of the three as EVIL as you can! I want to see your nasty, gory, bloody abilities.
Send all applications to [email protected] and specify in your application that you're applying for contract. Hope to see those applications soon! As a note, you HAVE to be over 18 to apply for contracts.
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:53pm
Return of the Art Gallery!
Contests
I am very happy to bring back the weekly Art Gallery competition after months of it being down.
If you remember from waaaay back, you might recall that our last theme was Aywas Pottery/Sculpture and we had a lot of fun entries. Here's our six winners that finally get to be shown off!
They won:
Congratulations! :3 And enjoy your prizes.
Here is our new upcoming theme lineup!
Aug 12 - Aug 18: Ay Universe
This will make more sense soon...
Aug 19 - Aug 25: Ara and Ay Landscapes*
Aug 26 - Sept 1: Paleos
The gallery will be judged every Sunday, so you'll notice that the dates for all the themes now run Sunday thru Saturday.
While I have your attention, I also want to reiterate some Art Gallery rules--all of which are posted directly on the gallery page, so you have no reason not to follow them.
The most important one is All artwork must be your work - art thieves get banned, no exceptions!
We are not kidding with this. If I see artwork that is traced, yanked from dA or otherwise stolen, you will receive a ban. Upload images carefully.
Your submission will NOT count if you do not have your name and ID on it. Even if it's the equivalent of the Mona Lisa in Aywas form, you will not be a featured winner if you neglect this rule.
Remember: Artwork MUST FEATURE Aywas pets, Aywas NPCs, or the Aywas world in some way. If it is not obviously Aywas we may not accept it.
Thank you!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:01pm
Saturday Night Fixes
Site Update
Item Auctions are now safe to use.
Banks now include incoming transactions in your history.
The Explore Quests link returned to the Museum.
Count the Objects now has an active high scores table and Yasu did some general HS work for us.
Other games also have more easily accessible high score pages on the game listing page.
Enjoy!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:19am