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Site Update
Welcome to part II of the Titbird Day festivities, courtesy of Scara (#76)!
Little miss pretty Titbird says: "Oh, hello again~"
Have you posted your custom-colored SCC on this thread yet?
Remember, you can submit one for yourself and one for a friend for free today only!
If you want any additional SCCs on the above base today, not only can you use MCCs/MCOs, OCCs/OCOs and CCCCs/CCCOs, but you can also now use the Bronze versions as well!
After today, you can still submit one of these titbirds, but you'll need a Silver Potion and Scara's permission.
Don't forget about the Mr. Egg raffle!
(Click any egg below to go trade in your random eggs for tickets!.)
Ticket Price: 1 Random Egg
Ticket Maximum: Unlimited
The raffle will be drawn after midnight tonight!
And now it's time for some goodies!
You will find all these items around the world of Ay!
They will be available through November 12th at 11:59 PM AST.
:3 Everyone who logged on today will also be receiving this adorable Titbird Goodie Bag, which will be sent out tomorrow when I can get it to work.
Inside will be random items from the above assortment!
Enjoy the rest of Titbird Day and thank Scara for letting us enjoy it with her!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:56pm
11/11 - Remembrance Day & Veterans Day
Site Update
Remembrance Day and Veterans Day are celebrated every year around the world to remember and honor those who have fought--and are still fighting--wars of many kinds. As each year passes, more veterans of war, active soldiers and links to history leave us, but their sacrifices and impact must never be forgotten.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
If you donate any amount to any veterans' fund of your choice, e-mail me the receipt or proof of purchase at [email protected] and I will send you one of these red poppy collectables. You have until the end of the 2011 calendar year to get your donation in and receive the item for your support.
Please take a moment out of your day to give these soldiers and their families a minute of silence and reflection for what they gave up so that we can enjoy our freedoms.
In a strange way, I always look forward to days of remembrance. Every year without fail, I work on Veterans Day, and last year I got to witness two strangers--two veterans of two different wars and two different generations--meet by chance and shake hands in a long moment of tearful understanding. Everyone in the store seemed to simultaneously stop what they were doing and become aware of these old soldiers, and saluted them in unison. It was one of the most touching and amazing things I've ever seen.
Come share a story about your experience with war or a veteran or active soldier in your life here.
I'll be contributing myself later on. <3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:21am
11/11/11 - Titbird Day!
Site Update
Today, 11/11/11, has been declared Titbird Day!
Brought to you by Scara (#76), our resident Titbird fanatic.
I know it's not quite midnight but I have to go to bed for work in the morning so you get to start the festivities early!
Little miss pretty Titbird says: "Oh, hello~"
Want your own SCC on this base? Then you're in luck!
For today only, you can color and edit your very own Titbird silver custom and get it uploaded for free! If you have a tit-loving friend, you can also submit one to be sent to their door as well. :3
Click here for more details!
This is Mr. Egg, a male specimen of the Titbird species and a lover of Random Eggs.
He is a unique SCC being raffled off for his favorite food!
A new raffle has begun!
Click any egg below to go to the raffle.
Ticket Price: 1 Random Egg
Ticket Maximum: Unlimited
The raffle will be drawn after Titbird Day ends!
We have a lot more event goodies for you that will be released in the late afternoon/early evening. :3
As I'm sure many of you know, today is also Remembrance Day and Veterans Day, which Aywas will be honoring in a separate news post today.
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:34pm
Weekly Trivia & Crystal Raffle
Site Update
Trivia!
The trivia has been updated!
Weekly Raffle
This week's Raffle Crystal winner is:
Serith (#9483)
Who had 249 crystals out of 21,852 total and won a Xaoc Custom!
This week's prize is a full set of raw crystals!
I should have some special raffles for you tomorrow. o:
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Nov 9, 2011 9:31pm
Treats? Red Flags!
Site Update
Evening, folks! Inspired by recent events, we're all going to gather 'round and talk about some general Internet and online game red flags so we can continue to have a safe community.
It has come to our attention that at least one account has been mass-spamming other players with similar messages, offering free avatar art and asking for IM accounts. These kinds of scams are usually an attempt to get your personal information, solicit minors or phish for account passwords. Staff can't do anything about offsite activities, which is why most people with bad intentions try to work through instant messengers.
Never, ever give someone personally identifying information or click on links from people you don't know. When opting to give a user your offsite contact information, do so with a pound of caution and at your own risk. Don't take candy from strangers, let alone tell them your favorite kind!
If you have acted on a message like the one described above, we strongly suggest you block the IM account(s) and change your password(s) to be on the safe side.
If you ever encounter a user or message that looks suspicious to you or just gives you that bad feeling in your gut, please do not hesitate to contact a staff member immediately. People like this aren't exactly going to waltz up to our doors, but they will go to players that look established or unsuspecting, so we really rely on you guys to let us know when something is amiss. Thank you!
Now that we've had a little chat, let's go out for some ice cream!
(I promise, it's safe. XD)
These are now stocking in the Energy Dishes Shop and will be available for the rest of November. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Nov 8, 2011 7:00pm
Art Gallery, BC Charms & the Woolith!
Site Update
Art Gallery
The Art Gallery has been judged! The theme was Pets in Costumes.
I loved the different ways everyone tackled this theme. :3 Here are our winners:
They won:
I did want to note that some of the entries this time around couldn't be under consideration for placement because they didn't follow the rules.
Remember, even though the theme varies each week, the rules stay the same, which means all submissions must be Aywas-related and must have your name/ID. Keep this in mind for your future submissions!
The theme this week is Autumn in Ay!
Have fun, I can't wait to see what everyone submits this time around. :3
Breeding Pendant Charms
Remember these?
You may recall that there were 100 in stock and that a Breeding Pendant would be raffled off for every 50 sold.
Well, the 50th one sold yesterday, and we have our winner!
Congratulations to Manteo (#789)!
A second Breeding Pendant will be raffled off when the 100th is sold. If you're interested in purchasing one, you can find all the information here!
Raw Pet Update
I wanted to remind you that the Woolith will be leaving us as a Raw pet on November 15th, so get your customs in! I say this as if I don't have 2837432 Woolith PSDs left to color myself, oh dear. XD
I'll have more announcements for you tomorrow!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon Nov 7, 2011 11:11pm
Explooooore!
Pets
Good morning! Did all my British buddies enjoy Guy Fawkes last night? Did you satiate your desire for sparklers and those extraordinarily expensive glowy things they sell at public fireworks displays? I know I did, because being an adult is all about making silly decisions with money.
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Next week's pets are the Gael, Insi and Melo if you would like to earn yourself a super shiny 10 GP per accepted colouration. Head on over here to find out what's up!
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First person to guess how many tabs I have open in my browser wins a Flame Custom Crystal and a Flame Custom Orb since we were all busy setting things on fire last night in the UK. Hint: it's a normal-ish, reasonable number - that means not 3, and not 50. I'll throw in a little something extra out of my inventory if you manage to guess the right browser, too!
Post your guess in the comments, formatted something along the lines of: #36, Browsernamehere.
I will update when the prize is gone! Now whilst you're here, Eri has some important things to say. *points down* :D
Vacant Vant (#2712) wins with 17 tabs!
And because I'm a soft touch then Taxel (#6879) gets a small something-or-another for being the first to guess Google Chrome. :3 You guys are fast and it's too early in the morning for this. *rubs eyes*
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Sun Nov 6, 2011 3:08am
Pet Images, OCCs/OCCs and other goodies!
Site Update
I have a couple updates for everyone!
I am very excited to announce that all pet images should now be displaying properly, so run to your lairs and ogle the pretties you haven't been able to see lately!
You may recall that Orange Custom Crystals and Orange Custom Orbs were supposed to be findable in the Haunted House for three days only--October 30th, 31st and November 1st.
Due to them not appearing in treasure chests nor being carried by merchants for some reason, their time was extended until Yasu could fix that issue, meaning you've had three additional days to explore for them at this point. I was hoping to have the bug remedied by now, but Yasu experienced some complications while trying to perform the battledome maintenance and has not yet been able to fix the chest/merchant issue, so in order to keep the OCC/OCO numbers in check, I'll be pulling them out around 2 PM tomorrow. As soon as Yasu can address the merchant/chest issue, the OCCs and OCOs will be returning to the Haunted House for a full 24 hours. I'm so sorry about this, guys, but I hope you've enjoyed the extra time, and even if you haven't been able to get one of these custom-making items yet, you will have another chance! I appreciate your understanding and patience with this.
I have added a couple pets to the lab for Haunted Pumpkins! Don't forget to keep a couple since they'll be turning into a Halloween HA souvenir after the HH and everything closes (which should be around the 14th).
We still have the orb mystery shop coming as well as a bonus use for those extra plants, and we still have something in store for the pumpkins from the goodie bag!
NaNoWriMo
We've made a couple slight adjustments to the Nano rules for this time around.
Slash is very firm on having to update your thread every day, but we've added some flexibility. If you haven't started your novel yet or started late, it's okay! You may start your thread at any time in November, but once you start, you must update your thread every day. If you know you can't write on X day, you still have to update your thread, but you can just post the previous day's wordcount to show there was no change.
There is a new instructions thread here and a thread for FAQs and such here. Check them out for more details!
Arak, Arak!
Oh! And I also added a few new Araks to the site if you'd like to check them out in Newest Colorations. :3 Visark should have some Explore pets of her own to release soon!
Enjoy!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Nov 4, 2011 10:05pm
What Just Happened?
Site Update
I'm pretty sure you all are asking what just happened with the site?
The site downtime occurred due to it's weekly backup tasks. This website hosts about 600 GB of data, and to ensure we are able to restore the site in case anything bad happens, that information must be backed up once in a while -- most of it being images.
The site should be back online now and functioning normally. If you guys run into any major problems that weren't around before the site went down, feel free to post 'em in the comments to this news posts.
Posted by *Yasu
(#3410) on Fri Nov 4, 2011 2:21am
Donation
Site Update
Here's what I did today...
This is a really great cause. If you have a little extra in your monthly budget, try looking for someone near you participating in the St. Baldrick's fundraisers to help kids with cancer: click.
-Slash
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Thu Nov 3, 2011 6:30pm