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Metal Custom Event
In October (that'll be our second birthday, by the way), we will be holding a Metal Custom Event. In this event, you will be able to trade your metal custom orbs and crystals for mystery metal customs.
Not only will you see standard metal commons for Ay and Ara, but the site artists will be instructed to throw in some special customs as well... like metal uncommons, Lunarises, Vions, Hybrids, and maybe a Xaoc... maybe...
To make this event work, we are going to need to accumulate a HUGE number of designs...and that's where you come in! We are accepting submissions to the metal design grab bag here:
Metal Custom Event Thread
Prizes include 3 GP per accepted design and various tier bonuses. Designs will be inspected on Fridays.
Please read the rules of the thread before submitting. We hope this is going to be a really fun event, so save up your metal custom items in preparation (though I gather not many of you have been using them anyway!), and get coloring so we can save up the number of designs likely needed for such an event :)
Congratulations
Species in a Bottle
Witchbaby (#7982) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Species in a Bottle!
Witchbaby (#7982) brought 13 tickets, spending 650,000 BP!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:33am
Raffle #18 has ended
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Congratulations
Species in a Bottle
Kalika Kai (#13138) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Species in a Bottle!
Kalika Kai (#13138) brought 4 tickets, spending 200,000 BP!
Also, the Story Game was updated after a short hiatus from its moderator :)
You can submit a new story segment now.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:06am
Plush Series 9
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Spenser says:
I have received my shipment of the new plush series. You can find them stocking in my shop, as well as the associated box.
Plush Series 9 Box
Here are the plushes in this set:
For the winning scav team, please ensure that you deliver your plush decisions to me by the end of tomorrow. That would be much appreciated. Then, after that set is released in two weeks, myself and my factories will be going on holiday until October. New plush sets will resume then.
-Spense
You found me! Take me home for a prize.
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:17pm
Raffle #19 has ended
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Breeding Add Ons
The first batch of breeding add-ons have been released. They can be found in the BP Shop.
If you have additional ideas for an add on, please comment on this news post with your ideas. :) Taking a look at the sort of stuff we've released already is a good indication of the sort of ideas we want! I'd be happy to send you one of your idea item if your idea is accepted.
There is one more breeding add on item, but it is not for sale. It is contest prize only.
Artist Ticket, which allows you to select your breeding artist.
The Standing Fruit will function like a Raffle Crystal. On 8/17/2011, a selection of winners will be randomly drawn for these breeding-related prizes:
Breeding Coin, Lesser Breeding Coin (5 winners), Artist Ticket, Hybrid Embryo (2 winners), Silver Breeding Upgrade (2 winners), Artist Pallet (2 winners), Greater Fertility Potion, Edit Potion... for a total of 15 separate winners.
Unlike a Raffle Crystal, any Standing Fruits that are not selected as winners will not be deleted, so you may keep them for collectible purposes.
Also...
The Trivia was updated.
Congratulations
Species in a Bottle
Moving to 10736 (#2714) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Species in a Bottle!
Moving to 10736 (#2714) brought 1 tickets, spending 50,000 BP!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:38am
Happy Birthday, Frey!
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So I just heard today is Frey (#90)'s birthday! Of course we have some stuff planned for it ;)
Released in the Energy Dishes shop are some breeding system-related foods. Wooooo!
Also, in the Advent Calender is a Standing Fruit. Save it until we release a bunch of new breeding add ons. We have at least another 6-8 of them coming, soon as we get the art. :)
Standing Fruit
Happy Birthday Frey!
The raffle crystal game was also drawn.
Winner: Death #8005, who had 10/22,916 total crystals
Prize: $50 via PayPal or 50 GP
Next week: Random Breeding Coin
Trivia will be updated later, after I get home :)
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:58pm
Raffle #20 has ended
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Congratulations
Species in a Bottle
Guardian (#1096) is the winner of the raffle and won the item Species in a Bottle!
Guardian (#1096) brought 2 tickets, spending 100,000 BP!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:59am
Scavenger Hunt Results
Contests
Scavenger Hunt Game Results
View all team scores on this PDF.
Average: 918
Rank A: 2227 and above
Rank B: 1265 and above
Rank C: 918 and above
Rank D: 470 and above
Some unlucky soul in the staff team will be selected to hand out prizes. Hmm, who should it be...
Scavenger Hunt Effort Prizes Results
Here are the prizes again, in case you forgot: click here for thread.
Eighteen winners, one for each prize, were chosen from the pool of nominees. After much deliberation, they were ranked as follows (I also included a link to their entry and a comment):
1. Blackie (1718)'s aywas movie
I virtually knew this nomination would win first prize in the effort contest the moment I saw it - you can tell an entry is special if you go back and watch it a couple of times and notice new, enjoyable things every time. This film has four important qualities: impressive directing and shooting, fantastic acting, great humor, and an engaging storyline. It amazes me that such a quality entry was made in the short time frame that Scavenger Hunt allowed. This nominee is very talented - this entry was among other top-quality tasks submitted by her.
2. Dew (#17)'s animation
Early on in Scavenger Hunt, there was a thread full of people INSISTING that this task couldn't be done. I read that thread and thought to myself - I guarantee it, someone is going to come along and do this task, and do it fantastically. Dew created a great short with top quality animation and a cute story. This entry is a great example of how the amazing and "impossible" can be achieved!
3. Maro (#206)'s fursuit
Teams submitted fursuits of varying quality, but this one impressed me all out. You'd swear that it'd been made over the course of a few months. There's depth in the mask, great fur texture, and it's an overall wonderfully crafted entry.
4. Serith (#9483)'s NPC story
In Scavenger Hunt, you expect stories of questionable quality. After all, teams are expected to turn in nearly 200,000 words in content. This story, however, was crafted by someone REALLY OBVIOUSLY TALENTED. Wow! I could tell the quality from the first paragraph. It hooked me from the first line. The voice is fantastic, the tension crackles on the page, and the characters were fantasticly written. Not to mention, the writing itself is nearly flawless. It won't surprise me if I see this nominee on bookshelves soon.
5. payne's grey #2358's sprites
There are only a few words... Payne. Is. Insane. And insanely talented! This submission is BEAUTIFUL, and--they're all animated! Holy crap! And they're all so gorgeous-looking! You'll love them, just go take a look.
6. Paradoxical 36's book outlines
These book outlines following the adventures of Spenser are super creative and were great fun to read through. By the time you're through, you'll get an idea for how much trouble Spenser tends to get into!
7. Kayeli (#3168)'s train layout
The skill in this entry is immediately visible. The texture and detail are fantastically crafted, and every time I look at it, there's another tiny detail that catches my eye.
8. Graymare (#14978)'s train layout
When I first saw this entry, it wowed me. It immediately went on the consideration list for the Effort Prizes. The link seems to be broken now so hopefully Graymare will share it with all of you again, because it was a really beautiful entry.
9. Rune #8106's mural
Rune went all out. It's a framed scene created in a way that makes it look like it's part of the room. It's well drawn and I think many people would be proud to have the painting on their wall - I sure would be!
10. Eggy (#18951)'s scripts
This nominee turned in all three scripts, which can be viewed from the link. The layout is clean and visually pleasing, and the features work great.
11. Anthraxe (#13289)'s metal sculpture
Wow! Talk about complex. This drylis sculpture is neat to look at, and must have taken a while to make. The method of creating it is very unique and interesting.
12. Xin #395's jewlery
The queen of jewlery strikes again! Naturally, an absolutely FANTASTIC piece comes from Xin, who always manages to impress me with her wire skills :)
13. Hana1#2033's embroidery
Talk about going all out! Most people did a couple of lines for a background, but this one really WORKS! The pets look great, and the emulation of Explore is neat.
14. Keptin #85's stained glass
I can imagine making an actual stained glass piece is really difficult. Keptin's came out lovely.
15. RyuArashi #3998's TCG
I saw a lot of TCG entries that were pretty obviously inspired by Magic or YGO!, but this one was really unique and grabbed me with its concepts. I really want to play it, as a major TCG fan!
16. Tawreh (#410)'s maki article
This article doesn't leave anything out! After reading this, you'd swear that the maki is an actual creature in our world.
17. Skitty #543's comic
This comic is really entertaining. The ending was totally unexpected, and the humor throughout is fun and made me laugh. (change the comic page number in the URL to go to the next page)
18. Arkinzon’s awesome artwork - Beltaine Arion
The challenge - could someone actually draw one of the pets Beer designed, detail and all? Arkinzon took on the challenge and produced a piece that I think should make Beer proud!
Prizes for this category will be distributed as follows: first place winner gets first pick, second gets second pick, third gets third pick, and so on, until there is one prize left.
I hope all of you enjoyed Scavenger Hunt. Please be good sports and don't diss, complain, or otherwise lessen the joy that the winners in each category earned and deserve. Our rules against poor sportsmanship are still in full effect and we will not hesitate to eliminate all prizes from someone who ruins another user or team's moment of pride.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Aug 8, 2011 12:10am
Art Gallery
Contests
Here are the winners for this week's Art Gallery:
They won:
Vion Seeds and 1 SP
Next week's theme is:
August 7th - 14th: Graphics design (use official Aywas art)
There are some new Raffles for a new item, the Species Bottle.
Contains: 2x SCC, 3x SPotion. Perfect for creating a Silver Species.
They will be drawn at midnight, one at midnight for the next five days (not counting the upcoming midnight).
Don't forget Scavenger Hunt results come tonight at midnight.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun Aug 7, 2011 5:02pm
Many updates
Site Update
First of all,
There are many pets and items, so take a look!
Some items to highlight are:
Blood Filtering Kit
This is a Breeding Upgrade (BU) item that works with Lesser Breeding Coins. If you attach this add on to your LBC breeding, your breeding artist will reference any parents of the pets bred that you own, when designing offspring edits and markings.
Book of Zombification
Another BU item that works with Breeding Coins and Holiday Breeding Coins. It will tell your artist to give your offspring a zombie theme. It will keep the same edits and general idea but be a zombified version of what it would have been!
Pendant of the Undead
Regenerating Genus Changing Amulet.
Book of the Undead
Regenerating Pet ID Resurrector.
Also, there was one more special item awarded due to the VVZ Game...
Fountain of Youth
This regenerating Fertility Potion (basically) was awarded to the top three people in both the Zombie and the Vampire covens.
Vampires -
1st Place: Aywas Nudist Colony #16
2nd Place: Varyl, Derpmaster #203
3rd Place: Lavender le Fay #5321
Zombies -
1st Place: Kai & Ama [Hiatus] #699
2nd Place: Rain Bullet #409
3rd Place: Artemesia #7416
Congrats to all winners!
In other news...
Raffle Crystal Winner
The winner of this week's Raffle Crystal game is...
Pan #24916
Pan won an Amazon Kindle and two Kindle books of choice.
Pan had 47 Crystals. There were 23,374 total.
Next week's prize: $50 PayPal or 50 GP
Trivia
Trivia was updated. This week's trivia is a compilation of Scavenger Hunt entries as well.
I am now going to go get ready for Gencon... toodles!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Thu Aug 4, 2011 2:18am