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This week's raffle crystal winner is:
TheoRee (#9364)
who won an Alt Hybrid Custom (50% Edits)!
TheoRee had 165 Raffle Crystals.
This week's prize is: Alt Lunaris Custom, 50% Edits Did I just give away a surprise, ohdurr
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed May 4, 2011 5:06am
March Xaoc Results
Contests
Your long-awaited Xaoc contest results have arrived! We tried a little something different with the contest entries by instructing you to create a visual representation of a Xaoc that fit a "March" theme, so this time you could take a page out of the Scav manual and use IRL materials. I was blown away by how varied and creative all the entries were, so I think I'm going to try and encourage different types of media for future contests. But right now let's get to the results!
You guys made it stupidly hard to narrow the field, but here's the final standings:
First Place - Grand Prize Winner: Xaoc Voucher
Lion & Lamb - Saturn #479
The saying "in like a lion, out like a lamb" is generally used to describe March weather, but this is actually referring to the constellations of Leo and Aries rising and setting in the night sky. This Xaoc is a lamb with a lion skin draped around it with the constellation of Aries between its eyes and Leo above. Dandelions, to me, are the signal it's finally spring because as soon as it hits March they spring up everywhere and I do mean EVERYWHERE. What is a more perfect representation of a lion/lamb than a weed that blooms as a great yellow fuzzy disc and eventually turns into a great white puffball to disperse it's seeds all over your yard.
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What is more blatantly March than the idiom "In like a lion, out like a lamb"? This image interprets an age-old phrase in a beautiful way while pulling in other themes, both surprising and familiar. Every time I went back to this picture I found a new detail to appreciate or one that told a deeper story. Bravo!
Second Place
Effigy of a Springtime Xaoc - Araxa #1117
Spring is slow to arrive in my part of the world and March isn't much about blooming flowers but more about things beginning to thaw and sprout. I made my little xaoc entirely out of things found in my woods, plus a little horse hair donated from my horses (which also seemed appropriate, as this is the month that they begin to shed).
I made his frame from red dogwood twigs and tied it together with horse hair.
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Thoroughly embraced the theme through execution by making a "little god" Xaoc out of nature's materials. Very creative!
Third Place
Hinamatsuri - Ryou #449
The Japanese Doll Festival, or Girls' Day, is held on March 3. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.
Absolutely stunning coloration with a surprising take on the March theme--it definitely honors the day well!
Fourth Place
Woman's Day - ForthSanity #15928
The lit candle symbolizes the will to fight for our rights, and the torn clothes symbolize our struggles for equality. As for the pink flowers, they both symbolizes feminine qualities and the beginning of spring. Also, the background colours represent the warmth of spring, on it's way to thaw the chills of winter. The clovers symbolize the month and luck for the rest of the year...in the on going struggle for equality between men and women.
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A symbolic piece with meaningful, carefully-chosen details and a lovely medium.
Fifth Place
The Bringer of Spring - Yoolee #802
The Bringer of Spring wanders the forest in its robe of moss, leaving trails of wildflowers as it wakes the trees.
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Both notions of awakening and enchantment are palpable in the details of this mesmerizing image. Well done!
Prize Pot for places 2-5:
10 SP
Flame Custom Crystal
15 GP
Gold Custom Orb
I will be contacting the winners shortly (don't fret if you don't get a message from me tonight as I do sleep occasionally).
Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who participated! I encourage you to check out all of the entries here if you haven't already, because there are many, many amazing ones. Our next contest will be coming up in June, so keep your eye out for that!
Oh, and make sure you read the exciting news post below! :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Mon May 2, 2011 11:58pm
New Features
New Feature
It's been so long since I could use the News Type New Feature C:
Okay, so we're trotting out a couple of new features for you here at the start of May - and be excited to know even more are coming! But for now these should keep you busy, aye?
First, the Art Gallery. In this feature, you can submit Aywas-related artwork. Every week on Sunday, we will select our six favorite works of art from the submissions and they will be displayed on the page. The prize always includes 1 SP and a random desirable item.
Second, we have the new Premium Rock Quarry. In this feature, premium members can dig in the quarry for a rock every day. They can then either sell their rocks or exchange them for an account-bound currency called Premium Points, which can be used in this shop: Premium Outlet.
The premium outlet store is a bit scarce and has limited quantity items as we wait to see how the PP currency will stabilize in our economy. Once we have a good idea of what the value of a PP is, we'll stock unlimited items in there, even some unique to the shop!
Next up is the new Cooking High Score List! The cooking high score list gives you points every time you complete a cooking quest, weighted by the amount of time it takes (so a master's quest is weighted more than a beginner's quest, as a beginner could make more quests in the time that a master does).
Also, to tip our hats to the individuals who have worked hard to be in the top 10 highest leveled cooks - if a winning pet is in the top 10 highest leveled cooks, that pet's owner gets an extra 1 SP.
As promised, we have the Gourmet Eating High Score List!. Eat one of the gourmet food items from the gourmet cooking feature to start racking up points for this score list.
Last, there are some new items showing up in the Desert Explore region. Turn them into the Museum Collections to get a prize. These plants might also be used in gourmet cooking in the future...hmm...who knows!
Okay, I think I'm at the end of my excitement... whew... here's a fun fact: in three hours I'll have been awake for 24 hours. Most excellent. Prepping new features is fun!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon May 2, 2011 6:57pm
Welcome to May!
Site Update
Welcome to May 2011!
Introduction
May doesn't have any main holidays or huge events, but that doesn't mean it's going to be boring! Our goal for this May is to bring you new features.
We know for certain, as these are already complete and going through some minor last-minute checks, we'll be bringing you: an Art Gallery so you can submit artwork related to Aywas and make SP and rare items, a Trivia so you can earn some BP off answering fun Aywas-related questions, a Premium Shop Feature in which premium members can collect a random amount of premium points a day and trade those points in for cool prizes, and a new Quest to send you running around for items.
We also may be able to bring you - workload permitted - the revamped Explore (Adventure), a battledome-esque feature for PVP pet battling, and gardening/farming.
Monthly Cash Shop Pets
These pets are only 3 GP in the Cash Shop. Get one today!
Monthly BP Pets
These pets are only 250,000 BP in the BP Shop. Get one today!
Monthly Items
Essence of May 2011
2 GP in the Cash Shop
Metal Breeding Coin
is this month's Premium item. Premium monthly BP was also increased to 100,000 BP.
May Birthdays
Is your birthday in May? Well...
This Emerald Lunaris is for you, then! All through the month of May, if your birthday is in May and you visit the birthday feature, you'll get this lunaris and a birthday gift item.
The Birthday item was changed from a Truly Random Egg to a Metal Custom Crystal, because this is far more exciting.May Contests
Here is a list of the new May contests that just kicked off:
June Monthly Pets - GP Shop
Prize: 3 SP and copy of pet
June Monthly Pets - BP Shop
Prize: 2 SP and a copy of pet
June Customs Contest - Scene Pets
Prize: 1 SP and a Blue Custom Crystal
SP Shop Contest
Description: Either submit special pets to be put into the SP shop, or come up with rare items that can be placed in there.
Prize: Varies, see thread
Monthly Customs
We're giving away nine customs designed during the previous month under the theme species change.
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."
You may only request one custom, may only request once, and only one person will randomly win each custom.
1..............................2..............................3
4..............................5..............................6
7..............................8..............................9
The random drawing will occur on May 3, giving you a little over 24 hours to make your choice. :)
Now that we're at the end, please remember to contact Visark (#185) for your artist's payment if you won any of the April contests.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon May 2, 2011 2:36am
More HA Items
Items
Almost done uploading all of the missing basic clothes :) These items come in various colors - try searching them in the search at the top of the screen to see the colors and where they stock.
Light Hoodie, Tuxedo Jacket, Neck Ruffle, Necktie, Business Trouser
Tuxedo Pants, Business Shirt, Formal Vest, Dress Shirt, Tuxedo Shirt
After this, I have new shoes for you, and skirts. :) Will post those in a day or so.
May stuff will be posted later today. May is going to be an excellent month - we have a new raw pet, and I think you're going to like it! Care to take a guess what it'll be? If you are first to guess correctly, I'll send you a Blue Raw Crystal.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun May 1, 2011 6:06am
Checkit Game
New Game
Checkit is a game where you view five zoomed in images of a site coloration, and can guess which coloration it came from for a prize. The rules are, you can only guess three times per checkit square, and you have to comment your answers like this:
#1 Tiger Melo
#2 Zebra Melo
and so on. Genus and species is mandatory!
All the checkits have been answered. Thanks for playing!
Checkit #1
GUESSED by Haley the Runemaster (#3367)
Answer: Ash Insi
Checkit #2
GUESSED by TaiwanDragon&Finland (#3243).
Answer: Robot Lunaris
Checkit #3
GUESSED by Jojo;; (#72)
Answer: Red-Tailed Hawk Reve
Checkit #4
GUESSED by Xilly and Gui (#246)
Answer: Redback Rogr
Checkit #5
GUESSED by Jojo;; (#72)
Answer: Strawberry Milkshake Phanto
Ready? Remember, three guesses per checkit. Go!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:36pm
Saturday Explore Pets
Pets
It's Friday, Friday Saturday, so you know what that means! Time for some fun, fun, fun, fun...
This week you will want to submit Vynes, Rogrs and Lacers for your chance to net an awesome 10 GP per colouration. :D
And as always - artists, you're welcome to contact me for your free pet copy!
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:40pm
Neura Contest Results
Contests
Here are the results of the Neura Contest!
Will there be Neuras made available on Lunaris Day? ...perhaps.
Category One: Art
There were a TON of really amazing drawings in the thread. However, the one I decided to choose as winner is:
By Lucien (#10847)
I think it represented the theme in a great, unique way -- and the quality of the entry is great too. It really brought together Lunarii, Serruls, and Neuras in a excellent way.
Category Two: Biology
Again, there were a lot of really great entries. It was really hard to pick from them - some were really informal like diary observation entries, some were like research papers (even cited, which I enjoyed), and others like textbooks. Ultimately, I chose this entry, by Kestrel (#6580). I just loved the detail she included, and the little diagrams.
Category Three: Custom
It's always tough to just choose one custom when a whole lot of very talented people enter into the category. Ultimately, I went along with this one:
Saturn (#497)'s entry is a great combination of excellent coloring, editing, and texturing. The theme behind it is really neat too - the neura is the king of the universe, greater than all Lunarii.
Category Four: Story
Melzor (#14564) put forth an excellent story on this page of the thread that dealt with a Lunaris coming from another universe. The Lunaris meets a Serrul on a new planet -- and of course, complications arise. It's especially cute because it starts as a story being told to children while also integrating a diary sort of format. Read it to see what happens!
Category Five: Plush
Hands down, Erienne & Dew (#17)'s submission was simply fantastic! Only taking a look at the entry is needed to see why it won. :) It looks downright professional, with great form and details!
Category Six: T-Shirt
Dellessanna (#96)'s excellent entry won this category! The Neura is really well drawn, and the colors chosen complement it very well.
Congratulations to everyone! Again, there were a TON of excellent entries. Winners, feel free to send along the images and pet IDs of the Lunaris and Serrul you'd like bred together.
We have an Art Gallery feature coming up, it just needs to be uploaded, so if you have any aywas-related artwork, start saving it! You'll be able to get rare items and SP from it :)
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:00am
New HA Items
Items
Still on my quest to add the basic HA items you guys think we are missing. :)
Round glasses
Leather gloves
Top Hats
Business Jackets
Hoodies
Still have a lot to go. But we will get to those later. Enjoy these for now - and don't forget to use the search on the top of the screen to find where items restock :)
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:52am
Lunaris Day
Pets
Lunaris Day
May 15
You guys had a lot of fun on Vion Day. So why don't we have a Lunaris day? The Lunaris was released on the 15th of May -- and that's coming up soon.
Submit anything Lunaris related - colorations, drawings, graphics, writings, etc - to this thread for Lunaris day. The coolest stuff will be rewarded with Lunaris-related prizes. Everyone will get some participation gift of GP, SP, or an item if they submit something with effort :)
If you submit a coloration, it might be released for Lunaris Day! (:
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:00am