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Site Update
Welcome to August!
August Events and News
August is going to be a fairly quiet month. We have no large events scheduled for the month as we start preparing over the next two months for everything happening in October.
Progress on Adventure is going well. We are currently beefing up the Battledome PVP with a host of new weapons (you may have seen them added to the Item Database). We'd like to make Adventure's Battledome one of the biggest, most-used features on the site.
Scavenger Hunt Results
Because this is what you want to see first; I know it.
Scavenger Hunt has been fully graded. I am opening up a thread called Scavenger Hunt Fixes for 24 hours, wherein you can post any tasks that seem to have not been graded.
Those are the only changes that will be permitted to the grading. Tasks will not be re-graded. If you were awarded more points than acceptable, it is in your favor.
Scavenger Hunt results will be released on August 8, 2011 at midnight.
Cash Shop Pets
Here are all the news pets that can be found in the Cash Shop for the month of August.
Click on any of the pets to go to the Cash Shop! They cost 3 GP for a common or 5 GP for an uncommon.
BP Shop Pets
Here are all the news pets that can be found in the BP Shop for the month of August!
Click on any of the pets to go to the BP Shop! They cost 300,000 BP for a common or 500,000 BP for an uncommon.
Monthly Items and Lunaris
August's birthstone is the Peridot, which means that a Peridot Lunaris has climbed from the depths to join those whose birthdays lay in August. :)
The Essence of August 2011 is the monthly potion, and is in the Cash Shop for 2 GP.
This month's Premium Item is the Scroll of Transportation, w hich unlocks a feature in your account.
Monthly Contests
The BP Shop and GP Shop contests offer your choice of SP, GP, or USD, depending on your preference.
September Monthly Pets - GP Shop
Prize: 3 SP, or 15 GP, or $15 USD, and a copy of the pet
September Monthly Pets - BP Shop
Prize: 2 SP, or 10 GP, or $10 USD, and a copy of the pet
September Customs Contest - Post-Apocalyptic
Prize: 1 SP or 5 GP, and a Gold Custom Crystal or Silver Potion
Gencon Convention
If you are going to Gencon, you might see me there! I will be lurking around the MTG tournament area. I will bring along Aywas plushes, NPC charms (just got those in the mail), pet charms, and Breeding Coin charms along with me.
Send an e-mail to [email protected] during the convention if you'd like to meet up.
Apple Picking
August is the month to pick apples. Go see if you can pick any from the Phoenix Tree. They're flaming, but at least they're apples.
Free Customs
We're giving away nine customs designed during the previous month under the theme NATURE.
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 August 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 August contests.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Tue Aug 2, 2011 12:27am
Forewarning
Site Update
Just a bit of a forewarning, as of ONE HOUR FROM THIS MOMENT the site may get really laggy, then vanish completely for about 30-40 minutes, possibly re-appearing for moments here and there while I hopefully, after almost 24 hours of tweaking the server, resolve the lag issue completely. If everything goes well, the site will be uber fast when it comes back on line. Meaning, I can get back to fixing all these features up for you, and get the site in TIP TOP SHAPE so that I can start making NEW features again for everybody.
Sorry about the short notice, I would have waited until late tonight to do it, but I'm a mere mortal and need to sleep at least once in awhile ;) So don't panic when everything breaks, because I am just being awesome ;)
ALSO..... Sorry for taking away your chat bars. I should have them back up and running tomorrow or something..... Just want to fine-tune them a bit and fix any glitches :)
Posted by Rebel Networks
(#19663) on Mon Aug 1, 2011 9:53pm
Lag Issue
Site Update
I have a question for everyone.... How's the lag today? I've been doing some messing around, and I want to know what kind of impact my changes have made upon the lag issue for all of you. Let me know :)
Posted by Rebel Networks
(#19663) on Mon Aug 1, 2011 3:41pm
Happy Birthday
Random Silliness
Remember Baby Day, when we celebrated babies and awarded a spotlight to Dana #48?
Guess what? Her baby, Brooklyn, was just born!
From all of us at Aywas..
Happy Birthday, Brooklyn!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Mon Aug 1, 2011 1:44am
Art Gallery
Contests
Okay folks, I've done my part - I picked out what I felt were the six best entries to this week's Art Gallery. Now it's your turn to decide who's the grand prize winner of a set of Copic Markers.
Saturn(#497)
Aria(#27790)
Pheonee(#18786)
Linai(#883)
Floʞʎu(#2717)
Eri & Dew(#17)
Click on each entry to go to the Art Gallery page, so you can view the entry in full! Think about your vote before you cast it... look at each entry and appreciate it... this is a vote toward $300 worth of Copic markers you're making here! :)
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Have you looked at and appreciated each entry? Great! Let's move on to voting.
Regardless of who wins, every entrant received this prize:
The upcoming themes have also been updated. Here they are (it might take a while to reflect on the page):
August 7th - 14th: Graphics design (use official Aywas art)
August 14th - August 21st: Visual Poetry
August 21st - August 28th: Sculptures
August 28th - September 4th: Computer 3-D Modeling
This week's theme is: Word Art
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:16pm
Lots of goodies~
Pets
The winner of the BCC and LBC bundle is--
MewNommer (#21141)
Congratulations! Your prizes are on their way! :D
And would you all like some pets? Yes? Okay then!
The submission criteria for the Explore pets is a little different this week, my friends. I would like you to submit for the Vyne, Lacer, Maki and Oske genera. Each accepted design will earn you 10 GP as per normal - in addition, however, the user with the highest number of accepted designs over the coming week will win these!
More sparkly than Edward Cullen!
Please remember we're always looking for quality, not quantity. Submitting ten designs makes you no more likely to win than someone who submits only five if Mauri can't see the love and tenderness in each one. :| *strums guitar*
So! To recap:
1.] submit designs for the Vyne, Lacer, Maki and Oske (as few or as many for each genus as you like)
2.] be certain they are all of the quality you would expect to see on site
3.] ???
4.] profit
Have fun! :D
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:46am
Just a tiny reminder...
Site Update
Derp, derp, derp...
Derpy Paleo has an announcement to make about Derp Coins. Please remember that they are not to be used on anything but same species pairs. Any in queue right now that aren't same-species will be refunded, but from now on you will not get refunds if you try to breed these. The description for the item was edited to reflect this, since it wasn't clear before (and the ability to breed non-same species pairs is a known coin bug). So long as it's Melo x Melo, Kyre x Kyre, etc. then you're fine (just remember to read the Breeding Tutorial as it's updated to see what isn't allowed with Derps -- for now, that's Xaocs and Neuras).
Other than that, happy derping!
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:57pm
Puzzle
Contests
Want to win a video game of your choice? Be the first to fill this out, then post the completed image in a news comment.
Back to Scav grading I go...
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:36pm
Ice Cream Sundae
New Game
Chaos says:
Hello, folks - Absolem (#873) wished to have an Ice Cream event created, and naturally running it defaulted to me, given I'm the one who conducts most food related business... with the exception of Zave, of course.
Icecream Sundae Potion
I am teaching students to make Icecream Sundae Potions in Gourmet Cooking from now until 8/1/2011. The potion will change your pet into one of the following event pets:
To be able to make an Icecream Sundae Potion, you'll have to get a couple of special ingredients:
If you'd like to earn some of these, feel free to drop by and quest for me here. Granted, I don't have that many on hand (they are special, after all... expensive importation costs), so I'll only be able to give you twenty quests a day.
Make the best of them - and trade any extra ingredients you have with other people. That will help you get more potions!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:26am
Oh snap.
Site Update
Look at this thing, you can't even fathom how awesome it is. How concise it is. HOW EPIC IT IS.
Click that banner for something special, for a tutorial made by Graymare and Mauri that should pretty much ensure that you never have to question anything about predicts again. It's all right here for your viewing pleasure.
This tutorial has the official seal of approval and should be given a look over by all breeding aficionados, since it will affect all current predicts in queue. If you get rejected, try checking the thread to see one of the numerous reasons why. It also contains all of the rules you'll need to know for the future, and what our reasoning is for why we manhandle your offspring (in a non-creepy way).
Note that this also means the Breeding Tutorial will receive an update soon, so keep on the lookout for that!
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:55pm