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Welcome to January--a brand new month and a brand new year!
Start off on the right paw with one of our GP Shop pets!
Ring in the new year with some extra company from the BP Shop!
If you colored one of these shiny and new pets, please contact Visark (#185) for your payment!
Make sure to send the PSDs for these pets in to [email protected] right away! Or I will send them back in time to 2013.
Want to start off the year with a gamble? Then try the Essence of January 2014, now stocking in the GP Shop!
This glass teapot will turn your active pet into one of the January monthlies shown above.
You might notice this essence is a departure from our flower theme. Since we have started a new year, our essences have also freshened up; each month's bottle for 2014 will be a bit of a surprise since they will all be based on various monthly observances. As you might have guessed, our first one is in honor of hot tea month! We hope you enjoy the fun potions we'll be featuring throughout the year. :3
The premium monthly item is a copy of the Essence of January 2014 to start your pet and/or item collections for the year off right! We usually give out one monthly essence or so as a premium gift per year, so you can look forward to new, exclusive goodies.
You can also expect to have the Premium Outlet expanded this year, including having a new batch of items and pets added later this month!
The lovely Snowdrop Lunaris has appeared in the January skies for those with birthdays this month! Visit the birthday link on your big day to receive this Aywas gift!
Remember, we are still on the flower theme for Lunari, as the Aywas "zodiac" begins in April.
The new monthly contests have been announced!
February Monthly Pets - BP Shop: Enter
February Monthly Pets - GP Shop: Enter
February Monthly Customs
Theme: Weddings
Good luck with your entries!
Our favorite Nova custom items have rotated into the GP/BP Shops, where they will reside for January and February. In March, they will migrate back to the Premium Outlet.
Outlook Deck
In lieu of our normal "Coding Corner," I'd like to share with you some general notes on our vision for the trajectory of the year--or at least let you in on the secret of some of the things I would like to focus on for 2014!
- With the implementation of the Knowledge Base last year, we now have a great new resource to work with so that the ins and outs of Aywas are more accessible for newbies and veterans alike! We will expand upon the KB tome and continue to create resources for all players (such as a site calendar), as well as implement features to acclimate newbies better.
- Along with our Knowledge Base efforts, as Aywas has grown and changed, our ToS will receive a significant update to be more streamlined, clear, consistent, and address any gaps. You will always be informed of any changes to the Terms of Service via the news, no matter how small. Look forward to seeing a lot of nice edits this year!
- Over the last year, we've had a lot of upgrades to our staff tools, expanded our staff team, and had some departmental admin changes. This year, we will add more names to the green and blue roster, parse out more responsibilities with behind-the-scenes permissions, continue to enhance our technical tools, and change up many of our procedures to make them more efficient and sensible for you!
- We have also had some changes to our programmer family in the last twelve months and are working to create a more cohesive team to bring you long-awaited fixes, revamps, and new features, including Adventure and Gardening. We have so many exciting ideas in store for you but also capitalize on the potential of our existing features.
- One of the things we have tried to do over the last year is increase convenience and heighten the user experience through things like Quick Stock and items replacing vouchers. We want to continue this trend with more options, personalization, and redesigns to pages like the Genus Listing to make them more user-friendly.
There's a lot more we have in store for you, but those are a few of the main things that I wanted to touch on. I let a few surprises slip in there, so I hope you caught them. *wink*
What else can we toast to this month?
A new Adventure location (that cool underwater region taking pet submissions), a mysterious event, a new Raw pet and more!
Slash will also be following up with a breeding season announcement shortly, as we are back on track with our January cycle for the new year. :3
In the spirit of fun things and fresh starts, why not share your 2014 Aywas Resolutions with us?
With a bright new year ahead of us, I also wanted to extend my gratitude to all of you for being part of the Aywas family and contributing to the game with your perspective, talent, heart, laughs, and support. <3 We are looking forward to another year of ideas and collaboration!
Happy New Year!
- Eri
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(#17) on Wed Jan 1, 2014 10:12pm
- Dust
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Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 10:51pm
Oooooo i hope they involve orimis!! Also you picked the perfect month to give premiums a potion, i got exactly what i wanted, so happy!!! I never would have been able to afford that yena otherwise :3
- ♪ * ~Piper~ * ♪
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Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 11:07pm
Hey :) i was wondering about the birthday Lunaris. I think I received December's instead of January's
- pixelpidge
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Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 11:19pm
Such a happy birthmonth!
- Willow
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Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 11:20pm
*screams over the tea bunny*
- moonlightfox LLs <3
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Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 11:35pm
I love the Lunaris so pretty, good thing my birthday is in January!:)
Happy birthday to any one as well with birthdays in January!
- Imajn (moved to 91)
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Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 11:38pm
Woah this month's shop pets are amazing o.o especially that odlak over there.
- Erithan - super busy
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Posted on: Thu Jan 2, 2014 1:21pm
is there any word on when the pet search will be re-enabled, or at least the way it worked form the aywapedia?=/
- Honeycutt
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Posted on: Thu Jan 2, 2014 7:29pm
^ I second this question. -lays down and cries-
But I love the new BP and GP shop pets this time around!
Posted on: Wed Jan 1, 2014 10:44pm
TEA!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeee!