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If you remember back when we hired our new April programmer, we had first embarked on the task of updating the deprecating Amazon payment scripts with our main programmer. Essentially, Amazon decided to completely get rid of their old payment system and move to a new one, which is fairly normal for payment processors (you saw it happen with Google Wallet, for instance).
Unfortunately it seemed like we hit EVERY SINGLE snag along the way. Feedback from our main programmer indicated that the new Amazon payment system was very poorly documented, confusing to implement, and their support team wasn't exactly much help with solving problems.
It has seriously taken some three months to get to this point... but... we have FINALLY gotten this finished!
Apologies, as you may have noticed that the original Amazon method of purchasing (the previous one) died a couple of days ago. They actually canceled it on June 1 but let us process payments a bit longer because we were having so much trouble getting the new one implemented. But now it works with the new system, "Pay With Amazon."
To celebrate finally getting over this ridiculously difficult hurdle, let's see what we have!
Blue Species Crystal
$25
This item will allow you to upload a 50% edited SCC pet (from any species that has been founded). Please put a link to the Silver Database Entry for the species when you submit a pet with this item within the comments. Obviously, you need to either own the species, or have bought a PSD use.
The staff are in the process of discussing raising the breeding limit for SCCs up to 50% difference. We will let you know what our decision is when we come to a consensus. If you would like to share your feedback about raising the limit, please do so in the comments.
For every $5 you spend until the 26th at 11:59 PM, you will get a Mystery Box Ticket. The Mystery Box isn't funding anything new, but it feels great celebrating for getting over a three month programming hurdle. It'll be very useful for paying all of these recent artist raises, though!
These are automatic for GP purchases, but if you buy USD Items, pm me with the total amount spent and what you got, and I'll send you the tickets.
Now that the Amazon hurdle is out of the way, these little guys can finally get some programming time! We're hoping to have them ready soon. It's been hard trying to get to them, but at least we don't have that huge payment coding issue in the way anymore.
They actually have a small "quest" feature associated with them, and we hope that you find it enjoyable. It will make creating custom Sevryns a little more interesting than the average pet species.
This odd looking creature will be getting its own feature soon, too...
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:12pm
- JAK
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:24pm
PWA has literally felt like bashing my head against a wall for the last three months. And I kind of feel like the main programmer has felt the same way. So many issues. IPN issues. Security token issues. Issues with the certificate that passes information to amazon. ISSUES. EVERYWHERE.
- Arinaya Rutherford
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:31pm
That's great about the coding. I've personally never found anything to create a custom sevryn myself, as there's just nothing available. I know it was frustrating to see them popping up in the aywapedia with no way to collect them other than the glittering slab. Good to know they're going to be addressed soon as well ^^
- Nyhk
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:33pm
I know this probably seems like a no duh thing, but I would specify in the news post you must buy a psd use, to have the ability and rights to make it. The way the news post is worded makes it seem as though since you bought the crystal you have this right.
- Inu
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:35pm
I agree with Nyhkan. When I read that, I was furious, but she explained that it was likely that you can make anything you have the rights to make.
Please clarify.
- Tyger
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:41pm
*throws sparkles everywhere!!!*
Mystery box will be fun, will have to poke finances when it's not first thing in the morning. Yes. :3
- JAK
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:42pm
... That is a "no duh" thing though. You can't make something you don't have permission to make.
- Loveless
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:44pm
I wouldn't mark it as any founded SCC either as people have their own rules.
Perhaps word it as:
"This item will allow you to upload a 50% edited founded SCC pet with the permission from the owner(s)"
or something like that :)
- Inu
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:45pm
What may be no duh to one person, may not be no duh to another. Like I said, I thought that was the case and was furious until Nic explained it to me.
- JAK
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Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:45pm
It's literally worded the same way as Silver Potions, but okay, I added the clarification.
Posted on: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:23pm
Sweeeet. I'm thrilled the amazon option is working! I relied on it to pay for stuff on here. XD And awww about the date for the box. I get money literally 2 days later. XD