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Welcome to the merry month of May!
As the saying goes, April showers brings May flowers, and we have plenty of fresh treats springing up.
This news post is going to be very big, so be sure to set aside some time to read it from top to bottom! ;)
New pets are all abloom in the GP Shop!
While the creatures in the BP Shop are aglow with glee!
If you colored one of these adorable pets, please contact Kyu (#1010) for your payment!
Make sure to include your PayPal address if you are opting for the USD option.
We will also be collecting pet PSDs directly from the thread, so you no longer have to send them in. However, please make sure you keep the links active for two weeks (at least until mid-May) so we have time to snag 'em for science!
Soak up a new month with the Essence of May 2016!
This golden apple potion will turn your active pet into a random monthly coloration from the assortment above.
This month's premium item is the Small Bronze SCC Pen, which allows you a 25% chance at uploading one of your finished Sketch Breeding Coin babies! Let's hope that a lot of new species spread their wings this month~
We kicked off a brand new Lunaris set and calendar last month!
The Beaver Lunaris is with us throughout the month of May!
Visit the birthday link on the anniversary of your glorious birth to receive a gift from Aywas!
June Monthly Pets - BP Shop: Enter
June Monthly Pets - GP Shop: Enter
June Monthly Customs
Theme: Rainfall
Good luck with your entries!
Coding Corner
A monthly update from behind the scenes!
Yasu has told us this month will be spent focusing on the back-end of the game. It shouldn't be possible for one user with a bot to lag the rest of the site through Adventure, for instance, so he's going to be focusing on re-writing some functions to better serve a larger userbase. Fortunately, he knows what's causing these problems and will be tackling them!
Further, he's said that he wants to focus on getting the new forums up. If you recall the new forums are something we endeavored to complete a couple years ago, but had some issues popping up that prevented it. If we are successful in getting the new forums up, we can look into possibly implementing new forum-based features, like vistas or a more robust blocking system. No promises, but we'll see if it's something the users would want if the forum recode is completed.
Here's to some lovely progress throughout the month!
Some new Jeweled Pets have come out to play! Let's give a big hand for our featured artist of the month, Shawnee!
Remember, you can try out to be the new featured artist of the month on this thread! Looking forward to seeing your applications!
Who's excited for the incoming Teo Madness? You can start looking at the Teos that are being stocked by going to this page. They will be stocked throughout May. The event will happen on May 30th!
Be sure to get your keyboards and mice ready for that day, it's always a madhouse! Also remember that during Teo Sales, only purchases you make during the sale can be used to claim an bonus egg.
Antiquity Staves are stocking in the GP Shop until May 15, 2016 at 11:59pm AST! Also remember, you can expect a new raw pet to debut on June 1st, in case you missed the change!
We aren't yet ready to open the SCC Feature because some users still need accommodating from when SCCs were handled manually, but we're ready to start accepting some artists!
SCC Feature artists are paid a flat $20 for all items listed in the feature. Deadlines are one month for completion with a minimum of one pet a month. You can apply to become an artist here.
Soon as the remainder of the manual-SCC users are handled and we get a nice crop of artists, we'll have the feature open for those of you with SCCs (and some of the new items will be released too!).
May is PSD COLORING MONTH!
Let's get those PSDs colored!
The goal of May is to get as many PSDs colored as possible. Whether you are taking MDT requests, USD commissions through the USD panel, GP commissions, BP commissions, or simply coloring PSDs for free, you're an artist who's eligible to post your PSD coloring and claim a raffle ticket!
For every PSD you color and post the resulting PNG on the Event Thread:
1) You, as the artist, receive a ticket to the pot of PSD Coloring Prizes!
2) The user who's coloration you posted has a small chance of having the pet uploaded for them! Special upload days are on Tuesday and five pets will be chosen per Tuesday.*
* Must not be a predict
Read more about the Event here on the Event Thread!
Here are some fun site-wide goals for you guys:
1. Reach 1000 PSD colorings by the deadline and the userbase can move one Raw Pet to either Ay or Ara. There will be a vote.
2. Reach 2000 PSD colorings by the deadline and the userbase can vote on which common/uncommon species make the next two hybrids, for release in July.
Have fun and get your wrists ready for some coloring!
The Faux Box is sporting a new theme!
Submit a Plants/Nature Faux Set (themed edits and themed colors for all five pets) and earn an extra Faux Net.
The TFE and Alidae Egg queues are running a little dry lately, so they've been discounted to $40.00. If you want to buy one, grab one quickly! They'll be discounted until May 8, 11:59 PM.
Let's talk about the Art Gallery! Lately we have been seeing a decrease in submissions to this feature, to the point where virtually no one is participating.
What can we do to make this feature more exciting for you? To make you want to submit to it? Respond in the comments below!
That's all for May... for now! Let's see if we can get those PSDs colored and have plenty of fun this month!
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Mon May 2, 2016 3:23pm
- KiRAWRa
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 7:23pm
I'm a bit disappointed with the rates for the SCC feature. Why would they choose to pay $20 for an original concept, when even the GCC feature pays more than that for an edited pet that isn't even made from scratch? Does anyone know why this is? It seems very backwards to me and I was looking forward to applying, but not if I'm going to be paid less for more work.
- Vixen
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 7:33pm
Kirara (#11849)
I feel the same! I was heavily considering joining the SCC team before I knew the rates, but if I'm getting paid more to do a gold level design than a completely original silver pet why should I bother?
- ♑ Kat & AK ♈
(#80)
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 8:49pm
OMG Shawnee's work! So many pretty or cool lines.
Wish I can color.. hope you all have fun with the psd coloring event.
I seldom get to participate in the art gallery as most of the time drawing, cooking or crafting is required... or the theme is not doable for me. I do try out those which let us be creative. And I have Alot of fun doing them. Hehe.
- Mostly gone
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 9:03pm
the hybrid crystal still has old hybrids as the options
- Quit
(#10084)
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 9:14pm
Ellory (#804) - only the purchases matter during the event, so may 30th is when the credit will matter. Not now sadly.
Wish we had more perm bonus credit items though. The special delivery doesnt interest me and i have almost $500 in credit xox
- p.poke ::: woogie
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 9:27pm
Kirara (#11849)
i was hopin to join in too but thought otherwise cause of the payout :^(
im just wonderin cause the SBC artists are paid 7$, which is just a lil under half the listed payout for SCC it seems? :\\ perhaps thats influenced by the fact that u can get a SCC from shops for GP, and its available all year round so that could bring problems if the pay is risen?
also art gallery: honestly i personally feel perhaps its the prizes? ive heard from others that the SP payout for winnin art gallery tends to be pretty low, and personally, the item prizes given arent worth it enough for me to try to finish a whole illustration :c
-prince poke-
- Issa
(#804)
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 9:33pm
Thanks Creek (#10084)
And I totally agree. I have almost 500 as well and no interest in the special deliveries. Here's hoping something gets added one of these days! Even if it's like a monthly rotation of cool things, I'd be so down.
- Tee Hi <3
(#39846)
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 10:28pm
I also agree that if certain Bonuses are only going to be available during Special Events, there need to be more permanent bonuses than that Special Delivery, which doesn't interest me, either.
And I agree that the Art Gallery would probably have more entries if people knew the prizes ahead of time. If I really focus, I can do a decent illustration, but I don't want to bother, just to find out that the prize wasn't even worth the time and effort I spent to make said entry.
Lastly, can we PLEASE have the Bonus Credit pyramid posted? I've participated in Teo events before, but I can't recall the specific amounts that have to be spent on which day and so I KNOW the newest players have no idea and that information isn't currently on the Bonus Claim Page. Even though I'm reasonably sure I won't be able to participate, it would be nice for those who may be thinking of doing so to know how to budget their monies.
- cinna
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Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 11:29pm
I think the art gallery theme should be monthly, like the bp/gp shop pet contests, and the prize should be announced ahead of time.
Posted on: Mon May 2, 2016 7:18pm
Also I guess I'm still confused on the Teos. When do my USD purchases count? Today? Or starting the 30th?