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Hello dears, I'm sorry to appear out of season but I've been sent to you with an important message from the Lunaris Council, the governing body of this corner of the universe.
It's very possible you haven't heard about them since they have been mostly absent during the seven years that humans have colonised here on Ay and Ara. You see there were a few problems they've had to attend to in order to keep you all safe here, and because of that we - the Lunarii and the Shapeshifters - have mostly been absent. We've sent down contacts on a monthly basis for a long time now, and a few Shifters - like myself and Tech - have recently come to make our homes here.
What enabled us to do this was the presence of some people you have come to know well - Kaz, Shoe, Chaos and the others. They came here from their own world to look after all that lived here, and guide you beings that are so like their form in becoming settled, and in accepting people such as myself who are both humanoid and creature.
Now that the worlds are safe again, and that you have accepted us as we are, it is time for them to return home. They catch their transport home tonight at midnight to return to friends and family who miss them dearly, and the lives they have so graciously put on hold for so long to be here with you all.
We thank them for their services, their advice, and their love, and wish them well going forward.
So what does this mean for you?
Well, now that myself and those like me are once again able to be here, we're hoping to keep things running for you as you know them. There may be a few small tweaks, a little personalisation by each of us, but we will try to not rock the boat too much while you become more accustomed to us.
We're all very pleased to be here, and look forward to speaking and spending more time with you. We sincerely hope you feel the same.
As for the Lunaris Council... they are rather hands off and don't like to interfere in interplanetary affairs, but they are watching over us from the skies, keeping us safe as always.
Take care, my loves, and I will see you in February if not before.
Staff just have a few quick notes to add on to what Eryn has said.
We want to give you a list of what the games have been known as and what they are becoming as of tomorrow (June 15th), along with any extra notes we think you might want or need to know about the updated games!
- "Xero's Pet Research" will become "Dylan’s Pet Project". The game remains the same.
- "Axl's Pet Research" will become "Naoki’s Pet Research". It has been updated to show if you have the pets or not, same as the Aywapedia, and the pet name even links you to the Aywapedia so you can go in search of one to buy! Be careful though - the button to give up shows in the same place as turning in a successful trio, so watch what you're doing!
- "Scavenger Hunt" will become "Miksa’s Pet Bingo". The game is the same, but will bring back the old game mechanism where you cannot use "Search" or the Aywapedia purchase options to find a Pet ID.
- "Talk to Xero" will become "Manju’s Musings". Your old data will be transferred to the new game - but beware, the mechanic that resets your BP amount if you miss a day has been fixed! The day is counted as 00:00:01 to 23:59:59, so you can check in with them any time of the day, just so long as you don't skip it!
- Free Food will now randomise between 1 and 10 items for you, but still feeds all your pets.
- "Tam's Item Quest" will become "Pablo’s Item Quest". This too remains the same, but again has a click through to the Item Directory page for the item they want to make it easier to complete!
- "Kaz and Shoe" will now feature Rowan and Minerva! Our cutest Aywas couple will throw plant pots and blow kisses, and you might even get an item out of it!
- "Tak's CDs" will become "Tech's CDs". Once again the item name will click through to the Item Directory so you can see what they gave you!
- "Rogue's Zapping" will become "Ambriel's Alterations". Other than a new caretaker of the random result, the game will remain the same.
There's also new NPC Plushies for you to collect... Some of them come from the updated games, if you're lucky...
We will have more on those at a later date!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:32pm
- Cyrie [Koaf Hoarder]
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:36pm
but that being said, excited for the change!! love the art style on the new npcs!!
- Aywas Official
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:38pm
Originally both the daily login bonus and Talk to Xero were intended to reset if you missed a day. Both broke several years ago, and it was decided that for now we would not change how the login now worked, but upon recoding the games for the new NPCs "Talk to Xero" would be fixed. Unfortunately due to many factors, there have been major delays that mean we are only now able to roll these changes out.
(Short version: At this moment in time the daily login is our gift to you for returning, Manju's Musing is a game where the intent is to speak to them every day in order to gain more points.)
- Starry 🦋 Par
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:39pm
Ugh, my nostalgia is killing me. That being said, it was pretty much inevitable, and I guess progress has to happen. *waves goodbye to all*
- Par
PS: Plus, there's not really any character from the new cast that *isn't* awesomely cute. ^^
- 🌸 SG 🌺
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:39pm
;-; Oh noooo. I mean I entirely understand and respect why Slash prefers to take them back, but I wish we'd had one more day of warning. If I'd known it was my last day talking to Xero and bugging Kaz I would have screenshotted both this morning. (I'm still gonna go do so but it's not as fun when it's just the 'come back later' messages.)
This outcome is best for everyone, but I'll still miss the old chars.
(She was never really the same class and I don't think even named, but since she's human I have to ask, any plans for the Museum Curator?)
- Grace
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:41pm
Or how about only increasing the BP amount only after a week of playing Manju's Musings all 7 days?
Either that, or that if you miss a day, it drops a significant amount but not back to 0BP?
Trying to brainstorm options here.
- Aywas Official
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:42pm
🌸 SG 🌸 (#36207) - Madam Curator is part of the Adventure NPCs, and therefore will not be changed at this time. If we make amendments to the Adventure NPCs then she would change. For now she's remaining here on Aywas!
- Aywas Official
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:42pm
Kyria (#31172) - While we appreciate the effort, we will not be changing how Manju's Musings operates.
- Raptorgrrl
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:45pm
So I wasn't crazy in thinking the BP if you missed a day! Hoo boy, vacations are going to be interesting now...
Anyway, I 'grew up' here with the NPCs, so it's a bit sad, but nice to have a few changes ^_^
- Starry 🦋 Par
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Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:45pm
Is there still going to be a metal pet event this month, since Kaz and Shoe are leaving us?
~Starry
Posted on: Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:36pm
Love the new characters, they're tied to the pets and make much more sense.
I am really not happy about the reset of Manju's Musings, though. I didn't even realize that it was supposed to be different. There's no way I can log in every single day, and even on some days I log in just to respond to PMs etc. and can't get around to the games. I'm up to 58k BP soooo yeah, that's gonna suck.
Would it be possible to make it something more reasonable, like resetting after a week?