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Hi all, I am posting to provide an update regarding the recode. Staff realise this is very overdue, and we are thankful for your continued patience and support.
Over the past year, we have been quiet about the status of the recode out of respect for real-life circumstances impacting our main coder, Yasu. Despite our attempts to reach out, we haven’t been able to contact Yasu and no longer have access to the recode files. The work was being done on a private sandbox server without shared access, which is a mistake we didn’t anticipate. It has served as a hard lesson for us, and we are sorry that it’s had to affect you all.
When coding responsibilities shifted unexpectedly, I stepped in to maintain the live site. While I can manage the existing website, a full recode is unfortunately above my skills. Currently, hiring a senior developer or firm to do the recode is out of our budget, as a site of Aywas scale and complexity requires significantly more funding than we have after our current expenses. We don’t have any plans to crowdfund at this time, though it has been discussed. Currently, it just doesn’t feel right to ask more of the community who has been along for the ride with us.
On a more positive note, we've recently connected with a developer who has kindly taken on the recode as a side project and has already helped us with some of Aywas’ many hiccups. They are starting from square one, using our previously established roadmap. The beginning of this roadmap includes mostly backend work, such as the Breeding Control Panel (BCP) Registration and Sessions.
While restarting isn’t ideal, staff will continue to maintain the site within the constraints of the current code while the recode progresses.
We would also like to thank Yasu for his work over the years and wish him all the best.
Note: This was orginally posted in Behind The Curtain 2.0
Posted by Kandria
(#111) on Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:24am
- Saina1997
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Posted on: Wed Apr 22, 2026 11:53am
I might know a couple of people who could help some if I ask them if you need any extra support, I would love to see the site become more active and modernized. It's been such a big part of my life for so long. I hope Yasu is alright, and that things go well for them wherever they are. I also am trying to learn more about digital design as I finally have access to a good drawing tablet so hopefully with more activity, there could be more to create soon.
Posted on: Sun Mar 29, 2026 4:16am
Kandria (#111) I worked on PBC/RBC back in the day, if USD contracts were being considered for reinstating, I'd gladly rejoin the queues. But I also backed out of the teams because real life demands beat out virtual currency. I also haven't been active in a while on site especially due to the site's stagnant state. If the recode happens despite the circumstances, and the vitality is brought back to the site the the point of USD contracts returning, I'd gladly work on the teams again. As unfortunate as the activity of the site the past few years has been, working on the teams and meeting some of my good friends and making memories through Aywas had also been a highlight of my life.