Post by Administration on Aug 1, 2009 22:40:06 GMT -6
Today:
Do you like the dream so far? Today is our first official day of version 1.3.4 (Original version, Third Update, Fourth Edition). I did notice a problem with turning into a baby rabbit or a bunny but I'll get to fixing that. We also got some new staff members now so hopefully the dream will be a little bit more enjoyable without anyone screwing it up for ya. The dream features a baby bunny which you can play as soon as I can fix the commands. That will make two locals for rabbits to play for now. What I would like to know from you all is what do you think that I can do to make this dream better for you. If you have any suggestions after reading about the upcoming update, please comment and provide your suggestions.
Okay, I need to talk about myself for a short time right now. As you all know, school is coming up for a lot of people. For me, I've been in it for the past few weeks. On top of that, starting Monday, I'll have a job and won't be able to get off till 6 pm. It's a thirty to a forty minute drive some so that'll only give me three to four hours doing homework or free time on the computer. Once summer school is over for me, I'll have mornings off before going to work. Once college semesters start back, I'll not have mornings off anymore. Therefore, I won't be around to help anyone much. I will still work on the dream and such but if it goes down, I'd not be able to put it back up till I get home. I may put Yena in charge of helping me keep it up and loaded though I'll be doing a lot of the updating. Now then, with this job comes money and this is where we start talking about the update.
Upcoming:
Furcadia has a digo called the Rabben and it is not yet able to be programmed into the dream as a rabbit. Furcadia does not have the dragonspeak lines necessary for even me to consider it so for now, it'll remain a wolf local. Once I can program it in, I'll do so. This would make the third rabbit species you can play if you have the digo.
Next, I am thinking about taking out the Lapine as a wolf digo and converting it into a rabbit to give players more selection when they want to be a rabbit. They don't have a lot of choices right now and I think it'd be good to have selection.
I need to fix the baby bunny's commands but it's also playable. The avatar for it right now is cute to some though some want to change it. We have a poll on here called Local 2 that you can vote to change it or to keep it. If you want to change it, if possible, suggest avatars to replace it with.
For staff, I am going to put in a new command so each staff member can individually access the big brother big sister channel. This channel allows staff members to see what everyone else is doing in the dream. Sadly, it spams, but it is fun to watch and very handy to use if someone breaks a rule. I will allow alts to use the channel if you'd wish to have it on but not spamming your main screen. Turning it on and off though will still happen on your shared account.
An invisible item was suggested for the shops to where you just want dirt and no grass. I forgot to add it in the last version so I will see to it being added into the upcoming version. Other items can be suggested for the shops too. Some people complained how the 115 items they can get, despite the original dream only had a 11 that you COULDN'T choose from, are not enough variety. So if you have a suggestion for any items, link me to the items you'd like to see in the dream. Who knows, I may put them in.
Our sounds need an update as well. People keep hunting and such constantly and it's driving some people insane because of the annoying sound. First of all, it's spamming people. I need to make the sound only localized to people's screens. Second of all, I need to make it sound like a wolf devouring a bunny and not some monster.
Finally, because I am going to fall into some money with my job, I may be able to support a dream package. I don't want to support it by myself if I could so donations are always welcome. A dream package is $15.00 USD monthly and does add up over time. As donations are always welcome, so are people who just want to pay for it entirely. I won't mind that either. You may get share if you do because you'd be a sponsor. x3 Another note on dream packages. I don't want SROARL to have one unless I have interest in the dream and know people are going to keep coming back here. I do not want anyone to waste money on a dream that has no one in it. That'd be pointless. Tell your Furcadia friends about this amazing dream if you'd like. We'd appreciate it. The last note I'll make on dream packages is we'd have much more stuff to play with. The ideas fall into these catagories:
Okay, that sums everything up. If you have suggestions, please post them below. Questions and comments are also welcome. If you would like to donate, please leave a message as well unless you'd like to private message me on the forums or contact me on furcadia. I can also be emailed at powhatan.furc@hotmail.com. Make sure you put SROARL as your email's subject or I may not read it.
Do you like the dream so far? Today is our first official day of version 1.3.4 (Original version, Third Update, Fourth Edition). I did notice a problem with turning into a baby rabbit or a bunny but I'll get to fixing that. We also got some new staff members now so hopefully the dream will be a little bit more enjoyable without anyone screwing it up for ya. The dream features a baby bunny which you can play as soon as I can fix the commands. That will make two locals for rabbits to play for now. What I would like to know from you all is what do you think that I can do to make this dream better for you. If you have any suggestions after reading about the upcoming update, please comment and provide your suggestions.
Okay, I need to talk about myself for a short time right now. As you all know, school is coming up for a lot of people. For me, I've been in it for the past few weeks. On top of that, starting Monday, I'll have a job and won't be able to get off till 6 pm. It's a thirty to a forty minute drive some so that'll only give me three to four hours doing homework or free time on the computer. Once summer school is over for me, I'll have mornings off before going to work. Once college semesters start back, I'll not have mornings off anymore. Therefore, I won't be around to help anyone much. I will still work on the dream and such but if it goes down, I'd not be able to put it back up till I get home. I may put Yena in charge of helping me keep it up and loaded though I'll be doing a lot of the updating. Now then, with this job comes money and this is where we start talking about the update.
Upcoming:
Furcadia has a digo called the Rabben and it is not yet able to be programmed into the dream as a rabbit. Furcadia does not have the dragonspeak lines necessary for even me to consider it so for now, it'll remain a wolf local. Once I can program it in, I'll do so. This would make the third rabbit species you can play if you have the digo.
Next, I am thinking about taking out the Lapine as a wolf digo and converting it into a rabbit to give players more selection when they want to be a rabbit. They don't have a lot of choices right now and I think it'd be good to have selection.
I need to fix the baby bunny's commands but it's also playable. The avatar for it right now is cute to some though some want to change it. We have a poll on here called Local 2 that you can vote to change it or to keep it. If you want to change it, if possible, suggest avatars to replace it with.
For staff, I am going to put in a new command so each staff member can individually access the big brother big sister channel. This channel allows staff members to see what everyone else is doing in the dream. Sadly, it spams, but it is fun to watch and very handy to use if someone breaks a rule. I will allow alts to use the channel if you'd wish to have it on but not spamming your main screen. Turning it on and off though will still happen on your shared account.
An invisible item was suggested for the shops to where you just want dirt and no grass. I forgot to add it in the last version so I will see to it being added into the upcoming version. Other items can be suggested for the shops too. Some people complained how the 115 items they can get, despite the original dream only had a 11 that you COULDN'T choose from, are not enough variety. So if you have a suggestion for any items, link me to the items you'd like to see in the dream. Who knows, I may put them in.
Our sounds need an update as well. People keep hunting and such constantly and it's driving some people insane because of the annoying sound. First of all, it's spamming people. I need to make the sound only localized to people's screens. Second of all, I need to make it sound like a wolf devouring a bunny and not some monster.
Finally, because I am going to fall into some money with my job, I may be able to support a dream package. I don't want to support it by myself if I could so donations are always welcome. A dream package is $15.00 USD monthly and does add up over time. As donations are always welcome, so are people who just want to pay for it entirely. I won't mind that either. You may get share if you do because you'd be a sponsor. x3 Another note on dream packages. I don't want SROARL to have one unless I have interest in the dream and know people are going to keep coming back here. I do not want anyone to waste money on a dream that has no one in it. That'd be pointless. Tell your Furcadia friends about this amazing dream if you'd like. We'd appreciate it. The last note I'll make on dream packages is we'd have much more stuff to play with. The ideas fall into these catagories:
- Individualized stats such as health, how many carrots, how many times you moved, how long you spent in the dream, how many kills you have, etc. Based on stats, those with the highest stats may win contests and or get high scores.
- More locals for rabbits and wolves to play. This should balance the dream more and give more choice to the rabbits. As such, we'll need people to suggest what player patches we should use. Please don't suggest anything off the wall. If it is a wolf player, suggest it as a wolf player. If it is a rabbit player, suggest it as a rabbit player. A few good rabbit players would be moles, chipmunks, groundhogs, etc. A few good wolf players would be hawks, ravens, mt. lions, bobcats, etc.
- Warren and pack channels. These are private chat channels of which you and your friends can pay for to have around the dream. Very handy and we'd make them cheap. Like I said, I don't want to be the only one supporting the dream.
- Rabbit channels and Wolf channels. Ever had a rabbit vs wolf war? These private chat channels would enable you to log into them and speak to other players of your same species...if you're a rabbit, you'd hear other rabbits. This would make wars a whole lot more fun as then you could apply more strategy.
Okay, that sums everything up. If you have suggestions, please post them below. Questions and comments are also welcome. If you would like to donate, please leave a message as well unless you'd like to private message me on the forums or contact me on furcadia. I can also be emailed at powhatan.furc@hotmail.com. Make sure you put SROARL as your email's subject or I may not read it.