Reports System Fixed
For a while now, reports on the site have had issues in which staff could not see them or properly handle them, but with thanks to our coder, CandiedFruit , that system is back up and running, and we can handle reports smoothly again! It is still highly preferred if you use our #contact-us private tickets in our Discord server, however, if you really need to, the on-site system is working again. Please note however, while our ticket system in the Discord server is open to any mod to see, only Nokkelborth , our admins ( ChaoChild , Echoklang , and TornPages ), and our coder, CandiedFruit , can see report tickets on the site. If you have an issue that requires the entire team's attention, please use the private tickets in the server.
Corewarming Revamp
Our breeding event of Corewarming has officially returned! Though we've had activity prompts over the past few years, we haven't actually had the breeding slots handed out, until now. To ease back into things, we are only doing single-offspring batches for a limited amount, with designs only being made by staff members. This will help us better determine how to host this event in the future. Slots are being offered for both USD and Leaflets to give everyone a chance.
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Prompts Overhaul
Something you may have noticed, is prompts are slowly being worked on and updated as of late. This is because we are trying to rebalance the system to make it more fun and engaging for users! Some of the changes you may have noticed include:
- Prompts each starting to get their own icons.
- Visual rewards to show what you can earn for having your submission approved at a base amount.
- Pet prompts being moved into their own category to separate them from generalized monthly prompts.
- Changes to Companion Galore in which each owned pet now rewards 250
+ 1
+ 2
, giving you a total of 2,500
+ 5
+ 10
if you include a total of 5 owned pets.
- Creature Feature and Critter Spotlight both now reward 1,000
as a base reward, alongside their standard rewards from before.
We plan to do several other things to improve on prompts, however we need your help in figuring out what the community would like to see from us in terms of activities you can complete. We have a list of plans to do yet, however if you have ideas, please tell us so we can think about incorporating them! You can tell us your ideas for our prompts system either in our #suggestion-box in the Discord server, through our feedback form (in which you can remain anonymous), OR in the comments of this newsletter. (If you submit your feedback as a comment on this newsletter specifically, it will count towards Arrow's newsletter goodies, but only if it's in interaction with this newsletter.)
Our current plans for prompts are:
- Detailed written prompt guide with information on how to read a prompt, how to submit a prompt, and how to grade your pieces (especailly pertaining to more specific types of grading, such as shading, body cut, and backgrounds).
- New prompt layout to have only the important stuff immediately in front of you, and linking to the prompt guide for general rules separately.
- More character-building prompts that may be simpler in requirements with shorter cooldowns.
- Per-character prompts that won't have a cooldown but will be limited to one submission per character that you own.
- Adjustments to the daily submission limit.
- All prompts eventually having their own icons.
- Possible personal bases allowed on smaller activity prompts.
- More skill-building prompts? Similar to Moment of Peace or Playful Pet Parade in being a complex background piece that cannot be commissioned.
- More flash prompts.
