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Whimsical Wednesday - Houses Release 3

The game is now open! Check the new thread for feedback: http://www.glitch.com/forum/general/20792/

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The game is currently closed until sometime Thursday morning, Pacific time. The conversion process is running slower than anticipated, and we want to make everything goes just right, so we will not be open until we are ready.


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Good morning campers!

Today brings release 3 of the new housing system, marking a full reset of houses.

The game will be closed for a few hours while we perform the reset
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Do not be alarmed! Only houses are being reset.

After the reset is complete, your house will have been reset to the starter size, with no cultivated items and no furniture. Any upgraded furniture in your house or your furniture bag will be removed. You'll be given a small set of starter furniture in its place.

When you enter your new house after the reset, any items that you had in your old house or your testing house will have been moved into your new residence. Just unpack your moving boxes to get started.

A single moving box will contain multiple boxes for the old house, your test-house home street, test-house backyard and each floor of your test-house.

So that's what the reset entails, but what about new stuff? Well...

Furniture can now be crafted by players. Get building!

‌• Your new houses will now have their own web page, linked from your profile. You'll be able to easily visit other people's home streets from there (as well as from their "info pane" in the game client).

Once you've chosen/purchased a furniture upgrade, that choice is 'sticky'. If you upgrade a chair to style A, then switch it to style B, you'll later be able to switch back to style A at no cost. The same applies to your house chassis.

The initial furniture we give you is soul-bound. This means you can't give it away to other players. Other items may gain this property in the future.

Furniture can now be traded - either by using the 'give' verb, dragging it to another player or using the player-to-player trading system. You'll get an extra warning when you try to trade upgraded furniture. Auctions for furniture will be added in the near future.

Furniture should no longer drop through the floor when you're placing it on your 2nd floor. Or your 3rd - houses can now be 3 floors tall.

All street styles now have music.

Furniture items all have their own web pages, as do the upgrades. You can browse and bookmark your perfect setup while you're waiting for the reset.

The furniture bag is now sorted, to make finding your furniture easier. And it'll now be accessible anywhere in the world, to allow your to trade your items.

The old houses are fading away. Visit the abandoned apartment blocks to reminisce.

There's probably some more stuff hidden in there too, so take a look around, kick the tires and lets us know what you think.

update #1: The housing FAQ has been updated.

update #2: The reset is taking longer than expected - the game will be closed until Thursday morning, pacific time. We are being EXTRA careful with the migration since no-one wants the movers to lose a single precious item.

Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • The TS team is just the best I've ever encountered. The creativity, the responsiveness and the attention to detail -- a prime example being the listing of which decorating elements go well together -- are *so* impressive, and very much appreciated, too. You never cease to amaze me. Thank you!
    Posted 7 months ago by Mollie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The whipping will continue until morale improves!
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees! As always, you are amazing for keeping up with us all and helping to ease us through our time of need. I couldn't be more tickled about the new changes! I can't wait to get out of this damn doctor's appt and back to my computer! XD
    Posted 7 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I too would like to express my support for Lord Bacon-o's idea for snow-globes (or alternatively miniature models), the idea to prevent blocked players from entering your street, and WINDOWS!
    Posted 7 months ago by SherryLeigh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will there be a page we can view all the available wallpapers and flooring without having to go into decorate mode?
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, one possible bug with moving boxes: a person with a slower computer could take their moving box into their house, unpack it and then completely bog down their system making it nigh impossible to sort things out. I am thinking specifically if you had a ton of things in SDBs, that now they'd be hundreds of stacks spewn all about. And the rendering of all those stacks may make things seriously crawl.

    Perhaps if that were the case, you could give your moving box to the frog and then he could break it up into a bunch of mails that you could open one at a time... But hopefully this won't be an issue. Just thinking ahead.
    Posted 7 months ago by LokiPDX Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are we there yet? Given my real life housing woes, I need my Glitchfix to soothe my worries away.
    Posted 7 months ago by Anty-pants Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A "street museum" of old-style houses to tour would be a great idea, kind of a "Colonial Williamsburg" but glitch style :)
    Posted 7 months ago by SherryLeigh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Getting so excited, been waiting for this. At last, our for real home. All those credits I have been saving will soon be gone! Good job TS team!
    Posted 7 months ago by miskey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • !!!

    Can we build the upper floors out more than the bottom ones? Like an upside down pyramid?
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am SO EXCITED about a box full of butterflies, chickens and piggies.

    If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.
    Posted 7 months ago by Ida Keen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Just remembered reading somewhere about a greeter for our street.  Is that happening this release?" - nope, but very soon

    "are group halls coming with this release?" - nope, and not for a while

    "can we please have onion rings? im hungry and so are the otters." - sure

    "weather and daytime and nighttime" - we're planning some experiments about this, but not today!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They already said that blocked players can't enter your street.

    I'm wondering if someone who is not my friend and has not already been to my street can get there from my profile/web page.

    Another vote here for snowglobes.
    Posted 7 months ago by Ginnis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will we be able to obtain some SDBs before unpacking?  My head will be touching the ceiling if I unpack everything with nowhere to put it!  (And I know many people who are worse than me!)
    Posted 7 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Will there be a page we can view all the available wallpapers and flooring without having to go into decorate mode?" - it's on the list, but wont be done today

    "Oh, one possible bug with moving boxes: a person with a slower computer could take their moving box into their house, unpack it and then completely bog down their system" - true. let's hope it all works out ok!

    "Can we build the upper floors out more than the bottom ones? Like an upside down pyramid?" - not *yet*!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I'm wondering if someone who is not my friend and has not already been to my street can get there from my profile/web page." - yes they will

    "Will we be able to obtain some SDBs before unpacking?" - yes
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "otters"   I thought we got Sloths!   what are otters doing in the trees?
    Posted 7 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Good to see this big news. :)

    Too bad it's on a day when I'm inundated with finals, so I'll probably miss the first few hours once the game reopens. Ah well, at least if the game has to be closed, it's at the same time as I'm doing much of my studying and need not be distracted. Even though I can't help but be even more distracted than usual because of all the changes. Then again, I couldn't think of a better thing to come back to after I'm done with my finals - being able to redecorate my house, for good this time. =D
    Posted 7 months ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The one thing I really want for my home street after the change is my own vendor I can stock with my own crafted items to sell. Is anything like this on the cards?
    Posted 7 months ago by Violet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, since the seas are still un-imagined in details, the otters decided to hang out in the trees until they had somewhere to swim. People saw them there, and figured they were sloths. :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Hrulgin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will we be able to have a balcony that we can jump off of like those in the 50K houses?
    Posted 7 months ago by Popcorn☺ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • AWESOME! any staff wanna give us an estimate of how much time left?
    Posted 7 months ago by Sir Rachel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Will we be able to have a balcony that we can jump off of like those in the 50K houses?" - perhaps!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will we be able to have multiple patches/rocks/gardens when the world comes back or are we still testing?
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Can't wait - hope I can play before bedtime!!

    Just one thing, what matches 'orage' (visit link below)?

    " where do I find the "furniture that matches" thing? " - on any furniture upgrade page: http://www.glitch.com/furniture/firebog-fishbowl/
    Posted 7 months ago by bergamot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Anyone got a bubble tea they can spare? I need to calm down!
    Posted 7 months ago by Mollie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just want my 50k house back, really...dont need it much different than that, I liked it and having the open roof/basement was fine.  and plenty of room in back for a pool and some trees that I could poison.

    for kicks.
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Heck, even the cheap little 2.2 k Groddle treehouses had a way to jump off the porch.  
    Posted 7 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • will we have mailboxes on our street after this housing release? 

    *pleeeeassse* :) 
    Posted 7 months ago by rach.the.emobear Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you Bees. :-)
    Posted 7 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Soulbound was used in Gaia's zOMG too, so it's not just WoW
    Posted 7 months ago by Rallie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fucking A! <3 So excited. :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OTTERS! There needs to be otters in this game. YOU KNOW IT. I KNOW IT. GLOBAL KNOWS IT. Otters now please. Thanks! Also, onion rings and pudding.
    Posted 7 months ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • JUSTIN BIEBER!!!!!!!

    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Will we be able to have multiple patches/rocks/gardens when the world comes back" - yes

    "Just one thing, what matches 'orage'" - hah! will fix
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "will we have mailboxes on our street after this housing release?" - nope, but a replacement will be coming very soon
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :D
    Posted 7 months ago by OMG BACON!! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • For all your otter needs:

    ottersforferrett.tumblr.com
    Posted 7 months ago by Aliera Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Extremely minor nit:

    www.glitch.com has a now-broken "Real estate listings" link (http://www.glitch.com/realty/).
    Posted 7 months ago by Hed Lin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will there maybe be more "Wonderland" inspired furniture to go with the door?!  :)
    http://www.glitch.com/furniture/blue-wonderland-door/
    Posted 7 months ago by ennuienta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • are we there yet, are we there yet?!!! ;)
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • SherryLeigh's idea of a "street museum" is pretty awesome.

    Also Violet's notion for a self-stocked vendor to sell to others. To expand on that, perhaps we'd give this notional vendor a list of things it could buy from wandering players. Given that we have limited trade in crafted items at this point even with an excellent AH system, who knows when this would ever be viable, however.
    Posted 7 months ago by Stuv Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love that we would be able to add a third floor! I love you glitch!
    Posted 7 months ago by Emilia Rosalinda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This entirely changes my evening plans......
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for windows, SDB/cabinet combos, & the museum of old houses!  & LokiPDX - love your idea for a Being John Malkovich mini door that takes you somewhere (a doorway into a set point in Ur would be great, though less imaginative than your ideas!)

    I'd like to add a cottage style yeti rug to my wishlist, & balconys/access to gardens from higher house levels (as with the treehouses & modern homes).  I loved having the tree stairs down to my garden & the garden on a different level from my house.  I like my pigs being able to roam in all the garden, & not be constrained to a small plot by pig sticks.

    Really looking forward to being able to make furniture! *proper excited*
    Posted 7 months ago by Errata Stigmata Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "www.glitch.com has a now-broken "Real estate listings" link" - fixing that, thanks
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Two trains travel toward each other on the same track, beginning 100 miles apart. One train travels at 40 miles per hour; the other travels at 60 miles an hour. A bird starts flight at the same location as the faster train, flying at a speed of 90 miles per hour. When it reaches the slower train, it turns around, flying the other direction at the same speed. When it reaches the faster train again, it turns around -- and so on. When the trains collide, how far will the bird have flown?
    Posted 7 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees! What happens to my herbs and veggies I have planted in my backyard?
    Posted 7 months ago by Eye Wonder Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Soulbound = Bad.
    Only for you = Better.

    TS: Your starter furniture is soulbound?
    Player: WTH?
    TS: Yeah, I don't know. It sounds cool.

    or

    TS: Your starter furniture is Only for You.
    Player: So, I can give it to other people?
    TS: Don't be a Jerk.
    Posted 7 months ago by HeyGabe Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @EyeWonder

    GONE, ALL GONE
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
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