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We are back!

And it’s up!  The grand Imagination Conversion of ‘12 completed a few minutes ago.

Two big things in the game changed with this update: we’ve switched to the new Imagination system and overhauled the UI.

Glitches now have Imagination (iMG) instead of experience points (xp).  As you gain Imagination by playing, you can spend it on Upgrades (as well as expanding and cultivating your property … and other stuff, still to come).

The various Upgrade Cards do things like increase your brain capacity, add one-off improvements to skills you’ve learned, increase bonuses for activities in the game and even enable whole new capabilities. You can choose from 3 possible Upgrade Cards at any given time. You’ll be able to “re-shuffle” to see different upgrades once each game day.

We also reorganized and modified the game interface to streamline, simplify and better reflect these changes. Look in the upper left corner to check out the new energy and mood display, as well as the revamped “player menu” (just click on your pretty face). The iMG button next to it opens the “imagination menu” which is the new home for skills, upgrades, and moving back and forth from the surface world to imaginary spaces, like your house.

Of course, there’s a lot more detail than mentioned here.  If you want the nitty-gritty, check out the FAQ! http://www.glitch.com/help/faq/#imagination

So get in game and check it out.  We love reading your feedback and be sure to let us know of any problems you encounter.

See you in game!

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Q: Where is the keyring?
A: It is disabled temporarily; it will be back in the game, but not right away.

Q: The new growl messages (explanation/notification text at the bottom of the screen) are bugging me!
A: We are still working on the final design for this, but they will bug you a lot less soon anyway, since a large number of them will just stop showing up and go straight to your activity log (e.g., almost all animal interactions, since those already give you feedback via talk bubbles).

Q: I see random XP notices here and there!
A: We haven't taken all out yet, but we've got most of them cleaned up. If you see something else, go ahead and open a case and we'll be sure it's on the list if it isn't already.

Posted 7 months ago by Mayor Quimby Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • wow im loving the upgrade, thanks to all staff for making this game even more brilliant. :)
    Posted 7 months ago by ❧ℜook❧ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just wanna say thanks for all your hard work.. it's pretty awesome.  :)
    Posted 7 months ago by (╯‵Д′)╯彡┻━┻ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Haven't read it stated explicitly, but I'm assuming upgrades purchased (with Img) are all permanent?  None that only last for the game day?
    Posted 7 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't mind growl action text being at the bottom, it's not bad at all, but the swooping off screen action is actually a little nauseating. Again probably something to do with my eyesight, but maybe just fading away instead of running away would be something to consider?
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for fading the action text rather than swooping off sideways
    Posted 7 months ago by geekybird Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Where's inventory search now?
    Posted 7 months ago by geekybird Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yikes, my name doesn't fit in the UI. I am now Anthropo... (in the upper left corner, above my icon)
    Posted 7 months ago by Anthropocene Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Stupid questions:  where is my rock! i was stuck on my new street and couldn't access a map so i went to a friend's street and got stuck there.  i couldn't find my rock to teleport. finally i remembered i had a TP script so i could get out that way.  now i don't dare "go home" even if i knew how to get there.  
    Posted 7 months ago by Cat A. Tonic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Imagination purchases will show in your player profile once you purchase them. If you only purchased energy, brain capacity or quoin multipliers, you won't see the link yet.
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • click the IMG word at the top you get what you need to move thru the world, and other stuff
    Posted 7 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah - so I see there is now an 'Upgrades' section on the profile page.

    However, it says 'You haven't purchased any upgrades yet'. Thing is, I'm pretty sure I have the Snapshotting upgrade (I can snapshot) and possibly others from the conversion?
    Posted 7 months ago by geekybird Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Where did the Magic Rock go?
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Cats, your rock is (currently) replaced by your iMG cloud. Click the cloud bubble next to your in-game mood meter in the top left, or click the "Z" key on your keyboard. That's where the Back to World and Home buttons are. TP is there as well, or you can hit "F" to bring up the TP menu quickly.
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hrm... I had all 5 Better Learning skills, and I didn't start with any upgrades at all. Not too pleased about that, as I am nearing the end of my skill learning and I now suddenly have a couple months worth of time added on until I'm lucky enough to come across some cards.

    I really like the card system, as it adds a bit of fun and interest. However, some of these cards do seem a bit on the pricey side, especially for the ones that were once part of the skills I have already learned ages ago. Again, I really like the system, but I heavily dislike how I am forced to choose between spending all my imagination on perks I already had, or saving up for housing upgrades.
    Posted 7 months ago by Aeralis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love everything so far and have spent a fortune on cards! Even thinking of intentionally changing my name to Credulou! (Or CreduLou)
    Posted 7 months ago by Credulous Ralph Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sorry Anthropo...!  ;)

    I'll pass that on!
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Csophae and kevbob: you're my heroes! thank you
    Posted 7 months ago by Cat A. Tonic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pascale, that happened to me, too, I reloaded and it properly told me how much iMG I'd gained.

    Some of the upgrade cards are confusing me, they're saying I'll get a chance of earning iMG for using a tool that already gives me iMG for use (yes, I checked this is still true). Is it a chance of bonus iMG?

    ETA: Also, bless you all for the Tuning Out the Chatter upgrade *laughs* I leave certain groups open a lot and the BZZZT noise when someone spoke while I was meditating always annoyed. Also!! Love, love, love that "Back to World" shows us a bit of the street we were last on, I was just thinking the other day how nice it'd be to not have to remember where I was, say, before I started running one of the resource routes. What can I say, I'm easily confused :D
    Posted 7 months ago by Bellerophon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So far everything looks great! Thanks for the update! I have one minor complaint, I really dislike the messages popping up on the bottom of the screen whenever I interact with something. I really miss it being on the upper left corner. It's really distracting where it is now. I feel like I have to read it every time. 
    Posted 7 months ago by ☠ lala512 ☠ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is there a maximum on the quoin multiplier, or do I just not get what that is? I spent a butt-ton of img on multipliers, but I'm still getting 12 per...
    Posted 7 months ago by La_La Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree with lala, the messages need an option to turn them off, or have them appear in local chat or something, and not on the screen where its very distracting...
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The new symbols on the screen for buffs are awesome!  SUPER awesome!
    Posted 7 months ago by Litenup Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Did I miss the link to the page that shows all the possible upgrade cards.  Not the upgrades I've purchased, I found that clicking my face.  :)  A page that lists everything we'll be able to purchase. :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm in the same boat as Saiai. I can't get in, yet everything turns up clear in the help test except Flash which cannot be upgraded any further on my computer (sorry can't afford a new one).

    Is it worth it to submit another report? I can and will, but if its all the same info I don't know that it is useful and I don't want to bog anyone down with unhelpful reports.

    FWIW I'm using a mac and browse with Safari
    Posted 7 months ago by Avery♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Keyboard behaving badly since last reload. Totally laggy.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My group box is small, and my local box is big...cant get my group chat to be bigger, can only see one line at a time. (and yes, i did get out and reopen, and rebooted the game)
    Posted 7 months ago by im4noles2 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • really enjoying the updates!!!! Cool Beans, LOVE that you use "cool beans" in the game, my favourite saying!!!!!!  Have played with the "cards". One of them asked if I wanted to speed up my learning..don't need that one right now as I've learned all of the skills that are listed. 
    KUDOS DEVS!!!!

    ok..right after posting I see a new skill to learn!!! it showed up in my imagination bubble 
    Posted 7 months ago by KinOfWolf~♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Avery- please go ahead- but start with the loading FAQ from the top of the page. :)

    Tibbi, no, there isn't one that shows that.
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just tried it on Opera and Safari, same error in the window that I've reported several times.

    This is getting frustrating.
    Posted 7 months ago by Saiai Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In regards to the cards, does the bonus expire after a certain amount of time or once purchased does that bonus just continue? 
    Posted 7 months ago by Oristia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It looks nice.  I'm finding mood a little harder to read than before.  I assume we still need to keep it high to get the most iMG for our activities?  I liked the little meditation cooldown bubble once I found it.

    Card decks are brilliant!  I got ones that give iMG for bubble tuning and fruit changing.
    Posted 7 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • im4noles2 - there is a size toggle in the middle of your local and group chats. It looks like 3 long dashes stacked on top of each other. Drag it up or down to change the size of your group window.
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Where can I see which upgrades I've currently "bought"?
    Posted 7 months ago by Hindrick Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My purchased upgrade isn't showing on my profile page.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Csophae....ahh.. thanks so much.... that was it! :)
    Posted 7 months ago by im4noles2 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm finding the buff indications a leeeetle too pale to keep track of.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love everything! :) Just one caveat- I've gotten dealt cards like Cooking Speed IV (to speed up cooking skill learning time), which is useless to me since I've already gotten the highest cheffery/grilling/EZC/saucery skills already. Are there plans for other/higher cooking skills in the future, or is this card a waste of imagination? And if it is the latter, is it possible that upgrades like this not appear in our deck when it will be pointless since we've learned the skill already?
    Posted 7 months ago by Omnika Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Omnika - you never know when there will be more skills!

    Edit: in fact, I just got one!
    Posted 7 months ago by Zoethor2 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Saiai and Avery
    Fwiw, my flash is the most recent version, and my self-test came out clean, but I get the same error as you two, even after going through everything in the loading trouble portion of the FAQ.
    Posted 7 months ago by MX Ghostie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Any chance we could have the imagination cloud hotkey changed to "I"? More literal, and closer to "P." Or is there a special reason it's "Z"?
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • re: Flash- we have seen several folks on Flash 10.3 unable to get in the game. We are investigating the deal there.

    MX Ghostie- I don't have an answer for you right now unfortunately. But, you also have a ticket open with us too, and I'll be following up that way as well.
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • sorry but i didnt understood about the levels ...
    im now in level 30 and before the reset i was in level 42 :-/////////

    its right ?? appears for everyone ??
    Posted 7 months ago by ameixa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ameixa - that's correct. It was initially announced some months ago during the housing change that levels would be changed when Imagination was instituted. It's only today that we got to see what that meant. The curve of the levels was changed so that everyone experienced some drop. You can read more about it in the FAQ linked in the main post, they explain it better: http://www.glitch.com/help/faq/#imagination
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just want to say that I haven't had any problems and I don't have any issues (except a small one: it would be nice to see my entire name on the screen next to my head, but it's not a biggie).

    I think the new UI is very much more elegant.
    Posted 7 months ago by Flowerry Pott Subscriber! | Permalink
  • many thanks Csophae :-))) im brasilian and my english isnt good so ... sometimes im feel a little lost !!! :-))))))))))
    Posted 7 months ago by ameixa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Your English is better than my Brazilian! :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is scary =/ I'm afraid to get in game and hate it! Lol.
    Posted 7 months ago by Clickadee Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tibbi: yes all upgrades are permanent (unless explicitly stated otherwise, like the "keepable" cards).

    geekybird: the upgrade pages are being changed so they include the upgrades that were granted to you as part of the conversion process. That will make it less confusing.

    Aeralis: you did get a number of brain capacity and faster learning upgrades in lieu of your better learning skills as part of the conversion process; they just didn't show up on the upgrades page (yet; see above).

    La_La: the quoin multipliers seem to be working fine. If you are getting 12 per quoin, they are probably just low-level quoins to begin with. Head out to the ancestral lands and see what you get.
    Posted 7 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is it just me, or is the mining taking at least double the time? It's like my mining skill dropped from 4 to 1 or 2 :(
    Posted 7 months ago by IZA_C Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Got it. I kinda thought that was the case when I saw level IV upgrade cards for things like gardening, but got super confused when I saw a level I brain capacity card, and even more confused when I saw that gardening V is still going to take me an extra month to learn. Guess I just need to wait and see what other cards the deck throws at me!
    Posted 7 months ago by Aeralis Subscriber! | Permalink
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