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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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  • If you don't kill that growl, could you at least keep it from zooming off?  I have a terrible headache from that and nearly fell out of my chair twice.  It was like, "Hello!  Welcome to FB!"  The same info is in Local so why do we need it twice?  When it was black and Top Left I mostly ignored it, no problem.  Now it is in my Face.  When I went to Cebarkul, all the comings and goings was NOT pretty.  Thanks!

    The good news is that I love the use of my avatar on the top left!  I like watching her smile and frown - lol!  The Upgrades are both fun and funny and I love having a a new Skill to learn!
    Posted 7 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I left an emotional bear on the bed, in my house. When I came back it became a giant and is also flying above my head!

    I don't thinkl it was supposed to happen... ;-)

    www.glitch.com/snaps/PHV95N...
    Posted 7 months ago by Caralampia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, the mining speed was reduced. You can make it back up via upgrades.
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah, it looks like the upgrades page now includes the ones granted during conversion: www.glitch.com/profiles/me/...
    Posted 7 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, the mining speed was reduced. You can make it back up via upgrades.

    Boooooooo.
    Posted 7 months ago by E D D I E Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Caralampia- yep! Big bears are bugged bears! :)
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • May I request that you do not fix the giant bear bug?
    Posted 7 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I hope the growls associated with gardening will stop zooming around too. There are just SO MANY OF THEM.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for the reply, kevbob. I am not a huge fan of the mining because you cannot do anything else but to stare, not even to peruse the inventory; and even a beautiful world as Glitch can become tiresome if you cannot do anything but watch the pickaxe going up and down, up and down..... Anyway, I appreciate the new skills, animals (previously released) and cards. Thanks.
    Posted 7 months ago by IZA_C Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is it just me, or is there less shading going on with this update? Everything looks a bit "flatter" but also a bit smoother.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why doesn't Mayor Quimby resemble Mayor Quimby?!

    Outrageous!
    Posted 7 months ago by Rosty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is there a shortcut key for the iMG menu?
    Posted 7 months ago by PTB3 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I just spent a great amount of time mining and received no gems! I usually use them for giant donations. Are they gone or will they be available with a card upgrade?
    Posted 7 months ago by Tat2 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • PTB3- Z is the shortcut key to iMG menu (nice and handy).

    Tat2 - Mining gem drops are now available via card upgrades.
    Posted 7 months ago by Mart Lume Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What I'd really like is an upgrade card that prevents me from being needlessly flung about when I'm mining or harvesting.
    Posted 7 months ago by emliu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ahhh, I see the problem now. Lots of learning speed upgrades were granted, but no brain capacity upgrades went in with them. Now that I know the problem, I know how to fix it! Hooray! Thank you guys for giving us tasty, tasty knowledge!

    Anyway, anyone notice if the skill unlearning mechanic still a thing that exists? Or do a whole slew of people now have a shiny unobtainable badge? :p
    Posted 7 months ago by Aeralis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • On a business trip and left a dinner for 12 to find out WTF. 5 minute survey says this is just fine and kinda lovely to me. Am I wrong?
    Posted 7 months ago by Booknerd Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am absolutely loving the new UI you guys just implemented! It all makes so much sense and flows really well!
    Posted 7 months ago by Needs More Hug Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks Mart - also noticed, that if you are on the page where you buy an upgrade and click in a chat window, it brings up a weird huge image of the corner of the card over the top of the chat.
    Posted 7 months ago by PTB3 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ok not sure if this bug (but I am thinking it is) but I purchased Manic Mining I & II, that both say they speed up my mining time but I am still mining at the same speed as I was prior to purchasing them. Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding the descriptions?

    EDIT: I also just purchased Manic Mining III that says it speeds up mining time by 50% yet I am still mining at the same speed :(
    Posted 7 months ago by Jabs Girl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • my skill tree looks the same, i don't see the new categorization. also, prior to the change i had all my AK skills, now i am being offered upgrade cards to increase Animal Skill learning by 15%.

    - Are there supposed to be new Animal skills to learn coming up? otherwise, what would buying this card do for me?

    thanks
    Posted 7 months ago by Zudora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ditto the giant card overlap thing 
    Posted 7 months ago by Ziti Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What's the point of skills if you have to upgrade to get what the skill says it gives? M4 stills says it gives speed. Which clearly isn't true anymore. What's the point?
    Posted 7 months ago by Gwyn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ....... Cool......
    Posted 7 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Has something changed with the AK skills? As I could only squeeze chickens three times and only received 5 grains per squeeze instead of the usual 10 grains per squeeze for 5 times.
    Posted 7 months ago by Oristia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah, that was a short two weeks...lol... ;)

    Glad to see the upgrade has come out - it is interesting, but will take some getting use to.  

    I will agree, the growl movement at the bottom causes a bit of nausea for those of us with motion sickness issues - would love a way to pin it, so it just fades, but doesn't move. 

    Is there are reference sheet for the upgrade cards?  I don't understand one of mine, and would love to access/read a more detailed explanation for it somewhere.  I think I want to purchase it, but not sure since it's almost a foreign concept to me right now.  Suspect it's a new part of the game, but want to be sure before spending Img on it.

    Thanks for all the hard work!  This looks like a fantastic update...
    Posted 7 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • b3achy, there will be encyclopedia entries for upgrade cards … eventually :)
    Posted 7 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wait does this mean we're out of Beta?  If so where are my extra credits?  >_>

    If not is Imagination just a test then??  Or is this the real deal?
    Posted 7 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Also why the hell do I have to upgrade if I already spent all the time learning all the mining skills?  And Animal Kinship I assume is the same way?  Why??  :(
    Posted 7 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In general, I'm quite happy with the new UI (didn't mention that before!).

    Aside from the very low contrast on buffs and currant/energy display and the queasy-making zoom-growls, the only other minor aggravation so far is that  the new location display in the upper right corner makes the upper right portion of my attic impossible to see. And I have stuff stored there! 
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks stoot!  May have to just take a leap of faith on a few of them then...
    Posted 7 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Suggestion for the cards: Make the wording of the actual benefits of a card more clear.

    For example:
    Fruity Goodness: Become one with the fruit, so that you occasionally earn Imagination when Changing Fruit.
    The wording suggests that you don't get iMG from Fruit Changing without the card. You seem to still get Imagination from FC without this upgrade, "earn a bonus amount of Imagination" would be better.
    Posted 7 months ago by San Serif Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Now call me crazy, but the updated FAQ says that the skill tree has been changed to reflect the three skill groupings, but mine appears unchanged (<strike>and doesn't show Transcendental Radiation II</strike> Disregard that, ISC)
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Looks like after eight months I'm done playing - attempted game entry coughs up [UncaughtErrorEvent type="uncaughtError" bubbles=true cancelable=true eventPhase=2]
    then sticks on 'unpacking' loading screen for all eternity. I'd love to upgrade all my hardware and software to solve this mystery fault but that ain't gonna happen.
    Posted 7 months ago by Benzyl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Also why the hell do I have to upgrade if I already spent all the time learning all the mining skills?  And Animal Kinship I assume is the same way?  Why??  :("

    I agree!
    Posted 7 months ago by Blahtopian Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The growl message for making fuel cells is singular no matter how many you make at once. it says "Made a fuel cell."
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • MarbhDamhsa: that change is still to come (the FAQs got a little ahead of reality).

    ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪: We're still a ways from being out of beta — this was not the last release. And you have to do the upgrade in addition to the skill because that's the way the game works now :)
    Posted 7 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Only complaints that I have are that it's very hard to see the faded out white lettering and numbering for my currants info, etc. and the only way I noticed that I still had EHSP on was by accidentally moving my mouse across it - just too hard to see those things.

    Some of the cards are very confusing to me (tho granted, it's not hard to confuse me nowadays)
    Am I suppose to be getting cards that ask me if I want to speed up skill learning for skills that I've already learned a long time ago?

    Other than those - this is a very awesome update!! TY!!
    Posted 7 months ago by JoJoJoey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • " And you have to do the upgrade in addition to the skill because that's the way the game works now :)"

    Well let me just say I am vastly displeased about this.  I'll keep playing *for now* but no guarantees I'll stay in the game now.  :(  I just really don't like this.  I wish it had been more clear that THIS was the direction the game was headed before now, so I could have canceled my subscription sooner.  :s

    Now I guess there's no reason for me NOT to continue playing, and just see if it's still a game worth playing.  /sigh

    Edit - Like I mean, why did you guys change all this..?  You have this established user base now and.. it just feels like you're giving us all the finger.. the game as we knew it and loved it was a certain way and that's why we played it.. and now you turned it into something different... I mean I knew changes were coming but for it to be basically a completely different game, and to lose the benefits of everything I learned.. like why even HAVE skills if you have to buy your way to the benefits??  This makes no fucking sense to me.  I am just really really upset about this and I don't know, maybe I'm alone but it seems just really.. upsetting.

    FULL DISCLAIMER: I've had a fucking horrible set of the last few weeks, my chemotherapy day was today, and I feel really sick and exhausted in addition to this so.. I'm probably not giving it a fair chance but.. THIS IS HORRIBLE AND I AM UNHAPPY.  So there.  :: shakes fist.. weakly ::
    Posted 7 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • San Serif & JoJoJoey: we're still tweaking the descriptions for the upgrade cards. We'll get it right!
    Posted 7 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree with you Auren... I'm hoping I'll adjust and cope and stick around but I'm not so sure. . . I just dont see the point in taking so long to learn skills and then having to purchase these randomized cards to see any benefit. I feel like everything I've done since October is a complete waste. . . =/
    Posted 7 months ago by Clickadee Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ahh...ty, stoot!
    Thought it was just my brain playing stupid with me :D
    Posted 7 months ago by JoJoJoey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love it. I love it. I love it.
    Posted 7 months ago by Mollie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • --> "  I feel like everything I've done since October is a complete waste. . . =/ "<--

    YES yes that's it EXACTLY.  :(
    Posted 7 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ — I can't say I understand what you're so upset about. The upgrades and imagination are both new things. You were just giving a giant schwack of imagination so you can have the upgrades you want (you can easily afford all of the ones which correspond to the way the skills used to work) AND you can choose from all kinds of other enhancements on top of those. So, you get more interesting choices and can have more things upgraded/enhanced. Yes, you have to click the "buy" button to get the upgrades but … that just doesn't seem so bad.
    Posted 7 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • For folks having problems loading with Flash 10.3. Can you try now please?
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It would be helpful if the debuff timer icons for TP cooldown and AL fatigue were different.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Here is what I'm upset about.  I spent literally months learning ALL the skills.  I loved learning it and getting new quests and every new skill I earned came with discrete benefits.  Sure I was given a buttload of iMG but it's imagination I am going to be forced to spend to get back to the level I was already at before the switch.  I can't just go and spend it on housing upgrades (which was what I was looking forward to).. instead, if I want to continue playing as I was before, I have to not only spend the iMG I was given but also wait around for some random stupid card to come up in order to get the bonuses I got for learning the skill before.  Why make us jump through hoops??  I thought we had been told that when this big change happened we could go through menus and choose to upgrade our character but that's a patently false statement.  Instead we have to shuffle the deck or something (?) ... and forgive me but I've not bothered to get in-world yet to see how this works first-hand, I've been sick ... and then just HOPE that the right card comes up for us to buy in order to upgrade to a level we had already attained.  I just don't. get. it.

    I can see how, you know, if you'd want to go back and play the game differently you could say like, wow this is cool I can choose a different path now.. but what if we liked exactly where we were and exactly how things were for us??  There's no option just to get that back.  :(

    Edit - I'm just grumpy and sick, stoot.  And I've had a hard fucking last three weeks.  Feel free to completely ignore me.  :s
    Posted 7 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I truly love the new graphics of new info page (ie)Auctions,exit ect.Also love all the hard work you Devs have done to better our playing journey.There is however something I find very difficult to see as I am fairly old and eyes are not so good on the energy new circle,it looks very faded to me and I almost went to Hell haha.thats all I found sticky a bit ,thankyou ever so much for the extra cameras also ,had one but never know who will need it one day .
    Posted 7 months ago by Jellybelly Baby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @kevbob just got in. Guess whatever you guys did fixed it!
    Posted 7 months ago by Avery♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
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