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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.
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! | Permalink

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- Could we have a webcam of the gnomes and things working in glitch whilst we wait? The bureau crocs filling out lots of paperwork and sending out deimaginators to trash the old streets... Maybe next time.
  Or even an office cam, we will watch you work!
  Posted 7 months ago by jiva | Permalink
- "Can we have a special Glitch holiday to celebrate new houses?" - sure, right now!
  "Still waiting on onion rings." - sorry sir, we misplaced your order. i'm cooking up a new batch right now
  "Is there an ETA yet? Do you need help flogging Myles?!?" - no ETA yet, but myles is gtteing the message. or crying. it's unclear what he's trying to say
  "When do we get some super cute bees to ge honey from in the game ??" - good question!!!!
  "Will the polar bear chair be available in future furniture options?" - i bet it will
  "I could be pushed up against the door and smothered!" - if we don't hear back after a few days, i'll send in the bandits to dig you out
  Posted 7 months ago by Bees! | Permalink
- Oh, good point, Aurora. I really wanted to be able to put my trees close together like they were in my old house.
  Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco | Permalink
- "Beatles or Elvis?" neither, beetles. and millions of tiny spiders???????
  and millions of tiny spiders WHATTTTTTTTT??/ WHERE???????????? Please tell me it isn't so.. :-O plzzzz.. NO 8 legged creatures in Glitch ..!!!! :(((((( ..I'd have to leave if they ever showed up..!!!!!.. :-O!!!!
  Posted 7 months ago by Cryztal | Permalink
- Why is it that every time a big change happens, I get all happy-sentimental? Excited to get in there and explore. I love you guys. All o' yiz'. Players, devs, jujus... *sniffle*
  Posted 7 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips | Permalink
- "I thought we could have many (i.e., more than 3) floors after this reset." - nope, 3. but "towers" might be coming soon
  "has the spacing for cultivated resources been tweaked at all?" - i don't *think* so
  "Could we have a webcam of the gnomes and things working in glitch whilst we wait? The bureau crocs filling out lots of paperwork and sending out deimaginators to trash the old streets.." - good idea for a new downtime page!
  Posted 7 months ago by Bees! | Permalink
- Oooh... towers... *daydreams*
  Posted 7 months ago by Little Miss Giggles | Permalink
- a monster ate my onion rings.
  Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ | Permalink
- Them what don't nag the devs on a first day of a new release it's a group, you should join today :)
  Posted 7 months ago by Miyoko Magic in SL | Permalink
- We have honey. So where are the Bees! ?
  Posted 7 months ago by Hellyeah | Permalink
- I moved all me stuff to the new house ,after reset will i still have me stuff ???
  Maybe an odd question but iam kinda worried all could be gone .
  I did move over some days ago ....
  Posted 7 months ago by Great Brain Robbery | Permalink
- ....would honey really come from bees in glitch? I mean...given that milk comes from butterflies?
  Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia | Permalink
- Great Brain Robbery
  Everything will still be there. Anything you forgot in the old house, along with all your stuff in the new house.
  Posted 7 months ago by WindBorn | Permalink
- Has a decision been made on sleeping in beds and sitting on chairs? If so when will it happen?
  Posted 7 months ago by iDylan | Permalink
- Hm. I'm not sure that butterfly milk is much like cow milk. It's probably more like it than almond milk though.
  Posted 7 months ago by Hrulgin | Permalink
- Ooooo....so if we sleep could we gain energy and mood back??
  Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia | Permalink
- @ Elf, I am NOT a monster! But, they were delicious. ;)
  Posted 7 months ago by Li'll Missy Brenda | Permalink
- maybe honey could come from harvesting flowers instead of an animal...
  Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia | Permalink
- Meanwhile, Obama (finally) supports gay marriage: http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11621355-obama-same-sex-couples-should-be-able-to-get-married?lite
  Posted 7 months ago by Teres Minor | Permalink
- wot happens to crops we planted if they r still in the plots?
  Posted 7 months ago by Vixen | Permalink
- Wow ! Just got in - so much to absorb............. Bees you are clever, to the point, humorous with the patience of Job............ Thank you - look forward to my new, improved and PERMANENT home as does everyone...... I am exhausted reading all the queries......... as no doubt many have said Merci, Thank you .
  Posted 7 months ago by PEKES | Permalink
- they vanish into the ethos. or mab ate them.
  Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia | Permalink
- I liked the suggestion from Global earlier that honey should come from honey badgers.
  Posted 7 months ago by Shmack | Permalink
- Honey should come from fireflies! They already have the hives! :o)
  Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa | Permalink
- Invite me to your lovely group morgan kay! :)
  Posted 7 months ago by MsKelseyClaire | Permalink
- Ty WindBorn :)
  Posted 7 months ago by Great Brain Robbery | Permalink
- Oooooo.... actually honey from honey suckle trees could be cool.... I'm thinking like the Little shop of horrors plants
  Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa | Permalink
- if abandoned apartments are sticking around for a while will the alakol model homes as well? i would love to still be able to visit those later...
  Posted 7 months ago by IxÆoN | Permalink
- When is the game reopening?
  Posted 7 months ago by xoxJulie | Permalink
- They were talking of putting in a museum of old house types eventually, perhaps. Well, I think it was suggested in the ideas forum, and they liked it.
  Edit: And we don't have an ETA yet on when the game will be open again, as it's a long, complex process, xoxJulie.
  Posted 7 months ago by Little Miss Giggles | Permalink
- When the devs are finished, xoxJulie.
  Posted 7 months ago by WindBorn | Permalink
- Shmack, does that mean honey badgers will give honey even though they don't give a s...?
  Posted 7 months ago by Hellyeah | Permalink
- ditto to miss giggles .. ** ooohhh - towers ** daydreams*
  Posted 7 months ago by serenitycat | Permalink
- the game is text based now, and we are all playing it.
  enjoy \o/
  Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ | Permalink
- "Has a decision been made on sleeping in beds and sitting on chairs? If so when will it happen?" - we think it would be cool, it wont happen today
  Posted 7 months ago by Bees! | Permalink
- Will we loose stuff in the test house? like the things we put in my cabinets? i had like 10k of cherries and 5k of butterfly milk and i don't want to loose them?
  Posted 7 months ago by ilovecomix | Permalink
- Okay, so.... Once you give, sell, or trade a subscriber piece of furniture, does the non-subscriber have the actual ability to use this subscriber item...?
  Posted 7 months ago by CoffeeSnob | Permalink
- You lose nothing, ilovecomix. It will all be put into moving boxes. There will be one for your old house and each floor of your new house and yards... just as the original post states.
  Posted 7 months ago by Little Miss Giggles | Permalink
- Again sorry to repost "As designed currently, yes." "Currently" right? will there be any changes to this soon are is it just like that for the time being?
  Posted 7 months ago by Emilia Rosalinda | Permalink
- Aha Ottavia...it's "Butter Milk" from the butterflies..okay bad joke. Been hitting the refresh too often and I don't have my glasses on. Some excuse.
  Posted 7 months ago by AlmostSilver | Permalink
- As a release manager/engineer, I'd be fascinated by your release process. However, I find that a promise of cocktails after the release is far more of an incentive than whipping. HR gets upset with whipping, can't imagine why...
  Posted 7 months ago by Cosmogrrl | Permalink
- Thanks Bees!! Although I would love to someday be able to have a magical-super-awesome-Gas-Spice forest outside my house ;)
  Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra | Permalink
- Im hungry
  Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ | Permalink
- OK, it's been a "few-ish" hours. Can we come in now?
  Posted 7 months ago by Shepherdmoon | Permalink
- i think its time, don't see staff on game in friends list
  Posted 7 months ago by wuilyl | Permalink
- It's going to be after midnight (UK time) again isn't it??! I can't stay up until 3am again like I did last week, aaaaargh! ;0)
  Posted 7 months ago by geekybird | Permalink
- "if abandoned apartments are sticking around for a while will the alakol model homes as well? " - yup
  "When is the game reopening?" - when we're done, which will be a while yet
  "Will we loose stuff in the test house?" - no
  "Once you give, sell, or trade a subscriber piece of furniture, does the non-subscriber have the actual ability to use this subscriber item...?" - yes
  "will there be any changes to this soon are is it just like that for the time being?" - soon is relative. can't say for certain!
  "As a release manager/engineer, I'd be fascinated by your release process." - a lot of shouting, crying, general mayhem
  keep the honey source suggestions coming!
  Posted 7 months ago by Bees! | Permalink
- Yeah, it's been "four-ish" hours. Please let us in.
  Posted 7 months ago by Shocker | Permalink
- Bwahwahahaha, all those cubimals, stuffed into one box! MWAHAHA!
  Posted 7 months ago by HAVOK PEW SUMMERS | Permalink
- "It's going to be after midnight (UK time) again isn't it??" - i suspect so, yes
  Posted 7 months ago by Bees! | Permalink

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