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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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  • 949!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I can't wait!!
    Posted 7 months ago by sapototo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Me either!!
    Posted 7 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hurray!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Kitty Howard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks Bees! :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • nvm
    Posted 7 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • my first stop is to check out my old place, maybe leave an offering and a note in remembrance. then it's right into building! i can't get my subscription for a few days so i am left with limited options for now.
    Posted 7 months ago by Krakmunky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • F5,F5,F5,F5,F5,F5......
    Posted 7 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OK, just going to heat dinner in the microwave.  Don't dare open till I get back!! ;-)
    Posted 7 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmmmm I wonder if our faded hearts will be able to remember the ghosts of our houses???
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sometimes I read through a few pages of a long forum thread and wonder if Bees! bangs his head repeatedly against a table when he has to answer yet another identical question.

    Reading is good for you, people. And good for the safety of Bees!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Filox: Well played!
    Posted 7 months ago by Insomnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Whoopowhoo!! Thanks debs, you are stars! Whooppwhoop
    Posted 7 months ago by Nerfer-Lily Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Bex....I bet she does....I never know if the question I want has been answered and with 20 pages. My attention span really won't let me look that hard. lol ...So I just dont ask! lol
    Posted 7 months ago by Queen Zipporah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Queen Zipporah If in doubt, check the FAQ... and if it isn't there, then ask :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Azure L`daz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Bexatious: I bet she does. Hell, I would too for that matter.
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG I just noticed all the Hobbit-like furniture and decorations! Will you be expanding this theme in the future? I want a Hobbit bed! And Hobbit everything. All the Hobbits! Plus, Smaug!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That's my theme to Bex!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • re: just finishing up....

    Hey, wait! I can handle the last minute polishing, but please hold the spitting!
    Posted 7 months ago by Forcythia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Bexatious  I KNOW!!  I will have a round door as soon as I figure out how to buy it.
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "All the Hobbits" - good idea!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees & all the devs/staff - WE LOVE YOU!
    Posted 7 months ago by katykicker Subscriber! | Permalink
  • F5
    F5
    F5
    F5
    F5
    F5
    F5
    Posted 7 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A good time to listen to "Please Let Me Go Back to Groddle!"
    Posted 7 months ago by Mollie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love the way even tho they are really busy with their updating duties, they still take time to keep up with us on the forums. Way to go TS staff! You guys rock!
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please post a new thread detailing moving box behavior for those of us who are stuck working for the rest of our PST day, tks. 
    Posted 7 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think the TS staff will all need a week of sleep and a vacation after this one!
    Posted 7 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • walruz bees! answered that, the moving boxes asplode and all your items come out
    Posted 7 months ago by Krakmunky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • After the devs are putting in this much work, I will be personally splanking any complainers I see.  (Not anyone complaining about specific bugs, of course, but anyone mentioning things they are owed, or herbs "lost" in the reset, or other general ungratefulness).
    Posted 7 months ago by Kitty Howard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • SO EXCITED CAN'T STOP REFRESHING
    Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm with you on that, Kitty!
    Posted 7 months ago by Lady K Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I will join you in this splankingfest.
    Yay, planks!
    Boo, whingers!
    Posted 7 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What is there to complain about?

    You get refunded for your old house,plus you get a new free house, so I would think that losing a couple herbs/plants evens out.

    Considering they could of not refunded us anything, or only a portion, instead of all of it like they are doing, and they could of made us buy the new houses.

    So really...not much to complain about!
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you need an extra day or two to get this right, please take them! We Glitch players are a mature, patient bunch and are in no hurry.
    Posted 7 months ago by Zunar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i would join the splanking but i have a feeling i will be going through a LOT of planks
    Posted 7 months ago by Krakmunky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kitty, can I help you splank?
    Posted 7 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, timing! I have just run out of things to do at work.... but the world is not back up yet!

    *Joins those abusing the F5 key*
    Posted 7 months ago by Peech Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And for me this is teasing, the only time I'll be able to play is tonight, I'm going to be out beating on people in the woods for a LARP over the weekend, so this is it for me til Monday night! :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Synnia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • looking forward to the new digs...
    Posted 7 months ago by Pacdog Subscriber! | Permalink
  • you're going to be beating people for a what??
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • we're running a tiiiiiiny bit late, but we're almost there
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yay for bees!!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks Bees! for the update! Ty you TS.... You know Thank you isn't a big enough word but you get the point...
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Go, Bees!, go!
    Posted 7 months ago by Hair Dryer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees! It's not a tiny bit late for another 15 minutes. :)  You did say between 10-11am.
    Posted 7 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I woke up early just to check the forums...now I can't decide whether I should go back to sleep for a little bit, and risk missing it...>.>
    Posted 7 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • THE WHIPPINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

    (Just slap on the Krusty Seal o' Approval and be done with it already)
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Almost at 1000!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 1000
    Posted 7 months ago by iDylan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Don't worry, Bees!  We are patient. So very, very patient. *crazy eyes*
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
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