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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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  • I love this game.
    Posted 7 months ago by Xeloalex Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Huh, I don't have a house link thingy yet either. But I am sure it will be fixed since there is still time before Glitch opens~
    Posted 7 months ago by Cocomoes Subscriber! | Permalink
  • << Moves away from sandy and opens a window..wide...ppppppppuuuu!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My co-workers are beginning to worry about me right now... I wonder why?
    Posted 7 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • '"Are we there yet? ARE WE?!" - I'll turn this car around!'

    Mahaha - makes me think of a Simpson's commercial with the kids in the backseat, and Homer driving:

    "Are we there yet?"
    "No."
    "Are we there yet?"
    "No."
    "Are we there yet?"
    "No."
    Posted 7 months ago by Genki-baba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • haha me too..luv the forums that is..there so much fun...everyones posts make me laff..LOL 
    Posted 7 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • stop touching me!!  stay on your side of the car!
    Posted 7 months ago by Gadzooks Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hail Galaxar.
    Posted 7 months ago by Kitty Howard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 "the choosen ones"
    Posted 7 months ago by Mollie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is akin to going cold turkey!
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 99 cans of beer on the wall....
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees, re   Lorraine ♪'s post above, I clicked the visit link on the old home street page: will this mean I'm teleported to her old street when I enter the world? My profile now says I am in her street (doesn't say which one). Will these old pages/old teleport links be deactived before game opens?
    Posted 7 months ago by Dasher Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LMFAO!! Mikah!!!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I can't ..sandy stinks..lol
    Posted 7 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 40 minutes till it is no longer morning in PDT.  Hope we can get an update with truth.   Truth is always good.
    Posted 7 months ago by GoNINzo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You guys are yarfing all over the car while there is SERIOUS BUSINESS going on.  My street went from old to new to old and back to new again.  Glitch loves me, it loves me not...
    Posted 7 months ago by glum pudding Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Genki-baba : I was just about to say that! :D :D
    Posted 7 months ago by Rielle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've drank a full pot of coffee waiting for this!
    Posted 7 months ago by LųĉĩđεşşΨ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I´m fine, I´m fine... yes, yes I´m fine like this, thank you.
    Posted 7 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why can't I sit in the front seat?
    Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You should have called shotgun when you had the chance.
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Goninzo, I hope you didn't mean that to be as rude as it sounded! Bees did warn us that things were running a little late.
    Posted 7 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @GoNINzo, the truth is that it's beta, a big change, and I'm handing out chill pills... :-)
    Posted 7 months ago by FlatEarther Subscriber! | Permalink
  • you take one down and spin it around...98 bottles of beer on the wall!
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are we there yet?
    YES. GET OUT.
    :D
    Posted 7 months ago by Jennyanydots Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mikah, where are you getting these pics from? I want to seeeeee. XD
    Posted 7 months ago by Sweet Stuff Ng Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's a carousel... there's no front seat.
    Posted 7 months ago by glum pudding Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @FlatEarther: Can I have a dozen or so to pass out at work today?
    Posted 7 months ago by Crrrystal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • doublepost. Ignore me.
    Posted 7 months ago by Crrrystal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 98 bottles of beer on the wall, 98 bottles of beer!
    Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • sits here waiting  patiently  (Shuts the window a little  so boogers don't dry in Sandy's  hair,) but the dog puke  is  horrible
    Posted 7 months ago by Pinkie Pinkston Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'll take typos over closures any day.
    Posted 7 months ago by bored no more Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Puts head phones back on. Turns up music. Goes back to playing Farm Frenzy for another 50 miles.
    Posted 7 months ago by Filox Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Take one down, pass it around, 97 cans of beer on the wall!
    Posted 7 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Don´t you guys and girls feel like we´ve been in a staring contest since yesterday?
    Posted 7 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • GoNINzo: any minute now!
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *screams* this is tooo much :D:D:D:D:D:D
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
    Posted 7 months ago by Kitty Howard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I spy, with my little eye, something shiny and new and  AWESOME!
    Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Bees! you are such a tease lol
    Posted 7 months ago by Krakmunky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Eeeeeeeee!
    Posted 7 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But, but I still show as Homeless!!! I must have a home. You can't stop the car 'till I have House :D
    Posted 7 months ago by Anya Karenya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
    IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    Posted 7 months ago by Sweet Stuff Ng Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Eeeeeeeee! I must eeeeeeee again!
    Posted 7 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ship!!! My keyboard batteries need to be recharged!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 97 cans of beer on the wall, 97 cans of--*burp*

    83 cans of beer on the wall, 83 cans of beer!
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • When you've been out of glitch for more then 12hours minutes are eons O_O
    Posted 7 months ago by Rielle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, well, well!
    Posted 7 months ago by Merlen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Miss Coco..that was a keg!! lol
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
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