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[UPDATED] Happy Imagination Day!

Today we pull the giant knife switch to turn on the new Imagination system! We need to squeeze a few chickens and rearrange some bits for imagination, so we are turning off access to the game for a bit today. Your characters will be run through our patented Imagino-matic 5000 to prepare for Imagination.

When we come back, you will almost certainly have a different level (the level curves in the new system are different). You will also be able to spend imagination (iMG) right away, but only on character upgrades (this is NOT the housing reset, so you won’t be charged for land expansion until that happens).

We do not have a hard ETA for when the servers will be back up, but we will provide updates on progress as the day progresses! We will also provide more information on the switch later in the day.

UPDATE (1:15pm PST) - We've completed the player conversion process and now we are testing the various systems affected by the change.  You have probably seen some of the changes to skill learning times and your character!  Even with all the moving parts, we are making good progress.  In a few moments we are meeting to review our progress and determine roughly when the game will reopen to general players.  I will update this post after that meeting.

UPDATE (2:15pm PST) - We are getting close!  Only a few more items to tweak, one last round of internal testing, and then we will open the game again. 

UPDATE (3:30pm PST) - Wow, we are on the very last task on the List of Things that *Need* to Get Done Before Opening the Game Again. So, we are doing that, double checking and we'll be back as soon as we possibly can.

Posted 7 months ago by Mayor Quimby Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Possibly they have more currants than you, that was also being taken into consideration.
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Elf - I think they are still working on it - there was someone here who had a lower old level than me but ended up with almost 1/3 more imagination...so....either things are still being worked out, or something else goes into calculating imagination that we aren't aware of......?
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @amarok & @Ottavia -- I know ALL THE SKILLS. ;)  
    Not sure how skills factor into iMG. Can't wait to see what's going on behind the scenes. 

    Also, I got an email from the Glitch wiki folks. Looks like they will be needing some serious help updating it once we can get back in Ur.
    Posted 7 months ago by Tonya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I feel so sad, if I had been playing Glitch, I wouldn't have been watching TV. A very sad programme about the abuse of Irish boys and girls, by their trusted Priest. What a cover up.
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Melody Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Tonya - I know all of them except Unlearning 2/3...and I'm pretty sure Elf knows about ..umm...everything by now? Lol.......
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Good luck testing Kevbob & co, always nervewreking work.
    Posted 7 months ago by Ryuu Maru Roth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! WHY?????? ALL I WANTED TO DO TODAY WAS PLAY GLITCH!!!!!!!!! :(
    Posted 7 months ago by Linksfiresword Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol
    Posted 7 months ago by Linksfiresword Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Snapshotting... Gone?
    Posted 7 months ago by DUG1138 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Staff: Don't worry about us - just keep on getting things ready. We can amuse ourselves - for days - with just a shiny toy and a bit of string!
    Posted 7 months ago by Zunar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Uh, goodbye 35,000 currants?
    Hello absolutely no additional imagination?

    Not exactly happy with this newest development.
    Posted 7 months ago by Biohazard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *tosses toy and string to zunar. goes back to refreshing like mad*
    Posted 7 months ago by bored no more Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Dug1138   Looks like it. And you will likely find a new camera added to your inventory when you get back in game. :)   (see other thread)

    EEEeeekkkk!  I just lost 887,000 currants. gulp. <waiting for imagination to increase...>
    Posted 7 months ago by Koftun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Level 42, and over 2 million img..........
    Posted 7 months ago by White Tiger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Craaap. I unlearned a bunch of stuff in anticipation for the changeover. This... may have been a huge mistake.
    Posted 7 months ago by Joan Holloway Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My glitch is sad to see 4 million currants disappear :(
    Posted 7 months ago by sissyO Subscriber! | Permalink
  • maybe I can turn the shiny toy and string into something that will refresh for me
    Posted 7 months ago by Magnificent Maude Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Me either Biohazard - I lost 500,000 currants!
    Posted 7 months ago by Audaria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Beurk! Goodbye 72,000 currants!? :(
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oooh, my currants just halved in the last ten seconds. Mysterious....
    Posted 7 months ago by Agnes Snatchflannel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Could be worse Bio... I'm down 3 million currants. *shrug*
    Posted 7 months ago by Joan Holloway Subscriber! | Permalink
  • jujus made off with 4.2 million currants of mine.

    *shakes fist*
    Posted 7 months ago by Joe Blow Subscriber! | Permalink
  • See, I didn't have 3 million to lose ;)

    I'm betting you're still richer than I!
    Posted 7 months ago by Biohazard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • my currants have just gone from 780,000 to 450, 462, bleurgh
    Posted 7 months ago by LittleAngel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Shit! I had 197,462 currants and now I have only 165,596. Also my imagination number is still the same = 2,131,519 >_<
    Posted 7 months ago by Lila Clemenceau Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Remember what my wise mum always says .... it's only money!
    Posted 7 months ago by Golden Retriever Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Stoot's explanation for the xp and currant conversion to imagination.

    Basically if someone was the same level than you but has more iMG then it is a combination of whether you just dinged and they were 1 piggy away from the next ding (actual xp) and how many currants they have.

    Since this isnt' the housing reset I assume we still all have our Ur homes and it hasn't been converted to iMG yet.
    Posted 7 months ago by M<3tra, obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bye Bye 120,000 currants
    Posted 7 months ago by Jarrah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • goodbye 1.6 million
    Posted 7 months ago by Edit Delete Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Whew! My 5,765 currants are safe!
    Posted 7 months ago by dm Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol goodbye close to 770k, thank goodness it's not real cash lololol
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Adios 400,000 currants. Anyway, I'm still excited to see the new changes! Go Team Tiny Speck!
    Posted 7 months ago by Shadowstrike Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Over a million currants: *poof*.
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ..............le sigh.......
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL so many people LOST money, but i didnt have any... (Somehow i got 24 currants though :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Taco Assassin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's only imaginary money :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Codex Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i just lost a lot of currants too, and this is total crap
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *Cry* my hoard of currents made me feel Secure.
    Posted 7 months ago by Anya Karenya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So long 160k currants (approx 520k down to 360k)...
    Posted 7 months ago by geekybird Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @elf - I'm trying to go with the positive spin of...maybe the game is still afoot....but honestly, that's how I feel too...especially after having lived through the great reset......
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My new currants = my old currants/2.3
    Anyone else can confirm if this number is accurate-ish for you or not?

    Edit: Looking at some of the posts it looks like you guys are getting different numbers... I wonder how they converted the currants...
    Posted 7 months ago by Omnika Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Any time up to an including when my daughter goes to bed is a good time to bring the game back online.
    Posted 7 months ago by Humbabella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We haven't "lost" currants, it's been converted to imagination, you lovable bunch of hysterics.  Wonder if I could make my next mortgage payment with imagination?
    Posted 7 months ago by Golden Retriever Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL. Even though its all pixels, my brain feels like I just had a horrible day at the stock market.

    Stupid brain.
    Be cool!
    Posted 7 months ago by Joan Holloway Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Omnika not accurate for me. Mine is more Old currants /1.25 = new currants.
    It was supposed to be a sliding scale though, the more you had, the higher amount you would have removed.
    Posted 7 months ago by Biohazard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not understanding the logic of "taking" currants. They were all earned in the game and they will all be spent (or not) in the game. How is it fair to take different amounts from everyone? Afterall, the prices will be the same for everyone, regardless of how much we had before and have now, right?

    ETA: Those of us at Level 60 had vastly differing amounts of currants, and we all ended up at the same number for imagination, so I don't think they were converted to imagination.
    Posted 7 months ago by Audaria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Curiouser and curiouser. My Max energy just dropped from 1430 down to 900. (Was originally 1490). I know you can't see it here with the new interface, but its still visable with GlithHQ.
    Posted 7 months ago by Koftun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It was explained pretty thoroughly in that long-ago topic that was linked to above.  
    Posted 7 months ago by Scarlett Bearsdale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm glad that I didn't have any currants for once.  Good thing I waited to sell those Rubes!
    Posted 7 months ago by Serra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmm... just looking through my bags (through the auctions), and noticed that my Emotional Bear is missing his lips and moon. Wonder if we are losing those actions? I hope not... I could certainly do without splanking, but I do enjoy mooning. 
    Posted 7 months ago by Lilith Subscriber! | Permalink
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