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Butlers

Those of you who have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of butlers will be glad to know that our training program has reached the point where we think the butlers can be trusted to reliably perform simple tasks.

Butlers can hold packages and messages for you, and give information to your visitors. You can give your butler a name, and customize its appearance.

If you see any problems, please let us know and we will send the offending butler to remedial training.

Updates:
Forgot to say: Your butler can also open your mailbox.

And, for people who find their butler is stuck on their porch or door, switch your  house style to the Hobbit house or Groddle Cottage, then switch it back.

Further update:
Messages are now echoed in local chat, so you can read them later! (Note: in general, butler conversations that get echoed to local chat are only visible to the person the butler is talking to.)

Tuesday!
When you leave info, the butler now shows you what your info currently is and asks if you want to change it.

Wednesday:
For those people who don't like their butler standing next to the door, we now have a way for you to tell the butler where to stand. Simply click on your butler and choose "Set post" to change the butler's assigned post to your current position.

Also, we increased the maximum length of butler names by a few characters, and butlers will now leave their IM windows open after you leave the location so you can continue reading your list of visitors.

Posted 6 months ago by Etna Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Will mine look like bacon?
    Will I be able to get bacon from it?
    Will you put bacon in it for me?
    Posted 6 months ago by OMG BACON!! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh I love, love, love it!!! Thank you!
    Posted 6 months ago by Anya Karenya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It's so cute!! :D

    Edit: Also, I love that we can check our mail through them.
    Posted 6 months ago by Maddie_Rocca Subscriber! | Permalink
  • after customizing my butler, he jumped to my steps and appears stuck on them now.  
    Posted 6 months ago by Red Sauce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fabulous TS!!!! Bloody brilliant if I may coin a phrase from my Brit friends!  Well done!!! Love it love it love it!  (Small issue with him disappearing when I was in customize but refresh brought him right back)
    Posted 6 months ago by Tooth Fairy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mine opened and never appeared :(
    Posted 6 months ago by axton Subscriber! | Permalink
  • baaaaaaaa jumps inworld* 
    Posted 6 months ago by Eye Wonder Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So awesome! lem.to/p/vWIP
    Posted 6 months ago by Syrup Subscriber! | Permalink
  • great!
    Posted 6 months ago by I'm Chris Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I hope my butler will slice some bacon for me.
    Posted 6 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG BACON!! - no, but you can name it "Bacon" if you like.

    Saucelah - try changing your house to a different style and then changing it back.

    Axton - I will investigate.
    Posted 6 months ago by Etna Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome! I just went to my home and a few seconds later - BOOM! A box appeared and I knew what it was the minute I saw it. Can't wait to test out the Bulters!
    Posted 6 months ago by Snarlo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • TY Etna! Yay my butler showed up!!!
    Posted 6 months ago by axton Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *sits at work daydreaming of butler names; decides that "Butts" is not a good option*
    Posted 6 months ago by Voluptua Sneezelips Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mine exploded.  Its perfect.
    Posted 6 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • WHEEE!
    Posted 6 months ago by Sororia Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Omg, omg! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

    Finally, the butlers are here!

    *loging in to see*
    Posted 6 months ago by Lila Clemenceau Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Any idea what the limit is on number of packages? I remember during the tests that some of the butlers ran out of room to hold packages. 

    Edit: These are so awesome!!!! :D 
    Posted 6 months ago by Katechol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes.
    Posted 6 months ago by Nonoftat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL at this thing! Thanks! It's kind of creepy and I may have nightmares. I do kind of wish I can transfer the butler's functions to my gnome and have my butler be useful inside, or rather in my garden. And rub my feet after a day of walking Ur. 

    ETA: The IM feature...x.X
    Posted 6 months ago by Jarhaven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is so awesome!!!

    My butler is ready for zilloween! 
    Posted 6 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • they can do zombie impressions and jump too! :D
    Posted 6 months ago by Finley Linker Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yaaaaayyyy!  Thank you so much :D
    Posted 6 months ago by Phillygirl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The bots are not very smart >.>

    I was trying to have a simple conversation but I keep getting "Sorry what was that? I don't understand what you are saying"

    Other than that, this is a great addition! Thanks a lot!
    Posted 6 months ago by Eriol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG..I have been sooo busy walking the streets..Things were going on without me ...waaahh BUTLERS!!!  
    Posted 6 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Neato !!!
    Posted 6 months ago by Divine~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wanna butler box cubimal that I can get inside and sleep in.
    Posted 6 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The Butlers are epic! I hope that we get to interact even more with them in the future!
    Posted 6 months ago by Snarlo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Brilliant job TS!!!!!
    Posted 6 months ago by AlmostSilver Subscriber! | Permalink
  • braaaiiiinnnsss...

    lmao. Love it, just love it.
    Posted 6 months ago by Koftun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG..I LOVEEEEE....Him..lol :D tytyty xxxx 
    Posted 6 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Navid - you can't expect too awfully much from a doll - they have polyester fiberfill instead of brains.
    Posted 6 months ago by Etna Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mine also jumped onto the steps after I updated his style. When I changed the house style the butler stayed where he was, now levitating as the steps were lower on the new style. Changing the style back didn't change anything either. Is he supposed to be stuck on the steps or is he suppose to move around or what?
    Posted 6 months ago by shelleycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, actually he's wandering around when I started talking to him and telling him to come here etc.
    Posted 6 months ago by shelleycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nice. I must say I really love mine
    Posted 6 months ago by Hindrick Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mine is SO CUTE. Ahh! I love it.
    Posted 6 months ago by Laerwen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So cute.
    Posted 6 months ago by shelleycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • PEPPERMINT BUTLER IS GO!
    Posted 6 months ago by HAVOK PEW SUMMERS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • guys press C in his IM window to get him to come to you from the steps.  You need to click on the chat function in his menu so he im's you.  Then type help for the list of commands! I'm having great fun with his zombie impressions!! lol
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Woo Hoo! I have a butler. Thanks Tiny Speck. It was exciting enough when it was just a mysterious package but it being a butler raises the whole thing to epic proportions.
    Posted 6 months ago by Grackle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ..and bloody awesome TS!!! Thank you so much - absolutely love this new addition :D
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i'm overwhelmed! yes i am!! lol uau! i mean UAAAAU!! maria is killing me with her cuteness!!
    Posted 6 months ago by mira gaia maia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love my little guy. The arm-falling-off thing is a nice touch, lol.
    Posted 6 months ago by Liathea Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes!  Thanks Tiny Speck!  Thineck.
    Posted 6 months ago by Carl Projectorinski Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you devs, and Etna for the heads up :)
    Posted 6 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love my butler - the only problem I'm having is that he likes to hang out on my stairs, and it is very hard to click him without opening the door as I've done a number of times already :P
    Posted 6 months ago by Green Meanie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow TS you Rock so immensely hard the whole night long *HUGS* Only problem is you have successfully glued me to my computer for life and I will never ever leave. :D :D :D Igorina is my pride and joy in all her epic mismatchedness. Thank you TS *HUGS* :D
    Posted 6 months ago by Bachjess♫♫♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Something tells me to never sleep again...

    www.glitch.com/snaps/PHVGUL...
    Posted 6 months ago by Eriol Subscriber! | Permalink
  • super
    Posted 6 months ago by Rudi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The butlers are a nice mechanism, but I feel there's something off with the design. It doesn't feel right in the Glitch world, where there's nature and exploration and quirky animals. Here it's just a doll made of fabric. Yawn. Sure you can customize them, but the results are limiting, and not stuff that would look well with the decor. I'm sad, because I now have something on my street that I didn't choose, and it does not go well with the rest of the environment.

    How do I get it to hide, or look like a rock?
    Posted 6 months ago by balatik Subscriber! | Permalink
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