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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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  • rofl glad you clarified. I too was thinking of the other sort of cat box rofl
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey, there's some new furniture!
    www.glitch.com/furniture/al...
    www.glitch.com/furniture/ca...
    Posted 7 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Aliera (props for the username, by the way!) I'm also fond of Daily Otter for those needs!
    Posted 7 months ago by Tathak Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love this squid side table!
    www.glitch.com/furniture/sq...

    And zomg there are a million doors now!
    www.glitch.com/items/door/
    Posted 7 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is all the furniture going to be credits? Theres none for currants?
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ooooooooooo, furniturey...... those are adorable!  I must have soon! 
    Posted 7 months ago by Grem Sketch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Can't wait for my new bachelor pad.
    Posted 7 months ago by Dude Bro Subscriber! | Permalink
  • G'morning Bees, Kevbob, I'm not 'still' here I went to sleep and now I'm awake at 3 am :) 
    I hope you all got some sleep! 
    Posted 7 months ago by Teena Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Morning Bees..Yep we are all still here, we formed an orderly queue at door and stood quietly while you slept...But now your awake...LET US INNNNNNN!! ..:D..LOL kidding!!! We can wait...another wee while now..but ...we may need to sing very loudly...to pass the time.
    Posted 7 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay, it's 10:00 PST now! *Continues to wait anxiously*
    Posted 7 months ago by Sweet Stuff Ng Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bees--I'm sensing a teensy bit of enjoyment on your part in the Plight of the Banished Glitchens.
    Posted 7 months ago by Booknerd Subscriber! | Permalink
  • IT'S 10 AM PST!!! *anxious*  Open, open!! *cheering* <3
    Posted 7 months ago by Lila Clemenceau Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My heart is starting to race lol..... I wish it was pouring rain outside and beautifully sunny so I won't feel guilty when my hubby comes home and wonders why I haven't tended to the garden I've been complaining about all week that I haven't gotten to because of the rain lol.... oh dear.... If I could just get him to play Glitch he'd understand!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I hope this thread gets a 1000 replies
    Posted 7 months ago by iDylan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • how many replies does it have so far? Shouldnt take much more to get to 1000
    Posted 7 months ago by Serenity's Mommy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I feel like we glitchen are the dog in this commercial. haha :P
    Posted 7 months ago by Lily Linguistic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We're almost there - just putting some finishing touches on stuff
    Posted 7 months ago by Bees! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Angylee Yes, furniture is like outfits in the wardrobe - all credits or free, some for all and some for subscribers only. But some people will be crafting items and then selling them for currants, so that's an option too.
    Posted 7 months ago by Lady K Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay!!!!! TY so much!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Someone play a celebration music block!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yay!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Can't wait .. thanks for all your hard work devs!
    Posted 7 months ago by Periwinkle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The squid side table is the cutest thing ever. I will have to have 10 of them.
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yay, so looking forward to this! though i'm scared to find out how many moving boxes I'll have...
    Posted 7 months ago by matrix Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Given that most players will be making SDBs by the dozens, I'm thinking the credit cost for upgrading their styles may be a bit steep. Just my thoughts. Heh. I'm talking 30~40 SDBs. The cheapest non-free style is 10 credits. That'll cost 300-400 credits alone. I'm guessing this is the intent, but still.. this type of furniture is going to be seeing a lot more repeats than any other piece of furniture, I imagine.
    Posted 7 months ago by Lorraine ♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 926...
    Posted 7 months ago by MarbhDamhsa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay!!
    Posted 7 months ago by DustyDean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hurrayyyyyyyy!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Lila Clemenceau Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I know I'll be making a TON of SDB"s!!!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hooray!  TY Bees for keeping us informed!  (and everybody else at TS for all the hard work)
    Posted 7 months ago by Magnificent Maude Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I must agree with some of the others who have noted the relative lack of furniture that is available for free.  :(  There seems to be, for example, only one free side table, two free shelves (both of the same basic style), one free SDB, etc...  It would be nice if there were, say, at least 3 or 4 free options for each furniture category.
    Posted 7 months ago by Zoethor2 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oodles and oodles of SDBs but I'm partial to the free white design anyway.

    Dear TS, thanks for all of the hard work and effort you're putting into this game. More than that, thanks so much for going to the trouble of keeping us updated! Other game's wouldn't even be bothered to do so, but you guys keep us updated every step of the way, and not just general updates, but detailed updates. So Thanks Tiny Speck, and 3 cheers for you!
    Posted 7 months ago by Lily Linguistic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I imagine I'll start with a lot of free SDB styles.  :-)
    Posted 7 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, most of my credits will be going towards SDBs, though I'll start off with the free styles while I contemplate my decor options.

    (Thanks for the update, Bees!!  You guys are right on schedule!)
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What the frick,why do I have 2 wall segments in my bag?
    Posted 7 months ago by Xeloalex Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'll likely be making my SDBs using the black and white free option, because for uniformity purposes, I cannot see spending 600 credits to have the style I used before with 40 SDBs (which is my target amount of SDBs I plan to make). Those credits will go towards making the rest of my house look nice, which is much more feasible. =p
    Posted 7 months ago by Lorraine ♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Morning Bees! Morning tinyspeck! Hope y'all got some rest. Big day today....huge day really! I am thrilled and excited. And Morning/Evening fellow glitchers-----wuv ya!

    Onwards and upwards!
    Posted 7 months ago by GreyGoose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • maybe I'm a little late on the draw... but ... FRUIT!  these are my new favourites!!!
    www.glitch.com/furniture/ja...
    Posted 7 months ago by Dissonance Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ahhhhhhhhhh, garden and veggies stuffs!! I will so own it all!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yellowy Orange Line be gone!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had a couple of every style of SDB on the wall of my test house, which looked really cool grouped between the paneling. But it'll take a while to work up to that again.

    More important to get a nice front door, the right backdrop (and music!), and some non-fugly cabinets.
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I meant to add a "poof" to that lol....
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow, away for 12 hours and 12 extra pages were added. Anything fun happen? Should I spend work time reading through them all?
    Posted 7 months ago by Bexatious Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No Bex! It's almost time!!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I won't be able to get on until tomorrow si I hope you guys post some images somewhere xd
    Posted 7 months ago by iDylan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Have Dr. Frank-n-furter's "Antici........pation" replaying in my head.
    Posted 7 months ago by FlatEarther Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *DING* Idea! Lets make a house party as soon we enter!
    Posted 7 months ago by Xeloalex Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Where do we go?
    Posted 7 months ago by Fadas Néboa Curuxa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Great idea in theory, but I'll be too busy making a house as soon as we enter.
    Posted 7 months ago by Miss Coco Subscriber! | Permalink
  • HURRY UP PLEASE IT'S TIME

    (couldn't resist)
    Posted 7 months ago by Filox Subscriber! | Permalink
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