The Return of the Shops, part one

alakin1 · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

*Cuts ribbon* Hurrah for store systems! When will the building of these layers be finished?

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

That depends on how much time I can steal away from RL obligations. Probably a few days, and simple Synth combinations will be available.

Needless to say, you're on your own for discovering them. Cool

Full items will take a bit longer - the admins have to sit down and hash out what makes what, since there are no "recipes" existing for the several hundred items that all of us have already come up with.

Chances are your inventory and available synths will trickle in, rather than simply become available all at once. I also have a lot of graphic work remaining for said items.

HisLordship · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject:

I have to say I am impressed. You have truly outdone yourselves, all of you.

Might I ask as to when some of our old items will come back to us? I had some charms via 3kul of which I was awaiting a good chance to use, as well as an importation license.

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

Rest assured that your original inventories are all safe and sound, and have not been lost. As to when we will be able to return them to you, that is a different matter - like building a house, the foundation of the store system must be laid (resources, materials then finished goods) before things like Charms can be recreated.

However, we'll attempt to get everything back to you as soon as possible. Realistically, it will probably take a few weeks of work.

Mitsukai · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject:

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alakin1 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:01 am Post subject:

I coUldn't agerREE moRre MitsSssukai. Anyway, well doneHhh to evZzzZzeryone who workehd ooOon tHe shops.

addman · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:30 am Post subject:

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Zerrer · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:34 am Post subject:

i have one complaint.

is there any way to buy items in bulk?

LordPsycho · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:40 am Post subject:

as of yet...no.

sorry

CrazyD · Yellow Belt Old Friend Posts: 574

About how many different items are there?

Also, how many different combo's could there be? Question

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

Current Stats:

# of Items: 404
# of Available Shop Items: ~230
# of Shop Items which are Synths: ~180

165 items which are not available are the old store items, which are awaiting synth combos.

The remaining balance are items which await their proper store sections.

There are also approximately 65 additional items awaiting both sprites and entry into the Shop System. As you can see, I'm almost done with the artwork balance of the project, and project that I will begin restoring everyone's original inventories by next week/weekend.

LordPsycho · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

Me and Embri pushed ourselves, and finished the generic synths, that is those that will form most of the base components for your items.

right now, we have 358 sprites in our folder, which I'll assume is the number of items we have up and available for you now.

including the sprites for all the old items, there are 480 total (taking the previous assumption further into the future)

Alot of these will be resprited to match our current theme/artwork, so you will have to be patient.

I repeat, if you want your items recreated as a synth, you'll have to follow Embri's directions about getting a unique item reserved, and post in your store thread so we know your store is current. Take a few minutes and make sure everything listed is what you want to sell.

Also, I think Zerrer had a great idea for creating a thread to list recipes he's discovered. If you have discovered one you wish to share, feel free to share it (or hoard it for yourself Wink

). You can even post it in the wiki, if so you choose.

Now if you don't mind, Me and Embri both will be taking tommorow off from this (and other) projects, but we'll get started on all your items on monday. Once we have a list of everything that's been recreated, and have gone about creating these items in the various synth shops, we'll set out restoring those recreated items in people's inventories that had one previously.

Also, there are only two more weeks until Blackstar's First Birthday. Do you know what you'll be doing? I do Wink

Somefreakoverthere · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:07 am Post subject:

Two weeks? Holy freakin' crap! I didn't know it's been nearly a year now...

Oh, damn. Wonder what the prank to celebrate it gonna be like.

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

I'm currently going through the stores and increasing the respawn rates of all the items. They were originally set low so that we could see how it would work out, and they may be readjusted in the future as well.

Astute Synthers will notice that Pine has become Sandalpine, to reflect the Dojo's native species as detailed in the Wiki. More flora and fauna from our exclusive ecology is also on the to do list.

If you have any problems with Sandalpine items or Synths which include it, please drop me a note - I'm still testing, and there may be bugs.

Embri · Black Spider Blackstar Native Old Friend Posts: 2172

Whee, UPDATE for today! Very Happy

See if you can get your paws/hands/claws/hooves/tentacles/other appendages on these new treats: