A Virtual Horse

News from 2006, page 6

  1. Shows delayed

    Due to some upgrades done yesterday, the shows have been run later than usual.

  2. Help window

    On various occasions you will notice that the message bar on top of your screen (the one that tells the game date), will contain the word Help.

  3. Bonus for geldings

    The geldings will get 30% more xp in shows.

  4. Detach/Attach the guildline

    You can now have the guildline in an additional window by clicking the 'Detach' button.

  5. New server

    The game has been moved to a new server (this one).

  6. Lost shows

    Some of you might have lost many shows last night, so I have decided to create some cheap shows with higher prizes, so that you can earn more coins today.

  7. Mysterious crashes

    Today I had to restore some parts of the database so if you created a player or bought a horse during that time, they disappeared.

  8. Small change in your stable

    In your stable you will now be told if your horses need a checkup or shots.

  9. How to get out of the newspaper

    If you click on the top image, that says "A virtual horse", you are taken back to the game.

  10. First issue of the game's newspaper is out!

    You can read the articles (and comment them too) by clicking on the red link, on top of your browser Read it here

  11. Recent crashes

    There has been a series of sudden computer reboots in the past 2 days.

  12. Game down

    The game did not work for several hours last night.

  13. Guild Lines added.

    You can now converse with other members of your guild.

  14. Find horses by price

    There is a new option on finding horses.

  15. Find horses by trait

    You can now find horses that have a certain specialization trait.

  16. Check all selection in the shop.

    You can now use a 'select all' check box in the shop to list your items for sale.

  17. Board changes

    The boards have been changed, and hopefully it is easier to track replies.

  18. Starving horses were moved to market

    6000 starving horses were rescued.

  19. Voting and referrals

    I know that for the more advanced players 1000 coins that you get for voting AVH does not mean anything.

  20. Store horses

    When you buy a store horse, you can select the traits it has.