Happier zebras, a worthwhile bottle, run start times and more
Another busy day, and again much of it came from your suggestions and reports. Thank you, and keep them coming on the help line or in the chat.
Magic and breeds:
- Horned zebras are too stubborn to care: they now show just as well whether they are happy or not. Winged zebras, sadly, still sulk when they are unhappy. Wings aren't everything.
- The bottle of endless joy was worth far less than it cost. It still adds 30 happiness a day for its 36 days, and now a horse entered in a show while it carries the bottle shows as if it were fully happy. Its price is now 3000 credits. Both ideas came from Cybertron.
Shows:
- The list of shows to enter has Type and Day filters and pages, so shows running tomorrow are easy to find.
- The Enter button is ready again as soon as your horse stops running.
Runs (suggested by Aliiio and Mother of Dragons):
- Members can mark their task done; the organiser gets a letter and the run shows how many tasks are done.
- The organiser can set a start time. The run page counts down to it, and an optional letter tells the members when it starts.
Chat:
- The chat badge turns red when someone sends you a private message or mentions you, and opening chat takes you straight there.
- The Phone channel only shows while you are actually playing on a phone.
Around town:
- Arena: the work room opens on your arena page under the horse, like the practice room. A filter shows only the requests you can actually do (suggested by Patchwork Dreaming).
- Workshop: the make screens show your chance of gaining the next skill % (suggested by ~Supernatural Stables~).
- Market: the Recycle tab can sort your tack and items by condition, worst first.
- Top pages open on the latest day that has a top, with arrows to the days before and after.
- The quest helper in the corner is now a sealed scroll.
New pictures:
The workshop materials (drawn by the owner), treats and feed are redrawn in a softer, hand-illustrated style, and the workshop tools are toned down to worn iron and wood. Classic icons still keep the 2008 ones.
Help:
The FAQ, the game guides and every tooltip were checked against today's game, corrected and reworded.
Fixes:
- The Prev/Next page buttons are no longer hidden under the list tabs (reported by Lacy328).
- Your text colour now applies on the News page and other full-width lists (reported by Dregs of Society).
- On the phone, an opened trade has a back button to the trade list (suggested by ~AngelsKiss~), and the small blog and letter buttons show one icon each (reported by Scintillate).
- Pages reached through a link always get their own layout, so buttons no longer sit on top of lists like the friend list.
- Breeding interrupted by a server error no longer loses a stud fee or miscounts foals.
Magic and breeds:
- Horned zebras are too stubborn to care: they now show just as well whether they are happy or not. Winged zebras, sadly, still sulk when they are unhappy. Wings aren't everything.
- The bottle of endless joy was worth far less than it cost. It still adds 30 happiness a day for its 36 days, and now a horse entered in a show while it carries the bottle shows as if it were fully happy. Its price is now 3000 credits. Both ideas came from Cybertron.
Shows:
- The list of shows to enter has Type and Day filters and pages, so shows running tomorrow are easy to find.
- The Enter button is ready again as soon as your horse stops running.
Runs (suggested by Aliiio and Mother of Dragons):
- Members can mark their task done; the organiser gets a letter and the run shows how many tasks are done.
- The organiser can set a start time. The run page counts down to it, and an optional letter tells the members when it starts.
Chat:
- The chat badge turns red when someone sends you a private message or mentions you, and opening chat takes you straight there.
- The Phone channel only shows while you are actually playing on a phone.
Around town:
- Arena: the work room opens on your arena page under the horse, like the practice room. A filter shows only the requests you can actually do (suggested by Patchwork Dreaming).
- Workshop: the make screens show your chance of gaining the next skill % (suggested by ~Supernatural Stables~).
- Market: the Recycle tab can sort your tack and items by condition, worst first.
- Top pages open on the latest day that has a top, with arrows to the days before and after.
- The quest helper in the corner is now a sealed scroll.
New pictures:
The workshop materials (drawn by the owner), treats and feed are redrawn in a softer, hand-illustrated style, and the workshop tools are toned down to worn iron and wood. Classic icons still keep the 2008 ones.
Help:
The FAQ, the game guides and every tooltip were checked against today's game, corrected and reworded.
Fixes:
- The Prev/Next page buttons are no longer hidden under the list tabs (reported by Lacy328).
- Your text colour now applies on the News page and other full-width lists (reported by Dregs of Society).
- On the phone, an opened trade has a back button to the trade list (suggested by ~AngelsKiss~), and the small blog and letter buttons show one icon each (reported by Scintillate).
- Pages reached through a link always get their own layout, so buttons no longer sit on top of lists like the friend list.
- Breeding interrupted by a server error no longer loses a stud fee or miscounts foals.