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Sep 28th, 2016 @ 3:43 AM
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Kickstarter: A Closer Look (Part 1)
Today's closer look is going to focus on our pledge rewards!
We have 11 tiers in total, starting at $5 for the basics and going up to $400 for the most goody-packed option! As I've already announced, there's going to be an Exclusive FA set and Exclusive pets, but we have a lot of other great stuff to offer as well!
Starting with this awesome Halloween Gene Pack as provided by the very talented TeaTimeJess! It includes 6 unique genes that will unlock to your account and be available on all pets (including future releases)! The genes are: Spider Lily, Punkin Patch, Day of the Dead, Autumn Leaves, Skeleton & Spider Web.
On the lower end we'll be giving a unique Backer title, profile badge and username color. You'll even have the chance to get custom badges & titles if you fancy that unique flavor! What exactly are profile badges and titles? Profile badges are similar to achievements. When you unlock a badge you'll have the option to show it off on your profile page and even your forum posts to let everyone know about your accomplishment! Titles on the other hand will show up next to your name across the site, appearing for example as "Backer Bob" or "Sue the Fabulous".
On our high end, we have some really special and unique opportunities! The most grand of which is the chance to work with our artists to design a pet (with Ryou) or an FA set (with Sapphie) by giving direct feedback! Your will be added to our scheduled releases and become available to everyone on the site, with special credit being given on our Credits page to the masterminds responsible! Super exciting right?!
But that isn't it. We're also offering the chance to have your own custom pet palette that is 100% unique to your account! What better way to wet your feet in the brand new breeding system?! This is the way to take branding your Haven to the next level!
Well, I hope I managed to further excite you with everything we've been cooking up! Tune in tomorrow for a closer look at the Early Bird Special!
We have 11 tiers in total, starting at $5 for the basics and going up to $400 for the most goody-packed option! As I've already announced, there's going to be an Exclusive FA set and Exclusive pets, but we have a lot of other great stuff to offer as well!
Starting with this awesome Halloween Gene Pack as provided by the very talented TeaTimeJess! It includes 6 unique genes that will unlock to your account and be available on all pets (including future releases)! The genes are: Spider Lily, Punkin Patch, Day of the Dead, Autumn Leaves, Skeleton & Spider Web.
On the lower end we'll be giving a unique Backer title, profile badge and username color. You'll even have the chance to get custom badges & titles if you fancy that unique flavor! What exactly are profile badges and titles? Profile badges are similar to achievements. When you unlock a badge you'll have the option to show it off on your profile page and even your forum posts to let everyone know about your accomplishment! Titles on the other hand will show up next to your name across the site, appearing for example as "Backer Bob" or "Sue the Fabulous".
On our high end, we have some really special and unique opportunities! The most grand of which is the chance to work with our artists to design a pet (with Ryou) or an FA set (with Sapphie) by giving direct feedback! Your will be added to our scheduled releases and become available to everyone on the site, with special credit being given on our Credits page to the masterminds responsible! Super exciting right?!
But that isn't it. We're also offering the chance to have your own custom pet palette that is 100% unique to your account! What better way to wet your feet in the brand new breeding system?! This is the way to take branding your Haven to the next level!
Well, I hope I managed to further excite you with everything we've been cooking up! Tune in tomorrow for a closer look at the Early Bird Special!
Posted by Rhowyn
Sep 25th, 2016 @ 4:54 PM
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Kickstarter is Nigh!
Here's a little sample of what we have planned:
As you can see, we have a ton of great things in store for Origins and we really hope that you can be part of our journey forward! Our Kickstarter is going to launch the first week of October and we humbly ask for your help if you are able to give it! Even if you can't provide monetary support, you can assist Origins by telling your friends about us, spreading the word and offering your feedback on the site! We value all of our members and their input, so never hesitate to come to our capable team with questions or comments!
We're so happy to inform you that Origins is still trucking along on its path to perfection! We've been working behind the scenes and preparing to launch our Kickstarter! It's taken a lot longer than we originally anticipated, but the wait is almost over! We're putting the finishing touches on everything, gathering up all our beautiful samples and polishing up our incentives! Which is exactly why I'm writing to you now; to give our loyal followers an inside look at what our Kickstarter is going to be offering!
We have a lot of rewards planned for you, but the ones I'm most excited about are the pets! We have two Exclusive pet species done by our new pet artist, Ryou! Left to right is the Wendigo and Majouneko. These will be offered, along with our unique Halloween Gene Pack, as a $25 pledge reward, but will also be featured in higher incentive packages as well!
What's in store for pets on Origins? With your help, we aim to make pet creation fun and easy. Using a variety of items, you'll be able to fully customize and finalize your first generation pets on the site. Choose between an expansive color palette for every aspect of your pet, from fur and gene colors, to eye and accessory/background colors. With the click of a button (and a confirmation just to be safe!) the item will be consumed from your inventory and your pet will appear in your Haven! *inhales deeply* Mm, that fresh pet smell!
What are genes exactly? They're essentially markings. Genes come in packs of 6-10 designs and are usually available for use on every species; with some exceptions. When you purchase a Gene Pack you'll have to open it to access the individual genes, which you can then bind to your account or sell to other users (packs will be tradeable as well). Once a gene is unlocked on your account, you'll never need to purchase it again! You can use it on any first generation pet, even newly released pets providing they're compatible with each other! Neat, huh?!
What do I mean by "first generation pets"? That's a reference to our breeding and lineage tracking features. Breeding is going to be fully automated, allowing you to pass on unique genes and even unique/rare species based on percentages, rarity and sheer dumb luck.
Lower generation offspring with tidy/pretty lineages are meant to be prized and sought after. Building your breeding harem, collecting rare pets/genes and establishing your bloodlines will be the focus of this system!
I'm also eager to share details about the upcoming changes to our Avatar feature. If you've been on the site and tried to dress your Fae, you'll probably have noticed that the system is rather clunky and tedious to handle. We want to give this feature a much needed upgrade, making it more intuitive and user-friendly so that designing your Fae is the fun, exciting experience it's meant to be!
What does this mean exactly? We want to give you drag and drop reordering for equipped layers, unequip all and equip from preview options, search functions and numerous other "quality of life" tweaks that we've all been longing for!
In addition to fixing the existing system, we also want to add a few new features! Such as allowing for additional avatars instead of being limited to only one of each gender, an option to save/equip from/share designs, wishlists and more... Thinking about it gets me incredibly excited and I hope you are too!
We'll be offering the Witchy FA set (done by SapphieChan) as a Kickstarter Exclusive. Similar to the pet incentives, this set will be available as a $25 pledge reward in addition to being included in higher tiers.
Those aren't the only things on our agenda. We have a list as long as my leg (okay to be fair I'm rather short, but still!) of improvements and new features that Origins really needs.
We have a lot of rewards planned for you, but the ones I'm most excited about are the pets! We have two Exclusive pet species done by our new pet artist, Ryou! Left to right is the Wendigo and Majouneko. These will be offered, along with our unique Halloween Gene Pack, as a $25 pledge reward, but will also be featured in higher incentive packages as well!
What's in store for pets on Origins? With your help, we aim to make pet creation fun and easy. Using a variety of items, you'll be able to fully customize and finalize your first generation pets on the site. Choose between an expansive color palette for every aspect of your pet, from fur and gene colors, to eye and accessory/background colors. With the click of a button (and a confirmation just to be safe!) the item will be consumed from your inventory and your pet will appear in your Haven! *inhales deeply* Mm, that fresh pet smell!
What are genes exactly? They're essentially markings. Genes come in packs of 6-10 designs and are usually available for use on every species; with some exceptions. When you purchase a Gene Pack you'll have to open it to access the individual genes, which you can then bind to your account or sell to other users (packs will be tradeable as well). Once a gene is unlocked on your account, you'll never need to purchase it again! You can use it on any first generation pet, even newly released pets providing they're compatible with each other! Neat, huh?!
What do I mean by "first generation pets"? That's a reference to our breeding and lineage tracking features. Breeding is going to be fully automated, allowing you to pass on unique genes and even unique/rare species based on percentages, rarity and sheer dumb luck.
Lower generation offspring with tidy/pretty lineages are meant to be prized and sought after. Building your breeding harem, collecting rare pets/genes and establishing your bloodlines will be the focus of this system! I'm also eager to share details about the upcoming changes to our Avatar feature. If you've been on the site and tried to dress your Fae, you'll probably have noticed that the system is rather clunky and tedious to handle. We want to give this feature a much needed upgrade, making it more intuitive and user-friendly so that designing your Fae is the fun, exciting experience it's meant to be!
What does this mean exactly? We want to give you drag and drop reordering for equipped layers, unequip all and equip from preview options, search functions and numerous other "quality of life" tweaks that we've all been longing for!
In addition to fixing the existing system, we also want to add a few new features! Such as allowing for additional avatars instead of being limited to only one of each gender, an option to save/equip from/share designs, wishlists and more... Thinking about it gets me incredibly excited and I hope you are too!
We'll be offering the Witchy FA set (done by SapphieChan) as a Kickstarter Exclusive. Similar to the pet incentives, this set will be available as a $25 pledge reward in addition to being included in higher tiers.
Those aren't the only things on our agenda. We have a list as long as my leg (okay to be fair I'm rather short, but still!) of improvements and new features that Origins really needs.
Here's a little sample of what we have planned:
- Revamp birthday bags
- Revamp User Profiles
- Add non-binary genders (includes pets)
- Implement Bank & CD feature
- Make trading/gifting easier
- Allow trading/gifting in bulk
- Wishlists!
- Automatic newbie package delivery
- User Shops
- Implement titles and badges
- And a ton more!
As you can see, we have a ton of great things in store for Origins and we really hope that you can be part of our journey forward! Our Kickstarter is going to launch the first week of October and we humbly ask for your help if you are able to give it! Even if you can't provide monetary support, you can assist Origins by telling your friends about us, spreading the word and offering your feedback on the site! We value all of our members and their input, so never hesitate to come to our capable team with questions or comments!
Posted by Rhowyn
Sep 25th, 2016 @ 3:29 PM
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Important Donation Reminder!
Important Notice!
Just a quick note that if you are donating (thank you very much to everyone who does!) then you will need to send me a PM with your PayPal email and the total of your donation! The coding that is supposed to automatically give you JB isn't working properly it seems. I'll have one of our programmers look into this ASAP, but for now, please make sure you send me a PM so you can receive your rewards!
Thanks again!
Just a quick note that if you are donating (thank you very much to everyone who does!) then you will need to send me a PM with your PayPal email and the total of your donation! The coding that is supposed to automatically give you JB isn't working properly it seems. I'll have one of our programmers look into this ASAP, but for now, please make sure you send me a PM so you can receive your rewards!
Thanks again!
Posted by Rhowyn
Sep 22nd, 2016 @ 11:56 PM
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Limited Items Finally Released!
Some of you might remember voting on which FA sets to release in our new limited palette, well we've finally gotten around to getting them put up on the site! Are you as excited as I am?! Well I certainly hope you are!! 
(Left to Right: Spring Loli, Faerie, Kinky Cupid, Pamela)
Our palette includes 20 new unique colors (preview them all here)and all the items will be available for Amber Blossoms in our new shop: The Limited Bazaar! In addition to the four sets we thought we'd throw in a little surprise and so we're also releasing all of our current hairstyles in the limited colors as well! The limited items will remain obtainable for the foreseeable future; at least six months! But they are not permanent items so we recommend that you rush on over and grab your copies while you can!
As a note... You might notice that the Limited Spring Loli set seems to be much more expensive compared to our other items. This is because the original set was only available for a short time as a donation incentive, therefore it has only ever been sold for Jade Blossoms. The prices were calculated with this in mind.
(Left to Right: Kiran, Kalika, Lucy)
A big thanks to Kalika, Kiran and the other Colorists for helping me get these prepped and uploaded to the site! You gals rock!
Tell us which of the new limited colors is your favorite in the comments for your chance to win 10,000 AB! (raffle style giveaway)
(Left to Right: Spring Loli, Faerie, Kinky Cupid, Pamela)
Our palette includes 20 new unique colors (preview them all here)and all the items will be available for Amber Blossoms in our new shop: The Limited Bazaar! In addition to the four sets we thought we'd throw in a little surprise and so we're also releasing all of our current hairstyles in the limited colors as well! The limited items will remain obtainable for the foreseeable future; at least six months! But they are not permanent items so we recommend that you rush on over and grab your copies while you can!
As a note... You might notice that the Limited Spring Loli set seems to be much more expensive compared to our other items. This is because the original set was only available for a short time as a donation incentive, therefore it has only ever been sold for Jade Blossoms. The prices were calculated with this in mind.
(Left to Right: Kiran, Kalika, Lucy)
A big thanks to Kalika, Kiran and the other Colorists for helping me get these prepped and uploaded to the site! You gals rock!
Tell us which of the new limited colors is your favorite in the comments for your chance to win 10,000 AB! (raffle style giveaway)
Posted by Rhowyn
Sep 11th, 2016 @ 5:54 PM
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Origins Goes Social!
Hey all! Just wanted to tell you the exciting news that Origins has widened its social media reach! (terrifying right?) We can now be found on Facebook, Tumblr & Twitter!
Now to give a big shout out to our dear Lockette who has undertaken the daunting, but fun task of helping me manage the social media aspect of the site! Be sure to take a moment to tell her how awesome she is in the comments! When you're done, run on over and find us at:
Twitter: @originstree
Tumblr: originstree.tumblr.com
Facebook: originstree
Now off you go to check us out, follow us, retweet, fave, share and all that other good stuff! We look forward to seeing you across the social media scene!
Now to give a big shout out to our dear Lockette who has undertaken the daunting, but fun task of helping me manage the social media aspect of the site! Be sure to take a moment to tell her how awesome she is in the comments! When you're done, run on over and find us at:
Twitter: @originstree
Tumblr: originstree.tumblr.com
Facebook: originstree
Now off you go to check us out, follow us, retweet, fave, share and all that other good stuff! We look forward to seeing you across the social media scene!
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