May 2023 round up
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by rosewtrsHi friends! I know things have been very quiet since the anniversary event, but I have been doing some work on the back-end to add a few new site features, so I figured I'd do an end-of-the-month round up news post to cover everything that's been added!~
Birthday boxes
Starting on the 1st of every month, those of you with birthdays that month will now be able to claim a special birthday reward box! You'll need to update your Birthday Publicity settings (menu bar > your username > settings) to at least "members can see your day and month" in order to receive the birthday box on the 1st of the month. Once you've received your birthday box, you can open it up for gem shards and special character frames from your inventory page!
If you run into issues with receiving your birthday box for the month, please reach out to Kye on discord!
toyhouse and deviantart log in options
Users are now able to register their accounts to be able to sign in using either their Toyhouse or deviantART accounts if they want. Instead of needing to create a unique username and password for the Keypers Foundry website, you now have the option of logging in with either Toyhouse or dA! If you've already created your Keypers Foundry account, you'll need to remove your existing Toyhouse/dA account links and re-add them to take advantage of this feature! You can access those settings here, or from the "aliases" link on your account settings page!
(This feature wasn't able to be thoroughly tested before being added to the site, so please reach out to Kye if you run into any issues using it!)
Recurring guest artist applications
So if you noticed, we didn't have a free design raffle this month! Unfortunately life got too busy for both Silk and I to be able to get anything drawn up, and it doesn't look like life will be easing up at all for us over the summer. So! We've decided we'd like to open up guest artist applications for the rest of the year in case anyone would like to help contribute a design or two for the monthly free raffles! If you'd be interested in becoming a recurring guest artist for the species, please fill out this application form! I'll reach out to guest artists on the 1st of each month, and we'll be looking to feature about 1-2 guest adopts on top of whatever designs Silk and I can create for each monthly raffle. Guest artists will most likely be paid with their choice of gem shards, special trait inscriptions, or basic MYO kits!
Plans for the future
Things are going to be pretty busy for us outside of the species, but I still have plans to add things to the species in the next few months! I want to completely overhaul the visual traits sheets for the species, which would include separating out the special traits into their own sheet so there's no confusion on what you can do with your special trait inscription items! I also have plans to add a new special trait that I think will open up a lot of interesting design opportunities for everyone! The site is also missing quite a few image assets here and there, and these will be my priority to add over the next couple months as well. Once all these image assets are in place, I'll start focusing work on the interactive plot I've been promising since the start of the species, haha.
And if you'd like a little explanation for why things have been so slow development and event-wise this year:
I'm expecting my first baby some time towards the end of September, and currently in the half-way point. I had no idea I'd be so exhausted all the time, haha. July marks the start of the third trimester, and there's a lot of things we have to do to get ready for the baby yet, so please give a little grace and understanding as I try to balance the species with this new chapter of my life! I'll do my best to keep this species going, and I appreciate everyone who's willing to stick around through this!!