New Release Updates and Quick Explore

OK, just want to help you guys out.

Once there is a new release, the zones will be cleared out about 1-10 minutes prior. The creature adding files will add ONLY the creatures from the new release. After 1-2 days, normal drops will commence. The tiger seals and hermit crabs will now be dropped alone from now until wednesday.

I also added in a quick explore feature on the explore map to make things easier to access. but no hidden links have been revealed

That's cool. That way everyone can get some. Thanks Reb

Oh lol I see you silently added a quick explore feature. :p

I hope quite a few people can get these creatues.

Thanks Reb ^^
I saw that someone made some edits to the Serpent, it looks awesome

This sounds like a great idea. :D

Mineya wrote:This sounds like a great idea.

Its already been implemented ^^

and user560, I made those edits a while ago XD

Rebsingh wrote:

Mineya wrote:This sounds like a great idea. :D

Its already been implemented ^^

I know, and I am very delighted about it! XD

Rebsingh wrote:and user560, I made those edits a while ago XD

Lol, i saw it for the first time today xd

Cool. Hopefully I'll hatch my creatures in time to get them. xD And I definetely like the new Quick Explore. Now I won't confuse the Water Tribe fo the Air Nomads.

So, everyone got there fair share of the new creatures?

Rebsingh wrote:So, everyone got there fair share of the new creatures?

yea finally got a few of them YAY!

is the Quick Explore permanent or until this excitement of the release of new critters dies down?
because with the QE the explore map is somehow rendered quite useless now in my opinion...
unless you want it there as decorations perhaps?
just saying...

Its there to stay. Maybe I can put it at the bottom of the map so if people are confused, they can use it instead?

Rebsingh wrote:Its there to stay. Maybe I can put it at the bottom of the map so if people are confused, they can use it instead?

yeap definitely better...
now the map doesnt seem like a useless decoration anymore *thumbsup*

owh yea one more suggestion...
about the notice on new features...
maybe you can use marquee scrolls (the one you used for the moving "Mysterious bucket of paints..." at the forum's homepage)
instead of having paragraphs on whats new...
just use short sentences to announce those new features and use asterix or other symbols to seperate the notices
for example...

* Pirates have bucket of paints! * Hermit crabs spotted in Air Temples! * Tiger Seals spotted in Water Tribes! *
*insert symbols of your choice (maybe symbols of water, fire, earth and air according to order? one each in between notices of course!)

or maybe each notice flanked by their respective symbols according to the elements? example:
< air symbol> Hermit crabs spotted in Air Temples! < air symbol> < water symbol> Tiger Seals spotted in Water Tribes! < water symbol>

you can also use different colours for different notices (red for new critters in fire nation, blue for water tribes and so on... and a particular colour for general notices like 'bucket of paints' etc.)
or better still combine colored notices and symbols!
(i know its not easy so its naturally up to you)

it make things a little nicer and not so 'messy-looking' with so many words at the top of the map
the site is getting better everyday with new critters and features and all (i'm very impressed actually)
just trying to help you make it better
(i can only give suggestions, i'm a lousy spriter so i cant help you there)

I like the map, but the quick explore is easier

I prefer the map, myself, having used that so many times by now. But I'm not against the quick explore, and I like it on the bottom. -nods-

Great, now i can hoard even new creatures xD

nice ideaa, but maybe the time range is abit too long?
well, lets see =]

They'll stop being so common when I get home. This is going to happen for each non-quest release. They will be common for a day or two and then go back to normal.