Post by DreamerHorse on May 30, 2011 23:38:18 GMT -4
Horse Isle 1:
Horse Isle 2:
This is the first update of Horse Isle News; and I will put quotes around what Joe and Miranda put that they updated. You can just as easily go to Horse Isle to see the updates, I just felt like I needed to keep up with my forum; and if posting the updates is the way, then so be it.
[May 4, 2011 Latest Horse Isle News]
Horse Isle's Birthday!:
Horse Isle has been live for four years! To honor that, Birthday Tokens can be found on the grass. Sell them to the store to make a little money. They'll only be around until the next update though!
New breed: Tersky
3 new quests
Typos and bug fixes.
Enjoy!
-Joe and Miranda
Horse Isle's Birthday!:
Horse Isle has been live for four years! To honor that, Birthday Tokens can be found on the grass. Sell them to the store to make a little money. They'll only be around until the next update though!
New breed: Tersky
3 new quests
Typos and bug fixes.
Enjoy!
-Joe and Miranda
Horse Isle 2:
Saturday Big Update (May 20, 2011)
Due to the difficulty of knowing what a person can handle and/or follow through with in regard to various training jobs they may take on, we have implemented some changes that should make experience training by non-owners fairer and safer. See Training Systems below for details.
New Quests: Eight New Quests!!
New Breed: Standardbred now roaming the lands!
New Tokens Available:
Due to demand, we have added the following additional tokens available on the SHOP page:
IDENTITY TOKEN $3usd: Provides one additional name change. To change your username with the token, click USE on the token in the game, then go to your Account page and click the Change Username option.
SUPER HORSE TOKEN $15usd: Additional benefits beyond normal horse token include:
Better Gen stat range options (+0 to +25) or (+5 to +15)
Option for an all-round average personality (4-6 for all)
Ability to preview exactly how the horse will look before accepting, so that one can find a horse with preferred markings.
New Training Systems:
Ranch Trainers Sellable: Ranch Trainers may now sell their extra sessions to Ranch Visitors for whatever price they desire. They may also keep a certain quantity for themselves. No need to Lease a horse for stat training anymore! A list of Ranch Trainers is now available at the Community Board; just visit a Trainer's ranch sign to buy.
Experience Training Contracts: The Lease system now has additional options, which when used, will make exp training safe for all. The horse Owner specifies how much Exp they want, and how much they are willing to pay for this in total. If the Trainer agrees (make sure you think the terms are fair!) the payment is held in escrow until the trainer completes training, or otherwise cancels/loses the lease. Payment is made up front, but held from both parties until the lease ends. Trainer receives full payment if the system determines that the full amount of Exp was added. If the full contract was not completed, System determines the percentage that was completed, reduces it by 10%
and then pays Trainer, refunding the remainder back to Owner. For example: Contract is $100,000 for 100 exp. Trainer runs out of time after only 70 exp trained, which is 70%. 10% penalty applied earns Trainer $60,000 and Owner gets $40,000 back. It might sound a bit complicated, but just know that it will fully track the experience and make sure the money is paid when earned or returned when not, and that is what helps to make everything fair.
Group III Arena Tweak:
Reduced to needing just 2 players to start an event.
Public Service Announcements:
Moderators may now post PSA's to everyone online. These are meant to be instructive and helpful, and not often enough to prove annoying. They will appear at the left hand chat as green text 'PSA from Jor', etc.
Misc Additions/Fixes:
2 new horse blankets added, one craftable, one store bought.
Added some additional Lease term options (30min, 3hrs, 12hrs, 2 weeks)
Added City-hall top 100 cheapest ranch trainers with availability list.
Added random sorting to website top-lists where many scores are tied.
Pop up horse profile after either horse token used.
Affection resets to 500 upon horse ownership change.
Switched broken bonus Apollo record to different track.
Added contract jobs in-progress listing to HORSES display.
Ranch Pets when sold will now have their owner timers reset properly.
Upgraded practice ring from 2 to 10exp/all horses/day and pro from 4 to 20exp/all horses/day to give the building a little more reason to exist.
There should really be no reason to plain lease anymore except for just fun. Any stat training, use the Ranches that sell trainings. Any Exp training, use a contract to protect both of you.
Enjoy!
-Joe and Miranda
Due to the difficulty of knowing what a person can handle and/or follow through with in regard to various training jobs they may take on, we have implemented some changes that should make experience training by non-owners fairer and safer. See Training Systems below for details.
New Quests: Eight New Quests!!
New Breed: Standardbred now roaming the lands!
New Tokens Available:
Due to demand, we have added the following additional tokens available on the SHOP page:
IDENTITY TOKEN $3usd: Provides one additional name change. To change your username with the token, click USE on the token in the game, then go to your Account page and click the Change Username option.
SUPER HORSE TOKEN $15usd: Additional benefits beyond normal horse token include:
Better Gen stat range options (+0 to +25) or (+5 to +15)
Option for an all-round average personality (4-6 for all)
Ability to preview exactly how the horse will look before accepting, so that one can find a horse with preferred markings.
New Training Systems:
Ranch Trainers Sellable: Ranch Trainers may now sell their extra sessions to Ranch Visitors for whatever price they desire. They may also keep a certain quantity for themselves. No need to Lease a horse for stat training anymore! A list of Ranch Trainers is now available at the Community Board; just visit a Trainer's ranch sign to buy.
Experience Training Contracts: The Lease system now has additional options, which when used, will make exp training safe for all. The horse Owner specifies how much Exp they want, and how much they are willing to pay for this in total. If the Trainer agrees (make sure you think the terms are fair!) the payment is held in escrow until the trainer completes training, or otherwise cancels/loses the lease. Payment is made up front, but held from both parties until the lease ends. Trainer receives full payment if the system determines that the full amount of Exp was added. If the full contract was not completed, System determines the percentage that was completed, reduces it by 10%
and then pays Trainer, refunding the remainder back to Owner. For example: Contract is $100,000 for 100 exp. Trainer runs out of time after only 70 exp trained, which is 70%. 10% penalty applied earns Trainer $60,000 and Owner gets $40,000 back. It might sound a bit complicated, but just know that it will fully track the experience and make sure the money is paid when earned or returned when not, and that is what helps to make everything fair.
Group III Arena Tweak:
Reduced to needing just 2 players to start an event.
Public Service Announcements:
Moderators may now post PSA's to everyone online. These are meant to be instructive and helpful, and not often enough to prove annoying. They will appear at the left hand chat as green text 'PSA from Jor', etc.
Misc Additions/Fixes:
2 new horse blankets added, one craftable, one store bought.
Added some additional Lease term options (30min, 3hrs, 12hrs, 2 weeks)
Added City-hall top 100 cheapest ranch trainers with availability list.
Added random sorting to website top-lists where many scores are tied.
Pop up horse profile after either horse token used.
Affection resets to 500 upon horse ownership change.
Switched broken bonus Apollo record to different track.
Added contract jobs in-progress listing to HORSES display.
Ranch Pets when sold will now have their owner timers reset properly.
Upgraded practice ring from 2 to 10exp/all horses/day and pro from 4 to 20exp/all horses/day to give the building a little more reason to exist.
There should really be no reason to plain lease anymore except for just fun. Any stat training, use the Ranches that sell trainings. Any Exp training, use a contract to protect both of you.
Enjoy!
-Joe and Miranda
This is the first update of Horse Isle News; and I will put quotes around what Joe and Miranda put that they updated. You can just as easily go to Horse Isle to see the updates, I just felt like I needed to keep up with my forum; and if posting the updates is the way, then so be it.