itembuildr is live!

Today I’m delighted to announce the launch of itembuildr, our latest system for players to create content in the Forumwarz world. Whereas forumbuildr allowed players to create forums, itembuildr allows you to create items that your player can actually equip! Here’s how it works: Step 1. The itembuildr gnomes come up with an item type and stats. This is done automatically, and is mostly random. The item will either be an equippable item or a junk item. It can be anything from a .moar file (in fact, our first build is a video .moar file) to a tattoo or even a special item. Pretty much anything that can be equipped can be designed by our players. ...

March 10, 2009 · 3 min · eviltrout

What's Coming!

So Kyoubai has been quite the success! Since it launched just over two weeks ago, we’ve hosted over 40,000 auctions with 150,000 bids. At any given time, there seems to be over 1,000 auctions to peruse for stuff like rare .moar files. Thanks to all our users who offered input and helped us tweak the system so that it’s easier to use and less prone to exploits. Up Next: ItemBuildr ...

February 3, 2009 · 1 min · eviltrout

Kyoubai is Live!

We’re delighted to announce that Kyoubai, the official Forumwarz auction house, is live! To celebrate its birth, we’ve seeded it with two special auctions. Note that for the following links to work, you must have a bookmark to Kyoubai. The quest begins around level 5. All players who meet the criteria for Kyoubai should have a tubmail that opens up system. Wireless Headset - Currently the most powerful item in the game. ...

January 16, 2009 · 1 min · eviltrout

Un-Cheating and Kyoubai

In our upcoming auction house Kyoubai, we had to limit players who had purchased cheats from the fun of selling and buying items, since that could drastically upset the economy. This brought up a fairly frequent request to allow players to convert accounts that had cheated into ones that hadn’t. Today I decided to finally get around to implementing it. You can now convert your cheating account into a regular one, providing you are cool with losing all your flezz and items. It costs 1 Brownie Point, and is available under the Support Us! tab. ...

January 15, 2009 · 1 min · eviltrout