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Members of the Season / Hall Of Fame (What's MOTS?)

« on: April 07, 2012, 04:46:06 pm »

About Member Of The Season

Member of the season works as our replacement of the old system called "Member of the month" in which we ran a vote along the community asking which member that deserved the Member Of The Month title. Now we've changed system and it's called Member Of The Season instead. What this is, is that members of the community are able to vote forward liked members for their activity, helpfulness or overall personality and those with most votes get to wear the MOTS title for the upcoming season.

Why would I want to become a MOTS?
If you are nominated forward and place in the top positions in the final MOTS vote you will gain a few treats.

- Unique coloured name on the active online list for the upcoming season
- Unique user title on your profile (Member Of The Season)
- Your name written in the Hall Of Fame among with all the other MOTM and MOTS members in the past.

How do you become MOTS?
In theory you must be nominated forward from the other members of the community to qualify in the actual MOTS vote that comes afterwards, if you place in the top 3 you will officially be a MOTS. But in order to get there you must be a friendly face outwards towards the community, be active and helpful. If members know and like who you are, you are more likely to get nominated, and more likely to place high enough in the actual vote.

Rules about MOTS
More details about the rules will be found in the actual nomination and voting threads that will be active when it's time for MOTS. A few simple rules are however that you can only nominate 2 users all together every MOTS nomination time. You must also have reached a certain post count in order to nominate other users. Once the final vote is up after the nominations, you are allowed to vote for max 3 users or less in which you think deserve the MOTS position for the upcoming season. A newer rule added recently is also that members that win the MOTS title for a season cannot be nominated forward and voted for two seasons in a row.

MOTS Proposal
Being that members of MOTS stand for the community, we are now inviting MOTS to join us in the staff room. They will be able to see new things regarding the game, join in discussions and pitch ideas on behalf of the community. Remember, MOTS are selected by the community, so choose wisely!

- MOTS access will not be limitless. MOTS will not have access to MIT(Mod in Training) selections as it's not uncommon for MOTS to be discussed for MIT positions.
- MOTS will not have direct access to reports from users.
However as the community you may approach your elected MOTS (Assuming you feel you cannot talk directly to the staff for whatever reason) and they can communicate with the staff on your behalf.
- MOTS will not have access to is the historical archive of the staff room. We believe it's unfair on previous staff who would probably never have anticipated this change to have their posts suddenly under public scrutiny. But all posts from this point unless under the two categories above will be available to them.

On behalf of the community, MOTS will now be here to create more transparency between the community and staff. If MOTS feels that staff is not working to the best of their abilities or feels staff is not doing their job, they can speak to staff in regards to it. But if staff finds a MOTS simply spewing information from the staff for the purposes of popularity or other reasons not beneficial to the community, they will be removed from their post (This will be discussed with the other MOTS at the time). MOTS will not be receiving moderator powers. MOTS are here to bring your ideas and opinions directly to staff.

News Archives / April Update 1/4

« on: April 01, 2012, 06:38:11 am »

Forum Polls / Staff Creations thread interest?

« on: March 17, 2012, 05:27:25 pm »

After a suggestion/idea from a staff member we might as well throw up a vote for you guys to decide.

The thought is to make a sticky on the main Addons & Creations board which would include most of the staffs creations in one place. At least a place for all the staff creations to go.

Some might find this "unfair" due to the staff creations would be slightly more highlighted than others and therefore get more who sees/downloads their modifications for the game.

The choice is really yours, but the main purpose of this would be to gather most of the staffs creations in one place and make it easy to spot/download for the majority.

Game Polls / The community views on starting map (Home position/spawns point)

« on: March 13, 2012, 04:09:39 pm »

So here's just a rather quick but general question brought upon the community.

In the past in FeralHeart and earlier games (IT), the spawn/home area have been one single shared map in which everyone goes to on default. The last few months FH has been using itself of a separate map in which you do not see any other players. This is mainly to reduce any potential lag for new arrivals.

It's certain that both ways have and up and downsides, but which one does the community prefer?

FeralHeart Addons & Mods / !! Creations Board(What Goes Here) !!

« on: March 11, 2012, 02:55:51 am »

//Welcome to The FeralHeart Creations Board for Addons & Mods!//

FeralHeart has a big userbase which creates all sorts of modifications and addons for the game that can be used by the majority. This section of the forum is here for you guys to show off and post your creations for the rest. However, due to the amount that actually exists, and keeps on arriving here on the boards, a few things must be taken to notice and that's where this thread comes in.

Where to post

Just for the sake of keeping things more organized and keeping the focus where it should be, you as a user must submit your threads properly within the board and respect the rules put up. Some of the boards content is rather self explanatory, some is not, so please make sure you understand this post and where your creations are meant to go.

Maps
This board is a placeholder for all the child boards regarding map creations and only hold potential stickies or information, for more detailed information click HERE.

Request Maps
This board is meant for threads that ask for maps to be made. Maybe you want a certain environment but have not seen any maps with it, maybe you have a lot ideas but not the energy or time to make it happen, being a host of a roleplay but not the know-how to create a map for it? Just post a thread there and maybe someone will help you out.

Work In Progress Maps & Map Discussion
If you have a map you're currently working on but you still want to show it off or discuss about it with other users this board is for you. This board also allow more general chat about mapping subjects or maps in general.

Finished Maps
As the title of this child board states, this board is for finished maps ONLY. This section is here to make it easy for users to locate finished maps to roam around in, but also making it easier for the map makers to get their maps out to users. Only thing needed is to follow a few simple rules on the board.

Presets & Markings
In this section you are meant to post about any Presets and/or Markings that you might have. Single preset, single marking, preset pack or preset marking. All those threads would belong in here along with WIP creations for presets and markings. Rather simple.

Request Preset/Marking
As the title explains this section is for you that wish to ask the community for something to made. If you do not have the time or know how, maybe someone will help you out to create the thing you are looking for. Only request threads or potentially commission threads are meant to go in this section.

Meshes
This board exist for all the meshers in the community and sharing all made objects and meshes made/imported for the game. If you're looking for objects for your mapping or just want to see what other users might have to share this is certainly where to look.

Request/Find Meshes
If you're looking for a particular object/mesh for the game others might be able to help you locate one or maybe go the extra stretch and make one for feralheart. All requests or questions asking for where a certain object or mesh can be found should go in here.

Other Creations
An important part of the creations board. Since there's many sort of creations users can make for the community, and because we do not wish to create tons of child board for every single modification a user can make, we have a combined board for various creations called "Other Creations. This board include things liike modded skins, textures, sounds, etc. Everything that cannot be placed in the other sections are meant to go HERE.

User Creations Collection
This is a special board for our most dedicated modders and creative minds in the community. In here users can post a thread including all their various creations in one place. This way if you make textures, maps, markings and other various addons for the game you could show it all off and keep it all organized more easily. However, do make sure you read the board rules HERE before posting your own thread.

Board Rules

-Please post your threads/creations in the correct board!

-Try to be nice towards the ones creating the content and only give constructive criticism if needed

-No double posting threads containing the same content

-Do not post anything that can be found as inappropriate or offensive

-Do not under any circumstances steal others work/creations and claim it as your own(Unless you were given permission to post them)

(Make sure these rules are followed and you will all contribute in making this section a lot more easier to browse around in)

Discussion Board / Technology, it changes.

« on: February 25, 2012, 08:55:05 pm »

So.. around a week ago I was diddling around with this extra video card I was going to use in my PC. When I first opened the package and saw the box for it I was surprised by how small it was, but it was first when I was about to put in the actual graphics card into the computer with the old one removed I got really stunned.

We are all probably to keep that thought in the back of our head, how a few years old phone or computer isn't that good anymore, how things become smaller, faster, throughout better when it comes to these magical items that's pretty much a big part of our lives. But when I saw this, it felt like an arrow to the knee. *Derp*

Now for you computer interested ones out there I want to explain a few things. Both these are graphics cards aye. But what makes this so interesting is that the big one was bought around 2 years ago for around 300 euro and has 898 mb of video memory. The small one on the left were bought a few weeks ago for around 45 euro and has 1 gb of video memory.

So cutting things short, the new card cost around 6 times less, it's about half the size, and it's just as fast if not a little faster than the brick next to it, and it all has happened in 2 years. It really worked as a reminder how fast technology moves forward.

In-Game Roleplay & Group Advertisement / ~Before You Post~

« on: February 25, 2012, 09:22:17 am »

Roleplay Advertising Board

This section on the forum is here for all the Roleplay Hosters in our community, if you are in a grave need of members or just want to expand your member count for your roleplays this is really the section to go to, likewise if you are currently looking for a new group to join up and roleplay in.

-The threads posted in this section is meant to be for those SEEKING members, if you are looking to join a roleplay group/site you are meant to browse the already existing threads in the board and not creating a thread of your own saying you are looking for one.

-If you post links to other roleplay sites, keep in mind that this roleplay must be FeralHeart related in some way and just not a roleplay you made in which you want members for(FeralHeart related as in having roleplays in the game, on this forum or having story lines taking part on/off the game at the same time).

-Be nice to each other and keep in mind that if you are looking to join a roleplay you are joining someone ELSES roleplay and not yours = They are the ones in charge, also if you are the one posting the advertising thread, make sure you try to be as nice as possible to those seeking.

-You are allowed to post links to other sites and threads within the FH boards, but if any material linked to or displayed in these threads is seen as unnecessary or unwanted by the mods, they might edit/remove your posts without warning.

-Make sure you keep your advertising threads well explained and has good content to them explaining what kind of roleplay it is, what you are seeking and maybe any extra information about it, all to make it easy for members to know what they are looking at.

We hope you find what you are seeking for!

Child Boards For Specific Group

Anyone is able to claim a spot and have a very own child board for your roleplay group here on the FeralHeart forum, by having a board you will be able to more easily get spotted by players but also monitor and manage your group. You as a group leader will be allowed to assign board moderators of your choice to manage your board. However, there's a few requirements you must fulfill before you can have a very own board for your roleplay group.

- Your group MUST have at least 25+ ACTIVE members.
- Your group MUST exist in the game as a group.
- Your group MUST be a well behaved group.
- Your group MUST be considered a long term roleplay.

If you have a group considered being this, you can message me here on the forum and include information and proof of you and your groups activity around the game(or even forum). Things like information about your group, current members, possible site linked to your group etc, and explain why you want/need a board for your group. You will then either be granted or declined for a board. If you got any questions, don't be afraid to fire away a private message.

News Archives / February Update 1/2

« on: February 01, 2012, 10:52:25 am »

Updates for February

Time to say goodbye to January and move into a new month here at FeralHeart. I'm sure everyone is back and playing on the server again after the what I believe was a very long week of Offline time for some here in the community. The server is now back online though and everyone can get back to their old FeralHeart schedule. If you by ANY chance missed why the server was down, or need to re-read, the notice can still be found here!

As always we have some changes we like to point out to you guys what has been made during the last month here on the site and forum. Hopefully you all will be pleased with the changes done, it's for you most of them is made in the first place, so time for some new stuffz!

Site/Board changes
After close to a year with the same home page to FeralHeart, we have now done some changes to make it a lot easier for both new and old members to get directed to locations/information they are looking for right of the site home page. The links contain things such as rules for the game and forum, links to the FH manual and help section, or just fun links to our DeviantArt or Radio Station. Feel free to take a look if you haven't.
//Edited Home page//

Not only has the front page gotten some well needed attention, but the old "Documentation" part of the site has now been renamed to Manuals and has been worked on and is still going to get updated and changed further into this upcoming month. One great addition is that we do now have a proper tutorial on how to make simple Terrainmasks on the site. Users has been pointing this out to us for a while, but it has always been postponed for various reasons, now it's there though thanks to Delay that took their time writing it. We have also sorted out a new main manual page, and finally updated the controls manual. This will make it more friendly for those new users actually visiting that section and more welcoming to re-direct these members to, but also give the site a more professional look. As mentioned though there will be more changes and updates to come for that section soon enough!

Quite some updates and edits are done over at the FH site lately, and another one is that we have rewritten and polished the old Forum rules. This thread should now be more easier to read in general and feel more up to date. Feel free to read them once again now when the thread has been changed.

Since there has been talk about making the forum more friendly when surfing on phones and other devices we now have a WAP version of the forum, this is a really simple way if you just want to check up on the posts itself and stay updated on the go.
http://feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&wap2

Events & kewl sturf
During this month we threw up a quick signature contest, the idea of this was to let the users choose their favorite already existing signature on the whole forum. The voting and nomination were all in your paws, and the most liked signature was by noone other than our Ramine! Seems like kittens is still the "hot stuff".

For you others that missed out on this lil contest, a new is hosted right now for those who feel at home when it comes to literature and writing stories, check out the Writing Contest and share your stories with the forum.

Another thing worth mentioning is that our DA group(That can be found easily on the front page or under the banner), has also received a little treat this month. If you aren't that active or just have missed up on the changes, the Feralheart-Art is now a DA Supergroup. It should be more enjoyable for anyone to browse around in the group and see our community's purdy art. Why not take a look?

Also being introduced is a prize system to our Monthly Preset Contest. You can read more about it here.
Lets take this time to mention that the contest has three new judges contributing to the grading of each preset: Ramine, Sameth, and Zaephyr.

Side note
We have a few things to mention here on the side this month, but if you are online fairly often here on the forums you might already knew that Delay were promoted earlier in January, and is now an Administrator here on the forum, they have always been a helping hand here around the community and will no doubt keep being one. They will be here to answer your as much as ever and help to take care of the boards and keep things up to date.

Admin promotion aside, I should also put out that the staff has been pleased with Sameth as MIT, and now they have been promoted to a Moderator here on the Forum. We are most certain they will do their best around here, and will be a great addition to the staff.

And if you missed out we also have yet another MIT Ramine, which has been helping on the forum for quite a while already and should be active and easily in reach for you guys if help would be needed.

We hope February will be a nice month here on the forum and wish that everyone will do their best to keep that thought in mind. Thanks for reading, and be sure to read the next month update as well.

If you guys got any questions feel free to PM the Mods here on the forum.

Thanks~ Redrawr outz

Game Suggestions & Ideas / Ideas, ideas and Some more ideas

« on: January 11, 2012, 11:32:58 am »

Everyone most likely have some sort of ideas or like the ideas and suggestions from other users. There's of course the bigger needs and the more smaller ones. Even though we shouldn't beg for things over and over, it never hurts to point out a few things you think are worth to put out for everyone to see. Feel free to take a few minutes away from your life to read these suggestions.

Of course I'd love to see some more actions, more than anything, or possibly preys you are able to hunt(and possibly nom afterwards?), this thread is in more general about ideas, ideas that I've either come up with from the back of my head, or seen here on the forum, in the game or from friends. Ideas that I personally think would improve FH in so many ways. Even though some ideas might not be at everyone's likings, I tried pretty much to put down general ideas that shouldn't give too much of a "YES!" and a "NO!" side. More like a group gathering point of view and hope of seeing it. Some are new, some are old, but I'd say they are all great ideas that should be put into the game if possible.

Superduperawesomesauce list that redders think should make it into the game:

Users Being able to set pawpad colours
As some might know, we had this "official poll" here on the forum when we first started up. This was the question, if we were to have own colours for the paw pads or not. This is an idea that should be possible to make as far as I know, and it wouldn't exactly hurt anyone if it existed. If Possible, maybe even make an "action/animation" when the character holds up 1 paw in the character creations screen for easier looks of the colours. Maybe even later on implement that action into the game so you can use it as an action? I think everyone would love to see something like this in the future.
Chat Bubbles
Yes, we do want them. These bubbles would do so much for the game as well, not only because it's fun to have them. In IT some users got used to look at these bubbles instead of the chat, it also gave local a bigger reason to talk into it instead of clogging up other chats, it also helps new as old users to easier identify who's saying what, and would still do if it were added today. If someone doesn't like this idea for the reason of it "Covering up your screen" or "looking ugly", just give it an on/off option like IT had, and the few users that do not like it can just keep it off. Chat bubbles do tend to make things more fun for some reason.
Being able to view group bio from group invites page
Haven't you ever gotten a group invite from a group you have no idea what it is? Well you are not alone, and I bet you probably wanted to check up on this group, and then had to search for it instead of being able to view the bio directly. What I pretty much think would help this is another options on the actual invitation page, that when you click the "Reject" or "Reject" menu, you should also have one that says "Group Bio". That way you are able to see what group that maybe invited you without notice more easier.
Users being able to give mod privileges within their own group
Seen this suggestion from others before, and some even scream for it. This is pretty much needed for several reasons when it comes to those that actually rely on their groups in the game. Groups do work as the mainframe for many Roleplays that goes on within the game, and being able to structure it up is needed. This suggestion is pretty much that the creator of the group can assign mods within the group, that can accept/kick members to help recruit for roleplays, but also take care of those not wanted anymore. The mods wouldn't be able to kick the group creator though, and if for some reason the creator would leave carelessly, the first mod assigned would be given the group unless the group creator "Kills" the group(Also a new options that should be added).
Auto following head + Eyes
Yet another idea suggested by users before and it's worth to bring up again. This exists in IT as well, and is really a nice thing to have around, it does tend to make the characters more alive no matter how it's done. If a character is marked by a mouse click, and then runs away, the character in the game that has them marked, should have their head following their movements. This makes users able to make their character seem like the have attention on someone without the need to constantly look at them in f2 mode. The eyes is a part of this as well, if you as a character would look behind you, and you cannot get the character to move their head any further, the eyes should move that little extra, so it actually seems like they try to look backwards. It's a fun and nice little touch that never got moved over from IT, and I hope it does.
Being able to turn off collboxes completely in the map maker
Most map makers probably know about this, though I don't know if everyone would find great need of it, however. When inside the map maker(not the test mode as a char), you are not able to turn off the yellow collisions that are shown from objects. This can cause lag for some simply because they place lots of vegetation in their maps that soon enough fills their screens with lots of yellow transparent boxes that slowly strangles their framerate. This is not a "big" issue, but for some it can be quite the mess.
Fix the "Tongue" emote
This one is easy to explain. When any user in the game uses the tongue emote(Felines at least), their tongue doesn't really look placed correctly and instead being between their somewhat lips, it looks like it's placed inside their chin slightly under, not between. Small yet easily noticeable flaw.
Official Maps loading screens has actual screenshots from the maps linked to them
This is a thing I have thought about quite some while, and it would make things feel more based around the world that we play in. Lets assume we will have a more official maps in the future and more structure. Wouldn't it be nice if that when a users enter a portal leading to a certain map, a screenshot taken on the actual map is assigned to show every time you enters it. For example "Welcome to.... *Big screenshot with a jungle and a text saying "FeralHeart Jungles"*. Sound like something extremely nice to have, and even though it's not the biggest guide, it would also guide new members but also give maps a clearer signature to users within the game.
More Feralheart music
This is one of the not so important ones, but I think it should be put out here again. Many players of the game seem to want more music for the game. I wonder if it's possible to find some more suiting free music for the game that everyone can enjoy, if not then it would be understandable really.
Actual ingame time with icons assigned to it!
Oh boi, where to start this. Lets just say I'd love love to see this getting put inside the game for more than 1 reason. But lets explain it first. What I want to see is an actual ingame time for the nights, days, dusk and dawns. For example in the top right corner of the screen when playing, there would be an icon that displayed an "ingame time" and not a real life one. If it was 11 am in the game, it would be 11 am in the game for everyone. These times would also match an icon placed above, so if it were night time in the game there would be a moon over the clock, if it was dawn, there would be a half orange sun. I think you get it by now. Users within the game would also be able to set up meetings easily if they wanted to use it within the RP or whatnot. Great addition!
Thunderstorm weather effect
Another thing from IT that is dearly missed. Pretty much allowing us to have thunderstorms with sound effects and flashes. Improving from IT as well, when a thunder strikes it would be perty coolz if they sky and the characters flashed slightly from it before the actual thunder sound comes out from the speakers. Also, why not add weather effects to the official maps in the future? It would improve things greatly as well. I can see a pack of random users crawling a random tree away from the rain because they can <3.
Gloom effect added into options
As in IT and many other games that exists they have this "Gloom" options. Now the IT one might not be the best example that exists, but I gladly see such an graphics option in the game FH as well, back in IT I used to have it enabled all the time cause I found it more pretty to look at things. Sure I have gotten used to the way FH looks by now, but it would be a fun thing to have in the future.
Markers on the Mini map for the portals
Awmygawd another IT thing? Yep... Another onezz. Why not be able to view the portals on the minimap really? Since you can zoom out on mini maps with the mouse by clicking, you should be able to locate portals as well. Not something that's extremely needed either, but it's a slight of "why not" idea.
Revamp that heightmap!
Why not upgrade that mini map some in general? It would be nice if your mini map showed the users way north, south, east and west is located, also why not add some sort of smexy boarder on the heightmap mini map image that is displayed in the game instead of just the image itself? let it blend in some more with the rest of the in game hud ya?
Being able to TAG your custom maps!
Here's another one I find very important for a game like FH, and many users have discussed this in many threads before, some have suggested this while others might have suggested just plain out not so smart ideas. In this case I talk more about a field in the map maker that you can choose to check and use if you want(No musts). When checked, it will give you yet another field to write name of the creator of the map in. And once someone enter the map, the creator name will be shown for you a few seconds EVERYTIME you enter the map. This will not prevent users from claiming maps, but those who still does are rather dumb and fill certainly not trick anyone since it says for everyone who the actual creator is. Good idea me thinkzzz.
Slower running speeds
Rather simple one here and is probably one people are able to discuss of the list, but to be really honest I find the running speeds in the game just slightly to fast for the characters, they move a great distance too fast, and maps that should be big for real, is not. Maps with great detail automatically doesn't get the same attention at times and in general the FH worlds feel smaller than they are, by just lowering the running speeds slightly we'd have a bigger game on auto even though it wouldn't be a visible change.
Make shorter distance for local chat
This is nothing that is extremely needed, but lets use this thought for a map like bonfire. The chats might seem chaotic just because the local range is actually rather far away. It gets flooded easily because users are able to read others sayings via local even though they aren't that close. I'm not looking for a GREAT change when it comes to the distance since it might would be silly to be forced to stand almost directly next to a user, but just make the range slightly lower than it is now would improve everything slightly, and would local more "local-ish". Not to mention if chat bubbles were added, it would reduce cludder at some times. As said, not a must.
Water splash and other various sound effects
Another IT thing that should've moved over to FH. When a user jumps into the water it should make a "splash" sound. It's really fun to play around with it at times and would be a nice addition to the game over all. Just adding ambient sounds maybe? Or set up the textures that you assign in the game to give out various sounds as you run over it. For example a few cracking sounds when you walk over snow and ice, maybe add a more gravel-ish sound when you walk over gravel or dirt. Sounds does A LOT in a game and would raise a few bars if it was set up here.

News Archives / January Update 1/1

« on: January 01, 2012, 03:51:27 pm »

Updates for January

So here we are, 2012.
It has been quite an interesting year here in our FeralHeart community, 2011 has come with lots of discussions, changes and possibly even learning from each other, and now it's time to look forward at what there might be to come for us. I'm sure I will be able to speak for more than myself when I say, that we are ready to tackle this new year and try our best to make this better than the last one. Continue to spread our FeralHeart lurb over the interwebz!(A.k.a World domination *derp*)

The staff wishes to thank everyone here on the forum for their shown support towards the game and the community since you are in fact what makes the game that we play at the current date, but you will also play a big role in what the game will become in the future. We can just wait and see~

There will be quite a few things in this news post, so make sure you read it all!

Game changes
During the last month here, we've gotten quite a few updates and changes on the game, and it could even be seen as an overdose compared to what we've gotten used to, the patches has been more than welcome non the less, and if you by some chance has missed out on a few things these patches did, let us re-cap since the start of December.

Game Glitches Fixed:
-Bios no longer disappears if a user changes map or edit it after going into another map.
-The map maker no longer add random objects from another map project upon loading several map creations in one session.
-Group chats and party chats no longer leaks into everyone's chat window.
-Friendlist no longer moves over to the "Blocked list" upon map change.
-Tweaks done to the physics engine to prevent users from clipping through platforms

Content and functions added:
-The well known wings has been added into the game along with a "Dash" options for wingless characters.
-Items has been implemented into the game via the character selection screen.
-Mods are now able to write reason of kick/bans to rule breaking users.
-Maps like Ascension Island, Sky rims and south pole has been added.
-New emotes for everyone to enjoy.

There's probably more, but thanks to KovuLKD there has been quite a few changes lately to the game that resolved issues that has been there for quite some time, and hopefully most members in the community will find these changes welcome.

Board changes
This month we have been running low on any particular board changes here on the forum, there's been plenty of things that has been going on around the game and discussion wise here on the forum, not to mention that most have been dealing with Christmas that has now passed us by. But there's still a few important things to bring up so lets get to it.

The staff has had a discussion regarding the matter of MOTM here on the forum. It has been agreed that picking a member of the month doesn't seem like the most effective way right now, and many of the times it's easy to see the same members pushing their ways through the pack. The votes and pick every month seem too much at this moment so there will be some changes.

Even though the complications with the MOTM, the staff still wishes the users to have something at their grasp for showing great activity and interest in the community, so instead of MOTM we will now introduce Member Of The Season(MOTS). This will work similar to the old MOTM, but instead users will be nominated after a longer time of activity, in this case seasons. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. When the time comes, the staff will let you know how it is going to take place.

I should also mention that if you wish to advertise your own radio station here on the forum, there's now a few spots open for threads in the Radio board and if you are interested feel free to send a PM to me and things can be discussed further.

Events & kewl sturf
Banner Contest Results
We gotta throw in a row for the Banner winners as well!

First off we want to thank everyone for participating in our banner contest, and we got many nice banners to view, but in the end, there were a few users who managed to grab our votes.

Deafosho, Viinca, Tearless and Toru Caught the top spot. But you the community voted forward your favorites, so lets represent the rest of the winners that will join on the forum banner.

Congratulations to:
Ringo, Usiku, Simba, WarriorMoo, Zaephyr, Graciegirl23 and Silvy/Sara.

You all represented us with great banners, they should be up in a few days, and once they are we will all be able to see them for the upcoming months here on the forum! I hope everyone enjoyed this contest, and maybe we will throw one together again in the future.

Side note
On this months update I want you guys to be aware of our new MIT. Sameth! They've been around for quite some time now and I do believe most of you know them. They will be helping the staff from now on, so chances are they will most likely be on their tip of their toes in the upcoming weeks keeping an eye on you guys and the boards.

If you guys got any questions feel free to PM the Mods here on the forum.

Thanks~ Redrawr outz