Announcements - Horse Genetics Game

Announcements - Horse Genetics Game - Dev Forum https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/categories/annoucments/p14/feed.rss Sun, 05 Jul 26 22:16:26 -0700 Announcements - Horse Genetics Game - Dev Forum en-CA Cyber Monday Giveaways! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/5004/cyber-monday-giveaways Sun, 29 Nov 2015 11:54:34 -0800 Ammit 5004@/forum/discussions
Tuesday morning I will be selecting a whole bunch of winners for the Cyber Monday prize pack.

30 acre pasture
50,000 hbs
and 5 gmts

We also are giving away prizes all day tomorrow on our facebook page. Be sure to like the page and keep an eye out for the prize posts.
https://www.facebook.com/huntandjump/]]> Giving Thanks Salebration https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4903/giving-thanks-salebration Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:59:11 -0800 Ammit 4903@/forum/discussions

We are giving thanks for our wonderful members with sales, events and happenings all through the extended Thanksgiving weekend.

Store Sales

Everything in the store is 50% off with pastures on sale for 60% off, Thursday through Monday.

Genes for Sale

You can order copies of Nexus, DP or Brindle.
Add any or all of these to foundations with no foals, who are 4years old or younger, and are not clones.

Nexus is $25 per copy
DP is $10 per copy
Brindle is $10 per copy

How to send a manual payment.

Special Events going on every day!

Thursday Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day
Log in for your Sparkling Cider Herd Helper!
All herd helper rerolls will be half price.

Friday Nov 27: Black Friday
Log in for your Vault of Stars Herd Helper!
Creates only 2000 hbs each.

Saturday Nov 28: Small Business Saturday
Pick up one of the all new Wet N' Wild Herd Helpers.
Seaponies can be created today only.

Sunday Nov 29: It's just Sunday
All new True Breeding Brown Appaloosa Herd Helper.
Rerolls will grant you better ranks then normal.

Monday Nov 30: Cyber Monday
Create your Color With a Really Long Name Herd Helper.
All horses will magically be UNICORNS!
Giveaways on Facebook and this forum.

]]> Nexus Update https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4866/nexus-update Sat, 21 Nov 2015 06:39:11 -0800 Ammit 4866@/forum/discussions

I re-rolled between the first image and the below two. The below ones where edited in the GMT lab but NOT re rolled. You can see how the genes changed but the dynamic parts of the image did not. Figured I would show off the new seed based generation system too.

]]> Update to how pastures auto breed https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4867/update-to-how-pastures-auto-breed Sat, 21 Nov 2015 06:39:40 -0800 Ammit 4867@/forum/discussions
Your pastures will automatically trigger to breed
-When the date is the 14th day of breeding season or later
-This is the very first time you have logged in during on the 14th or later

Just logging in or looking at your stable home page will trigger them and send your email. An alert pops up at the top of the screen letting you know this happened.

Just like how things are now if you miss this auto trigger you will have to manually trigger pastures. It only tries once. That way it is not breeding all the time on you. Just the one time is automatic.

The pastures will then run for everyone who has not logged in at the very end of breeding season to catch any stragglers.

IF YOU DO NOT WANT A PASTURE BRED DON'T LEAVE THE STALLIONS IN THERE. I am not responsible for pastures triggering to early for your liking. You know pastures trigger automatically and sometimes at rather odd times. If you are waiting on boosts for your mares don't keep the studs in the pasture with them. Just like real life girls + boys together means babies and they don't care about your schedule. Don't keep studs and mares together if you don't want babies yet. ]]> Appalosa Update Alpha 0.2 is out https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4623/appalosa-update-alpha-0-2-is-out Sat, 31 Oct 2015 07:16:08 -0700 Ammit 4623@/forum/discussions

Bronzing and the basics of varnish are now rendering for all horses in game. Expanding varnish is next on the project list.

The generator has changed so that means marking will change when you refresh the image. (That will happen every time the generator updates). ]]> Fill up on sweet treats during Halloween '15! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4463/fill-up-on-sweet-treats-during-halloween-03915 Sat, 17 Oct 2015 07:04:56 -0700 Ammit 4463@/forum/discussions

Trick or Treating will last for two whole weeks this year! Log in every day for a new herd helper. Herd helpers get rarer ever single day. Be sure to sign in October '15 on Halloween proper for a brand new limited edition herd helper. This special Halloween treat will not be available to create normally so be sure to snag yours.]]> Appaloosa Update Alpha https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4558/appaloosa-update-alpha Mon, 26 Oct 2015 05:28:57 -0700 Ammit 4558@/forum/discussions
-You can use the refresh button on the page of any appy to see the new markings you do not need to reroll.
-Varnish, dynamic spots etc are all still in the works
-There will be some layering issues with other markings for a while. Just ignore them.

Find a cool one? Post it below!]]> Free reroll expires at the end of this month https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4560/free-reroll-expires-at-the-end-of-this-month Mon, 26 Oct 2015 05:50:33 -0700 Ammit 4560@/forum/discussions Chili Cook Off Contest! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4149/chili-cook-off-contest Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:56:23 -0700 Ammit 4149@/forum/discussions

Chili Cook Off: A little bit of everything Fall!

The Rules
You have between now and noon on Monday the 21st to make something creative.
It can be a poem, some art work (digital or physical), a craft project, a floral arrangement. I don't care just be creative!
The piece must represent the spirit of Fall to you.
It must be created from start to finish between now and noon on the 21st.
To enter share your work below.
Multiple entries are allowed but each entry must be a different kind of creative work.
Groups of the same kind of work (5 poems for example) count as a single entry.

The Prizes!
Prizes will be in game credit. Grand prize will be a "gift certificate" for 100 dollars worth of purchases. Can be used on items from the upgrade store, for Premium upgrades, for Just-Missed-It/Dp/Brindle sales etc. (Credit must be spent by the end of the month.)
Amount of additional prizes will be decided based on number of entries.
This is a cross server contest and prizes and entries are pooled. You can post on HJ1 or HJ2.

]]> Give aways all day on our FB page. https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4191/give-aways-all-day-on-our-fb-page- Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:37:54 -0700 Ammit 4191@/forum/discussions
Check out our facebook page to win free stuff
https://www.facebook.com/huntandjump

I am giving away hundreds of dollars in free stuff today. New drawings going up all day.

]]> Autumn Born Anklet https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4206/autumn-born-anklet Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:32:30 -0700 Ammit 4206@/forum/discussions
-Horses made after this post goes out will get their later tonight or tomorrow.
-They should show up automatically if they do not hit refresh (not reroll) to get them to show.

]]> We're celebrating with a Fall Festival! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4131/we039re-celebrating-with-a-fall-festival Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:21:49 -0700 Ammit 4131@/forum/discussions

For the next several days we are celebrating! It's the start of fall. The time of harvest and the beginning of the Holiday season. We will be having special events for the all the way up to the equinox.

Schedule of Events

Friday Sept. 18th
Herd Helper of The Day: True Dark Silver Bay Dun
Brindle and DP go on sale
Just-Missed-It gene sale starts

Saturday Sept. 19th
Herd Helper of The Day: Red Based Splash Appaloosa
Chili Cook Off creative arts contest starts

Sunday Sept. 20th
Herd Helper of The Day: True Grullo Tobiano Splash
Fall Scavenger Hunt

Monday Sept. 21st
Herd Helper of The Day: Gold Champagne Splash Tobiano
Can You Craft It? Creation contest

Tuesday Sept. 22nd
Herd Helper of The Day: Out With A Bang
Grab Bag Giveaway: Prizes going out all day

Wednesday Sept. 23rd: First Day of Fall
Herd Helper of The Day: Autumn's Arrival
Autumn Born Trophy for horses born/created on this day
Last day to purchase sale items.

Don't miss out on these rare herd helpers, contests, giveaways and special events. New happenings every day!

]]> DP and Brindle for purchase https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4144/dp-and-brindle-for-purchase Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:18:32 -0700 Ammit 4144@/forum/discussions

Do you have a foundation you would love to add dense pheomelanin (liver gene) or brindle too? Now is your chance. Between now and Wednesday the 23rd you can place an order to have these added to a horse.

.:Rules:.
Only foundation horses, age 4 or less, with zero foals can be used.
All orders must be placed by the end of the 23rd game time.

Price is 10 US dollars per copy of DP or 10 US dollars to add brindle.

.:How to send in payments for Manual Purchases.:
To send in a manual payment please complete the following steps. It takes a lot of time and effort to handle the number of PMs I get during these events. Making sure you do the below correctly will save time for everyone.

1. Log in to your paypal account.
2. Click on link labeled "Send Money"
3.Fill out the form as follows
-To: billing@hajinc.com
-Amount: The price for what you are purchasing. (Currency must be USD)
--You can combine purchases if desired.
-Select I'm paying for goods or services

-Click Next

You will be taken to a confirmation page, at the bottom of this page YOU MUST FILL OUT THE MESSAGE AREA
Include in your message one copy of this form for every purchase.

-Game: (Hj1 or Hj2 )
-Account Name & Number:
-Item: What you are purchasing
-Horse: If the purchase is for a horse include the full url of that horse's page.

4. Hit send money to complete your order.

]]> Just-Missed-It Gene Sale https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4145/just-missed-it-gene-sale Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:19:03 -0700 Ammit 4145@/forum/discussions

Do you have a lined horse you would love to GMT but can't because that gene is not in the lab? Here is your chance to place those missed non GMTable genes onto your horses. Including Brindle!

.:Rules:.
Only lined horses, age 4 or less, with zero foals can be used.
Only missed genes can be added. For example you can not add a second copy of satin if only one parent had satin.
If in doubt ask below before placing your order.
Any horse can have brindle added regardless of parents.
All orders must be placed by the end of the 23rd game time.

Price is 10 US dollars per copy to add brindle.
Price is 5 US dollars per copy to add a missed gene

10 US dollar minimum per order. You can mix and match horses but at least 10 dollars must be spent.

.:How to send in payments for Manual Purchases.:
To send in a manual payment please complete the following steps. It takes a lot of time and effort to handle the number of PMs I get during these events. Making sure you do the below correctly will save time for everyone.

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click on link labeled "Send Money"
3.Fill out the form as follows
-To: billing@hajinc.com
-Amount: The price for what you are purchasing. (Currency must be USD)
--You can combine purchases if desired.
-Select I'm paying for goods or services

-Click Next

You will be taken to a confirmation page, at the bottom of this page YOU MUST FILL OUT THE MESSAGE AREA
Include in your message one copy of this form for every purchase.

-Game: (Hj1 or Hj2 )
-Account Name & Number:
-Item: What you are purchasing
-Horse: If the purchase is for a horse include the full url of that horse's page.

4. Hit send money to complete your order.

]]> Today only creation contest https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4177/today-only-creation-contest Mon, 21 Sep 2015 09:09:26 -0700 Ammit 4177@/forum/discussions

Can You Craft It?

The Rules
You have until midnight tonight to rack up as many points as possible.
Only new creates created today count no lined horses.
Horses must be created by you.
Herd helpers are fine.
Post links to your horse for each catagory.
Horse can only be submitted to a single category. (For example silver grullo could count for grullo or silver but not both)

>Palomino 1 point
>Red Dun 1 point
>Gray 1 point
>Chestnut 1 point
>Grullo 1 point
>Silver 1 point
>Roan 1 point
>Bay + something else 1 point
>Brown 1 point
>Something pale 1 point
>Something dark 1 point
>With any pattern gene 1 point
>Homozygous sooty 1 point
>No white showing at all 1 point
>Black based Tobiano 2 point
>Gray with dun 2 point
>Red based Appaloosa 2 point
>Liver Chestnut 2 point
>Tobiano 2 point
>Champ and cream 10 point
>Brindle 20 points
>Candy 20 points

The Prizes!
Winner get's 10 gene modification tokens!

]]> Pearl, champagne and genetic testing updates https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4084/pearl-champagne-and-genetic-testing-updates Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:12:29 -0700 Ammit 4084@/forum/discussions
Genetic testing also underwent an update today. Only a few genes now show by default in the horse gene test info area. Other genes are hidden if the horse has the wild type form of the gene (does not carry the pattern/color). The gene shows up if that horse has the mutation. Rare genes and pattern genes are hidden unless the horse has them. The point of this is to limit confusion among members and make reading the gene test results simpler.

So Horses now only show E, A, C, D, G, F, S and P by default. These defaults may be adjusted in the future]]> Pastures and Barns 25% off! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/4019/pastures-and-barns-25-off Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:47:41 -0700 Ammit 4019@/forum/discussions
Sale will end in approximately a week from now. ]]> Point bonus increased https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3821/point-bonus-increased Fri, 07 Aug 2015 06:53:57 -0700 Ammit 3821@/forum/discussions
Your stable home page now shows the updated pay out amount. ]]> Rank 5: Gold Champagne Splash Tobiano ***Rare horse giveaway today!*** https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3977/rank-5-gold-champagne-splash-tobiano-rare-horse-giveaway-today Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:31:34 -0700 Ammit 3977@/forum/discussions All horses will be gold champagne with splash and tobiano.

http://hj2.huntandjump.com/add_horse_form.php?dhh=175078]]> Rank Special: Texas Tea. ***Rare horse giveaway today!*** https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3963/rank-special-texas-tea-rare-horse-giveaway-today Sat, 29 Aug 2015 07:21:53 -0700 Ammit 3963@/forum/discussions http://hj2.huntandjump.com/add_horse_form.php?dhh=174976

Rank Special: Texas Tea
A sweet warm wind perfumed with the sent of yellow roses, a porch swing and a mason jar filled with Texas Tea. It is not just summer, it is home. All horses will have the splash and frame gene, but may also have other rare genes as well. All horses will be brindle.]]> Rank 3: Buckskin Roan Dun Splash https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3924/rank-3-buckskin-roan-dun-splash Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:34:50 -0700 Ammit 3924@/forum/discussions All horses will be Buckskin Roan Dun Splash. They may also have additional rare genes, and may be solid or patterned.

http://hj2.huntandjump.com/add_horse_form.php?dhh=174828]]> HJ2 Update Log https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3812/hj2-update-log Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:47:25 -0700 Ammit 3812@/forum/discussions Member Page updates https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3861/member-page-updates Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:21:00 -0700 Ammit 3861@/forum/discussions Image generation bugs https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3848/image-generation-bugs Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:11:05 -0700 Ammit 3848@/forum/discussions Barn page update https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3841/barn-page-update Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:30:21 -0700 Ammit 3841@/forum/discussions

How many horses and how many stalls per barn is now listed in the move horse drop down.
Top of the pasture now says how many slots are used
The header on the pasture pages now correctly reports the pasture name
Total points has been added to the barn page, and profits has been removed since they no longer mater and where confusing people.
PT has been removed from the barn page. I don't know anyone who needs this number outside of initial culling.
The enter button has been moved to the front for the most prominent location.
Names have been made slightly larger for aesthetic reasons.

]]> Pasture foal pics will not auto generate for the next few hours https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3823/pasture-foal-pics-will-not-auto-generate-for-the-next-few-hours Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:08:22 -0700 Ammit 3823@/forum/discussions June Sales! Everything 20% off! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3414/june-sales-everything-20-off Fri, 29 May 2015 07:56:07 -0700 Ammit 3414@/forum/discussions
Thanks for 9 amazing years everyone]]> NOW CLOSED: June Sales! New just for fun gene: NEXUS! (now on Hj2) https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3436/now-closed-june-sales-new-just-for-fun-gene-nexus-now-on-hj2 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 06:27:13 -0700 Ammit 3436@/forum/discussions CLOSED NO MORE SALES

It's time for anniversary sales! This is our ninth year and I wanted to do something just plain silly and fun for you guys to celebrate. There is still more sales, and a few free surprises in store as well.

Check out the nexus gene.

Nexus splashes a horse with cute little pale stars in its heterozygous form. However it produces an extremely dramatic effect when homozygous. What does that look like? You will just have to experiment and find out.

Nexus horses WILL NOT be eligible for any leader-boards in the game. They are very silly horses and my compromise to keep the game from turning very silly is to put this limit on these guys. This may take a bit of time to implement. Just know that it will be a thing.

Price for nexus will be 25 US for one copy, 50 US for two copies. By manual payment only. No GMT.

How to send it payments for Manual Purchases
To sent in a manual payment please complete the following steps. It takes a lot of time and effort for my self and the Mods to handle the number of PMs we get during these events. Making sure you do the below correctly will save countless amounts of frustration for everyone.

1. Log in to your paypal account.
2. Click on the blue tab labeled "Send Money"
3.Fill out the form as follows
-To: billing@hajinc.com
-Amount: The price for what you are purchasing. (Currency must be USD)
--You can combine purchases if desired.
-Select I'm paying for goods or services

-Click Next

You will be taken to a confirmation page, at the bottom of this page YOU MUST FILL OUT THE MESSAGE AREA
Include in your message one copy of this form for every purchase.

-Game: (Hj1 or Hj2 )
-Account Name & Number:
-Item: What you are purchasing
-Horse: If the purchase is for a horse include the full url of that horse's page.

4. Hit send money to complete your order.]]> Our Holiday gift for you: straws from The Brindled Cat! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2268/our-holiday-gift-for-you-straws-from-the-brindled-cat Thu, 18 Dec 2014 04:32:33 -0800 Ammit 2268@/forum/discussions

SPLASH 3 STRAW GIVEAWAY

As our holiday gift to you I have sent every member a straw from horse number 3 The Brindled Cat. So each of you have a chance at his splash 3 gene.

The Brindled Cat is a Brown Splash Brindle and the founder of Splash 3. Splash 3 is a more aggressive mutation of MITF (the same gene that causes regular splash). Splash 3 horses have as much white as normal homozygous splash horses. This aggressive behavior makes it homozygous lethal with itself and lethal if combined with splash 2. However splash 3 and splash 1 look lovely and loud together.

These are a gift so please do not sell them, but you are more then welcome to give them as gifts to other players :)
These must be used BEFORE February. Once Feb hits any stray straws will be removed from the game.
Please run foals through testing.
If you don't end up with an intact foal I will be selling some Lupin straws shortly.
Hj2 will be getting straws from The Brindled Cat tomorrow.

Share your BC foals below!

]]> Ammit's Birthday Barn Blow Out! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2984/ammit039s-birthday-barn-blow-out Wed, 01 Apr 2015 06:06:22 -0700 Ammit 2984@/forum/discussions ]]>