Announcements - Horse Genetics Game - Dev Forum https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/categories/annoucments/p15/feed.rss Mon, 06 Jul 26 07:30:16 -0700 Announcements - Horse Genetics Game - Dev Forum en-CA Sea Ponies, Level 5 APT View, and Herd Downloader updates! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/3120/sea-ponies-level-5-apt-view-and-herd-downloader-updates Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:58:42 -0700 Ammit 3120@/forum/discussions

For more info check out this post.
http://www.huntandjump.com/forum.php#/discussion/5087/ammit039s-amazing-birthday-under-the-sea

Sea ponies can be turned in for 10 gm tokens here
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/candy_turnin.php

Herd Download is now fixed and no longer crashes the site, I did have to strip it down in functionality but it does work now and you can once again import your horses into spread sheet software.

I could not get average foal pt to work with the download. So I set it so every level 5 member can see the AVPT of EVERY horse in the game by viewing their family tab. ]]> Try out the Tack Manager Beta https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2515/try-out-the-tack-manager-beta Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:27:05 -0800 Haystack 2515@/forum/discussions Tack Manager Beta

Buy, change, and remove your horses' tack in one convenient place!

This is a beta in active development, expect things to break/not work. Don't panic.

How to use (note: Requires javascript):
- Navigate to http://hj2.huntandjump.com/tack.php?horse=YOUR_HORSE_ID

e.g. http://hj2.huntandjump.com/tack.php?horse=145635

- Think of it like a shopping cart: you can make and preview temporary changes to your horse's tack, then make it permanent by clicking the "confirm" button
- Your horse's currently equipped tack should be listed on the right as series of garish green boxes

Click the close box on the right of a listing to slate an item for removal. Note that items won't be actually be removed until you hit the "confirm" button
Click the close box on the right of a listing to slate an item for removal. Note that items won't be actually be removed until you hit the "confirm" button

- How to add a new piece of tack:

Click "+Add Tack" or "Add an item" to bring up the catalog
Click on the badly styled list of slots on the left to filter the badly styled list of items on the right
Click on an item to bring up a list of color swatches below the (currently non-functional) item preview
Click to select the color swatch you want, then click "Add"
The catalog should close, and the new tack item should show up at the bottom of the list in a garish orange box
Be sure to click "preview" to preview your new addition!

- Preview any changes you make by hitting the "preview" button.
- Make changes permanent by hitting the "confirm" button. The amount you'll be charged is listed right above the button.

Known issues:
- It looks bad:

Seriously, it look stanky
In particular, it's hard to tell what can and should be clicked on
There's no visual indicator that the preview is out-of-date
It'll occasionally pop up big scary error messages
Expect major changes over the next few days

- You can slate an equipped item for removal, but you can't undo that without refreshing
- Throws up a big nasty error if you try to look at the page without providing a proper horse id
- Error messages are currently turned up to be very aggressive. If a big, scary orange box pops up, don't panic
- "Add Tack" issues:

Oh god, it's hideous
The preview image is currently non-functional
Owned color palettes still show up in the "everything" listing
Items you buy don't show up in the "owned" listing until after you refresh
The color swatches for backgrounds and some of the manes are broken

Browser compatibility:
- Not currently tested in any browsers besides firefox
- Probably won't work below Internet Explorer 8
- Might not work in IE9]]> PAX3 C70Y aka Splash 2 is now for sale in the GMT lab for just 4 tokens. https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2799/pax3-c70y-aka-splash-2-is-now-for-sale-in-the-gmt-lab-for-just-4-tokens- Wed, 04 Mar 2015 07:05:56 -0800 Ammit 2799@/forum/discussions Major change to image generation https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2485/major-change-to-image-generation Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:54:22 -0800 Ammit 2485@/forum/discussions
So to nip some stuff in the bud here...

Why is the color doing this?
This is temporary generation. It is not finished product.

I am not sure I like this color.
This is temporary generation. It is not finished product.

I am upset because I built my barn around this and now it looks like this.
This is temporary generation. It is not finished product.

This color used to do this and now it does this.
This is temporary generation. It is not finished product.

I am so in love with this new generation I want to make my whole barn look like that and spend tons of money on it
This is temporary generation. It is not finished product.

You get the drift. ;) Some of the generation I think looks really good, some is rather poor right now. As I said it works and that is all I need right now. I had to change how the base generated so I could update ANY of the colors and that meant changing everything. ]]> Share The Season Forum Gift Exchange Party https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2333/share-the-season-forum-gift-exchange-party Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:00:58 -0800 Ammit 2333@/forum/discussions You are cordially invited to a Boxing Day and Kwanza Party

Location: This thread on this forum at Ammit's house

Time:Stroke of midnight on the 26th game time, until the clock hits the 27th

>Once the party is happening make a post on this thread about your entrance to the party. It can be short and sweet or clever and funny. Just let us know you are here.
>I am the party host so I will give a secret gift to the first person who comes to the party. (can't post before midnight, arriving early is rude!)
>The first person will simply announce their arrival to the party and wait for the second person to show up.
>Once the second person shows up and announces their arrival, the first person will send them a gift (worth around 10k is expected but sky is the limit) and a PM to let them know what they where sent (to prevent confusion)
>The second person gifts to the third person, who gifts to the forth person etc.
>Once you have your gift edit your post to say what you where given!
>You do NOT need to wait for the person above you to do anything. As soon as it is the 26th post you are here without waiting.
>You can arrive at the party more then once but try to leave a few hours between arrivals.
>Posting might be busy so try to give things a few minutes before sending your gift out to make sure their is not post order weirdness.

Since I am hosting the party I am already here. I have my vintage holiday apron on that Gael sent me and am finishing up the final touches, while I wait for the first guest.

]]> One Single Copy of Ice 2 For Auction https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2295/one-single-copy-of-ice-2-for-auction Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:11:01 -0800 Ammit 2295@/forum/discussions
On it's own ice 2 is a really neat ice spire effect.

But Ice2 was made to interact with other copies of Ice. If a horse has one copy of Ice2 and one copy of any other type of ice (besides 2) that horse gains the Aurora effect giving them a rainbow sheen all over.

Ice2 sold last year for 250 dollars a copy. This year I will be auctioning one single copy only.

Starting bid for Ice2 is 200US, increments for 5 dollars or more please.
This auction will end on New Years Day at a random time selected by a randomizer.

Forum Name: Bid]]> Holiday Sales means it is time for a new Ice variation. Ice 5! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2294/holiday-sales-means-it-is-time-for-a-new-ice-variation-ice-5 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:00:28 -0800 Ammit 2294@/forum/discussions
Each copy costs 50 dollars to order and is for sale through Jan 5th.

Check out these variations from least to most wf

And of course when combined with two it makes the aurora effect. 5 has to be my fave ice2 combo yet!

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.

]]> Postcards for GMTs! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2111/postcards-for-gmts Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:13:18 -0800 Ammit 2111@/forum/discussions
You can address your cards or letters to

Ellie Akers
PO Box 429
Lapel, IN 46051

Be sure to include your user name and id (with server number) so we know who to send a thank you GMT to. You do not have to include your real name if you do not wish.

For non US residents.
Ellie Akers
PO Box 429
Lapel, Indiana 46051
United States of America ]]> The Brindled Cat straws https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2280/the-brindled-cat-straws Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:44:19 -0800 Ammit 2280@/forum/discussions
Need a few more straws from Brindled Cat?

Straws are 10 dollars each or 40 for 5 straws (max 5 per player).
If you purchase straws from me I will guarantee each straw that you buy will net an intact foal with Sp3.

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.

]]> 2014 Holiday Sales List! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2232/2014-holiday-sales-list Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:33:02 -0800 Ammit 2232@/forum/discussions

2014 HAJ Holiday Sales

It is once again that wonderful time of year for gift giving and cheer. Some of us celebrate the birth of Christ, some of us the Festival of Lights, others the return of the Sun. Some of us look out of our windows and see snow, others warm summer days. Ours is a global community so our traditions are varied and rich. But no mater what or how you celebrate Scott and I would like to extend our sincerest thanks for your kindness and support. Our wonderful members makes this job so fulfilling.

It is not a secret that in the past few years I have had a slew of health problems that impacted my working on the game. It was a very difficult time for me watching something I had poured so much love into slipping away. Now that I am back in good health (some of the best health I ever remember being in) I am really enjoying both the work and getting to spend time with you all once again.

So from myself, Scott, and all the critters here on the farm, Happy Holidays everyone and may your New Year be full of stars!

Hugs and Kisses!
Ellie

Upgrade Page Sales

Barns 25% to 45% off

Pastures 25 to 45% off

GMT tokens 25 to 45% off

Special Order Offers

For detailed instructions in how to pay for special orders please see below

Dense Pheomelanin Can be ordered for the 10 dollars PER copy. (20 dollars for homozygous)

Splash 2 is for sale. Price is 40 dollars each. No Limits.

Level 5: You guys know how much I do not want to sell Level 5 outside of subscription but I am willing to sell it for Secret Santa. Price is 3 months for 30 dollars. Limit of 1 please.

Later this month

-I will be selling a limited number of Sp3 straws

-I will be auctioning one single copy of Ice 2

-Ice 5 will be announced for sale very soon!

Other Treats to Look Forward too!

If you missed the calendar on our Facebook page there is a whole host of things going for the next few weeks.

Sp3 straws are to be given away very soon.

Tomorrow is a new snowed in tack item going live in the store.

The 8 Manes of Hanukkah starts Tuesday and will be adding a new mane item to the store every day for eight whole days.

A limited edition one day only Festivus tack item will be given away on the 23rd

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is candy creation day with reduced price DHH rerolls too!

Stop buy on Boxing Day/Kwanza on the 26th for a little fireside gift exchange on the forum. (post coming soon).

27th through New Years day will bring a have a rank special horse EVERY DAY culminating in a brand new Rank Special on New Years Day to start the New Year Right.

Sales end on Jan 5th.

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.

]]> One Day Only: Cyber Monday Sale! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2098/one-day-only-cyber-monday-sale Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:29:46 -0800 Ammit 2098@/forum/discussions

CYBER MONDAY SALE

-All day tomorrow (Dec 1st midnight to midnight game time) is Buy One Get One Free if you spend 25 dollars or more. On Tuesday I will go in and double everyone's purchases. Any server any game.

-Purchase 100 dollars or more and be entered into a drawing to win a copy of Ice 5.

-Have fun creating for both servers. Rerolls will be 1k tomorrow, brindle and candy creation chance have been doubled and lottery chance has been increased.

-For tomorrow only cloning will be 30 ivs instead of the normal 60.

I also have installed an winter Easter egg. Happy Winter Festival time everyone!]]> Pre Thanksgiving barn sale. Barns are 50% off through thanksgiving. https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/2011/pre-thanksgiving-barn-sale-barns-are-50-off-through-thanksgiving- Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:35:48 -0800 Ammit 2011@/forum/discussions FLASH SALE ON GMTs 75% off! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1877/flash-sale-on-gmts-75-off Sat, 01 Nov 2014 05:08:00 -0700 Ammit 1877@/forum/discussions
Sale ends early Monday morning!]]> New gene added to the game plus updates to flaxen, silver and cream horse manes and tails. https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1821/new-gene-added-to-the-game-plus-updates-to-flaxen-silver-and-cream-horse-manes-and-tails- Sun, 26 Oct 2014 11:15:50 -0700 Ammit 1821@/forum/discussions

I also added a new gene today. Available to everyone and already creatable. This new gene is not testable or GMT'able. It must be created. The new gene is dense pheomelaninand is responsible for creating dark chestnut colors. True livers and even black chestnuts are creatable in the game now. Livers are not super uncommon now but black chestnuts are pretty rare. Dense pheomelanin interacts with the sooty gene as well. A horse with two doses of dense pheomelanin is a liver color but one with two doses and two doses of sooty is a black chestnut.

Check out some of the new shades you can create and breed.

]]> Hold on to your hats! We are going off the rails. (Crazy image changesploision!) https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1730/hold-on-to-your-hats-we-are-going-off-the-rails-crazy-image-changesploision Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:26:33 -0700 Ammit 1730@/forum/discussions Whole bunch of image updates https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1702/whole-bunch-of-image-updates Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:21:04 -0700 Ammit 1702@/forum/discussions facebook page here is a run down of recent updates.

Tack and tattoos are fully working now and are MUCH faster then they used to be. Horses with them will still be a bit slower then those with out but overall it had solved a lot of lag issues.

Over a dozen backgrounds are in the tack store to purchase right now. This is a very band-aid solution but I am not going to get it working really smoothly since Haystack is still working hard on the new tack store. If you buy multiple backgrounds and one gets stuck you will need to go in and manually turn that background off in the horses tack box. The system is not smart enough to know which is the last one you purchased yet.

Speaking of which Haystack is stilling working like mad on or new tack store system. He is making good progress but it will still be another few weeks before we see the new shiny tack store and fully customizable tack.

Now that all this work is finished I can move forward on interchangeable manes and tails. Braids, long hair etc is coming! Once that is out it is flaxen time. (Finally! I sat down to work on that ages ago and realized I had to fix all this other stuff first)]]> Manes and tails getting work. They WILL be broken https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1717/manes-and-tails-getting-work-they-will-be-broken Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:33:41 -0700 Ammit 1717@/forum/discussions More image system work https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1612/more-image-system-work Sun, 28 Sep 2014 06:04:32 -0700 Ammit 1612@/forum/discussions
There is still some tweeks I want to take care of though so it will be another day or two before I push this update to HJ1.]]> Tack turned off for the moment https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1628/tack-turned-off-for-the-moment Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:25:25 -0700 Ammit 1628@/forum/discussions Image speed ups, reroll everything button, and tattoos disabled. https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1597/image-speed-ups-reroll-everything-button-and-tattoos-disabled- Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:21:59 -0700 Ammit 1597@/forum/discussions
I was able to clean out enough that I am confident in adding a reroll everything option. Go to the reroll area in the IV manager just like a normal reroll but select the very last option marked Reroll Everything. It will for free mark all of your horses for rerolling.

In my hunting I discovered tattoos are a major source long generation times and server lag. I think I can fix this with out to much issue but for the moment they are turned off. They will not generate on the horses image again until I get them fixed. Sorry for the hassle there but you can still search them, add them, and see them on the horses page.

If you use the reroll everything option, be kind to the server and your fellow players. DO NOT OPEN ALL THE PAGES AT ONCE. If you do this the server will lock you out and may cause errors in the images for your horses. Open no more then 5 pages at once please and let those load before you do the next batch. Or don't mass load them all at all. Just open the pages when you would naturally and normally need to look at them. ]]> Image work, rerolling closed for the moment https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1596/image-work-rerolling-closed-for-the-moment Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:31:04 -0700 Ammit 1596@/forum/discussions

I have rerolling closed for now but horses can still be bred and created. I have some debugging text turned on too. You can ignore that. ]]> Even more portrait updates: Reroll those ponies! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1569/even-more-portrait-updates-reroll-those-ponies Sat, 20 Sep 2014 09:57:30 -0700 Ammit 1569@/forum/discussions

Technical Mumbo Jumbo:
As part of my on going effort to make our horse image gen more realistic I want to do a bunch of work on how manes are created. I could not do that until the system for handling the backgrounds behind the horses was modernized a bit. I have done all the back-end work to make it so you can swap backgrounds for your horses. This will be coming out at a later date but just wanted to point out there was more to this change then just adding in some art. If you love the old solid blue don't worry it will return as a selectable background in the future.

The Short Version:
Reroll your horses. They look cooler now.

As always we will let this go live for a day or so and if things look stable I will port it over to Hj1

There are some bugs still with the edges of the manes. Since I am doing manes next I was not worried about them. You can ignore them for now.]]> Genetic Update: Wild Bay, Brown and Natural Shine! https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1502/genetic-update-wild-bay-brown-and-natural-shine Sat, 13 Sep 2014 10:10:54 -0700 Ammit 1502@/forum/discussions
Wild Bay
A+ is dominate to all other forms of bay. It makes a horse have a lighter coat and less black on it's legs. With cream it also forms the new buttermilk buckskin color.

5% of bays will be wild bay.

Brown
At is recessive to all other forms of bay. It makes the bay gene less effective leaving a horse darker. It causes brown in conjunction with sooty.

5% of bays will have the brown gene (may be hidden)

Brown Update
The naming system in the game has changed. Horses who have the At gene and no other agouti mutations are now called browns. (AtAt SS horses are an exception they are not dark enough to be called brown). Being Sty Sty is no longer enough to be called brown in the game. The current brown horses will stay brown unless you reroll them. As soon as you reroll them (or they get rerolled for whatever reason) the color name will change to bay and the color will change to a mahogany bay shade. I know these are not what you where breeding but I think they are rather striking.

I will not rerolling your horses. If you don't want them to change don't reroll them though I can't guarantee they will stay forever. Future foals will follow the new naming system though.

Natural Shine
I have added a natural shine to all the horses in the game just to give them a bit more depth and 3d feel. All new horses will get this automatically, and if you reroll the images it will show up automatically.

These are not in the search just yet. Tomorrow I will make rerolling free for a while and add these to the search, to gmt etc.

]]> Visual Update https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1480/visual-update Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:32:06 -0700 Ammit 1480@/forum/discussions Tails temperately disabled. https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1562/tails-temperately-disabled- Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:02:37 -0700 Ammit 1562@/forum/discussions Rerolling Horses images is free for approx the next month https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1537/rerolling-horses-images-is-free-for-approx-the-next-month Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:19:38 -0700 Ammit 1537@/forum/discussions
At the moment got to Upgrades and Extras >> My IV Manager >> IV Shopping and select the horse you wish to reroll from the list and then click Reroll Portrait.

We will be streamlining this process but Haystack is doing some work on the horse page at the second so I can't do any editing on it this morning. Have fun and enjoy your shinies.]]> How to tell if you can create the new bay genes with a Herd Helper https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1523/how-to-tell-if-you-can-create-the-new-bay-genes-with-a-herd-helper Mon, 15 Sep 2014 06:48:20 -0700 Ammit 1523@/forum/discussions

Here is so examples

If no bay is mentioned you can create the new genes. If bay is mentioned you can not.

Hope that helps!]]> Upgrading some stuff behind the scenes https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1496/upgrading-some-stuff-behind-the-scenes Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:51:24 -0700 Haystack 1496@/forum/discussions
This should only effect the site's UI, the core game should be unaffected.

I hope to have any issues that crop up (if any) dealt with them by the end of tomorrow at the latest

(For those who crave technical details, I’m going to be migrating jQuery (a javascript library that the site relies on for things like tabs, the tattoo editor, etc) to the most modern version. Our current version is eight major version out of date, (1.3 vs 1.11), so it’s a big change. Thankfully there’s a nice migration script I’ll be taking advantage of which should smooth out things in the short term, and let me know what needs updating for the long term.)]]> Want a free 100 acer pasture? https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1487/want-a-free-100-acer-pasture Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:58:35 -0700 Ammit 1487@/forum/discussions https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=874504675894464&id=300293203315617]]> Manual pasture breeding trigger https://develop.huntandjump.com/forum/discussion/1463/manual-pasture-breeding-trigger Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:57:09 -0700 Ammit 1463@/forum/discussions
I know what most of you will be doing once you read this so ENJOY!

Pastures will still run automatically on the 14th and the new button will still work after that date. ]]>