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February 11th
Today went much the same as the last two times an Ask The Admin session was held on the first day of a major event. People were busy smooching each other for gold and V-Day event items, so Ask The Admin went fairly slowly.
whenever i make items (which is on a rare occasion) i normally just use photoshop :3
We added a lot of new servers, then found other bottlenecks such as loadbalancers and firewalls that are causing slow-downs, after that we found that other components which handles the database also need an upgrade. :O At the end, every event boost usage and let us jump on the weakest link and fix it ASAP so for all other times Gaia will run smooth. We wish that we can always predict all components that need an upgrade, but we don't have enough people to handle everything at once...
Thank you from all of us.
We just started with the induction process, and it was simply easier to start with adults (for legal and other reasons), but when we have the system sorted out we'll open up opportunities to younger users.
We also have a really, really cool idea for a system that would allow users to create items/pets for Gaia. More details later.
Look forward to your drawings. biggrin
the evolving items are made from specific artists last i heard. eventually the plan is to have every artist make one if they feel inclined to. so each item gets their own personal love and attention from the original creator from beginning to end. it's pretty cool because you get to pick and choose what you want to do instead of basing it off a bunch of concepts from the artist pool. a little different than the way we approach other items :3
no, they're still with me gonk
Back then, all contests were hand coded by me every month and winners were also handled by hand... takes a lot of time, and now days I don't have the time to manage them, but the new Arena that will be released very soon (this month or the next) will have a contest system that will allow us to keep hosting contests.
Oh, a lot of us watched Rambo last week. biggrin
Oh yeah, no animal NPC yet, but just wait till battle system is released...
Yeah I've heard that DJ Helsing got called up. Will have more info soon!
All Evolving items are fully planned and drawn before they're released. Otherwise it'll be too scary. :O
Happy Valentines!
ya! :3Thanks for answering, I've been wondering that for a while ever since I started taking photography classes myself! biggrin
Any advice for a budding photographer?as a hobbyist the only advice i can give is to just take lots. i use photography as a way to help with my compositions and general lighting that i can apply for my illustration work. but it's also taken an interesting turn in where i also practice some modeling...nothing really serious just mostly for fun. and i find that that's another way to learn more about being a photographer because you can see what works for you and what doesn't. but i find that if i take a whole bunch of pictures i know that somewhere i'll at least find a few that will turn out well.
The problem had been fixed a long time ago, we are really close to actually responding to all the reports. If you still have an outstanding issue, please report it through the reporting system.
that's a very good question. right now the ones i work on are their own specific colors. but it's also hard to say because i only do one small area of the whole project. and because of that i only have limited information based on what i see and do...in this case doing effects. so if there are different colors i wouldn't know since that's an area i don't work on or need in order to do the effects :3
i'm not big on eating sweet stuff (i prefer savory foods, heh) but i am partial to strawberry shortcake :3
Heh heh, I think I'm the wrong person to be answering the NPC related questions because the real brains behind the plot is L0cke. I will answer some of the questions the best I can:
This year there will be the battle system, and we'll start focusing on Gaia's background story as in how Gaia began. We can't cover all the NPC's backgrounds, and so there will be some waiting until we can get to everybody else. Sorry!
3) I think she meant Vanessa... she's such an airhead (or we are!). No there are no hidden NPC for Salon at this point.
4) Ninja girl was supposed to be an NPC. But her current fate is unknown. :O
5) Peyo's story will be told later. Sorry for the wait! whee
:O Let me find out... That's a cool idea
DJ Helsing went, I didn't get to go.
Sorry, Timmy isn't in the v-day event...
Once we bought the domain name we'll let everyone know. We're close! biggrin
Yes there will be different phases for the battle game testing.
There will be more worlds, but first we're starting a project to connect the different Gaia features like Cinema, Rally, Arcade, etc.
NPC will come with Battle, and yeah we'll also have a few more NPC related to regular features too.
No Tsubasa quests are planned for now. Other sponsors are coming though that are anime related.
Definitely. We hope that after SquareEnix there will be others to follow.
Yes, there is actually a really cool guy here that does most of the writing for stuff like announcements. His stuff always bring a smile to everyone. biggrin While storylines are written by others including L0cke.
Yeah it'll be a smaller update with no new items being introduced, as others are busy with the MC release on the 15th. :O
Oh the inventory was not designed to handle such large number of items, and it'll be fixed to allow different "virtual" inventories. The back-end is being re-worked as we speak, then we'll need to do a lot on the front-end web interface to accommodate the changes.
Avatar system will also be updated later this year for the skin related features. But there will be a wait as stuff like the inventory system need to be fixed first
Yes, I would like to know.
If Lanzer WERE able to grow a beard, what would it look like?I would probably look like some kung-fu master in really old chinese fighting kung-fu movies. biggrin
I hate to ruin the fun, so I can't say a word! biggrin
If I kiss you then I would have acid all over my lips! gonk That'd be 10 times worse than the canker sore I'm having.(The acid comment is because JZR0 was wearing the Space Monster Mask at the time (...and Smashing Cities to boot.))
People just don't realize how much nutrition is in a glass of fresh blood!
Timmy's in a world of his own, but you won't stop seeing how he's turning out as Gaia's first "eolving" NPC. biggrin
Whoops, it'll be a short while until we have the next sports update, there will be a small update with sport related starter items for now.
Well Gaia is about making new friends isn't it? wink Of course, it doesn't quite make sense that you can't kiss someone twice. It was there mainly for botting type of concerns. :O
Yes! It's my goal to have an area where users will get to know everybody more. From what we do to our journals, info, and more "behind-the-scene" info. New work and features kept getting me caught up in things where I couldn't host such an area, but I definitely have that in mind.
I got to go, but have a great time on this week's Valentine's event and anniversary event!
Today went much the same as the last two times an Ask The Admin session was held on the first day of a major event. People were busy smooching each other for gold and V-Day event items, so Ask The Admin went fairly slowly.
crazy spork i am
Morrighu
/several questions crazy spork couldn't answer. Lanzer's about to get to them./
4: I was also wondering what programs the artists use to make the items here on Gaia. If anyone would like to share. D:
4: I was also wondering what programs the artists use to make the items here on Gaia. If anyone would like to share. D:
Lanzer
Morrighu
I just have a couple questions.
1: I asked before the christmas event if there would be new servers for Gaia, I was told that the new ones would hold up to 110k members online at a time. But we are getting 120k members at times, causing a huge lag. Sometimes not even at event times. Will there be new servers to hold that many, or what?
2: Also, kudos to whomever worked on the event. n.n
3: I believe that I saw something about the Gaia staff trying to find a way for people under 18 to become moderators. Excuse me if this has been answered before, but it that still a possibility, or do I have to wait 2 years to apply?
4: I was also wondering what programs the artists use to make the items here on Gaia. If anyone would like to share. D:
5: And I said before that I was working on arts for some of the staff. And I am, I just got busy. xD; o.x I will post them in an ask the admin when I finish them, if that's ok.
1: I asked before the christmas event if there would be new servers for Gaia, I was told that the new ones would hold up to 110k members online at a time. But we are getting 120k members at times, causing a huge lag. Sometimes not even at event times. Will there be new servers to hold that many, or what?
2: Also, kudos to whomever worked on the event. n.n
3: I believe that I saw something about the Gaia staff trying to find a way for people under 18 to become moderators. Excuse me if this has been answered before, but it that still a possibility, or do I have to wait 2 years to apply?
4: I was also wondering what programs the artists use to make the items here on Gaia. If anyone would like to share. D:
5: And I said before that I was working on arts for some of the staff. And I am, I just got busy. xD; o.x I will post them in an ask the admin when I finish them, if that's ok.
Thank you from all of us.
We just started with the induction process, and it was simply easier to start with adults (for legal and other reasons), but when we have the system sorted out we'll open up opportunities to younger users.
We also have a really, really cool idea for a system that would allow users to create items/pets for Gaia. More details later.
Look forward to your drawings. biggrin
crazy spork i am
Fvr v2
Hey Lanzer & Spork! It's my first time actually catching the AtA!
The Valentine's Day event is looking great and I know you guys put a lot of hard work into it! heart
My question to you is how do you guys decide who makes/what evolving items you make?
Also, what was the moral like with the Valentine's Day event?
Were you all pumped to make it better???
Love you guys~<3
The Valentine's Day event is looking great and I know you guys put a lot of hard work into it! heart
My question to you is how do you guys decide who makes/what evolving items you make?
Also, what was the moral like with the Valentine's Day event?
Were you all pumped to make it better???
Love you guys~<3
crazy spork i am
ElberethArcamen
@Spork: Did you get your wisdom teeth out yet? gonk
Lanzer
Legend
Hey Lanzer! First thank you so much for showing your support for Barton during the water wars. It was an honor to see you support the roots of Gaia.
The questions I have for you today are:
1. Back in 2003 there were contest held in the Art Arena and winners received medals:
. Wonderful art was produced during these contest. I was wondering why the contest stopped? Will the medals ever be obtainable again someday?
2. The movie 300 inspired some of the most amazing items I have seen on Gaia. Is there currently anything in entertainment that is catching your, or artist, attention?
3. Rufus is one of my favorite NPCS. I was wondering will we ever see more animal NPCs in the future? [How about a black pug!?]
4. Did any gaia groupies get called on stage of the Price is Right? Any idea when that episode will air?
5. Are evolution items thought out start to finish? Or are they something that is planned out as they go?
Thanks for your time Lanzer! Have a great day and happy Valentine's Day and Presidents Day Weekend.
The questions I have for you today are:
1. Back in 2003 there were contest held in the Art Arena and winners received medals:
. Wonderful art was produced during these contest. I was wondering why the contest stopped? Will the medals ever be obtainable again someday?2. The movie 300 inspired some of the most amazing items I have seen on Gaia. Is there currently anything in entertainment that is catching your, or artist, attention?
3. Rufus is one of my favorite NPCS. I was wondering will we ever see more animal NPCs in the future? [How about a black pug!?]
4. Did any gaia groupies get called on stage of the Price is Right? Any idea when that episode will air?
5. Are evolution items thought out start to finish? Or are they something that is planned out as they go?
Thanks for your time Lanzer! Have a great day and happy Valentine's Day and Presidents Day Weekend.
Oh, a lot of us watched Rambo last week. biggrin
Oh yeah, no animal NPC yet, but just wait till battle system is released...
Yeah I've heard that DJ Helsing got called up. Will have more info soon!
All Evolving items are fully planned and drawn before they're released. Otherwise it'll be too scary. :O
Happy Valentines!
crazy spork i am
Chaotix Bluix
crazy spork i am
Chaotix Bluix
Awesome! I finally made it this time. xd
Just a simple question but does anyone at the Gaia offices do any photography?
Just a simple question but does anyone at the Gaia offices do any photography?
Any advice for a budding photographer?
Lanzer
galdon
Some possibly touchy questions for you.
1: I discovered talking to an OmniMod that anybody who used the method of reporting that they were hacked of going to contact us, located on every page of the forum, then selecting 'report a hacking' rather than reporting by going to the forum index, scrolling to the bottom and selecting 'report a hacking' dispite filling out all the forms, did not have their reports filed due to an error. This was discovered about a month ago according to the mod. Why was there no announcement on the gaia website about this?
2: What can be expected to be done regarding users who have waited nearly a year only to discover that their reports were never filed due to an error on the site?
1: I discovered talking to an OmniMod that anybody who used the method of reporting that they were hacked of going to contact us, located on every page of the forum, then selecting 'report a hacking' rather than reporting by going to the forum index, scrolling to the bottom and selecting 'report a hacking' dispite filling out all the forms, did not have their reports filed due to an error. This was discovered about a month ago according to the mod. Why was there no announcement on the gaia website about this?
2: What can be expected to be done regarding users who have waited nearly a year only to discover that their reports were never filed due to an error on the site?
crazy spork i am
|_-LeonKennedy-_|
@ Spork
I much enjoy your artwork, it's amazing!
On a side note for the battle system, will
the moster/bosses come in different colors?
Cause, from what I've seen, we've seen every
monster the same color, is gaia planning on
making special monsters that look like others
but with different colors?
I much enjoy your artwork, it's amazing!
On a side note for the battle system, will
the moster/bosses come in different colors?
Cause, from what I've seen, we've seen every
monster the same color, is gaia planning on
making special monsters that look like others
but with different colors?
crazy spork i am
Undead Lolita
Do you like cake?
Lanzer
Zweizi Galon
I have a few questions I'd like to ask tonight.
1) With last year's Summer/Halloween plot, we got to take a look at the pasts of some of our most popular NPCs. Ian, Gino, Gambino, Edmund and the Von Helson sisters. We were even introduced to some new NPCs, Rosalie (Gino, Ian and Louie's mother), Vladimir Von Helson, Louie Von Helson and Zhivago.
We were even treated to plot which revealed about the pasts of those new NPCs.
This year, will we see any more plot about the pasts of our NPCs? For instance, more about the pasts of Edmund and Agatha? I sense they had a past relationship. Some even speculate that the Gothic Lolita NPC in the Profiles is their love child.
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2) In a previous Ask the Admin thread, you stated that being the Sig. Lab Guy was Xiao-Fahn's "day-job". If this is assumed to be true, what will Xiao-Fahn's other job be? Since Xiao-Fahn has become a part-time scientist, and the popular yet-tobe-released NPC fans have nicknamed "Kim" wears a labcoat, users believe these two NPCs might be part of a G-Corp revivial-soon to come.
Are these speculations grounded at all, or are Xiao-Fahn and Kim just going to be shop/battle NPCs?
3) Over the past two years on Halloween, [NPC] Sasha has said this at Halloween:
My question is, who is "Tina"? Since the name is in the phrase twice, I'm assuming it's not a typo for "Rina".
Is Gaia getting a new shopkeeper named Tina soon?
4) At a convention in 2005, users were shown this picture as a preview of something upcoming on the site:
Just so we can clear this up, was that picture previewing a Blue Chyaku Norisu scarf, or an upcoming NPC? Users are torn between the two ideas and are unsure what this picture was previewing.
5) FINAL QUESTION! (Then I'll stop hogging up all the post space mrgreen )
Will we find out who Peyo's father is soon?? For a while there, users speculated his father was Ian.
1) With last year's Summer/Halloween plot, we got to take a look at the pasts of some of our most popular NPCs. Ian, Gino, Gambino, Edmund and the Von Helson sisters. We were even introduced to some new NPCs, Rosalie (Gino, Ian and Louie's mother), Vladimir Von Helson, Louie Von Helson and Zhivago.
We were even treated to plot which revealed about the pasts of those new NPCs.
This year, will we see any more plot about the pasts of our NPCs? For instance, more about the pasts of Edmund and Agatha? I sense they had a past relationship. Some even speculate that the Gothic Lolita NPC in the Profiles is their love child.
+ = ?2) In a previous Ask the Admin thread, you stated that being the Sig. Lab Guy was Xiao-Fahn's "day-job". If this is assumed to be true, what will Xiao-Fahn's other job be? Since Xiao-Fahn has become a part-time scientist, and the popular yet-tobe-released NPC fans have nicknamed "Kim" wears a labcoat, users believe these two NPCs might be part of a G-Corp revivial-soon to come.
Are these speculations grounded at all, or are Xiao-Fahn and Kim just going to be shop/battle NPCs?
3) Over the past two years on Halloween, [NPC] Sasha has said this at Halloween:
My question is, who is "Tina"? Since the name is in the phrase twice, I'm assuming it's not a typo for "Rina".
Is Gaia getting a new shopkeeper named Tina soon?
4) At a convention in 2005, users were shown this picture as a preview of something upcoming on the site:
Just so we can clear this up, was that picture previewing a Blue Chyaku Norisu scarf, or an upcoming NPC? Users are torn between the two ideas and are unsure what this picture was previewing.
5) FINAL QUESTION! (Then I'll stop hogging up all the post space mrgreen )
Will we find out who Peyo's father is soon?? For a while there, users speculated his father was Ian.
This year there will be the battle system, and we'll start focusing on Gaia's background story as in how Gaia began. We can't cover all the NPC's backgrounds, and so there will be some waiting until we can get to everybody else. Sorry!
3) I think she meant Vanessa... she's such an airhead (or we are!). No there are no hidden NPC for Salon at this point.
4) Ninja girl was supposed to be an NPC. But her current fate is unknown. :O
5) Peyo's story will be told later. Sorry for the wait! whee
Lanzer
Arana_Kamina
o:> I caught it in time! Hey, might it be possible to have a sticky in the event forum where we can kiss all the NPCs?
Lanzer
Sae25
HiYa Lanzer!
Did you get to go to the Gaian Invasion of "The Price is Right"?
If so how was it???
Did you get to go to the Gaian Invasion of "The Price is Right"?
If so how was it???
Lanzer
Technicolor Porn
; D!
YAY!
Lanzer HI! how was your weekend?
Lets get down to buisness!
umm umm umm!
1. Mirror Code thingy EVERYONE IS spreding that code, its quite annoying people going omg D:! MY AVI D:!!!!!!
2. Timmy in the v-day plot maybe?
3. BATTLE SYSTEM NAME D: <! nao! please : D?!
umm so yea.. when will that be released : D?
YAY!
Lanzer HI! how was your weekend?
Lets get down to buisness!
umm umm umm!
1. Mirror Code thingy EVERYONE IS spreding that code, its quite annoying people going omg D:! MY AVI D:!!!!!!
2. Timmy in the v-day plot maybe?
3. BATTLE SYSTEM NAME D: <! nao! please : D?!
umm so yea.. when will that be released : D?
Once we bought the domain name we'll let everyone know. We're close! biggrin
Lanzer
Ice1118
The event is cool. I have to wait till Friday to see my amazing GF.
I have a few questions.
Is there going to be another chance for users who are over 18 to Beta test the Gaia MMO?
Are there any plans to add more tiles to the world map, with like more fishing lakes or more towns?
Are there any plans to add more [NPC]'s or a plot update?
Are there going to be any more Tsubasa quests?
The new video game quests are cool, are there going to be more?
Thanks
Ice
I have a few questions.
Is there going to be another chance for users who are over 18 to Beta test the Gaia MMO?
Are there any plans to add more tiles to the world map, with like more fishing lakes or more towns?
Are there any plans to add more [NPC]'s or a plot update?
Are there going to be any more Tsubasa quests?
The new video game quests are cool, are there going to be more?
Thanks
Ice
There will be more worlds, but first we're starting a project to connect the different Gaia features like Cinema, Rally, Arcade, etc.
NPC will come with Battle, and yeah we'll also have a few more NPC related to regular features too.
No Tsubasa quests are planned for now. Other sponsors are coming though that are anime related.
Definitely. We hope that after SquareEnix there will be others to follow.
Lanzer
Arana_Kamina
*punts from last week's thread* XD
Quote:
Anyway, I was wondering who does the writing here at Gaia. Announcements, item descriptions, plot, NPCs, the works! I know there's probably a bunch of people who contribute, but I just want to know the basic way it's done. It's astonishing how much innuendo you guys work into the item descriptions along with the other jokes, and some of the evolving item reports are rather....interesting. I thought I would like Dr. Singh, but noooooo, she had to go and do that to Timmy D:< *cough* The plots are pretty good though, besides the current starvation ;~; Well, who ever does the writing, good luck and keep up the good work!
Lanzer
Blanks IV
Hello there.
So what is all this about an evolution update tomorrow?
So what is all this about an evolution update tomorrow?
Lanzer
ElberethArcamen
Oh! And I do have a question.
There is currently a glitch with larger inventories. Once you get past 1700 items or so, the Customize Me screen crashes. It's happening to me and numerous others with an item count close to 2k. Is anything being done to solve this? I would love to be able to change my avatar in a timely manner. Last time I changed it, it took almost 45 minutes.
Also, is there going to be an update to the Grombie skin with the new avatar system? Being able to use skin-overlaying items and eye-replacing items would be awesome.
There is currently a glitch with larger inventories. Once you get past 1700 items or so, the Customize Me screen crashes. It's happening to me and numerous others with an item count close to 2k. Is anything being done to solve this? I would love to be able to change my avatar in a timely manner. Last time I changed it, it took almost 45 minutes.
Also, is there going to be an update to the Grombie skin with the new avatar system? Being able to use skin-overlaying items and eye-replacing items would be awesome.
Avatar system will also be updated later this year for the skin related features. But there will be a wait as stuff like the inventory system need to be fixed first
Lanzer
Sheep O4
Sheep 26
Lanzer what is your BEARD like! Were you able to grow one? surprised
If Lanzer WERE able to grow a beard, what would it look like?
Lanzer
JZR0
LANZER!
I gots questions for joo =3
Is de Fausto Bottle near its Final Stage?
And and and and Can you Kiss meh? ;D
I gots questions for joo =3
Is de Fausto Bottle near its Final Stage?
And and and and Can you Kiss meh? ;D
If I kiss you then I would have acid all over my lips! gonk That'd be 10 times worse than the canker sore I'm having.
Lanzer
Ashton Tsuki
Omg Lanzer! >w< *hugs* I've always wanted to hug an Admin. xDDD heart Thanks for making Gaia so awesome along with the rest of the Staff~ <3
Well aside from my Admin-hugging tendancies, I'd like to know, what exactly is going on with Timmy? @w@
I mean, he started out all cute and adorable and now he's craving chunky-blood milkshakes. >:'0 That CAN'T be healthy for a growing boy. xd
So, do you think, maybe, he might have a part in next year's Halloween event? Or perhaps, somthing to do with the new Gaia Battle System MMO-ish game? Or maybe these rumors are completely out there and you and the rest of the Gaia crew have thought of somthing totally different from our supsicions? I don't know, I'd just like maybe a SMALL clue in the direction Timmy is going in. xD
Thanks! :'3
Well aside from my Admin-hugging tendancies, I'd like to know, what exactly is going on with Timmy? @w@
I mean, he started out all cute and adorable and now he's craving chunky-blood milkshakes. >:'0 That CAN'T be healthy for a growing boy. xd
So, do you think, maybe, he might have a part in next year's Halloween event? Or perhaps, somthing to do with the new Gaia Battle System MMO-ish game? Or maybe these rumors are completely out there and you and the rest of the Gaia crew have thought of somthing totally different from our supsicions? I don't know, I'd just like maybe a SMALL clue in the direction Timmy is going in. xD
Thanks! :'3
Timmy's in a world of his own, but you won't stop seeing how he's turning out as Gaia's first "eolving" NPC. biggrin
Lanzer
TSP1414
It is kinda random question, but when will you be releasing male version of sport jersey? I love football jersey but was disappointted that there is never any for men and there is only a basketball-like jersey but I prefer football better, you know, an shirt that Boom or Headshot is wearing?
Lanzer
ArtikGato
Just wondering, why can we only kiss each avatar once in the Valentines Event? Great job on the event, though! (I'm so glad it's not a constant barrage of Labu Necklaces this year!)
Lanzer
Wardi
I have a quick question. >_<;;
Are there any plans to make Ask The Admins more site-wide? This, along with Staff Journals seem to be hidden away, almost. Anything in the works for a "Admin, Artists, and Developers Journal" forum?
<333
Are there any plans to make Ask The Admins more site-wide? This, along with Staff Journals seem to be hidden away, almost. Anything in the works for a "Admin, Artists, and Developers Journal" forum?
<333
I got to go, but have a great time on this week's Valentine's event and anniversary event!
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