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Post: 8271267_1 created on Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:15:27 +0000
Posted: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:15:27 +0000

GAIA Casino and Slot Machine is released!

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The admins, artists, and developers of Gaia invite you to join in on the Casino fun!

To get started, here's a few things you should know:

You need tokens to play the slot machine! Visit Gold Mountain on Gambino Island and purchase tokens from the Tokens Booth. Tokens are 1 gold each.
As you play the slot machine, your tokens will get turned into credits. You can reuse credits in the slot machine, and when you're done you can "cash out" your credits for tickets. Once you have some tickets saved up, you can buy cool new stuff in Prize&Joy, which is located at Gold Mountain.
To win on two-of-a-kind, they must be next to each other. For example: wing:wing:coin is a win, but halo:coin:halo is not.
Slot Machine is multiplayer! It works very similar to fishing in that you can chat with your friends. Also, you get to see the results of their slot machines so you can make fun of them when they lose 4laugh .
There a couple of bugs to look out for. The first time you open the slot machine, you might get an error. Simply close and reopen the game and it will not show up again.

I'm sure there are many questions about why we chose the concepts we are using. I have discussed these decisions in My journal.

To get started visit Gold Mountain at Isle De Gambino.

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Post: 8271267_2 created on Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:15:30 +0000
Posted: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:15:30 +0000

I made a change to the Slot Machine which you might notice some funny behavior as a result.

We were having an issue where one of our servers, noodle, was getting hammered to hard from Slot Machine. The reason is that every time you pull the slot, it would tell noodle to remove a token from your inventory. This ended up being too much for noodle since it already handles all other inventory stuff.

So, the solution is to store small amounts of tokens on a different server temporarily, and then update that server instead (the server name is braaains =]).

Tokens are moved 20 at a time from noodle to braaains. Then, inside the game, you use tokens from braaains. Once your token on braaains has run out, it pulls more from noodle.

This whole thing should be transparent, unless you close the Slot Machine window without hitting "Cashout and Quit". If you do this, it might appear as if you had lost tokens. Don't worry - those tokens are most likely just tied up on braaains. Simply open the game and click "Cashout and Quit".

And just in general, its a good idea to hit Cashout and Quit every time you leave the game.

Ok, just wanted to share that to avoid any confusion it may cause. Enjoy =].

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