May 17, 2013

The Strange Diversity 17 May 2013

Tier 7 breeding has exploded in the last week with nearly 14% of the population now in Tier 7 and it now exceeds Tier 4 in population size.  The average number of pets per player has also grown and is now at 20.



 All this Tier 7 breeding has resulted in slightly more Elites, which now represent 1.29% of the Strangeling population.  When Players breed Elites with each other, the chances of the genetics being passed on will increase, resulting is a higher percentage of Elites overall. For those that are interested in the Elite color breakdown the following graph shows that Brownie is the rarest Elite color.


And finally our day of love this week is back to Sunday. Happy Breeding everyone!

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May 11, 2013

Strangelings Photo Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the Winners of the Strangelings Photo Contest!


First Place: Michelle Lunsford Howe



Second Place: Corvus Ater



Third Place: Corvus Ater



Congratulations to the winners! We will be contacting you directly with details about your prizes.

There were some amazing Strangelings entered into the contest, we were blown away by ALL the photos!  We will be leaving the contest live for the weekend so that people can see the entries, but please note that voting officially ended on the deadline of May 10th at midnight PDT.

As a thank you for participating in the contest, we will be giving each person who entered 100 crystals - you should see those added to your account in the next few days.  Thanks again and keep watching for future contests!
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May 10, 2013

Auction House Upgrades!



Over the last few weeks we have been upgrading the Auction House, making it easier and friendlier for our players to use. We've made some changes that have just been released at http://auction.strangelings.com

Layout Improvements

Some of you have commented that it was hard to see the descriptions of upcoming auctions on the calendar. The new layout is much easier to read!



We have also changed the format for the auctions themselves. We have given you more space on the page for chat and have altered the layout to make the current bid and next offer easier to see.


For our Auctioneers, we have cleaned up the user interface for creating an auction; we hope you like it! Auctioneers now have the ability to limit number of Strangelings each seller can list in their auction.


Sharing

We have added a number of sharing features! First, as you are listing Strangelings in an auction, you can now share information about that auction to your Facebook friends. The more people who attend, the more fun auctions become, and the more competition there is! Sharing an auction is a great way to spread the word.



You may also choose share the total amount of money you have made from selling Strangelings at auction--please note, this only applies to auction sales from now on; Strangelings sold before this addition won't count towards your total.


Hanging Out

We have all experienced how abruptly the auctions end, and we've done two things to address this.

1. Bidding will not begin until five minutes after the auction's scheduled start time. You will see the ‘bid’ button greyed out during that time, giving everyone time to join the auction before the party gets started and for the Auctioneer to explain any special rules.

2. After the final lot is sold, the chat will stay open for another ten minutes. Yay! No more sudden finishes.

PayPal Integration

When you are listing a Strangeling in an auction, the Auction House site will check to make sure you have a verified PayPal account, including your proper PayPal first and last names. This should fix the problems some of you have had paying for Strangelings you have won, and means that any PayPal account you use for the Auction House needs to be verified (through PayPal) before you begin. FMI support (Ben Rohr) is going to be able to work on other things now.

Happy Auctioning!
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Strange Diversity May 10th

 


We are nearing the start of our second month, and the Strangelings population continues to grow by leaps and bounds. The average number of pets per player is eighteen, now! Looking at the overall statistics, for all of the Strangelings in the game, the largest numbers still show up in the lower Tiers; we've gained a lot of new players this week, though, so their new babies are probably the cause of that. 


Both new and experienced players are breeding Strangelings like mad, as they begin to focus in on their breeding goals--our most popular breeding day this week, the Day of Love, was Friday.

The Auction House is picking up steam, too. Last week's $30 sale of an Elite Strangeling, as well as seeing more and more of the cool combinations the Elite colors can create, is spurring a big jump in numbers for Tier Seven. 0.91% of all current Strangelings, this week, have at least one Elite color--more people are focusing on breeding Elites, whether for the challenge, the potential auction profits, the Achievements, or just the bragging rights!



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May 3, 2013

Strangelings Game Update - New Features!




You're asking--we're listening!

More and more players are joining Strangelings, and a great breeding community is coming together. Our earlier post has some information about what players are breeding--and what prices their Strangelings are fetching at auctions! If you missed it, take a look: http://blog.strangelings.com/2013/05/strange-diversity-may-3rd.html

We love watching this, but we're listening, too--as you talk with us and with each other, we're constantly listening for what we can do to improve the game.

Gold

We have added new ways to earn Gold! Along with the current 250 Gold daily bonus, now you will get a bonus based on the number of Strangelings in your collection. We believe this will really help in revealing your pets' traits!

We've also added a Gold bonus when you return a pet to the wild. This bonus is based on the Tier of the Strangeling, with higher Tiers awarding more Gold.

Game Hints and Rewards

There is a new feature in the game: the Game Hints and Rewards window. This is a guide window that opens when you log in, to tell you some things about your current status. It will show you your daily Gold bonus, remind you to collect Achievement rewards, and give you helpful hints about gameplay.

Auction Integration

More auctions are being added at the Auction House every day! If you haven't been to see one yet, you can see a list of upcoming auctions on the Auction House site: http://auction.strangelings.com 
With today's updates, we wanted to integrate the Auction House more closely into the game.

There are many improvements on the way for the Auction House, but there are three you will notice this week. When you open the game, an "Auction House" tab has joined "Play Game" and "Settings". In the web version of Strangelings, when you send a Strangeling to auction from the Inspect screen, the Auction House site will open in a new window, so that you can immediately list that Strangeling in an auction. There are also reminders and hints about the Auction House within the Game Hints and Rewards window.

The updated web version of Strangelings is now live and you will notice the features listed above immediately: http://game.strangelings.com

The updated iPad app should be available in about a week; we will announce its release here on the blog.
If you have any questions please visit support: http://support.strangelings.com



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Strange Diversity May 3rd

Strangelings is into its third week, and our population continues to grow rapidly!

The percentages of Strangelings at each Tier remain heavily skewed to the lowest four Tiers. It is interesting to note that the percentage of Elites has increased slightly, to 0.54% of the population--remember that breeding Tier Seven pairs can bring those Elite colors to your collection! This is why there are more Tier Seven Strangelings than Tier Sixes out there.



Another change in breeding statistics we noticed this week was that the Day of Love has apparently switched from Sunday to Saturday, with 20% of the week's total breeding happening on Saturday!




The average number of pets per player has increased to seventeen. Last week, we predicted this number would rise, given the successful release of the Auction House; it's hard to resist an appealing little face at an auction!  The Auction House is doing very well so far, and we thought we would share our biggest sale to date: $30 for an amazing Elite-colored Tier Seven.




Happy breeding, and if you have any questions, check out the wiki--if it doesn't answer you, please visit our support page!
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April 27, 2013

Strangelings for iPad Updated!



We are excited to announce our new iPad release, which has a really great feature: Augmented Reality (AR). Using this, you can bring your Strangelings into your world! FMI employees have been out and about, giving their Strangelings a tour of *our* 3D environment, and taking snapshots with some famous landmarks in the background. Can you guess where they are?



To turn on Augmented Reality, simply “Inspect” your Strangeling and click on the “Visit with Me” button on the bottom left. That button isn't there in the web version, so don't read this and panic--only the iPad version of the game has the AR feature. Once you are in Augmented Reality, you can interact with your Strangeling.

If you'd like to take pictures--and who wouldn't?--remember that the iPad shortcut for screenshots is pressing the Power and Home buttons simultaneously; the image will be saved to the Camera Roll on your iPad.

The new iPad release of the game includes, besides Augmented Reality, all of the updates that were made to the web version last week, so other than that one new button it should work just like the web version does.
Strangelings on the App Store


We hope you will send us (csr@strangelings.com) some photos--or post them on Facebook--of your Strangelings hanging out with you at your desk, or going out for coffee, or visiting your town's coolest landmark, or chasing their tails in your backyard! Watch for future contests using your AR photos!

Have fun!
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