More Show Changes

Posted on 05-19-12 7:36
Posted By Shows now have a maximum number of horses that can be entered. Default shows can have up to 20 horses, player hosted shows can have 15-40 in intervals of 5. Shows will not run until they are full. When a default show has been filled, a new one will be created.
This change should allow for more horses to place better in shows.
Since default shows are created over and over again, there is now a 15 show limit per horse. This is to prevent extreme showing.

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Vet/Shoe Bug

Posted on 05-16-12 4:04
Posted By The little bug that said your horses were due for vet/farrier visits before they were is now fixed.

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Demolishing Barns

Posted on 05-13-12 10:40
Posted By You can now tear down unwanted barns. Your account will be credited with $500 per stall in the barn for selling lumber and scrap metal. In order to demolish your barn, there cannot be any horses assigned to it.

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Vet and Farrier Visits

Posted on 05-12-12 12:30
Posted By Rather than having horses due for the vet and farrier every Sunday, it is now based on days. Horses need to be checked out by the vet every 14 days. Once the 14 day period has been met, the horse will lose 5 points health until it is seen by the vet.
As for the farrier, horses need their shoes done every 7 days. Just as the vet, they will lose 5 points from their shoes every day that they go past the expiration.

I also changed it so that you will start receiving warning alters about your horses being rehomed after any of their care stats drop to 25 points or bellow.

On another note, I want to change how horse shows run. I think it would work best, and be more successfully, if there was a limit to how many horses enter a show. I am think 20-25, since many people have a lot of horses and I don't want them to be filled up by one person. Once all the slots are filled, the show will run and a new one will be created (unless it is a player hosted show). This also means that more horses would get higher placing.
However, this would mean that a show limit would need to be implimented (so that you don't endlessly enter shows). This is where I want your feedback. How many shows should a horse be able to do each day? 10? 15? Or, should shows just stay how they are?

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Breeding

Posted on 05-10-12 3:45
Posted By Horse breeding has changed a little bit. When you breed your horse, the mare will be pregnant for three days before the foal is born.

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Few Fixes, Alerts, and Death

Posted on 05-07-12 5:50
Posted By Couple small fixes and additions today. I forgot to include selecting a barn for breeder horses and custom horses, so those are now in place.
Also, default shows are set up to create two of each show type. That will be starting tonight when the crons run.

EDITED: A few more additions today! Owners now recieve alerts when any of their horses' care stats are below 50% and are at risk of being sent to the shelter

Horses now die. Horses will die between the ages of 25 and 35. When you retire a horse, they continue to age and will eventually pass on. Deceased horses can still be viewed, and will be found in your farm cemetary.

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Barns!

Posted on 05-06-12 6:10
Posted By Barns have been released! You can purchase them by going to the link at the top of the menu page, or if you do not own any yet, there is also a link accessible via your Barn/Stable page.
All horses must be assigned to a barn. For a short period of time, you can view and take care of your horses form the field page (also located on your barn page. There is a link at the bottom.) I will be removing the field in a few weeks, so be sure to get your horses moved.
All horse care is taken care of in the individual barns. Breeding and the barn overview is still located in the Barn Office.
To modify your active horse, you must now go to trail riding, since this is where active horses are used.

I think everything is set up for the barn system, but if you find any glitches let me know. I took a break in the middle of coding, so I may have forgotten something minor.

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Barn Artist?

Posted on 05-05-12 12:00
Posted By Coding for the barn system is now underway. I am in need of an artist to create images for the barns. If interested please message me with examples of your work (preferably buildings but anything works). I can pay in USD, Pony Bucks, Horse Shoes, or low numbered Pony accounts.

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New Showing!

Posted on 05-03-12 5:16
Posted By After three days of coding in all my free time, the new show system is complete!
The only change is how entering and the performance score works. The performance score is out of 25 points. (Your horses' stats will still count the same as they always have) The performance will be scored based upon the options you choose. When you enter, you will choose to use either a hard bit or soft bit and whether or not you wish to ride with a crop. The answers are different for each discipline. You will have to test around to see what works. It correlates to your horses speed and strength stats.
When you enter a horse in the show, they will no longer appear to be entered. Yay! This should make things nicer.
There are no longer any open shows.
I will be revamping the default shows so that there are several for each discipline. Right now I am guessing it will not work to enter. Please be patient with those. (I am out of time right now. I will try and update this either today or tomorrow.)

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Progress and the Future

Posted on 05-01-12 9:29
Posted By Hey everyone! I just wanted to update you guys on what is going on.
Today, I started working on the new showing system. I have a good start on it. I would say I am about 40% done. I am hoping to have it released this weekend sometime.
I have also been thinking about what needs to be done before opening (to-do list aside) and I have decided on a few mandatory items:
---New Showing System
---Dropdown Menus (Make for easier navigation/Cleaner look)
---Barn/Stall/Organizing System
---Interactive New Player Guide
---Revamp Help System
---Change Health/Shoing system
I am starting to debate whether or not I want to incorporate riders. I feel like it might add too much complexity to the showing system - Dealing with training your rider, hiring an NPC rider, or a real player rider. I feel that they would just end up being clutter.
I know it does seem like a lot to do, but I am currently riding the wave of coding inspiration, so I am hoping to take full advantage of that. My goal is to have everything completed in the next month/month and a half. After that, we will have a two week or so period of just playing and testing to make sure everything goes smoothly. I will have a preannounced re-opening date so that everyone can start advertising. We will kick off the re-opening of Pony’s doors with a site wide party filled with chat parties, scavenger hunts, and exclusive games. I think I may host another Upgrade Challenge as well.
Get pumped everyone!

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Horse Updates

Posted on 04-28-12 1:58
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Katie
You can now change your horses' names whenever you want, no matter the age. Also, you will receive an alert once your horse has sold.
A few days ago, you may have noticed that in the office section of your barn you can also name and select an age for for your rider. More to come on this.

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To-Do List

Posted on 04-21-12 6:06
Posted By I have updated the To-Do List in case anyone is interested in seeing what I plan on adding, and what there is left to do before Pony reopens.

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Horse Show Limit?

Posted on 04-18-12 6:24
Posted By The next thing that I am working on are horse shows. So I have a question: Should there be a limit to how many shows a horse can enter every day? 10, 20...?

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Breeding Bug

Posted on 04-11-12 6:14
Posted By The breeding bug has now been fixed.
Also, I have deleted the alerts for when you horse has placed in the top three for shows.

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Creating Horse Images

Posted on 04-10-12 8:00
Posted By Thanks to some help from people over at PSU, that annoying bug where there is a bunch of gibberish echoed when a horse's image is first created is now gone!

There have been a few other less notable bug fixes in the last few days. Horses can have apostrophes in their names. Shows can too now.
Showing is back up and running.

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New Maps!

Posted on 04-05-12 1:00
Posted By There are two new maps today - Avenue and world!
There are a few changes with the avenue map. To get to boarding stables, the horse dealer, professional evaluations, and the list of all sale horses, go to the little newspaper icon on the bottom of the map. This will take you to the services page.
Also, to get to the rescue shelter, there is a link on the breeder page. (this will be reformatted later to look better)
You can get the link to create a custom horse via the shoe exchange.

To breed your horses, go to your barn office. :)
The other map, is a new world map for trail riding.

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Bug Fixes

Posted on 04-04-12 11:44
Posted By Few bug fixes today.
-There should be no more stretched horse profiles due to pictures
-Items should be showing up in player shops properly
-All horses that were out to pasture and in the shelter are now adoptable

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Training Cron

Posted on 03-30-12 1:13
Posted By I finally updated the daily cron to reset training sessions. Sorry it took so long!

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The Next Step

Posted on 03-21-12 4:59
Posted By The next change I wan to work on is revamping horse shows. I don't want to be like every other site and have click button shows. I want it to be more interactive and something that players look forward to doing and have fun doing. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to do this. I have been mulling it over for a few months now with no progress.
If anyone has any ideas what-so-ever, I would love to hear them.

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Training!

Posted on 03-07-12 7:29
Posted By Training is now released. You can train your horse three times a day. There is a link viewable to the owner under the horse's stats section in their profile. It is recommended that you work on training in the areas that are needed in the disciplines that you plan on showing in. For a list of these areas go to the help section.
When you purchase a horse from the breeder, they will get the random numbers to start their stats off at. And based on the breed of horse and its natural abilities, there is a possible max for the horse to reach through training (There is a 15ish point range for each breed). The possible stats can be improved through breeding. The sire and dam's max potential stats will be averaged out.
Perhaps you have also noticed the new stat bars on horse profiles. The green section represents how far your horse has been trained, the orange is the possible area, and the grey is impossible.
Please Note!: not all of the breeds have had their breed stat range set. As these are added, the max will be reconfigured for those breeds.
Finally, there is now a library which includes information about the breeds here on Pony, and a little bit about the stats that they do best in. The breeds that are either not listed, or don't have information filled out yet, do not have their max stats set.

As always, if there are any glitches, please do not hesitate to report them. Enjoy!

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Training

Posted on 03-06-12 8:01
Posted By Just wanted to make an announcement that training is almost done, finally. I should have it out either Wednesday or Thursday.

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New Horse Profiles

Posted on 03-03-12 12:22
Posted By There are now all new, completely revamped horse profiles.

Also, Moderators: there is now a more in-depth tool on horse profile pages to edit other people's horses, if needed.

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Horse Dealer

Posted on 02-22-12 6:32
Posted By A horse dealer moved in on the outskirts of Pony. He will take any unwanted horse, no matter the breed or age. You can find the dealer in the links above the Avenue map.
You can sell any of your horses to the dealer, so long as they are not retired or wearing any tack. There is a formula to set the price for your horse.

Experience 1,000 $100
Professional Evaluation Points 1,000 $1,000
Total Stats $2 per stat point

When you sell a horse to the dealer, they are completely deleted form the game. There will no longer be any record for them. This provides a simple way to get money for your horse without the hassle of selling, and it does some spring cleaning for the database.

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Barn Offices

Posted on 02-21-12 2:47
Posted By EDIT: Feeding has now been fixed.

Finally, an update for you guys!
There now barn offices. You can find them by going to Barn, then click the link in the little menu at the top of the page.
In your barn office, you attend to your horses' daily care as well as set up vet and farrier appointments. This process should simplify the time it takes to care for your horses. Also, each action is now one-click to get your horse to 100%.
Care buttons on your horse's individual profiles have been removed.

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I am a bad site owner.

Posted on 02-18-12 5:27
Posted By I am sorry for the lack of updates, guys. I have a four day weekend and I am sick, so I plan on curling up in bed and coding.

On top of my lack of updates, I missed Pony's 3rd Birthday! I don't know how I managed to do that. It was on the 16th.

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Horse Earnings

Posted on 01-29-12 12:41
Posted By Horses now have their career winnings displayed under their ribbon count on their profiles.

Also, I am moving the chat party to next weekend, that way people will have more notice so hopefully we can get a good turn out. The tentative date is Friday at 8PM server time.

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Chat Party

Posted on 01-27-12 1:17
Posted By Is anyone interested in having a chat party this weekend, I am thinking sometime Saturday. I would like to start getting the community back together. I want to discuss things I have planned and hear about features you guys would like to see.
Please comment with a time frame that would suit your schedule.

Also, almost all the coding is done for training. I just need the breed info finished so that I can get the stat ranges accuarate for each breed. Then training will be released!

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Writer Needed and Preview

Posted on 01-17-12 7:35
Posted By To start things off, I need another writer that is willing to write up a few paragraphs about the different horse breeds here on Pony. I really need to get this done so that I can finish training. If you are interested, message me and I will send you an example of what I am looking for. You will be paid 1HS per article.

On another note, here is a little preview to training. :)

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Happy New Year

Posted on 01-01-12 11:46
Posted By Happy New Year everyone!

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Christmas Horseshoe Sale

Posted on 12-22-11 12:13
Posted By From today until January 2nd, any horseshoe purchases of $10 or more(with one donation, not collective), we will double the amount of HS you receive.

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Seeking Volunteers

Posted on 12-17-11 9:12
Posted By I am in search of some volunteers to help me get some things finished for the upcoming additions so that I can focus on coding.
I cannot pay USD. You can receive in game currency, HS, items, etc. in exchange for your work.

I need artists, who can draw a variety of items.
Researchers/Writers to look up information on all of the breeds currently on Pony.

If you are interested in either or both of these positions, please message me with examples.

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Keepin' ya posted.

Posted on 12-03-11 8:05
Posted By I keep changing my mind on how training should work, but I think I've got it now. I would like opinions.
I will add a library that includes info on all the horse breeds of Pony. It will include information about their traits and how well they do in the different disciplines. Each breed will then have their own cap of stats out of 100 (0r maybe a smaller number). Some might have 70 stamina, while others are 87. When you purchase the horse the stats will be random as they are now, but the numbers will be specialized for each breed depending on their natural capabilities in each area.
For training, rather than working in a discipline, you will focus on working with building the horse's trust, stamina, strength, etc.
When horses are bred, the offspring won't have as much of a head start compared to store horses as they do now, that way you still have to work with the horse. In real life a champion show jumper's foal won't automatically be awesome as well.

Hopefully I am explained this so that it is at least understandable. Opinions?

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I am working, promise!

Posted on 11-13-11 8:17
Posted By I just wanted to let everyone know, that it may seem like nothing is happening, I have been working on coding some new features. I am just having a hard time finding the time to do so. I hope to release the first part of training next weekend.

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Pony's Closing

Posted on 10-15-11 11:16
Posted By Pony will be closing registration starting Sunday, October 16. During this time, all existing members will still be able to log in, but no one else will be able to join. I will be working on updating Pony's game play and adding lots of new features.

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TOS Changes

Posted on 09-30-11 9:14
Posted By Please note that the TOS has been updated. You will find that all new changes are in red.

One of the things that has been changed is the account limit. Due to conflicting statements and misunderstandings, we felt it necessary to increase the account limit to 3.

To those who recently had a third account frozen, I apologize and I will unfreeze the account and get the new login info to you.

Thanks!
B

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