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Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by Ame.

They received 1,942,200 IP!

Trivia Result

Trivvy has a new question for you! Click here to try question #109. Trivia #108 was answered correctly by 18 people!

Game Trophies

The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows:

First Place, with a score of 380: Chimeraling

Second Place, with a score of 358: steel_galaxy

Third Place, with a score of 348: Sunlexor

First Place, with a score of 22220: JasperCreek

Second Place, with a score of 17300: Sunlexor

Third Place, with a score of 15270: camowoman39

First Place, with a score of 424: PixelPanic

Second Place, with a score of 372: Thor

Third Place, with a score of 303: Sunlexor

First Place, with a score of 200: steel_galaxy

Second Place, with a score of 185: PixelPanic, Mongolou

Third Place, with a score of 165: RiverStarr

First Place, with a score of 284: Sunlexor

Second Place, with a score of 258: Chimeraling

Third Place, with a score of 252: krypto

First Place, with a score of 84: gravity172

Second Place, with a score of 81: Thor

Third Place, with a score of 68: JaniceRuth

First Place, with a score of 10150: Sunlexor

Second Place, with a score of 5060: TakoNigiri

Third Place, with a score of 1400: Tetsam, subob

First Place, with a score of 233: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 174: steel_galaxy

Third Place, with a score of 173: Sunlexor

Hey All,

First and foremost, I want to say thank you for the last 5 years! Your continued support and friendship has meant a lot to me. Unfortunately, I come to you today to inform you that IcePets.Com is now going up for sale.

Although the website is up for sale, the team is continuing to add new Items and run events. The only thing on pause will be any new features and the progress of our alpha website. All I.C.E. purchases will continue to go back into the site as it always has been, but we understand if the site for sale gives you reason to pause in purchasing. Our goal is to continue to give you a fun place to play as well as events to keep you busy. You have given us many great years, and we hope with a new owner IcePets can give you many more as well.

Why is it up for sale?

Since purchasing IcePets.Com in 2014, the amount of time that I am able to devote to IcePets has dropped to the point that it is no longer fair to the most important part of the site. You, the users.

I (and the rest of the team) have put countless hours into IcePets and definitely do not want to see it fail. That is why I'm looking to sell IcePets to find a new owner who has the passion that I once had and drive the layout updates past the finish line.

What Are the Layout Updates?

The original code for IcePets was written back in 2009 back when PHP was a much different language. There was no "composer" to install third-party libraries into your code, or anything. It was also coded with a bunch of back doors by the original developer. Because of this, the goal was to give the whole site a fresh coat of paint. The problem was to do this, we needed to change how the pages were built. They moved from being dynamically created in a PHP script (as a string) and being emitted with "echo", to use a full templating engine (twig) to handle them. In the meanwhile, we also improved some of the functionality (i.e. galleries were made nicer, and quick stock now works with every location instead of just your shop). These changes are all available here: icepets.dev. The majority of this is complete, including the biggest thing which were the items, just a few kinks need to be worked through, and enhancements made.

So although this was branded as layout updates, after going through the first round, I quickly realized that it was going to be bigger than I had anticipated.

What you get:

• A highly motivated and flexible team to work with
• Ownership of all of the art assets
  • Pets - 17 Species with up to 37 different colours
  • Trophies - 600 different
  • Items - 4,500
  • World Maps
  • Avatars - 770

Features:

• Adoptable pets
• Forums
• Messaging
• Multiple Flash games (most rebuilt using Construct 3)
• Weekly Raffle
• Trivia
• Trophies
• User Profiles
• Wishlists (layout updates)
• NPC + User Shops
• Trades
• Quick Stock (way better version in the layout updates)

Technology Stack:
The technology stack is currently in flux between the live site, and the layout updates. All of the code is stored on Gitlab for the purposes of source control.

Live Site:

• PHP 5.6
• Mysql Database
• jQuery
• VueJS
• Must use Apache

Support Site:

• Laravel 5.2
• VueJS
• PHP 7.1
• Slack Integration
  

Staff Site:

• Laravel 6.2


• PHP 7.3


• VueJS


• Slack Integration

Slack Bot:

• Laravel 6.2


• PHP 7.3

Discord Bot:

• Laravel 5.6


• PHP 7.1

API Site:

• Laravel 6.2


• PHP 7.3

Job Site:

• Laravel 6.2


• PHP 7.3

Layout Updates (in the main repository):

• PHP 7.3


• VueJS


• Twig Templating Engine


• MySql


• Must use Apache

HTML 5 Games:

• Built with Construct 3

Please Note: The API and Job Sites could be merged into one application, this was originally split up so that we could scale up the API infrastructure if needed without running the risk of having scheduled jobs run multiple times. There are tools out there now (i.e. Laravel Vapor) which would automatically handle this for you instead of having it split out this way.

Additional:
I recently purchased a 6-month subscription for Laravel Shift (Shift CI Plan) which allows for the automatic dependency upgrade of any number of Laravel applications, as long as they are currently on running Laravel 6.0 or above. As long as I have that subscription active, if you do not have any issues with me having access to the code, I am more than willing to have it set up as one of my projects to automatically receive the upgrades (PRs will be submitted from time to time). Also, if you upgrade the other applications to Laravel 6.0, I can enable it for those repositories too.

We hope you enjoy giving others a fright because there is a Spooky Story Contest underway! Show us your way with words, and then vote for the story you think displays an excellent grasp of the creepy. You have from now until 23:59:59 (IcePets Time) on October 24th to submit one entry for the contest. The rules are as follows...

Rule 1 - One entry per user.
Rule 2 - Work must be entirely your own.
Rule 3 - You should not show anyone else your entry; it is to remain anonymous before and during voting.
Rule 4 - Entries must be kept PG-13.
Rule 5 - All entries will be subject to edits by our writing department in the final book.
Rule 6 - 30 words per entry max.
Rule 7 - All work needs to be IcePets related

Please submit all entries to IcePrincess.



Once the submission period has ended, users will be able to vote for the story they like best. All participating stories will be put together into an IcePets Book, and the winning users will receive...

1st Place
- Gold Contestant Trophy
- Golden Competitor Stamp
- Halloween Snow Jar
- 150,000 IcePoints
2nd Place
- Silver Contestant Trophy
- Halloween Snow Jar
- 100,000 IcePoints
3rd Place
- Bronze Contestant Trophy
- Halloween Snow Jar
- 75,000 IcePoints


Goodluck!

The Lugra joins in on the spooky surprises with the new Halloween Lugra Morphing Potion! Dress up as a frightening Halloween Lugra and keep trick-or-treating with your fellow Terrafrostians. Find one at the Snow Jar Igloo, and keep the spooktacular spirit going!



If you just can't wait, you can purchase the Morphing Potion from the I.C.E Shop until the end of the month for 500 IceCash (450 IceCash for Gold Account Users).

Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by Malithion.

They received 2,024,100 IP!

Scratchcards

First Place, winning 362,992 IcePoints:	atryeu
Second Place, winning 313,398 IcePoints:	mochihugs
Third Place, winning 193,573 IcePoints:	IcePrincess

Game Trophies

The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows:

First Place, with a score of 303: JellySpider

Second Place, with a score of 264: Chimeraling

Third Place, with a score of 243: Lycanroc

First Place, with a score of 21230: camowoman39

Second Place, with a score of 15390: Mongolou

Third Place, with a score of 14000: JasperCreek

First Place, with a score of 157: Chimeraling

Second Place, with a score of 137: krittle

Third Place, with a score of 32: camowoman39

First Place, with a score of 235: k_liandra

Second Place, with a score of 205: Mongolou

Third Place, with a score of 155: Volhound

First Place, with a score of 228: Chimeraling

Second Place, with a score of 203: JasperCreek

Third Place, with a score of 201: rainbowland

First Place, with a score of 84: gravity172

Second Place, with a score of 61: Thor

Third Place, with a score of 58: JaniceRuth

First Place, with a score of 2040: Mongolou

Second Place, with a score of 910: Lycanroc, garoka

First Place, with a score of 211: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 124: animalpets12

Third Place, with a score of 103: rainbowland

Get in the spirit of the season by dressing up your Pets with Halloween Morphing Potions. For the rest of the month, you can now find all Halloween Morphing Potions (except Jakrit or Xephyr) and the Halloween Snow Jar stocking in the Snow Jar Igloo.



If you're looking for a sure thing, you can also purchase the Halloween Snow Jar from the I.C.E Shop for 1,000 IceCash (900 IceCash for Gold Account users!) until the end of the month.



Speaking of dressing up, if you're a fan of Snow Jars, our typically 2-D Toon Snow Jar is now available in a round squishy Toon Snow Jar Plushie version! The Plushie is purchasable from Plushie Mania, and in one week will be requested by the Plushie Quest. It is rewarded by the Book Quest. You can thank @POURRITURE for this Item!

The Haunted House has been creaking and moaning. Shutters flap, doors swing on their hinges, and Ralph swore he saw lights on in the attic. It seems with the spooky season, spirits have come from far and wide to liven up the Haunted House. With all the activity, the Haunted House can be entered more often for the time being -- every three hours instead of six. It also seems the spirits have left more strange objects around than usual...



Until the end of the month, you may happen upon some old Halloween event prizes or Halloween Morphing Potions, among other things...



Don't forget, you can always pick up a Rustic Oil Lantern from the I.C.E Shop to guide you through the dark hallways a bit more safely. Rumor has it that the Lantern's brightness has been turned up this year, further increasing your chances of successfully navigating the House's corridors.

The days are shortening, the leaves are turning, and chill breezes fill the afternoons. The month of October is here, and with it, the familiar haunted traditions, like Trick-or-Treating!

In order to trick-or-treat, you must have a Halloween Pet and you must equip them with an Empty Halloween Treat Bag. Where do you get these things? Good question!

1. The NPC Shops, except Golden Touch and the Snow Jar Igloo, will now be stocking Empty Halloween Treat Bags
2. The Beauty King will morph one of your Pets into a Halloween Pet for you.

In order to participate, put food on your doorstep by visiting your profile. When you have a Halloween Pet equipped with an Empty Halloween Treat Bag, you can then visit other Users' profiles to collect food. Happy trick-or-treating, and keep an eye out for more Halloween surprises!

The votes have been tallied, and it's time to announce the winners of Member of the Month (MOTM for short)! For this month, both of our winners fall under the Yet to Win MOTM category! Firstly, everyone congratulate...

@Boba

Thank you for making IcePets a better place! Here are our favourite things about boba:

- Boba is one of the few people who help keep up the collector quest thread. I like that a lot!
- I want to nominate Boba for member of the month since they are such a kind person whenever I've reached out.

And secondly, please also congratulate...

@Lady_Heaven

Thank you for your continuing contributions to our community! Here are our favourite things about lady_heaven:

- I always see lady_heaven whenever there is an event going on. She tries to help out where she can - she deserved motm!
- Lady_Heaven would make a great motm! I see her online all the time and she is super friendly.



Both of these fantastic members will receive 100,000 IcePoints and the exclusive Member of the Month Avatar.






While member votes were tallying for MOTM, Staff votes tallied for SOTM, and this month's winner is...

@Silvy

To acknowledge their contributions to the team, we've created the following Item in their honour!


Makoat in a Ducky Costume Plushie





As we head on into October, new Items can be found in the I.C.E Shop for the duration of the month! Be sure to get your own Birthday Cobron Figurine and Birthday Party Stamp, along with the returning Mummy Plushie. Each of these is priced at 500 IceCash (or 450 IceCash for Gold Account Members)!



Additionally, a few of our resident shopkeepers have added some new sweet surprises to their stock! The Candy Wrapped Bath Bombs can be found at the Grooming Parlour while the tasy IcePet Cake Bouquet can be found at Sugar Rush. The IcePet Cake Bouquet is now rewarded by the Snowman Quest and will be requested by the Candy Quest in one week.

Raffle Result

This weeks raffle was won by brokenribbon.

They received 2,276,100 IP!

Trivia Result

Trivvy has a new question for you! Click here to try question #108. Trivia #107 was answered correctly by 31 people!

Game Trophies

The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows:

First Place, with a score of 314: rekksu

Second Place, with a score of 236: Tetsam

Third Place, with a score of 227: Lycanroc

First Place, with a score of 33600: LadyBlueEyes

Second Place, with a score of 12540: Tetsam

Third Place, with a score of 11520: Mongolou

First Place, with a score of 411: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 216: Tetsam

Third Place, with a score of 161: rekksu

First Place, with a score of 215: Volhound

Second Place, with a score of 180: Tetsam

Third Place, with a score of 175: Mongolou

First Place, with a score of 233: rekksu

Second Place, with a score of 183: Tetsam

Third Place, with a score of 115: bluetaz2001

First Place, with a score of 63: JaniceRuth

Second Place, with a score of 56: gravity172

Third Place, with a score of 42: Thor

First Place, with a score of 2850: Artlver, LadyBlueEyes

Second Place, with a score of 910: Tetsam

Third Place, with a score of 140: rainbowland

First Place, with a score of 184: Thor

Second Place, with a score of 179: Cowpro

Third Place, with a score of 153: Tetsam