Posted by Speedie Day 132, Year 3 (28th Feb 13) @ 23:07:13
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Where did these beautiful Items come from? The fantastic Gravity172 requested them! Drawn by the lovely Hornbuckle, these Coins can be found all over the site.
The Banker Coin is pretty easy; it's just stocking in the Post Office. The Cecie Coin is a little harder...You need to save up one of each Token and buy it in the Token Booth. The Gabrielle Coin and the IcePets Coin are both stocking in the Post Office as well. The Meteora Coin is currently being rewarded in the Space Quest. The Raffle Coin can be bought with 200 Raffle Tickets from the Raffle Store. The Referral Coin...You can probably tell where this is going. Clickie! The Winter Coin, carrying on with the snow theme, is a prize from the Snowman Quest. The Zabeu Coin will be stocking in the Post Office. For now. ;D
Last, but not least, the Zabeu History Book. This lovely book outlines the mysterious history of the Zabeu. It's so mysterious, in fact, it has yet to be written! Grab your copy now while our historians gather their information to publish. It is currently stocking in the Book Store.
Once again, we thank you Gravity172 for requesting these lovely Items, and thank you Hornbuckle for the stunning artwork, as always.
Posted by Nate Day 127, Year 3 (23rd Feb 13) @ 22:31:52
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Referral Contest Results
The (very late) results of the referral contest held in january are now here! In brackets are the number of accepted referrals that each of these users manage to get:
These avatars were created by our Avatar Artist, Read:
Lainie Requested this avatar to use
Requested by animelov3367 as a gift for LadyGrace
Luventas and Tokcando wanted the same avatar
The following avatars were drawn by the the requesting user:
Megalodon drew this herself
nexinhah drew this herself
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New Quest Store Item
Traptur Candy Dispenser
This item will help towards completing the Mini Candy Puzzle, which in turn will help you to eat your way to this difficult to get avatar:
Sweet at Heart
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Valentines Updates
The 9 hearts that are available by various methods have been made available in the Limited Section area in the ICE Shop for 80 IC! Also, as a reminder, the 5 Valentines-themed items currently in the Limited Section (costing 400IC) will be added to the Historian at the end of February.
The Love Letter has also been given a higher chance of being rewarded from quests (only available during February)!
Posted by Speedie Day 119, Year 3 (15th Feb 13) @ 02:02:17
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I love to cook!
Erm...Alright setting food on fire does not equal cooking.
So who likes to actually cook? Well maybe these new Items will pique your interest!
In order, they are Butchers Knife, Chefs Hat, Apron, Rolling Pin, Rolling Pin Stamp, Chefs Hat Ice Cube, Croquembouche, Measuring Cups, Oven Gloves, and All About Cooking.
For those of you wondering, Croquembouche is a French dessert, typically in the form of a bunch of small cream filled chocolate pastries, formed into a cone and held together by strings of caramel. Often decorated with sugared almonds, flowers, ribbons, or more chocolate, it is often served at weddings, first communions, and baptisms. TIL.
The Butchers Knife and Rolling Pin are battle items, and are stocking in the Battle Shop. The Chefs Hat, Apron, and Oven Gloves are beauty items, and are stocking in the Grooming Parlor. The Rolling Pin Stamp is...Well...A stamp. It can be found in the Post Office. The Chefs Hat Ice Cube is, you guessed it, an Ice Cube and can be found stocking in the Frozen Collectives Emporium. The fancy French dessert Croquembouche is a sweet treat and thus may be found in Sugar Rush. The Measuring Cups, as fancy as they look, are a toy and are stocking Samuel's Toy Store. Last, but not least, is All About Cooking. This book is stocking in the Book Store.
Who do we have to thank for these wonderful cooking-inspiring Items? None other than the dynamic mother-daughter duo, Irissa and Nyssa!! They have patiently waited until the Valentine's Day art was completed for their Item bundle to be released. We thank you two for your contribution to the site and for your undying patience! All of these artsy Items were drawn by our very own Roar! She's our newest artist and is already making great strides. ^_^
Requests will be opened again soon. We haven't forgotten!
Thank you very much, Irissa and Nyssa for your request, and thanks Roar for the stunning artwork!
Posted by Nate Day 118, Year 3 (14th Feb 13) @ 17:15:02
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So today is the day to value that someone special!
Obviously for us guys (icepets staff), the people we value are YOU, the users!
We are therefore going to be giving you some new updates!
First off, the hearts!
Did you find them all? Dont worry, this is a full list of how to obtain them:
Heart of Love
Received for EVERY hour that you are active!
Heart of Joy
Received when interacting with each of these: Historian, Item Spinner, Beauty King, Big Red Button
Heart of Fulfilment
Received from Cube Grab every time you play
Heart of Power
Purchasable from the Token Booth using BASIC tokens
Heart of Satisfaction
Received each time you vote for IcePets via the Earn IceCash link in the ICE Shop
Heart of Intimacy
Received each time you purchase from the Quest Store OR the Raffle Store
Heart of Romance
Received each time you win at Red VS Blue
Heart of Sweetness
Received each time you purchase an item that costs MORE than 1,000 IP from NPC Shops (Main Shops)
Heart of Feelings
Received each time a new species/color is added to a pets closet via Morphing Potions or Snow Jars
We would like to thank you all for participating in this event. These items will be available until the end of February. They will then be much harder to obtain (until next year)
This feature will be a permanent addition to the arcade, with additional content (leaderboards) being added to it soon! You will notice that your Snowman stats have transferred to the new system. Woooo
There is another puzzle there, although the items arent being release just yet
Next up, we have 4 new pet colors! (Can I get a ooh yaaa in your comment if you like them!)
Here we have the Love Audril, Love Xephyr, Evil Audril, Evil Xephyr!
But Nate, where can I obtain these Morphing Potions I hear you ask.. well.. You can purchase them from the Ice Shop for 800 IC each.. OR you can get a special prize from completing the Puzzle of Hearts puzzle (you should have enough Heart of Love by now, eh? lol)
Mysterious Love Chest
This chest can randomly have one of the above new Morphing Potions in it.. or it can have a Love Snow Jar or Evil Snow Jar.
There is also a spiffy new avatar that is available:
Heart Builder
Im sure there has been enough hints in the previous news posts for you to figure out how to unlock this?
TL;DR
- New Arcade Feature, Jigsaw Puzzles - 4 New Pet Colors (Love Audril, Evil Audril, Love Xephyr, Evil Xephyr) - New Item, Mysterious Love Chest - Use HEARTS at the jigsaw to receive the Chest! - Use the Chest to receive the Morphing Potions! - Do /something/ to unlock new avatar!
A big thankyou goes to the entire Staff Team for coming together to release this content!
Items, Pets and Avatars - by Hornbuckle, roar and Read
Item Descriptions - by SaraDelaney, Pom and Luventas
Programming - by Nate
I would also like to thank Luventas and Osteology for thoroughly testing the jigsaw for me, to make it totally bug-free
On a Minor note:
Like to attack stuff? Yeah, you should probably hold onto a couple of chests for when we release moar content
Posted by Nate Day 116, Year 3 (12th Feb 13) @ 14:03:22
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The Build a Snowman (in its current format) has been officially retired from the arcade page!
How do I start the quest now!?.
Dont fret! Your completions and current progress will be saved!
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Heart of Sweetness
We are nearing the end of the Heart-miniature-Valentines-Hunt (unofficial name)!
Due to this fact, I will provide you with exactly one hint:
PRICE CHECK!.
With only 1 more heart left to release, make sure you visit the forums to learn how to collect this and the previous 7 hearts. You can also join the speculation on what the hearts are used for!
Posted by Nate Day 111, Year 3 (7th Feb 13) @ 20:37:20
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We are please to announce that the Member of the Month for February 2013 is...
...LadyGrace!
Congratulations LadyGrace! We appreciate all that you've done for the Icepets community. Enjoy your 50,000 IP and exclusive secret avatar!
Some User Comments about LadyGrace:
She is thoughtful, respectful, and extremely kind and considerate to everyone she meets. Both on the forums and on user profiles.
she is ALWAYS there, ready to help somebody out, she makes me feel happy with a sunny message when I just want to cry... VOTE FOR GRACE!
She's amazing and has always warm words to say
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the next round of the MOTM, and be sure to voice your opinion on who you think is the most deserving in the community to receive the title and rewards that go along with it!!
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Hearts #2 and #3 (of 9!) have been found floating around IcePets!
Heart of Joy
Heart of Fulfilment
Some hearts might be available from multiple places.
(Remember to keep an eye on your notifications for the 1 item received notification!)
For Clarity: All hearts released will be available via their released method only until the end of the day on February 28th 2013. After this point they will be much harder to obtain.
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Due to expansion of the team, there will be no Staff of the Month this Month
Posted by Apocolypse Day 111, Year 3 (7th Feb 13) @ 16:43:29
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We, the new editors of IcePets, are proud to finally present our first pieces of work – All the books on IcePets now have content! Hooray!
The wonderful SaraDelaney added content to The Book of Aliteen Cliffs. A must-read for all the adventure-lovers out there!
The mastermind Pom wrote great stories which can be read in How the Ridix stole Christmas and Pet Color Guide. -runs to the book store-
Luventas (Oh wait, that's me!) used her fantasy and knowledge to write Twas the Night before Christmas as well as All about Ferns.
We hope you enjoy the books listed above. Now, to give you a short impression on what the books are like: Teasers!
The Book of Aliteen Cliffs
The Aliteen Cliffs, known by locals as the Alicliffs, can be found in the Snowslide Mountain Range North West of the Draga Volcanoes. At an elevation of 813 meters above sea level they sit 1,025 meters below the nearest inhabited town of the Snowslide Mountains.
The Cliffs are extremely treacherous and have a reputation for having some of the worst avalanches in the IcePets world, therefore it is highly recommended that people and pets alike stay clear of this area...
How the Ridix stole Christmas
Rev the Evil Ridix was a very gloomy Icepet. He was bitter to the bone, and could not stand to see anyone joyful. He especially hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season. Maybe it is because everyone is happy, or maybe he does not get any gifts. “No one wants to be my friend,” he angrily sniffed.
Pet Color Guide
There are 39 different colors which you can paint your pets with. So many choices, how will you choose? Maybe this book will help you in making an informed decision before you give your pet a new color. After all, some rare colors can be quite expensive!
Twas the Night before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas. Rudolph, a young Zabeu, was sitting in front of the fireplace with his mother.
“Oh come on, Mom!”, Rudolph begged. “Give me a hint! Is it big? Small? Shiny?”
His mother laughed. “Sorry dear, I think you will have to wait until tomorrow. I don't know what you will get for Christmas, only Santa does.”
“Mom.”, Rudolph sighed, rolling his eyes. “I'm not stupid. I know Santa's just a story you tell us children. I mean, how should one person be able to bring all the presents to every child in the world?”
His mom shook her head and looked outside the window. “Santa is no story, Rudolph. He is real and maybe one day you will believe it again.”
“Prove it.”, Rudolph said.
“Prove what?”, his mother asked.
“Prove that Santa is real!”
“Oh dear, I don't think I...” His mother didn't end the sentence. Her mouth stood open as she gazed out of the window. Curious about what surprised her that much, Rudolph walked towards it and took a look outside.
All about Ferns
All of us most likely know them – Ferns. But what are ferns? What do they do, where did they come from? This book is perfect for all the plant-lovers out there!
Posted by Nate Day 110, Year 3 (6th Feb 13) @ 21:15:45
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Love Letters have been made a permanent February addition to quests. Every February they will now automatically be added to the reward items for quests.
Heart of Love
There are various different hearts, and each day, 1 will activate to be earned by you guys (once activated, they can be earned throughout all of February).
Collect them all for a special surprise! The first one we are releasing is the Heart of Love, which is very easy to unlock. (Each heart will get progressively harder).
ICE Shop Update
Morphing Potions have been added to the Limited Section, along with some brand new items;
These 5 themed items each cost 400 IC (360 IC for gold members)
At the end of February these 5 items will be added to the Historian.
(A big thanks to Hornbuckle for drawing these new items!)
Posted by Nate Day 105, Year 3 (1st Feb 13) @ 10:32:34
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The promotion for the Wonder Zapper with every gold account purchased has now ended.
Any gold accounts purchased after the time and date of this post will no longer be eligible for their free Wonder Zapper.
We would like to say thank you to everyone who purchased a Gold Account during this time, for helping to support IcePets.
These pinatas have also been removed from all quests.
~Nate
Please Note: I (Nate) have been having difficulty with my internet for a week, and will probably continue into next week too - so do not worry if I do not reply to Private Messages as fast as I normally do ^_^