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I've got some Rixixi news and a general Chasmhome announcement - general Chasmhome announcement first!

I'm going to be incredibly sporadic in activity due to medical stuff from now until the first week of August. I'd like to still drop by and do what I can for at least the next week, especially because I get really bored when I'm not working on things! For the last week of July and first week of August, though, I likely won't be around much at all. The other admins may or may not be able to step in in my absence (we're all fairly busy but I don't want to speak for them!), but I just really wanted to give a heads up because it's a bit more serious than usual! Thanks for your understanding! Seriously though if you see me doing admin stuff from like July 30-August 3??, please ask me what I think I'm trying to do.

Rixixi News

The Phoenix Shrine has reached 100%.

Phoenix Updates 19 & 20:

• The Shrine has changed. Something is wrong with the statue.
• All changes to the shrine logged here.
• All Lore unlocked - Side Content will still appear over time
• 95 Cultists: All Deaths at the Phoenix Shrine grant 50% of the Sacrifice's Stats to the Rixixi Performing the Sacrifice. Bloodletting Dagger and Thoriane's Guardian Combo grant double stats. - This is to keep a reward active even though there are no further unlocks.
• 100 Cultists(FINAL UNLOCK): MAJOR NSKANETIS-THEMED EVENT UNLOCKED
  
  • This will be coming after IHFY, and will feature Phoenix, along with other guardians! It's a followup to the Phoenix Lore in the current setting, and will unlock several things (shrines, subspecies, etc) over time! This is a Large Event instead of a Karma Event - Karma will not be active/will not be active through the entire event due to its length, parts of the story will be released at certain intervals of time along with new content, etc. I'm honestly still planning how it'll work but I have a lot of ideas for it!

Chrono Shards:

Link to Chrono calendar

I accidentally had no regular Chrono Shards active for July, so I did a couple of things:

• Dragon Body extended through July
• Random Past Date rolled for July 1, 2021 - October 5, 2021: July 1, 2018

  • Whoops, Time Travel
    July 1, 2021 - October 5, 2021 Charged Chrono Fogshard Pieces can add Cloak (nClk), Clownfish (nClw), Dapple (nDpl), Drakespines (+Drake), Dun (nDn), Eyespot (nEye), Frill (+Frll), Fringehead (+Fri), Hexagon (nHex), Iridescence (nIri), Kaurphyt Lines (nKph), Labyrinth (nLby), Leucism (+Leuc), Mandible Fangs (+X-Man), Poison Dart (nDart), Problems (+X-Prob), Ripple (nRip), Shell (+Shll), Skunk (nSku), Tendrils (X-Ten), Thunderstruck (nTnd), Ticking (nTk), or Whorl (+Whr)!

     

  • Whoops, Time Travel
    July 1, 2021 - October 5, 2021 Supercharged Chrono Fogshard Pieces can add Chameleon (nCham), Feathered Wings (+FtWing), Stained Glass (nSgl), or Ray (+Ray)!

Pride Month Wrapup

The Pride event recently closed! I'll very likely be able to do art while being mostly absent, so hopefully the group picture won't be too delayed by me having things going on! If it is, I'll give those of you in the group image a heads up. <:

I highly recommend using the group image for EXP/token redeems when it's done, it grants extra points! I might send out the B-NOM tokens personally, it's a bit unconventional but that way it's harder to forget them.

Bug Reports

We're trying to figure out a good place to put bug reports that doesn't require dA or discord - if you put your bug reports in Claims, they should be noticed fairly quickly, and we'll be able to sort them out for you! If you notice an error on the lorekeeper or nsk net, please feel free to drop it off in Claims!

I'll try to find some way to phrase this in the Nsk Net Nav, so if you don't see claims linked for bug reports at first, I'm just trying to figure out how to word things, haha.

And here's a small reminder about the polls in the last news!

The Last News

The Polls:

"Summer" 2021 Sale Timing | what do i do with this small bear

The Sale Timing is leaning heavily towards September (or either, which would lean towards September in this case |D), while there's several ideas going into Small Bear! I'm primarily looking for how to implement Primal Dwarfism's item usage with this, but other things that alter subspecies are helpful too - I just already know how it would work breeding-wise. c:

That's it for now! Sorry if things are slow for a bit, but I'll be trying to be around when I can! See you soon!

- Anarchisme

Got a bit of Rixixi news for you today!

Rixixi News

Barters:

Barters will no longer swap every other week! Instead, they will change out at the start of the month, and stay out for a full month. The group is fairly small and the Every Other Week schedule seemed excessive and pressuring, and sometimes hard to keep up with on the admin end, haha. Y'all get more time to do them before they switch!

Changes other than the timing:

• The current barters will be staying out until the end of the month!
• Fang's Fogshard Barter will appear once per season instead of every other barter cycle. They'll appear in August this summer, but after that, they'll be appearing on the second month per season (October for fall, January for winter, April for spring, July for other summers)
• Cat and Mjilikae and Myrk's Seasonal Sale will be appearing together at the end of each season/overlapping with the beginning of the next season (December, March, June, September) - both item barters will be appearing at the same time so that there's more room for other item barters to appear for the rest of the season.

Polls:

I have a couple of "polls" up in Google Sheets! If you could drop by and give your opinion, it'd be helpful!

"Summer" 2021 Sale Timing:

"I was planning on having a semi sale in the summer, but I prefer to give around a month's notice, which would put it in August. The thing is, I'm having my wisdom teeth out at the end of July, and I might be absent at the start of August.

Would you prefer a semi sale in mid-August or early September? (Either one would last a month)"

what do i do with this small bear:

"I've had this base saved for a year and a half now without launching it because I don't know how to get it to work with our item-based game mechanics"

More detail in form

Okay, I think that's it for now! The next update might be a Phoenix Update - I've been working on the finale there. Might be something else first, though!

- Anarchisme

Some multispecies news today!

Multispecies News

The Pride Month event has been extended through July 15, 2021! If you've been wanting to participate but haven't had much time, I hope this helps a bit! This applies to the main event as well as the Pride Blend item barter!

You can now turn in Misc. Art pieces of any Chasm-Connected species at Kellas Cat Gifting Service for rolls! Check out the page for more details! While this does accept any species, this may not be very useful unless you participate in Rixixi and/or B-NOMALY, as the rolls utilize Rixixi items. You can opt for B-NOMALY currency!
Kellas Cat Gifting Service was originally suggested by iiixkitsunexiii!

If you're participating in Art Fight, please feel free to post your Chasm-Connected characters! If you're unsure what to link as a species reference, feel free to link to Chasmhome, a relevant dA group, or a Nsk Net species sheet - anything like that works. (:

B-NOMALY News

There's a new prompt that's been added to the Prompt Library! Open Mic Night is themed around your B-NOM's own creative pursuits - sharing them, collaborating with other B-NOMs, etc!

This prompt originated from a verbal slipup I made when trying to explain Chasmhome to my family - I accidentally said that the characters could collab instead of the folks that owned them... it was a great mental image.

Rixixi News

Some updates to various pages/features:

• Live Transmutation: Updates to Canon Creature Additional Genes:
  • Mymber: Major change due to the addition of the Mumbling gene: Previously +Tendrils (X-Ten)/Rows (X-Row)/Sleipnir (X-Slei), currently Inkblot (nIn)/Sable(nSb)+Mumbling (Mymb)
  • Tunneldrake: Added Drake Scales (+DrakScl)
  • Rooter: Added to the list. Cowspot (Cow)+Shell (Shll)/Tail Spike (Tspi)/Fanged (Fan)
  • B-NOMALY (B-CLASS): Added to the list. +Lop Ears (X-LopE) OR Perky Ears (X-PerkE)/Beak (Bek)/Bird Limbs (X-Bird)/Feathered Tail (X-FeaT) OR Bushy Tail (X-BushT) OR Whip Tail (X-WhipT)/Phoenix Trails (X-PhoeT)
    • (A note: Other B-NOMALIES unlikely to be added due to high degree of RNG that would be needed.)
• Art Requirements Info: More info added, mainly on sizing and marking visibility.
• Subspecies Genetics: Other Methods of Obtaining Subspecies added, lists things like items.

That should be it for now! Be back soon with more!

- Anarchisme

Got some Rixixi news!

Rixixi News

Some new items have been added!

• Rhodochrosite: An uncommon drop in the Chasm and Mining, with plans to be used for an upcoming gemcrafting gene!
• Illusion Glass: A rare drop in the Chasm, Hunting (chasm creatures), and Mining, used in craftable Illusionate-Glass Cores, which now exist:
• Illusionate-Glass Core - Moddable: Craftable core! Removes the limit on Illusionate Cores for a Rixixi and optionally adds a same-subspecies alt form.
• Illusionate-Glass Core - Mechanix: Craftable core! Allows a Rixixi to shift into a Mechanix or a Mechanix to shift into a Rixixi. As Mechanix have no genos, there is no requirement to stick to the gene guides for this one. The forms can also look completely different if desired.

Most subspecies Illusionate Cores will still be obtained in events, and Domestic cores will likely be added to the Karma Shop along with Funeraries at the end of IHFY!

Barters have swapped! There's a new art barter with Aya - have fun with pyrotechnics and lightshows and general chaos! Myrk's seasonal has taken the place of Lunar's seasonal.

The Pride Month event ends on July 5th, but if anyone needs an extension, please feel free to let me ( Anarchisme ) know or comment on this news!

That's it for now! I'm still chipping away at things so hopefully I'll have more fairly soon! <:

- Anarchisme

Summer fest is up!

Aurri sighed in relief as they plopped into the Cach, summer finishing its circuit behind them. Another year of changing the seasons went well, and now it was time to relax. As they swam lazy circles in the water, an odd glimmer caught their eye. A hint of blue fizzling in and out in a cave mouth - not like a normal blue from light shining down, but something iridescent and bold. As Aurri prowled closer, the shine faded, a silhouette taking its place.

That was even more interesting.

Excited now, Aurri darted up to the stranger, finding a creature about their height. The being looked mostly like a Rixixi, their masked face tilting side to side at Aurri's sudden appearance, mantle - they had a mantle too! - giving a curious flick. Suddenly, their hands raised, shaping dozens of words with their entire arms swiftly.

"Oh, uh, friend, sorry, I don't know Nskanetian Sign," Aurri crossed their arms in an X - 'no' was the only word they actually remembered.

The friend covered the mouth of their mask with both hands as if covering a blush, then nodded enthusiastically. They put a hand to their chest and bowed. "Aya."

"Oh, nice to meet you! I'm Aurri," The skyburn Ixi grinned.

Aurri made to wave, but Aya took their paw suddenly and began swimming. Aurri laughed, rushing along with their new aquatic friend, Aya pointing out anything colorful or enticing and Aurri just along for the ride...

Summer Changelog

• Today's new starter is Anayahar, a Funerary! Zie is an energetic friend seeking more friends.
• There's a hub on dA as usual!
• Funeraries have been released with Phoenix Update 18 (here's the lore)! This is the Leyline-based subspecies, and is currently in beta (doesn't have mutations, etc) - I'll put up a beta checklist ?probably tomorrow? to track progress on that.
• A Funerary Rixixi naturally has Ray (+Ray), Leyline (+Ley) (Nonpassable), Partial Translucence (+ParTluc), and Frill (+Frill), and will not show these in their genotype, but can pass them to other subspecies (except Leyline). Funeraries can naturally pass Ghost (+Ghost) even if they do not have the mutation (both to other Funeraries and different subspecies). A Funerary can appear in a breeding via combo mutation breeding if both Leyline (+Ley) and Ghost (+Ghost) appear in the same breeding.
  Funeraries have blue blood (any shade of blue) by default, and their mask can be customized or designed from scratch if desired. The mask can be considered an optional free 1x Accessory locked to the "face".
• As previously mentioned, there aren't new seasonal items this year to make time for more updates. As a result, all past spring items are available in the Event prompts - there's a selection of three in Beach Buns and Summer Haunting Having A Blast, and Summer Radiation is available as a bonus prompt in Wave Rider.

I'll be rolling over the shop and everything else using seasonals in a bit! I just kind of need to take a bit to chill and also to roll a couple Lunar Barters first.

- Anarchisme

News, Updated:

Multispecies News

The Pride Event has been updated to allow all Chasm-Connected species, including open species without a masterlist (as long as you have a reference)! Other events may use this format in the future if it would make sense for them to be multispecies, so if you don't have a non-Rixixi character now but were considering getting one, this may still be relevant information! (:

Also, I forgot to mention this when it came out, but: Mymbers have an updated species guide! The old one was essentially a concept from when they were first released...

Rixixi News

Barters swapped last night! Lunar is bothering Myrk, very excited to have the chance to bother people three times this season! Please rescue Myrk. Fang is also back on their rounds!

A couple of new recipes are now available in the Kitchen, suggested by Fey :

• Gingerbread Cookie
• Bratwurst with Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes

I had an unfortunate incident with my computer that set back the development on the Funerary subspecies - essentially, I had to remake the file. Here's how it's going so far:

I have to finish the bones (Funerary comes with Partial Translucence) and make sure the layers work, but it's going well.

Sorry for recent delays, I was very sick and am 90% better! I'm just kind of also on a backup laptop. Honestly, send help and curseblockers.

Original News, preserved for posterity:

Barters have swapped!! Lunar is here bothering Myrk, and Fang is making their usual rounds!

This news will be updated later today with the full version - usually I'd prefer not to do that but a special barter was due to swap in and that takes a short enough time that I didn't want to delay that further! I also apologize for my absence lately, due to being sick recently among other things I am operating at less than 100%. I'm bored of not doing things, but I'll still be slow for some time.

I'll be back later to roll things and to update this with a bit more! See you then.

- Anarchisme

IHFY Hub

Story: Prologue: The Lost | Interlude: An Interrupted Solstice | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 TBA
Prompts: The Lost Event Prompt | Leyline-Connected: Chipper and the Harbinger (Multispecies Prompt) | Chapter 1 Prompt | Chapter 2 Prompt

IHFY Chapter 2 is finally up! I'm so sorry for the delay - life got ridiculously chaotic, but I've been chipping away at this and here it is!

An important heads up - IHFY Chapter 2 contains intense body horror in some of the possible paths. To avoid it, choose the "Escape" path. The body horror is located in the "Consider Options" and "Confront" paths. The body horror in it is a bit more intense than the usual Rixixi body horror and so I've put this warning on the Hub and on the prompt itself as well.

If it's not quite clear, the very first choice in the storyline is whether or not you're going with the Mymberless path or not - this isn't a massive change, but there are some narration differences - a bit more than just whether there's a Mymber!

Have fun! I'm going to be aiming to release last month's Phoenix release next, which wound up being delayed due to Chaos, IHFY prep, and because it's the beta of the Funerary subspecies - so that should be fun to get out there!

- Anarchisme

Pride Month is back in Rixixi!

Rixixi News

The main Pride Hub is on Nsk Net, and the prompts are over here this year!

As usual, there's an art entry prompt where you can show your Rixixi with their loved ones! It doesn't have to be romantic love - taking your close friends, family, emotional support of any species, etc are all valid! Showing your Rixixi expressing who they are is also valid! Come on down and hang out however you like, just be awesome to each other.

You can opt in to being part of a group image at the end of the event - examples are featured in the hub, but also, here was last year's!

There's also an item barter where you can get one Pride Blend a day by trading in a water! Roy needs at least some of the materials covered, but is happy to supply! If you need more Pride Blends, they drop rarely in any loot-dropping activity in June!

Have fun and be awesome! There's something else coming up soon - hopefully tomorrow or so, depending on how long it takes to set up!

- Anarchisme

Just a barter swap + a small additional Rixixi announcement!

Rixixi News

Barters have swapped! Two Karma barters are up right now (Old Dog's and the Jymbers)! Check 'em out if you have the time at the Prompts!

Additionally, Mymber Festival Games! has been added to the prompts library! It now grants seasonal currency instead of Chasm Eggs, but it'll be sticking around.

See you soon!

- Anarchisme

Rixixi stuff!

Rixixi News

Exploring and Kellas Cats have been moved from dA to the Lorekeeper/Nsk Net! All Explorations and Kellas Cats still on dA will be rolled shortly!

Exploring's info page is on Nsk Net now! Prompts are submitted over here. Nothing about the roller has changed, it's just the info and prompt submission location. The info page for exploring might look a bit short - this is because the items are listed on the Canon Worlds page!

Kellas Cats are also rolled on Chasmhome now - the prompt is over here! All instances of its companion info should link to that now.

Hunting and Mining will be moved to the Lorekeeper in the future - they don't have their own info pages yet, and that's the only thing holding it up!

That's all for now - I'm hoping to release IHFY Chapter 2 around the start of June, I'm really sorry for the IRL stuff delaying that!

- Anarchisme