Gazette Archive/2013

## December 21st, 2013

Dec 21st: It's WinterFest in Growtopia until December 31st!

It's a magical season of gifts and wonder... for everyone except the Growch! Which is really too bad considering he invented a bunch of cool new items, and he won't share them with Growtopia.

**LOST FOOTAGE.**

## December 16th, 2013

Dec 16th: Tiny patch added today - the /ignore option was improved. All the better to ignore pesky jerks with!

NEW: Prehistoric Pack - Going clubbing has a whole new meaning! Includes full Caveman and Cavewoman outfits and items to build your own home sweet cave

NEW: Oh, so dinosaurs and humans never lived at the same time you say? Tell that to the Riding Raptor!

TWEAK: The Birth Certificate will now also let you change capitalization in your existing name

**LOST FOOTAGE.**

## December 13th, 2013

Dec 13th: Go back in time with the new Prehistoric Pack!

NEW: Prehistoric Pack - Going clubbing has a whole new meaning! Includes full Caveman and Cavewoman outfits and items to build your own home sweet cave

NEW: Oh, so dinosaurs and humans never lived at the same time you say? Tell that to the Riding Raptor!

TWEAK: The Birth Certificate will now also let you change capitalization in your existing name

WARNING: No drop games!

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## December 6th, 2013

Dec 6th: Today we finally offer a way to change your GrowID!

NEW: Added Birth Certificate to the store

RECENT TWEAK: Added a sound effect when items are added/removed when using the trade system

RECENT TWEAK: Must now be standing close to someone to add them as a friend

**LOST FOOTAGE.**

## October 18th, 2013

October 18th: OUT OF THIS WORLD - Two new items in the store today: Mars Blast (create a low gravity martian world) and the Astro Pack so you can take your magical journey in style!

NEW IN STORE: Mars Blast and Astro Pack

TWEAK: Forcefields no longer drop seeds, this was a bua as it's creatable in a lab

TIP: If you drop stuff in a public area, or give it to someone for ANY reason, you can lose it or get scammed!

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## October 12th, 2013

October 12th: **LOST FOOTAGE.**

**LOST FOOTAGE.** - ever players in the forums were yelling at us to nerf them, that's a first!

TWEAK: /sb cost is now variable (50 Gem minimum), do /sb alone first to see the current cost!

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## October 8th, 2013

October 8th: Rollback Weekend has ended! Rollback Plaque II's are no longer creatable, so I hope you made a few while could.

NEWISH: Two new actions and 16 new items have been added

StixNERF-ALERT: Both Coral and Tomatoes have been slightly nerfed - even players in the forums were yelling at us to nerf them, that's a first!

TWEAK: /sb cost is now variable (50 Gem minimum), do /sb alone first to see the current cost

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## September 16th, 2013

Sep 16th: **LOST FOOTAGE.**

**LOST FOOTAGE.**

BUGFIX: Stick Horse now has the speedy mod

WARNING: Mods, you now have permission to ban drop game hosts from the game. DO NOT RUN DROP GAMES!

## August 31st, 2013

August 31st: A new themed pack is ready to go but we have to wait until all platforms can update to the V1.40 client. We'll update you on the ETA as soon as we know!

NEWISH: Build your own metropolis with the City - **LOST FOOTAGE.**

ANTI-GRIEF: Spammy pe - **LOST FOOTAGE.** - auto-muted and It's how harder to fake chat from other people

NEW: A new achievement was added for 45 total!

NEW: Dr. Destructo event added, be afraid. Very afraid.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## August 27th, 2013

August 27th: A NEW BETA SYSTEM COMING Well, as much fun as it is to keep updates completely secret and just randomly spring them on you in a quite unsafe way, recent issues show that we just can't keep doing that. We need our stuff tested better. BY YOU.

Now, here's the thing: Our beta server is fairly weak and can probably only handle like 500 players at once max - so we'll probably limit /beta usage by level or something to start with.

So, what magical new features are scary enough that we need to do this? Well, I'll just blurt it out: Fishing is coming. We'll post more info when we're ready for the testing to start.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

WARNING: Drop games and betting games (like Casinos) are not allowed and result in a ban. Don't broadcast about them even to report!

WARNING: Using any kind of hacked client or bot even with an alt will likely result in losing ALL your accounts. Seriously.

WARNING: Ignore broadcasts that mention drop games, quitting, giveaways, free stuff and "casino" Nearly all are just scams. Don't get scammed!

## July 6th, 2013

July 6th: Love farming? Well, use those hard earned gems to buy the new Farm Pack! Did I mention it includes a Dear John Tractor and a Cow you can milk?

NEW: Farm Pack added. If you're going to farm, do it in style!

NEW: New kinds of objects like Chickens and Cows that produce eggs and milk. Don't egg your neighbors, kids!

NEWISH: /trade command added, it's another way to initiate a trade with someone

UPGRADE: The In-App-Purchase system for both Android and iOS was upgraded last week, works better now

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## July 4th, 2013

July 4th: Happy 4th of July, Americans! Today we've added some minor changes noted below.

This weekend we'll be introducing a brand sparking new item pack. Not telling what the theme is!

NEW: /trade command added, It's another way to initiate a trade with someone

TWEAK: A confirmation dialog now always appears when you drop items, to cut down on accidental drops

UPGRADE: logging in and changing worlds will be snoppier now, thanks to some recent server optimizations

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## June 10th, 2013

June 10th: Seth's back! He's applied an update to the server today to fix some misc security things.

Tweak: Misc stuff, if you couldn't make a new GrowID before, you probably can now

BUGFIX : Fixed client error 2924 error that was hitting some android users

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## May 16th, 2013

May 16th - GrowTech Pharma has had a break in. More info coming soon...

RECENLY ADDED: Password Door - it works like it sounds. Should open up some new creative possibilities.

MAGIC: Taco Dog has mysteriously changed into the Turtle Hat

Check the forums, Meow usually has a contest or two going.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## May 15th, 2013

May 15th - BREAKING NEWS! There's been an explosion at GrowTech Pharma! More details are available on our Facebook page.

RECENLY ADDED: Password Door - it works like it sounds. Should open up some new creative possibilities.

BALANCE: Random event spawning tweaked to adjust with current player levels

TWEAK: At @Meow's request, Doors and Password Doors now allow much longer display texts.

TWEAK: Fixed (improved?) issue with rubber banding when jumping above worlds.

Check the forums, Meow usually has a contest or two going.

@Seth and @Hamumu

## May 1st, 2013

May 1st - SERVER STABLE! Ok, it looks like the server stability issues we were having earlier this week have been resolved.

So now we can focus on adding features and preparing for a special holiday event coming soon that will include some brand new mechanics...

RECENTLY ADDED: Stinky Bucket has been added. (Sponsored by Stinkbuckets, with thanks to IcyTooth and DJ6654)

RECENTLY ADDED: Some other new items have also been added. No item pack, so you'll just have to find the new stuff yourself!

Check the forums, Meow usually has a contest or two going.

## April 20th, 2013

April 20th - To the dungeon with ye! That's right, build a first rate dark and dank chamber to keep your enemies (and sometimes bothersome relatives?) in with the brand new Dungeon Pack!

Concerning lag and capacity: Seth is nearly finished with a huge server upgrade. hopefully this is the last weekend where we have to turn away players. Hang in there, and sorry for the lag!

Check out today's changes:

NEW: Dungeon Pack - Spendy but comes with a ton of Items Including a rare Iron Mask. It has skeletons, need I say more?

RULES: Modified rules to clearly state that bots/macro programs are not allowed as we've been getting questions about this.

Check the forums. Meow usually has a contest or two going!

## April 13th, 2013

April 13th - SCHOOLS IN! Today we introduce the Education Pack! Expert on a subject? Setup your own school and run a few classes to teach the masses.

In other news, we're working on a huge server upgrade. We hope to have it ready in a week or two.

Check out today's changes:

NEW: Education Pack - Comes with everything you need to run your own school! Includes the Growtopia Lunchbox which isn't available any other way.

NEW: Crimson Eagle Wings (Sponsored by Morphieus)

NEW: Bulletin Board - It has a neat chatwall functionality and can be tweaked to work in different ways. The Education Pack comes with one.

BALANCE: Crossing a Finish Line now resets your respawn checkpoint.

**LOST FOOTAGE.**

## April 10th, 2013

April 10th - Hey, Growtopians! Congrats to the winners of Meow's World Making Contest! The winners are: LUDO, PIRATEHUNTER, TEHEPIC, and PAWS.

Latest changes:

NEWISH: Five new splicable items added including a functional Mailbox.

NEWISH. Tiny Horsie added to the store, for those that wish to travel in true style.. of a sort.

BALANCE: /broadcast cost set to 100 Gems for now. Should we cheapen it again now that the weekend is over?

BALANCE: 'Drop games' (a scammer trick) are not allowed

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## April 9th, 2013

April 9th - **LOST FOOTAGE.**

Check out today's changes:

NEW: Five new splicable items added including a functional Mailbox.

NEW: Tiny Horsie added to the store, for those that wish to travel in true style.. of a sort.

CONTEST Meow's Art Contest is almost over, check the forums to submit your world.. she'll be giving out wands!

BALANCE: /broadcast cost set to 100 Gems for the weekend rush.

BALANCE: Red Brick harvest rates tweaked.

MODS: Jens and Solorien were added to the mod team! Well, Solorien always was but now she's more active.

BALANCE: 'Drop games' (a scammer trick) are not allowed.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## April 4th, 2013 (BETA SERVER)

April 4th - BETA SERVER! ! This server is using a copy of the real server data - nothing you do here will carry over to the real game, it's all temporarily and will eventually be deleted.

BUGS?: If you find a bug, please post on the Beta Server Bugs And Issues thread in the Growtopia forums.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## April 4th, 2013

April 4th - Happy Easter Week! It's over tomorrow, so grab those magic eggs while you can!

NEW: Magic Eggs are spawning EVERYWHERE until tomorrow! What are they good for? Figure it out! (Limited time!)

NEW: The Easter Basket is now available in the store (Limited time)

BALANCE: /broadcast cost set to 50 Gems

BALANCE: To cut down on scamming (and tons of 'I got scammed' emails) Those silly "Drop all your stuff to somehow win stuff" games are now declared ILLEGAL. Mods have been given permission to mute/curse/tape anyone advertising or running one.

COMING SOON: This weekend we'll be introducing some new items. Check Facebook for a sneak peak.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## March 25th, 2013

March 25th - Want to earn a magic wand? Check out the contest @Meow is doing in the forums. She's also been creating full world screenshots by special reqiest...

BUGFIX: Fixed issue where the Cursed Hat could actually make you ultra powerful. Magic is crazy like that.

RECENTLY ADDED: The Fantasy Pack

RECENTLY ADDED: Type /top to view honored worlds

TWEAK: Lowered price of /broadcast to 50 Gems

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## February 26th, 2013

Feb 26th - New item today!

NEW STUFF: Baneful Mask added (Sponsored by i20HH) It will be even cooler after the new client later...

BALANCE: The Rollback Plaque is no longer a "perma item". It will sometimes drop itself when destroyed, but no seeds.

BUGFIX: Fixed the 'freeze if you destroy a door when you go through it' bug.. so sorry, no more floating tricks!

Rarity 999 was a little confusing, so we've changed it to just not show rarity for those kinds of items. Will need a client update to fully switch over though.

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## February 24th, 2013

Feb 24th - Apology Weekend is over! We're still dealing with some server issues, pardon our dust and restarts.

NEW STUFF: A lot of new wallpaper background colors added as requested, for you pixel artists

NEW STUFF: Some other items as well...

- @Seth and @Hamumu

## January 29th, 2013

Jan 29th - Ok, it's now official, we are adding an in-game trading system.

Until then, remember, only trade with people you trust. We do not ban scammers or replace items, it's considered part of the game.

But scammers beware, @HeroMan appears when least expected, and man, he brings the. So scam at your own risk.

Fixed exploit where it was possible for a user to set his own skin color

Can no longer wallpaper behind bedrock or white doors

/broadcast now costs 25 Gems, to cut back on the spam

Please welcome @Seil and @Play, your new Growtopia

**LOST FOOTAGE.**

## January 21th, 2013

Jan 21th - Welcome to Growtopia! Ok, we're aware basically every single person you trade with is a scammer, we'll probably be adding a secure trade system. Until then, only trust people you know! Try the forums to find other trustworthy names too.

The V1.05 client is now available for android and has been submitted to Apple

/me command added (try /me smirks) /status now also shows your X/Y position in the world

Fixed issue with some people incorrectly getting the "you are banned" message

You no longer start in a world where you last quit, if you don't have edit access to that area

/yes and /no actions added (V1.05+ only)

If you don't have a GrowID. get one ASAP or you might

**LOST FOOTAGE.**