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Post by Snowflake on Mar 1, 2004 12:06:46 GMT -5
Hey everyone. I finally got a new set of rules on pet colors. Here are the updated rules:
You can't change the color of your pet to a color that doesn't exist on the site. This means you can have like a Darigan or rainbow colored pet even if your pet doesn't come in that color, but you can't invent new paintbrush colors. You cannot add attributes (body parts) from another species to your pet.
Even though you can't change colors of your pet's fur to the color you want (like purple with pink dots), you can change their eye color (I guess they figure pets could always have contacts). You can even have birthmarks, scars, and disabilities. If you don't want any of those, why not add clothing, an accessory, or perhaps even hair? Many famous NT characters distinguished themselves like this. (i.e. Al the Chia, Monokeras the Uni.)
The reason they would not want pets to be changed dramatically (like with completely different paintbrush colors) is because the NT is they official newspaper of Neopia, which they feel should portray the world Neopia well. However, other areas of the site like the Art Contest and Beauty Contest are just places where users can submit their own interpretation of their pet.
I think that was everything we covered in the meeting. If anything still isn't clear, just post your question here.
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Post by immortalmina on Mar 1, 2004 12:18:26 GMT -5
So pets can still wear different clothes? But what if the pet is a pirate Aisha but instead of the red parts of his shirt and bandana they are black? Can we do that?
Thanks alot this helps with things!
-Mina
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Post by Snowflake on Mar 1, 2004 12:26:16 GMT -5
So pets can still wear different clothes? But what if the pet is a pirate Aisha but instead of the red parts of his shirt and bandana they are black? Can we do that? Thanks alot this helps with things! -Mina Yes, of course!
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Post by Tdyans at work on Mar 1, 2004 12:46:25 GMT -5
You can't change the color of your pet to a color that doesn't exist on the site. This means you can have like a Darigan or rainbow colored pet even if your pet doesn't come in that color, but you can't invent new paintbrush colors. Okay, so that question I asked about earlier on the No-no's thread-- could you have a mutant pet in a story that can't be made a mutant on the site (like a mutant uh... gelert)? Would the answer be a yes now? I'm a bit unclear on this one because of the no hybrids rule. Could I have a pet that's a combination of a bunch of different parts of different species (caused by a lab ray accident)? ;D Woohoo! Because of that, I'm not even going to whine about the "official newspaper" dealy.
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Post by Tdyans at work on Mar 1, 2004 12:47:13 GMT -5
Oh, and I forgot to say, thank you so much for getting the details and clarifying all of this for us, Felicia. As always, you go above and beyond.
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Post by Snowflake on Mar 1, 2004 12:56:07 GMT -5
Okay, so that question I asked about earlier on the No-no's thread-- could you have a mutant pet in a story that can't be made a mutant on the site (like a mutant uh... gelert)? Would the answer be a yes now? I'm a bit unclear on this one because of the no hybrids rule. Could I have a pet that's a combination of a bunch of different parts of different species (caused by a lab ray accident)? ;D Woohoo! Because of that, I'm not even going to whine about the "official newspaper" dealy. Yes, you may have a mutant Gelert. However, because this type of pet doesn't exist on the site yet, you probably won't be able to get a custom imag e of a mutant Gelert. Nope. No hybrids, even if it is through the Lab Ray.
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Post by Tdyans at work on Mar 1, 2004 13:03:02 GMT -5
Yes, you may have a mutant Gelert. However, because this type of pet doesn't exist on the site yet, you probably won't be able to get a custom imag e of a mutant Gelert. Nope. No hybrids, even if it is through the Lab Ray. Okay, thanks for clarifying. I'm still a little unclear on what it means then, though, that you're allowed to add "attributes" from one species to another. Could you give an example of what would be acceptable?
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Post by Snowflake on Mar 1, 2004 13:19:41 GMT -5
Okay, thanks for clarifying. I'm still a little unclear on what it means then, though, that you're allowed to add "attributes" from one species to another. Could you give an example of what would be acceptable? Sure. OKAY -mutant Gelert -baby Krawk -pink Lupe NOT OKAY -Gelert with a horn or feathered Christmas Zafara wings. -Shoyru with Kougra ears (or any ears) -Uni with Kougra claws (nails) or Kougra stripes. -Aisha with whiskers. -pink Lupe with stars. Does this help?
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Post by Oily on Mar 1, 2004 14:02:12 GMT -5
OK...Well that kind of scuppered the story I've been writing on and off for the last few months. And I don't really want to change my pets: roughly 8 out of 14 have special colours, which are explained by their pasts and thus essential to the plot.
Is there no way round this? For example, I'm not suggesting I make up paint brushes off the top of my head: that wouldn't be the "official" Neopia. But if our pets have reasons for being the colours they are? Like Faerie magic? Or special birth circumstances?
Thank you for fighting our corner, anyway.
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Post by Snowflake on Mar 1, 2004 14:46:05 GMT -5
Sorry, I asked them about this and they still say no special different colors. You can always add a birthmark or any mark to them that could be a result of Faerie magic. Or maybe they can have a special ability.
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Post by Tdyans at work on Mar 1, 2004 14:55:45 GMT -5
Sure. OKAY -mutant Gelert -baby Krawk -pink Lupe NOT OKAY -Gelert with a horn or feathered Christmas Zafara wings. -Shoyru with Kougra ears (or any ears) -Uni with Kougra claws (nails) or Kougra stripes. -Aisha with whiskers. -pink Lupe with stars. Does this help? Yes, thanks again for the clarification, and I must apologize. Somehow I kept reading "can" instead of "can't" and that's why I was so confused.
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Post by thegreenmooseofdoom on Mar 1, 2004 14:56:54 GMT -5
So does this mean that we can have pets with special markings or colors that they did to themselves? For example, my Gelert has purple headfur, but he was not born this way- he dyed it himself. Another example is my Aisha, she has tattoos on her paws that are most certainly not natural. Would these be acceptable?
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Post by thegreenmooseofdoom on Mar 1, 2004 15:04:41 GMT -5
Hahaha, finally! I'm so sick of seeing Aishas with eyes and noses and whiskers... they're not cats, they're AISHAS!
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Post by Luna on Mar 1, 2004 15:47:45 GMT -5
So I can have have a Darigan Ixi but it can't have feathered wings. Just basically bat-like wings on the rest of the darigan pets? Or just no wings at all? Basically my character would look like this. "A Darigan style Ixi with long curved canines that came just beyond his lower jaw, red slitted eyes, with long horns that jutted from his skull and curved slightly. He has a long, whip-like tail, and leathery wings." Or should I nix the wings. Originally I was just going to make him Darigan Ixi with Darigan Eyrie style wings but if they need to be like the other Darigan pets I'll make them leathery instead of feathery. So is something like that allowed?
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Post by Snowflake on Mar 1, 2004 15:47:56 GMT -5
So does this mean that we can have pets with special markings or colors that they did to themselves? For example, my Gelert has purple headfur, but he was not born this way- he dyed it himself. Another example is my Aisha, she has tattoos on her paws that are most certainly not natural. Would these be acceptable? Yeah, that's fine. Just don't expect to have a custom image with your Aisha having tattoos. They are still going to be drawn the normal colors.
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