The Riddler

... has put a new riddle up for you to ponder over! Can you beat him?

I'm sure all of you have noticed a few changes around here lately :) We've been working on some new features, as well as modifying existing ones!

First, Kennel Sorting! You can now create "groups" within your kennel for easier sorting of your pups. On your kennel page, there's a new link at the top called "Manage My Kennels". You can create and demolish kennels on this page. All of the rules and associated fees are also located on this page! Keep in mind that kennels will appear in the order you create them (the first you create will appear at the top of your My Kennel page, as well as in the newly sorted drop down boxes!).

Also added to the Kennel page are two new buttons. Use these to "Hide All Markings" or "Show All Markings" for the dogs in your kennel :D This feature is available for upgrades only. The default for markings has also been adjusted--dog profiles will show unless you tick the box to hide them on the dog's profile! (Note that Dog Notes are hidden by default.)

Next, the new Merchant Upgrade! This can be purchased on the Bones Exchange page by simply selecting the correct option in the drop down and exchanging 15 Bones for the feature! The Merchant Perk grants you 15% of all main store items, two free Shop Readers each month (one on the 1st and one on the 15th), you won't have to pay to post adverts, and you can list two additional adverts per six hour period!

We've also updated the drop down menu on the Bones Exchange page to be more in tune with the current economy. This means an increased rate at which you can buy game currency, more breedings earned per Bone, as well as an increase in the cost of the perks. Additionally, the forever upgrade option is available again for the month of October for 75 Bones :)

I'm sure a lot of you also noticed that you now have an advert on your side bar. This was moved from the top of the page and is now visible for everybody, including upgrades. This was not a mistake or an error in coding; this new advert is needed to help cover the costs of hosting, as donations last month didn't seem to cover it all.

Did we forget anything? Eep! I hope not! Oopsie, apparently I did XD Don't forget to go vote in the new poll! This one is about what dog to release next :D

As always, With all our love
The Alacrity Staff<333

Bug Squashing, Features, Monthly Items, and a Rare Item Auction!

Seems to be another big update night :> We have some bug squashing to tell you all about, awesome monthly items, and another awesome rare item auction to get excited about! I am going to break these down into their respective sections. This is bound to be an enormous news post, but please read it all!

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Bug Squashing!
Our lovely Robyn has gone on a mass bug squashing spree today! Here's a list of the scariest bugs that she was able to stomp on:

• Aviator Caps should work now!
• The "Show Notes" feature should now be debugged and working.
• Auctions! Auctions previously had an issue with recognizing the auto-buy price if it was set to 0. That's been fixed!
• Apostrophes and line breaks are no longer plagued by the slash or slash-n that you've been seeing!

If you find that ANY of these are still issues for you, PLEASE report them to the bug hub immediately!

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Egyptian Theme Monthly Items!
The art team has been hard at work all month to ensure you get amazing monthly items to envy and hoard! If there's not a notation beside it, it means that the item is available in the monthly shop. These amazing items will be available in the monthly shop sometime tomorrow (so be sure to get your September monthly items before then!) <3

Xylax:
Mother Nile Crocodile (donation item - 100% health and no hunger for newborn pups while equipped to the mother before birth)
Cobras (companions - +2 health every half hour)
King Cobra (companion - random event)
Great Pyramids Background
Nemes Headdress
River Nile Background
Sewers Background (main shops - the scenic route)
Lounging Bengal Tiger (main shops - cash boutique)
Lounging Golden Tabby Tiger (main shops - cash boutique)
Lounging White Tiger (main shops - cash boutique)

Deranged Hyena:
Anubis Plush
Ankh Collar
Valley of the Kings Background
Rope Toy (main shops - hardcore pups)

Nyctra:
Mummified Cat Plush

Carni:
Scarab Necklace (upgrade item, no effect)
Monthly Banner (collab - background = Xylax, dog and snake = Carni)

Moriarty:
Common Jezebel Butterfly
Horus Plush
Sacred Ibis

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Rare Item Auction!
We're super excited to tell you that the rare item auction has returned! We're going to try and hold these auctions once every few weeks. They will run for 1 week at a time and you can find the whole auction list Here.
Here's a list of what we're auctioning this round:

• Ghost Costume
• Hellhound Mask
• Magical Water Bowl
• Raccoon
• Kitsune Mask
• Ulysses Butterflies
• Baby Griffin
• White Peacock
• Monarch Butterfly
• Paradise Background

These items will be available for either Cash or Bones at an exchange rate akin to the site exchange of $25,000 per 1 Bone.

We adore and appreciate every one of you. You are the life blood of Alacrity; without your love and support for the site, it would cease to exist.