Archive for May, 2018

May 29, 2018

Unique Spotlight – Enjoy Life

People are like Motorcycles : each is customized a bit differently.

Owner: Beckyboopeata2001

How To Get: Missing TD or Unique I don’t have.

Meaning: Favorite past time is getting out of town and riding the backroads of the Great northwest with my hubby Peata.

Which number Unique is this for you? This is my only one.

Share Button

May 25, 2018

Weekly Buzz – 05/25/18

Hello Collectors,

Happy Towel Day! Have you seen QueenofDNile‘s new Player Unique? If not, you should check it out. You’ll never know when you may need it.

Behind the Curtain

Do you hear Yanny? Laurel? Either way, you’re sure to love a new WallaBee Unique that was released this week. This should end the debate for good.

Last week, we asked for name suggestions for the new Gardening set. The votes and in and the set is live. Thanks to everyone who contributed such great names. We loved many of them, but can only have one winner. Congratulations Cali49 on coming up with the winning title: Weed ‘Em And Reap! You will be receiving 5 shiny Mystery Boxes for your efforts.

Information about the Wishing Well was released this week to some much needed positive feedback. We believe this will be a great opportunity for the game to progress forward and look forward to releasing this new feature for everyone to enjoy. The Wishing Well will be found in Weed ‘Em And Reap as a normal item. If you have questions about the Wishing Well, you can read more here.

Benson is on the move again this weekend! Check Benson #181 and higher to see where he is! Follow this link and hit ‘next’ to find out quickly!

The social competition on our Facebook page ended this week! We’d like to share another congratulations with Verit4s for his suggestion of Mixerpool Maintenance Crew. The team cannot wait to get started on this set. We’ll be sure to post updates as we document the process of the Mixerpool and those who work diligently to keep it running.

Oh yeah… we forgot to highlight some artwork from Andy. He says ‘hi,’ by the way.


Recent Item Highlights

    

  


Player Unique Spotlight

With more and more Player Uniques coming out, we want to spend a respectable amount of time learning more about them. Our Player Unique Spotlight this week highlighted Guardian Angel. You can read more about this unique here.

Guardian Angel

 


This Week In WallaBee History | May 21st – May 27th

May 24th, 2012: Life’s a Beach ended with the Seaside Hotel. Who could go for a stay in that hotel? I know I sure could…

May 22nd, 2013: A Whole New World was found, closing the chapter on Arabian Nights. What? No… we don’t see the resemblance at all, sorry.

May 24th, 2013: Pok… Pouch Creatures were released into WallaBee through a very interesting manner… Dr Miu Chudoku gifted users their first Pouch Creature. The next day, the Gems were found, allowing players to evolve the PC they were gifted the previous day. However, players could only forage Gems of opposite typing from the PC they received. For example, if you received Muru (Earth), you would only find Fire and Water Gems. Trading with other players was crucial if you wanted to evolve your creature. Although a clever mechanic, it lead to much frustration for those involved.

May 22nd, 2014: Recluse was released, kicking off the first comic set: Introducing… The Forager. Little did this recluse know that he would be getting kicked in a future item. Get it? Ah.. The next day, the first item in Tiki Tourist was released. Two sets in two days. Crazy.

May 26th, 2015: Ice Scream released its first item. What ever happened to that Chocolate Ice Cream we were promised?


Room For Growth

We have compiled a list of issues that we are currently working on. If you find something that doesn’t fit into this list, please reach out to us and let us know.

  • Battery drains like crazy
    • Under investigation.
  • Forum Notifications/Count are missing
    • Coming in a future update.
  • General slowness
    • Under investigation. Ram Issue.
  • Layout Issue (Android Specific) – Entering the app through a push notification, from a landscape-based app, makes the layout freakout.
    • Investigating.
  • Random Crashes (especially on older devices)
    • We have discovered that the ram needed for the app fluctuates way more than it should, sometimes peaking over 1gb, which can cause older devices to crash. We are investigating what is causing this, so that we can enhance app performance.
  • Store purchases hang up for a long time
    • We’re currently working on this. Should be mostly resolved with our continuing changes.
  • Store shows new item, but gives something else
    • Under investigation. Usually happens when the app hasn’t been closed.
  • Unresponsive Buttons – Performing certain navigation changes can cause various pages to become unresponsive. Closing the app resolves the issue.
    • Fixed with next version.

Any additional questions, comments, concerns? Email: support@wallabeegame.com

Share Button

May 23, 2018

Wishing Well at the Wishing Well

Hello Collectors,

We are excited to highlight a new game mechanic coming soon to WallaBee. Although this new feature is fairly straight forward, there are some important details to highlight before we release it to the community. The following information should educate players on how everything works. Our goal is understanding.

The purpose of this new feature is to aid players in finding worth in ‘junk’ items. Items over a certain number are often viewed as invaluable by most collectors. They can be found discarded across the map, either dropped or recycled (mostly in Bangkok, for some reason…). Although they can be helpful in certain mixes and earning the Recycler line of achievements, most items over a certain number end up collecting dust. Since WallaBee strives to be a game of options, we’d like to offer yet another alternative to dropping or recycling those pesky ‘junk’ items you get while foraging – The Wish Well.

The Wishing Well

WallaVille has seen its fair share of magical, curious things over the years (many of them rumored). One such example is that once every 7 years, a mysterious wishing well appears within the garden of a lucky gardener. Whether true or not, the hope that accompanies this tales brings much beauty to the town. Gardens are kept tidy and growing in hopes of receiving a visit from the elusive wishing well. As the fable states, the well grants favorable items to those who drop enough unfavorable items inside. With such a wishing well, recycling would be a thing of the past for some… And so, the community kept hoping, waiting for a glimpse of the wishing well to bless their lives once again.

  • The Wishing Well will mix with any item over #10,000.
    • Once mixed, the Wishing Well remains in your pouch and gains a wish (credit), with the other item destroyed.
    • A Wishing Well will not mix with another Wishing Well, regardless of the number.
    • EDIT: The Wishing Well will no longer work with Uniques. However, Exclusives will still be available for use.
  • Once a Wishing Well has 50 wishes, it can be Redeemed through the context menu.
    • Redeemed Wishing Wells disappear and leave you a reward (like Grab Bags).
    • Having more than 50 wishes does not increase your reward/odds of receiving a particular reward.
    • There are various types of rewards, including a mixture of old and new items.
  • New types of items found within Wishing Wells: Miniest Mystery Boxes (x3) and Mystery Bag.
    • Miniest Mystery Box
      • Three new types: Bronze (BZ), Silver (SL), and Gold (GD).
      • Can be upgraded to Minier and Mini sizes through mixing two of the same item.
        • I.E. Miniest (GD) + Miniest (GD) = Minier (GD)
      • Opened Miniest/Minier/Mini Mystery Boxes disappear and leave you with a reward.
        • Rewards differ by type and increase as the box size increases.
    • Mystery Bag
      • Behaves like a normal Grab Bag, but only contains already released Wallagraphic items.
      • Opened Mystery Bags disappear and leave you a Wallagraphic item.

 

UPDATED:

Here’s a quick image to help clarify the probability of rewards received. Both items in each tier have the same chance of being selected.

That’s it! We hope that you enjoy taking advantage of this new feature.

Any additional questions, comments, concerns? Email: support@wallabeegame.com

Share Button

May 22, 2018

Unique Spotlight – Guardian Angel

Anna, this is for you. You were loving, funny, beautiful and everything I could have wanted.
You’ll always be in my heart. I will never forget you, ever.

Owner: Sean

How To Get: It’s available for a missing sub-200 palindrome swap.

Meaning: It was created in memory of my late wife Anna, who was also a fellow player.

Which number Unique is this for you? This was my second Unique.

Closing Thoughts: This Unique is very special to me given the circumstances, and is cherished by those who own one.

Share Button

May 18, 2018

Weekly Buzz – 05/18/18

Hello Collectors,

Did you miss us last week? We were working hard to bring better releases to you. Luckily, we should be returning to your normally scheduled programming soon! Enjoy!

Behind the Curtain

Our efforts to create a smoother drop continues. We have seen much improvement with this with the last 2 item releases, but we’re not done yet. We appreciate the help and feedback about both good and bad experiences within the app during a drop. Keep those coming to support@wallabeegame.com.

Last week, we gave the community an Artwork Survey to gauge thoughts about the current style of items within WallaBee. So far, the feedback has been thought provoking and insightful for how we can continue to grow WallaBee moving forward. We know that the user experience is very important, which is why we want to hear from our players. We love you all!

The Mixerpool was topped off again on Monday with many low numbered items thrown in. If you’re still in the mixing mood, we’re working out a fun new way to get Bronze and Silver Mixers. Stay tuned for details later on.

A social competition has begun on our Facebook page! If you have an idea for an awesome new set, submit it as a comment on that post for your chance to see it come to life, see your username in the item artwork, and win some great in-game prizes. Don’t forget to vote for other ideas you’d like to see. The idea with the most likes (reactions) will win! Good luck!

Speaking of competitions, here’s another opportunity to share in WallaBee history. We have a new set coming out soon that needs some tender loving care… and a title! Our favorite submission through the forums will win a snazzy new Mystery Box… or two… or five. Don’t be afraid to get down and dirty with the puns – we dig ’em!


Recent Item Highlights

        

  


Player Unique Spotlight

With more and more Player Uniques coming out, we want to spend a respectable amount of time learning more about them. Our last two Player Unique Spotlights have highlighted WALLACOMP!! and ToysRGood’s Karate Kid. You can read more about these uniques here.

WALLACOMP!!

ToysRGood’s Karate Kid

 


This Week In WallaBee History | May 14th – May 20th

May 14th, 2014: The first Bronze Coin was created by Targeteer2k. He also created the #1 Silver Coin the next day. Way to go!

May 16th, 2017: The Camping Multitool was released with some -cough- issues. Those who had to deal with that release had their recently acquired multitool replaced by a Broken Multitool. What’s so broken about this tool, you might ask? Well, it’s upside down for starters.

May 17th, 2016: Many, many flower arrangements released on this day: The Royal, Happy Celebration, Spring Delight, Vibrant Seduction, The Very Lovely Special Garden, and Unparalleled Wonder.

May 18th, 2017: The actual Camping Multitool was released. This one is right-side up. Yay!


Room For Growth

We have compiled a list of issues that we are currently working on. If you find something that doesn’t fit into this list, please reach out to us and let us know.

  • Battery drains like crazy
    • Under investigation.
  • Forum Notifications/Count are missing
    • Coming in a future update.
  • General slowness
    • Under investigation. Ram Issue.
  • Layout Issue (Android Specific) – Entering the app through a push notification, from a landscape-based app, makes the layout freakout.
    • Investigating.
  • Random Crashes (especially on older devices)
    • We have discovered that the ram needed for the app fluctuates way more than it should, sometimes peaking over 1gb, which can cause older devices to crash. We are investigating what is causing this, so that we can enhance app performance.
  • Store purchases hang up for a long time
    • We’re currently working on this. Should be mostly resolved with our continuing changes.
  • Unresponsive Buttons
    • Fixed with next version.

Any additional questions, comments, concerns? Email: support@wallabeegame.com

Share Button

May 15, 2018

Unique Spotlight – ToysRGood’s Karate Kid

This Unique commemorates Henry’s first karate tournament – he did great and his mom is super proud!

Owner: ToysRGood

How To Get: Just ask!

Meaning: I wanted to celebrate my son’s first karate tournament in a unique way. Making it into a Unique card in the WallaBee game gives us a “life” of its own in a special way.

Which number Unique is this for you? This is my first Unique.

Closing Thoughts: This game is so cool, and the art is so fun – I’m so pleased I got to create one.

Share Button

May 8, 2018

Unique Spotlight – WALLACOMP!!

Congratulations, you’re a WallaComp winner!
Now give yourself a pat on the back and a high five.

Owner: Colin

How To Get: Only by winning a WALLACOMP!! posted on the forums.

Meaning: An alternative game played between drops alongside a chance for random players to receive lower item numbers with the unique.

Which number unique is this for you? This is my second unique.

Closing Thoughts: Currently retired but who knows, there may be the odd random WALLACOMP!! posted here and there for those returned.

Share Button

May 7, 2018

WallaBee Artwork Survey

Hello Collectors,

We at WallaBee love hearing from our community. It helps us see where we’ve succeeded and failed in the past, what we’re doing right and wrong in the present, and where we can grow to in the future. Although there are topics everyone would love to share with us at the moment about what’s currently wrong with the app in the present, that is a long bump in the road that we hope to overcome ASAP. However, we cannot let a present issue hinder us from moving forward and making WallaBee the best that we can in the future. So, while the development team is working hard to make sure the present is taken care of, we can plan another aspect of future growth right now: Artwork.

Since we typically make changes to the app based on suggestions that align with our vision, we would love to hear from you regarding our artwork!
If you have a few minutes, please consider filling out this simple survey. We would really appreciate it. https://goo.gl/forms/ylYTUMKzVicBWDsy2

Thank you for your continued support.

Share Button

May 4, 2018

Weekly Buzz – 05/04/18

Hello Collectors,

A long time ago, in a Wallaverse far, far away… May the Fourth Be With You! We hope you have a great Friday (or Saturday) and an even better weekend. Who won the coffee vs tea debate? I’m not sure we’ll ever truly know.

Behind the Curtain

We have implemented our new way of creating items for future drop times. This change was made for the Informing The Cops item, to which we didn’t hear any negative feedback about how smoothly that went. Win in our column! Based on this successful test, we’re going to be moving forward with this new method and would appreciate feedback from those involved with the drop, between items #1 and #1000. Thanks for helping!

Development continues on 2.2.5, but most of our growth this week has been on building up the backend of our code. We’ve made improvements on various API calls, to hopefully speed up the app’s response time.

The Chase continues as Lolly smashes her way onto the set. What comes next in this extremely quiet film? You’ll find out soon after this brief intermission.

Tons of rare items are still sitting in the Mixerpool, just waiting to come out! If you need to check and see what’s still in there, our recommendation is to utilize ItemBrowser.

Our 2.0 anniversary sale is still happening at the online store. Remember, the sale ends on Monday!


Recent Item Highlights


Player Unique Spotlight

With more and more Player Uniques coming out, we want to spend a respectable amount of time learning more about them. Our Player Unique Spotlight this week highlighted Indigo. You can read more about this unique here.

Indigo

 


This Week In WallaBee History | April 30th – May 6th

May4th, 2012: Postcard released as the first item in Life’s a Beach, the first ocean inspired set of many more to come.

May 2nd, 2015: The last two items in Great American Road Trip released, (Hawaii and District of Columbia) forcing players to get creative and figure out which item Hawaii mixed with in order to finish the set. Since President Obama was in the White House during that time, and had previously been the Illinois Senate, one needed to mix Illinois with Hawaii (his alleged birth place) in order to gain the final item. The problem with this was Illinois was release a month prior in this 51 item set, so it didn’t show up very often. Fun times.

May 4th, 2015: Rosette released, with its many variants, as the first item in General Election 2015. As a fellow player at the time, I was sure that these would be used for some devious mix, where a certain variant would mix with a future item to produce the winner of the election. Needless to say, that never happened… but they are very pretty!

May 5th, 2016: I may have added another Pouch Creature to the set, frustrating many players. Sorry about that.

May 6th, 2017: We released the Munzeeman Comic to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. It would be nice to see more from this masked hero.


Room For Growth

We have compiled a list of issues that we are currently working on. If you find something that doesn’t fit into this list, please reach out to us and let us know.

  • Battery drains like crazy
    • Under investigation.
  • Forum Notifications/Count are missing
    • Coming in a future update.
  • General slowness
    • Under investigation. Ram Issue.
  • Layout Issue (Android Specific) – Entering the app through a push notification, from a landscape-based app, makes the layout freakout.
    • Investigating.
  • Random Crashes (especially on older devices)
    • We have discovered that the ram needed for the app fluctuates way more than it should, sometimes peaking over 1gb, which can cause older devices to crash. We are investigating what is causing this, so that we can enhance app performance.
  • Store purchases hang up for a long time
    • We’re currently working on this. Should be mostly resolved with our new changes.
  • Unresponsive Buttons
    • Under investigation.

Any additional questions, comments, concerns? Email: support@wallabeegame.com

Share Button

May 1, 2018

Unique Spotlight – Indigo

A dark soul, lost and afraid, stumbles upon the Tavern of the Damned.
There she finds her salvation in a new family, finds parts of herself she could only dream and learns love is for eternity

Owner: Indigo

How To Get: It is in the unique store. I have a limited number of TDs which I’ll trade for a 1985 card. A 16 card if it is a unique. Or an upgrade to any of my none 1985 saved cards.

Meaning: I was completely obsessed with Wallabee, and I wanted something that I could exchange for other player Uniques. I liked the idea of something that I had ‘invented’ being part of the game.

Which number unique is this for you? This is my first unique.

Closing Thoughts: This is a representation of my first online role player character who at one point felt like a bit part of my personal story and had a lot of meaning. Indigo was/is quite special to me and I still use her full name as a username for some websites/games. She represents a time of exploration, self-discovery and transformation.

Share Button