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THE STATE OF THE TAXON RIDES AGAIN
WE’LL WHETHER THE WEATHER WHATEVER THE WEATHER
It’s that time of year again, when summer slowly fades back into fall. That means, oh yes, another Taxon weather change! This time you’ll be climately transported to the wonderful city of Point Pleasant, NJ, and you can find the local weather for the season at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
taxonautumn.
WE’RE JUST FOLLOWING ANCIENT HISTORY
Just to let you know, we’ve added some information about accessible tablet history to the tablet user guide. The issue wasn’t one we’d thought about before, but now that it’s been brought to our attention we figured it was best to clarify and get all our ducks in a row.
Should your character decide to look at past communications (remember individual player/character permissions, please), they are certainly free to do so. Even as far back as the beginning of the game if you like. The only issue that will arise is if they attempt to look at past communication of versions of themselves that were around before they came to the city. If they try to access anything of that nature, all they’ll see is either static, some “Access Denied” message, a clip from an old H. R. Puffenstuff episode, or some other random thing that isn’t what they want. Again, this will only apply if they’re new to the city and are trying to get to communications made by a different version of themselves that has been dropped.
LET’S SAY IT AGAIN
As always, don’t forget about the calendar and that we will add your events, glitches, and player plots to it at the speed of modliness as soon as you let us know. There’s also a new link directory because we’ve got a ton of stuff and enjoy organization.
We’d also like to remind you that we’re open to any and all communication you have for us. From questions to game-wide plot suggestions to any worries or concerns you have about the game and what goes on in it. Online or off, through email, AIM, or the complaints and suggestions posts, we are always ready to listen. Later on in the month, we’ll be putting up a kind of game-HMD that will become annual like the HMD for players, and we hope to see a big response.
IT’S GREAT TO LEARN
As most of you know, tis the season for going back to school. The aliens know, too, which is why for the month of September all school supplies are free of charge. Everything from textbooks, pens, pencils, and composition notebooks to saucy school uniforms and sweatshirts that say “PROPERTY OF TAXON ATHLETIC DEPT.” are included, and you’re free to twist and bend the definition of ‘school supplies’ as much as you like.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Ch-ch-ch-changes are all around this month, and one of them is in the form of a new location popping up in (wherever the hell we put this bastard).
Taxon Zoo is open for animal-watching business!
For the first two weeks of September, the Taxon Zoo will be having a grand opening celebration. Admittance to the park is free and all throughout there’s a carnival going on to entertain and enlighten anyone who would like to attend. Numerous carnival attractions and rides will be set up, and lucky lucky citizens, the lines will always be short and the booths will always be staffed.
As for the rest of the zoo, it’s pretty standard. There are animals in places where animals ought to go, information kiosks, and the occasional Dippin’ Dots vending machine. Where it gets down right weird is where there’s more than just your average lions and tigers and bears (oh my!). Fictional creatures will be randomly set up between more normal beasts, including a special Giant Hamster exhibit.
The zoo will be around past the end of the month. This means you can have your character get a job there and use it as a general fun-spot-to-go whenever you feel the need. We’ve got a wiki page set up for it, and this is where you come in. If there’s a specific animal you’d like to see there, just add their name and a short description to the wiki page and consider them an established Zoo resident.
Go forth, and enjoy the fun of learning!
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Mameshiba knowledge, that is. For the uninitiated, you can learn more about Mameshiba and see adorable videos here and also here.
Essentially, they’re little beans that look kind of like dogs and tell you random trivia facts from their place in your food, and during the last full week of September (the 19th to the 25th), these little bits of sentient carbs will be coming to Taxon to enlighten the citizens.
How this works and how you decide to play it out (if you decide to play it out at all) is entirely up to you, and we only have a few rules for how this goes down:
Have fun, and try to not let them ruin your appetite too much.
SO I HEARD YOU LIKE TO PLOT
Lo, another month, another delicious CR meme, where we learn more about ourselves... And each other. If you’re hearing the dulcet tones of some special after school special music, then please proceed to the meme and let us know what your characters have been up to and what you want to get them up to this September. If you’ve managed to avoid the after school special treatment, then proceed anyway, and tell us how you did it. We also encourage you to work off any and all feedback you got over yonder.
It’s that time of year again, when summer slowly fades back into fall. That means, oh yes, another Taxon weather change! This time you’ll be climately transported to the wonderful city of Point Pleasant, NJ, and you can find the local weather for the season at
taxonautumn.WE’RE JUST FOLLOWING ANCIENT HISTORY
Just to let you know, we’ve added some information about accessible tablet history to the tablet user guide. The issue wasn’t one we’d thought about before, but now that it’s been brought to our attention we figured it was best to clarify and get all our ducks in a row.
Should your character decide to look at past communications (remember individual player/character permissions, please), they are certainly free to do so. Even as far back as the beginning of the game if you like. The only issue that will arise is if they attempt to look at past communication of versions of themselves that were around before they came to the city. If they try to access anything of that nature, all they’ll see is either static, some “Access Denied” message, a clip from an old H. R. Puffenstuff episode, or some other random thing that isn’t what they want. Again, this will only apply if they’re new to the city and are trying to get to communications made by a different version of themselves that has been dropped.
LET’S SAY IT AGAIN
As always, don’t forget about the calendar and that we will add your events, glitches, and player plots to it at the speed of modliness as soon as you let us know. There’s also a new link directory because we’ve got a ton of stuff and enjoy organization.
We’d also like to remind you that we’re open to any and all communication you have for us. From questions to game-wide plot suggestions to any worries or concerns you have about the game and what goes on in it. Online or off, through email, AIM, or the complaints and suggestions posts, we are always ready to listen. Later on in the month, we’ll be putting up a kind of game-HMD that will become annual like the HMD for players, and we hope to see a big response.
IT’S GREAT TO LEARN
As most of you know, tis the season for going back to school. The aliens know, too, which is why for the month of September all school supplies are free of charge. Everything from textbooks, pens, pencils, and composition notebooks to saucy school uniforms and sweatshirts that say “PROPERTY OF TAXON ATHLETIC DEPT.” are included, and you’re free to twist and bend the definition of ‘school supplies’ as much as you like.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Ch-ch-ch-changes are all around this month, and one of them is in the form of a new location popping up in (wherever the hell we put this bastard).
Taxon Zoo is open for animal-watching business!
For the first two weeks of September, the Taxon Zoo will be having a grand opening celebration. Admittance to the park is free and all throughout there’s a carnival going on to entertain and enlighten anyone who would like to attend. Numerous carnival attractions and rides will be set up, and lucky lucky citizens, the lines will always be short and the booths will always be staffed.
As for the rest of the zoo, it’s pretty standard. There are animals in places where animals ought to go, information kiosks, and the occasional Dippin’ Dots vending machine. Where it gets down right weird is where there’s more than just your average lions and tigers and bears (oh my!). Fictional creatures will be randomly set up between more normal beasts, including a special Giant Hamster exhibit.
The zoo will be around past the end of the month. This means you can have your character get a job there and use it as a general fun-spot-to-go whenever you feel the need. We’ve got a wiki page set up for it, and this is where you come in. If there’s a specific animal you’d like to see there, just add their name and a short description to the wiki page and consider them an established Zoo resident.
Go forth, and enjoy the fun of learning!
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Mameshiba knowledge, that is. For the uninitiated, you can learn more about Mameshiba and see adorable videos here and also here.
Essentially, they’re little beans that look kind of like dogs and tell you random trivia facts from their place in your food, and during the last full week of September (the 19th to the 25th), these little bits of sentient carbs will be coming to Taxon to enlighten the citizens.
How this works and how you decide to play it out (if you decide to play it out at all) is entirely up to you, and we only have a few rules for how this goes down:
- Trivia can’t break the fourth wall, though it can be about things/places/people your character doesn’t know of, and if the trivia is about a character in Taxon you should make sure you have permission from the player to use it.
- Any kind of food can come to life as long as it: a, is in one piece, and b, is a small part of something your character is eating. Things like meatballs on their spaghetti or the seed in an apple would work, as opposed to the whole plate of spaghetti on the next table suddenly having a face.
Have fun, and try to not let them ruin your appetite too much.
SO I HEARD YOU LIKE TO PLOT
Lo, another month, another delicious CR meme, where we learn more about ourselves... And each other. If you’re hearing the dulcet tones of some special after school special music, then please proceed to the meme and let us know what your characters have been up to and what you want to get them up to this September. If you’ve managed to avoid the after school special treatment, then proceed anyway, and tell us how you did it. We also encourage you to work off any and all feedback you got over yonder.