Website Quick Reference

Our companion site brings a number of changes to the group's ARPG functions. The following is a list of what has changed and how, as well as what explicitly has not changed.

Keep an eye out for bolded points for directions regarding the new procedures!

Banking

• All Mothcat Banks and banking now live on the site!
  • Your new Mothcat Bank is your user profile on site.
• General inventory management, including record-keeping, is now managed by the site itself.
  • Which is to say: you will no longer need or be expected to update your own bank or transaction log going forward.
• Currencies, such as Flower Tokens, and items will enter your bank as:
  • A reward for a submission
  • A result of a claim
  • A direct grant from an admin
• And be removed either manually by an admin as part of a ARPG function, or as a result of one of a couple functions of the site (that must be prompted by the user-- that is, you.)

Migrating your Bank

• If you have an existing Mothcat Bank that you want to migrate to the new site:
  • You should first make sure your bank, especially your transaction log, is up-to-date!
  • Stop by the Migration Station and the migration team will help you out!

The New FT Queue

• The Flower Token Queue is now entirely on-site and requires you to submit your pieces to it for valuing.
  • It can be found as a "prompt" here.
• Each contributor to a collaboration, trade, and both commissioner and commisionee will need to submit separately in order to receive their FT.
• Further rules and information can be found in the details of the prompt.
• In exchange for this, once your piece(s) are valued, your rewards will be delivered automatically to your bank!

Stickers

• Stickers are now treated as non-transferable "items" by the site, with their own category-- with Patreon stickers in their own.
  • As a result, the sticker log is effectively merged with the item log; however, this means it is now automatically kept.
• This is so that stickers can be awarded easily and efficiently!
• If you qualify for a sticker, you should now submit a claim!
  • For the URL, enter in either the applicable proof (if there's only one) or a link to the sticker guide.
  • In the comments section, state what qualifies you for that sticker, including links if there are more than one.
  • Finally, add the sticker itself to your claim!
    • In the "Rewards" section, click "Add Reward"
    • For "Reward Type", select "Item"
    • Then, select the sticker you've qualified for!
  • And submit!

The Item DB

• As a result of all this, the sta.sh item database is being phased out and will no longer be maintained.
  • It is being replaced with the new, on-site item database.
  • The wiki item database will continue to be maintained, as will the spreadsheet database.
• This new item database is:
  • Categorized
  • Searchable
  • Contains links to each item's corresponding wiki page in its entry
• However, it's worth noting that as item names have a 25 character limit, some item names may have changed or been contracted from what you are used to!
  • An effort was made to preserve the "item type", so while this isn't always true, it should help you in searching for a given item.
  • If you just can't find something, feel free to ask an admin!

the Masterlist

• The Mothcats masterlist will now exist on site.
• It has a fresh look and features purpose-built for the job!
  • This includes more advanced search tools, with which you can do things like:
    • Search for a specific trait
    • Search by designer or artist
    • Search only for characters who are up for trade
    • Search only for characters who are accepting gift art
  • It also has clear display of the information you're used to, such as traits, designer and artist credits, gift/trade/resale status, and any active transfer cooldown.
    • There's also a dedicated UI for images past and present, with specific indicators for outdated images only present for archival purposes.
• Registering for the site is not and will not be necessary to have ownership of a character recognized by the masterlist.
  • This is because it tracks ownership by deviantArt username, in part...
  • ...and then associates characters with your account when if/when you register and link your (character-owning) dA account.
• However, if you register, you can access additional functions and features for characters you own, such as:
  • Adding your character's name to their masterlist entry!
  • Characters have an editable profile section!

Character Inventories

• On that note, due to these changes, trackers as they exist in a mechanical sense-- to track individual characters' inventories and their logs-- will be integrated into the masterlist.
  • This will be part of the purpose of the owner-editable profile section of masterlist entries!
• As it stands, items cannot be attached to characters. However, we have a workaround using currencies-- Accessory Tokens and Companion Tokens-- to track the respective attachments.
  • When attached (or removed) to/from characters, the item(s) in question will be logged in the character's "Currency Logs"...
  • ...and the corresponding item removed from/added to your on-site inventory by an admin.
• This means that, in order to attach an item to a character:
  • You go to the Inventory Kiosk as usual
  • And provide a link to your on-site profile and to the masterlist entry of the character(s) you want to attach item(s) to in place of the prior bank and tracker/ID links.
  • Everything else is handled by an admin!

the MYO Slot Database

• There is now also a dedicated database for MYO slots!
• MYO slots in this database function as sort of "character-lites"-- the precursor to masterlist entries.
  • These have such information as their sale/trade/gift status, including any resale value.
  • By being able to track and clearly represent each slot's status individually like this, we're able to safely allow them to be traded.
• MYO slots in this database are attached to your account much like characters in the masterlist, so you can keep track of them easily.

MYO Slot Conversion

• Your existing MYO slots, as well as any slots you acquire later, will need to be converted by an admin into on-site MYO slots.
  • To do this, take your link(s) with proof of ownership of the MYO slot(s) to the MYO Kiosk!

MYO Tickets and You

• Going forward, MYO tickets will be obtained as rewards from ARPG functions-- such as surprise eggs-- and exchanged for full MYO slots.
  • To do so, go to the MYO Kiosk!

the Design Update System

• This is a system of the site that serves two roles!
• Broadly, it provides an on-site system for submitting design updates for approval and, following that, integration into the masterlist.
• It includes:
  • Space to enter comments about your submission
  • Upload an image for submission
  • Select traits
  • Select items to use as part of your submission
    • These are consumed if your submission is approved, and returned if you cancel it or it is denied.
• Additionally, submissions are assembled via drafts that you save step-by-step and can put down and return to at any time until you are ready to submit to the queue.

MYO Submissions

• MYO submissions are now handled on-site via this system.
• You can begin assembling a draft for a MYO submission by going to the MYO slot's page and clicking the "Submit MYO Design" link in the sidebar.
  • For the submission image, please upload the image of the character you would upload to the gallery for approval.
    • However, for Mothcats, you must also include a link to the Mothcat on the base. Do so in the submission comments.
  • Enter in traits and select any additional items you are using as necessary.
  • As you work, make sure you save your inputs on each page!
  • When you are ready, submit your MYO to the queue!
• Upon being accepted, your MYO will be incorporated directly into the masterlist!

Salons

• The second role this system serves is to power salons. However, this only concerns the submission for approval and incorporation into the masterlist.
  • For instance, appraisals remain on dA.
  • Please see the salon guide for more information.
• So, for instance, the procedure for a self-service salon might look like:
  • Obtain an appraisal!
  • Then, once you are ready to submit your design, go to your character's masterlist entry.
  • Click the "Update Design" link in the sidebar.
  • Fill out each page, making sure to upload the updated base, attach any and all items you are using-- as well as the FT fee-- and updating traits if necessary.
    • As you work, make sure to save your inputs on each page!
  • When you are ready, submit your design update to the queue for approval!
  • Upon being accepted, your design update will be incorporated directly into the masterlist!
• For an OA salon:
  • Commission an OA for your salon!
  • When ready, navigate to your character's masterlist entry and click the "Update Design" link in the sidebar.
  • Fill out each page as above, making sure to upload the final OA art for your character.
    • As you work, make sure to save your inputs on each page!
  • When you are ready, submit your design update to the queue for approval!
  • Upon being accepted, your design update will be incorporated directly into the masterlist!