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! (If needed.)
  • 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!

Dubious Potions, Essences of Enigma, and other random trait modifiers

Rolls from Dubious Potions, Essences of Enigma, and any other similar items are now logged for you on the masterlist. As such, you don't need to provide proof of these rolls- you just need to state you're redeeming them while preparing the update.

As previously, rolls need to be used before a character can continue to be used in the group.

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