[Skuld-chan]

There has been quite a bit of activity going on around here since the last update.  Thank you to all the new members for posting to the boards!  Following is a list of enhancements that have been made to the website.

• The RPG center on the home page now looks a little nicer and the links work a lot better.  If you've read up to a certain point in a game, the system will detect that and take you to the latest posts for you to read!  If you haven't yet visited a particular game, then you will be directed to the main board to check it out.
• Quicker access has been made to some of the lower portions of the home page.  You can get to the RPG summary screen by using: http://www.ayeka.net/#RPG or to the Downloads / Uploads section by: http://www.ayeka.net/#Downloads.
• No more Spam Bots in the Chat!! YAY!     Yeah, I finally fixed that pesky problem.  The only draw back is now guests can't post in the shout box any longer.
• I'll let Rachel go over the basic feature list of the new PbP RPG system.

I am excited and proud to announce the latest and greatest achievement for Ayeka's Bliss in all of history!!  Please welcome the Avatar Maker expantion pack:  Play by Post Role Playing Game System!  It's really cool with everything that it can do!  Check it out!

• Ability for Game Masters (local board moderators) to customize their own role playing boards, including description, child boards, age restrictions, game systems and other custom fields to be used on their board.  They also have the power to determine if players can use thier own avatars, or anybody else's avatars as well.
• The "System" can support an unlimited number of game systems and each game system can be tailored for each role playing board.  You can not only create the standard fields needed to play with a system, but you can also expand beyond those fields and add board specific only fields that are used in your board.  This makes it really easy to share the same avatar acrossed multiple boards, and the data for that avatar changes as approprate.  Finally, Game Masters can create their own HTML character sheet templates that can be used to display detailed character information, again, which is separated for each board! To use this feature, the GM (Game Master) must assign a Character Board and a System Template to be used.
• I mentioned above that GM's can restrict age groups for appropriate content.  There are currently two major defined systems, the Movie ratings system, and the TV ratings system.  If that's not good enough, there is also a custom rating that you can use.  By default, the ratings are only advisories, however, you can enable the Enforce Restrictions and anybody under or over a certian age will not be permitted to see the game.  This is especially useful for teen-only RPG's or extreme Adult-Content games.
• GM's may also apply a specialized and customizable template to the game description, meaning that you can also automatically display the rating, game system, and any setting in standard HTML format.
• For ease of use, GM's can also Import and Export their created game systems from and to other SMF boards too with a click of a button.
• Game Masters can also decide to not only display a limited subset of RPG data underneath each Avatar, but he or she can also choose whether a player can modify that data or not.  This can be useful for assigning XP or health points.  The GM can also determine which order these fields appear in as well.
• The System can not only support standard text entry, but can also support drop down selections for players to choose from a list of like items.  This is extremely useful for listing Skills, Genders, Races, Talents/Flaws, etc.  You can also decide if a player is allowed to "level" these drop down selections indicating a certain level of experience or power level.
• There are so many other tiny features I can possibly list them all here so check it out!!

The Avatar RPG expansion will be released as soon as Beta testing completes and the documentation is written up for how to use the bloody thing!  Look for a tentative release date around mid-April. 

[Warlord Vir]

Will someone when the time come tell me how to work it.
Thanks.

[Skuld-chan]

Oh, yeah, I guess I forgot to mention the mini-howtos in in the SMF Mod board.  There are quick links if you goto the main site and look under Urgent Topics.

[Warlord Vir]

Thanks.

[olandir]

Where can I download these mods... I'd like them for my SMF forum but cannot find them anywhere on this site.