Showing posts with label bunnies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bunnies. Show all posts
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Bunny Overload!
Following beta testing, the bunnies went "live" on 9 January 2010.
Bunnies were priced at L$595 for a starter pack, comprised of one male and one female nest. It soon became evident the bunny market would prove to profitable for many, and word spread.
As a result of more and more folks jumping on the bunny bandwagon, bunny markets began to spring up like...well, like the prolific little critters themselves.
Bunny breeding commenced in earnest across the grid and soon the market became flooded with breeders, bunny nests and bunnies. This happened in only 6 weeks' time from the bunnies going live, much more quickly that anyone ever thought. Amidst this accelerated market growth, Ozimals, creators of the bunnies, were working hard behind the scenes identifying issues and "squashing bugs" that they became aware of with the bunnies. A version update for the bunnies was developed and a free update totem was provided to bunny owners at the Ozimals Main Store.
One of the updates included the institution of "expiring" nests. Prior to now, nests lasted until they were birthed. Nests produced after the update have an expiration time of 45 days. If not birthed prior to then, they vanish in SL limbo. Retrospectively, Ozimals issued an open letter to the Ozimals Community, acknowledging that the market growth was originally expected to take several months to expand but happened in a much shorter time than originally anticipated. In addition, announcing the creation of expiring nests would lead to people snatching up and collecting "grandfathered" nests, thereby increasing the bunny market explosion. As such, no announcement was made by Ozimals prior to the updates.
Another update was the lengthening of the "generational cooldown" period, or the time between nest production and the ability to produce another nest. It was expected that this would create more of a stir than the nest expiration would, but it might slow down the growth rate of the market. Ozimals now plan to "revise the nest expiration and implement controls from the game mechanics side."
In the meantime, however, the over population of the grid with bunnies and the overindulgent enthusiasm of breeders has led to the slow and systematic destruction of the once viable bunny market. Many have invested thousands of lindens in their bunnies and their upkeep and are now finding it next to impossible to recoup their losses. Many have been forced to sell well below market value to free up prims and weed out stock.
This is undercutting the market for those individuals who price their inventory according to value, based on breed, fur, eye color and ears (upright versus full lop or half-a-lop).
As more individuals jump off the virtual bunny bandwagon, those left, who have been steadfast in their values and who have not devalued the bunnies, might have a competitive chance. Only time will tell.
Shellie Sands
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Bunny Love...The Latest Craze!
By Shellie Sands
Ozimals has produced the latest in pets with their bunnies. Beta testing began earlier in the year and the bunnies went "live" on 9 January 2010. The "bunnies are adorably realistic, professionally sculpted, and full of variety. The six breeds that the bunnies are launching with are actual real life breeds and each one has custom textures that reflect the look and colorings of that breed. The Ozimals bunnies use a true dominant/recessive genetics system modified for SL that will enable you to breed for recessive traits to create the bunnies you want. Each bunny carries a specific percentage of recessive qualities, and you selectively breed those to achieve new colors and even special mutations!
When you breed an Ozimal bunny, you are producing true characteristics like fur, eye color, ear type, and more! Each variation is a separate, hand drawn texture. Those traits will show up as new features on your bunny – unlike other breedable animals where RGB colors (plus sometimes glow and shiny) are the only ways to tell your animals apart. Ozimals are truly the Next Generation of AI breeding animals!"Complete bunny starter kits are available at the Ozimals Main Store. Each kit contains two nests, one male and one female. The owner has complete control over when the bunnies are born. Clicking the nest enables you to birth the bunnies. Once the bunnies are born, you must follow a series of steps to set their preferences. This is all explained in the information provided in the starter kits. They require food and water. The bunnies hop around like mad when they are born and their energy levels are high. Over time, their energy level decreases, ultimately to level 0%, at which time they sleep for 8 hours, renewing their energy. When they sleep, they dream....of sunny meadows, rainbows, bunny love and, of course, carrots. These images appear in dream clouds above their heads.
Ozimals bunnies are born in a nest made of hay and the mother’s fur. They are very tiny when born but grow quickly. Owners may hold their bunnies and pet them, and this increases the bunny's level of happiness. Bunnies cannot be bred until they are 4 days old. Once they reach that age, their level of love will gradually increase, as they are preparing for breeding. In order to breed, each bunny must have more than 25% energy, be fed and watered, as well as happy. When the bunnies reach 100% love, they are ready. Breeding happens quickly and not in the way one would expect. They don't even need to touch, they simply need to be within 10m of each other. Very quickly the mother produces a nest. Each nest contains one bunny.
For the latest price list: http://blog.ozimals.com/2010/
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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