CP Blog - November 2005
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November 25
More Buddies!
Hello Penguins!
Just a quick note to let you know that we have increased the buddy lists for everyone to 300. We are continuing to optimize that so hopefully we can increase it more in the future.
In other news: We have received a lot of name ideas, please keep them coming so we can name these little creatures!
That's all for now!
Waddle On!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 25, 2005 2:15 PM
November 23
THEY'RE SAFE!!!
Hello Penguins!
Well, after many hours of investigation and even more hours of testing we have discovered that these new creatures are completely harmless! In fact, many of the Club Penguin scientists have even described them as "cute."
We have also figured out a safe and effective way of capturing the creatures and right now we are quickly building facilities to hold these little guys.
One scientist was quoted as saying "we've been able to catch so many of them that we're not sure what to do with them and we're running out of space."
Hopefully a solution will be found in the coming weeks. Until then a search has been started to figure out a name for the little guys. Club Penguin has decided to award 5000 coins and a 3 day membership (if the winner is not a member) to which ever penguin comes up with the winning name.
Please submit your entries along with your Penguin's name to [email protected]
The winning name will be chosen in two weeks.
Until then... Waddle on!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 23, 2005 6:45 PM
November 22
Igloo Upgrade!!
Hello Penguins,
We thought we would surprise you this week with one of the most exciting changes yet!
Starting today, you can upgrade your igloo by changing its color or its size. And don't worry, we plan on offering even more options in the future!
In other news, we have captured a few more "little fluffy things" and we let one out of its cage into a closed room and so far they seem to be safe. In fact, it was so happy to be let out of its cage, it immediately jumped for joy as a little tear trickled down its cheek. More news tomorrow as it develops.
Until then, Waddle On!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 22, 2005 3:11 PM
November 21
CAPTURED!!
This just in! Over the past week, we have had reports of "little fluffy things" being spotted in the Snow Forts, Night Club, and Hockey Rink. At first we didn't take it seriously, but late last night one was captured as proof that they do exist! So far they seem to be safe and actually a little friendly. We will continue to study the captured animal and let you know what we find out.
Thank you to all the penguins who helped in this investigation. We will announce more tomorrow. Stay tuned!
By BillyBob on November 21, 2005 1:42 PM
November 18
Ready... Set... GO!
Hello Penguins!
We have officially launched our first expansion to Sled Racing! Sure it was always one of the best games in Club Penguin, but we decided to make it even better!
Now there are 4 races, each with different difficulty levels and with a different number of players so you can race against lots of other penguins, or just race your buddy for fun.
In other news: We also have fixed a couple more bugs and we launched the auto-disconnect feature. Basically, this tool will disconnect you from Club Penguin if you haven't done anything for more than 10 min. This way if you run out of your house and forget to disconnect from Club Penguin, don't worry, we will do it for you. :)
That's all for now, as always...
Waddle On!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 18, 2005 11:11 AM
November 15
New Catalog!!
Hello Penguins!
Well, the new igloo catalog was released today! There have been a few new items added, including Christmas decorations. That's right, Club Penguin is entering "that most wonderful time of the year!" So, its time to set up that Christmas tree, hang the wreath, and light the fireplace. We will be running an igloo decorating contest later in December, so dust off that Martha Stewart magazine and get decorating.
In other news: We fixed a couple of bugs while we were at it.
- The free account colors should be changing properly now.
- The igloo bug that was caused by jumping in and out of igloos quickly was fixed by bringing up the map to decide where you want to go when you leave an igloo.
That's all for now, as always...
Waddle On!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 15, 2005 12:21 PM
November 14
Update Version 1.02
Hello Penguins,
We released a new update today that should fix a few issues and make most of you very happy.
Room Router: Some of you may have already noticed, but recently we built a room router. What is a room router you ask? Well, because the town was getting too full, we made the game start (or rout) you in a different part of Club Penguin if the town gets too full. This makes it quicker to join the game because there are less penguins to load when you first start. This also spreads penguins out a bit more which makes it better for everyone.
Issue Fix: We found out that some of the log-in or "lost connection" errors are related to HUGE buddy lists. Some people have over 2000 buddies. It is great that you have so many friends, but it means the server has to check through the entire list before it lets you on. In order to fix that, we had to limit the buddy lists to 100 buddies for free accounts and 200 for member accounts. This limit might be raised in the future, but for now we needed to fix this problem before it got any bigger. If you have a huge buddy list, please manually edit it, or email your penguin name to [email protected] and ask to have it reset.
Great news!: Because we are releasing so many new items and a furniture catalog coming tomorrow, we wanted to make it even easier to buy all that cool stuff! So, we have decided to more than double the coin payout in every game! Now before you faint with happiness, just take a deep breath and go play your favorite game to earn more coins than ever!
That's it for now, check out the new furniture catalog launching tomorrow! Until then...
Waddle on!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 14, 2005 1:23 PM
November 7
Some interesting news...
Hello Penguins,Thank you for helping Club Penguin have a successful launch. Just wanted to give you a quick update on Club Penguin and answer some questions we keep getting.
1- Lost Connections: We finally found the reason some of you lose connections once you are in the game, but it takes some time to fix. We will be working hard on it for the next few weeks to make Club Penguin even faster and more stable. Thanks for your patience.
2-Too many penguins: Club Penguin is growing fast, which is great, but we need to do some expansion in order to fit more penguins. That said, the next new game will include some new rooms which will hopefully allow even more penguins to play.
3- New games: We plan to launch at least one new game each month (maybe more in future months). November is a little late because we are working on so many things at once because of the launch. Again, thanks for your patience.
4- New igloo Catalog: We will release a new clothing catalog at the beginning of each month, and a new igloo catalog at the middle of each month. So keep a look out for a new igloo catalog in the next few weeks.
5- Club Penguin Members: Thanks to all of you who have become members in the last two weeks. You are helping us make Club Penguin even better. For those of you who are not yet members, you are always welcome in Club Penguin and we hope you consider membership in the future.
Waddle on!
- Club Penguin Staff
By BillyBob on November 7, 2005 3:27 PM
November 3
New Room
Hello Penguins,
Some of you may have noticed that the gift shop gets a little crowded everytime we relase some clothing, so we added another store. I won't tell you where it is to make it a bit more fun, but many have already found it.
Thats all for now.
Waddle On!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 3, 2005 4:44 PM
November 2
Even Easier to Become a Member!
Hello Penguins!
Good news! Today we launched our newest payment method, Pay by Cash. For those of you who wanted to become a member, but didn't have a credit card...now you can! Just select the length of membership, then choose which way you want to pay.
For those of you who are wanting SMS or pay by phone, don't worry, we are working on getting that going as soon as possible.
Waddle on!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 2, 2005 10:23 AM
November 1
Christmas came early!!
Hello Penguins,
Ever since we launched Club Penguin, we have tried to explain that free accounts can still do a lot in Club Penguin. Club Penguin free accounts give you unlimited access to great games, lots of rooms, amazing snowball fights, and much more. But we felt the free accounts were still missing something that Penguin Chat 3 had... COLOR. So we decided to make some changes. Starting immediately, free accounts will get the opportunity to buy different colors for your penguin!
Also! We decided to give you one better by allowing everyone in Club Penguin the opportunity to have their own igloo. You won't be able to decorate without becoming a member, but you can invite your buddies over for a party!
We hope you enjoy these new features, and hope you decide to help make Club Penguin even better and become a member.
Waddle On!
- Club Penguin Team
By BillyBob on November 1, 2005 2:10 PM