Outspark Blog

Spring is finally here, and we’re excited to announce a bunch of Easter goodies in Fiesta, Secret of the Solstice and Bread ‘n Butter!

Check out a few of the great premium items now available in each of the games:

Fiesta - Happy Easter Pack:

-Easter Sunday Outfit (gives +7% critical strike)
-Mini Chick Pet (+7 to STR/DEX/END/INT/SPR)
-Rabbit Ears (+5% critical strike)
-A Rabbit House

Each time you purchase a Happy Easter Pack, you are entered in our contest to win an iPod Shuffle! Click here to learn more about Fiesta’s Easter update

Secret of the Solstice - Rabbit Costume and EXP Boosters

-Rabbit Helmet (+75 HP, Shield 10, Weight 10)
-Rabbit Suit (+100 HP, Shield 12, Weight 12)
-Easter Set (30-day Rabbit Helmet, Rabbit Suit & 100% EXP Boost Card)
-50% and 100% EXP boosters for 7 and 30 days

GM Break is playing the Easter Bunny this holiday weekend and he will be roaming around the continent of Xen with his pet parrot. If you see the parrot and are wearing the Rabbit Suit, say “Happy Easter” to receive a special prize!

GM Break will also be at Tramis Mansion in Brynhilld on March 23 at 3pm PDT. Players with either Bunny Ears or a Rabbit Helmet will be warped to a special party area. Picture-taking, storytelling and games are all part of the celebration.

Bread ‘n Butter - 15% Sale on All Premium Items!

-Holiday Benji (Gives 100 bonus chocoballs each time you play the Rainin’ Chocoballs game)
-Sale lasts until March 26!

All of us from Outspark wish you a Happy Easter!

We had the pleasure of meeting with the fine folks at Allakhazam during the 2008 Game Developers Conference last Month to talk about Outspark, our games and plans for the future. They recently published the writeup and we encourage you to take a look!

Some highlights:

It was great to hear about the time focused on their games being a service, not a boxed product that, once you buy you as a consumer, have no other interaction with the company. All too many times MMOers are forced to deal with this type of publisher and developer attitude and companies like Outspark seem to be bringing the service portion of our games back to us.

Creating a play environment which is safe and playable for all players, regardless of age, is something they’re committed to. Helping Outspark in this goal is the fact that their staff is made up of Americans who both live and work in the market to which they’re providing this service. The unique challenges that must be undertaken to assure that all laws and operating procedures are easier when your entire staff is on the same page. That Outspark takes understanding their market and supplying a well defined and directed service across all areas of operation is something that truly warms my heart. All too often we see games being published in other countries without any sort of localization, poor or understaffed customer service teams, and little to no translation, and it shows! These games are not like that.

Thanks again to Tovin and AutumnKiss of Allakhazam! Click on the link below to read the full article.

GDC 2008: Outspark! (Allakhazam)

The luck of the Irish (or something equally mischievous) is having a strange effect on the Outspark community…Shamrocks are growing in Isya, crafty Leprechauns are popping up in Xen and Benji is sprucing up his kitchen with plenty of green decorations. Here are some of the goodies available for St. Patrick’s Day:

Fiesta players, get your very own four-leaf clover now in the Fiesta Store! This fashionable headgear gives a bonus to STR, END, INT, and SPR and lasts for seven (7) days. A St. Patrick’s quest is also available. Talk to Guard Captain Shutian in Elderine to get started. Click here to view St. Patrick’s Day events in Fiesta.

Secret of the Solstice players, check out the game’s limited-edition Leprechaun pet! This little guy will follow you around and gives +100 HP. We’ve also released the Shillelagh (a large club used for fighting) and Shamrock emoticons (they give +50 hp). All are available in the Secret of the Solstice Store starting tonight. Help Patty recover his lost charms in the St. Patrick’s Day quest! Visit the Guild Plaza in Brynhilld to get started.

We haven’t forgotten Bread ‘n Butter, either. The game features cool new green decorations that are on sale - 20% off until March 17! Check out the decked out bakery below, or even get some cool frog-themed decorations including a pond floor complete with lily pads!

Last month, Bread ‘n Butter celebrated Valentine’s Day by offering the game’s top bakers a special prize! Our resident BnB expert, Kutsu, recently interviewed nozbne, the winner of the contest (and a shiny new Nintendo DS Lite).

1. Where do you live?
I live in Australia (delivery must have cost alot :P)

2. How old are you?
I’m 18 and currently a uni student (my holidays have ended >.<, I'll be on less frequently)

3. How did you find out about Bread ‘n Butter?
A regular check of the outspark website brought me to this cute and delicious looking game

4. What’s your favorite mini game and why?
My favourite mini game is the cookie cutter game. It makes me think and memorize the next cookie shape I need.

5. What is the longest session of BnB you’ve played in one sitting?
My longest time on will probably be 4~5 hours while I was trying to slow down unknown989 from catching up.

6. What new features would you like to see in BnB’s future batches?
I would like to see the Quest feature added to sometimes get away from the monotony of looking after the bakery. Also maybe add the rogue chocolate chip in the whisking game.

7. Any other information, comment or message you want to share?
Thanks for a great event and I can’t wait for Batch 2 to come at last. I’ll be on less so all those aspiring bakers will be able to catch up and even take 1st place =D
Have fun Baking ^^

nozbne

Visit the fan art section of the BnB forums for even more great artwork.

Hankering for more mini-games or ways to customize your bakery in Bread ‘n Butter? Later this week we plan to release some cool new content as part of the game’s 2nd Batch. Here’s some information on the upcoming changes:

1. Lower prices
2. A brand new guestbook feature (check out other bakeries!)
3. More free mini-games and decorations (in the store)
4. Brand new mini-games like the ones below:

(Grow herbs in your garden or catch Gelato balls!)

Visit the Bread ‘n Butter web site now and start playing for free!

3rd batch is coming next month!