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I mean, I can't say Zydrate Anatomy (the song the skin name comes from) ISN'T horny, but of all the things to object to, a Repo Man skydancer skin isn't exactly a sex symbol. I propose that the op take a long, long moment and imagine a M!Snap skin with what Miss Sweet is wearing in the Zydrate Anatomy scene.
Forgot to mention you can also now block domains from giving your dragons views so it's nearly impossible for someone to target your eggs
ayrt oh for sure.
like nothing about Repo! is anything close to what i'd call pure or innocent but op coming out the gate being like "THIS IS CLEARLY BONDAGE GEAR" just annoyed me so much.
like my dude you should have stopped at "am i porn-brained?" because the answer is clearly yes, you are. try not to put innocent people and their work on blast next time.
like nothing about Repo! is anything close to what i'd call pure or innocent but op coming out the gate being like "THIS IS CLEARLY BONDAGE GEAR" just annoyed me so much.
like my dude you should have stopped at "am i porn-brained?" because the answer is clearly yes, you are. try not to put innocent people and their work on blast next time.
Who cares. Staff approved it so they disagree with you. Why play mall cop?
additional small correction to this small correction but the "obvious bdsm skin" was actually one of a set of "harness/tack" accents.
i can't remember if it was rhea making these accents in the first place but they were marketed as accents inspired by different styles of equestrian harnessing and bridles.
so they weren't "obvious bdsm skins" so much as they were being used to invoke that because there's a lot of overlap in the area of harnesses/bridles lol.
i do know that rhea also had given their bondage dragon the pillow palace scene as well so it was less any one of those items on their own and more rhea combining them and then being a dumbass about it.
i can't remember if it was rhea making these accents in the first place but they were marketed as accents inspired by different styles of equestrian harnessing and bridles.
so they weren't "obvious bdsm skins" so much as they were being used to invoke that because there's a lot of overlap in the area of harnesses/bridles lol.
i do know that rhea also had given their bondage dragon the pillow palace scene as well so it was less any one of those items on their own and more rhea combining them and then being a dumbass about it.
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3420746/3#post_59085671
http://archive.today/2025.06.09-013338/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3420746/3
Well, it didn't take long for them to relapse. They're pulling a slight "But I have a friend who is [X]!" and acting like people should take their anecdotal evidence (which I'm not taking at their word, god no) as valid criticism for cultural sensitivity specialists. As opposed to letting people from those cultures speak for themselves.
http://archive.today/2025.06.09-013338/https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/frd/3420746/3
Well, it didn't take long for them to relapse. They're pulling a slight "But I have a friend who is [X]!" and acting like people should take their anecdotal evidence (which I'm not taking at their word, god no) as valid criticism for cultural sensitivity specialists. As opposed to letting people from those cultures speak for themselves.
Anon, I mean this nicely, but... yeah. Maybe just a little.
I think it's also good to remember that someone out there will always get off to literally anything you can imagine.
That said, no, I don't think this breaks any site rules. Even if OP hadn't come here and explained the reference, I'm kinky as hell and it just looks like a catsuit/bodysuit to me. (Which are often sexual, but not always.)
I think it's also good to remember that someone out there will always get off to literally anything you can imagine.
That said, no, I don't think this breaks any site rules. Even if OP hadn't come here and explained the reference, I'm kinky as hell and it just looks like a catsuit/bodysuit to me. (Which are often sexual, but not always.)
This whole thread is a shitshow. Can't people give the mods a break for once in their life.
Tangent, while it's not on the same level as the outright racism in there, I don't understand why people would reply to it with snark either?
Tangent, while it's not on the same level as the outright racism in there, I don't understand why people would reply to it with snark either?
https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/ann/3420847
I'm gonna come off so bitter... I actually love the new additions (halo recolors were so wanted! I'm very happy they don't require a halo to make one), but it feels like a stretch to call this a new feature. This genuinely could have been an addition to baldwin, using the goo and slime as per usual, and nothing would have changed imo. It might have actually been more challenging with Baldin materials having much more variation and sources of what a material is transmuted from.
ON A PLUS SIDE, Sophie's UI is straight up much better. I hope they add the item selection menu like that to Baldwin, too. Overall, W for Halo recolors and adorable new NPC, just wish the mechanic was a little more unique.
ON A PLUS SIDE, Sophie's UI is straight up much better. I hope they add the item selection menu like that to Baldwin, too. Overall, W for Halo recolors and adorable new NPC, just wish the mechanic was a little more unique.
Now that I've taken it in, I was *thrilled* to see an inventory search feature for Sophie until I found out AH, Baldwin, etc item selection menus weren't updated to be the same. Would've made the overall update more phenomenal IMHO.
My bet is that it's being beta tested with Sophie. Once they know there's no glaring bugs, they'll roll it out elsewhere.
I'm actually curious, how would you want to make it unique?
It's a crafting system. I prefer this because it's less stuff to need my single Baldwin cauldron.
It's a crafting system. I prefer this because it's less stuff to need my single Baldwin cauldron.
DA
Exactly the same, it's Baldwin with a new look, so it feels for me like 'congrats on leveling Baldwin, now do the exact same thing with Sophie'. (Wasn't there already a Sophie NPC? What's the Valentine's day NPC's name?). Players have been asking for a way to reduce vistas and scenes, so there was even a way to include Sophie like Swipp with his daughters.
Exactly the same, it's Baldwin with a new look, so it feels for me like 'congrats on leveling Baldwin, now do the exact same thing with Sophie'. (Wasn't there already a Sophie NPC? What's the Valentine's day NPC's name?). Players have been asking for a way to reduce vistas and scenes, so there was even a way to include Sophie like Swipp with his daughters.
The Valentine's NPC is Susie but I had the same double take at first
Love Sophie's design and the feature's UI, but now that we have 2 Baldwins can we pleeeease get a queue? Even if it's only 3 items at a time it would feel so much better.
they really gave us baldwin 2: electric boogaloo
HALO RECOLOURS CAME HOME FROM THE WAR
In addition to a queue (or even instead), I would love some sort of ‘shelf’ feature or such where we can store items we want to use for melting/spinning/etc. I just keep them in my hoard and it’s such a hassle to remember not to move them to the Vault or accidentally sell them. It would be nice to have a dedicated place for them.
I want more. They only gave 2 versions each of 3 halos.
It’s definitely low-key compared to other anniversary updates, but I like it. Crafting features are always really fun to me!! It’s nice to have a use for all the random stuff in the game. Not every anniversary has to be flashy. Lair location banners were pretty chill compared to other things we’ve gotten as well, but they’re still well liked.
In all honesty though, I’m a little surprised they didn’t save Effects as the anniversary update and release Sophie at a different time, but given the mixed reaction to Effects that was probably a wise call.
In all honesty though, I’m a little surprised they didn’t save Effects as the anniversary update and release Sophie at a different time, but given the mixed reaction to Effects that was probably a wise call.
AYRT
I agree that it's nice it doesn't at least take up the same cauldron, yes. If I were to make it more unique, I would have made players play a simple minigame to create some thread (First thing that comes to mind, probably not the best: a game about untangling different colors of yarn, like the mobile games).
OR
Make thread drop from Familiar Bonding, though in that case I would probably overhaul bonding to make it easier.
OR
Add an easter egg hunt mechanic to the site's UI, where you can find "recolor tokens" hidden around sites' pages every 20-30 minutes, that you would trade for recolored items.
Alternatively, forget the thread, and make it the long-awaited bounty NPC that will reward you with "recolor tokens" for completing tasks that you can spend on the new apparel recolors. They don't have to be Coli tasks either, it can be a mix of Pursuits and Coli quests.
Or, even more elegant, put it in Achievements Association for points, and rehaul Pursuits to be more visible/give you notifications (I always forget they exist). I would maybe make the daily pursuits replenishable, so when you do them all, you can keep grinding for more points and buy more recolors. But that wouldn't "feel" like a new feature, innit? Not as Anniversary-worthy.
Lastly, I feel like this whole apparel recolor feature would have been a great fit with Joxar, so maybe introducing an additional feature to his recolor store could have also been a good fit C: It can be available year-round as well.
Anyway, again, these are raw ideas that just came to my mind now, and I don't hate the current feature. As someone mentioned, I wish we could at least transmute junk scenes and vistas, especially since Sophie already isn't picky about item types and transmutes them into only 2 thread types. Nonetheless: YAY HALOS
I agree that it's nice it doesn't at least take up the same cauldron, yes. If I were to make it more unique, I would have made players play a simple minigame to create some thread (First thing that comes to mind, probably not the best: a game about untangling different colors of yarn, like the mobile games).
OR
Make thread drop from Familiar Bonding, though in that case I would probably overhaul bonding to make it easier.
OR
Add an easter egg hunt mechanic to the site's UI, where you can find "recolor tokens" hidden around sites' pages every 20-30 minutes, that you would trade for recolored items.
Alternatively, forget the thread, and make it the long-awaited bounty NPC that will reward you with "recolor tokens" for completing tasks that you can spend on the new apparel recolors. They don't have to be Coli tasks either, it can be a mix of Pursuits and Coli quests.
Or, even more elegant, put it in Achievements Association for points, and rehaul Pursuits to be more visible/give you notifications (I always forget they exist). I would maybe make the daily pursuits replenishable, so when you do them all, you can keep grinding for more points and buy more recolors. But that wouldn't "feel" like a new feature, innit? Not as Anniversary-worthy.
Lastly, I feel like this whole apparel recolor feature would have been a great fit with Joxar, so maybe introducing an additional feature to his recolor store could have also been a good fit C: It can be available year-round as well.
Anyway, again, these are raw ideas that just came to my mind now, and I don't hate the current feature. As someone mentioned, I wish we could at least transmute junk scenes and vistas, especially since Sophie already isn't picky about item types and transmutes them into only 2 thread types. Nonetheless: YAY HALOS
I could write paragraphs pointing out the problems with those ideas with what I know if the playerbase. Pass.
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