Release Notes 2010-06-07

'''Sweet Street, please. Number 42.'''

Dear friends,

It's been a long while since the last update! We've been cooking up a couple of things in the background, though. Today's update focuses on the next evolution of Whirleds:


 * We can now construct a landing page URL that takes new players directly to a themed Whirled. In other words, instead of dropping people into the generic site, links can bring them directly to e.g. Bella Whirled.
 * All Whirleds now have the ability to flag rooms they own as a template from which a new player's home room is cloned. The room must be decorated with stamped items, owned by the brand, must not be derived, and must be listed as hidden.

Taken together, these two changes greatly increase the immersive qualities of a Whirled. A player who arrives through a link pointing at your Whirled will receive a home room decorated precisely as you set your template up, and they'll have copies of all the items in your room.

From our point of view, one of the benefits is the ability to advertise for specific audiences. Instead of trying to attract people to a generic tofu-based meta-world, we can go for folks who enjoy a specific aesthetic. We're pretty excited about the possibilities here.