Club Penguin's 1st News!

Friday, September 30, 2005 Weekend updates... Hello Penguins! We just updated to version 0.97 that should fix the following bugs: - fixed mancalla cheat (sorry folks) - fixed astro barrior cheat (this one was tougher to find) - fixed some character sliding Were still trying to solve the not getting coins bug after playing a game. Please keep reporting it as we think we are close. The newest features of this update are the find a buddy (yea!) and we also upgraded one of the servers so the chat should be faster. To keep the chat safe and fun for everyone, we have started using live moderators. They are currently not on all the time (but will be soon). They see everything that is typed so if you get a report it doesn't mean someone reported you, it might have been caught by a moderator. Please follow the rules to avoid your account being removed. Starting Monday we will allow open chatting from 8am to 8pm pacific time. You will be able to do everything else during that time, but you wont be able to open chat. Please use the easy-chat system to talk during those times. We are also expanding easy-chat to allow you to say even more! Thanks again for all your help. We keep getting closer to launch every day! - Club Penguin Team Posted by Billybob at 4:01 PM | Link | Comments Tuesday, September 27, 2005 We're almost there! Hello Penguins! We just wanted to give you an update on the last week of beta testing and say thanks for a great party. Good news, we didn't crash the server. In fact other than some slowdowns (because we had over 70 people in one room), the party was great. Here is a list of items we are working on: - Sled Racing Bugs - Find Buddy - Newspaper content - Coin bugs This week you won't see a lot of fixes as we are working hard at the final stages for launch. We are fine tuning some behind the scenes things like the new website, help section, a "how to get started" animation, and moderator tools so we can launch as soon as possible. We are hoping to launch within the next two weeks. Stay tuned for an official launch date. We have had a few people upset about how many coins are given away in the games. We want to give you a little secret. After launch, with the help of memberships, we will be able to put a lot of time into developing and launching new games and (hint) other ways to get coins. With time, there will be so many ways to get coins you won't care how many you get from each game. Until then, keep on bug-hunting! Thanks again for all your hard work. We're almost there! - Club Penguin Staff Posted by Billybob at 3:58 PM | Link | Comments Friday, September 23, 2005 Beta Test Update Version 0.96 Hello Penguins! The latest version is ready for testing. Here is a list of changes: Replaced "View News" with "Edit Player" The Newspaper now arrives in your mailbox (top left) Added sound to Mancala Added sound to Ballistic Biscuit Added music to Ballistic Biscuit Fixed close button for Astro Barrier Add all the emotes Quick Keys. (Press "e" then number or letter) Fix some bugs with the Flood Filter When you exit your igloo you return to your last location Still working on: Sled Game Bugs More Sounds and Music Find Buddy Posted by rsnail at 2:56 PM | Link | Comments Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Beta Test Party Hello Penguins! Here is a screenshot of the Beta Party. We peaked at 155 penguins online, all at the same time. Enjoy! Posted by rsnail at 5:02 PM | Link | Comments Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Beta Test Party Hello Happy Penguins! Thanks again for another great week of beta testing! This week we squashed a lot of bugs. Some were ones you see, others were ones you don't see like loading speeds, etc. Believe it or not, we have almost completely rewritten the game since the beginning of the beta test to make things faster with less bugs. This week's big challenge is the Sled Racer game. We have been working hard and we're nearing the finish line. The big improvements will be seen in an all new game entrance, finish line results, and the coolest part, having 4 racers instead of 2. Thank you all for being so patient. When we first started the beta test, we had no idea what bugs we would find. With your help, we feel like we're almost ready for launch. We don't want to give an official launch date until we make sure that all of these new features work properly, but just know that we're almost there. BIG PARTY!!!! Wednesday, 3pm-5pm (GMT / Europe) & 3pm-5pm (pacific / North America) We're having a party! Why you ask? Well, mostly because we felt like we needed some fun in the middle of all this testing, but also, it will allow us to perform one of our final tests, size! Since we began beta testing, we have never had more than 50-100 penguins on at one time, but we need to try and get as many people on as possible. So we said, "The best way to get lots of penguins together is to have a party!" If the server crashes, it means it was a GREAT PARTY! Best of all, if you are at the party, you will get a free party hat for your penguin. We have decided to have two party times because we have so many penguins around the world. If you live in the UK it will be from 3pm-5pm and if you live on the west coast of the US or Canada, it will be from 3pm-5pm as well. If you need help knowing what time that is for you, ask a parent or teacher. Keep up the great work! - Club Penguin Team Posted by rsnail at 12:20 PM | Link | Comments Monday, September 19, 2005 Need sleep Oops. I need more sleep. The lastest update includes a longer chat box, finally fixed the problem with placing furniture in an empty room. Thanks to all the penguins that helped me on this one. Posted by rsnail at 10:07 AM | Link | Comments Friday, September 16, 2005 Beta Test Update Version 0.95 Hello Penguins! We updated Club Penguin again. We are now on version 0.95. Remember if you find any bugs, please submit them. Here is a quick list of changes: Updated Mancala in the Book Room (Coffee Shop 2nd Floor) Fixed buying furniture bug Still working on: Sled Game (4 player) Find Buddy button Teleport to Buddy's location Posted by rsnail at 3:02 PM | Link | Comments Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Meet the team Hello Penguins! We have had a couple penguins pretending to be staff who are not real staff members. Look for the sheild to identify real staff members. Here is a list of our current team: rsnail billybob Happy77 screenhog Posted by rsnail at 10:13 AM | Link | Comments Monday, September 12, 2005 Beta Test Update Version 0.94 Hello Penguins! We have been busy working for the last two weeks on version 0.94. Here is a list of all the changes. Please continue sending us your bug reports. Added Snow Forts - Prepare for Battle! Added New Igloos - You may need to move your furniture. Added Mail Boxes to streamline the buddy system. You can now receive multiple buddy requests, and they will not interrupt your chat. This also will allow for future instant messaging. Improved preloading with progress bars. Improved player login. Improved balloons - Names do not appear over balloons. Updated the Club Penguin Map. Reworked a lot of the code to fix bugs and make the chat faster. Please note: Sled Racing and Mancala back soon. We are working on a new interface so you can find more players, and adding more coins to sled racing. Posted by rsnail at 12:32 PM | Link | Comments Thursday, September 08, 2005 Beta Test Update Hello Penguins! We are busy working on version 0.94. It will be ready Monday morning. Posted by rsnail at 3:51 PM | Link | Comments Friday, September 02, 2005 Robots! Hello Penguins! We are currently testing some robots. These robots are used to help us find bugs. Posted by rsnail at 4:15 PM | Link | Comments Beta Test Update Version 0.93 Hello Penguins! The latest update should fix the igloo problems. This includes buying, rotating, and changing furniture. You may need to clean your room! Posted by rsnail at 10:51 AM | Link | Comments