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So you've registered and created an account. Now what?

Go read the OOC Rules & Regulations. Each member is held accountable for following them, so please do not neglect them. c:

Introduce yourself! Tell us about your interests, why you joined, what you like, or anything else. Curious about the site or have any questions? Our Frequently Asked Questions usually clear up any confusion. If you still have queries, ask in your introduction or post in the Reaper Creeper forum.

You may want to discuss TWEWY, look up fanart, or find out hints and tricks about the DS Reaper's Game. If you become interested you can look up information on our in-character roleplaying Game and even apply for your own character in Shibuya.

qwe kenny, Genis, kitsunaii

Some Old Horses Can Always Hear Their Owner Approach.
Renovation Update

Due to the long amount of time that has passed since the last update, this one will be long, containing all of the news, plans, and notes from before. Updates will a more regular length in the future.

Allow me to take this opportunity to thank the members who have remained with iNspire through its inactivity and welcome again our newest additions. Without you, we'd still be stuck on Day 2.

Let me take this time to highlight the thread for The Events of Week 1 where any new member can go to find out more about the Week and experienced members can see the current plot threads. This is the most current thread on the forum and keeps up to date with the smaller stories between members as well as the overarching plot.

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The Ultimate Pin Competition has finally been wrapped up due to poor voter turnout and too large a population of poll ninjas. The exact results and concluding remarks can be found at the topic [here]!

Congratulations to everyone who entered for their success! Winners who have choices, contact me to claim your prizes or comment in the thread noted above. Other prizes have already been given out and been added to character profiles and inventories as well as OOC money. The accepted pins can all be found in our Expanded Arsenal.

Thanks again to everyone who participated!

New features/updates:
« The Frequently Asked Questions link that comes standard for Zetaboards has been replaced with questions and answers that are more applicable to iNspire itself. This can be found at the top of the forum under FAQ. The FAQ includes topics such as profile edits, forum mechanics, and emoticons, as well as general questions, such as advice for making a character's profile.
« The Reaper's Game forum now has special subforums within the custom pin, noise, and clothing forums that direct straight to the forms for creating them.

« Inventory for in character items!


Adjustments:
« The link to the forum-based FAQ has been removed from the announcements box and the forum.

Ongoing updates:
« A clickable image map of Shibuya is in progress. Once it enters the later stages of development, a link will appear in the announcements that will show how complete it is.

Upcoming features/adjustments:
» The forms for creating custom Noise and custom pins will be reworked to be a flexible form like the clothing request form.
» The Phone Menu, a feature that will provide the basic information provided incoming Players that will also optimize the pages currently found on iNspire and include information and links to content such as pin lists, noise lists, etc.
» An addition to the top of the Award list that details what achievements can be won and how.
» A much simpler mobile skin for devices such as iPhones, Nooks, Blackberries, etc. is being researched. I am currently looking for codes to help minimize the number of images that must load for the site to display this specific skin.
» A Statistic page at the bottom of the forum, above the member statistics that will track mission completion and offer hints as to how to complete the mission.
» Images for every item in the Corner Shop.

Conceptual Evaluations:
It has come to my attention that the drop rate system has far too low of percentages with regards to the amount of effort and time put into battles on iNspire. Since there is no way to increase drop rate currently and the Noise drop percentages are too low to begin with, the chances of receiving a pin are terrible.
The drop system will be re-evaluated and previous battles will be recalculated for pins.

If the meantime, if anyone has any input or ideas regarding improving the drop rate system or questions for the FAQ, feel free comment on this announcement!

Slabs of Ham, Celery and Horseradish, Tons of Asparagus.
Birthday Announcement

For those who haven't already examined our calendar event, a Candle Service award pin will be given out to every member who logs in this week, in commemoration of iNspire's first year anniversary! Just in time for Day 4's beginning.

The Ultimate Pin Competition is heading for a close. Get your entries in before the end of month! The contest will proceed to the voting stage on the 31st of January.

The ninth OOC Misson has also begun, with a special prize for individuals who complete it with the special condition.

New features/updates:
« A new Events thread can be found at the top of the forum. There you may find all active threads and summaries of what else has happened during the Week. This has been updated to reflect the latest changes and Day 4.
« The Navigation Menu has been updated once more. Aside from a few small changes reguarding Drop Rate and the migration of the list of awards housed there to a different page, it is complete.
« There are several new items in the shop to accomodate the changes in the Navigation menu and some much needed additions, such as the sticker for Chain Battling.

Adjustments:
« By the end of the day, All individuals who have completed OOC Missions will have a tally in their individual profiles, replacing the Sync Rate system.
» Fixed a bug in the OOC shop that stole everyone's money.

Ongoing updates:
« The standard Frequently Asked Questions that come with the Zetaboards forum have been entirely replaced with a custom F.A.Q. for iNspire. Click on the tab at the top of the forum if you're curious about how it's progressing.

Upcoming features/adjustments:
» The Phone Menu, which will become a central hub for most IC information on iNspire. Currently, we're looking at an interactive map of Shibuya, rules from the Reaper's Game canon, a 'high score' list detailing who has completed the prior missions, a Noise list that details individual attacks and stats for every species, and a pin list that also includes custom pins on iNspire. The Events thread will be integrated into the Phone Menu interface.
» The current navigation menu will be overturned and some policies reworked for the removal of stat battling, such as pin evolution.
» A third skin in tribute to Neku's first partner, Shiki, to fit in with our alternate Joshua and Beat skins.
» A nearly imageless mobile skin will also be added to iNspire, one that will (ideally) automatically detect your use of a mobile device to make surfing the entire forum more simple.
» An achievements page, where members can see the current pin awards that can be achieved and how to receive them.
» The portal will be reworked, specifically the information box to the right. If possible, the shoutbox will be moved to be more accessible.
» All items in the shop will have images.
» The new Communications forum will have a title image like the other forums on iNspire.

What the factor took so long?
Overarching Update

First, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest members and all visitors passing through! Thank you for stopping by. *applause* To our established members and anyone who has taken the time to read all of our previous updates, I hope I can give you something to look forward to soon.

New features/updates:
« The Frequently Asked Questions have been updated to reflect questions that have actually been frequently asked and the new features we have added previously.
« The "Did You Know?" topic has been reworked to fit into the Frequently Asked Questions.
« A new thread for offering suggestions for new OOC Missions is in the Reaper Creeper forum.
« OOC Mission 8 can be found on the calander and in the announcement box!
» The Current Events thread for the current Week can be found at the top of the forum for guests, new members, and old members playing catch-up.

Adjustments:
« The OOC Mission at the top of the page will now include a clear label requesting comment in the thread of the mission.

Ongoing updates:
« Currently seeking a suitable shoutbox to use on the main board, preferably not at the bottom of the page, that guests may also post in without having to sign in or create an account.
« Recently the awards that members have earned are not showing up in posts, but are in profiles. I am investigating the cause of this and intend to have it fixed or found out by the end of the week.
« The Navigation menu is being re-evaluated to remove the failed concepts relating directly to the battle system.

Upcoming features/adjustments:
» A phone menu that will actually be much more extensive than initially believed, with an interactive map, information that in-Game characters can find on their phones, and a Noise information list. It will take some time, but it should be worthwhile- including a leaderboard for characters who have completed missions and walls.

» A page detailing all present awards on iNspire and how they can be earned (if it is not a secret mission). Ideally this will be part of the overall awards page that displays the awards that everyone has.

« Two new forums will be added to the forum if there is interest in them. One will be for roleplays based on phone conversations, email, texting, or letters. Also, a forum for discussion for members to use regaurding anything in-character. This means new plots, ideas, or roleplays, as well as people who are looking for partners or confrontations. Both of these were made to help everyone communicate more easily without any strict measures.
The best part is, both forums will earn you OOC money. ;o

I’ve been reverse-engineering my desired solution all along! And here it is!!!
Prospective Update

The Ultimate Pin Competition is still underway. Once there are approximately five to ten entries, the contest will move into the voting stage. Let's get some more designs in to make the site interesting!

New features/updates:
« The Noise Encounter List is finally completed.
« The Clash of Desires forum has been altered instead to house threads in which characters wish to act out situations in parallel universes.
« Characters from Week 0 have been moved to the erased section of the Character List. Notify Azu if you have any desire to recreate them.

Adjustments:
« Sync Rate will not become an integrated part of iNspire because a reasonable implimentation could not be decided upon.
« The stat battling system has been archived due to lack of interest.
« Submitting a clothing request now costs nothing, meaning that interested parties may now submit ideas for clothing by simply 'purchasing' the option in the shop.

Ongoing updates:
« The Optimization of rules, regulations, and explanations in all areas of iNspire. Previous systems in place are being reconsidered for the sake of avoiding excess information.

Upcoming features/adjustments:
» A Frequently Asked Questions page that will be linked in the top announcement box.
» Clickable image map of Shibuya.
» The Phone Menu, a feature that will provide the basic information provided incoming Players that will also optimize the pages currently found on iNspire and include information and links to content such as pin lists, noise lists, etc.