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Oct 212011
 

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Presenting the KittyCatS Haunted Collection
“SkeleCatS”, “Devil Dolls” & Love At First Bite

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KittyCatS is proud to present the 2011 Haunted Collection!

We have 3 styles for you to choose from.



Glowy, cute, creeepy and lovable, this collection will light up your life with fun, spookieness and lots of surprises inside! What kind of suprises???? Well Trick or Traits… what do you think we’d do???? Traits of course! Your new cats may carry some brand new traits! And… they DO come with a special flying broom that you can use year round for fun with your kitty riding right there behind you! :)

The KittyCatS! Haunted Collection will be available for sale through November 3, 2011. So whether you are inclined towards Devils, Vampries or Skeletons… we hope you enjoy these all year long!

Thanks to Adorkable Peapod for her cute animations in the flying broom.

Your KittyCatS! Team

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Fast Facts!

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* are the KittyCatS SkeleCatS transferable? – yes!
* do they come with food? yes! they come with one week food, 5% love vitamins, one love drop and one portable food!
* do they come with a special animation? – yes! You can fly with them on a broom!!
* can I buy more than one? – yes!
* can i sell or trade them? – yes!
* do they pass on their coats/eyes/tails/ears? -the SkeleCatS traits do not pass on. They are a specially designed collectible cat with random Genesis KittyCat traits which have the potential to pass their hidden traits like any other Genesis KittyCat. They can carry the genes of the new traits and furs that can only be discovered through breeding.

GET THEM HERE!!!!!

KittyCatS! Main Shop
KittyCatS! @SoCal
KittyCatS! @Haunted Fruit Islands Estates

©2011 KittyCatS! all rights reserved. All names, titles, and text @ KittyCatS! and may not be used without permission.

Oct 182011
 

Although the effort to breed the October KittyCatS! of the Month is still underway, it’s time for us to reveal the KittyCatS! of the Month challenge for November!

Fur: Burmese – Champagne
Eyes: Shamrock (Shape: Curious Pupil: Big)
Shade: Natural
Tail: Mysterious
Ears: Curious
Whiskers: Silver (Shape: Mysterious)

What is the KittyCatS! of the Month Challenge? Read all about it here!

Good luck with your breeding!

Your KittyCatS! Team

Sep 202011
 

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KittyCatS! Update V1.09
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Hello to our AMAZING KittyCatS Owners!

WE ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS UPDATE !!! We have worked really hard to bring you 2 very cool new features and we hope you are as excited about them as we are! :) DID WE TELL YOU WE’RE EXCITED???????

And… once again, we want to thank you for being a part of our community. Each of you contribute in some way that makes our awesome community what it is and we truly appreciate what you bring to the KittyCatS! experience.

Ok so let’s get RIGHT TO IT and let you know what’s coming inside your little can-o-update! :)

NOTE: If this is your first time doing an update with KittyCatS! the process is very simple. Yes, you heard right, VERY simple. (At the bottom of this note are the simple steps on how to update)

HIGHLIGHTS

Introducing: LESS IS MORE – a prim-saving feature.

KittyCatS! proudly introduces our “Less Is More” feature. What is less is more? Simply put, it turns your cat into an 8 prim cat when in use (Yes, 5 or 6 prims saved on each cat!). For our introduction we offer 3 different options, for your cats to “rest” in.

In this update, a natural woven basket, a wooden water bucket they love to bathe in, and a decorative container. These 3 are a sampling of more to come in future updates. We hope you enjoy this feature! Now you can perhaps rez some of your furniture, houses, trees and all the other things you’ve had to get rid of as your cats pushed you out of house and home! :) Perhaps even get your partner back!!! And for those of you who wanted even MORE room for cats… you will LOVE this!

For KittyCatS HUD owners the low prim setting can be set trough the HUD as well all at once, including a handy “randomize” button which assigns a random low prim pose to each of your cats :)

Introducing: PET N’ PLAY – “any time, anywhere, any cat”

Ever wish you could just pet your Kitty and relax under a tree? Wish you could pamper them with lots of love? Spoil them like they demand? :) Well NOW you can! The Pet N’ Play feature allows to you Pet & Play with ANY KittyCatS you want! Simply right click, hit “pet” and go!** We have dreamt of this feature since before we launched and we are SO happy to finally be able to bring it to you! Our hope is that it will add a whole new dimension to your experience with KittyCatS! We have loved making it. It has been one of our greatest challenges so far on many levels and we really hope you love it.

**On Third-Party viewers, if “Pet” is not visible use “Sit” instead!

Our scripter did a really amazing job with this so make sure to let him know when ya see him! :)

A very special thank goes to Adorkable Peapod of Adorkable Poses who worked closely with the team on the animation designs and poses. She contributed so much heart and time into her work and we really appreciate all the work she did and many changes, adjustments, and changes….. adjustments… and… :) She is awesome!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the infinite number of avatar size possibilities and cat sizes it is impossible to “fit” the avatar to the cat perfectly with the limitations we have in SL. For best results you may need to adjust your shape depending on how much you want to “perfect” the placement. (the best way for this is to make a COPY of your shape, name it “KittyCatS petting shape” and adjust things like height, arm length etc. THIS IS NOT NECESSARY, but a suggestion for those who may want to get the adjustment factor closer if it’s off for them.)

ADDITIONS

New Love Indicators: When your cat is ready to breed it will now show you 2 HEARTS :) Also when your cat has some vitamins left in it, the Love symbol will show as a clear heart, meaning you can’t give it more vitamins.
Ofcourse, the cat still needs a partner KittyCat in range to be able to breed :)
Here is an example of how it will now look.

  • Cats will now look around a bit when just standing :)
  • For KittyCatS HUD owners: Set Home For All your cats at once!
  • Perma-Pets can now be configured to only show the name, the gender or both. This setting will be reminded after an update and, for KittyCatS HUD owners, can be set through the hud as well!
  • You can now turn the text of boxes on or off at once with 2 handy buttons :) YAY!!!!

CHANGES

  • The Menagerie & breeding off confirmation dialogs now show “No” as their left button as some who are uncertain about the result, assumed to use the first button as the safer option, even though it wasn’t.
  • The default sales value of cats, boxes and jewels is now preset to 1000 lindens, to avoid any accidental “10 linden sales”.
  • The cats size calculation as shown in the info is now more accurate, which could mean it will report 1cm more or less. Main reason for this change are the low prim cats, which “didn’t work” with the old system.
  • Hover text color of Perma-Pets & Boxes now matches those of cats.

FIXES

Boxes:

  • Objects owned by the owner of the box will no longer be “able” to name a box if they “say” something while the owner is naming it.

Cats:

  • Giving energy vitamins while a cat is sleeping, which would increase the energy to over 100%, will now set the energy to 100% and wake up the cat, rather then a very low energy value and continue to sleep.
  • Possible fix for Perma-Pets ending up with a disproportional head for a short time (Yes, we need your help here, keep reporting the problem if it still occurs!).
  • Cats will now better detect very irregular parcel borders and walk around more freely when set to parcel range.
  • Possible fix for a few cases where the dad didn’t break up its partnership after mating.

HUD

  • The HUD will now always load cats after a bad crash or bad teleport.
  • clicking on an empty space for huds with 4 or less cats displayed will no longer give a script error message.

Jewels

  • Jewels will now update their ownership faster on our website. (only for new jewels)

Recent News!!!

Make sure you check out website out for our new “KittyCatS of the Month” challenge!
So…… That sums up this update! Note! Again, thank you for your continued support, feedback and enthusiasm!

You’re the BEST!

The KittyCatS! Team

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HOW TO UPDATE
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In the coming 24 hours your cats will start to show an “UPDATE ME” tag.
As soon as they do, the UPDATE button will be available in your cats menu to obtain an updater.
As of that point, you have 2 weeks to update your cats.
Make sure you have at least 30 prims available when you run the updater.

EASY AS 1,2,3 updating steps:

1. Click the “UPDATE” button in the menu of your cat and it will give you an updater.
2. Rez the Updater
3. Click the “can of Update” and watch it as it updates all your cats and boxes! The updater will give KittyCatS HUD owners a new HUD as well.

No need to move cats, re rez them, group them, travel to sandboxes, pull your hair, or anything! It’s REALLY that easy. :) yay!
All settings for your cat will be kept, including the group. Only if you had a cat or box for sale, you will have to put them for sale again…

Your KittyCatS Team

©2011 KittyCatS!. All rights reserved. All information contained in this notecard is © KittyCatS! and may not be used without permission.

Sep 182011
 

KittyCatS introduces the “KittyCatS Of The Month” challenge!

Every month a special KittyCatS! will be selected to breed for. The rules are simple and it’s easy to participate! To be considered a match, your cat/kitten box must meet the specified traits. Cats that match all 9 traits, and only cats that match all 9 traits, are considered matches for the “KittyCatS! of the Month”. Anyone who breeds the “KittyCat Of The Month” during the month specified will be rewarded with a KittyCatS Jewel.

The first person who breeds one will get a KittyCatS Diamond, the second will get a KittyCatS Ruby and everyone else who breeds one will get a KittyCatS Emerald.

You can track the current KittyCatS of the month announcements and results on our website at KittyCatS of the Month.

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1. If I breed more than one of the special cats, can I get more than one jewel? YES
2. Can I buy the “KittyCatS Of The Month” cat? NO. It must be self-bred. However you can go buy cats to help breed for it!
3. Where can we see the results as the month progresses? The results will be published on our website: KittyCatS of the Month.

We hope you all enjoy this little monthly challenge! Good luck and have fun!

Aug 272011
 

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KittyCatS! Presents
the Comic CatS! Contest
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We are so excited to be hosting a KittyCatS! comic contest! We love the creativity our community has shown and think this will be a fun way to see it in a different way! Also… the cats have been bugging us for a LONG time to do this!

COMPLETE RULES:

ENTRY:
1. format must be 512×512
2. comics must contain at least 2 panels or “story boards”.
3. each comic must have a KittyCatS! cat in it.
4. entries must be PG rated.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:
• September 6th at 11:59 PM SL time.
• Submit by sending your pictures to Equinox Pinion full perm
send them in a folder named: Comic Contest and name them individually ” (your name) and (texture number)
• example on how to name panels:
Equinox Pinion – Panel 1 of 2
Equinox Pinion – Panel 2 of 2

JUDGING AND WINNERS:
• winners will be chosen by a combination of a community vote and a KittyCatS! judging panel.
• community voting will begin September 7th on the KittyCatS! sim and end on September 12th September 2011
• Winners will be announced on September 13th.

PRIZES:
• prize will be 10k for First Place, 5K for Second Place, 3k for Third Place.

SUBMISSION STANDARDS:
• All submitted work must be original and not infringe on the intellectual property of anyone else.
• All entrants agree their submissions become the sole property of KittyCatS! and may be used for promotional purposes.

By submitting a comic to this contest, you agree to have read and understand this information and agree to it.

NOW… LET’S HAVE FUN!!! we can’t WAIT to see what you come up with!!!

The KittyCatS! Team

Aug 132011
 

Today the “Platinum Hunt” starts and KittyCatS! will be a part of it! We wanted to make sure you ALL knew about this awesome hunt!

You can see the 100 designers and content creators that were invited on the website here! This is the second “Platinum Hunt” and it’s a GREAT event! KittyCatS! is proud to be a part of it! The hunt begins at 4pm on August 12, 2011 and lasts until August 31, 2011!  We’ve included the starting landmark below. Good luck and happy hunting! :)

Start your Platinum Hunt here!

Your KittyCatS Team

©KittyCatS! all rights reserved.

Aug 072011
 

The KittyCatS! sim features more than just our main store. There’s gardens, picnic tables, boats to lounge in, and many places to sit and relax. And we’re super excited about our newest addition to the sim – The Dock @KittyCatS!

Built by Barnesworth Anubis, one of Second Life’s most prolific builders, and designed and decorated by Barnes and our very own Callie Cline, The Dock @KittyCatS! is intended to be a place of fun and relaxation for all! The Dock is home to our Neo Realms Fishing location where you can fish for fun or participate in one of our KittyCatS! Fishing Tournaments, run by our own Equinox Pinion!

Callie’s eye for aesthetics and beauty is well-known in Second Life, and especially so at KittyCatS! It’s the little details that make The Dock such a fun place to be – soft lighting, swimming turtles, floating lilies.

Our KittyCatS! especially love The Dock, and you can be sure to see several of them lounging about, enjoying the sea breeze. I wonder what they’re looking at?

So we invite you and your KittyCats to come relax with us at The Dock, and enjoy the atmosphere. See you there! :)

Teleport to The Dock @KittyCatS!

Aug 042011
 

KittyCatS! is privileged to be a recipient of a CHIC Award for best New Product!

The CHIC Awards

The CHIC Awards are given in recognition of an individual or company’s hard work in their respective industry, and we at KittyCatS are SO proud to have been recognized!

We’re also proud of our very own Callie Cline, for being recognized with her own CHIC Award for being an exceptional Role Model to others. KittyCatS! is lucky to have Callie working on our team! Way to go Callie! :)

Thank you CHIC Management for your recognition, and thanks to our wonderful community for supporting us! :)

Jul 232011
 

Hi All! We have updated the Pedigree system and added the new Jewels to the website! Below you’ll find specifics on what was changed. We hope you like the improvements as much as we do! :)

Pedigree

FILTERING:

  • You can now FILTER your pedigree list by selecting specific traits on top.
  • Search for your cats by name in the new search field. (case sensitive)

And ofcourse, all these filtered results can still be sorted as well :)

AND MORE!

  • The NEW WHISKER TRAITS were added too!
  • For KittyCatS living in the Menagerie the pedigree trees will now still show the cats name, and just have a small “Menagerie” tag.
  • Total male & female count added at bottom of list.

JEWELS

  • You will find a new “My Account” Entry in the website menu, showing your KITTY DOLLAR BALANCE & collected JEWELS

(Purchased jewels will show within 24 hours. Make sure to rez them if you received them via a direct inventory transfer so they register and show on your page ).

Enjoy!

Your KittyCatS Team

©2011 KittyCatS!. All rights reserved. All information contained in this post is © KittyCatS! and may not be used without permission.

Jul 192011
 

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KittyCatS! Update V1.08
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Hello KittyCatS! Owners!

Happy Summer again! Another update??? Oh why oh why??? Well… because we had a few little things we wanted to share with you! Some surprises some you will find out now and some later… also we got rid of a few little fleas :).

NOTE: If this is your first time doing an update with KittyCatS! the process is very simple. Yes, you heard right, VERY simple. (At the bottom of this note are the simple steps on how to update)

Alrighty then… here are the highlights, additions, changes and fixes included in this update.

* HIGHLIGHTS *

* Introducing: Fancy CatS! & KittyCatS! Jewels

KittyCatS! proudly introduces KittyCatS! Jewels & Fancy CatS!. At very random times, your cats will gift you with a rare gemstone… (you will have to wait and see what they are) when you get them you can collect them and when you get the amount needed they will give you a Fancy Cat! Our Fancies will be very special cats that will range from variations on different breed colors ONLY available thru being a “Fancy”! Also… the KittyCatS! Jewels can be traded or sold for those of you who have more than you need. We hope this is fun for you!

* Introducing: Whiskers Whiskers Whiskers!

We’re really excited about adding the new whisker traits! It’s been something we’ve wanted to do for quite some time!
As of now the “default” whiskers are called Silver for color and “Guitar” Shape. Funny shape name huh?
As a little bonus we added a different hidden trait in the update (the same for all) which basically means YOUR CATS CAN HAVE OFFSPRING WITH A DIFFERENT SHAPED/COLORED WHISKER as SOON as you breed them! You won’t have to wait for your new babies to grow for this trait to show up! Even more new Whiskers to discover can be found in the new starters! Enjoy!

* ADDITIONS *

* Fully configurable On/Off floating text settings for your boxes! Including all traits, box name and size.
Time to give a more focused and pleasant oversight in your stores!
* Left Shoulder and Cuddle attachment positions are now restored when manually adjusted, reset on owner change, kept on update. So no more readjusting :)
* For KittyCatS HUD owners: HUD display increased from 240 to 275 KittyCatS!

* CHANGES *

* KittyCatS will not walk for 4 minutes after been sent home or teleported to you with the KittyCatS HUD.

* FIXES *

Boxes:
* Identical twins will no longer show as non identical after an update, for boxes born after this update.
* Box rotation will now be kept after an update… Yes, less work for you 😉

Cats:
* Cats will not listen anymore for a new name, partner or range if other buttons got pressed meanwhile in the menu.
(also fixes the problem where a cat for which a partner attempt was initiated , but not finished yet, messed up the partnering that was set from an other cat in the meantime).
* possible fix for some cats ending up with a disproportional head for a short time (Yes, we need your help here, keep reporting the problem if it still occurs!)
* “I love you, avi_name” will now only say the first name.
* Cats which have ” Walk & Run” and “Sit & Lay ” disabled will no longer do funny moves with their head… Oops!

HUD
* Perma-Pets will now also sort on gender.
* Cats will now also sort properly on sleeping when their name contains a symbol.
* Slider texture will now display correct with 50+ cats.
* HUD counter will now show 1-5 instead of 0-5 when 5 or less cats present.
* HUD will show the tool icons when exact 5 KittyCatS are found.

* Coming Soon! *

* Next week : update of the pedigree site to reflect whiskers as well as an overview of your Jewels & some minor adjustments

Also next week… “Scratch and sniff???” NOOOOO it’s SL we can’t smell, how about… Scratch & Climb???
You will find a new fun way to watch your KittyCatS scamper about and well… you will have to wait and see it :)
So be looking for that next week in the store! Your KittyCatS can’t wait to show off for you 😛

So…… That sums up this update! Again, thank you for your continued support, feedback and enthusiasm!
You’re the BEST!

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HOW TO UPDATE
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In the coming 24 hours your cats will start to show an “UPDATE ME” tag.
As soon as they do, the UPDATE button will be available in your cats menu to obtain an updater.
As of that point, you have 2 weeks to update your cats.
Make sure you have at least 30 prims available when you run the updater.

EASY AS 1,2,3 updating steps:

1. Click the “UPDATE” button in the menu of your cat and it will give you an updater.
2. Rez the Updater
3. Click the “can of Update” and watch it as it updates all your cats and boxes! The updater will give KittyCatS HUD owners a new HUD as well.

No need to move cats, re rez them, group them, travel to sandboxes, pull your hair, or anything! It’s REALLY that easy. :) yay!
All settings for your cat will be kept, including the group. Only if you had a cat or box for sale, you will have to put them for sale again…

Your KittyCatS Team

©2011 KittyCatS!. All rights reserved. All information contained in this notecard is © KittyCatS! and may not be used without permission.