The Riddler

... has put a new riddle up for you to ponder over! Can you beat him?

As always, the art team has been hard at work to provide Alacrity with another top-notch list of items, both for the Monthly Shop, and main shops! Below is a list of these items, credited to the artists responsible. :}

Monthly Shop:
Alpine Wildflowers Background (Kittybot)
Spotted Skunk (Kittybot)
Striped Skunks (Kittybot and Carni collaboration)
Hog Nosed Skunk (Random Event Only - Kittybot)
Monarch Butterflies (Wysper)
Bottled Mayflower (Nyctra)
Sitting Mandarin Duck (Moriarty)
Garden Patio (Nyctra)
English Cottage Background (Xylax)
Emerald Daisy Cuff (Wysper and Kittybot collaboration)
Dirt Dugout (Nyctra)
Bumble Bee Plush (Kittybot)
Blossoming Forest Background (Kittybot)
Beekeeper Hat (Xylax)
Mole Plush (Xylax)
Natural Beehive (Xylax)
Flying European Kestrel (Moriarty)
Condor Wings (Kittybot)
Eagle Wings (Kittybot)

Main Shops:
After the Rain Background (The Scenic Route - Xylax)
Camp Fire (Hardcore Pups - Kittybot)
Iris Pond Background (The Scenic Route - Xylax)
Mangled MP3 Player (Hardcore Pups - Nyctra)
Rainbow (Hardcore Pups - Nyctra)
Sun Hat (Hardcore Pups - Nyctra)
Watering Can (Hardcore Pups - Wysper)
Wolf Dye (Dyes 4 Dogs - Nyctra)
Old Boot (Hardcore Pups - Nyctra)

This month's Upgrade Only and Donate Only item is the Bandana of Youth (by Carni), which, when applied, reverts your adult dog back into puppies! This is not a limited use item, and can be equipped and unequipped as many times as you want. It does not affect the actual aging of your dog! Currently, this item only works on the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the Papillon, but will work on the other breeds when their puppy images are completed and added to the system, so if you're not a breeder of Corgis and Paps, don't fret! You will be able to use the item on other breeds in the near future. :} This item will be available for donations later today, so be sure to wait until you see the following icon at the top of the donation page!


Currently, I have made puppy-compatible versions of almost everything in Hardcore Pups (main shop), as well as compatible upgrade items so that your puppies don't have to be completely bare. If an item is not compatible with your puppies aged 0-4 months, it will not show up on the image, but will instead appear after your puppy grows up.

A big hats off to Kitty #1518, who coded everything and put up with me pestering her to have everything done before the release date, so that Alacrity's cherished users don't have to wait. You're all integral to Alacrity's success, so we want to make things as convenient and professional as possible for you! From here on out, barring any emergency delays, we intend to continue this trend.

Be sure to thank your artists and coder for all their hard work in making sure this boat keeps floating while Robyn is away. We all aim to make her proud! <3

This is the final call for the Alacrity Loves Robyn quilt pieces! I've heard a few concerns out there, so I'm going to address them in this post; hopefully this will allow many more people to participate!

First and foremost, I am hearing that people are afraid they don't have the artistic background to invest in one of these squares. While this is not the main point of the square, I can understand the concern. Our wonderful Shinobu has volunteered her artistic expertise to this problem! All you have to do is traipse on over to her Robyn Quilt Squares Thread and she will assist you in making your square!

Secondly, I've heard concerns that people are not comfortable with emailing their squares to the email address provided (RobynQuilt@gmail.com). We can solve this problem easily! Simply host your image on a site like photobucket or imageshack and message me, #36, with the image here on Alacrity. I will accept these submissions as As always, if you have any questions or concerns about submitting your quilt square, please don't hesitate to contact me via message!

Finally, I realized I forgot to set a deadline. We want Robyn to have her quilt at some point next week, so I am setting a deadline of Midnight on Sunday, May 15th. Please have your quilt squares submitted before then!

The submissions so far are wonderful! I can't wait to show Alacrity and Robyn what all of you wonderful people contributed to <3 Thank you all for your hard work, dedication, and support! The community here is one that sets us apart from all of the other sims online and this is our chance to really showcase just how wonderful our community is!

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Edit: If you're not sure what Robyn's quilt is, please read back about 5 news posts - it is explained!