Are you interested in learning more about Creatures genetics? At Discover Albia, Jessica and her trusty Norn sidekick, 'Anna Log', teach us all about half-lives in their latest lesson: Examining a Creatures Half-Life.Jessica wrote: One of the most extensive genes, and one that can sometimes be misunderstood, is the one which defines half-lives. Today, we examine the following question: What is a half-life, and how does this factor into Creatures? Continue on for the answer! |
A Wolfling Run full of Grendels! Can you create a Norn that will survive? Give it a try by signing up, you've got nothing to lose. There are rules and specifications posted. Good luck.  |
The results are in from the Creatures 4 Community Ambassadors Elections! Congratulations to ChosenPredator, Jessica, Laura, Don and Rascii for being chosen for the role! I'm certain you'll do the Creatures Community proud!  |
After an avalanche buried all four Survivors, Bearthing the Undesirable and Panda-mist have been voted off. Bearthing and Panda-mist teamed up early on and explored a hidden cavern, where they discovered a 'box of boom' and pillaged the dread Shee-Dragon's lair. Panda was forced to leave Bearthing behind and ventured to the surface, where she was promptly buried by an avalanche, and dug out by mea. Keep an eye out for Grendel Man's Message In A Bottle column for more of the highlights!
The contest of the week will be announced on Monday for our final pair of Survivors, mea and c1anddsaddict. Follow their adventures in their journals - the survivor with the most votes will be evicted on February 1st, when the Survivor Week 5 poll closes. Don't forget to vote!
Thank you to Bearthing and Panda-mist for playing, and good luck to our last two Survivors! |
As Creatures 4 comes ever closer, Fishing Cactus have begun introducing special treats for Creatures fans who follow their posts.
If you noticed a photo last month of this stack of packaged Norns with the question 'Who wants to adopt them?', and you answered 'Yes' before the 11th, then you might be one of the 22 or so lucky fans who won a Norn model!!
So, competition winners - race to the forums and post a photo of your Norn when it arrives, and to the rest of you - come check out the photos and keep watching the News posts here in case spot the next challenge  |
Over the past several years, many people have been hoping for a more up-to-date, centrally located and searchable script reservation system. Well, ladies and gentleman, we now have our very own here at Creatures Caves. It is accessible via the Community section link at the top. It is based on a file that I received from Ghosthande in 2010, so I'm sure there are many reservations missing. You may use the form at the top of the page to request a reservation for yourself. However, if you wish to request a reservation for a user who is not active anymore, please send me a private message and I'll add it for you.
You may also reply to the corresponding forum thread if you have any questions or issues with the list. So far only the C3/DS list has been populated (and trust me, it took me aaaages to enter all of the data into the database). (Update: C2 is now done also.)
If you have any suggestions on how the list can be improved, please let me know! I added all of the users' email addresses to the database as well, but due to security reasons I didn't make them available (as they were on the previous list). I may add a "request contact information" link whereby the users' email address will be sent to you via private message or something. Again, suggestions welcome.  |
The Creatures 4 Community Ambassador Elections are now open!Fishing Cactus wrote: We have decided to name 5 Ambassadors from within the community to help us moderating the forums right here, as well as to improve the communication link with our team. We have in total 10 candidates for the positions, including some who have thorough experience managing communities through their own fan site. We would like you guys to elect who you think would represent you best. The poll is only open until Friday 25th (18:33 GMT), so don't miss out on your chance to vote for your favourite candidates!  |
 Nutter wrote: Nutter's Creatures site has returned, albeit in a new guise - you can find it at Nornington Crescent. (The reference will be lost on anyone under 30!)
Suggestions for the links page always welcome... Nutter has also run CObfinder General since 2002. |
Make sure to stop by the Fishing Cactus Blog for a fresh new update about Creatures 4! Perhaps the most promising is the following:
We are trying to start the dialog anew with the will to be as transparent as possible in showing our progress and explaining how things work and gather your feedback, so hang in there a little while longer and keep an eye on this space, as we are about to unveil the specifics on Creatures 4 system/mechanics through a series of regular updates that will start in the following weeks, leading up to beta, then official launch. Hopefully we will start to see some more regular updates about Creatures 4 very soon! |
In response to user request, the Resources section here at Creatures Caves has had a fanfiction category added for completed fiction.
This will make completed stories easier to read in the wider format, and comments are displayed underneath stories. We hope to read some good stories posted there soon! |
As previously discussed, a new user level has now arrived at Creatures Caves: Staff Member.Rascii wrote: A Staff Member falls between the Member and Moderator levels of the user hierarchy: Administrator, Manager, Moderator, Staff Member, Member.
A staff member is responsible for posting in a certain area of the website. The following categories exist: News, COBs, Creatures, Metarooms, Breeds, Images, Links and Resources. You may choose one or more areas of the website you would like to be assigned to update regularly (i.e. at least once per week).
Staff members' posts automatically bypass the approval system. They may also edit and delete their posts throughout the entire website. Additionally, it will say Staff Member alongside their forum posts. For more information on this exciting new opportunity and to apply, please see the corresponding topic. Best of luck to everyone who's interested! Your involvement will be instrumental in helping our beloved website and community expand!  |
 After an attempt to capture polar bear cubs on Survivor: Arctic, Laura and FlyingEttiNorn have been voted off. Laura's adventures include losing and re-discovering her left ear, making friends with FlyingEttiNorn, c1anddsaddict and Mea, and returning home to her very own Survivor: Arctic! FlyingEttiNorn's adventures include being attacked by an ice gnarler, making friends with Laura, c1anddsaddict and Mea, and falling into a fever dream. Keep an eye out for Grendel Man's Message In A Bottle column for more of the highlights!
The contest of the week will be announced on Monday for our four remaining Survivors, mea, c1anddsaddict, Bearthing and Panda-mist. Follow their adventures in their journals - the next two survivors with the most votes will be evicted on January 25th, when the Survivor Week 4 poll closes. Don't forget to vote!
Thank you to Laura and FlyingEttiNorn for playing, and good luck to our final four Survivors! |
Fishing Cactus is making an "Ambassador" position for members of the Creatures Community - this position would entail assisting Fishing Cactus to moderate the Creatures 4 forums.
The Ambassadors would have access to Sophie and Pascal - the Cacti who run the social media sites and the official blog. The Ambassador title would also guarantee access to the closed Creatures 4 Beta when it starts.
UPDATE:23rd January:Fishing Cactus is holding a Poll for the next 48 hours to help determine the five ambassadors! Each person may only vote for one choice, and this should hopefully result in the five ambassadors by the weekend. Good luck to everyone! |

An all-new website section called Bibble is now open! Essentially, the old user status updates have been renamed bibbles, and you may now comment on and like them. You can view all of the bibbles in the Bibble section, and you can still bibble from the My Caves main page or from the section itself. Bibble is basically the twitter of the Creatures Community. There is a 140 character limit, though you may use commands and smilies in them. More features to come! |
 After a maptastic week on Survivor: Arctic, (though no two look alike...) Lisha777 and Hawk have been voted off. Lisha's adventures include lots and lots of fishing, and Hawk's adventures include losing her white pen in the white snow and falling into the deep sleep of hyper-nation. Keep an eye out for Grendel Man's upcoming Message In A Bottle column for more of the highlights!
The contest of the week will be announced on Monday for our six remaining Survivors. Follow their adventures in their journals - the next two survivors with the most votes will be evicted on January 18th, when the Survivor Week 3 poll closes.
Thank you to Lisha and Hawk for playing, and good luck to our Survivors! |
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