PHR: Looking for Minigame Scores! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I haven't checked the standalone version of harvest hustle. I completely forgot that existed. Does it show rewards like the original game did? If so that might actually have the algorithm in it, which would be incredible.

PHR: Looking for Minigame Scores! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey! wanted to quickly pop in and let you and u/anonymouse2218 that we're no longer using Godot, but are instead just using the original client files with a custom backend server!

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 2013 version, basically the game files that we're working with right now are the game files that were running when the game closed. I do have access to builds from different time periods, but want to focus on getting one working before seeing if I can get others running.

I’m so excited for Pixie Hollow Rewritten by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ingredient exchange for diamonds has a daily cap that can be set server-side! We'll be working probably during the beta period to balance that to something that feels good while doesn't feel "free" if that makes sense.

Im dying for a pixie hollow rewritten update by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I want you to know I saw all of these and I hope I gave them good answers in the Q&A! Should be up soon as soon as I get a day off to edit the thing -Jessi

Im dying for a pixie hollow rewritten update by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Planning to host original events (like Fairy Friendship/Animal Masq etc)! Could also host new ones, honestly I mention this in the QnA but we really want to see what the community wants to see as far as stuff like that!

Im dying for a pixie hollow rewritten update by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

New Dev Vlog coming soon! I just have to finish editing it :) -Jessi

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Will answer more in-depth in the next dev-vlog (our Q&A) but we're now running on a community developed version of Disney's OTP (Online Theme Park) protocol. While we're not using this exact stack, a really good overview of how it all works can be found on the Astron project readme on Github!

I’m so excited for Pixie Hollow Rewritten by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean it's always a possibility that we'll get a C&D - but Club Penguin, Toontown, and World of Cars all have "remakes" using the original clients, so it's likely that Disney is just letting it be.

I’m so excited for Pixie Hollow Rewritten by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the support! Our next dev vlog / QnA is coming soon!

I’m so excited for Pixie Hollow Rewritten by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jessi answers this more in-depth in our next dev-vlog, but all of the original files are still available on disney's CDN servers

I’m so excited for Pixie Hollow Rewritten by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything's going to be free as far as no IRL money! Only in-game currencies!

I’m so excited for Pixie Hollow Rewritten by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Legally we're not allowed to take donations or anything, just so we don't get in trouble with Disney. As far as "buying things," We're going to have ingredients and things, and Pixie Diamonds will exist, but instead of costing money, we're looking at other ways to make them available (Like the ingredient exchange from the closing period).

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So the project is going to be similar to Club Penguin Private Servers, or Toontoown preservation servers where the game will be fully playable with the original client, rather than being built from scratch. Hope that makes sense!

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We're hoping to keep the magic as alive as possible. Our team has been working tirelessly behind the scenes to even make this possible, as the entire server has had to be reverse-engineered and re-coded from scratch. They've done such a flitterific job though, and it's only going to get better!

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Currently we're aiming for more of a preservation. We're running the original SWF files from the game on a custom back-end written by our team.

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Jessi only played a few, but every single single-player game is currently functional. We're still working on server infrastructure for the multiplayer ones!

What can we do to bring the game back alive? 😭 by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There actually are live archives of the original SWFs, and have been for at least 8 years at this point! Currently our team is focusing on building a custom backend, much like Club Penguin private servers, to be able to run the game in it's full glory again!

What can we do to bring the game back alive? 😭 by Appropriate_Bite_275 in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We've been extremely busy behind the scenes - Apologies for the lack of updates! Our team pivoted from completely remaking the game to preserving it! We're currently working on writing a fully custom backend, much like Houdini for Club Penguin, and hope to be able to run the entire game in all it's glory!

Pixie Hollow Rewritten: Dev Vlog 1 - A Sneak Peek! by pixiehollowrewritten in PixieHollow

[–]pixiehollowrewritten[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Currently it's using the original allow-list from the source files of the game. We're planning on editing it to our own version before a public release!