Hi everyone, Steve Webkinz here. As mentioned in an earlier Webkinz Close Up story, we’ve recently added some new functionality to Webkinz windows!
Since the beginning, one of the limitations in room decorating was using the same window more than once in the same room. Since it was just one piece of art, the view outside the window would never change. So if you wanted to add more windows to the room, you’d end up with the same view outside each time.
But now we’ve added a new ability to non-animated windows so that they can show a different view, based on where they are placed on the wall!
Since there are already far too many windows in Webkinz World to go back and update, this functionality will only be added to our new non-animated windows that show a view outside.
This has been Steve Webkinz reporting for Webkinz Newz! What are some other features in Webkinz World you’d like to know more about? Let me know in the comments below.
This is awesome!! I’ve been wanting windows to do this forever
Steve-I agree with a previous comment concerning doors. Let us move or remove them. Also, I would like to sell unwanted rooms. I have way too many and it is hard to navigate. I also wish we could refuse the new room you get with adding a new animal. I have 7 pets and am afraid to buy another because the new room it adds will mess up my existing rooms. I would like to have a pet in every room but this stops me. Bye
I’m happy with all the features in WW, Steve Webkinz; I love the new windows! And I don’t mind doorways; they don’t bother me at all. But I do agree with grandpascutie about the rooms we get with the first ten pets…(I feel so guilty “complaining” about this, because Ganz is giving us a room for our pets…..) But I agree 100% with grandpascutie about the rooms. I know it might sound a little nuts, but many of us really care about how our house maps are set up–it’s part of our design, or our storyline, or just because we’re trying to achieve a certain look or organization—those free rooms you guys give us with those first ten pets are often angst producing!!! It’s not the size of the room–medium sized rooms are great–it’s where the room is so randomly placed. In the future, would it possible to offer players a choice? Take your free room, or pay for a room? Or–would it be possible to offer players a ‘room coin’, to use for purchasing a medium room so players can choose where new room is placed? Just an idea.
While i do appreciate the room and furniture for the first 10 pets of a new acct, i have often wished we could get something like a housing allowance – say the cost of a medium room, then if we wanted we could add a little money and get a large room, and yes, place it where we want it. Would that be possible to get the cost of a room instead of the room itself? I recently started a new acct (my 15th! though about half are accts i have taken over for my grandkids. I don’t know why i get the urge to start a new acct sometime; i just get a kick out of getting another little world started) Anyhow, i was thrilled to get a furnished room with my new pet on this new acct. But, as i added new pets, i still got the little rooms (I know they are medium, but they seem so small). It’s hard to do a lot with the smaller rooms – the windows and pictures do not center on the little walls etc. I turn the rooms into a guest room, or an exercise room, or spa, or reading room, or something. We can sell the duplicate furniture to the Wshop, so that helps. I appreciate the rooms and furniture helping a new acct get going, but wish we could choose room or kc. I still dream of the TVs someday working again.
I LOVE the news windows.
Hi Steve, I would love to have a storage unit, similar to the COOL TREATS FREEZER, to display my chocolates. It would have to be a freezer too, with one exception……a clear front which would allow me to see the chocolates inside without the help of a Webkinz. The chocolates are beautiful and new ones will be coming out for many years. Of course this freezer could be used for many different items………..thanks for your consideration……….Dapper13
I don’t mean to bring this up but have you considered the reality of that?I know it’s possible to create a see-thru freezer showing food but i don’t think its possible yet, to have the food change. I say yet, because maybe the technology will exist someday. I hope you get what you want someday.. ;)
A long time ago we had to water and tend our garden daily…………a very time consuming task……I ASKED WEBKINZ IF THEY COULD GIVE US A SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO WATER THE PLANTS====TODAY IT’S NO LONGER A TEDIOUS JOB TO HAVE A GARDEN. these guys at webkinz can program anything you ask for and it isn’t that difficult to accomplish. If they like the idea and others out there in webkinz world would like it too…….send them a request…
that’s different because they could already shorten the duration of the plants in the garden anyway, what you’re speaking of would be a massive task. Because of the massive amount of food items in the system, do you know how much editing that would require for the item to display all the ‘see through’ items of whatever food you put in there not just chocolates? That’s a lot more work than getting rid of some lines of code regarding everything gardening except harvesting and stuff, because that would be hundreds, probably thousands of pictures to edit for some feature like that. Nothing’s impossible, but the scale of such an endeavor would be enormous at this stage, I don’t think you understand the scope of which you’re asking for such a minute detail.
Steve, I mentioned this before somewhere but it would be nice if we could turn on and off sconces, lights without having the pet to walk up to it because there’s a piece of furniture or whatever on the floor in front of it. I have to remove the item then walk over to click it on then put the item back…it’s not a huge big deal but would be something I’d like. Also can we get new W Shop kitchen cabs that are wood/stone to go with more rooms? Thanks!
Great ideas!!
Thanks, bubbashuka :)
I like to put sconces where I have chairs or tubs or beds next to them. I can sit and still turn things on.
Please, oh please, oh please let this be the March Challenge prize!!!!!
The green wallpaper and flooring are what I’m after! I can totally redo my Shamrock room!
1955tiny, Yep, I hear ya on that! :)
That’s an idea.
That last room looks like an Irish cottage waiting for Leprechauns…
1Emerald1, Ha ha! :D It really does!!! Looks like we’re gearing up for March on that green room. I love this new window variation idea, thanks Steve!
That made me laugh! :)
1Emerald1, you literally made me LOL! XD
Too right!
Oh my gosh, 1Emerald1, that’s the best description! I’d love to see how you decorate that room with your designing magic. :)
Love it! I want some!!!
what is the last room? I love it!!!!
Fantastic! Just wish some of the old windows could be updated….
I do, too.
Cool! I have a lot of new windows I have not used yet so now I am excited to place them in some rooms then need some spicing up, love it!!!