Ella McWoof here! With your help, I’ve sniffed out some important information about the X-citing new project, Webkinz X!
Now, in my EXCLUSIVE SCOOP, here’s more information straight from the TOP SECRET documents!
Along with a new look and a new way to play, like the Pet Care Heart, Family Score, or Pet Requests, Webkinz X will also include a new Dock with an easier way to organize your items!
Here’s a look at what your Dock will look like with the NEW Webkinz!
CURRENT DOCK
NEW DOCK
We have removed the dropdown menu that was used before for sorting and added tabs instead. Within each of these tabs your items will now be grouped together first by item type, and then alphabetically within those types.
Here is exactly how your new Dock of items will be grouped and organized:
- AZ: All
- Special: Gift Boxes, Coins, Tokens, Coupons
- Food: Food, Garden Seeds
- Clothing: Helmets, Hats, Glasses, Shirts, Pants, Skirts, Dresses, Shoes, Belts
- Furniture: Furniture
- Decorations: Wallpapers, Floors, Decoration, Presentable, Carpets, In-Room Games, Webkinz Studio Characters, Webkinz Studio Backgrounds
We have also included a tab for Pet Actions; however at launch Pet Actions won’t be available right away. These will be added back into the Dock in one of our updates coming soon.
Once we have added Pet Actions back to the new Dock, we will also work on a search function for a future update, to help you better locate your items.
Some of the other updates to the new Dock include:
- No need to “Get Item From Storage”; items will now load dynamically on demand
- No Dock color customization or pet portrait background
- KinzCash and eStore Points have been moved to the top center of the screen
- KinzTime, Cell Phone, Message Center and KinzPost have all been moved to the top right corner of the screen
- HELP button has been moved to the new Options menu
We have also removed the Map of Kinzville items from the Dock and moved them to their own separate Dock which only appears when you visit the map. At launch, this separate Map Stuff Dock won’t allow you to sell your map decorations back to the WShop.
Stay tuned to my column on Wednesday, July 1st and I’ll reveal MORE about the exciting secret project, Webkinz X!
So, fellow detectives, what do YOU think about Webkinz X so far? Let me know in the comments below!
Want to know MORE? Check out our Webkinz X Newz Article Archive here.
Woohoo! Finally a way to find and get things from storage easier! but for the part where all items load when log in Hopefully won’t slow the computer down to crash. Right now when I load my storage is slows my computer down and many times crashes. I have made many storage rooms in my house to get items out of my doc to help. It does but loading still slow. Maybe webx will fix that problem! Crossing my fingers
PART OF THIS IS NOT AMAZING!!!!!!! NO CUSTOMIZATION ON THE DOCK OR PET BACKGROUND!!!!! Thats mainly why I keep Deluxe! So unhappy with that! Then Deluxe is ALMOST NOT WORTH THE MONEY! Cause Ganz you are decreasing the amount of study Deluxe can do!!! It will not be worth the money for Deluxe if you keep decreasing things! If you are dropping the dock colors and backgrounds, please make another deluxe play place. Cause i mean really! I might be the only one debating on this subject, but i LOVED the dock colors and the backgrounds! Please respond Ganz.
Sooo Coool!! I’m kinda sad to see the old version go. And what’s that lightening bolt thing? *~**Starburst Stream**~*
I think it’s actions, but I’m not sure,
I mean ., not,.
I love the new dock: in particular, how you don’t have to load your dock anymore! I’m sad that there will be no more dock colors from Deluxe but that’s okay :) Can’t wait for the updates! ~Spokanegirl7
Will we ever be able to get rid of stuff we don’t want? Things that can’t be sold or mailed? I have a junkyard and a garage full of stuff.
I was expecting some improvements for the Kinzville Map. Maybe in a future update?
When is Webkinz X coming out. I just can’t wait
I love it!!!!
Very disappointing that the dock customization and pet backgrounds is going. Seems like we should get a partial rebate for our annual fee already paid in advance! Please, please, please do not color the dock blue behind the items. It makes the items fade out and you do not really get a clear idea of what the items looks like. Just keep it white. Let the item colorization stand on its own – there isn’t a need to put blue behind it.
It looks like pretty much everyone agrees on that point, including me. Being able to clearly see & therefore identify your items in the dock is critical to the success of this change, otherwise things will be as hard to find as ever, & even harder for those with small screened devices or vision issues. I agree that a the blue is not as good as the white behind items in our docks. The blue is “pretty” but not practical, & I really appreciate practical.
Agree.
Awesome! I really like the way the dock is going to be arranged and that we will later be able to search for items.