Post by dragonmagic1 on Sept 23, 2014 15:16:12 GMT -6
Just bought the fire theme for (obviously) my fire island. Besides flowing lava, it also changes the "floor" of your island to the cooled lava look! Interesting, not sure I will keep it but going to give it a few days to see if it grows on me! Koala to all
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My volcano deco is erupting differently with the update.And Kairos re-set. Did they give everyone Kairos? So no more quests to assemble the perch?
Checking my baby park... Kairo's island is there but no Kairos dragon.
BTW when I click none on an alternate island that already has no theme applied, I'm getting the "I'm sorry that theme is already applied to another island" message!
Last Edit: Sept 23, 2014 15:22:20 GMT -6 by vonfirmath
Think you can plunk down 1,950 gems for the whole Island Theme Package, and post those shots. I would like to see them first before committing? please pleaseee..
I could... But I'm not going to, especially since my park isn't ready for such a masvsive redesign...
Perhaps one of our friends with a test account will grace us with these screen shots.
Or maybe BFS will release a promo video yet today.
Yes! A video preview would be great.
Word of caution! The deal for the whole island package is only good for 24 hours once you've updated.
If you bought a theme and applied it, you can no longer use that theme on another island. But you can buy each theme 12 times, one for each island at the cost of 250 gems per island. So the plant theme at 250 gems times 12 for all your islands.
Post by frozengoddess on Sept 23, 2014 15:40:11 GMT -6
I updated the dragonvale app. I also bought the new island themes. So neat! I have an IPod that I have not updated to IOS8. I have used my IPod to gift gems because I didn't update it. I am not able to gift gems now on my IPod. Please accept my apologizes my wonderful friends.
I thought at the beginning it said you can turn off the themes and go back to the original look, just haven't had time to figure it out. I may be wrong but I do believe I read that somewhere in the tutorial. For the record, I personally like the new portals. Koala to all
Looking around and enjoying life!
All Dragons are safely in their habitats or in the HC
Party hat friends are welcome - facebook.com/jmissall
I thought at the beginning it said you can turn off the themes and go back to the original look, just haven't had time to figure it out. I may be wrong but I do believe I read that somewhere in the tutorial. For the record, I personally like the new portals. Koala to all
You can have the original theme but it doesn't change the portal.
I updated the dragonvale app. I also bought the new island themes. So neat! I have an IPod that I have not updated to IOS8. I have used my IPod to gift gems because I didn't update it. I am not able to gift gems now on my IPod. Please accept my apologizes my wonderful friends.
Are you saying you have two devices, one iOS 7 and the other iOS 8? You should be able to update your iPod to the new Dragonvale without updating it to the new iOS 8. I have an old iPhone running iOS 7 which I have been using to gift my gem buddies (I play normally on an iPad that has been updated to both iOS 8 and the new Dragonvale). I successfully updated the iPhone to the new Dragonvale and I can now load my new themed islands and still see my friends list in the social menu for gifting.
I still can't see my friends on the iOS 8 iPad where I do the bulk of my playing...
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I thought at the beginning it said you can turn off the themes and go back to the original look, just haven't had time to figure it out. I may be wrong but I do believe I read that somewhere in the tutorial. For the record, I personally like the new portals. Koala to all
Yes you can. Just click on the portal for the island and choose NONE for your theme.
What disturbs me with this theme thingy is that it would mean that we devote each island one single type of habitat. Furthermore, considering the plant theme, i am a bit afraid of what the other themes could be, There is a mention that you can change the music, sounds ... Didn t find that so far. Entrance portals are not very nice, the former ones were much more discreet and i use to easily hide them behind deco elements. In the friends list, each person without a picture has now a new common one, namely a wizard portrait.
I actually haven't updated and I really don't like the plant theme island I have seen pictures of on here, but just for curiosity sake, if you buy the package, can you use the same theme on more than one island without having to buy it again?
I updated the dragonvale app. I also bought the new island themes. So neat! I have an IPod that I have not updated to IOS8. I have used my IPod to gift gems because I didn't update it. I am not able to gift gems now on my IPod. Please accept my apologizes my wonderful friends.
Hey everyone! Just popping in to say hi. Last time I was on, I was worried I wouldn't have time to try for Sunstroke. I ended up getting 2 before it flew away! I've also gotten my first Sapphire, my first Cotton, and 2 Leathery babies since the. Currently trying for a Sapphire egg in my cave, and when my Hypnotic finally hatches I'll be going for Daydream on the island.
The themes look interesting, but I have so little time to play right now, that I will probably wait a while before messing with them. I don't have enough gems for the bundle anyway. I'll continue to be scarce on the boards for a while. My current job ends in November, so I'm spending the majority of my free time job hunting. If anyone needs or knows a company that needs a good front end web developer, feel free to send me a private message!
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Out of pure curiosity, does the island theme apply to the lost island? The island reward from the magic egg event? Which I did not buy I ask because you can buy each theme 12 times--one for each island, but there are currently only 11 islands...
Last Edit: Sept 23, 2014 17:51:49 GMT -6 by homais
Out of pure curiosity, does the island theme apply to the lost island? The island reward from the magic egg event? Which I did not buy I ask because you can buy each theme 12 times--one for each island, but there are currently only 11 islands...
Post by wapatango on Sept 23, 2014 17:55:33 GMT -6
So, I just got this popup and thought some might be interested in seeing it.
I want to know if you change back to normal on an island where you bought a theme, can you then use that theme on another island or do you have to spend 250 gems to put it on the new island? Do you get gems back if you go back to the normal theme? Can you see how it will look before you purchase a theme? As you can see, I have many questions about how things are going to work.
I love my vine dragon avatar created by ElektronX. Now, if only BFS would add it to the game...
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