Renowned biologist, computer scientist, and game developer Steve Grand invites you to explore the realms of imagination, simulation, fantasy, and philosophy with his groundbreaking project, Phantasia (previously known as Grandroids).
This innovative endeavour draws inspiration from ancient Greek philosophy and aims to synthesise decades of knowledge into an interactive experience centered around artificial creatures. With advancements in technology and a decade of further exploration, Phantasia seeks to answer profound questions about consciousness, intention, and the capacity for imagination in both real and imagined beings.
Set in a charming nature reserve near the fictional village of Frampton Gurney, the world of Phantasia is populated by whimsical creatures reminiscent of classic fantasy tales.
By joining the Frampton Gurney Phantasmagorical Society, members gain access to exclusive content and updates. For those curious about this imaginative world, a free visitor pass is also available to explore the members’ area.
Apologies again to everyone for the email issue. You should now be able to retrieve lost passwords, register for the website and contact website staff using the contact form.
Please reach out to us if you have any issues with any of the above going forward. Thank you everyone for continuing to use the site.
Also: If you are having trouble logging in, but you never changed your password, please change it immediately and then reach out to staff on the contact form.
On a lighter note, it's that time of the year again folks. We have quite a few spooky Halloween agents available here at Creatures Caves, so make sure you head over to the downloads section and search for 'Halloween' to download a few!
Additionally, there are two Halloween-themed metarooms. You may also want to check out the Halloween Addons resource article written by Malkin and Laura (recently updated) It's full of links to over 80 Halloween addons throughout the community! Try not to scare your norns too much!
It has come to my attention that after upgrading from PHP 7 to PHP 8 recently, any pages on the site that send emails are not working, including:
> registration
> lost password
> contact
Please send an email to staff @ creatures caves .com for any issues until we announce that the problem is fixed. Thank you.
This year, EemFoo and I decided to band together and run as a team for the co-coordinators of the Creatures Community Spirit Festival 2024... only to find out we were the only ones running! (My Blueberry dolls were unfortunately disqualified from candidacy due to residency requirements.)
In lieu of a formal vote, we've decided to just make this announcement as your de facto coordinators! Once again, this year's festival will be coordinated by Myself (freylaverse) and EemFoo! Note that there's still the theme to vote on, and we have a LOT of great options this year. Catch you all during the festival! We are currently planning to start it in December.
It's great to see the recent enthusiasm in submitting adoptions, cobs, and whatnot!
However, I would like to provide a reminder that any submission should be packaged in a .zip file before uploading. This is because Creatures Caves will automatically attempt to convert any submission into a .zip file, regardless of what file type it was originally was.
So if you attempt to submit a raw file (.creature, .agent, etc.), the website will turn it into a completely invalid .zip file that cannot be opened in any way. Likewise, compressed files of any other format than .zip (.rar, .7z, etc.) will be turned into partially invalid .zip files (can't be opened normally, but can potentially be opened in other programs such as 7zip).
If you are unsure on how to package your submissions in a .zip file, you can learn how here (for Windows) or here (for Mac).
The wolfling run is OVER! I'll make and hand out the prizes in the new year, and an agent trailer will be made for the new wolfling event tool as soon as I'm actually done with it. Until then, congrats to the winners of the run and thank you to all who participated!
EemFoo is going to make a final "end" post for CCSF on the 23rd with a few last minute Christmas things, if you have any more you'd like to submit, have them to EemFoo on Discord or eemfooarchives@gmail.com by the 22nd! (I know it's only 3 days).
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