BOOLEW MYO EVENT
Project Xero Companion Species
Welcome to Boolew Palooza!
Boolews are an original companion species by NeonSlushie & ScrapTeeth
Our Boolew Palooza event allows members new and old to get a free boolew MYO to design however they want!
These slow moving suckers capture the hearts of all of those involved with our little project for a long time! And now, with the help of ARC labs, we are happy to announce Boolew Palooza, a month dedicated to our favourite sea slugs by allowing you to design and keep a Boolew of your very own!
To join Boolew Palooza and receive your free boolew egg, follow the instructions and submit this prompt here!
Make sure to follow the Steps on this page or for more in depth info check out our on site Boolew Palooza Page!
- You do not need to own a Xero to participate in this event!
- Your free boolew egg cannot be traded or sold to another user, but you're welcome to trade your finished boolew if you wish.
- Any boolew eggs not used by the end of the event will disappear! Make sure to get your boolews submitted before the end of the event.
- You also get a Boolew Palooza Badge for your profile and 1 Raffle Ticket to win staff-designed Boolews!
- Do NOT create multiple accounts to gain extra entries. The use of 'sock puppet accounts' to gain extra prizes on Project Xero is strictly forbidden and will result in a permanent ban.
Time to get started!
In order to first get your own Boolew Egg you'll have to follow these steps:
- Create an account on our Species Website
- Share this event! You can do it in one of three ways:
- Twitter [LINK]: Please like & retweet our announcement post and leave a comment in the thread tagging 3 friends!
- Instagram [LINK]: Please repost our announcement on your profile with the hashtag #BoolewPalooza and tag our Instagram Page (@projectxeros)
- Toyhouse: Make a bulletin linking our Toyhouse announcement post! (This page!) Title it "Free Boolew MYO Event"
Once you’ve completed one of the three options above please copy the URL of the post you’ve made! - Lastly, make a submission on our site to collect the Boolew egg!You can read on how and where to make the submission here [LINK]
If you already have an on site account please skip the first step! You only need to own one account in order to participate in the Xero species.
While you're waiting on your submission to go through you can check out the next step and learn how to earn more Points for your Boolew Egg.
You collected your Boolew egg? Then it's time to get creative!
Below you can find the Base to design your very own Boolew!
Here's the link to the Boolew Base
The Base provides an in depth step by step guide on how to choose your traits, use the lineart, color the base and save it.
But how do I get more Points for traits?
Each Boolew Egg has a base of 10 Points which you can spend on various Traits. If you'd like to use multiple high Point traits however, you'll need to get Detritos!
(Species Currency) each.You can add multiple treats to increase your MYOs point value multiple times.
Design Rules
You can find our full creation guide on Boolews on our Website! Make sure to check it out.
Boolews are fairly simple creatures and therefore usually stay very simple. There are a few important design rules to keep in mind:
- Boolews have simple eyes
- They can only have traits provided from the Base
- On their Masterlist art, they may not wear any accessories or have any other additions
- The image should have minimal to no shading
Once you're finished making and saving the design, you're done with this step!
If you'd like to make any changes to the design it's best to do them now! Boolews cannot be redesigned later.
Almost done! Time to send in your little pal
You can find it under the 'APPROVING & UPLOADING' section towards the bottom of the page.
Once they are submitted: You are good to go! A member of the team will manually approve your Companion MYO or send it back with a comment if anything needs to be changed.
That's it! You’re all done!! If you don't need to make any changes, your design will be uploaded to the Masterlist to become an official companion!
🎉 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW COMPANION! 🎉
We also have a very robust FAQ located below, if your question is not found there, we reccomend to join our Discord and ask us there!
But wait! There's more...
By participating in this event, you will additionally receive a Boolew Palooza Badge for your profile and 1 Raffle Ticket to win staff-designed Boolews!
Work hard and design those worms!
This event ends May 2, 2023 (12 am EST), remember to submit your Boolew BEFORE this time. All Boolew eggs that have not been claimed will be deleted after the fact. Don’t worry! We will have Eggs available again in the future!
General Event Questions
★ How do I get a Boolew Egg? Can I get more than one?
Everyone participating may receive one free egg for this event! You may receive your Free MYO by following the instructions on this prompt.
- Do NOT create multiple accounts to gain extra entries. The use of 'sock puppet accounts' to gain extra prizes on Project Xero is strictly forbidden and will result in a permanent ban.
★ How do I get the Boolew Palooza badge?
By submitting this prompt before the end of the month, you get a fancy Boolew Palooza badge added to your inventory, alongside your free Boolew Egg! You'll also be automatically entered into a raffle to win a free pre-made Boolew designed by ARC Staff!
Remember to submit your Boolew before or your egg will disappear!
★ Do I need a Xero to make a Boolew?
No, you don't need to own a Xero to make and own a Boolew. Anyone can make one!
★ Can I trade or sell my MYO?
Your free Boolew Palooza egg cannot be gifted, traded, or sold while it is an unused slot. Any boolew eggs not used by the end of the event will disappear! Make sure to get your boolews submitted before the end of the event.
Once your MYO design is completed and uploaded to the Masterlist, it can be gifted, traded, or sold with in-game currency to another user. Free Companion Slots are given a Sale Value of $0 USD.
★ What do Boolews on the site do, gameplay wise?
Currently they are mainly just for fun and for lore reasons. However, stay tuned for future pet care games!
★ Where is the Base I color in for my Boolew MYO?
You can find the base HERE
★ Help! I can't get the base to open!
Oh no! Please reach out to a member of the Staff Team for assistance.
★ I don't know how to do digital art / don't have an art program, how can I participate?
Feel free to ask for help with your MYO in our Discord server! We can assist you!
★ Who should I credit for the base when uploading my Boolew on Toyhou.se?
On Toyhouse you can credit NeonSlushie by adding their TH as a link in the Off-site Artist section. This way their Art tab won't get flooded!
★ If I commission an artist to design my Boolew with real money, will it add to their sale value? What about site currency?
If you commission an artist with real money to design you a Boolew, you may indeed add it to their sale price by submitting it on our “Resale Value Approval” prompt! Site currency does not add to a characters sale value!
MYO / Design Questions
★ What do the points mean? What traits can I add?
A free Boolew MYO comes with 10 base points to work with. Each layer on the base lists the number of points the trait is worth! You may use up to 10 points in any combination to make your free MYO! To add more points, go to the on-site Companion shop to buy Detritos; a treat that raises the amount of points you may use for your MYO!
★ How do the treats work? How do I add them to my MYO?
When submitting your Boolew MYO there is a section of the MYO submission page called “Add Ons” - this is where you place your Detritos! If your Boolew MYO has 12 points total, you would need your boolew MYO (10 points) and 1 Detrito bag (5 points) to make it.
★ What colors and patterns can I have for my MYO?
Boolews can come in nearly any color or pattern! See our creation guide for more information.
★ Can I make up my own traits for my Boolew MYO?
No. In order to have your Boolew approved on our Masterlist you must use the premade template. More traits may be added in the future!
<★ Can I add accessories to my Boolew?
For the Masterlist Art, we ask that you do not add any accessories such as a bow or a scarf to your Boolew. We want to keep the companion ML consistent! You are welcome to draw them with accessories in personal art.
★ Can I edit the lineart for the Boolew base?
Outside of erasing overlapping lines on the base when adding traits and coloring the lineart when finished, NO, the lineart cannot be edited for the Masterlist Art base. Please do not move traits, resize traits, or draw over them.
★ Can I change my Boolew's eyes?
No, sorry. Boolew have simple, unshaded dot eyes because they are simple ocelli (photo receptors), not true eyes. Please do not add shine, expression, or shading to their eyes. You can change the color though, as long as it's flat!
★ Can I add extra limbs/extra eyes/extra antennae to my Boolew?
No, no lineart may be changed and no limbs, eyes, or other traits outside of the layered base options may be added.
★ Can I design my Boolew to look like my Xero/my OC/A pop character like Pikachu?
Per our design rules:
”Your MYO design can also be based off a popular media character, so long as it is not copied too directly. For example, you can use your MYO to create a character that is yellow with black ear tips and red circles on its cheeks, but it must also contain other additions to the design to make sure its not a blatant rip-off of everyone's favorite electric mouse.”
As for designing Boolews off of existing Xeros, we are asking to not do so at this time in case of a Xero or Boolew changing hands! You are welcome to design your Boolew to match your Xero's colors a bit, but it should not be a direct copy of the design.
★ Can I redesign my Boolew later?
Boolews do not have changable XNA like Xeros do, and cannot be redesigned with new colors or have more traits added to them later. Once they're "hatched", that's what they look like!
★ How do I submit my Boolew to the Masterlist?
Much like a Xero MYO slot, you must click the item in your inventory, check off the box under Source, and click “Use Slot”. You can then submit your Boolew by heading to Home > My MYO Slots, clicking on the egg, and then clicking "Submit MYO Design".
Boolew Specific Questions
★ Are Boolew intelligent?
Boolews are worm or slug-like marine invertebrates, so they are not very smart! Boolews cannot be trained or taught tricks, but with time and patience they can learn to recognize their caretaker and can enjoy the benefits of crawling onto a warm paw to be hand-fed.
★ What sort of tank do Boolews get kept in?
Glad you asked! They are usually kept in a traditionally globe-shaped saltwater tank with vegetation, rocks, and stimuli! These orb-like structures can be expanded to connect together via clear pipes to give a Boolew a lot of room to explore or add additional boolews!
★ How do Boolew reproduce?
Much like Earth's snails and slugs, Boolews are hermaphrodites and can produce many eggs in a clutch! It's a big part of why these little worms are popular companions! Unlike with some fish, there is no risk of Boolew eating their tiny larvae, meaning that if an Alurizan had a large breeding tank no Boolews inside would harm each other!
★ What do Boolew eat?
Boolew are detritivores and consume microscopic plant matter found in their environment, much like the decaying plants they eat on the sea floor. I have heard that many Boolew owners enjoy feeding their little friends "Algae Detritos" as a snack, for example!
★ How big are Boolew? How long do they live?
Boolew are tiny little guys! Most are about 3 inches (7.5 cm) long, though the largest individuals can get up to 8 inches (20 cm). Their average lifespan is 2-3 years, but due to excellent animal husbandry it is not uncommon to see them living 5 years or longer.★ Can Boolews go on land?
Nope! Boolew are aquatic creatures, they need to be in saltwater to survive. They can tolerate being lifted out of water for a short period of time (usually to monitor their health) as long as they are kept wet, but in general, they should be kept under water.
★ My question isn't answered here, where should I ask it?
You can ask any Boolew or event questions in our Discord channel #myo-questions! Make sure to check if they have been answered before submitting a question! You can also comment on this page directly if you need help.
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