Viva Las Vegas

If you are 18+ you too can be a high roller! VIVA LAS VEGAS!
I hope to take a trip this weekend with my fellow PICOfreak pals.


Fabulous views!!!



AMAZING SHOPPING!




Even bonus money to get you started/addicted!!!



I do covet the white tiger. Ahhh! I dream!!! If you are able to get one, please visit PICOfreaks HQ at Catmids place when you get a chance! I'd love to play with one!



I'd name her Zsa Zsa! Haha! XD So fancy!


You can check your casino status in your profile.
There is a little butterfly that represents your card.



Click it and everyone will see this.
When you view your own card, you will see personal info. :)


So many things happening in the Pico world that one little blog can't handle them all!!!
My little note today.

1. You can now build where you couldn't on floors.
2. There is no longer dead spaces where your Pico can't walk around.
3. There is no item limit to rooms.

This makes building easier when you have a larger room. (Like the 16x16).



My new pool area....

And below my outdoor tea area. Hope to see you soon fellow PICOfreaks!


Have fantastic PICOadventures!
XOXO
-Catmid

Busy Bees!

Hello my fellow PICOfreaks!

The crew here have been EVERSOBUSY! Making our rooms bigger, meeting new friends, going on vacations, working on new things, and etc. So many things to do and sooo little time! This is just a quickie update till this weekend from Catmid.

So many new Additions!

1. China!

2. Sunflower area

3. Many new furnitures!

And, have you been fighting too? The moves at the temple are EXCELLENT

And don't forget to meet the master at the temple!

Alright my friends! That's all for now. Read more this weekend and have fantastic PICOadventures!
-Catmid

Off to Camp Footprints, BBL!

Hey Pico's! I'm going to take a step back from the Pico world for a moment and tell you about something very special to me.

I'm currently packing my things and getting ready to volunteer at a week-long summer camp called Camp Footprints. It is not your typical camp; it's an organization dedicated to children with disabilities and/or that come from less privileged backgrounds. What makes it even more unique is the ratio between camper to counselor is 1:1. We stress this ratio to really concentrate on the kids and their time with us.

During the next week, we will camp out in the mountains and not only show the kids a great time where they can be surrounded by their peers, but will also show the counselors what it means to truly give selflessly. For some families this is their vacation, as having some of these children is a 24/7/365 job. For some kids, this is when they actually get to eat until they are full.

To be clear, I'm not writing this in hopes of a donation (although, since we are 100% donation funded, we won't turn down anyone's generosity!); I simply want to remind everyone to remember to give back to others. Pay it forward. There are people everywhere who aren't nearly as fortunate as us who can afford our Pico lives. We have jobs, we go to school, we eat until we're full. These are just a few things we take for granted, things that not everyone is able to achieve without a little help.

I know that times are tough, but I hope that everyone will consider helping out a cause of their choice. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday when you are able. Every little bit helps, even if it's just a few dollars, canned goods or clothes. :)

Thanks for listening! *steps off soapbox*

P.S. If you'd like to donate to Camp Footprints (all tax-deductible), go here and click the PayPal button.

Rooms Roomba!

Hey there fellow PICOlovers! Another room update as well as another update tonight! WOW Pico! You are upping your game lately. Hopefully the update tonight will fix all the missing gummies, missing tokens, and room errors. We all love this game and we are willing to wait for it to be a more enjoyable game.

Now on with the room updates!

NEW ITEMS

Kitchen Items, Boxes, Bricks, shelves with plushies, and so much more!
Love the shelves and the basic items! My favorite is the toaster. What's yours?


So modern! This will look great in many styles of rooms!



What stylish furniture!


Fabby wallpaper!


Aren't these cute?!?? So summery. I'd love to do something fun with these. Do you have some ideas? I bet they're PICOamazing!


In other PICOfreaks news...
Catmid and PICOfreaks Headquarters (PICOfreaks HQ) has updated their meeting place to a larger space. So much room, maybe we'll have a housewarming party soon. Wouldn't that be fun? Keep watching for more updates!

Alright folks! Get your rooms ready and post your PICOname here so we can visit you!
Have fantastic PICOadventures and see you after the update!

-Catmid

Room Expansion and Addition

Hello fellow PICOfreaks! Thank you all so much following us! We really do appreciate your comments and your friendly visits! We try our best to keep you guys entertained and also to be there when we can. :B

Today I am posting about the new features!
Room expansion and Room additions!
How exciting right?

You can make your room bigger than the original.

This feature is not available on PIGG.

1. Adding A Room
You can add a room by going to your Edit Room or
You can add a room by clicking on the grey arrow
Which will turn orange once you purchase a new room.
Default room size is 8x8.

When you add a room, only with Ameba gold, you will see one of the squares on the room module next to the navigation compass light up. You can either go to the room with the orange arrow, or use the room module to move around to each area.

Once entering you will notice that ROOM1 and ROOM2 share the wallpaper and flooring.

What is nice is, PICO has allowed us to use our wallpaper for all the rooms. :D

Here is my second room:

It is a simple 8x8 squares room. When they say 8x8 you can fit approx 8x8 squares along the sides. So 12x12 and 16x16 follow accordingly. I have also noticed that you can fill each room with 300 items! This means you don't need to share the 300 item limit for all the rooms. *yay* I have also noticed that if you have pets, they appear in ALL THE ROOMS. So make sure to not double, feed them!

Further, the only disappointing thing is you still can only have 300 items in your inventory in total. I hope someday we can have more.



2. Expanding a Room

When you expand a room, make sure you are IN THE ROOM that you want to make bigger. Note you can use GUMMIES or AMEBA GOLD. You can always downsize if you aren't happy, but you lose the amount you spent on the expansion. Also remember all the items you put in there, go back to your inventory if you downsize.

I have used Ay.s as an example room for expanding.

Above the 12x12 you can see the 8x8

Below is the 16x16 it is HUGE!

I personally find the 16x16 TOO BIG! But I may need it someday in the future for a party? Yes? Haha XD PICOfreaks headquarters!

Well thank you all again for reading our blog. Feel free to donate anything to us to help us promote the PICOfreaks cause! If you also have a room you'd like to promote feel free to contact us with a PICO name and we will investigate it. Maybe the room will be featured on our blog?!?!? WOO!!! Hope to meet you soon!

Have EXPANDED and ADDED PICOadventures!
xoxo
- Catmid & the team


If you have any more questions or I have forgotten to mention something, feel free to ask/post here!

Aurora-tan's Matsuri!

Konnichiwa my PICOfreaks! Have you been traveling to Japan in PICO?

Since it's summer, it's time for a matsuri! A matsuri is a type of local festival in Japan. It's a nice break from the hot day to go and celebrate with tons of fried food, fun carnival games, fireworks, and dancing! Grab your festival clothes and let's celebrate!

You can find the matsuri event on your Travel Screen!

The thing to wear in matsuri is the yukata! They're like lightweight kimonos! You can also buy happis (they make you happy!) from Shigeo-san at the matsuri.

What a cute pond! Shame I can't try to catch balloons for free!

There are so many different pattern yukatas at Shigeo-san's shop! Be prepared to part with hard-earned PICO gold! The best thing in the shop however, is the Japanese Bon dance! With this dance, you can properly dance during matsuri!

New wigs! I want to try them on!

The most noticeable thing at the matsuri is the giant yagura they built in the middle! According to tradition, you are supposed to dance around the yagura! Atop of the yagura you can see a very spirited taiko drum player! He's very loud!

That's a very tall yagura! Hello up there~

The taiko drum player reminded me of my brother, Gio-tan, who also plays taiko! Matsuri brought on so many nostalgic feelings for me.

Do you see the family resemblance?

I decided to dance around the yagura clock-wise facing away. Direction is very important when dancing. Some fun things to shout while dancing are: "a doshita!" ''a sore!'' "a yoisho!," and "sate!"

This dance is so cute!
I would love to see many Pico's dancing in a line.

While Shigeo-san's goods were mostly in PICO gold, there is a RO8O shop that sells sparklers for gummies! They come in different colors and are very pretty.

*sizzle*
A race against time!

There's a fun game in Japan where you race with friends to see whose sparkler lasts the longest. I like to make as wishes as I can on my sprinkler before it goes out. If I reach 20 wishes, then they all come true!

Aw shoot! Maybe next time.

After awhile, the matsuri winds down and becomes very quiet. Even though there weren't any fireworks at this matsuri, I had a lovely time gazing at the stars under the paper lanterns.

It's so romantic . . .

I hope all of you have fantastic fun at this summer's matsuri! I did! Be sure to collect cute souvenirs.

Oyasumi nasai!
(goodnight!)