• • • • • I thought it would be interesting to compile a timeline of feature releases, updates, and removals and other big events on PIMD. I am only including ones that warranted a forum announcement post, and those posts will be linked for your viewing pleasure. It's fascinating how much games can evolve, and PIMD today is vastly different from the days of its infancy. Let's take a scroll down memory lane and revisit some of the milestones in PIMD's development! Spoiler December 22nd Party in my Dorm is released in the iTunes (Apple) app store. Spoiler January 6th Account transferring (the ability to log in and out on different devices) is added. February 9th Following/adding people and private messaging are introduced. November 25th Pupils now get a cut of profit when a tutor opens a new dorm. December 4th Tier 5 dormmates are introduced. Spoiler August 9th The first parties (Bro Code & Hipster) are introduced. August 22nd Party in my Dorm is released on the Google Play (Android) app store. Spoiler March 4th Art Skool parties are released; the first pro parties are released. April 2nd The final Art Skool parties are released. June 10th The first VIP Pass parties are released. June 12th The Honor Student achievement is introduced. June 14th More VIP Pass parties are added. June 20th The final VIP Pass parties are released. June 21st Device delinking (logging out) is now available. August 16th The first Otaku parties are released. August 29th More Otaku parties are released. Club Trophies are introduced. September 8th Daily Sales are now available. September 25th Party completion achievements are introduced, starting with Hipster. October 2nd Bro Code party completion achievements are added. October 16th Art Skool and VIP Pass party completion achievements are added. October 22nd Hipster parties are removed. November 6th Changing your avatar no longer 'deletes' your previous avatar. November 25th Tier 6 Level 1 is released. Spoiler January 23rd Community vote is held to remove either VIP Pass parties or Otaku parties. In the end, neither is removed. Forums receives a user interface update. February 14th Cat Cafè is introduced to the Otaku party series. March 24th Beta Wars (Round 1) are announced. March 27th The first of the Beta Wars (Round 1) takes place. March 28th The second and third Beta Wars (Round 1) take place. April 4th ー April 10th Beta Wars (Round 2) are announced on the 4th; 10 Wars take place from the 4th until the 10th. April 30th New subforums and features are added to Forums. May 14th Tier 6 Level 2 is introduced. May 27th New players will now have a gray name for the first week. June 2nd A Beta War (Round 3) is announced and takes place. July 29th Limit on amount of energy regenerations a day (24 total) was removed. September 15th Anniversary of playing achievements are added. September 16th Hipster parties return! October 21st Players can now enter Relationships. November 13th New layout for Forums is released; Forums now has a search feature. December 9th Care Packages are introduced. Spoiler February 6th A new chat filter is released. February 17th New user notifications are introduced to Campus. March 9th Tier 7 is introduced. May 25th Cash earned per hit during parties now remains constant. June 29th New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added. July 23rd The Prize Spinner is introduced. August 15th A new in-game user interface is revealed. August 19th Players now receive a private message informing them about their silence; silence tiers are introduced. August 26th Players are no longer allowed to reset their accounts. September 1st The Launch PIMDini Chibi & Bento set is released. October 5th Farming and harassing for real-world currency and items with an Extra Credit value is now a bannable offense. October 30th The Tempura PIMDini Chibi & Bento set is released. November 9th The in-game user interface revealed in August is now implemented on iOS devices. December 8th The in-game user interface revealed in August is now implemented on Android devices. Spoiler February 23rd Forums receives a user interface revamp. February 29th Players can no longer request another play to stop posting in their thread on Forums and/or players that continue to post after a request will not face consequences. March 29th The game developers will now have personalized accounts. April 19th PIMD is now available on Amazon Kindles. May 3rd Silences will no longer be announced in Campus. June 7th Players can no longer transfer Extra Credit to their RS. June 29th PIMD Crates are released. July 6th Super Pro parties are introduced. August 18th Super Pro parties are removed. September 8th The Pep PIMDini Chibi & Bento set are released. October 11th Tier 9 is added. October 25th New Club Roles are announced. November 28th The "My Room" feature, and thus furniture, is introduced. Stories and the Cell Phone are released. Spoiler January 3rd The new Club Roles announced in October 2016 are implemented. February 3rd Support can now be contacted through Help Tickets, instead of via email. February 6th Story Leaderboards are introduced. February 15th The new user tutorial is revamped. April 6th The Trading System is announced. April 10th The Trading System is implemented. Players can now view what is inside boxes. Furniture can now be upgraded. May 30th All furniture of all levels can now be gifted and traded. August 9th General roleplay requests and bypassing general swears are now permitted; the chat filter is revamped. September 27th Players can now post Club Advertisements in Campus. November 24th Social Shopper boxes are released. The VIP Lounge is released. Spoiler January 2nd Club Pins are added. April 23rd Chat channels and dorms get a new interface. June 19th A new chat channel, The Pub, is released. July 16th Party Vehicles are added. July 20th A rebalance in how a player's misc bonus is factored into PvP is introduced. July 21st Open beta testing for new Prize Spinner changes begins. July 31st Party Amps are added. August 2nd Slow Jams are introduced. August 15th Changes to the Prize Spinner tested in July are adjusted and fully implemented. August 21st Club Roles are expanded upon. September 18th The Offer Wall is introduced. November 8th The Timer and its boxes is introduced. November 16th The avatar selection screen is revamped. November 20th Tier 11 dormmates are added. Furniture levels 11-20 (calculated as percentages) are released. December 4th JD's Party Store & the Surprise Party Box are introduced. December 20th Mod Crates are released. Spoiler January 8th The dorm tower receives an update, including replacing the "evict" option with an "exchange" option; cash payouts from parties are adjusted to be more balanced. January 23rd Closed beta testing for a group chat feature begins. February 12th The first Pets (Siamese, Dalmatian, Bombay, Golden Retriever, Pug, & Lovebird) are introduced. February 14th Group chats are released. February 26th More Pets (Siberian & Cockatoo) are added. March 12th Even more Pets (American Shorthair & German Shepherd) are released. March 13th New club features, including a revamp of the member list, are revealed. March 19th Gold Passes are introduced. April 1st Mineral Pal Pets are available for April Fool's Day. April 4th Further adjustments are made to the PvP system, including the introduction of Peace Tags. May 7th Adjustments are made to hit ranges in PvP. May 29th Changing your username is made more efficient by instantly freeing an inactive account's username. June 7th Legacy boxes can now be found in both the Social Shopper and the VIP Champagne boxes. July 23rd Chat stickers and chat games are launched. More Gold Passes are added, increasing the max from 5 to 10. August 27th ATA switches to a new provider for the Offer Wall, which comes with improvements and other adjustments. August 29th Players can now star/favorite items in their showcase. September 27th ATA holds an Ask Me Anything with one of the game developers. October 15th The Snowy Owl pet makes its introduction. October 18th Updates are made to the Silencing Policy. November 12th Extracurriculars, or XCs for short, are introduced. November 19th The Wild Party Amp and the Party Jet vehicle are added. Spoiler January 22nd The Awesome Alumni achievement is introduced to recognize retired moderators. February 26th A search bar is added to trading. Pets can now be leveled up to Level 40, instead of the previous max of Level 30. April 7th Additional pets (Caracal & Gecko) are added. April 16th Club XCs are introduced. April 17th 4-Hour Peace Tags are added and can be purchased from the Shop. May 4th New players now have the option to log-in via email link when using an ATA ID. June 10th Additional pets (Axolotl, Budgie, & Piglet) make their introduction. June 17th The official PIMD Discord server launches. July 29th Players can now view All-Time Champions and Previous Winners in XC leaderboards. September 1st Players can now dye certain pieces of furniture. Avatar Coins are introduced. September 8th The main storyline for Events is now permanently found in XCs instead of the Cell Phone. November 13th PIMD launches its first Snapchat lens. November 27th New pets (Raven, Hamster, & Tortoise) are introduced. New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added. December 22nd Bro Code Pro parties are introduced; Dog Star, a VIP Pass premium party, is launched along with its matching attack item Money Dog. Spoiler February 16th Some more pets (Shiba Inu, Tree Frog, & Munchkin Cat) are added. February 26th ー March 16th Daily Extracurriculars, or XCs, are introduced and will be open beta tested for the duration of the "Work Like a Charm" Event. April 27th ATA teases a return of Daily XCs. April 28th A new Shop section called "Molly's Deals" is added. May 1st ー May 31st Previously hinted at, Daily XCs are back for the month, and Daily XC Coins are introduced. July 6th The Silencing Policy is updated. September 8th Daily XCs make a comeback. October 6th The ability to join a new club instantly and the ability for club admins to auto-kick guests are added. October 26th Daily XCs receive improvements. November 5th The "Rate My Room" XC is launched. November 26th More pets (Sphynx, Ferret, & Corgi) are added. New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added, along with Tier 12 dormmates. Spoiler February 28th - March 28th Players can purchase an additional Timer slot for a limited time. April 1st Mineral Pal Pets make a brief return for April Fool's Day. May 9th The PIMD Web Store is officially launched. August 16th The starter avatars and dorm room get a new look. September 13th The art for the non-playable characters from event stories are revamped. October 11th The support system (Help Tickets) receives an update. October 12th The PIMD Web Store gets updated. Spoiler January 17th The ability to earn Reward Points is added to the PIMD Web Store. February 9th A new VIP subscription system is soft launched to select players. April 13th The new VIP subscription system is officially launched to all players. April 18th New permanent shop avatars are added, and will be replacing the older avatars. June 14th Email linking is replaced by two-factor authentication when logging in, and is to be enabled for all accounts. August 15th - August 29th Some adjustments to how hunts operate are tested. August 29th An additional offer wall provider, RevU, is added. August 30th Two new starter furniture sets are released. September 8th Some adjustments to how hunts operate are announced and to be tested from September 12th through September 26th. September 12th - September 26th The aforementioned test to hunts is performed. September 18th A celebratory event called ATA Day is teased. September 22nd The first ATA Day celebration event is held. Contributor Accolades Spoiler A guide takes a lot of work! Making and, years later, completely revamping this guide to what you see today was a joint effort. I'd like to give a shout-out to a few people that helped me, both big and small. • • • • • @Atlas For assisting me in uploading edits for my non-mod self! @-iLyssaTheGummyBearKissa- For assisting me in uploading edits for my non-mod self! @Schwanz For your proofreading skills and moral support. And for being my best friend. • • • • • Your assistance and support on bringing the Official PIMD Timeline to fruition is much appreciated. 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I think it's culling. I've had threads be deleted for no reason months after anyone has looked at them
That's what I figured. It's happened to more of my other threads, as well as some other people's threads. I can see culling being useful, but it would be nice if we got a notice of it or something. I wonder what their requirements are for a thread to be culled because it sure seems quite random. I'm glad I had the thread's content saved in my phone's notes, because I would've been ticked if I put that much work into it and ATA just was like, "Yeah this can be trash." and I wouldn't have had the chance to back up all that coding.
No idea ☹️ my furniture guide thread was deleted too at one point This is cute tho, thanks for reposting! I can’t even imagine how long this must’ve taken tho rip. ATA has lots of threads ? and some are out of order
I think my initial post took uhh... 4 hours? The repost took only maybe half an hour because I just had to take on the recent additions at the end. And no problem! ?
This was pretty cool to read! Really puts in perspective how different the game was when it first came out.
I admire the effort you put into this thread. It was a quick and easy read, yet insightful. Good job OP :’)
I loved reading that! and it just made me realize for how damn long I‘ve been playing this and how much it has changed