Derby Derps

WHOOPS forgot to add that I'm not on iOS 8 yet

Here's how you can type Chinese/Kanji usernames on an iPhone without having to read the characters. This works in-game! Android should have similar features.

Add a Chinese handwriting keyboard by going to your settings > general > keyboard > keyboards > add new keyboard. You can then switch between keyboards by tapping the little globe icon at the bottom left corner of your text input editor.

You may want to add both simplified and traditional Chinese input keyboards since Derby Days allows both. Read more about simplified vs traditional characters here. If you can't find a character using one type of input, try switching to the other!

To use the handwriting input just draw the character in the blank field and the editor will give you a list of similar-looking characters/phrases to choose from.

If it is someone from here message me in game so I can find you!

So I know this isn't strictly (or at all) Derby Days related, but I also know that many (all?) of the followers of this blog are both animal lovers, and interested in playing games in which animals play a significant feature. Hence posting to this blog. 

Aywas is a really great online game, in a similar vein as neopets and subeta, but it is so much more than them. Not only are there nearly SIX THOUSAND different official site pet colorations, several more are added every few weeks. Unlike most other petsites, you adventure to catch the pets you own, giving the game a slightly more interactive feel that simply picking a species and the picking a color. 

Another factor that separates Aywas from the crowd is what many on Derby Days enjoy doing on that game: breeding. The pets resulting when you breed two pets together on Aywas are not computer generated however, they are custom painted, and some even custom drawn, by official staff artists for the game just for you. You will then have a one-of-a-kind pet all your own. You can even create your own custom pets using the bases provided by the site so you won't have to rely on breeding if that is not what you want to focus on. 

Aywas, like many sites, holds a variety of events throughout the year. Some of these are normal holidays, such as halloween and a variety of other holidays, but also events that are designed and set up by average players who want to leave their mark. Some of these events in the last year have included a battle between wolves and deer, a LGBT-support tea party (with a fundraiser for AIDS and HIV research) and a dog park event to help raise funds for animal shelters. 

Come check out everything that Aywas has to offer. Sign up for free and, because the staff like to get to know the users as they join, an admin will accept your account shortly. You will receive an email with info about logging in for the first time (check your junk mail if you don't see it within 24 hours) and you will then have access to the entire site. Play to your hearts content or, if you decide that this website is not for you, be on your merry way with no lost time. 

tldr; check out Aywas, a custom pet collection game