#hornhowlie

[grox-empire]

Quick thing for @pancakesmyhtie :D Never played jumpstart before but this little guy is super cute

[pancakesmythie]

I made a model of my first World Of JumpStart mythie, Littlefox (R.I.P. WOJS). Oh and get this... HE HAS FUCKING MOUTH MOVEMENT?!??!

LIKE I CAN MAKE HIM EMOTE NOW?!?!?!? (kinda)

IS THIS FUCKING IMPROVEMENT I DUNNO?!??!!?!!?!??!

...yes, my !!commissions!! are still open too, my mind hasn't exploded just yet.

(literal screenshot of Littlefox)

[jumpstartfactoftheday]

The HornHowlie is the only Mythie species where boys and girls have noticeably different appearances. Boys have bird-like wings and longer curved horns, while girls have butterfly wings and shorter straight horns. The reason why this is an exception is likely because the HornHowlie is the only Mythie to have been designed by a fan, so the design process was non-standard compared to other Mythies.

[jumpstartpicoftheday]

Icons of a Dragon, Pegasus, HornHowlie, and Gryphon that were used for choosing a Mythie species in the Eggulator in the JumpStart MMO.

[helljunker]

attack 2: bip bip bip

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[jumpstartfactoftheday]

In 2011, the JumpStart Blog shared some JumpStart trivia questions in honor of National Trivia Day, which are listed below:

What are the 3 types of mythical creatures that live in the Enchanted Sanctuary?

What do CJ’s initials stand for?

Which JumpStart character often reads and dreams about Swan Lake?

What is Hops’ full name?

What is the name of JumpStart’s musical band that plays live in the OctoLair?

Which of the following games is NOT found in the Coin Arcade: Sound Bop, Punk Punk Drop, Bubble Trouble, or Robo-A-Go-Go?

What special ride can Jumpeez ONLY get from Uncle Milton’s Amazing ScienceLand?

What are the names of JumpStart’s 3 Wii™ games?

What is JumpStart’s newest racing game called? (Hint: It’s played on water!)

Who is JumpStart’s beloved mascot and team leader?

(Answers are listed under the cut)

Dragon, Pegasus, HornHowlie

Calaveras Jumper

Eleanor

Hopsalot

The Raymies

Bubble Trouble

Ant Ride

JumpStart Pet Rescue, JumpStart Get Moving Family Fitness, JumpStart Escape from Adventure Island

ShipWreck Lagoon

Frankie

[jumpstartfactoftheday]

On November 5, 2010, the JumpStart Blog attempted to hold a survey to find out which Mythie players liked best out of the three species released at this time (Dragon, Pegasus, and HornHowlie). Unfortunately, perhaps due to the lack of a poll feature, the results were fairly inconclusive due to most of the comments not being directly related to the topic at all. Approximately less than a tenth of responses addressed the question, and based on those comments only, it would appear that the Pegasus was most popular at this time.

[pancakesmythie]

Shoutout to my bestie @ellulemmu (again TYSMM) for artwork of CHKN poacher!! Holy crap. Just imagine just walking thru the wilderness and u get shot with a tranquilizer dart and the last thing u see is this MF?! OMGGG😫

So I got CHKN again on Steam since it has been made free earlier this year (I think it was). The last time I played was sometime in 2015 or 2016 when I watched Jacksepticeye play it so I just got the demo then. It's been over half a decade since then and they are... still in early access with no big updates in the past 3 years or so. This was last on my list of Steam games to play and only got it because it was free.

Surprisingly, it's one of the better games that I have gotten recently! Despite (still) being in early access it's a fairly large game so far, like I can spend an entire day doing 1 task (like building or fighting bosses) and still have it stay interesting. All of the creatures make fitting noises, most items and menus have sound effects, the terrain is fecking beautiful and it seems mostly balanced as of now.

I've ended up just making and hatching bunches or hornhowlies, mostly because I'm missing World Of JumpStart but also because they are fairly effective at doing most things in this game. It's literally just so fun gliding around on my hornhowlie creatures, exploring the map and finding new creatures to fight or tame. It's also fun to loot poachers and see what kind of wonky tech they have. I was so spooked the 1st time I found a poacher, It was night time and I just saw this human figure with green and black as I died (early game tho).

Honestly I'm ok if it never gets another update. It would be better for it to stay in the state that it's in now rather than turn into an ugly crappy pay to win game. That being said, there's some cool ideas that I have for it that are not being added!

CREATURE DEPTH

The player should be able to tame aggressive creatures by scaring it/lowering heath and then feeding it. You should also be able to lead multiple creatures and attach the leash to a fence post, the ball should also work like playing fetch.

MORE POACHER STUFF

It would just be cool to have stuff like larger poacher camps, maybe poacher exclusive potions that mess up your creatures. Since they're poachers maybe they would be storing eggs with exclusive creature parts in them.

SOUNDTRACKS

There's some short tracks for thing like when your creatures level up but it would be nice to have soundtracks for when you are just wandering or if the music changes if you are being attacked. Add heavy metal to boss fights.

CHEAPER TOOLS

It seems just a bit unbalanced that we gotta defeat like 6 bosses before we can get the tool to mine ore to craft windows. Maybe the boss fights could unlock more armors or higher tier weapons and we could use cheap picks to mine early on. However, since there aren't that many items in the game it's understandable.

CHARACTER EDTIOR

I know this game is all about making creatures but we should be able to pick at least our hair and eye colors. The armors is all the avatar customization we get now. Though I do like the newer player model more than the old one.

MORE DECOR

I'm talking things like chairs, tables, pots for plants, maybe rugs or display cases for your favorite items, shelves and rugs. Thought that is a lot for early access still. It'd also be cool to name light beacons so we can tell them apart in the map menu.

Seriously, give this game a try! It's free atleast for now, it's crashed twice on me but I turned down the graphics and it's working fine now.

[jumpstartfactoftheday]

Many of the Mythies in the JumpStart MMO were inspired by preexisting mythical creatures. However, the Hornhowlie, a dog-goat hybrid with wings and reptilian scales, was created by a JumpStart fan. The original drawing of the Hornhowlie (right) won a contest hosted on the official JumpStart blog that allowed kids to send in ideas for a brand new Mythie. (2010)