Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2016 18:39:44 GMT
This thread contains Frequently Asked Questions related to BLOX City, and is recommended to be read by all users. If you would like to submit a question, please email crush@bloxcity.com.
Italicized questions are asked MOST frequently.
Last updated: October 10th, 2016 by Crush
When are games coming?
BLOX City’s games have been completed, and are nearing release! Stay tuned.
Why can’t I trade my items?
Our trading system is currently down for revamp! We apologize for the inconvenience.
How do I upload clothing?
To create clothing on BLOX City, you would navigate to the “Market" tab, and click the large, red “Plus" (+) button, on the top-right corner of the catalog. Or you can simply visit the following link to be taken to the upload feature. www.bloxcity.com/market/upload.php. Please be sure to use the Official BLOX City Template when uploading shirts or pants. This template can be found here.
How do I create a forum post?
Click “Forums" and navigate to the forum you’d like to post on, such as BLOX City Central (https://www.bloxcity.com/forum/topic/1/BLOX-City-Central/). Once there, click the white “Plus" (+) button, located below “My Threads". From there, you can fill in the post title, and description!
How do I join the BLOX City staff team?
To become a member of the BLOX City staff, you must send an application, through the link provided below, during an open application period. Users will be notified when BLOX City is hiring via a thread in the “Information & Announcements" sub-forum, as well as a site banner.
corp.bloxcity.com/jobs/
How can I contact BLOX City?
The primary way to contact BLOX City is through emails. Any emails listed on the “Contact Us" page, linked below are official emails registered to the BLOX City site. Please note that all BLOX City staff members will have a personal email you can contact them with, usually listed on their profile page. www.bloxcity.com/about/contact/
How can I get a name change?
To get a name change, navigate to the following link and click the “pencil" icon beside your username. This pencil icon will only appear if you have 250 cash or more, to cover the expenses of a name change. www.bloxcity.com/account/settings/
I lost my password.. How can I reset it?
Password resets can be handled at either of the following links.
www.bloxcity.com/account/forgot.php (Email Based Reset) or
www.bloxcity.com/account/settings/security/ (Password Based Reset). If these do not work for you, feel free to email our Customer Support staff and they will assist you to the best of their ability.
How can I edit my character?
Click “Character" in the vertical sidebar, or visit this link. www.bloxcity.com/account/character. Be sure to purchase items in the Market to wear!
What are collectibles and when are they released?
Collectibles are Hats, Faces, or Accessories that have a limited stock. For example, you can find the first collectible released, here. It has 15 stock. Once those 15 are sold out, users who purchased the item are able to put them on sale again, or trade them with other users to obtain more cash or different collectibles!
1 (or more) collectible item is released per week, at alternating time zones. You can stay informed on collectible items by following us on Twitter!
Why was my clothing item denied?
There are several possible reasons your item was denied. The most likely reason is that you didn’t use our custom clothing template! Shirt, or pants need to be created with the custom template you can find by clicking here. Another possible reason is that it does not comply with our Terms of Service. Please make sure to review our Terms here before uploading any clothing or getting involved with our site! www.bloxcity.com/notes/terms/
How do I earn cash/coins? (and how do I convert currency?)
For logging in everyday, users receive 10 coins. The conversion rate for cash is “10 coins = 1 cash". You can convert currency by clicking your current Cash or Coins (or visiting this link: www.bloxcity.com/money/). Other ways to receive these are by purchasing upgrades, located at the following link. www.bloxcity.com/upgrade/
Who are the staff on BLOX City?
All BLOX City staff members will have the “Administrator” achievement, pictured below, and the Administrator banner, on the forums. See the image located below.
What BLOX City extensions are available?
BLOX City does not endorse, own, or support any user-made extensions, but there are many extensions available for users, such as “BLOXTension", and “BCNotify", which can all be found via the Google Chrome Store. However, by getting these extensions, you understand any risk you may put under your account and that the BLOX City team is not liable.
What official forms of Social Media does BLOX City have?
BLOX City currently has active Twitter, Youtube, Twitch, and Facebook accounts, as well as a sub-reddit. The following links will take you to their respective pages. BLOX City also owns a blog, updated on a weekly basis.
- Twitter twitter.com/blox_city
- Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmWPKzFQmz-I1MxTssqM2g
- Twitch www.twitch.tv/bloxcity/profile
- Facebook www.facebook.com/BLOXCity
- Reddit www.reddit.com/r/BLOX_City
- Blog blog.bloxcity.com/
What forms of communication are available for the BLOX City community?
BLOX City is currently transitioning from off-site communications (Teamspeak 3, Discord) to an on-site “Chats" feature, that will feature chatrooms, as well as, both voice and text chat options.
How do I report a user on BLOX City?
BLOX City’s staff appreciates it when you report content that disobeys our on-site rules and regulations. Currently, you can report users by clicking the dropdown on their profile page, displayed below the “Trade" button and then selecting “Report". You can report inappropriate threads, replies, items, or item comments by clicking the flag icon that will appear beside, or below, each object.
How do I suggest or submit an asset to BLOX City?
You can send a hat or accessory idea to our Asset Management department by posting on the following thread! www.bloxcity.com/forum/thread/42610. Feel free to email us your suggestions as well, via helpme@bloxcity.com. Visual aides, such as drawings or concepts are appreciated!
In addition, you can also make hats, faces, and accessories on BLOX City! Programs such as “Blender” and “paint.net” are useful for submission! The following thread will help you get started creating assets! If your asset is accepted, your account will be awarded the “Asset Helper” achievement! www.bloxcity.com/forum/thread/35819 The avatar files with UV mapping is shown on the thread mentioned earlier in this paragraph.
How do I suggest content for the blog on BLOX City?
You can suggest content for the blog by emailing the Community Engagement Manager, Cuppaly, via cuppaly@bloxcity.com or one of our Blog Writers, Ivo, via ivo@bloxcity.com! You may also use Twitter to contact Cuppaly, and his twitter is found here: twitter.com/Cuppaly. The blog is located at the following link. blog.bloxcity.com
Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you are a new user, please be sure you have read our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy as well, listed below.
Terms of Service www.bloxcity.com/notes/terms/
Privacy Policy www.bloxcity.com/notes/privacy/
BLOX on!
- BLOX City Staff
Italicized questions are asked MOST frequently.
Last updated: October 10th, 2016 by Crush
When are games coming?
BLOX City’s games have been completed, and are nearing release! Stay tuned.
Why can’t I trade my items?
Our trading system is currently down for revamp! We apologize for the inconvenience.
How do I upload clothing?
To create clothing on BLOX City, you would navigate to the “Market" tab, and click the large, red “Plus" (+) button, on the top-right corner of the catalog. Or you can simply visit the following link to be taken to the upload feature. www.bloxcity.com/market/upload.php. Please be sure to use the Official BLOX City Template when uploading shirts or pants. This template can be found here.
How do I create a forum post?
Click “Forums" and navigate to the forum you’d like to post on, such as BLOX City Central (https://www.bloxcity.com/forum/topic/1/BLOX-City-Central/). Once there, click the white “Plus" (+) button, located below “My Threads". From there, you can fill in the post title, and description!
How do I join the BLOX City staff team?
To become a member of the BLOX City staff, you must send an application, through the link provided below, during an open application period. Users will be notified when BLOX City is hiring via a thread in the “Information & Announcements" sub-forum, as well as a site banner.
corp.bloxcity.com/jobs/
How can I contact BLOX City?
The primary way to contact BLOX City is through emails. Any emails listed on the “Contact Us" page, linked below are official emails registered to the BLOX City site. Please note that all BLOX City staff members will have a personal email you can contact them with, usually listed on their profile page. www.bloxcity.com/about/contact/
How can I get a name change?
To get a name change, navigate to the following link and click the “pencil" icon beside your username. This pencil icon will only appear if you have 250 cash or more, to cover the expenses of a name change. www.bloxcity.com/account/settings/
I lost my password.. How can I reset it?
Password resets can be handled at either of the following links.
www.bloxcity.com/account/forgot.php (Email Based Reset) or
www.bloxcity.com/account/settings/security/ (Password Based Reset). If these do not work for you, feel free to email our Customer Support staff and they will assist you to the best of their ability.
How can I edit my character?
Click “Character" in the vertical sidebar, or visit this link. www.bloxcity.com/account/character. Be sure to purchase items in the Market to wear!
What are collectibles and when are they released?
Collectibles are Hats, Faces, or Accessories that have a limited stock. For example, you can find the first collectible released, here. It has 15 stock. Once those 15 are sold out, users who purchased the item are able to put them on sale again, or trade them with other users to obtain more cash or different collectibles!
1 (or more) collectible item is released per week, at alternating time zones. You can stay informed on collectible items by following us on Twitter!
Why was my clothing item denied?
There are several possible reasons your item was denied. The most likely reason is that you didn’t use our custom clothing template! Shirt, or pants need to be created with the custom template you can find by clicking here. Another possible reason is that it does not comply with our Terms of Service. Please make sure to review our Terms here before uploading any clothing or getting involved with our site! www.bloxcity.com/notes/terms/
How do I earn cash/coins? (and how do I convert currency?)
For logging in everyday, users receive 10 coins. The conversion rate for cash is “10 coins = 1 cash". You can convert currency by clicking your current Cash or Coins (or visiting this link: www.bloxcity.com/money/). Other ways to receive these are by purchasing upgrades, located at the following link. www.bloxcity.com/upgrade/
Who are the staff on BLOX City?
All BLOX City staff members will have the “Administrator” achievement, pictured below, and the Administrator banner, on the forums. See the image located below.
What BLOX City extensions are available?
BLOX City does not endorse, own, or support any user-made extensions, but there are many extensions available for users, such as “BLOXTension", and “BCNotify", which can all be found via the Google Chrome Store. However, by getting these extensions, you understand any risk you may put under your account and that the BLOX City team is not liable.
What official forms of Social Media does BLOX City have?
BLOX City currently has active Twitter, Youtube, Twitch, and Facebook accounts, as well as a sub-reddit. The following links will take you to their respective pages. BLOX City also owns a blog, updated on a weekly basis.
- Twitter twitter.com/blox_city
- Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmWPKzFQmz-I1MxTssqM2g
- Twitch www.twitch.tv/bloxcity/profile
- Facebook www.facebook.com/BLOXCity
- Reddit www.reddit.com/r/BLOX_City
- Blog blog.bloxcity.com/
What forms of communication are available for the BLOX City community?
BLOX City is currently transitioning from off-site communications (Teamspeak 3, Discord) to an on-site “Chats" feature, that will feature chatrooms, as well as, both voice and text chat options.
How do I report a user on BLOX City?
BLOX City’s staff appreciates it when you report content that disobeys our on-site rules and regulations. Currently, you can report users by clicking the dropdown on their profile page, displayed below the “Trade" button and then selecting “Report". You can report inappropriate threads, replies, items, or item comments by clicking the flag icon that will appear beside, or below, each object.
How do I suggest or submit an asset to BLOX City?
You can send a hat or accessory idea to our Asset Management department by posting on the following thread! www.bloxcity.com/forum/thread/42610. Feel free to email us your suggestions as well, via helpme@bloxcity.com. Visual aides, such as drawings or concepts are appreciated!
In addition, you can also make hats, faces, and accessories on BLOX City! Programs such as “Blender” and “paint.net” are useful for submission! The following thread will help you get started creating assets! If your asset is accepted, your account will be awarded the “Asset Helper” achievement! www.bloxcity.com/forum/thread/35819 The avatar files with UV mapping is shown on the thread mentioned earlier in this paragraph.
How do I suggest content for the blog on BLOX City?
You can suggest content for the blog by emailing the Community Engagement Manager, Cuppaly, via cuppaly@bloxcity.com or one of our Blog Writers, Ivo, via ivo@bloxcity.com! You may also use Twitter to contact Cuppaly, and his twitter is found here: twitter.com/Cuppaly. The blog is located at the following link. blog.bloxcity.com
Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you are a new user, please be sure you have read our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy as well, listed below.
Terms of Service www.bloxcity.com/notes/terms/
Privacy Policy www.bloxcity.com/notes/privacy/
BLOX on!
- BLOX City Staff