How to Use the Forum

equidae is first and foremost, an rpg. what is an rpg? rpg stands for "role play game", and is essentially a game that you play out as you go along. basically, any progression in your stables, with your horses and staff, must be played out in a role play type format. however, we are using the term a little loosely.

equidae is essentially a horse-town. all of your stables are within the same city limits. your sims are free to venture to other facilities, visit the town area, and interact with all the other stables staff and more.

BBCode & You
you may have noticed we have a few custom fonts on the forum. please do not use the handwriting/script fonts for posting. they should be used as headers, signatures, or accent words. they are somewhat difficult to read,
especially at smaller sizes. so please, use them sparingly.

first, thank you for joining our growing community! and welcome to Equidae RPG!

while you are waiting for the staff to review your joining application, you need to complete your profile. you can find the link at the top of the screen, under "profile". Please complete all fields that apply to you.

Avatars & Signatures
For your avatar, you need an image that is 200 pixels wide, and 300 pixels tall. Your avatar needs to be LINKED, not uploaded. Uploaded avatars get shrunk.

You may have noticed that we have GIFs in our profiles on the forum in addition to an avatar. You can choose any GIF you like, as long as it is appropriate and does not break our ToS. Your GIF must be 180x100! The forum will resize it, but it is highly recommended that you use a GIF of similar proportions.

If you want to, you can resize GIFs here: CLICK ME
*Don't forget to save your new GIF, and upload it to your own image hosting site. The forum will not recognize the automatically generated link.

* If you are using the Community Stable, the stable name is "Equidae Park".

every forum needs a banking system for members to use so they can buy, sell, and drink all the coffee in the world. equidae uses the in-forum store that proboards provides. currently, it is only accessible with the link in the navigation menu above.

with that said. there are some things to know. starting money is dependent on how you choose to play. private stable owners start with $15,000 simoleans, while community stable users start with $20,000. before you get upset, the difference is simply to simulate a private stable "buying" land with which to build their stable on.

Earning Money
currently, these are the only ways to earn money on equidae:

• choose a job for your sim
• place in a show
• participate in site-wide events
• win a raffle
• buy a lottery ticket from the store
• sell a horse
• collect stud fees
• being active. you earn $10 for every topic you start, and $5 for every reply you post spending money

Spending Money
currently, these are things you can spend money on:

• enter a show
• purchase something from the cafe
• hire staff for your stable*
• buy a horse
• pay a stud fee
• purchase an additional stable*
• purchase additional space for boarders*

* Denotes Private Stables ONLY

The Store
in addition to the bank, equidae also has a store. you can buy lottery tickets that will gift you a random amount of money, or other bonuses that might make your role play go a little bit smoother.

important: if your character purchases anything from the cafe during role play, you must purchase the same item from the store to simulate you actually spending the money on it. our forum accountant will be checking. if you fail to do so, the money will be subtracted, and you will be fined a late fee.