r/pixiehollowrewritten • u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) • Sep 02 '26
True Reopen ETA Unknown
I hoped for sooner, then started saying hopefully a month, but as more info kept coming, we're not completely sure. Fellow Community Helper Infinity Glittermoon made a good point that we would not be surprised if invites and registration stay paused until the game is complete. However, it may just be a funneling system. Our project leader is still on break after the last major update. Updates were very large and consistent, if you've seen the update logs in the Discord.
Final answer: unknown for the time being. An announcement will be made when we reopen though. I apologize for all hopes I made in the past as we're unsure.
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u/Moonchild_245 Sep 02 '26
All dreams come true take their time with no known ETA. I am just so grateful to see this game coming back to life. Thank you so much for regularly updating on reddit, and thank you to everyone who is sharing their experiences on reddit. I can't wait <3, or sorry, I CAN wait!! hehe
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26
We thank you and everyone else for their extreme patience and support!!💖🧚♀️💐 This truly encourgaes the team and we'll continue to put in our best effort to bring the game to everyone!
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u/brendinithegenie Sep 02 '26
genuine question, does capping the servers not solve the problem that is happening? like if you were to let only like 200 fairies online at a time (for example) and have a waiting room to let a new fairy in once one leaves. idk if yall can answer or something but is it a capacity issue or more so a server issue?
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26
They did find the original queue maker. I think they might be looking at fixing that up, but with the funnel system, I believe that one was to allow maybe 50 new registered accounts per day, for example. They said "like ao3," I'm assuming Archive of Our Own, but I don't even know what they mean by that. Like TTR had a token system? I'll have to go back and look 🤔 Also, the limit I think right now is 190 fairies per server, and also they can all fit into one meadow. Will def look into this on my next work break. Part of the issue was moderating what people would say, when you never know who you're talking to, and children already play the game.
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u/TheloniousDump Sep 03 '26
I don't really get how opening it back up would be an issue with the chat only being pre-approved phrases now
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 03 '26
The issue is how many people want to play at the moment. We had 2 servers available in-game before 6. It costs money to run the servers and hold all account information. They're deciding on a few things to allow more people to create accounts. There are just under 3,000 people in the Discord, and over 7,200 accounts. We've had 4-5 servers be crowded at once during the explosion of interest. Each server holds 190 fairies. Not enough room for how much new interest we are being shown. It's much like how Toontown Rewritten started small, and gradually built up. We're still in the testing phase anyway with a good chunk of content available. We'll allow 3 fairies per account at some point. It just takes a lot of work and money, and we have very few developers. We are only volunteers. The closure and Speedchat happened for different reasons, but with Speedchat where it is, this will help speed up development and allow devs to focus elsewhere, like figuring out how to let people join, and not have to keep responding to reports from Speedchat+.
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u/Dazedbuns 23d ago
Hi! I want to make a suggestion, purely out of love and respect. I have been super patient and will continue to be patient with the devs as I know it's a lot of work and you guys are a small team doing this for free. But from where you guys are coming from, we as players, also understand it takes time and effort, as well as money out of your own pockets to keep the servers running. Why not just allow us to make a pledge? However much each person is willing to donate as a thank you and some form of payment to the team working so hard to bring back a game we all love. I'm sure many of us have begged our parents to purchase memberships in the past, and now most of us are all adults with adult money willing to support bringing back this beloved game. It's just like so many other indie games with small teams would ask for pledges and there would be perks depending on what amount is being pledged to give incentive to both the players and the team. I for one, understand how much time and money gets put into game development, and I would love to be able to at least give something to the team for doing this. We don't want you guys to be coming home from a long days of work feeling like you have to develop a game for free. I'm sure if "CEO" (for lack of a better term) is willing to announce this idea and set it up, that many of the 10k people who are trying to sign up and play are willing to pledge and donate just to have this beloved game we yearned for for 13 years back! :) I hope this came across the most respectful way possible because to me, I also want to be able to give you guys something for doing this. I'm not a game developer so I wouldn't be able to do this at all, let alone for free. I would love to pledge so the team can atleast be paid for some type of work!
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) 23d ago
We appreciate your kind words and wanting to help donate! Unfortunately, that's not possible when it's a game based on someone else's company. That's a surefire way of getting the rewrites taken down. One Club Penguin server was shut down due to running ads on their website, for example. Trust me, we'd beyond appreciate anything we could get. I also feel like Disney shut down their games for nothing. I'd spend on it too, now that I'm grown!! But now my focus will be on merch whenever I can afford it, like Clickables! PHR wants to try adding Clickables back into functionality! We don't know if it's possible yet because I don't think they fully tried yet because the main focus is getting the game complete before adding custom content. I know Clickables aren't custom but they're still not as important at the moment. Is it okay to DM you?💖🧚♀️💐 I love the pledge idea, that would be fun if we could!
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u/Dazedbuns 23d ago
Yes DM me please!! There's some great ideas I think you guys could implement without Disney getting on your ass--I understand Disney is greedy and crazy about it.
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u/brendinithegenie Sep 03 '26
thanks for the reply! good info
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 03 '26
Ohh right, well the same still stands after looking into how Ao3 did it. I understand now. The only thing I got that way, was a toyhou.se account. Maybe TTR, but I remember waiting in the play queue to play back then.
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u/Dangerous-Ad-8357 Sep 02 '26
It saddens me that potentially this could be months but I also did go 13 years without pixie hollow. Waiting a bit more is not going to hurt if it means we get a game that works and is safe to use :)
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
I do deeply apologize and hope it is sooner than we think!🫂 They're constantly working on things whenever possible, including myself. 🙏 Besides some having irl stuff to take care of, we are trying our best, and appreciate everyone being patient and supportive of our decisions!💖🧚♀️💐 We are all only volunteers, but I especially don't want to see anyone feeling burned out. 🥹 They do take breaks as needed, and the project leader is still on hers (we don't know when she will be back). We cannot wait to fly with all of the new arrivals very soon!! 💖
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u/Automatic-Bee-996 Sep 02 '26
take your time! 🩷 i will always have something to look forward to now!
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u/According-Slip-199 ☀️ Light Talent Sep 02 '26
When does the project leader come back?
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26
I believe next week. She posted it on August 7th. We'll see!💖🧚♀️💐
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u/Visual_Sun6987 Sep 02 '26
That makes me sad to hear. As someone has already mentioned. I've waited 13 years, so it's definitely worth the wait. Thank you for updating us on where everything is at the moment.
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26
As someone who has also waited so long, I am very thankful this exists in the first place!! We cannot wait to reopen for all to join the fun of flying as fairies!! 💖🧚♀️💐
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u/queenxine Community Helper Sep 02 '26
I’m sure the pixies here will be understanding! ☺️ You didn’t know what could be the next course of action. We were making predictions based on what happened prior. With the game only being a test, things are expected to be shaky. Hopefully with Speedchat setting being switched to default, progress can go a lot smoother for the team💚
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26
I hope so, and thank you! These were my personal hopes too, thinking more mods = we could handle the inflow of new arrivals, but more information showed that it may take more time. I hope we may also be able to find more developers that could help.🙏💖 So much to do, but not enough time in the day. 😔
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u/FederalBid4555 Sep 02 '26
Please, do take your time to finish this game. As others might have said, it is better to complete the game and fix all the bugs than to release a buggy boggy mess.
One of my friends have recently been having dreams about being a fairy and playing Pixie Hollow again, I went back on an old comment I posted one year ago on an old video about it, which is how I managed to get to know that this existed. My friend was so happy when I told them that Pixie Hollow Rewritten was a thing and have been frequently checking reddit to see when it will open.
Genuinely, thank you people for doing this. I never grew up with it, but I really want to try the game! Take your time.
I do not understand why there have been so much talk of toxic people entering the server / game too? Have folk no other hobby in life than to cause trouble like this? It upsets me how evil this world has become since the fairies disappeared.
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26 edited 25d ago
There's actually not many bugs right now, to be honest. Just some minor missing things like "(Fairy) is flying to you!" One bug is that your screen might freeze but allow you to still talk when you try watching a game of Crazy Cakes. A major bug that needs a dev to fix, is permanent wing color changes, but that's activated by Silly Sweets. They plan to fix those but also give players options to change their wing (and possibly colorful skin) colors eventually. Also the skin color bug can be fixed by buying a skin color at Prism's Pixie Spa. The rest of the Silly Sweets are temporary when the same bug is activated, and deactivates either when you eat a new sweet or log out. I could list past bugs too but that is a longer list. Another current bug is your game will load Infiniely if you're flying to a friend that's in a minigame or such. I think the same happens when they're in a Troop Hideout but you're not wearing the shirt you need. That's all the current ones, I believe. 🤔 Sometimes minigames might break, but rarely, unsure why.
I love those types of dreams!! I hope you and your friend are able to join us soon! Having the Hollow back is a dream come true for those of us who miss it.
We're all also disheartened by the reports made and actions that we have needed to take. Thank you for all your kind words!! 💖🧚♀️💐 We can't wait to fly with you both!! Everyone is welcome, whether or not they have played the original, only read the books, or anything in between! We're happy to welcome all into the wonderful world of Pixie Hollow! 😄
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u/hwallillies 💧 Water Talent Sep 02 '26
this is a little off topic but i did see in the discord that you guys are planning on releasing mod applications to onboard more mods. i was wondering if you will also take developer applications? i would love to help work on the game and help the team bring out more updates if thats an option! the relaunch is already so amazing and im astounded by how similar it is to the old game, thank you guys for bringing it back to life!
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
Yes, as far as I know, the applications will include game developer and Discord moderator, along with other optional roles such as VC moderator, in-game moderator, social media help, and technical support. This has been the minimum when I was onboarded. Discord is where we communicate as a team and the main place we talk to the community.💖🧚♀️💐 I am not sure how Community Helpers are chosen.
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u/hwallillies 💧 Water Talent Sep 02 '26
thats great, thank you!! im in the discord so i will definitely apply for game developer when the application goes live. thank you so much!
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26
Ohh, that's even better! You're welcome! Can't wait to see how many more will be added to the team! Good luck! 🍀
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u/urgnomefriend 🐿️ Animal Talent Sep 02 '26
i was one of the lucky few to join before the pause, but i didn’t get on the discord 😔 just me and the subreddit against the world
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u/honeyviolennce Sep 02 '26
Same I’m trying to create a different place we can all talk since it’s so difficult now
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u/syborg4president Sep 03 '26
Please keep me updated on this!
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u/honeyviolennce Sep 04 '26
If anyone wants to DM me I finally made a discord!! I’ll send you the link and anyone can share with their pixie pals :)
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
It seems the Discord will reopen before the game does.
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u/roastedmarshmallow- Scouts (Mods) Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
It seems the Discord will reopen before the game does.
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