Subeta News

We all have dream jobs. For this particular moldwarp, anything to do with space would be ideal, but for now, an office job will have to do (please don't stop it from decorating its cubicle with star stickers).

What will you grab from this Token Shop restock?

Jokull Darke the Custom Glacier Feli has won the Pet Spotlight!

The Library is the weekend quest! Do those quests for increased prizes and special rewards!

Try not to think too hard about the terrifying nature of these new bottles from the Cash Shop.

Be the best space chef you can be with these new items from Pete!

Alexios the Custom Golden Telenine has won the Pet Spotlight!

Just a reminder that Keel Hauliday ends at 11:59pm this Thursday!

Between restocks at the Freyalise Trading Co., make sure to visit Charity for this new free gift.

Tea the Nostalgic Chai has won the Pet Spotlight!

Wynonna the Chibi Experiment #104 has won the Pet Spotlight!

If the galactic terracoon and escalade were planets, it's like we just upgraded our telescopes and got some way nicer pictures of them. Wow! An astronomical change! Come be my pet now little fuzzy space pal and majestic space lord!

Bandox the Steamwork Kumos has won the Pet Spotlight!

Cursed Quests is the weekend quest! Do those quests for increased prizes and special rewards!

What's that I smell? Could it be the sweet autumn scents of cinnamon, apples, and pumpkins?

Enjoy the start of the (best) season with these new items in the Millionaire Center!

The Seasonal Quest Shop is also full of great seasonal goods.

Note: Anniversary items in quest shops have been moved to the Seasonal Quest Shop now that Autumn is active! They will retire at the end of the season. <3

The site has handled the Keelhauliday rush well, and we're so happy to see you all!

One of the big draws this time of year is the Ocean Depths vending machine, since its rarity cap is different and it gives out items from Freyalise as part of its pool while the shop is open. (Something to keep in mind if you have those stockpiled wizard tokens. ^_~ )

But when you go to a page like the vending machine where it's modifying your inventory, it counts all of the items in your inventory to check against inventory limit. Which it does by looking at ALL inventory items in all accounts, figuring out which ones belong to you, and creating a count of that. If you add/remove any items, that cached token is removed, and it does the query again. It's intensive even during normal site traffic, but works overtime during holidays. As just mentioned Subeta's coding does has a caching system to manage the queries, but the more people online the faster the cache expires and the 504s start creeping in.

One of the ways we can reduce this load is by managing items in the inventories of people who haven't logged on for a while; their inventory items still get counted and it's a constant bottleneck we're going to keep running into especially during busier times of the year. So starting soon, if you have not logged on in six months, items in your inventory will be automatically moved to your vault.

Keith is going to add a message to the inventory page that will show up for anyone whose items got moved, but we also wanted to get the word out to people otherwise and have this in Announcements for future reference.

Thank you for reading! May the Omen Islands waters be warm for you (or cool, depending on your preferences) and don't forget to put ideas you really want to see for upcoming festivities in the Suggestions thread!

We’ve changed the special item for our Subscription Quester, Councilor, and Goddess plans. We will be changing this special item slot every month.

Clack the Steamwork Bumbus has won the Pet Spotlight!

The Hustler would very much like you to take these edible blubs off his hands.

Ahoy once more, landlubbers! The Freyalise Trading Co. be back from arr travels 'n dockin' fer 10 days while we rest arr sea legs, meet some ole scallywags, take yer doubloons 'n stock up fer the next voyage. If ye find that ole donkey Carl, ye tell 'im we're about up t' here wit' his misfortune, 'n if he doesn't stop givin' away our booty we'll make 'im walk the plank, we mighty will!

Arr what else to tell ye... Angrybeard be back in his galley, needin' help wit' the vermin, whilst Rathskellar Inn ain't only where us pirates be sleepin' but where ye can also pick up a fine meal to cure yer scurvy if ye wish. Don't ye be insulting the good wench Babette, either! She'll 'ave ye guts fer garters!

Translation: Hello again, people of the land! The Freyalise Trading Co. are back from our travels and we'll be docking in Port Plunder for the next 10 days while we have a little rest, meet our old friends, perform various business transactions and refuel for our next voyage. If you find our good friend Carl, tell him we're grateful for his continuing service in advertising our wares, and we definitely have only good feeling for him.

Now, what else to report... ah yes! Angrybeard is once again requiring your kindhearted assistance sprucing up his kitchen after the long journey, and his dear wife: the lovely Babette, is serving up a storm in her fine establishment, the Rathskellar Inn. Try the fish! It's delicious!

All quests have been reset.

Anteiku the Nostalgic Legeica has won the Pet Spotlight!

Oh, hello Free Shop!

A few reminders:

:star: The Free Shop will be open until 11:59pm on September 24.
:star: The Free Shop restocks from a pool of items I manually restock, and I can't be here 24/7. There are times when it might be a few hours before that pool is full again. Be kind!
:star: Any free item is a good item. Just because you don't get cash shop items throughout the week does not mean the Free Shop wasn't worth it!

Amniotic the Chibi Experiment #886 has won the Pet Spotlight!

Been here all 18 years? Make sure to check your dashboard for the Longtime Member achievement's newest tier.

Don't ask how The Hustler got his hands on this plushie.

For those asking about the Bopper challengers, they will be back during Luminaire.

The Recycle Beast is a beast of many talents.

A new forum shop prize is available just for you!

Time to celebrate? More like time to get to work.

Today is Subeta's 18th Anniversary. We're an adult now, y'all!

Tell us something you love about Subeta, such as your favorite species or holiday. Maybe there is an item you just can't look at without smiling. Or a plot that to this day you are still pleased with how well you did. Let us know in the comments!

Throughout the day we will be celebrating this in different ways. To start, the various quest shops have brought back their birthday/anniversary-themed items. These will stick around until the first day of Winter!

The Token Shop is full of anniversary goodies.

Make sure to grab this new free gift to prepare for our 18th Anniversary!

Torture the Chibi Experiment #104 has won the Pet Spotlight!

Quentin is the weekend quest! Do those quests for increased prizes and special rewards!

What's this? A Crystal Shop restock?

Charlotte the Glade Tigrean has won the Pet Spotlight!

There is so much happening this month so let's break it down:

:star: September 17 is Subeta's 18th Anniversary! Wow, we're old. There will be new items to celebrate the day, and the birthday related items will return to the Quest Shops.

:star: To start our 18th year off right, we're going to be opening the Free Shop on September 18 and close September 24. Just a reminder, this shop is manually stocked and monitored (by a human, this human!) to make sure it doesn't overload or empty too frequently. I'll make sure there are some fun treats stocked, but remember, any free item is a good one!

:star: Assuming the seas stay favorable, Keel Hauliday will start on September 19 and last for 10 days.

:star: The first day of Autumn is September 22. This is when the Millionaire Center and Seasonal Quest Shop will switch from Summer to Autumn. I am very excited to say goodbye to Summer (sorry, all Summer lovers out there).

Brothers of Metal the Custom Bloodred Telenine has won the Pet Spotlight!

Oh, cool, just how we should end Summer. New bugs! You have until Morostide to catch bugs around the site for Chimalma.

The daily bug Chimalma requests of you will be found floating around the site. You can also buy a bug from user shops to bring to her.

Glitch the Custom Nuclear Celinox has won the Pet Spotlight!

What's this? The festive-themed quest rewards have been extended to the end of the weekend.

Just a reminder:

:star: Carl has a chance at giving old keelhauliday items
:star: Cinthia has a chance at giving retired fireside restockables
:star: Mori and Nori have a chance at giving retired survival restockables
:star: The Library has a chance at giving retired vesnali restockables
:star: Maleria has a chance at giving retired luminaire restockables
:star: Pete has a chance at giving melody cottage items
:star: Quentin has a chance at giving retire morostide restockables

Web 1.0 the Scribble Mortiking has won the Pet Spotlight!

Maleria is the weekend quest! Do those quests for increased prizes and special rewards!

A new free gift is available. The Willow is here to weep with those who feel the need to, create entertainment for others, and mark the end of a really big thing that will affect many people in many different ways.

A bleary day is when mischief must be called off due to bad weather. The storm charlie is unimpressed! But at least it now has some time to plot for the future...

Understand the universe a little better with this old free gift.

accursed the Custom Arid Noktoa has won the Pet Spotlight!

What will you grab from this Token Shop restock?

Blue Rocker the Custom Common Experiment #104 has won the Pet Spotlight!

Fenshar Taunt the Custom Graveyard Dragarth has won the Pet Spotlight!

What killed the dinosaurs? This Cash Shop collection!

Too soon?

You can also purchase one of our older September Donation Presents or Collections!

You have until the next monthly collection is released to get these challenger summoners from the Cash Shop. They are were all released in September of previous years. Note: The Deciduous Summoning Charm is an Autumn based challenger and will stick around September, October, and November.

Oh, hello crystal shop restock. :eyes:

Hiyoko the Custom Silver Mallarchy has won the Pet Spotlight!

Pete is the weekend quest! Do those quests for increased prizes and special rewards!