Subeta News

Strap yourself into these new tights from the Accessory Bin!

The day I've been dreading has arrived -- the beast Hydragellos has risen! No one in Subeta can take this monster down alone, so we must all band together to battle it. I will keep track of how much damage each pet does to the Hydragellos and will reward everyone with appropriate prizes once the beast has been defeated!



UPDATE: As of 10:15 p.m. Subeta time, the Hydragellos is still kicking -- in fact, it appears to be stronger than ever! We're going to need to fight harder, everyone!

Also, if your pet could use some more power before taking on the mighty Hydragellos, you can find these four new stat boosters in the Cash Shop!

Kinya the Hydrus Paralix has won the Pet Spotlight!

Defeating 10 Gelashells is a walk in Pina Park compared to facing even one Gelatin Wizard. These are sentient gelatin lizards who can use magic, people. How do you fight that?!



...I mean, you can do it! Head to the Battle Coliseum now!

Consult the Darkmatter Legeica has won the Pet Spotlight!

We\'ve only received two reports of users being unable to submit their entries for the Subeta Birthday Cake Contest, but wanted to make sure that there aren\'t more of you out there!



We think the issue is caused by a browser extension but haven\'t been able to pinpoint it (one user was able to upload after switching to another browser). If you\'re having issues with your upload--remember, the image will continue to be displayed on the submit page if it was received!--please submit your description as well as an uploaded link to your image in the text area. It will let you do this without submitting an image.



Please let us know if you have any other questions or issues. We\'ll make sure you\'re all entered into the voting!

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The Token Shop has brought back some old favorites. Which item will you choose to grab?

...Well, that doesn\'t look good.



Gelashells may not be fast, but they are strong! Stop them before they trample all of Subeta, would you?

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

Hanar the Common Experiment #3485 has won the Pet Spotlight!

The mini gelatins and gelatin gliders have been joined by much larger gelatin golems! It\'s not looking good, people. Head to the Battle Coliseum and take out as many of them as you can!

Wrap one of these new belts from All That Glitters around your waist, stat!

Have you entered the Subeta Birthday Cake Contest yet?



Remember:

- Your cake must be edible and Subeta-themed. We\'re sure you have a ton of other creative resources, but we\'re hungry and want to see some real cakes!

- You can use small non edible decorations like candles, but we wouldn\'t want to be slowed down too much if we were going to eat these cakes ourselves.

- Include a description (500 characters or fewer) that you would want to be used for the on-site item should your cake win.

- Have fun!



You only have until August 31st at end of day to enter! We\'ve increased the CSC for our top 3 winners--they\'ll now get 2500 CSC as well as a copy of their item!

Here the Sweetheart Velosotor has won the Pet Spotlight!

Well, that was a valiant effort, but the mini gelatins seem to be increasing in number, not decreasing, and now they've been joined by gelatin gliders! Head to the Battle Coliseum and redouble your efforts, okay? It's looking like at this rate, we'll be fighting gelatins all weekend!

Are you ready to ignore the dangers of the sea for these new items in the Cash Shop?



Note: The Popstar Costume Trunk, Flashback Costume Trunk, Crumbling Yellow Brick, and Tacky Jewelry Box will be retiring from the Cash Shop on September 3rd!

I bet you thought you\'d wiped the mini gelatins off the face of Subeta, huh? Well YOU WERE WRONG. Get to the Battle Coliseum and take these guys out before they can call for backup!

Medallion the Common Experiment #4423 has won the Pet Spotlight!

Do you enjoy sewing? Perhaps you are more of a glitter master? Well, I have great news! You can now get a job at my shop Thimble & Co.! There is a little something for every sort of crafter, so hurry and join today!

I have an announcement for y'all! An addition has been made to the prizes given out for Battle of the Bands! Trophies have now been awarded - one for each genre winner, and then also the champion trophy. Trophies have also been awarded to high scorers of the Street Team game, with further silver and bronze trophies awarded to the next 10 and then 25 top scorers of the game. Congratulations!









Along with trophies, achievements and forum titles have also been given out. Band Finalists and those that made or joined a band have also now been given their own achievements.







Previous prizes have been shuffled about a bit, and now the top scorers and winning bands have been given extra prizes for their efforts.

If you’re worried about never being able to get the Horns and Roses Vinyl, or the Horns and Roses Band Sticker, they will be made available to be earned during Subeta's upcoming 10th Anniversary.

Additionally, the SP prizes from the Custom Wearable contest have been calculated and awarded to each winner of the contest! Check your on-hand SP for your sales profits! (And well done!)



Come by the Prize Truck to pick up your prize amendments, and if you have not yet completed the Peka-Boo survey you can do so HERE to help us improve future similar events - we thank you for your feedback!

Alymere the Angel Montre has won the Pet Spotlight!

There are some furry friends waiting for you in the Crystal Shop! One has been waiting longer than the others...

Caramel the Nostalgic Legeica has won the Pet Spotlight!

Those busy bees over at the Asmodeus Genetech Lab have come up with two new combinations!



They strongly suggest you start with the Star Fruit Fish. Good Luck!

The summer bird and dragon have arrived with the tides! 25 wins against the Tier 4(ish) Eventide Phoenix will unlock the Tier 9(ish) Mornrise Serpent, and, as usual, you can combine some of their loot to make a new weapon. Buy the Eventide Phoenix Summoning Stone in the Cash Shop now!

The spring summoning item, the Fruit Punch Summoning Feather, will stay in the Cash Shop for one more week.

Sadakoh the Nightmare Montre has won the Pet Spotlight!

Friendly reminder that the Millionaire Center will be rotating out its summer stock for fall items on September 23rd! Grab any last minute summer items you need while you still can! :)

Hey, darlins! I hope you\'ve been having a great summer since Peka-Boo ended. I was so darn sad when everything was over that I had to make myself busy doing a little charity work. I do love helping other people and making them smile, sometimes being Subeta\'s favourite starlet just isn\'t enough for me!

Anyway, back on topic. Johannes is busy back in his shop over in Veta, so I\'m here to tell you about the rewards of the Battle of the Bands competition! The prize truck is parked over in Peka Park, come visit it and you\'ll be awarded a whole bunch of different prizes, based on how you and your chosen band did during the battle! May the odds be ever in your...I mean, good job in taking part and helping to make Peka-Boo amazing!

Chou the Custom Sweetheart Ruffie has won the Pet Spotlight!

Try something different with your eye makeup with these new eyeliners from the Grooming Parlour.

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

AngelCakes the Reborn Demi has won the Pet Spotlight!

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Some new magical fruits have appeared on the Ikumoradeekanox! Careful not to take a bite of that poor little guy, though.

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Some older fruits have received a makeover as well!

Teiss Bonny and Teiss Mac have been retired from the Cash Shop Boutique.

Zara the Common Noktoa has won the Pet Spotlight!

I know Mystic Spindles isn’t a card game, but hey I\'m allowed to branch out once in a while!



I’ve recently been playing the game a lot and realized that there isn’t really that much reward from it. So I’ve gotten together with Alexander from the Library to get you guys super awesome book prizes for the Spindles Shop!



So why not play a few rounds Mystic Spindles and spend your intelligence experience points on these amazing new books.

Subeta's 10th birthday is coming up! Yay! Fanfare! What better time than now to host a site-wide contest? This birthday is a special one, and we're going to let you design some of the items for our celebration. This time, we want to see what kind of awesome Subeta-themed cakes you can bake. Red velvet cake, cheesecake, pound cake, cupcakes, you name it! Show us what kind of cake you'd like to see as one of the official celebration items, and the top three winners, as voted by our staff, will be drawn up and used as official items for our big day. Decorate them as elaborately as you'd like! Our top winners will receive 1500 CSC and a copy of their item!



Rule Breakdown:

- Your cake must be edible and Subeta-themed. We're sure you have a ton of other creative resources, but we're hungry and want to see some real cakes!

- You can use small non edible decorations like candles, but we wouldn't want to be slowed down too much if we were going to eat these cakes ourselves.

- Include a description (500 characters or fewer) that you would want to be used for the on-site item should your cake win.

- Have fun!



Click here to submit your Subeta-themed cake. Don't forget to enjoy the cake with your friends and family after you submit your entry! We want to know that all of these cakes went into loving bellies.



All entries must be submitted by August 31st. After our staff votes and the winners are determined, the items will be drawn up for our 10th anniversary!



Lick the bowl for us!

It appears I have been bothered to scrounge up some new merchandise for my quest shop.

Riblayn the Steamwork Neela has won the Pet Spotlight!

We\'ve made some changes to the registration process to make it easier for new users to navigate. Part of that change is removing the avatar customization from the registration and putting it into the wardrobe itself. No more waiting for all of the hair options to load, or breaking the page when you switch between male and female too many times.



That means that when you first view the wardrobe (even as a current user!) you get to choose from one of the basic starter sets, including a few new(ish) sets.



We\'re also updating the referral bonuses. We\'ve removed the flat cash shop credit reward for referring new users, and instead you now get 10% of each cash shop credit purchase your referrals make. So if someone you\'ve referred purchases 5,000 cash shop credits, you\'ll get 500 credited to your account. You\'ll get this bonus every time your referrals make a CSC purchase!

Got some tokens burning a hole in your pocket? Miss one of these the first time they restocked? Today might be your lucky day!



The wings have even been revamped! :)

Manage your eyebrows with these new products from the Grooming Parlour.

Winnie the Glacier Hikei has won the Pet Spotlight!

Jumping joyously into view, the newly rejuvenated spectrum devonti would just love to bleat right into your face. It\'s how they show affection! And also irritation. They\'re very confusing animals, devontis. Joining the confounding fleecer, the new blacklight devonti is a different sort of devonti. He just wants to headbutt you, and I\'m pretty sure that can only be read as wanting to party.



If you\'re lucky you can restock a spectrum potion in the Magic Box! Or you can buy a blacklight potion directly from the Cash Shop.

Just a reminder that the weekend bonus in the Cash Shop will be ending today at 4:00pm.



Remember, all CSC you purchase from now until 4:00pm using Paypal or Stripe will be increased by 15% and you’ll receive the item Sheer Peridot Fabric for each purchase!

Is your pet a fan of art? Or perhaps more of a science buff? The Job Agency is now providing jobs at Asmodeus Genetech Lab and the Delphi Museum of Modern Art!

Stjerne the Galactic Ruffie has won the Pet Spotlight!

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Zuzu from the Plushie Parlour just got a rather large shipment of new experiment plushies! Is your favorite among the bunch?

Cheri the Dawn Kerubi has won the Pet Spotlight!

I wonder what could be inside these lovely new bottles from the Cavern of Curios?

Liing the Arid Montre has won the Pet Spotlight!

The Cash Shop is having a weekend bonus this weekend. What does this entail exactly?



All CSC you purchase from now until August 18th at 4:00pm using Paypal or Stripe will be increased by 15%. Every purchase will also award you the new exclusive item Sheer Peridot Fabric!

Rainyday has updated their retired Solar Flare Subeautique line!

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

Rituals the Storm Montre has won the Pet Spotlight!

We\'ve got an update to the achievement system issues for you!



If you:

- Have earned an achievement since the new system went live.

- AND didn\'t get an event or a notification that you earned it.

- AND you were supposed to get a reward (title, item, layout or hair style)



Please create a ticket with the name of the achievement and a user admin will help you get the prize you deserve as quickly as possible.



Keep in mind that we are experiencing a high volume of support tickets right now due to the new system and working out the kinks, so you might have to wait a little longer than usual to get a response. Thank you for your patience!

These new sandals are most certainly not a flop! Get yourself a pair at the Beach Shack!

The Job Agency has two new industries available for your pet to work for! Make sure to check the job listings for work at the Spring Street Brewery and the Battle Coliseum!

Alphabet the Glacier Devonti has won the Pet Spotlight!

We heard you! This sought after Delish set has stormed back into the Cash Shop Boutique all by herself. Kind of a demanding little thing, though. To make room for her, we\'ll be retiring Teiss Bonny and Mac on Wednesday, August 20th.



Drink up!

The Token Shop has two new boxes for you to choose from! Will you go with the Panda Love Fashion Bag or Toxic Skull Backpack?



One fantastic thing about these bags? You get all of the items inside instead of just choosing one!

The spectrum and blacklight warador are here to paint Subeta with color! Will you join them?

Pureflower the Arid Archan has won the Pet Spotlight!

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These old friends have appeared in the Crystal Shop!

Enjoy the last month or so of summer down at Delphi Beach in these new capris from the Beach Shack!

Hi there! We wanted to take a few minutes to explain the Daily Support Goal progress bar that we’ve added to the News Page today. We gotten a lot of user feedback recently, and one thing people have asked for consistently is more transparency from us in terms of what we need to keep Subeta growing.



Subeta is about 95% user-supported (the other 5% comes from advertising), which means that by supporting us through purchases Cash Shop Credits and Cash Shop items, you are directly contributing to Subeta’s longevity and success. Since you’re so important, we wanted to give you a small way to check in with us each day to see how we’re doing towards our goals. Following the lead of Reddit, one of the largest websites on the planet, we’ve add a Daily Support Goal progress bar that shows you just how close (or far) we are to where we need to be each day to maintain Subeta and continue to grow. The site operates on a daily budget, so we wanted the bar to track the same way that we track on the back end – you can see real progress in real time, every day.



To quell any concerns, this does NOT mean that if we don’t hit our goal every day, that the site will go down, or that any of your hard work is in any sort of peril. It’s simply a marker for us of how successful we are at keeping up with the demands of running a website the size of Subeta, and it’s a way for you to keep track of how your contributions are helping us every day.



We also understand and appreciate that not everyone has the means or the ability to support us with their money. You can still make a huge difference by bringing new users to the site, showing them the ropes, and getting them to stick around – that’s JUST as important to us as the financial support we receive.



We’re going to continue to work hard to make Subeta the best we can, and we can’t thank you enough for your time and your loyalty. Thank you for playing!

Genie, you’re free!



*Important now and always, if you or someone you know is thinking of ending their lives, please call the suicide prevention hotline on 1-800-273-8255 or talk online at suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. You are not alone.

Masonn the Custom BloodRed Sheeta has won the Pet Spotlight!

Are you interested in hearing about the small changes to the site? Join #siteupdate to get pinged to topics that include item changes (rarity, image fixes, etc) and code changes that aren\'t announced on the news.



Larger features will continue to be posted about on the news, this is just for people who want to know everything that is going on behind the scenes.

Pete has added some new food-themed items to his Quest Shop!

The sun has set and the Lursa is on the prowl! Or perhaps more of a slow crawl...



Note: Keith is fixing the ping groups, so there will be quite the herd of these right now, and we'll do what we can to keep them awake tomorrow for you daywalkers... You may get a few pings from #tsrestock if you're in the group!

Garrus the Galactic Velosotor has won the Pet Spotlight!

Here is a list of some of the larger updates that Subeta pushed out this weekend. We are hoping that this smooths out a lot of the bugs and errors that we have been facing as we roll out a few systems. We have more work planned and we will be sure to communicate those as well.



Forum Updates



- Head shots in forum preferences are now working again.



- Group pings now work in Human Avatar and Pet forums. The flip side to this is that group pings in Advertising and Wanted will no longer work. Switching over to the forums changed the IDs and the old Advertising and Wanted linked to the new Human Avatar and Pet forums and blocked group pings from processing. This was in error and, as intended, group pings should not work in Advertising and Wanted forums.



- Personal and group pings now work when creating a topic.



- There were a few changes to group ping processing. This should help speed up a lot of the processing for small and mid-size groups. It might not be the perfect solution for large groups (with several hundred or a few thousand members) but we will continue to monitor them. We have a few ideas in mind if the issues persist.



Cron Updates



- There was an error in the Pet Spotlight script that was updated. The overnight cron should now run on time and should generate a news post for the winner. We will monitor those accordingly.



- There were a few updates how high score payouts work. Instead of being processed at midnight, high scores will be paid at 2 AM Subeta time. We have also started to move a few games (specifically Matlal’s Jewels, Spectrail, Cybill Sledding, and Restocking Royalty) to a new system. These games will pay out at 3 AM. Eventually, we will move all of the games over to the new system and move processing back to 2 AM but we want to take it one step at a time and make sure that each game that is transferred is updated and paid out properly.



Achievement Updates



- Please be mindful that importing your achievements will update them to the progress as of 8 August 2014. (There are some achievements that will go back to 6 August 2014.) If you have made considerable progress in the last few days, please do not import as you will lose the progress. We’ve added a notice saying so. The import feature is mainly for those that were moving over to the system and had issues initially. We apologize if this was not communicated clearly and please feel free to submit a ticket if there is a discrepancy in achievement progress.



- Wardrobe and Pekaboo achievements are known issues. We are aware that they are not being given out or updating properly and we are looking into it. Please do not create tickets for these as we will address the solution to everyone.



- The “Big Spender” achievement will be off for those that imported before today. Re-importing will fix the issue, but we recommend against it (as other progress will be lost) and we will work out a better solution for the achievement.



- Achievement counts are not accurate and might be different across various parts of the site. One of the biggest updates to the achievement system was scalability. We reduced the amount of database records and tiers were placed within an achievement - which on the topical level does not change much but it drastically changes how we create and reward achievements under the hood. The discrepancy in the achievement counts stems from how they are calculated - we will update and standardize them. Rest assured that you are not losing achievements.



Please continue to report achievements that are not tracking properly. There shouldn’t be any cases of losing achievements when the dust settles. We know every single achievement that was earned on the old system and can cross-reference them to the new ones. Some groups of achievements (as mentioned above) will have issues but we are working those out.



Misc. Updates



- The games that went missing from the games index are now listed again.



- There were improvements to shoutbox functionality.

Kosmas, Kanis, PiranhaPlant, Siberian, Bacteria have all won the Pet Spotlight over the last few days!

Subeta has been experiencing an issue that stops the news from posting the winner every night. We have been working to fix the problem and we hope that the updates that were pushed live today will finally fix the issue. Of course, we will continue to monitor the news tonight. As for the winners - we have added proper news posts to the respective winning dates so that each can celebrate their own win with the correct date and without an error notice like this.

We understand that a lot of time, work, and dedication is placed into pet profiles (as is clearly evident in the level of creativity on submissions!) and we appreciate all of the patience and support as we sort out the issues.

Bacteria the Graveyard Wyllop has won the Pet Spotlight!

Mmmm, take a swig from a nice lassi from the Beach Shack to cool you down on this hot summer day!

Siberian the Chibi Telenine has won the Pet Spotlight!

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

Are you clever enough to figure out the combination to these new items? Here is a hint to get you started: To create any of the Artikat themed items, you\'ll first need to figure out how to make the Artikat. ;)

PiranhaPlant the Reborn Aeanoid has won the Pet Spotlight!

Subeautique designer Misery Lotus has updated some of their pieces from their retired Anti line!

Kanis the Storm Kanis has won the Pet Spotlight!

So how do you think the world will end? Choose your own adventure with these sick new stickers!

We are excited to announce a new way to submit custom wearables -- thanks to user suggestion, we have implemented a way for users to submit their custom wearables directly to the cash shop!



When you submit a CW, you now have the option to submit your custom item directly to the Cash Shop without first creating a batch of slots. The item will still go to the queue and through the normal critiquing process. If it is accepted, one copy of the item will be placed in your inventory, and it will be placed in the Cash Shop immediately. You will not be able to remove your item from the Cash Shop manually. It will remain there for 90 days, after which time it will be retired.



The cost for submitting you item directly to the cash shop is 1000 CSC + the cash shop cost of an item. For example, a wig will be 1600; a small accessory will be 1300. This is great for not being able to fill slots, or for those of you that want a copy of your item but do not necessarily want to wait until 10 slots are filled to get it - or do not want to pay for all the slots yourself, but do not mind it being placed in the cash shop!



Thanks for the great suggestion, everyone, and keep it coming - and we hope you all enjoy this new feature!

Kosmas the Common Experiment #1550 has won the Pet Spotlight!

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Don\'t skirt around the issue--you won\'t want to waist any time in getting these new wearables!

Sweetgrass Voice the Custom Twilight Serpenth has won the Pet Spotlight!

Give one of these new plushies a big bear hug!

Russell the Glade Clawsion has won the Pet Spotlight!

Subeta has been looking for ways to reorganize and optimize our scheduled scripts to provide a smoother gaming experience. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of functions that run every minute, five minutes, fifteen minutes, hourly, and overnight daily. Some scripts are small and others are resource intensive. We want to bring light to two changes that we made this weekend:



High Score Payouts: The payout system for high score earners was moved from its midnight slot to its own 2 AM position. There are over fifty high score lists that pay out and it takes a toll on the server. We are hoping that moving it to its own time slot prevent it from overloading (and stopping) in the middle of the script.



Item Prices - Average Price Today and other features: There have been some cuts to the amount of processing that the script does that once, but we've increased its its frequency fourfold. This is only a preliminary step and we are looking into ways to cycle through all of the items on the site at a faster pace.



As always - we really appreciate all of the help and patience.

Flaney the Hydrus Torrey has won the Pet Spotlight!

The Token Shop has brought back some old favorites!

Ravnen the Nightmare Lain has won the Pet Spotlight!

After saying goodbye last month to alice, one of our long-time artists, we chose to theme this months collection after a subject that we both love and connect with her - Art Nouveau. We miss you, Alice, and wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

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

Chajing the Glacier Jollin has won the Pet Spotlight!