Subeta News

NV the Custom Steamwork Telenine has won the Pet Spotlight!

Oh, hello Crystal Shop restock!

Sunset is the best time of day, according to Quentin. Wouldn't you agree?

Greta the Custom Riftborn Serpenth has won the Pet Spotlight!

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

Echelon the Reborn Cadogre has won the Pet Spotlight!

We've resolved most of the issues stemming from yesterdays database troubles. The only areas of the site that we found effected were very, very old (battle and major drills, primarily) and no data was lost, just changed for a few moments. Our database went through a (required) software update that shouldn't have caused any problems....... and yet here we are 🥲.

In old portions of the site we saved things to the database as ENUM ("enumeration") which means that it has a set number of options. In most situations you'd have it create options like ENABLED, DISABLED, kind of like a toggle. We used it a little differently and instead of ENABLED/DISABLED, we used 1/0. There is a native method for doing that though ('number') and this was finally the point where our database was fed up with these old areas of the site incorrectly using this method. Instead of gently changing the field type, it changed the field type and added one to each field. So, a battle weapon that had a field called hidden got changed to 1 instead of 0, making it hidden to all of you on the site (but still there!).

Hopefully this little explanation helps reason some of the race against time that we're constantly in on Subeta.

We're experiencing some issues related to our database and how it stores 'hidden' fields and should have a fix out soon.

In particular this is making opponents and battle items vanish, however they are still in the database, just marked as hidden. Your items are safe!

Tramp the Storm Anyu has won the Pet Spotlight!

What will you grab from the Token Shop?

Velen the Glade Noktoa has won the Pet Spotlight!

Let the Neugarten festivities begin!

To start things off, the Neugarten themed stalls are open! Visit Local Fresh Wholesome for any local made items as well as some delicious foods, Shanti has a stall full of sustainables, and as Rumi puts it “Still here, still vegan”.

Anne is once again running the Brewery so stop by for an Ale and some grub.

Which food truck are you most excited about? They're parked at Peka Park and will open later in the holiday! The Food Bowl is open, however, for you to throw in foods from the Food Market or Candy Shack. Be careful, you might just unlock the Frosting Beast challenger while throwing something in!

Neugarten will end at 11:59pm on August 7. At the end of the holiday, the stalls close once again until next year and the food trucks will disappear off into the sunset, so make sure to grab items from the various stalls while they’re available!

Neugarten will be starting tomorrow! While you wait for the stalls to open, enjoy this... uh ... empty free gift?

Midas the Custom Angelic Yaherra has won the Pet Spotlight!

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

Over the last few months, the tape holding together our aging authentication system has started to fall and really show its age. You've probably been redirected to the login screen while trying to do anything, not been able to get the wardrobe or forums to load, and sometimes felt that it’s completely broken.

So instead of adding more tape to the system, we're introducing a centralized authentication site that'll handle logging you in across Subeta. Clicking on any login or logout button from this site or new Subeta should redirect you to https://auth.subeta.net, where you can log in.

I want to talk through a few of the benefits directly, and we'll be discussing this more in the coming days. As part of this change, we will be removing PIN protection but will be offering 2FA (getting a code sent to your email or phone) as soon as possible.

Benefits

#1 Central source of truth

[auth.subeta.net](notion://auth.subeta.net/) has one mission: account management. That's it! We're going to move registration there as soon as possible, with an avatar builder and pet creation, but its only job is account management.

You've probably noticed when clicking on a link to login with Google that you're taken to a non-google domain (sometimes youtube) where you log in, and it redirects you. That is the centralized account management service, doing the important work behind the scenes and then sending you to the website you're trying to use and saying "This user is all good, I've verified them!".

#2 2022 Encryption Method

The method used to encrypt Subeta passwords in our database is from PHP 5.7. We're now using PHP 8.1 on all of our servers. We have to include a special package in our PHP installation to have access to the 5.7 hashing methods.

We encrypt your cookie and decrypt it on the server, and the key is what tells the site that you're valid and not using some fake credentials.

This new management system uses modern hashing which are impossible (as much as anything is impossible) to crack. And they give us the benefit of...

#3 User-based Keys

Each cookie (what we set in your browser to say who you are) is salted with a special key that is unique to your account. We're going to be able to provide a button that allows you to reset that special key, which will log you out on all devices. It's also hashed with your account password, meaning if you change your password everyone will be logged out of your account immediately.

Finally, it's hashed with a top secret Subeta key, that we will rotate on a secret basis.

Password Update

As part of all of these changes, the encrypted password for your account on Subeta is woefully out of date. We've been able to implement this system in a way that it takes priority over the former system, which means we don't need to rotate every password on Subeta immediately. You can still log in with your current password, and we will alert you through the news before we require passwords to be rotated.

Login Update

You'll get a very annoying notice at the top of the page letting you know that you're logged in through the old method (with an old cookie), and that we'd appreciate it if you went over to auth.subeta.net and log in. It'll still read that old cookie, but we aren't going to be supporting this old system for long. This is different than needing to update your password, this is the temporary cookie that stores your account information in your browser. Very easy to fix by just logging in on auth.subeta.net. Remember to put in the email address for your account, not your username! You can check which email address you have set for Subeta at https://subeta.net/preferences.php?act=profile.

Thank you 🙏

Thank you for your patience while the authentication system crumbles and you're constantly being asked to log in to an account you're logged in to. I'm hopeful that this is the last major change we need to make to accounts (🤞), since we've made the hard choice to build it up from the ground instead of adding more duct-tape.

Puppetual the Nostalgic Kumos has won the Pet Spotlight!

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

Jillion the Nostalgic Jollin has won the Pet Spotlight!

Be careful with these... who knows what rift did to them.

Elegon the Galactic Mahar has won the Pet Spotlight!

What's this? A new Subeautique designer? Enjoy this appealing line inspired by the delicious Apeeling Fruit... if you can afford it. ;)

Luno the Galactic Mahar has won the Pet Spotlight!

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

Good day to you! We've completed another steamwork pet, this time the steamwork clawsion, and I'm quite pleased with the crew's work on this. I imagine it must be the highest quality craftmanship considering it has taken some time, so likely only minimal upkeep will be necessary for owning one. Oh, wait a moment, no I'm being told that this pet requires all the usual accessories and upkeep of any other steamwork pet! Splendid.

Remember, you can buy the schematic HERE and bring it over to me to get your new pet made up. You also need a Yunium Key - found in the Menagerie.

Sakuya Izayoi the Bloodred Kumos has won the Pet Spotlight!

Neugarten will begin sometime next week! Not only will the various stalls be back, but the food trucks will be there too.

Quite a few of you have asked about the Free Shop since we didn't bring it back around Luminaire. It will be making an appearance towards the end of Summer! Remember, the first day of Autumn isn't until September 22. ;)

Oh, and one last thing. Sometime in August (we will give more information once we get closer), quests will be giving out holiday retired items.

RuPaul the Custom Golden Yaherra has won the Pet Spotlight!

Daphne the Hydrus Legeica has won the Pet Spotlight!

Grab a slice of loving pizza while you can!

Rhiannon Wyldrose the Glacier Noktoa has won the Pet Spotlight!

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

Be careful not to spill this delicious ramen in the Bathhouse.

Karsyn the Custom Common Experiment #333 has won the Pet Spotlight!

The Crystal Shop has restocked an interesting mixture of items.

Trinitrotoluol the Nuclear Irion has won the Pet Spotlight!

This month's collection from the Cash Shop is best viewed when the sun starts to set, don't you agree?

You can also purchase one of our older July 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 July of previous years. Note: The Eventide Phoenix Summoning Stone is a Summer based challenger and will stick around June, July, and August.

Polyphox the Galactic Illumis has won the Pet Spotlight!

Justine the Chibi Experiment #696 has won the Pet Spotlight!

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