Masquerade 2023

You have been invited to the Annual Masquerade Ball! The dance floor will be open until 11:59pm on June 11 with the Masquerade Forums closing on June 16.

You can use the following sCode in your status as well as other places to get your friends (or well dressed strangers) to share a dance with you.

Code:
[dance=USERNAME]
Would you rather dance with someone completely random? Try the Mystery Dance feature. You have a chance of getting all sorts of treats from Mystery Dancing, not just trinkets!

Masquerade Warador Mask
Masquerade Illumis Mask
Masquerade Scootle Mask
Masquerade Clawsion Mask
Masquerade Celinox Mask
Don't forget, before you step foot on the dance floor you will need a mask. You will not be able to dance if you are not wearing a mask. What counts as one? Anything with the word 'mask' in the name. Rarity doesn't matter! Stop by the Migrating Masks to restock a mask or two, there are even some new ones this year!

Sliced Geoduck with Radishes
Spinning Clock Espresso Shot
Mug of Hot Oil
Rocket Fuel
Luffle Ruffle Goo Fruit Rolled Ice Cream

Soggy Pink Line LZ Hoverbus Pass
Dapper Experiment 104 Beanbag
Purple Bass Clef Top
A History of Lower Ziara Fashion
Coppery Strands Vintage Curling Iron

Scrounged Up Bands
Scrounger
Illuminated Bodysuit
Flight Mechanic Torrey Plushie
Empty Standard Ink-Oil Can
After accepting a dance, you will receive either Steamworks Trinkets or Lounge Trinkets. The Lounge Trinkets can be used at the Libertine Lounge where you can rehydrate and fill up on food. The Steamworks Trinkets will allow you to purchase all sorts of goods from the Steamworks Menagerie. This is the only wave of items for both shops.

Keep an eye out for Boudewijn while you dance. If you manage to win a duel with him, he’ll give you a bag of trinkets. He won’t actually kill you in a duel, so no worries there! You need to visit the dance floor after accepting dances to find Boudewijn. You might just notice Boudewijn challenging you more on the floor this year. ;)

Oh, and just a reminder! You have a chance of unlocking the Dancing Steamwork Style achievement when using the Mystery Dance feature. This achievement will give you the rad Steamwork Masquerade avatar border. When you dance with people you choose (like friends, on threads, etc), you have the chance to unlock the achievement Dancing Rave Style which will give you the bright Rave Masquerade avatar border.
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boy
@Amber
No, not you - you are nothing but kind to all of us tbh! It was on a ticket, as part of a conversation on another topic, and it was mentioned as something that I did and shouldn't be done, as a negative pointer of my character.
And yes, I totally get that many artists are involved and they do it seamless, I just meant that the items seems split and part of two different concepts.

I am disappointed personally as I don't seem to connect with the items, but it's undeniable that all the work done is commendable and the execution is beautiful like it is every year. And even so I added almost everything to my wishlist!
StarShadow
Oh wow 2 weeks of dancing right through my birthday. Thanks. :D
Amber STAFF
@seraph I'm not sure who disciplined you? If you meant me and what I said earlier, I was just pointing out that we are a small team. It's hard to get everything everyone wants done. Artists do take suggestions into consideration. All the artists contribute to holiday shop items, it's not just one artist's job to do it all. But they also have a lot of choice on what they want to do within a set of beanbags or a set of clothing. This is the what 16? 17? year of doing Masquerade. A lot of things have been done -- that's why we added rave stuff a few years back, so artists didn't have to do the same ol' same old every year.

It's totally okay with being disappointed that something you were hoping for wasn't available! I was just giving context as to why that might be.
Rakumel
oh my godddddd everything. Everything. Is amazing!
Axolotl
:)
feral
Super loving the items this year and the variety of different kinds of things.
I think my favorite item is this one;
Glowtrail Snail

Precious.
:')
boy
@Valiska
I agree, I also feel like there are things missing for both genders and for neutrality. It's like one artists started the project and a different one finished, but with their own different ideas.
I love the items we got (gosh those back/foregrounds ♡), but I don't think they're very versatile. I don't dare saying more than that since once a staff member disciplined me for saying I was unhappy with artwork.
Exie
Ooo I love the different colors of
Various Paint Tagged Fabric Scraps
Burning Orange Cyber Twin Tails
and
Soggy Black Line LZ Hoverbus Pass
.

Plus
Scrounger
and
Ace Pilot Popoko Plushie
are too cute <3
Squid
No don't look at me I figured it out.
Squid
So wait .... why does it say June 11 to June 16?
Sheap
The Masquerade Celinox Mask is a necesity of mine now
EvilRedDuckie
Whoopeee! It's time to get down! Happy Masquerade everyone! :D :heart:

fizz
Theatre
@Yuri445 it’s not called Volume One, just called Libertine Recipes, and it can be found in the 2014 tab of the Steamworks Menagerie.
Shawny
and adore the voidpunk vibe of the lava lamp heads.
Shawny


Magic
"This is the only wave of items for both shops."

Honestly I kinda love having all the items just come out in one big wave (same with trick or treating). It's just less stressful?? imo
Star
Gorgeous items as always! Love them so much, especially the food!
Deerest
YESS i love the bgs!! tysm! : D
Stiles
Time to see nothing restock in the shop lol
Yuri445
@Amber Sorry to bother you, bu what happened to Libertine Recipes Volume 1? Am I missing it somewhere? I'm a completest and no volume 1 is slowly killing me. :(
Miffin
So excited to be back for this!!!
Marissa
Oil Slick Cocktail

oh it's hot and wet and...spill?
and it's making everybody ill??
OIL SLICK
ZyX
@Amber Thank you for your answer, I didn't mean to sound bitter! I appreciate your effort and cheers to the creative team, as these items are really good :) <3
Eivor
Random dances yield 15 minute wait times? That's a hard way to put "Pick a dance partner, you lazy..."
Merida
Yay!!!
Valiska
General notice to all: The code that suppresses background items on the dance floor isn't working right now. :( You may want to take off your background. I just did.
RoxyWolf
IT's THE MOOOOOST WONDERFUL TIIIIIIIIME OFFF THE YEAAAAARRRRR
February30th
Tho mine wish an old glitch with backgrounds would be made a working part, mine like to be a light projection on the dance floor.
Valiska
I know the artists work very hard but I can't help feeling something important has been forgotten. There is plenty of Upper Ziara stuff for masc/unisex-presenting avatars, which I appreciate, but where are the dancing skirts?

There are fancy tops and fancy bustles, but there are no big skirts to go with them, and I'm not sure these new items will match the older ones :( There aren't even narrow skirts, although long narrow skirts aren't really great for dancing because they restrict leg movement.

The items are amazing, but without matching bottoms the items I am the most interested in will be extremely difficult to coordinate. I saw the items in the directory last night and was certain that the skirts just hadn't been loaded yet but or would be in another wave. The bows might have made interesting bottoms if they didn't expose the avatar's crotch, but they do.

I was looking forward to at least one full set of Upper Ziara feminine ballroom style, or failing that, items in colours that match well with older sets and can swap in and out.

I also was hoping for more of the "Upper Ziara style, Lower Ziara colourway" stuff we had in previous years, and would also have liked to see reversals on that--cyberstyle in warm velvets and brocades would be hella cool.
JJMonsterJ
Going to hold onto a Qrykee mask that I got from someone's shop, and I will be holding onto it. Don't want to actually put one one with my birdy eyes.
Cheshire
Rave to the Grave Sticker


Yay! Thank you for the Wiretail n'Glowsting sets! The Hoverbus Pass and VR Headset background are LIT. Pun intended. Excited to try these on in the wardrobe n.n
Amber STAFF
@ZyX The creative team is very small, we just can't do more waves anymore. Especially when we have other things going on in our pipeline. We try to make sure a variety of things get released, so there is something for everyone just not at the large large numbers of past years.
Luck
@seraph you read my mind
banana
guys......you popped the fuck off
ZyX
I really love the items this year, such a shame it's only one wave :(
boy
why not a single male wig?
Theatre
@Damon
According to this guide, blue moon has migrating masks

https://subeta.net/users/crash
Nicola


May I?
Damon
Anyone remember if you can vend for those migrating masks and if yes, where? Thank you!
BlueRiver
It's time!!! Knocked it out of the park with these items!
PlutoTomb
Yay my favorite event!! The new items look amazing!
brokensafety
I thought we were able to like the avatar we danced with last year. It appears to have been removed. I really liked that feature.
Rogue
I love the new items!
Happy Masquerade everybody :star: :dancer: :star:

Darkrai
THE OIL CANS!!!

Love the backgrounds especially also they are all so pretty
Sketch
15 years around and I still forget backdrops and the dance floor don't go well.
Some things do change though, like me trying to fix it during work instead of after school.
Lypsyl
@Amber LOL I guess that also explains why they start at volume 2!
Amber STAFF
@Monika It's not guaranteed to get trinkets from mystery dance, there are other potential prizes! It's why it's good to do that + regular dancing. :)

@Lypsyl They are based off a book from the 2014 tab (I believe) in the Steamworks shop! That's why they're still in steamworks. Author clearly got inspiration like 10 years later haha.
Oakairi
YAY!!!
oblivion
IT IS TIME

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