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Even More Abundant SanDust

Even more  sanDust is turning up at higher rates in extra locations around Santae! We're pleased to announce that, for the duration of the Swirl of SanDust event:

★ Exchange rates at Barnaby's sanDust Exchange are now boosted for the event!
★  sanDust and NetherDust are now both discoverable and collectable via Fishing!
★ The  sanDust reward limit per hour from Questing has been doubled!
★ Checkers is awarding double  sanDust! 
★ Cooking is now configured to award  sanDust.
★ Gathering at the Abyssal Monster is now configured to award  sanDust.

Like the other boosted benefits, these double  sanDust drops will continue for the next two weeks! You will be able to enjoy enhanced  sanDust collection until the 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST!

Share Your Feedback

As we launch the next two weeks of focus on bug fixes and QoL improvements, we want to hear from you!

Our team has a list of all the things we want to fix and improve based on bug reports and suggestions feedback, But we don't want to miss out on any information at all that could help us improve Santae in the ways you want most! Now is your chance to suggest that one last gripe or annoyance that you want the team to be aware of.

Participate here by posting to let us know what the one thing you would want sorted to be!

Duplicate answers to others are absolutely fine. We'll take notice that multiple people have said the same thing and ensure it is prioritized accordingly.

Please only suggest improvements and NOT feature redesigns. We want to improve Santae with as many bug/QoL fixes as possible for the next two weeks - so any small thing that is achievable to include in that wave is a WIN.

Share your feedback on this thread: "The One Thing I would want Fixed/Changed is <insert your comment here> ... because <insert your reason here>"

Suggest your most-wanted fix by 04:00 AM SST on Wednesday, 4th December and you will get a Jar of SanDust as a reward in exchange!

Quest Series Complete! The Raffle Winners Are...

Over the past weeks, many Adventurers have been participating in the Account Improvement Quest Series -- venturing all over Santae to complete a series of goals from collection completion to gathering challenges and more.

Every Adventurer who completed every single task on the list will be rewarded with a set of Elite items: Fishing Rod, Basket, Fertilizer, Bait, Kindling, Pouch!

Congratulations to the following Santarians on completing the Quest Series tasks. Your Elite gathering items will be sent to your account soon!

Aku, Anade, Antaresia, Artemis, AwkwardAvian, blastradiius, Bra, Calamity, Catastrophe, Cherry, Clefairiel, DarkSunshine92, Fife, Fleur, heartgems, Hellcat, Ironeyes, kakapokikachu, Katze, Koobs, Laurelei, LilyDaFox, Lunar, Mandie, Meep, MementoMori, Mimiru, Naerra, Nuca, Paprica, Plum, Princeymarmar, Setzer, Shadylaura, ShiningStarNova, ShinPurple, SirLeafheart, Sleepingsleuth, Southpaw, Sunday, Syx, TornadoTorrie, Valfreyja, Wisp, xanthusspeaks

Each completed task was also exchanged for a raffle entry -- up to 10 total per Adventurer, if all tasks were completed.

We are excited to finally reveal the 3 winners of the raffle:

★ 1st: Sesshy - Divine Wispyr Figurine of Choice
★ 2nd: xanthusspeaks - Divine Blepp Figurine of Choice
★ 3rd: Tyephallin - 5 sC

Congratulations to all of our lucky winners, and a big thank you to everyone who participated!

TL;DR

★ SanDust boosts have been expanded across Santae to include the sanDust Exchange, Fishing, Checkers and the Questing dust reward limit per hour.
★ Cooking and Gathering at the Abyssal Monster are now configured to award sanDust (currently also at 2x rates).
★ Share a suggested fix or QoL improvement on this thread in exchange for a Jar of SanDust!
★ Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Account Improvement Quest Series!

A Swirl Of Sandust In The Air

Adventurers are all familiar with  sanDust— the sparkling, mystical blue substance that was originally discovered as the key to taming the fearsome mourning Grusim at Flamefall Cascades. The powers of sanDust go far deeper than winning the friendship of the Grusim, however: it’s full of magic that is drawn to adventurous energy! 

That means you can find and collect  sanDust all over Santae simply by going on your adventure: playing games, venturing into the wild to gather and fish, and even shopping. 

Amassing this valuable substance brings rich rewards! Vespera sells rare items in exchange for  sanDust at the sanDust Shop.

And right now, all of the adventure and excitement of discovering Halo Haven, celebrating the Ancient Echoes Festival, and more has caused a significant increase in the amount of  sanDust floating around!

The rate of sanDust collection around Santae is temporarily more than twice as high as normal!
Use this opportunity to explore, celebrate, and collect some rare items.

Double sanDust drops will continue through the 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST!

Disclaimer: Jar of SanDust is exempt from the boosted sD rates -- the amount earned from opening a jar is not affected by the x2 drop rate of sD

Plushie Palooza Begins: Quenaris Plushies Arrive!

Adventurers can expect loads of new plushies to be added to the Plushie Machine prize pool between now and 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST! Every two days a new batch of plushies will be added to the Plushie Machine.

A new batch of plushies will be added to the Plushie Machine and experience heavily boosted rates for approximately 48 hours. Boosted rates will cycle at 20:00 SST every second day!

To celebrate the bounty of  sanDust and Plushie Palooza, Vespera is stocking Plushie Machine Tokens at the sanDust Shop for 350  sanDust each! She is only offering this deal for the duration of these events!

A Peek Behind The Scenes

Thank you so much for your ongoing efforts in reporting bugs and suggesting improvements to the world of Santae. For the duration of the Swirl of SanDust and Plushie Palooza events, the Staff team will be focusing on addressing community feedback with ongoing bug fixes, Quality of Life and UI improvements.

Watch the news for regular announcements of fixes, changes, and adjustments! We appreciate your patience and understanding as we take this time to update the look and feel of Santae. 

Together, we are making Santae a more fun and magical place than ever before, and we couldn’t do it without all of you.

With love and gratitude,

The Santae Team

TL;DR

★ All site features that drop sanDust will give 2x sanDust until the 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST.
★ Plushie Palooza will also run until the 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST. 
★ New plushies will be added to the Plushie Machine every 2 days at 20:00 SST.
★ Each new set of new plushies will have heavily boosted drop rates for 48 hours after they have been added. 
★ Plushie Machine Tokens are stocking at the sanDust Shop for 350 sanDust each until 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST. 
★ During this time, the Santae Team will be focusing on Quality of Life updates, UI updates and bug fixes -- stay tuned!
★ Disclaimer: Jar of SanDust is exempt from the boosted sD rates.

A Recipe For Netherflame Shimmer Dust

Vespera flipped through the notes she had taken over the course of investigating the mystery of the NetherDust and the influence of the Nether Moon. The NetherDust collected in the Nether Tower had somehow been altered into Shimmer Dust with the power to transform Ripple and River.

But could the process be replicated?

"Hmm," Vespera gazed out through the Tower's large, round window at the Nether Moon high above. All the ingredients were here. She just needed to confirm how to put them together!

"Alright!" Vespera spoke aloud to Ripple and River as she gathered her thoughts. "First things first -- we need another bottle."

Ripple uncoiled from its seat in the center of the Tower room and extended its long neck toward a high shelf. The Quenaris breathed out a puff of red-gold Netherflame, illuminating the upper corner of the room. The firelight gleamed off the shiny glass surface of another empty jar!

"Perfect! That should work," Vespera stood on her tip-toes to take the new jar down from its shelf, then placed it in the center of the altar.

Just like before, faint golden runes began to trace themselves over the surface of the glass. A few faint red sparks drifted down into the jar -- NetherDust! But as Vespera watched, the faint trickle of red dust faded. Only a tiny pool of collected Dust had settled in the bottom of the jar. It wouldn't be enough!

A chirp got Vespera's attention. "What is it, River?" Vespera asked. "Do you think you can help?"

The Raylen spread her glowing wings and took flight with a lash of her scaly tail. River flapped up toward the rafters of the Tower and flew in a spiral, around and around. NetherDust drifted from her feathers with each flap of her wings, and the wake of her flight seemed to be creating a vortex that collected the ambient NetherDust from the air in a great swirl!

Finally, River folded her wings and dropped toward the altar. The wake of collected NetherDust condensed and spiraled down into the waiting bottle as River came in for a landing.

"Wonderful!" Vespera leaned closer to examine the pool of sparkling Dust in the rune-covered jar. "Nearly there...but now for the last step."

She still had samples of the various concoctions Naveen had given her to experiment with. They were arrayed across the altar's surface: Bottles made of dusty green glass and sparkling crystal, tall bottles and round bottles, big bottles and small bottles. Which one had she used last...?

"This one...I think," Vespera said with a decisive nod, picking up the rightmost bottle. She only hesitated for a moment more before pouring a few drops of the magical elixir into the waiting jar.

For a second, nothing seemed to happen -- but then the jar of magical Dust flared with heat and light! The air around the concoction shimmered, and the substance inside changed from the bright glowing red of NetherDust to the shifting crimson-and-gold of Netherflame Shimmer Dust before Vespera's eyes.