Growing Families, New Adventures & A Spooky Surprise…

Greetings From Santae!

There’s been plenty happening across Santae, and we’re excited to share what we’ve been working on! From welcoming new generations of Minimals to finding treasures at Dustwind Bazaar!

Our October newsletter is also making its way to your inboxes! Keep an eye out for a look at what’s happening around Santae, what we’ve been developing, and what’s still to come.

Growing Together: Minimal Breeding Has Arrived!

Our smallest companions are beginning a new chapter! The Minimal Ranch breeding expansion is here, with 188 Minimals now linked to their eggs and available for breeding.

Your Minimals can pass traits to their offspring, including color and pattern genes and abilities, bringing new possibilities to each growing family. From choosing a pair to caring for their eggs and watching hatchlings grow, there’s more to discover about the companions who call your ranch home.

We’ve also improved how individual Minimals are preserved when returned to your inventory. Their identity, growth stage, and learned skills stay with them, while age is recorded in days so you can follow their journey.

Monthly Adventures: Rewards For Doing What You Love!

Every fishing trip, gathering outing, and completed quest adds another moment to your Santae story. Now, there’s a new way to celebrate those adventures!

We’re introducing Monthly Adventures, a feature that lets you work toward rewards simply by playing. A monthly checklist brings together familiar activities, giving you goals to explore and milestones to reach throughout the month.

Whether you enjoy games, cooking, mining, crafting, or heading out on quests, check your progress and see what adventure you’d like to tackle next. You might even find a new favorite along the way!

A Fresh Breeze Through Dustwind Bazaar

Elysa has been busy at Dustwind Bazaar, where a refreshed shopping experience and a daily challenge await!

Finding your next treasure is easier with search, filters for item type and rarity, budget browsing, and a watchlist for offers you want to revisit. You can also see which items you already own, compare prices with Check Price, and keep track of when offers expire.

Feeling ready to help with the caravan? The Daily Caravan Challenge asks you to pack three goods while following Elysa’s packing list and staying within the crate’s space limit. Practice goods are supplied, so your own items and sP are not used.

Your Bazaar Journal records your completed challenges as you work toward five illustrated badges, from First Caravan to Dustwind Luminary. That progress stays with you, even when you miss a day!

A Warmer Welcome At The Shops

Santae’s shopkeepers are ready to welcome you into their refreshed NPC Shops!

Larger shopkeeper artwork, updated layouts, and improved mobile browsing bring more character and clarity to your shopping trips. Search, price sorting, and Check Price help you browse the shelves, while clearer purchase windows and smoother animations make picking up your next find easier.

Your Treasures, Easier To Manage

Our item cards and Inventory popups have received an upgrade, making it easier to organize, move, and share your treasures.

In your Inventory, you’ll find improved pet selection, restored username suggestions when sending items, and quantity controls for handling multiple copies. We’ve also improved mobile popup positioning, made buttons more consistent, and smoothed the floating artwork.

When attaching a Minimal, you’ll now only see pets who do not already have one attached. Finding a pet ready for a companion should be much simpler!

A Sparkling Update To The SanDust Exchange

The SanDust Exchange has a refreshed layout, clearer controls, and more items displayed per row!

Search and filters now update without reloading the whole page, making it easier to browse your eligible items. We’ve also clarified the Exchange All button and corrected the issue that caused items to disappear when All Rarities was selected.

Something Is Stirring At Goopper Grotto

There’s more movement and magic at Goopper Grotto, with refreshed animations and visual effects accompanying your visit!

We’ve also fixed the issue that prevented the Grotto from switching to the Goopper Transformation correctly, so you can return to discovering what those curious Gooppers have in store.

Finding Your Way Across Santae

Your next destination should be easier to find with the updated Explore maps!

Clearer navigation and zoom controls help you look around, while improved image caching reduces repeat downloads when revisiting maps. If a destination is locked, selecting it now explains the abilities needed to enter, giving you a clearer idea of what to work toward next.

Celebrating The People Behind Our World

Santae grows through the creativity, time, and care of the people who help bring it to life. Our new Credits page gives past staff members a lasting place in that story, recognizing the contributions they have made throughout Santae’s development.

Alongside this addition, we’ve refreshed About Us, the Privacy Center, Terms of Service, and Policies and Procedures. These pages now offer clearer organization, improved readability, and updated layouts, with community policies brought together in the Policy Center.

To everyone who has helped shape Santae, thank you. Your contributions remain part of our world.

Fixes Along The Way

We’ve also been working through the issues you’ve reported, including the reCAPTCHA error that prevented some new players from registering, Inventory username suggestions, mobile popup positioning, the SanDust Exchange rarity filter, and Goopper Transformation switching.

Something Spooky Is Coming…

As you explore Santae and explore these updates, keep your eyes open. The season is changing, and a spooky surprise is on the way!

We’re keeping a few secrets tucked away for now, but there will be more to share soon. Watch the news and your inbox as our October newsletter continues going out!

Thank You All

Every suggestion, bug report, and encouraging message helps us continue shaping Santae throughout Beta. Thank you for exploring with us, sharing your ideas, and being patient while we work through the growing pains.

We’re excited to see the families you raise, the challenges you complete, and the adventures you choose next.

TL;DR

- Minimal Ranch improvements preserve individual identity, growth stage, and learned skills when returning companions to inventory. Minimal offspring can inherit traits, including color and pattern genes and abilities. Minimal breeding is here, with 188 Minimal Eggs released!

- Monthly Adventures rewards you for playing and reaching activity milestones.

- Dustwind Bazaar has refreshed shopping, search, filters, and watchlists.

- Daily Caravan Challenge introduces a packing puzzle with supplied practice goods.

- Bazaar Journal tracks your progress toward five illustrated badges.

- NPC Shops have larger shopkeeper artwork, clearer purchasing, and improved mobile layouts.

- Inventory has improved pet selection, username suggestions, and quantity controls.

- Attaching Minimals now only shows pets without a Minimal already attached.

- SanDust Exchange has an updated layout, more items per row, and a clearer Exchange All button.

- SanDust Exchange search and filters update without a full page reload.

- Goopper Grotto has refreshed animations and visual effects.

- Goopper Transformation switching has been fixed.

- Explore maps have clearer navigation and zoom controls. Locked destinations explain the abilities needed to enter.

- Privacy Center has clearer organization and improved readability.

- Terms of Service has an updated layout and easier navigation.

- Policies and Procedures are brought together within the Policy Center.

- About Us has a refreshed introduction to Santae and its team.

- The new Credits page recognizes past staff and their contributions.

- Registration’s reCAPTCHA error has been fixed.

- The October newsletter is going out to inboxes.

- A spooky surprise is coming, so keep watching the news!