More Upgraded Armaments At Gruff's

The forge at Gruff's Weaponry in Guardian's Keep has been burning day and night as the expert smith Gruff continues to refine more of Santae's classic weapon types. Five more weapon items have been upgraded with a brand-new look!

No matter your preferred combat style, Gruff has something that will fit your needs. Whether you prefer the elegant, refined point of the Jeweled Spear or the mighty heft of the Smite Hammer, you'll leave Gruff's Weaponry with exactly the right weapon for you. Complete your collection or stock up for quests next time you visit Guardian's Keep!

Quench Your Thirst With Refreshed Drinks

As winter's chill grips Santae, sometimes there's nothing better than a hot drink to keep warm on your adventures. A steaming mug of Hot Chocolate, a sip of spiced Cinnamon Tea, or a delicious cup of Herbal Sweet Tea from the Coff-Tea Shop are perfect choices to chase away the cold.

If something richer and more refreshing is calling your name, why not pack a carton of Milk, Strawberry Milk, or Chocolate Milk to go?

No matter what flavor you crave, all of these tasty drink items have received beautiful new artwork courtesy of the Santae Artist Team! We're continually updating some classic items with brand-new art to better reflect Santae's style. Keep your eyes peeled for even more beautiful updates in the future!

QoL Updates Continue

Our behind-the-scenes frenzy of Quality of Life and User Interface improvements continues with several more new updates today! This newest update has exciting news in store for our creative community of coders and designers,

Each of the changes below have been enabled for Pet Profiles, User Profiles and User shops!

> Additional CSS properties have been whitelisted, including assorted background-* properties.

> Additional CSS selectors have been enabled too, allowing more complex designs.

> Images are now allowed in CSS!

And that's not all -- we have a few additional improvements to announce to various shops, as well as the Create-a-Pet page:

> NPC Shops now have a "Return to <location name>" button

> Multiple purchases can now be made from the Cash/Dust Shop (limit 100 per purchase)

> The Create-a-pet page now shows your total pets / pet slots whilst on cooldown.

> NPC Shops  now all have a "return to NPC <location name>" button.

> All of the gathering Locations are now updated to v4, which means you can use Scout Mixtures on them as the Abyssal Lake and Forgotten Cave. You can collect your currently gathering pets from the old versions of the gathering pages, which is viewable on the the Gathering List.  We are aware that this has removed the Gathering Pool Lists, which are a favorite feature of our community, and will be working towards restoring them soon.

We hope you enjoy these latest updates! And the entire Santae Team would like to thank you all again for your patience and support as we continue to build Santae to be the best it can be. By sharing the fixes you wanted most, bringing bugs to our attention, and simply exploring Santae -- you're helping to make our Beta Test a big success!

TL;DR

★ 5 more Weapons have been revamped at Gruff's Weaponry.
★ 7 drink items from Coff-Tea Shop and Crystal Myxers have received updated artwork.
★ Additional CSS properties and selectors are now whitelisted.
★ Images are now allowed on pet profiles.
★ NPC Shops now have a "Return to <location name>" button.
★ Multiple purchases can now be made at the Cash/Dust Shop.
★ The Create-a-Pet page now shows your total pets and pet slots while on cooldown.
★ Gathering has been upgraded to v4, and the old links for v2 are still provided on the Gathering List, for you to recover your currently exploring pets.
★ NPC Shops  now all have a "return to NPC <location name>" button.

Plushie Palooza: Zephera Plushies Swoop In!

Zephera plushies are the latest arrival to the Plushie Machine. These sweet new stuffed friends are ready to soar into your pets' collections!







If you want your best chance to collect the whole set of new Zephera plushies, visit the Plushie Machine in the next 48 hours for extremely boosted rates!

You can earn additional Plushie Machine Tokens by completing Terrible Toymaker quests or buying some over in the sanDust shop for  sanDust each!

The next new batches of plushies is scheduled to arrive on the 8th of December at 20:00 SST.

Stay tuned to discover which type of plushies will be next to arrive!

Send A Warm Welcome With New Stock At Skybound Sentiments

Up in the sunny floating islands of Halo Haven, Celestia's shop Skybound Sentiments provides shoppers with the perfect card for any occasion.

Starting today, you can find a brand-new card on the shelves there. Have you invited a friend to adventure across Santae with you? Want to send well-wishes to a newcomer just because? The new Welcome to Santae Card is a perfect gift!

Visit Halo Haven and Skybound Sentiments for all your stationary needs!

More QoL and UI Fixes and Updates

The Santae Team has been burning the candle at both ends (not literally!) to keep providing you all with QoL updates. The list of items to process grows steadily shorter as we are nearly halfway through this scheduled time of UI improvement. We are excited to share what new fixes have been implemented, and wonder if you may have already found some of them before this news post was released.

We again, thank all of you for your time and energy as you detailed the fixes you feel were most important for Santae going forward, we honestly could not ask more of our Beta Community.

The newest QoL and UI fixes and improvements are:

> The search feature header menu now has updated styling to match the header menus across site.

> A Dragon Minimal Checklist has been added to the Quenaris Lair. This check list will update live as you release the minimals into the lair.

> Silvershade now links to the described land area the minimal you are seeking out is in. For example, if the minimal is in Shadow Veil Pass it will hyperlink that location. You will still need explore that region by checking the sub locations to find the minimal, but this should make your herding experience smoother.

> Users now have the ability to forfeit herding at Silvershade without needing to go find the minimal first.

>  The Herding Difficulty is also displayed on the herding page for your active herding quarry:

> Similar to Fishing and Berry Picking, There is now a link on the Herding page to Minimal Menagerie to allow you to buy Tracker Treats with ease.

TL;DR

★ Plushie Palooza: Zephera plushies are now available at (temporarily) boosted rates at the Plushie Machine!
★ A new Welcome to Santae card item is now available at Skybound Sentiments.
★ Search feature header menu has been updated to match other header menus onsite.
★ Dragon Minimal Checklist added to Quenaris Lair.
★ The region where minimal you are actively herding is now hyperlinked on the Herding page.
★ You can now forfeit herding from the Herding page, instead of having to find the minimal first.
★ Your current Herding quarry's difficulty is now displayed on the Herding Page (as opposed to only when scouting).
★ Herding now links to Minimal Menagerie for purchasing Tracker Treats.
★ A reminder that boosted sanDust collection will continue until December 15, 23:59 SST.

Honed Weapons at Gruff's Weaponry


Gruff has been fine tuning his forging skills with a few of Santae's iconic weapons and battlements. He is now proud and ready to show-off the new, refined looks for some of the weapons in his forge-front store.



Our wonderful Artist Team has been hard at work revamping some of the weapons we have come to know and love on site to better fit Santae's style. You can now purchase them from Gruff's Weaponry for questing and your weapons collections if you haven't already!

More Hidden Avatars Revealed

We are excited to reveal two more Hidden Avatars for you --our wonderful community-- to seek out and discover across Santae. I wonder how you will be able to obtain these two? Feel free to discuss solutions in the Hidden Avatars Subforum or our Solutions Discussion Channel in the Official Discord!

More QOL Fixes and Updates

As apart of this downtime period, with the Plushie Palooza and ongoing SanDust Event, our The Santae Team has been hard at work getting through a list of requests to make fixes to UI and QoL across the site. We again thank you all for your thoughtful contributions to the Feedback Forum which is now closed. The Jars of SanDust have now all been distributed to those who contributed.

 The Team has been sorting through the items in this forum to ensure those that are most impactful are being addressed over this period.

Here are the highlights from the last few days:

> Items with punctuation errors have been corrected, please continue to report them if you find any more!

> Inventory now tells you why your pet is unavailable when trying to use an item with them.

> Items priced at 0 in your Usershop will now appear at the top of your "stock edit" page.

>Recent Usershop sales are now available in the search feature.

> The date a trophy is earned by a user, is now shown on your User Profile.

>"Recipe" is now a selectable item type in the inventory "types" dropdown.

> Your Pet's Image now shown on the "Are you sure you want to use an item on this pet?" dialog.

> There is now a 1 second timer for the "Use this item on X pet" dialog.

• TL;DR
  ★ 5 Weapons have been revamped at Gruff's Weaponry.
• ★ 2 New hidden avatars available to be discovered.
• ★ Various item punctuation errors have been resolved across site.
• ★ Inventory will now tell you why your pet is unavailable.
• ★ Items priced at 0 in the Usershop will now be at the top of your stock Usershop page.
  ★You can now see the date users earned their trophies on their profile.
• ★ Recent Usershop Sales can now be view through the search feature.
  ★Your Pet's image will now show up with their name when doing an action with it in your inventory.
  ★ A 1 second timer  has been added for when you are completing an action with your pet.

Plushie Palooza: Rhymoss Plushies Arrive!

Rhymoss plushies have caused a stampede at the Plushie Machine -- they are so excited to join you and your pet on adventures!

If you want your best chance to add these Rhymoss to your pet's collection, be sure to swing by the Plushie Machine in the next 48 hours for extremely boosted rates!

You can earn additional Plushie Machine Tokens by completing Terrible Toymaker quests or buying some over in the sanDust shop for 350 sanDust each! 

The next new batches of plushies is scheduled to arrive on the 6th of December at 20:00 SST.

Which plushies do you think will arrive next?

The Updated Dragon Set Takes Flight

Deep in Santae's farthest reaches, near the shores of the glimmering Azure Abyss, the Seeker of Knowledge Eldrin researches magical mysteries. Through his studies, he has unlocked the secrets of ancient draconic magic -- and he is willing to share his discoveries with Adventurers who assist him with his Quests.

Complete Seeker of Knowledge Quests and Eldrin may reward you with one of these gorgeously updated dragon-themed HA items. These 16 items' beautiful brand-new artwork will turn your HA into an avatar of draconic might and magic!



Equip yourself with the sturdy and stylish Dragon Warrior Armor, and you'll be more than prepared to explore the deep, stony tunnels of the Dragon Cave. But some of these draconic items hold deeper powers than mere equipment...

Use the Dragon Scale Suit, Dragon Wings, and Dragon Horns to transform your avatar from head to toe! These items will grant you huge draconic wings, a coat of sleek black scales, and a crown of sharp horns.

If you're lucky, you may even earn the trust of a friendly Dragon Hatchling who loves nothing more than to perch on your HA's shoulder!

Visit the Seeker of Knowledge today to complete his Quests and begin -- or complete -- your collection of the updated Dragon set.

The Way Of The Warrior Mage

Last month, the wearable appearance of the Warrior Mage armor was refreshed, allowing your HA to adopt a mystical new look. Now, the full set of item artwork for the Warrior Mage set has also been updated!

But that's not all. Jasper of the Celestial Armory has forged two brand-new additions to this set, adding the Warrior Mage Amulet and Warrior Mage Skirt to the collection!

If you can make your way to the highest reaches of the Celestial Peaks, your reward will be the finest-quality craftsmanship in all of Santae. Visit Jasper's Celestial Armory to collect the new and updated Warrior Mage items -- and whatever other arms and armor you might require -- today!

Swirl of SanDust Continues

Don't forget, Adventurers: Now is one of the best times to hunt for  sanDust! Until the 15th of December, 2024, 23:59 SST, the amount of  sanDust acquired by exploring and participating in activities around Santae is doubled.

Happy exploring!

TL;DR

★ Plushie Palooza: Rhymoss plushies are now available at (temporarily) boosted rates at the Plushie Machine!
★ The Dragon HA Set has been fully updated with new artwork.
★ Item artwork for the Warrior Mage HA set has been updated.
★ Boosted sanDust collection will continue until December 15, 23:59 SST.

Quality of Life Improvements:

The Santae Team has been hard at work the last few days sorting through all of our community members' posts to find impactful suggestions and fixes we can make! Here are the highlights of the changes made in the last day or so:

★ Navigation bar optimization for various screen sizes on mobile devices.

★ The max width of forum pages is now wider (1440px) to prepare to accommodate upcoming updates to boards.

★ You can now see your pet count and slot count on the "My Pets" page. 

★ A popup reminder will now appear at the top of your "My Pets" page if you are in the middle of taming a new pet.

★ Using an item on a pet no longer changes your "active pet" (Note: The drop down will still have the last pet you used an item on selected once you use an item on a non-active pet. However, once you reload the page, it will default back to your active pet).

★ Inventory will now permanently remember what you last sorted it by. It defaults to "Newest First" for new players, but changing it to "Alphabetical" will remember that until you next change your sorting method.

As a reminder, our feedback thread is still open. 

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

There is much more work to be done during this QoL/UI update and Bug Fixing window!

We hope that you look forward to additional updates to the look and feel of Santae! 

Thank you so much for helping us make Santae a better place for all!