Published by: The Santae Team
A Synthetic Discovery
Skylar was taking a break from researching the mysteries of the world of Santae, when a they noticed a parcel had arrived on the research lab's doorstep.
Attached to the parcel, was a letter from an old friend -
Skylar peered in the parcel and was astounded at the beautiful Jar that sparkled in the sunlight. It was unlike any jar they had ever laid their eyes on.
"Synthwave Shimmer Dust?" Skylar muttered out loud.. "- where do we even start to research you?".
After spending a few hours examining the jar, Skylar had come up with a strong gameplan -
"Adventurers! I need your help! We need an Adventure Party to explore the wilderness of Aleriea for more of these treasures. Let's research how we can do this together - I'll send each of you a Synthwave Shimmer Dust, and if Master Yushe finds any more, I'll be sure to also share it with you!"
Help Us Unlock Kickstarter Rewards!
We are days away from launching our Kickstarter Campaign, and we are offering some tantilizing community rewards, just for following (no purchase neccessary!).
Our first highlight was hitting 500 followers on our Kickstarter pre-launch page - when this happened, we distributed the loveable Luffin Pet species site-wide!
And now, we are pleased to announce, that our next goal - 1,000 followers has now been achieved which means the entire community has received a gift from Skylar - a Synthwave Shimmer Dust - to change any pet of your choosing into our latest color - Synthwave!
Make sure to check your sanMail for yours!
We want to unlock many more rewards over the next few days, and we can only do that with YOUR HELP!
Simply click here to visit our Kickstarter page, and click "Notify me on Launch" - and thats it!
Increasing our Kickstarter following pushes us up the Kickstarter algorithm!
This means potentially more backers, which in turn means we would have the ability to bring many more features to santae, much quicker! (See our Development Roadmap here - This includes our planned "Adventure Party" feature!)
We have decided to amend the prizes for further followers, and the following will be distributed if or when we hit them:
Vespera Gets A Surprise Visit From Silvershade!
Vespera was excited to share her new Minimal stock with the adventurers. She was really happy she had found homes for the elemental trio - (Pyraflame, Voltarix and Frosthara) - and was humming to herself as she was repurposing her in-store habitat for her latest arrivals.
Just as she was adding the final touches - some fresh water, berries and toys - Silvershade entered, carrying a crate. "Oh hey Vespera, how's it going?"
Vespera, with her usual excited grin on her face looked at Silvershade before muttering - "Hold on - I just need to finish this first." before scurrying off into the backroom.
Moment's later she re-appeared with two cheery new Minimals in her arms and placed them gently into the new habitat. "I'm so excited to share these with adventurers!" she exclaimed!
"Woah, a Floribelle and a Shadecap.." Silvershade said thoughtfully before trailing off. They looked down at the crate they had brought in and looked a bit disheartened. Vespera could sense the hesitation in Silvershade's voice, but before she could ask what was wrong, Silvershade opened the crate and sighed, "I was looking to rehome these..", revealing sparks of ice and fire glowing out the top of the crate - it was the elemental trio!
"I acquired these and thought they would fit right in with the ones you had..", Silvershade glanced at the petal and mushroom minimals - now digging in the hay in the corner of their habitat... ".. but -"
Before Silvershade could finish their sentence, Vespera cut in excitedly - "Oh! There is always space in my store! Come, help me setup a new habitat for them!"
Vespera Stocking Minimals Longer!
Vespera adds new Minimals to her store every 2 weeks, and is always thrilled to share these new exciting creatures with the adventurers of Santae!
This week, she has introduced the joyous Floribelle, and the sporeful Shadecap which all adventurers can adopt!
In addition to these, Vespera now has additional Pyraflame, Voltarix and Frosthara available for adoption for 
sanCash or 
sanDust.
Vespera intends to continue receiving new Minimals every 2 weeks, but will now keep them stocked in her store for 4 weeks total - allowing more to be adopted!
Published by: The Santae Team
Attention, Adventurers: Alpha Testing Applications are Officially Closing!
Alpha Testing first began in May of 2024 -- and we've come so far as a community since then! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping to make Santae the beautiful community it has become. In total, we have issued more than 3,750 Alpha Codes!
Starting at midnight SST (00:00:00), we will stop sending Alpha Codes to new testing applications. But our Alpha adventure isn't over yet! The site will remain open until September 21st, 2024. We will have a downtime period to prepare for our official Beta Launch starting October 19th, For our Early Access Beta members, which includes every one of you, Early Beta begins October 5th, 2024!
There is plenty of excitement in store between now and the beginning of Beta. Our official Kickstarter Campaign will be launching at the end of this week. Make sure to click "Notify me on launch" so you don't miss the occasion! As the Kickstarter reaches certain thresholds of followers, the entire Alpha community is unlocking tiers of exciting prizes.
As an added prize, if we officially hit 1500 Followers on our Kickstarter, everyone will receive a Divine Synthwave Raylen Figurine as an added thank you to everyone for the continued support! You will also receive all the other prizes previously mentioned as well <3 Again, Thank you all!
Don't forget: The Alpha Wipe is coming soon! In one week, on September 2nd, we will be wiping and resetting all Alpha accounts to prepare for Beta. Check the Alpha Rollover Policy page to see which items will be reissued to you after the wipe. After the wipe has concluded, you are free to continue to play and collect pets and items as usual. Everything you collect on your account after the wipe -- even before Beta begins -- is yours to keep forever!
We will be announcing the results of our third and final Alpha Referral Contest soon. Stay tuned for a future announcement!
Thank you For Everything!
Every single one of you has helped make the beginning of Santae's story special. On behalf of the entire staff team, we would like to thank you all for helping to test the site throughout the entire Alpha period!
Your kindness has helped foster a loving community, and your creativity shines both on the site and in the official Discord every single day. Your boundless support has inspired the entire staff team to work hard, create new content, and improve Santae for all of us. Alpha brought dozens of exciting updates -- and the future will hold even more!
Here are some exciting stats that help tell the story of Santae's Alpha test:
| Stat | 31st July | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Forum Posts | 6,555 | 9,889 |
| Forum Topics | 990 | 1,544 |
| Items added to Collections | 75,274 | 118,810 |
| Harlowin Eggs Hatched | 748 | 1,165 |
| Berry Tree - Berries Foraged | 43,694 | 80,012 |
| Sword in the Stone Attempts | 31,173 | 51,880 |
| Sword in the Stone Wins | 599 | 1,013 |
| Balloons Popped | - | 8,918 |
| Items Gathered | 171,895 | 312,703 |
| Gooppers Evolved | 966 | 2,225 |
| Items added to Wardrobes | 165,074 | 284,987 |
| Games Played | 197,260 | 349,905 |
| Quests Completed | 285,982 | 477,643 |
| Quests Failed | 106,979 | 156,398 |
| News Posts | 117 | 144 |
| News Likes | 3,631 | 5,409 |
| 'Secret' Avatars Unlocked | 13,753 | 21,046 |
| Trophies Unlocked | 3,830 | 7,498 |
| User Items Generated | 1,189,297 | 2,457,751 |
| User Items In Existence | 433,446 | 766,478 |
| Minimals attached to pets | 2,530 | 4,817 |
| Pets Created | 7,902 | 14,572 |
| Items bought from Usershops | 138,506 | 268,190 |
| Pageviews | 4,290,961 | 7,737,002 |
| Quibbits Evolved | NEW | 610 |
| Item's Exchanged (for sD) | NEW | 305,681 (966,037 sD) |
| Items caught Fishing | NEW | 268,087 |
| Herding (Tamed / Flee) | NEW | 3,477 / 361 |
| Points earned towards Community Events goals | NEW | 4,344,939 |
Social Media Contests
Don't forget we have two separate contests on-going on our Tumblr and X(Twitter) platforms, be sure to share/reblog our posts and win some exciting prizes!
Silvershade Needs Your Help
Attention Adventurers, Silvershade is in a bit of a pickle and needs your help. While on a journey to delivery a special batch of Minimals to Merick, Silvershade decided to rest for the night.
But as luck would have it, those mischievous Minimals had other plans. When Silvershade awoke, they found that every single one of those rascals had escaped!
These three particularly ornery Minimals have scattered far and wide, causing all sorts of mischief. Silvershade, who's usually so calm and collected, is now eagerly seeking your help to round them up. With a twinkle in their eye and a joyous smile, Silvershade says, "As a thank you for your help in capturing these little escape artists, any you manage to tame, you can keep as a token of appreciation for your help."
*The Jubilasaur will be in herding until September 3rd, 2024*
Published by: The Santae Team
Skylar has continued to monitor the situation with the Quibbspawn, Quibblet, and Quibbit, and has noticed a rapidly declining quantity of Quibbspawn being fished up in the rivers and oceans of Santae.
After performing an in depth analysis of the species, it seems Quibbspawn will only appear at certain times of the year!
Make sure to fish up as much Quibbspawn as you can before 31st August @ 23:59, as Skylar thinks we wont see them appearing in our fishing spots again until July 2025!
(Quibbspawn, Quibblets and Quibbits are included in our Alpha Rollover Policy!)
Art Refreshed!
We've been hard at work improving the content of Santae, and with that we would like to present newly refreshed art applied to some of our oldest items.
Alpha 3.0 Referral Contest Coming To A Close
We're over halfway through our Alpha 3.0 phase where we have had many new players come to join us! Remember - we have a Referral contest, that is ending tomorrow at 11:59PM SST. Simply, refer someone to apply for an alpha testing account, and as long as they put your name, you'll enter a raffle to get a Wispyr of Your Choice of Color! (5 referrals guarantees you a Wispyr!).
We are also offering additional referral-exclusive prizes for each referral you send to Santae (Max of 8). We have also added a Synthwave Shimmer Dust to the prize pool, anyone with 1 or more referrals will be entered into a raffle to win one (1) of ten (10) Synthwave Shimmer Dusts.
Published by: The Santae Team
Tame your own Synthwave Grusim
My next goal is to discover what other pets across Santae can also be imbued with the magic of the Synthwave color. Will you help me, Adventurers?
In order to fully understand Synthwave, we need even more Adventurers to come to Santae to explore and lend their own magical energy. You can help by reblogging and sharing this post on the official Santae Tumblr!
If you reblog the post and reply with your Santae username, I will send you a mystical prize in exchange. Anyone who shares will receive their very own Divine Synthwave Grusim Figurine!
Make sure to share the post before August 29th at 11:59PM SST. If you prefer not to comment with your Santae username directly on Tumblr, please contact a Mod on the Official Discord and they will be able to help you.
The world of Santae is full of mystery, but when we work together there's nothing we can't discover!
Reminder: Kickstarter and Referral Contest
Part of the exciting changes underway in the world of Santae is the approach of our official Kickstarter campaign.
As a special token of appreciation, Vespera wants to give anyone who signs up to be notified about the Kickstarter's launch a gift as a thank you for supporting our adventures as a community. If you click "Notify me on launch" on the official Kickstarter page, once the Kickstarter launches (on 30th August!), you will receive a letter from Vespera about the magical creation she has made, a brand new Divine Synthwave Harlowin Figurine!
Meanwhile, our final Alpha Referral Contest is nearing is end. Thank you so much to every adventurer who has invited family and friends to join Santae during this exciting time for the growth of the site!
If you're curious about how many referrals you've gotten so far, you can check your total here. We will be updating the running totals in the next few hours so watch out for that!
During the Alpha 3.0 Referral Contest, members who receive 1-4 referrals are be eligible to win a Divine Wispyr Figure in the color of their choice! Each referral counts as one raffle ticket. However, if you manage to refer 5+ new members, you will be guaranteed to receive the Divine Wispyr Figurine of your choice!
In addition, for each referral you receive (up to 8) you will also get one random item from the exclusive "Referral Prizes" list. And everybody who refers at least one person will get the "Bring a Friend" Referral Medal to display on their profile as well as one final token of appreciation from Vespera and the Crew. Vespera Is holding a raffle of fifteen (15) Synthwave Shimmer Dusts, these were stuffed the crate with the figurines she obtained from Master Yushe and wants to share them with you.
Don't miss your chance to win these amazing prizes by inviting others to join the Santae community!
Baking Contest Results
After some fierce competition and a "dough-lightful" array of entries, the baking contest has finally come to a close! The votes have been tallied and the final results are as follows:
In First Place: Rougarou with Strawberry Deciceratops
In Second Place: Daisy with the Pride Cake
In Third Place: ShinPurple with the Peak Pie
Winners of the Voters Raffle:
Halosnake Winner - Muse
Gaiamander Winner - Carby
Nebulagon Winner - DemonHeartss
Congratulations to everyone that entered, we were super impressed by all entries and definitely look forward to the next contest to see what our community can cook up! All participants will also receive a Jar of Sandust and the Creativity Spotlight Medal.
Prizes will be distributed soon! <3
New Settings - Newsletter Sign Up + Animations Toggle
We've added a new toggle in your user settings area to allow you to opt-in/out of our emails (newsletters+giveaways). We've additionally added a toggle to also opt-out of site-wide animations. This toggle currently only affects the animations in the site layout header banner, however in a future update we will be applying this toggle to also affect our games to help those affected by animations/flickering lights etc. This is the first of a range of accessibility tools we plan to introduce to Santae as part of our development roadmap.
Published by: The Santae Team
Vespera's Announcement: The sanDust Shop is Now Open!
Greetings, Adventurers!
It's been a long journey, but now that I am back home in Shadow Veil Pass, it's time to honor my Agreement with Barnaby. I've made some adjustments to my humble stall and rearranged my stock. Everything is finally prepared...
And so, I'm proud to announce that I am now equipped to accept 
sanDust in exchange for my mystical wares! A specially curated selection of rarities will now be permanently available in exchange for the sanDust you collect on your adventure or receive at Barnaby's Exchange.
If you prefer to pay in 
sanCash, my original Shop will of course remain open for business. But for those of you with an excess of sanDust on your hands, or who prefer to make your fortune simply by adventuring around Santae and participating in activities -- well, I hope you consider doing business with me! You certainly won't regret it.
The sanDust Shop
You can now spend your sanDust in exchange for rare items at the brand-new sanDust Shop!
Most items from my Cash Shop will be available to purchase at the sanDust Shop using sanDust . Just like items purchased with sanCash, they will roll over with your account, and the sanDust Shop will remain open and available even as our adventure continues into Santae's Beta period and official launch!
Unlike sanCash, your sanDust is not tradable with other adventurers. The sanDust you earn through your adventures and activities is yours to keep -- and represents a way to access exclusive Cash Shop items by simply exploring the amazing world of Santae.
Be aware that as I adjust to running this new storefront, the exact features of the sanDust Shop might change -- including the rate of exchange between sanDust and sanCoins. I will always be sure to announce any changes to all adventurers so that everyone can feel confident as I myself and adjusting to the value of sanDust.
I hope you will consider a visit to the Shadow Veil Pass today to exchange your sanDust for an incredible array of exclusive items!
Magical Milestone: A Gift from Vespera
Oh, one more thing, Adventurers -- you've done such an incredible job building enthusiasm for the world of Santae and helping encourage more Adventurers to begin their journeys here, through the combined magic of each of you all I have unlocked an ancient and powerful enchantment.
I am overjoyed to share More than 500 adventurers have now signed up for notifications about Santae's upcoming Kickstarter Campaign! This achievement has allowed me to tap into a wondrous magic of something truly special that I can now share with the entire community. From the highest parts of the Celestial Peaks, I have been able to unlock a wondrous discovery! As a token of my gratitude and to celebrate this magical moment, I am sending each of you a Divine Natural Luffin Figurine. This enchanted item will transform your companion into a creature unlike any other seen in Santae. A new and rare type of pet know as the Luffin! Thank you all for your continued support and for being a part of this incredible journey. I can't wait to see where our Adventures take us next!
The Luffin is the perfect companion for any Adventurer who loves ice and snow. You should have no fear finding your way in treacherous mountains with a Luffin by your side: They have gliding wings and a powerful rudder-like tail to help them soar between the crystalline towers of the Celestial Peaks where they make their home. Their dark, sleek coat of feathers helps protect them from the icy cold of the high mountains. Legend has it that Luffins' even have the power to create and manipulate small flurries of snow and ice with magic!
I believe that these figurines I'm sharing are the only way to get a Luffin as an adventuring companion -- for now. Although the inhabitants of Valaria often hear the wild flocks of Luffins chirping and calling to each other in the high mountains, nobody has yet discovered all of these creatures' secrets.
But I have an idea brewing. Perhaps after the Alpha Wipe is over, we can work together as a community to explore, learn more about the Luffin, and discover how they can be befriended!
Keep up the good work, Adventurers! If we can reach 1000 followers on the Kickstarter page, I will have another gift for you all. I am learning more about the strange magic of the new Synthwave color every day. If we reach our next community goal, I will be able to unlock its secrets and send you each a sample of the legendary Synthwave Shimmer Dust!
***If you missed our first newsletter, no worries! We're reissuing the newsletter this weekend, so if you haven't signed up yet, now's your chance! Relive the magic of Alpha Testing, and receive a special gift from The Santae Team.
If you want to update your newsletter status you will be able to use our new toggle feature we will be adding soon into the settings menu to allow you to change your newsletter status so you do not miss this magical opportunity! You will also be able to toggle the animation of the header to static if you so choose. This is coming in the next few days ***
