November newsletter

Hello! A little late this week, lots of things going on for me and for staff behind the scenes. First off, give a well deserved thank you to Kibbi, he's been fixing a lot of tiny hiccups. There's still a few known errors we are looking into, please be patiance with us and the site as we work those things out.

Anyways, SOTM time!!

Saps of the month!

Drawing these characters for the gift art prompt will net you a bonus in baby stars! If you want your Sap to show up as a Sap of the Month, please make sure to have them set as "gift art yes" in their profile settings. c:

SO-107

SMYO-342: Rot Ritter

SMYO-265: Goob

SMYO-010: Swashbuckler

Some general notes

Feral Bacon was added and ping about in the discord server when it hit the shop, and sadly all 20 are already gone. As a reminder, we limited to heavily to avoid floating of MYO requests for the new subtype for staff. More will be added on the first of December. If I think we're good to stock more ealier, I will ping in the discord when that happens, though currently it's unlikely.

A list of bug fixes:

• You can change your username again (once a month)
• Notifications sometimes not working
• Small backend stuff

Known Issue:

• 429/500 errors occurring during dailies and some other tasks; if this happens, just wait roughly 15~30 seconds and retry.

Please report any other findings in a report ticket on site or in the discord's #site-bugs <3

What's new

Crafting goodies! I usually don't mention these in the newsletter (as most people figure it out quite quickly), but there's some cool new trait items you can make in Crafting! Make sure to check them out!

November's prompt

Fall Back into Leaves
Fall Back just happened for all the parts of the world that have it, so why don't we fall back into the freshly fallen leaves all around us!? Draw a sap enjoying the fall time by playing in the leaves!

guest artists

A lot going on this month, as mentioned above, so we just asked which GAs were down for a second term. These that stayed will continue to post fun designs through-out this month! Keep an eye out for their new stuff!

You make it to the end, code time: Fallback2024

October newsletter

Hello! Spooky month is here so let's go have fun with Fall season joy!

Refreshes for the shop has already happened on the first. If the thing you wanted sold out, now is your time to snatch it up! Please note: Feral Bacon is listed in shop but is set to 0 stock. This is so that when it releases next month, people will have the price they need to save up for in an easy to find location.

Anyways, SOTM time!!

Saps of the month!

Drawing these characters for the gift art prompt will net you a bonus in baby stars! If you want your Sap to show up as a Sap of the Month, please make sure to have them set as "gift art yes" in their profile settings. c:

SMYO-249: Sailor

SMYO-271: Kaiju

SMYO-314: 蛸ちゃん: Tako-chan

SMYO-072: Niki !

Some general notes

I've been working on getting Epic items in shop for every trait. This includes items for Jester Ears and Fish Ears, 2 Epic traits that have been asked for to recieve items. More are still being added over item!

The price for "Break Your Face" has been deceased from 1500BS to 1000BS, the original price was higher to comp for it allowing two different traits, but since the traits can't be combined, the price was lowered to be closer to the 800BS for other Epic upgrade items.

October GAs will be allowed to make Feral adopts/customs this month!

What's new

One new magicial trait! Back Spines!

Back Spines!
Spikes and/or bones that grow along the back/spine of a Sapsidian.

Feral subtype!

Feral Subtype (or Feral subspecies) has been a long requested sub type and will NOT be the only subtype for Sapsidians! Here's some things to note about them:

• You can apply the subtype to any MYO slot with the Feral Bacon item.
  • The Feral Bacon item will be stocked in shops next month. Costing 5000BS each.
  • Their will be a limit to this item to avoid getting overwhelmed with approves. This limit will be raised with time.
• Feral Saps are of equal IQ/intelligence as other Saps.
• Feral Saps ALWAYS have their front claws out.

October's prompt

Jackal-Jack o'lantern

Pumpkin season! Draw a Sap having fun with pumpkins.
Are they baking pumpkin pie? Eatting pumpkins? Carving pumpkins? Up to you!

guest artists

There's a number of you that skip to this part of the Newsletter and I love you /p
Have a monthly code: Octo2024ber

The new GAs are as follows:

• 7thFromtheSpectrum
• ch-art-reuse
• Perjantai
• LithTheDarkSeer
• PalkiaDS

In server roles will be past out later today! Keep an eye out for their wonderful up-coming designs!!

Hello, just a real short and sweat announcement.

The following will be removed when the Newletter is posted on October 1st:

• Rainbow Tear from the shop (if you haven't grab your 2, do so now)
• All 3 limited timed foraging areas (Underwater Crystal Cave, Beach!, and Ship Shard Grave)
  • Meaning Tears will no longer be availible.
• The prompt Pool Fun! will be over, which is another way to grab a Rainbow Tear.

You will be able to do the following:

• Use any Rainbow Tears you have collected
• Craft the Rainbow Tear at any time, as long as you have all items needed

Guest Artist apps are finally open! They will be open from now until end of day of the 28th (EST), please get your apps in by then.

Some changes and things of note:

• You will be able to edit your app via email after completion. Please do this instead of submitting a second app.
• Email conformation is turned on and emails are sent by default. If you do not get an email about your app, we did not get your application.
• Rewards and rules for GAs have been changed a bit, if you were GA before and are reapplying, please re-read the rules when accepted.
• If you were a GA during the months of July through September, we ask that you don't apply again until November apps open. We are wishing to get a whole new set of GAs, giving new people a turn. If you were a GA last before that time, you may still apply.

That's all the new stuff, hopefully will be helpful for everyone. Regardless, we are always open to questions if needed. c:

Guest Artist information
Benefits to look forward to as a GA:

• Keep all profits from designs. (species currency, cash, art, etc)
• Receive free MYOs at the end of your term.
• No designing minimal or limit. Design as many or as few adopts as you wish!
• Use cool traits in designs before they become available to the public.
• Option to keep any one design you make if you get connected to them.

What do you need to do to apply?

Join the discord!
Make an account on Sapsidians.com (you are here!~)
Fill out this form!

Other information:

• If you are currently a GA, you may reapply. (You can have 2 terms in a roll!) Currently on cooldown.
• We will reach out to you in the discord server if you are selected. If you aren't in server, we can't give you the role you need + approve your designs.
• If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or make a ticket in the discord server. (For a private question option)
• Have fun and good luck!

September newsletter

Hello! It's that time of month, for all the refreshes and information about the going-ons! While there is a LOT going on, I'm going to keep this letter fairly brief as we have an on-going event The End of Summer and I don't want this letter to come out too late in the month.

With that being said, a small update. I likely won't always post newsletters on the 1st of every month, as depending on my schedule, this can be a diffcult task to make happen. Moving forward expect newletters to be within the first 3 days of the month CST time. Because of this, SOTM will always have 5 days leeway to give everyone extra time! c:

Saps of the month!

Drawing these characters for the gift art prompt will net you a bonus in baby stars! If you want your Sap to show up as a Sap of the Month, please make sure to have them set as "gift art yes" in their profile settings. c:

SGA-393: Palooza

SMYO-351: 🌸 meigui

SMYO-227: Kouloh

SO-002: Lady Opal

Some general notes

Hello, mostly just some rule updates here.

Don't bid what you don't have. We ran into a few issues where members have bidded site currency they don't currently have. Why we understand you might plan to quickly get it with some extra prompts, we ask that you don't bid amounts you don't currently have in your bank. This can unfairly spike up the bid for others currently bidding with you.

Trait information. All traits have more information listed for them if you click on their name. This includes things like how they can be used, if they can't be used alone, and any limits they might have. If you have any questions about a trait, it's likely listed there and I update that information when people ask about it for future members. If you would like information to be added to a trait, feel free to drop it in the suggestions channel.

Referencing other users' characters. This has been happening a few times over the course of the species, but please don't ask questions about designs you don't own. Some members have expressed discomfort with having their designs brought up in this manner. We don't want members to feel singled out for their designs being mentioned over things like how they drew a trait. If you have questions about an existing design you do not own, please use the ticket function instead. Thank you for understanding.

What's new

A couple new traits worth mentioning!

Container Parts!
Replaces parts of a Sap's body with a container that might hold things like water, plants, and food.

• Can't be more than 50% of the body
• Can't replace, or be located on;
  • Visor
  • Hook
• Can't have animals inside of the container, though small fish and bacteria are fine.

Insect Wings!
Add a set of insect wings, can be based on any real world insect. If using unique (uncommon) wings from a lesser known insect, please state so.

• Up to 4 wings.
• Can be stacked twice for up to 8 wings
  • Can't be combined with feathered or bat wing traits.

Shop refresh! I'm changing the stock numbers a bit this month, just to make it easier to keep up with on my end + we usually don't run out of more than 1 item a month. Ideally stocks will still be fine and if anything runs out, members will only have to wait a week for the refresh. Just trying things out differently.

With that note, items for the new magical traits will pop in sometime within a month's time. The insect wings will be a craftable item, so a bit of time is needed with those.

September's prompt

Stylish Fun! This month's prompt is a fun excuse to put your character in some new clothes! Keeping the simple BG requirement on this prompt to see how that goes as well.

Adopts and guest artists

Hello, expect the next GA apps to open around the 18~20th of this month!

With that said, we're moving things around in the server for adopts, which is why we didn't host GA apps this last month. We don't want to have new GAs on the team while we're switching a lot around to avoid confusion.

Please keep a look out for these changes and we'll make another discord announcement when the changes have been made.

✨End of Summer!!!✨

August 2024 Newsletter!!

I didn't get to show it off in the last newsletter, as it wasn't done nor started, but take a look at the new site banner I'm sure you've seen already as you are currently on the site. (Unless, you're on mobile, then this might be your first time seeing it!) I did however get to show it off in the staff and guest artist (GA) applications held last month! So let's start this newsletter off with those instead of Saps of month this time around!

Application results

Guest Artists

Give a warm welcome to sodapawp, Andy, Martycesar, tangy, and autumnAurora as this month's GAs! Good luck out there this month as we have some cool new stuff for you to use!! Like those new Seasonal Traits! Please read on to learn more about. Keep an eye out for their amazing designs to come!!

new staff members

Welcome the new staff members! It was hard to just pick 3 or 4, so we ended up with 5 new team members! Please say hello to Nyxoom_draws, Hasthel, KennyKreate, Feline_Evil, and VultureOfTheStars as they join the team!!

For those of you that applied or looked over the apps, you might have noticed that we asked for Writing mods, that's because we're looking into accepting writing prompts as well as artwork prompts! Keep an eye on future announcements for an update on this!

New team members and GAs will get their roles here and in the discord in a bit.

Saps of the month!

I have to keep this announcement near the top! Let's get to the new featured characters!!

SMYO-094: Zeta

SO-206: Velk

SO-207: Mallory

SMYO-062: Blush

If you would like your Sap to have the chance of being choosen as a Sap of the month, please mark them as "YES" for gift art!

August's prompt - stargazing

As Summer draws to a close, the weather at night is great for stargazing! Draw a sap enjoying the wonderful night sky!

Just like the last prompt was a bit different by asking you to draw to characters, this on is different by asking for a simple background!

What's new?

New traits of course! Members that have been around for a few months know that I slide in new traits and items over time to keep things fresh! This is a bigger release of traits, that are not only new, but limited!

Interducing Seasonal Traits!

Seasonal traits that item you use for them is tied to events and/or a given time of the year. But, because these items are more limited, there are multiple traits you can choose from with just one!

The Rainbow Tear!

This item allows you to give one of the following to a Sap or MYO slot:

• Electric Eel Tail
• Coral Horns
• Scales
• Webbing
• Fin Ears
• Gills

How do you get this item? Stay tune for an up-coming event later this month that will allow members to grab one, or more, in multiple ways!

For now, looks like to made it to the bottom of this newsletter! Take a code as you go: AugustTEAR2024

And have a wonderful day!

Hey everyone!
The past few weeks have been quite eventful over in the backend world... We've made both big changes and small ones and I'd like to share them with you!

Foraging

We have rolled out the foraging plugin! You can now explore 3 different locations, each having their own loot set. You can explore 2 times every day!

You can access foraging via Activity > Foraging in the nav bar.

QoL changes

Character Warnings

This one is for the gore and eyestrain lovers. We now have character warnings you can add by going into your Sapsidian's profile and clicking "edit profile" in the sidebar. This will put a small message on the masterlist describing the specifics.

(Example of how it looks like on the masterlist and your profile!)

Staff will also be able to add warnings to your characters, so feel free to ask us to put a warning in the comments of your character submission! Please do not change warnings that have been put on the character by staff.

By default, everyone sees the warnings and censored icons, but if you'd like you can change that in your user settings!

Toyhouse Linking on Profiles

This one was from a while ago,  but you can add a link to your characters Toyhouse profile on the character "edit profile" screen.

Mini Clock

You've probably noticed this one, we now have a clock above your username! It operates in the website's timezone (UTC - 6), so you can easily check when daily resets occur for foraging.

TinyMCE Code Editor

For people more versed in HTML coding, we changed the source code editor into TinyMCE. You can access this via clicking the brackets <> on the text editor.

Username Changes

You can now change your username with a cooldown of 30 days. You can do so in user settings.

Thanks for reading! We have more fun stuff planned for the near future, but I'm not sure I can spoil. <3 Have a good day!

All applications close on the 25th of July at 23:00 (11pm) EST.

Over at Sapsidians, we're looking for some new guest artists (GAs) and staff members! If you are interested in not only becoming part of our community, but helping out, these are the forms for you!

Please note, all staff (GAs included) must be at least 16 years old by time of term start. In this case will be the 1st of August.

Guest Artist information
Benefits to look forward to as a GA:

• Keep all profits from designs. (species currency, cash, art, etc)
• Receive free MYOs at the end of your term.
• No designing minimal or limit. Design as many or as few adopts as you wish!
• Use cool traits in designs before they become available to the public.
• Option to keep any one design you make if you get connected to them.

What do you need to do to apply?

Join the discord!
Make an account on Sapsidians.com (if you haven't already)
Fill out this form!

Other information:

• If you are currently a GA, you may reapply. (You can have 2 terms in a roll!)
• We will reach out to you in the discord server if you are selected. If you aren't in server, we can't give you the role you need + approve your designs.
• If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or make a ticket in the discord server. (For a private question option)
• Have fun and good luck!

Benefits to look forward to as a staff member:

• Like GAs, you can make adopts for raffle and sell!
• Receive a free 20,000 Baby Stars (BS) staff grant after your first month on the team.
  • This is a one-time grant.
• Help behind the scenes with events and general planning!
• Monthly rewards! (Details not public as it's not set in stone)
• Get items and gifts early to test them out!
• Every 3 months, you'll get one magical MYO slot! (Allows for any and all traits)

What do you need to do to apply?

Join the discord!
Make an account on Sapsidians.com (if you haven't already)
Fill out this form!

Other information:

• Please note, if you are inactive the first month, you will be demoted. Please only apply if you can start work in August.
• We will reach out to you in the discord server if you are selected. If you aren't in server, we can't give you the role you need + approve your designs.
• If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or make a ticket in the discord server. (For a private question option)
• Have fun and good luck!

New month, new newsletter, new artists!!!

This is a fairly short newsletter, but we got a lot of information to go over. Nothing too crazy, but still lots of fun!
As per usual with these letters, we are starting with a new batch of Featured Saps, but remember, since the last newletter was late, you may still get bonuses for art of them as well until the 5th!

SMYO-133: MARA

SO-069: SYNTAX

SGA-074: ENTROPY

SMYO-095: BLOODLUST

July's prompt - Greetings!

This month we're doing something a little different and requiring 2 Sapsidians be drawn instead of just 1, like usual. With so many Saps it's time to see them all get to know each other. (Though I've already seen many group pictures from the community!) Because of this the reward is not only doubled, but you will also get a random upgrade/magicial item! Maybe you'll get those Emerald Teeth or a silly Odd Spring? Might as well find out, right?

There's also a new NPC account! These Saps are free to use for any prompt! The world is yours! (Also, Lemonade is my favorite, I love her so much-)

Hey, are you reading everything? Then try out this code: julycodetime24

New permanent artists!

Some of you might have noticed that we didn't host GA apps, well that's because we were picking out Permanent Artists (PAs) for this month! Since this is our first set of PAs, we wanted to give them a month to themselves to start off with! You've all seemed to really like their designs they have done as Guest Artists (GAs), so I hope you're ready to see more from them!

Welcome Seleris, Socks, and StarSlayyer to the team!!

Staff apps

Lately, we'll be opening up staff applications along side our GAs apps for next month. These will open up sometime around the 10th~15th and last a week. We'll be looking for help with:

- Event planning and running
- Promotion
- Design approvals
- Discord moderation

If you're interested in any of those things, stay tuned! When apps open, we'll be posting here, the TH world, and the discord.

As always, have a lovely month and maybe tune into the discord this week? I'll be running some raffles!