Devlog [02.22.25]
Sindonic - Feb 22nd 2025 06:00NEWS
Hello, Sprouts!
Here's a quick update on our recent website changes and a progress shot! We're currently working on the Beania Settlements, but with 23 total, compared to the 16 we made for Capria and Fluffia. This project will take a while to complete.
Additionally, we've made several more minor updates since our last devlog. While some of these were mentioned in messages, we wanted to cover the changes made between January 1st and now.
Changes To Weekly Game - Coming Soon/Live When the Game Resets
We've been waiting for an update to the Weekly Games, and it's finally here!
Important to note that if users have been participating in the Weekly Prompt up to this point, nothing has changed except that the user now has to "tick" and confirm they included all the tasks when submitting to get the rewards.
Until now, users have had to complete every task for the art to be approved. That’s changed. Our new system lets users select which tasks to complete, and we can now add and change rewards for each task. Previously, the rewards were all given as one sum, so we needed every task completed.
Starting on March 2nd, when submitting the Weekly Prompt, users must check off the tasks completed in their art to receive the Bonus Rewards, confirming that they included what the task required.
To help with the transition, we're introducing the system early on Sunday, February 23rd. Users will not have access to the updated version for testing until the reset on the 23rd. Users can test the new checkboxes (located to the right under the rewards list) without affecting approval criteria. This gives everyone time to adjust before the changes become mandatory on March 2nd. Those checkboxes will award 1 GC each for participating in the test. Users still must complete all weekly tasks for February 23rd.
These screenshots are just a sample; click the images for a larger view.
Task Changes
In March, users will no longer be required to complete every task—just the ones they choose, but art still has to follow the week's prompt. The base reward for participating with just a drawing of a full-body character with no tasks (Background, NPC, or Item) checked is 200 Gold Coins (GC) and x5 Pea Points (this will be updated later to be 1x Pea Point per task when the code allows tasks to award multiple prizes.) The tasks themes and Bonus Rewards are the following:
- Weekly Background - 250 Gold Coins (GC)
- Weekly NPC - 300 Gold Coins (GC)
- Weekly Item - Cosmetic/Item
- Monthly Plushie - Plushie
If extra boxes are checked and that aren't included in the art submitted, then the submission will be declined. Users will not be rewarded for completing the task if the box isn't checked.
When submitting artwork for the Weekly Prompt, the submission history/pending area will list which rewards users have selected and which have not been selected. We highly recommend that all users review what they have chosen to ensure that it is present in the art they submit and double-check that they have made all the correct choices once it is submitted to avoid being declined or missing out on unchecked rewards.
Weekly Prompt Vs. Tasks
There will still be a theme for the Weekly Prompt, but tasks will always be something concrete that must be included in the artwork to gain Bonus Rewards. Because of this change, we will start making Weekly Prompts much more specific, as if they are a current situation in the game to your character. However, the Weekly Prompts will still be broad enough to be open to interpretation so that users can continue using them for Tokens and Trials.
NPCs, Items, and Backgrounds Options
Now that this feature is complete, we will select which NPC/Griffian Creatures, Items, and Backgrounds must be shown each week from our list of NPC, Griffians, Items, and Settlements. Users must follow the listed choices to receive Bonus Rewards. This means users can no longer freely choose Backgrounds or NPCs at random as they could before.
Prize Changes
As listed above, the prizes stay pretty much the same. However, we will expand the list of possible weekly rewards for the "weekly item task" to every item available in the game rather than just cosmetics. Rewards may now include tickets, love items, petals, event fruits, cosmetics, time items, or even brand-new items never seen before in the game!
Pea Points
Pea Points aren't currently coded to award correctly. Users will still receive x5 just for participating in general, but in the future, they will be separated by task, so there will be one Pea Point per completed task. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity while they can.
Species Soulbond Perk: Parasplicer and Terradrragon - Live
We have updated the species perk for the Parasplicer and added the Terradragon's species Perk. Both were missing information, and the Terradragon Perk was missing entirely.
Featured Griffian - Live
Users can now help test our new Featured Griffian feature! Each week, it will pick one random Griffolk from the list of submissions to display on the Home Page.
Each week, you can submit one of your Griffolk along with the image you want to showcase from your Masterlist (Official, Avatar, Form1, Form2). Currently, this awards no prizes or achievements—we just need testers to try it out for fun!
- The character can be removed or replaced at any time unless it is currently being featured.
- A new character is picked at the start of every week.
- The previously featured character is removed from the list, so that user needs to submit again if they want to be featured again.
- If the submitted image slot image is deleted, then the character is automatically removed from the list.
Rule Clarification - 2.1 Prohibited Content - Live
We've updated section 2.1 Prohibited Content. The update is to better distinguish between prohibited content (slurs, harassment, and inappropriate actions) and adult content (pornography). We've added a section on animal abuse under 18+ to ensure everything is covered.
Rule Clarification - 2.4 Adult Content and Underage Use - Live
We've update section 2.4 Adult Content and Underage Users, which has been expanded considerably due to user feedback. The revised policy clearly defines what we control and provides a more transparent breakdown of our stance on 18+ artwork, detailing how to handle it properly as a member. The previous policy implied that we were managing 18+ artwork in a way we never have; therefore, the policy is much longer to ensure everything is transparent on this critical topic. If users have feedback, please let us know.
Rule Clarification - 4.3d: Temporary Bans, Permanent Bans, and Full-Account Bans, Section B & C - Live
We have changed the wording in 4.3d: Temporary Bans, Permanent Bans, and Full-Account Bans, Section B, to reflect changes in 2.4.
We have also added "Spamming Pornography" and "Bot/AI Accounts/Hacked Accounts" to Section 4.3d: Temporary Bans, Permanent Bans, and Full-Account Bans, Section C. While Section 2.4 originally covered this vaguely, its expansion to address a broader range of adult content meant it no longer provided the necessary clarity on these specific cases.
DEVLOG
Addition
Achievements - Added artwork to all achievements.
Activities - Added the temporary text to all approval pages that the character must be ported.
Griffolk Pages - Added the missing Terradragon Perk to the Terradragon Species Page.
Griffolk Pages - Added missing Auto Mutations to Griffolk Pages.
Masterlist - Added option to sort characters by Treasure Hunt Slots on the user dashboard.
Mutations - Added clarifications to Limb Spin, Digits, Coat Cover, Tendril, and Paws & Snoot to reduce confusion.
Profile - Made the "Selected User" field automatically fill in the username from the URL on the trade page.
Reports - Added a description to the report bio modal.
Changes
Achievements - Changed Achievement section colors.
Activities - Clarified rule section on Art approvals and listed them out more clearly.
Love Approval - Changed timestamp on approved designs from Love Item Approval to use the submit time instead of the time it was approved.
Masterlist - Updated Time Loot claim text to specify you can claim on more characters.
Profile - Moved "Report" button on the character page to the top.
Site - Changed Griffia timezone from "Pacific/Honolulu" to "UTC."
Time Loot - Removed outdated text from the Time Loot page.
Treasure Hunt - Character dropdown on the Treasure Hunt page is now sorted by most to least treasure hunt slots.
Bug
Achievements - Fixed bug where achievement progress bars weren't displaying any progress.
Achievements - Fixed bug where achievement progress bars weren't displaying any progress.
Masterlist - Fixed bug where bloomday search on the Masterlist wasn't filtering the results correctly.
Masterlist - Fixed "CYO" and "Premium" filters on the Masterlist index page.
Masterlist - Fixed bug that caused the "Change Theme" button from appearing for CYO and Account Bound characters.
Masterlist - Fixed bug that prevented the "Upload Image" button from appearing on characters that had no art or only official art.
Masterlist - Fixed the bug that caused time loot to calculate the wrong remaining time.
Profile - Fixed bug that prevented the "Report" and "Trade" buttons from appearing on the user dashboard.
Profile - Fixed bug where you couldn't remove users from black/white lists.
Treasure Hunt - Fixed bug where Companions could be used in Treasure Hunt.
Love Approval - Decreased Love Item Approval theme max length from 255 to 50.
Love Approval - Fixed Love items getting the wrong bloomday.
Calendar - Fixed bug that caused the current day on the calendar to not follow Griffia time.
Always check your Weekly Prompt logs before submitting!