JULY NEWSLETTER
Posted 5 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by universe
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EVENT HORIZON: STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT EVENT), SUMMER GACHA, RAFFLELYNG PROMPT
LUCK OF THE DRAW: JULY STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY, Traitacular thursday changes
UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEUTRON STARLYNG NOW AVAILABLE, TRAIT DESCRIPTIONS UPDATED
SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MAGIMY RETURNS, PERMANENTLY
ASTRAL ARTISTRY: GUEST ARTIST APPLICATIONS OPEN, NEW OFFICIAL ARTIST
THE ROAD AHEAD: GENERAL UPDATES, moderator CHANGES AND applications, HELP AND FEEDBACK WANTED
EVENT HORIZON: STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT EVENT), SUMMER GACHA, RAFFLELYNG PROMPT
EVENT: STARNIVAL 2024 (ART FIGHT-BASED EVENT)
The Legerdemain is coming around to our part of the Universe, and the Cirque du Cosmos is ready to throw the Art Fight party into full swing! With a whole entourage of encouragement, the Starnival is set up so that your participation will win you prizes based on your Art Fight performance. Userlyngs will first join one of two teams on Starlyng.space - Team Seafoam or Team Stardust, submit their Art Fight pieces to the Starnival Gallery to earn Renown (RN), and get a variety of prizes at the end of the event based on their total Renown! The winning team on-site will have a Starlyng themed after that team raffled out to all participants after the end of the event. Pretty cool, I must say.
As for guidelines? Here's the gist:
- This event is collaborative, not competitive, and is designed to simply accompany the yearly off-site Art Fight event. Team selections and differences in Renown earned by each team will only impact what theme the Starlyng raffled at the end of the event will have. Please make sure your team selection is consistent with your team on Art Fight!
- Attacks will only earn you Renown if a Starlyng, Oort, or Boötes is present - attacks containing unrelated species as well are permissible, but points will only be calculated based on the present Starlyngs, Oort, or Boötes. Please calculate your Renown as if the piece contains only Starlyng(s) or affiliated species.
- All attacks will earn you Renown when submitted to the Starnival Gallery, even if submitted to Art Fight before this announcement's release. Any attack's point total with a decimal will be rounded up, and that number will be the total Renown you earn for your submission. Please be sure to include a Criteria Reward (located at the bottom of the submission form within the Gallery) and list Renown equivalent to your gained points. For your submission to be approved, you must link the Art Fight attack in your submission!
- Switching teams will reset your Renown total, due to complications with our Faction extension. If you wish to retain your Renown, you are advised to refrain from team switching. We are not responsible for compensating lost Renown.
- Friendly fire point totals will remain equivalent to their reduced amounts on Art Fight.
- Rewards will be granted based on the amount of Renown you have accumulated, and all earned rewards are cumulative (i.e., all rewards below the tier you have achieved by the end of the event will also be granted). There will also be Account-Bound collective rewards based on the total amount of points obtained by both teams, which can be earned by anyone who has participated at least once. Rewards will not be granted until the very end of the Starnival, on August 8th.
- Individual rewards are freely tradable and include:
- 1 RN - x1 Common MYO + Any collective rewards
- 50 RN - x1 Uncommon Trait
- 100 RN - x2 Uncommon Traits
- 200 RN - x2 Rare Traits
- 400 RN - x1 Earthbound Soul
- 700 RN - x1 Rare MYO
- 1000 RN - x1 Mythical Trait
- 1500 RN - x1 Phantasmagoria + x1 Glass Marbles OR x1 Konpeito (Dependent on team selection)
- 2000 RN - x1 Mythical MYO
- Collective rewards are Account-Bound and include:
- 3500 RN - x1 Minion Pinion (Account Bound) + x1 Tick-tock (Account Bound) + x1 Uncommon MYO (Account Bound) + x3 Rare Trait (Account Bound)
- 5000 RN - x3 Earthbound Soul (Account Bound)
- 7000 RN - x1 Lilitoile Bouquet (Account Bound) + x1 Raindrop Cake Set (Account Bound) + x1 Heart-Shaped Box of Chocolates (Account Bound)
- 10000 RN - x1 Bigfoot’s Hoot Plaster Cast (Account Bound) + x1 Phantasmagoria (Account Bound) + x1 Rare MYO (Account Bound)
- Individual rewards are freely tradable and include:
The duration of Starnival 2024 will be July 1st - August 7th, with a week's grace period for late Gallery submissions.
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EVENT: SUMMER GACHA COMING JULY 21st
We will be hosting our unthemed Summer Gacha on July 21st. Preclaims for the Gacha will be available starting July 20th, with all designs being revealed on the 21st. Each $40 roll guarantees a lined and colored chibi Starlyng, with both our April-July and July-October Guest Artists having the opportunity to participate alongside our Official Artists and upcoming Event Artists. We highly recommend joining our Discord server in advance to be immediately notified when the Gacha begins!
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NEW PROMPT: USER RAFFLELYNG PROMPT
Users may now submit one Starlyng to raffle off to the community every three months! While there are no rewards for raffling off your Starlyng design, there are also no Items required to submit the Prompt. Please click here for the Gallery and here for the submission Prompt to view more information on raffling your designs.
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LUCK OF THE DRAW: JULY STARDUST ADOPTABLES LOTTERY, Traitacular Thursday changes
This month, we have three abyssal Stardust adoptable designs for prospective Userlyngs to purchase! They cost 500 Stardust each.
These were created by Solyxus, sunpurr, and Inotcreative, with a theme of the "Deep Sea"! They can be purchased through their Sales page.
— ADOPT A "DEEP SEA" DESIGN —
Continuing the trend, we're also hosting our August Stardust Adoptable lottery! Like usual, this lottery will end in one week on July 8th. We have also added a new stipulation that while anyone who has not been disqualified may enter these raffles, artists that get repeatedly rolled for this position will be rerolled.
- THREE users be chosen as winners.
- The users who created the previous month's adoptables cannot be chosen again this month. If they are selected, they will be rerolled.
- Winners will be asked to EACH create ONE Outdoorslyng-themed Starlyng. (Think camping or hiking!)
- These adoptables can use any Common, Uncommon, and Rare Traits. The Floral [L] Trait is also available for use.
- Staff MYOs are provided to create these designs; selected artists do not need to spend their own Items.
- These adoptables will be sold for 500 Stardust each.
The deadline for these designs will be at the end of the month, with designers being picked one week from July 2st (July 8th). Failure to complete a design will disqualify users from participating in the future.
— ENTER HERE TO BECOME A STARDUST ADOPTABLE ARTIST FOR AUGUST —
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traitacular thursday Changes
Those in our official Discord Server are likely aware of Traitacular Thursdays, which are our weekly Trait raffle. Going forward, we will be changing the format so that they will be held only on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month, with two of a select Legendary Trait Item raffled out on the second Thursday, and one Mythical Trait being raffled out on the fourth.
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UNIVERSE EXPANSION: NEUTRON STARLYNG NOW AVAILABLE, Trait DESCRIPTIONS UPDATED
We are excited to finally release the Neutron Starlyng [M] Trait, which has a reference created by the very talented Karmnotic! The Trait describes "A ghostly, undead Starlyng. The body must be partially or fully see-through", and is available starting today with any use of a Mythical Trait or Mythical MYO.
Additionally, the descriptions of most Traits have been updated with relevant labels for each Trait used in the reference image for clarity.
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SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP: MAGIMY Returns, permanently
Not only are Mythical Traits once again for sale at Magimy's Magical Mythical Moving Market and Motley Menagerie, but they are now here to stay! Magimy's Mythical Trait tomes will now be available year-round, with the same pricing of 2000 Stardust and 5 stock per-month. Interested in getting a signed copy?
A MIRACULOUS MELANGE OF MACROCOSMIC MERCHANDISE!
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ASTRAL ARTISTRY: guest artist applications open, new official artist
Guest Artist applications for the term of July 8th through October 8th are now open! To reiterate our FAQ summary about Guest Artists (Moonlet Rank on Lorekeeper): "Guest Artists (GA) are permitted to make official adopts, customs, and designs for the species as desired for a three month term. Openings for Guest Artist applications occur every three months for one week in our newsletters."
Interested? Then head on over to our Guest Artist Applications! There are some standards to be met that the form will bring up, and all further rules will be explained to users upon being selected! This application period will last from July 2st to July 8th at 11:59 PST, with new Guest Artists being announced on July 9th! (Candidates are deliberated and voted on by the Stafflyngs.
TO USERS WHO HAVE APPLIED IN THE PAST: We wipe applications after every term, so if you've applied to be a Guest Artist before and are still interested in the position, please apply again! We have also now added the option to retain your application for one extra term to reduce the number of times you need to apply, so please check that if desired!
Guest and Event Artists who get selected during this term will have the opportunity to design for our upcoming Summer Gacha, so please consider this when applying!
— APPLY TO BECOME A GUEST ARTIST —
Furthermore, LegendaryPotatoes has been added to our ever-growing roster of Official Artists, while our other Guest Artists from the prior term will be returned to userhood on July 8th. We hope you are excited to see LegendaryPotatoes' continued creations for Starlyngs!
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The Road Ahead: GENERAL UPDATES, moderator CHANGES AND applications, HELP AND FEEDBACK WANTED
There will be no event in August, and activity will likely be slow beyond approvals and general upkeep. We are planning on returning with our 1 year anniversary event in September, so keep your eyes peeled for more news in the following months!
As for moderation news, redcrowz' role has been converted to Lorekeeper Manager and remains the main authority on keeping our Lorekeeper running. Subsequently, our former Lorekeeper Assistants, luparoca and felwinter, have been reassigned to the role of Moderator.
We're also opening Moderator Applications again! The application form will detail the role requirements and expectations, and, as always, you must be 18+ to apply. We look forward to seeing your submission! While we do not guarantee we will take on new Moderators, we are interested in seeing qualified applicants.
— HELP WANTED: Moderation assistance. APPLY NOW! —
We still need help with writing Faction questlines, so to restate what was said before: we're working on the remaining Covenant Gearsets, NPC references, and updating the website to support an extension that'd allow for equipping Gear. We are direly in need of someone to help us with the writing aspect of these questlines; if you have the requisite skills, please submit a Permanent Resource Application!
— HELP WANTED: WRITERS FOR FACTION QUESTLINES. APPLY NOW! —
As a reminder, we have a Feedback Form linked on the site under the Submit dropdown, and a full link below for any occasion you wish to send feedback indirectly. We would always appreciate input on how to make the species better.
— feedback form —
And with that...
