Island News

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.8
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• Website updates, changes, and fixes below have already been applied to the site unless specified.
• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live.

Upcoming Staff Vacations

All Isomara Island ARPG staff will be on vacation on the following dates. There will be no updates during this time, and all reports, submissions, and claims in the queue will be on hold during these times:

• February 17th - February 21st

Website Updates

Updates

Companion Care Drops

• The Companion Care Drops feature has been revived and fully implemented. Players who own companion species such as Gooms and Bleppers and are companioned to an Isomara can now start receiving care drop bundles every first of the month. This update came a bit late, but the first bundle for February is available to collect!
• To claim a companion's care drops, go to the companions master list page, and a new tab will be available next to the profile. If they have a care drop bundle for you, there will be a button to claim. You can also go to the sidebar and select care drops.
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• To companion a character to an Isomara, submit a claim that contains the companion(s) and the Isomara they will be companioned to. Due to the nature of companioning, this must be completed by staff and cannot be done manually by members. Please submit only one claim per Isomara.
  
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• Due to the site's inner workings and limitations, we have had to change the perks of the companion-related achievements. You can find that information below in the Changes section of this journal.

New Prompts

• Fire Safety Training - Can be found in the Prompt Pavilion under  Lifetime Beats > Educational Intrigue
• Dumb Love - Can be found in the Prompt Pavilion under  Lifetime Beats > Educational Intrigue

New Items

• Cane Juice - can be made through crafting Sugar Cane. x1 Sugar Cane = x2 Cane Juice. Has been added to Pacings Shop
• Sugar - can be made through crafting with cane juice. x1 Cane Juice = x2 Sugar. Recipe can be obtained by completing the Fire Safety Training prompt. Has been added to Pacings Shop
• Boar Jerky - can be made by crafting with Boar Meat
• Infected Mulch has the nutrients plants crave
• Cinnamon is a highly coveted spice rarely seen; only a few know where to get it. Maybe you'll be the one to find where and share the knowledge.

New Awards

• A new type of character achievement, called sigils, has been introduced. As the Isomara society grows and evolves, more written symbols will be founded and introduced to help communicate between characters and society. These sigils represent a word or concept and show that your Isomara has gained the knowledge to use and read the sigil. These sigil awards can be kept on player accounts and assigned to characters through the awards inventory page.
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• The first sigil, flame, can be earned through the Fire Safety Training prompt
• The second sigil, Blepper, can be earned through the Dumb Love prompt

Miscellaneous

• Added resale values to many items. You should find that more of your items can now be sold for seashells.
  • To sell items, go to your inventory, select the item you want to sell, check the box to choose which and use the quantity drown to choose the amount, then select the Sell Item drop-down and press the Sell button.

Changes

Recipe Changes
We have gone through and updated a lump of some of the recipes to improve crafting and utilize a wider range of items.

1. Berry Jelly
   • Before: Berries x25 + Sugar Cane x1 + Coconut Husk, Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
   • After: Berries x25 + Sugar x1 or Honey x1 + Coconut Husk x1
2. Grape Juice
   • Before: Grapes x15 + Sugar Cane, Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
   • After: Grapes x15 + Cane Juice x1 + Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
3. Lemonade
   • Before: Lemons x3 + Sugar Cane x1 + Sugar Cane, Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
   • After: Lemons x3 + Cane Juice x1 + Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
4. Mystery Candy
   • Before: Any Specter Fruit x3
   • After: Any Specter Fruit x3 + Fresh Water x1 + Sugar x2
5. Normal Nest
   • Before: Feathers x25 + Sticks x30 + Goo x1
   • After: Feathers or Tall Grass x50 + Sticks x30 + Goo x2 + Cotton x5
6. Luminous Nest
   • Before: Feathers x25 + Sticks x30 + Ectoplasm x1
   • After: Feathers or Tall Grass x50 + Sticks x30 + Ectoplasm x2 + Cotton x5
7. Orange Juice
   • Before: Oranges x3 + Sugar Cane, Clay Jar, or Glass Jar x1
   • After: Oranges x3 + Sugar x1 + Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
8. Peanut Butter
   • Before: Peanuts x10 + Coconut Husk, Clay Jar, or Glass Jar x1
   • After: Peanuts x10 + Honey x1, Coconut Husk x1
9. Prisma Diamond
   • Before: Diamond x1 + Any Gem or Ore x5
   • After: Diamond x1 + Any Gem x3 + Any Ore x5
10. Pumpkin Pie
    • Before: Pumpkin x3 + Wheat x4 + Sugar Cane x1
    • After: Pumpkin x2 + Wheat x6 + Sugar x1 + Cinnamon x1
11. Apple Juice
    • Before: Apple x3 + Sugar Cane, Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
    • After: Apple x3 + Cane Juice x1 + Clay Jar or Glass Jar x1
12. Cookie
    • Before: Wheat x7 + Memic Egg x1 + Grapes or Peanuts x10 + Sugar Cane x1
    • After: Wheat x7 + Memic Egg x1 + Grapes or Peanuts x10 + Sugar x1
13. Grape Jelly
    • Before: Grape Juice x1 + Sugar Cane x1 + Coconut Husk, Clay Jar, or Glass Jar x1
    • After: Grape Juice x1 + Grapes x3 + Sugar or Honey x1 + Coconut Husk x1

Companion Care Drops

• As we implement and bring over features from the DeviantArt version of the ARPG, some additional things must change to fit the new medium and format of the official website. Beginning in Update 5.5, players could include a piece of art or a short story to their care drop comment and would earn x1 Sand Dollar along with their rolled drops. Since drops are now automated monthly, there is no way to include artwork or stories to receive a bonus sand dollar reward. Instead, we have implemented a chance for a sand dollar to drop in every companion bundle.

Achievement Ways to Obtain

• Ally of Goo achievement now has a small chance to be obtained by opening a Goom Care Bundle
• Careful Coexistence achievement now has a slight chance to be obtained by opening a Memora Care Bundle
• Dumb Love achievement now has a slight chance to be obtained by opening a Blepper Care Bundle
  • These three achievements can be kept on player accounts and assigned to characters through the awards inventory page.

Achievement Perks

• Ally of Goo
  • Removed: Increased reward drop chance for Goom Care Drops
  • Added: Goom companions will always bring back a Care Bundle in explorations
• Maze Runner
  • Removed: Doubles the drops of Goom Care Drops
  • Added: +5 to flight encounters
• You Tried
  • Removed: Goom care drops x3 Grapes instead of nothing
  • Added: Goom companion has a chance to find pearls in explorations
• Mint Mercenary
  • Removed: Memora care drops x1 Mint instead of nothing
• Careful Coexistence
  • Removed: Increased reward drop chance for Memora Care Drops
  • Added: Memora companions will always bring back a Care Bundle in trainings
• Dumb Love
  • Removed: Doubles the drops of Blepper Care Drops
  • Added: Blepper companions will always bring back a Care Bundle in explorations
• Memic Menace
  • Removed: Memic care drops x2 Feathers instead of nothing
  • Added: Memic companions will always bring back a Care Bundle in explorations & trainings
• Tactical Retreat
  • Removed: Gives double the drops from Companion Care Drops for Memic companions
  • Added: Increased chance to find Memic Eggs while exploring

Miscellaneous

• Some noticeable empty pages now have better suitable placeholder images and text, including Goom Races and Extended Map
• Renamed Fertilizer to Mulch
• Changed cooldown of claiming free items from Darwin's Donations from 5 minutes to 10 minutes
• Added Bluesky social icon to the home page (will be updated to match other icons come next FontAwesome update)
• Updated text on the support page to no longer mention the June 2nd early access launch to clarify invite codes are sent and able to be used the same day as the donation is sent
• Removed the old adopt sale banner from the home page

Fixes

• Resolved issued where comments could not be made or edited (Note: comments still cannot be removed)
• Critters attached to characters appropriately display what variant they are
• Fixed crafting recipes not displaying the name of the intended crafted item
• Deustrums are now correctly placed in the Isomara profile box instead of the companion's box
• Equipment and accessory items now will list shops they can be purchased at
• Fixed a bug where some items said they could be purchased at some shops when they could not

Known Bugs

These are issues that have been reported by players or noted by staff and have not been resolved yet but are on our radar.

• Isomara of the Month will sometimes display a companion species
  • Low priority bug: staff will manually roll an Isomara if the site pulls a non-Isomara species for the IOM for the time being
• Sigils are placed in the character achievement basket when earned. The plan is to separate sigils into their own tab on character master list pages.

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Activity Game Closures

As mentioned in a previous update, some features of the DeviantArt version of the ARPG have now officially closed.

• Sunday - December 3rd - Achievement Turn-In
  • We will no longer accept turn-in comments and add achievements to Isomara profiles on the IsomaraIndex account. We used to display five achievement images on each import page and then list the rest. We have experienced issues with the thumbnails disappearing and cannot always confirm which achievements an Isomara had if they earned it far in the past. Users can submit a claim on-site with a link to proof on DeviantArt if their character has earned an achievement they do not have on their master list page.
• Companion Care Drops
  • Due to low popularity, Companion Care Drops ceased in 2022; we have now automated the process on the site and have no intentions of updating or bringing back the DeviantArt version, as it would require time spent on manual rolling, banking, and updating of the journal and comment threads.

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.7
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Updates will become more sparse as the holidays roll around. This update contains updates, changes, and fixes from the previous month that have already been applied to the site.

• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live (All of these have already gone live on isomaraisland.com unless specified)

Upcoming Staff Vacations

All Isomara Island ARPG staff will be on vacation on the following dates. There will be no updates during this time, and all reports, submissions, and claims in the queue will be on hold during these times:

• December 7th - December 14th
• December 24th - December 26th
• December 31st, 2023 - January 2nd, 2024

Website Updates

Updates

Loot Table Reward Fairness

• Many games and activity rewards are rolled from loot tables, and we know unlucky streaks can be annoying, so we have enabled guaranteed loot drops for some loot tables to avoid cases of incredible unlucky reward streaks.
• This feature works where rewards with low drop rates on loot tables will certainly drop after a set number of rolls to avoid unlucky streaks. For example, an item with an expected 10% (1 in 10) roll drop chance will guaranteed to drop on the 20th roll (this is an example and does not represent any specific loot table drop chance in the game).
• At this time, the only loot table rolls that have this in place are the wishing well, legendary items via exploration, and some special trait-related loot tables such as the Radiant trait, where there is a slight chance to earn it by consuming ectoplasm and the Dyed Maw (Achromatic) trait that can be acquired by consuming ink.

Character Lineage & Relations

• Character family trees have been expanded upon and can now list siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. You can find two new links on the sidebar labeled Lineage and Relations. The new lineage page displays all known ancestors and descendants of your character, while the new relatives page will display any siblings, niblings, auncles, and cousins.
• Renamed the lineage tab to Relations on character profiles
• Added images to the lineage tree on character profiles (previously only displayed names)
• Added list of children to relations tab of character profiles (previously non-functional)
  • View the new Relations tab, Lineage page, and Relatives page in action: I-0103: Sugar & I-0001: Slayer

Changes

Art / Literature Gallery

• Added a button to view all recent gallery submissions on the top-right-hand side of the gallery as well as in the sidebar
• We have added a recent gallery section on each character and user profile near the bottom to promote and show off user submissions.
  • The gallery section on a user's profile will only display that user's recent submissions.
  • The gallery section on a character's profile will only display submissions that include the character.
  • These sections will not be visible until the user/character has at least one thing to show in the gallery.

Equipment / Accessory Items Classifications

• All equipment and accessories were incorrectly categorized as everyday items. Due to this, users could not attach them to characters, and thus, their uses and abilities would not take effect. We have corrected this issue, and if you owned any equipment or accessories in your inventory, they have been removed and replaced with their properly categorized counterpart.
• Charm items have been appropriately classified as Accessories. Charm items have been removed from all user inventories and replaced with Charm accessories. You can now correctly equip these charms to your characters.

Fixes

• Equipment and Accessories were listed twice in some shops. Some equipment and accessories were labeled as an item in the game with equipment/accessories as a category name. All of these items have been adequately converted. If you owned any of these items, you should have received a notification of the items being removed from your inventory and a notification of staff granting you the new version. You can now also equip your characters with these equipment and accessories!
• Removed duplicate items being listed in Pacings' Shop
• The equipment box on user profiles now only shows equipment (used to include accessories)
• The accessory box on user profiles now shows owned accessories
• View Achievement Logs on Character Profiles no longer leads to a 404
• Fixed missing badge images on user profiles. Also fixed the issue where badges would scale incorrectly
• Minor formatting adjustments on profile pages
• Removed duplicate backend settings
• Updated some incorrect text strings
• Removed some unintended links in the nav bar
• Removed the lingering mochi/daifuku scavenger hunt targets, as this ended early this month
• Resolved issue where staff were unable to remove currency from users
• Increased image size of critters, equipment, and accessory images on character profiles
• Fixed the name of the critter not correctly displaying underneath the critter image
• Fixed character design updates not being functional
• Fixed issue where users could not login via alternate logins
• Fixed incorrect URLs being linked in some site notifications
• Fought back the ever-encroaching achievement basket on character profiles

Known Bugs

These are issues that have been reported by players or noted by staff and have not been resolved yet but are on our radar.

• Isomara of the Month will sometimes display a companion species
  • Low priority bug: staff will manually roll an Isomara if the site pulls a non-Isomara species for the IOM for the time being
• Some item's information displays shops that they cannot be purchased at

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Activity Game Closures

As mentioned in a previous update, some features of the DeviantArt version of the ARPG have now officially closed.

• Sunday - November 26th - The Daycare
  • The Daycare is now closed. The Daycare was often used to sell new isolings, eggs, and companions at low prices. The onsite Daycare is now primarily a rehoming service for those who want to donate their character back to the game for other users to adopt with in-game currency.

Upcoming Closures

• Sunday - December 3rd - Achievement Turn-In
  • After this date, we will no longer accept turn-in comments and add achievements to Isomara profiles on the IsomaraIndex account. We used to display five achievement images on each import page and then list the rest. We have experienced issues with the thumbnails disappearing and cannot always confirm which achievements an Isomara had if they earned it far in the past. Users can submit a claim on-site with a link to proof on DeviantArt if their character has earned an achievement they do not have on their masterlist page.

Black Friday Sale 2023

All of our adoptable designs are 50% off in price! These Isomara are looking for their new home at hugely discounted rates. 

The sale ends on December 2nd at 11:59 PM

• 🌐 On-site available adoptables [Isomara Island]
• 🟩 Off-site available adoptables [DeviantArt]

The Treat Trade-In shop is remaining open until November 10th 23:59:59 (11:59 PM) island time. On November 11th, all mochi (currency) will be converted into mochi (item), which can be used for crafting and consumption.

All Hallows Event games and the scavenger hunt have been disabled as of now. Daily stamina has been reduced back down to "3" (This won't take into effect until the new day, so you'll still have a total 5 stamina today to use at the Tide Pools and Queen's Cache).

 Also, we have just pushed an update to the site backend. We successfully ran a pass through nearly all site features and pages locally to ensure functionality, but in case you see something not working, please send over a bug report.

Thank you for your continued support and participation!

Hallows Extravaganza Event 2023

Bring On The Carnival Questline Conclusion, and The Carnival Is Here!

Scroll down to read up and participate

Click this to read a previous year's comic for a small lore snippet!  ------->

The worship of the Abyssals and Havens has subsided greatly over the years, and the celebrations of tasty treats and dances have changed and grown outside of their original purpose. Hallows Month still involves enjoying the sharing of treats, but dancing and dressing have been traded for more games of play. Everyone is here to share the stories of old, bask in the changing of the season, and have some good old fun!

General Event Guidelines & Information:

• This event is being hosted on both the Isomara Island Site & on DeviantArt
• Must be a member of the Isomara Island group to participate on DeviantArt
• Must have an account/ be an Early Access supporter to participate on isomaraisland.com
• Art / Literature cannot be used on both the Site and DA for double the rewards. If any entry is submitted twice, rewards will only be rewarded once.
• You may use any Isomara you own, an NPC, or Deus in any activity, game, or prompt
• Art must be full body (at least 75% of the character showing)
• Art must be colored
• Literature needs to be at least 400 words in length

Activity #1 - Trick or Treat

Carmen & Frio have made a lot of mochi and hidden the treats for the isolings to find. This information spread, so now everyone is on the hunt for mochi. 
There are five unique fruit-filled mochi and five normal mochi to find across the site. Finding one will give a clue to another.

• Play Here - Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt 
  
  

Activity #1 Ends: 31 October 2023, 23:59:59 MST (UTC-07:00)

Activity #2 - Apple Bobbing

Try your skill at bobbing for apples. 

Daily stamina has increased to 5 during this event. Players can use that stamina to bob for apples to receive mochi. Stamina remains shared between the Tide Pools, Queen's Cache, and Apple Bobbing.

• Play Here - Apple Bobbing Game
  

Apple Bobbing Prompt:
   Submit a prompt with art about bobbing for apples to receive more rewards (no daily limit!)
     Prompt Rewards - x1 Item + x3 Mochi (currency)
     Submit Prompt Here

Activity #1 Ends: 31 October 2023, 23:59:59 MST (UTC-07:00)

Shop - Treat Trade-In

Stop by and trade the mochi you earned during the Hallows Event for sweet goodies such as hand-crafted fruit daifuku, legendary finds, charms, and mystery candy!

• Shop Link - Treat Trade-In

Some items have a maximum buy limit per person:

• Maximum 1 Queen's Conch per person
• Maximum 1 Wish in a Bottle per person
• Maximum 3 Mystery Candy per person
• Maximum 5 Ultra Mystery Candy per person
• Maximum 5 Sand Dollars per person

Shop Closes: 5th November 2023, 23:59:59 MST (UTC-07:00)

Activity #3 - Bring on the Carnival! (Questline)

Part 1: Winds Brew Wildness

     While windy weather alone won't stop Thyme and the rest of the crew from setting up a carnival, a thunderstorm will. Strange enough, no one has seen any lightning or rainfall, but signs of bolt strikes are present on the grounds, and the wooden stalls and decorations keep being knocked over even though they are wind-proof. 
     Thyme stands around a circle of other Isomara.
     "We need recruits to scout and watch over the grounds and surrounding area at night. I'm not letting another year slip by without a carnival! Get anyone you can to investigate the lightning marks and keep an eye on the weather." Commands Thyme.

     Draw/ Write about investigating the mysterious lightning strike marks and/or watching over the carnival grounds. Keep an eye out for anything bizarre and out of sorts.

• Submit Part 1 Prompt Here
  

Part 2: Swirling Winds & Strange Howls 

     Many Isomara showed up to volunteer in the investigation. Some kept an eye from the sky, while others scoured the grounds for clues. Thyme gathers everyone back into the center of the under-construction carnival. "Thanks to everyone's efforts and assistance, we might have a lead on the strange lightning strikes causing the carnival plans to stall." His words were stern, and the Isomara around him showed excitement at what they had just heard. 

     "While no lightning was seen in the last few nights, one duo of Isomara and their companions reported hearing howling in the area. The howling was mentioned to be louder during nights of strong winds." Murmurs around the circle commenced. Some could be heard.

'Well, of course, howling is heard during the wind. This is what wind does!' shouted one Isomara. 

'I bet it was one of us here just fooling around.' said an older Isomara with a scoff.

     Thymes ears twitched upon hearing these sudden spoken thoughts and added, "No matter the cause, we will find it. I will keep a closer eye on things the next couple of days, even... if it means losing my beauty sleep." His voice got quieter as he said that, almost as if he regretted making the self-promise as soon as the words left his mouth. He gulps in some air and returns to his previous composure. "Some animals might be making a ruckus during these windy nights. We will set up the stalls again, as well as some traps. Can all of you help us gather the materials to rebuild the broken stalls and also help in laying the traps?"

This part has two solutions. You may pick either one:

1. 1. Supply x5 Wood or Driftwood (Can be a combination), x13 Sticks, x1 Cloth or Fabric, x1 Simple Dye, x2 String or Vines (Can be a combination), and x18 Rocks
   2. Include a drawing or story about setting traps or helping build the carnival game booths/ stalls. It must also include Thyme.

• Submit Part 2 Prompt Here
  • You can either submit art/lit or supply the exact amount of materials.
  • If supplying the materials when submitting the prompt under comments, mention that or add all the items listed above in the Add-Ons section.

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.6
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Updates will become more sparse as the holidays roll around. This update contains updates, changes, and fixes from the previous month that have already been applied to the site.

• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live (All of these have already gone live on isomaraisland.com unless specified)

Upcoming Staff Vacations

All Isomara Island ARPG staff will be on vacation on the following dates. There will be no updates during this time, and all reports, submissions, and claims in the queue will be on hold during these times:

• November 16th - November 20th
• November 23rd
• December 7th - December 14th
• December 24th - December 26th

Website Updates

Updates

Prompt Pavilion

• All biome exploration prompts have been added
• All directional voyaging prompts have been uploaded
  • Note the voyaging page is still under construction. You can read all about voyaging here

New Items

1. Kiwi Daifuku
2. Mango Daifuku
3. Mixed Berry Daifuku
4. Paw Charm
5. Hallows Gift Bundle
6. Spooky Cowry Shell
7. Strange Beans
8. Carrot Chips
9. Queen's Conch
10. Sand Dollar
    • Added item versions of the Queen's Conch and Sand Dollar
    • Due to current limitations with shops, we cannot make a currency act as an item and vice versa. If you receive a Queen's Conch (item) or Sand Dollar (item), you can sell it from your inventory for the currency version of the item. The item version will not have any use in the game, so we encourage people to sell these item versions once they have one.

Changes

• Daily NPC Item Request
  • Increased the minimum seashell reward from 10 to 20 when delivering a wanted item
  • Increased the maximum seashell reward from 100 to 150 when delivering a wanted item

• Exploration Activity
  • Increased minimum amount of seashells that can be found in the snow biome
  • Increased maximum amount of tall grass able to be found in the infected biome
  • Increased maximum amount of seashells able to be found in the desert biome
  • Increased minimum and maximum amount of moss able to be found in the snow biome
  • Added vines to Goom Infected biome exploration loot pools; vines are an uncommon find
  • Moved sticks from an uncommon drop to a common drop when exploring the Goom Infected biome
  • Removed chance of Dehydration ailment when exploring jungle biome
  • Added chance of bee sting ailment when exploring forest, jungle, or Goom Infected biomes
  • Added chance of joint pain ailment when exploring the mountain biome
  • Reduced the chance of Sunburn, splinters, and critter bite ailments when exploring the desert biome
  • Slightly increased chance of dehydration when exploring the desert biome

• Miscellaneous Website Formatting Tweaks
  • Minor format edits to the way prompts are displayed
  • Added some quick links and daily game links to the account page
  • Added submit art/literature to gallery quick link under "submit" on the navigation bar when logged in
  • Added all carnival games to the Games dropdown on the nav bar

Fixes

• Unbolded some header fonts to increase readability
• NPC page url directs are functioning (pages remain mostly vacant for now)
• Added item art for Skrill, Jumbo Skrill, Crab, and Clam items
• Changed font size of critter and companion names on character pages
• Fixed a bug where only two instead of three of the most recent adopts were visible on the homepage
• Fixed 404 error when attempting to view user awards
• Fixed overly large images on the account page and encyclopedia page
• An issue where multiple critters on a characters page would not line up neatly in a row
• Fixed a discrepancy in how seashells awards for literature gallery submissions were calculated (Everyone who has submitted a literature piece to a gallery has been given the proper amount of seashells)

Known Bugs

These are issues that have been reported by players or noted by staff and have not been resolved yet but are on our radar.

• Isomara of the Month will sometimes display a companion species
  • Low priority bug, staff will manually roll an Isomara if the site pulls a non-Isomara species for the IOM
• Equipment is listed twice in some shops, such as Charlotte's Iron Emporium
  • Some equipment is still labeled as an item in the game with equipment as a category name. Converting the equipment items to proper equipment is a lower priority but will happen before the end of the year
• Some item's information displays shops that they cannot be purchased at

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Upcoming Closures

• Sunday - November 26th - The Daycare
  • The Daycare will be closing and no longer have new Isolings and companions available for adoption. The Daycare was often used to sell new isolings, eggs, and companions at low prices. The onsite Daycare is now primarily a rehoming service for those who want to donate their character back to the game for other users to adopt with in-game currency.
• Sunday - December 3rd - Achievement Turn-In
  • After this date, we will no longer be accepting turn-in comments and adding achievements to Isomara profiles on the IsomaraIndex account. We used to display five of the achievement images on each import page and then list the rest. We have experienced issues with the thumbnails disappearing and cannot always confirm which achievements an Isomara had if they earned it far in the past. Users can submit a claim on-site with a link to proof on DeviantArt if their character has earned an achievement they do not have on their masterlist page.

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.5
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Weekly updates will become more frequent as we continue to work on the website.

• Website updates, changes, and fixes are from the previous seven days and have already been applied to the site.
• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live (All of these have already gone live on the website version unless specified)

Upcoming Staff Vacation

All Isomara Island ARPG staff will be on vacation from August 21st to September 4th. During that time, there will be no weekly updates. Reports, Submissions, and Claims queue processing will resume on August 30th.

Website Updates

Updates

Prompt Pavilion

• Prompt Pavilion Page Draft has been launched*
  • This page contains quick links to different prompts, categories, and the featured prompt, and this page will be updated as we add more prompts
  • *Images have yet to be added/ placeholders replaced
• Ported the remaining four legacy prompts from the DeviantArt version of the ARPG
  • #9 Tale - Sharing Stories word count has been reduced from 700 to 600
  • #10 Collection - Surf n Turf does not have the +100 HP reward and instead has been replaced with a Leftovers loot table where you can receive some leftover edible items from the feast
  • #12 Survey - Fashion Model added reward of x1 Finery Token
• Daily NPC Request
  • Every day a different NPC will have an item request. In return, they will give a small bundle of seashells. The amount of seashells in this bundle is random. You may receive 10  at the minimum and up to 100 for the small bundle.

New Scavenger Hunt

• Similar to # An Odd Request Scavenger Hunt, legacy prompt #10 - Surf n Turf Time is partially tied to a hunt where members can search around the site to retrieve the necessary items for the feast or instead can use the items retrieved from the normal play of explorations, voyages, and other activities/games within the ARPG
  • NOTE: The newest scavenger hunt targets have not been placed on the site. We will announce on our Discord server and Twitter when this scavenger hunt is fully live to play.

Changes

• Temporarily made the crafting link under the activities dropdown on the nav bar go directly to the Crafting Knowledge list while the introduction to crafting page is under construction.
• Fine Fisherman Achievement has been changed to a user badge from a character achievement.
• Updated Prompt Categories
  • We have clumped the original prompt categories (Tale, Delivery, Gather, Collection, Escort, and Survey) into one category, Legacy. The original 12 prompts from the DeviantArt version of the ARPG are all listed under Legacy Prompts.

Fixes

• Incorrect seashell earning for Art Finishes. Sketches were given 0.5 instead of 1 , Clean Lines/Lineless was 2 instead of 3 , and Painted 4 instead of 5
• The Prompt Pavilion link under the activities nav bar dropdown now appropriately goes to the new Prompt Pavilion page.
• Added +5 when including a Companion of the Month species when submitting art/lit to the gallery
• Added small text on the homepage mentioning the ss bonus when including IOM or COM
• Updated backend code of Companion Species of the Month to change monthly (on the 1st)
• Updated Prompt of the Month on the homepage. The prompt was changed, and we also updated the code in the backend, so now the prompt of the month will change monthly (on the 1st)

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Activity Game Closures

As mentioned in the Dev Roadmap & Group Activity Closures News, some features of the DeviantArt version of the ARPG have now officially closed.

• As of July 30th, prompt #7 Collection - An Odd Request can no longer be completed on the DeviantArt version of the Prompt Pavilion. This prompt and the scavenger hunt is available on-site.
• As of August 6th, ARPG Import Uploads are no longer supported. If you purchase an adoptable after this date and want to participate in the ARPG, you will need to be a member of the Isomara Island Official Site and submit a claim to have the character ported to the master list and be useable in either version of the ARPG (DeviantArt or IsomaraIsland.com).

Upcoming Closures

• Sunday - September 3rd - Visual Import Updates
  • After September 3rd, we will not take any more requests to update the visual master list imports on the IsomaraIndex account. Staff does not have the time to make alterations to the visual, save, and update. We previously and will continue storing the .psds and .pngs of these import images but will not make any new changes.

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.4
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Weekly updates will become more frequent as we continue to work on the website.

• Website updates, changes, and fixes are from the previous seven days and have already been applied to the site.
• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live (All of these have already gone live on the website version unless specified)

Upcoming Staff Vacation

All Isomara Island ARPG staff will be on vacation from August 21st to September 4th. During that time, there will be no weekly updates. Reports, Submissions, and Claims queue processing will resume on August 30th.

Website Updates

Updates

• Seashell Reward Calculations have been reviewed and updated. When submitting a piece to the gallery, there is a seashell reward section (as depicted on the right) users fill out to redeem in-game currency for their work. The currency earned has changed, and more in-depth fields have been added.
  • Added Art Finish section, which includes Sketch for 1 , Clean Lines/Lineless for 3 , and Painted for 5
  • Added Headshot for 4
  • Full Body Chibi for 15 (Chibi refers to more cartoony/anatomically incorrect or simplified features and details)
  • Increased Large Companion inclusion from 5 to 10 each
  • Increased Small Companion inclusion from 3 to 5 each
  • Added Prompt Activity for 5
  • Implemented a new word count equation; previously, we didn't have a solid equation to calculate the number of words to seashell reward. Instead, a rudimentary tier system was in place where if you submitted at least a certain word count, you would receive a set amount of seashells. With the old tier system, we found that users were not getting enough seashells with longer stories. We have alleviated this dilemma, but note shorter stories seashell conversation rates have been nerfed slightly. We firmly believe this is fairer to the users and better for the economy. Here are some examples using the new equation along with the closest estimate from our old currency reward conversion:
    • 250 words = 17 (Old: 200+ words = 15 )
    • 400 words = 23 (Old: 400+ words = 35 )
    • 1000 words = 87 (Old: 1,000+ words = 95 )
    • 1450 words = 177 (Old: 1500+ words = 145 )
    • 2050 words = 353 (Old: 2,000+ words = 200 )
    • 2200 words = 407 (Old: 2,200+ words = 220 )
    • Note: Literature still receives seashells for activity bonus, including the Isomara of the month, and NPCs, along with the word count rate.
• Community NPC Deus (D-0001) has been uploaded to the site
  • Any gallery submissions with her have been updated to have them tagged appropriately

Changes

• Added image emblems to the Supporters of the Credits page to better indicate if a user was a previous/current Patreon supporter and/or has supported the Early Access launch directly

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect seashell earnings in gallery submissions
• Fixed inconsistencies with some URL naming conventions
• Updated various incorrect naming schemes on the sidebar with proper terms
• Shrunk shop coupon messages to avoid overlapping with other floating assets
• Resolved 404 error when selecting view all accessories from a user's profile
• Fixed 500 error when trying to view details of a claim
• Fixed 500 error when viewing the detailed log of a submission

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Activity Game Closures

As mentioned in the Dev Roadmap & Group Activity Closures News, some DA versions of activities/games will be sunset in the near future.

Upcoming Closures

• Sunday - July 30th - Insect Hunt
  • #7 Collection Prompt - An Odd Request tips members to look for at least 5 insects around the group to grab 4-digit codes. The codes would be turned in for the prompt rewards. The 4-digit codes would be updated every time someone completes this prompt as well as the insects may move locations too. Since one person could complete this prompt per Isomara, staff would update these codes often. We have decided to retire this prompt. This prompt and the scavenger hunt is available on-site.
    
• Sunday - August 6th - ARPG Import Uploads
  • On August 6th, we will no longer add Isomara and companions to the IsomaraIndex master list account. If you purchase an adoptable after this date and want to participate in the ARPG, you will need to be a member of the Isomara Island Official Site and submit a claim to have the character ported to the master list and be useable in either version of the ARPG (DeviantArt or IsomaraIsland.com)

Changes

• The in-Game Currency rewards journal has been updated to match the on-site seashell rates.
  • Including multiple Isomara for +15ss in stories has been removed since the word count formula has been reworked.

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.3
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Weekly updates will become more frequent as we continue to work on the website.

• Website updates, changes, and fixes are from the previous seven days and have already been applied to the site.
• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live (All of these have already gone live on the website version unless specified)

Website Updates

Updates

• Training page has been completed*
  • Some information has been clarified and moved around, and new information about how to submit and how to look for characters which allows training to be added
  • *Images have yet to be added/ placeholders replaced
• Art Gallery
  • Added a link to the Art Gallery on the navigation bar under the Community tab. Users are able to upload images to our art gallery and use those URLs when submitting any activity/prompt.
  • We encourage users to submit old artwork to the gallery. You will not be given any seashells or activity rewards if this artwork was already submitted to the DA group and received rewards there.
• Prompt Pavilion
  • Added legacy prompts #4 Gather - Produce Collective through #8 Survey - Night Shift Watch. That's five prompts that have been fully ported over from the DA version
• Scavenger Hunt
  • Users can now turn in An Odd Request Scavenger Hunt for rewards. The Scavenger Hunt has been updated with information. To receive your rewards, submit the #7 Collection - An Odd Request prompt

Changes

• Submit Activity/Prompt
  • A line of text has been added under the Submission URL title field that mentions and links to the art gallery
• Prompt Pavilion
  • Added new reward of 1 random fruit or vegetable item to prompt #4 Gather - Produce Collective (Pacings has been heard to give out Dragon and Star Fruit to helpers rarely)
  • Added x2 White Pearls to the rewards for prompt #6 Survey - Goom Savior. In the DA version of the prompt pavilion, the first-time completion is a Goom Orb (same as on-site), but the x2 White Pearls would only be rewarded for subsequent completion of this prompt (and no goom orb). We have decided to make this prompt limited to one submission per user. The reward is now x1 Goom Orb and x2 White Pearls.
  • With the addition of the scavenger hunts, the legacy prompt An Odd Request has been updated to reward the Bug Catcher Achievement to users. This prompt no longer grants the achievement to an Isomara, as this Scavenger Hunt can only be completed once per user.
  • Added Insect Net as a reward to prompt #7 Collection - An Odd Request
  • Bug Catcher Achievement is now a user badge. Any Isomara with this achievement will have it swapped out with a different but similar-looking achievement with the same effects in a future update.
• Queen's Cache & Tide Pools Dailies
  • The timer has been reduced from 10 seconds to 0 seconds, and now claiming rewards will be instant. Please claim your reward for one before attempting to roll the other daily, as we've mentioned in a previous update. If we find this is causing issues, the timer will be added back but lowered to 5 seconds.

Fixes

• Added missing ages to various Isomara
• Fixed a 500 error when viewing the prompt queue and any specific prompt submission

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Activity Game Closures

As mentioned in the Dev Roadmap & Group Activity Closures News, some DA versions of activities/games will be sunset in the near future.

Upcoming Closures

• Sunday - July 30th - Insect Hunt
  • #7 Collection Prompt - An Odd Request tips members to look for at least 5 different insects around the group to grab 4-digit codes. The codes would be turned in for the prompt rewards. The 4-digit codes would be updated every time someone completes this prompt as well as the insects may move locations too. Since one person could complete this prompt per Isomara, staff would update these codes often. We have decided to retire this prompt. This prompt and the scavenger hunt is available on-site.
    
• Sunday - August 6th - ARPG Import Uploads
  • On August 6th, we will no longer add Isomara and companions to the IsomaraIndex master list account. If you purchase an adoptable after this date and want to participate in the ARPG, you will need to be a member of the Isomara Island Official Site and submit a claim to have the character ported to the master list and be useable in either version of the ARPG (DeviantArt or IsomaraIsland.com)

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.2
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Weekly updates will become more frequent as we continue to work on the website.

• Website updates, changes, and fixes are from the previous seven days and have already been applied to the site.
• DeviantArt Group updates, changes, and fixes will take effect and go live soon after this post is live (All of these have already gone live on the website version unless specified)

Website Updates

Updates

• The training page has been ported over
  • This is a rough draft, and we will be reviewing this page over the next week to ensure the text is clear and concise. Some images are missing or are placeholders for now.
• Added an advisory note to both the Queen's Cache and Tide Pools to better avoid known issues while these issues are being worked on.
  
  • "To avoid any issue, do not pilfer/fish from the Queen's Cache/Tide Pools while fishing/pilfering from the Tide Pools/Queen's Cache. Claim your reward before attempting to roll from the other, else stamina may be wasted, and rewards lost."

Changes

• Added a new News bell icon next to the player avatar and username on the navigation bar (We clearly want you all to know when there is new news!)
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• Minor formatting tweaks with the recent News and Sales content on the home page
• Updated Early Access content info displayed on the home page
• Wishful Well cooldown has been increased from 5 days to 7 days
  • Cooldown has been refreshed
• Fight and Flight stat cap of 500 each have been removed (The 500 cap will remain in the DA version)
• Cleaned up formatting and slight visuals tweaks to shop pages
• Removed Twitter Timeline from the home page

Fixes

• Coupon items can now be traded between users
• Added missing Prawn tail trait
• Resolved issue tossing seashells into the Wishful Well
• Recent character sales on the home page now properly display character thumbnails

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Activity Game Closures

As mentioned in the Dev Roadmap & Group Activity Closures News, some activities have now officially closed

• As of July 8th, the DeviantArt version of the Queen's Cache and Tide Pools have officially closed but can still be played on-site

Upcoming Closures

• Sunday - August 6th - ARPG Import Uploads

• • On August 6th, we will no longer add Isomara and companions to the IsomaraIndex master list account. If you purchase an adoptable after this date and want to participate in the ARPG, you will need to be a member of the Isomara Island Official Site and submit a claim to have the character ported to the master list and be useable in either version of the ARPG (DeviantArt or IsomaraIsland.com)

Changes

• Leaf Coupon no longer only discounts special items and can now be used to purchase any 1 item from Pacings' Shop for free (Is now aligned with the site version of the item)