This update includes some updates, changes, and fixes since Update 7.5. We wanted to push these changes sooner rather than waiting on Update 8.0 as these are rather important.
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Earning In-Game Currency Balancing

The In-Game Currency Guide has received a large update to rebalance currency earning through submissions including some newly added sections, and removed sections. Much of the description text for each type and section has also been improved for clarity and improved understanding with added example images. More images will be added in the future.

⬆️Seashell Rewards Increase Payout

• Level of Finish
  • Sketch from 1ss to 5ss
  • Clean Lines or Lineless from 3ss to 12ss
• Character Visibility
  
  • Half Body from 10ss to 15ss
  • Bust / Headshot from 4ss to 10ss
• Art Bonus Options
  
  • Full Color from +5ss to +10ss
  • Simple Shading from +5ss to +10ss
  • Complex Shading from +15ss to +25ss
  • Basic Background from +10ss to +15ss
  • Advanced Background from +25ss to +60ss
• Activity Bonuses
  
  • Training from +2ss to +4ss
  • Exploration from +2ss to +4ss
  • Voyaging from +2ss to +4ss

⬇️ Seashells Reward Reduced Payout

• Art Bonus Options
  
  • Partial Background from +5ss to +2ss
• Activity Bonuses
  
  • Prompt Pavilion from +5ss to +4ss
• Miscellaneous Bonuses
  
  • Isomara & Large Companion from +10ss to +8ss
  • Small Companions & Critters from 5ss to 4ss

➕ Added Seashell Payout Sections

• Character Visibility
  
  • Chibi Half Body: 10ss
  • Chibi Bust / Headshot: 5ss
• Art Bonus Options
  
  • Limited Color: +5ss
  • Intermediate Background: +30ss

➖ Removed Seashell Payout Sections

• Level of Finish
  
  • Painted: 5ss

🌠Past Work Seashell Redemption

IMPORTANT! For those players who have been around since before the website you'll likely remember the small payout of seashells in the prior 10 years which slowly increased over time. To thank the players with this rebalance we will be allowing all old work to be eligible for another seashell payout again using the new rates above as there have been many changes and improvements over the lifetime of the ARPG.

This means any work from 2014 to the present day can be submitted to the site's gallery and receive seashells with the new payout changes!

• If you've already uploaded some old work to the site's galleries you may either delete them and resubmit them or submit a claim with the links to the submissions and we will recalculate the seashell earnings for them.
• Any work submitted to the site that has received seashells for it will not be eligible for this new payout redemption
• You may not resubmit the old work for any prompt or activity if it was already used for one back on the DeviantArt version of the ARPG

This is a special one-time happenstance that will only be available until January 31st, 2025. After that date, players are still welcome and encouraged to upload any and all work onto the site's galleries, but old work from before the site's existence will not be eligible for a secondary seashell payout.

If you have any questions please leave a comment in this news post.
Also, here's a secret code for reading all this! Use code 15335345H3LL5 to redeem some free seashells and a sanddollar. This code expires on February 1st, 2025!

Changes

🗨️ Wording Changes to Earning In-Game Currency Guide

• We moved the word "bust" to be included in the headshots section of character visibility as a bust is closer to the amount of headshot visibility and not a half-body
• Removed the "anatomically incorrect" wording when describing chibi proportions because while that can be used for chibi proportions a normal full body can be stylized and be anatomically incorrect and not be considered a chibi. We welcome stylized work and any art that drifts away from what one may consider to be "official" isomara anatomy and art style.

🛠️Fixes

• Fixed Accessories and Equipment not displaying their descriptions in the Index
• Fixed Companion Care Drops fail to populate at the start of the month automatically (December drops have been distributed!)
• Fixed Written work not being calculated correctly for seashell earning (We knew it was wrong and ensured players were rewarded accurately thanks to old formulas and scripts we still have)