Island News & Updates

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
View all past Update Logs

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)

🎂 It's Pacings' birthday!

Celebrate by stopping by Pacings' Shop for a free Leaf Coupon [NEXT 24HRS ONLY!]

🌐 Pacings' Shop (Very bottom of the shop stock)

Submit a drawing of Pacings between July 6th and July 18th for a bonus +60 seashells. 
Drawings must be at least bust up and colored (There is no limit to the number of drawings you can make). 

Submit art here:
🌐 Art Gallery (General Art Folder)

For those participating in ArtFight this year, you may even use this art as an attack! IsomaraARPG is now on ArtFight. Only the Community owned NPCs plus Pacings have been uploaded -  https://artfight.net/character/3657030.pacings 

Hello villagers,

    Thank you for all the support thus far! Summer is here, and while I want to lounge in the pool all day, I have work to do on this website to make it better for myself and all of you.

     A month ago, we launched the Isomara Island ARPG early access. Since then, two small updates have been released, addressing bug fixes and added features. Today we will dive into the current site development roadmap, updates to the DeviantArt version of the ARPG, and review known site issues.

Isomara Island Development Roadmap

Phase 1

During phase 1, we will finish porting base pages and implementing the core features of the Isomara Island ARPG.

• Prompt Pavilion
  • Will include a new page layout to incorporate the familiarity of the DA version and additional features such as quests.
• NPC Pages
  • Dedicated pages for each NPC that will include general information, and quick links to stores, games, and classes they run
• Currency Guide
  • Updated guide on how to earn in-game currency and take a look at economy balancing
• Training Page
• Inhabitant Pages
  • Separate pages that detail each island species, behavior, anatomy, and other relevant information
• Consumable Items

Phase 2

Additional mechanics and advanced activity implementation

• Voyaging Page
• Slayer's Substantiation Daily Activity
  • The one-time quiz converted into a daily activity with a single question each day
• Forums
• Species Traits Page Revamp
  • Updates to the traits page to display visual, updated information, and examples
• User Account Page Revamp
  • The /me page, when logged in, will be getting an overhaul to include more relevant links and visuals
• Classes & Experience

Phase 3

Fleshing out areas of the game to include more details, systems, and features

• Monthly Prompts
• Isoling Club House
• Interactive Island Map
• Past Event & Contest Porting
  • With DeviantArt's Eclipse changes, many old contests and events can be hard to read and look at. The aim is to port these near 1 to 1 (with a few visual updates) so we can all look back fondly on some old events
• Crafting Page Revamp
  • Concise page overhaul that details how to craft along with all recipes you know/do not know
• Gardening/Farming Game

Phase 4+

• Companion Care Drops
• Courtship
• Exilement
• Mobile Optimization
• Finalize Missing Achievements
  • ○ Only some character achievements are on-site. The aim is to narrow down and implement the rest, so users can finally fill all 49 spots in their character's achievement basket
• Layout Themes (Ex. Dark Mode)
• Item Art
• Additional Lore pages / Relive past Events
• Art Guides, Tutorials, and tips
• Goom Races Game

*Note - Topics listed above may be pushed to earlier or later phases. We will continue to update our player base through on-site news, DeviantArt, and Twitter.

Bugs Fixes And Addressing Feedback

We will continue addressing feedback and resolving bugs and other reports throughout the four development phases. We openly accept and look at all feedback, comments, and issues and will respond to all sent. As I am only one person with one eye and brain, there are times when I will overlook a design element or feature that may not read clearly to players, so I appreciate even the smallest of notes that can serve to improve the site and gameplay.

DeviantArt Version Of The Isomara Island ARPG

The official site will not be fully replacing the DA version. The Isomara-Island ARPG group will remain intact and open. However, some activities and games will be closing over time. All content below refers to only the DeviantArt group version of this ARPG. Nothing is closing on the website.

Activity & Game Closures

As the development of the official site continues, some games and activities will sunset on the DeviantArt version of the ARPG. These are the upcoming activities and games closing and their wrap-up dates.
After the corresponding date, the DA version of that activity/game will no longer be available to play. You can still play them on this site.

Immediately - July 1st (Today)

• Features of the Month
• Monthly Prompts
  • Monthly Features such as characters, companion species, featured achievements, items, and prompts have been fully ported to the official site. The monthly site prompts have not been implemented but are currently in the works under phase 3 of the development roadmap
• Companion Care Drops
  • This was silently dropped some time ago as use waned. There are plans to bring it back on the official site in phase 4 of the development roadmap

Saturday - July 8th

• Queen's Cache [ DA Version | Site Version ]
• Tide Pools [ Site Version ]
  • An automated version of both of these daily games is available on the site. There are also prompts for each, where users can receive additional rewards for including artwork or literature.

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 outside the site 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 Website)

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.

Known Issues

While in early access, there are numerous bugs, work-in-progress pages, and missing images. We are aware of various issues and want to be vocal about what we know is occurring and that we are currently working on improvements and implementation.

These are a list of bugs and issues currently known on the website. We plan to address and resolve these issues throughout the four development phases.

1. Aspects of the site are not functional on mobile devices (Phase 4)
2. Roll rewards of "Nothing" are not clear when presenting this information
3. Foraging loops and shared stamina confusion
4. Users can simultaneously open both the Tide Pool and Queen's Cache page and cast/pilfer from both. This causes a bug where the user will lose out on one stamina as the claim reward will only have one and not both.
5. User badges do not stay confined to the box on user pages
6. Selecting a critter on a user page takes you back to the top of the user page

404's & WIP - Not Implemented pages

Any pages currently on the site that display a 404 or are seemingly empty of content are known to be missing and not ready to be added to the live site or are a work in progress in being ported over from the DeviantArt journal. We have done a full scrub of the site and are fully aware of these pages.

Please keep the feedback coming, and we hope you enjoy your time on the island.

Until next time,
       - Slayer, The One and Only Island Tour Guide

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4.1
View all past Update Logs

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)

Website Updates

Updates

• All roaming characters have been ported over and can be purchased through The Daycare.
• Critters, equipment, and accessories can now be purchased through shops. Many current equipment and accessories are still considered items on the site and will be updated in the coming days.

Shops

• Fully Stocked Darwin's Exchange Center
  • Added Cotton Bundle, Light Seashell Bundle, Heavy Seashell Bundle, and Bulky Seashell Bundle items. These are "box" items and can be opened from your inventory.
• Added Wooden Pickaxe and Obsidian Claws to Charlotte's Iron Emporium
• Removed Black Pearl from Hasha's Hut
  • Darwin has claimed these Black Pearls are not genuine as they are handmade and devalued actual Black Pearls while costing too much. He will not be fooled by these fakes. Hasha has decided to sell these no longer, but she can't stop her pupils of the Witch Doctor class from making them and trying to fool Darwin.

Changes

• Hid scavenger hunt targets for those who are not logged in
• Added a small portion of updated item art
• Added descriptions to items (only to the ones with art at this time)
• Pearls are now considered currency
• Cleaned up the Iso Island page appearance
• Cleaned up Inhabitants > Adopts page formatting
• The site News page is now called Island News

Wishful Well

• Decreased cooldown from 7 to 5 days
• Updated reward drops
• Cleaned up page appearance a bit

Fixes

• Fixed register and login through Discord, Toyhouse, and DeviantArt not working
• Fixed bug where users could change critter variants without a proper item
• Fixed incorrect URL for Isoling Club page
• Fixed 500 error when buying from shops
• Fixed 500 error on the training page
• Fixed 500 error when viewing Masterlist
• Fixed 500 error on pages with the "/world" slug
• Various lingo and string updates across the site
• Removed duplicate Isoling Club link on the navigation bar

A brief welcome to all new and returning players. To get started, we are going to take a look at user profiles and character master lists pages.

Before we begin, verify your account by linking it to an alias if you were a player on the DeviantArt version of the ARPG. When linked to your alias, any characters and items you may have owned will be linked and added to your account.

If you no longer have your DeviantArt account and know you had characters, please email us at npc@isomaraisland.com with all known previously used DA usernames and your username here, so we can verify and link your characters.

Your Profile

When logged in you can access your profile page from the top right-hand of the nav bar next to your avatar. A dropdown is present that will take you right to your profile. While there, you can view a user's information, Isomara, companions, items, and about everything else.

Customization

You can customize the contents of the block right under the basic account information by going to account settings. Account profiles support the use of HTML and some CSS elements, so go forth and show us your style and creativity with a personalized description. Here's an example: 

Characters

Characters are broken down into two sections Isomara and Companions. Companions make up Gooms, Bleppers, Memics, and Memora currently. You can quickly navigate to the character's master list page by selecting them from here. 

Badges

Similar to achievements for characters, badges are awards for yourself. Badges can appear by just playing the game or participating in events. If you're reading this soon after it was posted you probably have the Iso-Island support badge!

Items

Are separated into four (4) sections: Inventory, Equipment, Accessories, and Critters

To interact and use any of these items, you must select "View all..." and then you can select an item and choose the amount and what you want to do with it. 

When selecting an item, a new pop-up window will appear showing the item image, name, where you got it from, and how many. Then are dropdown options for the items. With most items, you can Donate (this will toss the item directly into Darwin's Donations), Sell (removes from your inventory and gives you currency in return), Transfer (gifts the item to another player), or Delete (this permanently deletes the item from the game). Be sure to click the check mark and select the quantity you want to use.

Some items will have additional dropdown fields, such as the coconut. Where it is classified as a "Box" item, meaning you can open it up. Cracking open a coconut removes the coconut from your inventory but in return, gives you the items Coconut Husks, Coconut Meat, and Coconut Water!

Note: Currently consuming edible items is not automated and won't be an available dropdown option. We are actively working on implementing this feature. In the meantime, if you want to feed an item to any of your characters and earn the consumption benefits, please submit a claim mentioning the items you are feeding, the amount, and which Isomara are eating the food.
Equipment, Accessories, and Critters have the dropdown to Attach to Characters. When attached to a character, the item will remain visible in your list of all items, but will mention it being attached to a character.

Character Masterlist Pages

You can query and view all characters on the masterlist. 

Information

The first thing you'll notice on the right-hand side is the basic information and traits of the character. We kept the appearance close to a familiar look as the DeviantArt version of the masterlist import pages.

Profile Customization

Below the info box and image is a content box with Profile and Lineage tabs. The Profile box is similar to a user's profile box; this box can be customized to the owner's liking using HTML. Use the "Edit Profile" button to take you to the edit page where you can update not just the profile box content but also add the character's name, link a Toyhou.se page if you have one, and list their height, gender identity, and/or pronouns. Height, gender identity, and pronouns will not be shown if not set on this page. You can update them whenever you want! Below the profile edit box will also be dropdowns to set whether you are okay with other users using your character in trainings and gaining stat points, allowing gift art and/or gift writing.

Companions and Critters

Companions can be equipped/unequipped to Isomaras via submitting a claim. Due to how companioning works in our backend, this is a feature only the admin can access. Critters can be attached to characters via your inventory as mentioned above in the Items section of Your Profile (the same goes for equipment and accessories).

Achievements

Character awards are granted by playing the game, completing activities, prompts, and various other aspects of gameplay. If your character is missing achievements, please submit a report.

The Sidebar

The dreaded sidebar that you see on characters, profiles, and much of the site is a smaller navigation bar that has plenty of valuable links. This sidebar on a character's page will contain links to the character's inventory, official design images, gallery images (from submitted prompts and general art), and various history logs. Take your time looking through them,a nd if you ever have a question, please do ask. 

Past Update Journal: Iso-Island 6.4
View all past Update Logs

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)

Website Updates

Updates

• Added respective art banners to Queen's Cache and Tide Pools pages
• Added Island map to map page along with biomes descriptions with links to notable locations such as shops and creatures that can be found
• Added copy to clipboard function to quickly copy a character's masterlist ID
• Implemented The Wishful Well. We are bringing back the old Wishful Well game, where users can toss items into the well in hopes for a wish to be granted.
  • The features and limitations of the game are being finalized
  • Note that the DeviantArt version of the Wishful Well will remain offline

Changes

• Removed training permissions from companions as they do not have stats
• Removed height fields from companions

Fixes

• Resolved issue with inability to companion characters together
• Added missing Exploration page link to Beginner's Guide
• Fixed a bug with submitting reports and comments

DeviantArt Group Updates

Updates

Exploration Reward Balancing

• Increased min amount of Feathers able to find in Jungle from 0 to 1, increased max from 3 to 5
• Increased min amount of Skrill able to find in Ocean from 0 to 2
• Increased min amount of Scallops able to find in Ocean from 0 to 1
• Increased min amount of Seashells able to find in Snow from 0 to 2
• Increased min amount of Flowering Quince able to find in Snow from 0 to 1
• Increased min amount of Witch Hazel able to find in Snow from 0 to 1
• Increased min amount of Peanuts able to find in Infected from 0 to 2, increased max from 7 to 9
• Increased min amount of Potatoes able to find in Infected from 0 to 1, increased max from 2 to 3
• Increased min amount of Grapefruit able to find in Infected from 0 to 1, increased max from 2 to 3
• Increased min amount of Seashells able to find in Pelemoku from 5 to 10
• Increased max amount of Crabs able to find in Pelemoku from 1 to 2
• Increased max amount of Bones able to find in Pelemoku from 1 to 2
• Increased max amount of Obsidian able to find in Pelemoku from 1 to 2
• Increased min amount of Flowers able to find in Pelemoku from 0 to 1
• Increased max amount of Teeth able to find in Pelemoku from 1 to 2
• Increased max amount of Crab able to find in Coral Reef from 1 to 2

Removed Items

These items have been removed from the ARPG. Anyone who owns these items currently have been refunded the equivalent Sand Dollar/Seashell amount.

• Gender Remedy
• Bond Certificate

Changes

• Renamed Coconut Shell to Coconut Husk
• Replaced Gender field to Gender Identity field and added Personal Pronouns field
  • Originally when the ARPG was created, we kept the same simple guidelines that many other ARPG and species communities used where gender was the biological sex and kept breeding simple. The way the ARPG handles gender/sex has become unrestricted as this is not a breeding-focused ARPG and does not need to be policed. We will no longer restrict the "gender" field to only male and female. A character's genitals are between themself, the owner player, and anyone the owner choose to share the information with. Any Isomara will be able to court with another no matter gender/sex, and any items related to same-sex mating if any, will be removed from the game. Now the field of gender and personal pronouns will be simply additional character information if the owner chooses to display it.
  • You can add your character's gender identity and personal pronouns by commenting on the UPDATES thread of their masterlist import on IsomaraIndex
     

    

     

    
    
    
    

  • The website Masterlist pages will have an edit button allowing the character's owner to change gender identity and personal pronouns whenever they see fit!
    

You heard right. Early Access begins June 2nd. Support Us to receive an invitation key to register for an account starting June 2nd. In-game rewards will also be added to your account if you support us once registered. 

If you are reading this right now, you might be one of the first members of the site. If so, Hi! We are happy to have you here! Please send over any feedback, bugs, and questions you may have to the Support Center. 
During Early Access, we will diligently work on porting over all activities, species, and world information and updating placeholder artwork. A development roadmap will be available during Early Access.

The Isomara Island ARPG official Discord Server is back and available to the public!

After a hectic month and the old server being wiped after a malicious hacker attack we have brought back the server from the ashes like a majestic phoenix. If you remember the old server then you may notice the removal of some channels which we deemed outdated or no longer useful as well as some new features! 
These new features include converting the Ask an NPC, Questions and Answers, and Suggestion-box channels into proper thread channels. Threads will also the staff to better assist and communicate with members without confusion and muddy conversations. Please be sure to check the post guidelines before making a new thread in these channels.