It’s spooky season, and that means it’s time for a spooky event! To do so, we need to show you two brand new types of Shrimpshifters: Deep Sea and Ancient!

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DEEP SEA

Deep Sea Shifters are a variant of Shrimpshifters that are native to the deeper levels of the ocean. They live underwater, typically much further off the outer coast in their own tribes or as rogues instead of in cities. They are rarely land-breathers, but if they are, it is through generalized breathing (meaning they breathe in water and on land). The deeper you go into the ocean, the more terrifying they become….

Deep Sea is a minor trait set, meaning it is tacked on to a major trait set (which at this point in time is just Regular and Ancient Shifters). For example, if you have an “Uncommon Deep Sea MYO,” you would have a regular Uncommon MYO with access to all of the Deep Sea traits. 

We also moved two regular traits to the Deep Sea traits: Bioluminescent Lure (R) and Transparency (R). If you had these traits, your Shifter may fall in rarity, and the traits will be relabeled with (DS) instead of the rarity tag. (affected Shifters include: #033, #039, #049, #052)

If a Shifter has Deep Sea traits, their masterlist rarity tag will be [rarity]DS (ex, common is CDS).

Deep Sea MYOs will be available in the shop to purchase, although we will not be providing redesign upgrades for DS traits.

You can view the Deep Sea Traits here! 

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ANCIENTS

Ancient Shifters are Shifters who have been revived with the use of genetic technology and artifacts called Remnants. Remnants are fossils, and they are called “Remnants” as they are the remains of an old civilization. Because they are made from often random and sometimes incomplete genetic material, they are known for being frankensteins of multiple Shifters. They have many traits that have long disappeared from the Shrimpshifter species.

To obtain an Ancient, you must have an adequate number of Remnants, which you can collect during events. After you have at least five Remnants, Theodosious will transform them into a Shifter in the Laboratory. You can read more about the process under the Ancient Trait Overview linked below!

You can also sell your Remnants to Archie in return for Scales, and these Remnants will be available for purchase by other users. Archie cannot sell Remnants he doesn’t have, so if he doesn’t have any in his inventory, he won’t have any available for purchase.

Your Remnants will be stored under the same Treasury Account number as your scales, but under the Remnant Treasury.

Ancient MYOs are not available for purchase, and may only be created from Remnants.

An Ancient Shifter’s Masterlist tag will be A[rarity] (ex: common will be AC).

You can view the Ancient Traits here!

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MAJOR VS. MINOR TRAIT SETS

To eliminate some potential confusion from the above trait sets, we have two labels for trait sets: major and minor. 

Major trait sets are entire species. As of now, the only major trait sets are Regular and Ancient.

Minor trait sets are species variants. As of now, the only minor trait sets are Deep Sea and Spooky.

If it helps, you can think about it like a Barbie doll. Barbie dolls come with clothes, and so she—and her initial clothes—are the major trait set. Any extra clothing packs you buy for her are like minor trait sets.

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HALLOWEEN HUNT

The Halloween Hunt will be held starting October 15! It is a “scavenger hunt” type event in which you find candies to win prizes. Prizes include Scales, Remnants, and MYOs of all types!

SPOOKY MYO

Each year, we will release an exclusive minor trait set called “Spooky” that has a unique halloween theme. You can purchase Spooky MYOs during the month of October, as well as earn them during the Halloween Hunt.

On October 8, we will reveal this year’s “Spooky” trait set, so stay tuned!

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NEW SHOPS AND TREASURY

We have some new shops to go along with our three new NPCs: Archie, Terra, and Theodosius! 

We plan to make their shops interactive soon! They are located as stickied threads in the Central Square.

The Treasury Forum was also redesigned to adjust for the new Remnant Feature. You can apply for an account here, and then the Remnants and Scale storage have their own threads.

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Thank you for reading! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)