Today we are rolling out a few small changes!

Masterlist Search All Species

You can now search ALL species by searching from the main "Masterlist" page (versus an inner species page which will still search that specific species!). This allows you to search for things such as all Midveilers designed by a specific user. Be aware that this search may return many results and take several seconds to load!

Discard Items

By popular request, we are introducing the ability to Discard items from your inventory. On all items save for Key Items & select protected items (e.g. items for pending Awfulcone/Stick N Poke traits), you will have an option to "Discard (1)" and if you have more than 1 in your inventory, "Discard (All)". Please keep in mind that this will permanently delete the item and you cannot reverse this action! Only use this for things you truly don't want or need. (Hint: Don't forget you can always put spare items in your Cupboard to save them for later!)

NOTE: For those who may be thinking of Discarding prizes from the Firefly Event, we would advise against that as we have something planned within the event shop that will open during rollover on September 5th!

The Return of Polly

Polly has returned as a special event at the Fishing Hole! We are reworking Glubglubs into Mimix so no Pearls will be given out, but instead she now offers the choice between two exclusive prizes: the "Walk the Plank Stamp" or "Shork Pet"!

Crafting Update

We are still working on the crafting changes mentioned in this month's newsletter. We are now aiming for rollover to get some necessary item art completed to roll those changes out. Thanks for your patience!

Nightly Reboot

To combat some issues with our current user authentication framework (that will be going away with the new site), we're beginning a nightly reboot at 1AM server time. This should help alleviate issues while we work to get the new site up & running in Laravel. It will be normal for a very brief period of downtime at 1AM site time (30 seconds or less on average) going forward, so no need to report so long as it comes right back up! This may be adjusted if we notice it is casuing any secondary issues.

Happy August!
As always, before we dive into what’s in store for this month, make sure to check out this rollover's winners in our Winner’s Showcase!

Ongoing Event: Firefly Catching
The Firefly event will continue until next month's rollover, so be sure to catch as many as you can! There's still plenty of time to earn some excellent prizes from feeding!

Activity Submission Update:
Activity submission has gotten an overhaul to match ARPG submissions! Submission will occur directly from the activity page (except special cases such as Kindness Counts, King's Cure, and Midveiler of the Month) and will allow for image uploads rather than needing to host them offsite! Additionally, King's Cure and Midveiler of the Month entries are now submitted directly from the Masterlist Entries but submitting Gift Art!

Activity Bonuses:
A couple of months ago we retired the old "Art Bonus" system and are now enstating a new "Bonus Paycheck" system for select activities that require a bit more effort: Lottie's Luck, Crabby Kitchen, and Random Contest! Fulfill a special "bonus" requirement each month and earn additional crumbs!

Shop Restocks:
Shops have been updated to restock more frequently! You should see shops restocking multiple times per day. (some perhaps faster than others!) This is still a work in progress and may be tweaked as we monitor things on the backend!

Coffee Cat Craze:
You wanted more Coffee Cats and we heard you! While they are a rare drop in the Coop Gift Bag, we've also added a new hidden quest somewhere around the site where you can pick up one with a bit of fruit (their favourite snack!). We hear there may also be a new Random Event making the rounds as well!

New DTA:
This month's DTA by Loppyrae is quite the avant garde. Feeling inspired? Read more about how to enter here!

Upcoming Updates:
As we've mentioned in the Discord, we are currently re-working some recipes and their ingredient lists, specifically the Preserves recipe deserves additional attention. We have some upcoming changes planned for later this month. Additionally, we're looking into bringing Polly's random encounter chance while fishing. While Glubglubs are being re-worked into Mimix she won't be handing out any pearls, but a Shork or Stamp are still fitting prizes! Keep your eyes on the news for more information on these items later this month!

As always please report any bugs to the approriate Discord channel or forums section!

Hello fellow Midveilers! Our DTA judging ran a bit late as we wanted to take our time judging and have the next one ready before announcing the winner.

And so, the DTA Winner for June is ZackyP!

We love how you incorporated the original design while still making it your own.
Thank you again to everyone who participated! It was wonderful to see everyone's take on this Arborling.

For the month of July, the DTE is the Pink Sea Salt strudel!

This is another redesign contest, so make sure to follow our redesign rules. You can find more info on the contest page:
https://strudel-cafe.com/dta.php

Happy July!

 As always, before we dive into what’s in store for this month, make sure to check out this rollover's winners in our Winner’s Showcase!
Note: The DTA winner from last month has not been decided on yet, but will be added there within the next couple of days!

New Summer Layout:

In conjunction with this month's event, we are rolling out a temporary layout change for the duration of the event! This "darkmode" theme is a fun, seasonal change but don't worry -- the old layout will return in September!

New Event: Firefly Catching

To celebrate summer’s arrival we are rolling out a special 2 month event where you visit daily to hide a new set of fireflies and then track them down across the site! Fireflies can be found all around but the hints provided should help send you in the right direction. If you can’t find them all, or you miss a day, don’t worry! You will have adequate time to continue to grow your firefly collection until the September rollover.

What prizes are there, do you ask? You’ll have to wait until the 14th to begin feeding your firefly collection and find out! The more fireflies you collect, the better chance at rarer prizes! Check it out here.

New ARPG Memory & Green Acres Expansion: Trellises

The trellises are the fifth and final expansion of the Green Acres ARPG. Inside the trellises you will find bushes, vines, and shrubby plants! Trellises function much like the existing Green Acres locations with a small twist: You plant your starter, water to grow into a bush, and harvest. After 3 harvests, your bush will deplete and you will need to plant a new starter!

Some existing crops (Blueberries, Roses, Begonias, and Strooberries) have been relocated and there are new Starters to find in the Farmer’s Market for the Summer season! If you owned any of the existing seeds you will find they are now Starters in your inventory. If you had any of the existing seeds planted, they were harvested for you during maintenance regardless of how many waters they had! You will find your produce harvested in your inventory and logs.

Note: Blueberry Starters will be re-sellable for the 25 crumbs per they were purchasable for as seeds for the month of July. If you plan to unlock the Trellises’ though we encourage you to hold onto them as they are more expensive to purchase in their Starter form! Begonia, Rose, and Strooberry Starters are all attained through special means and thus will not be resellable (but can of course be traded!)

New Shops:

Three new shops have opened up in Midveil!

Brew La La - A small cafe run by the lovely Bonnie Bluebird serves caffeinated delicacies and exciting new recipes. 

Sunset Shanty - A new NPC, Kiwi, has turned up and decided to share their lovely gift baskets with all of Midveil!

Ursula’s Oddities - Ursula is expanding her brand to … weird, experimental pets and mutations? This shop is tucked away in Ursula’s lab so you may have to look around to find it!

Update: Activity Bonuses

Activity bonuses are still on hold this month but our goal is to have the updated activity system ready by next month’s rollover!

As always please report any bugs to the approriate Discord channel or forums section!

Hello everyone! We are hosting our annual charity for Pride Month! Pride Puffs and Love Bugs galore! This year we are raising money for the National Black Justice Coalition. Check out the sale either on the Discord or via the forums! 

https://strudel-cafe.com/forums.php?thread=30