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Upcoming Release Posted March 4th, 2022, 10:11 PM

A new creature will start appearing at 12:00PM Server Time on March 6th. A news post with additional information will be posted at the same time.

This release will not interfere with the current Winter Breeding Season. The new creature …

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Winter Breeding Season 2022 Posted February 13th, 2022, 12:36 PM

Winter Breeding Season 2022 is on! The Wintry Glacier will be generating three seasonal rarity creatures through the end of March 20th, 2022. Seasonal creatures use separate slots from your regular ones, so now's the time to swing by and …

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New Species in Mining Site S Posted December 26th, 2021, 5:00 PM

A new species has appeared in Mining Site S! This creature will be flooding this Sector for 36 hours, after which it will appear at its normal rate.

If you don't see any right away, don't worry—more will appear every …

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New Stuff and Upcoming Release Posted December 24th, 2021, 10:02 PM

New Stuff

We have a few goodies for you:

  • There is one new emoji, :love:, now available for use in all places where the site's custom emojis can be used.
  • Lightcatchers have migrated to Chroma Coast for the winter.
  • More …
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Ruby and Tan Chroma Posted December 9th, 2021, 11:12 AM

Today we're elated to introduce two new Chroma: Ruby and Tan! This is something that has been very long in the making, from even before Protochroma launched. We'll also take this moment to say that no, new Chroma are not …

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Fall Breeding Season 2021 Posted November 12th, 2021, 6:30 PM

Fall Breeding Season 2021 is on! The Swamped Factory will be generating three seasonal rarity creatures through the end of December 13th, 2021. Seasonal creatures use separate slots from your regular ones, so now's the time to swing by and …

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New Items and Stock Rotation Posted November 10th, 2021, 7:58 PM

New Rotating Items

Two new items (though one of these you've already probably encountered), Venom Ammo and Fertility Serum, are being introduced today along with a new mechanic to the Supply Shop itself: randomly rotating stock items. Unlike Rare Chroma, …

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New Species in Forested Laboratory Posted October 11th, 2021, 8:00 AM

A new species has appeared in the Forested Laboratory! This creature will be flooding this Sector for 36 hours, after which it will appear at its normal rate.

If you don't see any right away, don't worry—more will appear every …

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Themes, Index Update, and Upcoming Release Posted October 9th, 2021, 4:17 PM

Site Themes

There are now three new site themes you can choose from via the Site Themes option on the Account page. Two dark themes (Obsidian and Sapphire) and one light theme (White) are available alongside the default theme, now …

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Simulated Delving Posted September 15th, 2021, 3:50 PM

Delving has been expanded to now include a new mode: Simulated Delving. Simulations allow you to play infinitely, compete with other users for a spot on the leaderboards, and earn snacks for performing well.

Simulated Delving can be accessed from …

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