We've heard your feedback and we're sorry we dropped the ball here.

* Ochre Powder, along with all Treasure Hunting special use items, will be included in all iterations of the event.
* Each Treasure Hunting event will have themed decorations and backgrounds that will only appear in that version of the event (e.g. Drowned decorations will not appear in January, etc.).

A note on the September event encounters: we have had reports that there are fewer encounters showing up this year, and fewer Jewel Beetles being given out. We have investigated multiple times throughout the start of the month and have yet to find any evidence in the code that there is anything blocking the occurrence of event encounters. We are continuing to look into these reports, but so far have not experienced the issue ourselves through multiple tests.

It is important we clarify that Siren's Call was not introduced as an attempt to monetise a bug, as some have claimed, but that we wanted to offer some items to further customise the experience of explore by increasing the standard rates and decreasing rates of other encounters, such as beetle larvae.

While we appreciate the feedback of our players - both long-term and newer - please remember that we are a small team of developers, and we are human. We try our best to listen to you, sometimes we miss the mark and we will try to correct it where we can. We definitely do not intend to ignore you. Mistakes will be made, and we are sorry for that.

We would kindly ask that you try to temper any feedback you give - reading responses in ALL CAPS and with a scathing/spiteful tone can be disheartening at best. We generally are very open to making changes, but we need to keep a collaborative and constructive spirit.

To provide an update on promised features:
* Another mutation, the Primal variant based on the Ennedi Tiger, is on track to be released during Black Friday.
* Mutation decor conversions were pushed back due to prioritising other things, but are still in the works, and we hope to release them in early 2025.
* The Spirited pose is on track for a Winter 2024 release.
* The recode is currently delayed due to server shenanigans earlier in the year that are still somewhat ongoing.
* We're starting to work on the raffle lioness system changes that were mentioned in Community Update #238: implementing raffle studs and adding a confirmation system that will reroll the winner if the original winner doesn't claim her for 30 days.