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Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago Official
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BUG UPDATES

Hey everyone! It's been a busy month, so I thought I'd make a BIG update post just going over it all.


Fixes and Status Reports!

Survival: Things to Know

  • If you had a 2020 virus that finished on February 23rd, and you did not get the skin and/or are unable to sign up for a new strain after that one finished, please file a ticket for assistance.
  • If you have kissed someone while you are a zombie, and you are missing the "Zombie Kisser" achievement, please file a ticket to get the achievement manually awarded.

Avatars All known avatar issues were fixed before Survival! Hexes were fixed completely; This means things like kisses, snowballs, etc will all show up immediately on your HA when you get them and expire correctly. We've also fixed several cache issues with avatars not updating. Now, whenever a change is made to your avatar (whether it be changing an outfit or getting a hex somewhere), that change should show up within a few seconds at most. Items added to your wardrobe will also show up in your wardrobe right away.

Pet Spotlight The code for Pet Spotlight has been entirely fixed. Thanks for bearing with us as we tested it this weekend! Now, we are just going through our backlog of winners who didn't get news posts, and once these are done, it will be back to normal operations :)

Shoutbox This was disabled because we found it was causing significant site-wide lag. I've noticed a few rumors going around about this, so I wanted to clear this up: We are actively working to resolve this, because, like you, we don't want to have to disable the Shoutbox during holidays. We aren't planning to just close it during holidays and call the problem solved. However, right now, it needs to stay disabled out of necessity. If we reopened it, the entire site may crash and become unusable, including the SB itself. I'll do my best to keep you updated as we keep working on this issue.

Daily Resets and other Daily Tasks We have been working on issues with things not resetting correctly at midnight, for example: quests, recycle beast smelter, ZWE betting, Mystery shop, and the Rift. I've made some major behind-the-scenes changes to make the coding behind this simpler and more reliable. At this point in time, we think everything at midnight is fixed and is now working correctly. However, I'll be watching it to make sure. Please post on the following topic if you notice anything failing to reset at midnight: [topic not found]

I'm aware there are a couple other broken things that happen daily (such as various game prizes/high scores not working), and am still actively working on these!

User Shops Efficiency Update Since several users have reported lag/timeouts when accessing their user shops and galleries, I've been working on an update to make them load better. I'm asking users to help test run it before we roll it out. Your feedback is valuable and will help me improve it further! Please see my post here for more details.

Specific Sidebar Notifications not Working Please see Missing Event Notification/Alerts for a full list of known issues here. (And, if you're aware of a broken alert that isn't on that list, please let us know on that topic!) This issue is still on our radar, and I'm prioritizing getting Training Center notifications fixed first, as I know how important those are!

Other Little Fixes!

☕ The Coin Machine would crash if you won a stat change and didn't have an active pet. It now requires an active pet to use. ☕ Fixed an issue that was causing the About page to lag and fail to load. ☕ Fixed an issue preventing you from changing your status to something containing an apostrophe. ☕ Fixed a strange "User does not exist!" error sometimes encountered when replying to sMail. ☕ The Luminaire Chance Machine has been fixed. (There was an error causing it to show as a blank white page.) ☕ Fixed a few trading center issues: usernames not showing up on a specific screen, and a phantom checkbox showing up when you create a new trade. ☕ The Notepad widget had a problem where it sometimes wouldn't update correctly; this has been fixed. ☕ Third time's a charm? If you were experiencing issues with HTTP Subeta not redirecting to HTTPS, this should be fixed. Note: On some pages, you may still see a notice that "some parts of this page are not secure". This is usually caused by user-uploaded images (such as parts of pet/user profiles, or forum signatures/forum images). However, if you notice this on a page that doesn't have any custom images, please make a bug report to let us know!

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Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Damon
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Evee

Thank you so much! :)

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
The Helper
Jess
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Crimsyn

This month you have been no ordinary Bug, but a SUPER BUG! You're our superhero! Thank you :) ❤

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Varis
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Ninive

Thank you for your hard work, remember to rest properly <3

[tot=Varis]

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Tinkerbabe
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Blockhead

Oh my goodness, you have been very, very busy. Everything seems to be working really well to me. Thank you so very much for everything you do!!!! Hugs!

 Calendar days are closer than they appear!  [item=mocking clock]   
Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
SlashSlashX
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Thank you for all the hard work you've been putting into getting things fixed. :)

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Alkuna
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Dhemon

Thank you for all your hard work! I know it's hard to get things done when you look at a huge mass of errors and realize what a mountain you face. Take the time you need and don't burn out! We can all wait the extra time it takes. :)

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  • Adopting interesting names
Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
If ever a whiz there was
Georgie
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Holly Daze

Thank you. I have a habit of telling you when things are wrong and not letting you know I appreciate it when they are fixed. I suppose I am one of those people that thinks if I am not complaining about it, you know it is okay. I don't want to be like that. So thank you. Many, many things are right now. It is appreciated.

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
One, Two
Victoria
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Colson

Thank you for the updates!

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Luck
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Bella

Thanks for all the work, these updates are great. Especially loving the faster avatar cache.

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Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
WyvernsFire
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SomberSolace

Thanks for all the work fixing everything. I’m so happy training center alerts are being worked on.

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Trees
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Thanks for making sure things go as smoothly as possible, and also for letting us know that you are working on the Shoutbox issue. I am a bit worried about it being closed for future events, but the fact that you don't want to have to do that gives me hope, even if it does take a while.

I'm very thankful for you solving the problem on the 23rd/24th in particular, I was so scared I would have to start over, but instead I just had to wait for someone to unlock the skin for me.

Also, it's been a while since we had the monthly updates, and this thread reminds me of it.

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Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
mollykmooney
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Annie Oakley

Thank you! ❤

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Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
MistressMurder
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Mistress_Murder

Thank you for the update and for all of your hard work!

I ♥️ [font=cursive]RIP to all my furbabies who have come and gone. I will be with you again someday.[/font] [Topic=6190] ♥️ my HA

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
dragonrider88
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Kwixis

Thanks for all your hard work! It's much appreciated!!

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
MatrixedAgain
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Nice updates! Thank you for all your hard work Bug!

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Lypsyl
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Crotchety

Thank you!

I've been biting a lot of people, so I've been changing my HA regularly! I've really appreciated it changing right away so I can be sure I'm biting with the correct strain.

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
elka
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juxed

I literally just wanna say: WOW. ILU. All of this is so detailed and amazing. and WOW again. MEGA HI5!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! I know you are super tired but please please PLEASE know it's appreciated more than you'll ever realize. ❤️

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
Chrysariel
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Khan

Super Bug! Thank you.

[Kiss=Chrysariel] Wishlist Come check out my shop! =<^.^>= Always willing to haggle if the price is right. : Looking for and

Feb 27, 2020 6 years ago
DarkVixen28
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Super Bug to the rescue! cue heroic theme music

Seriously, thank you muchly for all your hard work!

Also going to throw in that I can confirm the https redirect is working properly on my ancient-outdated-everything-system.

No, there ain't no rest for the wicked Until we close our eyes for good

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