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April Newsletter
Posted 3 April 2022, 13:34:25 EDT :: Last edited 12 May 2022, 11:04:14 EDT by kayy
✦ Happy April, Sushi Rolls! ✦
Let's jump right into this month's updates!!
✦ Soosh of the Month ✦
This month's winner is AcuteExposure!
Peace Mac n' Cheese
Owned by AcuteExposure
Remember, you could be featured next month by drawing the above soosh!
✦ Spring Blossom Festival ✦
This year for the Spring Blossom Festival, we are bringing back a Sushi Dog classic with a good old-fashioned Easter Egg Hunt!
Hunt down 20 different eggs across the website for prizes within! Five special eggs may even have a Sushi Dog to claim as your own inside, but you have to act fast! Whoever is the first one to claim each soosh will be the winner. (Only one soosh can be won per person!). Every other egg will have a small carat prize, and if you manage to find them all, you will be entered into a raffle for the grand prize! Stay tuned for the date below for more information!
The event is currently scheduled for April 23rd @ 3 pm EST
(This date may be pushed back, depending on the circumstances. This is the first time I have held an event like this, and it may take me some more time to get it set up.)
On the morning of April 23rd, the site will be in maintenance mode while I prepare. Nothing will be accessible at this time.
Please note that all members, including mods, are eligible for participation. Mods do not have an advantage, as Kayy will be the one hiding them without consulting others.
✦ Soosh Salon Progress ✦
We are still working through our updates to the Sushi Dog Salon and hope to have an update officially up by the end of April!
Don't know what the Soosh Salon is? Read more about it on our DeviantArt page:
https://www.deviantart.com/sushidogs/journal/Sushi-Dog-Salon-762462388
✦ General Housekeeping ✦
• There has been some general confusion regarding our policy on purchasing Sooshes you put in the mirror yourself. While I do not see the overall benefit, as you are spending a large number of carats unnecessarily and taking away opportunities for someone to connect with a Sushi Dog they may love, we ask that you please refrain from purchasing your own Sushi Dogs from the mirror that you put in. There is no way for us to strictly monitor this beforehand, but if we continue to see this being an issue, we will put something in place to prevent this. We want to avoid doing so, though, as it will severely slow down our team's work process by making the entire process manual. Thank you for understanding.
• In the coming days, there will be an update to the trait guidelines with more visual examples. This will help clearly outline what each trait allows and give you some inspiration for your next MYO.
And that's all for this month! It's a pretty short newsletter this time, but we have a lot of things cooking!
Feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
Egg Hunt 2022
Posted 23 April 2022, 15:00:46 EDT :: Last edited 23 April 2022, 15:00:46 EDT by kayyIt's time for the Spring Blossom Festival Egg Hunt of 2022!
Throughout the website, there are 20 unique eggs hidden in unique places! Test your knowledge of the site and earn prizes!
Each egg contains 50 Carats and a raffle ticket for the event! At the end of the event, a raffle winner will be drawn.
Information:
- There are 20 eggs hidden in two batches. Each batch has 10 eggs, and you can find both batches to equal 20 eggs.
- Eggs will be valid until May 1st, you have one week to find as many as you can.
- When you find an egg, click on it and then click "Claim"!
- When an egg is claimed, you will receive an Egg item in your inventory. You must open it to receive your prize and raffle ticket.
- If an egg has a Sushi Dog prize, be sure to go to the link attached as fast as you can! Once you get there leave a comment saying "Claim!"
- Eggs are small but are not hard to miss! They are all unique in color and pattern.
Prizes:
- Every egg found contains 50 carats and a raffle ticket. Find them all to increase your chances!
- 5 Eggs contain a Sushi Dog as a prize. These are FCFS.
- The winner of the raffle will receive a Sooshapon Capsule, a Haute potion, and one mythical upgrade of your choice! This trait is NOT transferrable!
Rules:
- Eggs will not be hidden on database entries of PLAYER sooshes. NPC sooshes are valid.
- You may only win ONE Sushi Dog if you happen to find more than one. The first one you claim is what you will receive. If you do not like the first one you find, you may skip it.
- All sooshes will have a three-month trade cooldown from when they are found.
- All eggs are hidden on the sushidogs.com domain. None will be on any other platform (DeviantArt, Discord, etc.)
- You are not allowed to work together or share information about an egg's location with other users.
March Newsletter
Posted 6 March 2022, 13:57:23 EST :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:25:00 EDT by kayy
✦ Happy March Sushi Rolls! ✦
We hope you had a lot of fun with our NPC contest last month and all of our fun flash prompts in the Discord! This is a non-event month, so things may be moving a little slower till we get going with our next set of activities!!
✦ Soosh of the Month ✦
This month's winner is CarrsCrap! Thank you for all your contributions to our community!
Lemon Meringue Drip Cake
Owned by CarrsCrap
✦ Winter NPC Design Contest Winners ✦
The results are in! Thank you everyone for entering your stunning designs for Lumi's new look! Unfortunately, there can be only one but we hope you love her as much as we do!
1st Place
Thank you everyone for participating again! Prizes will be dispersed shortly!
If you did not win 1st place, you are free to do what you'd like with your design. Feel free to turn them into a normal Sushi Dog for your MYO slot, trade the design to someone else to be made official, or even save up the items to have them as your very own personal dragonsoosh! We loved seeing everyone's creativity! Even though this is out last seasonal design contest, something tells me that this isn't the end....
✦ Soosh Salon Temporarily Closed ✦
Ever since we moved to the new website, salon appointments have drastically decreased in amounts due to there being no dedicated place for them! Our team (and Pommelraie) are working on revising the current Salon system before reopening, so we will have some fresh and exciting updates for you soon!
Don't know what the Soosh Salon is? Read more about it on our DeviantArt page:
https://www.deviantart.com/sushidogs/journal/Sushi-Dog-Salon-762462388
✦ March Adventure ✦
Our next adventure is still in progress, but stay tuned for our next adventure prompt to continue (or start!) on the mythical of your dreams. Stay tuned!
And that's all for this month! It's a pretty short newsletter this time but we have a lot of things cooking!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
February Newsletter
Posted 30 January 2022, 11:47:55 EST :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:55 EDT by kayy
✦ Happy February Sushi Rolls! ✦
The newsletter is a bit early this month, but with the shorter month ahead we hope this gives you some more time to jump into our event this month! We also have a new featured activity on the site! Be sure to read more below!!
✦ Soosh of the Month ✦
Jan 30 - February 28
(Repeats Monthly)
In the works for a while, if you took a peek at our about page, we are finally ready to release our new Soosh of the Month feature onto the site! Each month we will feature a new soosh from members of our community that participate in the prompt each month! By donating gift art to the featured soosh, you are automatically entered into the running for the next Soosh of the Month event, and get to feature the soosh of your choice if you win.
For the first month, we raffled off everyone who participated in Oodles of Doodles during January!
This winner for this month is Rannarbananar!
Raw Honey
Owned by Rannarbananar
✦ Dragon NPC Design Contest ✦
February 01 - February 28
The time for the next (and final) NPC design contest is upon us! Our final seasonal celestial is in trouble as the Snowfall Festival begins, and only the sooshes of Culario can help him! Do you have what it takes to design a soosh of dragon-sized proportions?
If you're a newer member and don't know what exactly this means, this is your chance to win your very own mythical Dragonsoosh and leave your mark on the group forever! Members will design a dragon mythical to become our official NPC and it will be put to a vote on our moderation team!
And that's all for this month! We hope you are as excited as we are!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
January Newsletter
Posted 10 January 2022, 13:19:37 EST :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:51 EDT by kayy
✦ Happy January Sushi Rolls! ✦
We hope you have jumped into 2022 with a fresh mind! We have a lot of exciting things coming for this year and are still working out the details, but we hope you enjoy your time in Culario with us this year! Thank you always for your continued support. On a personal standpoint, 2022 marks the start of my species ownership with a fresh start now that I have 9 months under my belt. I hope that you have enjoyed the past months and that we can continue to grow our family here. It means so much to me and our mod team that you enjoy Sushi Dogs so much!!
✦ TOS Updates ✦
With the new year and new ownership, we have reviewed our Terms of Service to be more in line with the current status of the species. Please be sure to review carefully as participating on the site and purchasing Sushi Dog-related goods, means that you consent to our TOS! We will also be moving our TOS to the "Help" tab in the near future to make sure it is accessible to all users.
✦ World Lore is now Live! ✦
While our world lore has been in progress for a very long time, we have decided to go ahead and make things live for you to view and we begin fleshing out more lore-related content for our users. 99% of this content was written by Chital so I would like to give credit to her since she graciously let me keep it when I became the owner. I think it has a lot of goodies for you to dive into as we begin expanding Culario for you to explore. We would also like to note that a few NPC names have changed, and are updated accordingly on their database entries! Nox is now Nocte and Dulces is now Taffy.
Images of locations are still coming soon (and the main reason it has not been live yet!) but we decided to go ahead and give you something for the new year!
General species lore is still a work in progress but we hope to have an update for you soon. I will be asking in our Discord server what users would specifically like for me to tackle in the lore to make sure that it's everything everyone could want!
✦ Mod January Adopts Tease ✦
As a small final thought, I wanted to tease that the January mod batch will be Valentine's themed! Go ahead and get ready for some simply lovely little sooshes to use this February season!
✦ January Adventure ✦
Our next adventure is upon us, this time it's time to investigate some mysterious happenings with some snowmen! Are you ready to earn your next virtue? Remember to earn a virtue, you MUST have completed your magic training with your selected soosh!
(Be sure to expand the prompt once you click the link for details!)
Check Out This Month's Adventure
And that's all for this month! We hope you are as excited as we are!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
Secret Soosh Art Reveal
Posted 25 December 2021, 17:57:33 EST :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:45 EDT by kayy
Click the link below to see all the art for this year's secret soosh event!!
https://sta.sh/21ocx1knd6ak
Thank you everyone for another successful year for this event! We hope you all had fun and enjoy your new art! Thank you to everyone who completed their part on time!
November Newsletter
Posted 31 October 2021, 17:00:00 EDT :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:42 EDT by kayy
✦ Happy November Sushi Rolls! ✦
We hope you enjoyed all of the spooky sooshes for October and are ready to jump right into November! As usual, there will not be an event this month and our December calendar is already quite full! Please read below on all the news for this month, including the beginning preparations for December!!
✦ Autumn NPC Design Contest Winners ✦
The results are in! Thank you everyone for entering your stunning designs for Purnima's new look! Unfortunately, there can be only one but we hope you love her as much as we do!
1st Place
Thank you everyone for participating again! Prizes will be dispersed shortly!
If you did not win 1st place, you are free to do what you'd like with your design. Feel free to turn them into a normal Sushi Dog for your MYO, or even save up the items to have them as your very own personal vampsoosh! Every design was truly unique in its own way!
✦ Secret Soosh Signups ✦
Every year when the colder months begin to creep upon Culario, sooshes from all over join together in the Sanctuary to celebrate the Winter Snowfall Festival. A particular favorite activity is the exchanging of art between sooshes in the "Secret Soosh" event! So come sign up, get paired with a random secret partner in this exciting art exchange event!
Only 100 members will be accepted for organizational reasons, so sign up soon!
If we do not hit the limit, entries will close on Nov 27.
Sign Up Now
✦ Dream Soosh Custom Raffle ✦
November 08 - Nov 30 @ 11:59pm EST
Yes! Our dream soosh raffle is back again for our 2021 Winter Advent Calendar. For the past three years, the final spot in our annual advent calendar has been reserved for a free custom by fawncore for a random member of the sushi dogs community. This year is no different!
To enter, simply fill out the entry form using the link below. The winner will be decided by random chance, with the design revealed on December 25th. More information and rules are provided on the dream soosh giveaway entry form. Entries close on November 30.
✦ November Adventure ✦
Our next adventure is upon us, this time it's time to celebrate at the Autumn Harvest Festival. Are you ready to earn your next virtue?
(Be sure to expand the prompt once you click the link for details!)
Check Out This Month's Adventure
✦ Website Updates ✦
In the past few weeks, our developer has been hard at work getting things set up on his end to make our bigger updates a reality! The transition process has unfortunately not been as smooth as we hoped, but we have made great strides in the past few days. We hope to have more to share soon. This was the main reason of the newsletter being delayed this month, as we hoped to have some new things ready for the secret soosh event that would make things run a lot smoother.
Stay tuned for more in regards to the site!
And that's all for this month! We hope you are as excited as we are!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
October Newsletter
Posted 22 September 2021, 10:48:37 EDT :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:38 EDT by kayy
Happy October Sushi Rolls!
*lightning cracks*
Wha--what's that?! Oh, October started. And man is Halloween coming fast at us! Hang onto your bandanas and let's dive into what's going on this month in Sushi Dogs! Oh hey, and check out our adorable new banner art by @cherub !!!
✦ Vampsoosh NPC Design Contest ✦
It's once again time for our long-awaited NPC design contest, for our NPC Purnima!
If you're a newer member and don't know what exactly this means, this is your chance to win your very own mythical Vampsoosh and leave your mark on the group forever! Members will design a vampire mythical to become our official NPC and it will be put to a vote on our moderation team!
Learn More Here
✦ Trick or Treat Mystery Sale ✦
Claims open on October 01 @ 1:00pm EST
[ Click here to see the preview! ]
How does this event work?
For this event, there are five themes with two designs per theme (10 total); one a trick and one a treat! Each theme will be claimed by two different users and we will raffle off in our discord server who gets what design? Care to test your luck? There may even be a mythical or two in the mix....
Our artists for this event are:
Alexdream12 ariamisu care Felyneis Flufflebear linborghini mr-tiaa ponkochi SociallyFrightened Starkindler
( Designs are not in this order, don't let it trick you! :D )
Each user can claim ONCE for this event, for at least the first 24 hours. This is to ensure everyone gets a chance. After a certain amount of time, if a theme remains completely unclaimed, both or one of the designs will go up for auction.
We hope everyone enjoys the sale and you get a spoopy surprise!
✦ Vampsoosh Auctions ✦
In addition to our mystery sale, we will be having weekly Vampsoosh auctions by a few more members of our guest artist team! Ready for some spooky, scary additions to your soosh family? Please look forward to these each Saturday of this month, ending on Halloween!
Our artists for these sales are:
akitamonster fawncore miizue Rocco
✦ Website Updates ✦
As you've probably noticed (and missed the news) the site has gotten a color refresh and some font updates! This is the first step towards redesigning the site overall, and hope to have more updates for you in the future! Because we are redesigning after our official launch, it may be more slow and steady as we have a lot more pressing matters, but we hope you enjoy them as they come!
I have also taken some time to reorganize the layout of the navigation bar, and hope that everyone is able to find things a little bit easier than before (namely traits, prompts, and other world elements!) If you have any suggestions for a new page, do let us know!
We have also added badges to your soosh's profile to indicate if they are up for trade, open to gift art, and open to gift writing. You can update these settings under each individual soosh you own. We also added a small visual indicator that there is new news! Yay tiny design things!
And that's all for this month! We hope you are as excited as we are!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
September Newsletter
Posted 2 September 2021, 17:57:07 EDT :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:33 EDT by kayy
Happy September Sushi Rolls!
Fall is in full swing now as we say goodbye to summer. Check out what's going on in Sushi Dogs this month, and a teaser for what's to come in October. September is not an event month but that doesn't mean we don't have some fun happenings heading your way!
✦ September Prompts ✦
Sept 2 - Sept 30
Art by Staryon
We have a month of fun prompts planned for you, mostly lasting for a week!
To start you off, we have a "Goodbye Summer" prompt that lasts all month! Users will draw your soosh (or Cookie if you do not own a soosh) celebrating the last bit of the summer season! Are they taking one final beach trip to make sandcastles, or are they having a late summer barbecue? Maybe they are putting up their pool and excitedly preparing for Autumn? There is no wrong way to celebrate the end of summer!
Be sure to keep an eye out for announcements on the new prompts throughout the month in our Discord Server!
✦ Tonic Art ✦
Drink up, they are available now!
Art by Staryon
Long-awaited, but our tonics have now been added into the overhauled assets! These should be the last of the older art style to be removed (If you see anything else let us know!)
Star worked hard on making sure each one was distinct (and matched the description written for them lol). We hope you like them! All tonics are available in Pommelraie's shop, with the new art to follow soon!!
✦ October Teaser ✦
Starts October 1st!
We have a lot in store for October for you! Halloween is our favorite time of the year after all! (Don't tell the other holidays though!) We hope this small taste gets you excited for what's to come (:
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Treat or Treat Mystery Sale
10 Guest Artists are pairing up and bringing back our mystery Halloween sale! Members who play will pick between 5 different themes and get surprised between one of two mystery designs! Will you get tricked or maybe get a treat?
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Vampsoosh NPC Design Contest
Word on the street is that Purnima has been seen wandering the outskirts of the desert that she normally calls home. No one has seen more than a vague outline of a soosh on the horizon but surely it must be her? No one else would venture that far past town. Maybe it's time she finally stops by for a visit...but what does she look like again?
Our long awaiting NPC design contest for our Vampsoosh queen, Purnima, is almost here! Users will design what they think she should look like, and one design will become official, and they will be granted her blessing to allow for a vampsoosh of their very own....We hope you are excited and can't wait to see what you come up with!
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Vampsoosh Auctions
Throughout the month of October, we will have weekly sales (excluding one week for the mystery sale) of brand new Vampsoosh designs! These will be the perfect additions to your family for the upcoming spooky season.
✦ Upcoming Shops ✦
Meet Belle & Rowan!
Art & Designs by Staryon
Word on the street is that two new sooshes just showed up to Culario and are planning on opening up some shops! They heard that apparently there's a shortage of haute potions, so they will do their part to help alleviate it. But they don't plan on doing it in the way that you expect! They will make sure you get your eat fill and look fashionable while doing it! They're so excited to meet you and hope to open their doors soon!!
And that's all for this month! We hope you are as excited as we are!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!
August Newsletter
Posted 1 August 2021, 01:26:19 EDT :: Last edited 15 April 2022, 13:24:18 EDT by kayy
Art by Staryon & Rannarbananar
Did you know that Sushi Dogs were originally founded on August 9th, 2013?
That makes us 8 years old this year!!
We are immensely grateful for the community that we have, especially with so much change over the years! This year we want to celebrate our community with a variety of events all throughout the month of August!
New Faces
Out with the old, in with the new!
Art by @lunar-ribbon
Throughout the years of Sushi Dogs, a lot has changed within the species since its original creation, but there from the early beginning was our mascot, Onigiri! While he has become a bit of a meme in the discord server and some sort of leader of chaos, he has always been a staple in the community.
As the concept of Sushi Dogs moved away from its original intention, Sushi, many years ago, we thought it would be best to introduce a new character who is more inclusive to what the species has become. So, with that now said, we introduce you to Cookie!
Art by fawncore
Cookie will be your new guide around Culario and the new face of the website. They are always willing to lend a helping hand to someone who needs some guidance and prides themselves on being friends with pretty much everyone in Culario somehow.
Cookie is unique in that they are very flexible with how they appear around Culario! They tend to adapt to different environments, cultures, and even preferences of who they are around! Their cheeks, bandana, and base color will always be the same, but feel free to get creative with how Cookie would appear for you! Are they a sugar cookie with tons of rainbow sprinkles, a little more crispy with floral patterns, or maybe just smothered in chocolate? Cookie's toppings are totally up to you, and we hope that any of you who don't have a soosh of their own yet can design them to fit your personal preference to be used in prompts and other activities!
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And that's not all! Something planned for a while was to give our discord community a mascot of their own! Meet Zero, the robot Sushi Dog! Like Cookie, his appearance can change depending on his circumstances, but this time it's his own emotions! You will most often see him in "Discord" blue/purple!
Art by Staryon
While we welcome these new faces to our NPC team, we will say a small farewell to Onigiri, but not forever! He will just be traveling around the world and come back to Culario every so often,
Special Prompts
Open to All Members | Aug 01 - Aug 31
With Onigiri heading out, he leaves you with a prompt to welcome our new NPCs!
Completing this special prompt during the month will result in a special anniversary gift bag!
Check out the Prompt Now!
Also, a quick reminder that our most recent Adventure prompt is coming to a close on August 15th! Will you help Ryder solve the dust bunny problem, and perhaps gain a new virtue trait? These prompts are not common so if you want to work towards that mythical status, be sure to jump on it before it's too late!
Complete Your Adventure!
Anniversary Guest Artist Sales
Open to All Members | Aug 02 - Aug 27
We have an exciting month ahead of you if you're into our guest artist sales! Every Monday and Friday of this month there will be a new design up for sale! Here is a small sneak peek of what to expect in the coming month, are there any that have already caught your eye?
Our artists for this event are:
care fawncore Kyu Miizue PrinceDipper pudipon Rannarbananar & Rocco !
[ Click to Enlarge ]
Our first design goes up Monday, August 02! We hope to see you there!
FTO Raffle
Open to FTO's | Aug 01 - Aug 31
Art by Staryon
Looking to nab a soosh of your own? How about an extra special one at that? Staryon kindly designed this to be used for an FTO (First-Time Owner) raffle event in celebration of our anniversary! If you love this design and want to try and win them, all you have to do is comment below with the following form if you are an FTO!
Pro Tip: You can tell if you are an FTO by the green label on your profile!
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SushiDogs Username:
DeviantArt Username: (If you have one!)
Discord Username: (If you have one!)
What would you name this soosh if you won?
Free MYO Event
Open to All Members | Ends Aug 31st
And now perhaps on to the most exciting portion of our news!
We will be hosting an event that allows any member to make one all standard Sushi Dog for free!
Yes, you read that right! From now until Aug 31 @ 11:59 pm you can submit a Sushi Dog design of your very own and if everything looks correct, they will be approved and uploaded! There are a few rules for this event though:
1. Any sooshes created for this event will be LOCKED to your account! This means you can never sell, trade, surrender or gift them.
2. If you wish to no longer have them, the design must be RETIRED as a Sushi Dog.
3. All Sushi Dogs submitted must be standard, regardless of if you have items or not. If you wish to add gourmet traits or bells, you must do so at a later time by updating the design.
4. By submitting a design via this event, you are agreeing and consenting that you understand the above rules, and will not try to circumvent our rules.
Click here to Get Started!
And that's all for this month! We hope you are as excited as we are!
As always, feel free to leave a comment or send us a message if you have any questions!