2023-02-25 00:03:03

Fledermaus has been released!

"A distant relative of the common computer mouse."

Fledermaus was created by AssortedGoats.
AssortedGoats may edit this item any time within 3 days.

2023-02-25 00:03:03

Bowl of Kitty has been released!

"Oh look, a bowl filled with cat-shaped sweets! Wait.. they’re actually cats!"

Bowl of Kitty was created by viitalia.
viitalia may edit this item any time within 3 days.

New Case!

2023-02-25 00:00:30

Calling all dreamers!
The post office here at 4dopt needs some help delivering some late valentines letters that didn't get delivered
Please, help us with the mail!
We have opened a new case for all dreamers to try help with it

2023-02-24 00:03:02

GemWolf has been released!

"These beasts tend to flock towards areas where a lot of money is changing hands. [ Mythical ] [Transforms: Eventually ] "

GemWolf was created by Bronzewing.
Bronzewing may edit this species any time within 3 days.

2023-02-23 00:03:04

Cataminated-002 has been released!

"You hear a snake hissing!! Or... is it a cat?"

Cataminated-002 was created by viitalia.
viitalia may edit this species any time within 3 days.

2023-02-22 00:03:05

Cataminated-001 has been released!

"Oh! It’s a catfish… literally! "

Cataminated-001 was created by viitalia.
viitalia may edit this species any time within 3 days.

Art Panel

2023-02-21 13:47:31

The species artist panel is back up and running so that more artwork can be uploaded. This was taken down due to some bugs that staff have since been fixing and testing.

The bug was suspected to have been caused by software updates to our image handling library. It caused some artwork to appear slightly off in color, usually with darker coloration. This was also related to color mode (files should be RBG, but were showing up as the wrong color mode).

We believe the bug is now fixed, but if any players find this again, let us know! We will take it back down if there's still bugs in the file uploads.

Players with artist upgrade time have been given an extension to compensate for this bug.

In unrelated news, some of the area thumbnails are going to be replaced soon. This won't affect gameplay, but you'll see some of the images get switched.

2023-02-19 03:04:02

DyadMenace won the Spotlight Contest!

DyadMenace won against 339 contestants with 558 opponent votes.

The jackpot was 376,900 PTS, 10,070 adopt EXP, 6,480 energy, and 4,585 account EXP.

Species Winners:

IambGay won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

PikaAsh won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

SecretiveCyclops won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

Nightmarish won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

LoveFuture won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

CuteSparkles won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Aquamarine won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Occultist won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

LovestruckWalks won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Valentine won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

Deity won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

RobotStrawberry won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

StegosaurFrightening won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

EatsCheeseburger won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

YippeeExpression won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Stuff won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

GeneraSavvy won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

ToothpasteFluoride won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

GlowingGaze won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

YourSalutations won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

PatentedLenses won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

SelkieGirl won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

Pearlescence won against 5 opponents for 3300 PTS, 60 adopt EXP, 60 energy, and 60 account EXP.

GayerRevolution won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

You can now vote for the next winners!

2023-02-17 00:03:05

Desk Hog has been released!

"Well, I guess if they made it through the hiring process... if it works, it works?"

Desk Hog was created by auspectris.
auspectris may edit this species any time within 3 days.

2023-02-17 00:03:05

Geode Shell has been released!

"it's a geode! it looks like something could use this for protection.."

Geode Shell was created by pawzbutton.
pawzbutton may edit this item any time within 3 days.

2023-02-17 00:03:05

C-003 Files has been released!

"“We don’t know what happened. They were docile when we first arrived, but as we got deeper into the cave, they became increasingly aggressive and wouldn’t let us leave. I’ve been separated from my research partn” … The notes end here."

C-003 Files was created by viitalia.
viitalia may edit this item any time within 3 days.

2023-02-17 00:03:05

190cm Duck Plush has been released!

"You knew it was going to be big but... your bed belongs to HIM now. Where has your hubris led you??"

190cm Duck Plush was created by Nureyev.
Nureyev may edit this item any time within 3 days.

2023-02-17 00:03:05

4urora Keychain has been released!

"An acrylic keychain depicting the site mascot."

4urora Keychain was created by Marcel.
Marcel may edit this item any time within 3 days.

Server Updates

2023-02-16 16:50:28

More updates on the server switch! 4dopt's SSL certificate has now been fully updated, so there should no longer be anymore privacy warnings.

Crons are now back up and running as well! Automated daily activities such as energy regeneration, upgrade counters, bank interest, and other things should resume at rollover. Seekers is back up. Everything should now be back to normal in terms of the site crons.

We're currently working on bringing Recolor and Art Panels back up.

More updates coming soon!

Back up!

2023-02-14 18:59:56

A majority of 4dopt is back up and running tonight! We will continue to work on bringing everything back up this week.

Things that are still pending include:
- Automated crons such as energy regeneration and seekers are currently being run manually by staff. We'll be getting these back on an automated schedule ASAP, but in the meantime, they will at odd times.
- Some of the lesser important crons may be skipped for now. For example, the automated event news posts, change queues, upgrade timers, and shelter adopt wiper. We'll have these things back up and running ASAP.
- Recolor is down at the moment due to a bug that we're working on fixing.
- The SSL certificate for 4dopt still hasn't finished updating. This causes a security warning error. We'll work on getting this certificate updated ASAP.

Any bugs found can be reported to the bug reports forum!
Thank you all for the patience!

Crons & Features

2023-02-14 16:07:55

Crons are currently down right now while we continue to work on transferring 4dopt over!
We are running the crons manually, and in the process of adding manual cron settings for staff to be able to handle these during times like this.

Just a heads up that some of these automated features may run at odd times until we get the crons back up!

Recover Adopts

2023-02-14 14:48:17

There was a short window of time in which adoptables that were created went to the old database. This happened for a few minutes on the day of the server switch.

Anyone who has a missing adoptable due to this, you can post here to get it recovered.

Server Transfer Complete!

2023-02-13 11:47:11

Welcome to the new server!

4dopt is now running on an upgraded server. Migration is complete!

All users who had upgrades and artist upgrades previously have received +2 days to make up for downtime. Thank you all for supporting the site and helping fun our new server!

Everyone on the site has also received +14 days of both upgrades and artist upgrades! +1 extra day has also been added to cover the downtime today. Thank you all for your patience and support!

Adopt images are now being repopulated. So the first time you view an image, it will be slow. This is the same process that happens any time you update an adopt's image such as though recoloring, except no changes are being made—the image is just being recreated based on the adopt's current, unchanged data.

If there are any bugs associated with the server switch, let us know in the bug reports forum.

2023-02-13 00:03:02

Haunted Arcade Game has been released!

"The screen flickers to life on its own sometimes. Then the games play themselves. Spooky…"

Haunted Arcade Game was created by Shromp.
Shromp may edit this item any time within 3 days.

2023-02-12 03:04:03

Wright won the Spotlight Contest!

Wright won against 381 contestants with 772 opponent votes.

The jackpot was 429,600 PTS, 11,980 adopt EXP, 7,970 energy, and 5,865 account EXP.

Species Winners:

NuclearJorts won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

DayDawn won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

HauntDruid won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

SnobbishSnob won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

LookerOn won against 5 opponents for 3300 PTS, 60 adopt EXP, 60 energy, and 60 account EXP.

SpinelDitch won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

SkullCrash won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

DeathPrince won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Abyssopelagic won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

LittlestRobotic won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

DeathlyKnell won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Peridot won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

OnyxOmnipresent won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

GentleCoding won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

CherubicNoir won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

LupineTrans won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Tragedies won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Effervescent won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Hallucination won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Bone won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

GhostlyElement won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Famine won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Corrosion won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

ShroomRib won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

GoreSpecimen won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

AnomalyFour won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

BlobbiestChick won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

OceanicProphecy won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

Wildflower won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

SlimeballHooves won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Ghostlike won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

BluesBrothers won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

HauntingHalloween won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Statistical won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

HellsWeapons won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

Aerophobia won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

CherrywoodTwigs won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

Dandelion won against 4 opponents for 2800 PTS, 50 adopt EXP, 50 energy, and 50 account EXP.

DecorateGirl won against 2 opponents for 1800 PTS, 30 adopt EXP, 30 energy, and 30 account EXP.

BridegroomBakery won against 5 opponents for 3300 PTS, 60 adopt EXP, 60 energy, and 60 account EXP.

SnowLeopard won against 3 opponents for 2300 PTS, 40 adopt EXP, 40 energy, and 40 account EXP.

You can now vote for the next winners!