Player Appreciation Week/2020

Player Appreciation Week 2020 began on August 17, 2020.

Day 1 - 17th August[]

Growtopia Gazette

August 17th: Player Appreciation Week Day 1 - AWWpdate!

Ah, PAW! A week of festivities, items, and features suggested by you, our awesome players. Every day will bring something new to the game, so keep coming back for more fun!

For today, we've started the celebration with a new Axolotl item set and re-balancing for the Ring Master Quest, plus we've tweaked the Growtopia theme and lowered the volume down a bit! Also, you can now easily keep track of your locked worlds with the new My Worlds feature! Woohoo!

Now get going (and growing) and have fun discovering all the features! Make sure to check out the full announcement and ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary for more details!

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Axolotl Hood	1 has a chance to be obtained from defeating: Villains
Axolotl Hoodie	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Magic Infused Stone Seed + Pastel Pink Block Seed
Axolotl Hoodie	1 has a chance to be obtained from purchasing the Clothes Pack for 50 gems in the Growtopia Store.
Axolotl Onesie	1 has a chance to be obtained from defeating: Villains
Axolotl Scarf	1 has a chance to be obtained from fishing using: • Catch-of-the-Day Bait
Axolotl Slippers	1 has a chance to be obtained from defeating: Villains

Other Changes[]

My Worlds

Added a "My Worlds" button in the player info menu, which can be accessed by wrenching oneself.
The button displays a full list of the worlds they have World-Locked.

Start Music

Plays more quietly in general.
Added a slider that allows users to adjust the volume of the Growtopia's Theme by moving an indicator horizontally.

Ban Reason

Allows temporarily-banned players to see the reason of their ban upon logging on.

The Ringmaster

Tweaked to be easier.

Account Changes

Implemented some changes to comply with statutory law, affecting account creation for underage players below the age of 13:
- GrowID and in-game name will be pre-generated and cannot be changed.
  - Birth Certificates will not work and it is impossible to rename oneself.
  - Neither Customer Support nor the Community Managers will rename one's account.
- TapJoy will be unavailable.
- Refer-a-Friend feature will be unavailable.

Day 2 - 18th August[]

Growtopia Gazette

Today we're adding a cool new Personal Notepad where you can take notes anytime and anywhere for your important activities!

The Train-E does not give points during Clash events and we've made some balancing adjustments to the Pandemic! Check out everything new!

Make sure to check out the full announcement and ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary more details!

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Waist Tied Sweater - Red	1 can be obtained from sewing: • Silk Bolt - Red • Silk Bolt - White (using a(n) Saddle Stitch) • Silk Bolt - Red (using a(n) Blind Stitch)
Waist Tied Sweater - Yellow	1 can be obtained from sewing: • Silk Bolt - Yellow • Silk Bolt - White (using a(n) Zigzag Stitch) • Silk Bolt - Yellow (using a(n) Saddle Stitch)
Waist Tied Sweater - Green	1 can be obtained from sewing: • Silk Bolt - Green • Silk Bolt - Yellow (using a(n) Overcasting Stitch) • Silk Bolt - Green (using a(n) Zigzag Stitch)
Waist Tied Sweater - Blue	1 can be obtained from sewing: • Silk Bolt - Blue • Silk Bolt - Green (using a(n) Blind Stitch) • Silk Bolt - Blue (using a(n) Saddle Stitch)

Other Changes[]

Chat

Added timestamps for all messages that appear on the chatbox, which can be toggled in the player's Options.
Timestamps are set according to Growtopia's /time.

Notebook

Added the Notebook, which can be accessed by wrenching oneself, where one can take down notes to remember for later.

Elegant Anomalizers

Recipe balancing for elegant anomalizers.
- Anomalizing Elegant Trowel now requires 20 Toffee Blocks instead of 2.
- Anomalizing Elegant Cultivator now requires 2 Carrot Blocks instead of 10.
- Anomalizing Elegant Bone Saw now requires 20 Operating Theater Lamps instead of 2.
- Anomalizing Elegant Scythe now requires 2 Bloccoli Mini-Trees instead of 5.
- Elegant Anomarod now requires 10 Naval Mines instead of 25.
- Anomalizing Elegant Hammer now requires 2 Carrot Blocks instead of 10.
- Anomalizing Elegant Rolling Pin now requires 10 Encapsulated Galaxy instead of 1.

Pineapple Tragic!

Removed the Pineapple Tragic! mod from players who have the effect outside of Pineapple Week.

Train-E

No longer rewards the player Caduceus and give points during the Surgery Stars Clash Event.

g-Virus Pandemic

Starts at 500,000 infections.

World Architect

Only allows the world's owner and admins to view grids.

Day 3 - 19th August[]

Growtopia Gazette

August 19th: Player Appreciation Week Day 3 - Friendship Ahoy!

Today we bring you updates on your Friends List! You can now choose a status, mass edit friends list, and in case you need some time alone, you now also have the option to mute your friends, hoho!

We've also created a Guild Inbox so you can keep your guild mates updated properly! Oh and what is this? New Growtoken items!

Make sure to check out the full announcement in ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary more details!

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Growboy	1 can be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 100 Growtokens in the Growtopia Store.
Tactical Stealth Espionage Device	1 can be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 150 Growtokens in the Growtopia Store.
Really Dangerous Pet Llama	1 can be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 200 Growtokens in the Growtopia Store.

Other Changes[]

Guild Notebook

Allows Guild Leaders, Co-leaders and Elders to add a guild notebook, which can be edited by wrenching oneself.
The Guild Notebook is seen by everyone in the guild upon log-in or by wrenching oneself.

Friends List

Allows players to edit their status to Online, Away, and Busy by wrenching oneself.
Allows players to mute/unmute their friends or block/unblock trades.
Allows players to select multiple friends to unfriend, mute/unmute, or block/unblock trade.

Day 4 - 20th August[]

Growtopia Gazette

August 20th: Player Appreciation Week Day 4 - Give it some PAWlish!

On Day 4, we're adding new items like the Zodiac Wings and the Eldritch Cross Bow! We also did some balancing changes across a wide number of systems, recipes, and more! Go forth and discover them all!

Make sure to check out the full announcement in ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary more details!

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Zodiac Wings	1 can be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 300,000 gems in the Growtopia Store.
Eldritch Crossbow	1 can be dropped from combining: • Electric Bow (×1) • Eldritch Flame (×10) • Death Spikes (×100) in any Chemical Combiner.

Other Changes[]

Keybinds

Specific actions (Jump, Punch, Move Left/Right, Pause Menu, Open Chat, and Toggle Wrench) can now be assigned a key. This can be accessed in options.

Player Names

Maximum character length for a player name has been changed from 12 to 18.

DNA Blocks

Prehistoric Flowering Fern, Prehistoric Red Fern, Prehistoric Fern, Purple Devourer Plant, Blue Devourer Plant, Prehistoric Vines, Prehistoric Candy Vines, and Seussian Tree now drop 5 blocks instead of 1 when made in a DNA Processor.

Block Glue

Will no longer be consumed when removing placed glue.

Chocolate Block

Chocolate Blocks now drop 10 blocks instead of 3 when made by combining.

Tea Basket

Now has a lower chance of breaking.

Farmability

Xenoid Blocks, Ion Conduits and Alien Blocks now drop seeds and are farmable.

Ignore Players through Wrench

Players can ignore other players by wrenching them.

Super Pineapple Guardian Charm

Cooldown has now been lowered from 30 minutes to 5 minutes.

Waist Tied Sweater

Recipes of Waist Tied Sweaters now work as intended.

Inventory Search Bar

Touching anywhere else on the screen now stops focus in the search bar.

Day 5 - 21st August[]

Growtopia Gazette

August 21st: Player Appreciation Week Day 5 - It's called GROWunity!

Today we're adding a cool new Weather Machine! Also, a new Ghost Block and Creepy Baby Gate has been added to the game! Oh and check our the new Mannequins as well!

Make sure to check out the full announcement in ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary for more details!

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Infinity Weather Machine	1 can be obtained from purchasing the item itself for 50,000 gems in the Growtopia Store.
Creepy Baby Gate	1 may be dropped from harvesting a/an: • Building Blocks Machine (random chance)
Ghost Block	1 has a chance to be dropped from storing Ghost-In-A-Jars (x39) in a Spirit Storage Unit, increasing its capacity by 195%.
SAD Mannequin	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Crappy Sign Seed + Mannequin Seed
LOL Mannequin	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Happy Joy Plaque Seed + Mannequin Seed
TROLL Mannequin	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Danger Sign Seed + Mannequin Seed
OMG Mannequin	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Pointy Sign Seed + Mannequin Seed

Other Changes[]

Donation Box and Mannequin

Now players can remove multiple and selected items from the Donation Box and Mannequin.

Vending Machine

Now gives a confirmation screen before upgrading a Vending Machine to a DigiVend Machine.

Day 6 - 22nd August[]

Growtopia Gazette

August 22nd: Player Appreciation Week Day 6 - Items unLEASHed!

Day 6 is getting wild, as new Pets have arrived! Go and discover them! We also added new World Categories and re-balanced the Rare Seed Pack!

On top of that, we’ve increased the amount of gems in the gem packs to give them greater value! Enjoy extra wealth for the same price, permanently!

And that’s not all! How does a store sale sound like? PAWtastic, we’ve got you covered! Get 20% off secondary store items and packs, plus an additional 5% off on all Growtoken items!

Make sure to check out the full announcement and the ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary for more details!

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Riding Gorilla	1 has a chance to be found dropped as a rare Jungle Blast treasure. Each newly generated jungle world always contains a random treasure at the bottom of its pyramid structure.
Buffalo Leash	1 has a chance to be dropped from breaking: • Buffalo
Capuchin Leash	1 has a chance to be obtained as a mystery prize for winning any game (except for Hall of Mirrors and Waste a Ticket) in The Carnival.
Pet Sock	1 has a chance to be dropped from breaking: • Bed

Other Changes[]

Gem Packs

Now permanently give more gems.
- Bag 'O Gems now gives 20,000 Gems from 14,000.
- Chest 'O Gems now gives 45,000 Gems from 30,000.
- Gem Fountain now gives 130,000 Gems from 90,000.
- It's Rainin' Gems now gives 290,000 Gems from 200,000.

World Category

Now added new categories, Music and Puzzle, that can be used in a world-locked world.

Rare Seed Pack

Now costs 1,000 Gems, rather than 500.

Day 7 - 23rd August[]

Growtopia Gazette

August 23rd: Player Appreciation Week Day 7 - Super Mod Dance Party!

Our beloved PAW is drawing to a close, but we've saved the best for last! We've added a new emote, more transmutable items and few more items for you to discover. Oh and last but not least there are two new Growmojis! Woohoo!

And of course, what better way to end the PAW celebration than having a party with everyone? Visit the SUPERMODDANCEPARTY worlds today and join the celebration with all the Mods and Guardians! Don't forget to do the dance!

Make sure to check out the full announcement and the ThePsyborg's daily Dev Diary for more details!

Please note, due to the extended maintenance yesterday, we've extended PAW sale by 24 hours! Get 20% off on secondary store items and packs, plus an additional 5% off on all Growtoken items. If you experience missing items, please contact the Customer Support Team for assistance.

Items[]

Item	Recipe
Big Chin	1 has a chance to be obtained as a common drop from performing a surgery on a: • Player on a Hospital Bed • Player on a Starship Sickbay Bed • Surg-E
Puppy Dog Eyes
Long Nose	1 has a chance to be dropped from exploding Pure Magic Ore using Mining Explosives, which are naturally generated in mines.
Handlebar Mustache
Walrus Mustache	1 has a chance to be obtained from completing a Treasure Map.
Golden Cuff Beard	1 has a chance to be dropped from breaking: • Golden Treasure Hoard
Rosy Cheeks	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Rose Seed + Red Brimmed Hat Seed
Showman's Mustache	1 has a chance to be obtained as a bonus reward for purchasing any item from the Sales-Man.
Omegalul	1 has a chance to be obtained from a Space-Faced explosion.
Anime Male Hair	1 has a chance to be obtained from using a(n): • Geiger Counter
Anime Female Hair
Tousled Hair	1 has a chance to be obtained from completing WOLFWORLD.
Tied-up Buns	1 has a chance to be obtained from purchasing the Fashion Pack for 6,000 gems in the Growtopia Store.
Growmoji Sick Mask	1 can be purchased from the Sales-Man for 2,600 Caducei. 1 has a chance to be obtained as an uncommon/rare drop from performing a surgery on a: • Player on a Hospital Bed • Player on a Starship Sickbay Bed • Surg-E
Growmoji Wow Mask	1 has a chance to be obtained from completing a Star Voyage in: • Epsilon Sector
Growmoji Lol Mask	1 has a 0.15% chance to be obtained by reaching Tier 16 on the Prize Ladder at TOURNAMENT with Tourney Tokens.
Growmoji Cool Shades Mask	1 may be dropped from harvesting a/an: • Awkward Friendly Unicorn (random chance)
Growmoji Eyes	Up to 4 can be dropped from harvesting its tree, made by splicing: • Mutated Seed + Bountiful White Doll's Eyes Seed
Growmoji Weary	1 has a chance to be dropped from breaking: • Locke's Mystery Box