Item Release Guide (posting open)

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This guide was made for the sole purpose of displaying an items origins and how those origins affect the item's rarity. Listed for all items is: length of time available, amount released, method of release.
This guide is a multi-month long endeavor of information gathered by multiple on site sources. It is meant to be used with the Archive on site to see full item sets. It is not meant to replace the Wiki, it is not meant to replace any trade threads. There will not be any pet or C$ values.
If you would like to help, please PM me!

Currently taking a break from this due to irl problems

This guide will be mostly worked on on Saturday and Sunday.
Currently going on:
cleaning up some posts of unneeded holidays, adjusting formatting. Still unsure of how to handle summer events.

How the guide was made
How to use the guide
How each event works
How an item's rarity can be determined
Quick References: Retired Store Items, Re-released Items, Animal Egg #
Guide start:
2008-2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

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How the Guide was Made

This guide will not be 100% correct as there is always a margin of error, but I would like to say I am 99% confident it is.

When I first started working on this guide, I didn't know how far it would go or how I would get the information. I didn't have any kind of system to go by or what information I found was relevant. Progress was extremely slow. I tried getting the information I wanted just by reading all the old threads here on the forums. I passed by and read through over 200 old topics looking for any information and anyone posting item outcomes. For some reason it was not okay to post item outcomes in the "Outcome" threads because those were for pets, and items aren't pets. Information was scattered everywhere. I then started looking at user's item collections and the more I looked, the more certain patterns of how people joined and then quit the site became very apparent.

It's possible to determine how many items were released and when just by looking at items on accounts. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of accounts are even viable to use. From a collection of 100 accounts I looked at around 2012 I cam up with:

User doesn't exist: 53%
player profile quit: 17%
empty accounts: 7%
a few pets, no items: 15%
profile with some pets and items: 8%

Over 50% of the accounts had been deleted and 7% of accounts had nothing on them. I had considered a person who had "quit" that had been on site to close to or over a year. What is fairly common to see is someone's last log in date to also be their join date. These people will typically have a few of the monthly adopts and nothing else. When I first joined, this is exactly what I did. That last 8% of accounts can potentially be used to information on items. Of course, depending on the year, these percentages will be different. Still only a small amount of accounts can be of any use.

The criteria for using an account to determine if the account is viable is:
1. A "last online" date no more than 6 months from their join date. A smaller amount of time is much preferred.
2. No evidence of trading. A person who last logged in only a few month from account creation is likely not active at all and may even have visited the site only a few times.
3. Minimal post cont. A person posting doesn't really mean much, but it is a measure of how the user possibly interacting with other uses and thus potentially trading with them.
4. Not nearly as important, but minimal use of the Lost and Found is preferred.

So, an account was found that met all these criteria, now what? Find multiple. One account is not nearly enough and I aimed for 4-5 for each item release.

So in retrospect, going through tens of thousands of accounts, you will see a lot of this:



A bit of these that can't be used:



And plenty of this that also can't be used:



A shout out to all those heroes that actually made this guide possible.
Thank you everyone who made an account and never returned after a few months. You will never see this, but because of your lack of interest in the site, you made this happen.

Another tanks goes out to anyone who actually posted their items and how many they got as well as the people who headed every event guide and included numbers as well.

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How to use the guide

This guide will be mostly text based information. Images are nice but will cause pages to load slower and it's just not feasible to show an image of every item released. A text based guide it much easier to search as well and a standard formatting should show you everything you need to know.

List of terms:
Set - An item set is a group of items that were adopted together and every user is guaranteed to get the same amount. If used in conjunction with luckydip the set is randomized.
Note- in the event of very large sets, instead of text there will instead be a linked image.
luckydip - luckydip items are items that are not guaranteed to be the same outcome. This can be further broken down into three types:
luckydip- - denotes that the amount of items upon adoption is lower than the amount of outcomes
luckydip+ - denotes that the amount of items upon adoption is higher than the amount of outcomes
luckydip= - denotes that the amount of items upon adoption is equal to the amount of outcomes
(#) - a number in parentheses is the amount of items upon adoption
[information] - any information in brackets is an added description to differentiate one item from another of the same name and release date
/ - the / is a separator to show multiple items distribution types within the same adoption box
all - in the event that there's multiple items in a set with different names all will be used instead of listing each item individually.
all else - in the event that there's multiple items with different names all else will be used to group the rest of the items in the same adoption box.
except - This differentiates an exception to the amount listed by all. These will be listed by individual item name as it appears in the archives.

Examples:
link in the archive

Blanket and pillows: set[7 items a set], luckydip+ (20)
The blankets and pillows from this adoption came in sets(with 7 items in a set), but the sets were randomized with more possible than the number of outcomes with 20 item sets max able to be adopted


Candle holders and candles: set , all (1) except, Candle [all colors] (6)
There is a set of candles and holders with each user getting 1 of each of the holders and 6 of each candle


[b]Toys: set, Stack Doll Bottom [all], Stack Doll Top [all], Snow Globe, Music Box, Elf Hat [all], Elf Suit [all] (1)/ all else luckydip+(59)
The stack dolls, elf clothing sets, snow globe, and music box were guaranteed upon adoption, each user getting 1, while the rest of the items were luckydip+ with the total of those items being 59, more than the number of total outcomes for the luckydip.

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How each event works

This section is not extensive and can be added onto with new information.

There are two basic types of events on CS, one being a click button, receive Item event. These events are reserved for "one off" holiday in which everything is presented in full and you just have to adopt! These are events are earlier in the year, such as New Years and Valentines, as well as the one off events such as Earth Day items in 2013. These items are usually available for a couple weeks, but sometimes just a few days. Outside of these events are four that fall into their own categories with how they function: Easter, Summer Event, Halloween, and the Advent.

Because of the nature of how some items are released, and for the sake of cohesion, not all items will have the exact amount of days available listed. There will be an indicator if the item is only available for one day. There is a drastic difference between an item being available for one day as opposed to one available for a few days during an event. How rare an item will become is also heavily dependent on the event itself.

Easter
The Easter event is one of the three banner events, meaning the banner can be clicked every 20 minutes to receive a random token from a total of 4 available. Easter is the only event with standardized banner items in the form of Animal Eggs. Items and pets are added for token prizes once a day until the event ends.

Summer Event
The summer event each year is the most complicated of all the events. There's a basic point and click story as well as a map to follow. Different parts of the map can be unlocked as days progress. There are npcs (non-player characters) that have shops and provide multiple token exchanges. A secondary source of different tokens will open up eventually as well that can be accessed every hour. To further confuse things, certain tokens can only be traded for other tokens which then can be exchanged to pets or items. Every summer event is different in how complex they are and some may be more straightforward than others. There are even items that are cycled and typically only available for one day. For clarity's sake, these items will be will be listed as being cycled in the notes. In the event that these cycled items are repeated (as is for the 2011 event) the total number of possible outcomes of all days added together will be given.

If you would like to know more about each separate supper event and what items were available on which days, please check this summer event archive guide here. For general information on the summer events, refer to any "Extra" information.

Halloween
Halloween is another event with a banner and only has 3 tokens. Most Halloween events are similar to Easter events in that there are no cycled items. There are exceptions and those exceptions will be given were that information exists. Halloween can include pets that can be gotten from the banner as well as items.

Advent + Hanukkah
The advent is an event that starts the first of December and continues until the 25th. Each day, the pets and items are only available for one day, with the exception of the 25th, in which they are available for 3-4 days. Hanukkah functions similarly in that the first gift will be a Menorah with flames or candles (or both) given out each day. There may be other gifts available during these days, but for clarity, all items will be listed as having the release date as the event itself.

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How an Item's rarity can be determined

Item rarity is convoluted at the best and near impossible to put to a formula at the worst. There are varying factors that can be attributed to this that is not present with pets. A pet's rarity is based on many factors that all boil down to its rarity tag. Items do not have a rarity tag so the best solution is to find and pinpoint any and all information surrounding the release of an item, even if it may not be relevant to the overall rarity.

Date of release

An item's release date is vitally important is the date of release. The date an item is release affects it's availability. Over time fewer and fewer older items are in circulation which causes users to "pay' more and more out of the necessity of landing a successful trade. This can resort to drastic overpay. A more recent item will be much easier to find as they will be able to be found with currently users.

Number of days available

To a slightly lesser extent, the number of days an item is available will affect the amount of the item that is adopted. Even an active user can miss an item that's only available for one day. An item available for one day is not normal, usually they are available for at least a few days. Items that are only available for one day are are mostly part of the summer events and advents. On the opposite spectrum, the free items that can be found in the CS store infinitely hold very little value because of their extensive release.

Amount released

One of the biggest factors in determining an item's rarity is the amount released. There is a big difference between just one getting released and two. With two, someone may be more likely to trade the extra, further spreading the item around, making it more available to users. This is even more noticeable with older items. If an item is in a stack of 3 or even 5 or more, it will drastically reduce the lack of availability.

How an item is obtained

This is getting more into specifics and also getting into information that can not be covered by pet equivalences. Items can be obtained in the following ways: Store, Free, Free Store, Banner, Token Exchange, Other.

Store Items
Store items are self explanatory, they are bought with C$. There are three types of store items: Retired, Current, and Cycled. Retired store items are well, retired. They were available for a certain amount of time and then were removed from the store to not be obtainable again. The lack of interest in store items and items in general can result in reduced availability, especially with older items. Current store items are store items that are still available. Even though they're continuously available, they still cost C$ and people are not likely to buy them. The last type of store items are Cycled, or items that are available for an amount of time but will be brought back. The only current example are the birthstone gems available on the Accessory page of the store.

Store items are hard to pinpoint because the availability directly lies in people who are willing (or CAN!) buy them. This further diminishes the amount that is in circulation.

Free Items
Free items are event items that take one click and you get the items! This is the most common way items are released and are one of the most common types you can find. All free items are event items, there are no monthly releases that are available throughout the month like pets.

Free Store Items
Free store items are as previously stated, items in the store that cost no C$. They're a one time adopt but are continuously available.

Banner Items
Banner items are items that can be randomly gotten through event banners from the Easter, summer, or Summer events every 20 minutes. There is only a set amount of times a banner can be clicked to receive a prize and that number is determined separately for each event. Furthermore, these items can be separated into two types: Token and non-token. Tokens are only refereed to as tokens, not token items! Token items are a different item. Tokens are used to trade in for pets, items, and sometimes other items. This is all dependent on the event taking place. Non-token items are just items received from the banner that can be collected or used on pets. There is no exchange provided for these items. What items or tokens you will get from the banner is dependent on the event itself.

------ Easter
Easter is very consistent as an event and will always have the Animal Eggs as their Banner items. On a couple occasions Easter has had other items gotten through the banner as well, namely 2013 and 2014. Easter events will have 4 egg tokens with one of them being slightly rarer in number than the others. The first Easter event was in 2009 but this one behaved very differently from the ones we are familiar since 2010.

----- Summer Event
Summer event items are dependent on the event itself. This is the most varied of all the events and sometimes the most complicated. A summer event can have half a dozen or several dozen items and tokens that are gotten through the banner. To add on to that, some of the tokens can be traded in for other tokens. But wait, there's more! Not only is there the usual event banner but summer events also have another intractable location that gives different prizes and tokens once an hour (as opposed to once every 20 minutes for the regular banner). There may also be other special conditions regarding tokens for summer events. Sometimes tokens are not apparently tokens because there is no way to exchange them for anything at the time. Some tokens were picked up from event pages and not the banner. The summer events all progress differently as the even goes on. The first summer event was in 2011, yet it worked differently than the ones from 2012 onward.

----- Halloween
Halloween is very straightforward, much like Easter. There are sometimes banner items and sometimes pets and on occasion, both. Halloween events have 3 tokens, usually of the same rarity. Banner items are different and don't follow a pattern like the Easter event. The first Halloween event was in 2008, but this event only had pets given out with no banner to click. The 2009 event began the usual standard we have for Halloween.

Token exchange
Token exchange items, normally referred to as token items, are items that are gotten through exchanging tokens. These items can be gotten on any of the three events with a banner. Due to people prioritizing pets for their tokens, these items tend to end up less common.

Other
There are a select few items that have been obtained by other means, most namely the 2011 DIY cake set. These items will be brought up in the guide on an individual basis.

Distribution

How an item is distributed can boil down to three methods: Single, Set, or Lucky Dip (Luckydip in the guide)
A Single item is just that, an item on its lonesome. It's not common but it does happen. An item Set is a set of items you are guaranteed to get upon adoption. These sets can contain multiples of items, but everyone will get the same ones and the same amount. A Lucky Dip item refers to an item that could be randomly gotten (or not gotten) upon adoption. Items like this are usually gotten through adoption that comes with quite a few other random items. The Lucky Dip items can be further broken down into three types explained in the "How to Use this Guide" section. These types are not differentiated or named on Chicken Smoothie, but it is absolutely important to know the difference:

luckydip- - denotes that the amount of items upon adoption is lower than the amount of outcomes
luckydip+ - denotes that the amount of items upon adoption is higher than the amount of outcomes
luckydip= - denotes that the amount of items upon adoption is equal to the amount of outcomes

The amount of items of items obtained through a Lucky Dip adoption versus the amount of outcomes varies. With luckydip+, after swapping your extras for a full set, you may have a few leftovers, or a lot. With luckydip- you will not have enough extra items to swap for all the outcomes. There are some instances where this difference is drastic. There's even others where some items in a luckydip adoption are rarer than others. Luckydip- has not been a concern for item collectors for some years now as it has been phased out in favor of luckydip+. It is still a concern for older items as it definitely impacted the availability of some items.

Item and event type

Though an item type will not necessarily affect free items, it will definitely affect Token items and Store items. There are certain items people are less likely to spend their C$ and tokens on certain items because of various reasons. Costumes are usually unpopular especially if they only fit "low demand" species such as rats and horses. Scenery items, plushies, and wigs typically are fairly popular and are more likely to be purchased or exchanged for. It is not always going to be easy to tell when an item will be heavily adopted or not. Furthermore, certain events such as the Advent may attract a larger amount of people, further helping the items gotten from that event to be adopted more. Certain smaller, or more obscure event may be completely missed.

Re-released items

Some items have been re-released and it's a good idea to know which ones. An item that has been re-released will definitely affect it's rarity. The item guide will go further into re-released items and list them as re-releases where necessary, or you can check a full re-released items guide

Communication and awareness

Last but not least, there's communication and awareness. Communication by staff for events has been minimal if not non-existent in some cases so users can discuss things among themselves. This has resulted in some confusion by members especially on some older events. Summer events can be complicated which causes some users to miss free items.
Tokens on a pet are not safe and still count toward token amounts shown on site and can still be exchanged while the tokens are on the pet. Even though there's a warning on the amount of time to exchange tokens, there's always someone who forgets and ends up with a lot of surplus tokens they cant use. Tokens from one event cannot be used in another. Sometimes an item will have a description on the amount of times it can be adopted, meaning that's the amount of times you can click to receive items. These various things will not affect a single items rarity, but it is something to keep in mind when item collecting or trading.

Conclusion

There are various factors in determining an item's rarity, some more complex than others. Something to keep in mind is that items are not normally re-released. The good thing is that all items have to go somewhere. They cannot be deleted like pets can. items either belong to a user or the Lost and Found. An exception would possibly be token exchange NPCs, in which case those items are deleted by staff. Items tend to also be given out by users who quit, which tends to keep many older items in circulation. As a tip when looking to trade for items, always do research and keep in mind to use C$ or tokens or trade for items when they are current, do not wait. They may be more difficult to find later on.

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Quick References

Animal Egg Numbers
2009: 1,2,3,4
2010: 5,6,7,8,9,10,,11,12
2011: 13,14,15,16,17,18
2012: 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28
2103: 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38
2014: 39, 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48
2015: 49,50,51,52,53,54
2016: 55,56,57,58,59, 60, 61
2017: 62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70
2018: 71,72,73,74,75,76
2019: 77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84
2020: 85, 86,87,88,89
2021: 90,91,92,93,94,95,96
2022:


Retired C$ Store items

October, 2009 Available: Up until April 3rd, 2011
set, 3 items [C$ Cost: 15 C$]

December, 2009 Available: throughout December?
[C$ Cost: 4 C$]
[C$ Cost: 5 C$]
December, 2009 Available: December 17th -
set, 14 items [C$ Cost: 4]
Extra: Each tree ornament set came with Garland, Lights, 6 round ornaments, and 6 oblong ornaments. Each colored set was a separate purchase.

October, 2010 Available: 4-7 days
[C$ Cost: 4 C$ each]
Extra: These contacts were available for a short time around the end of October to the start of November

December, 2010 Available: Throughout December?
[C$ Cost: 5 C$ each]

December, 2012Available: Throughout December?
set, 3 items [C$ Cost:]
[C$ Cost: ]
set, 2 items [C$ Cost: ]

Extra: Bi-monthly items will be listed with the month and year they were released in the guide. Cycled store items will not be listed at all.

Re-released Items

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