Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Year-Round Morostide Achievements

The much beloved Morostide has some rather hated achievements that are obtainable all year. The question is just how much time and effort you want to spend on them. You will never want to see another pumpkin ever again.

Beware the dreaded Pumpkin Murderers of Subeta, for they have unlimited patience and could wait a lifetime to seek revenge! Don't know what I'm talking about? Read on.

Pumpkin Deleter (1% of users have this achievement.)
Delete 1,000 Fresh Pumpkins by hand! Using quickstock will not work!

We might as well get the worst of them out in the open first. The dreaded Pumpkin Deleter is as tedious and mind-numbingly boring as one might expect. To get the achievement, buy 1,000 of the Fresh Pumpkin, Freshly Picked Pumpkin, or some combination of the two. Proceed to delete all 1,000 by hand. As the achievement says, deleting with quickstock will not work. Likewise, deleting carved pumpkins will not work.

A quick tip for Firefox users: When you hit the delete button, a screen will pop up asking if you are sure you want to delete the item. Hit "Enter" on your keyboard 5-6 times really fast. Five or six pumpkins will be deleted. If you hit the button too many times, you will get an error, but it will not harm anything.




For non-Firefox users, I'm sorry to say that you cannot just refresh or hit F5 to speed your progress. The best you can do is to turn off the java script that allows the "Are you sure?" box to pop up. It wont save you tons of time, but it will shave some seconds.

Now to shed some light on my pumpkin murderer comment at the beginning of this post... If you succeed in deleting 1,000 fresh or freshly picked pumpkins by hand, you will be eligible to use the Pumpkin Murderer title on Subeta forums.

Carve a Pumpkin (1% of users have this achievement.)
Carve 500 Pumpkins!

Don't panic! There are 8 achievement tiers for this one, and 500 is the top tier. Carve a single pumpkin, and get an achievement! Like Pumpkin Deleter, you can carve either a Fresh Pumpkin or Freshly Picked Pumpkin. Here is the good news: Unlike Pumpkin Deleter, you can carve the pumpkins very quickly. When you are on the screen that shows what pumpkin you just carved, refresh or hit F5 to carve as many as you have in your inventory.

This achievement can be helpful for obtaining other achievements as well. For example, you can hoard one of each for the Super Shop and Hoarder achievements. You can add one of each pumpkin to your Pumpkin Collection for achievements. And of course, you could feed one of each pumpkin to your pet to help you get both the Gourmand achievement(s) and the next year-round Morostide achievement...


Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater (2% of users have this achievement.)
Have your pets eat 100 carved pumpkins!

For this one, just feed any 100 carved pumpkins to your pet. You can feed your pet the same one (the cheapest, most likely) 100 times, or you can feed your pet a variety to bring you closer to the ultimate Gourmand achievement tier. It is up to you.

Remember to get the pumpkin carving achievements before working on this one if you intend to get both achievements. Additionally, you can feed the pumpkins to more than one pet if you want to get them finished quickly.

Minion Collector (1% of users have this achievement.)
Have all 5 of Jaxon's minions in your inventory.

Collecting all of Jaxon's minions can be pretty expensive, particularly Halloeve (the most expensive of the five). However, you may be able to find a lender if you have collateral. Be prepared with at least 30 million sp before beginning your search, as it is very doubtful that the complete set will cost less than that out of season.

Never looked for a Subeta achievement lender before? Check the Achievement Forum thread: Borrowing & Lending for Achievements


More Seasonal Achievements

"Seasonal" Achievements Obtainable Year-Round  (Omen Island Festival)
Year-Round Great Pandemic Achievements
Year-Round Luminaire Achievements