June 2008 News Archive

Now that TNT has re-opened their rainbow pool to show all the converted pet colours. We decided it was time to expand our Rainbow Pool to keep it functional. What have we added? You can now see not only the converted pets, but also the unconverted pets (if tnt gave this option) and all the pets without clothes.

We finally managed to get our Rank Calculator to calculate correctly. We also revised the order of the data entry so that the order is the same as your games/stats page. Do keep in mind that for Slushie Slinger a score of 300+ points is needed before it counts and for Make Some Noise a score of 3000+ points is needed.

Our Altador Cup Fonts somehow got scrambled a bit, I suspect the Glitch Faerie for doing that. The fonts should now be unscrambled and be at their right place again.

We have a tie for the top of the table placing! Roo Island couldn't hold on to their lead from yesterday, drawing their Yooyuball match against Meridell. The Roos had enough voice left to shout there way to a Make Some Noise win, but were exhausted after their late night celebrations, allowing Meridell to win the Slushie Slinger game.


Krawk Island are aiming for a solo place at the top of the table again, following their clean sweep across all three games against Terror Mountain. "Dasher" Soley warned his team to not let up with their game playing, reminding them that they cannot afford to lose to a bunch of Blumaroos.


The Haunted Woods had another clean sweep, as they faced "the best team on the space station", although that isn't as good a title as it sounds, as Virtupets are the only team on the space station. Fanetti, the HW goalkeeper, has been urging the team to stay focussed as they try to catch up with Krawk and Roo Island at the top of the table. Virtupets are faring better than last year, where they finished 16th, but it's doubtful that they have the determination and drive to place any higher by the end of the cup.


Kreludor faced the Lost Desert, and suffered their third loss in Slushie Slinger, as the LD team expertly served slushies to every fan they could find. Unfortunately, the Lost Desert team spent too long trying to find more thirsty fans to sling slushies at, and they missed the start of the Yooyuball match, giving Kreludor their 7th win. Even with the use of their Lost Desert Team Megaphones, LD couldn't match the cheering volume of their opposition, who are still elated from the defeat of Dr Sloth. Kreludor are currently tied for 5th place, but only time will tell if they have what it takes to be in the top four.


The other team tied for 5th place is Mystery Island, who had a closely fought set of games against Tyrannia. The Islanders got their 7th win in Yooyuball, but could only hold the Tyrannians to a draw in Slushie Slinger. For some unknown reason, the MI team were absent from part of the Make Some Noise matches. A possible explanation was given, when team captain Volgoth was seen carrying some pots of Magic Goop, fuelling rumours that the entire team had come down with Achy Head. Volgoth later insisted that it was merely a precautionary measure, and that his team would be fine for today's matches.


7th placed Darigan faced the home team, in what was expected to be an easy three wins for the Citadel. Altador couldn't hold the Darigans back in Yooyuball and Make Some Noise, but did succeed in holding them to a draw in Slushie Slinger. Layton Vickles of Darigan claimed that the Altador team had blocked up their oppositions slushie dispensers. The referee checked all the dispensers, and dismissed the claim, saying they were all in perfect working order.


9th place Shenkuu are closing the gap on Meridell, with a clean sweep win against Brightvale. They have also managed to maintain Mirsha Grelinek's position of 4th in the top goal scorer's table. Brightvale are currently resting in 14th place, but have been working on their goal-scoring technique to try and move themselves up the table.


Maraqua earnt another deserved set of three wins over Faerieland, displaying the techniques that have got them to tenth place in the table so far. Faerieland's team was summonsed to Jhudora's Cloud after the match, for what can only be described as "intensive training", in the hope of getting at least one win.



And for everyone who is wondering how I have worked out the team's positions in the table, I'm using the team standings table from the main Altador Cup page on Neopets.

*hears cheering in the distance*
The game of the day had to be Roo Island vs Krawk Island as they battle it out for the prime position at the top of the table. Both sets of islanders were cheering equally loud, resulting in a draw and a headache for the referee. The KI team proved they are still the expert at slinging slushies, as they served as many fans as they could find, even serving those who didn't want a slushie. However, the real shock of the day was Roo Island's win in the Yooyuball match, making them top of the table. Krawk Island's team captain, "Dasher" Soley, is hoping that the Roos will be too busy celebrating to concentrate on today's games, which would give his team the chance to regain their place at the top.


Meridell faced the might of 3rd place Lost Desert, and demonstrated how to get a tenth win in Slushie Slinger, as they served a record number of drinks to those impatient fans. The Lost Desert team notched up their eleventh win in Make Some Noise, but didn't have the stamina left to make a win in yooyuball, holding the land of heroes and legends to a draw.


The Haunted Woods made a clean sweep across all three games, as they played their first set of underwater matches against Maraqua. It is still unclear how anyone manages to cheer underwater, but the HW team have succeeded in cheering louder than the Maraquans, giving them their 8th Make Some Noise win.


Kreludor had an easy three wins against Faerieland, showing that last year's absence didn't harm their chances in the cup this year. Faerieland are pinning their hopes on Jhudora working some of her magic, but maybe they should concentrate a little more on playing the games?


Mystery Island thrashed the home team, with another clean sweep in the three games. King Altador has voiced his regrets at allowing the Altador Cup to restart after its thousand-year hiatus, and is planning an intensive training regime for his team.


8th place Darigan Citadel were celebrating after their three game win over Brightvale. Team captain Layton Vickles said that it was a triumph of darkness over the harsh light of Brightvale. The other Darigan team members were planning their strategy for today's match against the home team.


It was a great day for 3 game wins, as Shenkuu also notched up a set of wins against Virtupets. The Virtupets side are blaming their losses on the absence of team advisor, Dr Frank Sloth. 4th from the bottom of the table, can Virtupets prove that they don't need the Sloth to be able to win some more games?


Tyrannia played Terror Mountain, in a closely fought match. Terror Mountain were doing fine until the half-time interval between matches, when their goalkeeper contracted Neggitus from eating too many neggs. While they sent someone out to buy a Neggitus Injection to cure her, Tyrannia managed to win the games. Minae Mitora, the TM goalkeeper, later apologised to the team, and promised to stay off the neggs until the end of the Cup.

What in Neopia happened to Krawk Island yesterday? They were unable to beat the Lost Desert team's cheering and Yooyuball playing, resulting in the KI team's first draws for those games. Much to the relief of the pirates, they were still able to prove their worth in the slinging of the slushies, resulting in their 10th win.

Roo Island are almost level with KI now, following their triumphant win over Tyrannia. They couldn't quite manage a win in all the games though, letting the Tyrannians shine through with their 8th win, in a closely fought battle of Slushie Slinger. There are rumours that the Roos had been concentrating too much on their Yooyuball playing, and not paying enough attention to the thirsty fans.


Meridell had an easy three wins against Faerieland, after Jhudora was not permitted to enter the colosseum over sabotage fears. She was last seen returning to her cloud, muttering plans for revenge....

The Kreludor team faced the might of the Haunted Woods in three closely fought games, with Kreludor managing spectacular wins in Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger. Unfortunately, the team's assistant got lost on their journey to the pharmacy to buy Kikoughela Syrup for the team's sore throats, and they were unable to cheer loud enough to win against the extremely loud fans of Haunted Woods.


Mystery Island faced the cold steely determination of Terror Mountain, but were unfazed as they managed another clean sweep in all three games. Rumours of MI team captain Volgoth bringing a batch of neohome heaters to try and melt the opposition were later dismissed by the referee as untrue.

But what has happened to the Darigan Citadel team? Once the proud winners of the Altador Cup, now painfully unable to climb up from their half-way position in the table. Their old form does appear to be returning though, a they made two much-needed wins against Virtupets. Both teams were evenly matched in Slushie Slinger, leading to reports of Dr Sloth trying to improve his Neopian popularity by forcing his team to serve slushies to the thirsty and impatient Altador Cup fans.

Shenkuu have finally rediscovered their form from last year, with a clean sweep of three wins against Maraqua, but have either team got what it takes to catch up with Krawk and Roo Islands at the top of the table?

The home team gave another sorry performance, with a loss against Brightvale in all three games. Team captain "Trapper" Remis blamed the poor scores on his team's distractions - apparently some fans had used banners to spell out a 'good luck' message, and his team had spent too long trying to read it, and not enough time playing the games.

Please all welcome dragonsflame_uk as our new Altador Cup reporter. She will be present at all matches every day, so she can report all about the previous days matches.

You can find these coverage reports at our Altador Cup Coverage page.

Comfortably maintaining their position at the top of the table, are Krawk Island, with an easy clean sweep across all three games against Faerieland's finest. With all those faeries behind the team, you would think that they could give their team at least one win: there are rumours that Jhudora is lining up some Rotten Neggs to give to the opposition, in her hope of Faerieland avoiding an embarrassing overall defeat with zero wins.


Hot on the heels of the pirates are fellow islanders Roo Island, who also managed a clean sweep yesterday, against Mystery Island, giving the Roos their 9th Yooyuball win.


The Lost Desert managed a clear Yooyuball win against Tyrannia, and proved they can shout the loudest, as they notched up their 10th Make Some Noise win. However, the Tyrannians showed their strength in the slinging of the slushies, expertly serving as many thirsty fans as they could find.



It was a close thing between Meridell and the Haunted Woods as the battle for 4th place continues. Haunted Woods managed to win the Yooyuball, with the land of heroes and legends showing their hosting expertise as they won the slinging of the slushies. Unfortunately, Meridell's Team Megaphones were confiscated by the referees at the gate, resulting in a draw for Make Some Noise.


The match of the day had to be Maraqua against last year's winners, Darigan Citadel. The Darigan team has been struggling to match up to their spectacular result from last year, but have at last managed to regain some of their form, winning the Yooyuball, and having the loudest cheering fans. Maraqua have clearly been practicing their serving skills, giving them their 4th win in Slushie Slinger.


Another evenly matched combination yesterday was Kreludor and Shenkuu, with Shenkuu managing a win on Make Some Noise, but only being able to get a draw on the other games. Kreludor have come into the games this year with plenty of energy, possibly from the recent defeat of Dr Sloth. They have their eyes on a first place spot, but have they left it too late to get those wins in?


The home team had a chilly match against the cold might of Terror Mountain, and appear to finally have found their form, marking up wins in the supporting game. All those days of practicing, Altador's cheering skills are finally paying off (even if they are getting sore throats!). Terror Mountain seems in need of some practice at serving slushies, and were invited to help out at the Kelp restaurant. They declined the generous offer though, as they were worried they may suffer the same fate as Kiko Lake, and be unable to return for tomorrow's games. Terror Mountain's Team Captain, Prytariel, has scored his way onto the top scorers list, as they chalked up their 3rd Yooyuball win.


The Brightvale kingdom was celebrating after marking up their first win in Slushie Slinger. They could only manage draws against Virtupets in the other games, but with a win under their belts, Brightvale will be a force to reckon with tomorrow!

Appologies to team Kreludor for not having an ACIII Support Banner for you guys! We added two new banners (animated and non-animated) so you can match everyone else now!

June 25th will go down in history as a bad day for the last year's winners - Darigan couldn't beat the might of the Kreludor team who are obviously full of energy following the defeat of Dr Sloth earlier in the year.



Krawk Island continued with their winning streak, making another clean sweep across all three games against the Haunted Woods. There is a little concern that the pirates may not be able to maintain their energy all through the tournament, and might lose their first place standing to the Roos.


Hot on the heels of Krawk Island are fellow islanders Roo Island, with another clean sweep of three wins against the icy determination of Terror Mountain. Rumours that the Roo fans were encouraged to bring heaters to melt their opposition were later said to be untrue.



Shenkuu as yet have been unable to continue their success from last year, but did manage to beat Meridell in Yooyuball, although both teams were cheering equally loud. Meridell did manage to sling slushies at more fans though, making 7 Slushie Slinger wins for the land of heroes and legends.


To the delight of Altador fans all over Neopia, the home team finally broke their run of successive losses, proving that the Altador fans can shout louder, and sling more slushies than Virtupets. Unfortunately, their players seem to have been spending too long cheering and serving, allowing Virtupets their second Yooyuball win of the season.



Tyrannia were slinging slushies left right and centre, giving them an easy win against Faerieland. Can the power of all those faeries get the pink and purple Faerieland team a win in something this year?


The Lost Desert and Mystery Island were equally matched in their Yooyuball match. The Mystery Island team proved that they are better hosts (or maybe they are just grand masters at playing Berry Bash) by expertly serving more slushies to the thirsty fans. And just to make things fair, Lost Desert were able to show off their loud chanting for their team, giving them their 9th win in Make Some Noise.


It's not clear how they achieved it, but the underwater team from Maraqua have notched up another win in Yooyuball, against Brightvale. Currently second from the bottom of the table, Brightvale's hopes of Slushie Slinging success were dashed when Maraqua demonstrated their expertise. The mighty kingdom of Brightvale couldn't even shout louder than the Maraquans. They did try to sneak in some Brightvale Team Megaphones to give them assistance, but unfortunately they were confiscated at the gate.

We've got more Altador Cup fonts for you! One set of fonts is a team flag font, and the other set is a team text font.


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Following up on last week's big story, a messenger from Kiko Lake has arrived in Altador bearing news of the team's fate. According to the courier, Kiko Lake's team was trapped by a rockslide that occurred while they were on their way to the tournament. It seems that, when the boulders started raining down on them, the players rushed to safety in a nearby cave. At some point during the disaster, however, the cave's entrance became blocked by boulders, which weren't cleared away until days later by a team of rescue workers.

Thankfully, the players avoided suffering anything more serious than a couple of scrapes and bruises. However, their time in the less-than-ideal conditions not only left them starving and weakened, but also cost Kiko Lake their chance at participating in this year's tournament. "We'll just have to regroup and give it another shot next year," team captain "Poke" Cellars said. "In the meantime, though, we might want to look into finding another route to Altador, preferably something a little less dangerous."

We've got two new types of AC graphics for you all to use during the Altador Cup! The first is a page of Altador Cup Support Banners! These come in both animated (shown below) and non-animated.


Secondly, we have a new and unique feature--Judge Speech Bubbles!

The Kreludor team was absent from Altador Cup II, and now that they're back, Kreludor fans can have a font! All Altador Cup teams can find a team font here!

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Finally, a new avatar! To get it you must become a Rank 1 player in the Altador Cup. This can be achieved through 50 wins in Yooyuball, or a combination of Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger, and Make Some Noise (if you play Slushie Slinger and/or Make Some Noise, it's going to take more than 50 combined wins!).

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We have found some awesome images of the biscuit and pirate Kau. Enjoy :)

This is the moment a lot of people from the neoboards have been waiting for. Over the past weekend we have held an Altador Cup Customisation Spotlight on several neoboards. The goal of this spotlight was to find the best dressed supporter for each team. People were allowed to use normal customisation items, deluxe clothing from paint brushes and nc mall items. Anything to make their pet look like the best supporter ever. We've chosen the winners from many many entries! On the Altador Cup Customisation Spotlight page you can see the winners, which items they are wearing and other great suggestions to change your pet into the ultimate supporter!


We have also created a basic Altador Cup Customisation Overview page which shows only the items that are truly related to the Altador Cup. Thanks to people from charter and especially morainesedai7 for helping with that page.

We've got new Shields and Lookups for every Altador Cup team this year! Enjoy!

Ladies and Gentleman. The Royal Nimmos!

Because the Altador Cup page was opened yesterday, we were able to update some of our Altador Cup Coverage pages. Among the updated pages are all the team pages. On the team page of Kiko Lake for example, you can read all about the team's mysterious disappearal from the cup. We've also created a Rules page. Even more pages are coming soon :)


Secondly, we have amazingly cute Yooyu Adoptables, which you can use to support your team. Below you can see an example of the Lost Desert Yooyu.

Because the Altador Cup page was opened yesterday, we were able to update some of our Altador Cup Coverage pages. Among the updated pages are all the team pages. On the team page of Kiko Lake for example, you can read all about the team's mysterious disappearal from the cup. We've also created a Rules page. Even more pages are coming soon :)


Secondly, we have amazingly cute Yooyu Adoptables, which you can use to support your team. Below you can see an example of the Lost Desert Yooyu.


Finally, please stop neomailing us that some of our graphics do not work! We've already mentioned this on several news posts AND on every graphics page affected! We will not be updating the coding of our graphics until Neopets is done adjusting their filters!

As you all know, the Altador Cup starts tomorrow. This year we're going to do something new on SunnyNeo. We are having an Altador Cup III Coverage. Here you can find all the latest news about the cup, you can read about the teams, theres a match schedule, game guides and much more! We keep updating this page as new events happen. Feel free to check it out before the start of the cup.


Also, this year we have new graphic goodies for the Altador Cup. First of all, we are releasing Altador Cup Game Counters. You can use these counters to display how many games you've played on your lookup. This is a great way to show support for your team so get one today!

For all of you non-US players who have been wanting to get some Neopets Merchandise, good news! At the end of the summer Neopets wants to go international by launching sales points of their merchandise in Australia and New Zealand, The Netherlands, Brazil, and Canada. According to the Viacom Press Release:

Plush, vinyl figures and playsets will launch in all territories, trading cards will be introduced in Holland The Netherlands and Canada, and video games will hit shelves in Brazil, Holland The Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.

This includes the new game Neopets Puzzle Adventure (see earlier news post) and items that contain KeyQuest tokens.

We have found some unreleased Quiggle colours for the Quiggle Day which is on the June 13th.

There is a new sponsor offer called Find the Ring Pop Bling Rings. If you manage to find all three ring pops you are rewarded with three cool items. If you'd like to try this sponsor offer you can try SunnyNeo's Ring Pop guide.


As you may have seen the Altador Cup starts again on June 12th. We will be trying to report the Altador Cup right here on SunnyNeo. Right now you can get into spirits by getting your Altador Cup Fonts, Badges and other goodies. (Sorry if some of the graphics do not work anymore due to the new filters, as you may have read in the Neopian Times Editorial, TNT is still working on them. As soon as they're done messing with the filters we will be updating our graphics).

Neopets is coming out with a new game called Neopets Puzzle Adventure, it is meant for Wii, Nintendo DS and PC. From IGN.com:

Set to launch on the three systems this holiday season, Neopets Puzzle Adventure takes puzzle solving skills to new levels with a unique Neopets spin. Based on the classic board game, "Reversi", Neopets Puzzle Adventure, is a robust and fully integrated Neopets experience as it includes 150 different quests across vast Neopian lands, a variety of the most popular customizable Neopets to choose from, and several fun mini-games to add depth and fun to the gameplay. As a bonus to Neopets fans, players will be able to earn codes throughout the game that connect back to the Neopets site by achieving certain goals throughout the DS, Wii or PC game. These unique codes will allow players to unlock exclusive items back in their virtual world on neopets.com. Neopets Puzzle Adventure is the only multi-platform puzzle adventure console game based on the popular virtual, global community. For the Neopets fan, Neopets Puzzle Adventure is a must-have game with its intuitive "pick up and play" game play pattern and new never-before-seen areas in the Neopets universe to explore. Neopets Puzzle Adventure will incorporate several different mini-games, 150 petpets, as well as more than 300 items to equip various Neopet characters, recipes, treasures, awards and more. The game board itself resembles a chess board, while the gameplay takes the principles of Reversi and Go, and adds new twists that take the adventure to unexpected levels. The goal is to turn all of the chips on the board to your Neopet's color.

And some cool images to give you an idea of what's coming (there are more on the IGN website, click the link above):

For all JubJub fans, the unreleased JubJubs for JubJub Day!

It seems there is a workaround for the current lookup coding troubles. Basicly all you have to do is change (all) your  <style> (or <style type="text/css">) to <style />  and </style> to </style />. 

The coding will now be accepted. It also seems even though the style tags are 'broken' they will be correctly interpreted by FF, IE, Flock etc.

Use this fix at your own discretion.