August 2010 News Archive
This is an archive of all of our older news that we have removed from the front page of the site.
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Mix these three items in my Cooking Pot!
This is your last chance to get your JubJub Power Bounce freebies! Get two free tokens with a 10-pack token purchase or 1 free token with a $25 cash card redemption! These promotions will end August 31! Visit the NC Mall. |
you do want to play, don't you?
And today is also the last day to buy the NC Collectible of this month. If you buy all the NC Collectibles, you'll get a bonus, trading won't count though.
I belong in everyone's collection!
But don't stop voting yet! We still have to vote for the Spaced Theme, which gives you np and a weekly prize if you voted every day.
and the winner is...
Don't forget to check our Style Showdown Guide for more info.
Happy 25K! Thanks, everyone, and enjoy your free item! You can redeem it by typing in FB25Kfans at http://www.neopets.com/code. |
Just like a Faerietale (get it)
Thanks to the many board posters on site.
Stop lying! You didn't actually buy me.
You just wish you were cool enough to own me.
In Friday's new TNT has announced they will be hiring "beta" testers for some game related features.
We're looking for Neopets players who live near Los Angeles, CA to help us test new stuff at our games lab in Glendale, CA. If you'd like to participate in our research, test out new features and earn up to $75, please click here to sign up. To qualify, you must live near Los Angeles, CA and be able to drive to our games lab in Glendale, CA to meet with us in person. If you're under 16, a parent must drive or escort you to the lab, and if you're under 18, you'll have to have parental permission. |
Controllers necessary, batteries not included.
Camouflage Snow
Also, newly released clothes:
En garde! Weapons at the ready!
I look even better animated with Petpets swimming around me!
Clara Jordie
Don't forget, we still have a mystery to solve, which is how to get the Wishing Well avatar! Register your wishes in our Wishing Well Project to help find out the exact requirements to obtain the avatar.
Finally, have you ever dreamt of working for SunnyNeo as a PHP Programmer, Graphics Maker, CSS Layout Stylist, Artist, Petpet Park Expert, Game Guide Writer, Battledome Expert, General Guide Writer, Photoshop Tutorial Writer, Paint Shop Pro Tutorial Writer or a GIMP Tutorial Writer? Yes? Well your in luck, SunnyNeo are hiring! Why not have a look at our Apply for Staff page for more information!
We've updated our smileys page with these new smilies.
Next project, Romeep 3T3, please?
As a bonus item, this capsule gives out a pretty background: Golden Sarcophagus.
We've also some kind of preview of the last capsule, which will feature Terror Mountain:
Thanks to the people on the NC Mall boards for helping us get this info and previews!
For more information and previews, have a look at our Great Mystery Capsule Adventure guide.
Peek-a-boo!
Well done! You've managed to cast a vote during each day of this theme. You've earned random amount of neopoints and Stylishly Simple Pond has been added to your Inventory! |
Oh, so stylish!
You call that stylish? Look at me!
If you liked Style Showdown, why not check out our guide?
Mutant Ogrin - Ogrin Transmogrification Potion
If you're lucky enough to get a hold of this one, or any other Transmogrification Potion, you could get your hands on the slightly odd Mutant JubJub avatar!
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And finally, a couple of bizarre new books have leaked into the Book Shop, as well as two new Mutant Petpets (as posted a couple of days ago).
Strike a Pose!
Electric Tyrannian
Also, newly released clothes:
Sorry, I don't have any Morphing Potions.
MME7-S2: Water Rising Foreground
We've updated our MME guide with more info and (animated) previews.
Oh, no! You've flooded Altador! O, wait, that's something else...
King Hagan is pleased to see that this time Brightvale will actually be featured.
Oops! I guess someone forgot that salad was up there.
The latest thing added to SunnyNeo is a Random Event Generator. We offer many different types of events you can create! Do you want to make a Winter Event? How about Avatar? You can even make your own custom one!
Feel free to try out each option and see what you can come up with.
Now, go out there and make those Random Events!
I should also introduce myself... I'm Dc (darkdc), one of SunnyNeo's newest programmers. You may or may not have seen me on the help chat. *waves to HC*
Something has happened! | |
Bam! You suddenly have the urge to eat your pet rock. Made at SunnyNeo |
Sloth: You know if I started selling these, I really wouldn't need to collect invasion tax.
And we've found these two new Mutant petpets:
Update: It appears that Pet Lookups have also had a little update, resulting in our I ♥ My Pet Lookups no longer working. The coding for all 54 layouts have been updated and are now in working order. Be sure to update your existing code if you are currently using one of these layouts. Thank you purlarey for notifying us about this problem.
Do not forget to cast your votes daily for Style Showdown to qualify for your weekly prize.
Check our Style Showdown guide for more info about this event.
Why didn't I get in? Now hand me 5k!
ooh, pretty colours!
Baby Blumaroo, Baby Chomby, Pink Kadoatie
Faerie Carrot, Faerie Beetroot, Harris
Just released today is the first of five new Mystery Capsules in the NC Mall! Maraqua Mystery Capsule starts off the adventure.
Row row row your boat
Caution: This wig a bit slimey
You also have the chance of getting a special bonus item, if you find a Background, Trinket, Clothes, Wings and Accessory in your Adventure Capsules.
Comes in handy when trying to trade those 20 MC of your bundle
We will have more information on the Capsule Adventure as time progresses!
For the time being you can find more information on Neopets about the event!
Thank you to snooootybrat for the wig image!
You may qualify for up to four weekly achievement prizes for voting every day during each week's theme contest. |
The first achievement prize is given out today, its a Super Fashion Playmate Handbook. Our Style Showdown guide has been updated with this new info.
What designs are available, top tips for cutting them out and how to make your own designs.
Silver Jelly
Also, newly released clothes:
Grab a cuppa, sit down, a magic show's about to start!
Blue Jelly Tiara Dubloon Disaster Mine Earrings Evil Coconut Mask Fanciful Seaweed Headband Fire Boa Fur Lined Tiara Fyora Wig Green X-Ray Goggles Gypsy Henna Tattoo Heart Head Bonk |
Ice Cube Necklace Kauvara Costume Hat Lavender Chandelier Earrings Lucky Uni Shoe Necklace Powdered Wig REAL Chandelier Earrings Snuffly Hat Telescopic Monocle Twinkling Pink Tiara Yellow Kougra Eye Glasses |
I'm only 50 NC now!
Can you dig it, or will you falter and sink into the quicksand?
Perhaps you've always considered yourself to be a team player and like to share your skills and want to be able to help others? At SunnyNeo we have some great positions open for new staff members. Maybe you like to make css layouts? Maybe you like to make graphics tutorials? Maybe you love the battledome? Have a look at our Apply for Staff page today!
Look out for me! I should be appearing in the NC Mall sometime this week!
The Froot Loops Fruity Fun Community Challenge is still running, we have a Froot Loops guide as well. And the Six Flags sponsor area is still active as well. You should be able to earn points in the Flags of Fun Souvenir Shop until September 16. Our Six Flags guide has more information on the items available.
Thanks goes to alex2_alex2_80 for sharing this preview with us!
Now your Neopet can go where no Neopet has gone before...
Hi, TNT! I would like to take you to task for somehow letting a rumor get out that you will be taking Petpages off the site. Please tell me this is nothing but a rumor, because I would cry if it happened. I promise you, I would cry if you took Petpages off the site. Neopets has helped me learn how to code and design graphics, and I would be forlorn for days if you took away that privilege. ;-; Please take out my username if this gets in, so that no one teases me about being a crybaby. ~username removed No worries! We've just blocked Petpage editing temporarily while we update some coding. :) |
Fingers crossed we can all get back to making our petpages lovely asap! In the meantime why not have a look at past editorials with our NT Editorial Search.
*Screams at top of my lungs* WHHHHYYYYYYYY WHYYY DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE US SUFFER LIKE YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????? *cries* Why did you have to make a new avatar with no explanation on how to get it? D:@@@@@@@ Can't you just like give us one lil tiny hint? PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP?!@@@ IF YOU DONT I WILL BE FORCED TO CALL IN THE MEEPITS!!!!!!!!!! im serious.. me and the meepits go WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY back.. *meep* remove username please? and ps seriously hint or attack of the meepits O^O *pants heavily* ~username removed O_O Uhh... wow. Well, since you feel that strongly about it... we guuuueeeesss we can give you guys a hint. The solution has absolutely nothing to do with items. :) There, enjoy! |
We believe that we are still on the track of discovering the wishing well avatar with our Wishing Well Project. Our way of trying to solve the mystery has nothing to do with items. Please keep logging your wishes to the wishing well so that we can find the answer together =)
Wonder when we'll be seeing an appearance from Lutari Island, Terror Mountain, Meridell and Tyrannia? And maybe Jellyworld?
We have 4 new exciting Fake Avatars for you all to have a look at and use! :)
Chocolate Strawberry, Earth Faerie, Pretty Flower, Zombies!!!
Quack! Ready for a dip in the pool?
elementary dear....
Earn Neopoints by voting for the nominated Neopets of the showdown's current theme. Vote for as many Neopets as you like by clicking either the green or red Kiko, but only vote once per day. Lastly, don't forget to make your votes count by clicking "submit votes" when you're finished. |
In other news, currently Petpages have been taken down for maintenance. You will not be able to make any edits to your petpage at this moment.
For our players that have spent many wonderful years here making friends, we've just made it a bit easier for you to keep in touch. :) |
Update: users on the neoboards have been busy testing the limits and here's the results:
Account age | Max Neomails |
35 months and below | 100 mails |
36 to 38 months | 110 mails |
39 to 41 months | 120 mails |
42 to 44 months | 130 mails |
45 to 47 months | 140 mails |
48 to 50 months | 150 mails |
51 to 53 months | 160 mails |
54 to 56 months | 170 mails |
57 to 59 months | 180 mails |
60 to 62 months | 190 mails |
63 months and over | 200 mails |
PHP Programmer: someone who can develop new pages and modify existing pages with the use of programming languages such as PHP, MySQL and javascript. | |
Graphics Maker: Someone who can make and code beautiful layouts of all sorts (guild, shop, userlookup, petpage, petlookup etc.). | |
CSS Layout Stylist: someone who can code great looking layouts based on CSS, possibly with the use of images. | |
Artist: someone who can make neopets related graphics to be incorporated in a layout or used as an adoptable etc. | |
Petpet Park Expert: someone who knows all ins and outs about Petpet Park and who will be in charge of updating our guide. | |
Game Guide Writer: someone who will be making game guides for the games we haven't yet made a guide for. | |
Battledome Expert: someone who is great at the Battledome and who would like to expand our Battledome section with new guides like 1 player strategies. | |
General Guide Writer: someone who would contribute to the site by writing guides about anything not game or Battledome-related. | |
Photoshop Tutorial Writer: someone who will make tutorials about how to use Photoshop. | |
Paint Shop Pro Tutorial Writer: someone who will make tutorials about how to use Paint Shop Pro. | |
GIMP Tutorial Writer: someone who will make tutorials about how to use GIMP. |
"... I have expensive and impeccable taste in clothing, as you can see."
Is your pet Spicy enough?
For entering your pet you will recieve:
If you don't have a pet on your main to enter for this theme, but you do have one on your side, then just enter that one. You can only enter ONE pet per person though. From the Style Showdown FAQ:
Can I enter the same theme contest with one Neopet from my main account and another Neopet from my side account? Nope. You aren't allowed to enter the same theme twice. However, you can enter one Neopet from your main account in one theme contest and one from your side account in the next contest, if you choose to do so. |
And if you checked the Neocash section at the bottom of Style Showdown homepage, you'll see items of the Sugar and Spice Stylepack we mentioned on July 30th:
Am I sugar or spice?
Skunk Woodland
Also, newly released clothes:
Yum! Noodles for all!
Have YOU won Neocash yet?
Are you aspiring to be a game guide writer? Please have a look at our Apply for Staff page as we are looking for talented game guide writers.
aww, how cute!
Yay!
12 Billion! That's like 6000 of those Wheel of Excitement Backgrounds!
*cheers from the editorial writers*
We've discovered an unreleased wearable associated with the Style Showdown in a banner ad. This could be the next prize for voting in the Style Showdown!
These wings are sure to bring out sugar, spice and everything nice.
These are only three of the new items, see our guide for all 18!
Half the price, but just as smelly!
The new NC Collectible for the month August, Prince Jazan Collectors Headdress, is also now available to buy in the Mall.
That Cobrall doesn't bite, right?
According to an e-mail that has been send to owners of accounts that'll be deleted soon, the purge will take place around August 9th:
Hi user, We're sending you this email because you haven't logged in to your Neopets.com account in a while. Unfortunately, that means your account will be deleted on or around 2010-08-09, along with your Neopets, your items, and any other account information. Your Username: user here Your Neopets: neopets here If you wish to keep your Neopets account (hooray!), all you need to do is log in to http://www.neopets.com with your username and PW before 2010-08-09 and your account will be safe. If you'd like your account to be deleted (boo!), you don't need to do anything more. It will be deleted and we'll miss you dearly! We hope to see you in Neopia soon! The Neopets Team |
Click here to see a screen-shot of the actual e-mail.
Thanks to bearygirl14 for sharing this information with us.
It seems this purge will happen to all accounts that have not been used for two years or longer. If you have an old account and you still know it's password, be sure to log into it as soon as possible.
After-all, you wouldn't want to have me deleted, right? *sniff*
Fancy, eh?
Also, In Petpet Park, it appears to be... Snowy? Yes, there is an event called Wintery Summer going on, and if you bring a snow noodle to Blitz at Blizzard Mountain, he will give you a gift!
Blitz wants to trade for a Snow Noodle, big shocker.
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