January 2013 News Archive

A new neocash gram has just been released: the Love is in the Air Sweetheart Gram. We have updated our Neocash Grams guide. We're still missing some PGN previews though. You can help with that!


If you own any of the prizes. Please Model them for us. Want to see what they look like on your pet? Try SunnyNeo's Dressing Room.

Three unreleased NC Mall images have been discovered for an upcoming event which seems to include a war. The URL image links include the word "war" so the chances seem good for an actual battling war to happen. 

The Top Ratio Game Page has been updated with this month's changes. While you wait for more clues about the possible upcoming plot, why not distract yourself with a little bit of Chariot Chase?
   

The Future Fashions Shop has six Kacheek Key Quest Tokens available. One of them being a Limited Edition Token. Check out our Future Fashions Guide for more info on these tokens and their corresponding items!

New Powerup: Cuteness distraction!

We are going to need tons of models for these items! Please check out our modeling page and see if you can help us out!

This weekend, from January 25 - 27, accessories are for sale for half-price in the NC Mall. If there's something of those you've always wented, get it now cheap! 


Our Neopies guide has been updated.

Another Plot teaser/clue has been discovered in todays news!

Battledome Maintenance - The new Battledome will be undergoing some maintenance today and tomorrow for... reasons. *shifty eyes* During this time, the 'Dome itself may shut down for an hour or two at a time or it may be slow or unresponsive. Sorry for the inconvenience!  Maybe while it's down your Neopet could train instead... for no particular reason. *cough*

The clue can be found on the first asterisk of the *shifty eyes*

If you're using one of our many userlookups :) we'd love to inform you that the codes for them have been updated recently! Please swing by the userlookup page to get the new code for the beautiful SunnyNeo userlookup that we all know you're using ;)

Keep in mind we welcome you to visit the graphic request form to give our graphic makers something to do! Keep our little graphic makers busy this season with your wishes.

Want to spice up your userlookup or petpage with a new amazing fake avatar? Your wish has been granted! We have five all new fake avatars up for you to use on our Fake Avatars page. Just remember not to use them to cover up your userlookup avatar though!


Have a fantastic idea for a new fake avatar? Use our Graphics Request Form and we'll be sure to look into it!

The Uni's Clothing Shop is now stocking two new Outfits for Elephantes. Dress up your pet as a Ballerina or as a Detective.

While you are there, why not pick up a pair of Altalaphus Wings ?

If you can help us out with previews for these items, then please submit your pet on our Model Page.

If you enjoyed the Snowglobes that sold in the NC Mall during the holiday season, we have a new guide for you. Our NC Mall Snowglobe guide lists all the items the Snowglobes have given out, with handy previews to see how these items actually look when a Neopet is wearing them. Go have a look!

Spring is early... well not really, but we have two brand new Spring Themed Userlookups for you to use! Or if you are in the Southern Hemisphere you might be sick of all this snow talk and want to get back to the reality of sunshine and flowers!

So! Many! Flowers!

Want some random or fun themed graphic you don't see? Why not submit a theme in our graphic request form!

Update: I'm really sorry to those trying to use the Daisy Userlookup and you were being blocked by the filters. It has been fixed and should work fine now!

A new Secret Meepit 'Stache blueprint is out. So get your plans ready and head on over to Secret Meepit 'Stache to take a shot. Be sure to check out our Secret Meepit 'Stache Guide for a list of current and past items, as well as previews.



Did you get some of the items? Then please help us model them! Check out what we need at our Model For SunnyNeo page.

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There is a new smiley running around the neoboards that us here at SunnyNeo are quite thrilled with ;) Check out our Neo Smileys page to see all the smileys there are.

*sun*

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Neo is having fun with us and releasing some hidden easter eggs which we hope can be part of a future plot. If you read this weeks editorial, in answer to the question about tyrannia, you are able to click the period after the word there it will link you to this image:

http://images.neopets.com/community/sneakpeeks/everyoneisinvitedtothepicnic.jpg

Thanks slipperoux for neomailing us about this!

MME14 morphed for the final time. This time, it's stages were MME14-S4a: Golden Fountain Wings and MME14-S4b: Brilliant Treasure Trove Background.

MME14 is now done morphing. Within a few hours, you will receivce all the stages (and if you are lucky, a bonus) in your inventory. 

Our MME guide has been updated.

We need lots of models for this MME and other items, so please check out our modeling page to see if you can help us out! Modeling is easy and simple. Just wear the items needed and submit your pets name on the page.

This weekend, up to sunday January 20th, you will get 50% off on trinkets in the NC Mall. If there's any trinket you ever wanted, this is a good chance to get it for a nice price.

Can't wait to see what MME14 will morph into next? A few images of possible future stages have been found.


Thanks to mousie_is_so_cute for finding the images!
Have a look at our MME guide for the stages of the MME so far.

Update: the item is currently being given out. It seems to take a while though to be given to everyone. Click below to see it, as we don't want to spoil the surprise. Also, please Model this item for us if you have received it. We will be needing lots of species models for it.

A new Premium perk is coming up: Premium Collectible. Premium Collectible items are NC items exclusive to Premium users that will be awarded every 15th of the month (yes, that should mean today!)

A Premium Collectible item is a limited edition NC item awarded only to Premium subscribers because we love them and they are awesome. Members receive this exclusive item on the 15th of every month (as long as the Premium subscription is active at that time!).

Thanks goes to all the people on Charter who posted this information.


Edit: Since people have been unable to read the FAQ through the direct link, we post them here instead:

What is a Premium Collectible item? A Premium Collectible item is a limited edition NC item awarded only to Premium subscribers because we love them and they are awesome. Members receive this exclusive item on the 15th of every month (as long as the Premium subscription is active at that time!).   How will I know when I've received my Premium Collectible? You'll get a Neomail once the item has been dropped into your inventory.   Are Premium Collectible items giftable? Yes, like any other Neocash item, they can be gifted via a NC Gift Box if you so choose (one item per box).   Will I be able to purchase Premium Collectible items separately? Nope! These are limited edition NC items that are only awarded to Premium members. They aren't offered through direct sales or any other means.   I just signed up for Premium. Do I get a Premium Collectible item?  New subscribers are awarded the previous Premium Collectible as soon as the new subscription is processed. For example, if you subscribe on May 3rd, the previous collectible (which would be April 15th's item) will be placed in your inventory immediately (in the NC section) and then you'll be awarded the next collectible (May 15th's item) with everyone else when the time comes.   If I cancel my Premium membership, will I be able to keep my Premium Collectible item(s)? Yup! Any collectibles you already received while you were a Premium member are yours to keep, to do with as you please. You won't be awarded any future Premium Collectibles unless you re-subscribe.

The Future Fashions Shop now has on sale Tough Love Valentine Mystery Capsule and also has a chance of awarding one out of three limited edition bonus items! Check out our Future Fashions Guide for more info on these items as well as other items.

MME14 has morphed again. This time, it changed into MME14-S3: Striking Golden Caplet. Our MME guide has been updated with this new stage.

The Future Fashions Shop now has available four Elephante Key Quest Tokens. Check out our Future Fashions Guide for more information about these tokens and their exclusive prizes.

Blue Elephante Key Quest Token	Disco Elephante Key Quest Token	Pink Elephante Key Quest Token	Starry Elephante Key Quest Token

If you don't have Future Fashions, don't worry they will all be available in the regular NC Mall soon.
If you can help us with modeling, please check out our Models Needed page.

The following was posted in this weeks editorial:

Hi, TNT! :) I've been playing Neopets for eight years now, and I remember that, a long time ago, I was absolutely in love with the Hannah and the Ice Caves comic about the Bringer's Curse and Kanrik and all those characters. I was wondering: does it still exist? If so, how can I get to it? THANK YOU! ~scbauer Yep! You can read it right here. If you're a Kanrik fan, you may get a peek at him during the upcoming months. You didn't hear it from us, though! ;)

This seems to confirm something big featuring Kanrik is coming up in the near future. So does that mean a plot is coming up? We'll keep our fingers crossed, but only time will tell!

MME14 has just started to morph into two different stages: MME14-S2a: Golden Neopoint Wig or MME14-S2b: Shimmery Golden Face Paint.

Our MME guide has been updated with info on these stages and previews.

If you are still waiting on your Bonus NC from The Gift of NC, TNT has left a statement on The Official Neopets Team Message Board:

Hello! We know some of you are waiting for your Gift of NC rewards today and we're sorry for the delay! Our magical scripts that find everyone who is eligible and calculate the proper rewards are taking a bit longer to run than expected. We thought they might make a last minute push for completion today, but it isn't so. We'll start sending out that bonus NC tomorrow.  If you're not sure if you're eligible for the bonus NC (and, thus, to be annoyed with us for the delay), visit the Gift of NC page to check! Bonus NC is granted for qualifying NC item purchases made between 11/30 and 1/3.http://ncmall.neopets.com/mall/shop.phtml?page=&cat=#giftofnc  - The Neopets Script Wrangling Team

The Annual Neopies are back! For the fifth year, you can vote for what you think was the best on Neopets last year.

The Fifth Annual Neopies is here! Ellsworth is back this year to host the award ceremony where your choice matters. Voters are welcome; you get a prize for every category you vote in! Daily visitors who vote on each category every single day will even be awarded with a special prize at the end. Come and be heard! :)

Our Neopies guide has now been updated.

There is a new Ultra Pink Battledome Claw on sale in the NC Mall now. It has a chance of awarding one of six different items.

SunnyNeo needs lots of models for The Dressing Room! Check out our modeling page to see if you can help us model these items as well as other items.

The day has come that the list of missing Neopets items I'd always kept for myself has finally turned in to SunnyNeo's Missing Item Archive!

There are a lot of items around Neopia with a little problem or two. Some should exist, but don't, and others exist but have small imperfections (such as: typo's, glitches, they mess up your wardrobe/neohome, and so forth, any of these sound familiar?). This Archive is a comprehensive encyclopedia in which you will find as much information as is available about all of them.

I have tried to keep this up to date through the years, but if you see something missing or better yet, if you know one of these errors was fixed, be sure to send me (juney4) a neomail and I will update it as soon as possible!

Now that the Missing Item Archive has been upgraded from a simple pet page to a fully fledged guide, we hope it will become a useful resource for all of you! And, perhaps TNT should give it another good look-over, too ;) A lot of these things are still quite fixable!

On Neopets Facebook the following news was posted:

We'll just leave this here... ;)

A lot of people seem to think it will be a plot. Who knows! If there is more information we will keep you up to date! Read more about Kanrik (thats the Gelert in the picture) in the Neopedia.

Do you ever have that urge to show your love for Plumpys eating bacon on the Neoboards? Well, now you can with the two newly released Neoboard smilies.

	*plumpy*
	*bacon*

Visit our Neoboards Smiley Guide for a collection of all the secret Neoboard Smileys!
 

It seems the bonus for the Stocking Stufftacular: Coal Contacts are having a little hiccup.

TNT has made a statement on The Official Neopets Team Message Board:

First off, happy new year! * frolic*  Okay, frolicking complete? On to business! *nod*  During the Stocking Stufftacular, enough stockings were hung to achieve a 'Full of Cheer' rating, which means all participants are eligible to receive the NC bonus prize - Coal Contacts. Hooray! You may have noticed, however, that we got a bit too excited and accidentally began awarding two items instead of one. Durp.  So, two things are currently happening:  1) We've stopped running the Coal Contacts Prize Script (#8275-X9) and are fixing it to properly award the one set of contacts to those of you still waiting for your bonus. You have not been forgotten!  2) We are also beginning to remove the extra set of contacts that were already sent out.  We're hoping to finish both up today (*fingers crossed*) but we might need through tomorrow to get everyone. We'll update you when all is done.  Sorry for the confusion. We'll go ahead and blame this on the Neggnogg.  - The Neopets Stocking Fixtacular Team

It appears that you can win special code prizes by entering a contest on Twitter. Read TNT's tweet below for the info on how to enter. Keep in mind the contest ends monday so hurry up!

What are your #NeoResolutions for the new year? Include the tag in your answer for a chance at code prizes. Contest ends Monday!

The first item from the new NC Collectibles Series Defenders of Neopia is now on sale in the NC Mall.

The Lady Frostbites Collectors Wig will only be available during January.

Check out our NC Collectibles guide for an overview of all the items released in this and past NC Collectibles Series.