New Features in Neopia

[Daze]

And just like that Ghoul Catchers is back on the Apple Store after a small hiatus… Stay tuned as exciting changes are coming sooner than you know!

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* It was still playable on Google Play. Hmmm, changes! I wonder if that means new levels. Now that I am on a new account I am only just finished Faerieland.

[Pickles]

Woah it's like a sudden wave has come over Neopia. Or maybe the fog over Lutari Island has lifted? Whatever it is, it seems the Random Contest has officially been reinstated! For the 296th edition of the Random Contest show us what you think is really going on at Lutari Island! Submissions will be accepted till February 9th, so hit the drawing board and get to creating! We cannot wait to see everything you come up with!

[Daze]

I just saw that in the News!! Yay!

Not only is the RC back, but it seems Lutari Island will be opened again.

[Daze]

Battledome survey - can be accessed from the battledome.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LXQ3JKD

Ideas I added:
Bring back Punchbag Sid.
Fix the glitch with obtaining the Quiggle Warlord challenger.
Make agility and intelligence useful in battle.
Rapid reload into next battle.
Have 1p events.
Battle equipment armory.

[Pickles]

After a long time of being stuck on an out of date shield...they have added more!

I am amused that it popped me right into a Negg-related one.


Also, last week, apparently a staffer came and chatted on the neoboards.
JN's post


Also, the ticketing system has changed. JN's Post detailing this


ETA: More new posts from the staffer 'hardtotame'. JN's post
Active boards (may asplode):
Battledome
Plot prizes
Weapons Nerfing (about to asplode)


ETA2:

More new posts from hardtotame: JN's post


New "Donny's Corner" for fixing broken things in the editorial:

Donny’s Corner
With so many broken features around the site, we have decided to take up the services of an expert and get things back in working order. Introducing *drumroll* Donny! Well, most of you already know him, but for those who don’t – Donny has many years of experience fixing broken toys up on Terror Mountain. He has a pretty good success rate, and for those times when he accidentally turns your toy into a pile of rubble (oops!), he usually gives you something else to make up for it. Yay! We’re very confident that he can do a wonderful job getting those broken areas repaired, and we’ll be back every week to give you updates on the progress he’s making. In fact, Donny started work a couple of weeks ago and he already has a list of items he’s repaired:
Name changes:

New Year Cake duplicate - now Explosive New Year Cake
Cloud Kiko Plushie duplicate – now Tattered Cloud Kiko Plushie
Tea Infuser duplicate – now Steeped Tea
Snowmuncher Snowglobe duplicate – now Snowmuncher Snowglobe Trinket
Meerca Balloon duplicate – now Yellow Meerca Balloon
Hubrid Nox Plushie duplicate – now Levitating Hubrid Nox Plushie

Inactive/non-functional BD items:

Fixed Lightning in a Jar, Spellseeker Vial of Power, Curling Blade, Thunderbolt

Activated at the Petpet Puddle:

Christmas Avabot, Christmas Donkasaur, Christmas Bubblebee, Christmas Zumagorn

Type:

You can now see the correct Type for items that restock in Ugga Shinies, Springy Things, Refreshments and Collectable Coins.

Other Item Issues:

Fixed items with missing price, wrong description, wrong rarity, items restocking in the wrong shop, and items with apostrophes, accented characters or non-breaking spaces in their names.

Wearables with Issues:

Fixed 97 wearables with zoning/restriction – related issues

[Daze]

At long last our Site Event trophies are in chronological order.

[Blue]

At long last our Site Event trophies are in chronological order.

Woah. Wow. That is fantastic. It looks great now. Yes, subtle difference, but it is a great improvement.

[Pickles]

At long last our Site Event trophies are in chronological order.

OMG it's BEAUTIFUL!

[Daze]

The move to a more Mobile version of Neopets is one step closer, with Meridell upgraded to HTML5.

[Siniri]

TNT has revealed that KQ is in the works as a mobile-compatible game! JN has a survey about the game: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMPu6A1ISSiBo4TruMpaiTqNPgW3X8YN-QEcCvaRyn87jhmg/viewform

I had to fudge some of my answers since I don't have access to my vault, and I couldn't remember the names of all the mini-games, but I answered as best I could.

We know JS takes into account user feedback from JN, so I highly recommend filling out the survey if you want to provide input on the things you liked (and didn't) about KQ. I forgot to include disliking how certain minigames seemed to be dependent only on computer/internet speed (I was aces at the flower-watering one, able to water two flowers at the same time perfectly, and I would still often lose just because my computer was so slow). FYI, my favorite thing about KQ was playing with you guys and chatting with you on AIM while we played. Fond memories.

[Pickles]

I filled out the survey, too. Ah, the memories...I miss KeyQuest! I know they're releasing it as a mobile app, but I hope there's a way to play it on my computer, too, as I prefer playing games on bigger screens.

[Daze]

There’s a new avie for you to use on the Neoboards! It just sort of popped into the atmosphere, think you can find it? We hear it might be discovered when you look inside a pile of ash, oh no wait I think they said…it’s in the mouth of a Kash…Hmm that couldn’t be it. We can’t remember the clue we heard since we threw it in the trash! Dx



The avi url says Garbage-Gem.

It should be for the Rubbish Dump. Just need to work out how to get it.


EDIT: Seems to be just a clickable when visiting the rubbish dump.

EDIT 2: There seems to be a timed element to this avatar. No-one can get it after 3 am NST.

EDIT 3: Previous theories are now being rethought as it is not being awarded.
It is likely there are some requirements for the avatar.

[Siniri]

Weird. I don't see it. Is it random? Where do you have to click?

[Daze]

Just coming in to post about that Siniri. No-one is getting it after 3am. So it seems there is a timed aspect to this avatar.

[Pickles]

Subject: Something Has Happened!
Message:
Dear *username*,

You are now eligible to use 'Good Day at the Bank' as an avatar on the Neoboards.

Yours sincerely,
The Neopets Team

Good Day at the Bank


It appears to be that you deposit NPs into your bank with a pet with a birthday active, possibly during "bank hours"? The avvie comes via the above neomail.

Lucky for me, I have a pet with a birthday today (and a couple with birthdays in a few days). If they'd waited a week to release this one, I'd've been a bit miffed, because 5 of my pets have August (or early Sept) birthdays.