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20th May
- Part Seventeen of the Curse of Maraqua plot is now live. As the
battle starts to heat up, each side calls for reinforcements...
Just in time for the weekend, six new challengers have entered the fray.
- You now have the option of creating your own Gallery, to show of your prized possessions.
If you are currently using your shop as a gallery, you can easily convert it (formatting and all) so you can create a new shop.
Also, you can search people's galleries using the Shop Wizard.
- You can choose a rather snazzy Maraquan or Pirate themed Background
for your desktop.
- 99dogs is offering a FREE GIFT CERTIFICATE for up to $15.00 to purchase any 99dogs item including custom Neopet designs on
coloured t-shirts, embroidered Neopet products, plushies and new custom products including bath robes, totes and caps. Click
here for more info.
- This spooky Hissi has been seen lurking around the Haunted Woods.
- This week's Neohome Spotlight has been given to
Mrsrat for their lovely floral abode - 387476 Main Street, Neopia Central.
- The 191st issue of the Neopian Times is now live.
Look out for great articles such as The Essential Guide to TCG Deck-Building and Mastering Bilge Dice.
- There is a new page of Maraquan war-themed Poems for you
to read.
- The Toy Shop has plushie versions of each of the new Battledome
challengers on sale.
- A Lupe called Aaron_7_ has just won this week's last Pet Spotlight award.
- A gigantic Robot Grarrl is causing havoc in today's Caption Contest...
- There is a new Mystery Pic competition. The
answer to the last one was the Kadoatery Lock. 677 people guessed the correct answer, earning
2,955 NP each.
- Get ready to cast your votes in the new round of the Beauty Contest.
It is about to begin.
- The Rainbow and Robot Myncies have been updated.
19th May
- The sixteenth part of our Curse of Maraqua plot has just been
released. Jacques and his crew dive down to warn Garin as Captain Scarblade launches his attack...
The Battle of Maraqua has now begun and new challengers have entered the fray.
Will you aid Scarblade's attempt to crush Maraqua or will you bravely help defend the city?
If you chose a support role, rather than fighting, you can start to contribute here.
- There are some new polls for you to take part in on the front page.
- Stop by the Art Gallery when you get a chance and you will
see lots of new fan art sent in by fellow players.
- A new Lenny Conundrum competition has begun. The answer to last week's
was 499849. 7,225 people guessed the correct answer earning themselves 227 NP each.
- We have made some improvements to the Guilds Section including
- Increased the max length of welcome messages to 5,000 characters
- The daily limit for boards has been increased to 300 messages.
- Guild names can now be updated in the guild layout admin page.
- Guild invitations can now be restricted to an admin only privilege on the guild layout admin page, the ability to send out
invitations can be given to guild members via the guild member admin page.
- Guild leaders can see the last active date of every member and can sort their member list by clicking the
column titles.
- We have added a guild log which allows guild leaders to keep track of admin events. You can also
give this ability to other guild members.
- Guild leaders can send mass-neomails to all guild members by selecting "My
Guild Members" from their neofriends drop down box in neomail. This is something you can give to
other guild members, but only one mass-neomail may be sent per day per guild.
- There are two new Desktop Backgrounds
for you to choose from, each showing the different challengers you can fight in the Battledome.
- This week's Better Than You challenger is none other than
Plumbeard.
- If you go to our Official Ebay Store
you will see that there are four new sets of plushies for you to collect.
- Laurashrub should be rather happy today. Their adventure Frizzled Faeries has just earned them this week's
Neoadventure Spotlight award.
"Inside the small room, you are amazed by the darkness. But as your eyes become accustomed to the gloom, you realise
you are in the presence of nearly every faerie that exists! They seem less than enthusiastic to see you."
- The Toy Shop has plushie versions of each of the
Maraquan and Pirate challengers for you to collect.
- Iland and Stace2000 have won the latest
Site Spotlight award thanks to their
website - Ilands petpet sanctuary.
- There are four new pieces of Battledome Equipment with a
Maraquan theme.
- Can you beat Cloud__kacheek's Pirate Cave Of The Week
- The Treasure Swamp.
- Not to be left out, there are also some new Battledome Items
with a piratey theme.
- This week's PPL award has been given to the Barbat. Well done
Whisper, Wings, Fretly, Negator, Harpy, Rrrright On!, Wendell, Battie Puf
and all the others.
18th May
- Hissies can be painted Orange or Purple
with the aid of the right paintbrush.
- The Recruitment Office for the Curse of Maraqua battle is now closed. If you have not
decided which side you wish to go with, you will not be able to take part. Sorry, but we did warn you :)
- This week's Petpet Spotlight award has been given to a
Magaral called Eddie. Congratulations!
- There is a new Sewage Surfer avatar for you to unlock.
- Frothycappucino should be rather proud of their shop devoted to all things Maraquan.
It has just earned them a shiny Gallery Spotlight trophy.
- If your Neopet is interested in arts and crafts, they may want to get hold of one of these
new Books.
- Well done Hael_90. You have just won this week's
Meridell Castle Spotlight
award with your level - Doom Labyrinth.
- We have a new Background featuring King Kelpbeard and Garin.
- There is a new Mystery Pic competition. The
answer to the last one was the The Battle Faerie Collectable Card. 498 people guessed the correct answer,
earning 4,017 NP each.
- We have the results of the vote for the new species, but we will not be releasing the winners until after the
Curse of Maraqua storyline has ended. In the meantime three of the less popular potential Neopets are now available for
you to own as Petpets.
- It appears that some Neopets are getting in some last minute practice for the
upcoming war in this week's Caption Contest.
- Sunshine_1470 has won the latest User Lookup of the Week
with their Slorg themed lookup.
17th May
16th May
- There are now sketched versions of a Grarrl, Kacheek and Mynci for you to have as your
Desktop Background.
- A new Story Telling Competition has begun...
Snuffy's stomach growled, and the Kadoatie jumped from the counter to the floor, then made her way to the Neohome’s door.
One of the many other Petpets, an Angelpuss named Sparkles, followed her. Together, amidst the cries of the many Kadoaties,
Angelpi, Mewclops, and Kookiths, they waited... and waited.
- If you own a Koi, you can now paint it Strawberry at the Rainbow Pool.
- Well done Danadont. You have just won this week's first Pet Spotlight
award.
- If you use your brain at the Island Cooking Pot, you
may be the proud owner of one of these new sand sculptures.
- This week's first Caption Contest has just begun. Can you think
of something funny to say about it?
- Pea Chia fans will be pleased to know there is now a kite, plushie and clockwork
version of their favourite Neopet for themm to collect.
The Orange and Island Myncies have had a makeover.
- There are some new pictures for you to enjoy in the Art Gallery.
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