Jan 28th News Up
Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:14 am
28th January - Kacheek Day!
Ok, Kacheek Day is really the 29th, but as that is a Saturday we are starting things a little early. Captain Threelegs has kindly agreed to give all Kacheeks that visit his Swashbuckling Academy free training all day today and tomorrow, so make sure you don't forget!
To start off Kacheek Day in style, you can now paint your Kacheek Ghost or Grey.
Detailquen is the winner of this week's Neohome Spotlight award thanks to their lovely abode - 238274 Aisha Avenue, Neopia Central.
The Bakery has some new sandwiches on sale that were specially created for Kacheek Day!
There is a new Mystery Pic competition. The answer to the last one was the Kadoatery Neopedia Image. 789 people guessed the correct answer earning 2,535 NP each.
The 176th issue of the Neopian Times has just been released. Look out for interesting articles such as How Not To Get Tangled In Your Own Webs and The Deserted Fairground: Freaky or Fun?.
The final Pet Spotlight award of the week has been given to a Kacheek called Brenda913.
There is a new Desktop Background with an Extreme Herder theme!
Why not give your shop a new look with thie suitably Kacheeky Blog?
Two new locations have been added to Kacheek Seek. Now you can play in Meriacres Farm and Roo Island.
The Furniture Shop has four rather spectacular looking pieces to brighten up your Neohome on sale.
A new round of the Beauty Contest is about to begin, make sure you cast your votes.
There is a new page of Kacheek themed poems in the Gallery.
Can you nab this Kacheek avatar for your own?
A new Caption Contest has begun. If you can think of something witty, you could win masses of Neopoints, a rare item and a shiny trophy.
There are some new Shopkeepers featuring Kacheeks for you to choose from.
The Toy Shop has a Kacheek Shepherd Plushie, Wind Up Kacheek and a Faerie Kacheek Kite for your Neopets to play with.
It seems that Kacheek fans are very artistic as we have pages and pages of Kacheek themed pictures for you to look at in the Art Gallery.
Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:37 am
And in the Editorial of The Neopian Times referenced above:
I have been dying for the Playstation 2 game of Neopets to come out. Has it yet, and if not, will it come anytime soon? - _Kat_angel_
The Playstation 2 game is going well, but we aren't allowed to tell you much more about it other than it is going to be on schedule. Very sorry
Sony want us to keep everything all top secret until they make their official announcement, which should be very soon.
When will the 5-year shields change to 61-month, 62-month, etc? - Illusion
Very soon, we are just figuring out exactly what to put on the new shields so they are interesting for everyone.
Is there any other way of getting a map piece, other than paying for it in a user's shop? - bluestarpup
Yes, you can get a map piece as a very rare random event, but auctions and other player's shops are probably the fastest way for you to be sure of getting a map piece.
I was wondering if some things can be done to fix the guild boards. The tables on the guild boards have a set width of 400 pixels, and that makes them look terrible on larger resolutions. Could you set them in percentages? Also it'd be nice to be able to view a guild's board before joining, even if you can't post yet. It's important to see what the guild members chat like, especially in roleplay guilds. Thanks! - mjuik13
I will see if we can do this, or give options for different resolutions.
I've heard the rumours of a new Neopet called the Mok be circulated throughout Neopia. When will it be released? - Despise
There is a new Neopet planned, but it's name is not Mok. That is a temporary placeholder until we agree on the proper name. Mok is a silly name, why would we call a pet that heh
Ok, so this may be a stupid question, but here goes.. The Rainbow Fountain?! I have been playing for 8 months and I have never seen it open. What exactly is this fountain and will it ever be working? - neosass31
It is totally random when it works. There is no way to tell at what time of the day, or for how long it will be active. Rumour has it on the Faerie Festival it is more powerful than at any other time though!
I love the Lenny Conundrums. I love solving puzzles like that. The problem is that I'm not very good at it. Now that you've made them harder, I can't even begin to try and solve them. So, instead of making every one a really hard one, can you make every other one be really hard and the rest be easier. Or have different questions for different levels of difficulty. - Maidencrow
Heh. Recently we set the guy who creates them a challenge to make them super super hard. We will alternate between fiendishly hard and not-so-hard so you should have a better chance at some of them.
The Lost Desert says you can buy a scratchcard every 4 hours and the others say every 6 hours. Which is it? Also can you put the time remaining on the other scratchcard vendors like in the Lost Desert. Thanks - Kawaii_moikii
I believe it should be 6 although I am not sure. I will make sure it is explained clearer when people get back in the office.
Can you please tell us when you're ending the random contest? I was planning to send my avatar in today, but it's over! PLEASE? - monkeygirl0407
The random contest starts every Thursday. That means entries are closed when we sync the site on Wednesday. I can post something on the page so there is an exact date, but it should work just like the Neoadventure Spotlight, once a week.
I was a little disappointed by the war prizes that were given out... I earned 157 points for Hannah and was rewarded with 1,000 neopoints and a Clockwork Icy Skeleton, while my friend, who earned 27 points, recieved the same thing! Shouldn't there have been greater rewards for those who earned more points, like in the last war? - hollyday312
The way this war was organised didn't totally please us either. We are working on a new way to make it fairer for everyone so people with higher level pets can't get massive amounts of points but repeatedly beating the little guys. The next plot will most probably not have a war, but the one after will and this new system of working out points for the battle will be in place then. That way we can be more precise with giving out prizes and such.
Sorry this editorial is a little short, we are working on a lot of things that should be released very soon including a few new games and the new plot set in .... MARAQUA! Things to look forward to include :
* A Koi main character in a plot!!!!
* Maraqua re-opening with not one but two maps
* A new bizarre floating island!?!?!
* Two new species - YES TWO!!!
I have been dying for the Playstation 2 game of Neopets to come out. Has it yet, and if not, will it come anytime soon? - _Kat_angel_
The Playstation 2 game is going well, but we aren't allowed to tell you much more about it other than it is going to be on schedule. Very sorry
Sony want us to keep everything all top secret until they make their official announcement, which should be very soon.
When will the 5-year shields change to 61-month, 62-month, etc? - Illusion
Very soon, we are just figuring out exactly what to put on the new shields so they are interesting for everyone.
Is there any other way of getting a map piece, other than paying for it in a user's shop? - bluestarpup
Yes, you can get a map piece as a very rare random event, but auctions and other player's shops are probably the fastest way for you to be sure of getting a map piece.
I was wondering if some things can be done to fix the guild boards. The tables on the guild boards have a set width of 400 pixels, and that makes them look terrible on larger resolutions. Could you set them in percentages? Also it'd be nice to be able to view a guild's board before joining, even if you can't post yet. It's important to see what the guild members chat like, especially in roleplay guilds. Thanks! - mjuik13
I will see if we can do this, or give options for different resolutions.
I've heard the rumours of a new Neopet called the Mok be circulated throughout Neopia. When will it be released? - Despise
There is a new Neopet planned, but it's name is not Mok. That is a temporary placeholder until we agree on the proper name. Mok is a silly name, why would we call a pet that heh
Ok, so this may be a stupid question, but here goes.. The Rainbow Fountain?! I have been playing for 8 months and I have never seen it open. What exactly is this fountain and will it ever be working? - neosass31
It is totally random when it works. There is no way to tell at what time of the day, or for how long it will be active. Rumour has it on the Faerie Festival it is more powerful than at any other time though!
I love the Lenny Conundrums. I love solving puzzles like that. The problem is that I'm not very good at it. Now that you've made them harder, I can't even begin to try and solve them. So, instead of making every one a really hard one, can you make every other one be really hard and the rest be easier. Or have different questions for different levels of difficulty. - Maidencrow
Heh. Recently we set the guy who creates them a challenge to make them super super hard. We will alternate between fiendishly hard and not-so-hard so you should have a better chance at some of them.
The Lost Desert says you can buy a scratchcard every 4 hours and the others say every 6 hours. Which is it? Also can you put the time remaining on the other scratchcard vendors like in the Lost Desert. Thanks - Kawaii_moikii
I believe it should be 6 although I am not sure. I will make sure it is explained clearer when people get back in the office.
Can you please tell us when you're ending the random contest? I was planning to send my avatar in today, but it's over! PLEASE? - monkeygirl0407
The random contest starts every Thursday. That means entries are closed when we sync the site on Wednesday. I can post something on the page so there is an exact date, but it should work just like the Neoadventure Spotlight, once a week.
I was a little disappointed by the war prizes that were given out... I earned 157 points for Hannah and was rewarded with 1,000 neopoints and a Clockwork Icy Skeleton, while my friend, who earned 27 points, recieved the same thing! Shouldn't there have been greater rewards for those who earned more points, like in the last war?
- hollyday312The way this war was organised didn't totally please us either. We are working on a new way to make it fairer for everyone so people with higher level pets can't get massive amounts of points but repeatedly beating the little guys. The next plot will most probably not have a war, but the one after will and this new system of working out points for the battle will be in place then. That way we can be more precise with giving out prizes and such.
Sorry this editorial is a little short, we are working on a lot of things that should be released very soon including a few new games and the new plot set in .... MARAQUA! Things to look forward to include :
* A Koi main character in a plot!!!!
* Maraqua re-opening with not one but two maps
* A new bizarre floating island!?!?!
* Two new species - YES TWO!!!
Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:48 am
Hurray! My Mok will not be a Mok but it will be a Mok!
Whee, I like confusing people. I'm glad that the Mok is only a placeholder name... hopefully the real name will be very nice. Hah, Adam... I guess your 'SsssssMOKin'' ain't gonna fit any more.
It was just 'MOKing' you. (Both of them were yours, I believe)
And two new species? Wow... *Blink* Aren't they moving a bit fast?
Whee, I like confusing people. I'm glad that the Mok is only a placeholder name... hopefully the real name will be very nice. Hah, Adam... I guess your 'SsssssMOKin'' ain't gonna fit any more.
It was just 'MOKing' you. (Both of them were yours, I believe)
And two new species? Wow... *Blink* Aren't they moving a bit fast?
Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:51 am
Pah! I love the way they completely avoided the comment about the cruddy prizes on the war "Oh yes...let me answer that by discussing something else" <_<
Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:52 am
I'm a tad confused as to why Donna wasn't telling folks about needing to get a Fountain Faerie quest in order to use the Rainbow Fountain.
I still think they should call the not-Mok an Odder.
I still think they should call the not-Mok an Odder.
Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:56 am
hiddenneggs wrote:I'm a tad confused as to why Donna wasn't telling folks about needing to get a Fountain Faerie quest in order to use the Rainbow Fountain.
I still think they should call the not-Mok an Odder.
Im confused by that also, I can just imaging hordes of newbies camping out at the fountain now waiting to paint their pets!
Im getting excited about the plot of Maraqua though, it actually sounds like they have planned this one!
And Im glad that they're rethinking the way wars work, Ive always thought it seemed a little unfair that the same people get huge scores everytime and get even richer while the rest of us get mediocre prizes because the limit has been set so high.
Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:01 am
XD And weren't some of you guys saying on the Unreleased thread that she looked like someone was holding a gun to her back. That seems to be the case..
Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:09 pm
Didn't make it into the gallery... What else is new 
Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:06 pm
They also forgot to mention TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY (all things can be sent to the username Whta1 ) on the news. I'm most disgusted with TNT... 
Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:07 pm
Happy Birthday SL Have fun with your sidebar and adlessness 
Anyways *kicks TNT for not making an av you need a Jelly Kacheek for*
Have fun with your sidebar and adlessness
Anyways *kicks TNT for not making an av you need a Jelly Kacheek for*
Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:59 pm
Ack, I haven't gotten a reply about my comic I sent in. (No rejection or acception)
And I didn't get in the art gallery!
So no fans saying "OHMEGEE! YOU GOT IN THE ART GALLERY! I WANNA HAVE YOUR CHILDREN!"
Still some pretty good Kacheek day stuff!
And I didn't get in the art gallery!
So no fans saying "OHMEGEE! YOU GOT IN THE ART GALLERY! I WANNA HAVE YOUR CHILDREN!"
Still some pretty good Kacheek day stuff!
Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:08 pm
I don't quite get the explanation for the Rainbow Fountain either ...
as to this
I guess that "didn't totally please us either" is kinda sorta some type of veiled apology? Or something ...
Wonders what the "new way" will be to try to make things "fairer for everyone" - there's no way to make it "fair for everyone" especially with the BD. Someone could have a really strong pet from the lab, but awful weapons, while someone else could have average stats and awesome weapons. How to keep a balance there?
But they did sidestep the whole unfair, unbalanced war prizes question for this specific war completely. Toys?
as to this
I was a little disappointed by the war prizes that were given out... I earned 157 points for Hannah and was rewarded with 1,000 neopoints and a Clockwork Icy Skeleton, while my friend, who earned 27 points, recieved the same thing! Shouldn't there have been greater rewards for those who earned more points, like in the last war? - hollyday312
The way this war was organised didn't totally please us either. We are working on a new way to make it fairer for everyone so people with higher level pets can't get massive amounts of points but repeatedly beating the little guys. The next plot will most probably not have a war, but the one after will and this new system of working out points for the battle will be in place then. That way we can be more precise with giving out prizes and such.
I guess that "didn't totally please us either" is kinda sorta some type of veiled apology? Or something ...
Wonders what the "new way" will be to try to make things "fairer for everyone" - there's no way to make it "fair for everyone" especially with the BD. Someone could have a really strong pet from the lab, but awful weapons, while someone else could have average stats and awesome weapons. How to keep a balance there?
But they did sidestep the whole unfair, unbalanced war prizes question for this specific war completely. Toys?
Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:27 pm
everconfused wrote: Toys?
Hey, it's better than a t-shirt. And if next war has something involving stats or something, than i could just give my weapons to my weak pet. You know what would suck? If they gave us all the same pet to battle with. smae stats and weapons and everything. I'd like to see featherally pwn then
Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:45 pm
The furniture is cute, the avatar is cute, the food is cute.. ITS ALL CUTE.
I was just getting used to Mok, too..
I can't wait for the Maraqua plot!
I was just getting used to Mok, too..
I can't wait for the Maraqua plot!
Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:22 pm
Sapphire Faerie wrote:
XD And weren't some of you guys saying on the Unreleased thread that she looked like someone was holding a gun to her back. That seems to be the case..
Yeah, I mentioned the gun to back and now that avatar proves what I said. "Keep dancing or you'll get shot!" She really does look scared there.