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27th April

* SITE UPDATE! - Okay, so the Meepit from yesterday was just a diversion tactic. Truth is, as you might have already gathered by the new surroundings, Neopets has gotten a HUGE facelift and we didn't want to let the Kadoatie out of the bag too early.

Here's a bit of info on the big changes... as much info as we could fit in New Features, anyway.

Site Layout
Neopets has gotten a whole new look (while keeping our famous eye-popping yellow, of course)! We've cleaned up, re-coded, and generally gotten out of the 90's. Hooray!

We've streamlined the navigation and added short cuts to some of the most visited places in each section. Don't be discouraged if you get lost while looking for your favourite pages or activities. (It took most of us a bit of time to get used to it, too.) If you're ever stuck, look for this graphic: Clicking on this will take you to our FAQ section, and that should help you find your way again!

More Info: (a bunch of links to FAQ sections)

Customise Your Neopets!
Ever since we started Neopets, the requests to dress and accessorise your Neopets have only increased. We've always said we'd never do it because of the work load, but we're allowed to change our minds and work ourselves to death if we want! As such, you can now dress and accessorise your Neopets with items you find around the site!

You can start by visiting Quick Ref and clicking on the "Customise" button. There are too many new features to explain here, so be sure to read the FAQs and the tutorial!

We've had to update some of the Neopets art to make them compatible with the customise system. In cases where we felt the change was very drastic, we've added the option to choose. If you and your Neopet are eligible for that option, you'll see a "Convert this Neopet!" link on Quick Ref. Click that for more information.

We would also like to mention that if you aren't happy with the change to any of your Neopets, don't go hunting for a morphing potion just yet! You may find justice early next week. If in the meantime you need to get out some anger or aggression, may we suggest playing a round or two of Whack-A-Staff-Member?

More Info: (a bunch of links to FAQ sections)

Beta Beta Beta!
To be honest, the site is HUGE and there are many, many more pages to update, so we're not nearly done. Expect more updates, and don't be surprised to see some strange occurances here and there. Please report any bugs so we can get them fixed right away!

All this will take some getting used to, we know... especially if you're a long-time user, but don't be afraid to jump in. We think these changes make Neopets even better, so we really hope you enjoy them, too!

We'll return to our regularly scheduled New Features tomorrow!


* Oh, right... we're also launching a new game today - just in case all this new stuff doesn't cure your boredom. We thought ahead.

1024x768 is quite exceptable for an 18 inch monitor - which mine is, but I have My Favorites anchored to the left hand side for easy navigation to sites.

Why can't the pages automatically resize to your screen setting?

I don't know the tech. side of it, but when I have My Favourites anchored, every other site will automatically adjust to the reduced size.



There should be a link to your guild - how do you easy get to the guild without a link or going to your lookup?

As for those who have mentioned boycotting neo over the weekend why not spend the time writing to neo and telling them what you like and don't like. Boycotting will not change anything, how will they know what you want changed if you dont mention? Will they go back to the old style probably not. Will they make it optional maybe. Mostly I think they would like feedback on the site and how you would like to see it changed or what you think good or bad.

My suggestion is that everyone write TNT about this. Whether you like it. Whether you hate it. And give concrete reasons. Not just TNT, you rock. Or TNT, I hate you. But why you hate it, why you love it, what changes you think they need to do, what you think they failed to think about. The only way they will hear us is if we write. Perhaps, some will read the boards or Neo fansite forums, but the only real guarantee is writing them. So make your voices heard. And be clear and concise in your mail to them.

Whew. Finally caught up.

I think the idea is ambitious in concept, and I'll give them that. The execution is just bleh, but I'm giving it time. The pets do look ugly (all my Bruces have been ruined), and the layout is messy, but it's beta, right? I'm gonna see if they have any solutions in the upcoming weeks; if not, I'll just slowly drift away and get on with my life...

I vote that we all shake our rumps at them in defiance and then ride off onto the sunset on our redrawn uni's shouting EULALIA whilst they cower beneath their plushies.

Thank you for stating that nicely Daze. I dont think Neo took into account people who anchor there favorties. Honestly I didnt think people did that very often myself. I personaly use a toolbar and they are in a drop down style menu.

I really do think if people request it that the size of the site might become something you can personalize for your computer. I don't know much about modules but seems like they would allow for different size resolutions. Meaning they could set them to strech to the page size.