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Contents
Ø Featured Article New Year's Resolutions: So you wanna be a neomillionaire?
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Featured Game
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Featured Site
General News
Now that December is here, the ADVENT CALENDAR has returned! This great daily freebie is only available in December. (December 1, 2002)
A new shop has opened up in Happy Valley selling all sorts of cute new Wintery Petpets. (December 2, 2002)
NEW GAME - Yes, Whack-A-Staff-Member has finally gone live. (December 3, 2002)
Neopets has tripled the Neopoints you earn from Deckball, and doubled the NP from Splat-A-Sloth. They have also doubled the Neopoints you can win from Faerie Cloud Racers. (December 4, 2002)
NEOPIAN WORD OF THE DAY - Every day Neopets will feature a new word on the World Page. You will be able to suggest new words by visiting the Neopian Word of the Day HQ, and the words that get the most votes will be added to the list. (December 6, 2002)
Due to inflation, the cost of a concert ticket has risen to 550 NP. (December 12, 2002)
So what was that mystery building that was under construction in Neopia Central? It was the new Disney Theatre. Drop by for more product placement. (December 12, 2002)
Some Neopets Voice Activated Toys that are going to be on sale next year will be flown in for a FAO Schwartz exclusive event - in New York on the 21st of December. Hopefully, they will not be limited to just that one store next year. (December 13, 2002)
Neopets has released the following message concerning posting on the message board: Please do not post any notices unless they are Neopets-related. Notices that are not related to Neopets will be deleted with no refund! (December 24, 2002)
As is so often the case, some Neopians have been abusing the freebies. Neopets has posted the following warning: A lot of people have been using multiple accounts to visit the advent calendar, shrine, fruit machine etc... Please do not do this, you are limited to one account per person for the daily freebies. Anybody using multiple accounts will have all their accounts permanently frozen. We are really serious about this! (December 24, 2002)
Special Days for this month were:
- Dec 5th - Bruce Day
- Dec 6th - Birthday for TNE’s webmaster ;)
- Dec 10th - Birthday for Donna, one of Neopets’ co-creators.
- Dec 12th - Wocky Day
- Dec 20th - Borovan Day - Everybody likes to drink a hot cup of borovan on this day! (Also, birthday for Donna, one of Neopets’ co-creators.)
- Dec 25th - Day of Giving - Gifts abound as all Neopia gets full of festive spirit
- Dec 31st / Jan 1st - Neopia enters the Year 5!
Pet Changes
Pets are painted at the Rainbow Pool (on the Main Shops page) with special magic paint brushes. Click here for a list of all pets and their available colors.
v With the aid of a Christmas Paint Brush a wintery Pteri could be yours (December 2, 2002)
v Meercas now come in a Cloud color. (December 3, 2002)
v If you have a Plushie Paint Brush, you could be the owner of a Plushie Blumaroo. (December 3, 2002)
v The latest Christmas remodeling is the Uni. (December 4, 2002)
v Draiks can now be painted Rainbow. (December 4, 2002)
v Grundos can be turned into Plushies at the Rainbow Pool. (December 4, 2002)
v If you own a Bruce, you can now paint it Plushie or Checkered. (December 5, 2002)
v Kauvara has been busy mixing up some more Ixi Morphing Potions for her Magic Shop. (December 10, 2002)
v Flotsams can now be painted with the Plushie Paint Brush. (December 10, 2002)
v Not wanting to be out done by a Uni, this handsome young Elephante is modelling the latest in Seasonal Spirit. (December 10, 2002)
v Ixis now come in an Orange color. (December 11, 2002)
v You can also now own a Christmas Zafara. (December 11, 2002)
v How about using a Plushie Paint Brush or Christmas Paint Brush on your Wocky? (December 12, 2002)
v Draiks and Gelerts can now be painted with the Plushie Paint Brush if you take them to the Rainbow Pool. (December 13, 2002)
v Kauvara is just finishing off her latest magic brews, this time she has made Christmas Morphing Potions for Kikos, Chias, Blumaroos and Pterii. (December 17, 2002)
v Kyrii can now be painted this very merry Christmas color at the Rainbow Pool. (December 18, 2002)
v Kauvara has made Christmas Morphing Potions for Scorchios, Kougra, Grundos and Bruce. (December 19, 2002)
v Paint your pet acara Christmas at the Rainbow Pool. (December 19, 2002)
v If you have a White Paint Brush to spare, you may want to use it to paint your Eyrie or Shoyru. (December 20, 2002)
v Ixis can now be painted with a Baby Paint Brush at the Rainbow Pool. (December 20, 2002)
v Poogles now come in a Plushie version. (December 24, 2002)
v The Kacheek is the latest pet that can be painted with the Christmas Paint Brush! (December 24, 2002)
v Aishas also now come in a Plushie version. (December 24, 2002)
v Scorchios seem to come in this new Plushie color. (December 27, 2002)
v Unis can be painted Plushie at the Rainbow Pool. (December 30, 2002)
v Kauvara has just finished off a new batch of magical potions that will transform your Neopet into a Plushie Grundo, Bruce, Flotsam or Chomby. (December 30, 2002)
v Ixis can now be painted Checkered. (December 30, 2002
PetPet Changes
For those of you looking for the Petpet Puddle, it is part of the Rainbow Pool. When you are on the Main Shops page, click on the Rainbow Pool. At the top of the next page is the link to the Petpet Puddle. Click here for a list of all petpets and their available colors.
q Baby Blus can now be painted Christmas, Red, White and Yellow at the Petpet Puddle. (December 3, 2002)
q The Anubis has been added to our How To Draw Petpets pages. (December 3, 2002)
q Be one of the first to get the new Wintery Petpets. (December 3, 2002)
q A cute little Fir has been added to the How To Draw Petpets section. (December 4, 2002)
q A new petpet has been spotted at the Neopian Central Petpet Shop, called Spardel and he will run after sticks for hours at a time. (December 6, 2002)
q The Horus has been added to our How To Draw section. (December 6, 2002)
q Mortogs, Meepits, Symols and Meowclops can now be painted with a Christmas Petpet Paint Brush at the Petpet Puddle. (December 6, 2002)
q The Gruslen and Wadjet have been added to our How To Draw section. (December 9, 2002)
q The Uggatrip has been added to the Petpet How To Draw section. (December 10, 2002)
q You can paint your Acko Red, Spotted, Black or Blue at the Petpet Puddle. (December 10, 2002)
q Four new Wintery Petpets have just been introduced. They are the Candychan, Jinjah, Polarchuck and Yullie. (December 11, 2002)
q Snarhooks, Horus, Peos and Ackos can now be painted with the Christmas Petpet Paint Brush at the Petpet Puddle. (December 11, 2002)
q The Walein has been added to our How To Draw section. (December 17, 2002)
q Candychans, Felfs, Jinjahs and Polarchucks can all be painted different colours at the Petpet Puddle. (December 17, 2002)
q The new Wintery Petpet, the Ona, was introduced. (December 17, 2002)
q Introducing: the new plushie paint brush for petpets. (December 24, 2002)
q The Babaa, Noil, Puppyblew and Buzzer are the first Petpets that you can paint with the new plushie paint brush. (December 24, 2002)
q Snarhooks, Pawkeets and Snorkles can now be painted Plushie at the Petpet Puddle. (December 27, 2002)
q Another new Wintery Petpet, the Powtry, was introduced. (December 27, 2002)
q The Slorg and Harris can be painted Plushie at the Petpet Puddle. (December 30, 2002
TNE News
Neopian Educator now has it’s own domain name at: http://www.neopianeducator.com and is being reworked and switched over to the new site. Many of these pages will be left on the Baylor University servers and will serve as a “mirror site”… at least until we can get everything switched over properly.
We are hoping to be able to offer Neopets merchandise for those of you who do not have a Limited Too or Clare’s in your area.
Upon reformatting the newsletter address list, I discovered some of you were listed more than once. My apologies for the duplications and any trouble it may have caused. Hopefully the duplicates have been removed, but if I missed one (or deleted yours), please drop me a line so that you do not receive multiple newsletter copies in the future.
Featured Article
New Year’s Resolution: So you wanna be a NeoMillionaire
As the year draws to a close, many Neopians are making New Year’s Resolution…most of which they will break before the 2nd day is out. One of the most popular resolutions is to become a NeoMillionaire. To many, it’s just a dream, but making neopoints has never been easier. This year, make a plan and keep your resolution. Anyone can make a million or more neopoints in under a year, so why shouldn’t you?
First, we’ll need to see how much time we have. Assuming the worst, you will start off with a bank account of zero neopoints (You do have a bank account, right? If not, get one now…it’s very important.). That means you have about 52 weeks to make one million neopoints. Since you’ll probably go on a vacation or be away for some of that time, let’s round down to 50 weeks. That breaks down to 20,000 neopoints a week. Keeping the “worst case scenario” in mind, let’s say you can only log on for 5 days each week. That breaks down to 4,000 neopoints a day. Yes, you can double check that…you really do only need to save 4,000 neopoints each day to have one million neopoints by the end of the year. Sounds like a lot? Not really…read on.
Keep in mind that you can use the Giant Omelette in Tyrannia to keep your pet fed if you do not make more than your 4000np goal for the day. Most days, however, it should be easy to make enough to buy food for your pet in addition to the 4000 you need to save. A petpet can also keep your pet entertained, in case you do not have as much time to play with your pet some days.
When you log on each day, be sure to collect your interest at the bank. At first, it doesn’t seem like much, but every bit helps…and why turn down free neopoints? Speaking of “free”, don’t overlook all the free stuff around the site in addition to the Giant Omelette. These include Tombola, The Neopet Fruit Machine, and Coltzan's Shrine.
The next step is to determine which types of games you like to play, and then plan on maxing out your points on those games when you first log on each day. If you like card games, you can average a gain of at least 100 np per game of Pyramids (My average is 150 for a bad game, and it costs 50 np to play). It is possible to earn up to 5000np per day just on that game. If you like shooters and arcade style games, you may be interested in Pterattack. You can earn up to 1000np per game and can play 3 times each day. Even with a slow computer, you should be able to max out those points in less than half an hour. Don’t forget about the quick np makers like Meerca Chase and Kiko Match II…these can add to your total quite nicely. Focus on games you like to play, or you will not be able to keep up with your goal. Remember, the point is to have fun while you earn. Keep track of the games you are good at and play them first. Some people suggest saving your favorites for last, but I’ve come to this conclusion: If you save them for later, you might not have time for them.
Here’s a quick summary of the plan. For the sake of discussion, I’ve used non product-placement games (which stay on the site longer) that I’m either fairly good at or enjoy playing. You should keep up with the ones you are either fairly good at or enjoy playing:
Yearly Goal: 1,000,000 neopoints
Daily Goal: 4,000 neopoints
Game Plan:
|
Game |
Neopoints earned |
|
Daily Interest (from the bank) |
(Varies depending on account level) |
|
Awards from Dailies |
(Varies depending on luck) |
|
3,000 |
|
|
0750 (Click here for walkthrough) |
|
|
1,000 (even on a bad day) |
|
|
1,000 (even on a bad day) |
|
|
Daily Total (should at least be 4,000np) |
5,750 |
The chart above is just a quick sample. See how easy it is to earn the neopoints you need?
Once you have earned your goal of 4000np for the day, deposit it in your bank account. Do NOT spend any of this. Play more games or use what you make from your shop to get the neopoints you need to take care of your pet. With all the games available, it has never been easier to earn neopoints. As you can see from the table above, I still have an extra 1750np to spend on food, toys, books, or whatever else I need for my pet aisha, JC (jenny945)
One last piece of advice: there are no “get rich quick” plans, np/item generators, magical “secrets” or shortcuts to becoming a neomillionaire. At best, these scams will cost neopoints rather than making them…at worst, it can cost you your account.
Play safe and have fun!
Featured Game: Faerie Crossword
Have a guide you'd like to see here? Send it to: Naomi_Tran@baylor.edu
While normally this feature is submitted by one of the readers, this month is a little different. Recently many of the comments have requested more information on the Faerie Crossword, so December's game of the month will spotlight it, and the featured site will be dedicated to the best site for it.
In short, it works like any other crossword you may have played before. Words always go from left-to-right, or up-to-down and must be filled in one letter at a time. You can fill in words by clicking on the clue at the bottom, then typing in a word above it and clicking "Go". If you put in the wrong word, you can put another one in the same place: just click the clue again, and type in a new word, then click "Go" again. Use the clues provided and try to fill them in as quickly as possible. In neopets, the fatster you solve them, the better your prize.
Crossword lovers may not want to see the answers to the puzzle beforehand, but those players who want to earn some quick neopoints or new players who may not be very familiar with the site (and where to find the answers) may want to find an online site that posts the answers as close to 12:00 a.m. NST (when the new daily puzzle is posted) as possible. Because of the average update time for TNE, this would not be a good site to host the crossword answers. There are many other sites, however, that post them fairly early in the Neopian day. Be sure to check out the Featured Site to read about one of them.
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