Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the news on a day to day basis. Here are the highlight from the Neopets news page for this month...

July 2005

You can find out more about Nabile and Princess Amira who will feature in the new plot by reading their Neopedia entries. (July 5, 2005)

There is a Neopedia entry for Captain Scarblade and King Kelpbard for you to read. (July 7, 2005)

If you want to find out more about Illusen and the Negg Faerie, you should read their Neopedia entries. (July 8, 2005)

After much anticipation, the Lost City of Geraptiku has reopened for visitors. Be warned, this is still very much unexplored and the mystery of what happened to all the residents has never been solved... (July 13, 2005)

There are now Neopedia entries for Jacques and Garin. (July 13, 2005)

Now your user lookup will display how many side bars you have collected. (July 14, 2005)

The Library Faerie has been added to the How To Draw pages. (July 14, 2005)

There is a new Neopedia article about Taelia. (July 14, 2005)

Garin has earned his place in the Gallery of Heroes. (July 19, 2005)

There is a new Neopedia entry about the Wishing Well. Also the Wishing Well's image has been updated to match the map. (July 22, 2005)

For his heroic deeds in the Battle for Maraqua, Jacques has been added to the Gallery of Heroes. (July 25, 2005)

The Tooth Faerie has been added to the How To Draw pages. (July 28, 2005)

There is a new Neopedia entry about the Petpet Puddle. (July 28, 2005)

August 2005

Neopets is making some changes to passwords and logging in. You must now use a combination of letters AND numbers (or symbols) if you create an account from Friday onwards, or if you change your password. We recommend you change your password to something with numbers and letters anyway as this will make it more secure and harder to guess. (August 11, 2005)

The Werewolf Usuki has been added to the How To Draw section. You can find it under 'Misc Items'. (August 19, 2005)

You can now view a work history of your Neohome. This will list any additions or removals of rooms, applications for land, and all sorts of nifty things. (August 25, 2005)

If you want to find out all about Isca, there is a new Neopedia article about her. (August 26, 2005)

Part one of the Lost Desert story has just been launched. In this episode they introduce you to the main characters and set the scene. (August 30, 2005)

There is a Neopedia entry all about that pesky Bruce - Boochi. (August 31, 2005)

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      Flotsams can now be painted Fire and Grey with the aid of the right Paint Brush. (July 1, 2005)

v      You can now own a Robot Ixi courtesy of the Lab Ray. (July 5, 2005)

v      You can now be the proud owner of a new Sketch Ixi. (July 7, 2005)

v      Ixi owners can now transform their Neopets into Maraquan and Spotted versions. (July 11, 2005)

v      Tuskaninnies are now available in Snow and a hideous Mutant form. (July 12, 2005)

v      A funny thing happens to Kikos when they eat Chokato Chia Pops... (July 15, 2005)

v      Usuls are the latest Neopet to be paintable with a Tyrannian Paint Brush. (July 19, 2005)

v      If you are looking for a more unusual color for your Ruki or Bori, how about Custard? (July 20, 2005)

v      Your Flotsam can now be transformed into a very classy regal version with the aid of a Royal Paint Brush. (July 22, 2005)

v      A long awaited Tyrannian Peophin has been seen traveling around Neopia. (July 26, 2005)

v      Peophins can now be painted with the Skunk Paint Brush. (July 26, 2005)

v      Kougras and Wockies are the first ever Neopets that can be turned into Camouflage versions. (July 27, 2005)  

v      Now Kikos can be turned into a tasty Strawberry version. (July 28, 2005)

v      The Darigan Bori is now available. (July 28, 2005)

v      If you own a Ruki, you can now transform them into a Desert or Faerie version. (July 29, 2005)

v       Give your Tonu a colorful new look with the aid of a Disco Paint Brush! (August 2, 2005)

v      The Tyrannian JubJub is now available. (August 4, 2005)

v      Buzzes and JubJubs can be painted Cloud at the Rainbow Pool. (August 5, 2005)

v      Hissies and Chombies can be turned into dazzling White versions. (August 5, 2005)

v      Blumaroos can now be painted Ice, Darigan and Camouflage. (August 8, 2005)

v      Lennies can be painted White at the Rainbow Pool. (August 8, 2005)

v      How peculiar, it seems you can turn your Grundo into a Mallow version! (August 12, 2005)

v      Jetsams can now be painted Cloud. (August 12, 2005)

v      Kaus can be painted White at the Rainbow Pool. (August 12, 2005)

v      Hissies can now be painted Brown. (August 15, 2005)

v      Hungry pet owners may want to be on the lookout for the new Custard Kyrii. (August 15, 2005)

v      Kacheeks and JubJubs are the latest Neopets that can be painted White. (August 16, 2005)

v      It seems Skeiths can now be turned into Maraquan versions. (August 16, 2005)

v      Meercas can now be painted Grey and Camouflage. (August 18, 2005)

v      Myncies can be painted Pink. (August 22, 2005)

v      Bori can be transformed into Glowing versions at the Rainbow Pool. (August 22, 2005)

v      Yurbles can be painted a ghoulish Ghost color at the Rainbow Pool. (August 23, 2005)

v      You can paint your Grundo Fire and Maraquan. (August 24, 2005)

v      Zafaras can be painted Grey and Split at the Rainbow Pool. (August 26, 2005)

v      Kyrii can now be turned into cheerful Cloud or spooky Ghost versions. (August 29, 2005)

v      Pteri owners can give their Neopets a tiki feel with the aid of an Island Paint Brush. (August 30, 2005)

v      Just looking at a Snow Yurble makes you chilly. (August 31, 2005)

v      You can now own a Baby Hissi. (September 1, 2005)

v      The Grey Shoyru has been spotted around Neopia. (September 6, 2005)

v      The Pirate Quiggle is now available. (September 7, 2005)

v      A rather stunning Robot Wocky could be yours if you get lucky at the lab ray. (September 8, 2005)

v      Draiks can be transformed into Checkered and Ice versions. (September 9, 2005)

v      The Lupe is the latest Neopet to get a rather regal new look. (September 12, 2005)

v      You can now turn your Techo into Checkered and Strawberry versions at the Rainbow Pool. (September 13, 2005)

v      If you own a Ruki or Skeith, they can now be transformed to amazing Chocolate versions (September 15, 2005)

v      Zafaras can now be painted Strawberry at the Rainbow Pool. (September 16, 2005)

v      Poogles can now be transformed into Camouflage and Grey versions at the Rainbow Pool. (September 19, 2005)

v      If you've been wondering how to draw a Hissi, you'll be happy to hear that it's just been added to the How To Draw section. (September 21, 2005)

v      If you get hold of the right paint brush, your Skeith can become a fiesty Pirate or a rather unique Split. (September 26, 2005)

v      The long awaited Desert Kiko has been released. (September 27, 2005)

v      The Maraquan Zafara is now available. (September 29, 2005)

v      Shoyrus can now be painted Sketch. (September 30, 2005)

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        Five new Robot Petpets have gone on sale aboard the Virtupets Space Station. (July 7, 2005)

q        If you look hard enough amongst the ruins of the Lost City of Geraptiku, you may find an abandoned Petpet Shop. For a donation, you may be able to take home a rather unusual companion for your Neopet. (July 13, 2005)

q        Beekadoodles can now be painted Red, Yellow and Purple. (July 18, 2005)

q        Hasees, Weewoos, Kookiths and Bilgi can be painted Pirate at the Petpet Puddle. (July 19, 2005)

q        Goldies, Gebs, Babaas, Rocks, Zebies and Feepits can be painted Custard with this new paintbrush. (July 20, 2005)

q         The Spardel, Moltenore, Cybunny and Slorg can now be painted Custard at the Petpet Puddle. (August 2, 2005)

q        The Petpet Lab Ray has been released, and some map pieces leading to it. Heartless owners are zapping their poor Petpets left, right and centre with hap-hazard results.

Note - The Petpet Protection League does not condone the use of such experiments and any Petpets found to have been zapped will be disqualified from their PPL award. (August 3, 2005)

q        You Weewoo fans will be happy to hear they've added your favorite Petpet to the How to Draw section. (August 4, 2005)

q        Poppits, Snicklebeasts, Ghostkerchiefs, Onas, and Meepits can now be turned into swashbuckling Pirate versions. (August 4, 2005)

q        Spardels have been added to the How To Draw section. (August 16, 2005)

q        Dragoyles, Cirrus and Charnies can be transformed into Purple versions with the aid of the right paint brush. (August 23, 2005)

q        Tasus can be painted Purple, Pink, Island and Ghost at the Petpet Puddle. (August 26, 2005)

q         Scamanders can be painted Clay, Custard, Dung and Plushie at the Petpet Puddle. (September 1, 2005)

q        Frillabons can be painted Ghost, Green, Pirate and Red at the Petpet Puddle. (September 6, 2005)

q        Spardels can be painted White, Faerie, Cloud and Spotted at the Petpet Puddle. (September 7, 2005)

q        Three rather unusual new Petpets have been found swimming around the city of Maraqua. They are the Sandpoint, Nupie, and Darpinch. (September 8, 2005)

q        Three Petpets that cannot already be painted chocolate. Upload as species_chocolate please (*blink* I have NO idea why this was in the news...)

(September 15, 2005)

q        You can now learn how to draw a Kookith with the step-by-step Guide. (September 16, 2005)

q        Polarchucks, Spardels, Warfs and Zomutts can be turned into pirates at the Petpet Puddle. (September 19, 2005)

q        Vacanas, Seties, Sauropods and Tapiras can now be painted Faerie. (September 20, 2005)

q        Budding artists may want to head over to the Art Centre to check out the new Shocket How To Draw entry. (September 23, 2005)

q        The Rock, StopNGo400, and Peo can be given a fun Island look at the Petpet Puddle. (September 29, 2005)

Those who visited the site during that time will recall I had surgery in July. The newsletters for the summer months will be combined into two summer issues. This is the second of those two issues. Very little was added/updated and I predict very little will be added until I have recovered from surgery probably late September. These are mainly for archival purposes.

The Great Free Stuff page has been updated.

In addition to the adding the new games and removing the old, I've added the game-related avatars and the codes from the Wheel of Knowledge to their related entries on the Game Reviews page.

After a long absence, the avatars page has been updated.

Another one of the Newbie Guardians has retired. Sadly, too many players were neomailing him and begging for free items. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. That page has been updated to reflect the change.

Work continues on the upcoming museum. This project is rather large, but at least you can get a quick look at it here. Note that these pages are still very much under construction. If you have anything you’d like to contribute, please send it to: Naomi_Tran@baylor.edu

Avatars have a broad based appeal that touches almost every aspect of life in Neopia. These are the avatars that were added this month. For a complete list, drop by the avatars section of the Chat FAQs. If you know of one that is not listed, simply fill out the automatic comment form.