Burlap Motere
Colour by dairydearie

Burlap Cybunny
Colour by dairydearie

Burlap Mynci
Colour by dairydearie

Burlap Kau
Colour by Star

Burlap Soreen
Colour by dairydearie, Line assistance by Doki

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"Oh boy oh boy oh BOY! We were really really really hoping these guys would decide to come visit! They're so CUTE!!!!"

The four baby Neopets are all dancing in an excited circle, yammering on in high-speed babytalk about how adorable the "little dollies" are.

You absently wonder if their parents know what they're up to.
... Do they even have parents??

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“You have been so awesome with finding us all this sweet candy!” The Gelert says, putting the candy bag down on the ground.

The Ruki looks up with a Sweet smile, "Perhaps you could share some of your Rare Spooky food with us?” They say innocently.

“Oooo like the Ghost marshmallows an’ an ’an’ the Spoooky Muffins, an’ an ’an -” The Motere starts rattling off all the spooky food they can think of.

The Gelert looks at his friend in the Esophagor costume and looks back up at you, “Oh yeah and the Crypt Crisps!”

All four look at each other and nod. “We’ll also start accepting any of those rare types of food, They’re not as good as Candy but we wanna try something our guardians think are too spooky for us, so you’ll get them for us right?” The Ruki says brightly looking up at you.

Are you really gonna get them some more treats? Of course you are!

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Candy Quiggle
Colour by Doki

Candy Tonu
Colour by dairydearie

Candy Kacheek
Colour by dairydearie

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"Okay, look, I know the last few friends have been a little.... excited, maybe, but these next friends are definitely just sweet!"

The Ruki grins up at you with their best winning smile, and you have to take their word for it.

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Msp Chomby
Colour by king, Lines by Doki

Mint Tuskaninny
Colour by Doki, Design and Circle pose by dairydearie

Chocolate Blumaroo
Colour by Doki

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"Wahoo! You're doing a great job, an' an' an' as thanks some sweet friends have shown up!" There's an ominous thump from upstairs, and the Motere smiles winningly. "I'm sure that's fine!"

You can't help but notice a drippy black stain spreading across the ceiling."

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Mutant Wocky
Colour by Doki, Design tweaks by king

Zombie Chia
Colour by dairydearie, Pose Assistance by Doki

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'Look at that! We've reached the first goal, and some spooky new friends are already making their way here. Don't worry, they don't bite --"

There's a tug on the little Gelert's sleeve, and he makes a hasty correction. "Er, they don't bite much."

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“Trick or treat!”

You’re jolted out of what you were doing by the excited voices outside. Your porch light isn’t even on…

… but that hasn’t done a single thing to deter the joyous chorus from the Neopets on your doorstep.

Opening the door when it becomes abundantly clear that the hopeful little group won’t be going anywhere, you’re met by three – no, four – expectant faces. Or, well, you assume the Neopet under the Esophagor costume is just as optimistic as its friends. Before you can say anything, the baby Gelert drops his bag of Halloween candy and gasps, “You’re the last house on the block and we don’t have nearly enough candy to split! Don’t tell us you didn’t stock up for trick or treaters…”

The Ruki holds their hand higher, their Motere friend looking equally as disappointed from her perch. Behind them, the mini Esophagor droops melodramatically. You start to explain that you don’t have anything, but the dejected moping from the group of trick-or-treaters quickly changes your mind. You don’t have the heart to turn them away.

At the very first sign of hope, the Motere blinks up at you with her huge eyes. “Oh, do say you’ll help us get our candy! We spent weeks on our costumes an’ an’ an’ spended all our allowances an’ an’ waited for ever and ever an’ an’ –”

Before she can get properly going, the Esophagor shuffles up to the Ruki and a sheet-covered protrusion tugs at one of their bandages. Keeping their hand up so the little Motere can keep expounding on how hard they all worked, they lean down to listen to what their friend has to say. They nod, and then pull the Gelert into a huddle, saying over their shoulder as they do so, “Our friend is really shy, so ‘scuse us!”

Soon, all four little Neopets are having an intense discussion, punctuated by giggles. After a bit the Ruki turns back to you with a triumphant look on their face. “Okay, here’s the deal: you find some candy, and in return, we’ll ask some of our spookysweet friends to come say hi and maybe move in. Yeah?”

Happy Halloween!
We hope that however you celebrate, you have fun doing it :)

That being said, we hope you join US for a fun little event and unlock some spooky, sweet, and spookysweet pets doing so!

Visit THIS PAGE for more information about some good ol' fashioned candy drive and pet unlocking information.

If all goes well, you may see some more events like this in the future...

As always, we have our yearly onsite happenings going on at the same time as this event!

Please see THIS PAGE to get more details.

[Reimagine] Island Flotsam
Colour by Deebs

We'll have more Island updates for you in the future, items included.
Thank you all for your patience and support.

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Hope you all are having fun chasing strings, tails, and birthday critters :)

If you're struggling with anything or want to report something new, be sure you swing by OLIVE'S THREAD and chat with her and your fellow users!



Have a great weekend Moderneopets!

Since the Mystery Island's original conception, racially insensitive material has been prevalent in every aspect of it: pets, items, map, shopkeepers, NPCs, all of it. Moderneo's Consultant Team has been working tirelessly to start addressing these concepts as respectfully as possible. We want to assure Moderneopets is an inclusive and accepting place, and we are committed to making meaningful changes to get there.



We will continue to pursue these revamps and release them in waves instead of all at once. This gradual approach allows our users, artists, and consultation team to see their hard work come to life and remove those insensitive assets quicker.

The art team and the consulting team have worked hard, and we're very proud to introduce you to the changes below.

The Island Paintbrush and Island Petpet Paintbrush revamps are here.

Art by dairydearie
Handle concept by Deebs

Our first wave of pets is ready to say hello :)


IMPORTANT NOTE: We have an entire backlog of item replacements coming soon. Hazer is coding an entire reimagine system for the items, but we need to solidify that system in the backend first before pushing any of them through. There are parts of it that need more attention before those items are pushed into the system. Thank you for your understanding!

This is just the beginning, and we thank you for your patience as we work toward respect and a better Island experience.

EDIT: Just a reminder that we do not allow the use of former island art as overlays. We're taking them OFF the site for a reason!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MODERNEOPETS



Can you believe this place is 4 years old!?

This little event has been something dreamt up in secret that Hazer himself was only told about (YESTERDAY) when we needed to politely ask him to code everything in.



Star, dairydearie, king, Doki, Taffer, Tea, Micah, Skye, Deebs, and I (Lion) have been feverishly at work crafting several very cool and professional assets for your celebratory consumption. What started as an inquiry to make a goodie bag with a few fun items hidden inside of it has ballooned into quite the experience.



There are new avatars, a new site theme, new interactive items, new birthday petpets, bad jokes, good jokes, roaches, ginger, and more!

Ignore the fact that, uh...
This is our first time officially celebrating Mneo's birthday and all!


dairydearie has made a lovely cupcake to celebrate the occasion.

It will NOT be included in your assigned goodie bag (THAT HAS BEEN PLACED DISCREETLY IN YOUR INVENTORY), though, as we have an overabundance of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year cupcakes that REALLLLY need to be handed out. They've been waiting. You have too. Rumor has it that there is a way to summon the above cupcake yourself, though...



...and you may even be rewarded with a cool avatar for your efforts.

So go ahead, enjoy them with your fellow users and your pets! :D

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We've had some eyewitness reports of some questionable creatures appearing across Neopia. They seem to be attracted by the sounds (and screams) of celebration!

Some are cute.


Some are delicious.



Some are wet...




Some are secret.


Some are...o̴͗͝d̷̾̅d̸͐͝.


Pretty normal creatures if you ask me!

I'm sure you'll see them around.

(We're legally not allowed to disclose their locations. Lawyerbot has already sent us a sternly written warning!)

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You'll notice some nifty pet-themed items scattered throughout this news post...
and you'll also notice some on the site that are ABSENT from this newspost.



If we gave them all away, there would be no surprise ;)



We DO want to encourage you, though, to get with your fellow users and discuss what you've found with one of our dear friends...

Olive
THE AURORA EXPRESS GELERT

As she's taken her very generous trips over Neopia, she's seen...things.

Annnnnd she's willing to host a forum post HERE for everyone to talk about the...t̵̿̀h̸̬͂i̸̽͐n̸͈͊g̵̽͑s̸̏̎...they've also seen!

Hello MNeopians!

This is Lion speaking to address all pending re-imagines onsite, EXCLUDING island pets.

I'm going to start with clearly communicating what's happening upfront, followed by an explanation. I ask that you please read the ENTIRE post for a full understanding. Thank you in advance!

All pets still pending re-imagined art (except island) will be removed from the site starting from the publishing of this news post. Your pet will be turned into a basic color (red, blue, yellow, or green), and the promised color-changing items + animalis will be refunded immediately.

You can see what items you'll be getting IF YOU CLICK HERE.

....

BUUUUUUT.

We do have a batch of re-imagines ready to go right now and I'm happy to introduce you to them below.


Immediately after this post goes live, re-imagined pets from above will be dropped periodically into the pound. You may even find some with fancy petpets attached! There will also be small bursts of Money Tree Donations throughout the day, starting after this news post to show our appreciation. Feel free to join in if you'd like!

This is a huge milestone for us in moving forward with new content for you all to enjoy.

The art team has been utterly wonderful as they've assisted me with looking through projects, navigating the panel, coordinating recent events and releases, and so much more. I want to give them a lot of love for taking me on with open arms and answering all my sprawling questions. None of this would be possible without them! We have so many things planned for you and are working together to make it happen. With the Varwolf joining Neopets and several personal projects getting a green light, there are plenty of things to look forward to.

Art by Star <3

JUST TO RECAP AGAIN: All pets still pending re-imagined art (except island) will be removed from the site starting from the publishing of this news post. Your pet will be turned into a basic color (red, blue, yellow, or green) and the promised color-changing items + animalis will be refunded immediately.

IF YOU DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES - PLEASE PERFORM A HARD REFRESH OR CLEAR YOUR IMAGE CACHE

UPDATE: We're aware there are some broken pets. Hazer broke some things. The alt system is finicky and grumpy, and we're working on fixing things!!!

UPDATE 7/15: Alts have been fixed! Please neomail me (Lion) if you find any stragglers or issues other than the four accidental xmas releases that we'll be handling separately. Thank you for your patience..

Keep an eye out for another news post coming soon :)
We have some more friends almost ready to say hi.