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Drawing Poptropicans over to a Lunar Colony!

Hey Poptropicans!

If you’re looking for a book to read, one of the Poptropica chapter books, Lunar Colonyย (which, as you might guess, is similar to the plotline ofย Lunar Colony Island), is now available for free in its entirety over on Funbrain! You can click here to flip through the 135-page, illustrated book online. Enjoy!

(Thanks to Shaky Skunk for the tip!)

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If you prefer a hard copy of the book, you can buy one online or in a bookstore.

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Over on the Creators’ Blog, Skinny Moon has reposted an old video tutorial from Pop Creator Jon Pitcher about How to Draw a Poptropican Head. You can view it below:

Notably in her post, she gave a shout-out to the PHB’s How to Draw a Poptropican guide, now updated with more art examples! It’s been one of the few times the PHB has been mentioned on the Creators’ Blog. Thanks Skinny Moon!

Once you master drawing your Poptropican’s head, the body should be a piece of cake — but if you want a little guidance check out the Poptropica Help Blog’s tutorial. They give some nice tips for drawing clothes and accessories.

She also hints at something to come…

Is there a reason we’re helping you brush up on your Poptropican drawing skills? Hmmmm? You’ll just have to wait and see… ๐Ÿ˜‰

Wink, wink. ;;))) All we can say is, something’s up and you’ll want to be ready toย get your creative juices flowing! Also, if you like Poptropica fan art, be sure to also check out our We-Love-Poptropica group on DeviantArt and the #art channel on the PHC. New stuff comes up frequently! ๐Ÿ˜€

Stay popping, Poptropicans!

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Creepy Puppet and other Halloween updates!

Hi Gs,

Another update? With actual content?! This is insane.

Skinny Moon updated us yet again today, this time regarding a new costume. The โ€œCreepy Puppetโ€ costume is now available in the store for 400 credits (pricey!). The costume itself has two versions, one for each gender. I canโ€™t decide which one I like better.

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Strangely enough, the costumes actually arenโ€™t the same as the ones in the promo image; instead, they have white skin and in classic they donโ€™t have eye shadow/mascara. You will need to adjust your own characterโ€™s skin color to pure white so it matches the jaw of the puppet.

In other news, the Ship Wheel on Home Island has been updated with a Halloween aesthetic — and a new portal to the Haunted House mini quest has been opened next to the Arcade. Nothing new in the quest, however.

I’m excited to see what is unveiled next for Halloween this year (as she promises there’s more at the end of her post). Fingers crossed, substantial updates on New Poptropica.ย 

See you next time, Poptropicans.

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Credits for all – at least 100 credits for replaying an island once!

Hey guys, my name is Brave Tomato, and I’m here with a quick post about today’s update to the Creator’s Blog!

In the wake of long-time Poptropicans complaining about not getting any of the newly-increased credit amountsย for playing an island they already played, they answered! The latest post by Skinny Moon, in a nutshell, is best described by this picture:

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Now, players who have replayed Poptropican islands get to join the first-time island players in the money pile as there is now a bonus for replaying a Poptropica islandย (but only once)! Now, this is how the island credit reward system works:

First time finish (Island of the Month):ย 500 Credits

First time finish (any other island):ย 300 Credits

One replay (Island of the Month):ย 300 Credits

One replay (any other island):ย 100 credits

This month, the islands of the month areย Mystery of the Map andย Virus Hunter Island, so if you want the extra credits, play either of those, whether it would be for the first time or as a replay! On the PHB, you can find the MotM Guide here, and the Virus Hunter guide here.

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Once again, I’d like to acknowledge that in the postscript, Skinny Moon made a shout out to this very blog, the Poptropica Help Blog, once again, as well as popular Poptropica YouTuber Thinknoodles. However, this time around, it’sย with a disclaimer-y touch.

“Our friends Thinknoodles and the Poptropica Help Blog also have lots of Poptropica walkthroughs (but note that we haven’t wanted them all).”

I private messaged Skinny Moon asking about this statement, and she explained to me that she had to do this when talking about other people’s walkthroughs since they are not personally responsible in case there’s anything inappropriate or any misdirection within the walkthroughs. We assure you our walkthroughs are trustworthy though. ๐Ÿ˜›

Skinny Moon also dropped us some comments in our earlier post about IOTM, letting other Poptropica bloggers and content creators know thatย if you’d like her to notice your work, you should tweet her @Poptropica!

So now that island finishers can join in the fun, what do you think? Was it a smart move, or are the Creators justย cashing in to the fans? And also, will the Creator’s do a ninth birthday event this year? Share your thoughts in the comments!

BT out!ย 

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Cobalt’s Corner: Islands

Hoi, I’m Koi.

Being in the Poptropica universe since 2008, I’ve had plenty of island ideas. Many I don’t remember, but a few have always stuck with me. Today I’m going to be sharing them! ๐Ÿ™‚

Court Calamity

Plot: In France, the town of LoyarTyler Tortsin has just been accused of a crime, a good old clichรฉ bank-robbery. He promises to pay you in a gold medallion and 150 credits – if you can prove his innocence. But… is he?

Objective: Explore the town, interrogate his family, his friends, his acquaintances, Loyar’s citizens – and hope you can give something good to Judge Tudy.

Plot-twist: Judge Tudy is actually Gillian Guiltman, the criminal herself!

Ideas: Here are Judge Tudy’s and Gillian’s quick, quick concepts!

I didn’t want to go too bold with their outfits, because one’s just a judge and the others just a girl who knows how to rob banks. (Not necessarily get away with it, though.) ๐Ÿ˜‰

PoptropiKart Island

Plot: Poptropica’s favorite sport besides the Poptropolis Games are clearly PoptropiKart Racing! When Lester Leadlapย gets into an accident and can’t compete, it’s you who must fill his place! You’re the one that dropped the doomedย Korndog onto the race track, after all. Winning… can’t be that hard. Oh, but it is when a masked individual is placing traps on the track, tainting people’s karts with unneeded modifications and more! Who is this labeled Krazy Karter? Karter Krazfield, of course.

Ideas: 1) You can modify and customize Lester’s Kart with size, texture, color, and shape of wheels, exterior, etc… 2) Karter Krazfield runs a food shop inside the stadium – Karter’s Korndogs.

Here’s very quick, quick concepts I drew of Karter’s designs.

Super Soda

Plot: Professor Phizzy unleashes radioactive explosive candies into the world’s largest soda bottle – monster mentos. The soda bottle becomes alive, wreaking havoc on all islands – the worst part is, it acts like acid. You touch it with your hand… let’s just hope you write with the other. Poptropica’s precious islands are flooding, and you gotta do something! Everyone’s hiding places aren’t going to last forever.

Ideas: You’re in a locked down museum. You find a way out through the sewage system, and conveniently – a hazmat suit. With the sewage drain, you use it on the crazy cola as a bottle cap.

Here’s a quick, quick doodle of Professor Phizzy.

Yes, he purposely takes some influence from Rick Sanchez. ๐Ÿ˜› I actually really like that my younger self gave him a rendition with rotten teeth, I think it’s still a nice touch. Just kinda gross. I have a few more island ideas, 3 more to be exact, but I didn’t want to stretch this post out more than necessary, so I’ll be talking about more in the future!

Hope you guys enjoyed my islands! Here’s a little extra segment:

Cobalt’s Comments: A drawn out thank you.

Ever since I came back, I have had a ton of support, I seriously didn’t expect it at all, and it’s absolutely awesome. To thank the most repetitive commenters, I’ve drawn you all. ๐Ÿ™‚

Disclaimer: I don’t own a tablet, nor digital software on my laptop. I draw these on my iPhone 6 Plus, using the application Sketchbook. I’m no Crafty or HPuterpop. I just wanted to give you something more than a blatant thank you.

Also, if I didn’t thank you with a doodle – I’ll thank you now. โค

Happy Lobster, Tall Cactus, Marshmallow, and MariotropicaX – these are for you!

For any reason you don’t like the quality, I’ll send y’alls a full resolution version on the PHC. I think it’s fine, though. ๐Ÿ˜›

I also do some more arts on my iPhone (wow, that seriously sounds pathetic) that I upload to my DeviantArt!

-Koi (โ—‘โ€ฟโ—)

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Quick Skinny Moon Session: It’s Friday Edition!

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Hoi, I’m Koi. Just so before I get addressed any of these questions, my current Gravatar is a Poptropican version of what I really look like in real life, not a new Popsona! I want to start a blog for my own clutter that doesn’t surround Poptropica, but Poptropica is also a big part of me, so I thought the icon was appropriate.

Anyway Poptropicanos, just early this morning, from about 10:40AM to 11AM Eastern time, Pop Creatorย Skinny Moon dipped into our Discord chat – the PHC! She answered a few pressing questions – to the extent she could ‘Kick back, relaxโ€“’ oh, that’s for a post later today. Alrighty, let’s get into it!

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Skinny Moon:ย Hi all!ย Just popping in for a minute!ย I’m doing great! It’s Friday! YAY!

Tall Cactus:ย When do you think new pop will be out and when can you tell us more info? We want a new island on CURRENT pop!
Skinny Moon:ย I really can’t say anything. All details have to be kept confidential for many boring business reasons.

KeithSammut: Crisis Cavers got removed but are you guys gonna do some other island?
Skinny Moon: We do have plans for the current Pop. I can’t tell you what/when/how, but I definitely will start dropping hints when I can!

Tall Cactus: What about that guy who wonย Island Hopper Contest, the video chat was never posted in the Creators blog.
Skinny Moon: I just don’t have the resources/time right now to edit a video. It exists but I have to actually deal with it and have more pressing stuff to deal with right now! Sorry!

Kaliscene:ย Well, if I recall, you said we’d get some significant news about the New Pop very soon, will that be on the creators blog soon, and if so, how long from now?
Skinny Moon:ย I’m not sure I remember saying that. When we can release news, we will. I know it’s hard to wait but we have SO much going on.

Skinny Moon: You guys, I can’t give you details on the current and new Poptropica. Sorry. I’m just here checking messages and saying hi. I know it’s hard to wait but there are real-world business reasons I can’t talk about it.

Please know that all of us at Poptropica LOVE Poptropica and we are brainstorming and working and creating completely awesome stuff for you. It just takes time. Remember, we aren’t just working on the current Poptropica. We’re also developing the New Poptropica on a totally new platform – for web and mobile! So instead of just working on one game and its web and mobile versions, we’re working on two games and their web and mobile versions – on two different platforms (flash and unity). It’s a lot of work for a small company and we’re working like crazy to update what we can on the current Poptropica and create the New Poptropica.

When we used to release many islands each year, we only had web to focus on – know what I mean? We are in a period of transition and it’s very exciting!!!

Tall Cactus: Why don’t the other creators post as much on their blog as they used to?ย Will the second graphic novel become an island?
Skinny Moon:ย People don’t have as much time to post as they used to, for all the reasons I just wrote about. Not sure about the 2nd novel becoming an island – I hope so, but it’s not one of the ones we’re working on right now.

KeithSammut:ย Why did you choose the name Skinny Moon instead of all the other choices you had xD
^ I’ve always been curious about that
Skinny Moon:ย It was the first name that popped up and I went with it. I thought it was fun.

Skinny Moon:ย PS: Everyone should enter the #poptropicaArt contest. Even if you think you’re “not good.” We’re not necessarily looking for professional art! If you don’t have Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, a family member or another Poptropica player can enter you!ย And don’t forget to spin the wheel for credits so you can grab the costumes/powers you want in the store before they’re gone…ย Spin every day! Your credits will build up super fast!ย BYE! Have a great weekend!!!

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What a poppin’ morning! All the PHB staff sadlyย missed her while she was really on, whoops. I would’ve asked her why there wasn’t a shrine of me on an island somewhere. But, it is what it is. Thanks for coming on, Skinny Moon! See you guys later.