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Ahoy, Poptropicans! Members who have played the final chapter of Mission Atlantis may have picked up the Atlantis Captain costume towards the end — but everyone can get it from the Store for free! When you press space bar, the helmet will either reveal or hide your face.

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In addition to recently being released to everyone online, Survival 4 (Cabin Fever) is also now on the Poptropica iOS app! Click here for the PHB’s Survival walkthrough. Tally ho!

Meanwhile on Poptropica’s Tips & Tricks app, they’ve added guides for Survival 2 through 4, and it’s 99 cents for each episode. If it’s a walkthrough you need, though, I’d advise saving your money and using the PHB’s free Survival Island Guide instead! Sure, we’re not official, but we’re still here to help. 😛

Speaking of Survival, there’s just one more episode left, and from what we know, you’re on the run from MVB, but you have a friend waiting for you in the woods. He’s the mysterious character who left you notes on the tapestry in Episode 4 (allowing your escape), and signed it “M.M.” So who is M.M.?

Remember the Manifest from the plane in Episode 3? There was a name for the coin-collecting passenger: Max McGullicutty… M.M.! And this Daily Pop sneak peek might just be giving us a look at him, disheveled from life in the woods, and more importantly, with an “M” on his belt buckle:

If you remember from one of HP’s Survival Files on the PHB, there’s some dialogue with what appears to be a superstitious fisherman… and as we haven’t encountered this character yet, perhaps it’s Max.

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Also, we haven’t forgotten about Poptropica Land, now in alpha version 2 and still only available to members (get the Labs card from the Store). It’s a big step up from the first prototype of Poptropica Labs, and new features include: the magical blue hammer of creation and destruction (Svadilfari), “Poptanium” mining instead of coins, the ability to save, and more!

Stay tuned to the PHB for a more in-depth look as well as a community event coming soon, involving this updated feature! In the meantime, don’t forget to be awesome. 🙂

Daily Pop

Highlights from the Daily Pop archive

August 10, 2014August 10, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

With the new Daily Pop sneak peek archive on the PHB just recently being released, I figured I should put together a compilation of the best Daily Pops ever released (in my opinion). Check out the new page here, where the usual sidebar is removed so you can enjoy the whole collection better! 😀

Zapped: A jarring circumstance for this little fella.

After Hours: Concept art for a brand-new island.

So, what’s your favorite Daily Pop in this list? Tell me in the comments. 😀

TAFN.

-HPuterpop

Arabian Nights Island, Daily Pop Sneak Peeks, Sneak Peeks

Arabian Nights Ep. 1: name, sneak peeks, & plot prediction!

August 10, 2014August 10, 2014 Samwow5

Hey everyone! HP and I were looking behind the scenes and found Arabian Nights: Episode 1’s name & much more about the island! The name is: How Bazaar.

The name is so suitable to this island from what we’ve seen. Some recent Daily Pops have been showing a market, which in the Middle East is called a bazaar.

Whattya Buyin: Got some good things on sale, stranger.

The sneak peek description above tells us we are strangers to the area, which goes with the pitch given by the CYDI contest winner:

On Arabian Nights Island, Poptropicans go on a quest across the desert to rescue a sultan’s genie from the Forty Thieves.

The pitch also mentions “sultan’s genie from the Forty Thieves”. Arabian Nights Island is based on the classic tales of Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Now, let’s go back to the name of the first episode: How Bazaar (nice pun, Creators :P).

After putting all the pieces together and using a bit of reasoning, my prediction is this: You are at the bazaar and the forty thieves take the genie and you travel the desert trying to rescue the genie.

The Creators are making this island in episodes once again, so this won’t happen all in one episode. It’s just my prediction of the basic plot of the island. This week I will make another groundbreaking post about Arabian Nights, so stay tuned! c:

~SW5~

Mission Atlantis Island, Survival Island

Mission Atlantis (Ep. 3) for members & Survival (Ep. 4) for all!

August 8, 2014August 15, 2014 Samwow5

Surfing for our Mission Atlantis guide (with all 3 episodes)? We’ve got you “tidally” covered.
Or if you need the PHB’s Survival walkthrough (includes Ep. 4), click here!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to quickly inform you that Mission Atlantis Ep. 3 (Out of the Blue) is out for members! No demo for non-members though. Click here for the whole guide!

For non members, Survival Ep. 4 (Cabin Fever) is out for all! For help on the island, check out the PHB’s Survival Island Guide. Afterwards, check out HP’s review of the episode here!

So, members, how is it fighting aliens & monsters in the world of the deep? And non-members, have you been finding a way to escape from Van Buren? Take the poll below, and tell us what you think of these islands in the comments or on the official PHB chat, the PHC! 🙂

EDIT: 4 PHB authors finished in the top 20 for Mission Atlantis Ep. 3!

PoptropiCon Island, Web Development

PopCon selfie, Creators’ Blog widened, & more!

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Slanted Fish

Are you excited for PoptropiCon? PHB commenters Fast Flame and Advika have speculated that it may be a cross between Fashion Crisis Island (a runner-up in the CYDI contest) and Mocktropica. There’s a new sneak peek on the Creators’ Blog – and I’d show it to you, but first, let me take a selfie.

Just kidding, that was the sneak peek! #poptropiconyeah #nofilter #thecamerajustwentoffiswearimnotamodel #doilookcute #yerawizardharry #wegotqueequegscoffeeafterwards #selfiesunday #orwhateverdayitis #dontjudge

Okay, yeah, moving on… have you noticed that the Creators’ Blog made a few subtle changes in design? HP did touch on some changes they made earlier, but now there’s more. It’s now a little wider, and if you don’t have AdBlock, you may notice an ad in the sidebar. Here’s a before and after pic:

By the way, the Creators’ Blog isn’t the only place that shows sneak peeks – the Daily Pop has tons more, and in case you missed it, the PHB now has the complete collection of Daily Pops archived all on one page for easy viewing – almost four years’ worth! Click here to see it all! Here’s a preview of just a few of the many awesome Poptropica idea images you’ll find there:

Night Watch: It’s no small decision to take the black.

Pathfound: The end of a long and winding road.

Sting Operation: Here’s one iconic-looking insect.

Those are for the Tribes of Poptropica, though of course the DP archive contains much more. But if you’re proud of your Poptropolis tribe, you may want to check out the PHB’s various pages for each tribe – each has been updated with concept art, whole common room images, and more! If nothing else, at least take a look at my witty captions. 😛

Also, thanks to the many of you who have taken the PHB readers’ survey! If you haven’t taken it yet, it’ll only take a few minutes, so please do – it gives you a chance to tell us how we’re doing and what you’d like the PHB to focus on! Results are still being gathered, so get heard today!

UPDATE: One last thing – the Android version of the Poptropica app has been delayed again, according to Poptropica’s official Twitter. Last we heard, they were hoping for a September release, but now they’re not promising anything…

That’s all for now — there’s been a number of PHB posts recently, so be sure to catch up on all the latest happenings below! Keep on popping on, Poptropicans. 🙂

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