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Hey Poptropicans, believe it or not, we here at the Poptropica Help Blog (PHB) just recently hit 12 million views! That’s a whole dozen million! To celebrate, we’ll be throwing a Poptropica party – read on for more details, ’cause you’re invited! 😀

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Poptropica party?! You’re invited!

WHO: you! Poptropicans & PHB readers! 🙂
WHAT: a big Poptropica bash in our moderated chatroom, where you get to meet Poptropicans in Multiverses, talk to PHB authors, and have fun hanging out with everyone!
WHEN: June 14, 2014 at 4pm EST / 3pm CST / 2pm MST / 1pm PST (if you don’t live in the US, use a time converter to figure out what time the party will be in your time zone) Tell me if the time is better in the comments 😀
WHERE: the Poptropica Help Chat (PHC) – just click “Chat” in the top navigational bar or click here for the full Xat page!
WHY: to celebrate a dozen million hits on the PHB!

You’ll get to hang out with PHB authors and other bloggers and readers of the Poptropica community, so bring your fireworks, balloons, and other party gear! Get ready to battle in Multiverse rooms, chat with Poptropicans, and add some new friends to your list!

As noted above, the party takes place on the PHB chat (the PHC), which you can access by clicking on “Chat” in the navigational bar at the top of this blog or go to xat.com/thephc. The chat will be moderated, so it’s a safe environment. Any unpleasantries/rule-breaking will result in a kick or ban, so please don’t spoil the fun. 😛

If you have questions, just ask in the comments! It’s going to be tons of fun, so see you there! 😀

Dork Diaries 7 ad: Back Lot bonuses?

June 6, 2014June 12, 2014 Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! If you like the Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell, check out the new ad for book 7 (Tales From a Not-So-Glam TV Star) on Main Street of Poptropolis Games. 😀

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Inside, you can add Nikki Maxwell as your friend (her username is npc:nikkimaxwell), as well as Costumize her or chat with her (she’ll then advertise the Fab TV Star costume you can pick up on the top floor). You can also click to read an excerpt from the book, play a quiz game, watch a video, Costumize two other girls, and find allusions to “Nikki” kissing “Brandon” (er… awkward).

UPDATE: As Super Nicey noted in the comments, the Fab TV Star costume is not only different between genders, but both versions contain a handheld item from Back Lot Island that was originally for members only! For girls, it’s the Clapboard, and for boys, it’s the Movie Camera from the bonus quest.

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UPDATE #2: The NPC (non-player character) for Nikki Maxwell can also be found in common rooms such as the Soda Pop Shop on Early Poptropica! (Thanks to KeithSammut for the picture.)

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Anyway, enjoy the ad! Also, if you’re a member, be sure to play the newly-released Survival: Episode 3 this weekend, and if you’re a non-member, Survival: Episode 2 just came out as well. If you need help, check out the PHB’s walkthrough. Have fun! 😀

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Survival Ep. 3 for members, Ep. 2 for all!

June 6, 2014June 9, 2014 Samwow5

Looking for the PHB’s walkthrough for Survival: Ep. 3? Click here! You can also check out the video walkthrough here!
Or do you need our guide for Mission Atlantis Ep. 1? We’ve got you “tidally” covered!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to quickly inform you that Survival Island Ep. 3 (Distress Signal) is out for members! There’s no demo for non-members.

However, Survival Ep. 2 (Hook, Line, & Sinker) is out for all! Also, Survival: Episode 2 is now on Poptropica’s iOS app! The PHB’s Survival Island written walkthrough has lots of pictures and covers all three released episodes!

Good luck out in the wild, everybody, and remember to check your rank afterwards (click here for the episode 2 map and here for the episode 3 map!)

Also, check it out — PHB author HPuterpop (user: puterpop) finished third! 😀

~SW5~

PHB Quickie, Reviews, Survival Island

PHB Quickie: “Survival: Hook, Line, and Sinker” Overview

June 6, 2014June 7, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

Survival Episode 2: Hook, Line, & Sinker is now my favorite episode out of the two (3’s overview later :P). It has an awesome atmosphere, an interactive environment, and ominous story development that we’ll talk about later. You can check out the last overview for Survival here, or view the PHB’s Guide for both episode 1 and 2 of Survival!

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There’s definitely a difference between the two episodes, but the one thing I like best about this one is the correlation. It really makes the environment different from the last episode, yet seamless and politically correct. I know, you’re probably asking When has Poptropica ever been politically correct, but to my surprise, it’s being just that! The episode starts with you climbing down the same cliff that you could jump off of in the first episode. The log that you could push off the cliff in the first episode is awaiting you at the bottom.

There’s also a new layer of interactivity that has been sort of dying off over the years. When I say interactivity, I mean a clickable adventure, with animations when you click stuff. Compared to other recent islands, this one has a surprisingly higher amount. And by the way, this type of clickable idea was inspired by Humongous Entertainment, an old game making company which helped foster my love of Poptropica. In fact, Poptropica is sort of following in that company’s footsteps in a lot of ways.

As for the soundtrack, again, Jeff Heim is amazing, but other than that the tracks are sort of following in the episode’s footsteps. These episodes are entirely experimental, and I don’t expect too many of them to be released, or for islands to become extinct — remember Arabian Nights Island, scheduled to come out later this year?

The story isn’t revealed completely, it just teases the viewer — in the awesome outro scene for the island, a camera hidden in the trees zooms out, and a silhouetted figure is shown watching you and the rest of the island from a panel of screens. From here, we already know what the plot is, but I really like how unique the story telling in this island is — MA doesn’t have cut scenes, and Survival is one of the first to use them as a main part of the game play.

Anyway, that’s just my Bitcoin. 😉 I rate this episode 4.5 out of 5 — not only does it have an awesome story, but it also has continuity that surprised me.

-HPuterpop

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Survival Ep. 3 (Distress Signal): wallpaper & poster

June 4, 2014June 6, 2014 Samwow5

EDIT: The Creators just posted that Survival: Distress Signal will be released on Friday (a day later) instead of on Thursday! They say they need to fine-tune a few things before it’s ready. Stay tuned to the PHB for more news!

HP’s Edit: The glitches involved with the delay of the release may have something to do with a couple glitches: the first is that Chromebook do not run SUI’s, at all. I recently got a Chromebook, and the SUI screen will not work — a couple other users of Chromebooks report the same problem.

The other glitch is that whenever you are in an SUI tab and you go to another tab, after switching back to it you get a horrible lag that is fixed by either clicking the screen or going to the tab again, then back. These two are annoying and detrimental to the game, and hopefully they will have them fixed soon.

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Hey everyone! The Creators just released a couple of images for Survival Ep. 3: Distress Signal! I’ve got to say that these are pretty cool! There’s a Desktop Wallpaper (top) & Printable Poster (bottom).

I guess Fishy was right about the radio tower! Also, looks like a spot has been added for the Survival – Episode 3 medallion, but it’s currently blank:

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Just a reminder that Survival Ep.3: Distress Signal will be released to members this Thursday, June 5th! Anyway, I will be writing a guide for the PHB and I hope I finish first in the race to be #1 for completing episode 3! ^_^

~SW5~