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Quick Survival Ep. 3 glitch alerts & fixes

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

There are a couple of glitches concerning Survival: Episode 3 that I wanted to mention, mainly because they’re preventing people from finishing the island…

The first glitch is the lemon glitch, and it occurs when you break the lemon box onto the ground. You won’t be able to click on the lemon and obtain it no matter what. To fix this, go to another scene, such as the nearby ad street, then come back. It will have reset, and you can pick up the lemon.

The second is a little harder to fix — it happens when you try to assemble the radio while on the radio tower scene. When you do, the wires that are necessary to fix it don’t show up. Try logging out and back in, then trying to assemble it on a different scene. If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to restart the episode and assemble the radio in a different area than the radio tower.

If you have any more game-breaking glitches, share them with us in the comments. You can also find the Survival: Episode 3 guide here on the PHB. Hope this helps!

-HPuterpop

The Missing Link: Monster Adventure

June 10, 2014 HPuterpop

Hi Gs,

Am I back to talk about Monster Carnival? Not quite. I’m here to talk about an explanation to a mystery about Monster Carnival – but it goes deeper than just that.

strangeMonsterAdventure The image above was found inside the “gameplay” file for Poptropica – back in the day, they used to keep a lot in that file, including unreleased material. First of all, acknowlegde that the “Monster” text used in the logo is the same font used in the Fact Monster logo. That’s where things start to get interesting…

monsterA1 As some of you may recollect, there was a plethora of unreleased monster costumes that were leaked quite a long time ago. This was before the store, and so many people believed that they were for the forgotten Monster Carnival island (read the full story here). This may not have been the case. View the image below — see the (uncanny) resemblance between the last two images?

monsterA2 There were obviously plans with Fact Monster in the primary years of Poptropica — remember the Fact Monster bubbles in Time Tangled Island, the island which was supposed to be followed by Monster Carnival island? And did you notice that the bubbles were taken out in the updated version? Almost like covering up tracks…

monsterA3 The last point is the creator. Fact Monster is the only creator not to be found in an island — and he’s a real creator with a real life personnel, Jess M. Brallier. What I’m getting at is that there might have been a Fact Monster character in an island, and they had just never released the island, thus never releasing the character. The special prefix “Fact Monster” is owned by a number of accounts, mainly “dummy1063“, previously thought to be the creator’s account, but later found to be owned by PHB viewer, Pixel. The fact (no pun intended) that Fact Monster is a prefix proves that there were once plans for a Fact Monster character… And by the way, the Fact Monster prefix shows up in friends, so that means it passes through a special name filter for only creator accounts.

“Monster Adventure” may have been a preliminary Monster Carnival, but what if Monster Adventure was an island or mini-quest based around Fact Monster? The leaked monster outfits have the likeness of Fact Monster (actually, one of the costumes is an exact replica), and the logo uses the same font that the Fact Monster uses. This still doesn’t solve the mystery, but it sure makes the answer a lot brighter. What do you think? Tell me in the comments. 🙂

-HPuterpop

PHB Parties

Poptropica party for the PHB’s dozen million hits!

June 9, 2014September 30, 2015 Samwow5

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! 😀

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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. 😀

dork diaries 7

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! 😀

Survival Island

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!