Mission Atlantis Island, Survival Island

Survival Ep. 2 & Mission Atlantis Ep. 1 – this Thursday!

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Hey everyone! Now, I’m pretty sure Survival Island – Episode 2: Hook, Line, and Sinker is coming out this week, because the Creators said last week that Mission Atlantis – Episode 1: Into the Deep would be coming out to everyone this Thursday!

Last time when Survival Ep. 1 was released to all, Mission Atlantis Ep. 1 was released to members. So, I’m thinking the pattern will be the same: this Thursday, Survival Ep. 2 will be released to members, and Mission Atlantis Ep. 1 will be released to all. (UPDATE: The Creators’ Blog just confirmed that I was right!) Also, the Survival tour page has been updated with a new printable poster for Episode 2, which should mean the next episode is coming very soon!

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Stay tuned to the PHB to know as soon as the new episode comes out! We will also have a guide up as soon as possible, so be ready. For more details about what the next episodes of Survival will entail, check out HP’s post, “Survival Files: more on the story” and BT’s post, “A look ahead: who is Van Buren?” for some exclusive insights! 🙂

~SW5~

Contests

CYDI runner-up #6: Prehistoric Island

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Hey everyone! The Creators just announced the 6th runner-up for Create Your Dream Island (CYDI) contest: Prehistoric Island, submitted by Sofia W. of Illinois!

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At first I thought it wasn’t original; I thought it would be one of those islands that everyone sent in. But… this is different, and here’s why the Creators liked it:

The pitch: A paleontologist built a time portal to study living dinosaurs, but something went wrong and now dinosaurs are coming into the 21st century. Poptropicans must reassemble the time portal and send them back.

Why we liked it: Sofia wasn’t the only person to send us an idea about dinosaurs, but hers stood apart in two ways. First, she had the dinosaurs coming into the present day, which is a fun twist. Second, Sofia reached out to two real-life paleontologists, Jack Horner and Larry Witmer, to ask if she could include them as characters on her Island — and they both said yes! Way to go the extra mile, Sofia!

Wow! Reaching out to real life paleontologists – way to go, Sofia! Also, here’s a snippet of the interview with Sofia – you can read the whole thing on the Creators’ Blog.

Poptropica Creators: How did you come up with the idea for your Island?
Sofia: I came up with the idea for Prehistoric Island from my life-time love of dinosaurs and everything ancient.

Wow! This island would have been cool to have; even though dinosaurs have been suggested before, they’ve never actually been implemented into Poptropica. Also, Sofia, if you’re reading this, I’d like to interview you and get the full plot of your island! Congrats Sofia! 🙂

~SW5~

PHB Sneak Peeks, Survival Island

The Survival Files: more on the story

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Hi Gs,

Since we already covered most of the back story of Survival in the last file, I decided to make the rest of the files all about the upcoming episodes and give sneak peeks for what’s coming next.

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First of all, the items for the second episode of Survival: a fishing pole, some grubs, another handbook (it’s different this time), handbook pages, a fishing costume, a hook, some pill bugs, 2 shoelaces, worms, and the island medallion. In total, there are 10 items in the quest. From the looks of it, you’ll be experimenting with different types of bait in order to get some fish.

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The forest is approaching spring in the episode, and things are starting to melt (if you don’t remember, Survival 1 was set in a winter theme). This allows you to fish around and get some food in order to survive.

With no help in sight, your hunger threatens to overtake you. Can you catch your next meal under the ice — or will you become fish food?

The episode’s game play involves assembling a working fishing pole and obtaining a sufficient bait. Along with that, a suspicious character whom we don’t know the name of will cross paths with you on the quest, and from the looks of it, he’s quite superstitious and perhaps a fisherman.

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But Survival 2 isn’t where the story starts to get interesting — it’s the third chapter that the events lead up to the rumored Van Buren character — and I’m here to say that Van Buren is real.

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They’ll probably take a different route with the story this time — Van Buren rescues you, but the more that you learn, he’s actually an evil poacher. I really like how the story is going, and it’s becoming my favorite out of the two, even though I was leaning toward Mission Atlantis previously. I have a good feeling about the Survival series. 😀

-HPuterpop

Poptropican Portraits

Poptropican Portraits Round 10

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It’s been a long ride… is it coming to an end? Or is it just taking a break? Read on for more… Also, I have about four more portraits to do, so keep an eye out for those on the post soon. 🙂

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I hope everyone is satisfied with their portrait! 😀 If you don’t see yours in there, just tell me in the comments. Rumors have been going around that I’m quitting Poptropican Portraits, and I sorta halfway am. For the summer. Season 1 of Poptropican Portraits is now complete with 100 portraits and over 100 fans. Thanks for having me draw your Poptropican — I apologize for being so lazy at times. 😉

So, what are you going to do to finish the season? Have a live stream, of course! This one will be special, however, where I try to draw multiple Creators’ real life faces in a Poptropican form! (And I wouldn’t mind if a creator or two popped up during the live stream 😛 ) The details are undecided, but lookout for info in the next couple weeks!

 

 

If you’re wondering on how to use your Portrait for a Gravatar, or save it to your computer, follow the instructions below! 😀

How to Save Your Poptropican Portrait

  • You might not have known this, but if your click on the portrait in the gallery, it will maximize and you can see/save it in full quality.
  • After you right click on the maximized portrait and click “Save image as…”, save it to a folder in your computer.
  • You can then go to the Gravatar website and sign in with your WordPress account.
  • Add the photo to your Gravatar, and your done! A high quality perfectly shaped portrait! 😛

-HPuterpop

Contests

CYDI runner-up #5: Pharoah’s Fantasies Island

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Hey everyone! Anyone want to go back in time and live in Ancient Egypt? Well, if you do, this is the island for you! The fifth runner-up for Poptropica’s Create Your Dream Island (CYDI) contest is Pharaoh’s Fantasies Island, submitted by Calloway B. of Kentucky!

The pic above is from Nabooti Island, which includes an area with the Great Sphinx of Giza. I know some of you sent in an island about Ancient Egypt one way or another, but here’s why the Creators chose this one:

The pitch: In my Island, Poptropicans would enter the mind of King Tutankhaman, and defeat the gods of Egypt.

Why we liked it: Calloway’s wasn’t the only entry that dealt with Ancient Egypt in some way, but the twist — going inside the mind of the Pharaoh — was inspired. Calloway also suggested some very colorful characters and monsters for the player to battle. It was easy to see how Pharaoh’s Fantasies would make a fantastic Island!

Nice! I wonder what it would be like to be in the mind of the Pharaoh, King Tut? That would be so cool! The Creators reached out to Calloway to ask him some questions about his entry, but unfortunately they have not yet heard back. When they do, you can check out his interview on the Creators’ Blog!

~SW5~