I’m going to disappear from the community for a while, as some big tests in school are coming up in a couple weeks. During those two weeks, I won’t be active on the blog, and won’t really have time for email either — so remember that when I don’t respond.
After about two weeks, I’m going to release the long-awaited Poptropican Portraits Round 9 (Poptropican Portraits are ancient relics 😛 )! Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know, so it doesn’t take you by surprise. 😉
Hey everyone! The time has come for me to announce the winners of the PHB’s 11 Million Monster Raffle, and I wanted to say that I had a great time with this. It’s been amazing to read all the comments from you guys about what makes the PHB special to you, so thanks to all who entered! 🙂
All right, the monsters have come, they’ve ruled the PHB for a while, and now it’s time to let them go…
All the winners have been notified of account details via email. (Note: They were all chosen completely by random to keep it fair, but we’re sorry if you didn’t win! We tried our best to match your preference if you stated one, but even if you didn’t get the exact costume you wanted, we hope you’ll still enjoy your prize.)
Hey guys, BT here – with the formal announcement of the new island, Mission Atlantis! Today, the Creators released the trailer video for the upcoming island they’d only just announced:
Wow… is it me or do episodic adventures like to begin with a crash landing related to electricity?
…seriously?
Anyway, if you pause it right before the title is revealed, you’ll see strange lights in the background…
No, this isn’t the other underwater city in Poptropica, Poptropolis. This looks like it’s THE Atlantis.
In case you didn’t know, Atlantis was a fabled underwater city originating from, well, Greek mythology of all things. It was once over land, but one day, it sank into the ocean. The first episode is titled “Into the Deep” – looks like that’s where we’re headed!
First off, the first thing you’re going to notice is the wind sound effect. It is stinking annoying. Second, the island is horrible if you’re writing a guide, because if you’re idle too long, your Poptropican freezes to death. But those are just my little pet peeves, let’s get on with the good stuff! 😆
First, we are confronted with some new interface icons. There’s a thermometer and a flag on the bottom of the screen, and plus a fire symbol when you have enough materials to make a fire. The thermometer is to keep your temperature up, and the flag is to determine the wind direction and speed. The last time we had special icons like this was the cell phone on Night Watch Island.
The story, as of now, is pretty vague: build a fire. At the end of the island, there is a hint that someone else is on the island, but that doesn’t really make up for the lazy story that they made. Islands aren’t supposed to be like this.
I do have to say that after all the episodes have come out, this island is going to be colossal.
They tried something new here, and that is that they made it harder by deceiving you. There are multiple things that you could do, although there is only one real path to take. The Handbook suggests that you can cut some grass to burn, and you leave a wedge stuck inside a tree. Some suspicious rats sleep inside a tree, and the Wet Kindling is never used once in the island. Are these possibilities for future episodes? It seems unlikely, though possible.
Those are my thoughts on Episode 1 (Crash Landing) of Survival Island. What do you think about the island? Tell me in the comments. 😀
Such update, very compiled! Be prepared to have your mind overloaded with new things happening on Poptropica.
Username Finding
Have you ever wanted to know some of the usernames from your Friends list that you befriended in common rooms? Now you can! Use the video walkthrough below! 😀
To clarify, the “pass hash” that I blurred in the video was not Samwow5’s. It was mine. This is not a way to hack into accounts. Yes, the hash can be unhashed, but it shows your password. Right under the “pass hash”, your username shows up. Try it for yourself. This is not a way to hack accounts. Keep on finding usernames! 😀
Find the iPad Handheld!
For some users, you can find the rumored iPad handheld on the Main Street of multiple islands including Early Poptropica. When spacebar is pressed, the iPad/tablet tosses a Disney Infinity ball into the air that then bursts into a Disney Infinity character. Such strange. (credit: Shaggy Dragon)
More on Upcoming Islands
We now know what the third episode of Survival will be about — a radio Distress Signal! In fact, that’s the title of the episode. The main theme for Survival Island: Episode 2 has been uncovered, along with many other new tracks for upcoming islands, which are now listed on our Behind the Scenes page! The episode seems to be coming very soon — most of the island has been uploaded in the files.
But wait, there’s more! Turns out deep diving isn’t the only thing we’re going to be doing on the next island after Survival… get ready for Mission Atlantis! I’ll go into the details soon, but for now, Mission Atlantis is all we know about this new island! 😀
Upcoming Poptropican Portraits Livestream April 2014
This Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM EST, I will be hosting the April 2014 livestream for Poptropican Portraits, where you get to watch me draw live, and chat with special guests! The livestream will be hosted on Google+ and the PHC; you can use either one. Guess who you think are going to be the guests in the comments! 😀 (Note: the picture below doesn’t show all the guests that will be on the upcoming livestream; they are guests from other past livestreams. 😉 )
You can enter your username via the contact form below to be drawn from a hat. If you win, you get to be drawn live! May the odds be ever in your favor. ^-^
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Who else agrees that this is the only page on the internet that contains the real way to win a free iPad? Tell me in the comments. 😛 And I know, I’ve been slacking on my posting as of late — but not to worry! You’ll be getting more material very soon. 😀
(credit: Shaggy Dragon)
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