Your jnAccount: The Lab Ray
The Lab Ray is one of the most sought after things on Neopets, and with its price rising every day, it's becoming harder and harder for the average user to purchase! This article is meant to explain what the Lab Ray does, the percentages in which it does it, some of the perks of the Ray, and a good way to buying the full map set.
Buying Your Set
One of the best ways to collect the pieces is to collect them individually. You might think the complete sets on the Trading Post may be worth it, but in the end, you will more than likely end up overpaying a bit. If you use the Shop Wizard for individual pieces, you're more likely to find a cheaply priced piece and get a good deal on it. Plus, with all of that refreshing, you could also get a piece from a random event. ;) When using the Shop Wizard, search for this item name: Secret Laboratory Map. If using this buying method, just buy one piece at a time when you can, throw it in your Safety Deposit Box, and you'll have all nine pieces before you know it.
What does the finished map look like?
The finished map looks the same as below. Once you have all nine pieces in your inventory, you can go to this page and turn them in.
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Has the Lab Map always looked the same?
Nope! The Secret Lab Map got an image facelift on April 20, 2011. This is what it used to look like: |
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How many zaps do I get?
You have permanent access to the Ray once you turn in your completed map! However, you are limited to only one zap per account per day. You can zap any pet of yours with your daily zap. Some people who may show more than one zap a day have completed more than one lab set on multiple accounts. ;) (There are some Lab Ray addicts with a completed map on each of their five accounts. :P) Keep in mind that if you do want the Ray on a side account, you must purchase the map pieces on your main account (you cannot earn Neopoints on side accounts!).
What does the Lab Ray do and how often?
The Lab Ray does numerous things: it can decrease stats, increase stats, change your pet's species, or do nothing at all! You cannot choose what it does, as it is all random. Overall, you have a 45% chance of getting a stat increase, a 28% chance of getting a stat decrease, a 22% chance of getting a pet appearance change, and a 5% chance of nothing happening at all. The chart below shows the percentage of each possible change. (Please note that these percentages may not be 100% accurate, because of the random nature of the Ray.)
| Lose Strength | 5.1% |
| Lose Levels | 5.5% |
| Lose Movement | 4.9% |
| Lose Defence | 4.9% |
| Back to Level 1 | 7.4% |
| Gain Levels | 5% |
| Gain Movement | 10.6% |
| Gain Defence | 6.1% |
| Gain Hit Points | 14.2% |
| Gain Strength | 9.2% |
| Colour Change | 9% |
| Species Change | 5.4% |
| Gender Change | 7.6% |
| No Change At All | 5.1% |
Note: The possible zap "No Change At All" listed above is a variable statistic depending on your stats of your pet. Although we cannot confirm it, it is believed that "No Change At All" is the default that the Ray resorts to if it cannot do something to your pet, such as change it to an Alien Lupe, or reduce its level to -2. In general, the higher statistics your pet has, the less likely it is for "No Change At All" to appear.
The outcome "Back to Level 1" stops being a possibility if your pet's level is high (you should stop getting it at around level 20+ or 40+).
What can't the Lab Ray do?
The Lab Ray cannot turn your pet the following colours: Baby, Pirate, Plushie, Quiguki, Royal, and Usuki. It also won't upgrade intelligence, do anything to your petpet, or take away max hit points. It simply changes the stats and appearances mentioned above.
What are the Lab Ray exclusive colours?
Some colours can only come from the Lab Ray! There is simply no other easy way in Neopia, like using a paint brush, to change your pet into that certain colour. (These colours are not accessible via a Fountain Quest either!) The Lab Ray exclusive colours are: Clay, Garlic, Ice, MSP, Robot, Sponge.
Though if you want to be really pedantic, technically you can get at least two of these colours by other means. If you scored enough points in the Return of Dr. Sloth plot then you could purchase yourself a spiffy One-Use Robotification Zappermajig and give your pet that metallic robot exterior they have always dreamed of. Or if your pet is a bit antisocial by nature, then feeding them a whole heap of garlic can potentially change their colour to Garlic (though it isn't an exact science and this is a rare occurrence).
8-Bit was originally a Lab Ray exclusive colour, but that changed with the release of the 8-bit Power-Up Potion.
Oh em gee!!!11 My Lab Ray access disappeared!
It appears that there was a bug where people's Lab Rays would disappear. It isn't as common anymore, but if yours does disappear, contact The Neopets Team by sending a support ticket. They have installed a new feature to tell support whether or not you've ever had the Lab Ray.
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