Site Updates

Our modeling project is progressing quite nicely, and we're down to less than 100 50 items per species for all 54 Neopet species. However, there are some rare items that have been eluding most pets. Below is a list of those items. If you have any of them and you'd be willing to model on as many species as you can, please go do so! If you own any of the non-NC items below and you'd be willing to lend it to the JN staff to model on our pets, please contact us and we'll work out a lending arrangement with collateral! :D

Altador Cup V Benchwarmer Badge	Altador Cup V Substitute Badge	Altador Cup V Starter Badge	Mallet Hat	Cavalier Gloves
Fancy Theatrical Cape	Spiced Pastry Hat	Pink Poogle and Red Scorchio Kite	Blue Shoyru Star Balloon	Orange Jubjub Star Balloon
Pink Kacheek Star Balloon	Purple Gelert Star Balloon	Red Bruce Star Balloon with Screen	Golden Star Belt	Golden Star Sceptre
Stylish Purple Tunic	Simple White Wings	Fancy Helmet	Celestial Sleeping Cap

We also have a hefty list of species-specific wearables that we could use modeled. If you own any of the recently released species-specific wearables (most from June 2010 up to today), we can probably use some help modeling them! :D

This weekend, we're aiming the spotlight at some new search features over at DrSloth.com, Jellyneo's very own searchable Neopets image database. (Perfect for finding just the right image for a new lookup, or for paying tribute to Dr. Sloth by using one of his greatest inventions.)

New Search Prefixes
In addition to the other search prefixes we provided, such as height:, width:, incat:, etc., we're introducing five new ones:

• minwidth: For restricting results to images greater than or equal to a desired width.
• maxwidth: For restricting results to images less than or equal to a desired width.
• minheight: For restricting results to images greater than or equal to a desired height.
• maxheight: For restricting results to images less than or equal to a desired height.
• type: For returning results of a certain file extension, e.g. PNG, GIF, etc.

Advanced Search Page
If you don't know how to use the search prefixes (they're easy, though! Take a read through the FAQ for more info), then we've created a long awaited advanced search page that you can use to input the information you want to search for, and then have a query constructed for you. It's easy and let's you complete some pretty advanced image searching. :) For future reference, the advanced search page will be linked underneath of the normal search box.

Those all of the updates for now. If you've never been to DrSloth.com, we recommend checking it out today! At time of writing, we have over 90,000 images catalogued, and we're adding more daily!

The End Is the Beginning Is the End
Hiya! I've been keeping an eye on Soda Wars for the past few weeks and I must say I'm impressed with the number of Jellyneopians who chose to volunteer (850, to be exact)! I've received the word that sabotage has been stopped and some key pieces of machinery have been saved--hooray! Thank you all very much for your assistance, we were going out of our minds from lack of precious, precious soda! I've looked at the final tallies, taken into account big and small companies, and one stood out amongst the rest. The permanent soda company for JN will be...

Bottle Caps LLC!!
Congratulations! Now, I'm sure the rest of you have lots of questions. Who or what was TNTDWSSC? Why did Jellyneo have a contract with them in the first place? I'm afraid I can't elaborate on that at the moment. Perhaps in the future, when another chain of events have been set into motion...

You might also be wondering when trophies will be released. The staff members and I are taking today off to celebrate JN's birthday. Tomorrow, I'll assemble a team to go over each phase's stats in detail, and they'll do some jiggery pokery to figure out the trophy tier cutoffs. They'll also have to write up some code to award trophies, generate high score tables, and so on, so the whole process could take as long as a week. We plan to eventually keep Soda Wars puzzles and pages up on the site, just in case you have a hankering for factory work (or getting yelled at by irate Yurbles). It will take some time for this to be sorted out and accomplished. You will of course no longer be able to contribute points to a company.

But enough talk about work...

Today marks the official grand opening of Jellyneo's Neopian Museum! In it, you'll find countless artifacts of Neopia's past, from old pet designs to a timeline of Neopian history. Upon entering the main lobby, you may also find an old friend welcoming you in to browse the collections.

The Museum currently plays host to four different exhibits, each representing a special chunk of Neopia's rich history.

Neopian Timeline
The Museum staff has put together a vast timeline of Neopia's most significant events, dating all the way back to Year 1. Did you know Dr. Sloth first landed on Neopia in the Lost Desert in Year 3? How about that customisation was released in Year 9? If not, we recommend brushing up on your Neopian history.

Image Galleries
The Museum has also installed vast image galleries chronicling the changes in Neopian artwork over the past ten or so years. It features rare items such as the Purple Barney Grarrl and the various makeovers that each of the elemental faeries received.

Old Pages
Also featured in the Museum is an exhibit dedicated to the older places in Neopia, such as the unreleased Wadjets and Ladders and the original source of magma in Neopia, Tyrannia's Volcano.

Plot Summaries
Last, but certainly not least, is a mammoth collection of summaries from each of Neopets' plots. Remember the Hunt for the Battledome? How about Sacrificers, or the Ski Lodge Mystery? Well, neither did the Museum staff, so for this exhibit they called on Herdy from the Book of Ages to bring his expertise and write what is sure to be a popular exhibit.

Those are all of the exhibits for now. If you've ever stopped to think about the olden days of Neopia, then we invite you to browse through the entire Neopian Museum today and check out the countless pieces of nostalgia that have been assembled for your enjoyment. The Museum staff hopes that you enjoy the exhibits they've put together, and that it'll serve as a helpful guide to Neopia's past for all Neopians that come across it.

Happy birthday to us!
Happy birthday to us!
Happy birthday dear Jellyneoooo!
Happy birthday to us!
Well, our birthday doesn't start until tomorrow, but it's the day before our birthday, and it's the weekend! So, what better time for an editorial, birthday style?

» Click here to read Editorial #132! «
In this edition of the JN Editorial, we've tackled a lot of JN-related questions that have been piling up over the past couple of months, and some that came in just last week. After answering everything, I did a quick read through, and let me tell you... I laughed! I cried! I lost fifteen pounds! All from just reading this amazing edition of the JN Editorial. I won't claim it's the best... but it's pretty well ranked. So you should read it, too. Now get to it.

In other birthday related news... stick around later today for the release of a brand new JN section, and tomorrow we'll be having more Soda Wars goodness! Don't miss out!

The next editorial will be done by Dream, so send in your questions! But be sure to check the editorial database first!

Attention all customisers: as you may have seen before, we've been avidly asking you all to help us gather previews for pet emotions and wearables. We took all of that down last night, however, because we have a brand new area dedicated to modeling!

We've consolidated our emotions needed lists and our models needed lists into one section for you to browse. All species and all items are listed, so you can help out with whatever wearables and pets you may have, not necessarily the ones we're asking for at a certain time.

Best of all, the new modeling section includes a quick form to input your pet's name so that we can check it and add the missing data we need. You no longer need to send in a bug report or join our forums to contribute... simply fill out the form with your pet's name, submit, and you're done! Full instructions are on the main page of the modeling section, so please read them before submitting.

We appreciate any and all help you can give by modeling for us. :) Once the list of things we need gets down to zero... we'll be able to release a brand new JN department that is currently being overseen by our Lenny Wizard friend over there. :D *Oooh, sounds mysterious*

» Model Your Pets for JN! «
Attention Baby Elephante Owners!
Your Baby Elephante has been missing its poor hat for quite some time now, hasn't it? The Baby Elephante Hat has existed ever since customisation was released, but TNT has never activated it to go along with the pet. If you would like this item to be activated and for your Baby Elephante to once again reclaim its hat, please send a bug report to TNT. We've tried to get them to fix it, but the support department refuses to forward our report along unless we own a Baby Elephante. So please send in your own reports and get your pet fixed! :)

Status Update: Thanks to your bug reports, the Baby Elephante Hat has now been awarded to Baby Elephante owners! :D

Attention Starry Ixi and Lost Desert Ixi Owners!
Your Ixis have been missing their collars for quite some time now, haven't they? The Starry Ixi Collar and Lost Desert Ixi Collar have existed ever since customisation was released, but TNT has never activated it to go along with the pets. If you would like these items to be activated and for your Ixis to once again reclaim their collars, please send a bug report to TNT. We've tried to get them to fix them, but the support department refuses to forward our report along unless we own an Ixi. So please send in your own reports and get your pet fixed! :)