The Void Within Plot Guide

UPDATE, July 10th: At some point today, TNT added one more bug fix to the list. TNT has fixed the bug that prevents Neomails from showing you your previous message being replied to. We've confirmed that this appears to be a fix going forward, and is not retroactive:

Neomail Replies - This feature broke around the time that Jumpstart took over Neopets. Someone replies to your Neomail, you will be able to see what you originally wrote to them in the response!

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Happy Tuesday! TNT has stealthily published a few updates under the release notes today. We wanted to highlight a few of the most notable.

• Permanent Battledome NP Limit Increase: You may have noticed the Battledome's daily Neopoint limit has increased to 50,000 up from the previous 1,500 during the plot. The release notes announce that this is a permanent change, even after the plot is over!
• Dacardia Joins; Everyone Returns: The release notes confirm that Dacardia will be joining as 19th team in the Altador Cup this year, meaning no teams will need to sit out for them to participate. (The notes do not say if this will require a change in the tournament format that has been used for the last several years.)
• Slushie Slinger Colour Bug Fix: Slushie Slinger will have a bug fix to an issue with inconsistent/incorrect slushie colours requested by customers.
• Faster Image Loading: TNT has implemented some changes to how images are served to reduce some slowness in loading them. (We can personally confirm the success of these changes while processing wearable assets over at our Wardrobe!)
• Void Essence Point Corrections: An issue where some users were not properly awarded plot points after collecting void essences has been resolved, and has promised to mass-correct any players already affected.

The release notes also recap many of the newer developments in The Void Within plot, as well as few more miscellaneous minor bug fixes.

With the locations of void essences shifting daily now, our Void Essence Collection guide will always be updated each day with the new locations:

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UPDATE, 3:30 PM NST: The lag is beginning to subside, and battling the Voidling and Void Prowler seems to be working reliably now!

Here's what you should do:

• Register a non-battling Neopet at the NeoHospital for a volunteer shift, which will net you +20 plot points after the shift ends (and an item prize)
• Take your battling Neopet to the Barracks and begin battling the Voidling and Void Prowler challengers—you will complete 4 battles back to back and you will earn up to +40 plot points along with item prizes, which will appear after the fourth battle
• You may complete battles to earn a total of up to +200 plot points, after which you are cut off from earning more points from battling. As the first volunteer shifts wrap up, we are also seeing Neopians gaining +20 points over the alleged 200 point cap. We are unsure if this is a glitch, or if you will be able to earn over 200 points per day from battling and volunteering.

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UPDATE, 10:00 AM NST: The Battledome and Volunteering sections are now live!

You are able to participate in both activities at once, but an individual Neopet cannot Battle while they are actively volunteering at the hospital.

Volunteering

At the Volunteering page, you may select one of your Neopets to help out with the war effort. There is no stat requirement to do so. This works like the Grave Danger daily, in that your Neopet is pledged to help at the hospital for 6 hours, and you are rewarded when they return.

Battling

Plot challengers are not available in the regular battledome, and can only be fought through the Reserve Barracks (though the regular Battledome has been updated to the new layout).

You select the difficulty of the opponent you wish to fight, and are challenged to beat several of them for a reward. Normal rules around battling apply, in that sick or hungry Neopets cannot participate. You are thrown straight into a series of battles when you select your Neopet, and each opponent drops battledome loot up to a max of 15 when defeated provided you have not already claimed your 15 prizes from the regular Battledome for the day. The normal 1,500 Neopoint limit on rewards doesn't seem to apply to plot battles, as you can continue to earn Neopoints with each battle.

Note: Due to the number of people battling, this part of the plot is very laggy, and may error out due to the lag, spitting you back into the regular Battledome rather than the plot one. If you are thrown out of an ongoing battle, you can get back in via the regular Battledome's status page.

Battles also award plot points on completion up to a cap, though at present many players report being stuck on 10 points. It also is not clear how to trigger a battle with the 2nd type of opponent.

The Battle tab of the plot hub has also been made live, with a live count of how many opponents the community has defeated in total.

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Today, the Brightvale map is now appearing grey!


Chapter 2 has been made available under the Story tab with the release of page 1 today.

Reading the comic will grant you an additional +1 plot point along with the following item:


Text beneath the comic also indicates that the battle component of the plot will begin TODAY, July 8 at 10am NST. This means each the fighting component as well as the hospital component of the plot will begin later this morning. The language currently suggests you will only be able to participate in one component, but we'll learn more when this launches in some more hours!


There have been a number of other updates! TNT Dingo posted a Neoboard with the official info, and a followup Neoboard with a change to the first.


Void Essence collection will now rotate between different 3 map locations daily, which will remain the same for all users. (Initially TNT accounted it would be random for all users from any map location daily, but changed this within a few hours after receiving community feedback.) Today's locations have been updated to be the same for everyone:


In addition to the Achievements UI updates we noted last night, an exclamation point notification will appear on the Rewards tab when a new Fearless Deed is ready. Dingo also clarified the changes to the From the Very Beginning task:

The "From the Very Beginning" achievement has been updated to read "Joined in the First Week" and has been awarded to all users who participated in any plot content during the first 8 days of the plot, starting from June 17th thru June 24th.

If you participated in the plot during the first 8 days and have not received credit for this achievement, Submit a Ticket and select Neopets Category "The Void Within".

UPDATE, 10:00 PM NST: It looks like there have been two subtle updates this evening to the mechanics of achievements and scoring. Notably, the From the Very Beginning achievement has been updated to say Joined in the First Week rather than complete everything by the end of the first week. We are still investigating requirements, but it appears that a few folks have had this achievement checked off who missed the 34 hours it was initially available. (This may be why you now have +10 extra points!)

Also notably, the trophy progression section on the Rewards page has had the final tier updated to say 60000+ pts, rather than simply 60000 pts. TNT has not issued any statement on what exactly this means, but it was previously assumed that there would be a hard 60,000 point cut off for tasks, and now it appears that it will be possible to go over that amount.

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Today, there is a single pane of dialogue at the Plot Hub. Viewing this will give you +1 plot points. It suggests that today is the last day to get caught up on reaching Chapter 1. (Note: this does not mean the end of Act I, as there are 21 Chapters.)

(...): The end of Chapter 1 draws near... Best ensure you are all caught up before the day ends and another chapter begins!

This message will then appear as page 11 of chapter 1 under the Story tab.

If you haven't yet, check out our new Void Within plot checklist tool to keep track of your progress through the plot!


Also remember to collect your daily Void Essences!

We're excited to announce that our customised Void Within plot checklist tool is now available!


As the Void Within plot unfolds, each week is bringing new tasks and opportunities to earn plot points. Our checklist tool has a full list of each individual task, whether it's still available or not, and how many points it's worth. Our "At a Glance" section also gives you a breakdown of how many points you've accumulated—and more importantly—how many points are still available to you right now. (Which will get trickier to discern as time goes on and more tasks become available and retire!)

All you'll need to get started is a jnAccount and a few mouse clicks to record what you've done already. Then come back each day to mark down any new completed tasks!

• Keep a checklist of each Void Within plot task.
• Tasks are grouped by type, and ordered by the date they became available.
• See which tasks may still be available for you to complete—and which ones you may have sadly missed out on.
• Find a running total of the maximum number of plot points available, along with how many points are currently available to you specifically. In other words, a custom list of plot progress catered to you!

Today, page 10 of chapter 1 has been made available under the Story tab.

Reading the comic will grant you an additional +1 plot point along with the following item:


Don't forget your daily Void Essence collection for a cool 50 Plot Points! They're currently still in Brightvale, Meridell, and Roo Island.

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