The Void Within Plot Guide

The Battledome Guild Challenge is in full swing! Between now and August 31st at 11:59 PM NST, you should be battling like crazy to contribute to either your guild's or your individual Battledome score.

You can battle ANY 1-Player challenger—as long as you win! So get to beating up the Chia Clown... or the Snowager if your battle pet is so capable. For full details on how scoring works, see our guide.

It's too late for guilds to join, but you can still participate as an individual! A scoreboard will be posted on Fridays by TNT.

Also, recently announced: all individuals who rack up +2,500 Battledome points between August 8th and August 31st will receive a new avatar as a prize.

If you've been collecting all Void Essence daily since the plot return on August 4, today is the first day you can collect your weekly bonus prize. The prize pool has been refreshed with some original prizes still remaining. Some highlights from early reports include:


Collecting the bonus will still grant you an additional +20 plot points. If you have an active Premium subscription or an activated Plot Prize Fortune Cookie, you will receive a quantity of two of your prize.


If you receive a prize not currently listed in the guide, let us know which prizes you won in the comments! (Or write in!)

UPDATE, Aug 8th: This new game is not a daily—at least not right now. That may change in the future, but it seems that you will only get one chance at a playthrough for now. Per the FAQ, it should become a daily after the conclusion of Chapter 8.

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UPDATE: Our Lost in the Dark guide is now available, with a full list of prizes and solutions to make sure you hit that bonus treasure room. If you're just catching up, make sure you check out the new page addition to Chapter 8 below as well.

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Today, page 14 of chapter 8 has been made available under the Story tab. Reading the comic will grant you an additional +1 plot point (if you're below the 3,000 point chapter maximum), and opens access to a new mini game: Lost in the Dark.


This game is similar to Faerie Caverns, but Styx the Doglefox is there to help you guide Luxinia and Baelia out of the caves—look for the direction his ears are pointing in to guide the way! However, there is some nuance here, so see our Lost in the Dark guide for more info.


On the way out of the cave, you may encounter a lucky treasure chest, with a prize inside. (If you do, let us know what you got in the comments!)

For exiting successfully, you'll receive Neopoints, a themed prize, an avatar, and +20 plot points if you have not already reached the chapter maximum of 3,000 points.



We will have a guide up with full prizes and walkthrough shortly, stay tuned! Let us know which prizes you won in the comments! (Or write in!)

As of 10:00 AM NST, the plot is again live!

First things first, visit the hub and click into the story to begin reading Chapter 8 to unlock prizes and a new BD challenger.

One of the biggest changes is that each chapter now has a 3,000 plot point limit in earnings. In turn, all activities can generate "unlimited" plot points—up to 3,000 in total over the next two weeks. So, enjoy earning plot points for the activities you want to participate in.

We will be making updates to our plot guide over the course of today. We will also be adjusting our Void Within Plot Checklist Tool to accommodate this new point-earning style.

Here's what's new, and live (keep watch on this list as we update):

• 3,000 point earning limit during Chapter 8, which should be 2 weeks long
• Daily Void Essence collection and achievements don't count towards the 3,000 points
• Read all of Chapter 8 to earn +13 points
• Collect your Void Essences for +50 points
• Volunteer at the Hospital, unlock a new shift slot after reading Chapter 8, page 4 (and this also unlocks the first Act III shift); shifts now award +60 points each
• Fight in the Battledome, unlock Wretched Wisp after reading Chapter 8, page 4
• Voidworks, Cosy Campfire Collection, and Tea Time with Tavi currently do not award plot points, and it's unknown if they will in the future
• Lots of new item prizes available in the Prize Shop
• New trophy tiers added, up to 100,000 points now
• Dr. Landelbrots Void Attractor Prototype is for sale in the NC Mall, which automates Daily Void Essence collection for 7 days

This morning, a short video for the upcoming next episode of The Void Within has been posted to the official Neopets YouTube channel (as well as other social media):

The video shows begins by showing the protagonists where we left them in the Haunted Woods before the hiatus. A medley of disparate potential plot elements are then presented one by one.


As a reminder, TNT announced in the July monthly update that the plot will be returning tomorrow (Monday, August 4th), a date that is reaffirmed in the trailer video's description. In our interview with TNT Dom at SDCC 2025, Dom shared that TNT has made some changes to the plot to make it "easier and less grinding" to enable players "to experience the plot at their own pace." You can get a peek of some of these changes on the recently updated official TVW FAQ.

Today, Neopets have announced a new contest that will be launching with The Void Within plot when it returns—this time a Guild battle focused on the Battledome!


Starting August 8th, 4 days after the plot restarts on August 4th, and lasting until August 31st, Guilds will be able to compete against each other for the chance to win some re-released prizes (no exclusives or plot points, if you are worried about missing out).

Each week within the contest, the top 20 Guilds and the top 20 individual accounts will be listed on the new features page on Neopets.com. At the end of the contest, the top 3 individual accounts will be awarded a prize, and the top 3 guilds will have prizes awarded to the top players in that Guild.

Note: The article is currently a little contradictory in terms of how many people within a Guild will get the prizes. At some points it says the top 50% of Guild members, and at other points it says the top 50. It is unclear which is correct at present.

If you are not part of a Guild, you are able to sign up as an individual. Guild owners need not be the ones to sign up on behalf of a Guild. Either way, if you are signing up you must do so before the contest begins on August 8th.

The contest will be using Battledome score to judge who wins. This is recorded in your Battledome Record page and is even public so you can search up the competition if you like. Battledome score is generally calculated based on the remaining hit points you have at the end of a battle, so the better you perform, the higher your score will be.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Battledome Record page will only display a user's most recent 500 battles. It is unclear if TNT have access to further records, but until this is clarified users should plan accordingly and be aware that earlier higher scores may be bumped off the record page by later low ones.


The article also announces a couple of new paid features for the plot when it returns. There will be an NC Mall item which allows you to automatically claim a day's Void Essences, and an NC cookie which allows you to claim double prizes. While the article claims that this will be for a second prize in the prize shop, the associated FAQ states that it will be a second prize from activities like plot comics, minigames, and the like. It is unclear if the FAQ is wrong, or the article.

The article also reveals that, while there will be less grind as TNT Dom revealed in recent interview with Jellyneo, the base mechanics of the plot have not changed and we can expect to return to doing the same daily activities when the plot resumes.


Finally, on a somewhat different topic, the article closes by revealing that there is an extra pet slot in the works, as many users have been asking for!

TNT has posted a lengthy update on a wide variety of topics over on the main portal site. This is a continuation of this style of update, which started in May as a replacement for the monthly AMAs, which ended in January.

With that, let's get into a summary of this month's updates! (Note: there's a lot of content in the update that is "old news"—already recently reported on by JN over the past few weeks! We're going to skip the details on those and link our relevant updates instead at the end.)

Community Q&A
Some of the responses were quite detailed, so we encourage you to read them in full. We'll summarize the ones with new information here:

Why weren't drop rates for capsules published alongside the NC Mall revamp? TNT states that they are still working to document accurate drop rates, then can display them at some point in Q3. A pity system will not be implemented due to the significant technical effort that would be required to update the NC Mall to support it.

When is TVW coming back? The Void Within will return on Monday, August 4, 2025.

What actionable steps do you plan to take to address transphobia in Neopets? TNT shares a four point plan to build on their April announcement: (1) reviewing and updating moderation policies, (2) clearer community chat guidelines, (3) retraining the moderation team and ensuring consistent enforcement, and (4) gathering community feedback on potential rule updates.

In-Person Events
TNT has (re)confirmed a few upcoming in-person events.

1. Neopets will attend San Diego Comic-Con 2025 for the full weekend, including an offsite meetup.
2. This coming August, Neopets will once again have a collaboration with tsun scoops in Garden Grove, CA. (You can read our recap of their original winter 2024 collab here!)
3. From September 18, 2025, to February 8, 2026, Neopets will be featured among other iconic games in the ACMI Game Worlds exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

Other Updates
Here's a list of all the other updates that TNT has included in this month's summary that we've already reported on.

• NeoPass Quest Log quests
• NC Mall revamp + feedback survey
• Faerie Fragments "Summer Beach Bash" event
• Release of Battledome TCG "Champions of Meridell" expansion
• Island Pet Styles

Today's New Features update brings an update about the state of the Void Within plot. Previously, TNT has said that the plot would be returning around Q1 of 2025, which ends at the end of this month.

Due to the time spent on Quest Log adjustments and new Premium perks, that timeline is now delayed. The only promise now is the plot returning "within the coming months".

We'll of course keep you updated as we know more!

Read the full quote here:

Hello, Neopians! Thank you for your patience and understanding as we revamp the upcoming chapters of the Void Within plot. We’ve made phenomenal progress, and although we were hoping to resume the story around this time, new priorities such as Quest Log adjustments and adding value to Premium have set us back a bit. Due to these delays, we will need a little more time to ensure the plot is the very best it can be.

We apologize for not being able to return to the plot as soon as we were originally planning and hope that you can sit tight just a little while longer. Our goal is to have the plot ready to start back up within the coming months, and we will be sure to release updates as soon as we can share a finalized return date with you!

We are terribly sorry if our admin updates got your hopes up for the plot resuming today, but we promise that you won’t have to wait much longer. Thank you for bearing with us!

~The Neopets Team

While you wait...