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Welcome to the 1st Saturday of the month: Rubbish Dump Day!

In April 2022, TNT updated the Rubbish Dump to increase the drop rate of "rubbish" eligible for the avatar. (And we've even seen some Hidden Tower items pop up that weren't previously confirmed as prizes!)

The Rubbish Dump is special in that items dropped there appear after a Neopian refreshes the dump. (In other words, refreshing the page gives you the chance to "donate" some rubbish to the queue.) The more people visiting and refreshing, the more rubbish dropped, and the more opportunities there are for avatar items to appear!

Starting now, and continuing all day, here's how you can gather and participate:

If you DON'T have the avatar...

• Visit the Rubbish Dump in Meridell and refresh to generate rubbish!
• Claim up to 8 pieces of rubbish to clear the way for more items to appear. (And make sure not to claim anything from the Money Tree or Second-Hand Shoppe... it's 10 items max from all 3 locations combined!)
• To be safe from accidental clicks, save your last 2 rubbish claims for when an avatar item pops up. (You can claim up to 10 items from the Rubbish Dump per day.)
• Review our guide to familiarize yourself with which items are eligible for the avatar.

If you DO have the avatar...

• Visit the Rubbish Dump in Meridell and refresh to help generate rubbish! Even if you have the avatar, refreshing helps generate more "donations" that will show up later. (And that means more opportunities for avatar items to pop up!)
• Claim up to 10 pieces of rubbish to help clear the way for avatar-eligible items to appear.
• Be kind and leave the cheaper avatar-eligible items (like the Fading Bottled Faeries) for those who need the avatar! We won't mind, however, if you try sniping a Dung Catapult.

The more the merrier, so share this post with your Neofriends and guildmates!

As you participate, let us know in the comments what junk—or treasures—you've seen or picked up! And let us know if you get the avatar so we can celebrate with you.


Can't get enough rubbish? Mark your calendars and join us on the first Saturday of next month—July 4th—for our next Rubbish Dump Day!

Happy JubJub Day! Here's what's round its way into Neopia today:


If you plan on creating a Water JubJub, check out our Modeling page, as we'll need your help!

A meltable outfit is available in part at Cog's Togs and the rest at Uni's Clothing.


A recolour of JubJub Day 2019's Mushroom JubJub Hat is available at Uni's Clothing.


Some new Jubby treats are available at the Chocolate Factory. (At the time of writing, the cupcake and bonbon are not yet activated, however.)


And lastly, a Pet Day mystery capsule is available at the NC Mall:

TNT has sent out an email update this morning with a summary of what's recently launched and what's coming soon to the site! The email update has also been syndicated as a blog post.

Here are some of the highlights of the new stuff that we have not yet reported on:

Altador Cup Returns June 22nd
The Press Tour for this year's Altador Cup is slated to return on June 22nd! Official gameplay start dates have not been shared yet, but this likely means the Cup will be played throughout July.


New for the Cup this year:

• The Press Tour will have a daily trivia component that will award prize shop points.
• A Battle Pass will be available, similar to The Void Within's Adventure Pass.
• Retired avatars will be available
• Altador from the Clouds returns as the NC component
• As revealed earlier, Team Neopia Central will make its debut as the 20th team
• A brand new Altador Cup game will be available called Obstacle Course Caper

Kiko Match III Gaming Challenge
A new gaming challenge, likely similar to the Sakhmet Soiree, will be coming soon for Kiko Match III:

P.S. A new community gaming challenge for Kiko Match III is also in the works; stay tuned!

Auction House Gets Converted

The Neopian Auction House will be getting converted to the new site layout soon, and there's a slew of Quality of Life updates planned as well:

• Start an auction from within the house, not just your inventory
• Increase the maximum number of items that can be auctioned at a time
• Increase starting price and minimum bid increments
• Implement a toggle for Neomail alerts
• Expand auction filters to have a "Guild Members Only" option
• Add anti-botting measures
• Adding the ability to cancel active auctions

Archived Books Collection Update
Prizes are coming to the Archived Books Collection (which were originally promised back at release). New book collections are being teased. And, new books will be showing up soon at the Wheel of Extravagance and in Tales of Dacardia.

New Pet Styles Coming
This month, new Adoring Rainbow and Nostalgic Rainbow Pet Styles will make their debut at the Styling Studio, along with a slew of Prismatic options! (Happy Pride!) The Restyle Prize Pool will also get 10 new Treasured styles in this update.

Profits on the pride Pet Styles will be donated to It Gets Better by TNT.


Premium BD Challengers + Goodie Bag Updates
And lastly, the Premium BD Challengers will be rotated out for a new batch at some point this month. The Premium Goodie Bag is also expected to be updated to a summer version, likely on June 7th.

Recap Content
In addition to the coming soon updates above, the following recent updates we previously covered were also highlighted:

• The Void Within is in the midst of its penultimate chapter!
• The Companion App received an update making Marketplace shops available to purchase items from.
• Reminder: TNT will be at San Diego Comic-Con from July 23-26 at Booth #437.
• Reminder: The New York City pop up shop will be available from August 20-23.

Read the full update here:


Which of the updates above are you most looking forward to this month? Let us know in the comments!

As of yesterday's Vocivus raid prize stamp release, a new avatar is available for the Other IV Stamp Album page! To get it, you simply must collect all of the stamps on that page.

UPDATE, June 3rd 1:45 PM NST: Wondering why Vocivus has become even stronger today? Here's why:

03rd June, Y28 - Just as it seemed we were on the precipice of felling the leviathan of the Void, the creature attacked us with a renewed fury. As the beast grew more and more enraged, the cavity on his chest began to glow and pulse with greater intensity until it discharged a burst of Void Essence. The mauve energy seemed to rejuvenate Vocivus, closing up the wounds we worked so hard to inflict. I know our swords are dulling and our joints are weary, but this battle isn’t over yet. Now is the time to rally, my fellow Neopians. If we don’t stop this terror from the Void here and now, Neopia as we may know it may be lost forever!

TNT has also shared with the community ambassadors a few important pieces of information about the Vocivus boss battle:

• The increase to 3,000,000,000 HP is the final planned update
• Once he is beaten down to 0 HP, the associated milestone prizes, avatars, and achievements will be retired

The last milestone prize is awarded for beating Vocivus down by 100,000 HP, so you can safely stop once you hit that and receive the Corrupted Staff of the Void!

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UPDATE, June 3rd ~12 PM NST: TNT have increased Vocivus' HP again! He now has 3,000,000,000 HP!

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UPDATE, June 3rd: As of earlier this morning, Vocivus has found new longevity!! Vocivus now has 1,700,000,000 HP (that's billion), doubling the previous HP total. We recommend getting your battles in as soon as you can, but it looks like he'll be sticking around a bit longer now.

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As of 10:00 AM NST, Chapter 17 of the plot is now live!

First things first, visit the hub and click into the story to begin reading Chapter 17.

The 4,000 plot point chapter limit is still in effect, and your point limit has been reset back to 0 for this chapter to earn more points. Enjoy earning plot points for the activities you want to participate in. BUG: Currently, the chapter meter on the plot hub isn't updating, but TNT is aware and is working on a fix. You should still be accumulating points on your prize shop and userlookup trophy counts. The chapter meter issue should be resolved as of ~4:30 PM NST on June 2nd.

We will be making updates to our plot guide over the course of today.

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

• 4,000 point earning limit during Chapter 17, which should be 1 week long
• Read all of Chapter 17 to earn +9 points
• Reading page 5 of Chapter 17 will unlock Vanquish Vocivus Raid in the Battledome and at the NeoHospital
• This is a SITEWIDE boss battle! Vocivus has 850,000,000 HP and will need to be fought by all to bring it down! For battling, you'll receive prizes for dealing cumulative damage over many battles. (Claim at the Reserve Barracks.) So heal up after each battle and get back into it!
• Vocivus raid prizes go up to 100,000 HP cumulative damage dealt, so grind out those battles while you can (BUG: The 500 plot points you "receive" as a milestone prize for battling Vocivus does not actually get added to your chapter meter or your prize shop spendable total, but oddly will get added to the amount on your userlookup trophy.)
• Two new achievements, Banish the Darkness and Not a Bright Idea are now unlockable
• This chapter does not contain any new puzzles
• Continue collecting your Void Essences for +50 points each day (which does not count towards the chapter max!)
• Volunteer at the Hospital, where shifts award +40 points each
• Fight in the Battledome
• Continue earning points towards your Adventure Pass, if you have tiers left on the free track or have purchased the NC track

VOCIVUS TIP: If your pet has come down with a case of the Doldrums, don't forget you can visit the Healing Springs every 30 minutes! Or, check your Safety Deposit Box for Cooling Ointments (a cure + HP healer) given out for volunteering at the NeoHospital. You can also feed your pet another disease-giving item that may have a cheaper cure (but those prices may vary throughout the day, so double check cures pricing first).

For participating in the Vocivus raid, you'll receive this avatar back at the Reserve Barracks:


For dealing 50,000 HP worth of cumulative damage to Vocivus, you'll receive this avatar back at the Reserve Barracks:

The second item for the Fabulous Faeries collection is now released, and features the Faerie formerly known as Baelia! This item will only be available in June.

There are only 24 hours left of Chapter 16 of The Void Within. The Chapter will end at 10am NST on Tuesday, June 2. At that time, Chapter 17 will begin.

If you are trying to maximize your plot points, make sure to fill your hub meter before 10am NST on Tuesday, June 2. This is most easily done through Hospital shifts and plot battles. Plot points earned from Achievements and Void Essence Collection do not count against chapter limits.

All Neopians can earn up to 4,000 points per chapter. This can be increased to as high as 7,000 through use of Chapter Meter Energy Booster NC items, though these extra points are only for the prize shop and do not count towards trophy progress.

This morning, TNT posted an article on the Neopets Portal announcing that applications are open for the third cohort of official Neopets Community Ambassadors!


What is a Community Ambassador? In the words of TNT:

Community Ambassadors are passionate & knowledgeable Neopets players who volunteer their time to help strengthen communication between the Neopets Team and the broader community.

They serve as a bridge—gathering community concerns, reporting major site issues, and relaying constructive feedback directly to TNT through dedicated channels.

While Ambassadors collaborate closely with the team, they are not staff members and are not involved in development decisions or internal planning. They do not have access to all behind-the-scenes information, but work alongside us to help enhance the overall player experience.

The article also includes a small FAQ to clarify some other details of the application and selection process. Applications are open to all players. The selected applicants will be notified and onboarded "by early July 2026," with some transition overlap planned with the current cohort.

The application is open now through June 14, according to the article.

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For context, the first Community Ambassador cohort launched in October 2023. At the time, TNT declared this group an "alpha program" to do a "test run" in the October 2023 AMA, and planned to expand the group three months later in January 2024. At some point TNT decided to instead keep the group in place for a full year, announcing so in the May 2024 AMA "to solidify the program's direction and gather deeper insights."

The second, current cohort began on June 16, 2025.

TNT Dom, the current CEO of Neopets, gave a presentation at Game Developers Conference in March 2024 on the success of the program thus far. You can read our recap of the presentation (or watch it in full!):