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Over the weekend, both Tales of Dacardia and Faerie Fragments received minor updates to address some recent issues.

Tales of Dacardia
The latest update released last Thursday saw the return of Buddy Bulletin Board tasks that require you to craft specific items (as opposed to any item of your choosing). While it seems to only ever ask for items you have the recipe for, it has no concern for whether you have those ingredients. To aid with this, several previously near-unobtainable resources now appear in debris piles. The announcement references Salt, but it seems also Clams, Burlap, Brick, Parchment, Light Bulb, Rusted Iron Rod, and Candle Wax have also been added to debris piles.

Additionally, the Rainbow Paint Brush released in the last update can now be used on Kougras; this was apparently an oversight on the original release.


Faerie Fragments
We'd previously reported on several glitches affecting rewards after the latest update of Faerie Fragments. Many (though not all!) of these now appear resolved, and TNT have pushed an apology letter specifically for Hungry Meepits, which remains broken. This letter comes with 900 Coins and 60 minutes of unlimited lives. The letter also claims that Hungry Meepits has been taken down, though it still appears on the overworld screen for players who have had it broken/stuck.

UPDATE, MARCH 22: TNT have clarified to Community Ambassadors that the extra species change perk Premium users are being granted will NOT stack, despite some claims from support of the opposite. If you want to use your maximum number of possible perks, make sure to use your existing one as soon as possible.

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A new FAQ has been posted about the upcoming 56th species of Neopet, Varwolves.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Varwolves are from the Haunted Woods
• Initially available via the Premium Species Change perk, but "Varwolves will be made available site-wide through a mini (non-time-limited!) event and questline in summer 2025"
• If you're a Premium subscriber who already used their species change perk in the past year, it will be refreshed for you so you can immediately choose it to make a Varwolf when they release
• Not available through the Lab Ray
• Cannot be transferred or abandoned in the Pound (they will run away like Lutaris)
• If you cancel Premium, you can keep your Varwolf even before they become widely available
• Varwolves can be customised with all existing backgrounds, foregrounds, trinkets, etc., and TNT says they will "work on making existing wearables compatible with the Varwolf" meaning clothes that must be redrawn to fit a new body shape

Also notable in the FAQ, is a question leaving the door open for a 57th species of Neopet...

Do you plan to release even more new Neopet species in the future?
Right now we can’t make any promises, but we would love to look at potentially introducing more species

What do you think about the newly revealed restrictions and updates? (Also, no announcement of more Pet Slots, so you can comment to bemoan that, too. We will join you.)

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Earlier this morning, an "Affiliates" link silently appeared in the footer of the Neopets Portal.


The link goes to a new Neopets subdomain: affiliates.neopets.com. This has a blurb at the top of the page describing the program, which appears to involve referring people to the Neopets Shop using an affiliate referral link:

Welcome to the Neopets Affiliate Program—your opportunity to earn commissions while sharing the magic of Neopets with your audience! Whether you're a passionate fan or a savvy marketer, this program lets you partner with Neopets to promote exciting products while earning rewards for every successful referral.

Further down the page is an outline of benefits.


There is also a small FAQ section that describes the different affiliate tiers in more detail. Affiliates who refer more revenue will receive a higher commission, as well as additional benefits. (Notably, these benefits seem to confirm a return to SDCC this year!)


There is a form to apply on the page. Filling out the form will create an affiliate account and display a welcome message, though your account appears to still require review by TNT to be fully activated and functional.

At the time of writing, TNT has not formally announced anything, though maybe they will soon; we'll update this post if they do!

Yesterday, Tales of Dacardia released update 1.6.0, which includes some significant UI updates, Wheel of Prizes update, and a "Spring Celebration" event.

User Interface (UI) Updates
This update has brought some pretty significant updates to the user interface. The overworld icons have been rearranged slightly and given labels.


Additionally, the hunger mechanic has had some tweaks. Pets will now display a hunger level icon above them when starving; this can be seen in the image above! Feeding a pet will also make clear exactly how much of their hunger bar is being filled. Finally, hunger levels are displayed when assigning a pet for an activity.


Wheel of Prizes Update
A message in the announcements panel in the app also confirms an update to possible Neopets.com prizes from the Wheel of Prizes.

Interestingly, the announcement actually mentions the possible prizes, though does not specify which come from the NeoPass slot and which come from the Bonus Chest. These are the items mentioned:

We are waiting for credible confirmations of each of these before adding them to our guide. If you receive one we don't have listed, please let us know!


Spring Celebration Event
Here's what's new for the event:

• A free 10-day daily login calendar, available from today (March 20th) through April 8th
• The Rainbow Paint Brush and Cherry Blossom Paint Brush make their debut in the Premium Parlour
• Lots of new Spring-themed decorations and hats in the Pearly Parlour and Premium Parlour

There are no extra quests or activities related to the event.

TNT has begun posting across social media revealing the 56th species of Neopet: the Varwolf!

You may recall the new species was spoiled earlier this month after TNT's testing caused the pet name to show up in the Styling Studio. Then, it was confirmed a week later in the news with a small snippet shown off.

Now, we have the grand reveal:


As mentioned by TNT earlier in the news, this new species will be exclusive to Premium members out of the gate via the Species Change perk. But later on, this Haunted Woods-based pet will become available to all Neopians in a special event.

Did you.. see that? ..Hmm I swore something scurried past us-

📷 📸 Got it! It's real! A NEW face in Neopia!

Meet the reclusive Varwolf. 🐺

These reclusive new Neopets might have taken their time to venture out of their safe burrows and homes, but we're excited to announce that they'll be starting to look for their new homes soon!

In the meantime, Neopians will be able to coax one out later this month by using the Premium Subscription’s Pet Species Change perk, so why not check out what other features you’ll also get for subscribing?

If you’re willing to wait though, the Varwolf will be released site-wide at a later date during a special event.

Keep an eye out for more information, coming soon!

From Instagram, March 20, 2025

Now that the pet is fully revealed, what do you think? Will you be adopting one? Or will you bemoan the lack of pet slots in our comments? (Yea, us too.)