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Hurray! Fierwym's finally making version 3 of my site! Be prepared for a much better Aerie!
If I can make just one person breathe easier today, just one, then the day has been worth it.
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If you're new and need help, you've come to the right place! My name is Kota_Tuari, a name that fits me well—it means "friendly eagle", and I my greatest desire is to help all you new Neopians. I'm a blue Shoyru, dedicated to helping new neopians like you.
So, guest, sit back and read what I have to say! |
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So, want to know why I've dedicated my site as a help site? It's because of my owner, fierwym. She had a very rough time at the start of her stay at Neopia. We didn't know much, nor could we find a help site such as this that would explain what was going on. It was rough, the first few weeks. We didn't realized that a bank account could help us stop spending all our Neopoints, or that there was a shop wizard there to tell us that a shield we would never use was worth 1NP, not 1000NP. *grins, "what a waste"* Other users preyed upon new Neopians like us, and they still do today. So, this site is a help site to all new Neopians, whether they have a good yet not good enough grasp of the rules or are completely new. This site is dedicated to showing new Neopians the ways of this world, so they won't feel lost, like we had.
Now that I've made a speech without meaning to, on to the Help! |
Now that you have an account and Pet, the first thing you should do is get your Starter Pack. Go to your Inventory of Items, located in the "Pet Central" link in the yellow bar at the left of Neopets pages. When you go there, it should say that you qualify for a Starter Pack, and when you click on it you will get several items that should help you get started.
And of course, there is the Money Tree. This is where users donate items to help out the less fortunate players. I advise against going there, however, as they say it lowers your chance at getting random events. Random events are events that occur… well… randomly, and can be good or bad. For example, you might find *** NP on the ground, or the Ghosts might steal your NP. (another reason you should start a bank account)
And on a much more serious note:
And if you find someone doing any of these things, contact the Neopets staff!
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Yet another way to gain NP is to play to your strengths. Can you draw, write stories or poetry really well? If so, then you might consider entering one or more of the many Neopets contests. The contests are listed here, here, and here, so what are you waiting for?
About Playing Games
I won't go all too much in detail of the games, as my brother Yahto is planning to give tips for them on his page. Since this is a help page for the new people, I'll just go over the basics.
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Now, the first thing you should do is visit the General Information page.
It gives—well—general information about the world of Neopia.
I won't go into very much detail about this page… you can visit it and learn yourself.
The Basics to Getting Started
Ok… You have begun an account on Neopets, have a cute little friend with a fitting name… And now you are lost. It seems that none really want to give you help. Other Neopets users are sometimes rude, and dislike New Neopians. Well, my friend, not all are that way – So here is some advice.
The next thing you will want to do is open a bank account to store your Neopoints in. In the "Shops" link on the yellow bar there is a button that looks like a safe… Click on it. Now you can create a bank account. Why should you? There are two reasons: 1) it keeps your Neopoints safe from more evil things in Neopia that will steal them, and 2) you can build up interest. The interest at first will start out small, but over time it will grow.
Now, you should play games, games, and more games. Why? It lets you earn lots of Neopoints, that's why! The games are explained better further down the page.
Ahh, it's that red Pteri! After a while all you new Neopets players will come to know this face, and will come to dread it. He is known as the "Down for Maintenance Pteri", and you will come to dread those words… trust me.
Watch out for those that are trying to steal your stuff! Complete safety lists are provided with the links below: please read for your own safety.
The next thing that you should do before reading any further is to visit Sarah the Zafara, as she claims that she knows absolutely EVERYTHING about Neopia. Don't know what a Zafara is? Look to the left: there's a nice blue one that looks just like my sister! Anyway, to go to the help page click on Sarah to the right. If you're trying to get there from the main Neopet's pages, just click on the word "help" in the yellow bar to the left.
About Making Neopoints
Neopoints. What are they? Neopoints, a.k.a. NP, are the currency of Neopia, the world of the Neopets. You use these to buy food, toys, and even clothes for your Neopets. There are several ways to get Neopoints.
The first, fastest, and most reliable way to gain NP is by playing games, games, games, and more games. There are currently over 160 games. These are sorted into four different categories: Puzzles, Action, Luck and Chance, and then there's the featured game that gives you double NP if you play! My advice is to stay away from the Luck and Chance games, since you might end up with nothing. Find plenty of Puzzle games and Action games that you are somewhat good at, since you can only gain NP from a single game three times a day. So, if you're good at quite a few different games, then you can play each three times and gain the NP from them.
Another way to gain NP is by opening and maintaining a shop. If you chose this route then be prepared to spend a lot of time on Neopets, and a shop takes an enormous effort to maintain. If you keep it up though, and find good deals, you can end up with piles of NP! Remember to check the Shop Wizard to see how much an item is really worth! People will buy from shops selling an item at 1000 NP rather than 2000. You want to sell—make sure yours is a shop that people want to buy from. Also, when making purchases, it's a good idea to check the shop wizard, as there might be a cheaper place to buy it. Cheap, cheap, cheap, is what your looking for. It takes time to gain all those NP!
Another way to gain NP is by going to all the "freebie" places. These are places you can go to once a day to get little freebie things. Sometimes you will get something worth a lot, like a codestone or a petpet, from Tombola or the Fruit Machine. You can keep these and use them, or sell them for thousands of NP!
There is a finale way to gain NP, but this is so rare and happens so infrequently that you shouldn't rely on it. Every once in a while, a "Something has Happened!" sign will appear, saying that you have won ??? NP. Other times it will say other things, but we're just talking about NP right now, huh?
Well, I think that all the main ways to gain NP. You can go to the stock market as well, but I don't know all too much about that as I don't go there. There are also places like here, but aren't games more fun!?
Games. Loads of them. Over 160, to be exact. To the left you can click on each of the three different types of games, Puzzles, Action, and Luck and Chance. My advice, especially for you new Neopians, is to STAY AWAY from the Luck and Chance games, at least the ones where you have to pay to play. It's just not worth it, since it is so hard to create NP in the first place. If you still feel like doing so, I will not stop you *bows and rolls eyes as you turn your back to go through the link*. Anyway, to those that have decided to stay I can give quite a bit of information to help aid you.
You play games to earn NP. It's that basic. You can play one game three times per day to win NP; after that you can play as much as you want but you can't earn NP. Basically:
Actually, that's mostly it. If you would like to know more, I suggest going to Sarah the Zafara and asking her. Of course, if you have another question that you just can't find the answer to, all Neomails to fierwym are ALWAYS open. That's right, always. The only thing that we have blocked in Battledome challenges: fierwym doesn't believe in making Neopets fight. *sighs in relief*
