Getting a Good Bargain Aswell as the shops, you can also get items from: Shop Wizard Auctions Trading Post Always check the wiz on the prices of the items. This way you know what the amount is you should spend on it. The shops are good for rare items, but not all items. Keep checking and refreshing the shop daily. You'll notice certain items stay in the shop much longer and hardly disappear. Those are the items better bought somewhere else (unless you can get a good bargain from it). However, if something rare such as a beauty bed appears - buy it! Don't worry about bargaining - you'll be lucky to get it in time. You can get good deals at the auctions for some items - however, its not everyone's favourite way of getting items. If you're good at getting deals at the auctions, thats the place for you. If not, no matter. There are other places. The trading post is especially good for furniture. Just remember to check the wizard for prices. You may be able to get a good deal from it. For some items you may have to use the trading post, as some of the furniture items are unbuyable (meaning they are priced 100,000np or above...) If all else fails you can buy the item from the wiz - just keep refreshing for the best deal.

Adding and Arranging your furniture Ok, once you've bought the items you want, they'll appear in your inventory. You now need to click on the item you want, and scroll down to the room you want it in: You can then go to you room by going to View or Arrange Room or Garden and clicking on the room you want to view close up on the map. It should look something like this: Here is what you need to know about arranging the furniture: View Instructions - This is where it tells you all you need to know on how to arrange you furniture (basically repeating all I am saying here): View Room info - Gives you a display of that rooms information and settings Save Room - Permanently saves the current version of your room, including where all of your furniture is placed Print Room - Prints out a picture of the room you are currently in Reload Room - Reloads the last successfully saved version of your room View Room Info - Displays the information and settings for an item of furniture that you've selected. You are the only one who can edit the settings of your room. Name - the name of an item Description - An items description Cost - Current cost of an item Weight - How much the items weighs Locked ('L' key) - Lock/Unlock. Locking an item allows you to hold it in its current position Action ('A' key) - Once an item has been selected, pressing this button will allow you to turn that item "on" or "off". Keep in mind, though, that this item only works with a few items, like certain kinds of lamps. Rotation('[' & ']' Keys) - Pressing these keys will rotate your selected item by ninety degrees. Holding down the shift key will allow you to rotate in smaller increments Depth ('†' & '-' Keys) - Pressing these buttons enables you to raise or lower a selected item. This is an ideal way, for example, to place a rug beneath a sofa. Holding down the shift key allows you to change the depth of a selected item in large increments Position (Up, Down, Left, & Right Arrow Keys) - Pressing these keys will allow you to move your selected item around the room. Holding down the shift key enables you to change position in large increments. To remove items from the room (or garden) just press Go to Remove Items from Room and click on the item(s) you want to remove (they will go straight to your inventory). Return to the Surface

Ideas for your room If you don't have enough np, you don't have to save up for weeks, just to buy an oven for your kitchen. You can improvise. For instance, a stone table and some stone pots can be made into an oven. You can also improvise for items that aren't for sale - such as a tv, computer, indoor swimming pool. Experiment with items and see what you can make. You can also check out the Neohome spotlight for inspiration. Return to the Surface

Building your neogarden Now we will discuss your neogarden.... Working with your neogarden is basically the same as working with your neohome, but with some slight difference. To start building a patch of garden go to Add/Remove/Rename Room or Garden. Click on the area you want to build the garden and this will pop up: Click on build a garden at the bottom (costs you 100np), and it should bring you to this page. It'll take up to 8 hours, and you can't do building work while its happening (this doesn't include adding and arranging furniture). But you can check up on how much time there is left on the Building Status page. You can now name your garden - the same way you named you room. Go to Add/Remove/Rename Room or Garden, type in your name and update the room. Return to the Surface

Choosing your items There are now loads of different items you can choose from. Like with your rooms, you can have different-themes for each garden (some ideas - forest, beach, orchard etc). Some items are rather cool but also rather expensive. However, like with the rooms, you don't need np to create a groovy looking garden - just be creative with what you can afford. Having said that, here are some rather cool items you may want to save up for: