HOW OLD IS YOUR ACCOUNT?

To find out your account age, simply go to your userlookup by clicking your username at the top-right corner of the screen. Once you get to your UL, check the section called “User Info.” You should see this:

The shield will tell you how old Neopets recognizes your account to be, and it also tells you your exact account age under “Started Playing.”

You can also post on the NeoBoards to know the exact age in months of your account! Simply make a post and then look at the left-hand column under your username:Now you don’t have to do the math yourself!

Now that you know how old your account is, let’s see what you can do with it!

NEOPETS OLD ACCOUNT PERKS

There are A LOT of perks, but not all will apply to accounts simply over 4 months old. These accounts, considered “newbie” accounts, are restricted from participating in the site in certain ways, such as being able to adopt Limited Edition pets. This list, though, is about what is extra for users whose accounts are old!

Increasing User-to-User Transfers

The older your account, the more secure transfers you can use every month! This perk, released in spring 2010, grants an extra user-to-user transfer for every two years aged on an account. If you want to know how many transfers you are currently eligible for, refer below:

Account Age	Number of Secure Transfers
0 – 4 months	0
4 – 23 months	1
24 – 47 months	2
48 – 71 months	3
72 – 95 months	4
96 – 119 months	5
120 – 143 months	6
144 – 167 months	7
168+ months	8

Almost Abandoned Attic

For accounts 3 years and older, there is a mysterious house in a deep, dark part of the Haunted Woods called the Almost Abandoned Attic. Like the igloo, this “shop” stocks random items at a somewhat unpredictable time, but the items that stock here are r80-r99. That’s right! You can get all sorts of items ranging from fancy stamps to Draik eggs!

I know you want this. Don’t even deny it.

Much like feeding Kads, there is a estimated time the Attic will restock: :53 of one minute to :20 of the next minute. This happens about every seven minutes. For more details on how to follow the times, read this Attic Timer.

Extra Space in your NeoMail inbox

Upon creating an account, each user is given an inbox that hold up to 100 messages. Well, as your account ages, you can now hold more messages than ever!

Account Age	Neomail Inbox Space – Up to…
0 – 35 months	100 messages
16 – 38 months	110 messages
39 – 41 months	120 messages
42 – 44 months	130 messages
45 – 47 months	140 messages
48 – 50 months	150 messages
51 – 53 months	160 messages
54 – 56 months	170 messages
57 – 59 months	180 messages
60 – 62 months	190 messages
63+ months	200 messages

If you hit your limit, other users won’t be able to neomail you. Make sure to keep it tidy!

Discount at the Hidden Tower

In Fyora’s Hidden Tower of awesome goods, users with accounts 60 months and older can enjoy a 3% discount on the third day of every month! This is a hefty amount of NP when you’re talking about expensive items like the Royal Paint Brush.

NOTE: You cannot stack the 10% discount you may receive from a Random Event with the 3% discount.

NC Mall Elite Boutique

In April 2008, the “Elite Boutique” was released in the NC Mall for accounts 49 months and older. You can access the boutique by going to the NC Mall and then clicking this icon in the top-right corner:

The items sold in the boutique are only available in the boutique, meaning accounts under 49 months won’t have the option to buy them.
NOTE: These items also be gifted or traded through gift boxes like other NC items.They are exclusive to your account once purchased.

Keep a book

For accounts 24 months and older, there’s a chance that a book will not disappear after it has been read to your pet! Generally after a pet reads a book, it will vanish:

But for these older accounts, books will very occasionally remain in your inventory even after your pet has read them! In these instances, this message won’t appear — your pet will simply tell you how much they enjoyed the book and then you can refresh your inventory to see the book remains. Then, you can decide whether to sell it, read it to another pet, or do something else with it!

Favourite Games List

To help organize your favorite games on Neopets, users are able to “favorite” them by clicking on heart icon at the top-left corner of a game.

As you can see, I haven’t clicked the heart on this one… *shakes fist*

Depending on your account age, you can “favorite” more and more games!

Account Age	Number of Games You Can Favorite
0 – 18 months	12
19 – 44 months	15
45 – 68 months	18
69 – 93 months	21
94 – 110 months	24
111 – 136 months	27
137+ months	30

Extra NeoBoard titles

There are lots of customizable options in the NeoBoard preferences including your avatar and signature. For those who don’t know — or simply didn’t notice! — there is also something called a NeoBoard “title” that floats above your account age when you post on the boards:

I think this emoticon is nice and neutral.

Once your account has aged, there are far more options! For accounts 2 years and older, new options begin appearing over time. While we are not sure exactly which ones appear at exactly which time, it’s a nice surprise to check and see which new ones have appeared every couple of months!

Extra trading lots

All users are allowed to have up to 10 trading lots active at one time. As of 8 July 2010, though, users with accounts 36 months and older are able to have 15 trading lots! Trade away!

Extra “interests” for your userlookup

On your userlookup, you’re able to list what sorts of things interest you from literature to video games to your 8 pet cats (or is that just me?). For accounts 2 years and older, the list of choosable interests on your account expands to include tens more options!

Protection for UC pets

There are some Random Events that affect your active pet. If you’re walking around with a UC as your active, you want to protect them at all costs! Who knows how long it took you trade up to that pet or how many of your birthdays passed where you continued to innocently remind your friends that you only wanted one thing.  Anywayssss…

For accounts that are eligible to adopt painted pets, UC pets are not immune to Random Events that can change their color. While Boochi’s zaps always miss now, there are other REs such as your pet turning blue from sadness. Now, fear not! Your UC is safe.

You’re safe, precious UC.

SIDE ACCOUNTS AND LOYAL USER PERKS

It’s important to be very careful about what you take advantage of on your side accounts. Yes, some things can be accessed on side accounts, but a lot of things cannot! For a full list of side account dos-and-don’ts, go here. If you’re not sure about something, don’t risk it! For now, keep the specific perks we went over in this guide in mind:

• Transferring pets is okay! Using the transfers on your side accounts to trade between your own accounts or with other users is fine.
• Shopping in the Almost Abandoned Attic is allowed so long as you are using NP that have been sent to your side from your main. Remember that you can never make NP on your side accounts unless your main account is frozen.
• You are free to use the extra space in your side accounts‘ inboxes! Message away!
• It is okay to shop at the Hidden Tower in your side accounts so long as you are using NP that have been sent to your side from your main. Remember that you can never make NP on your side accounts unless your main account is frozen.
• You can shop at the Elite Boutique on a side account, and anywhere in the NC Mall.
• If your pet on your side account reads a book and it does not disappear, you can keep the book. You may read it to another pet, donate it, or send it back to your main account. You cannot sell it on your side account.
• You can favorite games on your side accounts but you cannot play games on your side accounts. You can not make money in any way on your side accounts! Seems sort of useless to favorite them if you can’t play them, but I’m not gonna stop you!
• You can certainly change your Neoboard title on your side accounts. You can use these to chat, too!
• You can make trade lots on your side accounts but you cannot trade items to anyone but yourself. Only use trade lots on your sides to send items and/or NP from one account to the other!
• It is certainly allowed for you to change your userlookup “interests” on your sides.
• UC pets on your side accounts will also be protected — this goes for any account.

NOTES

• If you’re ever banned from stocking in the Hidden Tower or the Attic, don’t move to a side account to continue. That’s against the rules!

Sometime after the launch of Neopets Mobile and the ability to visit Lutari Island, Neopets released a Site Feature Trophy called the Lutari Talisman. Users could then collect beads to add to their talismans, supposedly granting some special perks throughout the site. With the decline of Neopets Mobile, the inaccessibility to Lutari Island, and the rarity of the beads, contributing to individual talismans has steeply declined in popularity.

WHAT IS THE LUTARI TALISMAN?

The Lutari Talisman is likely very loosely based on a dreamcatcher, based in some traditional Native American cultures. Like certain dreamcatchers, they are decorated with beads.

Every account created or active today receives a talisman. You can locate your talisman by going to your userlookup and looking under Site Feature Trophies. It looks like this before you click on it:

Clicking on it will lead you to your specific talisman, which will display any beads you have collected and added to it. A completed talisman looks like the icon above, with all of the beads on it (five of each color).

LUTARI TALISMAN BEADS

There are twenty individual beads — five of each color — that can be added to a talisman.
NOTE: You cannot add two of the same bead to a talisman.

Red Matu Bead	Red Oranu Bead	Red Ranaka Bead	Red Tongi Bead	Red Urapa Bead
Yellow Matu Bead	Yellow Oranu Bead	Yellow Ranaka Bead	Yellow Tongi Bead	Yellow Urapa Bead
Green Matu Bead	Green Oranu Bead	Green Ranaka Bead	Green Tongi Bead	Green Urapa Bead
Blue Matu Bead	Blue Oranu Bead	Blue Ranaka Bead	Blue Tongi Bead	Blue Urapa Bead

Originally, beads were awarded when mobile players referred new players, and then both parties were awarded beads. As well, beads could be given out as Random Events (specifically all of the Matu, Oranu, Ranaka and Urapa Beads in every color), though this was discontinued. The only way to currently obtain beads is by purchasing them from other users via the Trading Post. Due to the essentially retired status of the beads — as in, there are no more being added to Neopia at any time — they are extremely rare, selling for upwards of 50 million NP each.

NOTE: Tongi beads were only available through referrals and REs, and were no-trade items; now that both Mobile and bead REs have been discontinued, it is impossible to obtain these beads.

Adding the beads to your lutari talisman

To add a bead to your talisman, simply have the bead in your inventory and select “Add to Talisman” from the drop-down menu. Please note that like stamps, once you add a bead to your talisman, it can never be removed.

WHAT DOES THE LUTARI TALISMAN DO?

It is said that adding beads to your talisman can grant special perks throughout the site, though very few of these are confirmed by either users or TNT. With many beads completely impossible to obtain, there is very little collected data on the beads since the end of Neopets Mobile.

TNT’s official description for the beads claims that red beads bring strength, green bring luck, blue bring diplomacy, and yellow bring speed.

Here’s what we do know based on the experiences of users that have submitted their info to fan sites:

• Red beads grant shop discounts at any Neopian shop, such as Foods or Kauvara’s Magic. With all red beads, you can get up to a 10% discount on a haggle. Evidence suggests that the less beads you have, the less of a discount you will receive.
• Green beads grant flash game bonuses. When you receive the bonuses is random, but the amount you receive is based on how many beads you have: 10% for one bead, 25% for two beads, 50% for three beads, 75% for four beads, and 100% for all five beads.

The effects of blue beads and yellow beads are unknown. Here are some of the current theories:

• • increases the amount of training “super bonuses” you receive
  • increases the amount of random faerie quests you receive
  • increases strength of other bead perks
  • increase the amount of Random Events you receive
  • increases the chance of winning the “random” avatars

NOTES

• While the Lutari Talisman icon appear on each user’s lookup, clicking it will redirect you back to your own talisman. You can only see which beads you own.
• Based on the images above, you can tell that the beads appear on your talisman just as they do in your inventory. There is one glitch in relationship to this: if you add a Red Tongi Bead to your talisman, it will appear like a Red Matu Bead, and the same is true the other way around. No worries, they’ll both count for the right bead and you’ll still receive the perks since perks are awarded based on how many beads you have instead of which beads you have.

Neopets’s Charity Corner and Granny Hopbobbin are back this year, with a new School Tools Charity Drive. Dig through your Safety Deposit Boxes to find old school supplies, books and clothings you no longer need, and are willing to donate to young Neopians this year. Your generosity will be rewarded with various trophies, prizes (many r99 items last year), and much more! You don’t want to miss out on this year’s Charity Event, as I can tell you those that did last year were not pleased.

The Neopets Charity Corner link can be found below:

http://www.neopets.com/charitycorner/2015/np.phtml

Neopoint Drive

This year, you have to donate an assortment of school-related items to the younger Neopians in need. You must donate five items, to recieve a prize in exchange. The five items you donate must:

• Restock in the School Supplies, Clothing, Neovian Attire, Book, Faerie Books, Brightvale Books, Desert Scrolls, Booktastic Books, Neovian Press, or Qasalan Tablets shops.
• Have a item rarity from r1-99

There are three different ranges of rarities to donate from, and these include:

• r1-r69
• r70-r79
• r80-r89
• r90-r99

You must submit five items within the same range, to receive a prize within that range, else the lowest range you used, will be the rarity of your prize.

So if you wanted a r99 item, you must donate five items within the r90-r99 range.

Charity Corner Prizes

For every five items you donate, you will receive one reward within the same rarity range. The item rewards will fall into these categories:

• Food
• Baked Goods
• Candy
• Clothing
• Mystical Surroundings
• Stamps
• Toys
• Plushies
• Grooming

Charity Corner r99 Items

The main focus of the Charity Corner last year, was obtaining r99 items. Some r99s items, such as the r99 stamps like Battle Slices Stamp, Snowbunny Stamp, Sticky Snowflake Stamp, etc. are worth multi-millions! The objective is to act fast, and hoard many of the cheaper r90-r99 items. If you wait, the prices of these items will skyrocket as others will be hoarding them as well. Good luck!

Charity Corner Avatar

This year’s CC, seems to have a Charity Corner Avatar associated to it. The method of obtained this avatar is unknown as of now, but I assume it will be a prize in the end for the top 2000 donators.

In the vibrant world of Neopia, every pet has a unique homepage known as a Petpage. This feature allows you to showcase your creativity, share information about your pet, and connect with friends. Whether you want to display your pet’s achievements or just add a personal touch, Petpages are an essential aspect of the Neopets experience.

Basics of Petpages

Petpages serve as a personalized homepage for each of your pets. Here’s what you can do with them:

• Edit Your Petpage: Customize your pet’s page to reflect their personality and achievements.
• View Your Petpage: Check how your pet’s page looks to others by clicking the view button.
• Visitor Tracking: See how many visitors have checked out your pet’s page.
• Site Spotlight Trophy: If you put considerable effort into your Petpage, you might even win a trophy in the Site Spotlight!

How to Access Petpages

To get started with your Petpage:

1. Go to Pet Central in Neopia.
2. Click on Petpages to access the editing and viewing options.

Editing Your Page

When you edit your Petpage, you’ll enter an HTML editor where you can modify the content. Here are some important rules and tips to keep in mind:

General Rules for Editing

• Neopets Header: Your Petpage will always include a Neopets header.
• Spirit of Neopets: Keep the content friendly and in line with Neopian values—avoid any obscene or offensive images and text.

HTML Tags You Can Use

During editing, you can utilize specific tags to enhance your Petpage. Here are some useful ones:

• #PHOTO: Link to an image for a photo of your pet.
• #NAME: Display your pet’s name.
• #OWNER: Show your username.
• #OWNERLOOKUP: Link to your user profile.
• #HOURS: Display how many hours old your pet is.
• #LEVEL: Show your pet’s level.
• #VISITOR: Display the name of the visitor logged into Neopets.
• #STRENGTH, #MOVE, #DEFENCE, #MAX_HP, #CURRENT_HP, #INTELLIGENCE: Show various stats for your pet.
• #BD_PLAYED, #BD_WON, #BD_LOST, #BD_DRAWN, #BD_SCORE: Display Battledome statistics for your pet.

Important Editing Tips

• Large Text Box: This is where you can put the content for your Petpage. Feel free to get creative!
• HTML Guide: If you’re new to editing web pages, check out the Neopets HTML guide to help you learn how to make an attractive Petpage.
• Reset Page: Be cautious with the Reset Page to Default button; using it will erase all your changes and revert to the basic template. Only use this if you want to start fresh!

Finding Inspiration and Resources

If you’re unsure where to start, there are many resources available:

• Neopets Help Sites: Many Neopets help sites offer pre-made layouts and templates that you can use or draw inspiration from.
• Website Layouts Page: This page often features various graphics and layouts contributed by other users.

Conclusion

Creating and managing your Neopets Petpage is a fantastic way to express yourself and showcase your pets’ personalities and achievements. By utilizing the editing tools and following the guidelines, you can create a unique and engaging homepage that stands out in Neopia. So, get started today and let your imagination run wild as you craft the perfect Petpage for your beloved Neopet!