The Void Within Discussion [Split 2]

[Siniri]

Congrats! You made it out somehow!
And look at that, the prize was waiting for you out here all along! Surprised you missed that going in actually...

You've found:
648 NP!
Baelia Stamp

First time finding anything! Woohoo! Now there are only 100 plot related items I still need (including a few discontinued, plus a few map pieces to complete a set).

Edit 9/1:

Chapter 10 is out! I found the final extra note for the achievement. New BD challenger and volunteer shift. Looks like we should be getting a big battle soon based on the achievements list. I should probably stop procrastinating on finalizing my set. I need to go look at the list again.

I now need 98 items (but that's including most of the new BD prizes I should get in the next few days). It's going down every few days. I've still only gotten one prize from the caves. Maybe tomorrow?

Edit: Woohoo! I followed the suggestion of the boards to always go left in the caves (which is a strategy that can help you get out of most mazes in the real world), and I got the achievement on my first visit today! Plus a centre head stamp. Then I found the chest (but not exit) again and got... Another centre head stamp. If anyone wants to trade that stamp for one of the other prizes of comparable value, just let me know.

I still need the pumpkin stick and dark cave background from Cosy Campfire (plus a bunch of prizes from the new games and the weekly bonuses), but at least I have all the achievements.

[Blue]

Edit: Woohoo! I followed the suggestion of the boards to always go left in the caves (which is a strategy that can help you get out of most mazes in the real world), and I got the achievement on my first visit today! Plus a centre head stamp. Then I found the chest (but not exit) again and got... Another centre head stamp. If anyone wants to trade that stamp for one of the other prizes of comparable value, just let me know.

This is great to know. I'll try all left from now on. I have not done well so far.

Then again, I have two right head stamps. I'll be happy to trade a right for center

[Siniri]

I sent you the centre head stamp for a trade, and then I did the all lefts strategy again today, and I found both the right and left stamps (plus the exit again once!). So you can just keep the centre head stamp. (Or if you really want to give me something, just find something really cheap on my wishlist, but it's really not necessary. I have a feeling these stamps are going to be worth 1NP since they're currently the only prize. I wish they'd kept the items from the original prize pool.)

That's 4/5 times I've tried all left turns and found the treasure, and 3/5 times I found the exit. Not bad!

I thought it was probably sampling bias at work (because I've found the exit before, and others have found both using other strategies), and the more people who try the same route, the more people are going to end up having success even if the probability is actually the same (the same way that lottery shops that sell a winning ticket get more traffic, and then they sell even more winning tickets because they're just selling so many tickets).

But I definitely had way less than a 50% chance choosing right as my first option for a couple of weeks, and now choosing left has had this success rate? I'm going to keep it up -- at least until it stops working.

BlueEdit: Removed URL link to your wishlist for privacy. It gives your Neo username.

[Blue]

The "Left" advice is solid. I picked up another Right Head stamp, but failed to make it out. Perhaps tomorrow I'll succeed and get the achievement?

I completed the trade for the stamp before reading your entire post. Feel free to keep it. I still have two

I will continue to go only left now, since the odds are clearly more in my favor that way.

ETA: After going 2 for 3 getting a stamp, but 0 for 3 getting out since going all left, today, I got the stamp and exited! Woot! Achievement... unlocked! Yay!

I did fail to collect Void Elements on both Friday and Saturday. Ooops. RL on Saturday kicked my tuchus.

TMI

Very unfortunate finding under my truck when changing the oil. Not a happy camper. Truck is now oil-deprived and waiting for a replacement part that appears to have been damaged by the Dealer at some point in the past (prior to me owning this truck). Buggers damaged the car and did a "band aid fix. Band-aid came off, and now I get to "fix it right." Ugh. So annoying. Why not go back at the dealer and make them fix it? Great question. No proof they did it, other than nobody has worked on this truck than me since I bought it with ~35k miles on it. Fortunately, it's a fairly easy fix and the right part is not all that expensive, but I need to patiently wait until the part comes in at (a different) dealer. Replacing with a genuine OEM part, and ironically it is the lowest cost to buy it online from the dealer and pick it up.

[Siniri]

They increased the points limit to 4k for chapter 10. New pages came out yesterday along with a tower defense game with two achievements and an avatar tied to it. Unfortunately, it's completely unplayable on my laptop. I couldn't actually place a single defense item in the 15 second build window (the timer appears to be the only part of the game without significant lag). I've heard it's not playable on mobile, either, so I've no idea how we're supposed to play it. I guess it works on some people's systems, but mine isn't that old, and I'm not investing in a gaming PC to play Neopets. They should be embarrassed to have released something so buggy. I wouldn't have turned it in for a programming class assignment.

Edit: I've been reading the boards, and while some people are having success on Chrome, others are struggling on that, Firefox, and even Opera. Apparently Edge works best -- the browser that only 5% of people use. I guess I'll log in there and try it on my laptop. Surely they'll fix it before ending the chance to get everything, right?

It's bad enough the extra items in the BD and in Doglefetch still are broken for ad watchers, and now they've added even more pay to play options for getting extra plot points, plus all the rare items premium players can get from the new wheels. When the majority of players are paid and I'm at too much of a disadvantage even with my account age and decades of dedication, I'll finally be able to peace out.

Last edited by Siniri on Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:28 am, edited 2 times in total.

[Blue]

I figured I was the only one for which the game doesn't work. My Neopets computer works fine for 95% of things, but barely gets through the Void dialogs (when the characters are bouncing). I tried last night on my phone, and it was definitely not playable there, either.

ETA:
I tried to play this abomination on another computer and got a little further, but it's unclear what things are. It could be my computer(s), but the words are practically unreadable. Zooming in the page just makes them bigger and just as fuzzy. I made it partly through a round, but then decided to do something more productive and closed it down. Meh.


Received a pop-up to buy a Chapter Meter Energy Booster in the NC mall. This was probably mentioned already, but is this a one-time purchase for all future chapters, or is it $1.75 per chapter? Doesn't seem like a good deal to me.

[Pickles]

Received a pop-up to buy a Chapter Meter Energy Booster in the NC mall. This was probably mentioned already, but is this a one-time purchase for all future chapters, or is it $1.75 per chapter? Doesn't seem like a good deal to me.

This is a booster PER 1,000 plot points, up to 3 per chapter, individually purchased. These point do NOT count towards your trophy, but DO for the plot shop. So...you're literally purchasing the opportunity to buy more plot shop items. Seems so hypocritical it's ridiculous. "No, you cannot pay real money for items." (people do off site anyways). "Oh, here, pay us $8.75 and you, too, can have a Wand of the Dark Faerie."
TNT crossed a line with this that hacks me off. I could go on an entire rant on this specific thing, but unfortunately, I don't have time as I'm swamped. I will catch up on the guide, etc, when life settles down again.

There are two achievements and two avatars tied to this new game, and it's a piece of trash. We had tears here when the kiddos played it the first time, it lagged like crazy, and then errored out and failed to send their scores.

It's been a rough evening, I'm really grumpy, so I'll end this post here rather than rant more.

[Blue]

I was definitely put off by this, but then thought... I would like Neopets to be around for a while longer. To do that, they need money to pay their costs. They need to get it somehow, and I would bet that ad revenue and Premium do not cover all the bills. I am sure that these "excessive" NC items help. I am OK paying the cost of premium. No longer being subject to ads is fantastic, and some of the perks are very nice, but I will not be spending $1.75 to get an extra 1,000 plot points.