Lots and LOTS of updates. Here’s some ketchup. Get it-KET-CHUP, CATCH-UP? Thanks to Mrs. Gordon. Anyway, lets begin.
Starting with some party favors:
Friday, July 2, 2010
Here are three items in the store to pump some power into your party.
The Atomic Power item will generate a lot of atomic energy for you and those who happen to be near you when you punch the power button (space bar.)
VIDEO OF ATOM POWER NOT SHOWN.
The fireworks are another new item in the store. Just launch them and watch the fireworks shower above. I recommend using them on top of a tall building on Spy Island, or at the Pirate Outpost. Just try not to light them too close to the gun powder on Pirate Outpost. We don’t want to have to release an injured victim outfit in the store.
And last, don’t forget those Silly Streams. Always fun for spraying at friends, and innocent mimes that are often too easy of a target.
MASTER MIME
YES!! A authentic Chinese creation AT LAST!
Next, we have a new island out! Say HELLO to Steamworks Island! Lots of posts about this robotic island, so feed on this and read.
All week we’ve been showing you sneak peeks of the newest Poptropica island currently in development, and we’ve promised to reveal the island’s name.
The time has come. My fellow Poptropicans, the Poptropica creators are proud to announce their newest creation:
STEAMWORKS ISLAND is coming soon!
Make sure to visit the official Poptropica creators’ blog often for the latest news and announcements about Steamworks Island, including some of the incredible gameplay features we have in store.
MASTER MIME
Monday, July 5, 2010
For Steamworks Island, the we’ll pit you against a variety of mutated plant monsters. But how did we make the creepiest, crawliest, ickiest plant monsters around?
We started by brainstorming.
These are just some of the sketches we drew to help us visualize what our monstrous creations would look like. Not all of the sketches will make it into the final product — in fact, most won’t — but this allows us to try out different ideas. Then we’ll take the very best concepts and work them into Poptropica.
HADES
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
After settling on a sketch we liked, it was time for to give a little more life to the plant monster that will be menacing players on Steamworks Island.
Below are two approaches to the plant monster. Can you spot the differences between them?
Little details, like the color of the planter, and big ones, like the plant’s eye, can make a big difference in the monster’s appearance.
The next step: animation test!
HADES
Yesterday, you saw some of the earliest ideas for the plant monsters that will appear on the next Poptropica island, Steamworks Island. This one seemed appropriately icky.
It’s still no more than a sketch — just an outline of an idea. But we’re already thinking about how the plant will look when it’s colored and detailed, and how it will move. The next step is to take this sketch and Poptropica-ize it!
HADES
Thursday, July 8, 2010
We’ve got a pretty scary looking monster at this point, but what good is a monster if it can’t attack? This monster can swing its seed pods around from its head, before throwing them at you at high speed.
Looks like you’re pretty small next to this thing, doesn’t it? That’s not all — we haven’t even seen the plant monster in motion yet.
HADES
Friday, July 9, 2010
Now that the we’ve decided what this plant monster should look like on the new Poptropica Island, Steamworks Island, the next step is to decide how the monster should move. We put together a quick and dirty animation test:
ANIMATIONS NOT SHOWN
Bet you wouldn’t want to run into that thing in a dark alley!
All this has taken us nearly to the completion of a plant monster for Steamworks Island. We may still decide to change the monter’s behavior, or some aspects of its appearance. After a few final touches, we’ll put it all together — but you’ll have to wait until Steamworks Island launches to see it!
HADES
Thursday, July 15, 2010
There’s a special treat coming tomorrow for Poptropica Members: a special Steamworks-related mystery item!
All will be revealed tomorrow. What could it be? The suspense is killing me!
…fortunately, I am well versed in suspenders.
COMIC KID
Here it is! Today until July 30, all new and existing Poptropica Members will get this free costume added to their inventory. All you have to do is log into your game with a valid Membership!
Boy oh boy, that is one sweet looking mech pilot costume.
Wait a minute… what the heck is a “mech?”
COMIC KID
Monday, July 19, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Hub started life as all of Poptropica does, as a simple idea and a sketch. Before long, we take that idea and turn it into reality. But did you know how many different revisions a single scene takes before it gets the Poptropica stamp of approval?
At first glance, this might look like a well developed scene.
But look a little more closely. Why is almost everything the same color? Why does it all look so flat? And what the heck is that blue thing on the right, anyway?
No, the Hub isn’t done yet. Not even close.
BINARY BARD
One of the places you’ll visit on Steamworks Island is what we call the Hub. It’s a sight to see! A rickety tower, a massive drawbridge, and pot-bellied steam stoves powering everything. Safe to say that you’ve never seen anything like the Hub before.
Er, at least, you won’t have seen anything like it. To start with, this marvel of modern engineering just looked like this:
Yes, it’s hard to see what all the hubbub is about — yet. Just wait until you see how this one develops!
BINARY BARD
Everything is SO high-tech! Very futuristic. Well, we’ll be playing this in the future.
Better look your best when you adventure into this tangle of metal! You might end up on the cover of PopTeen Weekly magazine. If so, never be looking like Bucky Lucas! But the Creators released some sweet stuff in the Poptropica store, so we can look our best. Girls, slick on that “Posh Peach Pinkalicious” lipstick, and boys, PLEASE don’t get spiky hairdos, so you can sport new ‘dos!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
That’s not true: I want everything else to be free. In the Poptropica Store, I mean. Even though most of those sweet, sweet Gold Cards cost me my precious Credits, there are plenty of free items to go around.
Like mini-quests!
The avatar studio!
Candy canes!
Popgum!
(What is it, bubblegum week around here? Wake me up when there’s a carrot-flavored gum. Sheesh.)
Of course, for Poptropica Members, everything in the store is free, even costumes. But you knew that already.
DR. HARE
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Remember that cool bubblegum we released to the Poptropica Store a few weeks ago?
Or maybe the hot bubblegum?
Or the free bubblegum?
Well, the creators decided to get together in a Multiverse room for a bubblegum party! As you can see, things got a little out of control.
Why not throw your own bubblegum party in a common room or Multiverse room?
CAPTAIN CRAWFISH
Monday, July 12, 2010
Have you had a chance to try out the new Hammerhead Shark costume in the Poptropica Store? I thought about it, but I couldn’t bear to look at myself in the mirror. What would my shark parents think?
Don’t forget, there are lots more neat ways to dress up like your favorite ocean predator in Poptropica. Also available in the store is this mean-looking Tiger Shark:
You don’t need credits for all the fishy fun. On Shark Tooth Island, a street vendor will give you this snazzy dorsal fin, free of charge!
And, of course, you can always visit the lowest level of the Shark Museum on Shark Tooth Island and costumize the most handsome museum employee around.
All this neat shark stuff — it’s almost enough to get me to crack a smile! Almost.
SHARK BOY
I hope everyone is having a fun summer, while they squish red crabs on the beach. If you want to surprise your friends, try out the Hammerhead costume. It comes with a warm, limp fish.
MASTER MIME
There is a new ad on Spy Island: Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Sorry, no walkthrough given. Ages 6-11.
See you tommorrow, ’cause it’s swimsuit season! And hurricane season in Florida. July to October.
