Altador Cup

Several new item names that are likely to be possible Altador Cup Prize Shop prizes have shown up! (This also means the Altador Cup Prize Shop  will be coming anytime soon!)

So far, we have found the following items:

• AC XIV Commemorative Stamp
• Yooyuball Bookmark
• Yooyuball Felt Puzzle
• Vintage Yooyu Alarm Clock
• Yooyu Trelis Arch Gate
• Yooyu Referee Whistle
• Star Yooyuball Book
• Flaming Yooyu Hi-Lo Dress

We have also found the team prizes, those items that will be available in colours for each team. Sound like they will be wearable again this year!

• Team Altador Wrist Bands
• Team Brightvale Wrist Bands
• Team Darigan Citadel Wrist Bands
• Team Faerieland Wrist Bands
• Team Haunted Woods Wrist Bands
• Team Kiko Lake Wrist Bands Team
• Krawk Island Wrist Bands
• Team Kreludor Wrist Bands
• Team Lost Desert Wrist Bands
• Team Maraqua Wrist Bands
• Team Meridell Wrist Bands
• Team Moltara Wrist Bands
• Team Mystery Island Wrist Bands'
• Team Roo Island Wrist Bands
• 'Team Shenkuu Wrist Band
• Team Terror Mountain Wrist Bands
• Team Tyrannia Wrist Bands
• Team Virtupets Wrist Bands

We will update this newspost if we discover any more prizes.

Edit: two more possible prizes have been found:

• Diamond Yooyu Pendant
• Dainty Yooyu Bracelet

TNT has left a message in the News regarding the downtime and the Altador Cup results. 

So to clarify JULY 6TH AND JULY 7TH you will play against the practice team, but you will still be able to earn personal points. 

Like you could actually beat something that doesn't exist?

From Today's NT Issue regarding the lag and downtime: 

You can't get rid of me!

 

While you are waiting, why not enter your pet in our AC Customisation Spotlight?  We are taking entries through June 30th.  All entries are welcome, but there are still some categories we have no entries which you can view below.

AC XIV Customization Spotlight Entries NOW CLOSED

Categories that Need Entries

Team Support
Faerieland - NC Included
Haunted Woods - NC Included
Kreludor - NP Only && NC Included
Maraqua - NP Only
Meridell - NP Only
Moltara - NC Included
Mystery Island - NP Only && NC Included
Roo Island - NP Only
Shenkuu - NP Only
Terror Mountain - NC Included
Tyrannia - NP Only && NC Included
Virtupets - NP Only && NC Included

Game Fanatic
Yooyuball - NC Included
Slushie Slinger - NC Included
Make Some Noise - NP Only
Shootout Showdown - NP Only && NC Included

There are plenty of openings in our AC Customisation Spotlight that have no entries.  Please consider on this practice day submitting your AC Customisations to our spotlight.  Show your pets' team spirit and see if they've got this years top customs!  Spotlight entries need to be in by 11:59pm NST, June 30th.  Below you can see categories that are missing entries, but please keep submitting your entries all around.

AC XIV Customization Spotlight Entries NOW CLOSED

Team Support

Game Fanatic

   
A few of our pets dressed supporting their favorite teams!

Need a break from slinging slushies or making Yooyu goals? Check out this year's Team Interviews! The crowds have been going wild with this year's ACXIV and we were lucky enough to interview some motivated fans and their teams! Don't see your team? We will always be looking for more interviews-- just send me a neomail!

^{"Let's see what the fans have to say!"}

If you haven't already, please take the time out to enter our AC Customisation Spotlight.  Show off your amazing customisations skills and see if your pet can top all the rest!

AC XIV Customization Spotlight Entries NOW CLOSED

    
A few of our pets dressed supporting their favorite teams!

The results are in for week two of our SunnyNeo AC Staff Tournament!  Things have shaken up!  Grandma's Candy took last weeks third place in Yooyuball hard and pushed this week in the game.  This extra push allowed them to claim the coveted first place in the main event.  They held strong to their Slushie Slinger first place position.  They also improved their Make Some Noise a bit moving up from third to second while holding their second place spot in Shootout Showdown.  Their commitment in moving their ranks up in two games and holding fast to the other two, lead them to land first place this week!  Way to go, Grandma's Candy!  Into the Sunset only fell to second place.  They lost a little ground on YooyuBall moving from second to third, and falling in their Make Some Noise from last weeks first to third this week!  What really saved the team from falling any further was their claim to first place in Shootout Showdown.  This week Waffle Heroes vowed to not fall in last place overall and improved their scores.  They sacrificed their Yooyuball game to focus their efforts in the side games and it worked!  Last week had them in fourth for Slushie Slinger, and this week they moved up to second.  They went from second to first in Make Some Noise, and from fourth to third in Shootout Showdown.  This extra effort caused Waffle Heroes to tie with Into the Sunset for second place!  Unfortunately, The Hive took a dive this week and the loss stings a little.  They managed to hold some ground in Yooyuball falling from first to second.  However, the side games is what hurt them.  With the extra effort from other teams on the side games, and The Hive's decrease in effort on them, they fell fourth in all three side games.  The Hive is a-buzz with motivation to show they've got what it takes this coming week and their buzz is worse than their sting!

Were you able to increase your effort this last week?

The results are in for week one of our SunnyNeo AC Staff Tournamanet.  With teams taking places all over the field, this was a very close battle as teams fight to find their footing this Altador Cup.  The Hive played extremely well racking up scores that blew their competition out of the water in YooyuBall.  Second Place in the game was faught for and barely claimed by Into the Sunset, with Grandma's Candy falling just short and landing in third.  It appears the Waffle Heroes let the main game fall very short and unfortunately took last place.  Slushies were slung across the board and all teams gave it their all.  Grandma's Candy managed to land first place in this side game, with The Hive falling under them a little.  Into the Sunset took third here, with Waffle Heroes once again falling in fourth.  The screaming here at SunnyNeo was crazy and we are sure we were heard all over Neopia.  Everyone made some noise for their teams they play on during AC as well as their Staff Teams.  Into the Sunset claimed Make Some Noise just barely over Waffle Heroes who finally managed to take their place in a game.  Grandma's Candy was just over half what the top two teams made for the team, with The Hive doing only one fourth in this game.  It came down to the Shootout Showdown.  Into the Sunset laid waste to all the other teams, not one was a match for their power in this side game.  Second place was claimed by Grandma's Candy with The Hive not far behind.  Unfortunately the Waffle Heroes took fourth in their third game.  With some different variables hanging around with one player benched the first week for a team, and another only getting scores in the side games Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise by only one member of their team - there is no telling what the next week will bring.  Will teams try to change up their strategy?  What type of scores will the benched player bring this next week?  Will different games become priority to help secure a teams win?  Find out next week!

Also, if you haven't already please consider entering our SunnyNeo AC Customisation Spotlight.  It is a great way to get a break from the games as well as show off your pets' mad customsation skills.  Show support for your team!  Let us see what new and exciting ways you have to support the lands of Neopia and the Games.  Enter the Spotlight!

AC XIV Customization Spotlight Entries NOW CLOSED

A new NC feature, the Ultimate Altador Cup Gear Pack, is selling nowin the NC Mall. It'll cost you 600 NC and will give you 5 Team related NC items:

As well as a chance at a bonus background:

You get the option to choose any team you like, not just your own team (yes, you can get all 18 teams if you are planning to spend that amount of NC ;) ). 

This mean we need models of these items. Many models. And we need your help with is. All you need to do is make sure your Neopet is wearing one or more of these items and add them through our modelling page (if your Pet is only wearing one item, it will also save the static/png image for us). You can see which items we alraedy have on our Wearables HQ. Any item you can model, any help with this is greatly appriciated!
 

Just before the trumpets sound and the yooyu's fly, the SunnyNeo Staff Teams enter the Colosseum.  Players of new and old, different task members, once again gather on fantasy teams to see who will win.  Which one is your favorite?  Also, please enter our Customisation Spotlight if you haven't already.  There are plenty of chances to land among the winners.  Your pet could be featured here on SunnyNeo for their amazing customisation skills.

And Neopians ask, because Neopians dare, who will it be?

AC XIV Customization Spotlight Entries NOW CLOSED

SunnyNeo's Altador Cup Customisation Spotlight has returned for yet another year.  We have two categories for you this year again:  Team Support and Game Fanatic.  For Team Support we are looking for anything from players, cheerleaders, fans, vendors, and the like.  Any person who is apart of or supporting their favored team.  For Game Fanatic we want to see your pets dressed for the four games.  Show us your best Yooyuball, Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown looks!  As long as we get enough entries, we will be doing the same Neopoint Only Winner and NC Included Winner.  Team Support should have two winners per team, and Game Fanatic two winners per game.  So enter all of your pets that you've dressed for the Altador Cup!  Show us your creative customisations; we want to see 'em all!

AC XIV Customization Spotlight Entries NOW CLOSED

  
Examples: A cheerleader for Team Support and a Make Some Noise fan for Game Fanatic.

Signups are open at the Colosseum! If by chance you're having a hard time figuring out what team to join, I heard Jelly World is looking! If Jelly World isn't your thing, take our Quiz to find out! 

More teams have arrived at the Colosseum for this years Altador Cup XIV.

And following after the Altador Team, SunnyNeo's Staff Tournament Scorekeeper comes on to the field.  Juji has been a fierce supporter for the team Altador as well as her teams from the past in the SunnyNeo Staff Tournament.  "I am very excited for this Altador Cup.  I have some steep goals, on top of an ever-growing busy life, but I'm determined to not break my streak of playing better with each Cup.  Best of luck to everyone and their Altador Cup goals this season!  See you on the field!"  *waves frantically to all her fellow Altadorians*

"TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!"

More teams have arrived at the Colosseum for this years Altador Cup XIV.  We are very busy getting ready for this next Altador Cup.  See you on the field!

Has your team arrived yet??

The Colosseum fills with Noise,
With cheers from all the girls and boys.
As the Yooyu's fly both left and right-
Darigan Yooyu's give quite the plight.
There is a Showdown between all teams
As participants rush to make their dreams.
If you give your order to the Slinger first,
A Slushie can be had to quench your thirst.
-SunnyNeo Anual News Since 2014

Three teams have arrived at the Colosseum for this years Altador Cup XIV.  

You are NOT prepared!!

UPDATE: For those who had not yet spend last years prize points, it has been confirmed that the prize shop will be opened up again:

We apologize for the error.

We will put the prize shop back up shortly and share the link with you. The prize shop will officially close on 24th May at 23:59:59 NST, so make sure to redeem your points before that.

We will be making the announcement in today's news.

Staff around here are getting excited for the ACXIV to be starting soon.  We are working on getting our sections updated, cleaned up, added in new, and so on.  So please excuse our messes if you find a page not currenlty looking or working right.  Stay Tuned here for all the AC updates!