kayahtik

You can do it! I vaguely referenced this guide: http://www.neopets.com/~yuio88
It provides a walkthrough of each level. Unfortunately you can't really follow along with the guide as you play, but read through each level's explanation a few times before playing it and you'll have an idea of where to go and what you're up against!

Hi guys,
I'm guessing this may have something to do with the forums being upgraded recently? But my TDN avatar counter seems to be stuck at 229 (I'm now at 231). I tried re-importing my avatars, re-pasting the code into my signature, etc., but I can't get it to update. Am I missing something? 

You can do it! I vaguely referenced this guide: http://www.neopets.com/~yuio88
It provides a walkthrough of each level. Unfortunately you can't really follow along with the guide as you play, but read through each level's explanation a few times before playing it and you'll have an idea of where to go and what you're up against!

Got it! Level 5 wasn't hard at all once I finally got to it. My best advice is to go as slow as you can--there's no time limit or bonus, so no need to rush (although it's hard not to!)

Faellie:
kilest 1    26,750 NP tinabasile 1 26,775 NP tallael 2 27,000 NP vera_em 1 27,989 NP kira_starr 1 27,999 NP  
Brown Petpet Paint Brush can't be searched in SSW ): 
 

YES! I wish there were a shuffle option. OR an undo option. I would happily trade the hints for undo instead--the number of times I made a match only to realize there would have been a better tile to use instead... 

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
OMG, I didn't realize playing on medium would yield enough points to beat Chadley so I didn't even consider it. I just got 491 in 10 minutes. You are a lifesaver! I can't believe I wasted my entire morning on this. 

YES! I wish there were a shuffle option. OR an undo option. I would happily trade the hints for undo instead--the number of times I made a match only to realize there would have been a better tile to use instead... 

I decided to go for Chadley again today and couldn't make any progress playing on Hard.  So I switched to medium and got a time bonus on level 1 and level two.  It put me withing shooting distance of 400 without needing a time bonus for level 3.  So I played that a few times and got 434 total by the end.  It took about an hour total.  If you can't get through Hard, try Medium.  It's way easier.

Yellow Ixi Morphing Potion: 
ruthfahey 1     95,000 NP royalsrowey 1 99,000 NP ronjap 2 99,999 NP ixilove1 1 99,999 NP  
Green Ixi Morphing Potion: 
brokenheartedgirll   1   92,000 NP
jose000   1   97,000 NP
beatles120jls   2   97,500 NP
she_chose_love   1   99,000 NP
coley03038   1   99,999 NP

Finally crossed that line where collecting my interest increases my interest  :laughingsmiley:

And the winners of The Runway's fourteenth round are...
 
1st Place

S_A
Wirlwinds Goes to Prom

Animation link: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/1173819 "Always the perfect gentleman, this grundo is certainly my prom king."  
2nd Place

kayahtik
Prom Night Party

Animation link: http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/1176809
 
3rd Place

Panthersclaw
Ready for Prom!

Animation link: https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/1173349
 
Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who participated!

I SO feel the collective pain with the automatic player switching, gosh do I! xD IF I'm remembering this correctly...you can switch between them yourself by left-clicking on the mouse to change to the player closest to the yooyu, who will then automatically grab at the ball.
 
But I'm too slow, so how it works for me is, it's already auto-switching while I'm clicking, so the change player/grab ball has already happened, so what my click actually does is just fling the ball away :grrr: :laughingsmiley:
 
This is why I do fine if I score straight away, but if I lose the ball I might as well give up and go home. xD I just spend the rest of the round fruitlessly chasing the yooyu around the stadium. :rolleyes_anim:

LOL First of all, I had to laugh at your "dumb questions" tag. There are no dumb questions, only stupid answers. lol ;)
 
The AC has been going on for, well, 11 years now as indicated by the "XI". I won't bore you with the first couple ACs, things have changed immensely since then, especially Yooyuball. Which, is I think I remember it being explained kinda like a cross between Soccer (football), Lacrosse, and.. I think there was a 3rd too. But I can't recall what. lol But anyway, if you've taken some hiatuses, (like I have) you could certainly miss them.
 
So, Yooyuball is the main game. You can use the mouse or the keyboard. I prefer the keyboard. And you play. Each time you score, there's a little pause for pictures, or the fans not liking something, think of them like Cut-scenes in a video game. Even if you skip them, 8 seconds is ALWAYS taken off the clock. So the more goals you score, the faster the game goes. I think things get faster after you get 5 scores. And then harder, I forget when. But for certain after 10 or so goals.
There are several different Yooyus who act as the ball. Last year there was a pattern, Normal Yooyu, then special yooyu, then Normal, and then another random special one. I haven't done any practice games yet this year, but I'm assuming the same pattern will be kept.
 
The guide from TDN's coverage of the AC from Last year is still up. Here is the link.
http://www.thedailyneopets.com/altador-cup/index/
 
In case yooyuball isn't your strong suit, there are 3 support games you can play. As far as personal rank points go, these aren't worth as much as games of Yooyuball are.  So you need to play more to increase your rank. The upside? They're generally shorter in time.
 
Make some Noise is like the Neopets game, Tug-o-War. Slushie Slinger is kinda like Berry Bash.(Unless I'm confusing the names of mystery island games. lol) And Shootout Showdown you have to score against the Chia goalie, like a penalty kick in Soccer, you aim and press to shoot, when you think you can get the practice ball into the net. Slushie Slinger is probably the slowest of the support games.
I stick to yooyuball, but I've only made it to the All-Star rank once.
Yeah, the prizes for ACX were really terrible, imho. I wonder if it was because there were staff changes during the AC? I don't know, but anyway, not very good.  The Staff Tournament prizes were worse. Too bad because I did AWESOME in the staff tourney last year.
 
The staff tourney is cool. For I think it's 3, weeks? You create a yooyuball team from TNT's staff. It's kinda like fantasy football I guess. You pick staff, and then after a week, you check back. Depending on how the staff did in their AC games, you get scores for each staffer, and a total. You also get some NP based on how your TNT team performed! You then can change people out or keep your team the same for the next week. At the end, there is a Staff Tournament prize shop as well.
 
Now I HAVE downed last year's prizes, but that was a first that I saw them like that.  PREVIOUS years, had some REALLY good prizes!  I... just didn't have enough points to get them! LOL but seriously, AC 7 and 8, I believe, each had some nice weapons. One came with the Altador Cup Throwing Star, I think 8 gave us the wicked Stone Foam Finger. I think 9 gave us the AC team shields. Wearable or equipable for the battledome.
 
I have HOPE, that the prizes this year might be good again! Since Jumpstart has had a whole year.
 
Anyway, this could easily get longer, and I don't know all about the AC. So I'd recommend reading through that link I posted above. It should have the answers to most of your questions, if not, you can always post more questions. :)
 
As far as teams go, they're all pretty even. It basically comes down to if you have a preference. Like, I always play for Maraqua. I have a preference. I raise a peophin and really like the water element. So yeah. Kind of an easy choice. :D But really, your team doesn't dictate anything but whom you play for. It doesn't impact prizes, points, etc. So feel free to choose any team you wish. :)
 
Anyway, I hope this helps get you started! I forget when sign-ups end, but I think it might be May 31st. June 1st I think will be the first games beginning. So sign up soon! :)
 
Best of luck!

Pyramid Bonus CHAMPION!!!
 
It only took 185 games :P 

Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Battleground: Brute Squad' as an avatar on the NeoBoards!
 
 I finally got my last Battleground avatar!!

Start getting into the spirit of the game as Altador Cup XI sign ups are just over a week away!
 
Head to the Colosseum to meet this years starting line ups now or if you have any extra Neocash, head to the NC Mall to deck your pets you in team colours!
 
Stick with TDN for full Altador Cup Coverage! Love the Altador Cup - apply to be a TDN writer now!
 

Finally got it today! Definitely the first time I've had a ticket resolved in two days, but still kinda sad that it took four days for the premium I paid for to kick in.
Really excited to try out the SSW though.

Once again choosing based on which avatars I need...I still need Brute Squad and The Order, but The Order don't seem to be too popular lately, so Brute Squad it is. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to check off one more after this round.

Once again choosing based on which avatars I need...I still need Brute Squad and The Order, but The Order don't seem to be too popular lately, so Brute Squad it is. Fingers crossed that I'll be able to check off one more after this round.

Wow, that's awful! I've never bought NC, so I've never experienced anything like that, but it's really disappointing that so many people are having these issues when they're paying real money to use the site /: 
 
(Also: IT IS!!! omg, I can't believe you recognized it  :laughingsmiley: I'm struggling to find the original image, but I think it's from around 2013/Star Trek: Into Darkness promotional era :P)

Wow, that really sucks! Mine was almost instant, like Mary's. I could see it taking longer if you were outside the US or something, but if you've already waited two days...there's really no excuse. I hope you get it resolved soon!

You've done it! King Skarl is in hysterics!

King Skarl Says:
*hehehehehe* That was a really great joke! I give it a 808 out of 1000.
You're brilliant! You must take this gift from me.

King Skarl hands you:

Chicken Leg Wing

He also gives you 187 Neopoints!

 
Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'Blumaroo Court Jester' as an avatar on the NeoBoards! FINALLY! That's both the King Skarl avs for me, so I can finally stop bothering with him every day! 
 
Also got my lab pet zapped to a Faerie Wocky today. I still hate it, but at least it's better than blue... 

Gonna post a lack of achievement here. I just want to share my awful luck. I've been playing absurd amounts of Sakhmet Solitaire recently, usually while I'm watching videos or doing something else. At this point, I only win 1 in about every 30 games. Won a game, and had an exceptionally promising game after that (you need 2 wins in a row for gold trophy)... but then the Queen and Jack I needed were the last 2 cards trapped. I was so close to that trophy I want to scream.
 

I agree, that sweater thing is pretty weird...it kind of ruins it for me. The Jelly is cool though! Probably one of my favorite Hissi colors.