Christmas Party Recap, New Moderator and Agent, Contests

Hey, everyone!

It's New Year Eve tomorrow! How exciting?! Before I get into this post, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year on behalf of the Chotopia Team. Now, let's get into the post.

We will be transitioning from 2018 to 2019 with two in-game contests! These contests will be Sliders and Asteroid. As always, they will be one week long each, lasting from Sunday 30th of December to Sunday the 6th of January. Head on over to Academy Street to compete in Sliders against fellow Chobots, or if you prefer something you can play by yourself, head on over to the Gamezone to compete in Asteroid! Good luck, everyone!

This past week we held the Christmas Party, and it was a blast! Thank you all for coming! Here is a recap:

I want to say thank you to Deskut, Vinyl, Nicole and Bmx311 for sending me screenshots of the party. It is very appreciated!

At the party, we held a Christmas-themed quiz, and the scores were very close! Make sure to say congratulations to Trophy for winning first place, and to William and Vinyl for winning second place! Thank you all for taking part in the quiz. You did great!

Trophy will receive 5 days of citizenship.

William and Vinyl will receive 3 days of citizenship.

Well done everyone!

Once again, thank you all very much for coming and I hope you had a great time!

Lastly, the winner of the CMV contest is Tania, check out the Youtube video here!
Awesome video & congratulations, you will receive a video camera hand item, citizenship, bugs and Chotopia Topup!

Before I finish this post, I want to say a big congratulations to Vinyl on her Agent promotion and to Novo on his Moderator promotion! Well done, both of you! It was well deserved. Make sure to congratulate them when you see them!

Chotopia Team

Winter Update and New Features

Hey, everyone!

Christmas is quickly approaching and we are far into winter now. Are you excited for Christmas and the upcoming year? We hope 2018 has been a blast and wish you all the best for 2019.

Map Update
This season means a big update to the game in terms of map updates, quests, clothes refreshes and more. We have already ticked off most of the things on that list but there is one last thing left: map update! We have released the winter map update, which features snowy locations and the winter park.

NEW: Snow Animation
We implemented a new, small feature that can be seen when you have night-mode on (turning off night-mode disables it). It is now snowing in-game! It may be hard to see it when your brightness is high. The particles are minimized to reduce lag, too. If lag continues, just disable night-mode and it will also turn off the snow!

Santa's Goodies

Similar to last year, the snowman with Santa's Goodies has returned! Go check him out for some extra winter items. He will be waiting for you in Cafe Street!

NEW: Outfit Save Feature

We have added a new feature to the game that allows you to save your outfits and instantly put them back on whenever you insist. You may save as many outfits as you want and switch your outfits whenever you wish. It can be found at the top of your screen, beside your cho-levels. 

REMEMBER! Chotopia Christmas Party is happening tomorrow (Saturday) at 9 PM Cho-time. Don't miss it! Our CMV contest is still running, too. 

Thanks for reading and happy holidays,

Anna

Checkers & Cow Mission Results, Rope Contest, Christmas Party

Hi, Chos!

Before I get into this post, I would like to apologise for the delay in giving out prizes and starting up a new weekly contest. We have all been very busy! Nevertheless, I have the weekly contests and winners of the previous contests to announce. That's not all, though! In this post, I will also be announcing the Christmas party - so stay tuned!

For the past week, we held two contests: one you can participate in by yourself, and one in which you play against fellow Chobots. Let's take a look at the winners!

For Cow Mission, the winners are as follows:

1st place: Bmx311 

You will receive 7 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.

2nd place: Spook

You will receive 5 days of citizenship, 7,500 bugs and a silver medal.

3rd place: Chance

You will receive 3 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal.

For Checkers, the winners are as follows:

1st place: Mcmanus

You will receive 7 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.

2nd place: Sansa

You will receive 5 days of citizenship, 7,500 bugs and a silver medal.

3rd place: Sheenieboy

You will receive 3 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal.

Well done, everyone! Enjoy your prizes.

Disclaimer: Due to the delay in giving out prizes, an apology gift will be sent to all the winners above. We apologise! 

Next up, we are hosting a Rope Contest! You have until Sunday, the 30th of December to try to win some prizes. Good luck, Chos! Remember! The CMV contest is still going on! You have until next Sunday to participate.

Finally, to the big news! We are hosting a Christmas Party this weekend to celebrate the holidays and you are all invited! The details are as follows:

When? Saturday, the 22nd of December

Time? 9 PM Cho-time
(4 PM EST, 1 PM PST, 10 PM Eastern Europe)

Location? Winter Park

We hope to see you all there! It will be a fun night of magic and rain. We may host a quiz, too!

Thanks for reading,
Anna

Sweet Battle Contest Results, Checkers Contest, Cow Mission Contest, Game Night

Hey, everyone!

It is officially over a week into December. The time is flying by! Our Chotopia Christmas party is just around the corner now but, it's not quite time for it yet! Instead, we are hosting a Game Night this weekend. Join us on Friday, the 14th of December at 9 PM Cho-time in the Gamezone for a fun night of games and magic!

In other news, the Sweet Battle contest has come to an end! After a long week of battling your friends and fellow chobots, the winners are in!

• In 1st place we have Tania. You will receive 7 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and sweet battle bant.
• In 2nd place we have Novo. You will receive 5 days of citizenship, 7,500 bugs and sweet battle bant.
• In 3rd place we have Bmx311. You will receive 3 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and sweet battle bant.

Well done, everyone! Next up we are holding 2 in-game contests! These contests are Checkers and Cow Mission. You have from Sunday, the 9th of December to Sunday, the 16th of December to participate in both of these contests. Good luck,
Chos! Get farming.






We hope to see you all at the Game Night. Make sure to attend, you may win a prize and catch some rain! I'd also like to remind you all that there is an on-going CMV contest. You still have approximately 3 weeks to enter to win a camera! Good luck!

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for details regarding our Christmas party,
Anna

Space Racing Contest Results, Sweet Battle Contest, CMV Contest, Clothes Refresh

Hi, Chos!

Happy December! Christmas is just around the corner now! December also means winter is coming, and already came for many of us. This means a large shop refresh and a winter/Christmas themed contest will be announced later in this post.

As you may know, our weekly contest for the past week was Space Racing. After a week of racing with your friends, the results are in! Here are the winners:

• In 1st place we have Addey. You will receive 7 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.
• In 2nd place we have Vinyl. You will receive 5 days of citizenship, 7,500 bugs and a silver medal.
• In 3rd place we have Novo. You will receive 3 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal.

Good job, everyone!

Next up we are holding a Sweet Battle contest. This contest will last from Sunday, the 2nd of December to Sunday, the 9th of December! Good luck, everyone. Get battling!

Previously I mentioned a winter/Christmas themed contest that we are holding. As we got through the other contest details, it is time to announce it!

We asked you, our community, if you would like to see a CMV contest and many of you said "yes"! Hence, for the next month, we are holding a CMV contest. We are aware that creating high-quality videos takes time and patience, so we are giving you a long time to do it. You have from Sunday, the 2nd of December to Sunday, the 30th of December to create a CMV and submit it to us through the comments or Discord.

As always, there are guidelines!

• Your CMV must be longer than 1 minute and may not exceed 5 minutes. 
• Your CMV must be submitted to us using a YouTube link. 
• Plagiarising will result in disqualification: You must create your own CMV.
• It must be winter/Christmas themed. Get creative!

Good luck, everyone and get recording!

Before I finish this post, I would like to inform you all that in-game shops have been refreshed. The clothes, advanced and magic shops have all gotten a winter update. Here is an insight into a few of the recently added items. Don't worry, there are many more!

We hope you all enjoy this update! Good luck in the contests and stay tuned for details regarding more contests and parties coming soon.

Thanks for reading,
Anna

Garbage Collector Contest Results, Space Racing Contest, Research Contest Results

Hey, Chos!

Recently, we held a Garbage Collector contest and, after a week of competing against your friends, the winners are in!

• In 1st place we have Vinyl. You will receive 7 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.
• In 2nd place we have Addey. You will receive 5 days of citizenship, 7,500 bugs and a silver medal.
• In 3rd place we have 72walk. You will receive 3 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal.

Good job, everyone! Next up, we are holding a Space Racing contest. Head on over to Space Port Square (Space Racing) and get racing! This contest will run from Sunday, the 25th of November to Sunday, the 2nd of December. Good luck!

Lastly, to celebrate Thanksgiving, we held a Research Contest based on this holiday. You all did a great job and, all of your entries were creative and unique from each other. After looking through all of the submissions, we have decided on two winners. Don't worry if you didn't win this time we have many more contests coming up! Let's take a look at the winners, shall we?

Congratulations to Vinyl and Eistee! You will both receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a scroll hand item.
Here are the winning entries:

Eistee's submission

Vinyl's submission

You all did fantastic, whether you won or not. Good job, everyone!

Thank you all for reading and see you again soon for some more big updates,
Anna

Thanksgiving Party

Hey, everyone!

I hope you all have had a great Thanksgiving! We, the Staff, are all grateful for your contribution to our game and community and appreciate your constant activity. From all of us here at Chotopia, happy Thanksgiving!

To celebrate this holiday, we are inviting you all to our Thanksgiving party. Here are the details!

Chotopia Thanksgiving Party

Where

Cafe Street

When

Saturday, 24th of November

Time

9 Pm Cho-time

We hope to see you all there!

To end this post, I would like to say a big congratulations to Tania and Shower, our two new Agents! Well done, guys! It was well deserved. Congratulations to Novo also, our new Elite Agent!

Thanks for reading,

Anna

Poetry & Nichos Contest Winners, Upcoming Contests, New Moderator

Hey everyone,

We're bringing you a big post today. Let's start with contest winners first, shall we? We recently held a poetry contest and, although not many people took part in it, we've got a winner!
Here is the winning poem, a limerick written by 72walk:

We used to place him on the pedestal,

and now, we see he's expendable.

The battle's now bittersweet,

Chopix can hardly compete,

Sweet battle statue guy will remain unforgettable.

(It's okay, I shed a tear too)
Congratulations, 72walk! Your poem truly made us feel nostalgiac. You will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a scroll hand item! Well done!

Alongside this poetry contest, we held a Nichos Kingdom mission contest for a week. The contest has ended and, the winners are in!

In 1st place we have Chance: You will receive 7 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a gold medal.
In 2nd place we have Courtney: You will receive 5 days of citizenship, 7,500 bugs and a silver medal.
In 3rd place we have Wooly: You will receive 3 days of citizenship, 5,000 bugs and a bronze medal.

Good job, everyone!

The next contest we are holding is a Garbage Collector contest. You have from today until Sunday, the 25th of November to participate and win some prizes! Good luck!

As you may be aware, Thanksgiving is coming up! This is an important holiday for a lot of our player base hence we will be hosting a Thanksgiving Research Contest! The guidelines are simple, here they are:

• No plagiarising: Your submission must be made by you only. Stealing other people's work will not be accepted. 
• Avoid copying and pasting directly from other websites: Rephrase it yourself!
• Find out some interesting information and facts about Thanksgiving and place them on the template below.
• Bonus points go for creativity!

Template for Research contest

You have until Sunday, the 25th of November to participate. Good luck everyone, get researching!

Lastly, yesterday a promotion took place. Please, welcome our new addition to the Staff team: Nirvana! Nirvana will now work as Moderator within Chotopia. Make sure to congratulate him when you see him around!

Thank you for reading,
Anna

Twin Party Recap

Hi everyone,

Last night we held a Twin Party and, it is safe to say it was a great success! There were music, rain and a lot of laughter. If you attended the party, you received a free 7-day citizenship trial. We hope you are enjoying it!

Here is a recap of the party:

Let's not forget we hosted a best-dressed contest! Our best-dressed winners were:

1. Shadow and Tania1998
2. Choppers and Lina
3. Nirvana and Shower

The best-dressed twins received $hop top up.

• 1st place received $2.00, 
• 2nd place received $1.50 and, 
• 3rd place received $1.00!

You all looked incredible! 

Thank you all for attending the party! It was a blast and, that wouldn't be possible without you! We hope you look forward to any upcoming parties and events.

Until next time and thank you for reading,
Anna

Nichos Mission Contest, Poetry Contest, Twin Party

Hey everyone,

Happy November! We have a few event announcements for you all.

Firstly, alongside the running Coins Rain contest (ending November 30th), we are going to open a Nichos Mission contest for you all. This contest will run from Sunday, 11th of November to Sunday, 18th of November. Make sure to get to the Mission Agency in time to take the lead!

Secondly, we are hosting a creative contest during that same week. This contest will be a Poetry contest. Here are the guidelines:

• No plagiarising: Your work must be written by you only.
• Your poem can be of any type as long as it is longer than four lines and no longer than sixteen. 
• It must be Chotopia-themed. That is the only theme we ask.
• You may submit your poem through Discord or the comment section.

The last date for your poem submission is November 18th. Good luck everyone, get writing!

Lastly, we are hosting a party next weekend! This party will be on Friday, 16th of November at 10 PM Cho-time in Cafe Street. It will be a Twin Party, so look for a twin and start constructing your outfits as there will be prizes for the best twin outfits! Make sure to join us for a night of magic, rain and music!

We hope to see you all there and good luck in the competitions.

Thanks for reading,
Anna

Halloween Party Recap and Halloween Art Contest Results

Hi everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed our Halloween Party! It was a blast. Here is a recap!

Congratulations to anyone who won any of our mini-games and contests and well done to anyone who participated in them! Make sure to congratulate Novo for winning our Halloween quiz and Nirvana and 72walk for winning "Best Halloween Costumes"! You all looked incredibly spooky! The winners will receive three days of citizenship!

Another recent event was our Halloween Art Contest. After two weeks, your entries have been reviewed by the Chotopia Team. It was difficult to decide but, we have come to a conclusion regarding the winners!
Congratulations to the following artists!

Neigborhood

Fizzy

Nirvana

Your pieces were spectacular and unique! All of your entries were incredible but, these ones stood out to us the most. The winners will receive 10 days of citizenship, 10,000 bugs and a paintbrush OR a Basia Suit if the artist already owns a paintbrush. Well done, everyone! Keep up your creativity for the next art contest.

Thank you all for participating in our Halloween events over the past two weeks. The Chotopia team wishes you all a safe and happy Halloween.

Thank you for reading,
Anna

Halloween Party

Hi everyone,

I hope October has been great for you so far. Have you got your Halloween costume ready for trick or treating? 

I would like to announce a Halloween Party happening this weekend! Here are the details:

Where: Chlos Lab

Date: Friday, 26th of October

Time: 8 PM Cho Time 

I hope you come along for a fun night of rain, magic, music and games! 

We already had a best-dressed Halloween themed competition, but how can you attend a Halloween party without a costume? Hence, there will be another best-dressed competition but, this time we are looking for creativity. Put on your most creative Halloween costumes, spooky or not, for a chance to win a sweet prize! 

If that is not your cup of tea, we may be hosting a quiz at the party, too! 

We hope to see you there!

Thanks for reading,

Anna

Gamenight & Halloween Event

Hi everyone,

Our last game night was such a success, thank you to everyone who attended! Hence, we decided to host another one this upcoming Friday. Here are the details!

When: Friday, 19th of October

Time: 9 PM Cho-time

Where: Academy Street

Theme: Academy games, of course!

I hope you all can make it and I look forward to seeing you there!

Halloween Events
From October 16 to October 21, for every day you log in you will receive a Halloween gift. This gift can range anywhere from citizenship to candy canes, a spin from the wheel and more! Make sure to log in daily to receive your gifts. Happy Halloween!

PS: Details regarding the Halloween Party will be uploaded soon!

Thanks for reading,
Anna

New Agents!

Hi everyone,

After discussions amongst Staff and Agents and previous community recommendations, we have decided on three new Agents to promote!

Let's all congratulate Choppers, Novo and Clockwork on their promotions. Make sure to congratulate Nirvana on his promotion to Elite Agent, also!

We trust you all to do our community proud!

PS Make sure to join the Art Contest! Details in the previous post.

Thank you,
Anna

Game Night Results and Halloween Art Contest

Hello Chobots!

Tonight's game night was simply spooky, scary, with some skeletons...and also very fun!! Every game in the arcade had it's competition leader board opened for one hour. During that time everyone raced to their favorite games in order to get to 1st place on the leader board for that game. ALTHOUGH, today we have decided to give out prizes to 2nd and 3rd place winners as well!

Winners for each game as well as their prize:

Asteroid

1st - Adders1! Pumpkin Head costume and Asteroid Background

2nd - Clockwork! Asteroid Background

3rd - Choppers! Asteroid Background

Choboard

1st - Eistee! Pumpkin Head costume and Choboard Background

2nd - Whatsmyusername! Choboard Background

3rd - Cats! Choboard Background

Pinball

1st - Fizzy! Pumpkin Head costume and Pinball Background

2nd - Cats! Pinball Background

3rd - Adders1! Pinball Background

Mechanical Crab

1st - Novo! Pumpkin Head costume and Mechanical Crab Background

2nd - Bmx311! Mechanical Crab Background

3rd - Whatsmyusername! Mechanical Crab Background

Robofactory

1st - Kane22! Pumpkin Head costume and Robofactory Background

2nd - Vinyl! Robofactory Background

3rd - Nirvana! Robofactory Background

We also had a Halloween costume contest, so if you arrived in your Halloween costume for Game Night you were automatically entered. It was a super hard decision to make since you all looked SO COOL AND SCARY!! But the winners are Novo and Fizzy!

Amazing job you two, and I absolutely love how stylish both of them are. 

We will be hosting a halloween art contest for all you creative chobots out there! Here's the deal - you can draw anything Chobots & Halloween related. The contest goes from 10/12/2018 to  10/26/2018!

Entries MUST:

• Be submitted via IMGUR link in the comments section of this post
• Be created by you and not stolen from any other artists. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated.
• Fit the theme of the competition
• Be related to Chotopia

Inappropriate artwork will be disqualified.

Please feel free to be as creative as you wish, as long as it follows the guidelines. You can draw using any kind of material you wish (paper, digitally, paint, pastels, etc!). Have fun!

Nicole