Return to Mirror World

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This page contains some random information about the plot.

Red-herrings

There were several major red-herrings, or false clues, in this plot.

• No passcode for the Haunted Woods was ever released. Stopping people from accessing that world was simply a diversion.
• You were not supposed to complete Dr. Sloth's Quest.
• The Lucky Space Faerie Charm's passcode didn't work anywhere in Mirror World.

Random Facts

Several missions were either changed or never added to the plot. Here are some of the biggest changes:

• Mission One was not originally going to be so easy, but was changed moments prior to PART I's release in order to make it easier on new plot solvers.
• Mirror Lord Kass was originally going to be the main villain in this plot, but he was later eliminated from the plot almost entirely! However, since The Three brought him back during this plot, he is now considered an active character in Mirror World.
• If Mirror Kass was used as the main villain, this plot would have ended in the Citadel instead of the Faerie Caves.
• Two pages were altered in case Kass was the main villain... Room 13 and Darigan's Chambers.
• Originally, participants would have needed to find the Faerie Mushrooms to save each faerie, but since there are no Mushrooms for Taelia or Jhuidah, we had to change the manners in which they were saved.
• Jelly World was not originally going to be included in this plot.
• Kiko Lake has never been included in a Mirror World contest.
• Roo Island was only used once: the 2005 Easter Negg Hunt.
• prince_raptor or Starbladez were going to be characters in this plot, but were never added.
• This plot used segments from numerous previous plots on Neopets.com including the Invasion of Meridell, the Battle for Meridell, the Darkest Faerie, the Lost Desert TCG Expansion Set, the Mystery Island Volcano Plot, the Return of Dr. Sloth TCG Expansion Set, the Mystery Island TCG Expansion Set, and Neoquest II. The main storyline is a continuation from the Neopets Hive's previous plot, the Mirror World Mystery, as well as our most recent contest, the Feast of the Faeries.
• The Secret Ninja Training School was going to be used in this plot, but since the plot was already far too complicated already, it was left out.
• The basic or complete solutions to several parts of this plot were already available in the Mirror World Mystery Guide from 2004, including: Sutek's Tomb, the Kreludan Mining Corp. Authorization Code, Grimilix's Location, the Rubbish Dump as a source of mushrooms, Eithne's location, the Uber-Air Faerie's location, and Mirror Altador as a secret world.
• Initially, we were waiting for the release of Altador and Lutari Island to begin planning this plot.
• Psellia was originally going to be the one giving out the Hidden Quest, but since we couldn't find a good location for her, we used the Uber-Air Faerie instead.
• The Neopets Hive will no longer be using long passcodes in any future plots or contests.
• In this plot, King Hagan serves almost the same role as Illusen did during our first Mirror World plot.
• There are no Blue Grundo Morphing Potions in Neopia.
• The vial of Zombie Remedy is actually an altered Bottle of Red Sand. The image used for the Zombie Remedy Injection exists on Neopets servers but the injection itself does not exist anywhere in Neopia.
• Light Faerie Dust was also used during the Mirror World Mystery. Siyana is still the only faerie in Mirror World who can provide it.
• Illusen was originally going to be zombified for this plot, but then we remembered the Caption Contest picture from 2004 in which Illusen was fanning Jhudora. As a result, we made Illusen Jhudora's slave instead.
• The Parrot on the Hill was used in this plot, although most people never needed him. His quote could actually be used as a hint for defeating the Corrupted Faeries in the Faerie Caves if a participant was lost, though.
• The Island Mystic had two fortunes during the plot. For PART I it was, "There's treasure in them there ruins." For PART II it was, "A lucky charm will bring you prosperity in all the right places." The first clue was supposed to lead you to the Deserted Ruins, while the second was intended to help you figure out what to do at the Discarded Magical Blue Grundo Plushie of Prosperity, among other places.
• There were five Random Events in total: The Mysterious Statue, King Hagan (when freed), Altador, the Grooming Parlour, and the Discarded Blue Grundo Plushie of Prosperity.
• It took three days to create the riddles and poem for this plot and make them all work.
• Initial work on this plot started not long after the Feast of the Faerie in May. It took two weeks to alter Mirror World.
• The Lucky Space Faerie Charm could initially be used to get past the Kastraliss, but that was changed the day PART II was released.
• The Haunted Woods was originally going to be included, but was later left out.
• The Negg Faerie was going to be involved in PART II, but we couldn't think of any realistic ways to include her.
• The user chronicle_blades currently holds the record for completing the most Neopets Hive contests (4 out of 5). He can be found on the High Scores Table for the 2004 and 2005 Easter Negg Hunts, the Mirror World Mystery, and the Return to Mirror World plots.
• Nearly two dozen users were disqualified during this contest for breaking the rules. Just as many people are expected to have gotten away with it, but most never finished in time.
• About 100 more people could have gotten small Neopoint prizes, but because of rampant cheating, forum problems, and exhausted moderators/staff, the plot was ended early. This will be looked into thoroughly if another plot like this is ever hosted here.
• In the end, the very first winner could have walked away with 1,000,000 Neopoints, and later winners could have won as many as 500,000 Neopoints, but because all of the winners' times were so close, the prizes were split up evenly between the three main groups.
• At any one point in time, around 200 users were visiting the site. We estimate that at least 500 visitors attempted to participate, and at about 250 of them were seriously involved.

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