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New and Updates: March 31st


Hey friends,

Over the past couple of days we have had the Academy Games winners, Cafe Street and The Park were decorated for Easter, and an April Fools Day Party has been announced!

Now that the Academy games contest is over, we have our winners. Everyone who participated put up a great fight, but sadly only three could win for each game. Please congratulate the following users on a job well done!




Sliders
First Place: Ferose19
Second Place: Furry
Third Place: Abdul999

Chess
First Place: Pain
Second Place: Zchad
Third Place: Emperor

Checkers:
First Place: Theufo
Second Place: Master720
Third Place: Ryan6872back

Well done guys, you each have earned yourself some awesome prizes!
First Place Winners: 1st place medal, 5 days of Citizenship, and 5,000 bugs.
Second Place Winners: 2nd place medal, 4 days of Citizenship, and 4,000 bugs.
Third Place Winners: 3rd place medal, 3 days of Citizenship, and 3,000 bugs.

In other news, Chobots has been updated to build 3036; and it includes some fantastic new updates.
In this build, we will notice that there is some new server colors, Cafe Street decorations, Park decorations, and the shop catalogs have a nice new green border! Let's take a look:









Moving on. On April 1st, you're invited to meet us at The Park on the server Chocolate at 19:30 (7:30 PM) Chobots time to come clown around! During the party there will be some nice music, lots of colors and animations, and everybody's favorite; rain!



What event are you most excited for? Did you enjoy playing in the Academy Games? What do you think of the new updates? Will you be attending the April Fools Day Party? Leave a comment on your thoughts of all of this!

Well, until next time...
Captain

Tips about Making Videos!


Hey guys,

What's up? Kai here!
Today I am here to show you a few videos and give you a few tips/programs you can use to make videos with!  I know that video making can be tricky sometimes, so I hope that my tips will help you.

To start, this is a video which was created by me a while ago. The song in the background is "Dr. Coconut" from the Disney Channel TV Series "Phineas & Ferb".


A Few tips for making a video like this is by:
  1. Having a catchy song. A catchy song will make the viewers "stay" and keep watching the video.
  2. Making it entertaining. In this video I was wearing a hula skirt! This made people laugh on Chobots!
  3. Make sure to involve a green screen at times if possible with a custom background. 
  4. Possibly have a few people in the video. This helps because the other people will say about the video.
  5. A good editing programme! For me, I use Vegas. More info about that later in the post.
The Next video also has a catchy song, and I remember everyone loves a bit of Parry Gripp Music, so let's listen to "Turtle" the music video I made!

As you see, in this there is a few more tips.
  1. I actually used a Green screen all the way through this, I used the video from the Parry Gripp video for the background, and used a few effects to make it look even better like pan/crop!
  2. Had 1 or 2 extra people in the video,
  3. Changed my style from Red to Blue so it looks like someone else is saying the words as well.
  4. Also I made a quick quiz at the end saying "Turtle or Tortoise?" which made people comment what they thought!
I would start in Windows Movie Maker (WMM) as that's where I started.
When you think you are ready to gain, I would move to for example VideoPad Video Editor or Camtasia Studio because this is where I started.
Windows Movie Maker made a few videos for me, got my views for example up and people really started to enjoy the videos. Then I found out what some other video editors used, so I moved up to Camtasia Studio, then finally when I thought I was ready, I went up to what I use now which is Sony Vegas.
I've had people ask me this a few times "What's so great about Sony Vegas?" and well, here are some hints, it's the easiest editing program when you become a professional! It's easy to get the Chroma Key (Green Screen) effect; you just go into the effects tab and then you are pretty much ready and done with the green screen, you can change the colours easily.

You might be asking "What rooms can I use for the Chroma Key?" Well, my choice before there was a green screen room (You need a camera to enter) would be either the Robot Arena, Rockemall Street, or the Space Quay. It depends on the colors of the clothes that you are wearing. If you are wearing green things, you can't chroma key at the color room.

I also made another video a long time ago called "Afro Circus" Last year now!
It was April Fools day and me and our Moderator Coby found the song and made the video together!
This helped a lot, this was the first video that I ever made in Chobots that got me roughly 1,500 views!
It has a catchy song, people loved it, and the effects with the chroma key went very well!
Here is the video:


As you see yes, the video is pretty much completely Chroma Keyed. The only parts that aren't is one character. This video even though it is like 8 seconds long, took roughly 1 hour to edit, as I wanted to get everything in perfect timing!
Patients is required to make a video, when you start making one, don't give up is my tip!

Thank you all for reading this post! I hope it helped a lot of you.
Kai

The Chobots Adventures!


Hello everyone,

Kelly123 here! I've been making a comic about Nichos invading Chobots! The comic is following the life of two Chobots, when the Nichos started invading into the Chobots world. It's called ''The Chobots Adventures''. You can read some of my comics here, on the blog that I made: Click here!

Here's a little bit about the story:
Ailee is a new chobot who has no idea what has happened before she got into the world of Chobots.
While there was a huge party at Café street, everyone was there except Ailee because she knew she would be chased by the other chobots so instead, she stayed in the Shops.  The Nicho King had an evil plan while the party was on... 

Here is the cover:

Hope you will check it out!
Thanks for reading, have a good Spring break.
Kelly123

I'm off to Exmouth!

Hiya, Chobots.
It's me, Swifter! Today, I'll be packing getting ready for holiday. I'm really excited for the upcoming week. I'll be going to Exmouth with my sister and nephews. We'll do all sorts of things! I will be able to access the Internet. So, I may log in to Kik, Skype or even Chobots occasionally. If you'd like to contact me, my Skype is 'Hazry.Jordz' and my Kik is 'Swiftchobot'. I have a little picture of where I'm going. Check it out!

It looks really nice! I'm very excited. So, if you're wondering where I am for the next week, I'm at Exmouth. I'll be back on Friday 5th of April. Thanks a lot of reading, be sure to let everyone know about this post!

Until next time.
Swifter

Our Champions - News & Updates: March 26th.


Hey Chobots!

After a long fought battle at Game Night that was on Saturday, we have our winners!
Our champions are as follows;
  • Sweet Battle: Plinfalie.
  • Asteroid: Godlight.
  • Choboard: Little98miss.
  • Pinball: Wolfyy.
  • Crab Game: Waash17.
  • Robofactory: Bebot.
  • Space Race: Phantome.
  • Garbage Collector: Henryhulk.
  • Farming: Afro.
  • Tug o' War: Squishy.
  • Coin Rain: Muttski.
  • Palm Painting: Campbell.
  • Chobots Racer: Beautifuliciouss
Congratulations to our Champions, and commiserations to those of you who didn't win this time, but there's always next time! :). Our Champions have been rewarded with the following:
  • A Game Controller
  • 7000 Bugs
  • 7 Days Of Citizenship
Well done winners! Remember, never give up!

What game are you going to play next time that we will have a game night? Also, Easter is almost here, what are your plans for this holiday? Leave us a comment. The best comments will be reviewed on the blog on Sunday!

That's all folks,

MrSandbox


Shop 'till you drop! - News & Updates: March 25th.


Hello Chobots!

Guess what? Today I was at the Shop to see what's new there, and I was surprised to find out that there are three new items there!
Woohoo! Take a look at these cool new stylish clothing items:

This time we got a color-changeable hair with some pink strokes in it, A pair of Samantha pants and a cool new orange/yellow - grey suit.

My personal favorite is the grey-yellow suit! It looks very cool and futuristic and you can also get it for a low price compared to the other outfits similar to it!

Fun fact: Zoo (Zach) said that his favorite outfit is coming to the Shop soon. He obviously meant the gray-yellow one!

Which one is your favorite? Tell me by commenting below! The best comments will be reviewed on the blog on Sunday!

Have a good day,
Little98miss

Super Sunday!


Hey guys,

This post will be crammed with fun posts, random things and entertainment for all you amazing readers out there!

Firstly, in the UK it's been snowing. Like 10 inches of deep snow... and the surprising part is that it is snowing at the end of March! Yeah, I've been busy making snowmen, playing with friends and just having fun! I'll share with you some pictures:


Ok, so the picture on the left is my back garden, (half of it) and the picture on the right is a cute snowman I built with my friends.

Moving on, I have some fun news to share with you! The contest poll is over and the votes were very close.

The most popular contest was art, however arts & craft, fashion and teamwork were very close together.
I'm looking forward to the contests coming up in April!

Also, I interviewed my friend Theufo today. The topic of the interview was "Citizenship". Check out his answers:

Q. Have you purchased citizenship before? If you have, was it worth your money?
A. Yes! I have bought citizenship many times and I can tell you its well worth your money!

Q. Would you say the prices for citizenship are worth it, keeping in mind the extra perks you receive?
A. The prices are well worth it. As long as you enjoy chobots its a great deal! :)

Q. What has been your favorite month for citizenship so far?
A. I can't really think of a month for citizenship although the one where you got 3 items for each option! That was a pretty cool idea.

Q. Would you recommend Citizenship to friends?
A. I always recommend citizenship to friends but sadly they can't buy it so they miss out on the great benefits it delivers.

Q. Would you ever purchase 12 months and change your name? If so what would you want it to be?
A. Yes I'm thinking about doing that just that in a few weeks. I already know the name I  want. I am going to change my name to just simply: UFO if I get 12 months!

So that was the end of the interview. I hope this made you change your opinion in a more positive way for citizenship! Click here to view this months deals.

That's all for now,
How is my snowman? What do you think about the poll results? What do YOU think about Citizenship? Leave us a comment! The best comments will be reviewed on the blog next Sunday!
Twinklefairyx

News and Updates: Saturday 23rd March



Hey Cho's!

MrSandbox here bringing you all the latest news happening around the Chobots world!

It's that time again, after the 2 week break to let us all recharge, it's time for another game night. Tonight's game night will be at 9:15 Chobots time.
Our moderators will be scouting around the Chobots world making sure people aren't cheating and everyone is having fun. Remember, if you see somebody cheating, email support@chobots.net with proof!
Also, as there's a contest currently running, Checkers, Sliders and Chess will not count towards Game Night.

In other news, after a long fought battle, the Sweet Battle contest is over! Three people have emerged victorious:

Pain: 1st place medal, 7000 bugs, 7 days of Citizenship.
Twinklefairyx: 2nd place medal, 5000 bugs, 5 days of Citizenship.
Ground: 3rd place medal, 3000 bugs, 3 days of Citizenship.

Congratulations to our winners, and commiserations to those of you who fought hard, but not hard enough. But hey, there's always next time! ;)

That's all folks,
Mrsandbox

Happy Easter 2013!

Hey readers,

Do you know what's on next week? It's Easter!

So why do people celebrate Easter Day? Easter is celebrated because on that day Christians believe Jesus resurrected, showing that death is not the end of everything. It's an important and old festival in the Christian calendar. Easter Day involves eggs, that's because it's the symbol of new life. Even if you are not Christian, it could still be a fun holiday for you, to search for all these colorful eggs around.

Here's a drawing I drew for Easter Day :]


I drew 2 Chobot bunnies! But the one on the right is wearing a bunny suit.
They're holding a sign that says ''Happy Easter''. You can also see some Easter eggs in the background and green grass!

Hope you like it and Happy Easter! :)
Kelly123

Welcome New Agents - News & Updates: March 21st.

Hello Chobots,

A while ago an agents poll has been opened, so all the Chobots around the Chobots world could vote for the Chobot that deserves agency. After a few days, we got the results!


Please welcome our 3 new agents; Bacon, Bluezorogirl13, and Spencer. You've worked so hard to achieve this, and you finally did it! Great job.

As always, I'm pretty sure that we will look for new agents next month too. Do you have any guesses on who will get on the poll and win next month? Leave us a comment! The best comments will be reviewed on the blog!

Also, here are some information about the blog; The About-Us page is almost done, a new header is coming soon, and a new widget is under development!

Thanks for reading, see you in a few days,
Yaniv

News & Updates: December 19th.

Hey guys!

MrSandbox here bringing you the latest news here on Chohelp.


Today, the Chobots team has advanced! I'd like to give a warm welcome to our 2 new moderators; James and Curiosity.

Above is their trackers so you'll know when they're online and ready to assist you.


Our friendly designer, Bit has decided to assist the community even more by creating a email for users to email in and show off their artwork. The official list of what you can submit is as follows;
  •    Cool designs that could be created and put into the game and will be given to YOU for free
  •    Awesome Graffiti that could inspire us to make art for our blog posts
  •    Your original Chobots videos that could be posted onto the community
  •    Create your very own music that could be remixed for the game
  •    Other creations or unique ideas that could be made
 Personally I think this is a good idea is it gives users motivation to work harder. Aswell as rewarding those creating exceptionally good pieces of work, or working at it non-stop.



Do you like the new header our owner, Yaniv has created? This is a first of 3 updates that will be happening here on the ChoHelp blog. Our Fun page has been under construction for quite a while now, and within this week it will finally be unveiled and finished! How awesome is that?

Aswell, each other will submit a little bit of info about themselves, and it will be posted on the About Us page soon. Keep your eye out for that! ;)

Also, as on my own blog, I will be posting a piece of artwork that I think is really good at the end of each post. Today's artwork is done by our very own author, Kelly123!


Well, that's all folks,

MrSandbox

Chobots Dance Simulator

Howdy, Chobots!

It's me, Swifter! Recently, I was thinking that Chobots needs a new game, to keep the users entertained.
Here, at Chobots we have some really good games. But, I thought a brand-new game would make a fantastic addition to Chobots. I thought for a while, on what game would be super fun!

While I was dancing and having fun, I got the idea of a dancing game. But, then I was stuck on what sort of dancing game I would design. That's when I remembered the Dance Simulator games you can find in Arcades. So, I jumped on my computer, and started designing.

So, if you'd like to see it, check out the image below.
Click the image to enlarge! It took some time, but I think it was worth it. What do you guys think? Leave a little comment below! Well, thanks a lot for reading, be sure to leave some feedback using Constructive Criticism - leave a comment! :)

Have fun!

Swifter


Agency and St. Patrick's Day - News & Updates: March 17th

Hey Chobots,

After a long discussion at the Agent Meeting, and reading everyone's comments on the Chobots Official Blog, The Chobots Team has rounded up the final seven candidates for the Agent poll! Please congratulate the following users for their great job: Bluezorogirl13, Theufo, Spencer, Adster015, Woolyfleece, Bacon, Furry.

Well done guys, Agency is a big responsibility. You should be proud of yourselves for making it this far! Many users would give a lot to be in your shoes right now. To vote on the Agent Poll, click here!

Alright, moving on! The Official Blog has added a new button designed by Yaniv on the side bar!
This button includes a guide to clearing your cache. I can guarantee that most of you have received a message saying "Please clear your cache!" but for someone who's new, they may not know how to do that! Click here to learn how to clear your cache.


To wrap things up, we're going to talk about the new build! Build 2930 currently holds one new update, but who knows, there may be more to come! The Cafe Street has been given some nice decorations, like the rainbow coming out of the pot for example, or the clovers on the ground. Overall, it gives it a nice little holiday feel.


Chobots is looking very festive if I do say so myself, what do you think? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for reading.
Captain

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Hey everyone!

I am Kelly123, a new author on Chohelp. I've joined this blog to help the authors with their different posts, and to bring some colorful and different graphics to it!

As you know, St. Patrick's day is an annual feast day celebrating Irish culture and the Patron Saint which will be celebrated in a few days.
On St. Patrick's day people wear green clothes to celebrate, the symbols for this holiday are pots of gold at the end of a rainbow, leprechauns and four leaf clovers.

If you checked the news/upcoming events, you probably saw that St. Patrick's day will be celebrated on Chobots from 15th-17th. I wonder what's going to happen...


I drew a picture for this green event. Take a look:

In the picture you can see a Chobot dressed up for St. Patrick's day (maybe it is even St. Patrick himself when he was young!), some green hills, a pot of gold and a rainbow coming out of it. I hope you like it! :)

Thanks for reading my first post.
Kelly123

Agent Guide

Hey everyone, since it's time for agent recommendations, I have decided to write a guide. 

I'm sure you all have seen the official agency guide, and following all the steps mentioned in that guide will of course help you on your way to receive the agent badge. If you haven't read the official guide, I recommend you do so by clicking here

As stated in the official guide you have to help people, follow the rules and so on, but what else can you do? 

First of all you have to make sure people are going to remember you. It may seem difficult but there are many simple things you can do to get noticed. Use a name that's easy to remember, avoid using numbers in your username. Have you noticed how most of the current agents don't have numbers in their usernames? Well, there is a reason for that, most people are not going to remember the numbers in your username easily. You could possibly use a name that describes your personality or something you like. Make sure your username isn't too hard for others to spell either, because you don't want people to misspell your username if they decide to recommend you.

Another way to get noticed is simply by doing something you are good at, now you may wonder, "how is that going to help me receive agency?" But the answer is simple, people will remember you for what you do if you're good at it, and you if keep doing it regularly. There are actually many things you can do, take art as an example. I'm pretty sure most of us enjoy watching the great artists' creations, and what especially makes an artist on Chobots popular is when he or she takes the time to draw other users, who doesn't love a fancy drawing of their Chobot? I have even noticed signatures on the forum including drawings by the artists. Anyway, if you aren't the greatest artist, don't worry, you are probably good at something else that could help you get noticed. Creating videos will also help, make sure you take the time to make it as good as possible though, no one wants to watch a boring video. 

Can't draw nor create videos? Bake a Chobots cake, write a Chobots song and eventually sing it, most people will prefer listening to your song rather than just reading the lyrics. There are so many things you can do, take your time and eventually think of all the things you are good at, I'm sure you will find something you could make Chobots related.

Something that is really important if you are trying to become an agent is that you are active in the community, you will obviously have to be online regularly so people remember you, but don't just stand in a corner; talk and interact with others!

Join contests and take part in events, contest winners are announced on the official blog and having your name on the official blog is obviously a good way to get noticed. But don't just join official contests, whenever another Chobot posts a contest on the forum for example, take part in it! They will be very happy that someone joins their contest, because they most likely created the contest to get noticed as well. 

Be positive. If you are positive, people are probably going to like you. But remember to be yourself, don't overdo it. Being positive doesn't mean you should go around asking everyone if they need help though, I mean come on, let's face it; that just annoys people. Don't complain; no one wants to keep hearing about everything you find unfair. I do understand that something you find unfair may upset you, but if you keep complaining about a lot of things, that's what people are going to remember you for, and you don't want to be remembered for complaining now, do you?

Create your own style, if you wear something that looks good, there's a chance that people will open your player card just to see your outfit in a bigger version, then they will also notice your username! Choose a signature item or outfit eventually, something that people will remember you for.

Hope you found this guide helpful.
Koiz

A Poll and a Contest - News & Updates: March 12th.

Hey Chos!

MrSandbox here bringing you all the latest news happening in and around the Chobots world.

Recently our Chobots moderators have been wondering whether old Citizenship items should be added to the $hop. They couldn't reach a decision, so they decided to ask their fellow Chobots, us!
If would or would not like old Citizenship items to be added the the $hop, then go over to the Blog and vote!
Personally, I think they shouldn't be added to the $hop, as users will get them at a discounted price, and I think this should stay as a Citizen perk, as Citizen's are losing a lot of their perks.

In other news, it is contest time again in the Chobots world!
This time the team has decided to give us a Sweet Battle contest, where we shall battle between ourselves. Throwing the likes of cakes, popcorn and candy, to see who can become the 3 overall winners!


This contest will be over on Friday the 15th of March. So y'all have 3 days to get to the top of those leader-boards!

What do you think about the idea to bring back the old Citizenship items back to the $hop or what are your thoughts about the new Sweet Battle contest? Leave a comment on this post!
MrSandbox

New Login Page and Agents! - News & Updates: March 11th.

Hey guys!

Recently there was a poll on the forum to whether the old login page should be back.
Well, I guess that there were more votes for it to be back so it has been restored!
I preferred the animated homepage however many Chobots seem to like the new homepage.
Itunez: I think the new login/old login screen is is awesome, it really brings back old memories of .com.
Smiley:  I think that the new login is kind of old, and I don't particularly like it. I think it would be better if there were .net logins or especially NEW ones!
Wolfyy: I think the login updates are great! It's starting to look like .com on the home page.
Here are some pictures:


New Agents
Ok, recently our Agents' Team list has been very short and we needed some new Agents!
For this reason, the team took their time to pick an extra two agents for Chobots.
I would like to congratulate Flapiefeet and Perfectlexie as you two are our new agents!
Here are their trackers:

Cool Fact: Perfectlexie and Flapiefeet are not only related.. they're not only sisters.. but TWIN sisters!
                   How cool is that?!

That's all for now, thanks you for reading!
What do you think about the new home page and the new agents? Leave us a comment. :)

TwinkleFairyx

March Citizenship Packages!

Howdy, Chobots!

It's me again, Swifter! I'm here with some brilliant news for you all. I know you all just love Citizenship. Especially all the amazing features that come with it. Well, the March packages are here for you to check out! You probably know this, but if you don't here's a little cover-up: With the 1 Month Package, you receive an item, 10,000 bugs (Chobots currency), and all the features that come with Citizenship. If you don't know what those features are, this video can help! With the 6 Month Package, you receive an item, 65,000 bugs, and all the features that come with Citizenship. With the 12 Month Package, you receive the 1 Month  item, 6 Month item and another item, 150,000 bugs, and all the features! Here's an image of the March packages:
So, as you can see this month's items truly are fantastic. You can visit the Citizenship page here! Which is your favourite? I asked some of the Chobots Community their opinions on these packages. They said:
Efanay said "I think they are very well made, probably the best citizen items I have seen so far. They are colorful and my favorite is the Robot J-XV :)".
Master720 said "I think the newest Citizenship packages are awesome! I love them because there are 2 new items! The Robot J-XV and the Captain America! Also the bonus playercard with the 12 months citizenship look amazing!".
Towie said "Amazing! They're are great magic and things! It will encourage people to buy it :]".
Paloma said "I think they are really amazing and i bought the rose magic myself and its really nice and it is worth it hope you buy it ;)".
Cece2002 said "i think they are pretty cool. I would love to have one of those items but i already have a citizenship. :)".
So, as you can see; lots of positive feedback. But, what do you think? Leave a little comment below with your thoughts!

Have fun!
Swifter

Chobots is Normal Again! - News & Updates: March 3rd

Hey Chobots,

As you may notice while logging into Chobots today, things are finally starting to look normal. Before build 2871 there was a bunch of lightning and magic going on, and no one was sure on what was going on. We later got a error message saying we had to clear our cache, so we knew there was going to be an update!

After logging in with your user name and password, you will notice that the servers have their old names back, and with a nice new color.


Hey look, the Robots Arena and Rockemall Center are back! Now we can battle and rock out.


I'm sure you also noticed the Chopix statue is on the map, and guess what. Yup, you got it! The Chopix statue has been returned. We finally got it back from those pesky Nichos.


Another neat update is that the Chobots.com chat bubbles have returned. Take a look at the Agent and Citizen bubbles now!


Cool right, ah it brings back some good memories. But I digress, let's talk about the bots returning! Yup that's right all of the bots have been brought back to Chobots. So if you're running low on bugs, now is the time to get some. Who knows how long we'll have them.






It's good to have them back, now we can start gaining more money, and experience even faster. I personally love doing Choproff because it's easy to figure out (guide will be up soon to the answers).

Hey, did you guys know... It's already March? Wow, this year is just flying by. And you know what that means - New events, Citizenship deals, Journalists, and the $hop restocking! I have a feeling that this month is going to be just full of luck.


Okay, so you guys know the Forum right? Well today Jake informed us that there will be new Forum Legends! My advice - Be active on the Forum! Comment helpful or nice things, remember the Forum is not just a place to rack up post counts. It's a place where you can share and be creative.


And in other news, Designer; Star, has left the Chobots Team. Your designs were truly amazing and you will not be forgotten. Thank you for keeping us stylish, and rocking out with us too. The Chobots Team is now down to two Designers: Bit and Domidor. Maybe they will be looking for a third? There's currently two spots open. So if you think you have what it takes, click here to apply.


Well, that's all for now. Look out for the new Citizenship deals coming later today! 

Captain