Dragonmaw Grand Prix: This Weekend!

Thought that racing competitions ended when March did? Think again! The first contest for this month is a racing prix in Dragonmaw Chasm. You will compete viciously and (hopefully) knock out the competition! Here is the official Lego article on the challenge:


Shortcuts and detours will lead you through the treacherous depths of Forbidden Valley, and up the branches of The Great Tree. Smashing Dragon eggs will earn you Imagination for your speed booster. Dragon Spirits with a red tint will make your race car go BOOM! Cunning and quickness might lead to blazing LEGO City prizes at stake for the Dragonmaw Chasm Racing Grand Prix this weekend.

Be aware that Velocity Lane holds the key to the Dragonmaw Chasm Racetrack! Racing Ninja Zip, guarding the Forbidden Valley Racetrack, flatly refuses to train you until you have completed enough racing missions for Velocity Lane in Nimbus Station. Zip simply doesn’t believe you’ve got the mad racing skillz needed for Dragonmaw Chasm, until you have proven your worth to Velocity Lane.

Luckily, we have received intel that you have what it takes to master Vertigo Loop in Nimbus Station! So, when you know Vertigo Loop by heart, head to Forbidden Valley for a dangerous challenge! Take the bouncer from the far side of Mantis Rock – across the battle field from where the Mantises live. The Nexus Force recommends that you smash a few Dark Ronin for breakfast on your way there.


Just outside The Dragonmaw Chasm Racetrack stands Racing Vendor Yam Waterwolf – he sells groovy car parts! Maybe you feel like building yourself a Mach Lava or a Fire Brawl racer? And give it your absolute best on the Dragonmaw Chasm Racetrack!

The top 20 fastest drivers across all 3 Universes will win awesome prizes!


Good luck everyone!


Almost forgot the list of prizes!

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• Top 3 Winners will win all this:
o 1 LEGO City – Airport (#3182)
o 1 LEGO City – Passenger Plane (#3181)
o 1 LEGO City - Seaplane (#3178)
o 1 copy of LEGO® Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (#55000)
o 1 in-game Faction Car – COMPLETE!
o 20 in-game Faction tokens
• The next 7 Winners receive:
o 1 LEGO City – Passenger Plane (#3181)
o 1 LEGO City - Seaplane (#3178)
o 1 copy of LEGO® Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (#55000)
o 20 in-game Faction tokens
• The next 10 winners will get:
o 1 LEGO City - Seaplane (#3178)
o 1 copy of LEGO® Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (#55000)
o 10 in-game Faction tokens
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Build Nexus Tower Today!

Well, here it is! The moment you have all been waiting for! The Nexus Tower donation box was finally opened yesterday which means that Nexus Tower will be coming within the next couple of days! Along with the Jawbox, a new racetrack has been added, including new faction cars and rockets to spend your accumulated tokens on! Here are the official release notes for May:

3 May 2011 (v.1.6.50)
Dragonmaw Chasm Racetrack-Yep! You will be able to race through the underworld of Forbidden Valley and swoosh across the branches of the Great Tree! Point of entry is a bouncer located in Mantis Rock.
- Two new Dragonmaw Chasm Race Cars are available at Vendor Yam Waterwolf’s shop.
- There will of course be new racing Missions and Achievements for you to complete on this exhilarating racetrack!
Faction Cars and Rockets- Faction Cars! Assembly Blockader, Paradox Blindsider, Sentinel Stalwart and Venture League Hinterlander.
-Faction Rockets! Assembly Solarblast, Paradox Darkwarp, Sentinel Startalon and Venture League Astroscout.
-Buy them from your Faction Vendor in Nimbus Station – bring coins and Faction Tokens!
Brick Donation for Nexus TowerEveryone needs to brick in so Nexus Tower can be built in due time! Find the hungry Nexus Jawbox at the Race Place in Nimbus Station, and donate as many bricks as you possibly can. This is the first community mission in LEGO Universe history, so make sure you are a part of it. Hopefully, Nexus Tower will be the largest build ever seen in LEGO Universe!
Nimbus IsleThis new Nimbus Station property is approximately as big as Avant Grove, so let your Imagination run wild!
New ModelsAutumn Helix’s new Safari and Zoo models will allow you to create the perfect setting on your property for…
Pets on PropertyThat’s right! Place your Pets on one of your Properties in Place Models mode, and add behaviors and movements to them. Find Autumn Helix in Brick Annex in Nimbus Station.
New Daily Missions- Donate More Bricks! Every day will have a new challenge to donate more bricks in the Nexus Jawbox for the construction of Nexus Tower.
- Plus many additional very challenging missions, given to you daily by your Faction Representative.
Specialty Gear
- An achievement has been added for equipping all pieces of rank 1 gear. The reward for this achievement is the rank 2 book. You will be unable to purchase the rank 2 gear until you complete the rank 1 achievement. Any players who have currently used the rank 2 book will continue to be able to use and buy new rank 2 gear.
- An achievement has been added for equipping all pieces of rank 2 gear. The reward for this achievement is the rank 3 book. You will be unable to purchase the rank 3 gear until you complete the rank 2 achievement. Any players who have currently used the rank 3 book will continue to be able to use and buy new rank 3 gear.
Known Issues
- Icons for custom cars, rockets and models may not appear for some players. This issue will be fixed in an upcoming maintenance.              

Build Nexus Tower: Coming EXTREMELY Soon!

We now have an official release date for Nexus Tower! May 3rd! But first, players have to donate the bricks that are needed to build the actual tower, and THEN you are allowed to visit. Nexus Tower isn't the only big update coming soon though, we have Dragon Maw Chasm that will also premier on May 3rd along with the new EXTRA large property, Nimbus Isle. All of the huge updates everybody has been waiting for will finally be here! Go to this link for the official article on the release of Nexus Tower.

Official Article

Fiercest Racer Screenshot Contest!

Do you think you are good at getting action shots in Lego Universe? Then this contest is for you! Your mission in this contest is to catch a cool shot of you and your race car (on the racetrack or your property). You can submit anything as long as it has you, your car, and it looks awesome! Have fun taking screenshots of you doing some cool stuff on the racetrack! The amazing prizes for this contest are themed for Ninjago. Here is the official prize package information:
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The top 3 Winners will receive these amazing prizes:
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Garmadon’s Dark Fortress  (#2505)
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Turbo Shredder (#2263)
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Ice Dragon Attack (#2260)
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Nuckal’s ATV (#2260)
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Skull Motorbike (#2259)
o 1 LEGO Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (#55000)
o 1 in-game Mosaic Jester Cap
o 20 in-game Faction tokens
o Feature on the LEGO Universe community website.

The next 10 will get:
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Nuckal’s ATV (#2260)
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Skull Motorbike (#2259)
o 1 LEGO Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (#55000)
o 20 in-game Faction tokens
o Feature on the LEGO Universe community website.

Winners 11-20 will receive:
o 1 LEGO Ninjago – Skull Motorbike (#2259)
o 1 LEGO Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (#55000)
o 10 in-game Faction tokens
o Feature on the LEGO Universe community website.

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I wonder if they accept photoshoppped pictures... hmmmm... I will have to try it!

-Zorkonian12

How to Build the Fire Brawl! (and build like LU programmers!)

There is another instructional release on how to build an upcoming in-game set in your property, LDD, or at home! It teaches you how to build the Fire Brawler, one of the new race cars coming to Lego Universe. There is also some great news with LDD! Version 4.1 is now ready for you to download! I don't know what the new version is like (since I tend not to use LDD, and I haven't downloaded v4.1 yet). However, the one main new feature is this: "This means that you now have access to the LEGO Universe palette of bricks, which is used every day by our own Builders!". Apparently with the new version you can use the same colors that actual Lego Universe programmers use. Pretty exciting! You can download v4.1 of LDD here:

 v4.1 LDD

Have fun with it!

I also have a link to the .pdf instructions on how to build the Fire Brawl. Click here for it!

8 New Faction Cars and Rockets

I hope that you have been saving up your faction tokens! New faction cars and rockets are coming soon! Show off your pride for your faction with the 4 new cars and 4 new rockets! Each Car module will cost 2,000 coins and 6o tokens, while each Rocket module will cost 3,000 coins and 80 tokens. They are expensive but really cool! Here are the names of the rockets and cars for each faction:

The new Faction Car names are:
• Assembly Blockader
• Paradox Blindsider
• Sentinel Stalwart
• Venture League Hinterlander

The new Faction Rocket names are:
• Assembly Solarblast
• Paradox Darkwarp
• Sentinel Startalon
• Venture League Astroscout

Enjoy buying your faction cars and rockets! See you on the racetrack with them!
-Zorkonian12

Vertigo Loop Grand Racing Prix!

Are you ready for some exhilirating racing fun at Vertigo Loop this weekend? If you are in the top 20 fastest racer spot, you have a chance to win some awesome "World Racers" prizes. Plus, if your in the top 3 you can get a COMPLETE faction racing car the day they come out! How cool is that? Good luck racing and I'll be seeing you in the top 20 spot this weekend!

-Zorkonian12

For some Nimbus Station racing tips, check out this video that I made. It gives some quality tips on how to get a good time at Vertigo Loop. Racing Tips Video

Can You Handle Dragonmaw Chasm?

As promised by the developers, Dragonmaw Chasm Raceway will be opening to the public sometime around this week. An official date has not been said, however the news on it was posted on the Community site, so you know it will be coming very soon. The race track in Forbidden Valley will be THE toughest race track in the Lego Universe, and you will need lots of skill to race on it and win. It takes you through glowing dragon eggs, where you have to dodge the mother's fireballs, then up and around the great tree on a steep and winding track, across wooden tracks, down into canyons, and around the refinery. The track is like a highly dangerous, life threatening, adrenaline pumping, scenic tour through Forbidden Valley. Whoever thought of combining a scenic tour and life threatening roads was genius. :)