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April 6
The next part of the Asper Story Quest has been unveiled, themed around exploring the new Corruption Zone in Area 2. Join Dr. Bunya's STORY QUEST 2: Heart of Darknyas!

February 14
The month of love has o-fish-ially started! Ol' Blarney's Valentine's Hookup! is wet and underway, so grab a friend, grab your tackle box, and drop a line anywhere that water Pokemon might be hiding.

January 16
The Tower of Cats has been cleared! You can now re-challenge the Cat Tower, either alone or with your friends. Meanwhile, a new Challenge Tower has begun. Join the fight against legions of Pidgey in the Tree of Worms!

December 3
Patch Notes 1.2 are out! Check out the developer update to learn more.

Also, drop by the Surge Steppes to help Professor Ash in the new side quest: Steel Yourselves!

November 13
Hot, crawling darkness gathers in the settlement, and shadows slither towards a manor on the edge of town. Signups for the Noonlight Raid are now open!

And also please welcome back C0D13, our premier bug-busting AI and diligent customer service assistant!

October 25
Did someone say Halloween Speed Dating? We know you didn't, but it's here anyway! How many so-called 'Spooky Effects' can your character accrue before October 31?

September 23
Everyone ready for Finals Week? Our Back to School event is almost over! Check out everyone's hilarious answers to our Pokemon Essay questions here.

June 6th
The corruption has been pushed back, and Professor Ash also wants your help cataloguing the ecology of the now accessible Asper Region!

Frolic in the fae woods of the Birchwild Grove, get lost in the creeping fog of the Misty Timberland, or marvel at the vast and thunderous Surge Steppes! There's dozens of new Pokemon to catch, or you could set up the coffee shop of your dreams in our new, gothic-themed settlement!

Wondering what happened on Beta Island? Check out the new Codex page here!

For further details, check out our Patch 1.1 Patch notes!

May 16th
With C0D13 and Kyogre defeated, we're ramping up to roll out the next BIG update: Asper! Check out all the balance changes and details in our 1.0 Pre-patch!

April 11th
The STORM is bearing down, so with all the prepping taking place on the island we've done some of our own. Check out the functionality changes for Spawning and Catching, as well as our updated pricing here!

April 5th
With the Beta Island Quest Line finally completed, we are moving into the penultimate arc of this season: THE STORM. Check out the details in the link!

January 17th
New spawn types, an update to the Beta Island questline, and two new forum skins! There's a ton of new goodies packed into this update. Check out the finer details here!

December 28th
Since our Beta launch we've been hard at work adding, tweaking, and fixing. Patch 0.2 is all about quality of life improvements and getting the site running as smooth as Silcoon. You can check it out here!

December 18th
Patch 0.1 is here, and with it, the opening of Beta Island! This glorious, sunlit isle is just a hop, skip and a shipwreck away from the Asper mainland, and is full of lush, untextured jungle, buggy beaches, and Pokemon that run according to their programming.

If you find any glitches or abandoned technology, bring it to Codie at the Glitch Report.

For a deeper look at all of the new features introduced in 0.1, check out our Developer Roadmap.

Looking for a challenge? Check out the team-based mechanical puzzles of the Tower of Cats!

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C0D13 • Bug Maniac Administrator Posts: 2,009 Trainer Class: Player Name: C0D13 OOC Username: Ladybug	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by C0D13 on Jan 13, 2023 10:00:11 GMT 9 NOW LOADING: STARTER LAB WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF UNOVR! You arrive at the Pokemon Lab on the edge of a new frontier— miles of unexplored wilderness that hide secrets, corrupted Pokémon, and unknown potential. The camp is little more than a large field tent out on The Surge Steppes, a far cry from the clinical research lab one might have been expecting. Professor Ash, your region professor, has been studying the area in preparation for receiving new explorers. As you are teleported from the starting screen into the temporary Lab, a tall woman with sleek silver hair straightens up from her desk. "Perfect timing," she says, cool and collected. "I just received your details. Aero, was it? I gather you're here to apply for your Starter Pokemon." Your eyes are drawn to the poster on the canvas wall, where 27 different fire, grass, and water-type Pokemon are pictured. Picking up a clipboard, Ash gestures for you to take a seat across from her at the desk. "Before I assign you a partner, I need to confirm a few details of your personality," she says, tone measured. "Pokemon are complex creatures. It's essential to match them with their trainers correctly. If you don't mind, I'd just like to ask you a few questions." She clicks her pen, offering you a reassuring smile. "Don't think of it like 'an interview.' Think of it like... a game." Aero: REPLY TO START THE INTERVIEW!

STARTER LAB: AERO Posted Jan 13, 2023 10:00:11 GMT 9

Aero • Hard Mode Survivor Mythstar Posts: 224 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alyce Ellery OOC Username: Spinner Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Aero on Jan 13, 2023 13:53:23 GMT 9 Game? Check! WorldScreen? Check! No school? Check! It has been a while since Alyce played a Pokemon game and for the first time, in VR. So it didn't take long for her to set up the game and after patching it up, she quickly started the game as soon as she could. When she was logged in though, Aero was surprised. She was expecting herself to be transported into her house or something like in the games she played. Instead, she found herself immediately in a Pokemon Lab and right in front of the game's Pokemon Professor, no doubt. A bit of a surprise, but at least it was different than the games she played in the past. Heck, upon looking at the chart of starter Pokemon on the wall, she was surprised that there were other ones beyond Froakie, Chespin, and Fennekin she could choose. Well, she couldn't choose, but according to Professor Ash, she wanted to confirm a few details about her or something. "Uh, I guess," she answered, still confused about what she will do first in the game. "I'm willing to answer a few." As she answered, she wondered if this game has a home of her own. Oh well, better leave that aside for later.

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C0D13 • Bug Maniac Administrator Posts: 2,009 Trainer Class: Player Name: C0D13 OOC Username: Ladybug	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by C0D13 on Jan 13, 2023 23:07:15 GMT 9 Once you're sitting down and receptive, Professor Ash gives a single nod. "Excellent. Let's begin." The Professor's attitude turns brisk, and she asks you the following three questions. [AshQ]XqJV527q1d50 [AshQ]1d50 [AshQ]1d50 Aero: ANSWER THE THREE QUESTIONS TO RECIEVE YOUR STARTER! 1d50·1d50·1d50

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Aero • Hard Mode Survivor Mythstar Posts: 224 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alyce Ellery OOC Username: Spinner Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Aero on Jan 14, 2023 3:09:17 GMT 9 Being the good girl that she was, Aero obediently followed Ash's instructions with a smile and listened to her questions. She was surprised to hear seemingly simple personality questions. Then again, she heard about a Pokemon spin-off that has the same personality quiz at the start, so it might be a new spin to decide her starter. Well, Professor Ash said she has to treat it as a game (even though she knew she was playing one), so she might as well try to be honest as best as she could. "Vacation, huh?" She hummed in thought for a while and then, answered, "If I have one, I would go to the Alola region, mostly because I want to ride on Tauros, fly on Charizard, and swim with Water-type Pokemon on a Lapras." As she thought about the next question, she couldn't help but sweat at the thought of it. "Not always, but I tend to be late when I slept too much from focusing too much on my studies and games." The last question was a tough one. She has some friends in school, but they had different interests than her and they rarely hung out together outside school. However, she did have an idea of their thoughts on her. "Well, they think of me as a ditz. Not dumb, but I tend to go in my own world sometimes. And they also think of me as a prodigy, of which I'm not really one even after I passed most subjects. Except for History and Literature, they are the worst."

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C0D13 • Bug Maniac Administrator Posts: 2,009 Trainer Class: Player Name: C0D13 OOC Username: Ladybug	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by C0D13 on Jan 14, 2023 8:25:32 GMT 9 The Professor nods, taking notes on her clipboard as you give your answers. She treats each response with the same level of professional seriousness, as if even your mention of Tauros, Charizard, and Lapras are significant in her calculations. "Thank you, Aero," she says simply once the player character is finished. She checks the time on a thin wristwatch, tapping her chin with the end of her pen. "That's all the data I need for now." She tears off the sheet of paper she was writing on and reaches absentmindedly down into the file cabinet beneath the desk, unlocking it with a satisfying click. After consulting her notes one more time and glancing up at the poster on the wall, Ash selects a single Pokeball. "Based on your personality profile, I've determined this will be the ideal starter Pokemon for you," she says, tone even, then sets the Pokeball in your hands. On the front is a piece of white tape with the name of the Pokemon written in precise, angular letters. FUECOCO Interview complete! Reply one more time to complete your starter lab thread.

STARTER LAB: AERO Posted Jan 14, 2023 8:25:32 GMT 9 Edited by C0D13 Jan 14, 2023 8:25:45 GMT 9

Aero • Hard Mode Survivor Mythstar Posts: 224 Trainer Class: Player Name: Alyce Ellery OOC Username: Spinner Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Aero on Jan 14, 2023 20:20:03 GMT 9 Aero's eyes widened as she watched the Pokemon Professor place a Poke Ball in her hands. It wasn't a toy imitation of it. It seemed like it was very real (well, real in VR, at least), and inside was her very first Pokemon in UNOVR. So out of curiosity, she pressed a white button in the middle of the ball and... "Craw?" Her smile widened more as she stared at a small red crocodile with a white stomach and face, two yellow tufts on its head (or what she assumed to be real tufts), and a yellow square on its stomach. Honestly, she has no clue what Fuecoco really was since she has never seen this Pokemon before. But upon seeing its smile at Aero, she then said, "Oh, its smile is so derpy, I couldn't! Thank you so much, Professor Ash!" She then looked at her new Fuecoco next in her arms. "Hello, Fuecoco! I'm Aero and I'm going to be your new trainer!" With that declaration, Fuecoco stared at her for a while until it cried happily.

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C0D13 • Bug Maniac Administrator Posts: 2,009 Trainer Class: Player Name: C0D13 OOC Username: Ladybug	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by C0D13 on Jan 14, 2023 21:16:26 GMT 9 Professor Ash watches you take the Pokeball. "You're more than welcome, Aero. It is clear that the two of you are already bonding, a wonderful sign of things to come." She stands to open the tent flap for you, lab coat swirling. "You are now— officially— a Pokemon Trainer. Your UI should now be fully activated, and you now have the ability to catch wild Pokemon. If we are to successfully survey this region, acquiring this skill will be essential." Icons appear in your field of vision as she speaks, arraying themselves in a glowing line. Prompts for TUTORIAL MODE overlay one another in a stack of miniature pop-ups, prompting you to do things like ~~say goodbye to your mother!~~ and ~~battle your rival!~~. With so much going on, it may be difficult to still focus on Professor Ash. But she hasn't stopped watching you. "I'm afraid you'll need to find your way back to Briarbane from here. Don't worry— the path should be well-marked." Ash's eyes are level, and she gives you a single nod. "You and your Pokemon will have much to face in the days ahead. It won't be easy, but I'll be counting on you to manage. Good luck, Aero. I'll be in touch." THREAD COMPLETE! FUECOCO has been added to Aero's box! THINGS TO DO NEXT: Try out some starting scenarios in Tutorial Mode! For a natural intro into the game, try the Intro to Asper quest! Request a Wild Pokemon Spawn in one of the Asper Routes! You can start a thread and link it or ask a mod to start the thread for you. Choose between ~~BIRCHWILD GROVE~~, ~~MISTY TIMBERLAND~~, or ~~THE SURGE STEPPES~~. Take on a level of the ongoing Challenge Tower! New players can jump in at any time to fulfil new prompts. Check The Rookery for any open Egg Hunts! Make yourself a personal Inventory for your Pokemon!

STARTER LAB: AERO Posted Jan 14, 2023 21:16:26 GMT 9 Edited by C0D13 Jan 14, 2023 21:16:59 GMT 9