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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
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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.

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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 Mar 31, 2023 11:27:10 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. Galatea, 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." Galatea: REPLY TO START THE INTERVIEW!

STARTER LAB: GALATEA Posted Mar 31, 2023 11:27:10 GMT 9 Edited by C0D13 Mar 31, 2023 11:27:27 GMT 9

Galatea • Player Character Posts: 30 Trainer Class: Player Name: Kit Silver OOC Username: Mel Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Galatea on Mar 31, 2023 12:03:35 GMT 9 The statue woman seemed to stand up a little straighter in the little area as her name was called - an automatic response from years of callbacks and auditions - as red eyes focused upon the silver haired Professor. "Yes." she responds, quick and precise, before her eyes are drawn to the poster - she recognizes some of the Pokemon - but the latest ones catch her eye the most. A little fire kitten, a grass kitten...you've never really seen them before. Galatea would sit down across from the professor, with questions buzzing around inside her skull like a hive of angry wasps at the mention of trying to understand her personality...did she even have a personality? What would the questions even be about? Oh goodness, this was just like an audition, would she even get the-? "Don't think of it like 'an interview.' Think of it like... a game." A small smile to match the Professor's own would appear across her own lips. Just...think of it as a game. Not a interview. Just like a callback. It's a simple game. Call and response. Someone gives her a line and she responds what it would be. Just like practicing and learning lines, that won't be too bad, right? She did this before, all the time - she'll be fine. The statue takes a steadying breath. In and out. Nice and slow. "Right - I'm ready...let's begin."

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System Admin • Administrator Posts: 1,405 Player Name: System OOC Username: M00K	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by System Admin on Mar 31, 2023 13:18:21 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]keyVU0mY1d50 [AshQ]1d50 [AshQ]1d50 Galatea: ANSWER THE THREE QUESTIONS TO RECIEVE YOUR STARTER! 1d50·1d50·1d50

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Galatea • Player Character Posts: 30 Trainer Class: Player Name: Kit Silver OOC Username: Mel Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Galatea on Apr 1, 2023 10:26:14 GMT 9 The game begins, and Galatea processes each question separately. They don't seem too bad...she could answer these easily. With a breath in and out, she begins, calmly and precisely. "I suppose for the messages, it would depend on who's messaging me." Ok, first one is over. Now the next. This one made her pause a moment. How quickly do you give in under pressure? She is a statue. Statues do not give in under pressure. They are strong and resilient. But the woman behind the avatar isn't. For interviews, for the wishes of those who wished to interact with the star she once was, she always seemed to give into whatever they wanted. At least that was something she knew about her Self for certain. "...I think I give into pressure quite easily." She said no more than that. Nothing else needed to be said. Then, the final question - something she honestly didn't know about herself. Would you try any extreme sport, like skydiving or bungee jumping? For this, she could only speak truthfully. "I don't know if I would try any sport like that or whether I would decline it. Are they fun?" Her voice, still monotone yet feminine, responded. It was the truth after all - she wasn't sure if she even liked sports like that to begin with. Were they fun? That she also wasn't too sure about. ...She wasn't sure on a lot of things. But at least she was sure on two things in this pretend callback.

STARTER LAB: GALATEA Posted Apr 1, 2023 10:26:14 GMT 9 Edited by Galatea Apr 1, 2023 10:28:22 GMT 9

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 Apr 1, 2023 11:36:36 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 the varying pauses between answers are significant in her calculations. Does a long pause betray some hidden meaning? Was an instant response a sign of confidence? It was all weighed and measured. Taken into account. "Thank you, Galatea," 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. Interview complete! Reply one more time to complete your starter lab thread.

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Galatea • Player Character Posts: 30 Trainer Class: Player Name: Kit Silver OOC Username: Mel Arena Points: 10	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Galatea on Apr 1, 2023 11:53:54 GMT 9 After the 'that is all the data I need for now', the statue seems to relax - just a bit. Her shoulders slump a bit downwards, yet her posture remains ever polite as Galatea watched the professor tear off the paper and unlock the cabinet, looking at her notes, the poster, and handing her a Pokeball, setting it down in marble white hands. White tape reads the word 'POPPLIO', and she can't help but look up at the poster in order to figure out what she is holding. And then she sees it. A small little seal, blue with a light blue ruff around its neck, a bright pink nose on a white snout, eyes starry and wide. She can't help but look down at the Pokeball with a hint of fondness, lightly thumbing over the tape with her thumb. Even though she doesn't know this creature yet - it reminds her of...before. Before the cameras, the lights, the glitz and glamour of showbiz. This little Popplio was new to the world - perhaps it was like her, not knowing who it was either. ...she was probably taking up the Professor's time. With a small nod, the red-haired woman got up from her seat, pushed the chair in - it was the polite thing to do after all - and smiled. "Thank you, Professor. I must be going now - have a good day." And with that, the woman walked away - yet, if you listened, tuned your ears towards the woman walking out of the tent... You could hear a soft humming. A gentle tune, almost comforting in nature like a lullaby, as Galatea held the Pokeball close to her chest, as if afraid to lose it.

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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 Apr 1, 2023 12:13:49 GMT 9 Professor Ash watches you take the Pokeball. "You're welcome, but before you go there are a few things to note." 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, Galatea. I'll be in touch." THREAD COMPLETE! POPPLIO has been added to Galatea'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: GALATEA Posted Apr 1, 2023 12:13:49 GMT 9 Edited by C0D13 Apr 1, 2023 12:14:10 GMT 9