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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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Finnegan Fjord • Rival Player Character Posts: 455 Trainer Class: Swimmer Player Name: Cillian Quinn OOC Username: thorn	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Finnegan Fjord on Jun 13, 2022 4:49:25 GMT 9 Cillian's headset pulses with a soft blue light as it processes the new data loaded into the game. The sensations are unlike any he'd experienced on Beta Island — vertigo, unease, and a persistent chill that raises goosebumps on his arms. When his character model registers into the game, he can see his breath in soft puffs of white when he looks down. He's sitting in a carriage, with someone across from him who hasn't completely loaded in yet. It's like staring at a cryptid, blurred lines of uncertain parameters and a blank space above their head where the player tag should be. Something lets out a soft call from deep within the trees, drawing Finn's attention. A will-o-wisp dances briefly in and out of the view from the carriage window, and he feels a sudden compulsion to get out and follow it. Fortunately, the horses pulling their carriage plod onward without so much as turning their heads, and the compulsion passes as the light fades. He tucks the blue egg closer to himself as if in a subconscious bid to protect it. "This place is spooky, huh?" Finn sounds intrigued rather than worried, turning his full attention to the other player as their model finally finishes loading.

INTO THE ABYSS [open] Posted Jun 13, 2022 4:49:25 GMT 9 Edited by Finnegan Fjord Jun 13, 2022 4:51:33 GMT 9

Laguna • World Traveler Mythstar Posts: 469 Trainer Class: Player Name: Abigaelle Gauthier OOC Username: Magnere Arena Points: 0	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Laguna on Jun 13, 2022 17:18:47 GMT 9 Laguna blinked as her vision slowly faded in. The world loading around her, the first thing she noticed was the firm ground beneath her feet did not exist. She had become so accustomed to standing and walking and running in VR that suddenly finding herself sitting down caused her a minor state of panic. A completely irrational fear of her legs not working in this virtual world overtaking her. Almost on instinct, she leaped to her feet before she even realized where she was. The carriage cared not for her confusion, however. Not only did she immediately slam her head into the roof of the closed carriage, but the continued motion forwards by the horses pulling the carriage swept her off her feet. Tumbling, she ended up half-upside down on her own seat and half on the floor. She groaned in pain, clutching her head, finally noticing someone across the carriage from her. Almost immediately, her cheeks began to turn a soft pink. Now, this was absolutely embarrassing, and she had no explanation for this one. None that she would admit to, anyway. "Uh, whoops?" Finally, Laguna would take a moment to actually look around. She was in a carriage, presumably for the new expansion. The cowboy hat Professor Ash had given her finally made sense. She had to take a few moments to actually collect herself, properly sitting back down into her seat. "Hey, uh, sorry if I scared you. I got- uh, confused why I wasn't where I used to be. Yeah. I guess Beta Island really is just, gone for now, huh? I'm Laguna." Of course, her eyes would gradually drift over to the blue egg. How curious, had he recently visited the Rookery?

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Finnegan Fjord • Rival Player Character Posts: 455 Trainer Class: Swimmer Player Name: Cillian Quinn OOC Username: thorn	Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Finnegan Fjord on Jun 17, 2022 10:28:34 GMT 9 Finn visibly winces as the other character — a girl? — loads in and seems to take poorly to their new surroundings, slamming her head against the top of the carriage. Hopefully she had her pain thresholds reduced, otherwise that would hurt like hell. She blushes, apologizing, and Finn flicks his wrist dismissively. "Don't think anything in this game could scare me." That was a lie, and he knew it. Splashmother's Landing had been hell for the hydrophobic Finn. "Finn," he returns. "I hope they open it back up soon; I need to take Kyogre to the Shrine." Well, he wasn't sure if he needed to, but it felt like something he should do. It was Kyogre's shrine, after all. *"Wish you could tell* me what you needed." This time, he's speaking to the egg itself. Then he shakes his head, and glances back up at Laguna. "Wonder what the new area's gonna be like. You played a Pokemon game before this?"** Given that Finn hasn't, he doesn't know what to expect. Laguna

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