Ice Cream Sand Witch

The final episode of Spork is now publicly released! I started working on Spork in late May of 2015, and didn't think I'd get this far. I had no experience with any part of game-making, and expected to give up within a month. I made the original (now deleted) development topic for Spork when I was still working on it a few months later and had finished mapping for episode 1. I was having fun, but I still had some thoughts sometimes that making a topic for it was digging myself a grave, because I still wasn't 100% sure I'd be able to release an episode. Mapping is just one part of development, and the only one I'd made significant progress in. Episode 1 did eventually happen. It was later than intended (originally I planned for October-November 2015), and it was a trainwreck: there were a lot of bugs that I didn't find during development or testing, some of them game-breaking. Because I can't do art due to lack of motor coordination etc., the sprites were just recolors. The maps had a lot of problems as well, some of which I've improved in and some of which still need improvement: there was a lot of empty space in houses; trees, rocks, and other parts of nature were uniform; and maps were too big in general. A few weeks after the release of episode 1 is when Palletite PM'd me offering sprite assistance. I was really amazed with her sprites and honored that she was willing to devote the time and care into making them for Spork. Palletite has continued to do sprites for Spork from the first episode to the last, and recently with help from her sister Punkeev/Steffi as well. I consider their sprites to be the highest quality aspect of Spork, and the game is so much better because of them. Palletite was actually the main motivational factor for me to continue working on Spork. When I first released episode 1 I was embarrassed at all the glitches, map errors, etc. and thought that people wouldn't enjoy it. But after Palletite started updating the sprites, I wanted to honor her work by continuing to make the game so that the work she put into them would be worth it. Palletite and Punkeev/Steffi have not only helped out with sprites but have been inspirations to me personally too, and I'm very happy I was able to get to meet them through Spork. In addition to Palletite and Punkeev/Steffi, I'd also like to once more thank Kirbie, Yoru91, cybershell12, Solviera, and Candy for their contributions. Kirbie: you gave feedback on my ideas and brought up ideas of your own a lot. I mentioned your idea about the Articuno/Team Portal encounter at Norall Mountain before in the thread along with a conversation we had 4 years ago being the reason I made every non-legend available as a starter, but I forgot to mention you're also the reason for: -1.6 map revamp episode. You not only encouraged me to improve on the maps but gave your own suggestions. -Singing career. Although you didn't suggest it directly, it was inspired when you used it as an example to distinguish between detailed ideas and ideas with no depth/purpose. You also encouraged me to download Essentials in the first place despite my lack of confidence. A lot of other the scenes, features, and details in the game were suggestions you made too. We don't get to talk often nowadays due to issues in your life and sometimes Internet, but I hope you're doing well. Yoru91: when I read your first message (both the title and the content) it made me smile that you enjoyed Spork so much and had detailed backstories for your player characters. The fanart you've done is also amazing, and you've helped out a lot with testing as well. I didn't know back when you first messaged me that we'd still be talking today, and I'm glad we are. cybershell12: even if the French translation had to be cancelled due to unfortunate things that happened causing you to lose data multiple times, I still appreciate that you were willing to do that. I also appreciate your revamps of the badges; they all look really nice and you put a lot of thought into making each one match with the concept and the Gym Leaders. Solviera: I really love the Mega Ampharos sprites you gave me as early birthday presents. After I saw them I thought they'd be perfect for DJ UB and Delicia, and they also fixed the issue of Delicia being the only rival not to get a mega. Although you asked not to give you credit because it was my own decision to include them in Spork, you still deserve credit. It was very nice of you to make them; you're the first person I've met online that gave me birthday presents and they made me happy. Candy: thank you for Delicia's backsprite in Delicia's Delicious Dreamland. Even though you said you're not a spriter, I think it came out well and was definitely better than the version I posted when asking for feedback. Delicia's backsprite was the most challenging part of making Delicia's Delicious Dreamland due to previously mentioned lack of ability to do art well, and I'm thankful that you decided to make a better version after seeing the one I originally did. I would also like to thank everyone again who participated in the video appreciation project for Palletite, everyone who helped out with testing, everyone who plays the game, and everyone who's posted feedback and support in the thread. There were times when I experienced burnout while working on Spork, especially during the end of episode 3. I got from the 9th gym battle to the 10th gym battle in 2 days, and afterwards my arms hurt for a while. Plus a few other instances later where I'd recovered physically but wasn't in the mental state to work on it. Overall though, I'm happy that I was able to see the game through to its end, especially since it was something I thought I wouldn't be able to do. I'm happy that I was able to meet some amazing friends along the way who helped out. I'm happy at all the feedback I've received from the thread. I hope I didn't forget to mention anything or thank anyone ^^; and I hope you enjoy the full game.

The Razor Claw, along with the other evolution items like Metal Coat and Up-Grade, can be found in the Battle Mall. The Battle Mall is an area you'll visit near the 8th gym battle.

The person you're looking for is in this house:

I did! I thought it'd look better if I cropped out the white backgrounds from the images, but I didn't know how to do that x . x I'm happy you like it though, and thanks for the update! ^_^

Reuploaded with Zorua now appearing at Opaque Valley and increased shiny chance to Reborn and Rejuvenation.

We've already met some time ago but here is an ice cream sandwich as a formal welcome gift and as gratitude for all of your help with Spork! ^_^

After I reupload, you would need to download again, since your current version was downloaded before the change would have been made. Sorry for the inconvenience ^^; I'll raise the shiny rate to the current gens. Would you happen to know what number I should replace 8 with for that?

I thought I put them in Opaque Valley, but according to the encounters.txt they're not anywhere O . O I don't believe I've ever gone back and changed the encounters there, since I only did that for areas where I added Gen 7 Pokemon after implementing them. So I guess I meant to put them there originally and forgot that's where I was going to put them when I was setting the encounters. I'll change it for Zorua to appear there tomorrow. ^^

I'm really happy to know Spork cheered you up during exams! Reuploaded replacing Delicia's Swirlix with a shiny Mareep. Solviera gave me another amazing early birthday present! I decided to give Delicia this one because she was the only rival not to get a Mega Evolution, since none of the Pokemon she used could mega evolve, and this candy Ampharos fits perfectly on her food-themed team. I also reuploaded Delicia's Delicious Dreamland changing Swirlix to shiny Mareep (additionally, Delicia can no longer walk through NPCs' food in the Friend Ship).

East of Aliora City is the Legend Dairy, which is where the Day Care is.

I just checked the script editor in Essentials and it says this: I don't know which of those numbers this would translate to, though. ! Oh, while I'm here, I'd like to thank Solviera for this early birthday present! I decided to give it to DJ Ultra Beats, so you can look forward to seeing it in the next/final episode!

Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying the game! The shiny rate is the same as it is in the official games I think. I haven't edited it. The Shiny Charm is available in Tullborn (the city where the 10th gym is), though, so that might help with searching for one.

In the US have been to New Orleans, Boston, Baltimore, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont, and Connecticut. I live in Florida and have been a lot of places here too. Outside of the US have been to Niagara Falls in Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland Got a pretzel-twisting certificate after making a pretzel during a tour of a pretzel factory Could have possibly met Neil deGrasse Tyson if I knew he was going to be nearby sooner Forgot how to lock and unlock doors, forgot that gravity exists, forgot that cats and dogs have paws instead of hands because I forgot that hands and paws were two different things Have been to a specific restaurant in Virginia twice with the visits being several years apart, and had the same waiter both times Fell asleep while I was writing something and ended up writing lyrics to songs in my sleep possibly others that aren't coming to mind right now.

Due to some scary stuff that happened yesterday, I'm back early. I'm safe now and am very happy to be back home Here are some drawings I meant to post some time ago. A little after Strawberry's sprite was finished, a conversation with Punkeev/Steffi encouraged me to draw the fruit-based characters. At first I was going to color them, but I didn't have all the colors. I'm not very good at drawing but maybe they'll make some people smile! ^_^

I understand. I'm sorry that all that happened to you. Thank you for all the work you've done for Spork. I wish you the best for your own project Sohwon, and in life as a whole as well.

Hi! I have a lot of things to talk about today. First I'd like to thank the following people for participating in the video appreciation project for Palletite: Ame, DemICE, Monika/Azure, Lykos, Solviera, Amine/MC Kapper, Filthy, Seki108, J-Awesome One, FairFamily, Candy, TeamPlayerSwampert, Maria, Drago, Enigma Shot U, Groniack, Riku/Luciano, NatJones, and kingjrcasanova (and anyone else if I forgot anyone; I'm sorry if I did ^^'). And of course Punkeev/Steffi for coming up with the idea and making the video! Palletite appreciated all of your messages very much. Second: I forgot to mention, but the day before yesterday I reuploaded Delicia's Delicious Dreamland with the new sprites for characters that appear in there, and I also reuploaded Spork with the updated sprites for characters in the public release today too. As for future content, only one sprite is remaining now: Punkeev/Steffi wanted to make some adjustments to Triston. Third: starting tomorrow around noon (EST), I'm going to be away for around a week, and I'll only have mobile internet access and not for long periods of time or very often during the day. I don't really want to go into many details (and I don't honestly know all the details myself), but this wasn't my decision. I'm sad and scared, but I'll do my best to be okay. I apologize in advance if anyone posts in the thread during that time to ask questions, give feedback, or report bugs and it takes me a while to respond. Finally, I'd like to thank Palletite and Punkeev/Steffi again for all of your help. Making sprites (along with art in general) isn't something I can do myself, and I'm very grateful to have such amazing artists on the Spork team. You've both done so much for me even though I'm not able to do anything for you in return, and have been inspirations to me on a personal level as well. I really hope you're able to achieve all of your goals in life.

I have some very exciting news to share today! Palletite has returned! Not only that, but her sister Punkeev is assisting her in making sprites! A lot of progress has already been made, and everything they've done looks amazing. I'm happy that Palletite is feeling better enough to return, and I'm happy to have Punkeev offering assistance as well. (Punkeev also inspired me to start posting again more outside of the Spork thread, haha) Here's one they worked on together that's been finished: Strawberry!

Thank you for letting us know about the out of date links in the directory. I've made some updates to the directory in question: some topics that have newer and updated versions have had their links changed to those, and I deleted a thread that led to a 404 Not Found error. There's one thread that has a newer version that I couldn't update, though, as it's been hidden. A few archived threads I kept in there either because they're still relevant or a newer version hasn't been made by anyone. If you stumble upon any more outdated directories, you can let us know either by making another thread or using the report function on the directory to explain that the links are outdated.

Exactly! Primarina's one of my favorite Pokemon.

Typing would be Water/Fairy (I'm an ice cream sand witch, but water is actually my favorite element) I don't have exact numbers in mind, but in terms of range... HP: Assuming stamina is a way to measure HP, I'd say around average? The amount of stamina I have really depends on the specific task. There are some things I could do for hours at a time and others I wouldn't be able to handle for even a few minutes. So I'd say that averages out Attack: close to nonexistent Defense: close to nonexistent. Hitting my head on something or banging my knee is enough to have me in serious pain Special Attack: my highest stat. I feel like I'd be good at elemental and distance attacks, and I lean towards those in games Special Defense: higher than defenses, but not as high as Special Attack. I'm able to deal okay with things like weather that I'm not used to Speed: Average or above average

Thank you! I've reuploaded with this script in fixing the Contrary/Intimidate issue. Oh, the part I used from Reborn was switching hidden abilities for Pokemon with two abilities from the hidden slot to the second slot in pokemon.txt. I originally planned to use Reborn's hidden ability scripts from RPG Maker and Ame tried to help me do so, but it ended up not working since Reborn uses an older version of Essentials and a lot of code has changed since then. IIRC the name and placements of scripts related to hidden abilities in mine were different than in Reborn's.

I understand less, I have zero coding knowledge whatsoever XD Maybe the ! is for if the opponent doesn't have Contrary, since with the section that has Clear Body and other abilities below it, there isn't a ! but instead it goes into more detail about what happens, whereas the Contrary one is just one line followed by something to do with Mist. The Mist seems to be for even more specific situations. Like "this is what will happen if the Pokemon does/doesn't have Contrary and Mist is active", but I could be wrong.