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Thank you for the explanations! Testing is indeed very, very important and it being skipped would certainly damage the release in ways that could only be called original (or so I assume -- but I could very possibly be wrong). So if there is any energy, cheer or motivation that I can share, I'll be glad to. Testers, keep up with the good work! And remember (if it helps) that every time anything goes wrong, this means that you're improving the game.
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My Reborn story has been updated!
For better or for worse, the Yureyu sequence is over...
how safe is everyone? Read it to find out!
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Hello! I hope you're doing well. It's been a busy ten days, and I think this isn't likely to change in the near future -- although hopefully I'll have less pressure. Because what's the point of summer vacation if not to have the time to properly study enough to acquire the knowledge you need? Wait... am I getting this backwards? Anyway, here's the last chapter of the Yureyu sequence, whose consequences on the characters I hadn't fully realized until I started thinking of what came next. I wish I had managed to get a bit more ahead in the planning, but it is what it is... Chapter 53: Encore Character rates: Death count: Player's note:
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I just realized that currently, the parts of my fanfiction that come easiest to write aren't the action parts, or the times when someone is having fun. It's more when everyone self-reflects (negatively) and when Breaking Speeches are delivered to my own protagonist (sometimes by himself). I know that happiness in stories is supposed to be boring, but I'm still pretty sure something isn't quite right.
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Page changes is tricky so I can't quote that well. About the hug: I agree. In the text, it's sort of a blind spot (an issue of first-person narration, the blind spots are really blind) of the character, so it's never really mentioned because he doesn't even acknowledge that as a possibility. So Gabriel is probably not going to give them a hug. He's not really the hugging type. Or perhaps I'll rethink that. I don't know. It doesn't mean that he won't try to find some other ways, no less sincere but perhaps more... unusual, to help them. I'd say a little more but then that would spoil the next chapter. These dark scenes are overall difficult to write. I need to remember who's thinking of what, who's ready to go to what lengths. To find sensible plans for the bad guys, and why the good guys don't just all die because they thought it was going to be straightforward. Also, that negative emotions so intense leave dire consequences, otherwise it's just edge. Sigh... this is going to get depressing, isn't it? I really wanted it to take more time... A little note on Evi's comment about Sirius. I think it's important to keep in mind that it's a blessing that Sirius isn't there. Because Sirius, especially since he knows they're coming, isn't going to challenge them in a Pokemon fight. He's just going to spring a trap. I don't want to think of the specifics right now, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take much effort to find plausible courses of action for Sirius that would lead to a "total party kill".
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About to fight Noel, how well do you think I'll do?
Aphelli replied to Shirokodaki's topic in Team Showcase
The Item Guide seems to say that there are Thunder Stones at Blacksteam Factory and on Azurine Island. https://www.rebornevo.com/forums/topic/41661-item-guide-v18-void-kissed/ -
Remember how everything was going... not very well in the past few episodes? Your anxiety can recede – it finally gets better. Or does it?
The Odd One Out has a new chapter.
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I think the title speaks for itself. Chapter 52: The Show goes on Player's note:
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Sorry, but Sigmund and Sirius just left. For some reason, Sirius had the weirdest idea that he didn't have to systematically do all the dirty jobs. Also, please don't encourage Charlotte too much. The Earthquake may or may not collapse this derelict, damaged building. Rocks fall, everyone dies. Thank you! (although tbh I sort of need pressure to work. If I don't have enough, I tend to... take... myy... tiiimmmeeeee...) I'm realizing that I don't really buy canon!Connal who basically is a deluded lunatic thinking he's a doctor. So I tried to make him a little more sensible... except that sensible people don't associate with terrorists more than they have to. So Sirius had to coerce him. (And I liked the idea of him getting a little pwned because of his own choices, since he didn't realize that Sirius would pull off a Darth Vader ["I'm altering the deal. Pray that I do not alter it further."]) Cain is supposed to be the most impulsive of the three. He also had a recent, personal and very unpleasant experience at Team Meteor's hands, so it's not very surprising that he would snap. I think he wouldn't Earthquake in this situation -- it's not as if that would actually help him get revenge on the Meteors. Four days, not three, if I counted correctly... I'd love to comment a little more about this, but this may not be the best chapter for that. Maybe after chapters 53 or 54? As for the twins:
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As usual, depends on what one means by “worst”. Worst as written? The one I most dislike? The one I would kill if given the opportunity? ... More seriously: I’d say Blake, Sirius, Radomus, Zero and Bennett. I don’t think I have to explain about Sirius. I’ll detail Blake since it’s apparently not obvious: Blake is the type to lock up a ten-year-old in a freezing shack in winter. And starve an entire village – the place he lives – because... what again? He wants to be able to chill or something? Radomus – I can bear the smug act of always knowing what is going on and rubbing it in everyone else’s face. What I think is beyond the pale is what he did to Elias, without any reason whatsoever. Not that I like the priest, but there is no confirmation that he did anything this heinous – or that Luna left him of her own actual will. Similarly, Zero and Bennett are on this list of shame for their PULSE shenanigans – specifically the Hypno, but Zero deservea “credit” for threatening Eve with Lumi into working for Meteor. Bennett specifically because he ought to know better than use such a horrid weapon.
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After a little nap, the Yureyu rescue operation moves on!
The Odd One Out has a new chapter.
Someone you probably don't like very much gets a little comeuppance. One has to take one’s wins wherever one can.
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Good evening! So it's been quite a while. I'm a little busy at the moment, and rewriting the chapter took longer than I expected. That might not be unrelated to the fact that the new text is, for some reason, twice as long. I really hope this doesn't get erased in a random glitch, otherwise it'll probably end up being 40-ish pages long... (sorry, Candy) Warning: there are hints to some information spelled out in late game (E17-E18, I think). Not sure how explicit they are. Don't hesitate to comment on what you infer from the text! Chapter 51: Showtime That's all for today. I'll try to make the next chapters come faster. It shouldn't be too hard, as I have a few ideas for the immediate next steps following the Yureyu rescue.
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At this point, I think I'm just stupid. So I have this file somehow full of corrupt data that used to contain my chapter, right?
So, I overwrite the garbage incomprehensible data and start re-writing the chapter in this very file. Saving it several times, every couple of sentences. Perfect, right? Nothing can go wrong?
Well, turns out that the file was so broken that even saving the file with new data in it ended up corrupting that data.
What a shocking twist absolutely anybody could have predicted.
(sigh)
At least, little was lost this time. I made sure to delete that file and make a new one, and I ascertained that the save worked.
And tomorrow, I'll start again.
Hopefully I won’t merely fail better.
On a happier note, there are 40/65 legendaries done and Rejuv is 97 percent on dev blog. I know these figures are more like guidelines, but still – progress is helpful to see when one is lagging!
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It's the first time I really lose so much writing-related data, but that is the feeling I have. Though I write a lot in a "whatever comes to mind" way, so my phrasing is probably pretty random each time. Since I hardly ever like it (although I don't usually know very well why), I guess it's a way to reroll the chapter.
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My computer is getting old, I’m afraid. It has crashed a few times recently.
But today, it apparently corrupted the entire text of a quite long chapter.
Fortunately, I remember what was there, but I won’t post chapter 51 (seemingly intact) until I’ve rewritten chapter 52 (which should be in a few days), and maybe 53 too, since I’m not sure exactly how the next plot events should happen. I can only ask for your patience.
Here’s hoping this isn’t going to happen again – but I’m afraid that’s wishful thinking. I will make backups, though.
I hope you’re doing well.
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Thank you @RoyChaos and @Evi Crystal for your kind words!
I’m ranting about this because I’m not too thrilled to write the chapter again (even though there’s advice somewhere on Writing.SE to write the second draft from memory only, as a way to at least sometimes improve on the first one). And because it will be somewhat long and a little stressful to replace this computer and set the new one up correctly. And because it’s related to how the story gets published.
But I’m not losing confidence (let alone hope) and I’m definitely not giving up because of this. One way or another, it will be sorted out. And there are still a few surprises I haven’t sprung on you yet^^
It’s a funny thing about computer issues – you don’t realize how pervasive and annoying they are until you have some. Changing a saved file, wiping the data contained inside? No recovery possible? I know that if someone had told me a week ago that their computer did that, I would have been skeptical.
Re writing and posting on smartphone: that’s a possibility I didn’t think of. But I’m not very comfortable with that, mostly because I don’t find it very convenient – how do you manage it, Evi? (also, I forgot – how are your computer issues now?) But it’s worth keeping in mind.
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@Mindlack In my case that's the way around with yours. I'm more comfortable writing with my smartphone is because I could always do it in anytime, when I'm not at home and I'm used to this more than my computer. Also I'm using the Samsung Nots App for these drafts or writing them on paper for sure
You can try this out; that's my recommendation for you
As for my issue with the latter, I have mentioned it before in a post: It still is functional, but I have to be more cautions now, because that's the 3 or 5 virus now (don't clearly remember sadly) and I have transferred most of my data in my USB stick. Looks like I have a sturdy one (pun here lol) due to still being functional for another 3-4 years.
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Well, here's one, I guess. I'm a little late, but perhaps other people would like a guide.
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I know it’s just a joke, and I know I should let it go, but I just can’t. Sorry for the little rant. I’m over 90 percent sure the guy was far, far above “looking cool”. He was thinking on an unprecedentedly abstract level, at which it was utterly irrelevant (and maybe even dangerous for comprehension) what prime number it could be (although, depending on the problem, small primes can exhibit funny behavior – I wish I could remember specific examples). Again, this story is more than dubious. But it makes 57 the “funny not-prime”, I guess.
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I don’t quite remember why I changed the knifepoint to something more explicit. I mean, I can justify it a posteriori or from a storytelling viewpoint, but (now that I’m thinking of it) I’m not sure any more why I wanted the change. Yes, the villains are darker, more ruthless here than canon. And they have psychotic, violent henchmen because of course there would be some, and they would end up in these circles. There are more normal Meteor grunts, of course. I’m not too sure how long I can sustain it without making everyone else edgy too, just to keep up. I seriously considered someone taking reverse hostages but it would be going too far for now... As for the others – well, you’ll see what happens. Take your time, Candy! I’m being slower these days so that should help you. And tbh I really hope to finish it someday but I’m still afraid to end up dropping it. I have to be patient anyway to keep going on and believe in the finish line, so of course you can read at your rhythm! There’s no problem in bringing up the older parts of the story too! Actually, (this isn’t said in the story itself and it’s rather clumsy, but it ends up brought up again so read at your own risk): (and now I’m realizing there’s someone else). I’m undecided for the cameo. He may intervene in Gabriel’s thoughts, but a real cameo would be harder – at least to justify in the story. I do have an idea, but I’m not sure I’m going to follow through with it. Finally, a little “numerology” explanation (I’m a math guy, of course I’d choose numbers to cheer on accordingly):
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My story, The Odd One Out, has a new chapter!
Cain and Gabriel team up to retrieve the children abducted by Team Meteor, but... there's a little twist. Can you guess it?
This little story arc took me ages to manage, so I hope you'll like it!
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Hello! I hope you've been doing well. These Yureyu chapters are actually difficult to tune, not to mention the pictures. But hopefully you'll enjoy the result. (Also, I'm a bit surprised that the previous chapter elicited no reaction whatsoever. I don't think this has happened in a while? I assume you were otherwise busy or that the chapter was subpar -- although I'd very much like to know if it's the latter). And this is the 50th chapter! This could be a number to celebrate, but I'm a math guy and 50 lacks a lot of mathematical class... In my opinion 48, 54, 57 or 64 are far better to cheer on. Anyway, let's not ramble further (especially not with numerology) and let's dive into the Yureyu events! Warning: this chapter is somewhat more violent than the previous ones. A usually appreciated character is going to be physically abused. Chapter 50: Worldly Strength Player's note: Death count:
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Operation.
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As promised in a previous announcement, The Odd One Out has a new chapter, and that's the Aya battle!
Will Gabriel manage to get the Badge and hence the right to Strength? Or is Aya's self-deprecation a show? Did the author manage to lose to Fern?
You'll find all the answers there:
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Hi! It's been a while. I said it, I meant it, here's the next chapter. A few things I would mention beforehand: again, the pictures aren't as good as I'd like them to be, and in particular suffer from some inconsistencies. I don't like that, but I'm not really sure how to do it better. And I’m positively hyped for those I’ll have to make in Yureyu. Not to mention the actual re-adapting of the draft as the picture gets clearer. (sigh) Second, you get the written (and pictured) account of the Aya battle this chapter. However, I'll only detail how it went in-game next time (it's different from what I wrote, because I played the battle only last night, while this chapter was "ready" at least a week ago). Third, we're in a part called "mind games", so I may be hiding some “secrets” for you to discover or deduce. Some relevant information may be hidden for you to realize, or at least not explicitly written out until a while. The “while” could be just a couple of chapters – or perhaps not. (also, some spoilery information may be hinted at much earlier and more explicitly than the in-game events). Chapter 49: School Reunion Character rates: Player's note (Fern battle):
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So, you may have been wondering why the latest chapter from my story dates back to over two weeks now, and why I have so shamelessly failed to keep my schedule.
I have two reasons (and yes, the fact that I'm speaking of it now means that there should be a chapter this week-end or early next week).
The first one is the Aya battle. Basically, I don't have too good an answer for it and I'm a little bit dreading it. I guess I want to keep my death count as is.
The second one is the Yureyu rescue. That thing was difficult to write and grew so massive that I'm unsure how that won't dwarf the next action sequences. But the first draft is over (although it will not be a cakewalk to think and write my way through the fallout). At least, I hope that you'll appreciate the spin I've chosen to put on it. What I'm going for should already be apparent in the upcoming chapter, but of course it'll get clearer afterwards.
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We all make these, don't worry! I still shudder at some of the mistakes I've written (and not edited, shame on me!) a year and a half ago. (speaking of which: advice is always singular, because it's uncountable. The English for un conseil is "a piece of advice". Merci pour tous ces conseils would perhaps be better translated as thank you for the advice. I'd appreciate for a native speaker to correct me.) I guess I will :) Yes, it's easy to lose track of that in first person. But I think it's important (though of course, that's far easier to spot when reading someone else's work) to get an accurate representation of the character and the situation. Looks matter, always! If nothing else, because the other characters will react to looks. I think I understand your point. I guess that we don't give the word "respect" the same meaning (which is somewhat funny but completely fine). Your story, your choices! :)
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Yeah, that was the point. If you've never done any before, code is really something meticulous and the slightest typo can make a program bug in interesting ways (see cass's dev blog posts on engine and AI -- I have my own stories but they're beginner level compared to what the dev team does). You got a syntax error for mismatching your parentheses, and thus you should double-check that for the other syntax error you got (when "replacing [the lines after "if @opponent && (!pbIsSnagBall?(ball))"] with a copy of some of the code for catching Pokemon", for instance). Other than that I'm afraid it's just too vague (and I don't know anything specific enough about that type of programming) to offer advice I'm sure about. Here are some thoughts, though I do not know if they are relevant: 1) Did you do the other steps previously outlined in the (first) tutorial (ie make a snag machine event and make some Pokeballs snag balls)? 2) You should try and make sure to see which way the code gets into. So you should, each time you can (every time there's an "if" statement), make the game display (with, I presume, something like "pbDisplay(_INTL("Red five, standing by"))") a random message different each time. Try and display the values of the different relevant booleans, such as for instance: if pbIsSnagBall?(ball) pbDisplay(_INTL("You're a wizard, Harry")) else pbDisplay(_INTL("Oft evil will shall evil mar")) end This way you should have a better idea of what the code does and why. That's the most rudimentary debugging method, but it works pretty well when the project isn't too big and you don't want to learn something more advanced (which is my case, for instance). 3) Make sure the game is running on the modified scripts! If none of your "fancy" messages from 2 show up, it might indicate that the game still uses the old scripts for whatever reason and in this case I'm not sure (well, even less sure) I'll be able to help you. Note that according to the second guide (the video), after the "shakes=4" part, you should have an "else" and then a bunch of code with formulas looking like you want to capture a pokemon (you don't need to know the entire formula, but if there is not something like "3*max hp-2*current hp" in the following 20-ish lines something may be not quite right).
