STNL's 3rd Anniversary: World of Evolutioncraft

One year ago today, fungus3 began his longest interactive series yet, World of Evolutioncraft. It was the first interactive series to my knowledge (lemme know if I'm wrong) to start in the long-lost Molecular Stage, the first series to be set on a T-0 planet, and provided STNL with new races (the Ardoxes, Oscarians, Neoruks, et. al.)

 

Sadly, it was also fungus3's first interactive series to feature an enemy race in the Cell Stage that becomes a trite villain in the Space Stage WHO GETS BLOWN UP BY ME!

 

 

Here's to the last year of the remarkable journey of the Ardoxes, and the next year to come!

 

Part 17A Released!

Sorry for the delay; I've been busy IRL and a bit bored with SPORE. Anyways...

After the Lasept incident, Empress Sireena has chosen to break off her race's alliance with the USE. Can Jercy restore peace between the two empires? (Spoiler: YES)

An overhead view of the Siranian city and Sireena's flagship.

Empress Sireena, happily contemplating something. Perhaps
she just read The Klaatu Diskos?

HOLY ****! That's high up!

A gorgeous view of the Suckulant spice mines.

STNL's 3rd Anniversary: Zeela

One thing that's changed since 2013 is Zeela Vordav. First introduced in July 2013 as just another crewmember, she quickly developed to become Jercy's main romantic interest and eventual wife.

With Holly Short having died in action (not really) a year before, there was a big hole missing onboard the Titan. As mentioned before, I initially created her just so we could have the first new member of the crew ever since the initial launch of the ship. Her backstory was that, due to a birth defect not allowing her to sing (her race, the Siranians, are well-known for their singing females); she was ostracized and rejected by the rest of her kind. When Jercy and co. came to find part of the Shadow Sword, she used the opportunity to escape her dreary life and see the stars.

As time went on, her character and backstory were developed. We learned she was part of an aristocratic family and second cousin to Empress Sireena, she had a MIA sister named Tressha, and Jercy took her because he fell in love with her at first sight; the latter unbeknownst to her until the Battle of the Typhonus Nebula. She became his girlfriend, and then got married in 2014. Although they conceived a child on Epindol, she later miscarried. :-(

She also developed friendships with the crew on the way, especially with Khrelan Galagat, a mysterious shapeshifting girl recruited during the Gavalantarus's execution of their Stratagem to retake the galaxy.

Well, that's a short summary of how she's changed over this last year or so.

STNL's 3rd Anniversary: Experimenters

In 2013, STNL's backstory was fleshed out with the introduction of two new races: the Kraygans and the Experimenters, who created the Kleekoonanonis and Garadreads, respectively. However, the revelation about the Experimenters was revealed first, so let's focus on that.

 

The Experimenters were based off of the Dominion from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and were originally created to explain how the Garadreads got their supernatural intelligence. But then, I decided that they'd usurp the Garadreads as main antagonists. If this idea had come to pass, Journey's End would've seen Jercy lead an offensive with the Kleekoonanonis and Kraygans to destroy the Experimenters once and for all (also would've been a DS9 reference). Eventually, the Experimenters were (presumed) defeated in fungus3's Negative World War, but they kept showing up occasionally as Easter Eggs, hinting they'd survived. Perhaps they deserve a few new parts...

 

Other fun facts:

• The two main races of the Experimenters, the Hem'Jadars and Avorts, are based off of the Jem'Hadar and Vorta, respectively, of the Dominion.
• Fungus3 created the Jikken'Sha (Japanese for "experimenter"- coincidence?) to be the leaders of the Experimenters, which conflicted with my idea as their leaders (left). Eventually, I decided to reconcile the two conflicting accounts, stating that the Jikken'Sha were assumed to be their leaders since the Experimenters never show themselves (a bit like the Founders of the Dominion).
• The Roslians (by fungus3, left) were created around the same time as the Experimenters were getting established, and he decided that they made the Garadreads. In my backstory, this is explained by having the Roslians as full members of the Experimenters after being resurrected by them after a civil war.

 

 

Part 16C Released

For the first time in forever, Jercy has to blow up an entire planet. This won't go well for him or anyone else...

The Titan enters the Remolas system...

Somebody noticed...

BIG BADDA BOOM!!!

The Remolas (Romelas) system in all its glory.

STNL's 3rd Anniversary: 2013

In my mind, 2013 will always be a significant year for Spore The Next Level, and the Revolution universe as a whole, because...

• STNL came back in February after a hiatus of a few months.
• Fungus3 started World of Evolutioncraft, which brought new races, planets, and mythos into the series.
• The original STNL ended in November-December with the epic 11-part Journey's End, which depicted Jercy's final battle with the Garadreads.
• In December, Spore The Next Level² began with a 7-part pilot, Stratagem, which introduced the enigmatic Khrelan Galagat; brought back Holly Short and the Gavalantari as the main villains; and retconned some of STNL's early Artemis Fowl influenced adventures.
• And finally, near the end of 2013, the main Spore The Next Level² began with the first visit to Chaunry, home of the Neoruks.

Of course, there's much more to it than just that, which I'll cover in much more detail throughout the month.

Spore The Next Level: 3 Years and Counting

That's right, folks, it's been 3 years since I published the first STNL adventure! God, I feel old.

As you know, I always like to celebrate STNL's anniversaries by looking back on the series. And for this one, I've decided to dedicate the month of July here on this blog to the anniversary. Of course, there will still be part announcements and all, but most of my posts will be about how STNL has changed. Sound cool?

 

Then let's begin...