Part 36C Released!

A severe Rando'Moss'Iti warning remains in effect for the current STNL² story arc. If you are still unsure about the idea of Rando'Moss'Itis being the stars of their own story arc or are sensitive to references to political ideologies, then please seek shelter immediately.

Otherwise, keep on playing!

When we last saw Herbert and co., they were packing up to head off to the desert world Infel-3. Now they've made it, but in order to get Crabs, they'll have to contend with the Eldirari and a delusional reality TV star who refers to himself in the third person just to fatten his paycheck.

Holly is VERY confused as to why Herbert picked her to accompany him.

WHO R U PEEPLES?

FUS RO DAH!!

RANDOMOSITIES LEAP IN AIR WIF NO CARE

Part 36B Released!

A severe Rando'Moss'Iti warning remains in effect for the current STNL² story arc. If you are still unsure about the idea of Rando'Moss'Itis being the stars of their own story arc or are sensitive to references to political ideologies, then please seek shelter immediately.

Otherwise, keep on playing!


So, yeah, another part featuring Herbert as he gets help in order to free General Crabs from the Eldirari menace! I also managed to fill up 8 acts with just talking!

Please note that I'm still getting used to the fact that SPORE's a thing now, meaning I prioritize it less a bit. Hopefully that'll wear off soon enough.
But you don't want my ramblings, you want a snapshot (or four) of the next part! So here you go...

D CONTORTIONIST BACKFLIPPIN MAKE THINGS FUNNERER
FOR D RANDOMOSITY

"RUN AWAY!!!"
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail

DIS IS D CLOSEST TO FUNGUS3 SPR0N DAT WILLIEZK
EVER APPROACHETH

STOP\
IN THE NAME OF D LEGALESE

Part 36A Released!

Finally! After months of laziness, creator's block, and The SPORE Server Maintenance of Doom™, I've finally put out another STNL² adventure!

WARNING: The upcoming story arc may contain Herbert as a playable character, several Rando'Moss'Itis, references to ideology and/or ideological figures/political theorists such as Karl Marx, there was much slash in that last blurb, intense and jaw-dropping randomness, nonsense, fourth wall breakage, and references to talking gophers and yogurt-swallowing Trekkies. 

If you have an aversion to any or all of these things, it is highly recommended that you stay away from this arc and wait until I have better ideas or until I tell you to.

That said, let's get on with the preview!

BEHOLD, THE GLORIOUS SR UNIVERSE POST-MAINTENANCE

SPORE BE BACKS! YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!

LITTLE PIPSQUEAK RANDOMOSITY CANNOT EVEN SEE STRAIGHT.
THAT IS HOW MUCH IT IS EXCITED.

GIGANTIC RANDOMOSITY BECOME GIGANTIC CHAOS!

It's Finally Over!

Ever since July, I've been checking SPORE for when the maintenance would be over. At first, it would redirect me to the forums, and then just timed out.

Guess what I saw when I got on today?

Regardless of whether it was server maintenance (most likely) or my computer unable to connect (less likely), I guess there's nothing to do now but to finish up the STNL² adventure that's been sitting around since then!

(Actually, I've been told it got back up yesterday, but I didn't check it then...)

Eme12 Forced This Upon Me, Part 2: The Garadreads

Part 2 of the eme12-induced madness begins as we examine the very first villains in the Spore Revolution universe: the Garadreads!

FUN FACTS

• The Garadreads were originally made by eme12 WAY back in the Tribal Stage for STNL, and they remained the primary antagonists until the 11-part series finale, Journey's End.
• The Garadreads were originally highly intelligent and very evil due to being made by the equally smart and evil Experimenters. After Journey's End, most of the bad Garadreads were banished to a dimension of eternal torment, leaving a few benevolent ones to reform the empire into a democratic society of peace and love and all that happy feel-good stuff.
• Unfortunately, a few bad Garadreads got back to our dimension. :-(
• According to eme12, the Garadreads expanded beyond the Milky Way into other galaxies when they were still evil, even destroying a few of them for no good reason. It is unknown if these outposts are still active following Journey's End.
• As mentioned earlier, the Garadreads were originally created by the Experimenters as a new breed of supersoldiers, but these plans went awry when the Garadreads became too smart and cut all ties with their masters. This plot point was made to explain the Garadreads' advanced intelligence as well as to expand upon the series' backstory.
• Shadow II, once a lowly crewmember on the Titan, became leader of the Garadreads and furthered their reformation. She still holds this position today.

UNUSED CONCEPTS

• Originally, Plytha (one of fungus3's bad idea btw) was going to reprogram the Garadreads with the Universal Source Code (also a bad idea) to make them all nice and eliminate the possibility of there being any evildoers in their society.
• In 2013, the Experimenters would've replaced the Garadreads as the series' main antagonists. The decision not to do this was in no way influenced by another bad idea of fungus3's; I just felt the Garadreads were more notable and were the original baddies.
• If this were to pass, then the Garadreads would've been wiped out entirely by the Experimenters, and the series finale would be a DS9-style assault on the Experimenter homeworld.

STNL's 4 Year Anniversary: Williezk

So, we end our fan examination for now with the ultimate fan of STNL, me! Unfortunately, since I'm an egocentric maniac, I don't want to critique myself, so that's why I'm letting other people (AKA you fine young readers) post your own reviews of me in the comments, using the Good, Bad, and Neutral format I used for previous fans in my reviews yesterday.

GOOD

• You're good at making your series humorous. -eme12

BAD

• 
  

NEUTRAL

• You're neutral with developing characters. Sometimes you do a good job and sometimes you don't. -eme12 again

(BTW, Isn't it amazing how I made a month's worth of blog post in the span of a day? Kudos for eme12 for that!)

Courtesy of:
http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/picard_clapping.gif

STNL's 4 Year Anniversary: Dumblydum

Next up on our examination of STNL's fans is dumblydum, who has been voting on this series from very early on but has suddenly gone missing. Shall we mount a search effort?

GOOD

• Good creating style
• Votes frequently
• Has contributed to the series
• We've chatted on Steam

BAD

• VERY inactive

NEUTRAL

• ...

OVERALL OPINION: A good creator who's been an inspiration to many of the other fans to this very day and age. A pity he isn't on SPORE much anymore though...

STNL's 4th Anniversary: Bushy98

Next up is Bushy98, whose Pure Spore actually inspired the first STNL part (which was pointed out by Tofu99 in the comments of said part). So, let's continue our examination of fans with him:

GOOD

• Good creating style
• Cool adventures
• Votes frequently
• Contributes frequently to the series

BAD

• Very inactive
• Was a BIG FAT DUMB JERKWAD to eme12 (who I bet will appreciate the way I worded it; ask him if you want to know more)
• We don't chat on Steam

NEUTRAL

• Funny looking
• His Social Security Number is 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777779 (not really lol)

OVERALL OPINION: If only Bushy was on more often and he didn't tick eme12 off so much. In fact, most of the "Bad" and "Neutral" stuff is what eme12 thinks, which I just put in at his recommendation. Hey, we're friends, ya know? I actually think Bushy is a good creator overall, but eme12 doesn't think he's a good person. So yeah.

STNL's 4th Anniversary: Lucasrebel

Next on our list of fans is Lucasrebel. He's actually the "newest" of all the people on this list, as he only really came to attention a few months ago and only joined the SPORE community last year. But boy am I glad I found out about him!

GOOD

• Contributes to the series
• Votes frequently
• Cool creating style
• Good adventures

BAD

• Not very active
• We don't chat on Steam

NEUTRAL

• ...

MY OVERALL OPINION: Well, my main regret about Lucasrebel is that he isn't all that active and only makes adventures every few months. But, other than that, he's a great creator. I mean, just look at Holly Jenkins' new robot arm (which was originally made by him, BTW) and you'll see what I mean.

STNL's 4th Anniversary: Fungus3

Next up on our list of fans is another long-time fan, having voted since the first part of the series. I speak, of course, of the humble fungus3. He's also made aliens for STNL since the Creature Stage, but unfortunately since then there's been a lot to dislike about him...

GOOD

• Constant voter
• Fairly active
• Contributes ideas/concepts to the series
• Helped me restart STNL back in 2013

BAD

• Sporn everywhere
• The entire Nemletneg species
• Trite villains
• Bad characterization, especially for female characters
• Too many Universe/Galaxy-threatening arcs
• Ruins continuity like nobody else
• Led to This is War's cancellation
• Led to Prosperous' cancellation
• Ruined several other plots and backstories
• Zero character development
• We don't chat on Steam much

NEUTRAL

• Okay non-Sporn arcs

MY OVERALL OPINION: When he sticks to continuity and has no Sporn, he can actually be a pretty good creator. Sadly, these occurrences are quite rare...

STNL's 4th Anniversary: Eme12

To start off the anniversary celebrations, let's talk about who may be the biggest fan of the series, eme12.

He has been voting on it since the series came out 4 years ago. He has also contributed several races to the series since the Tribal Stage, including the Garadreads, Jonterops and Burkentons, and so many more. He also has provided me with several ideas and concepts for the series, and has sorta been an editor on the series, seeing as how he provides constant feedback and tells me what I'm doing wrong (adding in Holly Short is probably the best example).

So, to sum up eme12:

GOOD

• Provides several cool new races and concepts
• Constantly votes
• Provides ideas and feedback (which I almost always follow/use)
• Almost always online (barring a few breaks)
• We chat on Steam a lot
• Helps me make The Surge
• We both love SPORE
• Making up funny words

BAD

• Spams me with Steam invites
• Constant SPORE-related bribes
• Making me stay up unreasonably just so he has someone to talk to at night (c'mon man, ever heard of sleeping? It's really good!)
• Occasional arguments and disagreements

NEUTRAL

• The reason STNL² has been delayed for so long (top secret)

MY OVERALL OPINION: A good creator and friend. We occasionally get into spats, but hey, friends do that sometimes and we almost always manage to resolve our differences and come to an agreement.

Also, eme12 has a few blogs of his own, so check those out!
Eme12's Gaming Blog
Eme12's Music Blog

Spore The Next Level: 4 Years and Counting

F-F-F-F-F-F-FOUR?!

Yep, it's officially been four years since I made the first part of STNL. Now I feel even older...












As you probably know by now, I like to look back at what's happened since the series' inception* on July 1st, 2011, and it's no different this time. However, this time around, I've decided to highlight the loyal fans who have kept this series going with their voting and ideas over the years since I've known them. They've kept this boat sailing, and they deserve credit for it.

(NOTE: If you're a fan reading this and I say something bad about you, try not to feel offended, okay? Flaming me will get you and me nowhere.)

*Has nothing to do with the movie.

Eme12 Forced This Upon Me, Part 1: The Siranians

Welcome to a new series called Eme12 Forced This Upon Me! In this series, I'll select a species from the Spore Revolution universe and share fun facts and unused concepts about them! This part focuses on the Siranian Empire.

A typical Siranian Female.

FUN FACTS

• The Siranians are based upon the Sirens from Greek mythology, and this is reflected in their basic appearance. Since Sirens are depicted either as bird with female heads or mermaids with seductive songs, I blended the two (wings and claws from the former and a mermaid-like tailfin from the latter).
• According to some lore in the SR-verse, the Siranians visited Earth millennia ago and had a hand in developing the concept of both mermaids and sirens (not sure where the bird thing came from; maybe another race?)
• Also, eme12 has mentioned he thinks of them moving "slithering somehow like those naga things". Seeing as how they look similar, could the Siranians have inspired these mythological beings too?
• Siranian ships have a common design lineage, with a rounded body and cockpit with two Star Trek-esque nacelles for propulsion. 
• One type of ship, the Harmonizer, broadcasts Siranian singing to any ships in range.
• Speaking of singing, the precise purpose of their singing is unknown, but is believed to be a form of mating call.
• Almost all main Siranian characters (the maligned Vordav sisters and Empress Mermaya Sireena) are female; with males being underrepresented with just one major male Siranian character at the moment of writing.
• One reason for this could be due to Siranian culture, which is a matriarchy where males have presumably little rights and rarely leave their territory.
• Siranians are the most human-like species in the SR universe. There is currently no explanation.

UNUSED CONCEPTS/IDEAS

• At some point, the Siranians would have been revealed to have constructed a colony on Earth that fell under the sea and giving rise to the legend of Atlantis. This still may be picked up though.
• The Suckulant species by fungus3 was originally not to be native to Siran Minor in another example of his wanton continuity ruining (that seems to have died down).
• Because of this; Siran Minor and Major were originally gonna look much different.
• Well, I unfortunately don't have all that many unused concepts for this species. Maybe next time, a species will come around that has many more unused ideas.

SCHISM RESOLVED

Remember how last week I made such a deal about the Great Schism that divided eme12 and I? Well, he's expressed a willingness to put it aside and all that cool stuff. So...

Now, if only I could think of some STNL² ideas. A pity I have a good, thought-up one that I can't use just yet... >;)

The Great Schism, Round II (or III?)

Hundreds years ago, the Catholic Church was divided by two great schisms of ideology with repercussions felt to this very day and age.

Why do I discuss religious history on a blog dedicated to my SPORE stuff? Well, simple: Eme12 and I have had another great schism, this one over his planned Prosper game. I honestly actually didn't care about it, and that really PO'd him. Unfortunately, this means a good source of STNL² probably will never play this series again. But I'll learn to live with it, because I can live with it.

I'll remember this from now on...

Part 35B Released!

Yes, after nearly 3 weeks*, I've made another part of STNL²! In this one, we get to see the world through Aromaga's eyes as she plots an assassination to lure the Falsum Corpora into the fold of the T'Ron War!

Awesome screenshot or what?

Aromaga gets struck by a "random" lightning bolt.

The Falsum Corpora seem to have quite the army. This could be useful...
...if they didn't waste time training!

Aromaga flies across NSCA113-4 VI's nuked surface.

*If you're wondering what happened, it really boils down to being lazy and waiting for Bushy98 to make FC props for the adventure.

Part 35A Released!

Jercy and his crew race to save that one weirdly-named planet from an Eldirari invasion, but (guess what) they're too late! In response, Section 13 will send Jercy on a mission that tests his morality...

The wreckage of the Kleekoonanoni city of New Epindolia. At least it didn't
get annexed or something.

Lobert Ree and his pregnant (!) wife Hatred.

Not even the Terrans could escape the wrath of the Eldirari!

WHAT IS THAT?!

Part 34C Released!

In this (not-so) exciting part, Jercy finally finds out what happened to the Willosaurs! (Not that we really wanted or needed to know...)

This certainly adds another dimension...

The Willosaur leader, King Lliw Th'Griw.

Just your friendly neighborhood Willosaur.

HERBERT IS LOVE
HERBERT IS LIFE

Part 34B Released!

After arriving on Tamaran, Jercy and crew are forced into assisting Jindiana Ones with his investigations! This will certainly be lame...

...or will it?

Will Wright, the almighty creator of SPORE!

MUFFINS!!

That is one big muffin...

What scared this here Ardox?

Dark has been Injected

Well, I finally gave in and downloaded Davo's Dark Injection mod*. So, I decided that rather than make something completely new, I decided to remake one of my creations with the new parts: the T'Ron!

For those without DI, here are a few beauty shots:

*If you're wondering, I downloaded a special version that gives me the DI parts and allows me to see Di creations but doesn't affect Core Spore creatures. So future screenshots won't look like any of eme12's or fungus3's.

Part 34A Released!

After getting Holly Jenkins back from eme12's clutches, the crew races off to the "lost" world of Tamaran!

Hey-hey, look who's back!

An excellent view of Tamaran
(template made by PJFAN909).

"I don't remember programming that..."
-Will Wright (or Zim, whomever you prefer)

Two archaeologists get some time off...

Part 33C Released!

In order to allow the Arivanuls to reclaim their world and allow his crew to escape, Jercy must rely on the enslaved populace to rebel and depose Katia Ejam.

A bunch of T'Rons got PWNED!
Also, this is the third adventure in a row with T'Rons in the main pic. Weird

OH GOD WHAT IS THAT

So what if everyone hates Zeela? She can still be awesome!

OTHER SIDE OF FOURTH WALL DOES NOT EXPECT RANDOMOSITY
INQUISITION

Part 33B Released!

Yes, another new part! In this one, Jercy and the crew must save the planet Modia and escape from the wrath of the T'Rons! Let's hope it's easy...

Have ya ever noticed how TV/movie guards are usually incompetent?
I think these guys are...

On the other hand, these guards are probably a bit less inept...

NOBODY EXPECTS RANDOM INQUISTION

Katia Ejam, Hulluc's (current) wife, rules over her new dominion...