Part 40B Released!

Yes, what's new, what's new? Honestly, other than the big Stellaris patch (which isn't that relevant), all I got that's new and cool is this adventure, in which Jercy and crew (as well as two new Klona friends) may finally have the opportunity to return to space...

What's Kalala cheering about? Or is she scared of something?
Either way, it's nice to see one of our newest recruits on the "front cover".

BIG BADDA BOOM! Question is, what caused it?

It's dead, Jim.

The Blippian ships continue looming over the Titan, but
at least they aren't crammed together into a big stack.

Part 40A Released!

The dust from the epic battle against Hate (not Hatred, mind you) has settled, and for the first time our brave and stranded crew actually has the chance to get off the Klona planet and return to civilization. However, there's a small problem getting in the way of that...

What are these little creatures? And what are they scared of?
To answer these questions and more, you'll have to play the adventure yourself!

Zeela and Khrelan are obviously the bearers of good news.

Speaking of oddities, just what are these weird orange ships?

Another one of those little yellow guys. But what is that rock around him/her/it?

Part 39C Released!

There's not a whole lot I have to say about this part. If you played 39B, then you should have a fairly easy time figuring out what happens here. If not, then I'll tell you what happens:

SUPER HAPPY BOSS BATTLE FUN TIME! OH YES!

Yes, Holly gets the thumbnail image. This is for two reasons:

1. This image is badass even by her standards.
2. It's her reward for winning the "Baddest Assest of Badasses" award,

Look at Dovae, being almost as badass as Holly!
(Incidentally, this is the first time he's featured in an
"action" screenshot!)

Holly gets another screenshot, because she's really
awesome and deserves it.

BIG BADDA BOOM!
(How many times have I said that on this blog? I'll have to check).

Part 39B Released!

Yes, it's been a long and hard three weeks, but I have at last finished up a new STNL² part! In this potentially-exciting installment, Jercy and crew try to enlist the aid of the Klonas to fix the Titan and return to known space. However, the appearance of a sinister new enemy may change everything...

HERPADERPA RANDOM ZOOLOHONIAN AM SKOLOS

Who... or what is staring Jercy down?

The Klonas (having been transformed) go off to work. Reminds
me of those old posters with people in hard hats...

A shot of the ominous castle overlooking the Klona's valley.

You may be wondering what took so long for me to make this. The answer is voting; due to the lack of STNL players online these days, it's a while until they get around to playing and voting. At least Lucasrebel came back after a year-long absence, so hopefully production times will speed up a bit. Also, school's started and delayed my free time to mostly Saturdays and Sundays.

Part 39A Released!

Quantum slipstream drive, soliton waves, transwarp drive, and the Recton Drive. What do all of these have in common, other than 3 are from Star Trek and ? Answer: they're all experimental propulsion methods that utterly failed in various ways! (The first two failed perfectly reasonably, whereas transwarp... trust me, you don't wanna know if you're sane).

Surely, you must be wondering what could possibly go wrong with the Retcon Drive. So, without further ado, I present to you Part 39A, which sees the Retcon Drive fling the Titan off to a distant, uncharted planet home to a rather intriguing, if somewhat noobish, race of beings...

An overhead shot of Klona Valley, the setting of this particular story arc
which was designed by a fellow named Pokemonkab after he (she?)
begged me constantly. No, I was not annoyed by said begging.

The aforementioned Klonas. You'll learn more about them
in the actual adventure.

T. Rexes are known for having big heads and tiny arms, not
being armless heads!

Khrelan jumps for joy, either at the prospect of being sciency-wiency
or the fact that Holly Short is purged from STNL canon.

Quinquennial Epilogue Released!

Yes, the madness is finally coming to an end after two straight months of flashbacks and nostalgia. It's been a fun little journey, seeing my headcanon finally coming to life and revisiting old characters and places, but all good things must come to an end and I have some more ideas for STNL².

Anyways, this epilogue essentially serves to wrap up Quinquennial and transition us back into the normal series as well as a new story arc. However, lemme just say right now that I take one last opportunity to bash my past self and his incessant Artemis Fowl references...

The Quinquennial logo for the last time, here hovering above Space
Vancouver.

NO... NO... NOOOOOOOO!!

The fact that Belati is so easily terrified means whatever is coming
is horrifying indeed...

RANDOMOSITY HERBERT DOES NOT WANT

Commentary: In case you're wondering, the epilogue takes place after Jercy has been revived, since showing it in the Afterlife would've been boring and superfluous (literally it would've been like just Deathpool saying "Okay, that's it, you can leave now" and Jercy walking into a portal to return to reality), so I used Occam's Razor to trim it down to Jercy waking up.
As you may have figured out, the returning menace is indeed Holly Short. Thankfully, she's still definitively been purged from the Revolution Universe, and her appearance in this part is due to Rando'Moss'Iti meddling. Honestly, I have no real good explanation for her return in this part (much like how I have no honest idea of why I promoted her to Gavalantarus Empress in Stratagem), but at least Rando'Moss'Itis are excellent plot devices in that you can explain anything away with them. Holly Short? RANDOMNESS. Giant cows eating tepees? RANDOMNESS.
Heck, what if they're the reason Holly Short and her fairy friends appeared in STNL to begin with?! (cue X-Files theme song)

Actually, now that I think about it, a certain dumblydum is to blame for the Artemis Fowl/STNL crossover madness. See, Holly Short made a cameo appearance during Lives of the Toriin, and since I was into both Artemis Fowl and that series at the time, I was like "Well, if it worked for dumblydum, then certainly it can work for me, right?" As it turned out, it didn't work for me at all.

In other news, tomorrow there's supposed to be some Spore.com maintenance for "a few hours" (on the same day I start school, incidentally), so I'm putting this out just in case things take longer than expected. Even if that does happen, hopefully it'll just be less than a week before things get back to normal.

Quinquennial, Part 12 Released!

For the last part of Quinquennial proper, I decided to mash the fast-forward button to the interim between STNL: Journey's End and STNL²: Stratagem and showcase what led to a young girl named Khrelan Galagat turning against her Gavalantarus bosses and warning Jercy of their reconquest of the galaxy.

Note that as I mentioned earlier, this will be the last flashback part of Quinquennial. Next part will be an epilogue that helps us transition back into STNL proper. But for now, let's talk Khrelan!

The Quinquennial logo, here hovering amongst several Gavalantari.
(BONUS: Can you spot Jercy in disguise?)

The ruined surface of Sotis, which of course become even more ruined
during the events of Bloodlust.

Wait, who the heck is this Gavalantarus? All I know is
those wings should be one someone else's back.

The Gavalantari don't take too kindly to dissidents, which makes you
wonder why they didn't kill Khrelan when she came back. Oh wait...
SHE CAN NEVER FREAKIN' DIE.

Commentary: As mentioned, for the last part of Quinquennial, we see Khrelan go against her Gavalantarus overlords and warn Jercy while he's vacationing on Risa Asir, thus setting the plot of Stratagem into motion. We also get a look into Khrelan's head (does she have one, given her unique nature?) and see what she was like during her days as a shy minion of the Gavalantari.

If you remember Stratagem, then you'll remember my stupid idea to make Holly Short lead the Gavalantari. Honestly, there was no good reason for it and the plot still makes sense without her. But fear not, for I have rectified my mistake and atoned for my sins by doing just that! I decided to replace Holly with a new character called The Architectress, a female Gavalantarus who was born wingless and wears a set of mechanical ones to compensate. (Trust me, one of these days I'm going to remake Stratagem without Holly Short/Artemis Fowl references just to prove my point).

So yes, really this part was to allow my bashing of my past self and his obsession with Artemis Fowl to culminate in the final, final purging of Holly Short from the STNL/SR canon. In fact, this entire special was merely a ploy to get rid of her forever, with the flashbacks and all just being filler!