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Happy Anniversary Orange Islands!
Topic Started: Mar 6 2010, 12:35 AM (1,031 Views)
Trainer X
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Orange Islands 3rd Anniversary!
January 25th, 2010

Contents

  • [link=0, credits]Opening Credits[/link]
  • [link=0, year]A Year in Review[/link]
  • [link=0, art]Anniversary Art Extravaganza![/link]
  • [link=0, promo]Just 24 Hours![/link]
  • [link=0, griddex]Griddex Awesomeness![/link]
  • [link=0, follow]A New RPG Mechanic![/link]
  • [link=0, apps]RPG Mod Application Results[/link]
  • [link=0, weather]Weather/Swarms[/link]
Contributors

  • Trainer X
  • Novoni
  • TheMusicMan
  • Tyreximus
  • Chaos Shadow




You’re probably wondering why you’re reading this on such a…. blank skin. Fear not, the answer lies somewhere in this very post! I know it’s hard not to jump ahead to see what it is, but bear with me. Now, without further ado, on with the anniversary!

[link=1, credits]Opening Jedi Mind Tricks Credits[/link]

Written by: TheMusicMan | Category: Anniversary

Before we kick off the festivities, I would like to give a big thanks to my fellow admins, Trainer X and Novoni. TX does a lot of the grunt work for the site that goes largely unnoticed, and we would be a lot less far along without Novi, who has dual-handedly drawn us into RPG awesomeness, as well as keeping us all sane.

A great deal of thanks also goes out to our global moderators, you guys put up with way more crap than you should have to, yet you still keep coming back and doing what we ask of you.

To our RPG Mods: GET TO WORK! You guys are the workhorses of our operation here, and we couldn’t do this without you.

I’d also like to thank the Dex Staff for their tireless work throughout the year that was, without you guys our site would be a lot less visually epic.

One more line of thanks goes out to our VIPs, thank you very much for all of the help you’ve given us!

And lastly, the biggest thanks goes out to our community here at OI. Thank you for hanging around with us through the tough times, and here’s to another great year ahead!

[link=1, year]An Awesometastic Year in Review[/link]

Written by: Trainer X | Category: Anniversary

Has it really been another year already? It seems like only yesterday that we were unveiling Amaya, as people madly scrambled to evolve their suddenly-useful Gri. Before we get into all that juicy anniversary goodness (and believe me, it is juicy), let's reminisce, shall we?

January 25th, 2009 - Ah, who could forget Anniversary '09? The opening of Pummelo Stadium, the opening of some pretty sweet eggs, and, best of all, the announcement of Amaya, our second completely-original region!

February 22nd - The Solstice Resort, the hottest vacation spot south of Sinnoh, opens! A host to all sorts of unique Pokémon, adventurers from all around the world have flooded through its doors since its opening.

March 22nd - The Key to Chaos, our fourth RPG event, kicks off! Not one of our more popular events, it experimented with some rather unique mechanics that made it a wild and certainly memorable ride, the revelation of Valyth, the first deity of Zeralis, notwithstanding.

April 17th - The Free Stadium Project is opened! Our greatest endeavor yet, it threatened to break all the boundaries known to text RPG-dom. Unfortunately, a lack of planning led to its untimely closure (don't worry, it'll be making a comeback at some point this year).

May 29th - The Clarimata mini-event kicks off! Additionally, we swap the remaining non-OI-exclusive Pokémon from the Zeralis Dex, giving us an entirely-exclusive dex! The announcement box and weather mechanics are also introduced .

June 13th - We announce the move to PKMNDex, an under-construction Pokémon site. With it comes a move to vBulletin! Sounds enticing, doesn't it?

July 20th - A hasty decision, we announce the move to PKMNDex. Unfortunately, and for various reasons, things didn't work out, and we announce the move back to the old/current site three days later.

August 14th - The Jewel of the Unown, our fifth RPG event, begins! A team-based event like its inspiration, a Glitch in the System, the event is generally a blast despite an ill-timed updating drought, and ultimately culminated in the release of Novoni, the second deity of Zeralis!

October 31st - The most epic Halloween ever to haunt the world! The official OI Twitter goes online, an epic theme takes over the board, and ghost-Pokemon run rampant throughout the RPG.

November 27th - The Kajikami mini-event begins! Additionally, all of the slots of the Amaya Dex have concepts and sprites (even if you haven't seen them all)!

December 22nd - The qualifying round for the second Tournament of Ishmadal begins! Trainers from around the world gather to fight their way through the Whirlpool Strait for a spot in the legendary tournament.

December 31st - We host the first-ever Golden Orange Awards, starring all of the faces you've come to know and love from around the site! Awards are handed out left and right, many munchies are munched upon, and everyone has a good time.

January 1st, 2010 - New Years '10! Some epic art is shown, and, more importantly, the last adventure to the Abyss of Lost Dreams kicks off, as well as our seventh RPG event, Astrelleo and the Chamber of Mysteries!

January 25th - Anniversary '10! Remember when… oh, right.

Looking back on it, it's been a rather eventful year, wouldn't you say? Here's to another one!

But now, I hand the microphone over to TheMusicMan. Happy Anniversary everyone!

[link=1, art]Putting the Edge in Ankyledge[/link]

Art by Tyreximus / Chaos Shadow | Category: Dex - Art

Our artists have been working on something special for the anniversary, and I just know it won’t disappoint! Let’s head over to the desks of our epic artists to see what they whipped up for us!

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Meet Ankyledge, drawn by Tyreximus and colored by Chaos Shadow!

Disclaimer: No sledgehammer-like-rock-things were harmed in the making of the above drawing.

Also, in case you missed it (although I'm not sure how you could have), check out the awesome Karozur that blasted through the event, also drawn by Tyreximus and colored by Chaos Shadow!

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[link=1, promo]Double Patty Midnight 24-Hour Madness![/link]

Written by: TheMusicMan | Category: RPG - Promo

I’m happy to announce the return of one of our most beloved promos, Crystal Island Gri Albino Eevee! Be sure to post in the thread below to claim your very own!

http://orangeislands.net/topic/8609973/1/

This promo will close exactly 24 hours from now. Enjoy!

[link=1, griddex]The Moment You've All Been Waiting For[/link]

Created by: Trainer X / Novoni | Category: Dex - Griddex

One year ago today, we announced a brand-new original region. It took a lot of hard work and dedication by numerous people, but today we have the finished results. I would like to take the opportunity right now to thank everyone who contributed movesets, names, and shinies, and also the biggest thanks goes to our spriter, Novoni. We truly could not have made this possible without you.

Now, without further ado, I am happy to announce the unveiling of the all-new Orange Islands GridDex! Now featuring a fancy new homepage, with artwork by Novoni and coding by Trainer X!

[link=1, follow]Hey, You! Stop Following Me![/link]

Written by: Inevitable | Category: RPG - Features

For this section of the update, I’ll turn it over to our resident crazy Espeon soloist evil mastermind, Inevitable.

Inevitable
 
Follower Pokémon

Introduction:

What with the impending release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver we have decided it’d be a nice idea if one of the new features of these games was implemented in the OITRPG. Now, as you may already know, you can write your RPG stories with Pokémon out of their pokeballs if you wish to, just like in HGSS and, indeed, Yellow. However, this mechanic intends on creating an official version, with advantages and disadvantages.

NOTE: You will still be able to have Pokémon follow you around in a story sense, though these will not benefit from this mechanic.

Mechanic Overview:

At the end of every battle when you have a follower Pokémon selected, it has a chance of randomly picking up an item from a pre-prepared list. These items include berries, special pokeballs, hold items and TMs, not to mention the rarest of all: The Shining Leaf.

Rules:

1. The mechanic cannot be used until you’ve defeated your rival for the first time. Furthermore, you will also only gain berries until you reach Valencia Island.

2. At the start of a new adventure thread, you can specify that you wish to assign one of your party Pokémon follower status. This must be done before anything else. You cannot pick one at any other point in the thread. You also cannot change your choice or deposit the chosen Pokémon. You have to stick with it all the way.
2. a) If you are returning to a previous thread, you can make a choice in your first new post of that thread. Attempting to exploit this system will result in punishment.

Try and keep this clear. Something along the lines of “I would like my Swablu to be a Follower Pokémon” rather than “John sent out his Swablu to stretch its wings.”

3. Each wild Pokémon battle you engage in must start with the follower Pokémon being sent out. You may immediately withdraw it if you wish, but that first round must have it being sent out.
3. a) When in towns, trainer battles not related to the story must also start with the follower Pokémon. This is only in town, on the routes, trainer battles can be started with any Pokémon. This means that Gym/Rival battles or Team event battles are exempt from this rule.

4. At the end of each battle you must tell the mod you have a follower Pokémon. Staff are not required to check. They will then check to see if you get an item, and if so what item, and include it in a reply. If you forget to do this, it is not the staff’s fault, it is yours.
4. a) Some may take this to meaning staff won’t check certain things, and therefore try to exploit the system and not start battles with the follower Pokémon when they should. If you are caught doing this, you will be punished.

In Short:

Pros:

Chance of getting free items.

Cons:

Can’t change the Pokémon.
Can’t deposit the Pokémon.
The Pokémon must be used first in wild Pokémon battles [on routes].
The Pokémon must be used first in non-story trainer battles [in towns].


NOTE: This will also be posted in the Advanced Mechanics guide.

On another related note, we are sorry to announce the retirement of yet another mod, Inevitable. Life has just become too busy for him to continue being a mod, but wanted to stay on long enough to see this project through. Happy trails!

[link=1, apps]Hey, Read the Rest of the Post Before You Skip Here![/link]

Written by: TheMusicMan | Category: RPG Moderator Applications

That’s right, here it is. The epicness that is Hitmonchuck the RPG Moderator Application results. We had quite a few great applicants this time around and this is especially evident in the number of mods we decided to take. Before we get to the results, let’s take a look at some of the better answers from the second section:

1. In ancient mythology, stories are told of clashes and rivalries between the gods, who resided in a mountain that towered above the world. If the Greek gods and Egyptian gods were to get into a 'Yo Momma' battle, who would win (feel free to pick a specific god), why would they win, and what would be their finishing line?

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Well, let's examine the pantheons:

The Egyptian pantheon is technically composed of a single multi-faceted god who would express different identities for different purposes, but all the gods were, in fact, a single supernatural entity, a lone god commanding all of creation by expressing itself in different manners, and as such is its own mother.
(Yeah, this is true. Religious Studies was NOT a wasted class!)
Yo Momma jokes, as a rule, become incredibly awkward when Yo Momma is actually present. I learned this the hard way.

The Greek Gods, however, are many and various and much more human than the supergod that the Egyptians worshiped. They had more flaws and more vices, and as such are probably much better at coming up with Yo Momma jokes to begin with. Some of those, however, can be touchy subjects and result in the ranks of the gods dropping out of the competition early, given that about three goddesses were the mothers of about everybody else, and Zeus was the mother of everybody whom they weren't the mothers of.

So all considered, who would win?

Neither of them.

I mean really now. Even if we accept the existence of two pantheons -- which is paradoxical in and of itself, due to the fact that if one pantheon is the truth then the other must inherently not be the truth, and therefore not exist -- these two pantheons would be incapable of communicating with one another. The Egyptians, of course, spoke in, well, Egyptian, while the Greek gods spoke Greek (or, after assimilation and transmutation into the Roman pantheon, Latin), neither of which is remotely compatible with the other. To break the language barrier would require a masterful translator, which would inherently ruin a lot of the inflection of the joke as he has to transliterate between languages. What began as a simple slight:
"You Momma so fat that she casts shade on the Sphinx!"
It would be translated as:
"Your mother is so thoroughly endowed that she is capable of casting umbrage on the large cat-bodied monument over the horizon."

Not a very good Yo Momma battle.

But if they persevered despite the poor translation attempts, they would ultimately come to a standstill. Many of the Greek gods would grow bored after the third decade of exchanged insults (Zeus himself would have left within about twenty minutes in order to go rape somebody), but the more stalwart -- poor Hephaestus, no doubt, accompanied by Athena -- would stand and continue slinging insults as best they could unto the deaths of their respective civilizations.

Ultimately, both of them would have to give up just by virtue of the fact that nobody who actually believes in them exists anymore (or until there exists nobody who speaks Ancient Greek, Latin, and ancient Egyptian fluently), but these would truly be the final lines:

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What does that mean? Hell if I know.


2.Explain the Birth of Chuck Norris (also known as the Epicification). Include plenty of details!

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When a girl and a boy love each other very much… They both die LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL. This was before that, and that, and even that. Before the Watermelonhubbabubbasaurus, before TMM nommed upon his first twinkie, before people started mocking me for using the word, “Upon”. There was nothing but a computer, logged on to Chatango under the name “bob”. Then one day, when the dark wallowing hole of empty depression and broken dreams that was the universe was especially happy sunshiny and cheery, it posted LOL. Then in a puff of magenta purple smoke, there was Chuck Norris and a roll of duck tape. Chuck arched an eyebrow. The duck tape exploded and created the big bang, which in turn, formed the spaghetti.


3.If apples keep the doctor away, and oranges keep you cold-free, then what are avocados for?

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They keep the lawyers away. No, seriously. The French words for lawyer and avocado are the exact same (l'avocat, in case you were wondering. Useless facts from French class are fun). So, if you're eating the lawyers, the rest of them are much less likely to come anywhere near you, right? Plus you get a big pat on the back. The best possible use they could be put to is getting you some protein and vitamins. Sometimes cannibalism is worth it. So remember to always eat your avocados, kids! You're saving the human race!


4.What is the square root of negative Awesome (√-A!)? Make sure to show all of your work.

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Wait, no:

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Oh damn it! I'm just gonna guess!

FONZIE!

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5.©

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My answer to this was pretty bad-ass, but unfortunately some moron over at Publishing seemed to think much of the material was copyrighted to the Orange Islands Slavedrivers' Guild, so I can't post it here on risk of being thrown into handcuffs instead of into the traditional slave bonds. Damn legislation.


Let’s now take a look at a couple of the better proses from this round of applications:

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Malphis’ App



And now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for, the unveiling of the results of our recent-ish-but-at-the-same-time-not-so-recent-ish-since-it-was-over-a-week-ago RPG Moderator Applications. Without further ado (I’ve been using a lot of ado, haven’t I?), in no particular order, arrangement, classification, or categorization, and I should really get to the point already, here are our newest slaves RPG moderators!

Saphire
Apple Juice
Distant
let_go
Eradic Diffination


Alternate: Waitlol

Congrats to all new mods, and to those who didn’t make it, better luck next time!



THE END. IS NEAR.

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Oh, and happy Anniversary everyone!

~TMM
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