Update #15 - Week-in-Review, What's Next? Card "Backs"? + Long-Term Goals! (Patreon)

There's a lot to talk about this week, so let's get right to it! The Week-in-Review will be at the bottom of this post, as usual.

First off, I'd like to once again remind everyone, if they have not yet, to update to Better Repack R9.3 - if you use that to begin with. After meddling around with several things, I can safely say you'll need to be up to that version at minimum for maximum compatibility with all my cards going forward.

I haven't yet been pulling other mods out with KKManager, but I expect to here very soon. Once more, if I use a mod that's not already included in the Repack, I'll put a notice in the post for whichever Moemon requires the mod.

Second, I know it's been delayed a bit, but I'm happy to say that - finally - a major update is coming to the card fronts this Friday. It should contain card fronts for all currently released Moemons, including their Shiny versions, and Megas, if applicable. I won't (yet) include card fronts for Moemon whose Shiny forms haven't been released, however. Mainly because I plan on editing the sprites to make new Shiny versions, and I don't want to release something I'll change later (I wasted time doing that already lmao).

Anyways, although it won't contain ALL cards yet, expect to see the full card front pack available by the end of next month! And, at the moment, I am working on some "card backs", but haven't yet decided on a design. However, I'm thinking of making several dozen for "types". For example, Magikarp will have a "water" type background, maybe something like this:

That's one of the Water Energy cards from the Pokemon TCG. Perhaps something like that, or, more likely, a gradient-type background to reflect the Type. But, the reason this will take some time is simply because I also plan to make dual-type backs as well. So, Grass+Poison, Grass+Flying, Grass+Water, Grass+Ground... Etc, etc. That would be..

Wait let me calculate..

[some time passes]

..Like 171 card backs. Ehhghgh.

Well, to be fair, like 25 of those types aren't even used (Like Fire+Grass), but I may make them in case I wanna get crazy with a Mega or something.

Once I figure out a design, it should be fairly easy to make them all within an hour or so, so it won't take that long to make them. I don't think. Besides, I think the outcome will look pretty. Having all my cards uniform and matching is something I want to see eventually, so it's something I will do. But.. not this week, that's for sure.

Anywayssssss, last point of order:

What's coming this week?

Well, unfortunately at the moment, I have no "regular" Moemon planned right now. It's actually quite awkward, but, we're actually almost done with Gen 1, and there's very few things left!

Not counting the remaining Legendary, we actually only have 30 Moemon left in this Generation. Since several of those Moemon are in their own "family", there isn't many releases left. Actually, to kind of spill the beans here, we only have about 10 release days left of regular Gen 1 Moemon! Of course, that's not counting reworks, Megas, etc.

So what does that mean? Well, for this week, it means some tidying up to do. But before that, this Thursday you will see a new Mega Evolution and a highly-demanded Trainer! Actually, she happens to be my favorite, and so I'm putting extra special care into her so she looks just right.

Then, to kick off this weekend, we'll be reworking 6 Moemon, which culminates with 2 new Mega Moemon! Also, never discount a surprise or two. Sometimes, inspiration just comes to me and I'll make something in a frenzy and release it asap - like that Mega Alolan Sandslash who literally was not planned at all until, like, a day before. So you never know!

All of that said, since I've pretty much spilled the beans here - yes, next month we will finish with Gen 1. Actually, sooner than you think.

At the moment, I plan to be done completely with Gen 1 a week before Thanksgiving. That's less than one month from now!

Then we all take a few days off to recover. And by "we", I mean "me", I need a break! You all slave me too much! Just give me like, a week, tops! Then when I come back.. Gen 2 begins!

But that's later. That's all for now, see you for the next drop! 

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Week-in-Review!
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Tuesday (10/15) - Last week's review can be found here if you missed anything!

Thursday (10/17) - Nurse Joy was released! Click here.

Thursday (10/17) - Electabuzz (+Shiny!) & Magmar were released! Click here.

Friday (10/18) - Legendary Trio - Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres were released! Click here.

Saturday (10/19) - Magikarp & Gyarados (+Shiny!) were released! Click here.

Monday (10/21) - Sandshrew & Sandslash were reworked! Click here.

Monday (10/21) - Alolan Sandshrew & Alolan Sandslash were released! Click here.

And released today...

Mega Sandslash was released! Click here.

Mega Alolan Sandslash was released! Click here.

Black Belt - Kiya Koichi was released! Click here.

Hitmonchan & Hitmonlee were released! Click here.