event-general

[silver merlin]

still not decided

LOL

i think ill go ahead and judge though

[azure sluice]

I have a question: when I submit a sprite for the contest, and I don't upload it in sprite-gallery, will it be added to the game? or do I need to upload it in gallery? and, if i need to upload it in gallery, should I wait for the contest to end or post it immediatly? I don't know anything at all about contests, this is the first one I partecipate in, hope someone kind enough will answer soon. peace

[slow gyro]

@silver merlin our Torterras will fight for main
Actually a lot of Torterras will lol

Btw I loved yours

[silver merlin]

ty yours was great too

im not going to submit mine for the contest though LOL

i gotta judge all of you alls sprites

[slow gyro]

Fair

[slow gyro]

If you want the sprite to be in the game, it needs to be in the gallery

And you can upload it immediately

[azure sluice]

okay thanks a lot!

[cloud solstice]

You have to wait for the corresponding sprite pack after that

So if you post it now it will be in the sprite pack released at the end of September

[quartz locust]

It's an extension of the premise, the same way Mr Mime fusions get balloons, and such. 🙂

[wind matrix]

submit it to the Milian Royal

[silver merlin]

sure why not where is that even LOL

[wind matrix]

check the pins in #spriter-general-lounge

[steady pasture]

• No animations
  Does SFX count?

[signal reef]

You can do SFX as long as they are not animated

[steady pasture]

Thanks

[gray pike]

i have a question, but im not sure if this is the place to ask, its about the #contest-gallery , it shows the winners and all that and the sprites are super cool, i just download the latest sprite pack (the one released today), but i noticed i dont have all of the winners of the contest, the ones i noticed was in the "Family fuse" contest, i have the eevee/umbreon and vigoroth/slanking but i dont have the gengar/haunter one, and on the rescaled fantasy contest i have the Marowak / Zoroark and the Solosis / Cubone, but i do not have the Milotic / Gardevoir.
is the #contest-gallery a place where a couple sprites are add and if people like it, they can add themselfs?
or have i been downloading the sprite pack wrongly? i still have a couple of the sprites, just not all of them

i also noticed i dont have the classic jirachi contest, but i assumed it will come on a later sprite pack

[late sequoia]

Yeah this sprite pack is for June so no Jirachi contest.

[late relic]

question

should i upload my sprite to the gallery?

then place it on the

[cloud solstice]

you don't need to post it to the gallery to make it participate to the contest, you can post it after the contest or not post it at all if you don't want it in the game

[late relic]

neat

thanks

[woeful kelp]

How do I upload my sprite for the contest? I open the Google drive but I can’t find an upload button anywhere

[woeful kelp]

Wow I’m blind, thank you so much!

I appreciate the will smith too 😂

[wooden root]

I also appreciate the Will Smith, as well as the Undertale music

[plucky arch]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-it-yes-thats-it-that-right-there-omg-that-thats-what-i-mean-gif-17579879

[thick jolt]

so how do you do this on mobile without the app

i have no storage space

[stiff valley]

You cant, sucks to be you

[grand tusk]

Nouveau!

[steady pasture]

For contest entries, I can still post in #1050404143807873157 for feedback yeah?

[slow gyro]

Yes

[steady pasture]

Then for submission, i'm to submit to the drive folder, but what about the gallery?

Do i submit after my entry loses, or can i submit in both locations at the same time?

[stiff valley]

You can submit in both

[steady pasture]

Thanks

[sharp latch]

if I submit a sprite but change my mind afterwards, can I delete it and submit another one?

[misty acorn]

yep

[sharp latch]

thank you~

[loud orchid]

guys, is there a giga chad sprite?

[plush vale]

prob a couple but at least 1 for diglett but yeah #fusions

[stiff valley]

how did you reach this channel

and think this was the place to ask that kind of question

[plush vale]

I presumed they were thinking bout making a sableye one?

[loud orchid]

lol i swear i read general not contest-general sorry

[hollow crow]

i made one for one of my first pokemon fusions lmaoooo

its not in the game

[broken robin]

The random questions in here have been genuinely perplexing but I’m glad the mystery is now solved

Maybe contest-discussion or something might be a better channel name 🤔

[kindred stump]

Can I only submit 1 sprite?

[stiff valley]

Yes

[kindred stump]

Okay

[molten crater]

so in france every google drive is a pokémon drive, interesting

[slow gyro]

I wish there where unlimited entries

Or at least two

[stiff valley]

No

[plush vale]

doesn't work for a weeklong one or turn around they needon judgin

[cedar quest]

You DM the sprite to a CM and have them upload it for you.

[raw hill]

Tbh I really like that there is a 1 entry limit on this one. It's nice not to feel rushed to make 2 entries so I can focus my energy on just one thing

[frosty adder]

As much as I kinda want to do 2, I can understand why it's not a thing

[plush vale]

ya also really dont wanna burn people out when these are weekly

[frosty adder]

They're meant to be weekly?

[thin dove]

i couldn't get anything done because i spent 2 days without the ability to draw on my laptop (it was dead + no internet) so good luck everybody!

[frosty adder]

Honestly I've done all my work on mobile. Though I'm sorry to hear about your technical issues, my guy. Hope you can make the next contest.

[thin dove]

thank you!

i actually tried scratch spriting an entire whole-ass body...and then i attempted two more! That's more than i can usually get myself to do so i am very happy

i just gotta...actually finish them now

[cloud solstice]

not usually, it seems it will be the case for now bc of the new pokemons added

[frosty adder]

Sounds fascinating.

[celest fiber]

Do sprites that make it through to the polls end up in the game?

[misty acorn]

sprites need to be posted to the gallery to be in the game

gallery and contests are not linked

[celest fiber]

Noted

[frosty adder]

Well I'm glad I did submit to both

[arctic garnet]

What program do you use on mobile?

[sharp latch]

I did a thing

I modified my submitted sprite
I can submit the modified version right?

as long as I delete the old one

[cloud solstice]

yes

[errant yarrow]

Don't worry, I am still working on my Jirachi fusion :^)

[wooden root]

Holy wow guys, all these entries so far are amazing

[steel vortex]

Just submitted mine, so nervous, but I got to experiment with something new so that was fun!

[cloud solstice]

less than a day left for the entries

[dawn arch]

22-ish hours left

[plucky arch]

22 hours remain

[cloud solstice]

@karmic barn you have posted the same sprite twice and the number for the head is the wrong one (yamask is 411)

man there are so many good entries I can't choose which one I prefer the most

[slow gyro]

Am I allowed to ask which fusion work better for my entry? Now that I can only upload one

I have three fusions that I like a lot and I can’t choose

I mean, i already have one entry in, but I’m not sure I should just leave it there or change it for other lol

[dawn arch]

That's yours to decide, but if you wanna decide it based on people's opinion, i believe you can post any of them before submitting the one you prefer

[fast bough]

Submit the one with more reactions in gallery

[frosty adder]

Pixel Studio is my app of choice.

[civic mauve]

I submitted a fusion w/ less reactions since I think it’s more creative. It’s less flashy and uses a less popular mon so it didn’t get as much love in spritework but I’m hoping the judges will see past that

[visual pelican]

help I can't open the drive with my second account, it keeps booting me out of the thing and whenever I open the link it goes back to my main

nevermind found a way around it

[misty acorn]

Hey I wanna have our torterra battle!

[slow gyro]

Lol I was between Torterra, Volcarona and the Dusclops that is still asking for feedback

These are the three

Wait why that Volcarona doesn’t have the wings?

Hold up

I uploaded it to the gallery without the wings

Ima fix that latter

[plush vale]

you'll bias your react totals

[slow gyro]

What

[plush vale]

woops wrong word

[fallen hearth]

i love how you explained this to the guy xD

[hazy chasm]

what word was wrong

[cloud pulsar]

dont submit the volcarona one i dont need competition again

[slow gyro]

Lmao

Yea I think I’ll use the Torterra

But I like the Dusclops a lot lol

[cloud pulsar]

the dusclops is funny i like it

[fair citrus]

It’s time I compete with your torterra

The dusclops ball is a neat concept tho

[slow gyro]

The funniest part is, there are already like 5 Torterras lol

[fair citrus]

It’s a good combo tbh

[late sequoia]

Mhmm, Sableye was a great addition so many cool looking sprites

[civic mauve]

I'm definitely a fan of the Dusclops one for no reason in particular

[fierce flume]

“The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand.”

[frozen lodge]

Just to check, can we make reference fusions for the Sableye contest?

[barren abyss]

Did u draw these?

[slow gyro]

I guess, I just sprited them lol

I love drawing but I have to practice it a lot more

[barren abyss]

I think the eyeball one is the best out of the 3

Personally

[barren abyss]

Hoow

U already did over 500

Look at me i have….. 25

[slow gyro]

Yea but spriting and drawing is different lol

I find spriting easier

[barren abyss]

Ohh

[barren abyss]

Hm i think spriting is more difficult for me rn, than drawing

Ur so limited with spriting

But when u draw there’s like no limit, no rules really

Maybe it’s just me (im so sleepy ^^‘)

[slow gyro]

I find it easier to work if there’s a limit

Cause I’m like “How far I can stretch that limit?”

[grand tusk]

hero has over 500 and joined december?

hero isn't a human, hero is a group of gnomes that share one account, only magic can achieve that

[plush vale]

4 crocs in a trenchcoat

[tough apex]

Totodile is actually an alligator smh his teeths go up and down

Wait it's the opposite

I go die now

[slow gyro]

Lmao

I wanted to see if I was able to do 1000 in a year

But this fall I’m joining an animation career

Like, I’ll start studying it

Idk if I said that correctly

But yea

So I don’t think I’ll be able to

[worthy shuttle]

Guys I need help how do I post my sprite to the drive

[frozen lodge]

Hey was wondering if anyone had any feedback for my hitmonchan/sableye fusion? I’m gonna try adding like the ear/ head spike things that sableye has but other than that i cant think of anything else to do with it haha

[cloud pulsar]

dont ask for feedback here
go to #1050404143807873157 and #is-my-sprite-ready

[cloud pulsar]

you click the upload buttom
image stolen from mael btw

[worthy shuttle]

Why does everyones file name end with a .png

Do I need to do that too or is it automatic

[grand tusk]

have you... not been?

[worthy shuttle]

nope

First contest

Also I’m stupid

Sorta

[grand tusk]

its the same as submitting to the gallery

[worthy shuttle]

I already posted my sprite

To the contest thingy

So there’s that

[grand tusk]

so for the record, yes it should be a .png

[civic mauve]

If @slow gyro wins w/ my base I'll consider that a victory for myself as well ^^

[slow gyro]

Lmao, sadly the contest is just one entry and im going Torterra

[civic mauve]

Oh well, maybe next time ^^

[plucky arch]

i mean we gotta remember, this is a Staff Judged contest

criteria is gonna be quite different

[cloud pulsar]

so i just need to be buddies with the staff members and win the votes

got it

[plush vale]

they may not know who's who

[drifting wave]

Hey at least have some faith. Besides, I would assume that the works will be anonymous when judged. At least, they should be.

[cloud pulsar]

dw IF is not that corrupted

[signal reef]

I am curious if a staff judged contest will bring even more drama or might appease people

[steady pasture]

Literally to submit the sprite, u have to put your username on the file name

[stiff valley]

A bit less than 5 hours left 👀

[surreal folio]

Spotted mine

[limber venture]

I fucking hate all of you so don't worry this will be entirely impartial

[cloud solstice]

0 to all of the entries

[silver merlin]

if you try to do that i will not even bother looking at your sprite before giving it a 0

but that wont work because im not about to check who made what sprite

LMAO

[lunar comet]

Omw to the store to buy cookies for all the judges, brb

[scarlet shoal]

@karmic barn you have 2 sprites in the submissions

[subtle moss]

also, 562?

That's not a pokédex number used in IF

(to note, that's Yamask's dex number in the regular national dex.)

[primal iron]

it's a troll entry

just ignore it

[steady pasture]

Exactly 1 hr 2 mins to go before contest entries close
for those still working on their entries, better put a step in it

[stiff valley]

43 minutes left

[cloud pulsar]

thank you rezza

[quiet ember]

[kindred stump]

This made me laugh rly hard

[orchid mortar]

6 minutes left

[steel vortex]

3!!

[plucky arch]

and now, the fun begins

[visual pelican]

ngl I'm more exited about next week's reveal and contest than I am for any official pokemon news

[granite dawn]

May the best SFX artist win

[near horizon]

no, it's not the bet SFX, it's the best hoard x)

[granite dawn]

Really? I got told SFX made you win

[subtle moss]

I stuck with my bare minimum of sfx because I didn't care for the treasure horde deal

[misty acorn]

Man you must really love bruxish

[misty acorn]

but also yeah fair enough, official pokemon should just shut up for a few years and take their time to develop an actual game

[steel vortex]

I will say it was funny seeing how many people went with dragons hoarding riches, it was my first idea too xD

[visual pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/brentonthwaites-dick-grayson-fuck-batman-gif-13491090

fuck bruxish.

[misty acorn]

my first idea was Evangelion and I still don't understand why myself

[near horizon]

Yeah but this contest is a sableye hoard contest

[near horizon]

I went different, not a dragon, but a crab

[steel vortex]

Crab hoard

[steel vortex]

That's definitely something ahahah

[late sequoia]

Whoops, didn't get that memo. Forgot to add a hoard to mine

[slow gyro]

It’s a me

[slow gyro]

Imagine wanting that ugly fish in the game

[plush vale]

seriously the bruxish movements is partially off trolling and pity, hating on it just encourages em and extends convo

[uncut shadow]

Yooo scolipede!!!

[tough apex]

The furret reacts out of order smh

[gloomy inlet]

Woo Scolipede!

[frosty adder]

Nice! scolipede is one of my favorite bugs!

[robust dagger]

There are two types of people voting bruxish: Trolls, and people who actually find it intriguing

[tough apex]

It's like any publicity is good publicity, so the outcry against it gonna help it a bunch

I can't wait for it to be the 20th mon added and watching angry mobs form

[languid bough]

there are people voting bruxish?

[steel vortex]

At this point, I'm just kinda accepting it's gonna be added, can't even be mad lmao

[cloud pulsar]

im so happy

rn

[acoustic light]

I just believed there were actually that many people who wanted it, it's a pretty unique and distinct color palette with a pretty easily adaptable or malleable pattern

[steel vortex]

Bug bb

[strange lichen]

can we use assets from asset gallery in contest?

[plucky arch]

yep!

[strange lichen]

thank you!

[plucky arch]

kherx i made your propaganda #1140009887116578956

[visual pelican]

wait what? I thought the new contest would be announced when the voting for the sableyes ended

[plucky arch]

(i think the egg hatched sooner the kiwi was expecting)

[plush vale]

next time we use flame body

also this one was staff pick technically not vote one so I don't even know

[placid schooner]

So will these sprites make it into the game?

[plush vale]

unless submitted by non spriters

then they may need to go through polish process or whatever

[placid schooner]

Nice, also - can my contest entry double as part of my application to be a spriter?

[midnight pumice]

, A good chunk of them end up being in the game, they still need to go throught the progress of #1050404143807873157 and #sprite-gallery for them to be a dded

[midnight pumice]

pretty sure it can

[placid schooner]

Nice, thx!

[ashen sapphire]

oh boy, this is a fantastic evo line, and I already know what i'm doing for my entry~

[sly hatch]

im so hyped about Horse Bug

[misty acorn]

3rd speed boost mon btw

[plush vale]

now add sharpedo

[stiff valley]

I can clearly tell you
The meta for staff voted contest it NOT FX

[misty acorn]

https://tenor.com/view/cant-read-gif-22252869

[subtle moss]

Unlike with the Sableye contest I don't immediately have an idea for this one

I mean, I do have an idea for a fusion, but that one will just be a dinky little joke.

[late sequoia]

Oh heck yeah my favorite bug line. Hmm what to do what to do...

[gloomy inlet]

I looked at the rings and immediately thought "omg umbreon"
there's probably gonna be better Umbreon/Scolipede (or the inverse) but I'm still doing it

[late sequoia]

Heck yeah, have fun with it.

[plush vale]

Scoliosis

[quiet ember]

I wish Lumpy Touch was here

[late sequoia]

Got my idea, now to pull it off...
Also I suspect someone will make a Fusion turning it into centiscorch (not my idea feel free to use)

[cloud pulsar]

this must be reverse psychology

[stiff valley]

I swear some sprites lost points because of FX

Lots of sprites that probably would've made it passed round 1 in a regular contest got 0 for the majority of the staff

[visual pelican]

I like my sparkles

https://tenor.com/view/shiny-moana-tamatoa-sparkle-sparkly-gif-16985274

[stiff valley]

So far there's one sprite that got a 3/3 from everyone

probably winning lol

[plucky arch]

its mine i win all the contests (i am bribing the judges)

[late sequoia]

Hearing sfx isn't meta Mine has a chance
Only one sprite has 3/3 from everyone Nope definitely not mine. I like mine, just don't think it would get 3/3 from everyone

[plucky arch]

plot twist

every entry using Mega Sableye as a base gets a 0 right off the bat

[quiet ember]

^

[carmine tusk]

Damn, I should've uploaded my non sparkly version

[stiff valley]

So you want 0 ?

[plucky arch]

if i go down everyone comes with me

[stiff valley]

Not everyone

[plucky arch]

im kinda antsy to see my score ngl, there are way better onces but this is also my first judged contest (and i will get a grasp of what the judges like, and we form a new meta)

[carmine tusk]

I'm just looking forward to seeing which of the many great ones get the podiums

Seriously so many skilled people in this

[wind matrix]

Gotta love how different these are being scored from public votes

[plucky arch]

so far, 2 whirls and 2 scols

good

but not good enough

more whirlipedes

[nimble mesa]

omg hes in

huge day

[late sequoia]

Damn, amazing what people can sprite in a couple of hours.

[plucky arch]

isnt that right tomate

[livid stratus]

guess who is getting back into spriting

woo

[quiet ember]

ima gona win

[wind matrix]

btw, a tip for the next contest. sprite managers are looking at the technical skill of a sprite. Might help to refresh in #spriting-guidelines

[cedar quest]

It's not, I can testify that we're tired of it

[misty acorn]

MORE WHEEEEEELS!!!!!

[plucky arch]

no guys theyre trying to weed out the cowards

[misty acorn]

https://tenor.com/view/joey-wheeler-knuckles-grin-gif-13171160

[plucky arch]

more sfx

[wind matrix]

🤣

[misty acorn]

omg so true

[plucky arch]

if you have free pixels thats a problem

[wind matrix]

So, when's someone gonna make a wheel kirby joke sprite

[plucky arch]

fill it with bubbles or fire or slime

[stiff valley]

I'm trying to think of what fusion that would be

[misty acorn]

Jigglypuff?

[plucky arch]

donphan?

[late sequoia]

Ditto or Jigglypuff I feel

[plucky arch]

well it depends

techically wheel kirby is just kirby with a hat

like a baseball cap

[misty acorn]

I don't actually know what wheel kirby looks like

[plucky arch]

but when hes rollin

its pink with a star

which sounds more Clefairy

[misty acorn]

But Jigglypuff is literally just kirby but a pokemon

https://tenor.com/view/smash-bros-kirby-jigglypuff-super-smash-bros-rollout-gif-24380767

[dawn arch]

oh another contest

[crude cedar]

I'd say it'd be an Alt of Whirlipede/Jugglypuff

[late sequoia]

..... dammit, now I got another idea... think I'll do my first one for the contest but now I am gonna first just make a Whirlipede set for fun

[quiet ember]

vote for my contest sub oooOooooooOOOOooo

you know you want to oooo

[cloud pulsar]

damn IF staff members being based?!?

[scarlet shoal]

Idk what to do

[subtle moss]

Winner of the Sableye fusion contest is just a recolor with gem eyes

[outer valve]

do the gold a lotta ppl put count as fx?

[rough talon]

I JUST WOKE UP TO SEE SCOLIPEDE IS IN THE GAME

im so happy

[outer valve]

lmao

[rough talon]

im drawing something immediately

[stiff valley]

kinda yeah

[subtle moss]

I'd been saying, Golden coins makes no sense on Sableye

its whole deal is EATING GEMS

sitting on a hoard of treasure is moreso something I'd expect of Murkrow sprites

[outer valve]

i see

[molten crater]

I'm ok with gold on sableye, but I also played the Realidea fan game, that has a chamber with both sableye and a few gold scattered on it

[scarlet shoal]

Yeah i think mine kinda makes sense

[carmine tusk]

I'm also fine with some gold on Sableye, it's a nice colour to go with all the purple and red

[dense jackal]

Me, with a meowth head fusion, safe from the trappings that befall the plebians because my gold is legit

[dense jackal]

(damn, I hope my sprite gets this level of engagement from the judges)

[silver solar]

Have you checked if the gold is legit tho? Idk, might have to bite it

[lunar comet]

Guys it's NOT gold coins it's just round yellow gemstones

[amber sluice]

the abstract concepts of topaz and amber as gemstones weep in confusion

[visual pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/andrew-horowitz-tally-hall-speech-bubble-gif-26483661

[tough apex]

I want elgyem in so someone can make the ultimate alien fusion with sableye

[heady radish]

I love Scolipede, but I have 0 ideas for a decent fusion lol have a ton for Sableye donno why I'm drawing a blank with this one

[plush vale]

fuse it with sableye then

[frosty adder]

I want to apologize in advance if my entry uploads more than once, I've been having Google storage issues and refuse to pay for more storage

[plucky arch]

next contest when

[plush vale]

this one isn't over dude

[grand tusk]

yeah TeeOhEss check with a contest manager next time

[plucky arch]

my bad sorry

@plucky arch ay next contest when?

[signal reef]

W staff for picking Venipede

[tough apex]

I think it would be cool if they released a bunch of similar popular mons at once for a bigger contest pool, like if abamasnow and frosslass got picked we'd have an ice themed one

[raven pulsar]

yesss i love scoloped3

[signal reef]

Froslass contest when ? 👀

[plush vale]

when and if it gets in

[worthy shuttle]

I want Tropius Contest

Meaning I want Tropius

[silver solar]

Tropius has a lotta potential. Pretty sure its not limited to just growing bananas lore wise

[kindred stump]

Hey guys

I have a dumb question

[plush vale]

42

[kindred stump]

It says "no collabs" on the announcement page

what does that mean

[plush vale]

team up spriting

[plucky arch]

you cant make a sprite with another person

[kindred stump]

okay

[plush vale]

collaborations

[kindred stump]

wanted to make sure before I submit

[plucky arch]

spritework and assets are a-okay tho

[kindred stump]

I thought it mean collab as in references to other games

[nimble granite]

So we actually will get 23 not 20 pokemon

[plush vale]

well collabs are used in that sense because thats the two games working together

[nimble granite]

Cool

[plush vale]

references would be that

[kindred stump]

yeah I understand, just wanted to make sure

Thank you

[signal reef]

Thing is people find this one concept and go overkill with it, like Sableye with gold pile and Jirachi with starry-night skies/
For Tropius people will only do banana-related thing

[near horizon]

And long neck

[grand tusk]

Super secret staff discussion on the Sableye vote, don't show anyone 😳

[odd garnet]

ALREADY????

[delicate crypt]

Oh my God I adore the Venipede line, totally gotta make a sprite for this one!

[frozen blade]

hi how do I submit my sprite for the contest again?

[subtle moss]

I don't know who that is

[subtle moss]

Follow the google drive link in #event-announcements, then click the big [+ NEW] button in the top left of the google docs

[dense jackal]

I don't think reference sprites will count as a collab for the purposes of the contest rules

[slender thunder]

Can I submit something I already posted to gallery

Made after the announcement ofc

[misty acorn]

yeah ofc

[wind matrix]

@rancid wind @kindred stump make sure to use the correct format. Sprites must be on a 288x288 canvas with a pixel size of 3x3 and on a transparent background

@misty acorn Needs more blurryness

[misty acorn]

what?

[wind matrix]

shoulda saved it as a jpeg

[misty acorn]

saved what????

[wind matrix]

[misty acorn]

oh you want it to be blurry to get the speed across or what?

I'm just confused I think lmao

[rancid wind]

Oh, I didn't realize I had to do that. Thanks for letting me know!

[wind matrix]

I thought your sprite was a joke sprite

[misty acorn]

Its jury bait

🪝

trust me bro it'll work

[wind matrix]

sure, ok

[kindred stump]

Sorry, I was fighting sleep trying to finish last night 🤣 I'll fix it up tonight

[civic mauve]

Thinking I might try to tell a story between my Sprite Royale and Contest entries. They should still work as standalones tho ^^

[cyan bramble]

I don't know if someone already asked that, but can we make sableye/Venipede for this contest?

[stiff valley]

i guess yes

since it's confirmed for the game

[misty acorn]

4 out of 6 are already done tho I think

[hazy tapir]

Hey so I made a sprite but also did a colour alt, and I really prefer the colour alt. Can I submit that or should I submit the main one (with the original mon's colours)?

For reference: https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1140320685261082765

[stiff valley]

You submit whatever you want

[hazy tapir]

Oooo >.>

Eh I'll probably just submit the normal colours to be safe idk

[nimble granite]

Lol

[icy jasper]

are there any penalties for having any SFX in a fusion?

[plush vale]

in staff voted ones, potentially

[grand tusk]

you are a group of other spriters who used SFX are rounded up and reenact Predators as you're hunted down

[half rapids]

You can use a sprite you've posted in the sprite gallery, right?

[plush vale]

if it's older than contest announcement (includign spritework) no

[half rapids]

ok mine isnt

good

[livid stratus]

anyone feel like making a group chat to have a place to make sprites on a vc together?

cause I wanna make a sprite but not having people to make sprites with is way less fun

and this server nuked the vc's

[twin otter]

Welp... die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the bad guy. TBH i always thought submitting a refence in a contest was a little cheaty cause people like the reference so they vote for it. but I worked hard on my kirby reference and just had to submit lols. I get it now though so I suppose thats character growth

[misty acorn]

The real is to submit a reference that nobody gets

[dawn prairie]

Literally me

[stiff valley]

I won't lie, you're probably getting a 0 or a 1 from the whole staff lol

[plush vale]

pro strat get staff to give you 0 and 1s in such a way that the binary is highest score overall

[stiff valley]

bruh

[strange lichen]

I saw in one comment in a feedback thread about not making the sprite too big, is true/something I need to worry about?

[plush vale]

well theres a canvas size ik that

[strange lichen]

like, not taking up too much of the space you are given

I'll link that discussion thread here if that's okay

#1140393941863247983 message

[plush vale]

well one thing is if you take up all the space you're given it conveys the thing is meant to be massive relative to other stuff, if it's not then gonna look wrong in game

[strange lichen]

I guess I'll look up the size of my fusions then

[errant yarrow]

generally your fusions should be about the size of the body pokemon

[fast delta]

As game assets, the sprites are meant to represent the mons sizes relative to each other, to some extent. There's also the ground plane to consider (you can find the template for that towards the top of #1051343819314053160).

[strange lichen]

I don't want to break the rules for this channel topic but on my potential entry it would be whirlipede body (correct size) but it has the klingklang ring around it which takes up most of the canvas, is that acceptable?

ty !

[glad sail]

Good excuses to stretch the size of your fusion are if the head pokemon is noticeable larger or smaller than the body which justifies enlarging or shrinking it, or if the bulk of the fusion's size is due to an accessory like the large ring gear around your whirlipede. The Scolipede/Honedge you were asking about is a great deal larger than regular Honedge without justification, so it was suggested to be smaller

[plush vale]

similar for shrinking, a joltik fusion might get smoller for example

[frozen lodge]

Hey so I haven’t finished my contest entry yet but i can’t seem to add to the google drive? I had the same issue with the Sableye comp, I’m using mobile if that makes a difference

[errant yarrow]

only 1 entry per person for this contest

[graceful plank]

Oh, I thought they meant for gallery

[frozen lodge]

I meant t submit it to the drive, I haven’t finished my one entry yet, I haven’t uploaded any others

But if i was finished there is no option to upload it to the provided google drive

[graceful plank]

you drag the image into the drive window

[late sequoia]

So with mobile you click the bottom right + button and select upload. You need to know where on your phone your submission is located (gallery, or a folder). You should be able to upload it to the drive. I'm on Android so idk if Apples the same

[frozen lodge]

Ok thx

[kindred stump]

@wind matrix I think I fixed my submission, lmk if there's anything else wrong

[wind matrix]

looks good!

[signal reef]

I am really happy with my Scolipede fusion but like every time there are so many good submissions it will be tough

[hazy tapir]

@stiff kettle Just letting you know you haven't included your name in the file name of your submission 👍

[stiff kettle]

Idk how to use Google docs ;-;

[hazy tapir]

You just rename the file yourself before uploading it

[stiff valley]

We have the results for the sableye contest

as much as I hate it a SFX sprite won

[cloud pulsar]

unbased contest smh

[stiff valley]

Tbf it was a tie

So we had to vote again for the actual #1 lol

[cloud solstice]

what if it has been a tie again?

[dense jackal]

How long is it to compile everything to share with us basic folk?

[foggy reef]

So will we get to see the scores on a sheets or something?

[stiff valley]

You'll get top 3

As for the rest idk

[foggy reef]

damn

I was kinda hoping it'd be like the older comps where it would show the scores and some feedback

that's cool though ig

[dense jackal]

Oh. I saw someone acting like it was an obviously known fact that judged contests showed you how everyone ranked. Maybe I just misunderstood 😅

[foggy reef]

eh, there's a lot of new staff so they might do things differently

as far as I can remember the last staff judged contest was the birthday one, but that was a fair bit ago

[fair citrus]

It should prob be like how the millian royale results are shown: like a tier list :p

[foggy reef]

omg, a tier list?

that sounds awesome, do that lol

[fair citrus]

something like this would be cool

[stiff valley]

I am not manually making a tierlist with 280 entries

[fair citrus]

Valid point-

[cloud pulsar]

cool spotlight

[nimble granite]

This was...

unpredictable

[cloud pulsar]

epic ping fail in soreile

i saw it

[stiff valley]

[ashen sapphire]

Yayyy~

[cloud solstice]

congrats to the winners !!

[ashen sapphire]

Second place for meeee~~

[hazy tapir]

Congrats everyone!

[slim palm]

Ayyy top 10 I’m actually proud of myself

[uncut shadow]

wait where was the voting?

i never seen it

[slim palm]

Staff voting

[uncut shadow]

whats that?

[ashen sapphire]

Also lol I placed top 3 with another fucking Calamity reference again

[hazy tapir]

i got 72nd lmao but hey it was my first ever contest and I dont claim to be as good as some of the very talented spriters here

[slim palm]

Only staff voted no one else

[stiff valley]

ngl you should've won part of the reason you didn't win is because you already won a contest LOL

[orchid mortar]

22 yippe

[ashen sapphire]

lmfao

[stiff valley]

didn't influence my vote for the 2nd round tho

[modern kernel]

the result file isnt loading for me

[stiff valley]

skill issue ig

[graceful plank]

I knew that one would win lol

[ashen sapphire]

Tbh I'm fine with second c:

[steady pasture]

Oh cool, there's actually a ranking

[heady radish]

Damn, didn't even make the top 230 xD

[fair citrus]

im happy i made it into the top 50 tbh

[wary canopy]

now for another calamity ref top three for scolipede contest too congrats!!! all very great sprites

[uncut shadow]

wow first time the gardevoir meta didnt work lol

[modern kernel]

bruh im in 40th place

[steady pasture]

Dang, i knew mine would be low, but oof, not even top 50 lol

[modern kernel]

i thought i could make top 10 lol

[cloud pulsar]

i got 68 i was so close to perfection

[heady radish]

op wait nvm

[ashen sapphire]

How many Calamity references can I get onto the podiums? Find out--

[orchid mortar]

oops i read wrong 44

[slim palm]

Damn honestly yeah that should’ve placed higher

[valid quest]

im surprised i got on the leaderboard at all o_o family emergency happened, and i couldnt keep working on mine

[heady radish]

I actually got 70 :D noice

[fair citrus]

this is prob fitting-

[shell grove]

Was everyone able to vote for the contest?

[midnight ice]

I'm in the top 200, not bad for my first contest
especially with just using an og sprite

[steady pasture]

LOL

[valid quest]

im 230

[steady pasture]

There's only 235 entries

[graceful plank]

wait how do we see the results

[steady pasture]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eQHKvGJoisoZC7KUmZ6ZNmBUXU27DAX0l-SN9asyLhk/edit#gid=472279063

[fair citrus]

im placed at 33 iir, i think i couldve done better if i didnt go ham on the gold pile

[stiff valley]

Guys remember the ones that vote aren't your generic people half the voters are sprite managers so we look at the quality of the sprite and not just if it looks cool lol

[valid quest]

im happy i got on at all, i did 1 draft of mine then was unable to continue cuz of fam stuff

[graceful plank]

thanks I just rechecked the post and saw it was linked lol

[fair citrus]

im learning which taste i should appeal to next mini contest 🫡

[valid quest]

i think #1 was incredible, theyre obviously super talented :0 :DDD

[slim palm]

tldr: get gud lol

[valid quest]

tbh from 50 and above, everyones was insanely cool

[shell grove]

Guys, Could everyone vote for the contest?

[stiff valley]

imo the mismagius shouldn't have won because of the sfx but others prefered it because the other one was a reference/looked like necrozma/soreile already won once/whatever idk i'm not in everyone's head

[ashen sapphire]

I've learned nothing and will continue exactly as I have been

[valid quest]

idk, i think if theyre able to go above and beyond like that then doing smth simpler is a breeze

[stiff valley]

for the mini contest staff only

[modern kernel]

why tho

[slim palm]

Less work for staff

[silver merlin]

because :3

[ashen sapphire]

I definitely see less sprites with serious technical flaws ranking high with the staff voting, which is refreshing

[steady pasture]

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-salty-salty-meme-gif-25962054

[grim island]

oh my god that mismagius sableye is INCREDIBLE

[silver merlin]

hold on let me go change my score for it to a 0 so it looses <3

[steady pasture]

Do it, i'm not the one who will lose anything from it lol

[fair citrus]

actly im curious, whats the max score?

is it like around 45 or smthn

[ashen sapphire]

And I'm not just saying that because I won second, I looked at the top several sprites and I really like them all. Staff voting seems like a success to me!

[stiff valley]

Me when staff doesn't notice the 3 pixels missing on a single outline

[slim palm]

BRB violently cheering to myself

[shell grove]

Was only the staff able to vote?

[slim palm]

Yes

[ashen sapphire]

Yup

[steady pasture]

Still sad i didn't get into the top 50 at least. Oh well

[stiff valley]

smh missing outline 0

[slim palm]

Madmc

[shell grove]

Looking at most of them, getting into top 100 is a win in my book

[median heron]

Oh wait staff voting? 👀

[stiff valley]

problem with staff voting is that staff can't participate

[scarlet shoal]

I got 12 points

[steady pasture]

Yep, they don't have time to host polls week after week becuz of the new mons

[scarlet shoal]

I'm glad I wasn't at the bottom though

[ashen sapphire]

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/024/221/upload.png

[stiff valley]

I got the right to trash y'all but at what cost

[lunar comet]

Fucking hell, 15th??? I'm genuinely amazed rn

Top of 6th if you factor in ties

[slim palm]

Oh my god it’s so cute I love it

[modern vapor]

Curious if there is any requirement to join the contests?

[silver merlin]

follow the rules for like

making a sprite

otherwise no

[slim palm]

[steady pasture]

So... u guys gonna change the discord icon?

[slim palm]

No

It’s a mini contest not a full one

[steady pasture]

I see

[stiff valley]

@silver merlin change the icon

[late relic]

139th place lets GOOO

[stiff valley]

actually idk if we planned to change the icon lol

[slim palm]

💀

[stiff valley]

I don't see why not

[fair citrus]

changing icons every week

[silver merlin]

send me the sprite

well why not lmao

its just for fun anyways so send the sprite mael

you have 10 seconds

[modern vapor]

Hmm, might have a go at this contest just to get practice in at making sprites

[stiff valley]

was i fast enough

[late relic]

were you asking me or mael

[silver merlin]

there we go

[stiff valley]

me prob

lesgooo

[slim palm]

I stand corrected

[shell grove]

I am genuily shocked of how good some artworks outside of the top 100 are

[late relic]

SABLE!!!!!! EYES!!!!!!

[silver merlin]

only thing is i think the shading could be simpified a little on the hat to make it read easier LOL

but very awesome sprite

[stiff valley]

should've voted 0

[livid tulip]

33 rank, not bad

[stiff valley]

This time we only could vote from 0 to 3, for the next one we'll have from 0 to 5 so there will be less ties

max amount of points was 45 btw (taking into account the fact that not every staff voted)

[shell grove]

I think 0 to 3 is more accurate tho

[fair citrus]

oh i guessed correctly xD

[stiff valley]

nah sometimes i wanted an in between lol

[late relic]

i hope tropius comes so if a contest is made there will be multiple bananas

banana takeover..

[slim palm]

Tropius Miltank but it’s just banana milk

[heady radish]

utter wings

[lunar comet]

Are ties ranked in order or no?

[fair citrus]

order

[slim palm]

nOOOOOO

[late relic]

nonono

so imagine

[steady pasture]

Doubt it. They probably couldn't care enough to order losers

[stiff valley]

no ties are ties

[late relic]

tropius/porygonz

[lunar comet]

Fair enough lol

[late relic]

and its holding a banana for scale or something

[lunar comet]

Probably either random or in order by date submitted if I had to guess

[acoustic saddle]

-crumbles to dust-

[ashen sapphire]

Part of why I'm so chill about coming in second is that Mismagius is my favorite Pokemon, how bothered can I really be by a Mismagius fusion beating me

[stiff valley]

nah all entries were shuffled, so it's random

[slim palm]

Tropius/porygon2 is just a sh***y jpeg of a banana

[stiff valley]

https://tenor.com/view/rotating-banana-meme-rotating-banana-banana-faster-faster-and-faster-gif-18265963

[late relic]

porygon is that same image but like

crunchier

[slim palm]

It’s just a yellow line

[late relic]

i know what to submit now

[ashen sapphire]

Nooooo you're gonna disintegrate me---
(The joke is that I'm allergic to bananas irl)

[lunar comet]

ohhhbanana.wav

[autumn epoch]

Good job everyone! Ended up at about the middle of the voting, so can’t complain lol

[late relic]

couldn’t handle the banana

[ashen sapphire]

I couldn't 😔

[late relic]

tropius/dewgong and its just a banana

[shell grove]

Have you voted on all of them individually or, for example, compared all Gengar/Sableye with each other and then voted?

[late relic]

a seal banana

[stiff valley]

Banana ROTAT E FASTER

oh yeah there are uh

roles to give

[acoustic saddle]

yeah. fore sure i would accepted the 2rd place, i dont have enough experice like your, and i can still see error in my sprite up to now :,v

[late relic]

im going to brainstorm bababna tropius sprites incase tropius wins

[fair citrus]

wait so ure telling me theres like 5-6 chances for the role?-

[languid ibex]

oh shit my feraligator is 6th

[fair citrus]

the gems u did were sick

[languid ibex]

Thanks!

[late relic]

tropius contest and one submission is the cat in a banana suit

[finite vortex]

I got 18 points for this little guy

[fair citrus]

https://tenor.com/view/danganronpa-danganronpa-spotted-fire-gif-17878951

/j

[stiff valley]

IT'S A LIE !

[stiff valley]

Danganronpa hater spotted

[late relic]

what if someone made bung vulchungo and the zimbabwe songbirds

[wind matrix]

this sprite was robed. Shoulda won

[dense jackal]

Fyi, if you are tied for points, your actual position is the lowest number with the same number of points as you 👍

[fair citrus]

nah i consumed the series to death, js grown out of it tbh

[viscid helm]

ey i got top 10, i'll take it

[ashen sapphire]

I have complicated opinions on dangit ronpaul but Kokichi is really funny

[stiff valley]

ibuki was my profile picture for a long time

[ashen sapphire]

And that pic was perfect for the bit

[fair citrus]

mine used to be a himiko pfp

[steady pasture]

Wouldn't it be the highest?

[stiff valley]

himiko fan detected, sentenced to death

[steady pasture]

Oh wait, yeah, lowest

[fair citrus]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-emoji-dies-gif-21956120

[ashen sapphire]

I actually drew Kokichi in a vaporwave outfit for shits and giggles and it turned out so good that I'm actually mad

[fair citrus]

i swear u once made a kokichi sprite here before

[ashen sapphire]

Yeah I did

[late relic]

NOOO

TOOO LATE

[ashen sapphire]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/745525636348772372/1137274555308720138/kokichi.png

[fair citrus]

wait whats the combo

[stiff valley]

[ashen sapphire]

Haunter Gallade

[dense jackal]

hehe, yeah, it depends on your point of view 😛

[fair citrus]

were u the one who made that double sylveon fusion 👁️

[stiff valley]

yes

[fair citrus]

so it was you

i applaud ur work

[stiff valley]

literally the first time i made a trainer sprite

[fair citrus]

actly p cool

[fair citrus]

speaking of trainer sprites

someone used to make kyoko trainer pack before but never got completed

[stiff valley]

[fair citrus]

#1075686341205037127 message

this one ^

[ashen sapphire]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/543958354377179176/1135749068124069898/93.288.png

Got him, just took a sec

[fair citrus]

is there an off chance more dangan sprites will be made

[ashen sapphire]

Unlikely but find out

[fair citrus]

also this is totally a discussion abt the contest mhm

[wind matrix]

seems normal to me

[fair citrus]

f around and find out gotchu /j

[ashen sapphire]

No no it's fine the conversation got here naturally

[stiff valley]

just make a venipede line that's a danganronpa ref somehow

[surreal folio]

I got 154th

[ashen sapphire]

I already made my Venipede contest entry and it's not a dangit ronpaul

[surreal folio]

[wooden root]

I open the Pokemon Infinite Fusion server and the first thing I see is Doggone Rhubarb

Seems about right

[fair citrus]

he fits the vibe idfk

wait i see roserade

omg

[ashen sapphire]

Yeah we went Tropius to bananas to me joking about my banana allergy to me posting Kokichi fake dead to talking about dangit ronpaul

[stiff valley]

Whirlipede self fusion, nothing to see here

[wooden root]

Perfection

[ashen sapphire]

So it's my fault but it was very funny I regret nothing

[fair citrus]

is there like a butter pokemon

[fair citrus]

truly the convo of all time, no regrets

[stiff valley]

There's a butter free Pokémon

[wooden root]

Alcremie, I guess???

[fair citrus]

well then

[slim palm]

Working on something incredibly important rn

[ashen sapphire]

Also Korekiyo would be great for a Carnivine Roserade

[stiff valley]

actually i might unironically post it

[fair citrus]

victreebel is a decent substitute for carnivne if ever

[stiff valley]

as a joke alt tho prob

[misty acorn]

congrats to lè winners

[ashen sapphire]

Nah it doesn't have the right dull green

[fair citrus]

thats fair

[stiff valley]

i never noticed the ropes in his artwork

[fair citrus]

now im thinking of other combinations for dangan sprites

unironically i see miu being a klinklang fusion but rule 2

[ashen sapphire]

Poke me if you think of additional Kokichi combos or a good Shuichi

They're my faves

[fair citrus]

shuichi huh

[random crypt]

not the butter

[fair citrus]

thats tough

[wooden root]

Shuichi would need Ralts just for his haircut

[stiff valley]

klinklang cloyster

[fair citrus]

ralts gallade

[fair citrus]

im scared to ask why for cloyster-

[ashen sapphire]

Cloyster oh no

[fair citrus]

ok i see why now

[uncut shadow]

I got top 32, not that bad

[fair citrus]

we're one position apart 👁️

[uncut shadow]

[fair citrus]

(33rd)

[stiff valley]

in the past i made a hammer based on hers

well it doesn't look super good lol

[fair citrus]

is it bad i see a darkrai head for this mf lmao @ashen sapphire

also that hammer is quite the square sprite xD

[stiff valley]

lol

[fair citrus]

like the white wisp darkrai has

[stiff valley]

that hammer is terrible kek

[fair citrus]

yk yk

[stiff valley]

oh f

you're so right

[fair citrus]

gallade can make up for the green

come on yall

[stiff valley]

lol

[merry bison]

Hey all, I want to start making sprites for fun and hopefully make one for a future infinite fusion contest 😅what software do people use? And any advice/tips (sorry if this is in the wrong channel)

[stiff valley]

?tag software

deino plz

deino is offline

@merry bison #spriter-general message

[merry bison]

Oh great 👍 😊thx so much,

[ashen sapphire]

oh I pretty much only care about v3

so I'm unlikely to reference previous games

[fair citrus]

angie for alolan raichu

[ashen sapphire]

you know, I can see that

[fair citrus]

gonta is an easy machoke tbh

[fair citrus]

also oh god xD

rantaro can be a dhelmise, if dhelmise makes it (thematically speaking)

[late sequoia]

I'll take in the top 100, lots of room for improvement.

[summer nebula]

got 69th

nice

[silk bolt]

@acoustic saddle we told ya

[acoustic saddle]

thancc u the chair patriarch :,v

[chrome summit]

one question the sprites that won are going to be putted in the game?

[slim palm]

They’ll all be implemented

[signal reef]

Damn seeing actual good ranking of sprites feels so good, this staff-ranked contest might be the solution to annoying metas

[slim palm]

Either as a main or as an alternate

[chrome summit]

ok

[silk bolt]

bro win his first contest, tm got podium 6 times
wer're not the same anymore

https://tenor.com/view/peepo-leave-pepe-frog-bye-upset-im-out-gif-17020829

[acoustic saddle]

those in the past was bad ranking? :S

[silk bolt]

i got 2nd on my first contest thought, with 15 days of spriting

[acoustic saddle]

podium? :,v

[silk bolt]

sometimes i agree

[fair citrus]

nah im p sure they participated in jirachi contest before

[acoustic saddle]

2 hours lol

[silk bolt]

like first second third, podium is'nt a word in english ?

[silk bolt]

i mean, you had sprite for the game before

https://tenor.com/view/jagyasini-singh-podium-winner-podium-medal-ceremony-winner-gif-22665658

this is the podium

[acoustic saddle]

you mean top3?

my name has unusual hue

[fair citrus]

congrats contest champion

old logo tho i have noticed

[acoustic saddle]

you mean top feedback giver? 💅

[fair citrus]

a better priority /j

[dense jackal]

it absolutely is 😄

[acoustic saddle]

what time?

[near horizon]

nice :)

[stiff valley]

Oop

[limber holly]

14th place with my sableye/klinklang, nice

While I was satisfied with the quality of my sprite on the whole, there were definitely some decisions I made in the design stage that could've been better, so given that I'm really happy with where I placed.

[dense jackal]

Joint 78th technically 😉

[cloud pulsar]

the top feedback giver being more important that winning a contest is so funny

[acoustic saddle]

🤔 i wonder what criteria that the managers used to judge the sprite?, just personal feel?

[acoustic saddle]

giving good criticism is all i need

[steady pasture]

Oh, the discord icon DID change

[cloud pulsar]

ayy congrats on winning btw

[steady pasture]

We having a new icon every week for the next few weeks it seems

[ashen sapphire]

that's fine by me it'll be fun

[acoustic saddle]

:,v yeah fresh winner every week would be fun

[versed sage]

@plucky arch I absolutely love your Whirlipide sprite for the contest

You've nailed it with the depth

It looks amazing

[steady pasture]

Meaning you only get to keep your "newest" title for a week lol

[acoustic saddle]

well :,v it just an experience, what i learned is what will last

[cloud pulsar]

is just a role at the end of the day

[chrome summit]

what software is good if i wanna start to make sprites

[cloud pulsar]

a lost soul

[stiff valley]

One day I'll win a contest
When the game is dead and we have only 3 spriters left

[steady pasture]

Check #spriting-guidelines . They do recommend some software/apps like Piskel

[acoustic saddle]

you mean only 1 left

[chrome summit]

thanks

[steady pasture]

You'll also wanna read through the guidelines if u intend to make sprites anyways

[stiff valley]

You mean

[ashen sapphire]

I'll be there to get second place to you with another Calamity reference somehow

"won't you be out of calamity references by then" not even close

[grim patrol]

Is there a way to see what Pokemon are being claimed for contests? So there’s no double work? Or do you just have to look through #1050404143807873157 ?

[stiff valley]

There's no such thing as a claim for contest

[cloud pulsar]

leviathan reference when

[tranquil fable]

Mine got 23 points/80th place... Out of 235 I'd say that's pretty good

[silk bolt]

With people voting mid sprite (i disagree with concept > art, artstyle and mastery is for me way better than j'having good ideas)

[wispy vortex]

Congrats to the winners that Steelix one is soo good! I'm really happy with 5th place.

[silk bolt]

Congrats to everyone there was really good sprites this time, lot of jewels

[strange lichen]

Hi, I looked thru sprite contest to find this answer but didn't see it so I'm sorry if it's very nooby but when you name the image is it your unique discord name that you should use?

[silk bolt]

For me that would be TM7724

So yes

[strange lichen]

thank you!

[silk bolt]

I assume nikohestia for you

[modern vapor]

having a go at doing sprites for a first time, def a lot more thought going into it than I originally expected

[silk bolt]

[modern vapor]

going step by step atm. Since I have a concept, but wanna make sure I have room to actually make it look decent

[steel vortex]

Not even top 100 🥲 but I don't really care lmao, I had waaaay too much fun making the crystal texture for mine, never done it pixel style before, very experimental ahahaha
And my personal pick got 2nd place so I'm happy for them xD

[misty acorn]

2nd best sableye/torterra lesgoooooooooooooooo

[stiff valley]

(there were only 2)

[misty acorn]

(the other 3 were too scared to participate)

[steel vortex]

#français

Also yes, the game always starts the first save in classic mode

[stiff valley]

how can you missclick so badly

français and contest-general are so far apart

[cloud pulsar]

contest general just have those vibes yknow

[slim palm]

They actually wanted to tag announcements

[signal reef]

Past ranking were good aswell but in my opinion this one feels better as it rewards technicality

And having an actual score-based ranking is cool

[arctic garnet]

Wow, first ever contest and my spikey boy tied with a probopass and a fricking dragon in the top 20 spot! He just earned a spot in my favorites list.

[visual pelican]

[dense jackal]

Here's a different metric: Top 5 controversial sprites!
The sprites where the staff votes were least aligned with each other
(This does not mean bad sprites, there's at least one here with over 30 points)
((4th and 5th place are actually tied for controversy points))

[strange lichen]

What is the last one a fusion of?

[plucky arch]

i think, Gardevoir

[plucky arch]

oh, thank you

[stiff valley]

how is the magnemite controversial

it got the spotlight

[limber venture]

im pretty sure thorns gave it like a 0

she hates that sprite

[wind matrix]

i gave it a 0

[stiff valley]

ah controversial in that way

[limber venture]

because she's an idiot

[wind matrix]

fusion unclear. why does it have hammers

[dense jackal]

"controversial" here means - highest standard deviation

[strange lichen]

is sfx sprite effects or did maelmc call it sound effects by accident im very confusion

[wind matrix]

Mael means sound effects

[plucky arch]

ah i see, goin blind already

[strange lichen]

good to know I'm deaf brb going doctors

[wind matrix]

apparently sfx can also mean visual effects

[strange lichen]

OH special effects

i c i c

[limber venture]

theyre not hammers

idiot

im gonna beat you to death thorns

i'll show YOU hammers

[dense jackal]

yeah! (I don't know why vfx/fx isn't used instead though :P)

[wind matrix]

help, Rezza's threatening me

[cedar quest]

nuh uh

[plucky arch]

good

[wind matrix]

save me, there's a crazed yellow mnm

[cedar quest]

((but also….they’re not hammers??? what are they then lmao))

[strange lichen]

this is my favorite chat

[plucky arch]

its just holding crystals in its little magnet grabbers

[stiff valley]

You made a copy of the doc to see that ? Good thing I made every vote anonymous

[plucky arch]

okay now go find my scores

[dense jackal]

indeed 😛

[old solar]

in my defense: i wanted to draw big crystal, so I've drawn big crystal

[silver merlin]

your sprite was awesome

thorns DOES not know what they are talking about smh

@wind matrix stop hating on the awesome crystal 🚎

[grand tusk]

the new system already begins to crack

we discover the shocking truth, everyone has wrong opinions

[misty acorn]

Nah its fine, at least we finally have a voting system that doesnt take 2 months to get through half of the first round

[grand tusk]

nope, we've discovered a single small flaw, burn it all down

[dense jackal]

Why? Because you beat me by one point? 😆

[steel vortex]

Oh mine's controversial I'm sorry I went overboard with the crystal I was in a silly mood

[plucky arch]

cause someone gave me a 1

[dense jackal]

same

[strange lichen]

better to stand out tho right?

[steel vortex]

True XD

I usually try to stick within the gen 5/pokemon style whoopsie

[misty acorn]

being controversial isnt inheritely bad, don't take it that way

[strange lichen]

if you blend in you will get all medium results, risks are good when you are in a contest!

[grand tusk]

wait

what is this

THIS IS BULL!!

[plucky arch]

dithering seems to be the common these here

[grand tusk]

WHERE IS MY CHEFZEBI SWEEP

[plucky arch]

if you flip it upside down he was first

[tough apex]

Damn its votes got spirited away

[grand tusk]

staff must have gotten confused, thought it was golf scoring

[fringe mica]

merum we need to cook more vote slander

[dense jackal]

This is actually the least controversial sprite. Staff were most aligned on this sprite over any others

[plucky arch]

TRUEEE

[grand tusk]

I made two vote slander videos but not one for contest 🤔

[grand tusk]

you're right, my god

[fringe mica]

make it

breaking bad but its contest slander

[grand tusk]

I can't my 2nd one was considered dog and I lost all confidance

[plucky arch]

im pretty proud of my sprite, its prolly the highest score ive ever gotten (ive like never made it past prelims)

[fringe mica]

blue bonz youre gonna be gustavo fring

[strange lichen]

I'm sure the problem isn't that it's no face! the problem is that the lighting is coming from the wrong place and it isn't following the spriting conventions !! duh ;P

[fringe mica]

merum is jesse pinkman im walter white otherwise th merum we need to cook more vote slander wouldnt work

contest slander

[fringe mica]

my first contest and i made it 5th

it was galaxia jirachi honedge

[grand tusk]

I don't deserve to make it cause I didn't even enter the contest

[fringe mica]

a mix of effort, satisfying the masses, and a reference fusion

[grand tusk]

I was working on other sprites

[fringe mica]

i was speedrunning making jirachi honedge and was sidetracked by heros thread

im like the contest-winning-jirachi-fuskon dream is dead

[plucky arch]

i only made it past prelims once

barely

3rd by like 2 points

it was a Mothman fusion

but i got demolished immediately in the next round

[fringe mica]

i barely won against the dusclops

28% and 26%

i thought the flygon gonna beat me lol

i gave feedback on that one so i saw that sprite as my student for some reason lmfaoo

[misty acorn]

me lauhghing in 2021 contests with like 15 entries

[fringe mica]

welp here we are now

IF blowing up on shorts

[misty acorn]

yea nowadays I would never get past the prelims

[fringe mica]

cant relate tbh

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

im so rude

[stiff valley]

I remember making that for the magikarp contest lol

[strange lichen]

what do you mean, those would be top tier even today

[misty acorn]

the magikarp one wasnt long ago

[celest fiber]

I got rank 163 on my very first sprite from 10+ years, woot woot

[stiff valley]

"wasn't long ago"

[round sedge]

How do i put something into a contest

[stiff valley]

you upload it in the drive

[misty acorn]

Oh wasn't the contest where the Magikarp/Aegislash won the magikarp contest?

I wasn't here in 2019 so I don't remember that then xD

[stiff valley]

idfr

[round sedge]

Where is that?

[stiff valley]

#event-announcements

[fringe mica]

aint the contest finished

[stiff valley]

there's another one going

[fringe mica]

or wait a scolipede contest

shidd

[stiff valley]

venipede contest started before the results of sableye contest lol

[fringe mica]

line right

[round sedge]

Oh i see

[stiff valley]

yes

[fringe mica]

oke

just wasnt used to referring first stage as lines

usually i refer full evos as lines

like scolipede line