Digimon V-Pet GO

[humble storm]

Face down. I usually try to position models in a way that requires the least amount of supports to cut down on print time.

[autumn bay]

glue

[humble storm]

I'm trying to avoid glue in case I need to adjust something on the board, ie connections, new battery, etc.

If I glue that toggle down, I won’t be able to pop up that trenner to access the rest of the board.

[autumn bay]

when the desing is complete is a solution, for test no

[humble storm]

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean.

[thick jasper]

I think they mean that once the design is complete, glueing these parts together is a good way to assemble them and have them be sturdy

But they also agree that during the testing phase the glue is not a good idea

[autumn bay]

yes

[rustic yarrow]

Want to obsess over perfecting 3d printing?
https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

[thick jasper]

how do we use the naca storage function?

[fringe jackal]

Let me check first
Sorry

I'm trying to find older post
Someone ask the same question a while ago
It has a Wi-Fi account feature built in

I’m just gonna say no

I remember reading someone saying no

Sorry

The code itself for all virtual pet is on server site probably

This does not use any virtual pet code for this project so it can’t be recognized

[thick jasper]

that makes sense, how do we conect the device to the website?

[fringe jackal]

The website creator

Or we copy held the virtual pets send copies of their own Digimon

And since everything’s on surfside, I think we have to ask the creator

I don’t know if it source code out there?

[thick jasper]

do you have a copy of dmcomm.h you can send? i need it to compile\

[vapid belfry]

Thank you I’ll go over the full thing over the weekend. I’ve been at the job factory most of the day or on the bus. Hopefully the PLA filament I ordered arrives within a week.

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @rustic yarrow (current: #159 - 14)

[humble storm]

My Angoramon evolved into an Otamamon. I don't think that's normal, right? And it also says that he's stage 3. 🤔

It fits if you turn it clockwise 180º. Would that be a problem if the MPU was flipped?

[vapid belfry]

I’m not sure. I’ll try it tho soon

I did add more space for it on a recent STL I uploaded to Thingiverse a couple days ago.

Sorry I thought I sent that, I just woked up

[humble storm]

I haven't checked the updated STL, but I printed the shell based on the original one from that post. At least for me, turning the MPU allowed it to fit even with the trenner.

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki. I’ll try it when I get back home today. I gotta solder it to my Lilygo anyway. Before I was just wrapping wires around the pins to test it cuz I didn’t have the time to do it.

[fringe jackal]

The upper parts came except for the main component that’s held up due to circumstances out of my control

[fringe jackal]

Update the main component came in, but I didn’t get a notification so there are already at house

For update batteries didn’t arrive yet

And right now I’m knowing knows where they’re at

[fringe jackal]

OK, I have formatted one of them

It works all the upper parts income

I do not know how to access Digimon.Bin

I will probably talk later on kind of too late

[thin sail]

Will be fixed on the next update

[fringe jackal]

I finally found the bin now I gotta figure out how to code in the new eggs and evolution lines

Causing significant damage to device

[thin sail]

Trying my new printer.

[worthy sail]

is that the a1?

im thinking of getting a 3d printer aswell i was wondering if people here had any recommendations

[thin sail]

It is

[thin sail]

A1 or A1 mini

[worthy sail]

thanks

[inner orchid]

Is there a procedure to turn off Vpet Go using a combination of buttons?

[stark veldt]

https://github.com/dmcomm/dmcomm-arduino-lib/blob/main/src/DMComm.h

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@stark veldt has evolved into Baby II!

[fringe jackal]

OK, I got everything to work

Question how the sprites work do they need to be numbered for the same Digimon sprites for animations

Or do they need to be a straight animation line?

And how do the eggs work with their animations?

[fringe jackal]

I have created multiple folders labeled through pinc8,9,10,11

In the rosters for the four new eggs are called

Land of sorrow

Ragnarok

For the first two

Dragons war

In jungle troopers

Dragon war is the first one I’m working on

[vapid belfry]

After I finish this project I’m probably gonna redo the backplate for this device for the pegs. And probably redo the one with screw holes. Every time I turn it into an STL something goes wrong with the triangulation.

Ever so slightly but still noticeable

So yeah I probably did it wrong

[thick jasper]

so far im on the 3rd or so iteration of my mini shell, its looking promising im just testing printing the front in a different orientation.

btw does anyone have any suggestions about the lens? its a piece of flat clear plastic with one beveled edge but i dont know how to source this custom piece.

[vapid belfry]

Something like the frame w/lens over the Digimon Mini is what you mean right? If so, you could probably find thin clear acrylic and create a frame that you can slide the acrylic in through the frame.

Yeah you can get 1mm thick acrylic off AliExpress but the other dimensions may not be as easy to find a sheet of. May have to cut the acrylic which might require tools

[vapid belfry]

Also to make the frame easier to print, you could print it as 2 separate thin frames (with a space in the middle) that you combine together (adhesive and/or pegs), and put the acrylic inside of.

[fringe jackal]

The batteries came

Add one extra then I need

[thin sail]

@vapid belfry i can't believe this is a 3d print

Your 3d model is top tier

[vapid belfry]

I still feel like I could make it better in time

But thank you

Now that we have a working model I may work on those grips again in my free time, they hang over too much on the front.

[thick jasper]

Yall ever raise a missing no?

[fringe jackal]

The Memphis real

Run to the hill

[fringe jackal]

Is that a cutting glitch?

[thick jasper]

No clue my kuwagamon dissapeared and during fights this is the sprite. Its name is unknown and its a free type. My guy poops like crazy

[fringe jackal]

Wait is not a glitch

I just started tinkering with project

I’ve been using 48X 48 Sprite

And what animation file

[fringe jackal]

Is it custom?

[thick jasper]

No just the regular soft ware

[fringe jackal]

Oh

[vapid belfry]

Ig I’m not getting to it today since that project took a while

It should be okay tho I mean what we have works atm. But I would like to get it finished eventually.

[thick jasper]

okay yall heres the zip for the current version of the shell, please take a look when you can and let me know if theres anything i need to change

i also might look into cnc services from pcbway for the lens

[thick jasper]

This also has a pendulum shaker, which that and the chubby battery i used, funnily enough resulted in this mini shell being about the same size as a regular dm 20th

[vapid belfry]

Looks nice, I’ll do a print when I get my filament in after some test prints I gotta do.

And yeah PCBWay is a good quality option, but if you’re not planning to order a bunch at once the shipping and cost per part is killer atm. If you plan on making a bunch of these yourself then it’s great.

[thick jasper]

If its cool with rurounik i might honestly

[vapid belfry]

Since the shells are our own designs it should be oki. Just can’t advertise it in most channels.

At the very least it could be shipped without the firmware which isn’t hard to flash

[thick jasper]

Etsy good? I can always link them to him for the soft ware

[vapid belfry]

Etsy maybe. Idk how much of a cut Etsy takes but I wouldn’t do Mercari at least

[thick jasper]

Nah nobody is really on mercari anyway lol

[vapid belfry]

Mercari also doesn’t like you linking to outside sources

Yeah true

I did make a listing to advertise and prepare people for releases but that was the drdo WifiCOM pet so I’m probably gonna take it down atp. Too restrictive of a platform

[thick jasper]

Im also thinking about making an smt version with demon sprites. I think that might be a cool edition of the software

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@thick jasper has evolved into Child!

[vapid belfry]

Computer blue screened when I got up from bed for a bit, glad I have all the files on an SD Card

[thick jasper]

I usually work from my google drive on the mirrored desk top folder so i can work from a few different devices. One of which is windows so i always gotta be crash ready

[fringe jackal]

What cost the blue screen?

[spring orchid]

This is basically the coolest thing ever, you guys are amazing! Now to try and come up with a way I can contribute.

[vapid belfry]

Well I couldn’t sleep so guess what got completed

Final time I’m changing the grip ridges also I had them too curved on the ends, and they also extended up the faces too far

The Pendulum’s grip ridges only extend a tiny bit beyond the edge

Oh and I added slopes to the back plate

Turning them into STLs makes weird looking edges but running it through a slicer and placing the backplate upside down seems to remove the issue almost entirely

I did cut the shell in half since I felt confident I could do it after my recent project

Well not entirely in half but

Yk what I mean

[vapid belfry]

I might rework the peg backplate but rn it kinda reminds me of a skull

[digital tartan]

I'm using an early 4MB version of the T-Display, but I changed the flash to 16MB and it works fine for me.
I'm not sure about the layout of the current T-Display, but I placed the buzzer under the screen to hide it.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009321100326.html

[digital tartan]

As for the MPU, I'm using this module since it takes up less space.

[vapid belfry]

Originally it uses a 25mm piezo but this is a great option imo. And yeah it's Positive to Pin 26 and Neutral to GND still. Thanks for linking the MPU also.

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @digital tartan (current: #23 - 102)

[vapid belfry]

There's a 25mm depression in the back plates I've made for the 25mm Piezo but if no speaker sits there it's not gonna cause problems.

[thick jasper]

I wonder how this will affect the sound? Honstly i recommend putting the speaker with the contacts facing down to avoid having the solder dig into the back of the screen plus using screen itself as the resonator.

I can also make a jig to help with pressure distribution on the screen

[simple agate]

@thick jasper has leveled up! (3 ➜ 4)

[wicked bear]

Stick it to the rear cover for a louder sound.

[thick jasper]

Yeah the back plate is the best resonator. also, how did you get the shell to look the clean??

[vapid belfry]

Supposed to get my filament tomorrow, prob won’t have time to make anything tho like I want to until the weekend

[thin sail]

Nice add, thanks

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @digital tartan (current: #23 - 103)

[thin sail]

That print, WOW

[thin sail]

Is it already on Thingverse?

Gonna print it right now

[wicked bear]

The outer shell is UV, so it's relatively smooth.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah it’s on my Thingiverse at the very end. Lmk how it goes

[vapid belfry]

The last and final thing I will do to the shell atp is fix any dimensional issues and I may add something to connect the front and back better

I think like the little walls that the DIM Card shell had to snap the shell together would be good

But I’d have to make the holes they slide into slightly wider for filament printing if they have to be really thin, it’s hard to get really low tolerance connection points with filament.

Or I got a setting somewhere not set right.

Could be layer height

[worthy sail]

finally got all my parts from aliexpress

im gonna ask a friend to 3d print a shell for me

do yall recommend using drdos shell or one of the ones yall made

[humble storm]

The one that @vapid belfry made is very well made. I would recommend that one because she designed it specifically for this project. It has space for all the different parts, unlike the other DMC styled case.

[vapid belfry]

Either mine or migbello’s it has more space

[worthy sail]

where can i fnd your thingiverse?

[vapid belfry]

You can search my name on Thingiverse I use the same username on there

Or search for Thingiverse links in the chat

[worthy sail]

got it

thanks

[thick jasper]

Ill upload to thingiverse tonight

Mine is still a work in progress but i would love some feed back.

[vapid belfry]

I got my filament today but still at work. I’ll print it at some point this week

[thin sail]

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7351510

[vapid belfry]

If you wanna gamble with that second design I added it still hasn’t been tested. Idk how sturdy those back plate pegs are if you wanna go that route

But probably not very sturdy at all on their own

I will probably add extra supports for it that snap to the front body shell.

[thick jasper]

I think i saw other people talking about this glitch but my loogamon wont gain more exp regardless of fights

Theyve been stuck at 10/800 for 8 fights now. Both quest and colosseum

[thin sail]

Stage III max lvl = 4

Like Digimon X

Gonna add MAX to it

[thin sail]

Id did not fit well with my printer

And if i turn it down, support will waste more fillament than the back cover

But i can try another day

[vapid belfry]

I’m doing a print real quick with mine. I’ll lyk how it goes

I also saw 11 non-manifold edges in the slicer. Didn’t think I had left any behind

But I’ll check it out

[vapid belfry]

I fixed all the non-manifolds

It was an entire face inside a wall somehow

Must have accidentally selected it

[vapid belfry]

This is as far as my supports extend when I slice it in creality print.

Only uses .55g for me

After fixing the non-manifolds. I'll check the older version

Yeah idk what’s up

Even before fixing non-manifolds it doesn’t put many supports on the model

[vapid belfry]

Oki I really like these grip ridges

[vapid belfry]

This one should have 0 non-manifolds. Alos it has grooves for some back plate supports so lmk how that goes.

I’ve done my best atp. Looks like it could be widened near the edges specifically but otherwise it’s as good/close as it can get now.

I gtg to bed now tho lmk if you encounter any problems. I had some issues with this print tbh but it was my own fault, new filament different settings, bumped it, stopped it mid print to peel off some DIM Cards which changed the offset a little, etc

Also I still have issues with supports sticking too much

Kinda over

Need to figure that out

[thick jasper]

uploaded the files to my thingiverse
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7356139

[rustic yarrow]

Just wondering, did you program this using C or one of the fancy new languages?

[worthy sail]

i tried to flash the bin onto the t display but it wont boot

ive tried looking online and apparently i didnt put it into boot mode

i cannot find the boot button 😭

ive been on this for 2 hours pls give someone help me figure this out

[humble storm]

Try reflashing it again. Have you tried resetting the serial monitor?

[worthy sail]

nvm i got it working

i was flashing it at 0x1000

tried setting it to 0x0000 and it works

[dusky ravine]

FINALLY
After fighting with customs for 2 months, the chip finally arrived and I was able to put mine together

This would technically be my first vpet

[fringe jackal]

Graduation

I have all the parts for mine, and I need the free printed shell in the materials

[thick jasper]

Do you have a 3d printer or have access to one in a public library? You can use any of the shell we designed here

[fringe jackal]

No

[verbal siren]

is StJocelyns shell the only one thats got enough space for the accelerometer and speaker?

[thick jasper]

Mine also has room it just doesn't have an outlined slot for it

Probably gonna do that tonight so it has better sound

[vapid belfry]

I’m finna do a quick test print for the supports I added to the back plate + I think I know how to fix my supports sticking so badly. Top Z distance for the supports was like 0

[dusky ravine]

Does the digimon's growth continue even with the device turned off?

[fringe jackal]

No

Every time I turn it on no time pass

If you’re talking about sleep well I think so

[dusky ravine]

shit, I don't have a battery so when I unplug it it turns off

It will take me a week to have a child haha

[thin sail]

THanks will print in a minute

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #171 - 13)

[thin sail]

Thanks for sharing this amazing work.
Will print in Blue

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thick jasper (current: #602 - 2)

[thin sail]

100% C++

[thin sail]

Congratulations and i'm honored

[thin sail]

You can find space in every iteration of the shell, but his make the job so much easier

[fringe jackal]

Finally ordered a 3-D printersa

[vapid belfry]

I’m glad that it’s convenient I kinda wasn’t sure actually if it would all fit well.

(I am a her big shocker ik I’m p tomboyish partially cuz I’m from the South. It’s all good btw dw)

Actually all 4 of my sisters are kinda like that tbh it’s kinda just the hick hillbilly genes

Also I am probably gonna make more projects over time

Like I wanna make more COM shells eventually

[vapid belfry]

I’m thinking of just working on learning some C/C++ tbh so I can make an e-paper Digimon device

Just something that lets you count battles and other stuff

Maybe run an ACOM/DCOM/WifiCOM/etc

But yeah I have a counter app and stuff on my phone but idk. Kinda like having special peripherals for things.

I’m gonna go to bed and hope my 3D printer doesn’t explode

[thin sail]

lol I'm doing some Shell print right now, hope it goes alright

[thin sail]

Have a good night mate

[buoyant surge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/761583977748103178/848705637743067196/night_toko.mp4

[thick jasper]

im printing a new copy in blue with the slot for a speaker

[thick jasper]

im having a similar issues im trying to lower the infill see if that helps\

btw @thin sail on the thingiverse entry how do you want me to link to you for proper credit and soft download?

[vapid belfry]

I set my layer height to 0.1 and doubled the supports’ Top Z distance I think it will probably help a bit but idk. Was gonna go to bed but now it says 30 minutes until complete

Speed to 150 and 200C heat after the nozzle laid down some of the shell of the body

Looks like p much all that’s left for it to make is the lower part of the shell

So it’s got about 4mm of shell left to print cuz I made the holes go like 4mm into the peg/screw supports

And I can kinda see them forming atm

Supports on the back plates have already separated atp

Hopefully they came out well

But yeah just gotta make sure they don’t fly off the build plate and into the unfinished main body

And a support just snapped off amazing

Maybe like .16 or so Top Z distance

[thin sail]

You can link to this topic, would be great

[vapid belfry]

Supports came off easier this time but yeah

Top Z distance prob needs to be a tiny bit lower

[thin sail]

same problem here.. t

[vapid belfry]

Tbh I’m planning on sanding these things down and doing the whole process of painting it

So at the end it won’t matter too much appearance wise

The prong alignment hole and peg line up with the v-pet thankfully at least

Don’t have to change that

[thick jasper]

since im already thinking about using pcbway i think im gonna have them print a few shells since they are pretty good about finishes

so if that works ill let yall know. might make a few blank units and sell them so people can load the software themselves

[vapid belfry]

If you mean my unit I’d wait a couple days or so. I can’t get around to fixing it atm, I don’t have the time rn

If you mean your unit it’s definitely a good idea

[thick jasper]

yeah im feeling pretty good about these test prints but without the lenses they look really bland

[vapid belfry]

There’s just a few minor things wrong with mine still though yeah. Need to change the peg diameter and USB C size style. Idk how I manage to be .1mm off but I am

Yeah likewise without the frame, buttons, and no sanding mine looks p bad

[thick jasper]

did you ever use my model for the board to check tolerances? its made my life pretty easy. also depending on your nozzle size i would use half the diameter for tolerances. mine is 0.4mm so 0.2mm tolerance

[stark veldt]

But e paper will be black and white. What is the intention? Long battery life ?

[vapid belfry]

I just think it’s neat icl

[vapid belfry]

I haven’t been able to print anything else yet unfortunately

[surreal latch]

an e-paper vpet would be very cool

[thin sail]

It's fkn nice

But it did not close

[spring orchid]

That looks amazing!

[thick jasper]

beautiful! whats keeping it from closing do i need more room for the battery?

[worthy sail]

@thin sail how did you display the digimon sprites in this project

if i want to add custom digimon i saw the text file you sent as instructions

but i didnt get how to actually get the sprites and everything set up

[thin sail]

Every penc folder is the structure for a version.
penc1 = Nature Spirites
Inside goes the digimon folder number.
00 = Egg(Egg sprite)
01 = baby 1 , 12 sprites, cutin and the data txt

[worthy sail]

i dont understand how to insert it into the bin file

like once i have the digimon.bin how do i get it to work with the main bin file

[thin sail]

I sent the scripts a couple of posts ago(a lot maybe?)

[worthy sail]

ah so i just run them

got it

[fringe jackal]

Hello, how do I create an egg?

[simple agate]

@fringe jackal has leveled up! (15 ➜ 16)

[thick jasper]

started working on the cycle shell

[vapid belfry]

I hope that these next couple adjustments are the last I’ll have to do on this shell

It wasn’t that bad but it’s really just dragged on.

I started a different project just to like take a break from this one, took me an hour and it was fun.

[thin sail]

all 3 egg png in the same folder

[dusky ravine]

How do you upload a digimon to the Nacastorage?

[thick jasper]

I dont know too much about this but you have to go to https://new.battle.nacatech.es/ instead of the old site and turn on fan devices in the settings

[dusky ravine]

Oh I didn't know you had to activate it in options, thanks

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thick jasper (current: #494 - 3)

[dusky ravine]

Although I don't know why it doesn't let me create a room and generate an ID, do I have to configure something about the Wi-Fi?

[thick jasper]

Did you set up the wifi on the dm go?

[dusky ravine]

Nope, how do I do it?

[vapid belfry]

For now until I can fix the last few issues with the shell, you’ll have to shave some parts of the shell if they don’t fit

If you don’t wanna wait that is. I would recommend waiting cuz I kinda wanted to increase the little nubs on the frame in size to make them stand out more like they do on the pendulum.

And then that’s p much it

Like the USB C hole and frame nubs I believe is all that’s left

Ah yeah the back plate supports, almost forgot. That’s easy tho

[vapid belfry]

rede.txt and you type in your network SSID and Password separately.

On different lines

[dusky ravine]

And then where do I leave the file or line of text? I mean, where do I place it?

[vapid belfry]

After you type your SSID and Pass in rede.txt, rede.txt goes on the root of your flash memory when in LittleFS

[thick jasper]

Remember to press upload when ur done. Cant tell u how long it took me to figure that one out lol

Honestly yall im thinking of making a tutorial doc to keep all this info easy to access. Would that be good?

[dusky ravine]

The same thing happened to me but with the save changes button hahaha

It already worked thanks for the help

[dusky ravine]

yes definitely

[thick jasper]

Ill get on it tonight

[thick jasper]

Btw yall random observation but a joycon battery is the same footprint as the esp32 board. Do with that what you will lol

[vapid belfry]

I have the pinouts written in a .txt file if you need it

#1494144833168867378 message right here

[thick jasper]

I still got the one you sent me and tge wiring diagram we made

Yall i feel so dumb i coulda done this from the beginning

[vapid belfry]

Oh, yeah, empty frame with no lens

[thick jasper]

I feel a dang fool 😔

[vapid belfry]

I just wasn’t sure if that’s what you wanted when you mentioned the clear lens over the display

[thick jasper]

yeah for sure thats the goal but like, this is easier for like 90% of people

[thin sail]

I was using it as screen protector lol

[thin sail]

Did you change it on thingverse already?
Wanna print in purple(Snes vibe)

[thick jasper]

sure did, sounds sick btw

did you ever see what was stoping it from closing?

[thin sail]

I think it's support cause i print upside down to maintain it flat

Will print sideways

[thin sail]

How do you print yours?

[thick jasper]

i print the front with the front up so the supports are inside,
and the back with the back down so there are no need for anywupports on that part. everything else is designed to print flat

you gotta build everything onto the mid plate first and click on the prong caddy

[thin sail]

Best setting i found so far

[thick jasper]

my ender 3 could never lol

i did have issues using tree supports so i tried a standard straight support and the clean up was waaaay easier

[thin sail]

If i try to just print, it will be messy

[thick jasper]

oof, what kind of supports can you do? i had one that was just squares. i also set the supports to a 10 % infill

[thin sail]

Normal, Tree, and a variation of tree and normal, also there's a bunch of Tree sub settings

Slim
Strong
Hibrid
Organic

[thick jasper]

arvore means tree right?

ehat happenes if you select normal manual

[verbal siren]

For something like this, you'd probably want normal, snug if it's an option, and to turn off external brims

Oh, slim.

Try Normal, slim, and try to find brims and turn external support brims off.

It looks like your piece has massive brims on as well, and you can probably turn those off as well

[fringe jackal]

Thank you

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #117 - 21)

[vapid belfry]

I’m finding that 200C, .12mm layer height, support Top Z to 2.0mm, and speed of 120mm/s seems to work well for my builds now.

[thin sail]

Thank you

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @verbal siren (current: #12 - 155)

[thin sail]

Yep

[thick jasper]

i speak Spanish so Portuguese is adjacent enough that i can kinda read it lol

[thin sail]

WAAAAAAAAAAAY Better, Thanks

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @verbal siren (current: #12 - 156)

[verbal siren]

It's also a preference thing, but if you don't mind the texture of your build plate being on the front of your device (and your first layers look good). I just print this sort of thing face down

[thin sail]

I need to get a slim plate, the one that comes with Bambu Lab is not ideal and i don't like it

[verbal siren]

I'm quite fond of these PEI plates that impart holographic designs on your first layer.

[vapid belfry]

How tf do my puter be running Blender, my Surface Pro 4 is powered by and be rendering models solely with hopes and dreams

This is why all my models stay on the SD Card and backups are on my private discord server cuz I would die if I lost the .blend files.

[tight coral]

awesome

[vapid belfry]

Yeah I haven’t really been able to get my model to print well in any other orientation, but I got a 220 grit sanding block + a bunch of sanding sponges and the devices I make will inevitably be painted with filler, primer, and paint made for plastics

Matte clear coat at the end cuz gloss is a scratch magnet

[vapid belfry]

All the issues with the backplates should be fixed now

No more jagged messed up edges

[vapid belfry]

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7351510

Oki this is it, only minor changes for bad dimensions will be made in the future (most likely, I say that in case a component would be added).

The back plates are 7MB cuz it seemed like subdividing the model was the only way to fix the edges. So it’s probably just cuz it has so many damn triangles.

At least in the future ik how to avoid making so many massive mistakes, I learned a lot over the course of making this

@humble storm you can now make final, permanent changes for your battery switch. If you want you could post it to Thingiverse and reference my model or link your file to me

[thick jasper]

here the doc im working on https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M5XbdZ3Iaxt2mp7OfAmFTNT-hXhR44Gh9ulvFv6ooAs/edit?usp=sharing

[fringe jackal]

Cool

[vapid belfry]

While I don’t have any batteries atm for it, I’ll be sure to provide tutorial images for my specific shell with the next one I print.

I’ll probably throw them on my Thingiverse

[thick jasper]

awasome. when you create the build instructions lmk and ill add them to the doc

can some one post a screen shot of the main screen? preferably with the call icon but its fine if not

[vapid belfry]

I don’t atm unfortunately

Mine is deconstructed atm still

It’s in a box somewhere with a bunch of other projects. I’ll fish it out in the morning tho since I gotta rebuild it anyway

[jovial marten]

that doc is awesome! i just gotta get parts and find a place to print a shell nearby. i REALLY wanna make one of these, they look so freaking cool

[twin skiff]

still looking for an active vpet project to scratch my custom roster itch, i'd love to commission someone to deal with the fiddly bits

[thick jasper]

Recently Rurounik dropped the files to make them but i really need to nail the steps down to add them to the doc

[tight coral]

This things are necessaries, thanks

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thick jasper (current: #411 - 4)

[worthy sail]

how do i switch to the digimon in my backups

[humble storm]

Menu > Digimon > Backup

[worthy sail]

ye but how do i switch to my backed up one

when i tried to switch to it i just overrid the backup

[humble storm]

Backup > Select Slot > Change

[rustic yarrow]

I am trying to make a new egg but it did not really work.
I created a new folder. In that folder I created folders 00-05.
In 00, I used the digitama script to convert three individual digitama sprites into the three egg.bin files.
In the other folders, I use the multisprits and cutin scripts to get the bin files for each and created the digimon.txt files with the necessary information.
LittleFS said I don't have enough memory so I just deleted penc2 and uploaded my folder.
When I try to hatch a new egg neither penc2 nor my new egg show up.

Is there any restrictions for sprite sizes and stuff?
I got my sprites from the DMC/PenC sprites website so they should all be 48x48 while the cut-ins have been downloaded from DigitamaHatchery so they are 64x32

[worthy sail]

how do i get my digimon to sleep? i think hes tired but he will not go to sleep

[shadow ibex]

yo

quick question

what was the pinout for the accelerometer and buzzer

[worthy sail]

nvm he needed healing

[thick jasper]

Did you confirm the sizes because i think some of those sprites are scaled up?

[rustic yarrow]

The digimon sprites should be 48x48. The eggs are 16x16 while the cut-ins are 64x32.
I checked the scripts and they all use img.resize so I think that should not be an issue.

[thick jasper]

the egg creation feature is new to all of us so there's only one guy to answer your questions: @thin sail

[shadow ibex]

i cannot fit the mpu6050 inside the case

is this normal?

[humble storm]

Are there different sized mpu6050 boards? Mine fits no problem, but I had to rotate it.

[shadow ibex]

it's either the battery or the mpu6050

[shadow ibex]

it's the same one in the pic

did you remove the divider?

[humble storm]

No. I kept the trenner in place.

[thick jasper]

which shell are you using?

[shadow ibex]

the drdo shell

[humble storm]

Ah. That's the problem.

[shadow ibex]

well shit

[thick jasper]

yeah i dont think the dr do shell was designed with an mpu in mind

[rustic yarrow]

#1494144833168867378 message

[humble storm]

Rurounik was able to fit the mpu6050 in that shell, but he cut half the trenner off. I think there's a pic of what he did.

[rustic yarrow]

The photos
#1494144833168867378 message

[shadow ibex]

that makes more sense

let me try again

it closed

awesome, thank you very much

now i have a final question, where can i find the updated firmware

is it this one?

[humble storm]

Latest version I have is 0.71a

[shadow ibex]

where can i find it?

i cannot find the link

[thick jasper]

i linked it in the doc but it should be #1494144833168867378 message

[shadow ibex]

awesome, thank you very much

it's been a while since i last checked this project, i'm assembling a unit for a friend

[thick jasper]

i feel that. i just made the doc last night to help with getting everything built and set up. lmk if it helps! #1494144833168867378 message

[simple agate]

@thick jasper has leveled up! (4 ➜ 5)

[humble storm]

Lol. I was struggling to find the actual download too. Even searching .71a gave me nothing.

[thick jasper]

its cuz the version number isnt in the message text only the file name

trust me i tried that too lol i had to manually scroll through everything to find the links

[humble storm]

Yeah, I figured it didn't apply to uploaded file names. Same. lol.

[shadow ibex]

unit gets a bit warm, is this normal? should i worry?

[thick jasper]

where is it getting warm? the screen, chip or battery?

[shadow ibex]

screen

[thick jasper]

thats fine, its that the backlight is at full blast. you can lower the brightness in the settings

[thick jasper]

once we figure out how to create eggs we should find a way to host and share them. it would be cool to have a community of custom eggs floating around. actually @shadow ibex custom eggs wouldnt function with the nacastorage correct?

[shadow ibex]

as of now, it would not be possible

it's a tad difficult to create eggs in naca, so i'd have to "approve" the egg

[thick jasper]

is there a process for submitting eggs? that would be cool if we had naca compatible eggs

[shadow ibex]

just ping me here

i'll try to improve the system later on, since i wanna make nacapet compatible with nacastorage

and it also supports custom eggs

[fringe jackal]

I am creating 🥚

[thick jasper]

sick! what would you need specifically for the submission?

youre making your own vpet device?

[shadow ibex]

yeah

but it's currently a bit abandoned

due to my thesis and my day job, i had to pause a lot of my projects

i was in the middle of desgning the pcb for the device

[fringe jackal]

I can vouch I was watching a project intensely

[thick jasper]

is the board based on a micro controller? you could use one of the esp32 or rp2040 boards

[shadow ibex]

esp32s3

240x240 display

mpu6050 accelerometer for counting steps

i even had my own custom Nightmare soldiers roster ready for testing

[thick jasper]

please link the project i would love to beta test this thing!

[shadow ibex]

i even wanted to add street-pass like communication to the device

it's something i'm actually working on for my thesis

which is also made for the ESP32

[shadow ibex]

unit two assembled

and final question

is there a way to turn these off before shipping?

[thick jasper]

Connect to the espconnect app then disconnect. The divice wont turn on until the reset button is pressed

[shadow ibex]

that'd require taking the device apart

or not

just use espconnect to restore back

[thick jasper]

You could drill a pin hole for the button

[shadow ibex]

hmm, i think i'll do that then

is there no way to freeze the mon?

[thick jasper]

I added one into my shell design

Yeah deep sleep, but tge clock is still going

[shadow ibex]

oh awesome, then i'm going to use the deep sleep option

that or espconnect option

[thick jasper]

Be sure to cover the a and b buttons so they dont wake during ship

[shadow ibex]

i have the perfect box for this

[fringe jackal]

I’m still trying to create a pendulum progress

[rustic yarrow]

I have managed to add an extra egg to the device. The system checks for penc{number} folders. I changed the main folder to penc5 and it did show up in the egg selection screen. Also, the scripts do resize the images so using the original 48x48 sprites is not ideal.

[fringe jackal]

The only thing I got currently

[worthy sail]

how do i update without losing my digimon

[rustic yarrow]

Also, the digitama script does not take file inputs. It takes all .png files in the folder it is in. To use it, have the script and the three egg sprites in a separate folder and run the script without arguments. It should give you three .bin files that correspond to the three sprites. I changed the .bin names to egg_1.bin, egg_2.bin, egg_3.bin and it worked.

[thin sail]

All sprites are from Pendulum Color resolution

[shadow ibex]

Anyway, @thick jasper if you want me to add an egg, remember you have to go through me to approve it

[thin sail]

You need to cut the divider

[shadow ibex]

https://discord.com/channels/761581682686951455/1373405432747659385 It's this

Almost complete, but it's a long way away from 100%

[thin sail]

When charging?
It's normal

[thin sail]

You need just 3 images rename it to egg_1.bin to egg_3.bin

[thin sail]

folder 00

ex: penc5/00/bin

You just need to check the existing files and copy the structure

[rustic yarrow]

Can I have non penc eggs? Can I add a DMC1 or DMXC?

I mean, can I name the folder as DMXC? I know I could just call it penc{number} and it would show up

[thin sail]

It's already in code, so yes

dmc1 to dmc5 are coded

[rustic yarrow]

So, it checks for specific folder names?

[thin sail]

folder name

Just respect name structure and you are fine

You can add any Digimon sprite, stats, name and cutin

[rustic yarrow]

For the attack sprite id, are you using the same id's as the penc? @thin sail

[rustic yarrow]

Also, any possibility for having level as an evolution requirement?

[vapid belfry]

@violet badge what would have to be changed to make the shell printable with resin by chance? Is it a lack of drain holes for the resin?

@shadow ibex

Sorry to the person I accidentally pinged

Clumsy fingers

[shadow ibex]

No idea, i just rotated it around and it printed fine

Just that my 3d printer sucks

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki ic

Yeah my Ender 3 gives me a headache sometimes

But that’s probably cuz I don’t know as much still

[shadow ibex]

Resin printers suck for geometrical shapes

[thick jasper]

And they're stinky lol

[worthy sail]

after how many hours do my digimon wake up

[fringe jackal]

I tried with the program. It actually doesn’t work.

[fringe jackal]

I have been trying for a while

[fringe jackal]

I tried all the sprites they do not workA

[thick jasper]

where can i get the sprites for the pendulum colour?

[fringe jackal]

https://dmc-sprite-database.vercel.app/

[thick jasper]

nice! has anyone made a metal empire egg yet?

[dusky ravine]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AmQpM2K61naEHC2NgLXoptONekbjRdzR?usp=drive_link

there you can get all the pendulums up to ZERO

[thin sail]

yep

[thin sail]

not yet

[fringe jackal]

But I didn’t have to make this from scratch

[thick jasper]

Im testing everything to add the steps to the doc, but i dont see how to make the egg bins

Do i just rename the pngs? Or use the cutin py

[fringe jackal]

This file is from rurounik

Thank him for creating it

[thick jasper]

okay now i just need cut ins for metal empire and to make their .txt files

but im understanding things more

[fringe jackal]

Wait, you’re working on metal empire too

I have the text files for the baby one and two if you want them

[humble storm]

All of them wake up on their own at 7:00 am. You can adjust the clock if you want them to wake up sooner.

[worthy sail]

how long does each evolution stage take

i think rurounik sent it somewhere here but i cant find it

[humble storm]

It's based off the PenC, so I think it's the same as the actual devices.
https://humulos.com/digimon/penc/manual/

[sharp pasture]

Holy shit
Will u be releasing it online?

[worthy sail]

how do i access my digimon.bin file

i want to update to a newer version since im still on 0.6

nvm got it working in espconnect

[thin sail]

Im using DMX timers

[humble storm]

Ah, that's right. You did mention that somewhere. PenC rosters with DMX timers.

In which case, these are the evolution timers. It looks like it's the same, except for stage 6 has Ultimate to Super Ultimate in 48 hours.

[sharp pasture]

Me me me

Man i wish i have that many cycles..

[thick jasper]

Ill work on the cycle shell some more this week. Rn im focusing on the doc

[sharp pasture]

Take your time. Would love to see the end result!

[fringe jackal]

Hey, I finally modified the device. There’s a archived that contains old pendulum colors. It’s in text.

Why device has 16 GB of memory and the rest is unknown storage last time I checked

in the sprite size has to be 16 x 16

I am looking into getting a larger memory capacity, a model for future testing

Hope before I go, this is the filing you need to alter it a text file

torneio_cache

I’ve been up for way too long

[dusky ravine]

It would be really great to be able to get the 3 missing beasts from Shambala, with some secret condition in stage V or by completing the quests

[fringe jackal]

I’ve been messing with the device. It doesn’t have enough memory.

[worthy sail]

does the evolution clock still continue while the digimon is asleep?

[thick jasper]

correct me if im wrong but during normal sleep the evo timer continues. it only stops during deep sleep. ive had a digimon evo over night

[worthy sail]

do they go back to sleep or should i just put em in deep sleep whenever i go to bed

i dont want to wake up with 50 care mistakes

😭

[thick jasper]

they just continue sleeping untill the wake time from my knowledge

honestly this device is super forgiving, you dont need to worry too much about care mistakes. its not like the dm 20th where they poop and get sick all the time

[fringe jackal]

Yes

I honestly hate it because they poop often

[thick jasper]

it was the major draw back of that device thats why i usually recomend the dmx

does anyone know where i can get the cut ins for MEmC i still need those to finish up the sprites for the egg

[fringe jackal]

Yes, it was a guy who was working on the project a while ago. He stopped at middle Empire. The upper cuttings are done though.

[thick jasper]

do you have a link to that project?

i would rather not have to make them my self lol but i will if i have to

i could grab the b/w cutins and colouriz them

[fringe jackal]

https://donvalleyparkway.neocities.org/cutins

[vapid belfry]

I forgot about this so idk if you still need it, and while not necessarily a screenshot, I did my best to get a clear picture @thick jasper . icl idk how to cast this thing to a computer screen.

[long ledge]

If you are going to cast it using a computer, I can provide my code. I will check it when I get home after work.

[dusky ravine]

Does anyone have a Shishimamon or any digimon with a vaccine or data Stage V for a jogress? I have a Darumamon

[long ledge]

about...11pm..

[fringe jackal]

Wait, how do you connect to the Internet with these?

[long ledge]

not internet, just usb cable

[thick jasper]

did you set up the rede.txt

[thick jasper]

i think they mean for the jogress request atomG2 made

[fringe jackal]

Yes, but it didn’t work

[thick jasper]

its kinda tricky at first. i outlined it in the doc, you need to replace the text in the rede.txt file with your ssid and password. you then need to go to ESPConnect and upload it to the root of the device littlefs. make sure to save the changes to apply the changes. (btw. it will require you to create a back up before you save

you know it worked when it says digital gate open or naca server up when using the online features

[vapid belfry]

Thank you, I’ve never been able to get the ESP32 viewer to work. Maybe I have the baud rate wrong or something.

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @long ledge (current: #54 - 48)

[fringe jackal]

I do not know where my home router is so

[dusky ravine]

I think it is not necessary, just by entering the name of the Wi-Fi network you are done

[thick jasper]

yeah ssid is just the name of the wifi. it is case sensitive so keep that in mind

[thin sail]

They do not have all sprites, just 4 and Cutin

[thin sail]

Now you know why it takes so long to add features

[thin sail]

Sure

[thin sail]

Not Deep Sleep though

[thin sail]

Right you are

[thin sail]

Yes, there's a topic with all cutin for MeM and ViB

[thin sail]

Thank you so much..

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @long ledge (current: #54 - 49)

[dusky ravine]

And if they are completed with their 12 sprites could they be playable?

[thin sail]

I need to rework the WiFi setup but i can't work right now, so it will take some time

[thin sail]

Just the name it shows when you search for WiFi with your phone.
That's your SSID

[thin sail]

Yes, i can add any Digimon

My code is written in a way i can add as many as i like

A Digitama can have as much as i like(Memory Space limit)

[dusky ravine]

I understand, I will try to see if I can complete them in the following days

[thin sail]

Sure, thanks.
I did add TyrantKabuterimon to Nature Sprits as a Jogres

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @dusky ravine (current: #497 - 3)

[thick jasper]

this is a big request but do you have the attack sprites and their numbers? i want to make a chart so its easier to choose which attack sprite to use

[thin sail]

They are all from Pendulum Color

[dusky ravine]

I had forgotten that haha, I should try to get it now that a new cycle is starting

[thin sail]

If you dump or download the sprites from modding_vpets you have all sprites

[thick jasper]

are they in a particular order? i just want to know which sprites corrisponsds to which number

[thin sail]

i forgot if they are numbered -1 or +1 from Pendulum Color numbers

Cause the first sprite is not an attack

[thin sail]

They are -1 as you can see

[simple agate]

@thin sail has leveled up! (11 ➜ 12)

[thick jasper]

sick ill make the chart

so 0 is

[thin sail]

Right

If you want sprite 4 you need to use 3

[vapid belfry]

I tried a Tenstar in a shell I had printed and it didn’t fit width-wise, I’ll have to fix this real quick cuz the alternative is requiring people to sand or shave off some of the inner walls/guides that hold the board

[thin sail]

Yep.
I did sand but it fit ok and the shell is fantastic.
Still trying to print it horizontally cause my printer have almost perfect lines that way

[vapid belfry]

I opened the board area like .1mm for now

It’s on the Thingiverse now at least

The new back plate is better imo

[thin sail]

Dam it's printing 50% now

[vapid belfry]

50% more filament or what?

[thin sail]

printing

Im printing the old model right now lol

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki

[thin sail]

Support broke at 95%
I'm so happy right now

[thick jasper]

what are the legal names for eggs?

[fringe jackal]

In universe, they’re called DigiTama

Tama translates to egg in English

So it’s still called Digi egg

Fun fact, Tamagotchi’s name comes from egg in clock

[thin sail]

Finally @vapid belfry

I'm really happy now

[humble storm]

I had a question about the evo timers. My child stage Palmon has stayed on the stage for over 46 hours now. Evo conditions are met for Togemon, but no evolution has happened yet. Device has stayed on the entire time without deep sleep, except for when I unplugged it to move it (currently doesn't have a battery yet). Does adjusting the clock to set the Digimon to sleep earlier/later effect their evolution timer?

[thin sail]

It shouldn't be

I may consifer adding a evo timer, but I dunno if everyone is OK with it

[vapid belfry]

Really nice, glad you like it

[dusky ravine]

It would be very useful, especially for those of us who do not have a battery and have to disconnect it

[thick jasper]

Lol i ment for the soft ware, like penc1 penc2 dmc1 etc

[tight coral]

absolutely beautiful 😍

[sharp pasture]

Sorry to disturb
But will it be a shell or a case?

Either way, it’s freaking cool regardless and long overdue for a PenCycle/Neo body mod

[worthy sail]

my tentomon lost a battle and i got a care mistake?

is that supposed to happen

hes well fed, well rested, and everything

i took good care of my boy i wanted him to level up

[fringe jackal]

Yeah, I edit inside the cash file

[simple agate]

SHINKA!

@fringe jackal has evolved into Perfect!

[fringe jackal]

This file contains all of the evolutions in files of names.
You had to alter it by adding in on a file name, adding a/it in a number

Unfortunately, I can’t edit the memory size partitions on the device. I have a 16 GB model with enough memory for more sprites but cannot be altered. I have 7 GB remaining on the device.
In this look listed as unused flash memory

also deleted one of the eggs from the device and it crashed immediately

[thin sail]

Thank you

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @tight coral (current: #607 - 2)

[thin sail]

16mb, GB is gigabyte

[thin sail]

No it should not get a care mistake, but if you lost and get injured and did not heal it in about 10 minutes, you will get a CM

[fringe jackal]

Sorry about that

I also tried deleting one the eggs my second attempt basically cost of the bike to be permanently locked out, so I can’t upload anything into it about wiping it

[thin sail]

This is the tournament Cache.
It is generated every time you add a new Digitama, it should cache the new Digimons to the Tournament

[buoyant surge]

Actually, the plural of Digimon is k̶̓̆o̶͐̅n̸̊͘g̸̿͘k̸̂̊u̸̓̅n̸̈́̑n̵͗͝k̸̃͑g̷̒̈́k̵̇͠ő̵͓.

[thin sail]

Oh no need to be sorry, just a info.
The firmware is limited to 8mb for now, cause every time i need to test something it will take twice the time if i choose 16MB

And you can also buy a 32mb chip and swap if you want to, but it's not needed... 8MB have space for about 200 Digimon and 2MB is for OS, so 6MB.
We still have 8MB of space to add new Digimon and features.

I'm gettin better as time goes, so it wont take to much until i come back to the project

[fringe jackal]

Yeah, but my test device has officially stopped working at this point

[thin sail]

Oh sorry to know

[fringe jackal]

It still works. It’s just I cannot load any backups on the repair the damage.

[worthy sail]

could it be related to it battling while tired?

i tried to heal him but he didnt need healing

[thin sail]

Nop.
But if you dont turn the light off it will get a CM after 10 minutes

I do need to write a Manual, but man, i got a burnout and i'm still recovering

[worthy sail]

all good

[worthy sail]

thats probably what happened then

do they go to sleep around 8 pm

[thin sail]

Yep.
I'm thinking of using DMXs timers, they are way better than Pendulum Color

[fringe jackal]

16 is the maximum level for the device.

I brought four these

I can’t mess up on the other 3 for testing

For me, learning how to mess with the device over the course of a couple nights is this.
Delete any eggs cause the device that permanently lockout and can’t be written to or read form from computer altering files can cause glitches adding a new eggs is difficult

In conclusion, a fun challenge

[thin sail]

10

[fringe jackal]

Max memory size

I am see you later. I gotta go to work.

[dusky ravine]

Is it normal that there is no possible evolution for Pteromon that meets the conditions for Galemon? (sorry for the poor quality lol)

[thin sail]

Winrate should be 70%+

[dusky ravine]

Aahhh ok ok

remains the same even with 80%

[thin sail]

Dam I'll take a look

[thin sail]

Did you update to the Latest Firmware?

I think i fixed some evo conditions

[thin sail]

You are using an old version, please, update. (make a backup of your Digimon before update)

[vapid belfry]

The frame is turning out better than I have been able to reproduce so far damn

But it fits the vision I had for it

This must be the old shell also, the ridges extend up the face. Still nice tho

I do apologize for so many different versions also

I was still really inexperienced with it all and I couldn’t figure certain things out for a while.

[thin sail]

It is, but the frame is V3.
I did my homework lol.
If i print horizontally, the quality is outstanding.

I just needed to find a good support config

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki. Is the sound quality oki btw or do you think it’s better with the holes in the back plate?

Btw you don’t even wanna see the blender folder I used for this model. It’s got like 60+ versions/backups

Cuz I was scared of losing progress or not being able to go back to before I made a big change

[thin sail]

lol me when i make 1 line code change. And i'm not joking.

[dusky ravine]

this is the most new version?

[vapid belfry]

I may look into heat inserts btw

For the threads

They resist being pulled on more and less likely to strip out than a plastic screw hole

Found some 1.5mm x 4mm heat inserts and those would probably fit best

Heat inserts on the body only would be fine, the back plate doesn’t really need threads

May go 1.4mm if 1.5mm is too wide. Bare minimum is 3mm length tho

[surreal latch]

Oh god, you guys need version control, lol

[thin sail]

0.72

[dusky ravine]

Thanks i hadn't seen it

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #113 - 22)

[vapid belfry]

Should be better now in regards to the shell. It’s done atp, unless someone comes forth with any dimensional inaccuracies. But I and a few others have printed and tested it a few times now. Again apologies for so many different versions, it has been quite a process learning all these skills from nothing.

I didn’t know anything about blender a month ago

Or how to operate a 3D printer 2-3 weeks ago

I know some stuff already about sanding and painting, I’ve had to do that for some things in the past

[surreal latch]

Oh no, sorry, I didn't mean to criticise, I just meant that if you use some version control system like git you could save yourself a lot of space since version control saves previous revisions of files as a series of transforms that can be applied to the most recent version

[vapid belfry]

No it’s all good, ic yeah that’s part of why I made a Thingiverse. Easier to make an update and make it accessible

But yeah I host the .blend files on my computer tho cuz trying to edit an STL is harder in blender than editing the original model.

[surreal latch]

for sure, always good to keep the source files

[worthy sail]

how do i connect my device to w0rld

im trying to use wifi com and got my api key all set up

but how do i actually connect my device and stuff

[worthy sail]

nvm i just no realized no w0rld support yet mb

[hybrid pewter]

I'd like to ask if it's normal that after I plugged in the battery, I tried charging it using my computer, but the charging icon didn't seem to appear?

[worthy sail]

for me it didnt appear but once i disconnected it, it was charged

damn i thought they went to bed at 8 pm

now i know that its 7 pm

2 care mistakes no more kabuterimon

[thick jasper]

oh man time to update im still on 0.71

[thick jasper]

do we have any change notes for 0.72, that way i can add them to the doc

[thin sail]

I'll start o take notes, but it's related to some evolutions, better XAI collors

Was the last time i touched my code

Beforte the burnout.
Today i did some progress. I finished all the animations, sprites and cuttin for Metal Empire, jus evo condittions are missing

[thick jasper]

oh man im working on a MEmC egg too and i also need to work on the digimon.txt files

what name are you giving the egg? penc5?

[fringe jackal]

Currently working DMC

[thin sail]

Yep

If you guys manage to get the cutin i can add all DMCs

[thick jasper]

which dmc eggs do you need cutins for?

also the project only supports penc0-7 and dmc1-5 as the egg names correct?

[fringe jackal]

I have two of the eggs were that Digimon color

[thin sail]

All DMC and All PenC

I already have all PenC cutin so DMC 1 to 5

[fringe jackal]

I hope you have all despite I was 2% done, and I only had eggs and babies

If you do, I can stop my project. I can’t really progress pass that point.

[dusky ravine]

I checked the ESPConnect program and it shows me that there are about 8 MB that are not used on the device and it gives me a signal warning me, is it not possible to take advantage of that space or does it have to do with the storage capacity?

[fringe jackal]

I have tried alternate, but the program won’t let you edit part partition

I have tried multiple times to save changes and it remains the same

I think cause we don’t have administrative control

[light elk]

Is it possible for you to add a mute option?

[humble storm]

Rurounik has confirmed he plans on adding this in upcoming versions.

[rustic yarrow]

I have a DMX B roaster in-progress. I am done with stages 1 to 4 thought the cut-ins are all black and white.
Since I can't use levels as evolution requirements, I am using effort.
Also, I had to delete the PenC2 roaster to have enough space to add mine.

I did put it on the device and had a run with it. It works except in quest mode were you are supposed to fight a PenC2 digimon. In that case it takes the digimon sprites of the current digimon but the attack sprites of the one that was supposed to be in PenC2.
Just wanted to note that

[light elk]

awesome sauce

[thick jasper]

im thinking about colourizing cut ins can you send a zip with them aswell as any normal sprite for them for colour refrence, and ill see what i can do?

ill work on them and once im done you can release an updated version with colour cutins. that way you arent stuck waiting on me

[tight coral]

What kind of material you use for printing this?

Is filament or resin better?

[thin sail]

Ill finish it today.
DMCs and PenCs are almost done.
DMCs only need Cutin

[thin sail]

It is. It was using 6mb +2mb(app).
I will release a new 8mb+2mb one with Meal Empire.
I do not use all space, cause every time i need to upload something to Litlefs it takes a looong time to finish.

[thin sail]

PLA from Bambu Lab and Masterprint.

[tight coral]

Nice, thanks 😄

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #111 - 23)

[thin sail]

This one is Masterprint

[tight coral]

Is awesome, I really like it

[thin sail]

Thanks... It's thanks to @vapid belfry

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @tight coral (current: #497 - 3)

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @vapid belfry (current: #152 - 15)

[dusky ravine]

Ah cool I thought it wasn't used

[fringe jackal]

Yeah, I wasn’t gonna be able to finish

[thin sail]

IT's not. But because i don't want to(it's not needed at the moment).

[dusky ravine]

What cut in are missing?

[tight coral]

Thanks to him too 😛

[thin sail]

All DMCs

[dusky ravine]

Damn

[thin sail]

Cause DMCs does not have Cut-ins

[dusky ravine]

What I remember having are Mastermon, Omegamon alter s, Blitz and Crees and I don't remember much else

There are also the officers

I just found out that mastemon were not in the DMC XD

[thin sail]

SOON

[vapid belfry]

Yeah that was the PenC NSp, NSo, and VBu I believe. There may be more and I am not fully remembering

[fringe jackal]

Hey, I’m learning how to use my 3-D printer any tips?

[dusky ravine]

They are just those, and since it is repeated a lot in the pendulums, I suffered from dementia and I thought they were also in the digital monsters

[thin sail]

Print horizontally if you want a clean shell but you will need to learn how to use supports. If you have a Bambu Lab, you should use normal supports, not tree.

[vapid belfry]

Check your Top Z distance of your supports in your slicer and make sure it’s not super low (mine was 0.0 until I changed it), make sure to level your bed every time you relocate your printer, wipe the build plate with a little bit of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) before leveling + printing

And in general look up what each setting does, your Z-Offset for your filament lay down and temperature can influence layer/bed adhesion for example (also 60C is good for at least the first layer)

I have mine set up where my first layer is always 60C then drops to 50C afterwards

[fringe jackal]

I have a flash forge printer

I have been learning how to use it

Currently, I’m worried about the literal residue in small particulars of plastic in the air

Thank you both for the tips

[buoyant surge]

https://humulos.com/digimon/images/ui/tarakotchi_joy.gif

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki. For that I think you would need an enclosure or cover with an air filter attached to it I believe

If you plan to sand the prints

Bowl of water and sand paper/sponges

Or properly mask up

Tbh water w/ sanding is a good idea regardless it gives you a smooth finish and keeps the paper/sponge from getting clogged with plastic

I have sanding sponges/blocks personally

They’re good for contouring fine detail so you don’t mess up those details as bad

But do kinda suck for flat surfaces

[vapid belfry]

This especially applies to Resin since the dust can be toxic

[fringe jackal]

Enclosure thing is a bit of a paradox because they give you the parts if you buy them, but you have the print the holding components for it

My fast forge model is AD5X

I do have a room filter in my house

I get a change out the current filters

[vapid belfry]

Icl I thought “there’s no way you actually have to print it”

Then I looked it up

[fringe jackal]

Yep

Your later models have a built-in fume hood and activated. I’m charcoal.

It was the cheapest model at the time

[vapid belfry]

If you have a filter it probably should be oki. It should reduce the PPM of particulate in the air after printing.

Even if it’s not like attached to an enclosure

[fringe jackal]

It’s a open air printer the enclosure components are optional The only fan that has is this cooling fan for the motherboard.

[vapid belfry]

Either way unless you’re grinding bad print back to filament pellets and then turning it back into filament you don’t have too much to worry about

Grinding plastic produces lots of dust which can build up in places and become combustible

[fringe jackal]

https://a.co/d/09QooWnP

[vapid belfry]

Multi-filament, fancy

[fringe jackal]

Yeah, I wanted something that I would use for years

I’m mostly worried about it because of health concerns

I heard about people trying to turn filament back into powdered and melted back into more filament.

[vapid belfry]

I would potentially look into air quality monitors but idk, some of them don’t cost a ton.

[vapid belfry]

Yeah it’s also how you recycle plastic cups and bottles.

I used to work at a plastic factory as a Flexographic print specialist, the grinding machines were always going.

[fringe jackal]

Whoa

A bit scary though

[vapid belfry]

The scariest thing really was the people I’m ngl. Let’s just say, factory workers can be p high cortisol

[fringe jackal]

What OK I say that’s worse

[thin sail]

Added:
Pendulum Color 5: Metal Empire

I'm to tired to change anything else

I'll start to fix things tomorrow, hope you like this one

Backup your Digimon on NacaStorage before update

[narrow ridge]

Thank you so much for your hard work on this update! I'm really grateful that you made and shared this version with us. I'm so excited to try it out! Please get some good rest today. 🫶

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #110 - 24)

[thin sail]

Thank you so much!

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @narrow ridge (current: #807 - 1)

[thin sail]

@shadow ibex Did a great job.
NacaStorage is compatible with this new Update.
Enjoy!

[narrow ridge]

@shadow ibex Thanks a lot for making NacaStorage compatible with the new update! You and Rurounik are the best! 👏👏

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @shadow ibex (current: #7 - 215)

[fringe jackal]

https://www.3dpany.com/

[wicked bear]

The Wi-Fi connection is already established. How do I use Naca Upload?

[narrow ridge]

#1494144833168867378 message

here!

[wicked bear]

I've already edited rede.txt, but I'm still not quite sure how to operate Naca.

[thin sail]

https://new.battle.nacatech.es/ns

Create account.
Go to settings
Fan devices and activate this option.
Go to NacaStorage and upload.
Chose V-Pet GO

[wild cargo]

choose ?

@thin sail

Acom?

[thin sail]

Did you enable Fan Devices in Settings?

[tight coral]

I really love this thing but nox that I have one I've noticed how small the menu text is; it's hard to read from a distance. Do you think it would be possible to make a vpet like the Bandai ones with icons at the top and bottom? It's simpler and everything looks better.

[thin sail]

And you have to go to the new website page:
https://new.battle.nacatech.es/ns

[thin sail]

It is possible but it's not top priority. Sorry, at least for now.

[tight coral]

It's okay, I'll enjoy the device like this for now and eagerly await that improvement.

[wild cargo]

ok i see thx guys

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #104 - 25)

[wild cargo]

nice work

[tight coral]

And could the menus be made with larger, pixel-like text? That would be really cool; the text would be bigger and much easier to read on this tiny screen.

[wicked bear]

Thanks。

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #99 - 26)

[wicked bear]

No ID input appeared

I found the option to open it in settings.

[thin sail]

Go to NacaStorage and refresh the website

[thick jasper]

Be sure it says "naca server on" in green text before the room code screen. If it doesn't then it was not able to connect to your wifi

Btw @thin sail when did you add an exp screen to the Colosseum and lvl up screens? This is a huge qol improvement!

I feel like im progressing and my digimon is getting stronger now. Its funny how a small thing like that can really up the experience of the game

[fringe jackal]

Hey, is this supposed to be support material?

[thick jasper]

it looks like the travel path for each colour based on the colour swap tower

[fringe jackal]

Why does it look like that?

It looks like glitching from a texture map

[thick jasper]

with the lines all connecting to the tower?

[fringe jackal]

I doubled in video game designed for a bit

[thick jasper]

so the colour swap tower is a block your printer to have a spot to empty the remaining fillament fo the prior colour before it starts on the next

you print 1 layer of a red part, swap in the white fillament, empty out all the remaining red onto a different part of the plate, then prints a layer of the white part

it is showing you how the hot end is traveleing and with what colour

the reason it looks so funky is that its all vectors. theres no objects only the lines of travel

[fringe jackal]

Oh thank you

ADHD kicked in

Are you going now? Go fix some settings so my printer won’t explode.

[thick jasper]

i cant edit ur settings? Lol

[thin sail]

Yes, i did.
Still need work but it's functional

[thin sail]

0.72 it was added.
0.75 was Metal Empire only

[thin sail]

Did you use Pendulum function?
It now reads wich version your Digimon came from and shows Megahit from that version when training

[thin sail]

It also works exactly like Pendulum Color and it feels like it

Oh Pendulum Color +, cause the ready screen sound are from @polar galleon mod

[thick jasper]

I was wondering why different digimon had different mega hit screens!

[thick jasper]

That makes sense since i was mostly using 0.71

What are your goals before version 1.0?

[thin sail]

Dunno. I think 1.0 will never come lol

I still want to add dual digimon taming

Like Pen20th

And Special Eggs

[stark veldt]

How do you generate this bin file ? through Arduino ide or espconnect?

[thin sail]

Python Script

Upload through ESPconnect

[thin sail]

Oh do you mean the whole update?

[simple agate]

@digital tartan has leveled up! (11 ➜ 12)

[digital tartan]

I just built a prototype shell too.

[digital tartan]

If you're using a low-capacity battery like I am (401730 160mAh), it's better to reduce the charging current by changing the PROG resistor.
I replaced the 2kΩ resistor with a 20kΩ resistor, reducing the charging current from 500mA to 50mA.
This is safer for the battery and can help extend its cycle life.

[wind mica]

😁

[wind mica]

This shell is modified on the basis of the shell you shared. Thank you again for sharing.🤝

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @digital tartan (current: #22 - 105)

[worthy sail]

yooo i was trying to make a shell like that but yours is way better

that looks actually amazing bro

did you manage to fit all the components in that?

[wind mica]

I redesigned the pcb, not Lyligo

[worthy sail]

damn, sick!

[thin sail]

I loved it... Thinking in a metal shell with that design

[thin sail]

Oh god you guys are awesome

My Metal Empire Shell

[thin sail]

Can you share, please?

[thin sail]

Can you also share that one?

[vapid belfry]

What happened with the grooves that hold the back plate on btw? They look like they didn’t form.

[thin sail]

Slicer:

[vapid belfry]

I mean at the base sorry, it looks like it’s not printing the walls around the cavities that hold the shell in place.

I may have it too thin maybe

[narrow ridge]

it is awesome!!!

[humble storm]

In the second video I can see them pretty well. It looks like it printed out correctly.

Edit: Nvm. I think I understand what you mean now.

[digital tartan]

It's only compatible with the board I modded. I still need to fix a few glitches before releasing it.

[thin sail]

Oh, ok

[thick jasper]

@thin sail can you pin this doc to this channel for me? that way we can make it easier for new people to quickly get started with the project.

[shadow ibex]

In threads not even the owner can pin a message

[tight coral]

I just noticed it that ESP32 Lilygo VPET does have a top menu with icons, which is interesting. It's really great, I hope see it here too.

[digital tartan]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AbL6r0Uta537nnpxbEqYIxPHSXUdLGW9

It's about 16 mm thick, as I don't like chunky cases.

[vapid belfry]

Damn it must use a p thin battery. I think mine was like 25-30mm. What are the specs/parts?

Or the shell is p thin

No actually it does make full sense especially if you don’t make the trenner super thick

You could use all the same parts

The battery + ESP32 is only like 12-14mm

I think mine ended up so thick cuz of the walls

And the front is actually kinda thick thanks to needing all the extra room for detail

The front face may actually be the second hardest thing I had to do for that pendulum shell

With the hardest being the grid ridges at the time

[digital tartan]

@vapid belfry I’m using VB’s battery. 401730

[vapid belfry]

Ah oki

[thin sail]

I can Link in main topic

Done

[vapid belfry]

Finally doing a full print of all the parts at once

I’ll be able to finally, fully build a single one probably today

I’m gonna sand and paint this one but I’m gonna order some different color PLA in the future

Maybe PETG when I get an enclosure

[thin sail]

Man what a guide, THANK YOU!

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thick jasper (current: #367 - 5)

[thick jasper]

Thank you! I do a lot of instructions and protocolizing for work so i tried to bring some of that to it. Honestly i just want it to be as easy as possible for people to enjoy your project because its really great!

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thin sail (current: #96 - 27)

[thick jasper]

If there is any edits needed i am more than happy to update the dock

[thin sail]

Not for now, and if you find any Portuguese words, let me know

[vapid belfry]

I think I made the shell a little too hard to print. Or I still suck at 3D printing

Might be the latter cuz the more I know the better they come out

[thick jasper]

So far its just been voltar and vazio. Also the Colosseum is somtimes called tournament/torneio

[thick jasper]

whats going on with the prints?

[vapid belfry]

Think it’s just bad/uneven layer cooling. I found out my printer head fan was never turned on this whole time during any of the prints. My dimensions are slightly inaccurate as a result also.

Also I have a Tenstar T-Display where the screen is slightly off by like 2-3 mm

I could probably fix it by lifting it up and moving it a little tho

But yeah especially with supports, when they don’t cool right, they can also end up too tall and the nozzle head scratches the hell out of them. Making for a really messed up print.

But honestly the model itself is just really…janky in some parts. Things I never noticed before cuz I knew less when I started working on 3D modeling

It is oki for a model made starting from 0 experience though I think

[thick jasper]

It sounds like mostly printer tweaking tho. Have you printed a benchy?

Those little boats aren't perfect stress tests but they are good for getting a general idea of what the printers problem might be

I use the benchy to get the idea of whats going on the specialized benchmark tests to fine tune everything

I say work on that before editing you shell

[vapid belfry]

Yeah I’m done messing with the shell, opening it in blender gives me anxiety atp. Not even touching it.

I’m just gonna keep focusing on tuning my printer atm like you said. But yeah I need to make one. I’ve done the official bed level test print, but ig the reason I haven’t done one yet is because I’ve been rushing into printing cuz I don’t get a whole lot of time to do it begin with.

[thick jasper]

honestly dedicate an afternoon to just working on it. i had to do that recently and replace a few parts

[humble storm]

Your shell model is awesome. You did a great job. I think I speak for everyone here when I say we are grateful for your work on it. It will only get better as you gain more experience and continue to learn how your printer works. Keep up the good work!

For printing, it helps to do a flow rate calibration too. I recently started working with tpu and learned that moisture in filament can cause issues with printing. This also affects PLA filament and others to a lesser degree. Storage and drying is apparently really important for your material. I live in SE Asia, so the climate here is hot and humid. Wrecks my printing and filament if not properly stored and prepared.

[tight coral]

I'm going to try to install the wifi options; I have the wificom secret. How do I put the file into vpetgo so that everything works?

[humble storm]

This project doesn't currently support WifiCom capability.

You'll want to use this one instead if you want a wificom: https://discord.com/channels/761581682686951455/1444349534225567875

[tight coral]

Okay, it's just that since I saw there were online options, I thought so, thanks for clarifying.

[humble storm]

Great job on the Instruction Manual. Thanks for putting that together. It was very clear and detailed.

If I can suggestion a few edits, please add them if you think they would be helpful:

• On page 6 of the Software Manual under Backup, stage II Digimon and above can be stored, not stage III and up.

• Also on page 3 for the Setup, I've heard that some people have had problems with high Baudrates (possibly because of their cable). Can you add a suggestion to try lowering the Baudrate if they get errors on reads and writes when trying to flash?

• Lastly, this is optional but good to know especially if you are consistently modifying files on LittleFS. You can also reset the device on ESPConnect by going to Serial Monitor and clicking on "Reset".

[buoyant surge]

Gave +1 Digi-rep to @thick jasper (current: #334 - 6)

[thick jasper]

Awesome il get right on that

[tight coral]

@vapid belfry I don't quite understand what the hole in the part that I assume is the clacker is for, nor do I really know how it's installed and how the rest of the cables are distributed.

[humble storm]

For the clacker, the 5th piece goes inside the 3rd piece. It is used to reproduce the sound that the pendulum devices make when you shake them. When looking at the inside of the shell, the clacker pieces go inside at the top right slot.

The fourth button, the reset button, is for the small hole on the right that is on the top side of the shell, closest to the screen when looking at it from the front. You insert it from the inside of the shell and use it to push the reset button of the ESP32 Lilygo device.

For installation help and a connections guide, check out migbello's User Manual and Guide found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M5XbdZ3Iaxt2mp7OfAmFTNT-hXhR44Gh9ulvFv6ooAs/edit?tab=t.0.
A link to this guide can also be found bookmarked on the very top post.

[tight coral]

Thanks for details