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Haven't done one of these in quite a while, but let's talk about Digimobs, and whereabouts the next update is. As I briefly mentioned in my war on stupid people post around two months ago(Re: Wahh mod is dead because no update), my intention for 0.9.9 was to take my time with it, and release it in time as I felt it was complete.

Well, things have changed a little bit.

Recently, my workload has been getting a little bit larger, and this has meant less time for Digimobs. Also, I have begun some long term changes to Digimobs, which also has ended up taking a lot more time to get right than I anticipated. This is mostly in regards to adding ambient sounds to the Digimobs. I know, I know, 6 years later and Digimobs will finally have sounds. Anyway, it's been a lot more tedious converting these to proper formats for Minecraft, and getting one ready for each digimon. Basically what I am saying is that I've had burnout hitting me from a lot of different angles, because I have too many irons in the fire.

What I have decided to do is to finish up what I have, and release a "pre-release" of 0.9.9. Let's face it, there are some bugs that need fixing, and people are pestering me about all the new digimon I keep posting on The Digimobs Twitter. I might as well just go ahead and release what is finished, and then continue working on some of the long term things(like the sounds), as they are finished.

So here's kind of a rough estimate timeline, mostly for all the people saying "Gimme dat Apollomon" to be disappointed with.

Next Saturday, 8-12-17: Digimobs 0.9.9 Pre-Release. The update known as "Angels and Demons" as I've been dubbing it. Featuring an upgrade of a certain feline line, the inclusion of Lilithmon, Ophanimon, and Mastemon. Oh yeah, and the Veedramon line, but that certainly doesn't fit the theme.

And then a certain secret line some fans might enjoy.

A little further out: Inevitable bug fixes to the Pre-Release, most likely featuring some miscellaneous digimon, as well as the inclusion of a full line for Floramon(Thanks to Angelseye for working so diligently on Kiwimon and Deramon specifically).

Even further out: Digimobs 0.9.9(Possibly Pre-Release 2, or maybe a full Release? TBD) Known as the DS Update. As some people have already seen on The Digimobs Twitter page, models for this update are already well under way. These including the featured digimon in the Nintento DS era of digimon games, such as Coronamon's line, the rest of Hyokomon's line, Dracomon's line, and of course the big bad villain Chronomon himself.

Basically what I am saying, is that we're pretty clearly not dead. We already have update plans throughout the rest of the year. It's just going to be a little slower than usual. To combat that, I'm going to hopefully stop trying to plan some large updates, as they never seem to go the way I plan anyway. If and when this mod does die, don't worry. I'll be pretty upfront about it and just say "We're closed".
_{Also don't worry, we're not popular enough to get a cease and desist letter.}

tl;dr version: 0.9.9 Pre-Release next Saturday! I post teasers all over our Twitter Page for those that didn't catch the hint the first two times I linked it!

Hey guys, I'm back. Been caught up with a bunch of stuff IRL. Going to update my development workspace and then release Pokecube Legends as soon as its updated. Sorry to keep you all waiting so long. It will include things for Jirachi, Shaymin, Groudon, Kyogre, Celebi, Manaphy, probably Darkrai/Cresselia. There's also a WIP structure for Dialga/Palkia/Giratina and Arceus that can be found in the world. As soon as I get dimensions working again, those 4 will also be obtainable. I'll go into more details when I release.

Also, big plans for deoxys and Rayquaza. It's going to be out of this world

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Ah right thank you. What are the chances of the bosses dropping a digiegg?

Drop rates vary from1% to 35% based on the form of the digimon. Baby bosses obviously having the lowest drop rate, and mega bosses having the highest.

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Hi, i'm using the Digimobs(0.9.8f)-Hotfix version of the mod on my private server. I have a bug i don't know how to correct. In the vending machines,I only see small recovery and other players see other items. I tested on a machine with an other player. I told me he was seeing eggs and I only saw small recovery.

Do you know how to fix it?

This is generally a conflict that comes with using WAILA. You'll want to remove that.

Couple of other notes while I'm here.

I've decided to spice up the poll a little bit. I will be slowly deleting options over time based on the amount of votes they are getting. For instance all those that have had 0 votes up until this point are now..gone. And so in another week or so, I will remove the ones that have only received one vote. I will keep doing this until we have two or three options left, because I would like a majority vote. So if you want your digimon line to stay in the running..make sure to vote ASAP.

The other thing is that there has been seemingly 0 interest in the survey results. Whether this just be because no one here seems keen on having a discussion, or because it was just too much text to read and people can't be bothered, I really don't know what else to really do to try to keep people filled in. I've had people discuss the survey with me, it just hasn't been here, which again makes me wonder if I am ultimately wasting my time trying to have any sort of productive discussion here. At least it has been fairly civil since I posted the results, so that is at least a nice change in pace.



I've been kind of busy this week, so I don't really have anything new to add here, so I will just be posting pictures that I've been putting up on Twitter, as I'm sure they will at least generate some interest until I get a little less busy.

Digimobs(0.9.8f) is now live!

Changelogs can be found in the usual places

Link to Feedback Survey

Link to Forum

Link to Twitter

This is just a hotfix to address a bug with Paildramon, as well as to add support for the More Player Models mod(You will need to disable the color variations in the configuration file for digimon textures to show up properly).

I also ended up biting the bullet and making a twitter account. Despite twitter losing out in the poll, there were still over 100 votes in favor of having one. So I'm willing to try it out. I'll be posting teasers there, as well as answering questions whenever possible. We will try this out for a little bit, and if it isn't used, I'll probably just delete it since I pretty much despise twitter in the first place.

Digimobs(0.9.8e) is now live!

Changelogs can be found on the download on the front page(as well as our forum if you prefer that)

Link to Feedback Survey

This update mostly contains a bug of overdo bugfixes, and one rather large fix, but there are a couple of new things sprinkled in as well. This will probably be the last update for a bit. Not because I am taking a break or quitting, but because I have plans for quite a large update that I am aiming towards releasing towards the beginning of summer. The update will be largely impacted by the results of the survey so far, as there seems to be a pretty large crowd leaning towards certain things, and so I intend to cater quite a bit to that.

SPEAKING of the survey, I want to thank the people who actually took it seriously.(and thank the few trolls who didn't, your salt was delicious) We have had about 120 people take the survey so far. I'd like to aim for about 200 or so to get a nice sample size, before posting the results and my thoughts on them. In addition to the results, we will have a poll to vote for the next digimon line, based on the most popular requests from the survey.

The link to the survey is above, for those who haven't taken it yet. It is also on the front page.

_{Funny how only one out of 120 surveys has mentioned anything about having an in-game wiki function. Shows you just how out of touch the vocal minority here really is.}

All that being said, enjoy the update. I hear its killer.

not sure why that happens but i'll take a look into it, and please, don't fill the thread with bugs! there is a repo specifically for reporting! lol

also regarding bug fixes and future updates atm.

I am going to be moving tomorrow(which i will be posting a final 1.10.2 update for a few weeks until i get internet) and i won't have any access to internet, the next version will have a lot of bug fixes but also fix performance, just a heads up.

long shot but by chance is it in a different chunk than the power source?

Also, it's been a while but i am back and working on the mod! im not sure if you all have noticed yet but performance is fixed and MUCH better! i plan to release a new update within the next 1-2 weeks as after that, i am taking a break and moving to a different state.

Just thought i'd put that out there

Also, look out for some new features to the next version

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DR2SB3N

The above link is to a survey where I will be collecting feedback for the mod. I am doing this because it will now be the only way for people of the MC Forum to leave me feedback on the mod, as I will no longer be updating this topic with any information other than to notify people of updates.

At one point in time I had a big,long,angry rant to post, but since then I've decided to keep it short.

It's occurred to me for the longest time now that the community here has gone kind of downhill. Looking back at the first hundreds of pages people actually seemed keen on providing constructive criticism and genuinely improving this mod to the best it can be. Now the majority have turned into entitled brats who whine when they don't get their way, or when I don't think their idea is the most amazing thing in the world.

And yes, this is a result of the 2 week period I was sick with the flu. It's pretty pathetic that other posters were having to tell people to back off and chill out. And that doesn't even take into consideration the private messages I received. The one that told me to kill myself, presumably for not having an update out, was particularly amusing.

It doesn't really bother me all that much, but it's just kind of gotten ridiculous, and I now understand why most mod authors don't bother responding to their topics anymore -- And I think I will follow their lead. I apologize to the people who are still here and leave good feedback, the vocal minority has ruined it for you.

Few things to keep in mind should I change my mind on posting here in the future.

1. This isn't my job. This is my hobby. I do this in the free time I have while not working because I think a lot of people are really wishing for a digimon game where they are not limited.

2. Being demanding or otherwise rude to me and trying to pick a fight won't get you anywhere. I'm not here to cater to a singular individual. All you do is burn me out and make it more difficult for actual feedback to get to me.

3. Demanding updates is ACTUALLY against the rules of this forum, but it gets old having to report reply after reply on top of all the other crap I end up reporting because people are mad/think they are funny.

4. I imagine this is the very reason why a bunch of the older and larger mods are no longer being maintained. Creators get too annoyed by all the rudeness and decide they can be spending their time doing something more productive. Stop being rude to mod creators when you don't get your way.

So much for keeping this short. Should've seen the full length of that rant.

That being said, you can still contact me at the Digimobs Forum. In the past I have kind of neglected my forum, but I will now be moving all discussion and announcements there. It will be easier for me, and those that are serious about leaving constructive criticism, to have a conversation there. But I imagine a lot of people can't be bothered to register, which brings me back to why I have left this survey.

So in conclusion, please take the survey if you are serious about seeing this mod grow and change for the better. I'll have a big discussion post with the results over at the Digimobs Forum after enough time has passed. This thread will now only be bumped by me to announce updates.

Edit: Already gotten some troll/hate mail through the surveys. Forgot to mention I'll just delete those on the spot. So if you did want a voice in this direction of the mod, you were just silenced. Cheers.

Lurking a bit. Didn't see a suggestion area on the github so I'm posting here. I'll toss in my thoughts on structures and how I feel they should be approached if you were looking for ideas. Brainstorming is fun. I used to work on a game in Unity3d and I used a similar mechanic in it before it went up in flames. (rip HDD)

That's my 2 cents.