i did it AGAIN!
April 14, 2026 Cassidy 19 Comments
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 | I'm sorry!!!! I'm a day late once again, even after I had announced that I made a typo in last week's update and wrote the next update would be on the 14th when I actually meant the 13th - but well. It unintentionally ended up coming true anyways!!!! Can't believe I self prophesized my own slip up, tried to correct it, then ended up being proved wrong so I look like a fool either way :') TCG NEWSThere's not much to report on since last week honestly as anything I've worked on were probably backstage stuff so I can't really think of anything to mention here!I have been working on catching up on Player Milestones again here and there though but so far I've only finished the milestones for those who completed last month's Sparkling Tour and uploaded the master badges along with them - so if you were one of them, you can check your thread and everything should be there! I plan on adding all milestones to profiles after I've caught up on everything requested so far though, along with any other custom graphics applied for, so give me a bit of time to do that. I'll let you all know once I've finished all of that so you can let me know if I missed anything/anyone! COMING SOONIf everything goes according to plan, the next update *should* be on April 20th so please wish me luck in not forgetting, sleeping through the day, napping near/past midnight, or all of the above!WISHING DETAILSSince we're doing a bit of a mix of release-related wishes today, here's a little breakdown for transparency/clarity! Of the 30 decks, half (first 15) are the regular decks that had the most votes from players while the other half are comprised of the next 8 decks spelling out BUNNY HOP (either in filename or deck name) as per Samu's wish and the remaining 7 decks after that being solely characters we don't have decks of yet. And yes the release is ordered in this same way!Do note that I did not limit any series to a certain amount of decks but I did try to include as many different series as possible, however I focused more on honoring the wish themes this time instead so some series definitely have more than others! If I was able to slide in some deck requests within either of these two wish themes then I did, otherwise anything I couldn't fit in will be released over the next two weeks and if I can't release everything before April ends then I will just release them in the first release of May. So this is a reminder for those of you in fan clubs who have reached the required rank: don't forget to submit your deck requests for this month or else you will miss out on them!! If you forget to request your April deck(s) on time, they don't roll over into next month, they are simply lost for good. FREEBIESBefore I finish up this update, I did want to give out some freebies as well to make up for how many late updates there have been recently and the general delays from me in general ;; All members joining before today can take ALL of these freebies so enjoy!First, everyone can take choice cards spelling GOMENASORRY! No limits or restrictions on these as my apology to you so go WILD. Log these as Apology Freebies (2026-04-14) and comment with what you take! You can also use the claiming form to submit your choices which will save a copy to your site logs and automatically comment on the update for you (or add it to an existing comment of yours that's already been posted). Second, everyone can go to the General Randomizer and choose 10 cards from ANY of the sections on that page, even the new decks! You can pick and choose any 10 cards from any combination of sections and there's no limit to how many cards can be from the same deck but you CANNOT REFRESH THE PAGE for new cards, you can only choose from what you see when you first load the page. Log these as Random Freebies (2026-04-14) and comment with what you take! Third and last, everyone can also go to the Colour Randomizer and choose 1 colour category to take ALL 25 CARDS displayed in that category! Like above, you CANNOT REFRESH THE PAGE for new cards, you can only choose from what you see when you first load the page. Log these as Colour Freebies (2026-04-14) and comment with what you take! Do make sure you use the correct log names for each of the freebies AND ensure you actually do comment on the update with what you take this time, since these aren't being saved to your site logs (unless you use the claiming form for the Apology Freebies choices only). Once you comment, you're free to upload them to your trade post right away! Wishing StarsKindly take a total max of 2 cards per deck if there are no restrictions indicated.
New ReleasesYou may take a total of 30 cards from the new decks but no more than 2 cards per deck, unless otherwise stated above.                               akitoshinonome-sweetmelancholy, anshiraishi-inthemirror, arisaichigaya-poolsidefruits, banrisettsu-midsummerheadliner, daliamatsuyama-heartstirringtorrent, evewakamiya-fromthechandelier, kaedetakagaki-stainedglassgoddess, kaoruseta-amomentofreflection, nenekusanagi-delicatememories, rubykurosawa-geniesdelight, sakyofuruichi-creatoroftheworld, shizukuhinomori-birbsanctuary, shizukuosaka-rosegardendaydream, toyaaoyagi-colorfulmusic, uzukishimamura-sugarsmile, ayamaruyama-beachsidetreasures, pareo-underthemoonlight, camus-nightlyblossom, nanamihiromachi-cupid, youwatanabe-jeweledmoon, honamimochizuki-puppyplaytime, mikotoaketa-opulentseduction, sayohikawa-pastelmemories, chiakimorisawa-neonblooms, chitosekurosaki-lunargardenia, kurokiryu-givemeyoursoul, lisaimai-monochromaticbeauty, rankokanzaki-whitelaceblooms, rinkoshirokane-gothicumbrella, shinsato-eleganceinbloom Click here to submit your deck release pulls! |
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aaaaaand back to old habits...
April 07, 2026 Cassidy 18 Comments
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 | After last update, my Switch 2 arrived literally the next day so I immediately bought Pokopia and since then, I legit have not stopped playing it every day to the point that I've pulled all nighters because I don't know how I kill so much time in game... which means I sleep for the entire day when I *do* go to bed, which also happened today so when I woke up, it was already 10 pm haha... So as you can see, while it's not a great reason, that's why the update is late again this week! I can only apologize for this and all the delays recently especially after changing the update schedule because I thought it'd work better for me, but unfortunately I cannot promise it won't happen again... However, I think without Pokopia, Mondays would still work best for me (and if not that then Wednesday or Thursday) so I'm going to keep sticking with this schedule and just try to do better so I'm not as late as often! That said, even if I'm late, I will always make sure to post an update unless otherwise stated but I also apologize if it's at awkward times for many of you ;; Late nights are just what work best for me considering my terrible sleep schedule and habits but ultimately, if I want to keep running this TCG without getting burned out and such, I've been trying to not force myself and make everything a chore - which does mean things will be a little inconsistent and sporadic as I work best when I'm in the right mood or headspace for something! I'm sorry to yap about all this first thing! I don't know if I conveyed myself well but I just want to say I'm trying my best in ways that work for me so I can enjoy running SPARKLING! even if it's not standard or the norm for what people expect from a TCG, and I'd appreciate everyone's understanding if things aren't as quick as you'd like! I'll always try to communicate though, and let you all know when something is changing, delayed, etc. ANYWAYS! It's time to get on to the actual update stuff ya'll look forward to now that I'm done talking about myself lmao SITE MILESTONESI lowkey forgot it was Easter but here's a milestone to celebrate because I love bunnies! There's also one for us reaching 400 decks with today's release! Both of these won't expire but you can only grab them if you joined before/by today.  ev-easter2026, ev-400decks TCG NEWSAfter the monthly update, I noticed the wish I granted for double rewards on the monthly games (National Tour set) disappeared on its own some time after the 1st and as a result, anyone playing the games after then would not have received doubled rewards (or only received partial doubled rewards).To explain what happened from my understanding (which may not be 100% accurate or as intended by the original script creator), all wishes when granted are assigned the same date as when the update was posted an the way site games are coded is that it will give you a doubled reward if the script sees that the following conditions are met: there's a wish in the database that is both labelled as "Granted" and shares the same date as the recent update, and the game set that the game is part of is listed as being updated on that same date. However, somehow the date of when the wish was granted was changed on its own (don't ask me how or why; it has something to do with the coding/script itself but I'm not sure how to fix this or where to even look) from the 1st to the 4th (which was Saturday, the original update day I had set for SPARKLING! but had since changed to Mondays). Obviously, there was no update that day because I'm no longer updating on Saturdays so I assume the script saw that since there was no update on the 4th then it stopped giving out double rewards. Now that brings me to what some of you have reported to me after I asked about it on Discord: some players played the monthly games on the 2nd - 4th but only their currency was doubled. After looking at the affected games' codes, I saw they were missing the codes that doubles the cards (but the files did have the code that doubles currency) which I'm not sure how that even happened since they weren't part of the coding that I would've edited in the past?? Thankfully, this was an easier fix so anyone playing the monthly games going forward shouldn't have this problem, and I will also periodically double check the granted wish's date to make sure the doubled rewards is in effect for the entirety of April! To summarize for those curious/wanted to know why this all happened:
WITH ALL THAT SAID (or if you skipped the explanation, which is fair!), if this issue affected you then please use the new Incomplete Rewards Error form in the Error Reporting (Profiles & Custom Graphics) thread to request your correct/remaining rewards - which you'll notice has been updated in name as well, to reflect this addition. Once we verify you did play the affected games by checking your site logs, we'll send you the remaining rewards you're owed! You may also use this form to request rewards for anything missing or incomplete in the future as well, but only if it's something that requires admin/staff approval where we need to send you it manually; the original Error Reporting (Rewards) thread should still be used for self-made errors such as incorrect choice card requests from games/services/activities or changing release pulls because that's a self-serve thread with no admin/staff moderation besides periodic checks. GAME UPDATESThank you to everyone who donated to last month's Collab Stage round! I'm probably late with the new round because I assume the deck was filled on the 1st or 2nd but the new theme is open now!! As mentioned on the game page, this month we're making a Spring deck so think: spring backgrounds/scenery, activities like cherry blossom viewings or picnics among flowers, rainy days, and anything else that displays a spring atmosphere.Please DO NOT submit an image that is just a generic flower theme however, as that will be next month's theme since flowers don't necessarily always mean spring; we want to focus on other aspects of spring aside from just flowers for this month's round! If necessary, I may contact you to ask for an image replacement if I feel your image is too general/not spring-y enough but you will not lose your spot in the deck unless you don't submit a new image at all. There's also a new Your Idol round up as well! Apologies for the delay on this, I completely forgot the round closed this past Saturday lmao... I don't know why I thought it was closing this coming Saturday instead?? Anyways, results for Round 6 can be found here and I believe Dhee has sent rewards for that already! COMING SOONI'll see you guys on April 13th for the next weekly update - hopefully anyways, as long as I'm not late again! Before that, I'll also likely have a new thread up later to request the Player Milestone for when/if you reach Diamond rank in a fan club, since we have a member who's achieved that already and I've been putting it off until I caught up more on overdue forum things. Sorry for the wait on that!! I'll make my way around the forum to reply to some things waiting on me as well, although I probably won't be making any graphics tonight ;;WISHING DETAILSDon't forget that mio's wish from last week is still in effect this week, which means today's deck release is all girls! As always I tried to ensure as much variety across series/characters as I could where possible (if variety was lacking in the most-voted for decks then I tried releasing other stuff in my admin picks), and didn't release more than 1 Solo Stage deck of the same character.Wishing StarsKindly take a total max of 2 cards per deck if there are no restrictions indicated.
New ReleasesYou may take a total of 30 cards from the new decks but no more than 2 cards per deck, unless otherwise stated above.                               anshiraishi-sunflowersmile, asahiserizawa-aleapthroughthesky, ayamaruyama-butterflymark, ayunahamakawa-westernstar, azusamiura-magicalcafe, chikatakami-bumblebeecutie, fredericamiyamoto-devilindisguise, hanamarukunikida-writingtales, honamimochizuki-ghostlymaid, hundreko-whiterain, imascg-heavenandtwilight, kasuminakasu-kasuminutopia, kotoriminami-elegantnightparty, llsip-bokutachiwahitotsunohikari, luminaichihoshi-cyberspacekitty, mayatendo-butterfliesofeden, meiizumi-temptingdemon, minorihanasato-redpandapatrol, nanadaiba-enchantressoftheround, pareo-itabagpride, rubykurosawa-blowakiss, sakitenma-gentlechocochuu, serikahakozaki-rosygift, shihokitazawa-starryskylanterns, shizuhakocho-blackswan, t7s-acrosstherainbow, taehanazono-poolsidejam, tamaotomoe-aurorasylph, tsukushifutaba-agirllikeme, uzukishimamura-bunnyheart Click here to submit your deck release pulls! |
