starlightsparker wrote:

(#2)
Unfortunately this has been rejected as per the official list of rejected suggestions:

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions wrote:

4.2 Dislike button or a project rating system

Generally, a user's first project is something rather simple, such as a test project, a remix, or a project made using a tutorial. Because this project is simple, other users may give the project low ratings since it is not advanced. With low enough ratings, the creator might be discouraged enough to stop using Scratch. Moreover, constructive feedback is encouraged on Scratch. A dislike button may show the creator how many people disliked their project, but it tells nothing about what the creator could do better. If you do not like a project, you could choose not to love it, or you could leave a respectful and constructive comment telling the user how to improve, in addition to saying what you like about the project.

‎

With that, a dislike button is rejected for anything, including projects and comments. However, a like button for comments is NOT rejected. You can discuss it on this topic.

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Also, even if it was constructive, little Timmy would be sad seeing his project got a thumbs down.

that's … not the same tthing

-OctoSquid- wrote:

(#3)
Couldn't you just use comments for the same functionality?

no, not really. comments seem to get clogged with so much carnage. that said, something like an approval/rejection of suggestions would be cool
with that said, i'm gonna throw the st's stupid words back at them: this is considered private messaging.

Banana

SansLastBreathFan wrote:

Undertalebuffer wrote:

Hey everyone, I just applied to have the fangame im working on to be announced at Underevent, on a scale of -10 to 1(1 being maybe) how likely do you think ittl actually get on the 2024 underevent

3

=3
Im currently writing down the list of all the songs im gonna need for the game, and for the new ruins area alone, the numbers already at a whopping 43

jcpbuilder wrote:

fgfoxy wrote:

so im waiting for order027 to respond. so im going to make a temp of what im thinking of.

He says on the projects that he’s fine with people using his sprites if they give credit so I think he’s okay with you using it if you give credit.

alright i made the temp/base on the stuff project _> https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/996014561/

“Hey Sol.”
“W H A T.”
“Got your ponytail.”

fgfoxy wrote:

so im waiting for order027 to respond. so im going to make a temp of what im thinking of.

He says on the projects that he’s fine with people using his sprites if they give credit so I think he’s okay with you using it if you give credit.

EatNYeet wrote:

malicondii wrote:

(#5)
Felt that I should make a workaround, even if it's difficult
-snip-

. Might make the project with the scripts and share it for the post tomorrow if nobody else gets around to doing that.

I have a project dedicated to storing useful custom blocks for users to use, want me to add that?

firegod677 wrote:

Username: firegod677- @firegod677
Position: artist-s
Why do you want to join us?
Really, just for some fun.
How active will you be?
I'm on like, every other day.
How skilled are you at the position you chose?
I'm a sorta new artist. I have been drawing for half a year now.
Proof of work (if possible): https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/997058514
Notes (optional): none

Accepted!

Malicondi wrote:

BlauHourglass wrote:

I updated the strike system. Everyone, read it and make sure that you know it well.
…
It's pretty simple - there're only a few ways to get strikes.

"I will remember you"
so ominous lol, also i'll probably be more active today because my parents took me out to Texas for the eclipse, also is anyone else seeing it?
i am still tired from jetlag though…

I am watching the eclipse too!!!

when I receive [ SUN v]
broadcast [MOON v]
when I receive [MOON v]
set [DARKNESS v] effect to (100)

hii mare, ive thrown together a few ideas and I really like them , they’re really unorganised and unexplained so if you’d like me to expand I am more than happy to do so, traits are located at the bottom of that wasn’t obvious anyway, please enjoy !!

ok so she’s be a manipulative toxic girly but w/ a big heart to those she actually likes haha.
very charming and can overcome many, with her polite allure and such. she would shorten some words and speaks very relaxed with those she actually likes, and speak formally to those she’s trying to win over, using better vocab and language.
genuinely protective of her family and friends. And would have a tight group of friends that know her well and can get on board with her wacky self. however she would pretend to be protective of some and just stab them in the back, (she’s literally from mean girls istg lmaoo) and yeah, what a toxic #queen am i right! she puts on a people-pleaser act but doesn’t really care about what they think. another act she puts on is like a sympathetic patronising character. when she’s a kit she thinks she’s like the leader, same with apprentice, when she’s a warrior she will probably be frightened of the older warriors haha.
Very imaginative, always creating trinkets and accessories for her friends and family
she adores wingedtriumph and would do anything for her
she wants to leave a legacy behind so would try and be as important as she could.
#leadershipgoals

creative, protective*, has interpersonal skills
manipulative, cunning, arrogant

I’m suggesting that scratch adds avaters. Basically, anyone can edit their avaters with a library of free clothes and accesories, and they can automatically set their avater as their pfp if they like and avaters can also be used in projects, you can add your avater or the user’s avater in the project with blocks like

show [user’s avater v] at x: () y: ()::looks 

turn [user’s avatar v] () degrees::looks
move [user’s avatar v] to x:() y:()::looks
show [user’s avatar v]::looks
hide [user’s avatar v]::looks
change [ghost v] effect on [user’s avater v] by ()::looks
set [ghost v] effect on [user’s avatar v] to ()::looks

to show the player’s avater on the screen for them.

PS: the avater is NOT just a pfp, avaters when shown in project won’t just be a pfp it’ll be a full image of the user’s custom avater, and the user has the choice to put it as their avater.

How do you make a barrier in a scratch platformer?

hello
the game i'm working on has a settings menu within it, and i want to know how to save players' settings to the cloud instead of a save code
i have a cloud encoder and decoder working, but i'm not sure where to go from there

Unfortunately this has been rejected as per the official list of rejected suggestions:

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions wrote:

4.2 Dislike button or a project rating system

Generally, a user's first project is something rather simple, such as a test project, a remix, or a project made using a tutorial. Because this project is simple, other users may give the project low ratings since it is not advanced. With low enough ratings, the creator might be discouraged enough to stop using Scratch. Moreover, constructive feedback is encouraged on Scratch. A dislike button may show the creator how many people disliked their project, but it tells nothing about what the creator could do better. If you do not like a project, you could choose not to love it, or you could leave a respectful and constructive comment telling the user how to improve, in addition to saying what you like about the project.

‎

With that, a dislike button is rejected for anything, including projects and comments. However, a like button for comments is NOT rejected. You can discuss it on this topic.

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Also, even if it was constructive, little Timmy would be sad seeing his project got a thumbs down.

BlauHourglass wrote:

I updated the strike system. Everyone, read it and make sure that you know it well.
…
It's pretty simple - there're only a few ways to get strikes.

"I will remember you"
so ominous lol, also i'll probably be more active today because my parents took me out to Texas for the eclipse, also is anyone else seeing it?
i am still tired from jetlag though…

so im waiting for order027 to respond. so im going to make a temp of what im thinking of.

cs3095369 wrote:

Has anyone else seen the eclipse? Where I live it's only a partial one, but it was still really cool to see!

i was asleep

I'm trying to make a platformer and I don't know how to make the player switch to a different costume based on direction

banana439monkey wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

(#6)

banana439monkey wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

(#4)
Also, I don’t know how it’s technically impossible, because I’m not the scratch team and I’m certainly not smart lol

understandable, this is a subject that i would love to do some war gaming on, either with the st (preferably, even if it's someone like paddle) or another user who's well versed in the technical side of the forums/scratch

Banana

You should probably ask paddle on his latest project, or jvvg maybe cause I believe he works in computer science and maybe knows about this stuff

i don't think jvvg works with python (or djangobb) much…
then again i think he did mention one of the inefficiencies of djangobb

Banana

This is getting off topic lol, you can continue the discussion on my profile if you like (in my comments you’ll find a link to a studio where you can comment since my comments are closed)

Builder_53_Studios wrote:

Blau, you're not going to find many scratchers with the dedication and willpower like you. I'm certainly not there yet either lol. So, sift through the people not ready to take on such a big role, and find more people. Keep the ones that show the strength to keep on going

This is truth bro. I've seen an absurd amount of huge project collabs scrapped becuz of inactivity

starlightsparker wrote:

(#6)

banana439monkey wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

(#4)
Also, I don’t know how it’s technically impossible, because I’m not the scratch team and I’m certainly not smart lol

understandable, this is a subject that i would love to do some war gaming on, either with the st (preferably, even if it's someone like paddle) or another user who's well versed in the technical side of the forums/scratch

Banana

You should probably ask paddle on his latest project, or jvvg maybe cause I believe he works in computer science and maybe knows about this stuff

i don't think jvvg works with python (or djangobb) much…
then again i think he did mention one of the inefficiencies of djangobb

Banana

oopsied wrote:

CreativeStegosaur wrote:

Paulottix_Music wrote:

CreativeStegosaur wrote:

guys uhh solar eclipse i think (i dont live in america)

I also don't (Germany:rolleyes

what you commented 50 seconds after me how

I’m going there rn, only a 3 hour drive

cool remember to take a photo and post the photo on scratch

support


this is a bump so I don’t need to give a reason lol

I updated the strike system. Everyone, read it and make sure that you know it well.
…
It's pretty simple - there're only a few ways to get strikes.

Now, hear me out: Suggestions will have to come with a reasoning. And it would be similar to the report feature. All the options would be constructive criticism and upon selection, you would have to type in what specifically about the game could be better. An AI similar to the comment filter would check your suggestion before sending it.

banana439monkey wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

(#4)
Also, I don’t know how it’s technically impossible, because I’m not the scratch team and I’m certainly not smart lol

understandable, this is a subject that i would love to do some war gaming on, either with the st (preferably, even if it's someone like paddle) or another user who's well versed in the technical side of the forums/scratch

Banana

You should probably ask paddle on his latest project, or jvvg maybe cause I believe he works in computer science and maybe knows about this stuff

ArgyleE1 wrote:

Optimusfreakingprime wrote:

ArgyleE1 wrote:

Optimusfreakingprime wrote:

Well, Orion turn down the role but the council remains firm. Hearing this Megatron gets angered and leaves orion. Orion is disappointed and arranges a meeting with Megatron. Later during the early stages of the war, Orion enters the core of Cybertron in hopes to save Cybertron. Primus says that Orion can't do anything about it and gives Orion the matrix that contains a piece of the allspark.

MY EARLY DRAFTS (THAT, NOTE, WERE MADE, LIKE, LAST YEAR) HAD ORION GO TO THE CORE OF CYBERTRON AND GAIN THE MATRIX AND TURN INTO OPTIMUS. HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

I got the touch. And the power.

YOU’VE GOT THE TOUCH. NANA. NA. NA. YOU’VE GOT THE POOOOOWWWERRRRRRRR. YEA.

Can you start writing the part I asked you too? Sorry if that sounds mean.

-TUB- wrote:

You don't actually need to implement a tile system for this game, it might be easier to just have a list of blocks. That way, you can generate blocks in front of the player and delete them when the player passes them. This approach would probably save a lot of memory, and the collisions wouldn't be slow either because there are not that many blocks on screen.

that is kind of my trouble i want to have clones that go to the space and go to their costume when they come on screen

AzulAlt wrote:

Device_coder wrote:

I need a online multi player game so make a online extension or atleast some blocks please

i wont or will waste time with this my friend. Here are some blocks you might like.

<scratcher[you]is[on the game v]? :: extension> // This should be in the sensing tab. Oh well.
set clones to the amount of scratchers playing :: extension
(amount of scratchers playing :: extension)
(player[you]mouse[x v] :: extension)
when a scratcher enters :: extension hat
<owner online? :: extension>

have a Good day!

please don't necro post

I have promoted MineTurte to a manager, seeing their contributions to help me.

Builder_53_Studios wrote:

Blau, you're not going to find many scratchers with the dedication and willpower like you. I'm certainly not there yet either lol. So, sift through the people not ready to take on such a big role, and find more people. Keep the ones that show the strength to keep on going

Oh, thank you- Yeah, I'll probably make activity checks weigh more in strikes… Let me update the system.

9cjames1 wrote:

Kuzyn_Official wrote:

yadayadayadagoodbye wrote:

Its not about being rated, its about…
being indexed

only when your project gets indexed, will it be put on the search results, and the indexer is, well, struggling, considering it has to go through nearly 1 billion projects every day

the best thing to do is probably to wait

Guh? thats how it works? didnt know that, but still, how do you get rated

Like they said, there is no rating. You just have to wait for your projected to get indexed unless the Scratch Team has determined your project isn't appropriate for everyone to see. Once it is, it will show up in search results. You can always just give a link to your project.

well my game link is in my signature

starlightsparker wrote:

(#4)
Also, I don’t know how it’s technically impossible, because I’m not the scratch team and I’m certainly not smart lol

understandable, this is a subject that i would love to do some war gaming on, either with the st (preferably, even if it's someone like paddle) or another user who's well versed in the technical side of the forums/scratch

Banana

depresso-boiyo wrote:

-The_Destroyer- wrote:

depresso-boiyo wrote:

BlauHourglass wrote:

-The_Destroyer- wrote:

BlauHourglass wrote:

Didn't you say you would? Oh. I can help you. What do you need help with?

I am just, do I image host this?

I suppose you do… Ah, I can't image host.

I can

Alright so after I’m finished I can give it too ya

put it in a project and I'll take it from there

Oki

-The_Destroyer- wrote:

depresso-boiyo wrote:

BlauHourglass wrote:

-The_Destroyer- wrote:

BlauHourglass wrote:

Didn't you say you would? Oh. I can help you. What do you need help with?

I am just, do I image host this?

I suppose you do… Ah, I can't image host.

I can

Alright so after I’m finished I can give it too ya

put it in a project and I'll take it from there

banana439monkey wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

(#2)
This has been rejected as per TOLORS:

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions wrote:

9.2 Notification for being quoted in topics

Due to the way that the forum structure works, this suggestion simply is not possible to add. Even if it was possible, there would be a very high possibility of getting spammed with unwanted notifications. The technical issues and the potential for abuse make this feature rather impractical. If you want to stay updated on a certain topic, you can always follow the topic and get notified for new posts that are made.

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thought i was well-versed with tolors lol
but how would it give a potential for abuse, i wonder? isn't there the 60-second rule? aren't comments an avenue for abuse?

EDIT: and how's it technically impossible?

Banana

I feel like even if it was possible it’d still be rejected because it’s pretty much the same as the notification for being pinged in comments which was also rejected due to potential spam. However maybe if it was possible, it wouldn’t be rejected if it was optional.

Also, I don’t know how it’s technically impossible, because I’m not the scratch team and I’m certainly not smart lol

Kuzyn_Official wrote:

yadayadayadagoodbye wrote:

Its not about being rated, its about…
being indexed

only when your project gets indexed, will it be put on the search results, and the indexer is, well, struggling, considering it has to go through nearly 1 billion projects every day

the best thing to do is probably to wait

Guh? thats how it works? didnt know that, but still, how do you get rated

Like they said, there is no rating. You just have to wait for your projected to get indexed unless the Scratch Team has determined your project isn't appropriate for everyone to see. Once it is, it will show up in search results. You can always just give a link to your project.

KokiKitsune2007 wrote:

BreadcatGames wrote:

do the majority of you guys have OG RVL-001 Wiis, or did you guys just use whatever you had? Wondering about getting a Wii to mod.

I have an rvl-001 wii. I'm either thinking of buying a Wii U or another Wii but an rvl-101 one

Do you have a Switch?

No sense in buying another Wii if you already have one, especially since you have an RVL-001. A Wii U would be cool but of course a Switch would be a better buy if you don't already have one.

Speaking of the Wii U, today is its final day before it and the 3DS lose internet connectivity at 7PM EST
I've only ever used a Wii U once, but it's still sad to see old devices lose support.

Blau, you're not going to find many scratchers with the dedication and willpower like you. I'm certainly not there yet either lol. So, sift through the people not ready to take on such a big role, and find more people. Keep the ones that show the strength to keep on going

-lCosl- wrote:

BlauHourglass wrote:

moneeman wrote:

negl im kinda glad the hiring was frozen. we already have the equivalent of a decently sized indie game studio

Yeah. The only thing is that half the members are inactive.

Aw man.

well even if half are inactive we still have ~15 people

Optimusfreakingprime wrote:

ArgyleE1 wrote:

Optimusfreakingprime wrote:

Well, Orion turn down the role but the council remains firm. Hearing this Megatron gets angered and leaves orion. Orion is disappointed and arranges a meeting with Megatron. Later during the early stages of the war, Orion enters the core of Cybertron in hopes to save Cybertron. Primus says that Orion can't do anything about it and gives Orion the matrix that contains a piece of the allspark.

MY EARLY DRAFTS (THAT, NOTE, WERE MADE, LIKE, LAST YEAR) HAD ORION GO TO THE CORE OF CYBERTRON AND GAIN THE MATRIX AND TURN INTO OPTIMUS. HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

I got the touch. And the power.

YOU’VE GOT THE TOUCH. NANA. NA. NA. YOU’VE GOT THE POOOOOWWWERRRRRRRR. YEA.

Theres a certain website made for trading in games, and there’s an option to follow a certain item to be notified on all listings made on the item, one time I clicked that on an item, and I kept getting bombarded with notifications and it wasn’t fun. Considering this would be similar, I don’t know who would even want to get this many notifications

starlightsparker wrote:

(#2)
This has been rejected as per TOLORS:

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions wrote:

9.2 Notification for being quoted in topics

Due to the way that the forum structure works, this suggestion simply is not possible to add. Even if it was possible, there would be a very high possibility of getting spammed with unwanted notifications. The technical issues and the potential for abuse make this feature rather impractical. If you want to stay updated on a certain topic, you can always follow the topic and get notified for new posts that are made.

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thought i was well-versed with tolors lol
but how would it give a potential for abuse, i wonder? isn't there the 60-second rule? aren't comments an avenue for abuse?

EDIT: and how's it technically impossible?
EDIT 2: i also mentioned how it's only an ability, not a requirement. if you don't want those notifications, they can be turned off

Banana

BlauHourglass wrote:

moneeman wrote:

negl im kinda glad the hiring was frozen. we already have the equivalent of a decently sized indie game studio

Yeah. The only thing is that half the members are inactive.

i was about to say lol

WoIffe wrote:

Wait, what's happening? writing a fanfictions?

Yes, we are writing a fanfic

This has been rejected as per TOLORS:

The Official List of Rejected Suggestions wrote:

9.2 Notification for being quoted in topics

Due to the way that the forum structure works, this suggestion simply is not possible to add. Even if it was possible, there would be a very high possibility of getting spammed with unwanted notifications. The technical issues and the potential for abuse make this feature rather impractical. If you want to stay updated on a certain topic, you can always follow the topic and get notified for new posts that are made.

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fgfoxy wrote:

jcpbuilder wrote:

fgfoxy wrote:

RAB2010 wrote:

fgfoxy wrote:

jcpbuilder wrote:

So here’s a crazy idea that I had:


In the third book it’s revealed that the realm called the World Between Worlds is actually the Force and all the spirits of dead beings go there after they die, but only a few (Qui-Gon, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Anakin) are able to preserve their consciousness after death. Unbeknownst to them, Darth Sidious also learned the secret to preserving his spirit and is speaking with Irek. Irek takes a clone of Sidious and travels into the World Between Worlds using some sort of pathway and the siblings follow him. When they arrive they find that Sidious’s spirit has already entered the clone body but luckily for the young Jedi, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Qui-Gon appear (in corporeal form like Anakin was in Ahsoka) to help them battle Sidious and Irek. After the clone body and Irek are killed, Yoda tells the three that they must destroy the entrance they came through (the only entrance remaining after the destruction of the Lothal Temple) to prevent Palpatine from ever returning to the galaxy. The siblings exit to where the climactic battle is ending with a Jedi/New Republic victory.


I know it's kind of early to be coming up with ideas for the 3rd book but it will be good to have an idea what Irek’s final goal is so that we can scatter clues about it throughout the first couple books. Maybe Anakin’s spirit contacts Luke and tells him that there’s a great danger not just to the galaxy, but to the Force itself.

sounds awesome

agreed

yeah and a line in one of the books could hint to Palpatine by Thrawn walking by the command deck and “hearing a familiar voice that just vanishes”

Nice. I’ll make sure to keep that on the Google doc I have.

alright

sounds good

jcpbuilder wrote:

fgfoxy wrote:

RAB2010 wrote:

fgfoxy wrote:

jcpbuilder wrote:

So here’s a crazy idea that I had:


In the third book it’s revealed that the realm called the World Between Worlds is actually the Force and all the spirits of dead beings go there after they die, but only a few (Qui-Gon, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Anakin) are able to preserve their consciousness after death. Unbeknownst to them, Darth Sidious also learned the secret to preserving his spirit and is speaking with Irek. Irek takes a clone of Sidious and travels into the World Between Worlds using some sort of pathway and the siblings follow him. When they arrive they find that Sidious’s spirit has already entered the clone body but luckily for the young Jedi, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Qui-Gon appear (in corporeal form like Anakin was in Ahsoka) to help them battle Sidious and Irek. After the clone body and Irek are killed, Yoda tells the three that they must destroy the entrance they came through (the only entrance remaining after the destruction of the Lothal Temple) to prevent Palpatine from ever returning to the galaxy. The siblings exit to where the climactic battle is ending with a Jedi/New Republic victory.


I know it's kind of early to be coming up with ideas for the 3rd book but it will be good to have an idea what Irek’s final goal is so that we can scatter clues about it throughout the first couple books. Maybe Anakin’s spirit contacts Luke and tells him that there’s a great danger not just to the galaxy, but to the Force itself.

sounds awesome

agreed

yeah and a line in one of the books could hint to Palpatine by Thrawn walking by the command deck and “hearing a familiar voice that just vanishes”

Nice. I’ll make sure to keep that on the Google doc I have.

alright

ArgyleE1 wrote:

Optimusfreakingprime wrote:

Well, Orion turn down the role but the council remains firm. Hearing this Megatron gets angered and leaves orion. Orion is disappointed and arranges a meeting with Megatron. Later during the early stages of the war, Orion enters the core of Cybertron in hopes to save Cybertron. Primus says that Orion can't do anything about it and gives Orion the matrix that contains a piece of the allspark.

MY EARLY DRAFTS (THAT, NOTE, WERE MADE, LIKE, LAST YEAR) HAD ORION GO TO THE CORE OF CYBERTRON AND GAIN THE MATRIX AND TURN INTO OPTIMUS. HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

I got the touch. And the power.

Optimusfreakingprime wrote:

Well, Orion turn down the role but the council remains firm. Hearing this Megatron gets angered and leaves orion. Orion is disappointed and arranges a meeting with Megatron. Later during the early stages of the war, Orion enters the core of Cybertron in hopes to save Cybertron. Primus says that Orion can't do anything about it and gives Orion the matrix that contains a piece of the allspark.

MY EARLY DRAFTS (THAT, NOTE, WERE MADE, LIKE, LAST YEAR) HAD ORION GO TO THE CORE OF CYBERTRON AND GAIN THE MATRIX AND TURN INTO OPTIMUS. HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

fgfoxy wrote:

RAB2010 wrote:

fgfoxy wrote:

jcpbuilder wrote:

So here’s a crazy idea that I had:


In the third book it’s revealed that the realm called the World Between Worlds is actually the Force and all the spirits of dead beings go there after they die, but only a few (Qui-Gon, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Anakin) are able to preserve their consciousness after death. Unbeknownst to them, Darth Sidious also learned the secret to preserving his spirit and is speaking with Irek. Irek takes a clone of Sidious and travels into the World Between Worlds using some sort of pathway and the siblings follow him. When they arrive they find that Sidious’s spirit has already entered the clone body but luckily for the young Jedi, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Qui-Gon appear (in corporeal form like Anakin was in Ahsoka) to help them battle Sidious and Irek. After the clone body and Irek are killed, Yoda tells the three that they must destroy the entrance they came through (the only entrance remaining after the destruction of the Lothal Temple) to prevent Palpatine from ever returning to the galaxy. The siblings exit to where the climactic battle is ending with a Jedi/New Republic victory.


I know it's kind of early to be coming up with ideas for the 3rd book but it will be good to have an idea what Irek’s final goal is so that we can scatter clues about it throughout the first couple books. Maybe Anakin’s spirit contacts Luke and tells him that there’s a great danger not just to the galaxy, but to the Force itself.

sounds awesome

agreed

yeah and a line in one of the books could hint to Palpatine by Thrawn walking by the command deck and “hearing a familiar voice that just vanishes”

Nice. I’ll make sure to keep that on the Google doc I have.