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(Here's my draft of the topic I want to make on GDS, let me know if you have any thoughts!)

Phoenix-verse is born of the concept "What if we could play 9000-verse and War of the Immortals at the same time?" A predecessor of this mod was in development for years, but with the release of 2020, I've taken the opportunity to reboot it as more of a solo project. (I'll throw the half-finished previous mod up in the 2016 section if anybody wants to mess with it!) Elements may have been taken (with permission) from various iterations of that project, the Cornellverse, and the 9000-verse.

I'm estimating a bit over 3000 people and 60 companies for the final product. The concept is that each area of the game will correspond to different things- for instance, the first area I'm working on is India, which is designated as "The Internet." It'll have things like webcomics, and internet cult favorite items that might normally go elsewhere. More details will be posted below as we proceed, but there will also be areas based on things like anime, or actual pro wrestling.

My schedule has me spending about three months per area, meaning that ideally we'll have a finished product in the first half of 2022. Those three months per area are going to be 2-2.5 months of data entry, and the last few weeks on cosmetics and more rigorous playtesting. My intent is to post my progress on the mod at the end of every month, and probably an updated pic pack every three months after an area is done.

Two disclaimers I should get out of the way: I'm avoiding using other modders' work for pictures, but I'm grabbing stuff off google image search rather indiscriminately. If you're an artist or photographer or actual person, I'll be happy to take your picture out of the pack if you'd like. If that's not kosher with the rules or culture here, I'll just...not post the pictures, I suppose! Also, the primary demographic for this mod is not this site, so there will be a few in jokes and feds that might not make sense to y'all. Especially in this first "Internet" section, actually! If you are super interested, PM me for a link to the main thread on a different site. I'm not planning to implement fandoms or people that I don't know decently well, which will probably lead to some glaring omissions in some areas.

I'm not currently looking for major help. I would love (polite) feedback on balance and such, since I don't have the pedigree of many of the modders here. If somebody wants to contribute things like pics or bios, I am unlikely to say no. Other than that, I'm planning on flying solo for most of the grunt work.

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The first area to be released will be India! Representing fandoms originating or popular on the internet, India has the smallest and weakest wrestling scene, but there is plenty of potential for growth. A remarkably friendly network of companies is headed up by the burgeoning MS Paint Adventures in the north, and Underground Tales and Dramatic Rumblings in the south.

MS Paint Adventures (Homestuck/etc): MSPA's quirky presentation has endeared itself to the Indian fanbase, and they sit tenuously at the top of the mountain. Much of their roster is very young and very green, but they have enough veterans to help them reach their full potential!

Underground Tales and Dramatic Rumblings (Undertale/Deltarune): A slightly more alternative product than even MSPA, UTDR ranges from comic relief to hardcore and back again, sometimes in the span of an evening. Can their hot stars carry them to success on the national stage and beyond?

More details to follow on....
Order of the Slam (assorted webcomics)
Ultimate Combat Association (an e-fed type thing)
Board 8 Wrasslin' League (from a tabletop game)
and the rest of the world.....


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