May 2015

wheres dirk?

He’s on his way to the session now, traveling in the Furthest Ring.

Do we know how Grandpa Harley got into the B1 SBURB session, which occurred after his death, or how he got back to Earth afterwards?

He used the portals found in the Frog Temple on his island.

Wait so grub aren't baby trolls and grub souase isn't made with troll babys

Wigglers are baby trolls. 

So, mod A, what is your opinion of the whole Vriska/Gamzee thing that's happening right now?

Do you mean as a ship? I’m not sure what you’re asking.

What are aradia and sol doing rn (as of the pick your player page)?

Hanging out in the dreambubbles not contributing to the plot

Do we know how the trolls' sprites died?

Bec Noir killed them

when did karkat travel through a dreambubble both physically and via dreaming? (at least that's what i think you were saying happened…)

This took me like six years to find, but it’s in the third openbound flash.

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He has some interesting dialoue too

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in response to something mod t said in a previous answer, how /do/ you effectively use the search and log function on the mspa website??

You pick a keyword and Ctrl+F that son of a bitch until you find a source or explanation or whatever the hell you’re looking for. You also have to factor in quirks so you might need to search it in the quirk.

so this has been bothering me: why are the PRE scratch trolls called the "alpha trolls" but the POST scratch kids are the "alpha kids?"

It’s based on the version of the game they played.  Pre-scratch kids played the Sburb Beta and the post-scratch kids played the Sburb Alpha.

not a question, but i just wanted to say that your jade profile pic is adorable.

Thank you, it’s been that for about three years I think, long before my time as a mod.  I do remember that it was changed to Jade because she used to forget things in the beginning of the story.

In 2013, Hussie canceled shipping
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where is nanasprite?

She arrived on Jade’s yellow prospit ship but she’s not around currently.

is there actually any difference physically between the sburb alpha and the sburb beta, or is that more cosmetic in nature?

I’m pretty sure there’s no difference.

How did the beta and alpha kids get troll bodies to prototype their kernels with?

They were preserved in the refrigerator seen here.

why did Equius prototype Dirk’s kernelsprite? and why did Dirk decide to prototype AR?

In the pre retcon timeline Gamzee was the one who prototyped Equius behind Dirk’s back and Dirk just decided to prototype AR for the second tier because he promised he would. In the post retcon timeline Vriska was the one to prototype Equius. 

How did Jade's grandpa acquire her dream self's dead body?

He used to the portals in the Frog Temple to teleport into the Medium, get her dream corpse, and bring it back through the portal to Earth.

Not as a ship, but as is Vriska the worst for keeping Gamzee locked up, or is she totally justified and stuff?

In my personal opinion I’m ambiguous to her actions. If she didn’t have him there he probably would get up to some more rascally clown stuff. While her methods are unorthodox, they’re effective in keeping an eye on him.  

I know Karkat called Nepeta autistic but was that just being mean or is Nepeta canonly autisic?

That was most likely him just being crabby.

Okay I apologize in advance for asking a prob really obvious question but, didn't jades grandpa die when jade was young? How did he do all of this stuff?

He traveled to the Medium before he died. The Medium’s timeline began when John entered. 

IS it possible that Dave and Karkat are moirals?

Dave does pacify Karkat many times but they could still be matesprits. 

How did Davesprite die? I probably skipped it, but in one of the recent updates, someone said that Davesprite died?

He died when Typheus destroyed Lowas during Jade’s three year trip.

what would happen to the mayor if the kids won the game? im rlly worried about the mayor

They would take the Mayor with them to the new universe and rebuild Can Town obviously.

Dumb question, how is Aradia pronounced? Like uh-Ray-dee-a OR uh-rah-dee-a? Or is it unspecified/or I'm way off?

Hussie left the pronunciation up to the individual. I personally pronounce it the second way.   

How much of the new timeline do we know is changed/unchanged (aside from the characters deaths being averted and johns quest)?

In this post retcon timeline Aranea never got the Ring of Life and Vriska never died. 

is there any explanation as to how the guardians know about the game? how bro knows how to start the scratch, even what a scratch is, how mom knows to open up the secret passage for rose?

All of the guardians knew about the game except possibly for Dad Egbert. It’s stated on this page that Mom was studying celestial anomalies at the request of a wealthy scientist who may have been Grandpa Harley since his company Skaianet made Sburb the game in their universe. 

Wait, so every session needs a time and space player for it to work, right? So, what about the Alpha kids' session? None of the post-Scratch kids have those aspects. Is it because they couldn't initiate a Scratch, since they ARE post-Scratch? Or is it because their session is doomed? [By the way, your blog is awesome!]

Thank you. Their session was always meant to merge with the Beta kids so Dave and Jade are their Time and Space players respectively. Their session isn’t doomed, it’s a void session because they didn’t prototype anything pre entry. 

I dont think this has ever been explained. How does the Condesce controls Jade? It's something about the green sun but i think i missed the explanation of what it is exactly

The Condesce has Nitram powers to control beasts and since Jade is part dog this makes her vulnerable to those powers. 

Sorry if this was asked before, but how many mods are there, and who are they?

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im just saying dude thanks for doing this, im actually pretty impressed you know this much about homestuck. keep out the good work

Thank you and we appreciate your compliment. 

With reference to the post about Mom and Skaianet, Hussie said in the books that it's often missed that he was trying to imply that the pink bedroom in the Skaianet lab near Rose's house is where Mom was raised. She does work for Skaianet, because she was raised there, possibly by Granda Harley himself, then became a scientist for him, which is why the lab connects to Jasper's mausoleum.

what does FLARP stand for?

The acronym LARP stands for Live Action Role Play. What the F stands for is unknown but it may stand for Fatal. 

Wasn't it said that the decedent of the signless would have a relationship that would transcend Quadrants

No, the Signless was the one who was stated to have a relationship with the Disciple that transcended the quadrants. Although Karkat may be capable of that too. 

Do Karkat and Terezi still care about each other, even in this new timeline? ~the curious karezi shipper~

They’re probably still good friends.

sorry, i know you've been asked this before, but when is gamzee ever mind controlled in the comic and could I have the source please? i remembered you saying that most of his actions were of his own accord, but i can't remember what the ask fully said. thanks so much and love your blog!

Aranea mind controls him here and does so all the way up until Dirk tries to rip her soul out. 

What happened to the Handmaid? I don't recall her cropping up since the ancestors were first described. (whoops, sent this as fan mail at first)

The Condesce killed her and took her place as LE’s servant

why are there grubs all over sollux's floor

Those specific types of grubs are used as computer games so Sollux has them all plugged into his computer

I just became rlly confused bc like the "game grub" magazine is basically "game game"??

There are different types of grubs, Game Grubs, like the ones on Sollux’s floor are just one type.

have john and dave ever met in-comic?

John met Dave pre-retcon in Dave’s room after they arrived in the Alpha session.

But post-retcon Dave’s first irl meeting with John is right now on the platform.

Can god tiers only die if it's heroic or just? :?

Yes

Those of us on mobile can't see the FAQ :0

You can just open it in a browser, sorry, there’s nothing I can do about the quality of the tumblr app.

1 sweep = 2 years?

1 sweep = 2.17 years. 

Here’s a spiffy sweeps-to-years calculator for all your conversion needs.

Is Pale GamKar still a possibility in this new time line?

Maybe, but since the 5x Showdown didn’t happen, it’s likely that neither did their moirailship

Sometimes I suspect that Andrew Hussie runs this blog in disguise just o make sure we have our facts right

Well he sure is doing a bang-up job

I've heard that the Nitrams can control fire. I probably missed something but I don't recall ever seeing a panel where that happens??

We’ve only seen it used once in this panel

What's the difference between grurbs and wigglers?

Grub is a little worm kinda guy used as technology or food in troll society , and wigglers are baby trolls.

how does the condense have all of her powers (serket nitram captor etc.)

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Are you able to prototype a sprite with living things?

Yes, Davesprite was prototyped with a living Dave.

I'm sorry to Mod A but a lot of your replies to these asks are flawed and incorrect.

Sorry, I’m still getting the hang of being a mod. I’ll double check all my sources from now on. 

im on mobile can you link your FAQ?

Here you go. 

The Dave that became Davesprite was from a doomed timeline, though. It's been stated that kernelsprites prefer "the dead and doomed," and so far the only living thing to enter one was Bec

This is true, the kernelsprite does prefer dead or doomed things to be prototyped.