/heg/ - Hacking and Essentials General

First for FireRed > Emerald > power gap > Essentials

Second for pokeruby > power gap > Emerald > FireRed > a really big power gap > Essentials

>>32448292
>not Pokecrystal>Essentials>Else
Bad taste. You must love being spoon-fed your tools.

>>32448325
>>32448326
yeah disassemblies are great but only nostalgiafags actually enjoy playing the end result of gb hacks

also i don't love the tools for gen 3 because they fuck me over more than they help, i'd much rather have a disassembly for FR but the IDA does enough

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>>32448342
Prism, Red++, Polished Crystal, and TPP Anniversary Crystal all have up-to-date mechanics. Fairy type, Physical/Special split, auto-Repel, Running Shoes, etc. Just like most Gen 3 hacks.

Gen 3's only advantage is the larger screen and potential for better graphics. I say "potential" because most hacks either use their gen's default tiles (which we're all used to by now, so who cares about 2 vs 3), or custom ones (and it's easier to make crappy-looking graphics when you have more colors and pixels to play with). As for Gen 2, Red++ 3.0 could end up looking like the attached.

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This is also a Gen 2 map. Gen 3 still had a 16x16 tile grid and 16-bit color like Gen 2; it just also had better pixel art (given more tileset space to work with) and 16 colors per tile instead of 4. Disassembly makes it pretty simple to allow 256 tiles per map, with custom palettes for many maps (like Crystal's Ice Path, or the attached). It takes more work than just sticking tiles into AdvanceMap, but the end result is definitely playable for more than just nostalgia.

>>32448342
I'd say I disagree with you but then I guess I'm a nostalgiafag myself so I wouldn't change your mind.
It's finals week at university here so I've been too busy to work on anything, but I did this a while ago, it got a pretty positive response so may as well repost.
https://soundcloud.com/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-1/slateport-city-gbc-8-bit

>>32448507
I like it! The bells get demixed well to Gen 2's "instruments".

New to hacks. What is the best Platinum hack in terms of:

>few/no bugs and problems running
>general changes and improvements from the original
>more challenging than the original but not a total grindfest either

>>32448286
Delet this godawful OP image.

Any tips on this concept?
>In the Ovra region, the Pokemon League has been abolished by Maestro, the Conductor.
>A secret league has been formed by Kaos aka "K.O." , leader of Team Dischord and one of the Elite Four members of the former League.
>The Underground
>The Underground has 8 leaders divided into 4 tiers.
>Each of these tiers has a Boss, an Elite member.
Tier 4
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E4-Stray
Tier 3
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E3-Zeke
Tier 2
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E2-Bellona
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Tier 1
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E1-K.O.
>Only the completion of each tier permits passing to the next tier.
>The Underground match locations are hunted by the Peacekeepers, a police force of the Maestro charges with keeping the peace and stopping all crimes.
>The Underground match locations are all hidden in remote, out of sight locations.
>A Ghost town, A casino basement, a sea cave, Sequoia Forest, etc.
>Post game, the Official League is re-instated.

>>32449036
That should be:
Tier 4
>Gym leader
>Gym leader
>E4 Eris
Tier 3
>Gym leader
>Gym leader
>E3 Clash
Tier 2
>Gym leader
>Gym leader
>E2 Bellona
Tier 1
>Gym leader
>Gym leader
>E1 Kaos/"K.O."

>>32448444
Once pokeruby is complete, there is literally no reason to hack gbc games anymore other than muh nostalgia

>>32449326
Is there any reason to hack any Pokémon game besides personal feelings like nostalgia? It's not like you can sell a ROMhack the way you would an original game.

>>32449326
"I'd say I disagree with you but then I guess I'm a nostalgiafag myself so I wouldn't change your mind."

(And yeah, I'm looking forward to when pokeruby is complete and Gen 3 hacking can have the same software development−tier standards as Gen 2.)

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What do you think of this font? It's meant to be a cross between the FRLG font (my favorite) and the Gen 1 and 2 font. I feel like it's not different enough.

I'm most uncertain about G, K, k, w, and the punctuation marks. Also, which y do you prefer?

>>32449553
G and w look fine by me. I don't know about the k's though. Lowercase k might work better if the diagonal lines were closer to each other vertically (as in make it shorter and closer to the bottom), uppercase K I feel needs closer symmetry; if not perfect symmetry, then the lower diagonal line should be attached to the upper at an earlier point.

I'm also not a fan of uppercase A or uppercase U. The former feels too round at the top, and the latter looks wrong with that line at the bottom right corner as if it were lowercase.

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>>32449553
I prefer the rounded y, but you could also make an in-between version (pictured here). I've also edited K and k; yours looked alright to me, but maybe you'll prefer these? I think w is fine. The : and ; could have more space between the dots, and , and ; should be consistent.

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>>32449921
I actually spent more time playing around with A compared to the others, so I'm glad you mentioned that. Do any of these look better? I also have two U's here. I don't think I can really do much more with them.

>>32449989
Your edits are brilliant! The k's couldn't be better. I'm not sure if I like the rounded y or your y more. I'll have to think about that. Thanks a lot!

>>32451473
3rd U, 3rd or 5th A

>>32448428
If Red++ somehow manages to look like that, it will easily be the greatest graphical improvement any hack has ever managed.

>>32451473
third A (or if not that, then second)
second U (or if not that, then third)

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>>32451701
Extended that tileset to cover more area, based on the RBY and GSC maps.

>>32451473
5th A and 2nd or 3rd U.

>>32448428
>>32451961
I thought this was Red++, not Green++.

No, but for real that looks sick, but there isn't enough color. Too much green.

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>>32451973
Here's the same area in GSC and FRLG. It looks green partly because Viridian has green roofs, and partly because it *might* not be possible to make Center and Mart roofs red and blue.

>>32452028
I feel you. I just feel like in GSC the greens used are fairly different and kinda stand out from each other and in FRLG there is some yellow from the paths. It just breaks up the monotony of the green.

The problem with the screenshot you posted is that the greens are so similar that it all blends together. Don't get me wrong, it looks nice, just fairly samey. At least from a bird's eye view.

I don't know if you can, but I would try making the trees closer in color to FRLG. Just a suggestion.

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>>32452054
Thing is, the grass and trees use the same green, with room for three hues plus black. So the trees can't have FRLG's bright green highlights.

I tried shifting the hue to better match FRLG, and can suggest it if you think it looks better.

>>32452080
That looks MUCH better. It looks less muted and more natural.

>>32448507
Hey anon, I want to use NitroTracker (a homebrew tracker but for NDS cause I think it'll be comfy) but I don't know a lot about music.

>What would be the easiest way to learn, bit by bit?
I was thinking of porting some of your songs just to get the hang of it. What next?

>Do you know where can I get sound samples close to those of the GB/C?

>>32452533
I honestly don't know a lot about music either. Game Freak themselves didn't do a very good job at getting sound samples matching that of GSC when they made HGSS, so I don't know where to point you regarding that either. I learned how to do things in GSC's engine by porting other stuff, so you porting things does sound like a good beginning, at least.

Is there a way to add Pokemon and moves to pokecrystal without replacing others? I see a thread on Skeetendo talking about rewriting the Pokemon data structure to allow this. Did anything come of this? The link provided in the thread is dead.

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Hi /heg/, I've had a concept for a game sitting for a while now but I'm wondering if some of the ideas would be too similar to Pokemon Sage's game to the point where it wouldn't be worth pursuing.

Basically the two similarities in question are:

>My region is based on Argentina/Chile, which I know that Sage is also based on somewhere in Mesoamerica or South America
>I came up with a city that I realize is quite similar to that one sage city with the dark overworld and light up buildings (I think mine even had a casino too).

The conceptual doc for my game that I made around a year ago gives that description

>Calypso City is built deep in the mountains and lies in a peculiar location that receives no sunlight at all, meaning that the city experiences “night” for 24 hours. Despite this, Calypso is full of bright lights of streetlamps, casinos and other attractions

So yeah, I'm not sure if this is all too similar. My ideas were conceived independently of sage and most of the environments/concepts were inspired by Final Fantasy X, and the game itself is somewhat of a spiritual successor to Colosseum but with mostly Sinnoh mons. Pic related is the boxart I made for it.

So would this be worth pursuing? Maybe I'm just autistic and overblowing the similarities, because my game isn't derivative of Sage at all. I'd just hate be seen as ripping them off.

>>32454166

go for it man, if the only thing youre unsure about is the map then just change it

these are passion projects so dont waste time worrying that you are stepping on someone elses toes

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Hey guys I am playing through Kanto Black right now.

I was wondering if any of you fine folks could tell me where to find a Litleo/Pyroar, since apparently all the 6th gen Pokemon are on the Sevii Islands, but I am not sure where. And there seems to be no documentation or pokemon location lists for this hack anywhere.

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>>32448286
Where is the best and current download for Pokemon Prism? What emulator do I need to download?

Also, any save-killing glitches or anything I should know about before starting the game?

>>32454032
Not without a lot of rewriting. In the meantime, there are two unused Pokémon slots and four unused move slots (although you'll have to remove a few checks to use move 255*).

Some Pokémon can be removed with very few people missing them—Igglybuff, Cleffa, Delibird (which would also let you remove Present), maybe Lickitung, the Kanto fossils and legendaries if you don't plan to make them obtainable. Likewise, some moves are useless or redundant: Psywave, Kinesis, Razor Wind, Spider Web (Mean Look clone), Mind Reader (Lock-On clone), etc.

* Specifically:
"Move $ff immediately ends the turn": https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/battle/effect_commands.asm#L127-L131
"No invalid moves": https://github.com/pret/pokecrystal/blob/master/battle/effects/metronome.asm#L20-L22

>>32454911
Ended up finding a Litleo on Kindle Road on One Island.

>>32455046
There's an unofficial group that patches Prism now. The original leaked build had some pretty bad glitches in it, but I think most of them have been found and fixed by now thanks to the unofficial patchers
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/264187806904090625/307401242651525120/pokeprism0180.rar
This has the patch file and the source code. Prism has a special snowflake patcher instead of the normal patch tools, hosted on this website:
http://pokemonprism.com/patcher.html
Any version of Crystal will work with the patcher.

Or, if you just want the prepatched ROM, I have that as well for the current version.
https://mega.nz/#!lNJDGJyQ!AQiJp3a8KzqMO7cncuUyX8rUIviQq5UceXMa3ORRVLQ
BGB is the best Game Boy Color emulator out there, though it's only on PC. If you're a mobileposter I don't know what they use.

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>>32455186

Cool, this is a lot of help, thank you so much! Let me pay you back with obscure Sugimori art.

More noob questions.

So I have to download Crystal to make the game work, as well? Will both that and Prism have a functioning day and night cycle and move in real time, or will time advance as I play the game?

Also, what about saves? If I need to run CCleaner on my PC, will my save files get deleted, too? Do I need to save them externally?

>>32455222
If you just want to play Prism, you can grab that prepatched ROM and not need to get Prism. Day/night does work in real time on BGB (and I think most emulators by this point), but if you use the fast-forward function it will skew the in-game clock, and to my knowledge there's no way to change the clock back in-game if you do that.
Saves on BGB are saved externally, in the same folder as your ROM file by default. I've never used CCleaner but I assume they'd be safe.
Also I've never seen that Sugimori art before, thank you for sharing.

>>32455272
> you can grab that prepatched ROM and not need to get Crystal

>>32454166
Dont give a shit about any other game, you're making yours

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>>32455272
You're welcome, it's the least I can do for your helpful response. There's an entire Tumblr where some of these can be found (I believe it was titled "fuck yeah, sugimori").

Where can I download Crystal? Can I replay that with no issues if I've patched Prism, too? I'd love to play as the best female protag.

>>32455422
There are tons of sites where you can get Game Boy ROMs. I recommend Emuparadise, the site's old as fuck and somehow never got taken down so it's seemingly safe (though we'll never know for sure since CoolROM was similarly old and got hit by Nintendo) and it doesn't have any malware.

Where do you get ideas for your OC characters, /heg/? I just sprited a Gen 2 Ice waif but I fear she might be generic.

I just started drawing a sprite, I really didn't have an idea for her (I wanted to draw a female MC) but hey, achieved a sprite I'm content with.

So yeah, how do you pitch ideas?

>>32455594
Post that waif

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>>32455614
But I'm shy...

>>32452080
What game is this?I want to play it.

>>32455639
Ignore weird resizing, I took a screenshot of the canvas (p-please d-don't ask why!)

>>32455639
Proportions look a bit goofy. Especially her mid section. Good start, though.

How do you guys feel about version exclusives for fanmade games?
Is it pointless?

>>32456058
Absolutely pointless, as is making "two games". I'm not playing the same game twice the same way I will not play both X and Y to feel satisfied with Kalos. If you need to make two games to tell a compelling story, something's wrong with it in the first place.

>>32456148
Opinion disregarded
I tend to overlook people who hate shit that even Gamefreak does.
>Should I add Fairy type?
>No, I hate Fairy type.
>Should I add Mega Evolution?
>Nah, that was stupid.
There have been multiple games since Gen.2
>>32456058
Only if there's a need. Otherwise, just do a version like Crystal, Emerald, Platinum.

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>All these Gen 2 hacks.
Ugh. The very thought of making even a Gen.3 fangame disgusts me.

>>32454195
>>32455417

Thanks for the input anons. I guess I'll start working on it once I'm done with exams then. Will be sure to post progress here too although I'm notoriously slow with shit like this

>>32456183
>I tend to overlook people who hate shit that even Gamefreak does.
This is called brand loyalty, and it means you're retarded.

Just because GameFreak does something doesn't mean it's good, and people who criticize them for poor game design decisions are right to do so.
Their stamp of approval does not make a good game.

>There have been multiple games since Gen.2

You dumb, mate? Every generation has multiple games. That's the point.
If you're talking about version exclusive legendaries and story events, that started in Gen 3.
You could get both Lugia and Ho-oh in both Gold and Silver, but at different points in the game.

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>>32457326
Point is, their method is tried and true. There hsve ALWAYS been multiple versions of the games and if you can't accept that, then I don't know many ways to say "fuck off."
Oh and those versions were all reviewed by multiple people. It's never even been a major point of contention. Just because (You) don't like something does not mean it is bad, you conceited fucko.

>>32457740
Nintendo is a company that profits by selling multiple versions. Some people will buy both, and players are encouraged to trade to complete the Pokédex. Fan hacks have no reason to split their content into pieces. Just make one version with all of your content in it. The only successful two-version hacks I know of are Drayano's, and that's because they're upgrade patches that have to support both of the original games.

What would be the best Platinum hack, in your opinion?

>>32457005
Man, I feel you and am passing through exactly what you described earlier. I re opened my "projects" folders from 5 years ago (before I started working) and said "This year I'm going to finish those" and decided to start with my ROM Hack.

I refreshed my starters, regional bird, bugs and rodents. Made a checklist for a 2-gym beta release. I drew maps for my region and started playing around with Essentials.

Then I discovered Sage.

My region is based on Brazil, and some of the ideas for mons I have are already used in Sage (such as Harpy Eagle regional bird, Capybara regional rodent, Anteater Rock type (since I have two Ants - Fire and Ice and the Anteater would be SE to both of them), etc.

I know my ideas aren't the most creative of all but I was proud to have had them and also, I feel even if I do my best I won't do anything as good as they are doing.

I "restarted" everything since them (I played the Sage demo two weeks ago) but I don't feel as motivated as I was back then...

>>32459510
Flawless Platinum
Flawless is the closest to just being a Drayano-esque 493+Difficulty combo.

>>32458621
>The only successful two-version hacks I know of are Drayano's, and that's because they're upgrade patches that have to support both of the original games.
The only reason Drayano bothers to support both versions is that it would be lazy not to do so with the DS games; you can just unpack them and copy edited files from one game to the other, without any need to mess around with things like repointing data. Most of the files in one version are exactly the same in the other, and each version usually contains everything from the other version anyway.

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>>32457740
Name one (1) benefit to having multiple versions that split up the Pokémon you get besides forcing autists to engage in social interaction with other human beings (and that only applies in the older generations before online play removed the need).
And then tell me how it still applies to a fangame that probably won't have anyone else playing it.

Splitting the games into multiple versions has always been a Jew move. The only games that made it at least somewhat passable were the Unova games that actually changed things besides wild exclusives and Legendaries, since they at least gave the player something for picking a specific version.

>>32457740
>Ask a question
>People disagree with what I wanted to hear
>Post a shallow tumblr gif and tell helpful anons exposing a thesis to "fuck off"
Please leave this board.

>>32460582
No u

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What would your dream hack be like /vp/?

1. What I want from a hack is emphasis on the world and journey. Rich and varied areas to invest and explore, the kind that really pushes the limits of what can be put in a game. Places so comfy that I would want to visit in real life and the right pokemon to accompany each area.

2. Lots of side questing and secrets to uncover. Like the Regi's in R/S/E that had so much mystery and background than what was probably needed but definitely made the experience and build up so much more immersive.

3. A nice theme and lore would be nice like how Johto in particular pulled it's motif off.

>Want to play a romhack

Scenario A:
>Game is full of bad and edgy sprites

Scenario B:
>Some random parts of the game are in a foreign language

Jesus Christ! Please someone make something decent already!

>>32461106
Try Prism. Even Gaia though it's unfinished.

>>32461131
Gaia is getting a new demo sooner than you think

Okay, in the hyphothetical case I want to switch from Essentials to Fire Red, where should I get started? Any simple up-to-date tutorials to do something simple, like give me some Pokémon, battle a trainer etc?

>>32461612
Also what tools do people use, and which are total bullshit?

>>32461348
Only two years from now instead of three?

What version of FR should I use? (Independent) or (Squirrels)?

>>32457740
>Point is, their method is tried and true.
From a sales standpoint, yeah. The "feature" literally only exists so they can get more money out of customers willing to buy both versions.
From a gameplay standpoint, very few people are going to be willing to play through both versions of the same game for a minor change or two.
For a romhack, there's no reason to split the story or obtainable Pokemon between two different versions, and it will always be a negative.

>There hsve ALWAYS been multiple versions of the games
Right, for the reason I mentioned above. Gamefreak stands to make money, and the easiest way to do that is to sell the same thing twice. What does this have to do with romhacks?

>and if you can't accept that, then I don't know many ways to say "fuck off."
Wow, you're legitimately upset that someone doesn't like buying two versions of the same game.

>Oh and those versions were all reviewed by multiple people
And what's your point? That Pokemon games are popular?

>Just because (You) don't like something does not mean it is bad
Just because (You) like something doesn't mean it's good.

>you conceited fucko
Jeez, you're just SO mad.

>>32456183
What Game Freak does and what a fan game does are two different contexts. Different versions work for official releases because the playerbase is actually big enough to justify it. With a fan game only a handful of people are playing it and most fangames don't even have multiplayer to begin with. Doing two versions is 100% pointless and retarded.

>>32461889
I didn't read even the first paragraph.
All that typing for nothing.:^)

>>32456058
The only justification I could see for it is if you wanted to prevent the player from running two really good mons on their in-game team. And I guess there's some flavor to it too.

I wouldn't do full exclusivity, but maybe you could make certain things rarer in one game than in the other. Or make the other "exclusive" mon not available until the post-game.

>>32462371
Congratulations on being lazy and ignorant?

>>32462642
>This sentence
>Calling someone else ignorant
I have no desire to read your bullshit. This conversation was over with this guy.>>32460326

is it possible to add Stance Change to FireRed?

>>32462730
yes

>>32463468
nice, edgy rival on the way.

/heg/, everyone

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Is this kind of costume too cliche? The blank helmet I mean.
My ET the Peace Troopers are based on-at least their costume is- the PeaceKeepers from hunger games. Pic related.

>>32461612
>>32461619
>>32461862
Please reply to this. Could you also just link me to the rom? I'm confused whether to use 1.0, E, U versions and Independent or Squirrels.

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Quick question because I'm bored and made pic related to pass the time:

On a scale of 1 to Fuck Off, how bad an idea would it be if every route in Kanto was a giant maze?

>>32465545
use squirrels, it's what pretty much every fire red hacker uses

Bump, even though we don't deserve it

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>>32465086

>>32465557
>every route in Kanto was a giant maze?
autistic

>>32465557
Maze routes are generally a bad idea because of how often the player needs to go back and forth between towns. Unless you're making a super linear game, don't go for maze routes. The best routes are always the routes with lots of different areas with easy access between them.

>>32465557
That depends. Are you making a kaizo hack intended to frustrate the player? Because if so those hacks always have giant mazes.

>>32465086
With the right motifs and backstory every team can be unique, design may only help with how much of it needs to be explained

Spice work on Gaia

>Tired of bumping
>Scared of the thread getting bushido'd

How bout this for discussion.
When you are crafting your plot, are pokemon active or passive? Is it people driven or pokemon driven?
Example, Gen 1 and 2 was people driven, but gen 3 was pokemon driven.

Meaning, is the efforts of your ET to capture some legendary pokemon? Or are they just doing criminal things with pokemon just being tools a la Team Rocket?

>>32468634
People driven as far as plot goes.
Pokemon driven as far as lore goes.

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>>32455046 here.

I'll admit, I'm not good at computer shit.

I THINK I did the SAV file correctly (spent 5 mins in Crystal to start a game and got to the Pokemon Center).

It still brings up the "corrupted file" prompt.

Am I doing it wrong, or is it normal?

>>32468823
I don't understand. Why are you patching a savefile?

>>32468998
Isn't that what it's telling me to do?

>>32468823
The save file patch is only if you were playing an older version of Prism and wanted to update your game. If you're starting a new game you can just play it normally and it will create a save file. There's no need to patch a Crystal save file.

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>>32470000
Okay, that's cleared up. Thank you for your help, by the way.

Do I not need Crystal at all, then? Because I try to upload the Prism files straight to the emulator, and it won't work like Crystal does.

>>32470072
If you got the prepatched ROM, you don't need Crystal. You do need Crystal if you want to patch it yourself.
Also, the filetype should be .gbc. .bsp is the patch file.

Is it possible to make a hack of a Pokemon game and play it on my handheld and not just be stuck with my computer? I've never dabbled in this so I have no idea about the workings.

Also, if it is possible, would trading be possible?

>>32470399
If you have a flashcart, yes to both of those. I think technically Gen 1 and 2 can have trading capabilities on the 3DS, but you'd probably have to edit a bunch of complicated advanced shit to make it work and I don't have advice for how to do that.

>>32470418
It's all good. Thanks for the reply. I was just curious but I know a friend who has a little bit of hacking skills. Thinking about getting into the scene but it feels like it'd be too much work for little to no reward.

>>32461943
What if I have two evil teams that want to different things?
The plot is pretty congruent up until you get taken to Silent Island by the Peace Troopers for indoctrination.
The leader of the Peace Troopers, Maestro the Conductor, wants to use Harkordia, the Legendary Harmony Pokemon, to force peace and togetherness on the populace. Basically brainwashing everyone into being peaceful.
But Team Dischord's leader and founder of the Underground League "K.O" has been storing the discord created by Team Dischord's actions and the Underground League to awaken the Discordant Legendary pokemon "Discada" to cause total conflict of the populace.
It all boils down to having Peace or Freedom.
Anyways, that would warrant two versions, no?

>>32470812
Think of it like this:

If a player isn't going to want to play the same game twice, it's not worth having two versions.

>>32470854
It was more like Ruby and Sapphire, bro.
With one version being centered around the Peace Troopers and the other version being centered around Team Dischord.
But I look into this thread and combined them like Emerald.
But as I said, they both won't exact opposite things.
Don't see how I could make it one ending without coming off as tedious/annoying.
>Break out of Silent Island.
>Defeat Peace Troopers.
>Stop the Conductor from using Harkordia by kicking his ass
>Fly to the Grand Chasm and stop K.O. from using Discada by kicking his ass.

>>32470950
>It was more like Ruby and Sapphire, bro.
I don't know about you, but I wasn't willing to play through Sapphire after I got done with Ruby.

Emerald came out long enough after the fact and added enough new stuff for me to pick it up instead, at which point Sapphire might as well have not existed.

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>>32470950
*looked
**want
Lol Hey I actually just realized that's not so tedious after all. Because the final boss of the Underground League is K.O. anyways. And after beating the Conductor, he has a change of heart and re-instates the official Ovra Pokemon League for the post game.
God, I hate it when I answer my own problems like that!
One version it is!
Sometimes you just need to talk it over.

Any opinions on Pokemon Apex? Was searching edgy fangames and this one seemed to be one of the more developed ones

Where do I find Tara Tainton videos fellow heg bros?
I work the graveyard and I'm a searchin for a jerkin.

>>32470950
If the main difference is in the endings, how about fitting them both in one game? Do it like Emerald, where you see both teams in operation throughout the story, and the player can use their own judgement about each team's morality and merit. Then towards the end the player makes some choice that determines how things play out.

>>32471266
>>32470975
Already had an epiphany
But I guess I'm not all that hot on the boss rush like that. It feels too aware of the ending.
>Hey I have to go beat this guy!
>Alright now I have to go beat this guy!

>>32470950
>>32471322
Make the player choose which team to stop, could make for an interesting story development after that.

>>32448428
this is gorgeous. gor juss

I like Drayano's hacks- What's the equivalent for FRLG and Emerald? I want a slightly harder and full dex available experience, but nothing crazy and vanilla story.

>>32472896
I think Drayano himself made a Fire Red hack, Fire Red Omega. I haven't played it, but I hear it's basically like the other Drayano hacks, except he also changed the starters to baby Pokémon and made the normal starters available via in-game events like in Yellow.

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IS THIS A ____ REFERENCE?

>>32472711
another anon here, but got this idea for my project

>>32472711
Yeah, but then what?
>You stop Maestro from using Harkordia, then K.O. will awaken Discada.
>Everyone will begin to fight each other. Mosh pit style You fly into a city and the npcs are batttling each other.
>If there was a way to do it, I'd even make wild pokemon fight each when you encounter them. (Two wild Pidgey appear and use their attacks on each other)
>Defeat/capture Discada ro save the region
ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA
>You stop K.O. from awakening Discada, then Maestro will use Harkordia.
>Everyone becomes complacent and docile. Like being under an Imperius Curse.
>Creepy shit
>Defeat/Capture Harkordia to save the region
ORDER VS CHAOS
HARMONY VS DISHARMONY
Seriously though. If you could have peace on earth, but it would mean brainwashing the whole world, would you do it?

>>32474531
Isn't that just SMT's Law v. Chaos?

>>32474531
>>32472711
But what probably will happen is after Echo helps you and the gang escape from Silent Island, she presents you with this very dilemma.
But your friends all agree to help go after both.
Rhythm, Rhyme, Echo, Keyes, Drumma, and Cora split up.
*Rhythm and Rhyme are player characters. Either or, they're main rivals.
And whichever one you go after, the other will just defeat offscreen.

>>32474563
>>32474620
This is me.>>32474531

SMT?

>>32474629
Not who you're replying to but probably Shin Megami Tensei (weeb JRPG franchise, also responsible for Persona)

>>32474378
looking good kojo, how's it going? is the next update super large? coming soon?

>>32474620
Fuck that. It would rob the player of closure.
>>32474878
Oh.
>>32474563
Pretty sure that game doesn't have the monopoly on the Law vs Chaos conflict. Never played it but still..
Just gonna do this>>32470975 >>32470950

Which fangames really switch up the formula?

>>32461068
Exact same anon. I kinda want to make it.

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Bump

>>32478517
Bump deez

>>32478604
K

>>32468740
This. A good mix is best

>>32468740
What about plot driven by Pokémon and lore driven by people?
>Two powerful Pokémon are clashing in modern day
>The only way to stop their feud is to solve an age old mystery involving two ancient rulers
I think I'll put a copyright on this.

©

>>32480842
Copyright deez

>>32481164
©

What tool do I use to export move animations from HGSS? What narc are they in?

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So I've decided to call my GSC romhack Pokemon Coral. I'm going to start namefagging just to make things easier. This is the world so far. The name of the region is Onwa. I have the first and second towns designed, the first route, and the cape to the right where you get your first Pokemon.

The second town is meant to be more of a pit-stop kinda like Cherrygrove in GSC. That big building is a trainer school.

Also, those two gate houses are actually the same house. The first town isn't on the same map as the first route and second town so they don't completely match up 100%. Do you guys think this is an issue?

As for story, it isn't sorted out completely yet, but I am getting some help from a friend who is writing most of it. It's going to be a simple Gen1/2 style story with an evil team that is trying to take over the region and poaches Pokemon to fund their plans.

Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm currently working on music and other things.

>>32482648
Looks rad man. I like how the first town is bigger than the second and how there is a cove on the side on it's own.

my 3ds randomly closes before it opens properly and makes a a popping sound when it does. What do

>>32482905
Your 3ds is a virgin.
I'd take it easy the first couple of times.

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>>32482648
Off to a good start! It's great that the first town isn't the typical two-houses-and-a-lab. The pier makes me want to progress so I can get Surf and come back and explore. Also, your custom boat and lamppost tiles fit right in with the Gen 2 aesthetic. (Mind if I copy them, with credit given to coraldev?) And the two colors of flowerpot are a nice detail. The first route is well-designed, simple but effective, using ledges to avoid the grass on the way back.

Random critiques: the single-tile paths to the doors look out of place in GSC. You can't talk to the man at the table, which is a bit frustrating. The lighthouse mixes walls from two building types. You have total freedom with roof colors, so reusing Violet City's is too familiar.

Also, if you're color-coding Berry trees by type, that's cool, but if not then I'm not personally a fan of non-green ones. (Notice the "holes" where the grass shows through? That looks okay if it's green, otherwise not.)

I'm a fan of making stitched maps for the whole world, so the duplicate gatehouses do bug me. Game Freak had the same issue with the Ruins of Alph in GSC not stitching properly.

Tried applying these changes to your map. Of course, it's just my opinion, some of that could be intentional.

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>>32483550
I actually realized that I used an older version of Route 1 in that picture. This is the newer one. I do like the fixes with the first route that you did to make everything stitch together right, so I'm going to change that.

As for your critiques. I didn't think the single tile paths looked that bad, but if it bugs people I can change it. Also yeah. I'm probably going to tweak the roofs sometime. Sunset Bay is also using Olivine City's default roofs for now.

With the lighthouse, I was going for a striped lighthouse how many lighthouses have red and white stripes in real life.

The berry trees are all green in game. They show up orange in crowdmap for some reason.

Thanks for actual critique. Helps out a lot.

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>>32483637
The single-tile paths stand out at first, but I'd probably get used to them in 5 minutes.

A striped lighthouse would look cool, so how about custom tiles for it? Mediocre example attached.

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>>32483637
Also, here's why I'd like your custom tiles. The boats are small enough to fit in my remaining tile space while still looking good, and the lamp posts make Goldenrod look more urban, like HG/SS does.

>>32483831
Sure. You can use the graphics. Not a problem. Can I ask what is the name of your hack?

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>>32483820
Or maybe something like this?

>>32483876
Thank you! It's Polished Crystal.

>>32482648
Why did you choose the name Onwa?

>>32483877
I like this. Mind if I use it?

>>32483887
Oh. I've heard of that. It's pretty cool. I started playing through TPP Anniversary Crystal because I found out about it first, but when I heard about Polished, I wished I chose that one. I was too far in, though. lol

>>32483927
It's "穏和" which is the Kanji for calm and peace. Together google translate says it means mild, but idk. It kinda sounded like it could be a region name, so I just went with it.

>>32483877
>>32484027
Go ahead!

>>32484027
Two individual kanjis together to make one word doesn't mean each of the Kanji share any meaning. Mild in Japanese just happens to have the same Japanese spelling of both calm and peace just put next to one another so instead of making a whole new Kanji for Mild the Japanese decided to use the Kanji of both calm and peace to just conveniently fit. They do that with every time a word just so happens to have two other words in it even if the two don't fit. I think the Kanji for thunder has the kanji wife and farm in it even if neither have to do with thunder.

>>32482648

put a cave in the first route, somewhere in that empty looking left pocket, it would be a neat addition and be a reason not just to walk straight to the next town

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>>32485236

going to samefag my post, just expanding on the idea slightly

the cave could be an optional little detour that is almost completely flooded, consisting mostly of surf-able water, with a little room in the entrance where you can climb around, grab some items after fighting a trainer, then jump off a ledge to return to the route.

here's a key to the image:

grey = regular cave tiles
blue = surfable water
black dome = cave entrance
black person = npc trainer
red/white ball = item
brown dome = impassable rock
brown line = ledge
white shape = impassable rock in water

>>32485369

the second part of the cave across the water wouldn't be accessible until whenever you get surf, and as such you could easily add a second floor with higher level pokemon and even use it as a tunnel between the route closest to whatever city you get surf in and the first route

Any suggestions for this?
>inb4 Yeah, don't do it.
It's a fangame. I'll add a pizza type if I wanted.
COSMIC TYPE
>Strong against Water(Tidal forces and because Water needs a kick in the nuts), Fairy(same as Water, the kick in the nuts part), Electric(electromagnetic force), and Ground(gravity?)
>Weak to Psychic(Knowledge of the Unknown), Dark(Dark Energy), and Ice(Space is Cold trope)
>Immune to Ground and Sound based moves
>Resists Water, Flying, Fairy, Fire, Rock
>Is resisted by Psychic, Dark, and Steel
Any tweaks? Somebody school me on my many errors in logic.

>>32483637
I don't like the ledge apricorn tree - the ledge is useless. Maybe move the tree up one tile so it can be jumped? I love your maps famalam...

>>32482648
That Route 1 tall grass looks very pleasant to walk through

>>32486103
>>32483637
Disregard, I suck dick and can't read entire thread before replying

Hey anons, how would you feel about a fangame only with prehistoric mons? Not sure if time-travel or Jurassic Park island related, but I started designing the pokésaurs

>>32486851
Could be interesting. Apart from the fossils, there's everything that learns Ancient Power, Relicanth, Baltoy/Claydol, Golett/Golurk, Yamask/Cofagrigus, Unown, Sigilyph, Fearow ("Drawings of a Pokémon resembling Fearow can be seen in murals from deep in ancient history"), and other Pokémon similar to "living fossils" that haven't changed in millions of years (Krookodile, Cloyster, Wailord, Pelipper, Salandit, etc). Most dragons may also qualify.

>>32486851
>>32487145
151 of them, with starters and legendaries: https://pastebin.com/XpVjzttp

>>32487145
>>32487213
Yeah I had thought of some of these to use ingame, but will probably stick to fakemon (or maybe use some of those for story purposes, since I decided it will be time travel)

>>32485908

Remove the strength and immunity against Ground. Would make Ground much more useless what with having 3 types immune to it.

Some random mechanic ideas for you to think about. i can actually code in Essentials, so ask for help if you're lost while coding:

For the Discada or whatever guy as I had this in mind:
>When Discada switches in, weather and field effects are removed
>Pokémon that had an in-battle form change (Meloetta, Aegislash, Minior, Ditto...) have their form reverted

I think it fits the whole "Neutral" theme very well, so it's kinda like Aura Break (Zygarde) but in a different flavour and very unique "no you DONT" feel IN MY OPINION

Other mechanic, this one would fit a Grass/Water/Fire trio very well, all reusing the Pledge mechanics, which would make for a cool double-battles-focused game.
>(Grass legendary) Summons a Swamp on switch in, which slows enemies on the field.
>(Fire) Summons a Firey Field, which damages all enemies after each turn.
>(Water) Summons a Rainbow, which acts like Serene Grace, doubling secondary effect chances

>>32487411
Misc.
>Ability that doses the enemies with Powder: Powder is a Vivillion-exclusive move, which makes the target take damage when they use a Fire Move and waste the turn. I think this would fit with either moth-like Pokémon, or dynamite/gunpowder related Fakémon.
>Move+Ability combo for a Smeargle/Mimic Fakémon: This Pokémon always has a certain move (Draft?) and when it switches in, it automatically learns one of the enemies' moves during that battle (not forever, just like Mimic works).
>Kecleon-style Pokémon: A Camoflage ability, that makes it change type (maybe just adds a secondary type, so it's not a nuisance to lose it's primary type) when it switches in depending on the field
>When this Poké switches in, an ally is healed (33? Basically lesser Regenerator).

>>32487411
>>32487416
Am i shit at coming up with these? Let me know in the (You) box, right below the video

bumphy

>>32487411
How about Harkordia getting an ability that nullifies all items. (Lay down your guns MAANNN Peace Ceasefire and all that shit) and Discada gets an ability that increases the effects of held items (arming yourself/riot mentality all that shit)
Also, I appreciate your passion.

What do you think about Pokemons disobeying the trainer after over-leveling?
Gives the badges some bigger significance than just moving the plot forward, encourages the growth of the whole team and helps in balancing the gym leaders
On the other hand, it puts limitations on the players and can be a nuisance

>>32488413
I believed this is how they worked when I first played Blue. It was frustrating to keep my team below level 30 up to the fourth Gym, when Erika had two at level 29. Disobedience could work if the cap stays somewhat above the current NPCs' level, so you have to have some level of skill, you can't just spam random moves and make up for it by being 15 levels higher. (5 should be okay, more than 10 you might want to discourage.)

>>32488413
Too RNG, one extra level suddenly makes every encounter get dragged for too long just because of sleep/confusion/Charizard behaviour. If you could somehow simply it to "at the end of the turn, stats are lowered sharply" or something but removing the random factor, I honestly don't think disobedience is any good for the game.

>>32488309
I don't think the relation to items really gets that "fantasy" or "theme" accross, can you explain both pokémon again?

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Here is Pokemon Red/blue + The gen2 graphics upgrade + custom party menu sprites for each pokemon https://mega.nz/#!nchjWC5L!IoBYE6VswGesheHA1FG7yJZQIeKADJ_pZofFNFirUOc

>>32488479
there might be some glitches not completely sure

>>32488466
The theme boils down to Law and Chaos.
Harkordia represents harmony and order.
Diskada represents Discord and Chaos.
But Harkordia is almost used in the plot to brainwash the populace into being peaceful and docile. Basically turning everyone into "sheeple" lol
Diskada is used in the plot cause everyone to devolve into strife. Like everyone starts fighting each other like that scene in Kingsman.

>>32488504
Because the leader of Team Dischord is like this Fight Club-esque guy who believes that conflict is what makes life worth living. Chaos is the driving force of creation.

>>32488466
Also, I agree with the items part.
Maybe I make it so Harkordia lowers Attack and Special Attack or prevents stats from being raised
And Diskada raises attack and Special attack, or doubles stat boosts.
Eh, I don't know. Don't like these either.

>>32488445
>>32488458
My idea for the encounters/leveling would be to:
encounter 1st and 2nd stage of Pokemons, all withing their evolution level limitations
the lower exp gain in the later part of the game would be made up with more pokemon battles
I want for my game to have a focus on the bond with your pokemon and I thought the disobeyence mechanic could be quite fitting
Also I'm planning to have some sort of uncommon item that would decrease the level of the pokemon by one (carefully distributed so their use would be somewhat strategic)

With these informations, is this mechanic more justified? I think I may be rather set on doing it but I want to hear any criticism or other ideas.

>>32488504
>Harkordia
>No field effects allowed (Tailwind, Trick Room, Misty Field etc)
>Every Pokémon receives the same stat boosts as the enemy at the end of the turn, meaning Harkordia could gimp themselves with something like Curse and give that same -Speed and +Atk to its enemies in the field, but it also means everytime it uses Growl or TailWhip, it also loses those stats to itself
>Discada
>Every Pokémon in the field has Moody (sharply raises one stat, lowers another) on top of their normal ability (replace sounds bad but would work)

I think both of these specializing on stats works REALLY WELL if I do say so myself. Harmony/Equality and Diskada/Chaos translate well into battle with these examples.

>>32488600
Beautiful digits, also I think if you're going full Fakémon you could really play around with using stat abilities like Unaware, Hyper Cutter etc often

Forget about the terrain part in harkordia, just make them play with battle stats

>>32488600
I like them thematically but auto-Moody sounds really unbalanced as hell to me simply because of all the shit it causes, but I guess that's fitting of a discord legendary. Also what >>32488612
said.

>>32488956
This anon is right but I honestly think you should go for it, sounds too fun to pass out

Bumping with a really short WIP. It doesn't feel right to me, like the ambience missing from the original is holding it back.
http://picosong.com/MC7b/

>>32489071
Sounds fine to me. Make a bit more before you worry about it.

>>32489071
Sounds perfect so far

>>32489071
This sounds amazing. It gives me the same magical feeling that the gba one had.

>>32488600
Hm
So an Auto Psych Up ability for Harkordia and an auto Moody ability for Diskada?

>>32488600
But truth be told, I like the auto Moody for Diskada and an ability that prevents and negates stat boosting for Harkordia.

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So, I've been working on inserting the music I've composed for Coral into the game. I think I've pretty much got it down. This is all the music I have composed so far, but I'm about to start writing the music for the second town.

These are all inserted into the game, btw.

Sunset Bay:
http://picosong.com/MP92/

Route 1:
http://picosong.com/MP96/

Wild Battle Theme:
http://picosong.com/MP9E/

Any thoughts or suggestions?

>>32490510
The music is really good, you're a very talented composer.
In fact, the Route 1 theme makes me wish the route was longer, since it's very pleasant to listen to.

Speaking of Route 1, I really like how you made it easy to travel back through like Route 29, for that unavoidable re-visit to the first town. But I feel like a Cut tree would be useful to cut the time going the other way.

The other two tunes fit nicely with the general aesthetic of GSC. I'm glad to finally hear a unique wild battle theme that's even better than the original.

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>>32489187
>>32489540
>>32490093
Finished version:
https://pastebin.com/k2wCKcMC
https://soundcloud.com/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-1/meteor-falls-cave-of-origin-gbc-8-bit
>>32490510
Holy shit, these work very well, you did a good job at porting them to the engine. I'll try to critique what I can without getting too nitpicky.
I have a rule of thumb that you should never set both pulse channels to the same dutycycle unless they're far enough apart in octave to stand out from each other, else you risk the two channels blending together (unless that's the intention of course). Your Route 1 theme and battle theme don't have this problem due to the octave difference mentioned, but I think your town theme has this problem a bit due to its lower octaves. Changing the dutycycle of the supporting pulse channel would fix this, but you could also possibly just increase the volume of the main melody so it can stand out more if you feel keeping the dutycycles the way they are is a priority.
I can't think of anything to say about Route 1 that wouldn't be super nitpicky, it's all-around solid, even if I still feel the ending is a bit too similar to Route 29 for just an homage (which I don't plan on pushing since you're fine with the similarity).
[cont.]

>>32490510
>>32491468
The battle theme is also really solid, but I feel there are a few improvements that could be made. The biggest fault I find with it is that, when the waveform channel takes the melody, it doesn't feel loud enough. This is a tricky thing to fix, though, due to how limited the waveform channel can be. I assume it's already at max volume given the audio balance, so your options would be increasing the octave (which would change the feel drastically), decreasing the pulse channel volumes (which might make things seem not intense enough), or changing the waveform for that part of the song (which would again change the feel). Beyond that, I think the long notes in the main melody could use a longer fadeout in volume.
I think that's all I have to say unless I want to get into specifics of individual note intensity changes or something super nitpicky like that, though. These are all damn good, especially as your first songs ported to the engine. You seem to have all the core of the engine down. I'm really going looking forward to what you do in the future.

Do yous guys try to keep up with the new mechanics or do you just stick to your guns like Sage?
>Adding Fairy
>Physical/Special Split
>Unlimited TM
>Unlimited bag space
>Hm removal
>Mega evolution
>Z Moves
All that.

>>32482648
Looks really comfy, what mons will be in the region and will there be HMs?

To the Greek region guy, if you're doing fakémon, why don't you make the Greek God characters (E4 were like Mars, Venus, Poseidon etc right?) and make UB for the planets in the solar system? I think you could pick up where SM left and make a UB-heavy plot, with an evil team following "prophecies" in order to summon the ancient ones from another dimension or smth

idk just a thought

>>32492830
>Fairy
>Split
>TM
>Bag

HM removal depends on how you build the region. MegaEvolution and ZMoves is something I don't care about. If I were doing an Essentials game, I'd come up with my own "power up" mechanic.

I'm writing the script for the beginning areas of my fangame. Currently, I'm right before the player chooses his first Pokémon and I want to give the type advantage choice to the player.

Basically, the rival will choose his starter first and then the player can pick the one super effective against it or the other. This choice will affect two important NPC's reactions to you (and the first early game decision).

I need advice on the rival's decision, though. At first, I wanted to make it random, but as I wrote the script I thought of making a conversation and basing the player's answers to choose the rival's starter.

Do you think that will be a problem? (since the player will then have only 2 options to pick from?)

>>32492830
A lot of updated hacks seem to forget to include spore moves not working on grass types, electric mons being immune to paralyses, dark types being immune to prankster and dark and steel being neutral on steel

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Wew. This one took a long time, but I'm really happy with how it turned out. Keep in mind that it isn't in game yet so the sound is almost definitely going to change a bit. Also, I'm still not 100% sold on the opening few measures.

Trainer Battle:
http://picosong.com/Mc46/

>>32493093
Mostly Gen I/II Pokemon right now, but I'm replacing some garbage Pokemon with later gen mons that I feel fit the aesthetic of GSC

>>32493984
Cool. It's a shame there's only 5 free spaces without replacing old dex entries. Maybe replace some of the old Gen I mon with their Alohan counter part like putting Sandshrew in Ice Cave or Geodude i that route back of Blackthorn for type variation

>>32488413
As long as it's reasonable I think it can work. Make the first badge around level 30, the third badge 40, I dunno.

If possible make it so your starter and possibly certain gift Pokémon will always obey you as a contingency plan.

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Working on a rom hack of Crystal
But I have no idea how one would use these menu/overworld sprites over the ones already in the game

I've done basic scripting in Crystal Disassembled

Could I get a hand?

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>>32494735
My attempt at implementing it into my own base failed miserably (pic related) but there is a topic on Skeetendo that has the code for it.
https://hax.iimarckus.org/topic/4771/
You'd have to ask someone else what to do if you ran into problems, however, since like I said I was too incompetent to work it.

>>32490510

damn good job on the music

>>32494735
If anyone cares, it's already basically done

All Pokemon obtainable (not just in the wild)
Evolution items are changed to be used like Evolution Stones
Restored the Poke Flute
Celebi event implemented
All trainers have their levels scaled up and the Kanto curve has been fixed
Gym leaders have stronger teams and use Pokemon from both regions
TMs are reusable (despite still having a count)
Wide variety of available Pokemon throughout
Updated move sets
Evo Stones and Kurts Pokeballs can be purchased at Goldenrod Dept Store
A few Pokemon without evolutions have had slight stat buffs

>>32494001
Well all the routes are going to be new, so there won't be an Ice Cave or Blackthorn. Also, I'm not the hugest fan of most Alola Variations, but I plan on putting in a few.

I'm going to put Alolan Riachu as an alt evolution of Pikachu with a Malasada instead of a Thunder Stone, Alolan Marowak as Cubone's alt evolution at night, and you are going to be able to catch (or be given I haven't decided yet) a single Alolan Exeggutor.

>>32491468 port this, this could be a dope evil/rival encounter
theme
https://youtu.be/h7JD1yqnfQA?t=1912

>>32493766
Anyone?

>>32495003
You can delete the code to print TM counts, and edit Marts and the Game Corner to prevent buying multiple copies:
https://github.com/roukaour/pokecrystal/commit/252e6754ed64f57d4418ab434427dddff6d7c1eb

>>32494735
>>32494909
Copy the GetExtendedIconBank routine and the two calls from here:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/roukaour/pokecrystal/021503e00c5941e50fbee5b9da8497c04ee6abf3/engine/mon_icons.asm
Then edit menu/mon_icons.asm so instead of a single Icons table you have two, in separate banks.

>>32493766
A conversation sounds fun. That way the player isn't denied a choice.

Where can I get Gen4-styled sprites of gen 6+ Pokémon? I've coded really good stuff like two-frame animations, including custom per species (but if not defined uses just a simple one) and I love the gen 4 battle appearance, but the lack of sprite worries me. Should I make a game with just gen 1 to 4 Pokémon?

The gen 5 sprites of stock Essentials have ugly backsprites and are too big compared to true gen 4 sprites, so those are an issue too.

>>32495855
DS-style 64x64 sprites for Gen 1-5:
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=267728
and 6:
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=314422
and 7:
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=368703

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>>32495881
But those are too small - DS ideally uses 80x80 (100x100 in Gen V) where as GBA is restricted to 64px. I knew of this resource before, is there ANYTHING else? Smogon sprites are made for Gen V (with tall backsprites and extended sprite size).

its driving me nuts because I dont know if I should just use all 64x64 sprites. Thoughts? Am I thinking about it too much?

pic related is a Gen 7 sprite in 64x64, middle is HGSS Venusaur, right is 64x64 Venusaur: I cant really mix them

I'm looking into finding a way to patch sm, using luma, to change the battle backgrounds (and possibily music) for wifi/battle spot battles, since the regular one is quite dull.
If anyone can push me in a good direction, shout.

bumpa

>>32493766
Pokémon Uranium did something like this and it was fucking stupid. Just let your character get the first pick and have the rival pick afterwards, don't turn it into a thing.

>>32493766
If anything, limit the player to two choices, and the rival gets another. Heck, the rival could get one that is always SE against either of the player's choices. That seems fair to me, honestly, and if the rival is all "Don't mind if I do!" he gets another layer of personality anyway.

Give the player an illusion.

>>32495709
Any way to disassemble a rom?
Most of my work was done in assembly, then I built the rom, and used a few editing programs to make small changes

Don't want to reassemble a new rom and then go back into those editors and make all those changes all over again

>>32496623
Copy+paste your own assembly code into pokecrystal's files. You did save the code, right?

If you made small changes with editing programs, like to stats, then open your ROM in the program, read off the values, and enter them into pokecrystal. If it has a text export feature that'd help.

For simple contiguous data tables, it may be faster for you to find the table's address in your ROM and write, say, a Python script to read the ROM, parse the table, and output pokecrystal code.

>>32496885
Example: battle/moves/moves.asm. The "Moves" label has a comment "41afb", and if you go to offset 41afb of pokecrystal.gbc, that's the moves table. You don't even need to use pokecrystal's named constants for values, just read N bytes at that address and output "db $01, $00, $28, $00, $ff, $23, ..."

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i'm new to this
this is the first city i've made using that pokemon rpg maker
r8 pls

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I made some changes to my Trainer Battle theme. I think it's good to go. If no one points out any problems with it, I'll go ahead and start porting over to the game.

http://picosong.com/M96U/

>>32497057
It's nicely laid out and I love what you were going for. The houses having their own gardens and the major areas have their own sections.

I don't know about the placement of the pokecenter and the pokemart being so far apart in an area like that. Maybe switch the canter and one of the houses?

The entry way to the lab is awkward. The cliffs don't align accordingly.

The back cliff behind the gym isn't the appropiate tile. I made that mistake before in Advance Map.

>>32497057
Looks great. I havnt played some of the Gen 3 games in forever and actually took some time to stop and figure out if it were an actual city or not before reading your post. The only critism I can lever is the Center and the Mart being on opposite ends....?

My autism could say that maybe its a smaller town with more city looking buildings. Great layout though

>>32497306
I've listened to your songs and I gotta say they are solid but they tend to lack some umph for lack of a much much better term. Don't take my words with too much thought I don't know anything when it comes to music and I'm not trying to shit on anything.

>>32497489
I kinda agree overall, and I'm always open to any suggestions. Is there anything specific that rubs you the wrong way about the songs specifically?

Man I'm gonna miss you guys.

>>32498366
Where are you going?

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http://picosong.com/M9DJ/
Sootopolis WIP. Others I've inquired about tell me the instrumentation and audio balance is fine so far, but I'd like to hear more opinions.

>>32498773
Maybe lower the volume of the track that isn't the main melody just a tiny bit?
Otherwise it sounds great so far.

>>32498799
Done, and added another section. Normally I'd just finish the song before releasing another WIP with how close I am but I'm unsure about whether the waveform background part in the new section. It's not really similar to the original part in the GBA version, but I really want to make sure the different sections of melody have different instrumentation like the original because it really fucking pisses me off how ORAS misses the different instruments and sticks mostly with accordian, and that requires I use the pulse channel for some parts. The part is still soft so it hopefully won't be too jarring compared to the original, but I think it's good to ask for opinions anyway in case it goes to far in what it changes.
http://picosong.com/M9G9/

>>32498773
its missing some more background fuzz but i guess its a wip

do you show us to tease our dicks? cause all you show is usually really solid anyway.

>>32500037
The gif is quite bad - it's supossed to do a breathing up-down thing, but the shit framerate of my gif didn't catch it. Bummer.

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>>32500041
Does anybody know a better screen recording to gif solution, this isn't quite right either.

>>32500037
Comparison starts at 8:40

>>32500041
>>32500106
>>32500229
My post was deleted? Wut
This is the comparison video
https://youtu.be/Ns98p_vRnXA?t=520

I want opinions on doing the two-frame animations (Bulbasaur's was simple enough), or if it it's not really eye-candy worth investing time into. What are your thoughts on this matter?

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Anybody know how to fix this problem with the battle menu text in Essentials?

>>32501317
What is the other string? I can only read the gyarados one. Did you touch anything?

Any decent fucking finished ROMhacks?

>>32501366
No clue. I haven't actually changed any in-game text at all yet so I'm not sure how or why this error even cropped up.

>>32501547
I see you did mess with the graphics. I have a feeling that one of your graphics (battleMessage most likely) is transparent, so it's showing text underneath it. Maybe?? Check your graphic edits.

>>32501579
Ah there's the problem... turns out I accidentally left the text in the graphic I was tracing from. tyvm anon

>>32501601
Anytime, my nigger.

>>32500237 Im also interested in this.

>>32501447
Does Prism count as "finished?"

>>32501624
you aren't welcome here

>>32499753
I sincerely only post WIPs when I desire feedback and are unsure about the way I'm taking the song. I try not to post more than two WIPs, if not one, unless I'm directly responding to a criticism by implementing the change and asking if it's better.
As to the "background fuzz," I do know what you're talking about but I don't think there's anything I can do about it just because of limitations with the GBC.
By the way, did you see the updated version >>32499221 here?

>>32501447
Pokemon Vega

>>32501703
Lol "my nigger"

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https://soundcloud.com/dimbus-maximus/gym-normal-battle-cafe

>>32502644
>Normal Gym is a Cafe
Seems too similar to Unova. Good theme though, kind of hard to pick out the melody as being the Gym theme until like halfway through the song.

>>32502644
I usually love your stuff faggy but this sounds off and not very gym either

>>32502724
>>32502895
Unova's café gym was Fire/Water/Grass
The Normal gym was a museum.
This is much different than either in several ways.
The Battle Café isn't an actual gym, but rather another battle facility.
The normal-type gym leader is a scout that sets you on the gym challenge by inviting you to lunch and explaining the process, then he proceeds to battle you in a designated area.
This place is also fairly important to the plot, as well.

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https://soundcloud.com/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-1/sootopolis-city-gbc-8-bit
https://pastebin.com/uD1E7wE4
Sootopolis City is complete, finishing off my three requested songs for Pokémon Orange. Now I just have some more Polished Crystal songs and that's all of my "songs directly requested for a ROMhack" backlog. Then I just need to finish my "songs requested by people who aren't using them for ROMhacks" backlog and I'll be clean for a bit.

>>32503850
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFRC-yHK9zQ
just
do
it

>>32503959
It's on the backlog, don't worry. I'm not really open to requests right now but I like that song so I'll do it anyway.