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Archayos

May 15th, 2008, 05:50 AM

Let's cut out with the foreplay, shall we? I mean, do people even read introductions to game threads?
[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: double 1px #893314; width: 810px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"] Welcome to...

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[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: double 1px #14b8f5; width: 765px; background-color: #eaf0f2;"] This is quite a fair question to ask me, seeing as how I never created a welcome thread for myself. I'm Archayos, and I've been a game developer since quite a while now. Recently I developed a liking for Pokemon, and so here I am, presenting my fangame.

A little more about me, I'm also the co-head of Neo Eras. Be sure to check that out when the thread is up; it's a really cool game! Also, I hope Houndoomed is looking at this thread right now. I really want you to see my game before you go. ^_^ Yeah, that's about all there is. Ask me anything if you want![/css-div]

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Storyline

[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: double 1px #14b8f5; width: 765px; background-color: #eaf0f2;"] The story starts with you, the player, going the lower floor of your house. Your mother comes and tells you that Tim had come calling for you, and that he was in a hurry since he didn't want to wait inside.
When you go out, you're pounced upon by Tim. He tells you that the professor has been calling for both of you, but that he doesn't know why he's called for you; considering that you don't even have a Pokemon yet.

You go into the professor's lab and find another person named Terra there. She's the professor's daughter. He tells Terra, Tim, and you that a research has shown that the existence of Flying type Pokemon is reducing at an alarming rate. The number of species has reduced by a large number of 2000 in a short geological time of one year. After this, he assigns tasks to all three of you.
He tells Terra to go to unnamed city and inform the research team over there about the issue. A group of professionals' research would be much better than that of a home lab.
On the other hand, he tells Tim to go and keep an eye on the routes so as to see that nothing odd is happening which is causing the bird Pokemon to mysteriously disappear.
Lastly, he tells you to go to Sildote City and collect a diskette from his apprentice named Jack who lives there. He had informed Jack about the issue long ago, and the professor's sure that he would have put the research onto a diskette by now.

Now here's the odd part. When you go to Jack's house, you see a bunch of people dressed in blue colored cloaks take away the disk from him. A similar fate awaits Terra, who has to take on the same kind of people on her way to unnamed city. And Tim mysteriously just goes missing.

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"With a new game, is it possible to NOT have a new region to explore?"

Welcome to the region of...

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Arlia! Custom Feature List:

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:pokeball: Custom Battle System - Modified graphics and some additional systems.
:pokeball: Custom Menu System - With Transparency!
:pokeball: Day and Night Scrapped; because my custom graphics look crappy at night.
:pokeball: Custom graphics with re-colors.
:pokeball: Human - To - Human battling.
:pokeball: A completely new and more interactive region to explore.
:pokeball: No gym battles, or Elite 4. There are gyms, but fighting them is optional. The game is story driven.
:pokeball: Lots of story-based side-quests; all optional.
:pokeball: Certain Pokémon will give you certain abilities. Think of it as the HM system, except a bit different. For example, even if you've taught Marshtomp surf, you'll need a lapras to cover large distances.
:pokeball: A guild system [NOT in the first demo] through which you can join organizations which will help you through the game.[/css-div]

Yeah, and a lot more. Don't really want to write down all of it, and nothing's coming to mind right now either.

Locations of Arlia:
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Eleia Town - Where The Smell of new Adventure blooms [css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: solid 1px #14b8f5; width: 726px; background-color: #f7e7d6;"]
This is where the adventure begins; with Tim coming and calling you to the professor's lab, and the professor talking about the recent research. Click on the next spoiler for screenshots:
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Sildote City- The Paradise of Arlia [css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: solid 1px #14b8f5; width: 726px; background-color: #f7e7d6;"]
Welcome to Sildote City! This is called a city, but it's more of a village, really. It has only a few houses with a lot of trees and mountainous undulations. However, the greenery gives it its title: "The paradise of Arlia". Only a few people can afford houses in this area, hence it has a low population rate. Click the next spoiler for screenshots.
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Healnic City - Where two worlds collide [css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: solid 1px #14b8f5; width: 726px; background-color: #f7e7d6;"]
A modernized city which was made on an ancient ruin's site. The city, being modern, has an ancient culture. The houses are built with brown bricks and in most cases, with a matching roof top. This city is also the home to Arlia's biggest research lab.

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More to come. I'm writing this up as I actually finish the cities in the game.

Routes: [css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: double 1px #14b8f5; width: 765px; background-color: #eaf0f2;"] Routes 1 to 10
There's not much to describe here. From mountainous terrains, to plain grasslands, routes 1 - 10 have them all. They extend from Eleia Town to Heanic City. Click the next spoiler for screenshots. >.< [Main Screenshots are here.]
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More to come. I'm writing this up as I actually finish the routes in the game.

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Poccil - For the starterkit. Without him, it wouldn't even be possible to make this fangame. Wonder how many nights it took ya to do this, dude.
OmegaGroudon - He's provided countless graphics in this game. Apart from the tilesets which I made myself, most of the custom graphics are his. : D
Krimm - He totally helped me, although he doesn't know it. My mapping has improved so much only thanks to the thousand maps that he had sent me.
WAH - For some tiles.
Pachel/Horus/BlackDragonite/Whatever - For teaching me CSS! :3
Avatar - For many numerous character sets which I'm using.
Kyledove - Some awesome tiles which I made recolors of. The side-stairs and the DP front stairs are his. You'll see some more tiles from him soon, too. :3

Oh, here's something important: Neo Eras and TCS have started a resource sharing system. Hence, if you see that some resources/scripts are the same, there's no need to mention that. Thank you.

Want to show your support?

1. Use the userbar. It's a great way to refer people to the thread. The more the referrers, the more the posts. And remember, it's the posts which are giving me inspiration to continue. :3
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2. Donate (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=chaosmaxima%40hotmail%2ecom&item_name=Pokemon%3a%20The%20Cerulean%20Sky&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=IN&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8)
Now I know that nobody's going to bother with that, but it'd be really great if you did. Even small amounts like $2 can make big differences.
Yeah, so that's about all there is. Now I'm going to go along and hit the post button. Hope ya guys like the game! : D

Oh! I nearly forgot about the legal crap!

Legal Crap:
I do not own Nintendo nor Pokemon. Pokemon belongs to Nintendo/GameFreak. All non-custom work belongs to GameFreak as well. All custom work, however, belongs to Alpha-Makers Q inc.
If you haven't played the Pokemon games already, get yourself a Ninteno DS/SP/GBA and play it. It's worth it.
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Neo-Dragon

May 15th, 2008, 08:04 AM

mackoo

May 15th, 2008, 09:29 AM

It looks good but there's something which hurts my eyes - look at the mountains ending - it should be grass with mountain ends not the "rocks".

EJames2100

May 15th, 2008, 09:44 AM

It looks quite good :) can't wait to play the 1st demo :)

Wichu

May 15th, 2008, 09:48 AM

Hmm... I'm curious as to how the 'Human - to - human' battling works. Have you already got it implemented?

Archayos

May 15th, 2008, 11:42 AM

I wasn't expecting to see a game from you. Nice surprise when I logged on today.
Really neat and well presented opening post.
The story sounds pretty interesting and when I was looking over the features- i actually have to say- the best is the idea that gyms are not focus of the gameplay. It's something that I think every fan game should do. Gyms have been the focus of every official Pokemon game. Even when they keep trying to make the story better, its still the main thing. If someone wants to play a Pokemon game like the official ones, they should just play one. Fan games should of a different experience in order to make people wanna play it. Your story makes me want to find out more and your region looks enticing so that makes me want to play it ha.
Your trees look cool (kinda look like the ones from one of my old games), but maybe your using them too much? Like on the routes, everything seems a bit claustrophobic. Like you might want to be going for routes that are easily navigated, but 2 square(tile) spaces is way to liner.

Heh. Glad to see that I could surprise you. Although I did mention on certain occasions as hints that I was working on a fangame. Thanks for the comment on my opening post too. Took me a lot of time to finish up this thread.
Also, I'm happy that you like my idea of gyms being completely optional. I was expecting comments like "OMG no gims omg dis gaem sux becuz witout gysm therel be no fun y u do dis omg omg omg!!1111oneoneoneone..."
The storyline is one of the main aspects of this game. Or rather, it is the main aspect. Coming to my mapping, all the credit goes to Krimm for the tutorials he's given me unknowingly. Ah, and the two square spaces aren't used all over. I just took screenshots from random areas, and they came out like that. D:

All in all, I'm glad you like this game. Getting this from such a great developer as yourself definitely makes me proud.

It looks good but there's something which hurts my eyes - look at the mountains ending - it should be grass with mountain ends not the "rocks".

I know. They're just place holders to be completely honest, until I get new tiles. As you can see, and as you will see; the tiles will get modified slowly as I post more screenshots. Those will be going as well.
I'm well aware of the issue.

Hmm... I'm curious as to how the 'Human - to - human' battling works. Have you already got it implemented?

Ah. I didn't want to spoil it because I was afraid of people stealing the idea. Although now that the question has come up, I'd rather just answer it. I'm happy to see that some people have actually bothered themselves with reading the complete thread rather than just looking at the screenshots and commenting.

As you know, there's quite a nifty feature present in the the Starter Kit, namely the Duel Minigame system. I haven't really seen this being used, although I don't know why. The Human - To - Human battle system is used to make the game seem more realistic.
For example, when you finish fighting one of the Team Aero grunts who's blocking the main hideout, do you really think that he's just going to walk away because all his Pokémon are defeated? Of course not, that doesn't make sense. It'll take you a few blows to get him down and out.

Thanks for the positive comments, everybody! : D

Next update when we hit 20 posts. Stay tuned. :3

Vampire://Krimm

May 15th, 2008, 09:28 PM

HeavyOctillery

May 15th, 2008, 09:38 PM

Interesting storyline setup; unique to say the least. Man, those trees are a bit bright, though; I can see why the nighttime graphics would look a bit screwy.

Archayos

May 15th, 2008, 11:49 PM

Waaah~

I am mentioned in credits. Now I am feeling a little less useless XD The game looks fantastic, Twoie! The storyline is quite interesting and I have to admit putting the Gyms there as optional is definitely a good idea. I look forward to seeing some new screenshots ^_^

The only thing I'd have to remotely complain about are the hero's OverWorlds, mainly because of the shading. Other than that, the thread is fresh and original : D

Hey, you know how my mapping was earlier, don't you? It's all thanks to you, ya deserve the credits~
The storyline HAS to be interesting, seeing as how it's the main factor in this game. :P Oh, and about the overworlds, you'll get used to them. Since many people have seen the same overworld with yellow hair, seeing him with red hair is kind of usual. It takes some amount of time to get used to.
Did you like his backsprite? I've shown it in one of the screenies, I think. : D *checks* Yep, I have. Second screenshot of "Routes 1 - 10".

Thanks anyway~ : D

Interesting storyline setup; unique to say the least. Man, those trees are a bit bright, though; I can see why the nighttime graphics would look a bit screwy.

Well, there's still the time system, only that the screen won't get tinted. Who knows, I might actually get around my lazyness and change the day/night/dusk/dawn tint colors. Definitely not in the first demo though, as you can see that I already have a lot of features to get working on.

20 comments and you guys will get to see some plot-revealing screenshots as well as one of the Human - To - Human battling system! Keep posting! ;)

Graconos

May 16th, 2008, 12:05 AM

mackoo

May 16th, 2008, 02:03 AM

Jeez, thats why I wasn't asking for Human - to Human battle. I also thought its stupid when Grunts are going out just because of no useable Pokemon. I hope your system for it is different, not the same as mine...
But, I will see, maybe we are making 2 really different things (I hope so).

Aqua Mudkip

May 16th, 2008, 03:09 AM

Aqua Mudkip: This is one very awesome game which has a very different plot besides most fangames! Very good!

OmegaGroudon

May 16th, 2008, 03:39 AM

Finally the game posted here!
And what can I say is --
WOW !!
You really did a nice post with all of information from you game.
I like those sweet screenshot too!
Anyway, this is a great game.
I'll keep an eye on the game.

Archayos

May 16th, 2008, 08:21 AM

Looks good so far...I know it's already been said, but a story-driven pokemon game will be quite exciting. Nintendo's stories have always felt forced, so I'm looking forward to see what you have to offer. Keep up the good work.

The reason why they felt forced was mainly because of the tremendous amount of focus on the gyms. Even when the storyline was in its most important stages, gyms would still be the priority. Making the gyms optional makes room for a plot driven game. You can call it an "interactive show", if you will.

Jeez, thats why I wasn't asking for Human - to Human battle. I also thought its stupid when Grunts are going out just because of no useable Pokemon. I hope your system for it is different, not the same as mine...
But, I will see, maybe we are making 2 really different things (I hope so).

I'unno. I'm using the Duel Minigame system which is present in the starter kit with modified graphics, text and other stuff. What are you using? Well, either way, it doesn't matter; seeing as how none of us have stolen our ideas from each other.

Finally the game posted here!
And what can I say is --
WOW !!
You really did a nice post with all of information from you game.
I like those sweet screenshot too!
Anyway, this is a great game.
I'll keep an eye on the game.

Thankiez! : D
About the first post, you might want to check it out now. Also, I'm glad that you like my tiles. Some people *coughsaikocough* hate them.

Alright, the first post has been modified with CSS codes and stuff. Check it out, if you may.
So that's a thread update. Wait until we hit 20 posts, then you guys actually get to see a game update. : D

Waudby

May 16th, 2008, 08:33 AM

Archayos

May 16th, 2008, 10:52 AM

I like the storyline, I just think it's a little bit too forced.

The way the bird pokemon have been disappearing over a year, someone would've noticed before? :S

But also, it just seems like the storyline was made up, just so that you could say the it didn't feature gyms.

Also if i remember correctly, you always asked "why this one person out of all the trainers in the world." well the same is true for this game.

How come the professor picks you if you don't have a pokémon?

the storyline just seems a bit thin so far.

The way the bird pokemon have been disappearing over a year, someone would've noticed before? :S

Not really. Every research is taken over either a
a) Month's average.
b) Year's average.
c) Decade's average.
d) Centuries average.

Seeing as how it'd be difficult to see much a difference between short months, the average was taken over the year; which turned out to be pretty less as compared to the earlier year.

But also, it just seems like the storyline was made up, just so that you could say the it didn't feature gyms.

I wouldn't say so. For every game I make, I pre-plan the story before hand. After which, I suddenly thought, "Hey, this storyline is pretty solid. I think I'll be removing gyms as they shouldn't get in the way."

The removing-gyms idea wasn't a preplanned one. But when it struck me in my head, I realized that it's a pretty good thought, considering that practically every fangame has them, and it's over clichéd now. Besides, like Neo said, if one wants everything to be identical, they should just play the official games. Fangames are SUPPOSED to be different. After which what matters is the scale of difference, which I'm trying to make high.

Also if i remember correctly, you always asked "why this one person out of all the trainers in the world." well the same is true for this game.

I never said that the hero was the savior, did I? Read the storyline, all the hero actually has to do is collect the disk. I've mentioned about how the Tim's gone missing, and Terra had to fight those people, but did I ever say that the hero rescues/has to rescue them in some way or another?

How come the professor picks you if you don't have a pokémon?

Mentioned in the story. ._.
He assigns tasks to all three of them, and he needs another capable person to walk to another town. Who's better to ask than a 14 year old? Also, he gives you a Pokemon for the task.

~link smash~

May 16th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Archayos

May 16th, 2008, 11:51 AM

Post 17 aka 3 post to 20.
Ok wow this is good I saw it but I didnt comment. Also the css is a nice touch and wil help your way of presentation a lot. Also human-to-human means that after his pokemon are down you get into a fist fight? Or am I thinking the wrong thing.

Yep, you're thinking the correct thing. However, it'll only take an indecent person to do something like that, won't it? The Human - To - Human battling system only works occasionally, when you beat people like Team Aero grunts, etc. However, not all Team Aero grunts will get down to fists. Only some of them.

Thanks about the comment about the CSS. ;)

2 more posts to go! Then y'all get to see some story-revealing screenshots as well some of the Human - to - Human battling system! : D

Wichu

May 16th, 2008, 12:12 PM

When I first saw the words "Human to human", I thought you meant PvP, as in online play :(

mackoo

May 16th, 2008, 01:46 PM

At least 20th post :p .
Well man, you don't need to worry - I'm thinking about something really different, but I don't even know will I use anything like that.

Something about tiles - I think they are very nice and match good with R/S/E ones. Maybe trees are a bit too bright, but for me they're just "Peyi stylled".

Vampire://Krimm

May 16th, 2008, 11:39 PM

I believe this makes the 20th reply, not including the original topic.

In any case, I'm posting this just in case Twoie is strict on that thing. Now it is official 20 xP Go Cerulean Sky~!

Elite Salamance09

May 17th, 2008, 05:07 AM

Wow nice game! So the starters Eveee:laugh:. Anyway is there a heronine.( i'm not a girl)

Archayos

May 17th, 2008, 05:56 AM

Yep, there's a heroine, although she'll be a bit buggy in the first demo, seeing as how so many of her graphics aren't done yet. For best performance, I'd suggest playing as the male in the first demo.
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Alright, so we've hit 20 posts. Unfortunately, I'm postponing the update to 30 posts. :3
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Just kidding, just kidding. xP

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Update: Saturday, May 17th, 2008.

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PS: I'm not an idiot, and I do realize that the sprites have to be recolored. These screenshots are showcasing the system and how it works; not my sprites. Please note that before telling me that my sprites need recoloring.
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Oh, before I forget. Krimm and I have started a resource sharing system. I'll be putting that in the first post right about now. So if you see any resources which are common between our games, there's no need to fret.
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Credit to Wichu for the idea of a transparent menu. :3
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Next update when we hit 35 posts. And remember, the updates will gradually keep getting bigger and better. So keep commenting! :3

« Extraho »

May 17th, 2008, 06:19 AM

I am surprised Archayos, awesome improvement since your last game!
Your motto should be like PTC The glitch free game(At least the story is glitch free)!

Anyway is there a heronine.( i'm not a girl)
By the way... it's heroine not hero nine!

The removing-gyms idea wasn't...
So you plan on breaking the cliché, eh? Good thinking. Will the hero have a dad?(That'll be awesome!)

Nice idea for player vs player and good luck for the games production!

Archayos

May 17th, 2008, 06:29 AM

I am surprised Archayos, awesome improvement since your last game!
Your motto should be like PTC The glitch free game(At least the story is glitch free)!PTC? You mean TCS, I assume? It's not that hard to remember. :3

So you plan on breaking the cliché, eh? Good thinking. Will the hero have a dad?(That'll be awesome!)

Nice idea for player vs player and good luck for the games production!Not exactly breaking the cliché. That came as an after thought. I just thought that the story would be a lot better if the gyms weren't the main focus. It's rather annoying to have to keep battling them even when there's something a lot more important to do.

Also, the father has an important relation with the story. No, he's isn't the leader of Team Aero (something that people would expect as soon as I said that). Although I really don't wish to spoil that right now. :3

OmegaGroudon

May 17th, 2008, 08:25 AM

Cool screenshot!
I like the Human vs Human system ( They just looks like Suikoden dueling system ).
And the menu are sweet.
Keep it up with good works!

mackoo

May 17th, 2008, 09:22 AM

Well when I saw your Human vs Human system, I need to tell that mine is also using the same base - duel mini game, but its something different - I think I've got Pkmn to Human BS :P . But I'm still working on it so I hope I'll be able to make more different (please do not modify your :P ) ;) .

Neo-Dragon

May 17th, 2008, 09:39 AM

Archayos

May 17th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Ha. Pretty neat feature (the H-v-H system). I'm trying to guess what the dad has to do the with storyline. I was trying to see what the hidden meaning behind the 4th storyline screenshot (in the set you just posted) is. I don't see the player sprite at all in the screen- and judging how the camera is centered- im guessing hes not there. So is it like a cut-scene or is the player listening to that and the message box is just in the way?

I know. I like my HvH feature too! Makes the game a lot more realistic. Ah, and I added you on MSN, Neo. ChaosMaxima@hotmail.com.

About the fourth screenshot (I always upload each screenshot individually, btw; not as sets. xP), it's the latter. I used the Scroll Map command to Pan the screen upwards, and the message box is blocking the hero's sprite.
Oh, and the second-last screenshot (the one before the 'calling' one) is a VERY important one. Try guessing what significance that has to the story. :3

Vampire://Krimm

May 17th, 2008, 11:34 AM

Looking good, Twoie.

Human V.S Human idea is a pretty cool idea. Plus I like the look of the city during the H-v-H battle : D

And I'm pretty sure this wasn't mentioned in the introduction, sorry if I'm wrong, but when do you plan on releasing the first demo?

Archayos

May 17th, 2008, 10:37 PM

The first demo, hmm, I don't really know. Perhaps I'll make it go upto Healnic City; in which case it'll take about another 3 days.

Oh, speaking of which:
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
I won't be around for 11 days, starting from tomorrow; because I'm going for a vacation. In the mean while, Krimm *points at startled Krimm in the corner* will handle the thread. Thank you.

Houndoomed

May 18th, 2008, 08:20 AM

Heh, I was just looking through the first post and then I saw my name and I was like 'WTF' XD

I think I'll give a few of my thoughts on this game now. Well, let's start with the storyline then. This is one of the things that really interests me, and it's a very mysterious one too.. I wonder who those people are?

I'm liking the region map too, the colours and town icons suit the map a lot.

Human to Human battling, huh? That sounds different and exciting at the same time. I'd love to see where this leads too.
I like the way the Gyms are optional too; they can be a pain sometimes when you can't beat them and you're stuck on them for days.

The custom graphics are awesome and the maps are well done. Something I'm not very good at.
Your inner maps are a hundred times better than Nintendo's as well. I think it makes more sense to have them bigger and with more rooms in them. Are you planning on making the outside maps bigger too?

Just one thing that might need a bit of updating - the battle system. It's not bad and I like the textbox, but I think it needs more changing. Maybe a different/custom backround would look better? And maybe you could change the gender icons too, these ones are kind of hard to see.

Anyway, I hope I get a chance to play the demo before I leave, because this game is looking like it has the potential to be one of the best yet.

Archayos

May 18th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Glad to see that you commented. Don't worry, the background has been changed. Krimmsy will you keep you occupied with the screenies.

Yes, the story is pretty dark and mysterious. It gets a lot more serious when you come to know the real truth about the screaming voices of a girl behind the locked door in Sildote City.

Also, care to give us some kind of hint as to why you're leaving yet? : D

Vampire://Krimm

May 19th, 2008, 07:59 PM

*sigh*

Of course I am banned from the Internet the day he leaves >_<" So I have the Cerulean Sky project folder, however it won't let me access the game OR the test play. If anyone knows how to fix this, please notify me.

I will try to keep this thread active with goodies, however. This weekend I will post a feature map from the game :3

Archayos

May 20th, 2008, 02:01 PM

I love Finland. <3

I mean, seriously. What do I not have here? An indoor Sauna, a Jacuzzi, a Wifi connection, and my laptop. Ah, and the wifi connection is much faster than my normal internet connection. HOWEVER, I can't work on my damnit game 'cuz I can't map with this mouse. I need to get an external one. ><

Screenshots later. :3

Edit: That's weird, Krimmsy. I didn't encrypt it. What error are you getting? Also, is the .rxproj file present?

Yuoaman

May 20th, 2008, 05:42 PM

Captain Arcane

May 20th, 2008, 07:49 PM

Hm, I like this a lot. But you scrapped the day and night idea because you say that your custom tiles are "crappy". I really think you should think that over, you graphics, from what I can tell are very nice. The only problem I see is with the tress.

Overall, they look fine, but the 2 problems I see are the top, and the trunk. The top kinda reminds me of an umbrella, and there isn't too much leaf definition in it either. Now, the trunk is a little scrawny, maybe if you made it a little bigger, or added some root detail. But, the main thing I'd focus on is the top.

Now, this is my first time seeing your game, and from what I can tell, it looks great. I love how you make the main character more involved with the story, like that fight with that grunt. I really hope to see a lot of progress in this, and I hope that you have the determination to complete this game.

Good Luck
Captain Arcane

Archayos

May 21st, 2008, 04:32 AM

Okay... allow me a moment to be a complete n00b!

Dis is teh aewsomenes!! U Rok!! Ur a god!! Dis is teh bestes gam Id ever seen her!!

Okay... Now onto the serious part of the post...

Okay, I like the premise of this game, having the gyms as a secondary feature was simply a stroke of genius! I've never seen that before (I may just have to steal it...). And the story seems to be an original one when compared with the generic ones most developers go for, though I think it could use a little depth, though that could just be me and me weird ideas of what a 'Plot' entails, as in a novel length storyline... That human vs. human system seems interesting, definately an interesting idea, though I'll have to reserve complete judgment until I play your demo.

All in all I believe your game has good potential, and you could really go somewhere with it, don't give up and good luck!

Ah, Yuoaman. I was beginning to think that you left the community, as I haven't seen you post in quite a while. Care to take any guesses at who I am? If not, Krimmsy will explain to you. : D Now, coming to on-topic stuff.

Thanks for the comment about not having the gyms. Like I stated before, I was really, REALLY expecting comments like "OMG NO GYMS OMG DIS GAEM IS NO FUN Y U DO DIS OMG OMG OMGGGGGGGG!111oneoneoneone..."; so I'm happy that I'm getting good comments about it.
I can guarantee you that the plot has depth, but this game is a plot driven one, so giving out spoilers in the thread would really ruin the in-game experience. I've been giving really well-placed clues in the screenshots and threads, though.
The HvH system is pretty awesome too, and I can tell that a lot of people will like it.

Hm, I like this a lot. But you scrapped the day and night idea because you say that your custom tiles are "crappy". I really think you should think that over, you graphics, from what I can tell are very nice. The only problem I see is with the tress.

Overall, they look fine, but the 2 problems I see are the top, and the trunk. The top kinda reminds me of an umbrella, and there isn't too much leaf definition in it either. Now, the trunk is a little scrawny, maybe if you made it a little bigger, or added some root detail. But, the main thing I'd focus on is the top.

Now, this is my first time seeing your game, and from what I can tell, it looks great. I love how you make the main character more involved with the story, like that fight with that grunt. I really hope to see a lot of progress in this, and I hope that you have the determination to complete this game.

Good Luck
Captain Arcane

Thanks. Also, about the graphics, you misinterpretated what I meant to say. I'm not saying that the graphics are crappy, but they look VERY bad in the night tint. At least, the colors do. I might get around to changing the tint colors later, but that's not my first priority. There are chances of seeing Day/night in the first demo, though.
Yes, the trees look a bit weird. They looked weird to me when I first put them in too. I'll change them in a bit and put up some new screenies.
Thanks for the positive comments anyway. : D

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Next update when we hit 40 posts. Keep posting, guys~

Yuoaman

May 21st, 2008, 03:47 PM

Okay... one more post 'til the next update.... Cannot wait!!

And I'm going to go and weasel out of Krimm who you are.... ?Santa????

HeavyOctillery

May 21st, 2008, 08:53 PM

I didn't realize what you had meant by 'human-to-human' before until last night; wow, that's DEFINITELY original.

Can I borrow that? :P I've been wanting to do a more realistic Pokemon fangame, and that's about as real as it gets - well, I'll have to elaborate on it a little more for my version, of course, just so it doesn't seem like an exact copy.

Yuoaman

May 27th, 2008, 05:08 PM

Okay I know you aren't Santa now... But everything is looking great! Now update Archayos!! Also are you sticking with the same general gym types (like always starting with rock...)?

Vampire://Krimm

May 27th, 2008, 08:48 PM

Yeah Twoie, quit making this people wait! *poke*

He has internet access and should be able to update, but after all he is vacationing so don't give him too hard of a time xP;

Yuoaman

May 29th, 2008, 08:18 PM

I know... but he was supposed to update last night.... but he had to leave... NOOOO!!!

OmegaGroudon

May 29th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Where is it? Archayos? We wanna the update!! ( And the CMS for me, lol ).

Yuoaman

June 1st, 2008, 01:28 PM

Archayos... Archayos..... Archayos! ARCHAYOS!!!!

No not there? Well we're still waiting for your update, which I am sure will just be amazing!

Archayos

June 2nd, 2008, 12:24 AM

OK, sorrrryyy for taking so long guys. I just got too busy with vacationing and watching Digimon videos. D:
This won't happen again.

Update: Friday, 30th May 2008

System Related Screenshots:

What?! A new menu system?! O:
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The new PokeGear~
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Some Battle System Touch Ups! Beta Stages, STILL. xP
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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/Archayos/Scr9-1.png

Game Play Screenshots

Routes:
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Cities:

Healnic City:

A modernized city which was made on an ancient ruin's site. The city, being modern, has an ancient culture. The houses are built with brown bricks and in most cases, with a matching roof top. This city is also the home to Arlia's biggest research lab.
Screens coming soon...

Plot Hints

1. Healnic City has an underground cave which leads to blank dead end. According to the old dialects, the cave was supposedly a portal between two worlds. However, the dialects are written in another language and thus the translation is rough and unfinished. Also, there is no evidence to prove the myth mentioned in the dialect.

2. You encounter the leader of Team Aero in the research lab of the city. He speaks something about an unfinished experiment in the element of water, and that by "combining these powers" the "element of destruction" will be formed.
--x--

...and so you can obviously see why that update took so long. The new list of new features includes:
-New Trees
-Sidestairs
-DP styled front stairs
-Some new character sets
-New Autotiles
-Modifications to the duel system
-Modifications to the battle system
-A whole new menu system
-New animations
-Whole PokeGear system

... and I got a lot of maps done. Mapping Healnic was pretty tough. I'll get in some screenshots once I'm done with the NPCs.

Oh! And one more thing! Credit to OG for the menu graphics. Basically, we had a little deal going. I'll do the coding of the menu while he provides me with the graphics. Both our games are using the same code and same graphics, except that our interfaces are pretty different.

Enjoy the update~

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I didn't realize what you had meant by 'human-to-human' before until last night; wow, that's DEFINITELY original.

Can I borrow that? :P I've been wanting to do a more realistic Pokemon fangame, and that's about as real as it gets - well, I'll have to elaborate on it a little more for my version, of course, just so it doesn't seem like an exact copy.

Thanks!~
As long as I get adequate credit, I seriously don't mind. Just don't allow people to think that it's your idea; mention somewhere (where people would bother looking) that you got the idea from me. That's all I want, and you can use it. : D

Also are you sticking with the same general gym types (like always starting with rock...)?

Definitely not. But I haven't thought of the new types yet, though. Gyms aren't a priority yet. I was thinking of making a new type though. o.O; do you think I should? Not for the gyms or anything like that, just for my new Pokemon. I guess I'll shut up about giving story spoilers now..

OmegaGroudon

June 2nd, 2008, 01:38 AM

AMAZING!! Archayos! Finally updated! Thanks for crediting me^^
Well, the CBS looks GREAT! I like the battle background!! Keep it up!

Waudby

June 2nd, 2008, 03:51 AM

You will need to credit Kyledove for those stairs tiles. and probably even for the trees that you used to edit.

Other than that looking good. the battle system is looking impressive.

Neo-Dragon

June 2nd, 2008, 08:39 AM

Ohhh. Nice menu system. Looks slick. Good job to you and OG on it. Excellent update. Felt like I was waiting awhile for that :P

Archayos

June 2nd, 2008, 08:40 AM

AMAZING!! Archayos! Finally updated! Thanks for crediting me^^
Well, the CBS looks GREAT! I like the battle background!! Keep it up!

Heh. Thanks. I still need to modify the HP bar boxes and stuff like that. It's still in beta stages. :3
But you can see why I took so long to update x3. Sorry for keeping you and everybody else waiting.

You will need to credit Kyledove for those stairs tiles. and probably even for the trees that you used to edit.

Other than that looking good. the battle system is looking impressive.They're kyledove's? I found them on The Spriters Resource and there wasn't anything mentioned. I didn't know; I'll put his name in the credits right about now.
Thanks for the comment about the battle system! Nobody's commented on the new menu or the Pokegear yet, though. -shrug-

EDIT: Ohhh. Nice menu system. Looks slick. Good job to you and OG on it. Excellent update. Felt like I was waiting awhile for that :P

Woops. Missed that. Our posts came in at the same time. xP;
I'm glad to see that you liked my update. They're well worth the time they take, I guess. Although I wasted days altogether this time. Keeping people waiting is just wrong; I won't do it again.
I'm still trying to fix up one tiny bug in my menu and smoothen out the graphics. I'm not even sure about this design... I might just go with another interface. :P

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I'll be posting some screenies of Healnic City soon. Still trying to think of what the NPCs should say with some kind of co-relation to the story.
Has anybody even bothered to read the plot hints yet? D:

Vampire://Krimm

June 2nd, 2008, 07:52 PM

Archayos

June 3rd, 2008, 01:21 PM

"Has anybody even bothered to read the plot hints yet? D:"

Tssk, no pushy-ness! lol

Looking very good, Twoie. I'm looking forward to seeing the Healnic City screenies! x3
And...what's May doing there?!

Thanks for keeping this thread active, Krimmy. Looks like people just don't like to comment here. D:
In case you missed it... there's an update here. (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=3635355&postcount=46) x_x

Oh... we have a userbar!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/Archayos/TCSSupportBar.png
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/Archayos/TCSSupportBar.png

EDIT: About may... it's actually a placeholder sprite for Terra. :3

DamianLeonhart

June 3rd, 2008, 02:35 PM

marinos519

June 3rd, 2008, 03:05 PM

Well i didn't know we have such a great game here! i should watch it

~link smash~

June 3rd, 2008, 03:05 PM

Hehe nice last time I posted here was post 17 i think. Anyweh this is intresting and a beta/demo/whatever you call it sounds cool. Also I think by know everyone preetty much guessed with the portal to another dimention refers to giratina. I know it refers to a pokemon other to giratina

Archayos

June 4th, 2008, 01:33 AM

I love the menu system that you have developed for this game. I think its much better than the everyday pokemon game menu. Looking at the trainer battle and the wild encounters I think that the enemy box and where it shows the trainers pokemon seems to be a bit low, but that may be how you wanted it. In the person vs. person battles, if you lose is it like a trainer battle and you go back to a pokemon center?

Heh, thanks. There still might be many modifications to this CMS. About the enemy box; I don't know. I haven't really edited the battle scenes much, so I think that's the way it is in the SK. Perhaps it looks like it has been lowered because of the new BG, I guess.

Hehe nice last time I posted here was post 17 i think. Anyweh this is intresting and a beta/demo/whatever you call it sounds cool. Also I think by know everyone preetty much guessed with the portal to another dimention refers to giratina. I know it refers to a pokemon other to giratinaNaw, I'm tired of that. Giratina has a tiny role in the story, but that cave definitely isn't dedicated to it. If you've played Devil Summoner, then you'll have probably guessed what it's like.
There's your clue. : D

Also... on a lighter note...
This is my 100th post! Yayz!~

~link smash~

June 4th, 2008, 03:41 AM

Aha but what im thinking is unown.

Ancient

June 5th, 2008, 01:56 AM

Archayos buddy, you've outdone yourself! This looks like a game on Game Boy Advance! It's truly incredible work! ^_^

Archayos

June 5th, 2008, 04:54 AM

Aha but what im thinking is unown.

Eh? No way... not unknown. They're just overly sickening weak Pokemon which I personally despise. Here's a hint: "Negative"

Archayos buddy, you've outdone yourself! This looks like a game on Game Boy Advance! It's truly incredible work! ^_^

Heh. Thanks!~ ^_^

fudgy

June 5th, 2008, 05:02 AM

how did you make it? did you use RPG MAKER XP? please reffer something to meh thnx, also verry good game.

Kunoichi.King.

June 5th, 2008, 05:32 AM

WOW
this looks farking amazing. i really love the battle background, and the inbattle textbox background...really cool
menu us great, i love it.
region map is awesome!
looking forward to more

Vampire://Krimm

June 5th, 2008, 06:32 AM

[Insert Keep Up The Good Work Comment Here x2]

But seriously though, things are looking great : o
And keep watch guys, the next update is going to be pretty cool. Though I have no idea when he'll post it lol.

~link smash~

June 5th, 2008, 06:55 AM

Hmm negative. Mabye minun no to simple. Darn archayos im goin to find out that secret one way or another.

Yuoaman

June 6th, 2008, 07:15 PM

He'll post soon, I'm sure, or else I'll get mad and... and... I'll make the game myself! Anyways great job so far Archayos...

Archayos

June 7th, 2008, 02:29 AM

how did you make it? did you use RPG MAKER XP? please reffer something to meh thnx, also verry good game.

Thanks. Yes, I'm using RMXP (Or RPG Maker XP). I think I mentioned that, though. =/ Ah, if you're new, you might want to consider reading this (http://www.spivurno.com/uploads/rmxp_faq.htm). It's a whole tutorial for RMXP which covers how to use pretty much every command.

WOW
this looks farking amazing. i really love the battle background, and the inbattle textbox background...really cool
menu us great, i love it.
region map is awesome!
looking forward to more

Thanks a lot. I thought the menu was pretty bad, so there are some new screenshots at the bottom of this post. I'm too lazy to explain where the rest of the options are right now, so just wait for my next post. D:

Hmm negative. Mabye minun no to simple. Darn archayos im goin to find out that secret one way or another.

Go look up the storyline of Devil Summoner on google or something. Perhaps you'll get some clues as to what this 'other world' might be?
I guess I'll just shut up now :x

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/Archayos/NewMenu.png

The new menu~

Yuoaman

June 7th, 2008, 02:34 AM

Oh..... Ahhh..... Mmmmmm.....

That is just so amazing!! I can hardly believe how good it looks, great job man!

*Idea stolen and cataloged*

OmegaGroudon

June 7th, 2008, 02:39 AM

Ah. Finally the menu screenshot was shown. Btw, they look unique! Ha! Can't wait to see more!

~link smash~

June 7th, 2008, 04:10 AM

OO nice menu. But were are options save and exit?Haw omg that story for devil summoner. Your goin to raise an army?

Archayos

June 7th, 2008, 06:52 AM

Oh..... Ahhh..... Mmmmmm.....

That is just so amazing!! I can hardly believe how good it looks, great job man!

*Idea stolen and cataloged*

lool. Also, thanks. Oh, this is going to by my new way of updating. No more walls of text. >>

OO nice menu. But were are options save and exit?Haw omg that story for devil summoner. Your goin to raise an army?

Not that... the part about the other world in Devil Summoner. Check that bit out.

~link smash~

June 7th, 2008, 08:25 AM

Aha ok goin to check the site out again.

Archayos

June 9th, 2008, 09:58 AM

-sigh- School starts tomorrow. That means I won't get a lot of time to update. I'll still come here once a day, though. Also, while we're at it, I made another menu. (yes, ANOTHER menu)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/Archayos/Scr24-1.pnghttp://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/Archayos/Scr25-1.png

Ah... and:

Healnic City

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Vampire://Krimm

June 9th, 2008, 10:22 AM

^___^

Looks fantastic Twoie! I'm really liking Healnic City :3

Cool new grassy pathways in the first of the pathways, btw! Keep at it!

Neo-Dragon

June 9th, 2008, 02:14 PM

When did you add the tint effect? I taught you were leaving it out. Looks nice so I say keep it in lol.

-Neji-

June 10th, 2008, 06:27 AM

wow man very impressive game .. whats the progress like with it?

Archayos

June 10th, 2008, 07:03 AM

When did you add the tint effect? I taught you were leaving it out. Looks nice so I say keep it in lol.

Just yesterday. I got the inspiration from Krimmsy's game :3 Thanks for the comment.

wow man very impressive game .. whats the progress like with it?

Heh. Thanks. Demo will be out, but progress will be slowed down because of school. Give me another week, and I MIGHT have a demo ready. : D

-Neji-

June 11th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Archayos

June 12th, 2008, 07:39 AM

sweet .. i really like the game, the second menu you showed, the green one, i like it ver original for a pokemon game.

sweet .. sorry to ask this you may have alredy revealed or have this written down, but what are the starters of this game? .. and is this going to be the only region we explore?

I haven't mentioned it; the starter is Eevee. You'll get the stones as the plot reveals. Also, there's a bit of change of how Eevee evolves into Espeon and Umbreon; you'll be using the Sunstone and the Moonstone. About, the region, there's a bit of another region, but I guess I'll leave that as a surprise. : D

Neo-Dragon

June 12th, 2008, 09:38 AM

Where is the other region? Does it connect with the small piece of land on the left of your region map?

riceeman

June 12th, 2008, 03:17 PM

This looks really good Archayos! Keep it up! I'll be keeping a very close eye on this thread...Can't wait for a demo!

-Neji-

June 12th, 2008, 09:43 PM

so you said you were expecting to release a demo next week, you still up to that? .. cos this game looks really awsum hey.

-Neji-

Archayos

June 16th, 2008, 06:48 AM

Where is the other region? Does it connect with the small piece of land on the left of your region map?

To some extent, yes. You can say that it's connected because you take a ship from that small island. Also, here's a little clue:
Arlia is south of Sinnoh, and the other region is to the west of Arlia. That means it's southwest of Sinnoh. Perhaps that'll give you some kind of clue?

This looks really good Archayos! Keep it up! I'll be keeping a very close eye on this thread...Can't wait for a demo! so you said you were expecting to release a demo next week, you still up to that? .. cos this game looks really awsum hey.

-Neji-Heh. Thanks. School work is really weighing me down, so it should take a while. Hopefully within this month, if not more. I want to get at least 4 cities done and a bit of the legendary information before I can release the demo. Until then, you'll have to be happy with screenshots. But hey, I can tell you that the demo will be awesome.

Also, I need a bit of help with naming a lake! D: Your name will be put in the credits if you can suggest a good name!~

Lastly, I have some positions open for anybody who wants to help with the game. The legend is as follows:
Red - Needed Badly | Orange - Needed | Green - Would be appreciated

A Spriter - I desperately need one of these, seeing as how I want a lot of custom graphics but have nobody to make them for me.
An Adviser - The role of an adviser is a difficult one. It ranges from good sincere criticism on my maps, storyline, and the direction in which the game is going in general. If you're the adviser, and I send you a map, I'll need you to give me all the points which I can improve in it. This obviously means that you need to be a good mapper and a good conceptualizer.
A Scripter - I really don't mind having an extra scripter, seeing as how I'm not the best around. I can do stuff myself, but it would obviously be better if a more experienced person was to help me with it. By scripting, I'm referring to RGSS (Ruby Game Scripting System)

And obviously, your names will be put in the credits. Or if I get sufficient people, I'll make a "Team Section".

---x---

No proof of work is required, however a certain standard of grammar is. I don't mind if your grammar isn't perfect, but coming along and saying "LOL ID LIEK TO HELP WIT UR GAeM ILL BE A SPRITER" makes me lose my confidence. Thanks for your time.

--x--

Next update at 100 posts! And it's going to be awesome with a video too. :3; Oh, and don't forget about the lake name! I really need one, and you'll get DA CREDTIZ for it. xP

Vampire://Krimm

June 16th, 2008, 09:46 AM

lolz. : D

So the thread is finally back in action, after you've left it sitting alone in a cold dark sanctum for so long D: Good luck with everything, and I'll send you my idea for a lake name on MSN : p

Jynx Middata

June 16th, 2008, 01:47 PM

I could be your spriter. Give me something to sprite and I'll PM you with it. I try to be top-notch with my sprites.

ryushin5

June 16th, 2008, 04:09 PM

For that other dimesion thing the pokemon i'm thinking of is darkrai am I right

Archayos

June 16th, 2008, 10:48 PM

I could be your spriter. Give me something to sprite and I'll PM you with it. I try to be top-notch with my sprites.

Riceeman's willing to sprite for us, but two heads are always better than one. About the proof, do you think you can do Pokemon fusions? If so, can you make a Beedril and Beautifly combination (in RSEFRLG style)? PM it to me, if possible. : D

For that other dimesion thing the pokemon i'm thinking of is darkrai am I right

I wouldn't admit it, even if you were. But in all honesty, it doesn't have anything to do with the legendary. Okay, it does to some extent, but not the way you guys are looking at it. There's no Pokemon that's created the alternate world, it's created as an after event of something. Perhaps that'll help you out.

lolz. : D

So the thread is finally back in action, after you've left it sitting alone in a cold dark sanctum for so long D: Good luck with everything, and I'll send you my idea for a lake name on MSN : p

I didn't leave it in a dark sanctum; the posters did! D: Yeah, what a way to get the blame off myself :P

You totally forgot about the lake name, btw. We were too busy with naming your region.. which you're leaving as Outa. >.>

---x---

So the positions filled are as follows:

Spriters - Riceeman, Jynx Middata
Advisers - Krimm, [open position]
Scripter - [open position]

And I still need that lake name, people! Get your creative minds working!

---x---

simplynaruto

June 17th, 2008, 07:48 AM

wow really cool! I want to say though arlia if its south of sinnoh mabye you could have a sea route from the tip of the coronet line into arlia?

Archayos

June 17th, 2008, 09:05 AM

simplynaruto

June 17th, 2008, 12:42 PM

No, there won't be any Sinnoh. It's way too far from Arlia. What I meant to say is, that the "new" region is west of Arlia. And since Arlia is south of sinnoh, it means that the new region is south-west of Sinnoh. Now, which region is southwest of Sinnoh?If I answer right do i get a prize? LoL kiddin but if there is please tell me. Nah kiddin. Seriously though as a noob Ill guess kanto!

Waudby

June 17th, 2008, 12:49 PM

:| he told you the new region was southwest of Sinnoh. I'm guessing it was a rhetorical question.

Everyone, the new region lies southwest of Sinnoh.

simplynaruto

June 17th, 2008, 12:55 PM

Kanto is southwest of sinnoh! I just looked it up on wikipedia:
Sinnoh, like Pokémon regions in previous games, features a broad range of environments for the player to explore. The region is mountainous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain) and temperate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate), and features, for the first time in a Pokémon RPG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Console_role-playing_game), snowy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow) routes. While this region's location with relation to other regions portrayed in the franchise is unknown, Ash Ketchum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ketchum) refers to Sinnoh as an island during the English dub of the last episode of season 9 of the anime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_%28anime%29), while Professor Oak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Oak) mentions that it's located to the north of the Kanto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanto_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29)/Johto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johto) landmass. The in-game map shows that the region consists of about 70% land and 30% water.
If its north somewhere then it could be johto or kanto hes putting in.

Archayos

June 18th, 2008, 10:36 AM

Kanto is southwest of sinnoh! I just looked it up on wikipedia:

If its north somewhere then it could be johto or kanto hes putting in.

I HATE YOU. D:
You guessed it out correctly! Referring to Wikipedia is just... unfair! You can't do that! D: There is a little prize, though.
Say, is there any non-legendary Pokemon you want at its basic stage in the game? Like, you can't opt for a Scizor, but you can ask for a Scyther. It has to be basic and non-legendary (or something which is understandable). Yeah, I'll be holding contests like these with secret prizes. Don't think every little contest has a prize, though. : D

ryushin5

June 18th, 2008, 10:43 AM

man i knew that to i should of answered

simplynaruto

June 18th, 2008, 11:27 AM

I HATE YOU. D:
You guessed it out correctly! Referring to Wikipedia is just... unfair! You can't do that! D: There is a little prize, though.
Say, is there any non-legendary Pokemon you want at its basic stage in the game? Like, you can't opt for a Scizor, but you can ask for a Scyther. It has to be basic and non-legendary (or something which is understandable). Yeah, I'll be holding contests like these with secret prizes. Don't think every little contest has a prize, though. : D
I looked it up on wiki after 10 minutes of guessing. I used wiki to prove him wrong! Anyweh if the basic forms in is the evo in? And that pokemon would be with no evo that I want and its..pachirisu! Yay I helped put a pachirisu in the game. Or mabye not if archayos doesnt want it. I feel like the happiest noob.

Archayos

June 18th, 2008, 11:35 AM

I looked it up on wiki after 10 minutes of guessing. I used wiki to prove him wrong! Anyweh if the basic forms in is the evo in? And that pokemon would be with no evo that I want and its..pachirisu! Yay I helped put a pachirisu in the game. Or mabye not if archayos doesnt want it. I feel like the happiest noob.

Correction, the Pachirisu will only be in your version of the game. Only one of that too. Remind me to give PM it to you when the beta is out, though; I have a crappy memory. xP Now I'm actually going to work on my game after so long. ._.

man i knew that to i should of answeredYeah, you should have. That teaches you that you should always say what you know. I'm not going to eat you if you're wrong. lol

Also...

[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: single 1px #faecd1; width: 460px; background-color: #faecd1;"]Announced Contest!

Alright, so this isn't going to be a surprise contest. Seeing as how nobody's giving me a lake name, I decided to turn it into a contest. For a little description; the lake is shadowy, mysterious and an occurrence of a weird ancient Pokemon has been noted there.
Prize:
The person with the best name will get to be one of the Elite 4, with their own chosen Pokemon (at reasonable levels with reasonable stats) AND the person will get their name in the credits.
Best Name:
The best name so far has been suggested by Krimm which is Lake Mistarius. So that's what you have to try beating.

[/css-div]

simplynaruto

June 18th, 2008, 11:52 AM

アレクス

June 18th, 2008, 12:01 PM

lol this game looks really cool.
The battle screen looks like a windows vista kind of theme or something, being transparent and all.
I wish you luck and can't wait to play it. ^_^

Archayos

June 18th, 2008, 12:25 PM

OOO so i a noob getz teh ultimate squirrel?! Cool! Besides the obvious ooh look im a noob flame me start I feel so lucky. And again Im sorry if the question pisses you off but can it by a black striped pachi?

Black striped pachi? :x If that exists, then yes. If Riceeman has to make a new sprite for it, then no.

lol this game looks really cool.
The battle screen looks like a windows vista kind of theme or something, being transparent and all.
I wish you luck and can't wait to play it. ^_^

Hah. Thanks. The vista feel was what I was aiming for. Even if the HP Boxes and stuff are to be customized, so keep a layout. It'll look like complete vista then!~
You should see the trainer card. xP; I'll post a screenshot of that later.

Jynx Middata

June 18th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Here's a few names for the lake:

Lake Relistralis

Lake Coulurist

Lake Shikana

Lake Mychorine

riceeman

June 18th, 2008, 12:53 PM

Hey, everyone's least well known spriter here with a few Lake names:

Lake Necrophys
Lake Spherentine
Lake Fenrir
Lake Mystscape
Lake Mystrel
Lake Mynstrel

Hope you like them. I want to be an Elite Four member!

BeachBoy

June 18th, 2008, 01:00 PM

[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: single 1px #faecd1; width: 460px; background-color: #faecd1;"]Announced Contest!

Alright, so this isn't going to be a surprise contest. Seeing as how nobody's giving me a lake name, I decided to turn it into a contest. For a little description; the lake is shadowy, mysterious and an occurrence of a weird ancient Pokemon has been noted there.
Prize:
The person with the best name will get to be one of the Elite 4, with their own chosen Pokemon (at reasonable levels with reasonable stats) AND the person will get their name in the credits.
Best Name:
The best name so far has been suggested by Krimm which is Lake Mistarius. So that's what you have to try beating.

[/css-div]

Sounds like a spelling mistake of Mysterious if you ask me, heh. ;D

I'd like to suggest a name for the lake, and I wont give an onslaught of suggestions either, Lake Abstruse. :D It may lack sheer creativity right off the bat, but it sounds like a proper and intriguing name for a lake by my tastes. Perfectly understandable and simple at that. All in all, it's up to you to judge, Archayos. I assume you know what the word abstruse (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abstruse) means. XD

Anyway, seems cheap if I came here just for the contest. Oh, I came here to comment all right. >8D

I love this layout, epitome of awesome. Well executed on the CSS. I really look forward to more and I'm intrigued by all the customizations you've developed and put in so far. The player to player battle style, seems unique and fresh. Overall, I'm simply amazed. Good luck with everything, Archayos. :D

EDIT: You know, I find it funny, once you add the incredible incentives and a contest/competition, they come like a blitzkrieg with name suggestions. Haha, priceless.

simplynaruto

June 18th, 2008, 03:26 PM

Black striped pachi? :x If that exists, then yes. If Riceeman has to make a new sprite for it, then no.

Hah. Thanks. The vista feel was what I was aiming for. Even if the HP Boxes and stuff are to be customized, so keep a layout. It'll look like complete vista then!~
You should see the trainer card. xP; I'll post a screenshot of that later.
Aha yeah it doesnt exist. Sorry for bothering its just I dont like the blue line that much. Anyway um i think its bol!

DamianLeonhart

June 18th, 2008, 04:03 PM

Also...

[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: single 1px #faecd1; width: 460px; background-color: #faecd1;"]Announced Contest!

Alright, so this isn't going to be a surprise contest. Seeing as how nobody's giving me a lake name, I decided to turn it into a contest. For a little description; the lake is shadowy, mysterious and an occurrence of a weird ancient Pokemon has been noted there.
Prize:
The person with the best name will get to be one of the Elite 4, with their own chosen Pokemon (at reasonable levels with reasonable stats) AND the person will get their name in the credits.
Best Name:
The best name so far has been suggested by Krimm which is Lake Mistarius. So that's what you have to try beating.

[/css-div]

Well... to name a lake. Get ready, I am going to give a "few".

Lake Eerie
Lake Enigmatic
Lake Eccentric
Lake Furtive
Lake Curious
Murky Lake

Less than I hoped to come up with. I arranged them in order from the one I liked most to the one I liked least of my entries. I hope you enjoy them. Good luck naming the lake.

ryushin5

June 18th, 2008, 04:13 PM

hmmm i'm thinking lake destroya or lake of the lost souls or something i'm not really go at naming stuff

BlackRainbow*

June 18th, 2008, 04:26 PM

Um..Maybe

Lake Shadiw
Lake Mistiq

cuttyflam

June 18th, 2008, 08:29 PM

How about Lake Estonia.
Or Cerulean Lake.

sonic smash down

June 18th, 2008, 08:38 PM

Lake Parpella
Lake Catastroph
Lake Recall
just a few. but hope it comes out okay

Ezalc

June 19th, 2008, 12:38 AM

Lake Koga
Lake Dusk
Lake Mystrow [Mystery and shadow combined xD]
Lake Twilight
Lake Black Water or Black Water Lake
Lake Ancientus

Just a few options

Archayos

June 19th, 2008, 07:14 AM

Wow. Many more replies than I had expected. Anyway, I've chosen a winner in my mind right now, but I'll keep the contest open for a few more days to see what you guys can come up with. First, to quote all the lake names suggested so far:

Here's a few names for the lake:

Lake Relistralis

Lake Coulurist

Lake Shikana

Lake MychorineRelistralis: It's really cute. <33 I'd have used it, but it sounds as if it has some kind of relation with relicanth and the regis; and the lake has nothing to do with it. Perhaps I'll use that name somewhere in the relis event. When I use it, I'll give you credits and make you a gym leader or something.
That's right, everybody gets some kind of prize for each resource that they provide!~

Coulorist: It looks good, but if you try to pronounce it... it goes really bleh.

Shikana: Sounds too japanese. I'd rather have something that doesn't keep reminding of Japan each time I look at it. :P Besides, I think it'd fit more as the name of a person.

Lake Mychorine: We'll talk about that a bit later. Perhaps it's the winner? :3

Hey, everyone's least well known spriter here with a few Lake names:

Lake Necrophys
Lake Spherentine
Lake Fenrir
Lake Mystscape
Lake Mystrel
Lake Mynstrel

Hope you like them. I want to be an Elite Four member!I looove Necrophys! It's so awesome! But it'd be unfair if you participate... 'cuz you're an elite 4 member anyway; for all the resources you've made for me. Necrophys will definitely be the third lake's name, though. There are 3 lakes, for the record. : D

Sounds like a spelling mistake of Mysterious if you ask me, heh. ;D

I'd like to suggest a name for the lake, and I wont give an onslaught of suggestions either, Lake Abstruse. :D It may lack sheer creativity right off the bat, but it sounds like a proper and intriguing name for a lake by my tastes. Perfectly understandable and simple at that. All in all, it's up to you to judge, Archayos. I assume you know what the word abstruse (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abstruse) means. XD

Anyway, seems cheap if I came here just for the contest. Oh, I came here to comment all right. >8D

I love this layout, epitome of awesome. Well executed on the CSS. I really look forward to more and I'm intrigued by all the customizations you've developed and put in so far. The player to player battle style, seems unique and fresh. Overall, I'm simply amazed. Good luck with everything, Archayos. :D

EDIT: You know, I find it funny, once you add the incredible incentives and a contest/competition, they come like a blitzkrieg with name suggestions. Haha, priceless.Hah. I didn't know what abstruse meant, but now I do. Thanks for that lol. Also, I'm glad to see that you like the game, and I'm flattered by your comment about the CSS and layout. Oh, the battle style is still going to be improved. I'm a perfectionist, and now I have a spriter in Riceeman (and he's a wonder at spriter) so you can expect an awesome layout for the battle system.

Coming to the contest bit; I know! I needed that name badly, and now I'm getting priceless names. Contests are always a good idea!~

Well... to name a lake. Get ready, I am going to give a "few".

Lake Eerie
Lake Enigmatic
Lake Eccentric
Lake Furtive
Lake Curious
Murky Lake

Less than I hoped to come up with. I arranged them in order from the one I liked most to the one I liked least of my entries. I hope you enjoy them. Good luck naming the lake.Eerie is an awesome lake name, even though it's simply an adjective. But you shouldn't have named the rest after adjectives, it doesn't look very nice. We already have a winner, or else I'd have chosen Eerie as the runner up. That name will come third.

hmmm i'm thinking lake destroya or lake of the lost souls or something i'm not really go at naming stuffSounds like a pun on Destroyer. :x

Sorry.

Um..Maybe

Lake Shadiw
Lake MistiqShidiw sounds like a spelling mistake of Shadow, and Mystique* is a very generic name. It's used too often. I need something original. :P

How about Lake Estonia.
Or Cerulean Lake.Cerulean comes in my game's name, so no. Lake Estonia... we'll get to that later.

Lake Koga
Lake Dusk
Lake Mystrow [Mystery and shadow combined xD]
Lake Twilight
Lake Black Water or Black Water Lake
Lake Ancientus

Just a few optionsKoga is a gym leader's name. Not in Arlia, but in Kanto. And seeing as how you get to go to Kanto in my game, it'd be a bit weird to have a lake named after him. Especially seeing as how he's not related to the lake in any way.

The rest of the names are kind of generic, and "Black Water Lake" is totally unfitting, because the lake's water is also called the "Water of Purity" and that it can cure any Pokemon who's injured badly. :P

Now, getting to what all of you have been waiting for; the results! : D

[css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: single 1px #faecd1; width: 460px; background-color: #faecd1;"]
Winner:
Jynx Middata with Lake Mychorine
Comments:
I loove that name. <3333 It's so simple, and yet fitting. It fits the description of the lake which I had given so perfectly, and looks and sounds good too. Just priceless. I was originally going to use it as the name of the second lake because Cuttyflam suggested Estonia, but now I know that's a country. :x

Runner Up:
Ezalc with Lake Ancientus
Comments:
That's one awesome name too. I literally took an half an hour to decide which is better between the two. Ancientus will sound better as the name of the second lake; so that's how it'll be. Oh, your rewards aren't going to go unrewarded! You'll get to be the 7th Gym Leader!~

---x---

Forms to be filled:
Winner:
Name: [Elite 4 ____]
Pokemon: [Max 5] [Max level - 65] [No Legendary]
Starting Dialog:
Ending Dialog:

Runner Up:
Name: [Gym Leader ____]
Pokemon: [Max 4] [Max level - 45] [No Legendary]
Starting Dialog:
[I'll do the ending dialog, because the 7th gym leader says something about the legendary and stuff][/css-div]

Waudby

June 19th, 2008, 07:23 AM

Isn't Estonia a country :S

I'm pretty sure it is lol.

cuttyflam

June 19th, 2008, 07:23 AM

Wow, I actually won. But any how I'm glad I could actually contribute to the making of this game.

PS- *shocked* I won *screams and run down the hallway*

PSS- I didn't win, *sighs*. These things happen, I guess. But to clear things up I thought up that name subconsciously and didn't check to see if it was a country or anything, so guys don't batter me please.

Archayos

June 19th, 2008, 07:41 AM

Isn't Estonia a country :S

I'm pretty sure it is lol.

It is? O_O; -checks wikipedia-

Okay... it is. That's wrong! I'll have to edit my post, then! Thanks for bringing it to my notice, Waudby. : )

Waudby

June 19th, 2008, 07:48 AM

That's alright, i was reading through the post and just thought, i'm sure I recognise it from somewhere so I checked as well haha.

The game's looking good. Can't wait to see some more. Alot of progress has been made on this game by the looks of things so dont give up lol.

Yuoaman

June 19th, 2008, 01:19 PM

Ah man, I wanted to enter, hmph..... What ever those names are great, and I cannot wait to see your next update, great job Archayos.

riceeman

June 19th, 2008, 03:38 PM

I'm an Elite Four member without winning anything? That is awesome! Keep it up Archayos, and I'm glad you like Lake Necrophys!

fudgy

June 20th, 2008, 01:40 PM

good game, im downloading now.
wish i could do that.
so were did you get your tiles??

sonic smash down

June 21st, 2008, 04:07 AM

hey Archayos, i know teh contest is over but i wanted you to make a pun of my lakes man lolz you did it to everyone else kiddin.

well anyways congrats to Jynx Middata for winning the contest. cant wait to see an update archayos.

Archayos

June 22nd, 2008, 05:31 AM

good game, im downloading now.
wish i could do that.
so were did you get your tiles??

I made them. : p
However, as mentioned in the credits, some of the autotiles are recolors of Don-Patches; while the trees, side-stairs and some other tiles are recolors of Kyledove's.

I'm an Elite Four member without winning anything? That is awesome! Keep it up Archayos, and I'm glad you like Lake Necrophys!

Well, you definitely provided us with so many resources; so I don't see why not. It's the least I can do. Lake Necrophys would have actually won, but you're an elite 4 already. Besides, it sounds better as the second lake's name. : D

hey Archayos, i know teh contest is over but i wanted you to make a pun of my lakes man lolz you did it to everyone else kiddin.

well anyways congrats to Jynx Middata for winning the contest. cant wait to see an update archayos.

Yeah, I'm getting the update ready. I'll have a lot of new stuff, so it's going to take a while. I'm trying to make tiles which fit well with these DP Characters right now. If nothing works out, I'll use Kyledove's tiles or something. :3

fudgy

June 22nd, 2008, 05:38 AM

I made them. : p
However, as mentioned in the credits, some of the autotiles are recolors of Don-Patches; while the trees, side-stairs and some other tiles are recolors of Kyledove's.

well u think you can lend them to me for my game?
ill give you full credits :)
but i understand if you cant.

Archayos

June 23rd, 2008, 06:49 AM

well u think you can lend them to me for my game?
ill give you full credits :)
but i understand if you cant.

Nope, sorry. It's something which I wish to hold unique to my own game. I might release the tileset and the autotiles to the public once the game is finished.
HOWEVER, here are two links which might help you:
Kyledove's Tiles (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=130755) - I've got the trees (which are recolored) and the side-stairs from here. You can get some stuff from there, I guess.
Don Patch's Tiles (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=104577) - I'm using some of his autotiles. Of course, I've recolored them so that they can fit with my palette, but yeah. He has some pretty cute trees too, so you might want to consider using them.

Yuoaman

June 23rd, 2008, 11:37 AM

So that's your secret!!

No, but really, you can't go wrong with using either of those graphics, both are great.

And I cannot wait for the next update Archayos!

BassMan5t9

July 3rd, 2008, 02:40 PM

Can't wait the the next update
it's lookin' really good
Keep on

Archayos

July 4th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Thanks! I don't plan on updating the game until I'm done with all the cities. Then what's left
will be Kanto, the routes and the eventing. Therefore, if you guys see this thread dying, don't
think that the game is dead.

BassMan5t9

July 6th, 2008, 10:43 PM

yay just cause it's dying doesn't mean it's dead
woohoo words of inspiration
wow i'm really, really, really, really retarded cool
any its looking great and im looking foreward for the next update

iRawr-x

July 7th, 2008, 01:28 AM

Wow this tottally looks good it looks awesome tee hee xD *changes sig so I could support this*

Shiny Charmander

July 7th, 2008, 11:21 AM

I really love your game ideas, me myself being an avid reader I enjoyed the storyline even though it was considerably shorter that any book I've ever read :). I love the idea of people not having to battle in gyms because they will be optional, that strikes me as really good idea because some people might find gyms very hard.

I wish you all the luck I can give with this hack.

Wichu

July 7th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Why are you holding back the updates? You should still do a small update every now and then... Though I'm not really one to be saying that XD

And it's not a hack, Shiny Charmander.

Yuoaman

July 8th, 2008, 01:09 PM

Yeah we need a small screen every now and then to keep us excited, though of course I still am, because this is an amazing project! :D

And Wichu... you lie XD

InMooseWeTrust

July 8th, 2008, 02:41 PM

Can I have a copy of your overworld tileset and permission to use it?

Jynx Middata

July 9th, 2008, 02:00 AM

I think the answer there would br no.

jimsta

July 10th, 2008, 02:56 AM

Hey looks like a really cool GAME! (almost said hack) hey any idea when the demo will come out?

Jynx Middata

July 10th, 2008, 04:48 AM

No, we don't have any such idea. Btw, isn't it against the rules to ask when a demo will be released?

Archayos

July 12th, 2008, 01:36 PM

Thanks for all the comments, guys! I'd totally disappeared from PC for a bit; but I'm
really glad that Jynx is keeping the thread active. She's a staff member, so be sure
to respect her! That aside, she's also our amazing spriter.

yay just cause it's dying doesn't mean it's dead
woohoo words of inspiration
wow i'm really, really, really, really retarded cool
any its looking great and im looking foreward for the next updateIt's not dying? :/ Thanks a lot for a comment, though! Read below for information
about the update.

I really love your game ideas, me myself being an avid reader I enjoyed the storyline even though it was considerably shorter that any book I've ever read :). I love the idea of people not having to battle in gyms because they will be optional, that strikes me as really good idea because some people might find gyms very hard.

I wish you all the luck I can give with this hack.It wasn't meant to be like a book. Just a plot. Also, I like repeating so..
The gyms weren't removed because people would find them hard. Besides, I'm
pretty good at balancing out stuff, so even if gyms were compulsory, they'd be
at an easy-yet-strategy-needed level.
The gyms are removed as I personally believe that they kill the gameplay
experience. I mean, what's the point of some gym popping up out of nowhere
just when the final stages of the story are going on? What's more important;
saving the world or battling a gym? ;)

Why are you holding back the updates? You should still do a small update every now and then... Though I'm not really one to be saying that XD

And it's not a hack, Shiny Charmander.Thanks! It's not often that we get to see you commenting in other games, so
I'm pretty happy to get a post from you. About the update things, read below. :P

Yeah we need a small screen every now and then to keep us excited, though of course I still am, because this is an amazing project! :D

And Wichu... you lie XD

The update is going to big. Really big. Including almost all of the cities of the
game. So get excited. NOW! : P

Wichu lies? I whole heartedly agree. :P

No, we don't have any such idea. Btw, isn't it against the rules to ask when a demo will be released?It isn't against the rules, just gets kinda annoying if multiple questions
come in. Since you're the first person, I really don't mind. See, I'm not the
type of person who says "lol soon guyz" and never posts his demo. About
the demo, it's going to include all the cities and routes of the first region,
and the storyline to go along with it till that point. Some parts of Kanto MIGHT
be included.
So I bet you've already guessed that it's not exactly going to be soon.

--x--

About the update!

Alright, I'm really sorry about not updating guys. I know I'd said that I'd do
it at 100 posts, but then I changed my mind. On the bright side, there are
only 4 cities left to do! Then all that's left will be 39 routes (I've done 10), and
the game's eventing.
So tomorrow, I promise I'll post a big update with story hints, a lot of screenshots,
and -gasp- something that will stay secret until tomorrow. Let's just say, it's
got something to do with contests; and you're really, really lucky if you're
the winner!

Later people!~

Shiny Charmander

July 12th, 2008, 03:01 PM

I didn't mean for it to be like a book, I was just complimenting the storyline that's all.

I didn't know about the Gyms because in my eyes people remove or fix gyms because they're hard and they want everyone to have a fair go on their GAME not hack :P

And to your question I think saving the world is more important than a Gym; I see where you're comming from.

« Extraho »

July 15th, 2008, 08:05 AM

Well, typically Archayos. Won't post for a month with the excuse of being lazy and then what do you get a page long post.

*lies* Anyway welcome back buddy, we missed you ^_^".
So, about the demo lol. I believe that this is your side project so will you be releasing the demo after completing your main project which is on standby or before that. A demo release will hopefully calm people down though.

Well you missed out one question and I've got it's most probably definite answer.
Can I have a copy of your overworld tileset and permission to use it?
Er...No.

Jynx Middata

July 15th, 2008, 10:00 AM

Look at stupid old me. Shooting my mouth off like that.

*slaps herself really hard across the face*

« Extraho »

July 16th, 2008, 03:43 AM

*slaps herself really hard across the face*

Ouch...

Add me on hotmail btw.

I'm not expecting archayos to come online for quite some days. You know him lol waits for a month and then a month long post. Just want to assure you that the game is going well and that the game will be completed before Arch returns to his main game(Dark Era).

Mar876

July 18th, 2008, 03:52 PM

The tilesets kinda hurt my eyes, but the game looks okay.

« Extraho »

July 19th, 2008, 04:58 AM

They do? 0_0 I'm pretty ok with them.

You thinks the game's only "OK". That's what you have >_>?

Spook

July 23rd, 2008, 05:26 PM

Hi! Just here to say I'm yet another supporter of your game, and to say you've done a really good job so far :]

PokemonOI

August 6th, 2008, 11:04 AM

Whats happened to this game it was looking pretty good.

Jynx Middata

August 6th, 2008, 12:37 PM

Was? WAS? *takes a deep breath*

There's only one word to describe someone like you: pessimistic.

PokemonOI

August 6th, 2008, 01:09 PM

Was? WAS? *takes a deep breath*

There's only one word to describe someone like you: pessimistic.
WTF? shut up! I was just wondering where this game went.

Houndoomed

August 6th, 2008, 01:30 PM

WTF? shut up! I was just wondering where this game went.

Could you be more rude? Jesus..

Nothing has happened to this game. Archayos must be busy or something, I expect he is still working on this. People have other lives you know.

I for one am patiently waiting for this game, Archayos is doing an excellent job.

Jynx Middata

August 29th, 2008, 02:27 AM

Thank you, Houndoomed. *sighs*

Seriously, it was a pessimistic post and I have my right for saying that. Any more of this heated argument should be posted in PMs.

ANYWAY...

Is Archayos EVER going to post in this with the update? I'll ask him...

Shadowlurker

August 29th, 2008, 04:26 AM

yeah, where is this update he said it would be here on july lol ,

PokemonOI

August 29th, 2008, 08:27 AM