Pokemon Jade Conference

[AbareMax]

Hello all! For the past three months I have been working on this Pokémon game by myself, and now I think it's time I share it with you all on PC. As of yet, I still don't have a demo, because I'm not happy with my progress (i.e. no battle system, menu, etc.). Since I have been doing this alone, I am not "up to speed"
with where I would like to be. So if you all are interested in contributing in anyway possible, I would very much appreciate it!

Story:
As a young boy, living on a small island outside of the region of Eaki, you have dreamed of being a Pokémon Trainer. Living on a prosperous farm inside of the town, you have grown up with Pokémon your entire life, but still have never left town. One day news of a gargantuan meteor crashing into Northern Eaki reaches your town, and the three greatest Professors, --Elm, Oak, and Birch--arrive to discuss whether or not to investigate it.

Finally the day arrives to get your first Pokémon, but when you head to the lab, Prof. Elm gives you terrible news. Professor Elm had been planning a surprise for you and had each of the Professors bring one of their Pokémon from their regions for you to pick from. While they were occupied the night before, two of them were stolen by thieves in black suits. Only one is left to pick from.

Professor Elm has you take that Pokémon and asks you to search around the Island finding the Pokémon Capers. Once you have defeated the thieves, you bring the Pokémon back to the lab, and you are finally able to choose one...Your journey as a Pokémon Trainer can now begin...


I'll post some screens for you all to look at.


BTW: All of my resources come from- Avatar or RM2k3kid (I have used so many resources from here, that I can't remember whose they are. So if I used your chipsets/charsets please let me know so I can give credit where due).

[Jeff_PKLight]

Wow, great screens! I have a question, is this made with RMXP?

~Jeff

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments. Nope, I have no clue how to use RMXP. I'm just using regular old RM2K3... :D

[jasonresno]

lookz good man. where did you get that tileset, or is it your own?

[Sorye HK]

BTW: All of my resources come from- Avatar or RM2k3kid You can check the old resource thread and his forums for tilesets.

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments guys! If any of you are good at spriting, I could definitely use the help. I'll post my main character below. I would really appreciate it if someone could make a charset out of him, just like the other charsets (i.e. surfing, fishing, bike, running). Of course I will give credit.

AbareMax

[Sorye HK]

I can't see any pics of your main character.

[Dawson]

Looks good so far! One improvement you could make is at the top left corner on the 4th screen, if you just added something to fill in the empty space.

[AbareMax]

Sorry about the picture. I uploaded it....WOW! I can't believe it. I have admired your work for a long, long, long time phoenix316. These compliments coming from you mean a lot to me. I appreciate it very much!

Here are some more screens. By next Friday, I hope to have ripped all 386 Pokemon cries... in case anybody is interested. Of course give me credit ;)

AbareMax

[AbareMax]

I don't mean to double post, but I have taken the liberty to post the names of the towns.

1. Harmony Town
2. Porto Verde
3. Middlebrook Town
4. Bass Town
5. Tanbush City
6. Whitefog City
7. Blue Port
8. Rosebridge Town
9. Allergando City
10. Forte Island
11. Crescendo Bay
12. Soprano City
13. Sbarrano Jungle
14. Viola Bay
15. La Folia City (Elite 4)

Whew! That's a long list. Again, I say if anyone is interested in helping me at all with chipsets, charsets, title screens, coding, graphics in general...etc. Anything at all would be appreciated. Of course, experience is necessary.

AbareMax

BTW Post Comments please!!!

[Jeff_PKLight]

Wow, great work so far AbareMax! Lookin' good! :D

~Jeff

[DMMP]

Wow(Shows extreme interest in this project) I could help with Mapping, if you would like me too. I'm not always online, but, I work every day. Umm, Also, before I put my self somewhere, I'd like to know some "Special" things about this game. What makes this game unique. (Special features, pokemon, etc...)

[Kyledove]

Oooh this is cool! I can help with overworlds! =D

[AbareMax]

Umm....This will be hard to do without revealing the game too much...

BTW the story takes place between the breakup of TR in Kanto and the rise of TR in Johto.

Jade Conference takes place in the Region of Eaki, which is located southeast of Hoenn (about 500 miles). Team Rocket, has found this region and is trying to rebuild their crumbling organization. A giant meteor crashed in the northern part of the region, which is believed to contain at least 5 new Pokémon.

Features:
-Normal Pokémon Battle system
-Caterpillar System (switch out Pokémon in first slot)
-Game is based around Deoxys and of course will include 50-60 new Pokémon and 40-50 previous generation Pokémon (possibly including 4th generation)
-Team Rocket


I seriously can't do this game by myself as I have stated. If anyone can sprite that above hero (Sosuke) for me into a charset, I would much appreciate it. Of course, I would give credit.

AbareMax

PS. Kyledove: I would appreciate it very much if you could help with the overworld sprites, including the main heroes....I'll post the female hero shortly.

[Sorye HK]

Nice screens and plot! I'm glad that someone's using my frlg charset.

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments, guys! I'm currently mapping more of Eaki, and working out events, and such. If anyone could help me make a title screen, I would be most greatful. Please let me know, and we can work out the details...

I'll post some more screens friday, along with the Pokémon cries...;)

[santadidit102]

Lol,sure i'll help you with spriting,if you have aim,IM me(Look at my aim icon for my sn)
and i'll give you my ash charset

[AbareMax]

Thanks a bunch there santadidit102, I really appreciate it.

Also anyone else who wants to help with coding, is welcome to it. I welcome any help at all, such as spriters (which I am desperately in need of).


AbareMax


BTW the screen is in the begining part of the game at the Professors Conference.

[santadidit102]

OK,i got a suggestion...
after the Intro
(when you choose your gender name etc.)
you should have a tinted screen
that shows the player exactly what happens during the conference...
or you should do this after the professor tells you!

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm still trying to work on the female character's sprite. If anyone wants to help with that, I'll indeed take help.

I also need help with the foot prints for the snow and sand. If anyone could help me with those, I would appreciate it greatly.


AbareMax

[Jeff_PKLight]

Great job so far! I like the screens.

I also got a question AbareMax, who helped you create the map for your region?

[AbareMax]

It was Leon from RM2K3's forums. He's an expert at that kind of stuff! Hopefully, I'll be able to post some screenshots later on today. We're out of school today, due to a freak snow storm! :D

AbareMax

[Jeff_PKLight]

Okay, can't wait to see more screenshots!

*OFFTOPIC*
I don't have school at all today! It's because of conferences.

[Naito]

I can't wait for screens!I wonder how the game is going to be like.

[AbareMax]

Thanks for all of the compliments guys. I'm sorry that I don't have any screenshots as of now, but I should have some by Saturday...

If anyone could help me with the footprint-type system, that would be helpful. I have created an accurate surfing system as well. Several other small things need a little bit of help, such as: slowing down walking speed, foot prints, snow, CMS, CNS. These items need an incredible amount of help, and I am currently accepting help in these areas. Should you want to help me out with these things, please post how to do so here, or PM me. I can't do this alone!!!!


AbareMax

[Krazy_Meerkat]

I would hardly consider a cms or cns a small thing..

[Tanka EX]

I can help with spriting if you need it. Here's some examples of my work: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/Chaos_Destruction/chaosdevastationmini.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/Chaos_Destruction/chaosdevastation.png Theyre sprites of my avatar.

[AbareMax]

Chaos_Devastation: Sure, you can help out. I very much appreciate your commitment to help me with this game. PM me and we can get things rolling.

I finally have the female character! Her name is Emmi, and is based off of Blu from FR/LG and Marina of G/S/C. I'll post a short little bio of her and all the characters in a few days. Also look forward to some more screenshots within the next few days as well.

AbareMax

BTW if you're interested in helping me sprite please PM me A.S.A.P

[Tanka EX]

Ill start the sprite now. The drawing could use a little work :laugh::P LoL;
~ Chaos

[Dawson]

It looks like you have the artistic ability of a programmer :D You'll find that most of us programmers can't draw or sprite to save our lives which is why it is so convenient to have an artist helping you. ;)

[AbareMax]

Thanks Phoenix! I think I'll post some new screens for today. Whenever the demo comes out,(yeah, you heard me say demo) most of these towns won't be in it, but will be in the final version.

AbareMax

I'm still recruiting people for the team, so if you want to help just PM me.

[Sorye HK]

Very nice screens, AbareMax. Really like the map shown in the first.

[Neo-Dragon]

nice screens. Only thing i could see wrong was i nthe first screen. Your tile for the sand is not correct (look at one of the corners- it shows the grass).
Other then that- perfect.

[Dawson]

Great screens AbareMax! One improvement that I think could be made is on the second screen, if you could put some trees or flowers above the sign post becasue it looks a bit bare.

[AbareMax]

Will do Phoenix! Thanks to Nateitude, I have a sprite of the main character Sosuke! Also my spriting team is coming along nicely. Chibi Pika has agreed to help us sprite, and join the production team! She'll be helping us make new Pokémon. Enjoy...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Sosuke_byNateitude.gif

AbareMax

[Dawson]

Cool looking sprite! It looks like it could be an actual hero from one of the games.

[Fangking Omega]

The main character looks cool! So are the new screens. There seems to have been a fair leap on the level of detail on your old maps to the new ones. The way to do it is make sure that there's no glaring space. All it takes is a bit of practice, and you're getting better already! Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see more.

[Dawson]

Yep, Good advice from Fangking. Practice makes perfect! And you haven't got too much to improve upon at the moment. ;)

[AbareMax]

Wow! These compliments from whom, I consider the greatest gamemakers...I just don't know what to say...The progress with this game is going fairly well. Still I need a team to help me with the Battle System. If anyone wants to join feel free to post here. *Note the dashed lines indicate open spaces.

Spriters:
Me
Chaos_Devastation
Chibi Pika
(friend from Pokémasters)
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Mappers:
Me
(friend from Pokémasters)

Menu System:
Me
(friend from Pokémasters)
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CBS:
Me
(friend from Pokémasters)
---
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CNS:
Me
---
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Sidequests/additional plots:
Me
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Thanks in advance everyone!

AbareMax

[AbareMax]

Today I've got some new screens for you all to see

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade027.jpg
The first pic, is in the Symphony Grasslands, an important part of the game.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade026.jpg
And the second is at the Team Rocket Warehouses which is near Bass Town...Lol this will be a tedious event in the game... I'll give you a hint...Think about TR in G/S/C


AbareMax

[Dawson]

I like them! Here's the constructive criticism:
1 - The circle around the trees in the first screen should be a darker shade because that's where the shadow is cast.
2 - The second tree in the bottom right corner seems to have the middle part of it missing and looks a bit thin.
3 - The warehouses have the word 'LAB' on them, you should edit the chipset and remove it.
4 - The Rocket's seem to be R/S style while the hero is Fr/Lg style. Having chipsets from different versions looks slightly odd.

That's it. Great screens again, keep it up! Try to avoid double posting as well to avoid getting in trouble with the staff ;).

[Fangking Omega]

The images seem a bit badly jpg'd. Try saving as PNG (or GIF if you're desperate). Onto the general mapping then...

I like the warehouse area. Nice structure. You say it'll be tedious? Why not make it defy the laws of GSC! Since I'm recreating the basic story of GSC in my game, I've changed it so it's actually quite interesting. It stops the player switching off.

The grasslands look fine. Try leave a bit less empty space, and fix that tree on the island. The tree bases look a bit odd too; make the colour darker. Stick a few extra trees in for variation perhaps, just get rid of any glaring space. The idea's certainly cool.

I'm still impressed with the general layout :-D keep it up!

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments guys! I'll certainly fix those problems. I may post some more screens on Wednesday. Depending on how much I get done...

Phoenix316: I thought you could double post, as long as it was for screenshots...? I guess not. lol


AbareMax

[Dawson]

You're only allowed to double post when you can't get any more attachments into the first post and you need to double post to get them all in. Well now you know, so you wont do it again, will ya? ;)

[AbareMax]

Phoenix: No sir! Now I know...Do you have a FR/LG Rocket Charset I could use? I'd much appreciate it.

On Topic:

I am planning on releasing a demo around June, so keep that in mind ;D. Also I have come up with some new types of trainers for the games as well. If anyone would like to send me ideas, please do so!

The mapping is coming along nicely, as it should. I hope to have some more screens for you all tomorrow afternoon around this time, and maybe a sprite or two...hehehe

That's all for today.

AbareMax

[Dawson]

I believe Avatar or rm2k3kid may have an FR/LG Rocket Grunt, it may be worth requesting it in the Help Thread.
The demo should be pretty good if you're going to put that much time and effort into it, it should definitely be worth playing.

[AbareMax]

Alrighty! Update time.

Here's some new trainers and one is a gym leader. I'm going to do my best to sprite them myself...:(

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/OperaWoman.jpg
This is an...Opera Woman! She'll be using loud, singing type Pokémon. Whenever you encounter one, they'll use Pokémon with music type moves.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Lawrence.jpg
I present to you....Lawrence! He's one of the Gym Leaders, later on in the game. He has a reputation for being a loud, obnoxious punk rocker, who uses Grass-type Pokémon, with music therapy...Lawrence will be a major character throughout the game, other than being the Gym Leader of Allergando City. He gives out the LOTUS BADGE.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Ballerina.jpg
Another basic trainer. The ballerina uses pretty Pokémon that can dance. Any Ballerina that you meet in Pokémon Jade Conference will have exceptional agility skills, as well as above average Special Attack.


Whew! That was a lot. Still, if you wish to help sprite, by all means post here and let me know. I hope to have the sprited forms of these by Saturday, but if someone wants to help me out with them, just post here.


AbareMax

[Dawson]

I love the viking helmet on the opera singer XD. They look like nice trainer images, though it will be better to judge them when you've actually sprited them.

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments Phoenix, although I'd like to hear some more from other people...

http://projects.rpgi.net/abaremax/

I've been working on a game site, but it's not much...yet. It's very basic. However I think you all will like the Pokémon...thanks to the spriter that is helping us out, Chibi_Pika!
Please post comments on the site.

AbareMax

[AbareMax]

Please excuse my double post, but I have a FULL map of one of the early towns in the game.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Route1.png
Well, this is Route 1. What else can I say about it except that it's the first route of the game....

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/MiddleBrookTown.png
This MiddleBrook Town. You'll go here as one of the first towns, and this is also the very first Jade Conference Gym.

I would very much appreciate it if anyone would like to give comments on what I can improve upon...because I know there is something I can do...

Drum roll please...*bah dah bah bah dah bah bah dah bah* Some new Pokémon, courtesy of our spriting team! I won't be revealing any other information about these Pokémon right now, but I'll "unveil" the shadows next week...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/pixtalshadow.png

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Felineeshadow.png

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Reynileshadow.png

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/octspinshadow.png

Again, I'm sorry for double posting, but I felt like I had to update this. Also visit our new website: http://projects.rpgi.net/abaremax/

AbareMax

[Esai]

The maps look ok, but are they resized? Because they look really squashed and its hard to see minor mapping errors. The Gym looks kinda weird and the mart looks like its missing a row of tiles in the roof, but mostly good work, keep it up!

[Kojiro]

Hi i'm new, but me and Abaremax go way back.

Anyway, I have seen some of the maps and this game is shaping to look pretty nifty. Abare also asked me to design some trainer drawings for him that he will put in the game, let's just say we came up with some pretty creative trainers which Abare might post soon.

[Dawson]

Welcome to PC Kojiro, we'll look forward to your trainer drawings soon then!

[AbareMax]

OK, on next monday I'll start revealing the stats about the Pokémon in my sig. One by one...

Anyways, eventually I'll get a forum going, but not yet. I haven't had enough feedback yet.:'( Once I do, then I'll open a forum and the forum will have all of the information first. I don't have any good screenshots right now, so I won't post any...

Also please post some Constructive Criticism about my site...I'd like to know what I can do to improve it.

AbareMax

[Maximo v.2]

That third pokemon is reynile and if youre not chibi pika from serebii stop stealing sprites

Edit: sorry i just checked youre website chibi pika's helping ya

[Dawson]

Try to get your facts right before accusing someone of something like that, it could lead to trouble.

[MoonlightPoochyena]

Heya, Abare, Finally had a chance to get on PC. x_x Anyway, I was think of making a pre-evo for the sprite I made cause it seems like it needs one. What do you think?

[AbareMax]

Heya, Abare, Finally had a chance to get on PC. x_x Anyway, I was think of making a pre-evo for the sprite I made cause it seems like it needs one. What do you think?

Yeah, that'd work out very nicely Poochyena! I think it could use one, too. Not that the Pokémon is bad, it's just that it looks to powerful to be only a basic.

Game progress is going well. It looks like a very basic demo will be out in a few weeks, I'm still not 100% sure. So don't hold it against me if things don't work out XD.

If at all possible, I'd appreciate some work comments on my maps, chars, etc. These things are what keep me motivated! As soon as I get 5 more posts I'll start to reveal the new Pokémon for Jade. ;)

AbareMax

[AbareMax]

Mods: Please forgive me for double posting, but I have some screenshots and some new Pokémon to reveal...

I think it's about time to reveal one of the Pokémon sprites..don't you all?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/HarmonyTown.png
This is Harmony Town. The very first town in the game. It's home to the professors of Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Felinee.gif
I present to you...Felinee. The newly discovered baby-form of Meowth.

POKéDEX ENTRY: Felinees like to live in urban areas, and constantly crawl around in alies. One can hear a Felinee coming, due to the bell around it's neck.

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Well that's all of the updates for today. Please post suggestions, comments, etc. on things I can improve upon. There's always room for me to improve my work.

Also constructive criticism is a must for me...

AbareMax

[Neo-Dragon]

that Felinee is sooo cute lol..
I love it.
The map is nice too. The only problem I have with it is the "cliff" tile at the bottom right. It just looks wrong.

[Dawson]

I like the map but it could use some extra tiles around the plain part of the Pokemon Centre. And the top part of the cliff doesn't look correct.

[AbareMax]

Phoenix: I don't understand what you mean by that. I'll try and fix it up.

Hopefully, we'll be revealing the basic forms of the starter Pokémon within the next month. I think you all will like the originality of them!

Also, does anyone know how to make footprints in the snow? I don't seem to have the battle effect for it. I'd like to know the coding for it as well.

Thanks for the comments

AbareMax

[FreedomLeagueGuard]

Did You Made That Felinee cause I Saw The Felinee On A Website And The Last One Too.

[Dawson]

Check out the attachment:
Red = Map flaws
Blue = More detail needed

Hope that helps.

[AbareMax]

FreedomLeagueGuard: One of the spriters on our team made the sprite...please check your information... ;)

Phoenix: O! How could I be so crazy? Ad ogni modo..I realize what I did wrong. I'll fix it soon, don't you worry!

Ok, now the fun part begins. I'm going to need some gym leaders in my game. JUST gym leaders. NO Elite4 members. I have those already. Simply post in the format below, and I want you to understand these guidlines. All I need is:
name of leader, a trainer sprite, charset of the gym leader, team (NO LEGENDARIES), and opening phrase. Please keep in mind that all of the gym leaders can't be of one gender... ;)
Now these are the gym leaders I need. This will be on a, how you say, 'first come, first serve basis'. Per favore...use common sense, i.e. don't have super strong Pokémon for early gym leaders. I will post these in a numbered order due to where they are in the game. The order is as follows:

1. MiddleBrook Town-- cutesy, cuddly Pokémon. mainly normal
2. Bass Town--dark, yet cute
3. Tanbush City--desert, flying types (only put a maximum of 3 Pokémon on this team...you'll see why :D)
4. Blu Port--sea dwelling Pokémon
5. RoseBridge Town--tough, fighting, or steel type
6. Allergando City--soothing, elegant types. mainly psychics
7. Sbarrano Jungle--treetop living Pokémon. for example: mankey, swellow.

I need only 7 gym leaders. One of them has been created already, because he is a major character of the game. So GRASS type has been taken already. Don't ask! lol

AbareMax

[Neo-Dragon]

Ill go for : "2. Bass Town "

Trainer sprite: http://img219.exs.cx/img219/8788/malehero6gk.png
(Taken from Pokemon Silk)

Overworld charatcer set (in rpgmaker 2k3 form)
http://img219.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img219&image=maleemerald9bo.png
(taken from Pokemon Silk)

Pokemon Team :
Umbreon
Mightyena
Cacturne
Houndour
(does it have to be 6?)
(if so)
Murkrow
Sableye

Opening line (well, its your game, so you can make it whatever you want : :) : )

[AbareMax]

Ok Neo-Dragon. You can be a Gym Leader. But since Bass Town is early in the game...you're going to need pretty basic Pokémon. I'd like for this to follow the same suite as the games. For example, having a few repeat Pokémon.

To everyone: Also post levels and stay within 3 levels of the other Pokémon on the team. 4 to 6 Pokémon would be sufficient, but let's keep the numbers low to start of at the begining of the game, eh?

Thanks again for the replies...I will be revealing another Pokémon later in the day (it's early in the morning here in Naples ;)), so cya

AbareMax

[AbareMax]

Again, excuse this double post but I have a pretty neat update for you all! I've ripped and combined the cries of other Pokémon to create the cries of what I think Munchlax and Rukario will have. Keep in mind these are my interpretations. They probably won't be like this when Diamond/Pearl are released. Constructive Critism is greatly appreciated!

By the way, if you would like to use them just PM me. Of course you must give me credit ;)

AbareMax

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/MunchlaxbyMetaMew.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/rukario3_DeadPichu.png

[Kojiro]

Felinee definately seems to be based off the old Eneko April Fools joke a few years back.

BTW, I am wondering how you will put in natures, or will Pokemon of the same species be identical in stats?

[AbareMax]

Yeah, Felinee was based off of Eneko. But we decided to make it a Pokémon, because it was a good idea...;)

I'll gladly take comments on the cries...Please tell me what I can do to improve them, seeing as how that I don't feel I did a good job on them.

I've revealed anothe new Pokémon (check sig). This is Reynile. It thrives in deserts and attacks unwarry prey from the sand.

Once I get more comments I'll reveal the last Pokémon in my sig...

Thanks again for the support

AbareMax

[Dawson]

I've seen that last Pokemon a lot lately, where'd it come from?

[PKMN_Sage]

Whoever sprited those Pokemon is amazingly talented!

[AbareMax]

@ Phoenix: Reynile was made by one of our spriters, Chibi_Pika. Maybe you've heard of her? She's a very talented spriter. Anyone else who has the sprite either took it without permission, or asked her a long, long time ago.

Anyways, since the last update wasn't very supportive...I'm updating this time with some new screenshots

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade028.png
Soprano Town. It's situated in the high, snowy mountains of Eaki. Stantlers and Delibirds are the prominant Pokémon. (Credits to whoever made the chipset...I can't remember...)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade029.png
Fortuna Cave, is kind of like a Safari Zone setting, but somewhat different. Pokémon from the nearby city come to Fortuna Cave randomly. You don't have to pay money, but you do need to catch certain Pokémon in a certain time period. These are sort of like mini-quests.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade030.png
Fortuna Cave also...

Well I think this is enough for today. I don't want to overwhelm you all with Screenshots. Keep the comments and support flowing. It's what keeps this project alive!

AbareMax

[Neo-Dragon]

nice screens. The chipset was done by me- and later edited by Matt. ( i messed up on the tile positioning if I remember right) .

The color looks a bit messed up on the tile set for the cave though.

[Dawson]

Nice screens, the colors from the cave look a bit flat though.

[DennisRayquaza]

have your more new pokemon

[Dawson]

@ Phoenix: Reynile was made by one of our spriters, Chibi_Pika. Maybe you've heard of her? She's a very talented spriter. Anyone else who has the sprite either took it without permission, or asked her a long, long time ago.
Well, I've seen the Pokemon in quite a few hacks. Some of them are on this site too. You should ask her if she gave permission to others to use it too.

[MatiZ Master]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade028.png

*happy that than stantler don't yell:STAAANTLEER!* :D
project looks promising, are you planning some demo?

[Naas02]

Hey are you still taking gym leader request? If so can you put me in for Allergando City?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/goldy_c/sprite.png

Starmie
Alakazam
Espeon
Gardevior
Medicham
Solrock

The pre-evo of meowth looks amazing ;)

[Jacksonater]

brilliant thats all i can say, I hope u bring out a demo soon and i'm sure a lot more people will agree with this newbie. On more thing, ur new pokemon look excellent and so believable, especially impressed with ur munchlax and rukario!

[DennisRayquaza]

can you let ouw see more screenshots and new pokemon? srry i am a netherlander i speak not good english

[Dawson]

I'm sure AbareMax will release new stuff when he is ready to.

[Danke Hote]

DUDE!!!!!! Chibi Pika goes to my school! She's actually one of my friends too. She's the one who recommended this site for me. I'm actually going to ask her to teach me to sprite pretty soon. Were both in the computer club here at our school. Weber High. If anyone has questions e-mail me at ahall07@wsdmail.net.

[AbareMax]

Wow, thanks for all of the feedback everyone! It is much appreciated. I think it's time that I reveal to you all another Pokémon. This will be featured in one of the Ice Caverns. (Notice how I said "one" of the Ice Caverns ;))

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/pixtal.gif
Pixtal - Ice/Flying
Fairy Pokémon
Their bodies are very crystalline in appearance, particularly their eyes and wings. However, despite this, everything but their wings are surprisingly soft, and when not using its ice powers it radiates with an inner warmth. Its wings are thin sheets of hard crystal, and when flying they will often flutter very quickly. Pixtal are known to make small colonies in very cold regions, such as large snow-covered mountains, very deep caves, or open tundra. They adore humans and will go out of their way to help them, particularly in dealing with the harsh cold weather the Pixtal thrive in. They are well known for leading lost people home in snowstorms. Their love of humans is connected to their high sensitivity to emotions. They delight in the happiness of others, and are very glum when someone else is sad. Because of this, they will go out of their way to make people happy, particularly if that person is their trainer. They can be very silly and sometimes a bit mischievous, but their intentions are always sincerely good.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/octspin.gif
Octspin - Poison/Steel
Arachnid Pokémon
Octspin is often mistaken for a Bug type, like the Spinarak, but Octspin is actually quite different from Spinarak. It is a relative of the Bug types, but more closely related to Gligar than any other Pokémon. Like Spinarak, it has spinnerets, but these are not used to spin a web. Instead, it tends to live in areas like the desert where it can easily burrow and use its thread to set up a pit trap where it waits at the bottom. These are not as impressive as the pit traps of a Trapinch and act as no hazard to anything but the smallest of Pokémon, but they do make it difficult for trainers to find this Pokémon unless they happen to step in an Octspin's trap by accident; Octspin traps are just the right width and depth for a person's leg to go straight down. They are not friendly by nature, but an experienced trainer will have no problem earning one's trust.


Whew! That was a lot of detail. Hopefully I can get started on the Battle System soon :D. And of course, I'll be posting screenshots of that too. Comments and Feedback is greatly appreciated.

Ciao,

AbareMax

BTW: If you want to help out in anyway at all, just PM me and we can work something out.

[DennisRayquaza]

these are cool new

[DennisRayquaza]

these are cool new pokemon

[Jacksonater]

edit ur posts, don't double post, yeah those pokemon look amazin I don't know how u make them look so.....realistic to be in a pokemon game, keep up the good work, I regrard this as the most promising pokemon game on the site, keep up the good work.

[AbareMax]

@Jacksonater: Hehe thanks! I like the Pokémon myself. My personal favorite would have to be Pixtal...and it's evolution which I might reveal this week.

Alrighty! Now, it's time for some new screens.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade033.png http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade032.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade031.png

Ok, now comes your part. Feedback will be crucial for this post, because the areas from these screens will most likely be a part of the demo. Well, this is it for today. Once I get further along with the battle system, I'll post some screens for it.

AbareMax

[Neo-Dragon]

nice screenies.
Error though- look at the bottom left of the rock in the 3rd screen- it has a bit of water beside it.
map work in the first town impressed me alot :)

[DennisRayquaza]

but wat day comes the demo out

[retsubty]

Have you seen the new Pokemon Pearl and Diamond confirmed Pokemon?
Maybe you should use them.

Please Go To The Site (You are using Rukario so maybe you should use these!)

[Dawson]

Nice screens AbareMax and the new Pokemon are awesome!

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Of course I'll be adding in some of the D/P Pokémon, but only so many...

Within a few days I hope to be able to reveal one of the starter Pokémon to you all.

AbareMax

PS. Thanks again for all of the support

[Yoshiman]

Yours is good! VERYGOOD! Mine is rubbish! VERYRUBBISH!
How do you do all that stuff? CBS, Pokeball and Pokedex's!?
Yours is good.

[Vicener]

Yours is good! VERYGOOD! Mine is rubbish! VERYRUBBISH!
How do you do all that stuff? CBS, Pokeball and Pokedex's!?
Yours is good.

Will you stop asking people on how they do theyr stuff!!!! You allready know it is against the rules.

Back to topic:
Nice screens!! :D

[X-Tr@um@]

Hey

There is one word....

WOW!!!

I love the game!
Definitly can't wait for the demo!
You are one of the greatest around...

By the way...
What do you think the game completion are? (In percent?)

[AbareMax]

Thanks for all of the compliments again guys! I appreciate it very much. The battle system is being a pain in the butt...I'm still having a lot of trouble, and it doesn't look like things will be getting easier. Fear not! I won't be giving up on this project.

I plan on having a basic demo out in a few weeks, but I guarantee that it won't include the battle system. :( Sorry guys. I don't have any new screenshots yet, but hopefully by tomorrow or the next day.

Thanks again

AbareMax

[AbareMax]

PLEASE excuse this double post, but I have some updates!

This first one is of a city later on in the game. Forgive the colors, I forgot to change them before I took the screenshot :D
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/AllergandoCity.png


And here we go...I finally figured out how to get the town's names to work...Yay me!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade034.png

Well this is it for today, I suppose. Keep looking out for more updates soon...*hint *hint

AbareMax

[Dawson]

The screens look cool, I really like the bigger mart and Pokemon Center. You could probably add a few more flowers and bushes on the first screen though, some areas are a bit plain.

[P-Reaper]

Since the poke/center/mart are bigger are there gonna be extra things to do inside or what?

[Pete]

This game is amazing. Dude, keep it up!!!

[AbareMax]

I appreciate the comments, as I said before, I'll say it again: your support keeps this game going!

Alrighty I've managed to take some more screens for you all! None of you will be disappointed...I hope :D

Chansey has made it back to the PokéCenters! I figured she deserved more spotlight, than just in Yellow Version...;)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade038.png

This is in Bass Lake. From time to time Lapras will appear. You can catch them...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade037.png

Cut system...I'm still trying to work through all of the darn bugs...It's giving me trouble :D
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade036.png

Your rival's house. In Jade Conference, your rival is a snob, kind of like Gary mixed with Kamon from G/S/C. He's ahead of you in your journey...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade035.png

I hope to have another HUGE update within the next few weeks. So keep those eyes peeled.

AbareMax

BTW If you have good ideas, then PM me.

[RM2K3kid]

well you got some nice screens! Just one little thing, in the 2nd screen the waters edge is not correct... well through my eyes it isn't. I thought I'd let you know! cool chansey is back nice to see. Well keep the updates coming.

[Kyle_Katarn]

Wow, cool man, cant wait to see more

[Neo-Dragon]

I like the map work on the outdoor screens- the map looks nicely filled with trees and stuff...

[DennisRayquaza]

Wow, your game is the best i ever see

[Dawson]

Excellent screenshots but, as rm2k3kid said, the edge of the water in the second screen isn't right.

[Krazy_Meerkat]

You shouldn't need a system for cut..
It goes: Show battle animation (cut)
Erase event.

Thats all that's needed for a cut "system"

[Imakuni?]

AMAZING! when can we see a demo?

[AbareMax]

Thanks for all of the compliments guys! I appreciate it. I'm working really hard to try and get a demo out by early summer, and so far things are working pretty well. However it may be a while before a demo comes out at all.

@Krazy: Well, I thought it would be a system because you'll have to make the tree re-grow itself right? And it can't be animations because my "Tree-Cut" thing is in a charset. Technically it's not a system, but I like to think it's a semi-system ;).

Again, thanks for the compliments everyone.

AbareMax

[Dawson]

If you make the Cut system the way crazy said, with Erase Event, the tree should be back again the next time you re-enter that map.

[AbareMax]

@Phoenix: Thanks, I'll keep that in mind!

Ok, now this is what everyone has been waiting for....DRUM ROLL PER FAVORE!!!!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Folino.png
The grass starter!
Name: Folino (Foliage+Dino)
Eaki Dex No.: 001
National Dex No.: 387
Location: Harmony Town (only 1)
POKéDEX INFO:
Using its thick leaf-like tail, Folino is able to whip up strong gusts. When angered, the barbs on its back can become longer.

I know it isn't much, and the shading could be a little better, but I think it's pretty good...for a start. Please let me know what you think of Folino.

Grazie

AbareMax

[Vicener]

Cool pokemon dude! If you ever need help on giving some pokemon names give me a call. I allso may ba able to make sprites for you.

[Jeff_PKLight]

Good screens! Just fix what the other people commented about it. ;)
The pokemon looks good, but isn't sprited like the pokemon way...

[Dawson]

Wow, I love the style that you've used for the Pokemon. If only you could remake the existing Pokemon that way too, your game would be graphically better than Nintendo's.

[MetaMew]

Nice screens and new pokemon! Where did u find that lapras mini sprite?

[Avatar]

Nice screens and new pokemon! Where did u find that lapras mini sprite?
It's from Fuschia City just outside the Safari Zone. Here's the charset.

[AbareMax]

Thanks for all of the replies and comments on Folino! I worked pretty hard on it, but of course that isn't the final version. It could turn out different in the real game...

Alright another new update. This is a new custom Pokémon, which I made :D.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Panbolt.png
Name: Panbolt (Panda+Bolt)
Eaki Dex No.: 019
National Dex No.: 400
Location: Route 4
POKéDEX INFO:
When Panbolts are first born the lightening bolt-shaped spots glow a bright yellow. In the wild Panbolts like to lay around and eat whatever plants they can find.

I hope you like him! Comments/Constructive Criticism appreciated. Know notice that it isn't in its sprite form...not yet.

AbareMax

OH! BTW we have an official artist, gilbertman! He's going to be drawing the official looking art for us. Since he is very talented, the game will look even more professional.

[Peekimon]

I really liked Folino! Pandabolt somehow...
Constructive Crits:
1 - The feet somewhow, don't look right
That's it. Anyway, it looks cool. Fix those feet.

[AbareMax]

Thanks for the compliments guys! Don't worry that isn't a finished Panbolt, it's just a rough sketch of what it might look like when finished...Who knows! It might not even be in the game.

Things seem to be coming along fairly well. Expect some more screens in the next few days!

AbareMax

BTW Don't forget to leave comments on Panbolt ;).

[marillmonster2000]

cool game dude :D

But i feel i have seen this somewhere before...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/AllergandoCity.png
^is this a remake of goldenrod city? O_o it looks just like it.

[Dawson]

It does have a resemblence to Goldenrod City, but it still looks original to me. I think it's just the postion of the radio tower and train tracks really.

[Peekimon]

That map looks very nice, and very creative too :)

[marillmonster2000]

nonono, i wasnt critisizing it. its a very nice map ^_^;

[Pete]

No thats not goldenrod. But the mapping is super duper!
It makes you think it's goldenrod though
must be hypnotic

You are getting sleepy.....

[DennisRayquaza]

when is er a new update :confused: :classic:

[§ Bleep §]

this game looks really cool, and the maps are VERY well made...
Can't wait for more updates :)

[Matt12345678]

It does have a resemblence to Goldenrod City, but it still looks original to me. I think it's just the postion of the radio tower and train tracks really.
and the super tall pokemon mart. :P

[AbareMax]

Ciao a tutti!

I'd like to apologize for my lack of updates in the past few weeks. School has been very demanding...Università kept me busy with projects. I hope you all haven't forgotten about me ;). The battle system is still going very slow, but it's getting there. Currently, I'm debating on whether or not to add another region. Technically this won't be a new region, it will just be a set of Islands, possibly for mini-games.

I give you, exihibit A:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade040.png
(Credit to Pokeshiny for the Chipset) The Train Station in Allergandopolis takes you to the city in Destiny Deoxys (best Pokémon movie). In LaRousse, there will be tournaments, shops, and training centers. I hope to have pics of LaRousse in the coming weeks. Please post your opinions on the Screen. I added in a few custom things like color changes and the sign w/the logo.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade039.png
In Blu Port, I've implemented the Footprints, thanks to RM2k3kid! This is old news, but I figure I'd share it with you all.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade041.png
Finally, in the Symphony Grasslands. I've updated the chipset dramatically. This map has been very tough to work with, but it's starting to look about where I want it. If anyone knows how to make a sandstorm, like in R/S/E, please let me know!

All right, comments and constructive criticism please! I need to know what you all think of this so far. I'll be updating again within the weekend.

Grazie

AbareMax

[Neo-Dragon]

Hey, nice to see a update.
Looks really good. The chipset for the train station looks really really good.
I think the footprints is a nice touch- its the little things that matters in pokemon games.
Maybe hold the shift key and re-tile the sand at the edge of the water.
(for people that don't know- holding the shift key while tileing will give you the "middle effect" lol)

And finally- the trees in the last screen look really good. nice and bright.

Nice update.

[mattgcn]

Hmm....That chipset for the Sfari zone-ish place reworked? Can I have it? :P

I like chipsets :)

[Sorye HK]

Well, the train terminal would probably look better with more NPCs walking around and stuff, but you may just be concentrating on the mapping for now. Anyway, that's pretty much it.

[Dawson]

Awesome screens AbareMax, great job! The train station is really cool though, as Daegon suggested, it'd probably look more full with a couple of NPC's.

[Peekimon]

*claps* Great screenies :) Keep up the good work!

[Heartless Hyren]

Hey, What's going on with this game? It looks great, but all of a sudden the updates have stopped, and the site that was put up for the game went down... :surprised

[proto-man]

could I be the Allergando City leader if not taken
pokemon:
espeon L:46"shockwave,psywave,pyc up,skull bash"
delcatty L:49"assist,mirror move,mimic,attract"
flareon L:50"flame trower,fire spin,rest,sleep talk"
xatu L:52"future sight,fly,mentranome,hyper beam

thats it

[Jeremi the Anubis]

Hey, Abare?
Can you help me with the fangame I'm planning?
Since Jade closed my topic down, I opened the topic on my site under "Trainer Chat". I'd appreciate it if you'd help me.

[Datriot]

Those screens look realy good, keep up the good work on your game!
I love the train station and the Synphony Grasslands aswell.

[Dawson]

Hey, Abare?
Can you help me with the fangame I'm planning?
Since Jade closed my topic down, I opened the topic on my site under "Trainer Chat". I'd appreciate it if you'd help me.
So you revive a thread that's almost a month old just to post something completely offtopic? You could've just PMed AbareMax if you wanted his help on something, this thread is for talking about his game.
AbareMax hasn't posted in here for almost two months though, I'm in two minds as to whether this should be locked or not.

[Jeremi the Anubis]

I'm a little desperate here....
I need the best help possible....

[AbareMax]

@ Dawson:Please forgive me Dawson, I have had prior commitments the past few weeks. Although I have been busy, it's been hard to work on the game.

@ everyone else: I am sorry for my lack of updates. Do not worry I have not abandoned this project, nor will I ever! Too much work has been put into it, so I just will not abandon it. Hopefully I will have some new updates soon to repay all of my loyal fans, hahaha. I am kidding, I know there were not any fans. I am having big plans for this game, so please don't give up on me.

Thanks again

AbareMax

[Jayje]

great game screens and pkmn guy. but i gotta problem i thnk ya should change ya site to another. rpgi is down for awhile. who knows how along. but everything else is great

[Pete]

Hey AbareMax, glad to see you're back. I really like this game and was annoyed when it kinda stopped. But great to see you're working on it!

Keep it up!

[AbareMax]

WELL! I think that it is time for a huge update. Since you all have been eagerly awaiting new screens, now is a good time.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade042.png http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade043.png
First gym of the game. Momentarily, Falkner is the sprite until I can get that sprite...well sprited. I bet you can't guess what the theme of the gym is...? I particularly think I can improve the skulls and bones a bit.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade045.png http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade044.png

Alto Mare is in the game, but you won't be able to travel to it until later in the game; much later. I am not going to reveal any secrets about it yet.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade046.png
A small little city where the citizens are obsessed about Bug Pokémon. I suppose one might say that they love Bug Pokémon so much, that they made a museum for them.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/AbareMax/Jade047.png
The infamous flower shop near Rustburg! Now, I can imagine you all think I am crazy for putting trees near the shop, well I'm not. The trees can grow there due to the powerful effects of the "plant growing formula."

That's it for now. If you would like to help us out with producing the game, we currently need spriters: very talented spriters that can create custom Pokémon for us.

Please post your comments and constructive criticism.

AbareMax

EDITSorry, I fixed the second set of pictures. They are now what they are supposed to be.

[Neo-Dragon]

Really nice screens Abare. The skulls in the gym look really cool.
Nice mapping in the 3rd screen.

[Jeremi the Anubis]

Abare, can you help me?
I'll appreciate it if you'd help me....
Will you?

[Pete]

Cool screens!
Constructive critiscm. On the bug town screen the wooden door just dosen't....fit. But thats it.

Can I name the city?

[Sorye HK]

Yeah, the wooden door doesn't seem to fit in my opinion either. I thought that the gym could use some more walls as well. It's a bit weird that there's only walls on the top half of the gym, but then again I may just be looking for too many things to pick on. Other than that, the screen look great.

[AbareMax]

^_^ If you didn't notice, I edited my last post with the correct screenies.


Thanks for all of the comments guys! I truly appreciate it. Things are looking pretty promising for a demo, so be looking out in the next few weeks.

As of yesterday, we have two new spriters on our team who have generously given us new Pokémon for the game! Please remember that there will only be about 50-60 new Pokémon and around 40-50 'previous generation' Pokémon. I will be adding in some of the D/P Pokémon as they are released.

@ Kiril-Kun: I already named the city, but thanks anyways!

@ Daegon: Hmmm...I see what you mean and I will certainly fix it! Thanks for your continuing support

Well that's it for now. Keep checking back here.

AbareMax

[Firemaker]

This is maybe spam but: AbareMax did you get my PM, I sent it a few days ago but you never responded.

My game will have altomare also, The screens look great

[Pete]

50-60! OMG!
Well this is Jade Conference so...good luck!

On the bug city's note. What is the name?

[AbareMax]

Well Kiril-Kun, I did name it Whitefog Town, but that was before I added in the cabins and museum...so I think I'll take up on your offer.

I am going to need an original name for the town, mind you. Currently I am out of ideas, so you can give it a go.

AbareMax

[Pete]

Um how about Maplelog Town?

[AbareMax]

GENIOUS! I will change the name of it right now. Don't worry I'll credit you for sure. The name certainly suits it. Thanks a bunch.

AbareMax

[Pete]

You're welcome. I just noticed the Alto Mare screen. Very nice.

[snuffles]

em don't mean to sound odd but, when do you think it will be done, i really want to play it?

[Smarties-chan]

Don't rush him it'll be done when it's... well done (I hope ^^)
Oh and abaremax I just love your game, you're mapping skills are just unbelivable well keep up the good work.

[AbareMax]

Sorry about all the delays. I'm planning on releasing an extremely basic demo next week. Since I have been doing everything on my own, not much has gotten done, and my job has been controlling most of my life :( Ok, well I hope to update with the demo next week, if possible. If it falls through, please accept my apologies. Life is just to crazy right now.

Grazie

AbareMax

[Matt12345678]

Ummm......what is Alto Mare?

[Webmaster Tyler]

i think alto mare is the place in pokemon heros

[PokeCreator_09]

Yah, can't wait for the demo. And i know how it s working by yourself, believe me.
I still need more help with my game.

[AbareMax]

Alright. So far...things are going. I suppose they're going good right now. I have a question for anyone who could help me out. Whenever I go to import a picture into RM2K3, it says invalid color depth. I'm pretty much ignorant to that part of RM2K3. How can I fix this problem?

It's the only thing holding back a demo release.

AbareMax

[Booda Sack]

Just convert it to 256 color image.
Paintshop Pro or Photoshop or some other fancy image editor could convert it without too much color loss.
Hope that helps.

[AbareMax]

I have Photoshop, but I'm not sure about changing the colors or color settings...Basically, that is the only thing slowing down the production of the demo. Pretty much everything is working. I will try to upload some new screenshots later on tonight, or tomorrow.

AbareMax

[Booda Sack]

Yeah I know what you mean,that was one of the things I hated in rpg maker.

Anyways i'm looking forward to the demo.