Pokémon Acanthite – The GSC Prequel

[Fangking Omega]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x191/FangkingOmega/speciallogo-1.png

Developed in RPG Maker XP
Demo status: Approx. release date before end of '08

Features:
- Over 150 new realistic Pokémon concepts
- Brand new Merto region, a huge new part of the Pokémon world to explore
- Play as Kamon/Silver, the rival character from Gold and Silver, and uncover his backstory, why he travels to Johto, and why he is the way he is in those games.
- Multiple paths through the game in an engaging, character driven storyline: YOU choose how the story unfolds as you play. Will you choose to do right or wrong? And which is which?
- 7 different endings, each giving a new twist
- 8 new gym leaders and an all new Pokémon League format
- New Pokégear
- A visual update for the overworld, Pokédex, and battles
- Online play

Contents:
Part 1 – Fangking’s Update
Part 2 – The Acanthite Team
Part 3 – Credits
Part 4 – The Story
Part 5 – New Pokémon
Part 6 – Merto
Part 7 – Characters
Part 8 – Images


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Part 1 – Fangking’s Update
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New look Acanthite, new look website, lots of completed Pokémon designs. Things are going good! My apologies for the delays, but the design team and I are in full flow at the minute :) Look forward to demo.


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Part 2 – The Acanthite Team
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Fangking Omega – Project coordinator, maps and story

Kangaskhan Kid – Lead designer and lead spriter

Comfy Cushion – Designer and "official" artist

Nelson – Art, design and game graphics work and anything else

Cipher – Webmaster and TCG co-ordinator

Pyro - Custom tiles developer

Ivar – Lead music composer

Infinity – Stats and metagame

Venomwind – Attack coordinator and TCG spoiler maker

Jake - Spriter and ideas contributor

Baskinein - Scripter

Shadowshocker - Pokémon data and names

Concore - Artist

JayJay226 - Pokémon data and statistics

X-TremeSpeed - Movesets, sidequests, TMs list

Riceeman - Sprite and overworld work

Minorthreat - Tiles and autotiles



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Part 3 – Credits
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I owe credits to the following who have helped out so far, knowingly if permission was required or unknowingly if their stuff was available for universal use.

Scripts:
Poccil and Wichu for the superb starter kit and other vital assistance!

Graphics:
Avatar - His overworld sprites are sheers magic.
Huge thanks to Kyledove for his contributions and assistance with the tileset, and also to Speed. Don Patch has also provided some vital stuff. Other credits for the tiles go to myself, Pyro, Mateo, Gridiron, Neon Screen, Remy, Mattgcn and Cuddles.

Thanks to Pokemaniac for contributions to the ideas
Thanks to 23745, Iron Vaati, Minorthreat, Maneachicken, [ray.z] and Taillowfluff for sprite work
Thanks to RegisteelDS for some amazing Pokémon and inspiration



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Part 4 – The Story
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The Pokémon Acanthite story is intended to set the scene for the Gold and Silver era of games. The story of this prequel takes place some months before the events of Gold and Silver and it endeavours to explain the nature of the rival character from those games (who shall be referred to as Kamon). Pokémon Acanthite will attempt to explain Kamon’s seemingly evil and uncaring attitude observed in the GSC series by revealing the series of events that made him the way he is. How? You, the player, are given the opportunity to choose.

Set in the fictional Merto region, the story of Pokémon Acanthite is split down multiple paths, determined by the choices you make as you progress. The inherent choices are between what is right and what is wrong, but the definition of each end of the spectrum is never wholly clear.



Almost three years had passed since the fall of the once mighty Team Rocket at the hands of an emerging young Pokémon Trainer. The Rocket organisation, once devoted to crime and corruption, vanished without trace. The region of Kanto was at last free from the pollution of their evil and Team Rocket had become little more than a memory.

However, even without the guiding hand of former boss Giovanni, there were whispers among former Rocket members about a revival. In secret, they began to reform under the leadership of Giovanni’s ruthless General, Argus. Feared and respected greatly among his peers, he assumed the mantle of Team Rocket Boss as they planned their comeback. Under his iron will, they were prepared to take the steps they needed to in order to regain the power they once held.

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In the town of Newbloom Bay, located by the east coast of the Merto region, Kamon was preparing himself for an important expedition. The renowned Professor Willow, a close associate of Kamon’s father, had invited him to accompany her to Sunrise Isle. Willow’s friend and study partner Professor Elm claimed to have discovered Pokémon indigenous solely to the island, and she was keen to investigate. She and Kamon were due to sail on board her boat, the vessel Serendipity, to the island in the east.

After gathering his equipment, Kamon went downstairs to find his sister Kiren in the kitchen with her favorite Pokémon, Sympholy. Their father had already set off earlier that day for a conference in Mezereon City. He had close ties to Aspen Corporation and S.U.M., the Science Union of Merto, and funded a great many of their research and development projects. "Don't be late," Kiren said, "or the Professor may set off without you!"

The Professor was already aboard Serendipity and was waiting for Kamon. As soon as he arrived, they set off for Sunrise Isle. When they landed, they headed to a research facility where they met Prof. Elm. Elm gave them instructions and very soon Kamon and Prof. Willow were in the forest, hunting for the New Fern Pokémon, Frondilo. Willow presented Kamon with a Poké Ball for the first time, explaining that he had to throw it at a Wild Pokémon in order to catch it. Once Frondilo was in their grasp, they proceeded to seek out Kindlejou, the Live Flame Pokémon, and Reptide, the Estuary Pokémon.

With the three rare Pokémon in tow, Kamon and Willow sailed back to Newbloom Bay and Kamon headed home. As he approached the front door, however, a nasty surprise lay in wait.

Two men dressed in black uniforms with a red “R” on the front emerged from the door, followed by a tall, cold figure, swathed in a black travelling cape. His mane of steel grey hair hung around his cold eyes as he surveyed the shocked figure of Kamon. The man demanded Kamon's name.

"I see... My name? I am Argus." He paused. "I came by hoping that I might find your father here. It has taken us an unfortunately long time to trace him here, and typically he is absent. We have need of his services once again."

Kamon was well aware of his father's old job. Recognising the red "R" on Argus' badge and his henchmen's uniforms, memories of his father's membership of the criminal organisation Team Rocket came flooding back. How could they not? Those years had caused his family so much agony before his father left the Team when they disbanded and Kamon's family fled the Kanto region to start a new life, a better life. Kamon's father had once been integral to Team Rocket's plans, but he had since vowed to live an honest life, funding beneficial research and partaking in S.U.M. related projects. How could it be that Argus had found them three years later?

"You don't know where he is? A pity. I had hoped you would be far more helpful. Moreso than your dear sister anyway," he added with a sinister grin. "She was rather uncooperative. I am sure she now regrets her decision to stand up to us."

Kamon's fists clenched. "You're thinking of taking me on too, boy?" Argus snarled in a chilling rasp of a voice. "How do you propose to do this without your own Pokémon? You could never hope to challenge me. Stand down before you regret it."

Argus pushed Kamon aside and marched out of Newbloom Bay with his Rocket thugs, calling back to the angry boy he left in his wake, "I should hope our paths never cross again."

As soon as Team Rocket were out of sight, Kamon hurried inside to find his sister weeping in the corner. "Sympholy..." she gasped between heavy sobs. "They... They took her. They hurt her." The realisation then hit the two of them. "Dad."

Kamon hurried to get his PokéGear from upstairs. He brought it down so that Kiren could call their father who was completely unaware of the danger that would be headed his way. "Dad," Kiren blurted out as soon as he answered. "You need to run. Team Rocket... They were here. Looking for you."

Their father understood. When he fled Team Rocket, he had taken the vital papers on their latest and biggest project, Project GEMININE. The outcome of this project would have resulted in Team Rocket having an unimaginable and terrifying amount of power, and only he had the research on how to advance. It was vital that he kept these plans away from his former comrades. He at once decided to hide out in the mountains of Merto, leaving his children with a warning to stay safe and to let Professor Willow watch over them.

Kiren, however, had different ideas. They set off at once to Professor Willow's house, seeking protection. "Dad told us to come to you for help," she told the sympathetic Professor as she recounted their tale of Team Rocket's attack. Willow at once took them to Serendipity and allowed them to choose one of the Pokémon that Kamon had helped her catch. "These will be your partners and will allow you to defend yourself should Team Rocket come looking for you." Kamon and Kiren chose their Pokémon and made to head home.

Outside, Kiren stopped her brother. "We can't just stand by and let them hunt our Dad. They may be here forever looking for him. What if he can't come home? Kamon, we have to help him." Leaving Newbloom Bay with a Pokémon in tow, they set out to destroy Team Rocket once and protect their father. However, what dark paths might this journey lead them down? What trials and impossible decisions may they have to face in order to reach their goals? You decide.

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Part 5 – New Pokémon
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So! After a re-evaluation of our Pokédex kickstarted by Nelson, we have finally come up with what should be the COMPLETE list of new Pokémon that are going to appear in Pokémon Acanthite. There will be 157 new Pokémon in Pokémon Acanthite.

The redesign process, initially led by Nelson before his (temporary) departure, has been taken over by the remarkable duo of Acanthite veteran KangasKid and highly talented artist Purple Kecleon. The vast majority of new work is courtesy of these two. Nelson's contributions and suggestions have also been paramount in making what is, in my honest and thoroughly biased opinion, the strongest fanmade Pokédex on the internet.

Enjoy the new designs and we'll keep updating this thread with new design improvements and art.

New art is being contributed, and to a high standard, by Hallm3 and ComfyCushion.

Due to massive consumption of bandwidth, I have removed direct links to images on the Acanthite site. The Pokédex is found at http://pokemonacanthite.com/pokemon.php

We are still in the middle of an extensive redesign process and some of the older designs may yet be revised but no Pokémon should be replaced now.


It's very difficult to assign credits sometimes as several people may have worked on design elements for any specific Pokémon. I have put credits beside each Pokémon based on who I think had the most influence on the Pokémon's appearance but other people may have been involved in drawing the Pokémon in other ways.

C = Concore
CG = Cascade Gonpory
CS = Count Splatula
F = Fangking Omega
JC = Jacob Coutino
K = KangasKid
N = Nelson
NR = NeoRyder
PK = Purple Kecleon
R = Rosakai
RDS = RegisteelDS
S = ShiShiKo

Most coloured artwork except for Serpyrent (by Fangking Omega based on a pose by KangasKid) is by Nelson. Non-coloured sketches are generally, but not exclusively, attributable to Purple Kecleon and KangasKid. Purple Kecleon is to be thanked for giving up her time to draw up final sketches and also refining the designs.

Each piece of art will be replaced by official, final art when it is complete.

I have tagged the new Pokémon who are not in the previous list of Acanthite Pokémon - in some cases these are Pokémon that have "returned" from a previous stage of the design process but as they have been only now reintroduced, they can be considered "new".

I have also tagged updated Pokémon that have changed significantly from their previous incarnations.

With credit and thanks to Maneachicken for inspiring Matomic and Nuclound
Special thanks to Shadowshocker for some of the names
Thank you to eversosubtle and NintendoJR for help and suggestions
And to all the staff who have contributed and assisted in the design process for Pokémon Acanthite.


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Part 6 – Merto
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We wanted as much authenticity to the Pokémon series as was possible. Now, the first thing to do here is base the region on an actual Japanese region.

Based loosely on the Tohoku region of Japan, the new Merto came to life. If one studies the north-east part of the main island of Japan, that's what it is. You'll see a little peninsula on there at the top, and that was adapted into an island. The two main parts of Merto are Amoro (north) and Hokoh (south).

Tohoku was suitable for many reasons. It's quite mountainous and harsh in terrain, as is Merto, and also very scenic. Also, there are three sacred mountains which were adapted into the elemental triangle surrounding Tyridan Isle. Overlake City becomes a reference to the large lakes in Tohoku. And being a Pokémon game, we had some creative license over what else to do :)

There's a couple more towns and locations just to enrich the experience and spread the sections of the game out so it doesn't seem rushed. All in all, it should be a very interesting region to explore.

The map itself - thanks to Houndoomed for the basis and the graphics I used to put this together.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x191/FangkingOmega/worldmap.png

1. Newbloom Bay
2. Elderwood Town
3. Pinefall City
4. Alderford City
5. Hollybuck Town
6. Mezereon City
7. Pecanshore City
8. Taramind Island
9. Overlake City
10. Dustlock Town
11. Bambotta City
12. Lusterleaf Port
13. Paloverde City
14. Hazelfrost City
15. Cliffwing Town
16. Rhusbay Town
17. Greatvine Mountain

a. Limeburg Forest
b. Larix Cave
c. Ambrine Orchard
d. Knothaven Cave
e. Purification Plant
f. Southwood Reserve
g. Novene Temple
h. Mt. Miasma
i. Gonia Marsh
j. Myrica Pass
k. Victory Road

Newbloom Bay (http://i35.tinypic.com/2yugf3p.jpg)

Elderwood City (http://i36.tinypic.com/2eebu9s.jpg)

Pinefall City (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/PinefallCity.png)

Alderford City (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/AlderfordCity.png)

Mezereon City (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/MezereonCity.png)
Mezereon City - Subway (http://img337.imageshack.us/my.php?image=subway0ed.png)

Bambotta City (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/BambottaCity.png)

Pecanshore City 2 (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/PecanshoreCity.png)

Taramind Island (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/TaramindIsland.png)

Overlake City (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/OverlakeCity.png)

Hazelfrost City (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/HazelfrostCity.png)

Rhusbay Town (http://pokemonacanthite.com/images/maps/RhusbayTown.png)

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Part 7 – Characters
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Kiren
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/kiren.gif
Kamon’s sister
Uses: Starter strong against your own + mixed type Pokémon
Note: Mateo's concept

Professor Willow
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/willow.gif
Leading scientist of S.U.M.
Friend of Kamon’s father
Gives Kamon his first Pokémon

Magnus
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/magnus.gif
Gym Leader of Pinefall City
Uses Electric types

Fiona
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/fiona.gif
Gym Leader of Alderford City
Watcher of Larix Cave
Uses Grass types

Duncan
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/duncan.gif
Gym Leader of Mezereon City
Leading scientist of S.U.M.
Designer of the Porygon program
Uses [indefinite – science(?) +Virus] types

Joel
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/joel.gif
Gym Leader of Taramind Island
Uses Ghost types

Hyde
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/hyde.gif
Gym Leader of Overlake City
Uses Water types

Darren
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/darren.gif
Gym Leader of Paloverde City
Uses Dragon types

Helena
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/helena2.gif
Gym Leader of Maplegrove City
Uses Dark types

???
Gym Leader of Elderwood City

Argus
http://darkken.homestead.com/files/sprites/acanthite/argus2.gif
Team Rocket Leader
Uses ???


Thanks to 23745 for these outstanding sprites!


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Part 8 – Images
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Newbloom Bay
http://i35.tinypic.com/2yugf3p.jpg

Elderwood Town
http://i36.tinypic.com/2eebu9s.jpg


http://i34.tinypic.com/23mtsb9.png

http://i33.tinypic.com/fc4iv6.png

http://i34.tinypic.com/11ca4hd.png

http://www.pokemonacanthite.com/images/screenshots/starter3.png

http://www.pokemonacanthite.com/images/screenshots/starter2.png

http://www.pokemonacanthite.com/images/screenshots/starter1.png

Route 47
http://i38.tinypic.com/muz6nm.jpg

With all new trees and tall grass provided by Kyledove to give the game a unique look.

Here is a preview of Limeburg Forest's entrance
http://i34.tinypic.com/25q63hk.jpg

As you can see, new tiles for the bigger "forest" trees, inspired somewhat by Viridian Forest. These tiles were made bigger to get the overlap like DP style trees. It's a much cooler use of space.



Further information can be found on our website. Link in my signature :)

[Chizzy]

Yay! The Game is Up! and Im Excellent? Aw.... Geee... Thanks. I'll get more done today, and If I get Bored, the Overworlds are coming.

EDIT: Just got this Guy Done. Could Be a Gym Leader, or a 'Dark Sailor'.

34533 (Click for larger image)

Looking at it, it reminds me of a Creepy YMCA dude...

Sleeves are meant to be one short one long.

[Micklo]

May I be the first to say, that Shootree graphic is absolutely perfect in everyway! I can't believe that your game is so great! Keep up the good work!

:t163:Micklo

[D-Trogh]

There are some really cool Pokémon (ideas) !
Really, When I was 6 I could do that to.. but now.. AWW XD I takes SOO long for a good Pokémon. :(
Keep up the good work ^^

[Chizzy]

I used to have a whole fakedex from when i was 6 or 7, but I can't find it. Nowadays I do a fakedex, not the same one, but i mostly sprite em instead of draw.

any comments on the trainer I posed for the game?

[Datriot]

Well, I must say this is looking excellent, everything seems to wrapped up nicely. With your original Pokémon and original official pokémon sprites, this game hasn't looked better.

[Chizzy]

This Game, Is gonna Be good. Fangking has made massive progress already in the game.

[AquaLeaderMatt]

As I've said on the old thread this game is superb! I love the new Pokémon and the storyline is awesome too. If you need BETA Testers, count me in!

[RaveGamer]

I am in shock and awe. This game will be AWESOME!!!!

[Fangking Omega]

I would like to welcome [ray.z] to the staff. He is a magnificent spriter and is assisting with the trainer sprites along with Maneachicken.

Also, the 3 Ice/Steel reptiles now have names: Harnail, Reptice and Ferrule. They will have abilities such as Cold Blood.

[darthjarjar]

Mezereon City, and the other cities are amazing, the maps are pefect, and i like the custom sprites. im glad to see this project again, propz to you and your team fangking :)

[mattgcn]

I love you. This game is probably the best fangame ever. imo it even kicks CoL out of the top spot at this point. Keep up the good work!

[Amachi]

I would like to welcome [Jay.z] to the staff. He is a magnificent spriter and is assisting with the trainer sprites along with Maneachicken.

:embarrass Thanks man hahaha.

But my name is [ray.z] :P

[Pichu1]

Wow this game is amazing! I never really like fakemon but these ones are fantastic! I also really like the fire snake (so cool). Keep up the great work!

[Fangking Omega]

']:embarrass Thanks man hahaha.

But my name is [ray.z] :P

XD sorry, I was thinking of that awful pun when I typed it...corrected

[waterboy]

wow looks great glad its back

[pokemon programer]

Sweet Pokemon Acanthite is finally back and looking better than ever. Great job so far Fangking Omega.

[cuttyflam]

great game please continue it and you all have a great talent in art.

[ShadowKP1]

God best fan game I HAVE EVER SEEN MADE. Everything is good from the fakemon to the maps to JUST WELL EVERYTHING!

P.S. which game maker is this being made in?

[Raccoon]

This looks like the greatest game ever. It looks better than the actual Pokémon games.

Well done!

Can't wait!

[Yuoaman]

Yay!!! Looks so awsome!!! Keep at it!

[Illusion Gaming]

wow this sounds awesome and looks awesome hope it gets finshed :)

[Chizzy]

Welcome [ray.z]! Im glad I've got some help! Spriting all those trainers would of Hurt my hands... If you look on the other Forum, the list you gave to Fangking with what your doing is in My Trainer thread.

[Amachi]

Yeah I saw it man and I'm glad too help.

Right now I'm working on a hippie chick and ... well I dunno ... I don't like the clothes so far.

You'll see it later.

[Plateface]

Yay a thread is up. Uhm yeah..

[bug catcher wokka]

nice hack looks good cant wait

[Amachi]

It ain't a hack man ... this is the games showcase section

[aKaDeMiKs]

Hack lol...

Your team certainly has talent. :D

[Fangking Omega]

Hack. ROFL

I know they do! And most of them have only been on the project for a few days! XD

Currently there's a good lot of work going on. I'm pleased to welcome venomwind to the staff, who is doing a good job on writing up what the random trainers in the region say before and after a battle, as well as Crazy Weavile is developing some cool sidequests.

As always, KangasKid's sprites continue to be excellent, and there should be a new batch coming up. I'm also very happy to have received some sweet new trainer sprites from [ray.z] and Maneachicken, including 2 hippies, a tough school kid, and an evil captain of a ship.

Plateface's ideas continue to be useful, including an awesome redesign of Squink who I've never been hugely keen on.

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9831/squinkvx8.jpg


Pokémaniac's been busy sorting out attacks and a TM list, which is coming together nicely.


I'm personally about to tackle the new Hazelfrost City with the new snow tiles. YAY!

Incidentally, Ivar has created this:
http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=151061

Which is the music for Hazelfrost! Try it out, see what you think :)

[Naas02]

man, yall put in WORK on the original pokemon, some of those look better than Nintendo's usually Im totally against made up pokemon and moves but I am VERY eager to see this game. Good Job

[Fangking Omega]

Thanks! :D

Here is the new and much much improved HAZELFROST CITY

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1319/hazelfrostoq9.png

Very self-explanitory. It's a real treat to walk around it with Ivar's music!

[abed]

This is really awsome man. I wish you luck in u r game and is there any banner so i can put it in my signature just to support u?

[Vampire://Krimm]

Wow! amazing. some pokemon look a little strange, but some look totaly awsome! I wish good luck O_^

[mattgcn]

The new Hazelfrost looks AMAZING.

And man, that music is GREAT. Awesome composer you've got there.

[Chizzy]

Plateface's Squink Design looks much Better than the Origional Fangking. Is it too late for us to change it?

Oh yeah, the Female Rocket Grunt is done too.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1923/ftrgruntpz9.png

[pepsi.max]

wow this game is coming along nicely. i like the re-design, the tileset looks a lot better. your whole team is doing excelent. keep it up and i look forward to seeing more.

[Fangking Omega]

This is really awsome man. I wish you luck in u r game and is there any banner so i can put it in my signature just to support u?

Thank you :)

There IS a banner but it's pretty big (the one in my sig - LOL RHYME) so perhaps I should make a smaller one, so that you can fit it in your sig? I notice you already have a few banners.

And yeah, we're going with Plateface's Squink design.

Thanks for the support guys ^_^

[aKaDeMiKs]

Don't abandon this half way through like most developers lol would be such a shame and waste ^_^

[Amachi]

As if we would man!

There's already been so much progress and a number of people working on this, who are very devoted to the completion of this game.

I don't see it ever being abandoned.

Unless there is a - actually, better stop typing before I jinx the game

[Fangking Omega]

I've been working on this for about a year, if you don't include the original Acanthite in which I've had just under 2 years of making, and I'm still going strong :)

Not to mention in the last few days the recruiting of several new staff who have been fantastic.

[aKaDeMiKs]

Are you adding reflections in the water? Always thought that was a nice touch lol.

[Pichu1]

Amazing... Thats all I can say the new town looks great. Keep at it everyone.

[RenegadePrime]

aKaDeMiKs, there is already a script that allows for reflections in water. Shouldn't be too hard for Fangking to implement it.

[Red Rain]

Fangking, you probably already know this but I think you, Cascade Gonpory, Kangaskid and the rest of us are very talented in what we are doing. I am pleased with how the game is going and I can't wait to play it!

[Fangking Omega]

It's thanks to a magnificent and dedicated staff that my vision is finally coming to life, not to mention the support of all those who have stayed interested over the last year - I thank you all :)

[Ronmaster]

Great game! Looks awesome! Keep it going

[Batista_112]

Help please do you now a object for do my pokemon game?

[junior403]

Boy, the game looks really awsome!!
Keep it up!!Just one question, this game is for rmxp right?

[Fangking Omega]

Yes, this is being made in RMXP.

Batista, you made no sense to me.



What's new in the world of Acanthite?

A new, and much better weather system has been made. It's much easier to set up teleports now, and it relies on a timer rather than an ongoing event. It's integrated with ccoa's weather effects script, so I was able to customise the rain effect somewhat. RMXP's default rain is disappointingly out of place in a Pokémon game - so I ripped the graphic from Emerald. I then made a system out of common events that would randomly trigger a weather effect, and also be able to hide it if you went indoors - although if it rains, you can still hear the sound effects, just a bit quieter.

Not only does it rain, but you can also now get a full storm, an overcast effect, and a bright sunlight effect (bright sunlight only occurs during the main day phase, never during morning, evening or night). However, if you travel to the snowcapped region, it will not rain or storm - it sometimes snows or even a full scale blizzard may occur with howling wind to complete the effect.

Time for a few shots

I won't bother taking shots of the storm or blizzard as you can scarcely tell the difference between rain or normal snow in a screenshot - it's the speed, direction and sounds that give it away (and the lightning in the case of the storm). Also, cloud isn't that interesting :P it's just the slight darkening of the screen without an additional effect.

Rain
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5187/raineffectvm8.png

Snow
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5281/snowvz3.png

Bright
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/142/verybrightlo7.png

KTHX LOL


What else? Ah yeah....

Not only is there fame for all the battles you win, but there is reputation, or alignment so to speak, based on the things you do. There's a new feature added to this game. Rather than you following the story, the story follows YOU.

You're given choices throughout the game that dictate whether you are good or evil, whether you assist Team Rocket, either for their or your own gain, or work against them.

You effectively do good or evil missions, and your reputation points change as according. It ranges from -100 to 100; the lower it is, the more evil you are; the higher, the more good. Somewhere in the middle is simply neutral.

The people you meet in game might react differently to you depending on how well known you are and how good or evil you are - you are either respected or feared (or if a person is evil, such as a Rocket, you are respected if you yourself are evil or otherwise treated with contempt).

It's an indicator of which Legendary you will obtain first - the counteracting Legendary will disappear until you have completed the main game.

By the time you face the champion, your reputation score will dictate which of the 7 endings you will see. Oooooh ;)


Thanks to everyone on the team as always, some brilliant ideas and sprites are coming through, and some more cool music from Ivar. Brilliant stuff :D

[Blizzy]

just to mention that my battle is almost finish except for the catch bug,
you'll get it soon fangking ;) i hope less then a week

progress is going very slow because i'm more interessed in netplay and vb

[zidanes]

finish dis dawg! good artwork btw.

[pepsi.max]

hmmmm... i like the rep system. most people are doing that now. the choices and joining team rocket or being real good sounds like that game from neo dragon...ummm. Silk2..... but anyway. it should be good. i like the new screens. keep it up.

[Plateface]

Whats Silk2?

Anyway, this PokéRep will be completely authentic and there are more twists to the system yet to be revealed.

(aka Fangking wait for my massive PM later in the Acanthite forum)

[Illusion Gaming]

Silk 2 was a game that Neo-Dragon(i think) was making. oh and pokerep is good but i'm not going to add it to my game since it is being used a lot now a days. and thats a lot of sprites your spriters are going to have to make. but there all so cool!

[Amachi]

Yeh there is a lot of sprites.

Kangaskhan Kid O(AKA Spriting God) is remaking all of the pokemon, as well as spriting all of the new ones from scratch. You can see for yourself at the forums.

And bringing up the rear is myself and Maneachicken making the Trainer sprites.

And then we have veryone else doing stuff as music, tiles new ideas and so on.

But now that I actually think about, it is massive.

[blinker1202]

Is there a demo for this game? I love your game and would love to play it.

[Amachi]

Nah there isn't a demo .... yet.

[pepsi.max]

silk2 is a game by neo dragon. one of his best. but anyway. most games have rep because it makes it more interactive and life like. my game has it. :D

anyway. any new screens? sprites? demo :D joking. i can wait for a demo. i love looking at screens though. keep it up

[Amachi]

Sprites aye?

Well at the forum there's all the sprites that have been done.

I might post up some of my trainer sprites tomorrow.

[Chizzy]

At the forum, you can see all the sprites that have been done. Including amazing Hippies from [ray.z]!!!

[Amachi]

Awww shucks man thanks.

Of course going to the forum will alow you to see Manea's sick sprites as well, including his Ninja's and redone Rockets.

[Chizzy]

Its OK [ray.z]!

Yeah... see mine too!!!!

I'll post more on this thread later nless Fabgking adds them to the first post.

Hold on, who is doing overworlds for pokemon? I'd do it if desperatly needed.

[Amachi]

Are OW's for pokemon gonna be done?

Like all of them, or just the legendaries and other specific ones?

[Fangking Omega]

I would in fact like some Pokémon OWs...

BTW guys, feel free to post any of your work in this thread, it's good for people to see if they DON'T wanna go through the hassle of registering at the forums :)

It is a massive project now, and without the team, I dunno where I'd be!

I suppose Reputation is an idea that's been done before - but I'll just try to do it better than anyone else XD

More screens from me when I have anything interesting to show.

[Amachi]

Well actually, I've jst set up a thread for me and Maneachicken to showcase our work (it's here (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=73550), and you should put a link to it in the first post)

Me and Manea will work something out then, just tell us what you want.

[pepsi.max]

wicked sprites, you are all very talented. yes i can see the future of this game now... it looks very bright.

[diageo11]

Where would I be able to play this game and others like it?
It looks really cool, keep going.

[pepsi.max]

there isn't a link to play this game yet and most games dont release demos until they are sure its worth it.

[Fangking Omega]

Not far off a demo though ;)

Just waiting on that battle system. Then I'm ready.

[Sion]

Hehe, man first Jeff updates and now this! I bet CoL is next. Man I've been anticipating this ever since I first saw it. I'll probabaly join thoes forums too. Splendid, beautiful, magnificent!

~Sion

[pepsi.max]

if CoL ever updated... my life would be changed, that was one of the greatest games ever. no offence fangking. anyway. how much of the actual battle system is complete?

[Fangking Omega]

CoL is the reason I started. CoL is simply the best fangame there was. I even first started my fangame making 3 years ago on Booda's forum before I came to the Games Development here or on any other forum. Booda is my inspiration, which is why I aim so high :P

Simply put, my goal is to produce a gaming experience that rivals CoL if not bettering it.

NEW SCREENS 17th AUGUST

Today is the 1 year anniversary of Pokémon Acanthite (Revised). On this date in 2005 the project file was first created.



This is the PokéGear clock. The icon being displayed is the wrong one and is the default for the day without a weather effect going on.

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2825/clockow4.png

Geary goodness with the icon corrected for the Night phase.
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/8422/clocknightsf0.png

Geary goodness with all the cards added. The new one at the end is a PokéRep.
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5778/gearzi0.png



New underwater effect, courtesy of the ever helpful ccoa!

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/951/divebg1.png
As ever, just a dummy tester. The underwater sprite for the character will change.



A battle system has for some time been in the works. I'm told that the completed version is extremely close to release, and I am pretty psyched for it. Here is a shot or 3 of the demo of the system I was sent several months ago. There were some errors, such as CharmEnder, and the fact the names aren't totally capitalised, but these will be eradicated by the release of the full version, and I shall be using a different cast of characters of course ;)

This is merely to show you the outline.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/2914/battle1yt5.png

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/6145/battle3ls3.png

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7876/battle2jl3.png

Enjoy.

[Minorthreat0987]

looks really goo i like the battle script, and the pokegear is really good. who is scripting your battle system, i was just wondering but it llooks really good. i can't wait to see more screens. this game is the best. I noticed the battle system uses pkemon Fr/Lg font, if its ttf font can you please ask your scripter for the battle sys to send (the font I mean)it to you so you can send it to me or something...i like fr/lg font better than r/s.
~Minorthreat~

[Chizzy]

Ooh. Screenies. I've got to see the one with the Sympholy Overworld I made!

[pepsi.max]

it looks pretty good. just wordering tho. the pokemon names... are they supposed to be a little blury.

o and CoL was the greatest game ever.

[Chizzy]

He did say that They weren't fully capitalised. and there were other errors.

But they will be eradicated by the release of the Demo.

[aKaDeMiKs]

Yeah, it was said to see his site abandoned I followed his project a few years ago all the way back to his harvest moon game lol.

Anyway, are you implementing a male/female breeding feature? I noticed in the screens that there was no gender icon. It would be good if you could attempt to breed any male and female Pokémon with most producing an egg as an item which can be sold or something and certain Pokémon creating baby eggs which hatch after time..

[diarugapal]

Hey. This game is awesome! Keep up the good work!

[Samson]

Yeah, it was said to see his site abandoned I followed his project a few years ago all the way back to his harvest moon game lol.

Anyway, are you implementing a male/female breeding feature? I noticed in the screens that there was no gender icon. It would be good if you could attempt to breed any male and female Pokémon with most producing an egg as an item which can be sold or something and certain Pokémon creating baby eggs which hatch after time..

i was wondering the same thing. you definitely blew my mind looking at the pokegear settings, but i'm still quite wondering how you will implement the breeding system, seeing how you have your own fakemon as well as the originals. now that i think of it, that's going to take a lot off effort and time to configure the breeding system for all the pokemon. i'm sure that's nothing you're not concerned about now (and might be the last addition to your game), but i just want to know if you have any specific plans for a breeding system.

[Fangking Omega]

We are confident it'll happen :) I'm sure it's possible

[Chizzy]

'Anything is Possible with Acanthite!'

Im thinking of Slogans already...lol...

[~Jack~]

this game is going to awsome
it looks amazing
Keep it up!!!!!

[Goatman56]

Well looks like you all have been busy. I'm very impressed with everything and can't wait for the release :D.

[Chizzy]

I Made ths Little Beuty.

Sympholy, an Acanthite Pokemon, In Overworld Form, and Animated!

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3911/animwq8.gif

[x24]

Hey FANG!!

Still looking great.. the clock looks sweet.. the weather checker is a great idea.. the battle looks amazing too man.. good job..

just want to p[oint out tho that one of the attacks that were mentione don the first page in the quote already exists..
New attacks and items are annoying…

that’s why Pokémaniac is around!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokémaniac
....

Refresh
Normal
Power:--
Accuracy: --
PP: 10
Refills each of that Pokemon's PP entirely.(Excludes Refresh itself.)

Flying Bomb...

Refresh is an attack thats been around for (i think) since the gs gen and it removes status ailments.. I could come up with acouple names a replacement tho: Recuperate or Energize maybe.. thats all i can think of.. its 1am where i am

cant wait to see more.. good luck man

btw, you still looking for me? Im only alittle less Majin at PC, lol

[pepsi.max]

hey. yeh i agree, i thought it was a move but i wasnt tottaly sure. i am still thinking if it is. hmmmmmm... breeding would be hard. i rekon you should switch to sphere, cuz thats the best game making engine.

[aKaDeMiKs]

Just look up 'Refresh' in a thesaurus for replacement names lol.

[Fangking Omega]

That move's actually being dropped - it's way too good - so it doesn't matter anyways :D

Refresh came about in RSE :P

I'm not switching to sphere because I don't have a clue how to use it XD
RMXP I'm very familiar with. And when it comes to RGSS, if you know it (or have someone around who DOES know it) it becomes possible to do anything you need. All my resources, maps, events, scripts etc are in RMXP format and I'm too lazy to convert everything over to a program that I have no idea about.

In other news, considering a potential Leafly replacement (I like Leafly but this is better). Designed by the magnificent ShiShiKo, whose art and design is absolutely amazing. She may as well be the real Ken Sugimori and I wouldn't know the difference!

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5179/birdes2.jpg

Sprites coming along as well as ever. Minorthreat0987 joins the spriting crew with some EXCELLENT overworld sprites and the rest of the spriting and graphics team continue to excel. I've recently taken advantage of the efforts of Whitey Pokemon God and Mateo as they combine to create brand new custom graphics and I have poured them into the brand new look Mezereon City.

In the statistics department, I welcome Kholdstaire, and experienced battler who is helping come up with the stat spreads and movelists. Genius ;)

All is going very well in the Acanthite camp :D

[Chizzy]

Woah! Fangking. I said on MSN that she had talent.

Meanwhile Minorthreat is doing superbly Helping Me with Those Overworlds. They are so Awesome its like... We have a Better team that Nintendo.

[Fangking Omega]

NEW Mezereon... It's becoming an industrial sort of town. It is polluted... but very commercial

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5535/mezereonfd3.png

Waiting for the Town Hall for filling that big empty slot.

Credit for the white building in its original form goes to Pokémon Garden

[ShadowKP1]

Wow this game keeps getting better and better.

Which version of RXMP will you need to play this?

[Fangking Omega]

English version. I don't think it'll run if you've got the cracked translations that are very illegal.

[abed]

I really like this screen especially the big white building with the pokeballs on it. Keep it up.

[zidanes]

Dawg you got skills. Keep up the good work. Btw, if I wanna play an RMXP game, do i just donload RMXP without paying for the license?

[Archuleta Shuckle]

Wow! That city looks awesome! I can't wait to play the game!

[aKaDeMiKs]

Nice, nice! :D

In the industrial town you should add a floating brown smog over it lol would be funny and atmospheric. That bird Pokémon reminds me of Moltres/Ho-oh but none the less amazing.

[Amachi]

Well that grass/flying pokemon was designed to be a legendary bird, so that's probably it.

I love the art.

[D-Trogh]

Why don't you way the white building is from PokéGarden..
Not everyone knows where it's from.. and you need to give credit (Sorry when you are doing this)

Something about this city I really dislike.. and that's just that there are THAT MUCH buildings.. I just don't like that on a Pokémon map..
Maybe in-game it would be 'cooler'

[aKaDeMiKs]

:S More buildings the better - more people to talk to and places to explore plus he said it's a commercial town so you can only expect many buildings or are toy talking about the houses? The map looks fine anyway.

What's the 'Revised' thread all about?

[Fangking Omega]

Credit to the Pokémon Garden now given underneath :)

It does work better actually IN game. The full map can look a bit cluttered. But yes, it's meant to be huge.

The "revised" thread was started about a year ago. I took a LOOOONG time between updating, so I decided it'd be best to start a fresh thread, as the "Revised" thread was packed with idiotic n00bs and idiotic questions. An idiotic n00b decided it would be fun to ask an idiotic question, so that's why it's ended up on the front page again. It will be locked soon I hope.

And yeah, there already is a touch of smog around the city when in game :P

[Samson]

i'm thinking you should change the color of the pokemon garden building. it's just a little too white, and out of tune with all the other buildings in that town. a light grey or beige would be nice. everything else is awesome. the bird looks a little too much like moltres, but awesome nevertheless.

[pepsi.max]

the building is to white, specialy if it is in a poluted town. u would think it would have crap on it. :D that would sorta make it weirda but u no. lol. keep it up.

[Fangking Omega]

The actual thought I've invested in this city is that the people who run it have poured a ton of money into the main attractions - the Mall is new and very glossy, the Aspen office building is nice in comparison with everywhere else, and the City Hall is obviously sublime. Even the game corner would have been made attractive because it generates wealth for the city. But the rest of the city is pretty run down and polluted - the Pokéball factory being the main offender.

[Chizzy]

I Think that sounds fair enough Fangking.

[ccoa]

I've actually seen this in practice. Downtown Vancouver, BC is spotless. The buildings are white and blue with glittering windows, the sidewalks and parks are free of litter, and the docks and "beach" are kept free of drifting garbage, all by a small army of city employees. Why? The huge tourist income of this area. But if you take a public bus off the beaten path, you'll find buildings stained by polution, empty lots full of garbage and abandoned shopping carts, cigarette butts in the gutters, and everything else you'd expect of the largest city in Canada.

[Samson]

yah, it's pretty much like that in most large cities. i guess i didn't consider that logic. it would probably be neat if in the city, you talk to someone and they point out why some of the buildings look so fresh.

[Chizzy]

Well... We finally are getting somewhere. Hopefully the first Beta soon...

[dbgtfan1988]

Someone at RMXP.org said that you've released some of your resources. Have you?

[Fangking Omega]

Hii from your favourite Fangking!

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/883/limeburgmp4.th.png (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/883/limeburgmp4.png)

A new and much improved Limeburg is now here. One must remember that there will also be some cut trees. 2 of the exits are only available via Surf, but are altogether fairly useful.


Most of the gym leaders have been sprited. Still waiting for a sprite for Helena.

Magnus
http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/771/magnus9wx.png
Gym Leader of Pinefall City
Uses Electric types
Sprite by Serebii.net, edit from RSE, and The Fangking

Fiona
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3504/fionapb4.png
Gym Leader of Alderford City
Watcher of Larix Cave
Uses Grass types
Sprite by ccoa

Duncan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ccoa0/poke/duncan.png
Gym Leader of Mezereon City
Leading scientist of S.U.M.
Designer of the Porygon program
Uses [indefinite – science/technical(?) +Virus] types
Sprite by ccoa

Joel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ccoa0/poke/joel.png
Gym Leader of Taramind Island
Uses Ghost types
Sprite by ccoa

Hyde
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2504/hydeby9.png
Gym Leader of Overlake City
Uses Water/Ice types
Sprite by Feli and KangasKid

Darren
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ccoa0/poke/darren.png
Gym Leader of Paloverde City
Uses Dragon types
Sprite by ccoa

Helena
Gym Leader of Hazelfrost City
Uses Dark types

???
Gym Leader of Elderwood City


Exciting times for Acanthite! Only 2 interiors need to be made for the demo, and all of the necessary sprites and graphics are done already; once I receive a certain special package the path is clear - the demo will be on the brink of release!


FYI Some of my resources are in the Resources thread on this very board.

[Red Rain]

I love them all apart from there is something about Hyde! Amazing and so is the new Limeburg Forest. Unbelievable work as always Fangking and our crew!

[Blennix]

Nice sprites very nice, i like Joel he is a new idea for Ghost types

[Chizzy]

Has Cindy, the Fire Gym Leader been Dropped?

[Red Rain]

Has Cindy, the Fire Gym Leader been Dropped?

No, she is a member of the Elite-4!

[Chizzy]

Oh! News to me...

I didn't want my sprite to go to waste! XD XD XD

[Head Automatica]

Wow this game looks great, The pokemon pics are awesome! and I cant wait to play it ^_^

[Pikachu_Charizard]

All I can say is this is so cool,second to only the real games but the custom pokemon rule.

[Plateface]

loln00b.

Don't call them Fakemon, they're Pokemon. Fakemon is an insult.

[Amachi]

Yeah don't do that!

They are custom Pokemon.

Remember it well.

[Fangking Omega]

I also think that it's better than the real games :P

But that's a very biased and subjective point of view.

[Pikachu_Charizard]

It does have good custom pokemon some are even better than a few official pokemon. And the towns are good(I really like the snow one)

[XxStatxX]

this looks awesome
good luck

[DaVince]

This game is looking very nice! I applaud your efforts! :)

[Iced Coffee]

Wow!!! This is amazing! I'm farmilliar with hacking and RMXP, and this is by far some of the best work I've seen, The sprites are amazing, 5 shades of colour on some!!! And creating night and day, wow! (I attemped at trying to do that, and gave up after 1/2 an hour!), The attention to detail on the mapping/landscapes is just phonominal! (I'm probably going to sound like a total n00b) But did you get the codes from a rom and (you can do this) translated hex to ruby (RMXP basis of language) (I know you can do it from hex to C++) and used the codes there, or did you do the codes from scratch? (because if you did, that's AMAZING!!! Also If there are any free positions, I would very much like to help! (Do I PM you, it's my first time here) I would be very grateful if I could!)

But well done!!! It's going to be a fantastic game (Just by looking at the screen shots!

[Amachi]

If you wanna lend a hand, just apply at the Pokemon Acanthite forums.

The link can be found in mine, Fangking Omega's, Maneachicken's, Whitey Pokemon God's, Plateface's and I think some other people's signatures.

But bear in mind that there are alot of staff already, and that you'll have to be both very good and dedicated to become a member.

But never the less, you can still offer pointers and idea's for the game, all help is appreciated :D

[Fangking Omega]

BATTLE SCREEN!

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8859/battlekc3.png

Please enjoy, and look forward to the demo :)

[Chizzy]

Yes!! Teh Battle Screen!!!

[Pikachu_Charizard]

Finally, it looks cool . I can`t wait for the demo.

[zoombrainman]

i've been watching this for ages now and it looks great.

congrats

[Septar]

BATTLE SCREEN!



Please enjoy, and look forward to the demo :)

Enjoying, and looking forward to the demo :D

[Fangking Omega]

Who's that Pokémon?

Whoo....

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6200/silhouetteyt0.png

A little teaser while we sort out some of the current problems with scripts -_-

[Samson]

hehe looks awesome, and ebil

[brendan mc]

hehe wonder what it is lol

[~Jack~]

That battle screen looks really good, i look forward to the beta.

[Sorye HK]

Here's a line that's been used one too many times:

"Can't wait for the demo." xD

[halowarrior]

This game looks a really good game. Good screens nice pokemon. Im also on their forums, so can I use the banner?

[Amachi]

Assuming that you wanna display the banner in your sig, then yes of course you can, as any support for this game is appreciated.

Here's a line that's been used one too many times:

"Can't wait for the demo." xD
Man, I help out with the game - imagine the pain that I am in, being so close to it, and yet so far.

[Canine Munch]

wow this game looks very good ! cant wait for the demo!

[Sorye HK]

;2271762']Assuming that you wanna display the banner in your sig, then yes of course you can, as any support for this game is appreciated.

Thank-you for the approval, but I'm going to stick with my current sig.
I'm still in support of the game though.

;2271762']
Man, I help out with the game - imagine the pain that I am in, being so close to it, and yet so far.
If it's anything like having to do a load of debuggin' requests, I think I have a slight idea.

... Exactly why I work freelance. xD

Anyway, as I said before, I'm looking forward to the demo, so I know this isn't much but, have a great day
and enjoy whatever progress you're making at the moment.

[Pikachu_Charizard]

Here's a line that's been used one too many times:

"Can't wait for the demo." xD

Wait a minute, you`re right.
Does anybody know when a demo is out?

[Fangking Omega]

The demo's out as soon as that battle system's been fixed! -_-

Problems with Trainer battles, levelling up, and switching Pokémon in battle... and no idea how to fix them as of yet.

In the meantime, I thank you for all your continued support for the project, and we're happy to say that despite the battle system issues, progress is great right now :D

[Chizzy]

Trainer Battles? I bet its those sprites. So good that the system just drools.

[Fangking Omega]

Nothing to do with the sprites - its the code x.x

[Pikachu_Charizard]

Do you know what the Custom Pokemon on the banner is called?

[Blennix]

Man just call them Pokemon, adding "Custom" to the sentance is tacy.

[Chizzy]

I don't actually know wether we're allowed to say what it is, it could give away cwertain aspects. But hey, if the Fang says OK, then you'll find out one way or another.

[Fangking Omega]

Here's Greatvine League Stadium
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9049/arenayf1.png

It'll look better when the crowd's on it and you're in there facing the Elite 4.

It was decided some time ago that the league would follow a tournament-like pattern with 3 rounds of knockout matches. The winner gets to take on the Elite 4 and reigning champion.

Rather than a bunch of rooms, this is a true Pokémon league venue, and leads to some real drama with one of seven possible endings taking place in front of a huge crowd.

[Red Rain]

Fantabuloso! That is great work. The metal parts on the seats look cool. Well done Fang.

[Sion]

You...Are...God...

But in all seriousness, this is fantastic. As much as I say it, It increases in meaning as the game progresses. This has to be my most anticipated pokemon game. I've been waiting for a game to replace COL for awhile now.
Good luck.

~Sion

[Canine Munch]

Greatvine League Stadium ive waited for this all my life, the first pokemon game i ever got was pokemon red on the gameboy when i reached the indigo platou i thought it was going to be a giant stadium just like in the anime and it wasnt it was just a silly little room and i must say i was dissapointed and they have continued it since and im guessing that in D/P it will be a little room, and now you have done it and i must say it looks fantastic! keep up the good work

[nonk_the_mad]

good job. great game so far.
heres an alternate evolution to torchic... maybe trade with some item? and yes i do have permission to let you use it. The pic should be there

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Kairyu/Ninja_Combusken_Finished.jpg

i can't get it out of the picture but it's an idea
EDIT: heres another
hmm.... maybe Granbir http://www.ffudvd.com/images/bromides/set5/art11.jpg
and maybe an idea for a pre evo
No name yet.. http://static.animexx.de/fanart02/fa2_thumb/22/170822/611345.jpeg

[Samson]

if you want to be involved in character development, you should go to their forum board. i do warn you though, they are stern about top-notch involvement.

[Amachi]

if you want to be involved in character development, you should go to their forum board. i do warn you though, they are stern about top-notch involvement.
... which that certainly ain't.

And a point of advice. If you're gonna submit ideas, at least make sure that they're your own ones, and not the work of others.

[Fangking Omega]

good job. great game so far.
heres an alternate evolution to torchic... maybe trade with some item? and yes i do have permission to let you use it. The pic should be there

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Kairyu/Ninja_Combusken_Finished.jpg

i can't get it out of the picture but it's an idea
EDIT: heres another
hmm.... maybe Granbir http://www.ffudvd.com/images/bromides/set5/art11.jpg
and maybe an idea for a pre evo
No name yet.. http://static.animexx.de/fanart02/fa2_thumb/22/170822/611345.jpeg

Mind if I point out some problems?

It's not an alternate Torchic evo, it's a Combusken wearing ninja-based items of clothing. It was also drawn by my old faking buddy Kairyu so I have no idea why you're giving me permission to use it.

Granbir? That's a chocobo from Final Fantasy?

Please submit your own work and don't steal.

And the last thing you posted, I dunno what it is but it ain't brilliant by any stretch of the imagination.

[Adam_148]

It last one looks like an off coloured Taillow.

[Pikachu_Charizard]

What sort of endings are you going to add?

[ZeroArmada]

I really admire your work Fangking, no doubt you and your team took game development to a whole new level. I tried to create a G/S/C remake awhile back, but it took alot of effort, more than enough to handle. You guys a VERY determind which makes this possibly one of the best fan-generated games in exsistance. Hopefully you finish this, there were alot of games that came and went (CoL, Light, ect) but this is the only one that has stood strong the whole way.

[~Azura]

This continues to be one of the best games I've seen around.

*copy some ideas for my own game*

hahah

joking ;)
keep coming more and more pictures =)

[Fangking Omega]

Demo within next 24 hours kthxbi look forward to it :)

[Alistair]

Sweet. You bet I will be pressing the refresh button tomorrow.

By the way, Acanthite is looking greater than ever, Fangking. Keep up the great work!

[Septar]

Demo within next 24 hours kthxbi look forward to it :)
Can you gurantee it?
:paranoid: Bet your legs on it, or else :o
I've heard of "demo within next 24 hours" And a year later.

[Pikachu_Charizard]

I`ve checked the first post twice and still don`t know what Pokemon Acanthine is made with?

[The Dash]

I belive it's RM2k3 due to the screenshot sizes.

[Plateface]

LOL ARE YOU SERIOUS? A demo? Well, you have shown all these noobs the power of the Fang Side. ;)

You'll all be happy soon. :D

[ikaris]

I`ve checked the first post twice and still don`t know what Pokemon Acanthine is made with?

I'm quite sure the games made in Rmxp

[Fangking Omega]

RMXP is correct.


Here it is people!

It's an encrypted RMXP file. You can't edit the thing.



Be warned, if your PC is old and has low hardware, you may experience a lot of lag. This game is best played on newer PCs



INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE PLAYING!!!

You must install the FONTS. When you extract and install the files package, there's a folder entitled "FONTS" in there.

If you know how to install fonts, skip this bit.

Go to Control Panel and open Fonts. Either drag and drop the files from Acanthite's FONTS folder into there, or use the file menu's Install New Font feature and locate the place where the fonts are. You're primarily interested in the Pokemon RS font and the Digital Dream font.

If you DON'T install the fonts, you won't see any text.


The game is far from perfect. This demo is an introduction to Pokémon Acanthite for prospective players. At this moment in time, there are only Wild Battles, and Trainer battles function exactly like Wild Battles (Meaning you can catch their Pokémon and run from battle). Switching in battle is disabled, and levelling up does not work (don't worry, this shouldn't be an issue for this demo). There are minor graphical imperfections. There MAY be some unknown and unforseen errors, and they're more likely to occur while battling. If you're having major troubles, you're able to escape from any battle.

Please don't complain that music doesn't change for battles XD

The game does include an introduction to the storyline, your starter Pokémon of choice, a preview of things such as the Pokégear and battle system, a fair chunk of the first part of the game to explore (three towns, three routes, and a big forest), there's a couple of items, mostly for healing though, and working berry plants that function like GSC's. There is weather and time including morning, day, evening and night.

Hopefully you'll enjoy this snapshot of what Acanthite is about!


AND HERE'S THE LINK

EDIT:
This is a release with a few corrections and slightly less glitches! Please download this one.
http://files.filefront.com/Acanthite014zip/;6130359;;/fileinfo.html




Older
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room36/998494/Acanthite.zip

Or alternatively
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WIKRMW0E

Remember to install the fonts! Or you won't see any of the text!



If you get any major errors, please let me know.

[Brittany]

Finally the beta! I'm doing some other things right now so I can't really try it out yet:(, but I'll try it out later and come back with a little report.

[Fangking Omega]

Just as a heads up to everybody, you apparently DO need RMXP installed on your system. The trial version will do, even if your trial's expired.

[Samson]

when i try to start the game, i get the following error:

"RGSS-RTP Standard not found."

i tried activation the rgss file manually with the game file, but this doesn't seem to work as well.

[Fangking Omega]

when i try to start the game, i get the following error:

"RGSS-RTP Standard not found."

i tried activation the rgss file manually with the game file, but this doesn't seem to work as well.

Anybody who's getting this message needs to install the trial version of RMXP. It's free, and even when the trial expires after 30 days you can play RMXP games still.

Be warned, slow internet users, it's about 30mb
http://www.download.com/RPG-Maker-XP/3000-7537_4-10439795.html

[Plateface]

lol, that's gona take me an hour.

[Legendaries]

Demo is FANTASTIC! You all are the best! I will wait for next demo and next and next and finnaly for full version forever! Good luck.

[The Dash]

Haha wow, this game really does look good. One of the most original I've seen in a good while. It's a nice break.
Here is a mirror of the Beta on my server : http://dasheo.com/downloads/Acanthite0.1.4.zip

[ZeroArmada]

Haha, for some reason my demo wasnt encrypted... so I did you a favor a modified it a bit, this version of fanking's demo DOES NOT require RMXP to be installed. As a result of that I had to import the rtp files making it a bit bigger (15 megs more... xD) I aplogize fangking for not asking for permission.
http://rapidshare.com/files/1968230/Acanthite.zip.html

[Canine Munch]

the demo was fantastic! and the only thing that went wrong was when a Felbin used takle on me the game crased lol, looks to be a great game when full version is released

[The Dash]

Yeah same thing happend to me :(

[D-Trogh]

The thing I love the most is the background sound of the thunderstorm :D
It's realistic when you're in a house and still hear it :D
Is the cathrate 100% btw ? Now.. in the demo..
When I trew a PokéBall there poped-up a screen and I instantly caught that Pokémon :P
But.. really nice game.. good scripting on those events to :D

GOOD LUCK !

[SuperNova]

The demo won't work for me. When I load it up, it just closes after 2 seconds, and doesn't say anything about why this happened.

[Plateface]

Same here. FANG WOTZGOINONLOL :O

[Fangking Omega]

How odd... tried installing the RMXP trial?

[Amachi]

Well it works for me ^^

And it is excellent. Very well done. The sprites, the music and story, they all fit so well together - much better than I expected.

Unfortunately though, my computer is, quite literally, a hunk of metal and silicon, so it runs slowly.

But it's still awesome anyway, so keep up the good work champ!

[Chizzy]

Heh! My Sympholy Overworld looks so cool in the Game!

[The Dash]

He looks a bit flat if you ask me Manea xD
#46 owns, how about the name "Meaka"? I know, I'm unoriginal xD.

[SuperNova]

I've got it to work now, and it is a great game. I've decided to stop at the first town though, as I don't want to get too far with the story before the actual release of the game.

[Fangking Omega]

There's practically no other story developments revealed :P You get to go through a huge forest and battle a gym leader, but the only main plot devices are at the beginning. Thanks for liking it XD

[Plateface]

Ye mate, I've downloaded the trial and installed it and re-installed it..

Why the hell arent you coming on MSN? Haver you blocked me.. :P

[Adam_148]

I can't get past giving Kiren the Pokégear, it just jams after that.

[Kyledove]

Yatta! That was a pretty awesome demo ^^; I got stuck fighting a grubble thing but oh well Im gonna try again later.

It went a bit slow for me though, I thought it might have been the rain but its probably my computer. Need any help sprite-wise?

[Fangking Omega]

Hope you liked it Kyledove ol' buddy! Sorry about the bugs, some people seem to get 'em... the lag is a case of you do or you don't... I'm lucky and I don't, I'll try find a way to reduce it.

If you want my utter honesty, I've always wanted to replace the standard FRLG graphics with some sexy custom ones like yours, which are frankly beautiful and the best I've seen (ya know, custom grass, trees, rocks, paths...). But I would hope to not have to replace all of the FRLG style buildings (as in ones drawn with FRLG style proportions and shading) as a result. So I guess the criteria would be that they still look good with the buildings being used in Acanthite, which probably wouldn't be an issue anyway. Would you be up for something like that?

[Kyledove]

wow thats a pretty big request but I respect your honesty ^^; I dont think Id literally be able to do that seeing how I cant even make my own custom world for myself it would take me even longer to create a completely new custom world for acanthite and I wouldnt want to have you guys waiting on me.

I was thinking more like pokemon wise or something. *shrug*

[Fangking Omega]

wow thats a pretty big request but I respect your honesty ^^; I dont think Id literally be able to do that seeing how I cant even make my own custom world for myself it would take me even longer to create a completely new custom world for acanthite and I wouldnt want to have you guys waiting on me.

I was thinking more like pokemon wise or something. *shrug*

XD that's alright, I figured I'd ask seeing as the ones you have in your sig make me drool. You're incredibly good. All I'm really looking for in that respect is custom grass, trees and rocks, and the paths too probably everything else would remain the same. But I CAN see why that's a bit too difficult. Thanks anyway buddy!

So yeah... erm... you're good at overworld sprites aren't you? How'd you like helping out in that area? Or maybe one or two custom buildings? I'd be very happy if you wanted to do anything at all for Acanthite, so anything you'd like to do and would be happy doing, do it ;)

[Fangking Omega]

Still doing stuff here :)

Doing more of the main game's progression. I'm gonna have to worry about patching up that annoying battle system later.

Anyways, here's what's happening in Kamon's life today.


Steer clear of spoilers if you don't like them. This is a taster of an intriguing plot point.

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1221/offerqk0.png


And in other news!

A new staff member, jacob_coutino has provided an AWESOME final design of Anjewl and Diavil, two of the game's leading legendaries. (Specifically, Anjewl is pretty much the same as before but in a different pose, Diavil has had no prior fully satisfactory designs but this one is awesome)

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l168/jacob_coutino/fakemonsketch7.jpg
His work is of an outstanding quality and it's great to have him aboard.



Also, we're thinking of adding another 7 Pokémon to the total number of species in the world to make the final number be a lovely round 650 (obviously not all of them will be in Acanthite, because that's a silly number, but for reference it's a comfortable number). More on this later.

[Canine Munch]

they are supurb and thats fantastic news you got there

[tomasalmeida_93]

fang... why haven't you shown us in acanthite diavil's concept! it's gorgeous!!! supraoutstandous!!!!! oh, and i "want be you friend":P

[Joey the Cockroach]

good work as always Fang. keep it up bro! i havent played the game, as i dont have RMXP, and my download is very slow :(

[Guzv4]

Great game, I like the tiles, hope it gets finished.

[spudkiddo]

Keep going, I think this fangame has the most potential!

[Digiko]

This game looks like it'll be AWESOME. 8D The screens are awesome.

I haven't played the demo(well, much) because I can't figure out how to install the fonts.. I'm stupid like that. xD Where is the control panel..? Actually, I went a little into the game without reading the text, and it looked ownful. But if I could get help there, I'd love it. O_o;;

[The Dash]

Digiko go to C:/Windows/Fonts and extract it there.

[Digiko]

It worked, thank you. 8D

After going through the demo, I only found a few awkward things... In the second town, if you go on the bridge and go up, you can go into the water. O_o xD Even so, you still can't get the item you need cut for... Aw, darn it! Sometimes, if I didn't faint the Pokemon, the battle would end... No EXP for me. D: I would have played the whole thing through, but it froze on me when a Felbin tackled me... O_o If the same thing happened to Pokemon Master2006, they must be trying to take over us all. Run.

[Plateface]

Well im a team member and I get no assistance in getting it to work. :@

[Booda Sack]

Hey,just played the demo and it was awesome well done guys can't wait to see more development.

[Fangking Omega]

Booda! Is my hero and my original inspiration to start game making returning to the fold at long last?! Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you see the potential despite the sheer bugginess of this demo :P

[Booda Sack]

Ha no problem dude, I know what it's like developing a game so the bugginess didn't bother me. I thought the events/cut scenes in the game were especially well done and seeing new pokemon is always cool.

[Jirachi-Z]

Nice game, looks awesome and also very nice pokemon sprites :)

[mattgcn]

RMXP trial is huge...I hope the game works when it's done.

EDIT: No such luck. After installation, rather than simply close down, it crashes :\

[patrick3675]

Woa Fang! How is Jacob on that there list, and I'm not? *eyebrows* I remember being there a while before he was. :P Oh well.

[Rm2k3Guy]

Its been too long since i last posted here ;p
The game still looks awesome fanking =D

[Jake]

Herro Everyone, and why aren't I on the list? lol, But I'm happy to be on the team.

[RM2K3kid]

I played it the yesterday and thought it was excellent. Other than the bug that stopped me from proceeding any further, there were no other obvious faults. Anyway keep up the great work.

[Backmaster]

This beta is awesome but what´s with the pokedex? I need a Pokedexscript.
And i also need a script for the PkmnBox.

[Roarscream]

The demo was great and I loved the new pokemon (well I thought it was cool that you had made so many original ones at least). A couple of things were missing, but hey, you probably know that, so I won't go into it. Great job, continue this project so far its great!

[pepsi.max]

hey the demo was kickass. although the font was a bit weird. i installed them, but it still looked a bit funny. all in all, great demo. good job and keep it up!

[Scyther]

i Literally thought to myself "Oh My God" when i saw your list of pokemon, Its not very often you get a good pokemon idea....but bloodyhell that list was stocked full of them!, This is a Game I Shall Definately be keeping my eye on, so goodluck with the work guys and Keep it up....dont let this project die like so many others!!!!!

[Neo-Dragon]

Just played the demo. Really enjoyed it. Great work with it. I taught the storm effect was really cool. Well done.

[Fangking Omega]

Cheers for support guys!!! Sorry about the lack of updating, trust me when I say some of the behind-the-scenes stuff is looking SWEET ;)

[Joey the Cockroach]

this game is just getting better and better, keep it up Fang!

[Ruyin]

Well, I made this userbar to show Fang, and he liked it so on his instructions I'm posting it here:

http://i14.tinypic.com/2nbacmw.png

Put this in your sig: http://i14.tinypic.com/2nbacmw.png
I support Pokémon Acanthite

[Orophin]

I played the demo. Storyline is awesome, I love it. You just need to improve the battle system. Its very laggy and has some glitches.
Oh, and there is no Pokemon option in the menu, even when you get a pokemon.

[Chizzy]

New Overworlds have arrived!!! Thos of you that have already played the demo will have already seem my Shympholy, and more are being created at the moment. Here is the full sheet created by Me.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9610/sheet1pv9.png

To see more amazing things like these, such as amazing concept art, drawings by fans, and behind the scene screen-shots, join the forums!

More Overworlds on the way!

[nintendo jr]

Hi everyone, nice presentation of the project Fang and keep the work Acanthite staff!!!

Byes everyone

[Linruat]

Sounds really good =] cant want to try it out!!!!

Edit: Awesome made pokemon =]

[killer8465]

nice game, btw i cant play the demo, it says RGSS-RTP standard not found

[The Dash]

Because you don't have RPG Maker XP installed. You need it to play.

[killer8465]

Yea, I figured that out after reading page 7. Thnx tho. Great game Fang.

[Chizzy]

Yeah, we're coming on leaps and bounds now.

[Vampire://Krimm]

Goooo Fangking lol. Good Luck on Ancanthite!

The Pokemon are awsome, and for once scratch Pokemon relate to their real size! lol

[Plateface]

News from Plateface!

work is under way for the official stylised art for the Acanthite Pokémon. They will be released in a fashion similarly seen in Coro coro magazines so keep your pants on fellas! ALSO!
jacob and I are working on a manga series that will certainly be unique and tell the story of Acanthite in a magnificent style. A preview of this is expected in the next few months!

Toodles

[Dawson]

That's nice and all, but we can we please just keep updates in the game thread strictly concerning the game?

[MateoTheEliteDragonTrainer]

everything looks tight i like the cobra fire pokemon the sprites are cool too

[Joey the Cockroach]

Im gonna try and help Fang if i can, or if he wants to. i might not be a big help, but im good at quite a few things. so Fang, keep it up man, i really want ya to do well! :)

[Chizzy]

SSV1 : It'd be a massive help if you could learn how to script. In fact, if anyone could.

Anyway, I'll keep you guys posted on things as Fang is really busy at the moment.

[Joey the Cockroach]

well i will tell ya, i will never learn how to script cos i feel it is too hard for me. it only shows 1 example script and it aint enough. i could probably do all the music stuff, and all that.

[Fangking Omega]

To get me back in the mapping spirit which has been a little bit stifled lately, I've been working on the Johto remake which will be making an appearance during the Acanthite game series. It's good to explore my mapping skills, and I've been finding that I've adopted a looser style that more closely resembles the technique used in FRLG. I've kept the structures more or less the same, but there is a looser, more naturalistic application of space and it isn't quite as rigid as in the original GBC games.

I had some old reference pictures to work with from a previous remake attempt, but for the mostpart I've improved since then.

New Bark Town (Lovely houses by Mateo!)
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3069/newbarktownsf4.th.png (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newbarktownsf4.png)

Route 29
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3415/route29fb6.th.png (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route29fb6.png)

Cherrygrove City
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3062/cherrygrovecityrj8.th.png (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cherrygrovecityrj8.png)

Route 30 (Thank you to Mateo for Mr Pokémon's house)
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2742/route30ms4.th.png (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route30ms4.png)

Route 31
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/2306/route31nb5.th.png (http://img367.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route31nb5.png)

Violet City (NEW SCHOOLHOUSE IN WORKS. Credit to Gridiron for regular houses. Mateo to thank for base of roof design on Sprout Tower)
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4446/violetcitygg4.th.png (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=violetcitygg4.png)

Ruins of Alph
http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/2374/ruinsofalphve5.th.png (http://img477.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ruinsofalphve5.png)

Route 34
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/1802/route34bb0.th.png (http://img468.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route34bb0.png)

Goldenrod City (Credit to Gridiron for regular houses and game corner recolour)
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7887/goldenrodcityhe9.th.png (http://img468.imageshack.us/my.php?image=goldenrodcityhe9.png)

Route 35
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7091/route35mb1.th.png (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route35mb1.png)

Route 36
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5144/route36if3.th.png (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route36if3.png)

Route 37
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/849/route37gs2.th.png (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=route37gs2.png)

Ecruteak City (big props to Mateo for about 90% of that fantastic dance hall made from scratch! Gridiron to thank for the standard brown houses, very minor edits by myself)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/148/ecruteakcityik4.th.png (http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ecruteakcityik4.png)

More of this, and Merto, to come :)


One of our main issues at the moment is the lack of a skilled and experienced coder to help us develop the systems. We're doing very well with everything else, but without the crucial systems it's becoming very difficult to actually make progress with creating the game itself. It's alright making maps and having all these ideas and graphics waiting to be implemented, but we seriously need help in the coding department. We've got a brilliant team working dilligently away - some of the ideas that are surfacing are fantastic! We promise to deliver a perfect Pokémon experience for players - now we just need someone's help in the scripting realms. That is all.

Till next time, thanks :)
The Fangking

[Samson]

the maps look flawless. i just never liked how gsc was so chalk full of trees in its whole region. it looks somewhat tacky in fr/lg, if you know what i mean.

[Fangking Omega]

I found Johto to be a fresh, natural and mountainous region. The volume of trees probably corresponds to that, so I don't see it as an issue. It leaves me having to be very careful with use of space however, so that it doesn't look too clumped together, but that's not such a problem as it heightens my own awareness when mapping :)

[Samson]

well i get that, it's just that the trees in FR/LG have so much detail to them that when so many of them are thrown together, it gets overwhelming and heavy on the eyes.

[Fangking Omega]

It probably isn't that much different looking at full map shots of Kanto from FRLG to be honest. But I suppose it's fair comment, I can't help that though, it's a remake :P

I think actually playing and walking around the area is the best cure, as you don't have to look at huge clumps of trees as you're limited to a small screen :)

[~Azura]

Good to see some update from one of the best games around ^^

I like the remade maps, although I always hated Ecruteak City design... so square, house, square, house...

And if you don't mind me saying, the roof of the building right above the PokeCenter looks weird. I guess it's because I'm used to roofs on pokémon having more visible stripes or something similar, which is not the case (I can see small lines, or am I blind?). Anyway, everything is perfect, and my opinions are just stuff that pop into my head, and I write.

~Azura.

[Fangking Omega]

Ecruteak is somewhat square and formulaic, I agree, but not really my fault XD. It works better to walk around these places anyway, I find myself enjoying it :P

The building you refer to does actually have a very intricately patterned roof, the lines are just a bit curved to blend with the contours of the building itself. The centre of the roof has a much more noticeable pattern to it. It's the Dance Hall where the Kimono Girls are.

Cheers for your viewpoints anyway ^_^

[Vampire://Krimm]

Hmm, there good, but your missing some grass patches in Route 36. Either than that, their pretty good.

I cant wait to see more Merto designs. I've yet to see any route screenshots from Merto =P

[Fangking Omega]

Hmm, there good, but your missing some grass patches in Route 36. Either than that, their pretty good.

I cant wait to see more Merto designs. I've yet to see any route screenshots from Merto =P

Depends what you look at. If you're looking at Crystal, you're right. If you're looking at Gold/Silver, I'm right. Not a huge issue really, FRLG obliterated some patches of grass from the originals of RBY. I think in Crystal, that patch of grass was badly placed because it was inconsistent with the rest of the route in terms of what wild Pokémon would appear due to that part of Route 36 next to Violet being open long before the rest of it is (darn that Sudowoodu!).

[Vampire://Krimm]

o_o Yeah...I guess your right XD I only had Crystal lol . Well, I like them a lot! I can't wait to see more *root for Olivine*

[cuttyflam]

this game is greart cant believe its still going. keep up the good work.