Pokémon: Polaris Version

[Space Guard]

Hello, most of you may remember that I created both Pokémon Spark Yellow and The Lost files. And as you know I quit these quite early on in production. This is the latest game i am creating and I hope that I don't quit.

SPACE GUARD PRESENTS:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/goodish.gif

Game Name: Pokémon Polaris Version

Made with: RPG Maker 2003

Story: You are either Hikari or the Male Hero (Can't remember his name) from Diamond and Pearl. You will travel around the new regon of (Insert name here) battling various trainers until one day when a Meteor hits (Insert name here). The Meteor has fallen from space carrying a Rare Deoxys. your missio0n now is to hunt this Deoxys and catch it. There are also many other trainers hunting for deoxys as well.

Features:

Diamond and Pearl Sprites
Custom Battle System (almost done)
Custom menu System ( Not started)
Boy/Girl Gender choice (Done)
Diamond and Pearl style graphics (Almost complete)


Screenshots:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Screenshot1.png
This is showing the grass elements from Diamond and Pearl.
(From: Introduction movie)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Screenshot2.png
This shows the sand and the sea from Diamond and pearl
(From: Introduction movie)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Screenshot3.png
Showing the Professor Sprite
(From: Professor Introduction)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Screenshot4.png
Showing the Boy/Girl options
(From: Professor Introduction)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Screenshot5.png
Showing the Heroes Bedroom
(From: Heroes House)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Screenshot6.png
Showing the Heroes main room
(From: Heroes House)

Staff Occupancys:

Spriter/Rippers
Mappers
Scripters
and anything else


Staff:
Me: Everything
Adam: Spriter

PM Me if your interested about joining

Demos:
No demo yet, will probably release one when I have finished the first town.

Comments and Critisism Welcome

[Adam_148]

Gah! The hero is bigger than his Mother! It's a good storyline, but I would make the hero smaller if it's in FR/LG or R/S/E style. Also, the Deoxys on the cover seems to be Attack form, are you going with that one or are you going to create a new form?

[Space Guard]

1) The sprites are going to be changed...just need some ehlp on converting the D/P heroes to FR/LG style.
2) The Deoxys will be able to change form (like in D/P) according to wich stone you attach to it.

UPDATE: Finished the first town and started the first route. Working on the Professors' lab and the Starter choice

[Yami Rui]

Well this definatly sounds like a cool game Space Guard, playing as Hikari, I'll like that.

GOOD LUCK!

[Space Guard]

As soon as I can find fully working sprites for Hikari then I will input them into the game.
If anyone want's to help me with the graphics PM me
Screenshots for the first town will be up in the morning.

[The Dash]

Your grass sprites are hideous..
Other than that the mapping is very bland aswell, please don't use the D/P characters with Fr/Lg sprites as they don't fit in together..

[Zerus]

Good game man but The Dash is right. That grass is creepy.
Good luck though.

[bob5000]

Hey man, nice come back game, looks good wish u all the luck with compelteing it adn hope u dont end up quting liek teh last times ;)
good luck cant wait for more screens

[Plateface]

SO what's going to make me the play the game?

[Space Guard]

I agree with all of you. I think my mapping on the first town is better than themaps I have shown you there. I'm going to change the grass and I think it will be a lot easier if I stick to the FR/LG hero srites... but what do you think? FR/LG, R/S/E or D/P style sprites? If anyone wants tohelp convert the Hero sprites to any of these types I will consider usage.
UPDATE: Re-mapped the first town, now includes a traning ground which will be used for re-matches and special battles.

EDIT: The grass has also been changed

EDIT 2: Until I can change the D/P heroes to FR/LG format, I will be substituting them for the FR/LG heros THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY

EDIT 3: Here is a map of the first town
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Firsttownmap.png

[Red Rain]

Wow, what an interesting game. The mix of D/P graphics and R/S/E graphics gives the game an innovative, fresh look which works well. I really like it so far. Keep up the good work.

[Adam_148]

Wow, what an interesting game. The mix of D/P graphics and R/S/E graphics gives the game an innovative, fresh look which works well. I really like it so far. Keep up the good work.

:shocked: It looks terrible, it makes the hero bigger than every other person in the game!

Random guy: Hello extremely large 10 year old hero person!
Hero: Hello small healthy Sailor of the age 35!

See what I mean? I'm glad he's changing it, I'll help him as best I can there.

[Space Guard]

Thanks Adam! Can you help me with the sprites please? I think Whitey Pokemon God was talking about the chipsets
UPDATE: Almost done with the Starter choosing, a demo could be out in a short while so keep your eyes peeled

[Canine Munch]

This games looking good, just wondering but whats the battle system going to be like?

[Space Guard]

The battle system is going to be like a Pokémon Battle system. With items, attacks changing PKMN and the ability to escape. I have already made a wild battle Pokemon battle. The Pokemon sprites will be from Diamond and Pearl

[Zerus]

I like the new screen. The grass looks better now. It just was just a little too green but its ok now. Good luck with the rest of it.

[Space Guard]

After I have done the starter choice I will try and release a Walkabout demo.
It'll be quite big as I have a movie in the intro which is 13mb. I'll try and size it down by adding a picture or something.

[Canine Munch]

well the game is looking great keep up the good work ! ( try not to quit this time lol)

[Space Guard]

It's unlikely that i'll quit...although I did say that about the other games....

[Adam_148]

Yeah, I'll help, just tell me what needs doing. I've made an item crate from the Pokemon Colosseum and XD games, as, during the Pokémon games, you see Pokéballs, but they're actually items, well, I have made an item crate (custom) to tackle this problem, so it's less confusing. It's not finished yet, and I have to draw an open one where the item has been taken out, but you are welcome to use it SG06.

[Space Guard]

Thanks Adam! Does that mean you'll help out? I'll add your name to the list of helpers anyway

[Adam_148]

Good plan, yes I am helping out. (This time :))
Edit: I have finished revamping a tree that you can headbutt, you may remember it from GSC, well I've revamped it, and I will allow you to use it SGO6. I also have that item crate ready for use and have implemented it into a bedroom kind of chipset. Complete with many Nintendo consoles such as the Nintendo Wii (and the chipset works too). I haven't worked the tree into it yet, but if you'll send the outdoor chipset you are using I would be happy to add the item crate and the tree to it. If you wish to see the item crate now, below is a picture of it, open, and closed:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/adam148/ItemCrate.png
And the tree:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/adam148/HeadbuttTrees.png
Enjoy!
Adam_148
Edit2: And I prefer the term "Graphical Spriter"!
Edit: The Male Character is called Kókí.

[Space Guard]

Thanks Adam! Could you help me de-vamp the overworlds please?
Thanks SG06

[Adam_148]

um... sure yeah, I'll give it a shot. You'll have to use both anyway as the secondary rival, and we'll have a shot at the normal rival or whatever, we could design a new one. I also have an improved Gamecube overworld that you can use, but to go with Diamond and Pearl, I also have a Nintendo Wii overworld, and a DS one.

[Space Guard]

Yer...I need the hero overworlds de-vamped to RSEFRLG tyle

EDIT: Devamped the Hero Sprites. They look quite good now. They are 1 pixel taller than normal citerzen Sprites. But remeber he has a Berret on!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/DiamondandpearlheroSmall.png

[Adam_148]

That makes his head look flat.

[Space Guard]

Hello people!
Me and Adam got bored with de-vamping the sprites, so we decided to use kyledove's D/P Hero Overworlds from Serebii.net. We have permission to use them though. I am in the proces of editing most of the sprites. So far I have putthe male hero on a bike. If you are interested in helping then please feel free to PM me.
Thanks
SG06

[Adam_148]

Yes, we did indeed get bored with making the overworlds as they wouldn't work, and the colour scheme always messed up, so we asked Kyledove if we could use his, and we got a yes, so we're using them.

[Datriot]

This seems like a good project, glad to see that wild battles have been completed. I also like the way you're mixing the tiles, it's quite an original thought. Can't wait to play it. ;)

[Adam_148]

I haven't even played it yet, I expect you'll be needing some beta testers SG06? Well you've got me for a start.

[Space Guard]

If you want to be a Beta Tester your must be a member of staff. I hope to release the first Beat by the edn of the month

[The Dash]

By the way, press F4 then F5 to make the screen Pokémon sprite sized. This will make it look much nicer.

[Space Guard]

I figured out how to do that just after the first post. Anyway I haveschool soon but I'll have a crack at the game

[Space Guard]

Sorry to double post but I have some devastating news.
Today when I turned on my Computer it had erased all of my documents, including this game, So because of this the game has been canceld until further notice
I am very upset at this and will do all I can to try and get my documents back.
Very soory
SG06

[Canine Munch]

sounds like a stupid question but theres a chance it could be in the recycle bin??

[The Dash]

This is why you should always back up your important files :(

[Space Guard]

Okay people! good news! using the handy System Restore function (Thank god I have XP) I have all my files back. So game progress will continue!

[The Dash]

God bless XP haha..
Re-Add me on MSN SG.

[Adam_148]

Don't forget to re-add me SG. Glad you got your files back. Hope to see the game demo soon.

[Space Guard]

Adam...I just haven't been on MSN for a while and Yes i will add you again Dash.
I hope to release a demo soon.....

[Adam_148]

Right Gotcha. Hope to see a Demo soon!

[Space Guard]

A demo should be out by the end of this week at the latest (It depends on how much HMWRK I get during the week)
The game's progress is going well so far. Almost at the Hero vs Rival first battle

[The Dash]

Adam dude, stop asking for a demo. We had this problem when I was making a game :P

[Space Guard]

Dash is right. A demo will come soon, the more youpush me for a demo the worse the game will get okay? I think we made a deal

[Adam_148]

Um... OH yeah tht one! Yeah kay, no more asky for demo from me, mah lips is sealed mah fizzle! (And now I end the weirdo trying to be cool act) What graphics does thine need oh master of this game?

[brendan mc]

cant wait for this game it sounds frigen awsome lol!

[ashandmisty]

This looks great! Keep up the good work!

I have a question though:
how do you capture Deoxys? Are you goin to make special events were you give away the data for an item used to find it? Like Game Freak with the Nintendo promosions.

[Poke_master13]

I agree with all of you. I think my mapping on the first town is better than themaps I have shown you there. I'm going to change the grass and I think it will be a lot easier if I stick to the FR/LG hero srites... but what do you think? FR/LG, R/S/E or D/P style sprites? If anyone wants tohelp convert the Hero sprites to any of these types I will consider usage.
UPDATE: Re-mapped the first town, now includes a traning ground which will be used for re-matches and special battles.

EDIT: The grass has also been changed

EDIT 2: Until I can change the D/P heroes to FR/LG format, I will be substituting them for the FR/LG heros THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY

EDIT 3: Here is a map of the first town
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Firsttownmap.png
Wow I REALLY like that town. Keep up the good work!

[Space Guard]

I've been working hard on this game (Using as much spare time as I can) for a while now. It's coming along nicely. Expect a demo any time this month!

[logik]

hey i want to be a tester if thats cool

[Adam_148]

You can only be a tester if you are a member of staff. 'Nuff said.

[Space Guard]

Thankyou for posting Logik! Unfortunately you must be a member of staff to be a beta tester. If you PM some information on what your good at then maybe we could arrange something.
Anyway welcome to the boards
SG
EDIT: Just wanted tyo say that i have started making some custom buildings for the game. So far I have done:
Lab
House
Pokémart
Pokécenter
I aim to do:
Gym
and various other buildings

[Adam_148]

It seems to be a good idea, but I'd like to seen the sprites before I make my judgement. Also, I have some more stuff for you. The crate you already have is now a Chest, I have also made a crate, and a different coloured crate for the hero's/heroine's bedroom. I have also made a large chest, and a cupboard. Below are the new things I have just typed about. The Large chest is for large items. The normal sized Chest (the one you have now) is for moderately sized Items. The New crates are for small items and the odd coloured orange and blue one is for item storage. The cupboard is for bigs things like hostages and importanat to storyline clues or whatever. Here they are: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/adam148/ItemChest.png http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/adam148/ItemCrate.png http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/adam148/LargeItemCrate.png http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/adam148/Pokcupboard.png

[Space Guard]

Thanks a lot adam for the sprites. I'll post my custom buidlings later.

[Adam_148]

Cool. I'll be waiting, hope to see 'em soon.

[Space Guard]

Okay so i'm mid-way through the first battle. It's the fight against Hikari/Kouki. The music throughout the game will be from Diamond and pearl.
Most of the music in the game is MP3 format (I can play it using a special patch I found on the internet) If anyone has any decent music they would be willing to donate please PM me.

EDIT: If you want to show your support to polaris put this in your signature: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/spaceguard05/Polarissupportbanner.png

[DarkDoom3000]

long time no see space gaurd...
screenies look goodish, grass looks better! hero should be resised

nice game anyway--

PS: thats my gamecube!!

[Space Guard]

So school work has got in the way of game progress. But that hasn't stopped me doing bits now and again. I am almost ready to start the main quest (Finally). Expect an upate soon
Okay so the demo size is 90mb....I'll need to strip it down before first release

[DarkDoom3000]

WTF....90Megs...wow
if its that big this has gotta be a good game!

how the hell did you get 90...i got 30 with illusion unzipped...but 90 whao..
well if its MP3 files or something you should compress it!, theres a program called DietMP3..it can convert 5megs >>> 0.5megs<though dose reduce quality

anyway keep it up!

BTW, you'll need ta change ya name soon loll!!!

[The Dash]

File size does not make a good game, there is probably just a lot of resources in the game.

[DiamondDust]

I see eh? Cool game, Deoxys attached with the stone... changes form... sorry about any response from this. I only read the first page. Have fun!