Evolution of Time (Zeph's PKMN Game)

[zephadus]

Hi! I'm Zephadus!
And I'm Minigee!and this is my thread for our game! Woot!
Yeah, that's better!:badsmile:Basically, my idea is that you are a boy named Chris (short for Christopher) (by default), or a girl named Chrissy (short for Christine) (by default), who lives in a town called Tsubiiko, in the region of Kurutsu.
I donno what G's ideas are, but he can post 'em on his own.

This story takes place roughly 10 years after Ash, Hiro, and whoever else journeyed their fair share.
Maybe even after Wes*, although I doubt it. (*Pokémon Colosseum)

Later in your journey, you will leave Kurutsu, and head toward another region.

I haven't decided which, but it will be either Kanto, Johto, or Hoenn.
I know it sounds cliché and blah, blah, blah, but you're forgetting this's later.
Much much later. Everything will be different, and the way things were going last I checked, Cinnibar probably won't even exist at all.
Lots of surprises to be discovered in this new world.

(I'd say more, but that would ruin the surprises in store)

The linear-style gameplay of the past will be obliterated entirely, though there will be some things that you simply must do before moving on.
There will be much freedom, though. You will be able to explore the ocean across the many seas and see the various islands I have set out for Chris and Chrissy. Watch out, though. There are some very mean Pokémon out at sea, and if you're beaten out there, you get a real game over! Not a lift to the last Pokémon Center you visited! (more on that later)

Out on the islands will be totally original map designs, however, just for kicks, I might put in something vaguely recognizable for some.

Lots of neat features will be in this game, too. No, not a load of minigames like everyone else.
Although minigames are one of those things, they won't be the same as others, and if they are, well, pure coincidence.:nervous:

Now I'm sure if you read all this, there was a point when you thought:
"But you have to go to the last Pokémon Center you visited! It's tradition!"
Well, I'm sure it is, and I'm sure we all love it, and I'm really sure that all I'm doing is merely expanding on that idea.
My theory is simple: You can't be saved if no-one's around to save you.
What I'm talking about is probably best explained with an example...
Let's say we're just west of Cerulean City, when we run into a very strong trainer like... Blue! (Gary) All we have is a Charmander, a Pidgey, Rattata, and maybe a Spearow and Caterpie.
We get beat, and we end up a Pokémon Center.

The reason is because there was somebody there to do 1 of 3 things:
a. Call the nearest Pokémon Center
b. Drag you to the nearest Pokémon Center
c. Walk to one yourself

Now I know I just said "walk to one yourself", but when you're out at sea, you're using a Pokémon to surf with, and if that Pokémon is KO'd, one should not be able to surf.
This is why you cannot be saved out at sea, unless you're fighting another trainer (like a swimmer), because then they can save you.

I may create a sort of system where if you are defeated out at sea, you have like, 30 seconds to swim to shore. Once you have successfully landed at a shore, you may swim to another. If your time runs out at sea, game over.
Seems interesting to me, and I should be able to pull it off...

I'll have screenshots posted sometime soon (hopefully).

Feedback on the game and any of its features is appreciated.
Suggestions are also appreciated.

[Minigee]

UR GAME! :pirate:

add me to this thread im part of the game ness.... :nervous:

[zephadus]

lol Yes, yes, G. lol
Time to edit! :P

[Dizzy]

Sounds pretty cool ;). I like the whole Game over thing, sounds better then getting a lift to the nearest pokemon center. Sound good, Screenshots :) Must see

[zephadus]

Thanks Dizzy! Your game sounds cool, too! I'll definitely play it. ^_^
I'm glad you like the idea of the game over!

[Minigee]

Thx for the credit bro :) Im glad i didnt get jipped LOL!

[zephadus]

Thx for the credit bro :) Im glad i didnt get jipped LOL!Yeah, no prob, G. lol

[Minigee]

Hey Zeph....

What ever happend to the project in the first place?

I mean sure we didnt have too much done but it was a great start...

And when can we expect to have these screeny's up?

Cuz until i get a new comp im going to have a hard time assisting u with the project....Man i hate old technology......

Anywayz answer my questions plz....And get to work u slacker! lol j/k

:laugh:

[zephadus]

Well ya see... The project sort of sat on my computer, and never really saw much progress since last you were here.
Now it's coming back at full force, and here are some screenshots attached to this post.
New Bark Town old (old map with old chipset) and
New Bark Town new (new map with new chipset)

I haven't made any major changes (yet), because all I've done so far is recreate New Bark Town (and make the buildings a little larger)

Have fun with the screenies!

[Krazy_Meerkat]

the new one looks good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(25 chars)

[RM2K3kid]

Your game looks and sounds great. Good luck with it :D

[Sponge_Bartjuh]

yeah you used the chipsets good :) I bet if you make the roofs green it will look more like New Bark Town. Anyway, good luck.

[zephadus]

yeah you used the chipsets good :) I bet if you make the roofs green it will look more like New Bark Town. Anyway, good luck.Yeah, I wasn't sure if New Bark Town had green houses because they were supposed to be like that, or because Nintendo was lazy and decided not to waste anymore palette colors since they had so bloody many trees there. lol

I'll play with it a bit and see what I come out with. ^_^

I'm not sure whether to do Cherrygrove city or Violet city next...
I'll probably do Route 29, actually. lol

[Vertek]

sounds kewl hope you get to finish it, I wanna play a johto game with GBA graphics.

[DarkMage31]

Screens look great! Keep up the good work!

[zephadus]

(this request)
I bet if you make the roofs green it will look more like New Bark Town.I bring you: New New Bark Town with Green Roofs!

I thank you for the suggestion, because it really looks great if I do say so myself.
I'll make sure to make all the towns have the correct colored roofs and such. ^_^

I also bring to you all...
THE TITLE SCREEN!!
That's right! I wasn't gonna bother with it until later, but I decided to do it now.
I actually didn't have a title screen until everybody started asking about screenshots, so here it is!

Note: I've noticed little bitsy errors in the Pokémon logo, as have a lot of you that have looked at it, are looking at it, or will be looking at it.
These errors will be fixed before a demo is released, so don't worry about it.:classic:

I'm also considering moving the words "Evolution of Time" up a little.
The reason they were so low in the first place...
Well, I don't remember exactly. lol But I had a plan. Oh well.:nervous:

---EDIT---
Oh yeah, now I remember!!
I was gonna have Unowns spell "EVOLUTION OF TIME" across the top of the letters!
Not sure about it now, but I found the pic on my PC, and it looks okay...
Oh well! lol

[DarkMage31]

The title screen looks great.

However, I'm suspicious of your legitimacy, Zephadus. The sceen with New Bark Town is the wrong resolution. It's impossible for that to be a screen shot from RM2k's 320x240 resolution. However, it is just like that of a GBA, meaning you likely ripped that straight from a Rom. How can you explain this?

[Avatar]

The title screen looks great.

However, I'm suspicious of your legitimacy, Zephadus. The sceen with New Bark Town is the wrong resolution. It's impossible for that to be a screen shot from RM2k's 320x240 resolution. However, it is just like that of a GBA, meaning you likely ripped that straight from a Rom. How can you explain this?
Um... it looks like a screenshot from the actual engine, but without grids.

But im not sure.

[zephadus]

The title screen looks great.

However, I'm suspicious of your legitimacy, Zephadus. The sceen with New Bark Town is the wrong resolution. It's impossible for that to be a screen shot from RM2k's 320x240 resolution. However, it is just like that of a GBA, meaning you likely ripped that straight from a Rom. How can you explain this?Um... it looks like a screenshot from the actual engine, but without grids.

But im not sure.I assume you're talking about the fact that my "screenshots" are larger than 320x240.
It's simple. I took multiple screenshots and put them together to capture the whole city, then found out that there's a size limit on these forums, so had to cut down.
Some of the lab is cut off, but it only goes about 4 spaces further than the original.
I hope that answers your question.

[Krazy_Meerkat]

the "evolution of time" bit is a bit hard to see in the title

[zephadus]

the "evolution of time" bit is a bit hard to see in the titleActually, I agree with you.
Is this better? :D

This time it's a real in-game screenshot of the title screen!
(with the menu) Instead of just the picture I used for it.
The words "Evolution of Time" are brightened, but will STILL be hard to see unless you put it on a black background. The white around the pic is playing with your eyes. lol

[Krazy_Meerkat]

It's way better than before.. looks just right

[Sponge_Bartjuh]

yeah with the green roofs it looks way more 'New Bark Town-ish' :D And the title screen is really cool, keep it up ;)

[MysticSwampert]

Wow! its looking good! Are there going to be 4 different starters like it looks like on the title screen?

[zephadus]

Wow! its looking good! Are there going to be 4 different starters like it looks like on the title screen?Well actually, those aren't the starters. I put those guys on the title screen because they started the whole shebang. lol
The starters in Pokémon: Evolution of Time have not yet been decided,
but they will probably be something similar to 'Bulba', 'Char', and 'Squirt',
meaning they'll evolve at least once, and all 3 starters will evolve the same amount of times to be fair.
We might make up some new Pokémon, but that could be hard.
We might just make a few, though, like say... 10-20... Maybe 30.
Thing is, they're gonna (hopefully) seem authentic.
Not like "lizardo", or "turtloid". (no offense to anyone that's used those names)
Just out of thought, there might be "Hissfit", "Kangaskhid", and others.
I have some cool ideas, but I won't spoil them for you all. ^_^
Remember, I'm gonna try to release a demo before the end of the month!
(I need somewhere to host it, though, so if anyone has any info about that, post here)
Lots of cool stuff going on, so when the demo's released, I hope you all enjoy!
Peace out!

Oh yeah, and to answer your question...
We don't know how many starters there will be.
You might even be able to catch your own starter Pokémon... Somehow. lol

There are now 20+ new evolutions in this game (planned).
There are now 10+ new Pokémon in this game (planned).
These have yet to be added to the actual game, but somewhere along the line, they will be. Count on it. lol

[Dawson]

you should get a freewebs account as its probably the easiest and most professional looking free site builder out there. i like the idea of new starting pokemon which is why i'm doing that in my game because it gives the game that extra pokemon feel when you start it up and you've got three brand new pokemon to choose from.

[zephadus]

you should get a freewebs account as its probably the easiest and most professional looking free site builder out there. i like the idea of new starting pokemon which is why i'm doing that in my game because it gives the game that extra pokemon feel when you start it up and you've got three brand new pokemon to choose from.Okay, thanks. I'll do that, though I don't give a flying fox* what the page looks like... I just need somewhere to link a download to. lol

(*to all who don't know, that's a reference to Miles "Tails" Prower the Fox from Sonic THe Hedgehog games. Also a non-offensive form of a certain phrase. lol)

[DarkMage31]

Okay, that makes sense. Title screen looks great!!!

[Minigee]

Whoa!

Go away for the weekend and activity central!

Anyways i was just stopping in to say that everything is going great zeph and i think that the demo idea for the end of the month is a great idea :)

[DarkMage31]

lol, go away for half a day and there's like forty more posts to reply to!

[zephadus]

Well, I'm back!
For those who didn't know, I was at my grandpa's place for his 60th birthday.
Because I left town and missed a bunch of work time (about 3 days worth) the demo release date has been changed to May 4th until further notice.:nervous:
I'll be working on it all day today, so hopefully there'll be something new soon.
Maybe I'll get this out by today. I don't know.
Let's hope, people! ;)

[zephadus]

Well, I have some bad news...
New New Bark Town has been deleted somehow.
I'll begin working on it again right away, and hopefully, it'll be just as good as last time.
This means the demo isn't due until next month now. Sorry!

[MissingChu]

i hate it when that happens.....

I work on a huge part of Pokemon Turquesa and my work gets deleted.(really) :\ NOOOO!

[zephadus]

i hate it when that happens.....

I work on a huge part of Pokemon Turquesa and my work gets deleted.(really) :\ NOOOO!Yeah, I can't even remember how big I made the map.
I still have it in screenshot form, though, so I can easily remake it.
That's a plus to showing the public some screenies of your maps.
If they get deleted, you can just remake them from the screenshots. ^_^

[zephadus]

Behold! Kangaskhid!
I love him to pieces! ^_^
Normally, a Kangaskhan would NEVER let it's baby go.
That's why you get Kangaskhid via storyline event.
I won't say what, but keep in mind that guessing at it will ruin the fun for everyone.
Comments on Kangaskhid's sprite (and suggestions) are very much welcome!

[Berserk]

kangaskhid's sprite is extremely good in my opinion.

[RM2K3kid]

I agree I think that is a great sprite.

[DarkMage31]

Awesome dude. Looks very professional.

[zephadus]

Thanks to both of you!
I really like how it came out, and that demo's just around the corner (hopefully).
We haven't started building the Kurutsu region yet, though...
That's why the demo will take place in New Bark Town!
Yeah I know... Nobody wants to see New Bark Town ever again, right?
When the demo's released, we're hoping to have up to Cherrygrove City done (at least the "regular" versions).
Thing is, the towns and routes you see in the demo will look far different in the full game.
The reason we don't give you the newer stuff is simply because you aren't supposed to be able to get to those places so early in the game.
The next demo will feature the Kurutsu region.
As a matter of fact, I'll start planning it out right now!

[Misdreavus]

Looks like a good storyline and a good game :D
Cant wait to try it after reading this.
Nice sprite of Kangaskhid as well

Good luck

.V.
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[zephadus]

I have yet to find a place to host the demo.
I'd use FreeWebs (http://www.freewebs.com), but I simply lack understanding.
After that, I thought about Shadow Star (http://www.shadostar.net/).
Unfortunately, that site doesn't seem to work.
(almost) Every button I click gives me an error page.
If this delay keeps up any longer, I should be able to make the demo take place in the Kurutsu region!
Any and all suggestions for hosts are welcome.
And now I take my leave.
*goes off to do more work on Evolution of Time*

[DarkMage31]

If you want a site, use Freewebs. It's really easy- point + click. In three seconds it'll be done.

For all your file hosting needs, go to www.free-webhosts.com (http://www.free-webhosts.com) for lists of free sites that will host your files with ratings and reviews. I use www.free-hoster.com (http://www.free-hoster.com) personally.

[MissingChu]

i tried to use free-hoster.com and it said:
Your Account Has Been Suspended...

Please contact your host.

Http://www.Host--inc.com
NOOOOO!!!!!! I need a place to host alpha VI of turquesa!!!

EDIT: YOUR WEBSITE IS TURNING UP BLANK!

[Gymdawg]

I use Lycos UK myself. I live in the US, but Lycos UK is better than it's American counterpart...I mainly use it for file hosting because it has good uptime and allows direct linking...
As to making a site I suggest learning a little HTML. It might not be the easiest route, but it's the most customizable. I'm currently working on my site and my dad's ($200-or-so, baby) and then I'm gonna switch to hostdime.com.

[Back-on-topic]
The ideas sound good; I like the reasoning behind the game over.

[DarkMage31]

Uh oh, my free hoster download is not working now. All of a sudden the free hoster site isn't working either. Maybe the site's down. I'll check out Lycos UK...

[zephadus]

I didn't think this topic still existed...
All of my attachments are gone, but apparently, the thread is still intact...
How very odd...
Well, anyway, I'm back, and if anyone wants to help out on this game,
message me, or post a reply!
I'll have some updates later in the day, unless I get sidetracked by my girlfriend. lol

And as a small update (also updated on original post on first page):

I'm also considering moving the words "Evolution of Time" up a little.
The reason they were so low in the first place...
Well, I don't remember exactly. lol But I had a plan. Oh well.:nervous:Oh yeah, now I remember!!
I was gonna have Unowns spell "EVOLUTION OF TIME" across the top of the letters!
Not sure about it now, but I found the pic on my PC, and it looks okay...
Oh well! lol


---—————==========EDIT==========—————---
I re-uploaded those pics fo new-NewBarkTown and old-NewBarkTown,
as well as the Title Screen, Kangaskhid, and our newest friend, Hissfit!
Isn't he CUTE? ;)

[Berserk]

Well I'm glad that you're still carrying on with this.
I think Hissfit's a bit too cute though. Creeping me out a little.