Pokemon - Flowers of the Moon

[DarkPegasus]

Pokemon – Flowers of the Moon
~ a game by Johto Project


Title Screen (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/TPJ2.png)

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Hi. This is a game being made with RM2k3, and developed by the Johto Project. Basically it’s a remake of the GSC series, but with new areas, new people, new graphics… We’ll be bringing back the best (or we think so) Pokemon series ever made, everything that made them so good will be back, like the mysteries of the Pokemon world, and we will be adding some new features, some newer seen before, and some already existing ones, from the newer games. We will try to make this the best we can. And of course if there is anything you would like to see in this game you can say it and we’ll try to make it.

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The same old, with some interesting twists. The first one will be just as you start the game… As it won’t actually start in New Bark town… Where it will start… It is a secret for now. But I can tell you that the game won’t really begin until you have defeated the elite four, because then you have complete freedom, to explore, to search, to work… We don’t want to reveal much, and spoil it all for you…

Region Map (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Region.png)

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We’ll begin with the basics:
- CMS (Custom Menu System) – 0% Done, but Neo-Dragon will be making one for us, so consider it done.
- CBS (Custom Battle system) – around 50% done, you can thanks Raubie for this, oh we plan to make two different ones
- PokeGear (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PokeGEarMain.png) – around 90% done, all the main features have been made, graphically it is done, now it’s only the TV shows and the calendars
- Missions – you’ll be able to take up missions from different people, and/or organisations, like the Pokemon Rangers, or PSi
- New Graphics – about 40% done
- New Places – All planned out, about 10% mapped out

There are many more, but what are secrets for?

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/NewBark.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Lab.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Academy.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/House1.png


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Intro_12.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/IntroText.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/IntroSelect.png


Route 29 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/route26.png)



The Team:

Raubie (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=42451) - Mapper, events
Don Patch (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=10462) - Spriter
micki0147 (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=27261) - Mapper
Brendan mc (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=27261) - Spriter (GSC Pokemon rewamp)
Neo-Dragon (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=6053) - Helper, adviser... Well, a friend
DarkPegasus (http://www.pokecommunity.com/member.php?u=83370']Strawhat_luffy[/url] - Book writer
Supporters:

Abed (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=20562)


Credits:

Avatar (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=160) - For some charsets (only temporary, we plan on making everything custom)
The Spriters-Resource (http://www.spriters-resource.com) - For GSC maps
The guys stated in the team, they have been motivation for me, they got me thinking the right way XD
If I didn't include somebody that should be here, please PM me.

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Now with that said, we are always looking for help, all and any, if you think you can help us, just PM me, or anybody from the team.

And there is some kind of a contest for our game, Calendar Design, you make one, and maybe it will be in the game, the ones we like the most will be in, but everybody will get credit, this is how it is supposed to look like:

Calendar (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/May.png)

If you like our game and want to show everybody you do, just put one of these in your signature:

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3811/pfotmbannerce2.png

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3811/pfotmbannerce2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PFOTM2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PFOTM2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PFOTMban3.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PFOTMban3.png

[Canine Munch]

The graphics are really nice.

[Guzv4]

OMG, the intro pic looks awsome. I can't wait for a beta or atleast more screenshots & info. Hope this won't die...

[abed]

Those are some great tiles you are using there. Can't wait to know more about the surprises in the game. Take all your time creating this game because creating a good game takes alot of time. Good luck on the game and please don't give up on this.
And yeah if you make a banner I will surely put it in my sig.:)

[Neo-Dragon]

This game is awesome. You guys did a good job so far. The Pokegear looks great and the custom graphics are a nice touch. I'll help you guys out with whatever you need (not just the menu ;P). so if you need anything, you know how to get in touch.

[The Dash]

Looks very nice, but the name.. Flowers of the moon? You should rethink that.

[DarkPegasus]

First of thank you all for your comments! Abed I'll try and make one after school today, and then I'll do some work on the game.

Yeah, Dash I know... We all agreed that it is a nice name, but it should be our "working name", because Pokemon Untitled sounds even more lame. After some time we will probably rename it to suit the game more.

[Blennix]

This game is really incredible, I'm sure going to post and view how it goes :)

[bwooduhs]

looks good im looking forward to it

[blazefire]

sweet new game, looks nice are you goin to ask for beta testers or keep it private ?

[DarkPegasus]

There is no need for beta testers right now, but when we feel ready to put out a demo, or the whole game we will look for beat testers.

On a lighter note, I made the banner:

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3811/pfotmbannerce2.png

I hope you guys like it...

[raubie]

Wow, good comments! Yay!
Nice banner Darkpegasus, found me a new sig! ^.^
(actually I think I'm going to make myself an userbar bout this game)
Also, I was wondering about the battle system: Do you still want me to adjust it for the game? I could probably make a basic template (with the 3 starters.)

[Blennix]

The banner looks pretty darn sexy. This might come in handy, For the font of the games. It uses Gill Sans

[~Azura]

Do you mean Gill Sans is the font used for writing like "FireRed" or "Acanthite"?

[DarkPegasus]

Raubi, that would be great! But we should probably talk about this on MSN, because the first battle wont happen 'till a bit into the game...

Thanks Blennix, I'll be sure to try it out... But I think that it is not necessary...

[abed]

Nice banner you made. I will be looking for all the screens you are going to show. Good luck.

[Blennix]

Do you mean Gill Sans is the font used for writing like "FireRed" or "Acanthite"?
Gill Sans Condensed Bold is the correct font.

Well It's there if you want to make a banner with the font :)

So, Is there going to be any more updates?

[Alistair]

Good to see you finally posted it. Anyway, I should get you the tiles by the end of this weekend.

[DarkPegasus]

I can't wait to see them, Patch.

Anyhow, hi everybody. I have a small update for you. As you may or may not know in PFOTM the time flows like our own, meaning that every minute has 60 seconds, every hour has 60 minutes, etc. So time is slow... And you want to catch a night-time Pokemon... What to do? Sleep ofcourse! You can do this in your house, in *secret*, or in a tent. So I'm presenting you the camping system:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Camping.png

You may notice that the tint is a bit different.

And you can't camp just anywhere, wouldn't it look crazy if you could camp in cities, towns, houses?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Cantcamp.png

The system is still not complete because there are some things to work on.

So, if everything goes well there will be another update tomorrow, so be sure to check the thread.

[Guzv4]

The camping system was a realy good idea. Maybe you should make a simmiliar thing in a pokemon center, so you could sleep there too for free (just like in the anime series).

[DarkPegasus]

That was kinda the secret... : P But PokeCenters won't be used just for sleeping/healing...

[blazefire]

sweet i really like the fact of it being in real time. cant wait to see what els the pokemon center dose . hopefully it isnt like the upstairs thing from ruby etc.

[The Dash]

That was kinda the secret... : P But PokeCenters won't be used just for sleeping/healing...

xD Wasn't a very good one. When I skimmed over the question marks I instantly thought "Pokémon Center." Love the idea of a camping system, awesome sprite as always. Your world seems very green though.. Perhaps use a few different colors?

[brendan mc]

wow, canmping what a wondeful idea you put into the game!

[halowarrior]

Woah this looks like an absolutely great game already. The camping idea sounds really good and the graphics are great as well. And Im happy there are more places in Johto, then it will be more fun, then you might be able to do an ice town or a town with the houses situated on a mountain on different places.

But they are just ideas. Good luck anyway, I am definately going to look here and post here alot, his game has alot of potential.

[DarkPegasus]

xD Wasn't a very good one. When I skimmed over the question marks I instantly thought "Pokémon Center." Love the idea of a camping system, awesome sprite as always. Your world seems very green though.. Perhaps use a few different colors?

I'll try, no promises tough... Well, I like the color green, as you may have noticed. XD

Sorry guys for no updates yesterday, but lady inspiration wasn't good for me plus I went out with the guys.

So in return I am going to talk to you about the PokeGear. The first thing you will notice about it that it serves as a clock (the screenshot is in the first post). Now, it won't always work, especially if you don't recharge it very often, because it runs on batteries, you can recharge them in any PokeCenter. It's second feature is the map/history (also in the first post). It's third feature is the PokePhone, witch also won't always work, depending on the signal strength. Then comes the PokeTV, witch will have a few downloadable shows (for learning) and a few regular show that won't need anything special. Then comes the calendar, and I made a new one (I'll show the screenshot later on in this post). And last, but not least, the Missions tab. It will include a description of the mission, the client and the organisation, you will be using this feature a lot as it is vital to your progress, not so much in the early game, but later on. Now not all of this features will be available for you when you get the PokeGear, actually only the clock feature will be available, so you will have to do things for some people in order to get the upgrades.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/June.png

If you have any suggestions for the PokeGear, or you would like to see more features in it, just tell us your thoughts and we will try and make them reality.

[FlyingLetters]

I must say, the graphics are AMAZING! The first time I saw this game, I knew that the game would be amazing. Although, I am worried that the game won't be ever finished... I suggest that you move to RMXP, but it's your game so do whatever you like :). Well, keep it up!

[Zerus]

This game looks great.


Good luck on it and I hope it doesn't die.

[DarkPegasus]

Well... We do need more spriters to help out, because the number of sprites we need to make is huge. And FOTM isn't going to be finished any time soon... About the RMXP thing, our knowledge of it is very limited, so in that case we wouldn't ever finish it XD

Thanks for your comments.

[raubie]

Hello y'all,
I am working on the battle interface for fotm and I'd like to hear your opinions:

This is the battle interface with no choice selected:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6121/binterfacetw0.png
This is it with a choice selected:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4375/binterface2op4.png
Of course the attack selection window only apears when the fight option is selected, same goes for the other options.
Darkpegasus and I have been thinking about giving the player the possibility to change the battle interface but we'll give more info 'bout that later.
Please post your opinions, thoughts, crits and comments :)

[The Dash]

It could use some shading and that green colour is kind of.. Ew. But otherwise it's nice.

[raubie]

yeah, the green isn't final, I'm thinking about using a lighter green, also it will get some more shading (darkpegasus mentionend the same thing so I can't get around it xD) thanks for the crit :)

EDIT:
Made a lil' banner, nothing to special but it's useable:

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7566/sigsortafontpictureythinp0.png

code (ad a [ in front of this line)
img]http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7566/sigsortafontpictureythinp0.png[/img]

[DarkPegasus]

Hi everybody.

We are now looking for a Staff member. We need one so we could publish a demo as soon as possible. So what qualities you must have? You must know a lot about the Pokemon World, that includes history, legends, facts, fun stuff... You must know how to write stories, and to collect information. So what would you job be? You'll be responsible for the "books" in the PA's library and some other story based places.
You don't need proof for your knowledge, but it would be nice if you PM me a link with your fan-fiction, previous works etc.

[raubie]

I'm currently working on another battle interface (an alternative) because I'm starting to get the feeling that when you look at it for quite some time (and you will) it turns ugly... this might just be me going crazy but anyways I'm currently working on some other great stuff, should have it done by tomorrow or so.
Of course, comments are still apreciated ;)
PS to DP: I won't be on msn for about the next 2 days (or at least not as much) And I'll have little time to work on the *map you asked for starting with an a* (incase it's a secret xD) If you finish the building I still need please send it to my gmail, thank you.

[Zatch bell]

wow! I love the graphic of the game! Keep up the good work!

[DarkPegasus]

Thanx Zatch.

Well, guys I am proud to announce that we have a new staff member: micki0147 (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=29225) He will be a great addition to the team.

So, I have an update for you all... This time it's the full map of the first new town. It is a ranger town called Leto.

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/5589/letotownhs6.th.png (http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?image=letotownhs6.png)

Yes, it is still closed off, but in the future it wont be, and yes I do realise that there is grass inside of it... But in this town there are no trainers, only rangers, so they live happily with Pokemon.

And on another update, I am have been drawing up the Menu for the last couple of days, and I am quite satisfied how it is turning out, so I'll be sending it to Neo probably tomorrow, and I hope you will like it too.

[Neo-Dragon]

I like the idea of the Ranger town and the ranger graphics fit in nicely..... very unique look.

PM that menu design pics whenever you are ready. PMing will be easier then on MSN as files don't always send on that :P

[DarkPegasus]

I have a small update and some questions for you.

First, the update:

We have mapped/sprited out Cherrygrove, here are some screens:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Cherry2.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Cherry1.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Cherry3.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Cherry4.png

Tell me what do you think about the PC/Mart, should I make them more traditional, or should they be the same as other buildings in town (with certain themes in some)?

And witch one do you think is better:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Choice.png

[raubie]

same as other buildings with some themes sometimes.
Also, I think the left one is better, nice job Darkpegasus!
BTW: Is that a surf engine I see there? ;)

[DarkPegasus]

Well... It isn't exactly a system... But rather a very simple event... But I plan on changing that...

[GrieVelorn]

i can help i've allready sent a pm describing what i can do

[brendan mc]

nice update i see you have extended the water there too!

[DarkPegasus]

Yeah I have, it's a new road... It leads to a very special city ; )

[Announcement] We have a new team member, Brendan mc (http://www.pkmncommunity.com/member.php?u=27261), who will be rewamping Pokemon battle sprites.

[dude32045]

Can I Join I want to help you guys and the game development it looks interesting.

Oh yeah its sounds like you need more people to help.

[Avatar]

Please do not double post. If you have anything further to add, use the edit button.

[Toshibashin]

The screenshots are splendid, a play which has future, because there is a beautiful mapping, it is nice lol

[DarkPegasus]

Thanks for the comments Toshibashin

So, guys, I have a very small update for you, well two actually:

First, I made a site template, check it out here:

http://www.freewebs.com/pfotm/index.htm

And tell me what you think.

Second, here is a template of the menu:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/showmenu.png

I'm going to thank Neo, again, for doing it for me. So how do you like it so far?

[raubie]

I like them both! Nice job on the site man, looks awesome!
Sorry for not getting in touch with you lately, kinda busy with school,
Familly and my own game ^^ Anyway, I should have the battle system ready soon, depends on when I have the time to make those stupid 25 pictures <_< I'm so lazy XD

[Neo-Dragon]

Again, No problem. If you need any other help, feel free to ask me.
I like your site too, you should finish that off aswell as your game :P.

[GrieVelorn]

hey it's me posting an update on the base system, i am working on the removal event and the pack up event then move on to the random rock placements but i have got the placement stuff all done(for the most part still have some bugs to work out) and the computer it self

[DarkPegasus]

That is great to hear, and I can't wait to see it finished.

[GrieVelorn]

hey am i not part of the team? or staff or something? or do i have to finsish something first

[DarkPegasus]

You do have to finish something first. Or have proof of your knowledge and/or abilities.

[Alistair]

Hey, DP. I just wanted to say that I have been working on revamping the entire G/S/C tileset, and there might be some stuff you want to use (Don't really have enough done to show yet). And by revamping, i mean converting the shading styles, too.

[DarkPegasus]

Hey, cool, thanks. I saw some of them and they look great. Just make a few more buildings and I'll be robbing you of them ; P

Anyway, another small update, and I am sorry if I haven't really impressed you guys but I have been practicing for the state championship in chemistry... Now that it is over I hope that I will be able to pick up the pace on the game again...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2108/shownewll5.png

This is a part of the new route, if you want to see where it leads, just visit my site, and check it under the "region" section.

[Guzv4]

This game just keeps going better and better...
Anyways,
in the botom of that route, is the darker water for diving or somthing else?

[Alistair]

Very nice, but just to ask, will this route be accessable right when you get surf, or will it be blocked off until an event happens?

Also, I have redone many more GSC tiles. Just check my thread.

[DarkPegasus]

Actually, there will be no HMs in this game... You will be able to go to certain places only if you have a certain Pokemon. For this one you will have to have a big water type Pokemon.

And, no the darker water isn't for diving, at least not yet, but maybe later if we decide to put in the dive ability.

[Canine Munch]

Game coming on well DP, keep it up!!

[00Vampire]

Yeah, it's coming along good. Keep up the good work. :)

[micki0147]

I don't want that this thread is dieing, so i write something about the improvement of the maps.

Well, i wanted to be finished yet, but i was in holydays and on "watersavety adoption" and on choir drive and and and...
so i hope i can finished the maps in the next few days, there are only on town and 4 routes left

[Cyrusman]

Nice one keep it up i will definetly try it when its out.. . The Graphics are a bit custom i never seen those before the trees i mean.

[pm3d]

The game's looking good, hope it gets finished sometime. ;)

[DarkPegasus]

Everything is custom...

Sorry for not updating guys... But I've been fighting for my marks... And I now only have history and if I get an A I will be a straight A student...

And again bad news... Wednesday my holiday starts... Witch means I wont see my comp for about two month ('till august)... So probably no updates 'till them (except maybe story-related stuff)...

[Alistair]

Hey, DP. Sorry to hear you won't be able to see your computer for 2 months. And sorry for not communicating with you. My laptop broke and I am using a library computer to type this message. I should be able to actually start work when I get my new laptop in August/September (I am getting the Asus Eee PC701), about the same time when you get back.

[Evilpkmn]

this is a quite nice game (i saw the tread since 5min), good job
tiles are...special

[jaysonic]

yeh this game is very nice indeed. keep it up, i love the tiles.

[smify0404]

looks ace mate

like the graphics alot

KUTGW

[chibo_wolf]

this game is a game i would give 8.8 out of 10

[bxela1]

I like the look of the graphics and the intro. How did you load those nice sprites into rm2k3? I could never load any of my own things into it. Rm2k3 would be heaps easier for my game than using gamemaker.

[.Kai]

OMFG great job with everything!!!great work

[BlueSonic]

This games nice, good luck on it!

[Gabe_c]

This game is so f..king nice, wow, great job, keep going!

[Edge]

the tiles look great but why would you be the FRLG char when its a gsc jhoto project thing

[jonsploder]

I good game, well worth watching. Don't give up.

[Darkrai Master]

It sounds like you have a great start. Keep at it

[serginho]

it's awesome that you can choose gary too

[Infernal Contraption]

The tiles are great. I'm impressed by how you messed around with the program, etc. Well, good luck. And I just had a slight little... er... mood change with your first screenshot you showed us. It had a bit too much weeds. (those three spikey things, I'm pretty sure they're weeds, though.)

Good luck, DarkPegasus!

[chibo_wolf]

This game looks so good

the tiles are the best.

[ryancald]

this game looks good :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

[pokemonhacker12345]

This thread is old and i realy like the tileset.

[Atomic_Reactor]

this is looking really good!
i love the tile sets.
good luck. i hope you complete it

[Chrono_Cross]

Wow...the graphics look awesome...nice job can't wait for the game

[Yami Mary]

I can't wait to play this!!! It looks so awesome! The intro is crisp and mysterious, and the Tainer Academy looks awesome! Keep up the good work!

[Necrono]

Guys, is there much left to do in the game? Or is most of it done?

Anyways, it looks class.

[DarkPegasus]

Hi everybody ^^ Thanks for all the nice comments, you're all great.

Just to keep you informed. As the school year is closing to it's end things are finally slowing down and I can re-start game development. So, expect some updates as soon as Saturday/Sunday.

As always, if you have suggestions, advices, comments... Post away!

[Neo-Dragon]

Really looking forward to seeing the updates. I love tis game, and ofcourse, I'm on your team, so if you need help just ask me.

[Alistair]

Good to see you are still alive. By the way, I have been working on my spriting skills, so I am better than ever (If you need to see anything, just look at my thread in the Sprites Showcase).

[DarkPegasus]

Thanks Neo, it really means a lot.

I know, Дон, I have already checked it, and I really liked what I saw ; )

[Atomic_Reactor]

thank god you're back.
i was worried that the game was dead =(
but i guess miracles do exist =D

[Necrono]

I'm glad to hear that, very good work there guys.

[Hackrex]

I like it, ver good game. Good tiles, etc. Comm on!

[cε׀׀]

Wow, I love this stuff, the tiles look awesome and the graphics look really good.
Keep it up

~Celebi

[DarkPegasus]

Welcome ladies and gentlemen!

Johto Project is proud to present the newest feature in Pokemon: Flowers of the Moon!

It is something I hope that you will really like. My very own attempt to revolutionize the Pokemon "concept". So from now on, no more wild encounters, to get each and every Pokemon you will have to go trough a series of event! Not only that! You won't be using your Pokemon for battling (except for a few storyline battles), at least not the way you're used to!

So, check it it:

The Ability System (as I like to call it):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Newfeature1.png

You can access it by clicking "SHIFT". What does it do now? As you can see it shows you the Pokemon you have on your team... But! Let's try hitting enter on Totodile : )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Newfeature2.png

What shows are his abilities. Currently he has: Water-gun (good for filling holes with water) and Rainy day (strengthens water moves, for example water-gun can fill 50% more, it makes certain plants grow...), let's try out Rainy day (was too lazy to sprite out water-gun ^^).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Newfeature3.png

Voila! It rains ^^

(presented by prof. Elm from his very own test-map secret lab)

I would like to thank Neo-Dragon for pointing out a few things to me.
I would also like to thank you all for your patience and your continued support.

[Atomic_Reactor]

eh, i dont know about this.
i'd like to find out more.
looks good though.
keep it up.

[Alistair]

Looks very nice. Two things, though. One, shouldn't the environment become darker if it is raining? Two, is this system going to replace HMs?

[DarkPegasus]

Dunno, I just added Weather Effects - Heavy Rain - it doesn't go darker by default, but due to popular demand I shall make it go dark(er) ^^

Yes it will, and not only that. It will be your way of interacting with the world. I imagined this to be like a spell system, a way to control the elements. So, some "spells" will be for display (flashy and and not very useful), others boring, and there will be powerful, ultimate ones.

[OmegaGroudon]

Looks great and special!
I like the concept !
Keep it up with good work !

[NessStar3000]

This game looks fantastic, nice job so far.

[Gabe_c]

Happy to hear this ain't dead, i thought so... But im just glad! Keep up!

[rockyboy]

wow this new conecpt reminds a bit like Pokemon Ranger, cause how your pokemon effect the enviroment

[DarkPegasus]

I have a fairly uninteresting update.

I made a new banner for PFotM, you can check it in my sig.

As for game update, I am currently spriting out Goldenrod, so expect a pic of it soon.

[brendan mc]

And i had thought you gave up on the game, good to see you haven't

[DarkPegasus]

Welcome back peps.

I have a few updates for you. Mostly mapping, ok, it's only mapping ^^

First, it's new route 2, it's from New Bark town to Leto Town.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/NewRoute2-2.gif

It's still lack a bridge, but I sprited it, several times, but they all looked like crap. Also sorry for the box in the screen. Dunno how it got there O_o

Next, the new Leto town (you can see the old one somewhere in this thread):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/RangerTown2.gif

Sorry for all the events ^^

And, last:

I have a a question for you, I added a part to route 30, and I would like an opinion of yours.

Which looks better:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Route302b.gif

or

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/Route302a.gif

[Edit] Also, if you look at the first post you'll notice that I added more banners.


Thanks

[bjorn130]

i like the first onbe more but i don't think it care's wich one jou take it bout look good ( don't look at my crappy english i'm from belgium ;) )

[Alistair]

Looking really good DP, your mapping is great. Just to ask, why haven't you used any of the tiles I made you yet?

[Yuoaman]

DP that is great, I really like the new maps, I was sure that you had given up this project, it's a nice surprise to see you're still working on it, good job!

[Atomic_Reactor]

all the maps look great...
but i don't see a difference in the route 30's?
after comparing both of them i didnt see a difference.
can someone please point it out for me?

[DarkPegasus]

Пач, I decided to use your tiles for areas like forests/swamps, etc. The places that need more... Nature, thus giving them more depth.

Reactor, the difference is in the shading of the old/broken aqueduct, the second one is brighter.

Yuoaman, nah! I'll probably never give up. But my school days are really hectic and I don't have much time for relaxation.

bjorn130, thanks for your comments, it's nice to see new faces ^^

[Atomic_Reactor]

ooo now i see! =D lol
i'd use the darker one.
but just a suggestion, maybe you should add something to the bottoms of the pillars.
i dont really know how to explain it. but it jsut looks kinda awkward. =/
idk maybe add some grass covering the bottom of it or something?
do you understand at all what i mean?

[Alistair]

Okay, just wanted to make sure you were using them (if you don't want to, I would suggest not using the tree I made. It sucks, I know. I could make a better one, though, if you want).

[DarkPegasus]

Reactor, in actuality there is grass, that is why the bottom doesn't have an outline. I think that that is making it weird, I'll experiment.

Пач, sure. If you have time, that is. And if you want, you can try to make a bridge, a wooden one. Thank you.

[bjorn130]

man... you guy's have great idea's it's looking good DP keep up the good work.

[unown_hunter]

Cant wate, love G/S remakes so much. Cant wate to see the new places either. BTW graphics are awsome!

Cant wate for demo and more info.

[Alistair]

DP, do you want me to use an unlimited palette, or a limited one?

[Atomic_Reactor]

yep your right. there is grass lol.
yeah your right again, it would look better with some sort of outline.

keep up the great work

[DarkPegasus]

Пач, I absolutely have no idea what you're talking about ^^'
But, you can use any colors you want (provided that they have a woody feel) and you can use as many colors for shading as you want, but something close to Pokemon style.

[Evandeck]

i love this game it looks so great
one question though
What is that island south of Johto? Altomare?

[DarkPegasus]

^ That would be correct. There will also be more places from the movies. So guess away :P

[Evandeck]

So we would be able to chore Red, Green(Jp. Blue), Blue(Jp. Green), and Gold?

[DarkPegasus]

Well, not really. Because of the changes I made to the storyline, you'll only be able to play as a male character, and he will be custom. (although there will be more than one main char)

[Evandeck]

ok and i cant wait for the next update

[DarkPegasus]

Hi peps.

I edited my last update post. New route 2 (Route J2) now has a bridge.

Now, I need a name for it. Any suggs?

And, I need help (as always).

I need someone to make/convert my chipsets to winter style/colors. Any takers? (please note that I am not looking for a simple recolor)

Also I need a book writer. Here is an example of a book:

The Book of Genesis

In the beginning there was only dark. Then a lone spark came to life, brighter than the stars it spawned. But still it was empty. As time passed this empty place got a companion, his name was Arceus. Arceus raced from one end to another, eons passed and this great beast grow lonely. It created two beast from its bones Dialgia and Palkia, time and space. So the universe started forming slowly. Arceus continued his long run with his new companions, but it noticed that there was something missing, it was made out of three things, time, space and spirit. His most powerful part was spirit so he decided to create three more creatures from it. It created the legendary trio, the trio of the spirit, later named the trio of the lake, because they went to sleep there. Their names were Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf, the demigods of wisdom, emotion and will. Planets slowly started to shape. But those were lifeless masses of rocks and diamonds. So Dialgia decided to create a demigod of land, Groudon which started to shape the planets. But this was not enough, still no life was created. Palkia decided to make a creature that would control water, so Kyorge was created. It was not long before these two started to fight, destroying one world after another. So Arceus decide to intervene by creating Rayquaza, controler of air, it stood between them, and they felt shame about what they've done. So they decided to hide in the last world they created. Now, there were many planets that had all the things needed for life, but still they were shapeless. So Arceus created Regigigas, the mover of continents. This was not an easy task that it has been given, so the demigods of wisdom, emotion and will created Regirock, Regice and Registeel from the plates on Regigigas' body. So slowly the worlds were made in the shape they are today. But still no life would shine from these barren masses. Arceus sad that nothing was as he imagined it took some of the power from the first trio and made another demigod, Mew. Mew's task was to create life, so it was given the substance of life. Mew started to make the creatures by his own will, but Arceus didn't like this so he said to it that he must create them from the elements found on the world, so he bind it to our world. He said, you must watch over them, there will come a time when we'll have to make another world. We'll sleep for 10000 eons. But when we awake the empty, black void will be again. That is why we must rest, so we could battle it.

(I know it's crappy)

Any takers?

[Alistair]

If you need me to, I can make some tiles snowy. I am also working on some new stuff for you, so be prepared.

[DarkPegasus]

That would be great. I assume that you read the act 2 of the story, if not, I can send it to you, if you want (because of the snowy tileset). Woah, thanks, I'll try to make use of your tiles as soon as I can, I promise, no promises on when thou, but the next map I make will use your tiles. ^^

[xxFrozenFlower]

Wow, this game looks incredible... can't wait to play the full version. :3
Those are really nice maps~ I agree that the first part of the route 30, darker, might look better. They both rock anyways~

I'd totally help you on that 'book writer' thing, but I have no real previous work examples. If you'd like, I could always try to help, though getting someone useful would prove to be better ^_~;
Good luck with everything, this thread is making me feel ashamed that I mostly browse around rom hacks... I will definitively be keeping an eye out for this ^^;

[Alistair]

Well, here they are. Instead of keeping them private this time, I would like to show them off a bit, since I worked extremely hard on them.

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/2929/completeddptilesim6.png

And sending me the 2nd act would be great. I can just convert it to a PDF and read it on my Kindle tomorrow at school.

[Mike2494]

Looks all really professional to me! I love the idea of being able to play as gary!!!(you can, cant ya?)

[Wichu]

Well, not really. Because of the changes I made to the storyline, you'll only be able to play as a male character, and he will be custom. (although there will be more than one main char)

Sorry, you can't. Some of the screenshots are a little outdated (am I right?).

[Mike2494]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/IntroSelect.pngHere it looks, as if you could, well I would be really glad if you could choose.....

[scienceboy]

well, this game looks interesting
good luck with it!

[DarkPegasus]

No, sorry, you won't be able to play as Gary. There will be 3 playable characters. If you want I can spoil it a bit by giving you parts of the story.

Пач, O_O That's amazing. I can't wait to start using those tiles. As soon as I get home, I'll put them in.

xxFrozenFlower, That would be great. I already have a few book titles. I'll PM them to you on Sunday, because I'm currently not home.

Thanks for all the nice comments.

[DarkPegasus]

Hi you all ^^

I have a small update, only one map this time, and it utilises Пач's tiles ^^

Check it out, check it out:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PatchCine1.png

It's the first cinematic map I made, it's for the second character.

Anyhow, the offer still stands, if you want to know more about the story/characters just ask ~_^

[Crosell]

It would be nice, if the character's you can choose are made by a spriter.
The character's i see on the screens are just plain old fire red character's..
There is a person called Coronis, who made some very nice character's.
You can find him/her on serebii, he/she made remakes of all the known character's..
Like Red/blue/green, Gold/silver/crystal, Ruby/saphire/emerald..
You should really ask the person if you can use them, perfekt sprites for a good game :D

[DarkPegasus]

Well, I do plan to sprite the chars...
I started...

This is Dante and Pandora:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/PFOTMchar1.png

Not very good I know :/

[Virtual Chatot]

Eh, I like them xD

I think I'll get more interested in this game

[Neo04]

ooo cool! I cant wait till the demo out.

[Myzou]

Can't help but ask... Are you going to include Shaymin in this? o.O Flowers of the Moon just kinda implies that to me XD

[DarkPegasus]

No... First of, it's not a Pokemon from Johto. Plus - Flowers of the Moon are actually the main characters of the game.

[Myzou]

No... First of, it's not a Pokemon from Johto. Plus - Flowers of the Moon are actually the main characters of the game.

Was just curious since Shaymin is pretty much the flower queen in the pokemon universe XD

[[][-Name sponsored by Apple-][]]

This game is amazing. I'm loving all the screen shot's. I haven't looked at one of these games in a long while and...Can't think of words.

The camping system looks so cool.

WOOOOOOW is all I can say.

[Saurav]

The game sounds nice and also the graphics are awesome too ( nice work "Дон Пач" ^.^ )

Hope to see more updates of this hack soon. :)

[adamb241]

That map is amazing. The tiles are so cool! The sprite is very good.

[DarkPegasus]

Saurav, this is not a hack ^^ It's a fan game made with RM2k3 (RPG Maker 2003)

Everybody else, thanks for the nicest comments.

Well, I have a small update.

It's a map if the second hero's home town:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/hometown2.png

I'm not quite satisfied with the town's layout. So any suggs are welcomed.

So, still no names for the town, but I'll come up with something.

But, here is some info on the second hero:

Name: Andrej (or Andrew)
Sex: Male
Era: Around 1100 AD
First met: Chapter Two - How I met you
No of Pokemon: 2

[robert5000]

where do you download this

[DarkPegasus]

Sorry, but nowhere yet. But I'm sure in a year or so It'll be available ^^

[robert5000]

can i help i'm a pretty good mapper

[DarkPegasus]

Well, I don't really see how you could... All I need now are ow spriters... Micki already made all the Johto maps... Now we only need to make buildings for them...

[robert5000]

okay im pretty good at that

[DarkPegasus]

OW spriting? ^^ If you can, please PM me a few examples...

[robert5000]

can i help im pretty good at spriting

[adamb241]

The only thing wrong with that map is it doesn't have a proper border. It looks fine to me. Maybe filling in the blue stuff with some water and some More trees.

[robert5000]

well i'm pretty good at spritting the people so i'll post some

well i can't just yet ok but i will soon

my computer isn't letting me but they'll be here soon

[fisshy]

Dude that rules put download for it NOW please

[kalebda1]

seems kool!!! hopes it comes out soon

[DarkPegasus]

I have a small update for you all.

Part 1 is about custom Pokemon in the game:

There will be 6 Pokemon that are not native to the Johto region. Four will be custom, two will be from Sinnoh.

Today, I will reveal the first custom one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/SilcenSheet.png
There are 3 version, each is different because of the front, right leg

Name: Silscen (Silver + Scent)
Region: Northern Kanto
Abilities: Pathfinder, Snowstorm
Diary Entry: This is a Pokemon I've never heard about. The first time I met this specie was when I met Dieter (or Andrej, not decided yet). It appears to live in mountains, near high peeks, judging from the color of it's fur. I believe that this specie went extinct some time ago, because there are no records about it, anywhere.

I know the sprite is far from perfect, but I tried and it is my first custom Pokemon ^^

Part 2 is about one of the main protagonist of the game:

Name: Matthew
Real name: Azadi (Persian for freedom)
Sex: Male
Era: Present (2200 AD)
First met: Chapter 1 - Intro
Home town: New Bark
OW appearance: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/azadisheet.png

I know that the googles isn't the most original idea, but it was all I could think off...

Currently working on:

+ Remaking the surfing system
+ Adding a few character based systems

Expect another update soon

[DarkPegasus]

I have a small... Let's say threat for you guys (even tho nobody posted *mean look*)

This is how the surfing system was supposed to look like:

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3666/surfnotingamexdpv6.png

But, due to my n00bness or the impossibility of making a script like this, I had to abandon this look, because it looks stupid without animations, and the images are too big to fit in a charset. If anyone has any suggs on how to make this work, feel free to post.

Cheers

[Neo-Dragon]

Looks great man.
I was trying so hard to figure something out for you and try to get this to work. but we had no luck.

Funny thing is, I still have some ideas of how it might work out.
I'll send you a PM.

[mylifeismcr]

dude i can't wait til this comes out. i wish i could help but i'm too stupid to be able to do anything on a computer besides powerpoint and excel :P

[jaysonic1991]

Your using RM2k3 ay.. Hmmm, I wouldn't no how to do it in that. I could possibly do it in sphere though, that looks really really awesome as well.

[DarkPegasus]

Well, Neo already figured it out, and currently I am using a modification of his idea. I am not still fully satisfied (there are a few ticks here and there), but when I do finish it, I'll notify you all. On a lighter note, I started coding the CBS, which is now so-so complete, I am missing only the exp part of it, but I don't have the exp growth algorithm, so I am in a halt with that. Also I made a running system and a random weather system. That's all I guess ^^

[Atomic_Reactor]

thats good to hear DP!
random weather sounds cool.
keep it up!

[jaysonic1991]

check out the indepth guides at the ultimate pokemon center.
DP: www . upokecenter. com/games/dp/guides/
R/S: www . upokecenter. com/games/rs/

NOTE THERE ARE SPACES IN THE LINKS BECAUSE I CANNOT POST LINKS YET. *sigh*

they have all the formula's and what not.

[adamb241]

Your scratch Pokemon is awesome! It would be cool if you could get the surf animation to work.

[DarkPegasus]

Atomic_reactor, thanks ^^

Jaysonic1991, couldn't quite find what I was looking for, but thanks for the links.

Adamb241, thanks, I also hope that I figure it out.

[SW47]

Looks good! The sufing system looks great. I can't think how to make it how you wanted it to be though...

[jaysonic1991]

hmmm.. the experience one.. i thought i saw it.
there is one here: www . serebii . net/games/exp.shtml

(again spaces in the links, sorry.)

i was sure there was one at UPC but i dunno, its probably hidden away somewhere in a "Notes" file or something. hopefully thats the stuff your looking for above, if you haven't already found one.

[DarkPegasus]

Jaysonic1991, thank you! The link helped me out a lot : )

I have a nice update for you all ^^

Beware! It is 56k unfriendly

My so-so finished CBS is starting to look great! ^^ Here is a short "video" of it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/battletest.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/battletest.gif

I know that MD sprites don't really fit in, and that's why I sent a pm to Kyledove asking him if I can use his pokemon ow sprites, I am still waiting for his reply, but I hope he says "yes" ^^

Also, here is a short "video" of the weather system:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/weatherrain.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/weatherrain.gif

It was really hard figuring out how to make different weather for inside and outside, so I'm showing off XD

Also, I re-coded my PokeGear, it is so smooth now, no lagging at all, and I even added a new feature (map related). If you want me to show a "video" of it too, just post :P

Oh, and the game doesn't lag like that... It's that stupid fraps :/

[GeneralSkarr]

Looks awesome. I look forward to playing this and I hope it gets finished. Just take your time, do little by little and you can get this done. Great job man. Wish I could help!

[Atomic_Reactor]

omg yes! an overworld battle system!!!
i love it DP
rain looks good to.
keep up the great work.

[brendan mc]

30 of the pokemon in jhoto are now finished ! Can i take a 2 day break please?

[DarkPegasus]

Yeah XD I am not a slave driver ^^

[Atomic_Reactor]

hey DP, after looking closer at the indoor video thing, i noticed that there were little dots moving about..
or so it seemed.
can you explain?

[Alistair]

Hey, I just saw the video today. The overworld battle system is a good idea (reminds me of the one from the old Pokémon Liquid). The HP bar looks like the one from FFXII: Revenant Wings.

Anyway, sorry for not fulfilling my duties. I have been a little busy on my own project (I have been attempting to compose music, but just dragging notes onto the sheet makes it hard).

[DarkPegasus]

Atomic_reactor, well it's because I saved it as a gif, I wanted to reduce the file size, so I had to sacrifice some quality... The carpet is actually colored with colors that blend much better XD

Дон Пач, I never played any of the FF games... So any similarities are coincidental : )
No worries, I am not on a set schedule, you can take as much time as you want, as do I XD

[Visual]

Alo, gledo sam tvoi igristu, isgleda dobro ;). Moshda trebash novi travu?

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Hey, I looked at your game, it's look good ;). Maybe you need to change the grass though?
Good luck DarkPegasus.

[brendan mc]

I will catch-on spriting on Sunday, I got grounded off my computer (this is my wii lol. :) )

[DarkPegasus]

Treba je zameniti, ili zelis da napravis novu? : P

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It needs to be changed or you want to make some : P

Brendan, that's cool (the wii part XD)

[strawhat_luffy]

do you still need a book/story writer? I've done a few fanfics before, and I could pm you samples of them if you want.

[DarkPegasus]

Yes I do ^^ So, pm away XD

[afsnyder]

Ausome Game! I am trying to maker a pokemon game myself. This is auwsome!

[DarkPegasus]

I'd like you to welcome our teams newest member - Strawhat_luffy (http://www.pokecommunity.com/member.php?u=83370)

He is a talented writer and he will be writing books for us, helping us fill out the Academy's library.

Here are some examples (in game images):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/HoP1.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/HoP2.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/DarkPegasus/HoP3.png

We are waiting for your comments :P

[simplynaruto]

Wow now what can I say?
GENOUS thats what! I mean wow in game books. Like super mario galaxy.

[DarkPegasus]

Never played it XD But I'll look into it, maybe there are some good ideas in there ^^

[HeavyOctillery]

The starting screens look pretty sweet. The camping thing is a nice touch.

[Atomic_Reactor]

that looks great.
but i would change the font of the text.
the paper makes it look kinda old, so the text should match.
do you understand what im saying?
go for a more "used" or "old" look

[DarkPegasus]

Well, I am not exactly a font freak, so I basically only have windows fonts + 3-4 custom ones... There are a lot of handwritten font's in there, but printing was invented back in 1436, and mass printing was invented somewhere in the 19th century, so I guess that the font used now is fine... But if you can suggest where I can download a more appropriate font I will change it ^^

[simplynaruto]

Well there isa site for video game fonts but I cant remember it. I will find you the link and post it later k
?

Here you go
Free video game fonts. (http://www.gamingfonts.com/free-video-game-fonts-from-a-g/)

[Atomic_Reactor]

well Dafont (http://www.dafont.com) has a lot of free fonts.
that;s were i would look.

what year is this suppose to be in?
the book just looks like it would have old writing

[DarkPegasus]

Well, the main part of the game is set in around 2200... So books made back in the 2000 would look old ^^ There, I have it all figured out XD

[OmegaGroudon]

Great !
It was a brilliant idea since I've planned on making something like that in my game.
What I think is a book which written the legend of Pokemon World.
But do you mind I continue my idea ?

[DarkPegasus]

Well, sure, if you want I can even put it in my game, since I will have a library and all ^^

[Atomic_Reactor]

so will all the books in the library just be about pokemon?
or will they're be some actual stories?
cause i think that would be cool to.. seeing to how it's a library and all.

[strawhat_luffy]

just saw the pics, and they look incredible. I really liked the pic of the White Apricorn. lol, where'd you find that?

btw, I'll have that last book sent to you by tomorrow, I've been kinda busy.

[Klex]

This game looks so cool but everythng looks big not that its bad but just something too look at

[Ionic]

I think thats just because its being made with rpg maker.

Theres only a certain resolution you can get it down too i think.

[Atomic_Reactor]

i'm not exactly sure what your talking about..
but yeah, the sprites and tiles are all the same as the real games (in size)
it's just in Klex's opinion that everything looks big.
Just cause I't being made with RPG maker dosn't really make a difference. as long as everything is to proportion.
incase you wanted to know ;)

[manomow]

This game looks very awesome!

[strawhat_luffy]

hmm, I'll work on expanding the book you asked, as soon as I finish *is shot*

I think I'll leave that as a secret for now. I'm on number 79, if you wanna know though.

[Atomic_Reactor]

any news on the game DP?
i'm starting to get worried =(

[jacson91]

nice,can i know how to download ?

[Douger]

I've heard so much about this game from Serebii.net Forums. The graphics look awesome; I'll be keeping my eye on this thread.

[Mar876]

This game looks cool, and I love the banners!

[Shikamaru88]

nice looking game.... i think its pretty good

[evanescencelord]

wow thats reaaly good. The graphics are awesome! ^^

[giraman]

Awesome! Are you going to do a demo anytime soon because if you are im sure tons of people will try it.

[Blazers08]

This game looks really great!
Keep up the good work!

[Rosadius93]

nice game! its looks wonderful and please finish it lol