Pokemon The Lost World

[Toph]

well, judging by CA's world map, Hoenn is far to the west and wont even come close to Cianwood.
Although, that would be kinda cool if you connected the two. or put something on the other side of the island.

if you read the description near the world map, then you would know its only a prototype version of the map, the Captain is still working on the real one.

[Tadano_nika]

dont think cianwood and evergrande are on the same island... dont have any proof, thats just what i think...
ive once heard hoenn is south of jotho/kanto continent...

Just take a map of japan to see where all the area's should be located. Hoenn is based on Kyushu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB), so it's located south west of Johto, which is based on the Kansai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai_region) region and the western part of Chubu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABbu_region). but the two are not conected, unless the Chugoku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region) and Shikoku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikoku) regions are non existant in the pokemon world. but even then Cianwood and Evergrande would not be on the same island.

It's not verry clear but al regions are links, click on them to see where they are.
Also, this bulbapedia article (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_world_in_relation_to_the_real_world) lists all regions and their real world relations.


hehe, and about the Captains world map, I'll accept no matter how he designs it, but I already said once that since the pokemon world is based (at least partially) on Japan that it ammuses me to see 'Japan' deformed like that xD
however, like Toph already mentioned, there is a revised version in the making.

[bruom]

ok... it is NOT clear, but if you say, i belive.

also, would be strange that from the sixth-seventh gym of jotho you could go to the league of hoenn...

now a question: is there going to be an order for the regions or you can go from kanto to sinnoh, for example?

[Atomic_Reactor]

if you read the description near the world map, then you would know its only a prototype version of the map, the Captain is still working on the real one.

Well, according to the PROTOTYPE the 2 places are not connected <_<

[Ionic]

now a question: is there going to be an order for the regions or you can go from kanto to sinnoh, for example?

Thats a good question what will it be ?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Thats a good question what will it be ?

Yes, there will be an order to what region you can go to.

Be when you can eventually go to all the regions, that fact doesn't matter much.

[bruom]

ohhh too bad...
anyway, hope that in kanto i can find my favorite pokemon from other regions =]

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

The Starter Factor
Many have been wondering what happens when you get your starter Pokemon. When you start out, Prof. Oak gives you a choice between Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander. Then after you defeat the Indigo Plateau, you will venture to the Sevii and Orange Islands. But, after your journey threw the Orange Islands, you then go to Johto, but the Pokemon Level Cap will be set at 20. So, any Pokemon above level 20 that you bring to Johto will not obey you, and so on and so forth.

Level Cap Regions
Kanto, Sevii Islands, Orange Islands
Johto
Hoenn,Orre
Sinnoh, Fiore
This was "mysteriously" found on the first page.

I want to remind you all, that if any of your questions aren't answered in the first post, than they probably haven't been decided yet.

[Toph]

I think he means if you can find pokésfrom other regions in kanto for example...

I think this will be possible after you've done both of the regions.
At least i think thats what it is...

[dukevince]

gotta ask when is this be released and what emulator will we use?
thx

[Toph]

gotta ask when is this be released and what emulator will we use?
thx

I'm going to say it once more: ... please read the first post...
'
1. the game isn't released yet, it's still under construction (and it will be for a while)
2. the program used to make and play it is called 'Sphere'

[sonic smash down]

it looks asome from what im seein so far. great job, cant wait to see it finished

[bruom]

I think he means if you can find pokésfrom other regions in kanto for example...

ya i meant that... anyway, we can trade pokemon with friends if is an online game, so if a friend that is in other region catch a poke you like, you trade =]

good luck anyway, cant wait for more information

[dukevince]

oh didnt noticed that. thanks for theinfo though. cant wait for this game to be finished

hahha

[|Monotony|]

I wonder when will we see Olivine,it passed a lot of time since Cpt.Arcane posted.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

As a promotional, I've created a CSS Signature for anyone who supports Pokemon: The Lost World.
[css-div=" color: yellow;cursor: crosshair;background-image:url("http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/elmaso/lostworld_serv.png"); width: 320px; height: 212px; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;"] [css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: dashed 1px #757575; font-variant: small-caps; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #757575; width: 314px; height: 207px; opacity:0.8; text-align: center;"]
Pokemon: The Lost World
The goal for the team of Pokemon The Lost World is to piece together the scattered world of Pokemon into one world, where there are almost no boundaries, and not only are we to connect the world of Pokemon, but to connect the players as well. With online capability being possible, we will strive to reach it. The Towns are big, the cities are huge, and the routes are perillous. But we are staying true to the franchise. With the exception of new regional and gender variations there are no fake Pokemon. While there will be many secrets in the game that may not be known or true to the Pokemon World, there are some secrets that only few know about and you must overcome life risking obstacles to discover them.

Official Pokecommunity Thread (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=96483)[/css-div][/css-div]

[css-div=" color: yellow;cursor: crosshair;background-image:url("http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/elmaso/lostworld_serv.png"); width: 320px; height: 212px; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;"] [css-div="padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px; border: dashed 1px #757575; font-variant: small-caps; color: #FFFFFF; background-color: #757575; width: 314px; height: 207px; opacity:0.8; text-align: center;"]
Pokemon: The Lost World
The goal for the team of Pokemon The Lost World is to piece together the scattered world of Pokemon into one world, where there are almost no boundaries, and not only are we to connect the world of Pokemon, but to connect the players as well. With online capability being possible, we will strive to reach it. The Towns are big, the cities are huge, and the routes are perillous. But we are staying true to the franchise. With the exception of new regional and gender variations there are no fake Pokemon. While there will be many secrets in the game that may not be known or true to the Pokemon World, there are some secrets that only few know about and you must overcome life risking obstacles to discover them.

Official Pokecommunity Thread (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=96483)[/css-div][/css-div]

Enjoy! :3

[Atomic_Reactor]

i would love to put that in my sig.
but it would probably look better if there were something in the background..
just a suggestion.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

i would love to put that in my sig.
but it would probably look better if there were something in the background..
just a suggestion.

What are you talking about? Prof. Oak's lab is right behind it.

[Atomic_Reactor]

>_<
it must not have loaded for me.
my bad.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

I've edited it and uploaded the background image to my Photobucket Account, it should stay up now.

[shadowdorothy]

still want to play this game really bad. do you need a beta tester, I'm willing to help.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

still want to play this game really bad. do you need a beta tester, I'm willing to help.
We don't need one because we're not releasing any betas, we're releasing the full game.

[geno421]

This looks like an amazing project.
The customization and such interests me to no end. Especially as to how hard that must be to code.

What really interested me about the development is that you're using Sphere.... so you're coding this game in mainly javascript..or no?

[danoftheworld]

Hmm, I like this.. Is 5 minutes waiting a bit over the top?!
I mean I think a minutes pushing it.
I don't enjoy games that waste my time..

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Hmm, I like this.. Is 5 minutes waiting a bit over the top?!
I mean I think a minutes pushing it.
I don't enjoy games that waste my time..

Um...What are you even talking about?

[jakejake]

Um...What are you even talking about?

pokemon center im pretty sure

also im wonderin wen this is done if i can play it on vba or do i gotta download sumthin else?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

In that case, I think it makes more sense for you to have to wait a while for your Pokemon to heal.
It makes it more Animeish.

[bruom]

also im wonderin wen this is done if i can play it on vba or do i gotta download sumthin else?

oh man again that question... how many times do we have to say: "this is not a hack, its a game"? if its a new game then youve gotta download it and nothing more...

ppl, please read the first post....

[jakejake]

oh man again that question... how many times do we have to say: "this is not a hack, its a game"? if its a new game then youve gotta download it and nothing more...

ppl, please read the first post....

i kno its not a hack , the only games ive played that ive downloaded have been roms so i played them on vba , so this has liike a built in playing thing or sumthin?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

i kno its not a hack , the only games ive played that ive downloaded have been roms so i played them on vba , so this has liike a built in playing thing or sumthin?

Those are ROM hacks, you're in the Game Development Section buddy, not the Hack Showcase.
The Game Developers are a totally different breed, we make games more or less from scratch.

[jakejake]

Those are ROM hacks, you're in the Game Development Section buddy, not the Hack Showcase.
The Game Developers are a totally different breed, we make games more or less from scratch.

i kno that , i jus dont kno how to play the games , i was jus wondering if it comes with a built in player or if i gotta download 1

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

i kno that , i jus dont kno how to play the games , i was jus wondering if it comes with a built in player or if i gotta download 1

You'll have to download the Sphere Game Engine.

[Waudby]

That's not the only case.

It depends on how the game will be released. It is possible to release the game with the engine as well so that all the player needs to do is drop the game main file onto the engine.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

That's not the only case.

It depends on how the game will be released. It is possible to release the game with the engine as well so that all the player needs to do is drop the game main file onto the engine.

...Or we could just simply make people Install everything onto their computers. That way we could even have a quick access Icon for desktops.

[jakejake]

alright thats pretty sweet , thanks

[joeloa]

A couple of questions
Will the character have a dad?
Will underground be incorparated, and, if so, will it be underneith all the regions?
What will be instead of a secret base?
Will you incorparate the region from Ranger Bonattage?
That is it. But, also, do you know where captain arcane is? And captain, any new updates?

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[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

A couple of questions
Will the character have a dad?
Will underground be incorparated, and, if so, will it be underneith all the regions?
What will be instead of a secret base?
Will you incorparate the region from Ranger Bonattage?
That is it. But, also, do you know where captain arcane is? And captain, any new updates?

All of your questions can be answered on the first post my friend.

As for Captain Arcane, he's busy

[EJames2100]

Wow just wow, it looks absouletly amazing, I mean bloody hell it looks amazing, Just a couple of questions :p

1: You say it's an online game but can it be played offline like a normal pokemon game ?

2: Have you got a rough estimate of a release date ? Cause it really does look too amazing to just read about and not play.

[strawhat_luffy]

EJames, I doubt there will be a release date for a long time. it'll be a long time before the game will be released.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Wow just wow, it looks absouletly amazing, I mean bloody hell it looks amazing, Just a couple of questions :p

1: You say it's an online game but can it be played offline like a normal pokemon game ?

2: Have you got a rough estimate of a release date ? Cause it really does look too amazing to just read about and not play.

1. Yep, we'll have an offline feature and an online feature.

2. Since we are still working on it, we can't tell :x

[Archuleta Shuckle]

Wow, this is amazing! I really like what this project has to offer and keep up the good work, however one thing concerns me. What about the Trainer Classes? The trainer sprites for DP were bigger than the sprites from the other games, so I am wondering if all the trainer classes from all the game will be in the game and those that weren't in DP, will they be resprited so everything is uniform?

I already searched this thread from "Trainer Classes" and found nothing on this issue, and I apologize if it's been brought up before.

[Lucario 9]

this looks really good keep up the good work

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Wow, this is amazing! I really like what this project has to offer and keep up the good work, however one thing concerns me. What about the Trainer Classes? The trainer sprites for DP were bigger than the sprites from the other games, so I am wondering if all the trainer classes from all the game will be in the game and those that weren't in DP, will they be resprited so everything is uniform?

I already searched this thread from "Trainer Classes" and found nothing on this issue, and I apologize if it's been brought up before.

That's actually a good question, and it probably hasn't been decided yet.

[EJames2100]

Cool, Thanks for replying :)

[Atomic_Reactor]

well, im pretty sure that all the trainer classes ( new to D/P) will be included in the game.
they shouldn't be to hard to do.

[bruom]

well, respriting seems to be the way...but that isnt much of a problem, i think...

well, this game seems to have something that nintendo games never had: freedom to explore and play in your way =]

now, a question:

do you pretend to add special events, not only for the legendaries and rares, but for holidays, game birthday, etc?

oh, and about the world map, that region above Kanto/Jotho is orre or fiore? i dont know how fiore is, and only saw orre in collosseum and xd...

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

well, respriting seems to be the way...but that isnt much of a problem, i think...

well, this game seems to have something that nintendo games never had: freedom to explore and play in your way =]

now, a question:

do you pretend to add special events, not only for the legendaries and rares, but for holidays, game birthday, etc?

oh, and about the world map, that region above Kanto/Jotho is orre or fiore? i dont know how fiore is, and only saw orre in collosseum and xd...
1. I say this to much, it probably hasn't been decided
2. No, Sinnoh is above Kanto and we don't know what's above Johto

[-T.A.C.]

So wait, the difference of Hacks and Games are that games have new aspects,
and use far more advance tools, with actual teams, like an actual game? I am
new to online pokemon stuff, so I need some clarification.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

So wait, the difference of Hacks and Games are that games have new aspects,
and use far more advance tools, with actual teams, like an actual game? I am
new to online pokemon stuff, so I need some clarification.

Let me try to explain it to you the best I can. The difference between Pokemon Hacks and Pokemon Games is quite simple. Pokemon Hacks are games that are merely the edited version of the original game. ROM hackers take what was already there, alter it, edit it, and insert new parts to it.
Pokemon Fangames are games that are not made on the original Pokemon game, and are instead made on an another game engine. Pokemon Fangames are much harder to make because graphics need to be imported, and in some cases entire systems such as the Pokemon and Item systems need to be made from scratch.

Hope this helped

[~element]

wow i'm speachless this is going to be the best game ever!!!

[-T.A.C.]

Uhhh... it's NOT a hack. If you would read a couple posts above no one would have to explain again.

Anyway, another thing I was wondering about the game is if you are going to be using teh D/P movesets,or maybe the special/physical attack spilt? Along with that, will you be adding some of the D/P attacks? Sorry if someone already asked, I haven't looked through this thread much.

[strawhat_luffy]

wow i'm speachless this is going to be the best hack ever!!!



Heatran just explained in the post RIGHT ABOVE YOURS that this is a GAME, not a hack. learn to read and not be ignorant.

[Aqua Mudkip]

Aqua Mudkip: This is NOT a hack, but an actual PC Pokemon game made with the Sphere engine and NOT the ElteMap or PokemonEditor.

Aqua Mudkip: To comment about the game, I say it looks great! Keep on going! And you don't need to really finish the game just to post it, you can send a demo like all the others! :)

[Atomic_Reactor]

Aqua Mudkip: To comment about the game, I say it looks great! Keep on going! And you don't need to really finish the game just to post it, you can send a demo like all the others!



Yes, he obviously has the choice to send a demo like "all the others"
but his choice was against that decision. When everyone is expecting a demo, then the creator receives more pressure.
just let him complete the game 100% to his liking.
trust me, the wait will be worth it.

[Toph]

Uhhh... it's NOT a hack. If you would read a couple posts above no one would have to explain again.

Anyway, another thing I was wondering about the game is if you are going to be using teh D/P movesets,or maybe the special/physical attack spilt? Along with that, will you be adding some of the D/P attacks? Sorry if someone already asked, I haven't looked through this thread much.

i'm not sure but i think the first post says that he'll even make new moves than the one already existing, but i think he'll also add the ones we already know from previous (nintendo made) pokémon games...

[Altgexx]

I really hope the physical/sp.atk split is included in this game as I thought that was one of the best things D/P brought to Pokemon. Oh, and if you do include a bike it'd be cool if you were able to change gears to make the bike act as a mach bike or an acro bike, instead of having to switch them at the bike shop.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Aqua Mudkip: This is NOT a hack, but an actual PC Pokemon game made with the Sphere engine and NOT the ElteMap or PokemonEditor.

Aqua Mudkip: To comment about the game, I say it looks great! Keep on going! And you don't need to really finish the game just to post it, you can send a demo like all the others! :)

Arcane has decided that its better to simply release the full game, and then have online updates once we have a full release.

[Toph]

Oh, and if you do include a bike it'd be cool if you were able to change gears to make the bike act as a mach bike or an acro bike, instead of having to switch them at the bike shop.

you mean bikes like in D/P ?
that would be sweet, very sweet.

I hope The Captain is going to update/reply, so we know what he has done in the past few weeks. I'd love to see updates

[Altgexx]

Yeah that's what I meant. Bikes in D/P are so much better than the bikes from previous generations due to their convenience.

[-Neji-]

Arcane has decided that its better to simply release the full game, and then have online updates once we have a full release.


Yeah, the full release would be heaps better, even though i wouldnt mined a demo lol .. cos your game looks so awsum! .. You have done really well, and when you realease it i'm going to be playing all the time!

Oh and i was just wondering, is it possible to get any of the other starters in the game? .. cos i love typhlosion.

Thanks keep it up man

Neji

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Yeah, the full release would be heaps better, even though i wouldnt mined a demo lol .. cos your game looks so awsum! .. You have done really well, and when you realease it i'm going to be playing all the time!

Oh and i was just wondering, is it possible to get any of the other starters in the game? .. cos i love typhlosion.

Thanks keep it up man

Neji

You'll eventually be able to get all the starters as you move through the regions.

[-Neji-]

Thats so cool, i'm so excited about this game .. but i'm really curiouse on what to run this game on
Sphere? .. i dont know here i can download it

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Thats so cool, i'm so excited about this game .. but i'm really curiouse on what to run this game on
Sphere? .. i dont know here i can download it

When the game is eventually released, Sphere will be in the folder.
Won't have to download anything else besides the game.

[-Neji-]

Oh sweet, cool .. but looking how big and awsum this game is,
i bet you guys still have alot of work ahead of you yeah?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Oh sweet, cool .. but looking how big and awsum this game is,
i bet you guys still have alot of work ahead of you yeah?

Of course, but we have the drive and the skills to do it.

Summer is coming up as well, so you can expect more work to be done.

[-Neji-]

Sweet, But i have been looking at this topic for awhile, but there hasnt really been any word about the battle style thats going to be in the game, ..
does that mean you guys are still deciding or working on it, or even want it to be a surprise? .. Because i am dying to see the end product.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Sweet, But i have been looking at this topic for awhile, but there hasnt really been any word about the battle style thats going to be in the game, ..
does that mean you guys are still deciding or working on it, or even want it to be a surprise? .. Because i am dying to see the end product.

Again, we either haven't decided upon it, not even worked on it, or just plain don't want to show you.

[PokeMaster1]

I was just wondering about when you think you'll have the game ready for release.
Awsome job with it so far.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

I was just wondering about when you think you'll have the game ready for release.
Awsome job with it so far.
We will release it when its done <_<

[cloudstrife]

this hack looks awesome. nice job

[Atomic_Reactor]

OH MY GOD!
Stay away from this thread if you're going to call it a hack!
Don't come into the Game Development Section!
The area you want is one above ours in the Index!
Please get it straight before i go all Bruce Banner on your butt!
Seriously, it is THEE most annoying thing i ever read. please get it straight before posting >_<

[pyro903]

...NICE HACK!...

...joking of cource, could you just say (to the nearest year) when it'll be ready PLEasE

[Avatar]

this hack looks awesome. nice job
This isn't the ROM Hacking section.
Notice the nice bolded text in the description of the Game Development section reading "This forum is not for ROM-Hacks or things related to them!"?

could you just say (to the nearest year) when it'll be ready PLEasE
Read the rules.

[el lloydie]

Looking really really good. Just had an idea I thought I'd present.

What do you think of a stamina stat for prolonged use of HM moves such as Surf? It starts low (but enough so that it won't hinder your progress through the region) and gets higher the more you use it outside of battle.

While it may seem pointless what with there being airports and things like that to make travelling to each region easier, it could be worthwhile to include if there are hidden areas at sea that aren't on the maps.

Any good?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Looking really really good. Just had an idea I thought I'd present.

What do you think of a stamina stat for prolonged use of HM moves such as Surf? It starts low (but enough so that it won't hinder your progress through the region) and gets higher the more you use it outside of battle.
It wouldn't be very practical, because we would have to include more moves like that.
While it may seem pointless what with there being airports and things like that to make travelling to each region easier, it could be worthwhile to include if there are hidden areas at sea that aren't on the maps.
We'll probably include some, of course we'll have special things for holiday events and the like.
Any good?
Thanks for your ideas, we'll take them into consideration.

[nielsthomas1]

Seeing this game made my day. Well done and keep up the good work.

Unfortunatly since there isn't going to be a beta/demo it will take a long time until we can play it...

[Atomic Sharks]

this looks like it will make a good game if it works and if it does send me copy please

[Toph]

this looks like it will make a good game if it works and if it does send me copy please

when the game is completely finished and ready to play, there will be a download link available in the first post.

[bruom]

hmmm then we will have new areas... great! a game that just gathers toghether all we know isnt that good...

now, a question (that the answer may be easily guessed... but is good to be sure):

about the airports, subway, train, whathever, are we going to be able to use them since the start or we can use only after an event, or after visiting the destination area?

and a suggestion: what about being able to bet items/cash in battles with other players?
i mean, you may, not need to... also, trading items, without needing to give them to a pokemon and then trade the pokemon

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

hmmm then we will have new areas... great! a game that just gathers toghether all we know isnt that good...

now, a question (that the answer may be easily guessed... but is good to be sure):

about the airports, subway, train, whathever, are we going to be able to use them since the start or we can use only after an event, or after visiting the destination area?

and a suggestion: what about being able to bet items/cash in battles with other players?
i mean, you may, not need to... also, trading items, without needing to give them to a pokemon and then trade the pokemon
1. Its not like we're copying maps from the original games, we are mapping the game to what we want, and we are really trying to make them more like the anime and less like they did in the games.
2. Hasn't been decided, or we don't want to tell you
3. thanks for your suggestion.

[pyro903]

will there be lots of secrets or just a few?
also, will you be able you have a pokemon follow you? like in yellow?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

will there be lots of secrets or just a few?
also, will you be able you have a pokemon follow you? like in yellow?

Ok, I'll repeat myself for all of you.
If your question is not in the first post, then we either haven't thought of it yet, or we don't want you to know.

[DaSpirit]

I really can't wait for this game! When are we gonna see more screenshots like in-game screenshots?

[Atomic_Reactor]

don't worry about updates.
CA has been working on it vigorously, that's all you have to worry about ;)
you'll get screenshots sooner or later...
hopefully sooner then later lol

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

I really can't wait for this game! When are we gonna see more screenshots like in-game screenshots?

As the old adage goes, Patience is a virtue.

Think of how sweet the eventual in-game screenshots will be, if we're taking them this long to work on them?

[ke14nt]

hmmn..just wondering is this game still not playble??

xori for the question.. just scanning for a great pokemon games and accidentally saw this one..

[goatheart]

This is game is everything I've always wanted in a pokemon game! Cap. Arcane, you're really great at mapping, it makes me want to try my hand at it also. I'm still new to fan games and all. BTW I was just wondering, since you're basing a lot of this on the anime, are you by any chance going to include that Lawrence guy, who tried to capture Lugia, from Pokemon 2000?

[teddymanneke]

Hi, when they will realese the game? I can't wait any longer for such a big, good game!
Greetz

[~link smash~]

No frikin demos or anything. Just a final release. Also captains on so often why doesnt he give a word on whats happeining or mabye a map. Also cant wait to see olivine.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Hi, when they will realese the game? I can't wait any longer for such a big, good game!
Greetz
Be patient -_-
This is game is everything I've always wanted in a pokemon game! Cap. Arcane, you're really great at mapping, it makes me want to try my hand at it also. I'm still new to fan games and all. BTW I was just wondering, since you're basing a lot of this on the anime, are you by any chance going to include that Lawrence guy, who tried to capture Lugia, from Pokemon 2000?
If its not in the first post, we either haven't decided or we don't want you to know.
hmmn..just wondering is this game still not playble??

xori for the question.. just scanning for a great pokemon games and accidentally saw this one..
We're still working on it

[-Neji-]

No frikin demos or anything. Just a final release. Also captains on so often why doesnt he give a word on whats happeining or mabye a map. Also cant wait to see olivine.


Yeah he is on so often, but dont be impatient for updates, if you wanna talk to him p.m him dude, thats what ive been doing.

[dho1124]

OH WOW! This game looks like the best one out of any of the legit ones, like ruby and sapphire and leaf green, etc.
Keep up the good work, cant wait for it to come out!!!! :)

[Brawler360]

Seriously man, keep up the awesome work!

This will be a great game, and you have my full support!

Oh and a quick question. I haven't seen any battle screens. How's the battle system coming along? Will there still be 2v2's (I'm assuming yes)?

[samwise0214]

Great game, keep up the good work


one question, is sphere dificult to use because i wanted to try my hand at game design? Any other programs that may be easier to use?

and how can i get the signature thing like Atomic_Reactor has?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Great game, keep up the good work


one question, is sphere dificult to use because i wanted to try my hand at game design? Any other programs that may be easier to use?

and how can i get the signature thing like Atomic_Reactor has?
You can find it on page 31, copy and paste the code into your signature.
Seriously man, keep up the awesome work!

This will be a great game, and you have my full support!

Oh and a quick question. I haven't seen any battle screens. How's the battle system coming along? Will there still be 2v2's (I'm assuming yes)?
If we haven't told you in the first post, either we haven't worked on it, or we don't want to tell you.

[Blazers08]

Jeez get me a towel drooling this is so INCREDIBLE. I honestly have no wrods to describe how much of a genius you are. I tip my lid to you, and can not even wait till your game is complete and we can all enjoy the magic of it.

[berober04]

Can't wait for this. The intensive care idea is pretty cool. Just one idea, when you are online, with the shops make the items limited so when they are sold out, thats it.

[sonic smash down]

wat would be the point of that unless there is a time event where you get replacement shipments of items?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Having the stores run of out of stock is an idea that will probably not work for what we're going for.

If you're stealing the idea from Runescape, I laugh at you

[sonic smash down]

aww man i just thought of that lolz nice heatran.

o and cant wait to see what other stuff you come up with captian

[Brawler360]

Just posting again for the Captain...

FEED OFF OF MY MOTIVATION TO PLAY THIS GAME!! (I am transmitting it to you via Internet)

[DaSpirit]

Hey wait, isn't the battle fronteir in Kanto? What are you gonna do about that?
Will you release a video for the battle system, I wanna see it.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Hey wait, isn't the battle fronteir in Kanto? What are you gonna do about that?
Will you release a video for the battle system, I wanna see it.
The Battle Frontier is in Hoenn in the Video Games. Nintendo completely messed up that part.

[teddymanneke]

Hello, i had a question for Captain Arcane: How much time do you spend in a week for Pokémon The Lost World?

Greetz

[Patjuh09]

I think that we all must know that he also has a private life and if he wants to do other things he can.

[Ultimo Spriter]

Captain Arcanine when will u put up a new job position

[DaSpirit]

The Battle Frontier is in Hoenn in the Video Games. Nintendo completely messed up that part.
Um then how will it be in this game? In the anime, it's throughout Kanto but also it's on 1 island in Pokemon Emerald... I'm confused...

[emvt92]

no esta la versión terminada???
por favor si esta subila
para descargar

[Lucario rocks]

emvt92, no offence but can you translate that in English because i dont speak Spanish

[joeloa]

If you get dropped off by a taxi cab, will there be other cars in the pokemon lost worlds? And will you be able to ride in one?(besides the beggining)

[Lucario rocks]

Hello, i had a question for Captain Arcane: How much time do you spend in a week for Pokémon The Lost World?

Greetz

Pm him because he will pm you back with a reply probably,

Captain Arcane hasnt answered any question in the thread in a long time so id advise to Pm him

(Or Heatran will comment on your question)

[I, Lucario]

I always thought of this project of Captain Arcane's and his crew to be a little too ambitious to pull off, but what I've had seen I could very well be wrong.

I hope I am, because this looks great so far. Just never forget of the trials of such an undertaking and that the true tests are yet to come.

[Ultimo Spriter]

you have a really good game cant wait to see it finished

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Pm him because he will pm you back with a reply probably,

Captain Arcane hasnt answered any question in the thread in a long time so id advise to Pm him

(Or Heatran will comment on your question)
Arcane is busy with school and Pokemon the Lost World, that's why he hasn't been around to answer all of these dumb questions.
If you get dropped off by a taxi cab, will there be other cars in the pokemon lost worlds? And will you be able to ride in one?(besides the beggining)
I'm not at liberty to say
no esta la versión terminada???
por favor si esta subila
para descargar
No, el juego no ha sido todavía puesto en libertad
No, the game hasn't been released yet
Um then how will it be in this game? In the anime, it's throughout Kanto but also it's on 1 island in Pokemon Emerald... I'm confused...
Look, In the Anime the battle frontier was in Kanto. In the games, it was on an island near Hoenn. We may or may not even decide to include it in the game.
Captain Arcanine when will u put up a new job position
When he needs one, its that simple -_-;
Hello, i had a question for Captain Arcane: How much time do you spend in a week for Pokémon The Lost World?
As said previously, Arcane has his own private life.

This is a message to everyone: If your question is not answered in the first post, we either haven't decided or we don't want to tell you. Also, it may be a dumb question, and you shouldn't be asking it in the first place
Stupid questions are going to be reported from now on

[joeloa]

In this game, will you put apricorns in all the regions or only in jhoto?
And will the berries look like the berries in jhoto or will the berries look different depending on what kind they are? (like in hoenn)

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

In this game, will you put apricorns in all the regions or only in jhoto?
And will the berries look like the berries in jhoto or will the berries look different depending on what kind they are? (like in hoenn)
Please read the post right above yours.
-_-

[Atomic_Reactor]

Heatran, what's the point in posting if we can't ask any questions. you don't have to answer them, but it would be nice if we could atleast discuss them. You keep shooting down everybodys questions.
as of right now the only reason we would post is to say what a good job it is. that gets boring to read. i'd liek to discuss ideas about the game too but you keep stopping them.
.. ugh

keep up the good work CA <_<

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Heatran, what's the point in posting if we can't ask any questions. you don't have to answer them, but it would be nice if we could atleast discuss them. You keep shooting down everybodys questions.
as of right now the only reason we would post is to say what a good job it is. that gets boring to read. i'd liek to discuss ideas about the game too but you keep stopping them.
.. ugh

keep up the good work CA <_<
They aren't ideas, the majority of them are questions <_<

This also isn't the place to actually discuss ideas for the game.

[Atomic_Reactor]

is there an actuall place to do this? other than just PMng CA

[Waudby]

They aren't ideas, the majority of them are questions <_<

This also isn't the place to actually discuss ideas for the game.

Well I thought the point of the thread was for people to post ideas, questions and
criticism.

People clearly can't do that because it seems every answer is "check the first post if it's not there we dont care" kinda attitude.

I can understand 100% when the question is just "when's this hack out" but some of them have been valid questions.

With such a bad attitude towards people who clearly show interest, it would be a terrible thing for Captain Arcane to lose fans over.

I can safely say that C.A is working very hard on the game at the moment, and you won't be disappointed.

[|Monotony|]

I agree.The whole point for this thread is the game.We know that the game is being worked on ATM.But,if in the thread are only KUTGW(keep up the good work)posts,and absolutely no questions,then what is the point of this thread anymore if we can't ask questions or discuss.A question can always start a discussion AKA
A:Do you think that there are Taxi Cabs elsewere in the world?
B:I surely hope so!I wonder if we could go to a special location with them that we couldn't go by foot.
etc.
See?The point of a thread is to discuss and ask questions about the subject.

[Lucario rocks]

I agree with Rapidash, A Thread is too Discuss, and if we cant ask questions then whats the whole point in having a thread, its like sending a letter with no writing or punching with no hands

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

It's quite simple, if you're asking a question that isn't in the first post, we just haven't decided or we don't want you to know.
So why even ask a question when you should know by now that you aren't going to have it answered?
Also, There is a difference in how I approach suggestions, but hardly any of the posts are actually suggestions.

[Waudby]

But if people ask no questions about what's included, C.A may miss out on a good idea for a feature to be put in the game.

Don't get angry with the fans because they want to know details. I've been speaking to C.A and he's glad people are still interested.

If people don't post and ask questions whether it's mentioned in the first post or not, the thread will die and eventually the game will just be overlooked.

[bruom]

well, ive been out from the recent happenings, but having read i can give my opinion.

both are right.

heatran is right saying that many posts are useless and/or can be easily answered by looking at the first post, and may even get annoying

however, the others are right too, if we cant ask questions, we cant make an even better game

what should we do? instead of discussing whos right, start discussing something that matters. a valid suggestion. take your time and think on something that wasnt suggested before and then we discuss wheter or not this should be on the game.

thats my point, i cant guarantee you will agree...

[Toph]

totally right Bruom.
And,... I've been thinking, about Master Balls, since in the original games you could get 1 to capture the 'game's legendary' , but actually nobody uses it for them, we all await another, more powerfull legendary.
but enough of that. If you could get a Masterball in every region, you could get like 6 Masterballs in the entire game, I know this may be needed for those who havn't got the patience for using ultra balls or quickballs, or haven't saved the game right before the legendary.

(Now that's some thinking material)
Yay.

[bruom]

well, thats a suggestion.

agreed. 1 master ball every region would be fine, as the number of legendaries on this game would be.. ehh, a moment... 30? 31? not sure...

there are still many legendaries to be cacthed the hard way...

however, the possibility of trading with millions of people would make it easier to get some legendaries, and many master balls would cause a flood of 'em...

yeah, thats some thinking material =]

[Atomic_Reactor]

idk... i think Silph should just put it out on the market!
but the price would be extremely high. lol

[bruom]

dont think so... that isnt fine... sell master balls? well, if the case is that you can get unlimited master balls, it would be better then making 'em as a prize of championships/ leagues/contests etc

however i still think that you should only have a few master balls, a limited amount

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Captain Arcane has decided how he is going to distribute Master Balls.

[Atomic_Reactor]

are you going to share this info?
or is it being kept secret?
( i assume it's secret <_<)

[DaSpirit]

I would guess the master balls would get distributed like it was in the original games.

[scienceboy]

i feel like some pokemon should be untradable, like the legendarys ...
honestly, do you want to face a team of mewtwos? because i'm sure that someone will make something like that
additionally, will it be possible to trade multiple pokemon for one? or will it stick to one-one

also, just to make it clear
once an individual player catches a legendary, he can't catch another of the same type. ever. even if he trades, right?
in that case it would be stupid to trade!

will it be possible for pokemon to die in this game?

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

i feel like some pokemon should be untradable, like the legendarys ...
honestly, do you want to face a team of mewtwos? because i'm sure that someone will make something like that
additionally, will it be possible to trade multiple pokemon for one? or will it stick to one-one

also, just to make it clear
once an individual player catches a legendary, he can't catch another of the same type. ever. even if he trades, right?
in that case it would be stupid to trade!

will it be possible for pokemon to die in this game?
Actually that is not a bad idea, it would help to keep people from trading Legendaries to newbies.
Your second idea makes no sense if Legendaries can't be traded anyways.
No, I don't think we'll include Pokemon dying in this game.

[Also Known as Pokedude™]

This fangame is awesome! I really like the idea of 'real life scale anime involved' cities and towns instead of 2 two story houses and a lab that doesn't even look like the lab in the anime in Pallet Town. Second to that, Gary's house is a two story house on the outside, but one story on the inside. What's up with that? -.- Oh whoops, I wandered off topic XD. Anyways, this is going to be the game of my dreams!

EDIT: I just read ALL 36 pages of the forum. *pant* *pant*

[Toph]

or just use the Level-code, this means (in the original games) that a pokemon higher than the 'current level' , bases on the amout of gym badges you have, can't or is hard to control.

Like it was in Diamond and Pearl: the trading corner was only available after a few towns.

But it is maybe possible of using the Gym badges again, like: "you can only trade pokémon higher than level XX after obtaining the XXXXX City Gym badge", this means you can trade pokemon, but you cant trade them if they are higher than the amout of gymbadge that you have.

I think this isn't such a bad sugestion.

And then again, if you enter another region, it will be affected by the amout of gymbadges, you will then too need to collect all (8 i guess) Gym badges in order to trade level 70 Pokemon (For example) and if you've beaten the League, you would be able to trade all-level Pokemons.

But, your own pokémon should still listen to you, even if you have not the right gym badge yet, the gym badges would only affect the TRADED pokémon.

-> Whou, that was some typing :) Hope it's a good Idea ;)

[bruom]

well, thats kind of good, but now im going to give my opinion on how to make it better:

i think it should be like this: after completing kanto (the league and everything), you are able to trade lvl XXX pokemon (50, for example), then, after completing jotho and hoenn, lvl 70 pokemon, after completing all the regions, lvl 100 pokemon.

also, the idea would be that gyms get progressively stronger, too. for example, kanto gyms go up to lvl 40, jotho, 60, hoenn, 75, sinnoh, 85...

just an idea, and i know it has some problems, but who knows waht interesting ways we may discover to make it fit the game? =0

[strawhat_luffy]

nah, I believe that we should go with the original game's system

it was like, after defeating the 2nd gym, pokemon up to level 30 would obey you, 4th gym 50, 6th gym 70, and 8th gym 100.

and it resets through every region since you don't have that region's gym badges.

[DamianLeonhart]

nah, I believe that we should go with the original game's system

it was like, after defeating the 2nd gym, pokemon up to level 30 would obey you, 4th gym 50, 6th gym 70, and 8th gym 100.

and it resets through every region since you don't have that region's gym badges.

How will that work then? After beating the first region you go onto the second region but every Pokémon (or is it just traded Pokémon, I forget) you have will not obey you?

[scienceboy]

this was discussed before ...
you start over with new pokemon in the new region, and you can use pokemon from previous regions when you get the correct level badges
i raised hti spoint before, i believe itw as the answer

i feel like it should be on the first post, its asked so often

[Captain Arcane]

My Return, and a Story
Hello, everyone. I am back from a project that took a little more than a month, and over 100 hours of constant work and determination. I apologize for my absence from the thread, but it was for a purpose that will soon be revealed.


First, I would like to start by explaining a series of events, and thanking someone, because without whom, the world would’ve never enjoyed such a brilliant idea, and game. And after realizing, I am in their dept.


Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri, and is owned by Nintendo. I have played video games as long as I can remember. But I have never been more drawn to a game than Pokemon. I was introduced to Pokemon when it first released in the late 1990’s, I received Pokemon Blue as a birthday gift from my dad. And since then, I have never loved a game more than Pokemon. There is so much depth within it, that it is not just a game, it’s a world where people can experience an adventure unlike one ever fashioned in the history of gaming.

I look back and think what my life would have been like if I didn’t have Pokemon in it. And the thought scares me. And, like everyone else who was or still is a Pokemon fan, the games brought us, that of which we could not have, an adventure.

But there was a something different about the games; it differed from the anime, in some ways good, and in some ways bad. But in one way or another, everyone thought that it was missing something; something that if that something were present within the game, Pokemon would undoubtedly be the world’s best video game ever created. And throughout my life, I always thought what that void was, I always thought what was missing, so I wrote about what that void was.

And I always thought, what if Nintendo could make a Pokemon game that filled that void; and if I did, how amazing it would be. But as I started to think about that void, and I soon I discovered, that it wasn’t just one void, there were many voids. There were holes of emptiness littering the world of Pokemon, and so, after realizing it, I started to fill those empty holes with ideas and thoughts that fit so perfectly, that it seemed as if Satoshi Tajiri and Nintendo crafted them themselves. And over time, I refined those ideas, until I could no more.

But back then, I was oblivious, they were just ideas, nothing more… nothing less. But I kept going, I kept dreaming and thinking, and when new generations would be released, I would be looking to fill those voids more than to play the games themselves.

So, after years and years of writing and creating ideas; I realized, that I didn’t know what I was going to do once I finished filling those holes, or if I ever would. Then I thought, why I was doing this, why am I putting so much effort into something that is no more than a fantasy of a fantasy. What would I ever do with all these ideas, and creations that consumed much of my life? … What was I going to do? …

I couldn’t find an answer, but I kept going. Day after day, year after year, I wrote and thought, and I thought and wrote. Then, when I was in 4th grade, I decided that I wanted to become a video game designer, even more; I decided that I wanted to work for Nintendo and create Pokemon games… but even then, that still seemed like a fantasy. I didn’t know what I would do. I know that I wanted the work for Nintendo and make Pokemon games, but I didn’t know how to pursue that dream. So I did what I did best, I thought about ideas, and wrote them down. I drew everything, and wrote everything I could think of for a Pokemon game; that if made, would be so perfect, it would shine like gold.

Until one day, I was in 8th grade, I discovered the Poke Community, and all the other fans who enjoyed Pokemon as much as I did. I was shocked, even though I was always on the Internet; I never knew a fan site like it existed. I immediately joined, and not to soon after, I discovered that people around the world were hacking the Pokemon games. I then realized that all my ideas and thoughts might actually be possible. So, with that in mind, I entered the world of hacking Pokemon.

But it wasn’t like I thought it was, in fact, it was much different. I always thought about making a huge world, were the boundaries would be so far, it would seem to be limitless. And because of the limitations of hacking, I soon realized that what I strived for was impossible. So, I stopped hacking, too disappointed to even alter a house’s location on a map. But little did I know that, I was slowly getting closer and closer to my dreams being realized.

Not to long after, I discovered that people were making their very own Pokemon games from scratch. And once again, my dreams seemed in reach of my grasp. I then went to studying the different programs that I could use to make a Pokemon game. And after a while, I noticed that the majority of the games being produced were made in RPG maker, and that many of them were dying, and their progress was stopping. I then discovered that there were scripts that people could just copy into their games code, and mimic the effects of a Pokemon game, and that once most people had to do some coding by themselves, they gave up their project.

I was instantly deterred from the program, and I didn’t know what I was going to do. But then I found one user using a program called Sphere, and I read up on it, and found that that was the right one for me.

I quickly started, and after a while, I kind of got the hang of it. And after a long time of mapping and creating, I posted my thread, and expected great things to come… but I expected wrong. And I realized that many people have probably tried doing what I’m doing now, and that they all failed at their attempt. So I was determined to not fail, and to only impress, and show to people that this was possible, and that I could do it. But after a while, I looked back at my maps, and noticed that they weren’t as good as I previously thought they were. In fact, they were horrible, just disgusting in my opinion.

So, I remade some things, and posted some more of my other work. Then people started gaining interest in my game, and thought that it just might work. So with that motivation, I continued, only to realize, that I was becoming lazy. I was lacking in my skills and my power. And I became angry with myself, because not everyone has the ability to do something like this, and here I am, just wasting talent, time, and giving people false hope.

So I thought, if I’m going to do something like this, I have to give it my all. If I agree to make a game like this, I can produce nothing less than perfect to achieve my goal, and anything but, will fail. I then knew that I had to realize dreams of hundreds of people. To produce this world were there are no voids, no holes, and no missing pieces.

And here I am now, a month later from that decision, baring great news and great success, but with obstacles so daunting that this is on the border of near impossible. And that only with the help of the fans of Pokemon, and with pure determination, can this game be realized. With my vision clear, and my hopes high, I vow to never give up, and to never let down. My decision is final, but it’s a long and hard road, and with the support, and help from people, and the determination, and skill I and my team, and hopefully many others posses, this once fantasy of a fantasy can be realized.

But, we all must remember what we have, and we must be grateful for what we have and what we have experienced. So in due respect, and in loving thanks, we must thank Satoshi Tajiri, and Nintendo, because without them, the past 11 years would have been nothing but a fantasy. So, once again, I thank Satoshi Tajiri and Nintendo with as much love and thanks as I possibly can.

We can never repay you for the happiness that you have brought us all. This game is a symbol of our love, respect and thankfulness to you, for creating the greatest game ever made, and for the experience that you have brought us all.

Thank you Satoshi Tajiri,
Thank you Nintendo,
And thank you to all the supporters, you do more than you could ever imagine.



On to the Update
I hope all of you fully read that introductory thank you note, and I hope you all are ready for a special update that took over a month of hard work, determination, and skill.

About a month ago, I realized how grand Pallet Town looked, and how it compared to all my other creations. And the comparison was plain, Pallet Town was of much higher quality than all my other creations, and that’s a fact. So I went into a 2-day decision on about what I should do about this potentially huge problem.

I added up the facts:
Pallet Town is a “town”
Viridian City is a “city”, and so is Pewter City
Pallet Town is bigger than Viridian City, and Pewter City, but it’s a Town…
I put more effort into Pallet Town, than into Viridian City, Pewter City.

So, it became clear, Viridian City, and Pewter City, and everything in between was horribly put together. And above all, it wasn’t how I imagined it to be, it wasn’t big, and it was ugly. Horribly ugly, and I had to do something about it. So, I decided to withdraw from the thread, and go into seclusion until I was ready to show myself when the time was right. I realized that I had to make this game perfect, and if I didn’t, it would fail.

I then contacted my team, and told them that I would be renovating my maps, and making them so realistic and amazing, that the game developing community will shake and tremble at their presence. I told them that I would not be posting anything on the thread until I was finished with at least one thing that I planned to do. And so I did, and before I knew it, people started to wonder where I was, and what I was doing. But little did you all know what was going on behind closed doors. Only my team, and a few close friends knew about my plans, and I return now, bearing this masterpiece of creation; this symbol of determination, and undying imagination.

So, without further a due, I welcome you to the “real”, Pokemon world;
the real
Viridian City (http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/158/9/9/Viridian_City_by_CaptainArcane.jpg) <----Click this


By now, after looking at that map, I hope you all realize the seriousness of this project, and the dream I, and my team seek to realize. I will be remaking Route 2, Viridian Forest, and then Pewter City. But, like I said, this is a “special” update, and why would I only show one thing? Please keep reading to find out what else I have done, and what is in store for the Pokemon world.


New Pokemon Variants
Here we have some Orange Island Variants that will be featured in the game. I hope you all enjoy them, but don’t worry, there are still many more to come, this is just what I wanted to reveal to you so far. Now, just so you know, each Pokemon variant will have a different Pokedex entry, describing its differences, and its abilities as a Pokemon. But these explanations are just for the sake of understanding, most of the text will not appear in the Pokedex entry.
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1418/pokemontlworangeislanduuh1.png

Ideas
I’ve been working on more than just that though. I have many ideas in my head that will be implemented into Pokemon The Lost World. But I will reveal those soon, but not now. I feel as though this is enough for now. And I still need time to make sure my ideas fit perfectly.

Job Positions
Now, for the next part, which I’m sure many of you will be happy to hear.
I’m going to be posting job positions tomorrow, and there will be a LOT of them, so, if you want to help with Pokemon The Lost World, be sure to check by tomorrow and see what I will have open. Also, in order to join, I’m going to make a new application form for anyone who wants to join. And you MUST fill it out, if you don’t, I will reply to you telling you to fill it out. It just makes my job easier.


Well, I really hope you all enjoyed this special update. I’ve been planning it for a while. And for those of you who are wondering. I will be active on the thread now. And I will be answering any of your questions now, so I guess that is good news. And a big thank you to all you supporters out there, I don’t know what I’d do without you.

This is the start of something great.


Well once again,
Thank you Satoshi Tajiri,
Thank you Nintendo,
Thank you Pokemon TLW team,
And thank you everyone for reading,

Captain Arcane :pirate:

[OmegaGroudon]

Can't wait till tomorrow. I wish I can be a part of Pokemon The Lost World team.

[Lucario rocks]

That was one of the most fantastic speachs ive ever heard. Viridian City looks Awesome. This Game now seems to be heading for fame. Good luck Arcane. And if there is a job for advertising it, i will be honored to help.

P.S I like your new pokemon designs for the orange islands

[Yuoaman]

Wow Viridian looks amazing, as it was always meant to be. I'll probably be filling out an application also, well good job Arcane!

[Captain Arcane]

thank you very much everyone for the great comments.

alright Yoauman, that would be fine.

[~link smash~]

Dude nice and thnx for opening your whole biography of your obsecivvness to pokemon. On topic wow thats cool. So since you got about 450+ pokemon and you got 5+ regions you have about 2500+ sprites to make am I correct? Also thats one big viridian. Im scard to see olivine seeing as its been in the shop for months and a map with only one month time is that big. Also good luck.

[Toph]

Viridian city looks awesome Captain!
Can't wait tosee others like Pewter or even ... Hearthome City ?
lol that's sinnoh, that could take some time since you're still bust with Kanto, good luck Captain! :)

[Red Gyrados]

not to be rude .... although its very good .... the maps are gigantopic (oppposite to microtantic) and how is the trainer suppoosed to get around ALL the houses in a few minutes


I feel very sorry for you and those playing the game >.> (being sarcastic)

[rockyboy]

wow even a police station


and whats that....

....a taxi!


Great Job

[-Neji-]

wow man.. what you have been doing is amazing .. and i'm really excited about the new pokemon specially the white kingdra .. would we be able to capture one of those?

seriusly man your my hero!

i think i would like to be part of the team aswell man.

[Toph]

not to be rude .... although its very good .... the maps are gigantopic (oppposite to microtantic) and how is the trainer suppoosed to get around ALL the houses in a few minutes


I feel very sorry for you and those playing the game >.> (being sarcastic)

not if you use your bike...

[~link smash~]

Also um I got ideas for charizard. Are you goin to include the green one or no?

[bruom]

wow man, thats really good, the maps now are very good

about the variations, will them have different stats or just pokedex entries?

[Blazers08]

Ah yes. Once again, I am excitied with your ideas Captian. The intro was splendid. Thanking Satoshi Tarajii was excellent. Without him, none of this could be possible. It was a great way to remind yourself to not give up, because he didn't.

But there was a question that i immediatly thought of when seeing the different races of pokemon. Breeding. Is it going to be put into this game? And if you breed a Hoeen horsea with a Orange Island horsea, what will the outcome be? Who's moves will it inherrit.

Excited to here more!

[Wichu]

What about shiny Pokémon? Some of the new variations closely resemble the shiny colours, so it might be a bit hard to tell if you include them...

[EJames2100]

Woah just woah, that map is simply amazing, I couldn't believe it when I saw it, I wonder what jobs you will need, if there is any beta testers there will be a stampede for that one and yes I'll be part of it :P

[|Monotony|]

You are one of the people who I have extraordinary respect.That post really brought a tear to my eye.So amazingly well presented,and the way you showed your determination and courage made me realise that not so many people are like you.Starting from now,this game shouldn't be considered as a normal game anymore.It is a work of art.No one would be more fit than you to make this game.You have my total support.

[Captain Arcane]

Wow everyone, wow. Your comments are amazing, and very respectful. Thank you Rapidash for that really great on to, thank you very much.

Blazers08, yes. This game will incorperate breeding. But lets take your question about those horsea for example:
If you were to breed a Hoenn Horsea, and an White Bellied Horsea, depending on who's the male and female, you will get a different race. And the males have a offspring race dominance over the females. So, in continuation to this example; lets say the Hoenn Horsea was the male, and the White Bellied Horsea was female. You'd have a 65% chance of having a Hoenn Horsea, rather than a White Bellied Horsea.

Wichu
There will be shineys, yes. And because some variations color might be similar to a shinies color, that just means that that variants shiny may be a whole nother color intirely. Which could in turn make many Pokemon Variants more wanted than others.

Bruom
Yes, each variant will have some sort of stat diference then the orginal Pokemon. Because of the laws of Evolution, Pokemon have adapted to their invironments by building or lowering their stats.

Oh, and Red Gyarados; There are just sooo many ways to get around cities. Just so many ways. Theres:
Walking
Running
Cycling
and Even Taxi!

I will explain those a little later though. But don't worry about how long its going to take get around. Its getting to know the city which is the hard part. I have gotten lost in Viridian City "3" times, and I even made the city myself. And I wasn't just like "oh, where am I again?", it was "OMG, where am I, I could've sworn that building was on this street.

Oh, I also want to know. Should I incoporate street names or a mini-map?

[red fan 1000]

It would be to much work to incorparate street names.

[Captain Arcane]

It would be to much work to incorparate street names.

I cannot see how that would be to much work. All it is is a sign post that reads a streetname. But whatever. I edited my post with more answered questions and an alternative to street names.

[scienceboy]

street names would be good - might take abit to remember them however
don't like the idea of a mini map, but maybe when you enter a city theres a sign that has a map there so that you could just see where everythign is

[Also Known as Pokedude™]

I cannot see how that would be to much work. All it is is a sign post that reads a streetname. But whatever. I edited my post with more answered questions and an alternative to street names.


I agree with you. A sign saying the name of a street wouldn't be much work at all. But...

Oh, I also want to know. Should I incoporate street names or a mini-map?

Sorry if I sound like a noob, but...

What's a mini-map?

[Captain Arcane]

A mini map would be a little window that would be on the corner of the screen that shows your position in the city. But it might take of valuable screen room. So, I'm a little iffy on that as well

Scienceboy, I liek your thinking, certain map boards could be placed across the city and town maps so that people could Identify there location. I really like that, I think I may go for it. *props to scienceboy*


Also, I'm jsut about done with the Job Position List. All I have to do now is create a application form. It'll probably take at least 10 minutes.

[joeloa]

Umm... I can't find the gym in Viridian City. Can you help?
Also, if you do incorparate underground, will you include dusk, dawn, and shiny stones?

[Captain Arcane]

Sinnoh underground will not be incorperated, I have a replacement for it purpose. Plus, you will be able to mine in any cave in the game. And depending on the cave, you will find different ores, fossils, and stones.

oh, and about the Gym, its located where it sould be. This map follows the same design as the game, and if you remember the location of the map in the old games, then you should be a able to find it. Good luck ^_^

Attention
I have just updated the positions list on the front page, and I will post it here as well so you can look at it now. Also the application is complete as well, enjoy and good luck.

Application From (copy this into your PM)



Pokemon The Lost World

Application Form



We people of the Pokemon The Lost World Team are a family. We strive to reach or goal, and the hope of hundreds of Pokemon fans. Our goal is to piece together the scattered world of Pokemon into one world, where there are almost no boundaries, and not only are we to connect the world of Pokemon, but to connect the players as well. With online capability being possible, we will strive to reach it. The Towns are big, the cities are huge, and the routes are perilous. But we are staying true to the franchise. With the exception of new regional and gender variations there are no fake Pokemon. While there will be many secrets in the game that may not be known or true to the Pokemon World, there are some secrets that only few know about and you must overcome life risking obstacles to discover them. I hope as the project leader that we complete this daunting task and bring together the world of Pokemon


I hope that your contribution of skill, determination and spirit can help us accomplish this task,
Captain Arcane

Name (username):
Gender:
Position Title:
*Email address:
Instant Messenger: (note, all members are suggested to have MSN, which is what I, and the other team members use, and please write each of your contacts next to each corresponding instant messenger you have)
Aim: contact here
MSN: contact here
ICQ: contact here
Yahoo: contact here
Skype: contact here

Experience in this field:

Examples of your work:

*Details about yourself: (just for interaction purposes, this is a family more than a team)



* Not necessary, only for communication purposes

Thank you for applying, just the fact that you applied means that you want the Pokemon world to be one, and ever perfect. I and a few other team members will deliberate your application, and decide whether or not you may join. But remember, if you do not get accepted, that gives you the inspiration to become better at what you love to do, and in time, you will become better. And we encourage you to apply again, so that you may be a part of this amazing project.

Thank you for applying,
Pokemon The Lost World Head Staff
Captain Arcane
Open Positions


Enterior Designers -15 positions open
People who can alter already made furniture, and produce new kinds of furniture. That includes walls, chairs, tables, plants, windows, and anything else that would be indoors. This furniture will be able to be bought at furniture stores across the Pokemon World, and there are goin to be approximately 15 different companies.

Entertior Decoraters - 15 positions open
People who can place, and design building layouts with great design. This position requires the person to have sphere, and is a very tedious position. I will direct you to chich buildings that need designing, and input to what I want the house or building to look like.

Concept Mappers - 7 positions open
This is a very special job, which the person(s) will be working directly along side me. You and I will be drawing up concept maps for cities, towns and routes, that will incorperate the layouts from the anime and the games. People who have scanners may find this job much easier to portray thier ideas, but it is not required. I will be assigning people with cities, towns, routes, caves, or forests to make concepts for.

Tile Artists - 5 positions open
Again, people who fill this position will be working directly along side with me. I will only accept professional tile artists of the highest caliber. The tiles must be neatly designed, and must have that type of "Pokemon feel" about them. I will also look over each tile, and may suggest changes or revisions if nessesary. I also will be assigning city tile set projects that wil require tiles being made to look a certain way. But, this field, wont be very active, though you most likely will partake in the creation of cities and towns.

Overworld Spriters - 15 positions open
This position is very important. I need people who can make many different variations of overworld sprites of NPC's, and also custom overworld sprites. Because this game is using FR, and LG graphics, I need may types of people transformed into overworld sprite from D and P, and a few from R/S/E.

Character Sprite Alterator - 15 positions open
This also is very important. People who wish to fill this category must be able to create an emmense amount of color variations to in-battle trainer sprites. They need to be able to make skin color changes, and clothes color changes. We will be using DP style trainers. I will allow edits of R/S/E and FR/LG sprites, but I have a way of converting it into a DP style sprite. So, if you happen to edit a R/S/E or FR/LG sprite, send it to me to convert, and I will teach you how to convert sprites.

Custom Character Sprite Designer - 10 positions open
You must be able to design custom people from the anime, and maybe other things. People who wish to make custom trainers must be of the very best caliber, the custum character sprites must look authentic. We will be using DP style trainers. I will allow edits of R/S/E and FR/LG sprites, but I have a way of converting it into a DP style sprite. So, if you happen to edit a R/S/E or FR/LG sprite, send it to me to convert, and I will teach you how to convert sprites. I will be realsing a list to all that apply to this position, and you can choose who you wish to design. I will try my best to supply pictures of the charater as well.

Cloth Designers - 15 positions open
This position takes immense skill as a spriter. You must be able to design new clothes, and accessories to be sold at clothes stores for the playable character. The clothes must look neat and actually feel like they belong in the game. There are going to be approximately 15 different clothes companies, some will sell only male clothes, some may only sell female clothes, or some may sell to both.

Pokemon Variant Concepters - 10 positions open
This is a very special field. People wishing to fill this position will create ideas for Pokemon Variants. Your ideas must be at least somewhat realistic, maybe adaptations due to climate change, or something else, etc... These changes must be minor e.g. color changes, or physical appearances. This is one of my favorite factors about this game, I expect great idealists for this field.

[joeloa]

are the cars going to be animated?
what are you going to do about trading legendaries?

[Captain Arcane]

Cars will not be animated, that would be an emense amount of work. But the taxi's that you can rife in will bob up and down as if the engine is running.

and about legendaries. I have a whole idea that fixes problems like that, but its not finished yet. I will be posting it within the next few days hopefully. But I will not reveal it now.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

not to be rude .... although its very good .... the maps are gigantopic (oppposite to microtantic) and how is the trainer suppoosed to get around ALL the houses in a few minutes


I feel very sorry for you and those playing the game >.> (being sarcastic)
You get a good feeling when you are a part of a project, and people are calling your maps to big. I would like to see the rulebook that states that cities are only supposed to take a few minutes to traverse, we want the maps to be huge to support the amount of people who will be playing the game.

I don't understand how small maps are better than huge maps. Larger maps add more gameplay, and they are more fun.

[OmegaGroudon]

Wow! Lots of open position to go. This is a really HUGE PROJECT. I help it can be finish, I knew you can do it, Captain^_^ I like those variatant idea, they are really new to original pokemon games. Yeah, a huge map should have a minimap thingy, street name is also a good idea for it. So think of it^_^. These are my opinion, nothing much.

EDIT: Thanks for listing me as Project Leader. I'll try my best to do everything you asked.

[noah73x]

WOW this game looks and sounds totally amazing... can't wait for the beta :rambo:

[Toph]

WOW this game looks and sounds totally amazing... can't wait for the beta :rambo:

For Arceus' sake, please read the first post,
there will be NO beta or demo,
only the full release of the game.

and the full release of the game is... when the game's finished.
not sooner, not later.

[riceeman]

Nice game. It looks professional (And seems professional overall as well).

I was wondering if I could be an Overworld Spriter for this project. I will PM you my work if you need to see an example.

[Red Gyrados]

sorry about that

can i be an Interior Designer plz

i can make interiors of "HUGE" House ^_^
and even exteriors of houses "NEW"

well i like the way you want it "HUGE" to have it "FUN" as well ^_^

;P

sorry-sorry-sorry-sorry ......... i hope you can forgive me :(

[Kyledove]

Wow, I was pretty much impulsed to post a comment here.
I acknowledge all you want to achieve, because I too have also been searching to fill that void as you call it. Ive always wanted to create a realistic atmosphere in the pokemon world, and I was close to giving up and deciding that it is impossible to do such a thing in 2D. Thats awesome you could make such a big and realistic city, although not perfect it is really inspiring.
If I had seen your applications, I would have dropped everything to help you. But as it stands Im already busy with my own project. Although, I'm interested in sharing our work together in order to possibly help and inspire each other. If you want a sample of my work here you go click click (http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs29/f/2008/101/1/3/Pokemon_centre_by_Kymotonian.png)

[InMooseWeTrust]

How about a renumbering of the Pokedex so it's properly organized with evolutions and such? I mean, with every generation you get some changes to many Pokemon so it can get confusing when you have to go from 2nd generation Elekid to 1st generation Electabuzz to 4th generation Electivire. Also, it would make a lot of sense to put Regigigas immediately after the other three.

I'll be willing to do that if you like.

[joeloa]

If you are going to have a police station, is there going to be a jail (or more than one) to have the police put the evil teams into after you defeat them?
what will you do for the ranger regions? Will you be able to capture pokemon or will you have to put all your pokemon in the PC?

[Miralci]

Well, I've been following this topic during a long time, and now, I finally recovered my password, just to post here. I want to say that what you are doing, is simply amazing. I've got a lot of dreams to, and a lot of ideas for the "perfect" Pokémon game. Maybe I'll post them once, and maybe I'll even try to join your team. It would be an honour to work on such a beautiful project, but I think I'm just not good enough.
In any case, you have my full support too. Good luck with it!

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

How about a renumbering of the Pokedex so it's properly organized with evolutions and such? I mean, with every generation you get some changes to many Pokemon so it can get confusing when you have to go from 2nd generation Elekid to 1st generation Electabuzz to 4th generation Electivire. Also, it would make a lot of sense to put Regigigas immediately after the other three.

I'll be willing to do that if you like.

That's actually not a bad idea, we may create our very own style of the National Dex.

[~link smash~]

Cool. Also hetran you might want to suggest to captain to create a dex mode to see variations of the pokemon.

[joeloa]

I was wondering if (like in Firered) you would have multiple minigames in the game corner, each with their own save files. Like if you had a racing game featuring ponyta and you got up to level 15 out of 20, you'd want to save, right? So, I have two questions:
1. More than one minigame?
2. Save files on each minigame?
And also, you know how you can choose your character sprite, can you choose your surfing sprite?(Blastoist, Fraligater, Swapert, Empoleon, Kyogre, Wailmer, Lapras, ect.)

[.Oblivion]

Thats a pretty sweet game/hack there,bt dont u think u've over done it a little?
becaus i get it i,read the update bt if you do all the cities like vermillion.Not to mention that u still have 8 regions to fill up.Also By the time u're done with this game/hack,almost every1 will have forgotten about it.Iknow its ur long life dream and everything bt not every1 expects u to overdo the maps,the sprites,the features nd everything else.So im just sayin that u shouldn't work so hard on 1 part of ur project especialy if its a long one.

[Blazers08]

First off, it's a game not a hack
Second. Why do you think he's overdueing it? Just because he wants the game to be better then what anyone else has seen doesn't mean anything
And third with all the supporters on this game, no one will forget. Poeple will want to help to see it finish faster if anything

I think you should be more respectful Nazo. A lot of hard time goes into this game. Mabye you don't make games, but you need to realize it's not easy.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Thats a pretty sweet game/hack there,bt dont u think u've over done it a little?
becaus i get it i,read the update bt if you do all the cities like vermillion.Not to mention that u still have 8 regions to fill up.Also By the time u're done with this game/hack,almost every1 will have forgotten about it.Iknow its ur long life dream and everything bt not every1 expects u to overdo the maps,the sprites,the features nd everything else.So im just sayin that u shouldn't work so hard on 1 part of ur project especialy if its a long one.
Do you even know the English Language? -_-;
*Gets Google Translator to Translate from idiot to English*
Idiot Version
Noz, Arcane 1337's superfastz on large mapz. The idearz that ur possy would hav unemployment check is dumbz, cuz thiz is teh shiz. U rly dun kno bout' making doodles, so jus let teh gangstas do thir thang.
English Version
No, Arcane works amazingly fast when it comes to large maps. The entire notion that everyone would have forgotten about this is ridiculous, because this is to big of a thing to just let die.
You obviously don't know a thing about Game Making, so I'd just skidattle and let the big kids do their work.

[.Oblivion]

its not my fault if i'm french now is it?I admit that I souldn't say stuff like that bt I'm just sayin what i think

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

its not my fault if i'm french now is it?I admit that I souldn't say stuff like that bt I'm just sayin what i think
Even the common French person knows more English than what you spat out. You weren't even really typing, you were using 1's and bt's.

[.Oblivion]

Et si tu ne me crois pas et bien c'est ton probleme monsieur l'homme de la langue.

[-T.A.C.]

First off, it's a game not a hack
Second. Why do you think he's overdueing it? Just because he wants the game to be better then what anyone else has seen doesn't mean anything
And third with all the supporters on this game, no one will forget. Poeple will want to help to see it finish faster if anything

I think you should be more respectful Nazo. A lot of hard time goes into this game. Mabye you don't make games, but you need to realize it's not easy.

I think Nazo was looking at it as a hack rather than a game. If it was a hack, it is overdoing it a tad bit, but that was still pretty disrespectful. Oh yeah and Nazo, I am pretty sure in the first post it tells you to respect them.... so do.

[.Oblivion]

sorry about that post i didnt see you were writing one.Thats just because i go on MSN too much.Anyways the point is we all have a diffirent idea of hacking.

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

Et si tu ne me crois pas et bien c'est ton probleme monsieur l'homme de la langue.

Ne peut pas vraiment voir comment sa mon problème, mais s’il vous plaît essayer d'utiliser des Anglais au lieu de numéros dans l'avenir?

This is the end of this discussion.

[.Oblivion]

okay HEATRAN,i'll try to do that.Et t'as pas besoin de me vous-voyer.I'm only 13 after all.

[Captain Arcane]

If you are going to have a police station, is there going to be a jail (or more than one) to have the police put the evil teams into after you defeat them?
what will you do for the ranger regions? Will you be able to capture pokemon or will you have to put all your pokemon in the PC?

You will be able to capture Pokemon in Fiore like all the other regions. But that device that Pokemon rangers use will not be in the game, but you will find Pokemon Rangers in the game though. It just that you cannot be one. Oh, and its a police station, I wont reveal just yet what can happen there.



darkcookie_93
I already have considered what I have to do for the Pokedex. It will incoperate a form section just like in DP. But it will be better than that.


oh, and Joeloa, I have a lot of stuff planned for the game corners (which are casinos more than an arcade)

[~link smash~]

Aha cool. Cause you have u 4-7 variations and that means 8-14 sprites do to shiny right?

[Miralci]

Ne peut pas vraiment voir comment sa mon problème, mais s’il vous plaît essayer d'utiliser des Anglais au lieu de numéros dans l'avenir?

This is the end of this discussion.

C'est pire que l'anglais de Nazo, en tout cas.

He was just giving his opinion, chill down. And about the English part, for a French person it's not bad at all, certainly not if he's only 13. My English isn't perfect either, but I think everyone's doing his best, no?
I also think it will take a lot of time making all these big maps, but I believe he can, especially with all the persons helping him.

[Blazers08]

Enough with this french stuff lol. I can understand a word you guys are saying.

[.Oblivion]

Thanks MIRALCI,its nice to know that at least one person isn't mad at me or wants to give me a lecture about what i said.I reconise that its a hard and probably a really good game to make.But its like i said before:everyone has his own opinion and thats just the way it is.

[riceeman]

((Points at request to become an Overworld Spriter))

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

((Points at request to become an Overworld Spriter))
If would have read the entire post, you would have seen there is an application form.

[Captain Arcane]

Everyone please, its perfectly fine. He was expressing his opinion, everyone has one, so why can't he be entitled to expressing his? Alright, so please, its fine, I'm not angry at him at all, it was jsut his opinion.

Oh, and for those of you who do not know, the updated version of the application is on the front page. In the Job Position Area. So please be sure to use that one and not other one if you are to apply. Also, the job position list has been updated as well on the front page, so please do not refer to the one in the previous page, use the front page.

Thank you,
Captain Arcane

[scienceboy]

if we already applied, should we reapply?

[Captain Arcane]

if we already applied, should we reapply?

Well, didn't you get that PM I sent you? :\

[scienceboy]

eh, lemme check. dont get email notifications so i usually forget about them

-edit-

ah, ok. will start working

[joeloa]

um... you never answered my question about being able to change surfing sprites

[You Homosexual Blood Elf]

um... you never answered my question about being able to change surfing sprites

Could you ask the question again?

[Kunoichi.King.]

Well, seeing as I applied for a position in this, I should start posting.

First of all, that viridian city is absoulutely fantastic, it really is.
It is actually a city! It's really cool.
The rest of the maps are really cool as well, and I would get lost in Viridian City many more than 3 times!
Perhaps have a refidex in the bag instead of a town map, with a detailed map of every city in it? that way instead of seeing where you are in the region, you see where you are in the city or town or route, right?


Do you think there should be a sub-thread for all the types of team members where they can discuss their ideas and plans? And have a general Team Discussion thread where the leaders of each sub-group can interact and share progress.
Just an idea.

Just a random question here, but how big [an estimate] (in megabytes) will the game be when it's finished? (not that i have slow internet or anything (which i don't))

This is looking really really really really really good. I can't even think of words to describe it.
It's so architectually sound and perfect, I love it!

cheers,
SirWillis04

[Captain Arcane]

Hm, I don't know about that map thing, I guess it would be a good addition, but I'll have to think about it.

Well, first, the map files are incredibly small, so it all depends on a few things that many of you wont know about because I don't know if any of you use sphere. But, I expect this game to be around 1, maybe 2 gigs, maybe even 3! but I doubt 3...

[-T.A.C.]

Just a small idea: maybe rather than having to flash/smash rocks/defog all the time with an HM slave, (instead of teaching your usual Pokemon these horrible and useless moves) you could:
1. Have your Pokemon know that ability, but not as a move
2. Have buyable items like surfboard or MoleMitts (Maybe to to Zeldaish)
Yes, I know Surf isn't a bad move at all, but you could do something about flash/smash rocks/defog/etc. And even if you have 8 moves, HMs are still a waste of moves.

One more thing, could you have people in the game like Coordinators, Breeders, or Rangers to battle? (That was a pretty stupid question, yoou said you would include certain anime characters) And if you do have those, could you have options to be one later on? (Maybe not Ranger, but you could raise pokemon/see other coordinators in a more realistic contest.)

Sorry if I'm being one of the many people spamming dumb or impossible ideas in this thread; I just wanted some update.