[Demo] Pokémon Nightmare

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by DarkDoom3000

No HMs?

Thank god. HMs are such a limiting and archaic mechanic.

Aye, so no HMs at all. Zip. xD

[D. Lawride]

Okay, so small update here:

Given some trouble with Essentials (okay, many problems with Essentials), I decided to try and use CNG's own kit for Pokémon Nightmare. If everything goes right, then I'll stick to it. That also means that I'm going to continue doing maps, but a demo can only be expected once and if the kit is usable for the effect and the porting was finished.

Meanwhile, I updated the main post's screenshots, since most of them had a shabby quality. Here they are as well:

[fliyer]

this game looks awsome and all but i keep getting a game killing glich :\ everytime i battle an error message eventualy pops up and it shuts the game down >.<
heres the most recent glich

Spoiler:

[ThisOrTheApocalypse]

First thing I will say is Thank you so much for cutting HM's. I'm sure many will be greatful. Haha, I love the idea of the story not being based around Gym badges, and I like the new Coliseum idea. Overall looks great! I'll be checking back on progress without a doubt.

[KaiVii]

Wow this look pretty awesome, I love the fakemon and story like, and the lack of HM's The maps are pretty good too, although I'm not blown away I will deffinatly being downloading your recent release to try out. Good work so far!

[Almondeyes]

Hi Don, I finally got an account on here! xD

The project's looking great as ever, I can't wait for the next demo. Any ideas as of when it's coming out? The most recent one still seems to hate me :T

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by fliyer

this game looks awsome and all but i keep getting a game killing glich :\ everytime i battle an error message eventualy pops up and it shuts the game down >.<
heres the most recent glich

Spoiler:

I know; because I haven't figured a way to correct it - among other issues with Essentials - I'm going to switch over to CNG's kit.

Originally Posted by ThisOrTheApocalypse

First thing I will say is Thank you so much for cutting HM's. I'm sure many will be greatful. Haha, I love the idea of the story not being based around Gym badges, and I like the new Coliseum idea. Overall looks great! I'll be checking back on progress without a doubt.

Eheh, glad those things are getting a good reception; they're some of the highlights I wanted for the game.

Originally Posted by KaiVii

Wow this look pretty awesome, I love the fakemon and story like, and the lack of HM's The maps are pretty good too, although I'm not blown away I will deffinatly being downloading your recent release to try out. Good work so far!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Almondeyes

Hi Don, I finally got an account on here! xD

The project's looking great as ever, I can't wait for the next demo. Any ideas as of when it's coming out? The most recent one still seems to hate me :T

Cynder! x3

Yeah, not sure, unfortunately; I'm waiting for some updates on CNG's kit before porting the game - hopefully, it will be fully functional afterwards.
At any rate, I suggest trying the second-to-last release meanwhile, since the only difference between them is graphic-wise.

[Saartje]

can someone help me

my game crashed when i am in a battle

and i can not load my game

please help

with version 1 the same i can not load my game when i save

[D. Lawride]

As I mentioned, the game seems to work fine for some, and not work at all for other.s Apparently, setting the Compatibility to Windows 98 could solve the problem in the most recent demo.

Small update, to commemorate the finishing of Sitia Port (here: http://donlawride.deviantart.com/#/d3iw1u3). I'll add three more screenshots to the pile.

LoZ players should fear the second one. :3

Enjoy! :D

[DarkDoom3000]

Looks good,
Talking slowking? seems interesting.


Sitia Port looks really good, love how it sinks into the desert.

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by DarkDoom3000

Looks good,
Talking slowking? seems interesting.


Sitia Port looks really good, love how it sinks into the desert.

Thanks, that was the feeling I was trying to convey :D

And yup, he's talking. :3

[Daedalus]

Wow, Sitia Port looks pretty cool. Looks like there's a lot to do there.
I have to admit, the 'You've met with a terrible individual, haven't you?' reminds me of that one Majora's Mask video... haha. And talking Slowking? That brings back memories of the second Pokémon movie I saw as a kid... Keep it up; it looks good thus far.

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by Daedalus

Wow, Sitia Port looks pretty cool. Looks like there's a lot to do there.
I have to admit, the 'You've met with a terrible individual, haven't you?' reminds me of that one Majora's Mask video... haha. And talking Slowking? That brings back memories of the second Pokémon movie I saw as a kid... Keep it up; it looks good thus far.

Thanks!
Yup, it's one of the places with most quests to do.

Ah good, someone explicitly understood the reference xD

Hum, there was also a talking something in it? I didn't see the second one, I think. D:

[D. Lawride]

So, I decided I would update on this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBacngGL_BM



This is a 'test trailer' on sidescrolling in Nightmare. All details should be in the video.

About the applications, I'm not planning on using it all the time, nor close; this is one such case, an enemy base, where I think you'll like the exploration part.

Double update, sorry; felt like the previous video was still incomplete.

[7pathsofpain]

megaman. all i see really, is megaman. still it looks cool, different and unique from all the other rmxp games

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by 7pathsofpain

megaman. all i see really, is megaman. still it looks cool, different and unique from all the other rmxp games

I think you mean Metroid, but Megaman's close too xD

Thanks a lot! :D

[KingCharizard]

D. this makes me almost wanna start my old game project up, who does your custom graphics you?

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by KingCharizard

D. this makes me almost wanna start my old game project up, who does your custom graphics you?

I'll take that as a compliment xD

The overworlds are done by Salimus on deviantArt. The rest of the graphics, excluding some sets of tiles, are public resources.

[D. Lawride]

Okay, last video I'll be uploading for the next two weeks. This one shows the new intro to the game, with new themes, new everything, and a small playthrough of the beginning of the story.

[D. Lawride]

So, I felt like it was time to give new screenshots as well, seeing as three videos were published, and this time to show the swimming 'skill', no longer done with Pokémon, and other miscellaneous features and events, like the Costa City market, the character portraits for important dialog, and the sidescrolling:

[MajorLeagueGamer]

any fixes for the battles yet, or are you still workin on them?
BTW I love the background music! Harvest Moon! :D

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by MajorLeagueGamer

any fixes for the battles yet, or are you still workin on them?
BTW I love the background music! Harvest Moon! :D

Yup, it's Harvest Moon!

Unfortunately, I'm still working on it. I'll say as soon as I manage to fix it. :/

For now, I can only show some things I've been working on:

This is the Sitia Museum of Science; aside from the usual fossil revival, you'll also be able to get some maps to explore the desert, and get to know several secrets and tips to solve the puzzles within that arid region.



And a second map:


This time, I'd like to add the author comments:
Hello, and, again, welcome to the PBC!

PBC stands for Pokémon Battling Committee; in short, this is the company that organizes tournaments in the Pokémon World, and as such, organized the tournament in Orthan (in association with Time Co., led by Mr. Eldes).

You should know the tournament by now, but I'll say it anyways; the championship is comprised of two challenges; participating trainers can choose to defeat all eight Gym Leaders, or all five Colosseums, or a combination of both (for instance, five badges and two colosseums), culminating in the Elite Four battle.

In case you're wondering, you do hear what I said in the beginning, just to make sure you'll get the reference when you enter this building. :3

Here is version 1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?h4672wub7qe5p7f

And version 2, slightly modified by yours truly. |3
http://www.mediafire.com/?gm7hsc922bbbmvk

Lastly, I'm putting this up here in the same way I put it up on dA and other places, as a way of allowing people to participate as well.


In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, there was a Pre-Gym in Phenac City for trainers to attend a kind of Gym prototype.

Pokémon Nightmare being a kind of sequel to it, we'll have a different kind of thing.

The name is still Pre-Gym, but this time, they belong to Gym Leaders who couldn't enter the Mega League, and as such, were left behind. Their Gyms still exist, however.

That's where you come in. I'm accepting Pre-Gym Leader applications.

Once again, you'll need to fill out a simple application form:

Trainer Name:
Gym Type:
One/Two Sentences for meeting eyes:
One Sentence for defeat:
One/Two Sentences for speaking after being defeated:
Pokémon in the Team and their Level:

You can also make profiles for the trainers in the gym.

There's only one Pre-Gym right now, which is in Costa City. It's a Dragon Type Gym, so you know you're bound to have freedom in types!

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Well, that's all!

[MajorLeagueGamer]

For some reason i think the first map reminds of the hoenn contest trophy/statue hall
but i like it :3
and idk of we are gonna meet prof oak, but in the 2nd map i see him. spoiler maybe? :D

[~DarkAchu~]

Seeing as no-one has entered yet let me be the first.

Trainer Name: Shadow
Gym Type: Dark
One/Two Sentences for meeting eyes: Your weak Pokemon are nothing compared to my Dark types.
One Sentence for defeat: Hmph...
One/Two Sentences for speaking after being defeated: I need to be stronger....
Pokémon in the Team and their Level: Umbreon LV 38 Mightyena LV 40 Absol LV 41 Houndoom LV 41 Shiftry LV45, That any good?

[D. Lawride]

Originally Posted by MajorLeagueGamer

For some reason i think the first map reminds of the hoenn contest trophy/statue hall
but i like it :3
and idk of we are gonna meet prof oak, but in the 2nd map i see him. spoiler maybe? :D

Ahah, it's probably the 'formal' aspect xD
And yup, it's Oak; most characters appear in the game, even if it's just as cameos. Very spoiler-ish. :3

Originally Posted by ~DarkAchu~

Seeing as no-one has entered yet let me be the first.

Trainer Name: Shadow
Gym Type: Dark
One/Two Sentences for meeting eyes: Your weak Pokemon are nothing compared to my Dark types.
One Sentence for defeat: Hmph...
One/Two Sentences for speaking after being defeated: I need to be stronger....
Pokémon in the Team and their Level: Any strong dark type (Because I'm not sure what Pokemon you are featuring in this game.

Alright, thanks! We're using all 4 gens plus several Fakemon, if you want to edit your team xD