[Hack of the Month 2008] [BETA 2 OUT!] POKéMON MARBLE - The long life - 4/1/08

[SerenadeDS]

Originally Posted by Teh Baro

That's one of the events that require the use of lucky/unlucky tags.

Spoiler:

You have to go to Laetitia's house (Grace beach) and talk to her while having the charmed tag.

One of the new things in this hack is the amulet tag and the charmed tag. some events (in beta 1.1, only one for each tag, but obviously there will be more during the game) will take place only if you have one of the tags, which you can exchange anytime in Cobaltstation city (in the ruined house).
sometimes it's not skill... it's just a matter of good or bad luck




Also: new screenshot:


The EGG TRAIN. I hacked seagallop's animation.
I can control where you appear at the end of the special (I mean, chose it, but not to any map I want, just the eleven possible destinations that existed in FR), and I can control whether it moves to the left or to the right.
Also, hacking the background was tricky because I had to mess with raw tilemaps (with raw I mean uncompressed, as in not in unlzgba).

When I edit the map where you arive in your first trip, I'll make a video so you can see it better.

That is sweet! You impress me agian!

Good Job Baro & Good Luck! I hope the game is coming along fine, cause it sure looks like it!

[zel 2.0]

JOJO! It's the Egg Train?

Well, nice to know that some people really want to mess up with the Seagallop's cut-scene, it ended up looking fine. Too bad you cannot control the map you'll be warped to, but I guess you already have everything you needed, anyway.

But, what's the origin of the train's name? It's pretty funny

[garra911]

ha, those sprites look funny (no in a bad way) good job

[Teh Baro]

Originally Posted by zel

JOJO! It's the Egg Train?

Well, nice to know that some people really want to mess up with the Seagallop's cut-scene, it ended up looking fine. Too bad you cannot control the map you'll be warped to, but I guess you already have everything you needed, anyway.

But, what's the origin of the train's name? It's pretty funny

The train's name is because when I sprited it, it looked like an squared egg or something like that. hehe. But I liked it so yeah.

Yeah, I can't control where you warp to, but that's no problem because I'm replacing the former docks with maps of inside the train. So, after the cutscene, you'll appear inside the train. Also, I'll mess with map scripts so you'll be asked if you want to stay in this station or not. the idea is the following:

1. (not in the first trip) The train normally goes counter-clockwise along the four regions, in this order: GARNA (north)- MEROE (west)- GASU (south) - KIEL (east)
   
2. Once you get the season voucher for the train, when you get to a station you'll be asked if you want to go in.
   
3. If so, after the cutscene, you'll warp to next station, but you'll appear in the train.
   
4. Automatically, a script will tell you in which station you are and will ask you if you want to get out here or stay until the next station
   
5. if you say YES, repeat 3 and 4. If you say NO, you can walk in the train and talk to the rest of passengers or get out (if so, you'll warp to the current region's station). you will also be able to check the windows of the train, which will run the script in step 4

[Went]

Whoa- Inside of the train! I would have never expected that! So you can't choose where you want to go? Well, at least the travel won't take too long. (Damn Fire Red and its map problems...)

[Teh Baro]

Originally Posted by Went

Whoa- Inside of the train! I would have never expected that! So you can't choose where you want to go? Well, at least the travel won't take too long. (Damn Fire Red and its map problems...)

It's like in a real train. Or more likely like a subway in most cities. You pay the entrance to the subway (in this case, you'll get a voucher), mount the train, and stay there until you reach the station you want to go.
In the game, it'll take more time to the user to travel, but it's more realistic.

[Link2999]

haha looks great, the only thing Im kinnda mad about is that some of it is espanol. I could probably play through the whole thing and find most of the language changes needed to be made, but I dont think it'd really be worth it. Another great game though

[Teh Baro]

Originally Posted by Link2999

haha looks great, the only thing Im kinnda mad about is that some of it is espanol. I could probably play through the whole thing and find most of the language changes needed to be made, but I dont think it'd really be worth it. Another great game though

That happened a lot in quartz, but not that much here. Actually the only spanish thing I remember here is when Baro says "¡Bravísimo! ¡Sí señor!" when you defeat the rival...
So that is actually NOT a problem.

[lanroxas]

HI Baro, I love your hacks and this beta is great!
I must say that I apologize because someone in StudioPokemon told me you wouldn't be hacking anymore so I hacked into Quartz to know about the other pokémons that you made. I was completely fanatic about Quartz that I could even get to Karendi.
I hope you continue hacking. I haven't found any bug or error in this Beta of marble but tell me... Is Laetitia the Champion or is it our Rival as it was in FireRed?

Also... Phantom's dark secret is Prof. Baro?(In the letter, Baro tells Ran(I like this name) that he has got a bigger reason for going to Garna)

[Binary]

Wow this hack is awesome and the
beta is also kool.
Cant wait for the next one

[Teh Baro]

Originally Posted by lanroxas

I hope you continue hacking. I haven't found any bug or error in this Beta of marble but tell me... Is Laetitia the Champion or is it our Rival as it was in FireRed?

Making comparisons, Laetitia is the equivalent to Eusine in Cristal. She's the "legendary rival".

Originally Posted by lanroxas

Also... Phantom's dark secret is Prof. Baro?(In the letter, Baro tells Ran(I like this name) that he has got a bigger reason for going to Garna)

I'm not giving spoilers :p

[zel 2.0]

Originally Posted by Link2999

haha looks great, the only thing Im kinnda mad about is that some of it is espanol. I could probably play through the whole thing and find most of the language changes needed to be made, but I dont think it'd really be worth it. Another great game though

Well, in my opinion is good to have some parts of Spanish in the texts. It's a good way to make more people getting interested into learning some Spanish, which wouldn't hurt

After all, as far as I remember, the small Spanish texts weren't really that critical and didn't affect that you couldn't understand what you had to do (mainly they were more jokes, am I right?)
(I remember Prof.Baro getting mad and cussing at that Sever for destroying his magazines XP)

[lanroxas]

So our rival is still the champion... (I dont like that...) I'd prefer Phantom (unmasked) as the Champion... or... BARO CHAN(hehe)
Also... when do Bobolo and Babola evolve? I have them at 19 and I dont know

[Teh Baro]

Originally Posted by lanroxas

So our rival is still the champion... (I dont like that...) I'd prefer Phantom (unmasked) as the Champion... or... BARO CHAN(hehe)
Also... when do Bobolo and Babola evolve? I have them at 19 and I dont know

I don't know if the champion will be the rival or not.

As for bobolo and bobola... oops! I forgot to edit their evolution, so they're the same as goldeen and staryu... level 33 and water stone. Mea culpa.
Anyway, in next beta that'll be changed and it'll be at level 21.

[NekoRobin]

Those fakemons suck, not only the design but the sprites are crappy and not in pokemon style.
No offense but it's the truth.

[Sergio--]

Originally Posted by NekoRobin

Those fakemons suck, not only the design but the sprites are crappy and not in pokemon style.
No offense but it's the truth.

I don't think so.
Still, there are some Corna's sprites, but the most are good&new.
I specially like Tabble:


Anyway in this hack a lot of Corna's things have changed. The atmosphere is more quiet and... Hey Baro! would we find surprise-SX in Gara, too?

[lanroxas]

Yeah, these fakes don't suck! They got REEEEEAAALLLYYYYY improved from Corna ones. (I remember when Pikachu was Covolts and now Pikachu is Armorito)

FOUND A GLITCH(I think): In Cobaltsation, there is a rock in the beach, you talk to it and you get 8(eight) Max Ethers!! Baro is this a gift?

Babola and Bobolo evolve as Staryu and Goldeen... ok... but whats with Scimp? It learned DRAGON RAGE!?

[zel 2.0]

Hola Baro! Well, I decided to try the game to see how it was doing (yeah, finally ), and seems everything is going fine. Not perfect, but as long as it is something interesting is enough.

I still have to say that I really don't like the appearance of most of your new Pokemon, but, well, it's just my own opinion, and I'm sure more people than me will like them. It was strange to be using new movesets and that, so that's what it really mattered to me with this "new Pokemon thing"

Hopefully, you'll keep improving the rest of the game with more things that we never knew about... (you, little friend of Kawa XD) So, I'm eager to know what else the future of Marble has for us. Good luck, man!

PS: Every time we cross the railroad we look both sides, it's a good touch, but, I wonder, will the train ever cross that railroad? XD

[Teh Baro]

Originally Posted by lanroxas

Yeah, these fakes don't suck! They got REEEEEAAALLLYYYYY improved from Corna ones. (I remember when Pikachu was Covolts and now Pikachu is Armorito)

FOUND A GLITCH(I think): In Cobaltsation, there is a rock in the beach, you talk to it and you get 8(eight) Max Ethers!! Baro is this a gift?

Babola and Bobolo evolve as Staryu and Goldeen... ok... but whats with Scimp? It learned DRAGON RAGE!?

Scimp evolves at level 35 to a not-so-****ty dragon pokemon (expelle), so that's fine

The 8 max ethers is a glitch, because hidden items in FR work a different way, the item data is in the same place where in a segular singpost the script offset is put, so AM always saves it with an extra 08. I gotta check all maps with hidden items and edit all the 08 to 01 so you get one.

Originally Posted by zel

PS: Every time we cross the railroad we look both sides, it's a good touch, but, I wonder, will the train ever cross that railroad? XD

Hmmm, I gotta mess with that script again (to make the character run without glitches when using the bike), so I think I'll add something involving the random command (8F) so sometimes you'll see the train run. Anyway, that has to be after things that happen in the second beta, because the train is said to have a huge, unusual delay. That's no end-of-beta-excuse, but part of the plot.

[Went]

Oh, was it a glitch? I got another eigth pokeballs in Vanilla City. I thought you were really generous XD

[lanroxas]

YAY I have a Bultoad!! Will the starters learn the Hyper Beams? Coz Bultoad seem to have "cannon arms" if you understand...

[El Supafly]

looks very promising, loving the story!!!

[jetmagnumX]

yeah think of the egg train kew+l!!!!!!

[cpsp]

like how this is coming along! my vote 4 hack of the year (and on the last day!)

[Jvg]

Great hack! I like that Egg train Keep up the good work