Pokémon Amethyst

[Neo-Dragon]

Originally Posted by Wichu

That's why I'm trying to recruit some OW spriters to help out. One thing I noticed is that nearly all Pokémon fangames, even if the rest of the graphics are custom, use OWs from an existing game. Even Kyledove's MMORPG, despite otherwise being completely custom, uses D/P style OWs. I thought I should change that.

It's just the hassle of it all ya know. Edits are common, but scratch overworld (in terms of style I mean) has never really been done (I remember seeing a game about a year ago that has a new style, but noone ever got past making a hero sprite)

[mulch_ar]

Phew...(After hours of reading from the beginning)

Wow, It's excelent! And I've a question:
1. Could I change the screen size bigger? Because it's too small for me (I played Scarlet). The size is same, right?

[Wichu]

Amethyst uses DS resolution, while Scarlet uses GBA resolution, so it will be slightly bigger.
But there will be an option to increase the screen size; it was in Scarlet as well, but I'll make it clearer in Amethyst.

[Hauyser]

Holy crap, this game looks awesome. I really can't wait for the release! Hurry! But don't rush it.

[Vampire://Krimm]

heey, Wichu, I was wondering where exactly your progress is? I'm not asking for when it will be done and stuff like that, but like..where you are with mapping and eventing, that sort of stuff. Just curiosity :o

[Wichu]

Mapping-wise, I'm doing the 4th town/city. I still need to make indoor maps for the 3rd, though.
I've done the events for the very start of the game; around half the routes so far have their trainers done, but are otherwise devoid of NPCs, which I will fix. The towns, other than the starting town, also need NPCs.

The major barrier to a release, though, is spriting. I'm doing OK with Pokémon front sprites, but I haven't done many back sprites yet. Also, switching over to the new OW style will take a while.

Finally, I need to sort out the rest of the menus to match the battle menus in terms of appearance and functionality. This is also going to take quite long, as there's quite a lot of menus to do... Load menu, Start menu, Pokédex, Pokémon menu, Items menu, PokéComm menu (similar to the Pokénav), Option menu... At least I thought to make a separate class for the buttons which can be used in all of them (includes stuff like fading out unselected ones and lighting up when you press C).

[Anuhrima]

I thought that you were deep into this game

[<~F.M.P~>]

Originally Posted by ross61

I thought that you were deep into this game

Lol. Well either way It's still going steady, and with everything he's put into this game. The wait will be extremely worth it. Can't wait to see what the first bit of the games like Wichu.

[Vampire://Krimm]

Originally Posted by ross61

I thought that you were deep into this game

For how long he's been working on it? That is fairly deep lol. With how much script editing and eventing he's most likely doing, each area takes time and patience to make it good, and everything has to flow together.

You've got some pretty good progress it seems, especially with all of those custom systems XD

[TheRexion]

Am I being completely ignored?
Well whatever, Still keep up the awsome work Wichu!

[Hamako-chan]

wow this game looking great Wichu!!!

[Hardy Har Har]

Originally Posted by Wichu

Mapping-wise, I'm doing the 4th town/city. I still need to make indoor maps for the 3rd, though.
I've done the events for the very start of the game; around half the routes so far have their trainers done, but are otherwise devoid of NPCs, which I will fix. The towns, other than the starting town, also need NPCs.

The major barrier to a release, though, is spriting. I'm doing OK with Pokémon front sprites, but I haven't done many back sprites yet. Also, switching over to the new OW style will take a while.

Finally, I need to sort out the rest of the menus to match the battle menus in terms of appearance and functionality. This is also going to take quite long, as there's quite a lot of menus to do... Load menu, Start menu, Pokédex, Pokémon menu, Items menu, PokéComm menu (similar to the Pokénav), Option menu... At least I thought to make a separate class for the buttons which can be used in all of them (includes stuff like fading out unselected ones and lighting up when you press C).

I have an idea. When it comes to Pokémon front sprites (DP Pokémon only) try sketching their pose from the TCG. Then after sketching them, scan them (you can use your cellphone with Bluetooth and camera to photo the sketch and send it to your computer via Bluetooth) and sprite them using Paint.NET. Just a suggestion.

[Wichu]

Originally Posted by Shaggy Typhlosion

I have an idea. When it comes to Pokémon front sprites (DP Pokémon only) try sketching their pose from the TCG. Then after sketching them, scan them (you can use your cellphone with Bluetooth and camera to photo the sketch and send it to your computer via Bluetooth) and sprite them using Paint.NET. Just a suggestion.

It's not the drawing that's time-consuming, it's the actual spriting. I can draw pretty well, so I don't need to copy poses from cards etc.

Oh, and TheRexion, I can't make the eyes any closer together without making it look really weird. If you can come up with a way, show me!

[Myzou]

Well, I can sprite pretty good with a base thing to look off of, but things like cards and such, not so much... lol, I'm better with basic lines :P

Anyways, it's nice to see this is still alive Wichu! :D

[Hardy Har Har]

I wonder what's the resolution size for the DS?

[Atomic Reactor]

really? why would you ask that here.
Just google it.

[Wichu]

Originally Posted by Myzou

Well, I can sprite pretty good with a base thing to look off of, but things like cards and such, not so much... lol, I'm better with basic lines :P

I agree, it is a lot easier when you don't have extra detail in your way. Most of mine are done from basic pencil sketches.

Originally Posted by Shaggy Typhlosion

I wonder what's the resolution size for the DS?

Yeah, you shouldn't really be asking that here. But I'll tell you anyway; it's 256x192. You know you could just have measured a screenshot, right?

Oh, and this is my 2¹⁰th post! I missed my 1000th, but this is good as well :P

[Ghidoran]

Looks nice! The new pokemon look very pokemon-ish, unlike most hacks I've seen. Keep up the good work!

[Atomic Reactor]

Incase you didn't know, this isn't a hack. You compared it to a hack, so i assume you think it is one. Just trying to clear things up :P

[Blazers]

Beat me to it AR.

Yup game, and always will be =P

[*morningstar]

I just registered an account to post this - this game looks amazing! So professional. I love how you are open to community suggestions and constructive criticism. It shows how committed you are to making the best game that you can. The new overworld tiles are really very nice. I like the detailed, desaturated style compared to D/P/Pt that are very bright.

I'm very excited for a beta.

[InMooseWeTrust]

How many Pokemon will Amethyst have? Will it have all 493 plus fakes, or some condensed number?

[P!chu17]

This game is really good. I support. I cannot wait for realese!

[Wichu]

Originally Posted by InMooseWeTrust

How many Pokemon will Amethyst have? Will it have all 493 plus fakes, or some condensed number?

Nope, I'm not going to make every single Pokémon catchable. There will probably be either 200 or 250 in the regional Pokédex. However, there will be methods of obtaining the unobtainable Pokémon, which I'm not going to go into now.

[InMooseWeTrust]

Originally Posted by Wichu

Nope, I'm not going to make every single Pokémon catchable. There will probably be either 200 or 250 in the regional Pokédex. However, there will be methods of obtaining the unobtainable Pokémon, which I'm not going to go into now.

That sounds like an insane amount of work. I would just keep the number of Pokémon low to keep things simple.

Also, if you're interested, I have a renumbered national dex that accounts for evolutions found in later generations. Here's a spreadsheet with an early version of my work: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...1SmoXddNg5EfRA

Ignore the type and ability columns. Those were just me brainstorming.