[Hack of the Year] Pokémon: Azure Horizons

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

The latest beta goes to Scarlet Gym which is the second. It ends when you give the Journal to Leon. Use cut in Scarlet Creek. Go east and Leon will talk to you. Go to the Scarlet Forest and battle a Team Tundra Grunt. When the grunt is gone get the item which should be the Journal, then go to the gatehouse south of the bridge in Scarlet Creek and give Leon the Journal. The next beta will go up to the third gym battle.

[Frostbite]

I took a little break from hacking recently which explains the lack of updates. I've been way too busy with other stuff. I was working on the hack on and off for the past couple of months, but now I'm back to working on it fully again. The hack is not dead, it will be finished in the future.

Anyway here's some stuff to expect in the next beta release.

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Tundra Warehouse interior fully remapped and expanded.


The 4th Gym Leader's Gym.


The 4th Gym Leader herself. The boring layout will be changed, the current tiles are just a placeholder for now.


Hazel Town


Route


Beach Route heading towards Galena City (The City with the 7th Gym).


Inside the Sewage Treatment Plant with Wallace.


Piece of Krystal's dialogue and event (one of the Tundra Admins).

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

I'm guessing the 4th is gym is a different type now. Probably Flying typed? I like your mapping skills! I am also guessing Beta 2 was extended to include more.

[Moonshine]

Glad to hear 'tis not dead, 'tis alive! Nice updates and presentation. Your a great all-around hacker, and your producing what the community wants to see. Good job.

[stonehearteddd]

Just applied the hack, about to play this, it looks really good! You did an amazing job on this.(:

[DarkSlayer1331]

This looks really good. As soon as the second beta is completed I will definitely be downloading it.

[SilverCosmos]

It looks interesting, but I can't get the game to work for me sadly.

[Luumy]

I love the latest updates. The mapping is very professional. I'm too jealous. -.-

Very promising. Goodluck.

[ase]

this looks very promising btw how long does the next beta go up to?

[Poke_M0]

I wish the beta comes out...

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

Be patient, Frostbite is extending the Beta to 4/5 gyms I guess? I will start with Torchic in the next beta as I did with Beta 1, since Blaziken is my favorite Pokemon.

[tehb0ll0x]

Originally Posted by SonicBlazePlatinum

Be patient, Frostbite is extending the Beta to 4/5 gyms I guess? I will start with Torchic in the next beta as I did with Beta 1, since Blaziken is my favorite Pokemon.

I started with Torchic, too! I prefer Treecko, but Blaziken is way cooler than Sceptile.

I had a lot of fun with the beta. It feels very natural without being too same-y and the maps are quite fun to explore. Going up to the fourth gym would be a wise step, I think. Maybe add two gyms per beta? Or a gym and a small side-quest? I suppose the further into the game, the more time one tends to spend grinding or levelling up new team members, so it may be that adding only one gym in a later beta will still provide plenty of game time.

Of course, this is a ways of, but I'm only thinking far ahead because I almost can't wait for the next release! I'm sure it'll be well worth it though. Just a shame it's unsafe to use the same save file with a newly patched ROM. I've grown slightly attached to Long Socks the Sentret and Jet the Pidgeotto... "OTL

[xdevynxisxherex]

Please finish!! I really look forward to playing this!

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

Let him take his time, Good ROM Hacks take a while and it has been around two years Frostbite worked on the ROM hack. I am not saying he is slow at ROM Hacking, I am saying yet again hard work.

[Frostbite]

Beta 2 is well on its way. I won't be giving any release dates, however.

Here's a screen of a new Gym Leader. The bad news is that she'll be replacing Katie, the Electric type Gym Leader. The reason behind this is that I believe the use of Electric type being the 3rd Gym has been overdone (kanto, hoenn, rijon, etc...) but regardless here is the new Gym Leader of Dordoran City.

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[Pokepal17]

Originally Posted by Frostbite

Beta 2 is well on its way. I won't be giving any release dates, however.

Here's a screen of a new Gym Leader. The bad news is that she'll be replacing Katie, the Electric type Gym Leader. The reason behind this is that I believe the use of Electric type being the 3rd Gym has been overused (kanto, hoenn, rijon, etc...) but regardless here is the new Gym Leader of Dordoran City.

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Veronica's sprite looks really nice. Her colours look really good together, and I like how you did her hair. However, her legs look a little weird to me; they look a little too jagged.

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

I'm guessing the new 3rd Gym Leader uses Ghost or Dark Pokemon. Does this mean Dordoran City has changed? I think the buildings might change color and other things. I like it when ROM Hackers don't tell release dates because a lot of people would bother the creator of the ROM Hack and that would push the release further.

[Sarcastic Prince]

Originally Posted by Frostbite

Beta 2 is well on its way. I won't be giving any release dates, however.

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That's good. Take your time.
By the way, the new Gym Leader, Veronica is well sprited.

Good luck.

[personz5]

were does this beta end at does it end wen u find the dudes journal and wen u give it 2 him

[SonicBlazePlatinum]

After you have beaten Jay, use Cut on the tree by the bridge at Scarlet Creek, then Leon will talk to you saying he lost his Journal in Scarlet Forest. He will then go to the gatehouse. Go to the forest and use Cut, find where you see a Grunt and an item in front of him. Battle his Level 20 Poochyena and he will leave. The item you pick up should be the Journal. Go back to the gatehouse south of the bridge and trainers in Scarlet Creek. Give Leon the Journal and you get Silverpowder from him, and then he leaves. That is where Beta 1 ends.

[Arolu]

Nice looking hack. The name for it is very nice, too.
It's nice to see a snowy part of the region within a third-generation Pokemon hack. Anyway, keep up with the good work!

[bobman1234]

Nice hack, but how come your thread isn't sticky anymore?

[sir.euge]

i beat the first gym and i dont know where to go plz help

[shiny quagsire]

Darn, my professor's name is professor alder.
Oh well, I'll just keep it anyways. :\

[Frostbite]

Dordoran City is now renamed Amethyst City and also now sports a new look.

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Also, new text box since I was getting sick of the old one.

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