FireRed hack: [HotM March] Pokémon Genesis

[Thrace]

"In the End everything returns to the Beginning..."

Rom Information

Code Base: FireRed [BPRE]
Author: Thrace
Language: English

Awards

Features

• New Region - The beautiful and rugged region of Serao will be home to many different kinds of Pokémon
• Decision Based Storyline - Your decisions in-game will affect the direction of the story
• New Tiles - Realistic and beautiful new buildings in each city
• Berry Trees - The old berry trees from GSC will be present but what is their significance?
• D/P/Pt Pokémon - 31 newly inserted Pokémon from the 4th Generation
• Judeo-Christian References - Religious references in names and events will foreshadow future events
• Travel Between Different Regions - Visit old and foreign lands, meet new and familiar people

Storyline

"In the beginning, there was only a churning turmoil of chaos. At the heart of chaos, where all things became one, appeared an Egg. Having tumbled from the vortex, the Egg gave rise to the Original One. From itself, two beings the Original One did make. Time started to spin. Space began to expand. From itself again, three living things the Original One did make. The two beings wished, and from them, matter came to be. The three living things wished, and from them, spirit came to be. The world created, the Original One took to an unyielding sleep..."

You are the child of the newly promoted lead scientist of Serao's largest corporation, Uriel Enterprises. A company previously praised for its many contributions to charity and emphasis on fair trade has now become shrouded in controversy due to unexplained spending of investors' assets. One day your father asks you to get a parcel waiting for him in the neighboring city. You visit your lifelong best friend to borrow a Pokémon for protection on your trip. When you arrive you meet a strangely familiar woman who suspiciously leaves abruptly. Who is this mysterious woman? Why is your father associated with a seemingly corrupt company? What does the future hold for the young protagonist? When the border between good and evil becomes blurred, which side will you choose?

Screenshots

Team

• Thrace - Team Leader
• Esmas - Spriting
• Paranoid - Spriting
• Spherical Ice - Scripting
• Vrai - Storyline Development
• colcolstyles - Scripting/ASM Hacking
• Manipulation - Scripting/Mapping/Graphics

Bugs

• Rival will talk about having a Bronzor in his team in Pelchoir Path
• The Heroine cannot be used

Credits

• Fangking Omega and Mateo - New Tiles
• Wesley FG - New Tiles
• $_$ - OW Sprites
• thethethethe - General Help
• Mike - from The Spriter's Place for some sprites
• "Legends - Real or Not?" - Inspiration and story ideas
• Cirothe - Gym Leader Nate sprite
• Christos - Mapping Inspiration
• Disturbed - Mist Forest and Draest Cave Maps

Current Releases

• The Final Beta
  Released: 09/08/10
  Length: As far as I'm going to get
  Download: The Final Beta.ips
• Scrap Work
  Released: 09/08/10
  Download: Genesis Stuff.zip
• Beta 3.2
  Released: 31/01/10
  Length: Palerose Research Lab
  Download: Beta 3.2.ips
• Beta 3
  Released: 20/01/09
  Re-uploaded: 21/01/09
  Re-uploaded: 31/01/09
  Length: Palerose Research Lab
  Download: Fixed Beta 3.ips
• Beta 2
  Released: 13/07/08
  Length: Granite City
  Download: Fixed Beta 2.ips
• Beta 1
  Released: 11/05/08
  Length: Latim City
  Download: Beta 1.ips

[Eeveon]

OMG IT'S BACK, WHOOO!!! :D

Glad to see this back Malin.
Good luck~

[пзо]

Wow the new genesis. Nice to see you restarted it. Have you got the same scripts as the old one.
The old scripts were too bare and not very good. Hope you make them better..
(I heard only legends of this hack.. now its back)

Good luck Thrace.. (Teh Favorite Mod)

[Disturbed]

Malin, wtf!?
Disturbed - Beta Testing?
I'm pretty sure I kindly made 2 maps for you -.-

[balkj06]

Congrats for coming 2nd Place in Hack of the Year 2008
I'm look forward to beta 3
awesome hack!

[Eeveon]

Oh whoops, I found a tile error in oneof your screen shots:

[Ryousha]

Thrace, your Titlescreen looks awesome <3.

Congrats on reshowing the hack.

Hopefully im still beta tester.

[Ripper]

You mention decision based storylines twice in the first post :D

Good to see this thread up again, it's one of the prime examples of great hacks.

[Ryousha]

Originally Posted by Ripper

You mention decision based storylines twice in the first post :D

Good to see this thread up again, it's one of the prime examples of great hacks.

I thought one was a folklore. and the other takes place in the present.

=/

[Ninja Caterpie]

Woot, the new thread is here! And it looks better than ever!

But why aren't I on the beta tester list?

[Thrace]

Originally Posted by пзо

Wow the new genesis. Nice to see you restarted it. Have you got the same scripts as the old one.
The old scripts were too bare and not very good. Hope you make them better..
(I heard only legends of this hack.. now its back)

Good luck Thrace.. (Teh Favorite Mod)

Um, most of them have been newly made.

Originally Posted by .Pichu-kun

Oh whoops, I found a tile error in oneof your screen shots:

Uh, that wasn't really a tile error but I guess it doesn't look good that way so I've changed it now.

Originally Posted by .Exiled

I thought one was a folklore. and the other takes place in the present.

=/

What? What are you talking about?

Originally Posted by Ninja Caterpie

Woot, the new thread is here! And it looks better than ever!

But why aren't I on the beta tester list?

Oh sorry, I forgot. I've added you now.

Anyways, I'm just finishing up the beta testing and the beta will be available either today or tomorrow. Heres the textbox I'm using, its not hugely different from the old one.

[Megiddo-san]

That box looks pretty good. Keep up the great work.

1000 posts 111!!111!11!

[Eeveon]

It wasn't? :o It looked like it to me. :/

Anyways, great update! ^^ Sucks I won't be able to play the beta. :<
Anyways, good luck~

[Ryousha]

@Thrace:

Your fairy tale.
"
"In the beginning, there was only a churning turmoil of chaos. At the heart of chaos, where all things became one, appeared an Egg. Having tumbled from the vortex, the Egg gave rise to the Original One. From itself, two beings the Original One did make. Time started to spin. Space began to expand. From itself again, three living things the Original One did make. The two beings wished, and from them, matter came to be. The three living things wished, and from them, spirit came to be. The world created, the Original One took to an unyielding sleep...""

That thing.
It's like a legend.

=/

[Sportsmaniac1322]

What this hack needs is a new overworld sprite. I never liked the FireRed sprite. It's too generic. Other than that this hack looks great. I love the title screen.

[Bibliophibian]

Nice to see the new thread up. It looks great. ^^

[Hiche..]

I am glad this is back! I made the Hacks Showcase the first page that opens, when I get on, just in case this is back :D xP. Anyways, The screens looks better than the old ones, and so is the mapping. I hope to see scripts soon. Best of luck on this, Thrace.

[Chimchar 9]

All the best hacks are reopening now XD, well the screenshots look nice.
i can't wait for the beta !
good luck !!

[EJames2100]

Woot my favourite hack is back

Looking good so far from what I see

Is there much difference between Beta 2 and 3(Besides story development and such) ?

[destinedjagold]

I'm making a post so I can subscribe joke...

well, anyways, a new thread for Genesis, ei?
nice~

I like the title screen. it's truly wonderful.
story's nice, as well...

wish ye good luck with this hack project~

[tImE]

Yay!
Genesis is back up.
The new textbox is looking great Thrace.
I've been waiting long for this and I can still wait for the "Oh, so (hopefully) fantastic Beta",
Keep up the good work, Thrace.

(It's sad you didn't win the HotY but, Meh
2nd place isn't bad)

[Hiche..]

The beta says invalid link, please contact the ..etc. :\ Is it just me?

[Thrace]

Originally Posted by .Exiled

@Thrace:

Your fairy tale.
"
"In the beginning, there was only a churning turmoil of chaos. At the heart of chaos, where all things became one, appeared an Egg. Having tumbled from the vortex, the Egg gave rise to the Original One. From itself, two beings the Original One did make. Time started to spin. Space began to expand. From itself again, three living things the Original One did make. The two beings wished, and from them, matter came to be. The three living things wished, and from them, spirit came to be. The world created, the Original One took to an unyielding sleep...""

That thing.
It's like a legend.

=/

He was referring to the fact I had two features in the list that were the same.

Originally Posted by Sportsmaniac1322

What this hack needs is a new overworld sprite. I never liked the FireRed sprite. It's too generic. Other than that this hack looks great. I love the title screen.

It'll be changed as soon as Esmas is done with it.

Originally Posted by EJames2100

Woot my favourite hack is back :)

Looking good so far from what I see :)

Is there much difference between Beta 2 and 3(Besides story development and such) ?

Uh, a little bit here and there. I don't want to reveal too much, just play and find out.

Originally Posted by Hiche

The beta says invalid link, please contact the ..etc. :\ Is it just me?

Thats because I deleted it, the one I uploaded had some problems, the new one is up now.

Beta 3 is out now. It goes up to the event in the Palerose gym. A cliff-hanger ending of sorts as you'll find out when you play. Link is in the first post.

[Surf]

Woot just in time for Christmas down under
Great job Trace I hope that this will go further than anyother hack

[kelvin001]

There is a tile error at the entrance of Felridge city Gym. There is a ship overlapping the entrance and the signboard