Pokémon: Project PokéBalaoia

[NatureKeeper]

Hello and welcome. I am Donnaclus, known on forums as "NatureKeeper". I have been using Game Maker 8L lately. After I finished the tutorial, I said to myself, why don't I try another style of Pokémon Gaming? I kept working and brainstorming until I came up with a plan. I codenamed it Project PokéBalaoia. The real name is going to be revealed by the demo.

Name Specs

Name: ????
Codename:Pokémon: Project Balaoia
Program\Language:Game Maker 8 Lite

Features

*A whole new style of Pokémon Gaming. Not like the main series, mystery dungeon or anything else! You get to capture Pokémon, then you keep them and battle with them like marbles inside your Pokéball.
*Redo the whole Kanto Adventure in this style.
*No navigation! Finishing the town's main events gives you access to the Route and Next Town.
*Capture 151 Pokémon.
*One 256x192 "Screen" with "Touch" Capabilities in some instances. Usually, Touch Capabilities are for buttons such as Yes\No, Choosing Location, etc..
*Introducing Mirror PokéBalls (No Miror B. in this game so do not get your hopes up.) which when you capture Pokémon with you can use them from inside the Pokéball.

Controls

* Navigation Keys, Z, X, A, S
* "Touch" Screen
* Probably Implementing the Joystick.

Screenies

Beta Screenshots

Alpha Screenshots

To-Do List

* Battle Engine
* PC Engine
* Inventory Engine

Oddities

-Major -Minor
* Text doesn't show in the Player's Room for some odd reason.

Credits

* The Spriters' Resource
* Magdiel for Textbox Engine

Downloads

*No releases as of now.

[KittenCry66]

Sounds good. Let me demo test it!

[flamemaster]

sound cool, but your supposed to have four screens (title and gameover do not count) or your thread will probs be closed

[NatureKeeper]

Originally Posted by flamemaster

sound cool, but your supposed to have four screens (title and gameover do not count) or your thread will probs be closed

No, since this is the Drawing Board, I guess..

[flamemaster]

oh sorry youre right,i thought the requirement was four screens not two

[Rossay]

Ah, another GM8 user . For your inventory engine, I suggest you try making one with GM8's Data Structure Functions -- i.e. ds_grid_create(w,h). They are much easier to work with than artificial Arrays because you can sort through them and search for values etc.

[NatureKeeper]

Originally Posted by Rossay

Ah, another GM8 user . For your inventory engine, I suggest you try making one with GM8's Data Structure Functions -- i.e. ds_grid_create(w,h). They are much easier to work with than artificial Arrays because you can sort through them and search for values etc.

I officially thank you. I was looking for functions like that.
GML has a lot of functions.

[Rossay]

Originally Posted by NatureKeeper

I officially thank you. I was looking for functions like that.
GML has a lot of functions.

You're welcome.

Most people suggest that you should use Arrays for things like Inventories, however, Data Structure functions are generally better because you can sort through them like a database. They are slightly more complicated, and there aren't a lot of tutorials on using them, but once you get used to them, they are so much more efficient -- i.e. using the ds_stack functions allow you to make an inventory so that when you collect a new item, it's added to the bottom of the list (if that makes sense).

[NatureKeeper]

Up-Date!

I have fixed the room text glitches, and made screenshots. Now for some stuff.

@Rossay
I will try to learn that. XD

[KittenCry66]

I wanna play this.

Just as much as I want to learn Gijinka.

And that's ALOT.

[NatureKeeper]

Originally Posted by KittenCry66

I wanna play this.

Just as much as I want to learn Gijinka.

And that's ALOT.

Hey, thanks. That was encouraging.

[KittenCry66]

Heck, I can be a good friend.

I wanna learn GM8 but...I have it and itt has no 3d unction anymore.

[NatureKeeper]

Originally Posted by KittenCry66

Heck, I can be a good friend.

I wanna learn GM8 but...I have it and itt has no 3d unction anymore.

I am still learning myself. And 3D functions are in Game Maker 8, but Pro, so you should confirm that you have the Pro one. If you got the Pro One, reinstall and re-enter the Activation Code to fix anything.

[KittenCry66]

I do have pro, and which menu are they in?

Bump

[triggerhappymonk]

To-Do list = fission mailed

Ta-Do List: basicly... everything.