Pokemon Desegrate

[NurseBarbra]

A hack of Pokemon Firered.

Introduction
So it's me, Nursebarbra, making my return to Rom-Hacking.
With me I bring Pokemon Desegrate, Something different to
the Old, Boring, Repetive hacks you've seen so far.
The hack itself is the spiritual sucessor to a now debunked
Pokemon Evanesce which kind of... Died.
The hack will also have several features which are new, such
as Chapter select for replaying your favorite parts of the main
story, Dungeons, Sidestories and much more!

Backstory
Your story begins in the town of Lanat, a farming community based in the center of the region.
The Town is situated at the base of a mountain, providing sheilding from harsh light, as well as
a river for the fresh water. You, the helper working on your neighbours farm, are sent to retrive a
substance known as Hokna, a fertiliser, from the cave north of the village. Unfortunatly it isn't so
simple, and your curiousity sends you down a path you never dreamed of.

Features

- The Region of Kashiumi to explore!
- Be accompanied by GG, the Ghost girl with no memories of her past,
Joining you as your partner through the form of misdreavus.
- A Chapter based story that changes depending on your
choices as a player!
- Uncover the mysteries of the land!
- Dungeons and Gemkeepers! (how mysterious...)
- Optional and Unique Gyms!
- Unlockable and rare items via a password system!
- Fun sidequests for extra backstory!
- Discover the history of Platonic Labs, a mysterious lab
that's been uncovered to the north, abandoned for years...
-FANTABULASTIC NEW TILES! (Seriously they were a pain to insert, be excited)

Progress
Beta 1:
11/15 mapped - 6/10 tilesets
1/15 scripped
(It's a one man project here people! Don't be impatient!)

Screenshots

These are just Mapshots as Scripting hasn't started, but as soon as it has they'll be replaced.
Videos
None at the moment. But soon.

Updates
>Lanat Village Update:
>Return Update:
>New Screenshots: June 28th

Downloads
None yet...

Credits
See attatchments!

[giradialkia]

Approved- but I'm afraid you're going to have to add credits for the artists of the tiles you used, even if there is about 50 people. You should be sure to keep track of the people who's tiles you use to avoid any potential accusations of theft.

Anyway, despite scripting not being started, the screens are pretty nice. Most of the tiles go very nicely with each other, so that's good. The story hints at something nice, but it's reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally vague and doesn't really tell me anything about what to expect or hope for from this hack- you should consider telling us a little bit more, story-wise. I know I say this to a lot of people and the last thing I want is for someone to reveal their storyline, thus taking away a potential 'wow' factor, but just a little bit more on that front would be good. :)

[Joshawott]

Looking pretty good so far! Keep it up!

[NurseBarbra]

Originally Posted by giradialkia

Approved- but I'm afraid you're going to have to add credits for the artists of the tiles you used, even if there is about 50 people. You should be sure to keep track of the people who's tiles you use to avoid any potential accusations of theft.

Anyway, despite scripting not being started, the screens are pretty nice. Most of the tiles go very nicely with each other, so that's good. The story hints at something nice, but it's reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally vague and doesn't really tell me anything about what to expect or hope for from this hack- you should consider telling us a little bit more, story-wise. I know I say this to a lot of people and the last thing I want is for someone to reveal their storyline, thus taking away a potential 'wow' factor, but just a little bit more on that front would be good.

Thanks giradialkia, I have all the names of the people saved in a document somewhere, I'll include it with the .rar when I release the betas for it. As for the story, It's kind of going to be revealed in various ways, and posting anymore than that would really (like really) spoil a lot.

[Starchomp]

Some of the text is going off the CSS on my computer.

But this looks promising and the tiles you've chosen complement each other nicely. However, the tiles make the hero OW look kind of small in my opinion.

[NurseBarbra]

Originally Posted by Starchomp

Some of the text is going off the CSS on my computer.

But this looks promising and the tiles you've chosen complement each other nicely. However, the tiles make the hero OW look kind of small in my opinion.

Never fear good citizen. (always wanted to say that)
They're placeholder sprites for the moment because they'll be the last thing done and the thing I know least about.

[kebbles]

Looks great so far. lol i can see why the tiles were a pain to insert, there awesome.
You have my support, good luck bro

[ReTAsp]

Wow! Awesome tiles!

Keep up the great work :D

[Tropical Sunlight]

I see here... a really nice combination of tiles; and the story I can't really comment on until I learn anything relevant :D

Good luck

[Alec Empire]

The screenshots look very promising, and the backstory sounds pretty daunting and unique.
Keep up the good work! :D

[NurseBarbra]

:Update:
March 12th 2012

So I've gone and updated Lanat Village again...
I feel that it now reflects it's farming community status more than the previous versions of it. (seen below)

: Version 1 : Version 2 : Version 3 :

[redxblood]

Does it have all the pokemon from gen 1-5?

[teejermiester]

I have to admit, the tiles are pretty amazing. I would like to see some more storyline though... The GG thing seems pretty interesting. But until then, good luck on your "something big".

[Sean.Warner]

this look rad. can't wait for downloads

[Shaly]

Keep up the good work! Can't wait to play it!

[alehizzle]

This seems very promising. I'll have to keep an eye on this one. :D

[Ultimo1991]

everything looks great so far hope you succeed in completing this i wish you luck and can tell why it was a pain the tiles look great!! You have my support

[kebbles]

Are you still working on this nursebarbara?
Im really instrested in this, i think its the tiles that really intrest me.
You could work on the story abit but its not to bad.
Im keen for a beta so lets just hope ur still hacking lol as u havnt posted any updates in a while..

[Asuf]

Version 3 is definitely an improvement, I hope you are still working on this since I believe it will turn out to be a great hack. I like the tiles and storyline changes are really my thing!
Anyways, good luck on the project.

[Shaly]

Hiii!

Love the story and screenshots!

How's the game coming?

[RetroRoller]

The screens look VERY nice, I love the CSS too :D Good luck with this hack, I wish you the best.

[MrElephant]

Hey the tiles in this game look awsome. Dont let giradialkiaget to you. He does it to everyone. Your game is going to turn out great.

[Nintendork15]

Originally Posted by MrElephant

Hey the tiles in this game look awsome. Dont let giradialkiaget to you. He does it to everyone. Your game is going to turn out great.

Don't let giradialkia get you ?
He's not trying to get to him, he's a moderator for the Rom-Hacking section. He's doing what he's suppose to do, and the rest of his comment was criticism something you would expect on the internet.

I'm liking the tiles of the hack, never the less, they all look good and wonderful, I'd love to play this when it's released.

Good Luck Nurse!!

[NurseBarbra]

:UPDATE:
June 24th 2012

Today is a very special day, as I have returned after a long space of absence.
I've been away for about a month, working on ideas to make the game unique, aswell as a side project that would link in with it. Here's a short list of the research I've done:

• A save transfer system to make the game bigger, Inspired by old Playstation '2 disc games' such as Metal Gear Solid. This would have involved putting the player on a transport where the first 'Disc' (or is this case, rom) ended. From there the player would transfer the save file into a new folder with the second 'Disc' and continue on, allowing more scripts to be implimented. (This was one of the main reasons I didn't start scripting straight away.)
• The password system I was trying to impliment was kind of a flop. Reason: too complex. I decided to make it extremely simple and limit it to after game completion.
• Implimenting a game chapter select feature. While this wasn't a complete flop, it has been the main consumer of time. I eventually settled on a system where the player only got to play other sidequests. (E.g: The player chooses Sidequest A during the main story, After the main story is done, the player gets the option to do sidequest B and/or C)

As for actual progress, Not much has been made. Most of my time has been involved in writing plot and character dialogue.

Originally Posted by redxblood

Does it have all the pokemon from gen 1-5?

Both yes and no. I'm hoping to get a pokedex of 200 regional pokemon, which would be a mix of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova pokemon. (about 40 from each)

[NurseBarbra]

UPDATE JUNE 28th
I've added 12 newish screenshots. New intro and titlescreen are fully inserted.
Just have to work on scripting and the last few maps and you'll get a BETA 0.5 Release!