FireRed hack: [HotM October 2009] Pokémon ToxicPurple (Team Rocket hack)

[Fail-Z]

I thoroughly enjoyed playing the Alpha and I wish you the best of luck. Guess I'll be supporting this one ;)

 

[Exon]

I didn't want to read 10+ pages of comments so I'm just going to post this:

Things that "raised flags" to me from playing the current release:

1- Mr. Psychic still gives the TM. Seems a little bit early to be getting such a strong TM to me.
2- Biker + Eevee?
3- The high amount of Status Changing + Healing (Seems a little rough to have so much of this in the beginning with no marts and having to go to base to heal...)

Oh and P.Gas and Potion is really annoying, but that's just me lol

Good Luck again, can't wait for the finished product to be released.

 

[alo123]

I didn't want to read 10+ pages of comments so I'm just going to post this:

Things that "raised flags" to me from playing the current release:

1- Mr. Psychic still gives the TM. Seems a little bit early to be getting such a strong TM to me.
2- Biker + Eevee?
3- The high amount of Status Changing + Healing (Seems a little rough to have so much of this in the beginning with no marts and having to go to base to heal...)

Oh and P.Gas and Potion is really annoying, but that's just me lol

Good Luck again, can't wait for the finished product to be released.

All of those things have been pointed out before and will
be fixed in the next release

 

[ckret2]

That's the problem with these long threads, it's so hard to tell what's been covered already unless you want to read all... 29 pages. To respond to your points:

I didn't want to read 10+ pages of comments so I'm just going to post this:

Things that "raised flags" to me from playing the current release:

1- Mr. Psychic still gives the TM. Seems a little bit early to be getting such a strong TM to me.

It is. I meant to seal him off, actually, until later. If you saved after getting the TM, you probably want to restart the game (sorry!) because you'll be able to steal a Pokémon from him later on that won't be obtainable anywhere else in the game. If you've already got the TM, though, then the flag that says you've talked to him has already been set, so you won't be able to get that Pokémon later. So, I'd recommend restarting.

The same goes for if you decided to go battle the Fighting Dojo and/or Sabrina's Gym, because those locations technically aren't blocked off. If you beat the Fighting Dojo you block off a special event later on, and if you beat Sabrina's Gym, then you've triggered a flag that's essential to game play, which means that it'll be impossible for you to progress in the game once that flag's triggered.

2- Biker + Eevee?

There's a logical explanation for that guy; it just isn't very good. After doing the math and assuming that the happiness level of foe Pokémon will automatically be the happiness level that the Pokémon would have if it were caught in the wild (in other words, 70), then that Eevee's Frustration is really, really nasty. It'll be given less powerful moves and less heal items later on.

(As for the fact that the Biker even has an Eevee, it's not much of a stretch. Bikers specialize in poison and Fire-types, so he could have gotten it with plans to evolve it into Flareon. :P I'm trying not to be tied down by the boring, done-a-million-times movesets you usually see in trainers' Pokémon.)

3- The high amount of Status Changing + Healing (Seems a little rough to have so much of this in the beginning with no marts and having to go to base to heal...)

Yeah, I'm going to do less healing items. Only "major" opponents should have them now. I should point out, though, that even if there aren't any marts, there IS a vending machine in the base. Vending machine heal items are actually a lot better than normal heal items, anyway. Fresh Water and Super Potion both heal 50 HP, but the former is $200 and the latter is $700. There's also another heal place. If you talk to the guard in the east gate of Saffron, he'll heal your Pokémon for you. I don't think anyone's noticed him yet, though... XD Plus that healing pad in Pokémon Tower, but you have to get there before you can use it, of course.

Oh and P.Gas and Potion is really annoying, but that's just me lol

Good Luck again, can't wait for the finished product to be released.

They are annoying, heh. Like I said, I'll be reducing the number of heal items for Trainers that aren't part of "big" battles. Glad you like it so far, despite its flaws.

 

[xXChaosTheoryXx]

Probably one of the best romhacks i've played. Really good story and everything's super. :D

But i guess the alpha-version of this ends after you get the Big Machete? Or else i do not know what do to, to get further in the game. I've talked to all the NPC's in Saffron & Lavendel. I even tried to battle in the Fighting Dojo and the Saffron Gym. ^_^

But yeah, keep up the good work. Hope the next alpha comes out soon. :D

 

[ckret2]

Probably one of the best romhacks i've played. Really good story and everything's super. :D

But i guess the alpha-version of this ends after you get the Big Machete? Or else i do not know what do to, to get further in the game. I've talked to all the NPC's in Saffron & Lavendel. I even tried to battle in the Fighting Dojo and the Saffron Gym. ^_^

But yeah, keep up the good work. Hope the next alpha comes out soon. :D

That's where it ends, after you get the Big Machete.

And, by the way, if you beat the Dojo or the Gym and then saved the game, you'll have to restart the game eventually. The same goes for the Psychic TM guy. The flags triggered by those events are going to be the same flags that trigger bigger events later on, which means that if you trigger them now, you won't be able to do the bigger events once they've been scripted. Particularly with the Gym; if you beat Sabrina, eventually it will become IMPOSSIBLE to continue the game.

In the next alpha, you won't be able to do those events, so it won't be a problem then.

Anyway, glad you like it so far.

 

[Vrai]

That's the problem with these long threads, it's so hard to tell what's been covered already unless you want to read all... 29 pages.

Hmm.. I've got an idea. Why not make a sort of FAQ for the first post? You could encase it in a spoiler if it becomes too big, but you can answer all of the common questions through that. Like, "does the beta end when I get the machete?" and "Mr. Psychic still gives TM29.."

Maybe it'll help just a little bit.

 

[Sarcastic Prince]

Hmm.. I've got an idea. Why not make a sort of FAQ for the first post? You could encase it in a spoiler if it becomes too big, but you can answer all of the common questions through that. Like, "does the beta end when I get the machete?" and "Mr. Psychic still gives TM29.."

Maybe it'll help just a little bit.

Great idea, Atlus!
That would decrease the number of Nooby Posts.

 

[Samike360]

But those "newbie posts" do keep this thread on the first page almost always :)

 

[Noel]

Lol I used the walk through walls code and started the real game. :P fun

 

[agel]

But those "newbie posts" do keep this thread on the first page almost always :)

lol true
makes it easy for me to find. me l a z y
oh yea and i must mention... theres a great ball in the tower i used to catch me a marowak!! is that gonna be fixed for the next beta?? ;)

 

[ThePastaThrower]

Hey ckret2, sounds awesome. Can't wait to try it out.
Do you need a music remixer? I'd be interested. Thank you.

 

[Vrai]

oh yea and i must mention... theres a great ball in the tower i used to catch me a marowak!! is that gonna be fixed for the next beta?? ;)

Yes. And that's why we need a FAQ up front. :]

 

[Zanny77]

Hmm.. I've got an idea. Why not make a sort of FAQ for the first post? You could encase it in a spoiler if it becomes too big, but you can answer all of the common questions through that. Like, "does the beta end when I get the machete?" and "Mr. Psychic still gives TM29.."

Maybe it'll help just a little bit.

How did I not think of that?! :o
GREAT IDEA! :3

 

[castroodle]

this is such an awesome idea for a game.
i wanna play it already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gocaall]

Sorry if I sound like a newb, but how do I download this to my Ipod Touch if it isn't a GBA file?

 

[Arcelio]

Sorry if I sound like a newb, but how do I download this to my Ipod Touch if it isn't a GBA file?

Patch the IPS to a Rom. Make sure the rom is GBA. Load it to your Ipod like normal. Done and done.

 

[Vrai]

this is such an awesome idea for a game.
i wanna play it already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As surprising as it is, you already can. Download the Alpha patch from the first post.

 

[Caninerz]

is this a hack of pokemon fire red? because it isnt working for me...

 

[Vrai]

is this a hack of pokemon fire red? because it isnt working for me...

..yes, as stated in the first post. :/

What exactly did you do? Did you actually use a FireRed rom, and not just try to play the patch in VBA?