[Released] Pokémon Hollow Woods

[Nineage]

Pokémon Hollow Woods
DISCORD
(Download can be found in the Discord server or in the posts below)

Summary
Welcome to Oblar, a Pokémon region split between two factions.
Your mother, the leader of the Lavender Faction, tasks you with researching Oblar's unique Pokémon species.
But you find much more: an ancient and mysterious Pokémon, an organization with questionable motives, tales from Oblar's past, and plenty of intrigue...
...all centered around Oblar's Great Forest, where a powerful force is said to lurk.

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This game aims to provide the nostalgiac feel of a Gen IV Pokémon game while refreshing some of the standard plot formula. You'll find gym puzzles and badges, a Pokémon professor, a rival, and other callbacks to canon Pokémon plots. At the same time, the game adds many new features (described below) and incentives for exploration, from sidequests with rare rewards to regional Pokémon that can only be found via thorough gameplay. It also asks new questions about the Pokémon world and its governance. Hopefully, this game will echo whatever drove you to play Pokémon games in the first place while giving you plenty of new content to enjoy!

Features​

• A carefully curated regional Pokédex, featuring Pokémon and moves from the first 8 generations.​
• A balanced experience crafted by a team of competitive Pokémon players. Though this is by no means a "kaizo" game, it should be difficult enough to provide some challenge to even experienced players.​
• 37 regional forms of existing Pokémon currently obtainable, with more planned for future releases.​
• 39 formal side quests, plus a variety of smaller content unlockable through player interaction.​
• "Secret Spots" - areas accessible with a special item that contain rare Pokémon and/or items.​
• "Super trainers" - extra-challenging trainers that will challenge you only if you battle every other trainer on a route.​
• A variety of new game options, including Nuzlocke mode and level caps for those that want a difficult experience, as well as infinite rare candies and autoheal for those that want a more casual playthrough.​
• A custom soundtrack featuring remixed versions of existing Pokémon tracks, with more to come in future updates!​
• Exp. Share options - experience sharing can be disabled entirely, enabled from the Bag to give Exp. to all Pokémon, or given to one specific Pokémon to share Exp. with just that Pokémon.​
• In-game time cycles with no relation to real time, enabling the player to find different Pokémon available only at certain times of day.​
• Some of your favorite characters from canon Pokémon games have cameo appearances.​

Screenshots

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FAQ
Q: What are the controls?
By default, the controls are: Arrow keys to move, C or Enter to interact, X to cancel or to run in the field, Z to open the menu, D to use registered items, Q to cycle through speed up options, and W to skip through text. You can change the key mappings with the F1 key.

Q: What emulator do I need to use to play this?
No emulator. Just run the Game.exe file and the game will play.

Q: Can this be played on Mac/phone?
There is currently no official support for Mac or phone play. Some people have had success playing the game on Mac using Wine, and it is possible that the game works on Android using Joiplay.

Q: Where do I go next?
There is an NPC in every Pokémon center that can give you hints on where to go next. You are also welcome to ask in the Discord, but I believe that your experience will be better if you explore your options before asking.

Q: Is X in the game?
I may eventually create a list of Pokémon in the regional dex. For now, you can ask in the Discord about any Pokémon currently available in the demo.

Q: Is there an Exp. Share?
Yes, the Exp. Share is obtainable as a quest reward. It can be used in three ways as described in Features.

Q: What are the shiny odds?
The shiny odds for default encounters are the same as they are in the Generation IV games. However, these odds are far higher for Pokémon in certain areas, such as underground tunnels.

Q: How do I evolve the starters?
The starters no longer evolve by stones. Instead, they all evolve at level 28.

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Credits
The most updated list of credits can always be found in the download itself, in Credits.txt.

I have done my best to credit everyone responsible for assets used in this project. If I missed you, please let me know! Thank you to all who make public resources.

Team
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Principal development: Nineage
Title Screen/Some graphics: Gummy
Additional development/bug testing: Gummy, RomeDawg, April, Bee, Camden, Coconut, Kipkluif, Bluewollywog, Nitrixr, femboy, gali, antgeezy, tagwail, thescarletswitch, Willow

Pokemon Essentials
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Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno
AvatarMonkeyKirby
Marin
Boushy
MiDas Mike
Brother1440
Near Fantastica
FL.
PinkMan
Genzai Kawakami
Popper
Golisopod User
Rataime
help-14
Savordez
IceGod64
SoundSpawn
Jacob O. Wobbrock
the__end
KitsuneKouta
Venom12
Lisa Anthony
Wachunga
Luka S.J.
and other contributors!

Made possible by: Roza (mkxp-z), Ancurio et al. (mkxp), Enterbrain (RPG Maker XP)

Design Inspiration
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Pokemon Infinity team: (broken link removed)

Tilesets
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Sailorvicious
Kyle-dove
Akizakura16
Pokemon-diamond
Alculus
Flurmimon
Advance Tileset
Dewitty
Gaia Project
DaNerdyDude
aveontrainer
stochasticcc
RBRNNova
Magiscarf
Neffertity
WesleyFG
Shawn Frost
NSora-96
PeekyChew
Claisprojects.com
Minorthreat0987
UltimoSpriter
TyranitarDark
DarkDragonn
rafa-cac
Phyromatical
Newtiteuf
ChaoticCherryCake
moca
PkmnAlexandrite
GameFreak

All PSDK tileset contributors: https://pokemonworkshop.com/en/sdk/credits#heading_tilesets

Generation 8 Pack
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Battler Sprites:
Gen 1-5 Pokemon Sprites - veekun
Gen 6 Pokemon Sprites - All Contributors To Smogon X/Y Sprite Project
Gen 7 Pokemon Sprites - All Contributors To Smogon Sun/Moon Sprite Project
Gen 8 Pokemon Sprites - All Contributors To Smogon Sword/Shield Sprite Project
Overworld Sprites
Gen 6+ Berry Tree Overworlds - Anarlaurendil
Gen 6 Pokemon Overworlds - princess-pheonix, LunarDusk, Wolfang62, TintjeMadelintje101, piphybuilder88
Gen 7 Pokemon Overworlds - Larry Turbo, princess-pheonix
Gen 8 Pokemon Overworlds - SageDeoxys, Wolfang62, LarryTurbo, tammyclaydon
Gen 1-5 Pokemon Overworlds - MissingLukey, help-14, Kymoyonian, cSc-A7X, 2and2makes5, Pokegirl4ever, Fernandojl, Silver-Skies, TyranitarDark, Getsuei-H, Kid1513, Milomilotic11, Kyt666, kdiamo11, Chocosrawlooid, Syledude, Gallanty, Gizamimi-Pichu, 2and2makes5, Zyon17,LarryTurbo, spritesstealer, LarryTurbo
Icon Sprites
Gen 1-6 Pokemon Icon Sprites - Alaguesia, harveydentmd
Gen 7 Pokemon Icon Sprites - Marin, MapleBranchWing, Contributors to the DS Styled Gen 7+ Repository
Gen 8 Icon Sprites - Larry Turbo, Leparagon
Shiny Icon Sprites - StarrWolf, Pokemon Shattered Light Team
Cry Credits:
Gen 1-6 Pokemon Cries - Rhyden
Gen 7 Pokemon Cries - Marin, Rhyden
Gen 8 Pokemon Cries - Zeak6464
Script Credits:
Golisopod User, Luka S.J.
Compilation of Resources:
Golisopod User, UberDunsparce


Character Graphics
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Character bases: Poltergeist
Trainer sprites: Kyle-Dove
Protagonist designs: Fakemon123
Following Pokemon: Golisopod User, Help-14, zingzags, Rayd12smitty, mej71, PurpleZaffre, Akizakura16, Thundaga, Armin, Maruno
Gen 4 trainer packs: Mr. Gela, Zet0ken, VanillaSunshine, AtomicReactor, Neo-Spriteman, PurpleZaffre, Maicerochico, DiegoWT
GameFreak

Fakemon Sprites
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KajiAtsui

UI Graphics
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Most UI: Mak (Tales of the Outskirt Stand Resource Pack) (broken link removed)
Trainer Card: Mahian23
Senate Gizmo: Jackster, LinKazamine
Additional graphics listed under "plugins" below

Battle animations
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AtomicReactor (Pokemon Infinity) + hadecynn / Andy Chen

Plugins
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Advanced Items Field Moves: Bergium, TechSkylander1518, Moyo, Marin
Always inside Bushes: Kotaro, Titania318, KleinStudio, derFischae
Bag screen with interactable party: DiegoWT
Berry Pots: Caruban
BW Gender Selector: KleinStudio, DeepBlue PacificWaves, TechSkylander1518, LinKazamine
BW Party Screen: DeepBlue PacificWaves,Shashu-Greninja, Golisopod User
BW Pokedex: DeepBlue PacificWaves, NettoHikari, Xtreme1992
DiegoWT's Starter Selection: DiegoWT
Encounter List UI: ThatWelshOne_, raZ, Marin, Maruno, Nuri, Yuri, PurpleZaffre, Savordez, Vendily
Unreal Time: FL.
Generation 8 Pack: Golisopod User, Luka S.J.
Improved AI: KRLW890
Item Find: Boonzeet
Location Signposts with Background Image: PurpleZaffre, LostSoulsDev / carmaniac, Golisopod User, ENLS, spaceemotion, TechSkylander1518
Luka's Scripting Utilities: Luka S.J.
Modern Quest System + UI: ThatWelshOne_, mej71, derFischae, Marin
Overworld Shadows EX: Golisopod User, Wolf PP, Marin
Randomizer X: Luka S.J., A.I.R
Speed Up 2.0: Marin, Phantombass
Voltseon's Pause Menu: Voltseon, Golisopod User, ENLS

ADD Gen 8 pack credits

Pokémon is owned by:
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo
Affiliated with Game Freak

This is a non-profit fan-made game. No copyright infringement is intended. Please support the official games!

The current release (1.0.2) is a demo that contains about half of the content planned for the main story (8-10 hours of content). This is my first project to be released publicly, and one that I have been polishing and reworking for many years. I hope you enjoy, and please join the discussion in our Discord server (linked above).​

 

[Inner Rhymes]

This looks real dope! Congratulations on releasing your first project! I really like the premise of what you've laid out, not to mention that regional variant Cacturne caught my eye in the screenshots. I looked forward to you releasing the full version when you get to it!

 

[Nineage]

Update - I've released version 1.0.4 of Hollow Woods! This version fixes a few bugs found in the original release. Consider this a "Day 1" patch. The update is recommended to avoid a few crashes, but not necessary to play through the game.

As always, our Discord is the best place to get the most updated, bug-free patches. For some reason, Pokecommunity won't let me update the OP, so I'll be posting updates in new posts here as well. Thanks to all who have joined and played so far!

 

[Shishiboo]

What a lovely start to the game, amazing job! Can't wait to see where you bring this.

 

[Nineage]

Update: version 1.0.5 has been released with some critical bugfixes! I recommend downloading the update if you're midway through a playthrough. As always, a patch version (smaller download) can be found on our Discord server!

 

[Nineage]

Version 1.0.6 has been released with some small content updates and some additional bugfixes!

 

[Safr]

Version 1.0.6 has been released with some small content updates and some additional bugfixes!

Thank you for the update. Although there not many activities here, i can assure you people still paying attention on this game 👍

 

[Nineage]

Thank you, @Safr!

In other news...the latest version is live! You can download the full game here, or a patch by joining our Discord server. Thank you to everybody who has left kind words about the game or taken time to play through.

As we continue to develop the second half of the game, please give us your feedback! What drew you in? What made you end your run? We want this game to be as enjoyable as possible, and that is a collaborative effort with you all :). Thank you!