FireRed hack: Pokémon Kanto Black 2.08 (Sevii Islands Expansion)

[therealpdgaming]

I'll try to release an update tomorrow fixing some major bugs.
I'll be frank: the reason the updates have been slower is because my motivation for this project is waning (once again lol) while it is waxing for my next one. I believe I have alluded to it a few times in this thread, mentioning that I was intending to use Kanto Black as a base for it (which, considering all the developments since I have started this project, would be a horrifically asinine decision when the options on other bases are so much better.) Update: it will be on Emerald. The updated battle engine is extremely enticing. All of the features I have worked on for this hack I will attempt to port to Emerald, such and such (and work on newer things that I might port to this hack. :P).

Can't Wait then! I love emerald and there aren't many good hacks for it, (Beside light Platinum and a few others). When you release the hack, you should write and let people in this thread know so that people that are subbed to this thread can find out. Don't rush the updates if you aren't enjoying it. Focus on what you want. Its not like the game is completely broken or anything. But yea, can't wait for the new game!!!! :D

 

[345man]

great hack i playthroughed almost twice now and love it (: will you be making a new hack with/adding sun and moon pokemon to this hack when they are all released?

 

[slav666]

Hello, where can I get the Tea item?

 

[curiters]

i wish there is a new battle background and DS-styled players

 

[Mystery Man]

Said I was going to release a bug fix yesterday. Nope. As I said earlier, I find it much more satisfying working on the other project right now. The small bug fix update will come some time soon...

i wish there is a new battle background and DS-styled players

I have no issues with adding new battle backgrounds and DS-styled trainer sprites for the battle scenes. It'll happen sometime in the future. :)

Hello, where can I get the Tea item?

Maybe late, but I'll provide instructions anyways: talk to the elder in the 1st floor of Celadon Mansion (other big building in Celadon).

great hack i playthroughed almost twice now and love it (: will you be making a new hack with/adding sun and moon pokemon to this hack when they are all released?

Thank you! :)
I have nothing against them, so if I can add them complete with all of their data, I will. As for adding them to Kanto Black, most likely. :) If I do, the rainbow islands (only 1 in the currently released version) will contain some of them, and the others will be very well hidden (calling them secret areas (will work differently than hidden grottoes) while in the planning process).

Can't Wait then! I love emerald and there aren't many good hacks for it, (Beside light Platinum and a few others). When you release the hack, you should write and let people in this thread know so that people that are subbed to this thread can find out. Don't rush the updates if you aren't enjoying it. Focus on what you want. Its not like the game is completely broken or anything. But yea, can't wait for the new game!!!! :D

Oh yes, I will. :D

 

[curiters]

Thank you MM for this Amazing Hack.

 

[Krawky398]

Hello! I've been playing this and have been having fun so far, so good work!

I did find a weird text bug in the SS Anne Rival battle, though.

This happened after Pansear used Incinerate on my Venipede holding a Pecha Berry and destroyed it.

The text returned to normal and the berry was gone as it was supposed to be, but I thought I'd report it nonetheless.

 

[0shawott]

Managed to get this running via virtual console on my 3DS and loving it so far! Only bug I've seen so far is that the description that shows at the bottom of the screen when hovering over the 'Pokédex' and 'Pokémon' entries in the menu seem to be flipped.
Also, the animation for Heart Stamp is quite long but I'm guessing that's due to MrDollSteak's base and not your work?

 

[Arkydon]

Update: it will be on Emerald. The updated battle engine is extremely enticing. All of the features I have worked on for this hack I will attempt to port to Emerald, such and such (and work on newer things that I might port to this hack. :P).

OMFG. Can't wait. That new Battle Engine is really awesome... I'm playing with it on randomized pure emerald.

 

[~SAGE]

Wow! This Hackrom looks really really cool
I've never seen something like this before!
I will play it when i have time

Keep it up and have a nice day!

#Sage Capriccola

 

[Krawky398]

Hello again! I've still been playing and having fun, currently at Sabrina's gym, but now I got sidetracked by Rainbow Isle. I also found a couple bugs and errors which my bug tester self is gonna nag at me to report.

Gonna toss up a spoiler since I play in 3x resolution and don't feel like resizing things.

Spoiler:

In Viridian City, the Shadow Claw tutor has a weird text bug after teaching the move.

Sorry if this seems nitpicky, but the proofreader in me has to point out to use "you're" here.

This feels sorta intentional, but...

Another kinda nitpicky one, but in this kid's line in Lavender Town, "specie's" should be " species' ", I think.

I gotta admit though, I love the imagery of Cobalion acting like a bird.

Level 30 Bond Sphere made me battle a Level 0 Furfrou in one battle (I forgot the team, though)

No image, but one team in L30 Bond Sphere also had two Pumpkaboos. Dunno if that's a mistake or if that's uncontrollable, though.

And finally, Excadrill can't learn Stealth Rock from the BP Move Tutor despite being Steel/Ground and learning it in ORAS.

And I find one more text error right after posting this...
Negativity is spelled wrong, yep.

And a non text error:
If your bag is full when getting a Battle Point item, you don't get the item but lose the BP.

And one I just plain forgot!
Sabrina's gym thinks you finished it as soon as you get in there while Koga's doesn't until you beat Sabrina, due to swapping the badges.

Sorry for dumping all that, but by this point, reporting all the weird stuff I find is second nature to me, aha!

 

[0shawott]

Got a couple more things:

• When electric-type moves hit my Lightningrod Blitzle, the message says that my opponent's Sp. Atk rises instead of Blitzle's (even though the stat boost animation is correctly on Blitzle). Sometimes, the first few hits of the electric move trigger the correct message to be shown, but it then switches to the incorrect one and stays like that.
• Regenerator on my Alomomola doesn't seem to work.

 

[scarlet night]

Question, how do I change the difficulty?

 

[Krawky398]

Question, how do I change the difficulty?

Interact with the NES in your room in Pallet Town.

 

[scarlet night]

Interact with the NES in your room in Pallet Town.

Thanks, I wasn't sure where to look

 

[Mystery Man]

As before, I've been using my ROM hacking time to work on my Emerald hack, so not much progress has been made with Kanto Black. Once I work on it again, I'll work on having all of the reported issues fixed. Please continue reporting.

Because I usually make posts showcasing progress, here are a few more details about the Emerald hack I keep bringing up:
- It'll have a regional dex consisting of 250-350 Pokemon from all generations. This is merely planned--no tangible progress, per say.
- Regarding maps, all routes, cities, and dungeons before the city containing the 5th gym are done (for the most part). The reason for the fast progress is because I'm porting them from Firered where all maps up to the 7th gym are finished. (I've actually worked on this before I started working on Kanto Black.)
- I've made my own sprites (battle and overworld) for some of the characters. They're not yet inserted into the game.
- Normal Pokemon story because I can't see myself finishing a huge deviation from it mainly because I'm not a good writer.
I'll release some previews of this project once I insert the heroes (hopefully in the next update). By then, I'll stop talking about it on this thread. Ideally, a demo of it will be released once everything up to the 2nd gym is complete.

Got a couple more things:

• When electric-type moves hit my Lightningrod Blitzle, the message says that my opponent's Sp. Atk rises instead of Blitzle's (even though the stat boost animation is correctly on Blitzle). Sometimes, the first few hits of the electric move trigger the correct message to be shown, but it then switches to the incorrect one and stays like that.
• Regenerator on my Alomomola doesn't seem to work.

Unfortunately, battle related bugs are out of my domain right now, but I can fix some of these, though the more complex ones entail a better grasp of the battle system. (Just another reason why the Emerald Battle Engine is much more enticing--source code!)

Hello again! I've still been playing and having fun, currently at Sabrina's gym, but now I got sidetracked by Rainbow Isle. I also found a couple bugs and errors which my bug tester self is gonna nag at me to report.

Gonna toss up a spoiler since I play in 3x resolution and don't feel like resizing things.

Spoiler:

In Viridian City, the Shadow Claw tutor has a weird text bug after teaching the move.


Sorry if this seems nitpicky, but the proofreader in me has to point out to use "you're" here.


This feels sorta intentional, but...


Another kinda nitpicky one, but in this kid's line in Lavender Town, "specie's" should be " species' ", I think.


I gotta admit though, I love the imagery of Cobalion acting like a bird.


Level 30 Bond Sphere made me battle a Level 0 Furfrou in one battle (I forgot the team, though)

No image, but one team in L30 Bond Sphere also had two Pumpkaboos. Dunno if that's a mistake or if that's uncontrollable, though.

And finally, Excadrill can't learn Stealth Rock from the BP Move Tutor despite being Steel/Ground and learning it in ORAS.

And I find one more text error right after posting this...
Negativity is spelled wrong, yep.

And a non text error:
If your bag is full when getting a Battle Point item, you don't get the item but lose the BP.

And one I just plain forgot!
Sabrina's gym thinks you finished it as soon as you get in there while Koga's doesn't until you beat Sabrina, due to swapping the badges.

Sorry for dumping all that, but by this point, reporting all the weird stuff I find is second nature to me, aha!

Hello! I've been playing this and have been having fun so far, so good work!

I did find a weird text bug in the SS Anne Rival battle, though.

This happened after Pansear used Incinerate on my Venipede holding a Pecha Berry and destroyed it.

The text returned to normal and the berry was gone as it was supposed to be, but I thought I'd report it nonetheless.

Thanks for spotting these! Most of these I should be able to fix easily.

It would be embarrassing to keep these errors in the hack, so please continue reporting the ones you find. sigh how I could I have not used "you're".

Managed to get this running via virtual console on my 3DS and loving it so far! Only bug I've seen so far is that the description that shows at the bottom of the screen when hovering over the 'Pokédex' and 'Pokémon' entries in the menu seem to be flipped.
Also, the animation for Heart Stamp is quite long but I'm guessing that's due to MrDollSteak's base and not your work?

Thanks! The Pokedex issue should be easy to fix. I do agree that Heart Stamp's animation is long, so I'll work on making it shorter sometime in the future.

Thanks, I wasn't sure where to look

Pardon, I'll note this down in the thread.

 

[0shawott]

Unfortunately, battle related bugs are out of my domain right now, but I can fix some of these, though the more complex ones entail a better grasp of the battle system. (Just another reason why the Emerald Battle Engine is much more enticing--source code!)

Thanks! The Pokedex issue should be easy to fix. I do agree that Heart Stamp's animation is long, so I'll work on making it shorter sometime in the future.

Don't worry! Yes, the new battle engine is very exciting. I wish I could provide some assistance with animations cause I think I'd enjoy it (and in my head I can think of lots of ideas for how new animations could work) but it appears very intimidating to someone with no hacking experience haha

 

[SprungGeoduck]

Hey, I found a bug. I raised my female Espurr to level 25, but it won't evolve. Ergo, I raised this stupid thing from level 1 for nothing, and I'm kinda mad. I actually kinda liked this hack, but now I'm salty. Could you please fix this bug?

 

[Mystery Man]

Hey, I found a bug. I raised my female Espurr to level 25, but it won't evolve. Ergo, I raised this stupid thing from level 1 for nothing, and I'm kinda mad. I actually kinda liked this hack, but now I'm salty. Could you please fix this bug?

This should only happen if a Pokemon is holding an Everstone. I couldn't find any errors in the data, so I have attempted to replicate this issue myself:

Could you share more details that you think could have led to that outcome?

Don't worry! Yes, the new battle engine is very exciting. I wish I could provide some assistance with animations cause I think I'd enjoy it (and in my head I can think of lots of ideas for how new animations could work) but it appears very intimidating to someone with no hacking experience haha

The way we do move animations is by shifting around data in a hex editor. We pick parts from other moves and combine them to make the animation we desire. Power (Up) Punch (this one I did) is a mix of Meditate and Mach Punch, for perspectives. It wouldn't be a good starting place for me, personally. :P

 

[SprungGeoduck]

I think I know what the problem is. I don't have the National Pokedex, and Espurr is a Kalos Pokemon. In FireRed, National Dex mons won't evolve. When do you get the national dex?