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ROM Hacking Discussion icon

ROM Hacking Discussion

General discussions about all things fan games. Topics relating to both ROM hacks and custom games are welcome here. Posting links to ROMs is illegal and is not tolerated anywhere on the forum.

Section Staff: Avara, Bloodless, Dr. Seuss, Upsurge

Travel Journals

Fan Game Recommendations

(32 pages)

Gl1tchedShad0ws, Jan 18: I've been playing rom hacks for quite a while and I found a few that I would truly recommend, mainly for the difficulty curve! If you like more challenging roms, I would absolutely recommend the Dark Risibg series, Theta Emerald EX, and the Polka...

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Started by Spherical Ice

Featured

MAGM 3 ("Make a Good Map") Contest!

Upsurge, Jan 2: A little late happy new year and reminder that the 15 day mark is up! Better start working (if you're entering)!

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Started by Anthroyd

Map Showcase and Review

(5 pages)

_pheebs, Jan 2020: Name: Route 2 Made in RMXP Basic Second Route Map leading up to the first Gym. Made a farm (using Spherical-Ice's Tiles) which serves as an area for a Side Quest, and gives you a tutorial for the Side Quest System~

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Started by Christos

Rules

ROM Hacking Discussions Forum Rules

Christos, Jan 2017: *ROM Hacking Discussions Forum RulesWelcome to ROM Hacking Discussions! Here, you may discuss the art of ROM Hacking in general. If you're rather looking for help, check out the ROM Hacking Help section instead. * Forum Rules This forum is bound...

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Started by Christos

Pokemon Crystal Clear is Actually Awesome!

KingEzra123, Jan 20: another good one is Pokémon Radical Red

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Started by ThePokeMan1029

I'm completely overwhelmed...

Roni, Jan 20: i believe there's nothing wrong with simultaneously playing 2 or more games at once. just block your time properly so you get to play them all, and pretty soon when that becomes too hard to consistently do anymore, you start sticking to certain...

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Started by mr_chub

Different Type Effectiveness in Hacks

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 18: I know this is late, but I just want to recommend people not use type effectiveness editor, and use Hex maniac advance instead. You can change existing relations with TEE but it causes problems if you're trying to add new types. I tried adding a...

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Started by Rezzo

Discussion

Completed Rom Hacks

6IVMagikarp, Jan 18: I just recently played finished Pokemon Radical Red. I loved the challenge and especially the features it had in the rom hack, particularly the EV/IV stat checker, IV changer NPC, EV reset NPC, and the move tutors, relearner, etc. I thought these...

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Started by k-van

Survey

Favorite GBA hack game!! ? (your opinion)

(12 pages)

Gl1tchedShad0ws, Jan 18: The Dark Rising series or the Polka Aqua series are a MUST from me! If you want a game with a darker story though, Pokemon Karosu (sorry i cant spell-) is the way to go!! These games stand out the most to me so this is the best I got! ^^'

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Started by adchv09

Discussion

What is your most disliked aspect of ROM hacking?

(2 pages)

DaleH771, Jan 17: I’ll start with my favourite part - mapping! I know how to insert tiles and make some nice looking palettes and have a good sense of good looking and playable maps. My biggest hatred and what’s ultimately kills my hacks is the tedious testing and...

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Started by Avara

Discussion

What's the best way to add difficulty? Pros & Cons

(2 pages)

Salvation714, Jan 17: ^Thats not true. If you raise a pokemon stats it will cause unbalance to the point of being so broken. No pokemon is meant to have perfect stats just for the sake of difficulty. ex. A Drowzee that out-speeds your Raichu and spams Psychic. Adding...

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Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Discussion

Has anyone considered adding Beta Pokemon to a ROM hack/Fan Game?

tzujm33, Jan 15: The hack in my sig has included most of them.

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Started by spottedfirestar

Discussion

Should I Obtain Permission From A ROM Hack Creator To Create Content On YouTube?

kalarie, Jan 15: @Salvation714 Let's plays are considered fine as Venia Silente said. That a hacked Pokemon game doesn't ''use their own content'' is plain false in nearly all cases. Yes, it uses a base ROM with lots of content made by GameFreak, but it nearly...

4 1,216

Started by LakeOverTheCity

Discussion

Can we move on to hacking Gen 4 and 5 now?

(3 pages)

Salvation714, Jan 15: Hacking Gen 4 and up is the next step. there are already hack programs being released to get started. I know once people start making Gen 4 and higher hacks the games will go on par with the new games because of the updated graphics.

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Started by Mariow2

Discussion

2x speed

Jaichierdansoeuf, Jan 14: I do it only when the hack is using the vanilla soundtrack, if there is custom tracks i don't use it because i want to hear the cool new musics. I did the original japanese Vega on a PSP without the speed, it was my best experience with a rom hack...

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Started by LovedShelton

What are some of the best Pokemon you've ever used in a hack and why?

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 11: in the drayano hack, blaze black nidoran m had a restructured moveset that gave it a lot of stall and status moves, I love my nidoking that's setup to put everyone to sleep, then there's spinda, much better than base game, a very solid choice now.

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Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Survey

What is your favorite environment in a hack?

jojobear13, Jan 10: Snowy coniferous forests are maximum comfy.

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Started by Ash_Blawsome

Calling all RomHackers - Pokélink integration

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 10: oh ok, and cool I appreciate you taking the time to update me on that. Thank-you.

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Started by Jezzabel

Script Testing Tool idea/request

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 8: So my initial thought was for this to be a standalone program, but should it be completed it could be a good idea to integrate it with hex maniac advance. Together they could cover everything people could need to edit roms, being possibly the...

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Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Discussion

What is the best GBA emulator?

(3 pages)

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 8: quick update found some notes on gba emulators recommended by os.

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Started by calmpalm

Discussion

Do you keep your ROM hacking hobby a secret?

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 7: Yeah I keep it a secret, I tell people I have a new hobby, and I'm learning some programing but I don't really talk about the whole thing. I haven't really thought about if I'm embarrassed or not, I just want to deal with any naysayers or people...

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Started by Avara

My journey searching for a lost german romhack

emanuel2001just, Jan 6: If it is the romhack i think it is, then it is "Pokemon Midnight". The attached patch is for a german pokemon gold rom.

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Started by Dr. Seuss

Survey

Pokemon RBY Prequel Features

Squirtlenator, Jan 5: Hey MA, after messaging back and forth with you I'm beginning to get an understanding of your goals for this project. I will hone in on that criteria and make my suggestions based on them and hopefully be more helpful. Personally, the only mons...

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Started by Major Agnostic

Discussion

Thoughts on MOEfying existing romhacks?

Fantaseed, Jan 5: Lol DBZ romhack Moemon mod

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Started by Fantaseed

Survey

For and Against Increasing Shiny Rates

Tyrannicus, Jan 4: Why not just give the player the option by adding an optional patch? That way everyone wins...lol

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Started by Fatih120

Discussion

adding Stance Change to more Pokemon

Squirtlenator, Jan 2: I have a few thoughts. It really depends on your technical know how and if you want to create new sprites. Any of the turtle/tortoise based mons or mons like Forretress, Shuckle, Golem, Magcargo with shells could have a "withdrawn" form where...

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Started by kawaiipokepotato

Discussion

How should a water/ocean HackRom be like?

Squirtlenator, Jan 2: Hello everyone, I would like to throw in my two cents. Having a region solely based on water is a great idea! The water type is my favorite typing and Squirtle is my favorite pokemon. So I'm a little biased lol Personally, I don't think you...

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Started by Manspart

Discussion

why haven't you finished your ROM hack?

(3 pages)

SadOldMan, Dec 31: I am just starting my romhack, a lot of bad stuff has happened to me lately. But I believe I'm going to keep going for a long time, since the fan game I'm creating is the only thing that manages to distract me from this horrible year.

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Started by Christos

Discussion

What is the hardest ROM hack that you ever played?

(5 pages)

Roni, Dec 2: Haven't played too much recently, but lemme just say that the Champion battle in Pokemon Sienna was such a sudden jump in difficulty compared to literally every other battle prior. My mans was sporting three legendaries like it was nothing.

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Started by Volcanix769

Eldaryon's Fan Games Idea Dump

brucecy92, Nov 24: Thanks for sharing .

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Started by Eldaryon

Discussion

How many times have any of you restarted a project? What was the reason?

Burnt_Cheeseballs, Nov 19: I didn't fully reset development of my fan game so far, but I did delete all the maps and rebuild them. Trust me, the maps I deleted sucked. My fan game's current maps are still kind of mediocre.

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Started by Ace Trainer Slash

Discussion

The community still lives :D

AkameTheBulbasaur, Nov 16: While working on my own personal ROM Hack that will probably never be done (because I keep thinking of crap to add to it lol), I often will create some crazy ASM thing because I wanted it and nobody else made it yet. If I think it might be useful to...

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Started by Kubes

Compendium of Rom Hacks & Fan Games

Vloshko, Nov 13: Greetings PokeCommunity, A friend and I have begun creating the spreadsheet below to document the progress of rom hacks & fan games in a very simple and easily searchable format: ...

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Started by Vloshko

Survey

Interest Check: A better hex editor for Gen 3

haven1433, Nov 6: @Hellsythe789 HexManiacAdvance reads data from a rom using a .TOML metadata file that matches the name of that rom. If a .TOML file isn't found, it'll generate a "best guess" that can get some of the data right. But at the end of the day, that's all...

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Started by haven1433

Discussion

How do you feel about freebies in ROM hacks?

Roni, Nov 3: I wanna get good items as a reward for exploration! I can't leave any stone unturned when it comes to exploring rom hack worlds and sometimes I get disappointed when a certain fork in the road leads to literally nothing. If y'all wanna make NPCs...

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Started by Avara

Discussion

What's your "must-have" feature when choosing a hack to play?

(3 pages)

Jaeger12, Nov 3: Physical/special split + way to grind xp/money easier than in the original game Improvement of IA and level cap

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Started by Avara

How do you deal with starters in Rom Hacks

Upsurge, Oct 14: I definitely enjoy adding starters in. I set specific "that starter" themed tasks to obtain them.

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Started by Hestia

Discussion

How long have you been into ROM hacking?

jakewilly, Oct 11: Around 2013 I considered making my own rom and discovered this gathering when I looked for assets. A year ago I at long last completed a after I diminished my objectives to making a straightforward utilizing Leons rombase.

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Started by Sheep

Discussion

Is there a hack for FR/LG or R/S/E that recreates G/S/C without adding anything extra?

Maxiryu, Sep 8: I've been really enjoying some of the hacks, in particular 'Pokemon Throwback', 'Emerald Final', 'Crystal Clear' and 'Perfect Crystal'. However, I'm looking for a hack that recreates the Gen2 games on the Gen3 engine (if that's an applicable term)....

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Started by Maxiryu

Tools Archive?

jo19.sh92, Aug 30: Quick question, is there an archive where all the GB/GBC Hacking tools are stored? Trying to download individually is becoming a problem, because a lot of the links are DEAD.

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Started by jo19.sh92

Where is a safe Multi Patcher website?(Your allowed to post links to that, right?)

PokèManiac123, Aug 21: Hi, I just got into rom hacks, and i know what to do with the patcher, and the hack and ROM, but can you tell me a safe website to download Multi Patch off?

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Started by PokèManiac123

Discussion

Could the D&P source code leak finally be the key to more advanced gen 4 hacks?

Bulky Ledian, Aug 20: I really don't see how using source code would be any more illegal than romhacking as normal. And as long as you don't say you used the leaked source code, any lawyers would have no way of knowing.

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Started by epictyphlosion

Pokemon Light Platinum crashing in MGBA while pokemon is evolving

nanmin, Aug 20: Hi everyone, Today I started playing pokemon light platinum. I got to know that MGBA might be a good idea (sigh!), but it seems that I'm getting blue screen crash whenever any of my pokemon is about to evolve. Therefore, is there any way to fix...

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Started by nanmin

Discussion

Is this a showcase, or an art page?

Medievil, Aug 17: Looks awesome! I'd love to see more.

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Started by Rivian

Discussion

What's your ideal TM list?

Gavoca, Jul 27: Uhmm...(Maybe the original tm list of fire red)

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Started by BladeFlame5308

What your preferred depth of story in a ROM hack?

tzujm33, Jul 23: I like a story with multiple antagonists, where you dont know who is going to be your main antagonist and what is going to happen. Example: rare Pokemon and very strong Pokemon is seen. There is the classical evil team that wants to catch the...

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Started by Dr. POP

Discussion

Gen 5 hacks

Cowz, Jul 12: What is the best rom hack apart from Pokémon VW and BB?

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Started by Cowz

Discussion

ROM Hacking Groups

__fred__40, Jun 29: Probably for creating an hack rom it's hard to make a group function properly ,but as far as rom hacking itself goes,you can see how Ultima and Leon made a terrific rombase by working together,and even more recently, Skeli and Ghoulslash also pulled...

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Started by KitsuV

How will the recent leaks of the Pokemon NDS game source code effect the hacking scene for those games?

Xavendeir, Jun 9: With the recent leaks of the source code for most NDS Pokemon games, will that finally allow for some tools to be developed to make some quality hacks that aren't just difficulty hacks? I'm very excited to see what this community might do with that...

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Started by Xavendeir

Discussion

Procedural Generation and Randomization

Xavendeir, Jun 9: The thing with procedural generation is that a level made using just that has a lot less character then something put together by a hand, by an experienced mapper. It can be good for smaller scale tasks, but I don't think a whole game made using...

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Started by Caption Faclon

Discussion

Pokémon: Order & Chaos

SeverinHxH, May 29: Based on the name alone the gangs would be more fitting maybe you could do something along the lines of gangs having their hands in gambling on rigged sport events. As well as an authoritarian government justifying a select group operating as a...

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Started by Iridian

Discussion

Evil Team Hacks?

LucksackGames, May 20: I've been working on one <3 Click my signature! https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=434660

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Started by KitsuV

Discussion

The common pitfalls of ROM hacks

Chronosplit, May 18: Hubris. All too often I see things that shoot for the moon yet never ask themselves if it would work well in Pokemon, let alone any game. Yet even then they don't really have the knowlege or any steps towards reconciling old and new ideas. ...

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Started by Child Amnesiac

Discussion

Could different gens be romhacked to be fully compatible with each other?

mgriffin, May 18: IIRC the reason gen 3 couldn't trade with gen 1/2 was because the voltages used by the GB/GBC mode and the GBA mode are different, so it's impossible to get them to communicate. Can't remember where I heard that, probably GBATEK. It may, or may not...

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Started by Orespore

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Fan Game Recommendations

MAGM 3 ("Make a Good Map") Contest!

Map Showcase and Review

ROM Hacking Discussions Forum Rules

Pokemon Crystal Clear is Actually Awesome!

I'm completely overwhelmed...

Different Type Effectiveness in Hacks

Completed Rom Hacks

Favorite GBA hack game!! ? (your opinion)

What is your most disliked aspect of ROM hacking?

What's the best way to add difficulty? Pros & Cons

Has anyone considered adding Beta Pokemon to a ROM hack/Fan Game?

Should I Obtain Permission From A ROM Hack Creator To Create Content On YouTube?

Can we move on to hacking Gen 4 and 5 now?

2x speed

What are some of the best Pokemon you've ever used in a hack and why?

What is your favorite environment in a hack?

Calling all RomHackers - Pokélink integration

Script Testing Tool idea/request

What is the best GBA emulator?

Do you keep your ROM hacking hobby a secret?

My journey searching for a lost german romhack

Pokemon RBY Prequel Features

Thoughts on MOEfying existing romhacks?

For and Against Increasing Shiny Rates

adding Stance Change to more Pokemon

How should a water/ocean HackRom be like?

why haven't you finished your ROM hack?

What is the hardest ROM hack that you ever played?

Eldaryon's Fan Games Idea Dump

How many times have any of you restarted a project? What was the reason?

The community still lives :D

Compendium of Rom Hacks & Fan Games

Interest Check: A better hex editor for Gen 3

How do you feel about freebies in ROM hacks?

What's your "must-have" feature when choosing a hack to play?

How do you deal with starters in Rom Hacks

How long have you been into ROM hacking?

Is there a hack for FR/LG or R/S/E that recreates G/S/C without adding anything extra?

Tools Archive?

Where is a safe Multi Patcher website?(Your allowed to post links to that, right?)

Could the D&P source code leak finally be the key to more advanced gen 4 hacks?

Pokemon Light Platinum crashing in MGBA while pokemon is evolving

Is this a showcase, or an art page?

What's your ideal TM list?

What your preferred depth of story in a ROM hack?

Gen 5 hacks

ROM Hacking Groups

How will the recent leaks of the Pokemon NDS game source code effect the hacking scene for those games?

Procedural Generation and Randomization

Pokémon: Order & Chaos

Evil Team Hacks?

The common pitfalls of ROM hacks

Could different gens be romhacked to be fully compatible with each other?