Buffel Saft

I forgot some questions:
-In your hack, are Gale Wings & Parental Bond abilities the same as in Gen 6 or Gen 7?
-Can the Trainer rosters in Classic version (No type changes, No Stat buffs...etc) be different than in Rebalanced version?
-I hope you don't get burned out by the RSE soundtrack when you were working on your Emerald hack.
-MrDollsteak also uploaded last month a HGSS 64x64 Blastoise sprite if you want to replace a DPPt one.



Prismatic Moon Standard:

-I imagine two scenarios about your emerald hack releases:
1-
Initial version -> Gen 8 Pokemon in the next release -> Insanity (& maybe casual) difficulties in the next release -> and so on...
or 2-
Initial version -> Gen 8 Pokemon & Insanity at the same time in the next release -> and so on...
Which will be?
-Will the EV training & Grinding like in Solaceon Town (Renegade Platinum) be in your hack?

Thanks for the answer, and I know you were kinda cringed by my long text, so I apologise again.

Anyway:
-I remembered I asked you about Looker, and you answered that you'll find his theme first, so I found one:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ulaLt7Y_S_U
But too bad there isn't a MIDI download..... I wonder if Pixel Platinum's one will be a bit similar...
-I read the conversation between you & Outwiller about Mauville Game corner, so my guess is: some regional forms have low prices, Starters & Porygon have high prices, and do shinies can be sold like in Radical Red, or keep out of it so we can create shiny pokemon from game corner by breeding? I prefer the latter.
-It would be cool if there's something to customize by choosing songs for each place, battle, encounter... etc (I didn't remember well when I showed you something like that), I found some youtubers that made great GBA demixes:
MezmerKaiser & UberTuberBackPacker..... Well the former have MIDI download links BTW, and I listened to all of their DPPt demixes and Imagined how it will sound like in Pixel Platinum.
-And yes, I love listening to musics, whether in video games or not, and Pokemon is no exception, even fans have different reasonings to like and listen to their favorites, so here's my own OST ranking:

10-OR/AS

Hey, how's it going?

-What's your favorite and least favorite thing about your Emerald Hack work?



OK, time for a long text wall:
Remember the rules I wrote about my previous playthroughs of your hacks?
-No overlevelling above Gym Leader/Boss/Champion's ace.
-Set style.
-5 healing items per battle (Trainers, Rivals, Leaders, Grunts... etc), better than Item-spamming.

I know that most people who playthrough their favorite games (Official or Hacks) tend to play with No-Item in battle rule (in regular play or nuzlocke), because it would be too easy otherwise, and that's understanble, because it makes them learn some strategies, but also some people want to use same amount of items as oppenent's, and they won't heal until an adversary does, so that's fair. But the thing is, when I play Drayano hacks, your hacks, and maybe some of difficulty hacks, I always use the (5 items per battle) rule, because there are some battle that block my way (and losing like 4 or 5 times or more maybe) like Burgh's gym battle in BBVV, Calem/Serena battles with Protean Greninja on their teams, 1 after 1 Team flare battles in Lumiose City, Guzma in Æther Foundation, 2 last trainers (Veteran & Ace) in Mount Lanakila (Victory Road)... etc (Although these battles should not be nerfed, so they should stay as they are even though I'm not veery veery good), and I use items like potions, full heals, revives..... yep, that's right, revives, but I used few/some of them in battle that are very difficult to me, so I don't want to waste so much time and repeat too much before I win some battles, even though I know it's a cheap strategy, it's just that I don't have too much patience when I play difficulty rom hacks (I know you may disagree with me, so let me know, but don't worry, I used sacred ashes only OUTSIDE of battles), but there are some fans (or more than some) that can clear these difficulty hacks without items in battle, Regulars or Nuzlockes, I'm a bit ashamed of myself, but I respect their efforts, congratulations champs.....
I'm not the best with battle strategies, even though I know the typing, the stats...etc, but I don't use legendaries, and I rarely use Pseudo-legendaries.
The funny thing is, I played Pokemon since 2001 (my first game was Red), and till now, I always used items in battles, but I played with item restrictions (per battle) last years (5 or 6 years), If I want to play with no items, I prefer to do in Battle facilities (Frontier, PWT, Tree... etc).
Well I don't consider myself a real gamer, I'm just an individual who likes playing video games even though I like some challenges to spice up a bit and I enjoyed playing hard games like Classic Megaman games (without savestates, thankfully they have passwords), Bayonetta, Castlevania Rondo of Blood, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Viewtiful Joe, some fighting games and shmups... etc, and doing some 1cc runs (No continue) of some of my favorite arcade games in MAME (but it takes practice), and I also enjoyed games that I can relax like Mario games, Spyro & Crash from PS1, Classic Sonic games, Tetris...etc

Sorry for this long test, and I know, I'm overthinking too much.
In summer, maybe I will do a regular playthrough of Renegade Platinum (Classic Mode), same rule-set, but 3 healing items per battle to spice up a bit, and when the gen 8 version of your Emerald hack is released, I'll play it in Hard mode with the same rules.

If you disagree with some of my points, let me know.

Oh, in Pokemonhalloffame subreddit (even though i don't have a reddit account), I found two guys reviewing your Prismatic Moon game, and they enjoyed it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonHallOfFame/comments/dyvjoa/prismatic_moon/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=comments_view_all
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonHallOfFame/comments/ko10a5/prismatic_moon_team_barely_made_it_through/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=comments_view_all

Hey

-What are things that make you prefer Decomp Pokeemerald more than Binary CFRU?
-When you said Hard haves EVs and Normal doesn't, do you mean only 2 stats have 252 EVs or all stats have 252 EVs in Hard?
-In this playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmXog07nrD56dH9F2ETntuJGL9sHbH2ax
There are some custom Mega cries if you want to take some of these by recording and give them credits, but too bad I can't find the Milotic one for you :(

I know I'm gonna sound crazy but, there are three romhacks that I look forward to play them:
-Drayano's Sacred Gold & Storm Silver v2 (I'll play in Hard mode - Doubles), but I'll wait until Mikelan98 updates by adding proper gen V moves & abilities so maybe I'll play Storm Silver 649 patch.
-Pixel Platinum (the one that I gave you a YouTube link), not only the video amazed me, but also I read some cool content infos in the comment section, but first I'll play Renegade Platinum before the release.
-And of course, your Emerald hack, you already know how I'm exited to play it, but I'll wait until the version with Gen 8 Pokemon is released, and I'll play it on Hard Mode.

But hey, take your time, take care, and enjoy your life. ;)

Hey:). Just wanted to ask if we can SOS chain for shinies for the pokemon not originally in the alola dex. I know the chains work, but wasn't able to find a shiny with them yet, so I'm kinda confused or maybe just unlucky.
P.S. Your hack is an absolute dream. I enjoyed it a lot and love all the changes you made, along with the flexibility you provided. Thanks!

OK

-Does it play Rayquaza cry when we press a button in the title screen?
-I found some video about Poke Radar in Pokeemerald if you want to check it out: https://youtu.be/CjOt0v-1ADk
-Someone posted a video about its early project of Pixel Platinum using Pokeemerald, check it if you want to support it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4miBaMQ3Qug
-I'm playing my favorite GBA games on my android with MyBoy!, but will your Emerald hack will work in this emulator (MyBoy!) without problems? If not, what would you recommend (I think there's not an android version of Mgba).

Hey, How's it going?

-I guess the rematches in your Emerald romhack are almost finished.
-Will you add maybe some new pokemon (maybe) and formes from 4th gen remakes & Legend of Arceus in your romhack when these games are released?
-Do you keep your romhacks (Emerald & 3DS ones) safe in your external hard drive? just in case if your PC is affected by Viruses or something like that.
-Mrdollsteak updated with more Gen V 2nd frame sprites in Sugimori Palettes if you want to check them out (I know I annoyed you with 2nd frames haha).
-What emulators do you play your favorite games (PC or Android)? I really enjoyed playing Mario Kart 8, Super Mario 3D World, and Bayonetta 2 on Cemu (Wii U Emulator), and I'm playing this week or month Viewtiful Joe & F-Zero GX on Dolphin (Gamecube & Wii Emulator)...... but sometimes I need to do some important things aside of playing video games ^_^'

Hello.

-How's your Emerald hack going?
-I imagine for the difficulty settings in your Emerald Hack:
. Normal: same as Gaia, Dark Violet, or GS Chronicles...
. Hard: Drayano hacks and Unbound Expert...
. Insanity: Radical Red and Unbound Insane...
Correct me if I'm wrong.
-Can we change the difficulty during walkthrough like in Unbound (Lower the difficulty but not going back to higher one before post-game), or we only choose in the beginning of the game?
-What do you think of New Pokemon Snap? I would like to play it on Yuzu/Ryujinx (If I have better PC settings) since I did some photography in my hikings.
-Check Drayano's twitter, well he didn't finish his SGSS update, but the news he brought us are surprising..... although he should take his time so he won't stress himself.

I'm sure that your Emerald Hack will be loved by most Pokemon fans (especially when they burnt out from official games), but like other romhacks, I imagine there'll be some who'll dislike it for some reasons, but we can't please everyone, but still, your game has the potential to be one of the best romhacks.

But just take your time while I'm playing Bayonetta 2 on Cemu (Wii U Emulator), so take care.

Hello.

I'm not sure if you got my PM from last night or if I got any verification that it was sent to you, but I was wondering if there's an editor seperate from Pk3DS that allows you to change the Ambush Encounters (or "Swooping Encounters" as I put it) in Pokemon XY. I asked because even if I changed the encounters in... let's say Victory Road, you can still find Noibat even though it's completely removed.

I also need assistance on the scripted tutorial battle, and how to change the pokemon that was used there. So if those two things are possible to fix, please let me know.

Hey.

-I imagined something, and wanted to ask you:
When/If Generation 9 of Pokemon comes in 2023/2024 or later, will you add Gen 9 Pokemon/elements in your Emerald hack, or maybe in new gba hack or Ds one if it's possible to expand the pokedex, or you'll forget about it and do something really important in your life?
-There's someone called PorousMist326 who posted its own Galar second frames in Gen VII sprites thread if you want to use it, maybe there'll be more.

Allright:
-In your Emerald hack, I imagine there's gonna be a haunted house in Petalburg forest (Cut required) where we catch some Ghost-type Pokemon earlier.

Sorry for being late, but:
Happy new year, and best wishes!

That's okay, I just needed to know how to uninstall the hack when I'm done playing. Thank you so much for replying.

Hey.

Allright:
-I don't know if you know already, but LeParagon finally completed all Gen 8 sprites I believe, let's wait for some more icons.
-There's another one about Gen 8 items icons in this site:
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=443397
-Will Looker be in your Emerald hack for some interesting sidequests?
-Does your Emerald hack have some QoL elements from CFRU or some FireRed decomps?

Thanks for your responses, ok:
-Will it be a good idea to add/implement HM rides like in Dr Seuss's GS Chronicles?
-Will it have an E4/League rematch like in ORAS?
-What is your favorite romhack of this year?

Ok:
-Pokecommunity didn't complete all new Gen V icons, so I found a link for you:
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1xxOEbLr1mD-RDqWS9g1t7bOas-QeUrGE?usp=drive_open
-I guess your Emerald hack will have 85-90% of pokemon that have second frame sprites in the first release version, right? and is it hard for you to create some custom second frame sprites for some pokemon that don't have it yet?
-I prefer the design of Pokemon & stats menu to stay originally as it is instead of HGSS and/or BW styles (like in Radical Red, Theta Emerald Renev & maybe Unbound), and for pokedex, well maybe a new PokedexPlus from this site but with Emerald design, but it's up to you.
-Are May & Brendan's pokemon teams different (aside from starters)?
-Does it have a rival battle inside the Pokemon League before battling the E4? (Like Barry/Sinnoh rival battle in the Pokemon League (DPPt))
-Does Scott from Battle Frontier have some battles in this hack to demonstrate players?
-I know it's obvious, but I want to say that I'm sure that in this hack, trainers in the Victory Road have mega evolutions like in EXWY, RRSS, & PSPM.
-Does this game have Medal challenges like in B2W2, or maybe a challenge like this in Pokenav?
-Will there be some mirage spots/places like in ORAS, maybe with some legendary encounters?
-Will there be some Item/Money sidequests like in Alola games?
-Does Safari Zone have 6 areas before E4/Post-game, or still 4 areas?
-I hope we can revive prehistoric pokemon by giving fossil items, instead of catching them as wild pokemon (Theta Emerald Renev).
-I wonder if you can add some new trick house puzzles.
-Is Soothe Bell available earlier in the game so we can evolve Pokemon that requires friendship easier, and because to evolve it, it takes a long time in Gen 2 & 3, longer than the next generations.
-What was your hardest part when your were working on your Emerald hack, and what will be the hardest part when you'll be working for some next versions?
-Before the release of ORAS, fans were listening to RSE soundtrack with some excitements, this year (or these days), I'm doing it the same but for your Emerald hack, listening to some Hoenn songs before playing the first version, or the version with Gen 8 Pokemon. (Crazy, I know ^_^)
-Are you working on your hack too much, or are you working on it sometimes and have some important and free moments like work, other hobbies, family & friends, going out...etc ?

Too many questions, I know, if you can't respond to all of what I wrote, that's okay.

im running citra nightly, i dont have the option to open update location.

I made it to part 3 step 3 in installing wilting y. when it says open the lunar ips file I dont have a lunar ips file, only the code.ips file. when i click on it i dont have a program to run it. thanks in advance for the help.

And some more:
-In this thread ( https://whackahack.com/foro/threads/sprites-con-second-frame-para-pokemon-emerald.64674/ ), the OP announced there are some (or few) new Gen V second frames if you want to check it out, there's a mediafire link in the first post, but also make sure to go to the same thread sometimes for some new Gen 7 & 8 second frames.
-There's also another thread about other Pokemon sprites and their Gen V like backsprites:
https://whackahack.com/foro/threads/pack-de-sprites.60199/
But I'm not talking about backsprites, what I'm talking about is there are some Gen 6 & 7 front sprites that look better than the pokecommunity ones, so I have an idea, why don't you make some of these as second frames for your romhacks, or/and some as first frames (and pokecommunity ones as second frames), and then you'll decide which frames they fit.
But hey, it's your game, I'm just giving you some ideas.
-Does your Emerald hacks has Rustling grasses, Dusty grounds, and Bubbling water spots like in BW/B2W2?
-I guess you're working on Hoenn E4 & Champion right now, and each has different teams like in Renegade Platinum & Radical Red, right?