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NiKaNoRoU January 22nd, 2010 5:38 AM

[HotW #100] Pokémon Beryl
 
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Spoiler:
Quote:

Originally Posted by trebornosliw (Post 5224669)
This is just plain epic. Keep it up; I love the fakemon and the plot is awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquadan (Post 5178593)
Wow! this sounds awesome!
The game portions sounds great, unlike some people who try to overload there plates with feature's and a super complex storyline.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plasmid (Post 5250495)
As others have said, this hack in gonna be epic. Can't wait to rape those bug-hayterz. Anyways, good luck man.

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Originally Posted by pokejungle (Post 5250514)
I'm keeping my eye on this hack fo'sure. =]

This sounds fun and I love bug Pokemon x3 Some of those sprites could use work... but your heart's in the right place.

...first, there was Bug Catcher's Life.

...along with Deviation's Island Mystery.
A long-landed hack that was out here for a while. And was great.

...then, there was Revolution I.
The replies there speak for themselves.

For those that are thinking this, yes, you're right! This hack is a combination from all three hacks above, and is well served as Revolution I's prequel in storyline!
[/simple-spoil]

Co-owned with Deviation





Introduction


Hello all, you probably know me (you might not) from my previous hacks, mentioned above or from my spritework. I'm a comic artist, but I guess that's irrelevant. Ifound out about ROM Hacking and spriting on the date that I joined PC. Since then, I was yearning for this moment. Along with Deviation here, I present to you the newest hack that we're making together, Beryl! Well, without any further ado, let's move on to what my friend and co-owner has to say:

Right then, let’s keep this simple. I am Deviation, or better known as Banjora Marxvile. I am a bored, pessimistic hacker nowadays, due to... Certain things. Me and Nik will work hard for this, and we will spend ages making this as best as we can, so the least you can do is enjoy this hack, and please, do not steal. This hack is what we are doing to keep us entertained, hopefully push us, and we are doing it for nothing, just to keep you, and us amused to stretch our minds and talents. We will work hard for this, and we hope you enjoy this, and any future plans that we have, be it like a Co-Ownership like now, or any individual hacks.


Technical Info



Hack Name: Pokémon Beryl (Beryllium)
Rom Base: Fire Red [USA]
Language:
English
Owners:
NiKaNoRoU - Scripting, spriting, mapping, beta testing
Deviation - All kinds of inserting, mapping, beta testing

Programs Used:
- A-Map
- A-Ptch
- APE
- A-Trainer
- FSF
- Hex Workshop
- LIPS
- MS Paint
- NTME
- OW Editor RE
- XSE
- YAPE


Credits:

Giga Universe - CSS
DrFuji - Testing, banner and feedback
JPAN - Hacked Fire Red engine
interdpth - RTC Clock
All the tool/program makers for their tools/programs.

http://i50.*.com/ioi4wh.png


Plot Outline



"...I am an ordinary kid at the age of thirteen, living in a small, quiet town in the Vintou region with my mom. Recently, two Pokémon-specialized professors came into town. It is obvious that they are siblings, most likely twins, as they are almost alike. They started it all. They got me into Pokémon, the awe of battle, the satisfaction of adventure and all. So, one day, a shipment of 'trainer packs' arrived. Now, it was the time for the young people of our town to become pokémon trainers! Oh how I longed that moment! I even set the clock earlier so that I could be on the lab in time!"
"...but the critical day had passed. Full of excitement, I walked towards the lab, while mom was cheering up on me away from the house front door. The lab had that smell of septic liquid. it looked more like a hospital. there, I saw some people in white robes and glasses, some reading books, others fixing a machine, and there was that one guy with spiky hair that was eating a sandwich. He was Prof. Nohj, but his brother was supposed to be there, too, along with other people, and more importantly, there were no pok
éballs around!"
- Munch munch...looking for something, lad?
- I, uh, I came here for the trainer recruiting day, and...
- Oh, flippety flippet. You're one day late, lad.
- I-I'm sorry? but the announcement said that it was for today!
- It was re-ordered for a day earlier, order from the government. Besides, my bro had to leave today for an errand, too, so it suited him as well. Don't you ever watch TV, lad?
-...

"This was anguish. I slowly walked home with my face almost on the ground. As I walked in, I heard two voices yelling <<Surprise!>>"
- Uncle Stephan!
- Haw haw, is that really you? my how much you've grown up! I can't even hug you properly now!
- Uncle, are you for real?
- Sure am! that long trip on the east was exhausting, but so much fun! And wait until you see the gifts that I bear for you!

"...as you can see, the tide can turn. If you want to find out about the rest, I suggest that you play along with me! Good luck!"

http://i50.*.com/ioi4wh.png


Features



Catch over 250 completely new fakemon
No more HMs! Various tools will replace them
Watch a Nintendo-based plot develop into a saga
Real Time Clock - Thanks to Interdpth
A new berry system based on the RTC
Treasure chests will replace items on the ground
Use of L and R buttons
Dextroy - the mobile encyclopedia is back!
Two regions - 16 gyms - Two Leagues - 3 Rivals
A new 'evil' team - Team Locust!
New facilites - such as a trade center and underground trainer pub!
Swarm events and a special place with everchanging battles
Read the minds of people and reveal hidden places!
Character portraits!
Move tutors (with custom moves) and new items
...and much, much more will be revealed!


http://i50.*.com/ioi4wh.png




Downloads


Alpha 1
Current Progress: 35%
Length: Up to the first Gym
Patch type: LIPS and A-Ptch

http://i50.*.com/ioi4wh.png

CSS @ Giga Universe - 2010 'Don't steal!'

Giga Universe January 22nd, 2010 10:32 AM

Your hack sounds awesome, story sounds good, and the novel style makes it much more captivating. Your features sound promising, and the Fakemon sound exciting, as the one in the screenshot is well sprited. Only criticism I have for you is that the palette on the lighter grass (with the statues on it) looks odd with the rest of the grass.

Tropical Sunlight January 22nd, 2010 10:32 AM

This is looking GREAT, especially Zelatin! I wish you the best of luck Nika!

Jayje January 22nd, 2010 11:33 AM

this sounds pretty cool. and the graphics look very promising. Zelatin's feet look familiar are they inspired by something?

chrunch January 22nd, 2010 1:26 PM

This is looking great!
I still like Revolution I better...

Banjora Marxvile January 22nd, 2010 1:31 PM

Seeing as Nik is offline at the moment (AND I'm Co-Owner) I will say thanks for all the support. And yes, the lighter grass does look kinda bright... Either me or Nik will change that for the beta. As well as a tile error (well, Pallette error) I just spotted. it is people like you that point out the tiny details that help us improve.

NiKaNoRoU January 22nd, 2010 2:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giga Universe (Post 5491892)
Your hack sounds awesome, story sounds good, and the novel style makes it much more captivating. Your features sound promising, and the Fakemon sound exciting, as the one in the screenshot is well sprited. Only criticism I have for you is that the palette on the lighter grass (with the statues on it) looks odd with the rest of the grass.

Thanks. I did know about that, but forgot to change it after I posted about it (same with the extra exclamation mark on the 4th screen).
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Originally Posted by H2O Turquoise (Post 5491893)
This is looking GREAT, especially Zelatin! I wish you the best of luck Nika!

Thanks dude, same with your hack, too. May I praise you on your italian and scripting skillz?
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayje (Post 5491972)
this sounds pretty cool. and the graphics look very promising. Zelatin's feet look familiar are they inspired by something?

Thanks, it's the best both me and Deviation can put in it.
And no, all sprites are scratch. Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Quote:

Originally Posted by chrunch (Post 5492183)
This is looking great!
I still like Revolution I better...

Thanks for your comment. If you like Revolution, you're gonna love this one, as it includes almost all features from Revolution I. The list is just too big so I only added about half of the features. As I said, keep an eye on the updates to learn about more features.
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Originally Posted by Deviation (Post 5492200)
Seeing as Nik is offline at the moment (AND I'm Co-Owner) I will say thanks for all the support. And yes, the lighter grass does look kinda bright... Either me or Nik will change that for the beta. As well as a tile error (well, Pallette error) I just spotted. it is people like you that point out the tiny details that help us improve.

Aww, shucks :3

The last line is SO true.

Otter January 22nd, 2010 3:24 PM

I love the intro! It doesn't tell much about the plot, but it's very well written. Great job on making the characters' personalities show through in their speech! Always nice to see well-developed characters in hacks. ;p

Can't wait to see more! Good luck~

KaiVii January 22nd, 2010 3:41 PM

So excited for this and revolution :) Very much good luck

DrFuji January 22nd, 2010 6:19 PM

Lovin' the load screen NiKa :D

I like the sound of a number of the features you're going to be implementing because reading minds is a fun past time. The character was majorly shut down by the professor :P

Anyway, there's not much I can say at this point, but both of you have a habit of making things look awesome. I await to play your awesome XD

Anselection January 22nd, 2010 6:58 PM

I like how he has quotes like they do on the back of game / DVD cases. It got me interested.. Lmao.

558122_DG January 23rd, 2010 6:39 AM

A complete fakemon-dex huh? well that can be interesting, especially if you imagination prooves powerfull. Good luck to both of u.

PS. Deviation looks like you did get to be co-owner :P did u think i didn't remember XD

NiKaNoRoU January 23rd, 2010 3:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otter (Post 5492445)
I love the intro! It doesn't tell much about the plot, but it's very well written. Great job on making the characters' personalities show through in their speech! Always nice to see well-developed characters in hacks. ;p

Can't wait to see more! Good luck~

Thank you, wow, you're pretty sharp. Keep an eye on the thread in order to 'see more' then!
Quote:

Originally Posted by KaiVii (Post 5492478)
So excited for this and revolution :) Very much good luck

Mhm, I hope luck will aid me, too.
Quote:

Originally Posted by DrFuji (Post 5492917)
Lovin' the load screen NiKa :D

I like the sound of a number of the features you're going to be implementing because reading minds is a fun past time. The character was majorly shut down by the professor :P

Anyway, there's not much I can say at this point, but both of you have a habit of making things look awesome. I await to play your awesome XD

Thanks for the comments, and for the cool banner!


>>> I await to play your awesome

Now, why does that make absolutely no sense to me...
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Originally Posted by Anselection (Post 5493002)
I like how he has quotes like they do on the back of game / DVD cases. It got me interested.. Lmao.

Way to get interested in a hack that way D: Thanks.
Quote:

Originally Posted by 558122_DG (Post 5493831)
A complete fakemon-dex huh? well that can be interesting, especially if you imagination prooves powerfull. Good luck to both of u.

PS. Deviation looks like you did get to be co-owner :P did u think i didn't remember XD

Thanks, I hope someone can actually post more details on the 'good mood comments'.


Some Notes...


  • For those who are only fans of Revolution I, I'll be working on that hack, too. Just, not much.
  • I'm currently working on the characters' overworlds. There will be custom overworlds for:
    • The main hero/ine
    • The player's mother
    • The Professors
    • The rivals
    • The Gym Leaders
    • Pathing blockers
  • I would like to thank The Master for pointing out some typos and errors on the first post that no one else noticed.

Once again, thanks for the attention. First update will take place on Monday. In the meantime, see you!

558122_DG January 23rd, 2010 4:14 PM

http://i48.*.com/v6mbkl.png
the text there is not necessarily appealing to the eyes, i kinda have to strian to see it properly.
http://i46.*.com/20tjlf6.png

what are those wing things?

snap12 January 23rd, 2010 8:08 PM

-In the 5th screenshot the word 'West' should be capitalized.
-I like Zelatin's sprite, but I think you should give his feet and claws a black outline to help emphasize the sprites shape, and maybe emphasize the sharpness of its claws for a more realistic feel.
-250 new fakemon would be cool, but don't bite off more than you can chew. Make sure you don't compromise mapping and scripting for fakemon!(although I have faith in you and Deviation that you guys can do it all! :) )

TheRichar January 23rd, 2010 8:28 PM

Ok nice hack, i just love fake pokes and the story looks great! good luck on this :)

Satoshi Ookami January 24th, 2010 12:16 AM

Well NiKa this looks awesome but why are you doing another hack?
Revolution was great and now another awesome hack?
You'll be really busy -.-

Banjora Marxvile January 24th, 2010 3:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash493 (Post 5496017)
Well NiKa this looks awesome but why are you doing another hack?
Revolution was great and now another awesome hack?
You'll be really busy -.-

Maybe the ignored one can explain...

Right, me and Nik decided to meld our ideas together. He wanted to do Bug Catcher's Life again, I had plans to restart Island Mystery. However, as both of us admired the others hack idea, we decided to merge them together for 2 reasons.

1. So we can share our ideas, as we loved them
2. To make it easier as 2 leaders seem better than 1.

So, Beryl was born. 2 ideas melded to form one.

Bear in mind, there are 2 owners of this. you cannot compliment just 1 without at least mentioning the other, as the ideas are from both.

NiKaNoRoU January 24th, 2010 4:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 558122_DG (Post 5495016)
http://i48.*.com/v6mbkl.png
the text there is not necessarily appealing to the eyes, i kinda have to strian to see it properly.
http://i46.*.com/20tjlf6.png

what are those wing things?

Uh, the text is pretty clear to me, you obviously have a bad eyesight. No heed though, since after you get Dextroy, he will talk instead, and the text will be green.

Those 'wings' are the indicators for the flying position. Throughout the hack there will be several of them, and not only in towns, and not in Pokecenters.
Quote:

Originally Posted by snap12 (Post 5495684)
-In the 5th screenshot the word 'West' should be capitalized.
-I like Zelatin's sprite, but I think you should give his feet and claws a black outline to help emphasize the sprites shape, and maybe emphasize the sharpness of its claws for a more realistic feel.
-250 new fakemon would be cool, but don't bite off more than you can chew. Make sure you don't compromise mapping and scripting for fakemon!(although I have faith in you and Deviation that you guys can do it all! :) )

-Okay, fixed.
-the claws are supposed to be small, but i'll take the outline in consideration. The palette is limitating me, though.
-Do you want to test my bite? : D It's okay, I can handle it. as well as spriting for other people, from time to time.

Thanks for pointing those out, I appreciate it!
Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRichar (Post 5495719)
Ok nice hack, i just love fake pokes and the story looks great! good luck on this :)

thanks, on behalf of Deviation also.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash493 (Post 5496017)
Well NiKa this looks awesome but why are you doing another hack?
Revolution was great and now another awesome hack?
You'll be really busy -.-

Okay, first of all, why do all of you think that one person can't pull off two hacks together?

I have my own pace, and can always pick to work on revolution while Deviation has the hack, doing insertions. Besides, I'm already 'really busy'. I'm also a spriter for several other projects, remember? never stopped me.

I'm flattered about the 'another awesome hack' part, though. D:
Quote:

Originally Posted by Deviation (Post 5496176)


Maybe the ignored one can explain...

Right, me and Nik decided to meld our ideas together. He wanted to do Bug Catcher's Life again, I had plans to restart Island Mystery. However, as both of us admired the others hack idea, we decided to merge them together for 2 reasons.

1. So we can share our ideas, as we loved them
2. To make it easier as 2 leaders seem better than 1.

So, Beryl was born. 2 ideas melded to form one.

Bear in mind, there are 2 owners of this. you cannot compliment just 1 without at least mentioning the other, as the ideas are from both.

Exactly my point. Beryl is something more than a hack to us, it's memories recreated. And, in contradiction to Revolution and all our previous hacks, Beryl has a deadline with 'school exams' splashed all over it.

What Deviation said about the reasons why we merged our ideas together is just what the first post seems like: that's work of only one week. Just imagine what can be done in the next month =]

By the way, I'd like to add something about 'ownership'. If you ever find tile or grammar/scripting errors, only blame me. D:

Sarcastic Prince January 24th, 2010 5:09 AM

Well, one word: Awesome.

The scripting looks pretty well. Good luck with this.

Oh, and the palettes are awesome too.

558122_DG January 24th, 2010 7:45 AM

Quote:

Uh, the text is pretty clear to me, you obviously have a bad eyesight. No heed though, since after you get Dextroy, he will talk instead, and the text will be green.

Those 'wings' are the indicators for the flying position. Throughout the hack there will be several of them, and not only in towns, and not in Pokecenters.
No,no I don't mean I can't read it I mean the colour of the next is not quite a good choice seeing as the text box is white and and the colour is a light beige sort of thing.

The Cynic January 24th, 2010 7:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 558122_DG (Post 5496536)
No,no I don't mean I can't read it I mean the colour of the next is not quite a good choice seeing as the text box is white and and the colour is a light beige sort of thing.

The man has a point. My vision is 100% perfect but it still takes an awful lot of effort to read the text due to the similarity between the light grey hue and the white. Maybe yo ushould sort it out.

NiKaNoRoU January 24th, 2010 8:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarcastic Prince (Post 5496266)
Well, one word: Awesome.

The scripting looks pretty well. Good luck with this.

Oh, and the palettes are awesome too.

Thanks, after I started revolution I kept practising over scripts. Now I'm almost able to do level scripts. Yeah, I love daisies. : D

Glad to have you back in action!
Quote:

Originally Posted by 558122_DG (Post 5496536)
No,no I don't mean I can't read it I mean the colour of the next is not quite a good choice seeing as the text box is white and and the colour is a light beige sort of thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Cynic (Post 5496562)
The man has a point. My vision is 100% perfect but it still takes an awful lot of effort to read the text due to the similarity between the light grey hue and the white. Maybe yo ushould sort it out.

Okay, I still have no problem reading it, but in the end it seems that it's just me. I'll change it to green from the start.
Is that your only comment?

The Cynic January 24th, 2010 8:47 AM

That's great news, thank you. Good luck!

DrFuji January 25th, 2010 2:59 AM

I'd have throw my hat into the alternate-coloured-text ring not that it matters any more. That greyish text is hard on the eyes and I'm not sure if I could stand to look at it for a prolonged period of time.

Is Zelatin your only choice of a starter? Its fine if it is, but two+ gives variety and choice :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiKaNoRoU
I'm still stuck at the ows, and I can't see why. *cough-cough, job*

I see what you did there >_____________>


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