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Avara March 21st, 2015 5:14 PM

Mirage Of Tales: The Ages Of Faith [ ALL PROLOGUES RELEASED ]
 
Spoiler:
This is the first instalment of what I am hoping will become the "Ages Of Faith" series, made up of multiple short hacks which tell a very specific tale all together. Each would focus on a certain character and how their lives impacted the history of my custom regions. It's a bit like my take on a medieval Pokemon drama, but in playable form! AoF is set in a time when the power of religion was at an all time high. It contains (obviously) fictional religions that are not meant to represent real-life faiths in any way, even if some events are clearly inspired by real-life history or "biblical" events.

Due to the fact that the game is based on the actions of characters that will be referred to in my other projects, I can't go "changing the past" so to speak. This means the gameplay will honestly be very linear. The main character might do things you don't agree with and you won't be able to stop them. Winning a battle doesn't necessarily mean you'll win the war (literally). You don't get to make any major story decisions - you're not playing as you, you're playing as them and essentially just having to deal with being thrown into various situations. It's all about the plot.

A project that feels like a traditional Pokemon experience is definitely not what I'm going for here. I'm unsure what label to use, but I would describe it as more an "interactive novel" than a proper game. I mainly wanted to make this purely for myself, I know the likelihood is that very few people would be interested in it because of what it is, but for some reason I just can't put it down haha. Combining my love for writing dumb little stories and hacking, I suppose!

TLDR: If you dislike reading and cutscenes or don't care about story; this is absolutely not going to be your cup of tea and you should avoid playing it at all costs to save yourself a waste of time! Seriously. You'll HATE it. If you actually enjoy story focused games and feel like giving it a try, click the spoiler to view the thread!
//Under Construction
(old thread just keeping this for the screenshots/memories tbh)
Spoiler:
http://i.imgur.com/RZUE9QC.png
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Hey, everyone! My name is Avara, and this is my second attempt at creating a hack! Its base is an English FireRed ROM.

This time around, I'm aiming to create a good short story viewed from the points of different characters and what happens to them, inspired by the lore in my previous game.
The idea was that these stories would be something like the "biblical" tales of the ancient heroes of the world I'm making for what I hope will be my hack series.

This is just a little project I've been working on for fun. It might not be to everyone's taste, but I'm happy with how it's turning out. Well, that's enough intro - onto the story!

PLEASE NOTE that this game contains mature themes which may not be suitable for players under a certain age.

http://i.imgur.com/YwLwBRC.png

Omens are all around, and war is inevitable as tensions fuelled by extremism rise in the East.
An unfortunate chain of events kickstarts the Crusades of Faith, and you can play through the stories of each of the following characters - how they came to be involved, and be in their shoes, as you make decisions about how to keep you and your people safe, while overcoming the obstacles in your way.
You'll be thrown into an epic conflict, a political dispute, a holy war. Whoever's history you choose to experience, you have no choice but to fight for your people, whether it be for liberation or triumph.


http://i.imgur.com/bURTY0J.png

At the beginning of the game, you will be asked to choose a character to play as. For now, there are three characters, each with a tale to be told...

http://i.imgur.com/0yvaJL2.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/hJhiHqw.png

Prince Evandor is the son of King Ebrahim and Queen Adonia, and the sole heir to the throne of Izantine, a peaceful country famed for its mystical aura.

http://i.imgur.com/sXceBG7.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/UlXVQPa.png

Princess Zhafira is the daughter of King Taurian and Queen Zoeya, and is second in line after her brother Rhyon to rule the Draconic Empire; which has conquered half of the whole world.

http://i.imgur.com/ixCQjQL.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/EtysHhP.png

Kala is a slave to the High Master of the Chain Coast, who runs the world's harshest Ludus, and has been ever since she was a young child. Eventually, she escapes, freeing her fellow slaves and gladiators in the process, vowing to take her revenge on the Masters of the Coast for all the suffering they have caused.

http://i.imgur.com/5bbLzGs.png

The Finance Chamber

http://i.imgur.com/3myv2B4.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/xTfB1N1.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/5MYv3n6.gif

This feature allows you to build up points for rewards over time; you get 3 points per "year" in-game. Filling any of these six icons will bring you special privileges, such as collecting a payout from the bank, accessing higher-level Pokemon, better training opportunities or having the Merchants in your city stock better items!

My Alignment System

http://i.imgur.com/U889qHn.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/c4BJNih.png

Those who played my (awful) first hack will remember the Alignment system I made back then, but for those of you who didn't: you could be one of three Alignments - Good, Neutral, or Evil. This was influenced by your in-game actions, and would affect the game in various ways.
This time, I've taken it up a notch as never seen before, inspired by my favourite TRUE rpgs. You can now have one of NINE Alignments! Want to play as a good person with a rebellious streak? A faith-devout villain? A level-headed bystander? The choice is yours!

The Strategy Map

http://i.imgur.com/6KNyH7r.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/MBntqL6.png

This is an interactive in-game world map! You can move the cursor around and click on location icons to gain more information about each area. You'll be using it a lot in the Council Chambers to make travel plans, battle strategies and decisions on who to talk terms with!

http://i.imgur.com/LSarQgY.png

  • The game takes place in a medieval, Middle Eastern setting, with fresh new custom-made OWs, sprites and graphics to match.
  • In-game choices determine your Influence with people; a hidden score with certain characters. They will remember how you behave with them!
  • No Pokedex, Pokeballs or PC; as this is set in a time electricity didn't even exist, let alone technology!
  • Pokemon Centers have been replaced with holy temples of several different Gods. Holding a Charm for that religion will allow you to pray in its God's places of worship.
  • A HM-free zone! There are items available to cover some of their functions, but even these aren't necessary to complete the game.
  • Ridable Pokemon replace the Bike(still working on this!). Roam through the desert on the back of a Salamence, or charge into battle on Bastiodon!
  • The unlockable Extension item exclusive to Ages Of Faith; which allows you to carry a party of 12 instead of 6!
  • Several custom items to replace the standard ones we've all gotten used to, complete with their own images and descriptions. No "?"s here! =P
  • Up-to-date battle engine with Physical/Special Split and 4th+ Gen moves, thanks to MrDollSteak and the creators of the rom base.

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Hack Of The Month
- August 2015

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Evandor's Tale
http://i.imgur.com/7Uoijx3.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/LSxeCU6.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/EfAVicn.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/JijOo4k.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/9xcIc0O.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/wkOBcO2.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/bbzCfEN.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/BApUiXV.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/96bihx8.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/lR7VJbm.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/g7qUhwD.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/IbULuGH.png

Zhafira's Tale
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Kala's Tale
http://i.imgur.com/yaH6RbM.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/Z5IAUoo.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/VzYCx3E.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/r5oyhDr.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/DblRk7g.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/LMq6V74.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/ouuBNEd.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/LVDlfVu.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/5O5UuYu.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/UqylG0J.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/j8sg6aX.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/ZQp9iub.png

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Here is a list of glitches I am well aware of in-game. If you encounter a bug that is not on this list, please let me know! If you comment with a glitch that is already listed here your comment will be ignored, not to be rude, but for my own sanity =P

Spoiler:
- There is no titlescreen as I don't know how to edit this. Yet!
- 4thgen+ cries are not inserted as I don't know how to do this. Yet!
- I have no custom music, since yep, you guessed it... I don't know how to add this. Yet!
- The Journal items are not usable; this is because I want to get the final dialog for them completely finalized and everything with Alignment evened out before I script anything.
- Zhafira & Omar's cutscene at the Azar borders ends with a circular Flash-view - although unintentional I think it looks cute =P
- When viewing the map in a certain Council Chamber, you're not actually shown the map at all. This is because it's not finished yet; I'd rather add the full, final world map when I consider it perfect later, than add how I think I want it to look now just to change things down the line and confuse everyone about the geography.
- Same when a certain someone asks you to help with Crown Finances. I am testing this feature on a seperate ROM and there are still a few things I need to iron out.


http://i.imgur.com/Lmz90xr.png

If there is anyone I have forgotten or if you feel like you/someone else should be mentioned, please let me know!
Please note that the vast majority of indoor tiles and about 50% of outdoor tiles in the game, 100% of the OWs/ sprites were created by me and it was a LOT of work which I regardless loved to make. If you want to use any of my content, please ask me first!

Spoiler:

Special thanks to Nex for creating the game's titlescreen!
The custom music you hear in game is made up of remixes by me of existing GBA games, until I learn to compose my own music from scratch.
This list also extends to the creators of all the tools I use in my hacking setup:

- Advance Map 1.92
- XSE
- IrfanView
- GIMP2
- Nameless Sprite Editor
- Unnamed Trainer Editor
- APE
- HxD

MrDollSteak's Rom Base was used, the credits for which are listed here:

Decapitalisation - MrDollSteak
Pokedex Glitch Fix - Hackmew
Physical/Special/Status Split - Doesntknowhowtoplay
PSS Icons - Darthatron
Extended Move Table - Jambo51, Itman
Extended Move Effect Table - Jambo51, Itman
Extended Move Background Table - Chaos Rush, Tajaros
Extended Soundproof Table - Kurapika
New Moves - Contributors to '4th&5th Gen. Move Resources', MrDollSteak, Jambo51, Kurapika, Chaos Rush
New Movesets - MrDollSteak
Extended Ability Table - MrDollSteak
New Abilities - Doesn'tknowhowtoplay, Kurapika, Karatekid552, Jambo51 and MrDollSteak
Fairy-Type - MrDollSteak
New Items - Doesn'tknowhowtoplay, MrDollSteak

Additional Credits:

Jambo51, FBI Agent, HackMew, ep!c, DoesntKnowHowToPlay, Darthatron - For various amazing ASM routines
Kagenosensei, Rafa, Zein, WesleyFG, ThatsSoWitty, Silver, Phyromatical, Kyledove, alexmad27, hek, thegreatblaid, Magiscarf, chaoticcherrycake, Alucus - For all the gorgeous tiles of theirs that I used
RedKnightx - His Raikou/Entei/Suicune sprites that I used to make tiles in Kala's stronghold
DreamOrDestruction - For thinking of the name "Mirage Of Tales" which was way better than anything I could've come up with
Xanathos, AnimeOverlord, Lady Prixy, Lucra, Nex, DJTiki, Infernal Desires, dhogan, cacelyn, SirBlastoise, ButteryButters, dwsquirtle, DoYouKnowHowToPokemon, and so many more - For being awesome


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Spoiler:
Q: What are the "starters"?
A: Starter Pokemon work very differently in the Ages Of Faith; given that the obtaining of Pokemon itself has been overhauled. Each character obtains a different first Pokemon, and certain other Pokemon are obtained in the same way.

Q: Why is the music all over the place?
A: I haven't learned how to insert music yet, but I have awesome soundtrack plans.

Q: Why is the first cut-scene so long?
A: It's supposed to set the scene for the kind of world the characters live in and beliefs they have.

Q: If there are no Pokeballs, how are we supposed to catch Pokemon?
A: You don't. The main way to obtain a new Pokemon is through a major side-quest throughout the game, the Stable System - where you must complete tasks to "unlock" the desired Pokemon.
Of course, you can also get new Pokemon in other ways like through events, gifts or sales.

Q: Will you be implementing [x] feature?
A: As far as planned features and things go, if you don't see it on this thread it will not be included.
The reason for this is because im already very happy with how I have planned things for the game.

Q: Why do I get healed after some battles?
A: You get healed automatically after practise battles within your own military, because as these are meant for training purposes only you're able to lose to these battles without having to start over.

Q: Why can't we nickname our Pokemon?
A: I seem to have screwed something up in the nicknaming routine, as when the player selected "Yes" to nicknames the game would just freeze. Since I dont know how to fix it, I think its better to leave nicknaming out.

Q: When's the release date for Beta X?
A: It'll be ready when it's ready.

Q: Can I be a beta tester?
A: I am not taking any beta testers; for now I am testing the ROM myself. The reason for this is because I have sent previews of the game for testing to people who just never got around to getting back to me -.- I feel as if most of the people who put themselves forward as "beta testers" just want to play the game and not actually report bugs which defeats the purpose.


http://i.imgur.com/C7HrWur.png

*semi spoilers ahead*

Spoiler:
Evandor's Tale

Prologue:
King Ebrahim of Izantine suffers an invaluable loss.
Prince Evandor prepares for an exciting future.
A relic is discovered on Atlantine shores in Havabora.

Chapter I:
Conflict arises in Izantine.
Evandor unites the country.
The Abram family suffers a shock.

http://i.imgur.com/YwLwBRC.png

Kala's Tale

Prologue:
The Masters of the Coast gather to exchange slaves.
Kala inspires the gladiators of Khraaz-dum's Ludus.
A new fighter robs Bacchus the Champion of his title.

Chapter I:
A legend is born.
Kala makes friends and enemies.
Premonitions are foretold.

http://i.imgur.com/YwLwBRC.png

Zhafira's Tale

Prologue:
The Empire's King sets his sights on faraway land.
Princess Zhafira is forced into a difficult situation.
A religious figure becomes Warlord of Lyth Draenor.

Chapter I:
Rhyon sets his own goals.
Zhafira marries into a prominent Eastern family.
Rhydian is betrayed.


http://i.imgur.com/DZ4s8Gd.png

~

~ Avara

MrMacBeth March 21st, 2015 5:53 PM

This is nicely refreshing! I actually love how you are bringing back standards from "classic RPGs", such as royalty, medieval setting, etc... Your tilesets are also pretty unique which is rather pleasant :D
Overall, you seem to have quite a lot of ambition! Good luck with that!

BlackStorm20x March 21st, 2015 6:23 PM

AMAZING. I'll play the first beta immediately when it is released. I love the story, features, and... just amazing. Good luck! :)

hedger March 21st, 2015 8:16 PM

Loved your first hack, hope this one goes more smoothly for you. Really looking forward to it.

Percy March 21st, 2015 9:14 PM

Ah, finally you posted this here! G'luck, avaramoon! =)

Jukai March 21st, 2015 9:58 PM

New Mirage of Tales hack?


I loved the last one, so this one's sure to be good. It certainly looks good!

Fun Size March 21st, 2015 11:35 PM

Heck yeah. A new MOT hack is coming! I'm so happy you've decided to come back to the hacking scene! Anyways good luck with the hack and I'll be sure to look out for that beta. :)

SuprSushil March 22nd, 2015 9:18 AM

mirage of tales is back with a new story??? oh ya

Draskk March 22nd, 2015 12:40 PM

So excited For an new MOT hack i loved the first one and the Choice system made it feel like more of an rpg i play when im waiting for more pokemon. also know you have my full support because you are great at this

Reject217 March 22nd, 2015 3:09 PM

Alright! A new hack by Avaramoon! Good luck with this one, Avara!

Sniper March 22nd, 2015 3:25 PM

I see you got it posted here eh? I've watched your other hack since. But now here's the new, well.. I'll call it new since you just posted it but not that blah. Honestly, I love the idea. Making a hack that base on your interest and making it possible just look at it go! Medieval time setting is pretty interesting as well. It's like back-to-school again. Aside Pokemon, have you gotten some of the names related to real life king and queens? I wanna know more. Well, good luck on this!
http://i57.*.com/2yu0d8j.png
Can't wait to ride this lizard dragon and walk

BladeMaster51 March 22nd, 2015 3:43 PM

If you are looking for a beta tester I am willing and have the free time to test it for any glitches.

Yuuki_Asura March 23rd, 2015 3:26 AM

Oh, You're back, Avara? :) Woohoo
I Really enjoyed your last Hack,
Looks like i will Enjoy This one even more:D

Good Luck

wasso22 March 25th, 2015 3:09 AM

i wanna be a beta tester

Cayo March 29th, 2015 7:28 PM

This looks really cool. The themes and everything are all really interesting. I love the riding pokemon feature.

I'm also interested in beta testing, if you don't mind.

btw, the html needs a finishing thing for the Georgia font in your post.

Tejsandhu.y March 30th, 2015 7:55 AM

why do we get salamence for riding why not Noivernm?

Le pug March 30th, 2015 6:26 PM

Yesssssssssssssss I love the way this hack looks. Good luck, I can't wait to try it out! I love the theme and the screens. Great job from what I've seen.

Lucifer-san April 3rd, 2015 1:47 PM

The hack looks very nice from what I can see so far, I'm liking the monarchy aspects with the king and queen, and prince and princess. The theme overall with the monarchy and religion playing a part in the world feels, I suppose Arthurian in nature. The tiles look nice and fit pretty well and nothing I can see at first glance to nitpick about so all good as of now. I wish you the best of luck and can't wait to try this when it comes out.

Haunter Z. Ghost April 3rd, 2015 3:13 PM

This looks really good and can't wait to play it, also I really like that medieval theme something you don't usually see.

Likarus April 4th, 2015 11:51 PM

Cool, I played the last Mirage of Tales and it was awesome!
I hope this one will give me the same feeling I had with the last one.

Tronmaster April 5th, 2015 7:27 AM

Your back?! sweet dude i can't wait to try this out this game is different in many ways!

Avara April 5th, 2015 11:26 AM

Thanks a lot for the support guys! It means a lot to me =) I wouldnt expect to see any kind of release soon, unfortunately I had to wipe my computer to get rid of viruses and so I lost alllllll my hacking stufff... Plus, i have lots of stuff going on in life atm so hacking is pretty low on my list of priorities for now, but you'll see something eventually =P. Im going to be working on only one story at a time until complete, so Beta 1 will be the complete story of the male character, Beta 2 will have the full female story, etc, but like I said that's in the far future lol. Thanks again!

Reject217 April 5th, 2015 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8691986)
Thanks a lot for the support guys! It means a lot to me =) I wouldnt expect to see any kind of release soon, unfortunately I had to wipe my computer to get rid of viruses and so I lost alllllll my hacking stufff... Plus, i have lots of stuff going on in life atm so hacking is pretty low on my list of priorities for now, but you'll see something eventually =P. Im going to be working on only one story at a time until complete, so Beta 1 will be the complete story of the male character, Beta 2 will have the full female story, etc, but like I said that's in the far future lol. Thanks again!

Hey, no worries. We all have something to do in our lives that doesn't revolve around hacking. You do what you gotta do, and it'll all be good.

shomarc April 5th, 2015 5:45 PM

Glad another MOT is back looks good so far. I'd be interested in beta testing btw.

FullMetal_Ashheart April 6th, 2015 3:07 PM

This game looks cool. And glad to see Mirage Of Tales is back. Loved the first game. Anyways, can't wait to see this game when it is released. :)

Shinygir April 6th, 2015 6:21 PM

Sounds like a really unique story line can't wait to play it.

Avara April 7th, 2015 2:34 PM

It turns out I had an older copy of MOT:AOF on my mediafire account, which means I don't need to start completely from scratch. To celebrate, I thought I'd share some of the sprite work that i have done for the game. =)

http://i58.*.com/mtx1e.pnghttp://i60.*.com/zlqmfd.pnghttp://i61.*.com/2isyy2s.pnghttp://i60.*.com/2vnrnh5.pnghttp://i57.*.com/2eq74he.png

Lyfegurl April 7th, 2015 3:49 PM

I would love to be a beta tester for this game, cause I always wanted to have a title besides CHAMPION in pokemon. Does the renaming of the character work properly?

ItsPokeRyan April 7th, 2015 4:19 PM

Yes! I loved your first rom hack! I really wish it was continued but oh well :) Cant wait for this one though love the idea behind it keep it up !

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8695724)
It turns out I had an older copy of MOT:AOF on my mediafire account, which means I don't need to start completely from scratch. To celebrate, I thought I'd share some of the sprite work that i have done for the game. =)

http://i58.*.com/mtx1e.pnghttp://i60.*.com/zlqmfd.pnghttp://i61.*.com/2isyy2s.pnghttp://i60.*.com/2vnrnh5.pnghttp://i57.*.com/2eq74he.png

I love the look!!

Sorry for the spam of 3 comments in a row xD but i would love to be a beta tester if possible!

Avara April 9th, 2015 2:24 PM

Sorry for not getting back to questions sooner!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sniper (Post 8667677)
I see you got it posted here eh? I've watched your other hack since. But now here's the new, well.. I'll call it new since you just posted it but not that blah. Honestly, I love the idea. Making a hack that base on your interest and making it possible just look at it go! Medieval time setting is pretty interesting as well. It's like back-to-school again. Aside Pokemon, have you gotten some of the names related to real life king and queens? I wanna know more. Well, good luck on this!
http://i57.*.com/2yu0d8j.png
Can't wait to ride this lizard dragon and walk

Thanks a lot! I did try and come up with a few things for the character names, trying to look up the origins and meanings. Also names that sound authentic for the setting. Most of them are Arabic/Islamic/Hebrew in origin, I read on one site that Adonia was an Ancient Greek name meaning "She who fights dragons" as an example =P

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyfegurl (Post 8695825)
I would love to be a beta tester for this game, cause I always wanted to have a title besides CHAMPION in pokemon. Does the renaming of the character work properly?

I don't really know exactly what you mean about the renaming of the character, but so far it sadly works like this because I don't know how to edit the intro... you basically go through the Oak intro, choose to be a boy or girl and put in your own name, but your name will by default be Evandor or Zhafira during game handled by ASM(thanks FBI Agent). I originally planned to skip the intro entirely, but then I heard doing it means players can't save and you wouldn't be able to choose gender either =(

^If anyone can offer me any advice on the above id be super grateful!

Cayo April 9th, 2015 6:53 PM

Screenies look really good.

I was wondering if Azradon would be included or make an appearance. I think Azradon is my favorite fakemon like ever. Along with the evolutions.

Gray-_-Hatred April 12th, 2015 10:07 PM

Not bad Avara! I'm glad you're back and at the hack game again! Keep it! Hopefull I'll be able to release somethin too :p

Avara April 16th, 2015 5:46 AM

Thank you! As far as plans go, this will be a fakemon-free game.

Okay, I've come to get some general opinions on something I don't know about, as usual =P. So, I have no personal religious beliefs, and neither do most of my family/friends sadly. The thing is, I'm looking for a word to use to describe the kind of "places of worship" each of the religions has for their (fictional) gods. Using "temple" for now but it doesnt sound "religious" enough if that makes sense. I was considering using the words "church" or "mosque" (preferably the latter).

What I want to know is, would that be... okay? According to dictionaries they are words for places of worship, but for some reason i feel unsure about using them in this kind of context. Since I come from a fairly athiest background I don't know if this would be deemed offensive or not, and the last thing I want to do is offend people. [plz educate me lol]

Lyfegurl April 16th, 2015 6:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8709916)
Thank you! As far as plans go, this will be a fakemon-free game.

Okay, I've come to get some general opinions on something I don't know about, as usual =P. So, I have no personal religious beliefs, and neither do most of my family/friends sadly. The thing is, I'm looking for a word to use to describe the kind of "places of worship" each of the religions has for their (fictional) gods. Using "temple" for now but it doesnt sound "religious" enough if that makes sense. I was considering using the words "church" or "mosque" (preferably the latter).

What I want to know is, would that be... okay? According to dictionaries they are words for places of worship, but for some reason i feel unsure about using them in this kind of context. Since I come from a fairly athiest background I don't know if this would be deemed offensive or not, and the last thing I want to do is offend people. [plz educate me lol]

How about cathedral, synagogue, shrine, or call it a holy place. I think either a cathedral Evandor's religious belief system and a shrine for Zhafira's religious system. If you don't mind my two cents, cause I'm really excited about this hack. I would love to help shoot ideas to you if you need anymore help. Thanks for replying back to my earlier message. :D

dhogan April 16th, 2015 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8709916)
Thank you! As far as plans go, this will be a fakemon-free game.

Okay, I've come to get some general opinions on something I don't know about, as usual =P. So, I have no personal religious beliefs, and neither do most of my family/friends sadly. The thing is, I'm looking for a word to use to describe the kind of "places of worship" each of the religions has for their (fictional) gods. Using "temple" for now but it doesnt sound "religious" enough if that makes sense. I was considering using the words "church" or "mosque" (preferably the latter).

What I want to know is, would that be... okay? According to dictionaries they are words for places of worship, but for some reason i feel unsure about using them in this kind of context. Since I come from a fairly athiest background I don't know if this would be deemed offensive or not, and the last thing I want to do is offend people. [plz educate me lol]

I don't think using church or mosque could possibly offend people, but if you want to be safe, "shrine" seems like a solid choice that definitely won't offend people. You probably can't go wrong with "chapel", and if it is a place of learning "monastery" could work as well. I'm sure whatever you go with will work out just fine :)

Avara April 16th, 2015 2:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyfegurl (Post 8709950)
How about cathedral, synagogue, shrine, or call it a holy place. I think either a cathedral Evandor's religious belief system and a shrine for Zhafira's religious system. If you don't mind my two cents, cause I'm really excited about this hack. I would love to help shoot ideas to you if you need anymore help. Thanks for replying back to my earlier message. :D

Sure I don't mind your two cents, 'tis why I ask! =) Aww man, I would have loved "Cathedral of Izantaur" for Evandor's religion but it doesnt fit in A-Map header =( welp! I do like the shrine idea for Zha though, shrines can be big though, right? I wanted the Draconic temple to be quite obnoxious haha. Of course if you have any more ideas feel free to PM me, I'd love to hear them! If I used any I would of course credit you too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhogan (Post 8710245)
I don't think using church or mosque could possibly offend people, but if you want to be safe, "shrine" seems like a solid choice that definitely won't offend people. You probably can't go wrong with "chapel", and if it is a place of learning "monastery" could work as well. I'm sure whatever you go with will work out just fine :)

Thanks for your input too! I definitely agree with shrine. =) Monastery is an interesting choice too, I guess all churches/mosques/synagogues etc are places of learning (about their respective religion) and that's what the player would be doing, so it works very well! =D

Cayo April 16th, 2015 5:43 PM

Honestly, I don't think anybody would be too offended. In reality, it is just a game.

I like the sound of synagogue or shrine. I must have something for the "s" sound.

MOHniels1 April 21st, 2015 11:21 AM

Whoehoeee good to see youre back :). To bad you couldn't finish you first game it was awesome but i can't wait for this one.

blastoking April 23rd, 2015 7:43 PM

Oh boy! I was just skimming the progressing hacks thread for the first time in a while hoping to find something new to try out, and I find a new hack started by you. I really enjoyed the first hack and am super excited for this one, and if anything, I'd say this game's theme has me even more excited for this than I was for New Age Dawns, Pokemon and Medieval Times just sounds so interesting. It almost reminds me of the Arceus Movie.

You've probably already had the entire story planned out, but you saying to suggest war-themed things to put in the game, so I'll just put in my two cents as well if that's fine. Well, okay maybe my suggestion isn't entirely war based, but I've always found Witchcraft to go hand in hand, and I guess in terms of Pokemon the closest thing to Witchcraft would be Psychic Pokemon, or modern day "Psychic Trainers", the ones that always seem to be levitating their pokeballs. I know you also said their isn't really an "evil" team per say, but maybe some sort of underground psychic cult of sorts? That's assuming that you haven't already had some sort of importance in mind for Psychic Pokemon, or some other side group of crazed folk, but again just my two cents! I'll be sure to look for progress on this hack!

ranger016 May 18th, 2015 3:47 AM

Nice to see you are making another MOT game, it was kinda sad to see the 1st game stop.

punkysaur May 18th, 2015 6:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8709916)
Thank you! As far as plans go, this will be a fakemon-free game.

Okay, I've come to get some general opinions on something I don't know about, as usual =P. So, I have no personal religious beliefs, and neither do most of my family/friends sadly. The thing is, I'm looking for a word to use to describe the kind of "places of worship" each of the religions has for their (fictional) gods. Using "temple" for now but it doesnt sound "religious" enough if that makes sense. I was considering using the words "church" or "mosque" (preferably the latter).

What I want to know is, would that be... okay? According to dictionaries they are words for places of worship, but for some reason i feel unsure about using them in this kind of context. Since I come from a fairly athiest background I don't know if this would be deemed offensive or not, and the last thing I want to do is offend people. [plz educate me lol]

I can suggest one
THE DOME OF HOLINESS!
It is a picturesque name!Also it conveys what you want to tell!

Avara May 24th, 2015 7:41 AM

Hey everyone, thanks for the feedback! I still haven't had much free time lately to work on my hacks, but thought i would drop in and post some updates on what's new.

http://i61.*.com/hx20ev.png http://i59.*.com/15fq0ax.png

First up, here's a little sneak preview screenshot of a new feature I'm making. It's called the Strategy Map in-game, and you'll be using it a lot in the council chambers. You can move the cursor around to view the different countries, and select icons to learn some little things more about that place and its people. It will be very important in making in-game decisions, such as choosing where to travel to and who to talk terms with! It's by no means finished, so it will get bigger as time goes on. At the moment, the only countries you can see are the Havabora area, Central/Eastern Avlar and Izantine (Prince Evandor's homeland/ANAD Ekaruba Island).

TheChaosKing May 24th, 2015 12:35 PM

Avara let me tell u something, btw this is my first time here on pokecommunity but you probably won't believe me but I just started playing the first MOT last sunday. I at first HATED the idea of azradon being a thing but I soon grown to love it. I for one don't like a whole pokemon hack being made of fakemon but since there was only one I loved it! I was deeply sad that when I finished it on Friday. I was deeply saddened when I realized that the visa wasn't a real thing and I tried to look for any other pokemon hack that could match the enjoyment I had in MOT. The thing im trying to say is that im sad that there will be no fakemon in this but hey as long as there is another MOT im not complaining!

Lucra May 25th, 2015 1:22 AM

If it's just half as good as your previous hack, it's going to be amazing!

Edit: Saw you were looking for a religous place name, what about Ashram since you're going into the Arabic theme?
Maybe something diffrent from the usual Church and Mosque for temple names.

Chicken Fingers June 2nd, 2015 11:36 AM

The map system seems really cool. It's always nice to see something brand new in hacks. It always gives them a little bit of extra spice.

Avara June 2nd, 2015 3:30 PM

Hi, everyone, sorry for the lame update - I know a video would have been better, but for now screenshots are all I can use to demonstrate what this does. Thanks to Darthatron and FBI Agent for the ASM that made this possible!

http://i58.*.com/2ekk8yb.png http://i58.*.com/2vn1imf.png http://i61.*.com/2qjhl3l.png http://i57.*.com/11azo5l.png

Introducing the brand new custom item exclusive to AOF, the Extension! This item allows you to carry up to twelve Pokemon with you at a time instead of six; allowing you to switch between two parties. It can be used with the Select button for maximum convenience. Note that you will still lose a battle if 6 of your Pokemon faint/all of one team faints, but since healing places are few and far between I thought this would be an extremely useful feature; not to mention the fact that PCs, Pokeballs and the Pokedex do not exist in this time setting.

~ I'll probably add more to this comment later ~

Chicken Fingers June 3rd, 2015 9:17 AM

that... is... incredible...

Just curious. Will we be able to switch Pokemon between the two? And how do you think this will effect some level gaps? It has to be tougher training twice the amount of Pokemon.

Avara June 3rd, 2015 1:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Fingers (Post 8780265)
that... is... incredible...

Just curious. Will we be able to switch Pokemon between the two? And how do you think this will effect some level gaps? It has to be tougher training twice the amount of Pokemon.

I'm trying to work on making sure you're able to switch between the two, I just have to set aside a couple of hours to figure out the scripting and then hopefully we should be good to go on that front! =) It will definitely be tougher to train two parties. However, the Extension item will be unlockable at a certain point, like when you already have a decent party of six and a few more in the "second" party. At the point in the game where you can really use it =P

Espeonage June 4th, 2015 1:22 PM

The Pokemon universe has always had the potential for branching in the rpg genre and by the looks of it, this seems like it will be a perfect example of how the skeleton can be used to create a very different experience. I look forward to this more than anything unless Pokemon Identity was announced to be resumed.

Lucra June 6th, 2015 4:03 AM

1 team for battleing, other team for HM slaves and 'rare/special' pokemon. :P

Avara June 7th, 2015 3:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucra (Post 8784604)
1 team for battleing, other team for HM slaves and 'rare/special' pokemon. :P

True! You can use your second party however you want, but since there are no HMs you won't be needing any pesky HM slaves =D

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Just adding some more info about the status changes I have made to Evandor and Zhafira's starter Pokemon, a level 35 Bastiodon or Noivern. Also changes I have made to Pokemon in general - if you are someone who absolutely cant stand altered Pokemon in hacks, this won't be up your street.

STATS:

Noivern's stats are unchanged, but I increased Bastiodon's base stats to 535 to match Noivern's to make it fair. The stats I improved were Speed, Sp. Atk, HP and Attack, because I felt improving its already high other stats would be a bit pointless.

MOVEPOOLS:

I have changed Bastiodon's learning of Swagger from l24 until later. This is because getting it at l35 would mean the only damage-dealing move you would have would be Ancientpower, which wouldn't be great - taking away the early Swagger means that you at least get Take Down too. And since I can't add Heavy Slam, I gave Bastiodon Body Slam at level 58. Since I don't know what level Bulbapedia's "Start" means (surely not level 1?), I also added Protect at l47.

dhogan June 7th, 2015 3:45 PM

For a fully evolved Pokemon, "start" on bulbapedia means the move can be relearned at any level. Bastiodon can't be level 1 but if it was it would know protect at level one. Hope this makes sense.

Chicken Fingers June 7th, 2015 6:17 PM

Yes. Basically, if you somehow hatched Bastidon from an egg, and have it at level 1 instead of level 5, it would have those moves. If you were to go to a move relearner, it could learn those moves.

machomuu June 7th, 2015 8:18 PM

Not sure why I haven't posted here, this hack is beautiful. Conceptually unbound, aesthetically nice, and it has some good ideas. I played the original Mirage of Tales back when that was in progress and I can see no quality has been lost in the transition. Keep it up!

Avara June 8th, 2015 11:20 PM

Good morning everyone! Bit of bad news, so yesterday I spent some time getting all the 4thGen+ Pokemon sprites inserted and data edited in G3HS... Tested last night and the rom cut to a black screen. Thank god for backups lol. It's most likely me having done something wrong rather than the actual tool itself, but I won't get another day off of work until Sunday so won't be able to try again till then! Thought I may as well post a list of the Pokemon I planned to add, in case anyone has any suggestions for additions of Pokemon that could fit in with the general theme of the hack.

Hippopotas line
Axew line
Gible line
Tirtouga line
Archeops line
Shieldon line
Cranidos line
Sigilyph
Carbink
Amaura line
Tyrunt line
Druddigon
Goomy line
Skrelp line
Bergmite line
Mamoswine

P.S. Thanks for clearing up the confusion earlier with the "Start" moves! =P

johnfl June 10th, 2015 6:24 AM

I think you should add the gothita, deino, fletchling lines..especially the deino line.. I love druddigon!!

MOHniels1 June 10th, 2015 10:02 AM

And Mew :)

Lucra June 15th, 2015 3:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnfl (Post 8791739)
I think you should add the gothita, deino, fletchling lines..especially the deino line.. I love druddigon!!

The deino line is Deino --> Zweilous --> Hydreigon right? So what does that have to do with Druddigon? Or am i missing something here? xD
But including the Deino line would be great since Hydreigon is for sure one of my favorite pokemon!

Btw, if you're also taking legendary's into account, adding Darkrai would make my day. :$

Lyfegurl June 15th, 2015 4:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucra (Post 8798693)
The deino line is Deino --> Zweilous --> Hydreigon right? So what does that have to do with Druddigon? Or am i missing something here? xD
But including the Deino line would be great since Hydreigon is for sure one of my favorite pokemon!

Btw, if you're also taking legendary's into account, adding Darkrai would make my day. :$

I think he/she is happy that Avara is adding Druddigon to the game. Is there someway you can add Shaymin to the game, love that cutie sooo much.

johnfl June 16th, 2015 3:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucra (Post 8798693)
The deino line is Deino --> Zweilous --> Hydreigon right? So what does that have to do with Druddigon? Or am i missing something here? xD
But including the Deino line would be great since Hydreigon is for sure one of my favorite pokemon! :$

I just messed it up.. :P I meant Hydreigon but I wrote Druddigon..:P {XD} {XD}

pokemaster102 June 16th, 2015 8:22 PM

hmmm you've ripped out almost everything that makes a pokemon game pokemon...but yet im still kinda intrigued, the only thing i don't really like is the split storyline for each gender i think you should have done something like had 2 characters for each gender and the 2 had to different storylines...but then again that would be a lot of work :( ...well this game looks interesting keep up the good work

Samin Huq July 17th, 2015 3:30 AM

Very, very impressive ideas all around. I'm not particularly keen on the religious part of the game, but everything else is awe-inspiring and just so new and revolutionary.

Keep up the excellent work, Avara! (Y)

Chicken Fingers July 17th, 2015 11:53 AM

I can't wait for a release. That's when hack threads get fun and plus I'll have a fun game to play!

Not trying to rush. Take your time Avara. Make this game as great as possible. The last one was incredible and that was only your first hack!

Hope it's going well!

byAmbi July 19th, 2015 7:43 PM

Wow the story and features really caught my attention this is going to be a great game. I was about to download but i only scrolled down to be dissapointed.
I'll just have to wait patiently... pa.. tien.. tly ._.
((:

BlackStorm20x July 19th, 2015 7:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by byAmbi (Post 8853433)
Wow the story and features really caught my attention this is going to be a great game. I was about to download but i only scrolled down to be dissapointed.
I'll just have to wait patiently... pa.. tien.. tly ._.
((:

lol Saying disappointing makes it sound like you think there should have been a download already...Hmm....Maybe that is what you meant.

hackstar July 19th, 2015 11:10 PM

One of the unqiue hack ever seen ... truly Epic...

Samin Huq July 20th, 2015 12:39 AM

Btw, Avara, just a few suggestions.

While I agree that implementing the PokeDex in an ancient era makes no sense, I still think there should be SOME substitute for it which allows trainers to still get interesting info on the Pokemon, such as their habitat(s) for one. Maybe there could be a journal where the Pokemon's pictures and information can be posted and obtained. A game without the PokeDex or a suitable replacement, I dunno, feels off - but hey, it's your hack, do what you want. Another suggestion involves music, and I'd say getting music from games like Legend of Zelda (basically, those that take place in a hypothetical medieval era and world) would be a good idea. This is something you can implement later.

I also think that even if you won't implement Potions ingame, there can still be some medicines (maybe herbal remedies or magical tonics/elixirs) that could take their place. Either that, or you can change the Berries' own properties (particularly the ones that are either meant to be turned into PokeBlocks or already restore HP) so they can replace Potions more effectively. For example, turn the Bluk Berry (PokeBlock berry) into a Revive, or turn Watmel Berry (another PokeBlock berry IIRC) into a Full Restore. It would be quite helpful for people playing the game. Last but not least, do the two heroes get their starters already evolved, or in their base states? Because evolved starters could make the game quite a bit unbalanced in their favor.

Again, best of luck with your hack! It looks pretty sweet and can be awesome if you do it right.

Nine-tales July 24th, 2015 9:25 AM

Hi Avara! Glad you return.
I loved first MoT so I'm very hyped with this.

Avara August 4th, 2015 2:36 AM

Hi guys, just dropping in to say hello and stuff! No release yet sadly, as life in general has gotten in the way, and Ive had some internet issues at home. Id like to say thanks to joexv for preventing me from restarting the project entirely!

There have been some changes in plans for the release. First I planned to release one full story at a time, but I hate scripting this way and feel as if nothing is really getting done on the rare time I have to dedicate to the hack. You may notice in the thread it says there are two post-game characters too. I'm now toying with the idea of having all available from the beginning.

Instead of the original plan, in a more true to MOT fashion, I have decided that when beta time comes I will release all four PRELUDES to each character story. The various "tutorials" in-game will be spread across each so that you don't feel like you're repeating things constantly. Then, after you guys have played through each, YOU can tell ME which one you'd like to see complete first, and I'll have more of a motivation to work on one rather than taking 9000 years to do them all at once.

One of my favourite YouTubers will have a preview of this soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that! =) I will log on again to clear up any unanswered questions next time I get online for longer!

Avara

Avara August 6th, 2015 4:13 PM

*sorry for double posting* but while I get to work on my custom intro, here is a sneak preview of your character options! The first two were designed to be the main game characters while the last two were in mind for the postgame - I don't wanna give tooo much away, so this will be it for now =3

http://i57.*.com/auy4h.pnghttp://i61.*.com/1z6z8ro.pnghttp://i61.*.com/30cbp76.pnghttp://i59.*.com/2cdelog.png

dhogan August 6th, 2015 4:41 PM

The sprites look really good, I especially like Kala and Evandor :D

qaz015393 August 6th, 2015 7:13 PM

Nice I really like the hack. The story and everything looks interesting. Great way to change a pokemon game. Seems it'll be a wicked hack for sure.

Chay_Chay August 7th, 2015 12:37 AM

You got my all hyped up and I really feel like playing it now (too bad I can't). I really love your idea and that you make it in medieval times so we can experience how it would be to be trainers without all the technology. Good luck with the hack!

angelphil August 8th, 2015 7:46 PM

When I saw that there was going to be a new Mirage of Tales hack, I nearly squealed! I'm really, really looking forward to getting to play this. I'd personally wait until Beta 2 is out before I start playing it though, since I want to play as the female character.

AcerX August 8th, 2015 7:51 PM

I'll be keeping track of this.

Spherical Ice September 1st, 2015 1:51 AM

Congratulations on winning Hack of the Month for August! Enjoy your sticky!

Xertified September 1st, 2015 8:35 AM

Really solid 100/10! (No wrongs)

TheShinyHaxorus September 17th, 2015 3:08 PM

Wow, this is a great utilization of the Pokemon games for a hack! It's so different from the usual hacks. I love it! Keeping my eye on this.

Nuclearkiller42 September 25th, 2015 6:33 AM

Yay, a hack with religion involved! And I also like how we can choose between different characters instead of just a boy and a girl. I'm going to play as the mercenary, he looks pretty cool. I also had the idea of making a hack set in the past, but even before the Middle Ages.

TroyKing September 25th, 2015 10:19 AM

Wow this looks amazing! looking forward to playing it!

Termigator September 26th, 2015 3:12 PM

Unprecedented! A word that truly expresses my thoughts about this masterpiece. May this work of Art be completed! My support, I humbly share...


golderak13 October 16th, 2015 11:14 AM

any news on this hack ? just wondering since i did not came in a long time

Avara October 22nd, 2015 8:59 AM

Hello everyone. I am really just commenting to let you all know that this hack is still in progress (and in hope that the thread doesn't get closed due to my spans of inactivity =P). I also want to thank everybody who voted for AOF to win HOTM for August, it means the world that you voted! I felt bad that thanks to you guys it did very well in the competition yet I still havent released anything, this is because I had to restart the entire thing a few weeks ago... because yep, you guessed it, too many bugs =P. I expect when I do get these prologues released it will be pretty underwhelming for what it is down to the lack of (new) progress, but I'm aiming for before the holiday season. Sorry for the lame update and as always, thanks for your support and everlasting patience!

~have some UPDATED screenshots, i am actually doing stuff~

EDIT: OK so since I can't seem to post screenshots for some reason or another this is the best I can do =P;

EDIT2: OK so I have apparently been gone so long that I've forgotten how to post screenies, help lol

Reject217 October 22nd, 2015 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8973242)
EDIT2: OK so I have apparently been gone so long that I've forgotten how to post screenies, help lol

You can go to imgur.com and upload your screenshots there and put the links up. That's usually what I do when I post visual bug reports. (used to, though... I haven't been that active in bug hunting)

Avara October 25th, 2015 8:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PokeReject (Post 8973387)
You can go to imgur.com and upload your screenshots there and put the links up. That's usually what I do when I post visual bug reports. (used to, though... I haven't been that active in bug hunting)

Yeah, I tried imgur but it just ended up being those weird little green boxes. I'll try again at some point later! =)


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In other news, just some updates with details about what to expect in the alpha as not to get anyone's hopes up. Especially since the project has been re-started it contains less than originally intended, but there is more done than what you'll be able to see (e.g. battle backsprites for trainers are inserted but you won't see them because there are no battles). Here is what it will contain that you can see - expect nothing more.

- Choosing of character to play as
- Background intro
- General tutorial/necessary filler fluff
- Getting your first Pokemon
- New textboxes
- All new OWs
- Probably about five minutes of gameplay per character

Nothing amazing, but I really just wanna get something released for you guys to actually play after it's been so long! Aiming to have this out very soon so keep your eyes peeled for that.

PokemonMaster_j October 25th, 2015 2:14 PM

I am going to keep an eye on this! It looks really cool!

Reject217 October 27th, 2015 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avaramoon (Post 8976038)
Yeah, I tried imgur but it just ended up being those weird little green boxes. I'll try again at some point later! =)

You can also try tinypic; I think I might have mixed up what site I've used to post screenies. Must have had imgur on my mind at that point in time.

Spherical Ice October 27th, 2015 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PokeReject (Post 8978115)
You can also try tinypic; I think I might have mixed up what site I've used to post screenies. Must have had imgur on my mind at that point in time.

Tinypic is actually not allowed on PokéCommunity because it reuses image IDs which can lead to potentially inappropriate images replacing otherwise safe ones. Imgur should work fine, avaramoon: you just upload it, and copy the URL (make sure it has the file extension, it's called the Direct link on the site) and embed it in [IMG][/IMG] tags.

dudinacas October 27th, 2015 8:44 PM

Looks extremely unique. Can't wait for the first build to be released!

Avara November 21st, 2015 4:36 PM

Hey, all! Sadly even more cut-backs to the alpha, as I am thinking of either redoing Anders' story or cutting him out entirely. Reason 1 being that I added another male character for the sake of evening things out gender-wise too soon, more importantly Reason 2 being that I feel as if it breaks the theme a little bit - you've got three stories and majority of areas in a Middle Eastern type setting and then one story where it's all snow and viking inspired sprites lol, I just don't think it fits in well yet. I've also run out of OW space, so you'd have people wearing turbans and togas in the middle of icy cities, which looks really odd even as placeholders. So sorry, you will have the option of two girls and one boy for now =/

~ My second attempt at posting updated screenshots. I can't update the thread's screenies for some reason or another so they are VERY outdated now. (see comparisons - a bit jarring right? =/) I promise the next comment I post after this will be the release, due to the above news it definitely shouldn't be long now!

[Kala]
http://i.imgur.com/rSVVkwf.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/E13VP1b.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/JPGGv5l.png

[Anders]
http://i.imgur.com/vlVh82y.png

dhogan November 21st, 2015 6:12 PM

The castle looks awesome! Nice to hear that a release is imminent, hyped to try the alpha :D

Reject217 November 21st, 2015 6:59 PM

Any update is a good update, Avara. No matter what quality or quantity it may be. {XD}

angelphil November 27th, 2015 11:59 AM

I really like the idea, and you've inspired me to pursue the idea of faith being the Pokemon world for a fangame. It would be a really big project with the characters alone though, since there will be 3 races to play as, 6 different sub sections of each race, 3 for royalty and commoner each, which determine which order you go to each region in, as well as how long you stay in your original region; the ability to choose which legendary you worship, with 3 being available for each race, which in turn will give you bonus resistances and weaknesses according to your choice. You will also get bonuses with your position in society as well that will make sense in terms of their society. Of course, whether or not this will become reality will depend on whether or not I have the money and the guts to actually attempt making this idea a reality

gamer master December 5th, 2015 8:28 PM

hello mr avaramoon,thanks for such a great game... this is my favourite hack. but please u can tell by which date it's full version will come

Violette December 7th, 2015 9:07 AM

Ooooh. I can't wait to see the beta of this. It sounds like it's going to be amazing!

riddlemeree December 28th, 2015 3:21 PM

I really love the idea and graphics of this hack! Looking forward to seeing more of it :)

dursem January 12th, 2016 2:43 PM

I can't wait to play this hack, i really like the old ancient style you use.
When will the first beta be playable?
Keep up the great work!

Methodman January 12th, 2016 8:29 PM

Looks really good!
I can't wait until it comes out!
Good luck buddy and keep it up

Avara January 25th, 2016 12:19 PM

Hey, everyone! Long time no see.

Short update as I guess it's due, just before the holidays I got a new job where I work 12 hour shifts, so I haven't had nearly as much time to work on the hack as I'd like to. Therefore, I apologise for this post being very underwhelming!
For some reason when I try to update the thread, it won't save, meaning all the screenies are VERY outdated =/. I think I'll have to delete and recreate the thread soon, but I just don't have the time at the moment.
As far as the game goes, I've been experiencing some ASMissues (I'm no expert!) which results in the player OW constantly switching to another when using the start menu. Until I learn how to fix this issue, I will release each of the prologues separately in different patches to avoid this unfixable glitch.
Speaking of glitches, there are a couple in this teeny-tiny preview:

- The JOURNAL item is not in any way implemented - this is because I am working on this feature in another ROM and don't want to implement it until everything is finalised!
- A certain puzzle script was hard to write, if you encounter any errors please let me know when and how this occurred
- I know the music is odd and misplaced; I'm currently trying to learn how to compose custom music and insert. Until I get better at music editing I'm stuck with the OST =p
- No matter which character you select at the start, you will always be Kala. INTENTIONAL. However, picking a different character than Kala will result in you playing as her but having your name set to the selected character; this is because I am hoping to have all the characters selectable in the game when I get the ASM fixed.
- The titleacreen is still FireRed as I dont have the required skills to edit this.

Again, I realise that it's probably pretty underwhelming, but there is so much more done in-game than what's available to play! The prologue is just meant to set the scene; this is a TEST so it's probably not suitable for LPs or anything yet. I worked really hard on every aspect of this little feature from constructing custom, never-before-seen exclusive tiles, oldy-worldy dialog, animated tiles, ancient inspired textboxes and fresh new OWs.
There is so much more gonna be done when I eventually have more time on my hands; I hope I'll get to finish Evandor and Zhafira's prologues (which will be more substantial) in the future. Until then, I hope everyone enjoys this taste of what's to come, and as always, thanks times a thousand for your support; I appreciate it more thanyou know =)

Here is the release for Kala's Prologue; patch to a clean FR! And make sure you choose KALA at the start!

https://www.mediafire.com/?0ln3vz4ta4d92vp

MOHniels1 January 26th, 2016 4:03 AM

Whoop whoop :). I'm gonna test it.


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