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rip4d April 3rd, 2015 7:56 AM

Where to start?
 
Hey everyone, kinda just looking for some insight as to where I should start for my hack. Currently, I'm kind of just a one-man team. So far I have written the basic outline of the game's progression, which includes basic events of the story, where to go, city themes, gym types, and main story dialogue (primarily your rival/friend and the antagonist team). I still have some more work to do with as far as dialogue goes, but I pretty much have the entirety of the game planned out. I know what the region will look like, I have backstory, character motives, where towns and cities will be, etc.

So from here, where should I start exactly? I've been reading tutorials, downloading tools, but I'm not sure what part of the hack I should start with. I mean I'm trying to get a team together, but I don't know how long that will take, so I think getting a head start will be beneficial.

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks :)

Mana April 3rd, 2015 7:59 AM

If you're new to the skills, start with mapping. Since you already have an idea of what your world will look like you can translate it into your ROM hack - for that you'll need just a ROM and Advance Map (check my sticky in this beginners forum for a link).

With mapping, the best thing to do is play around and work out what the buttons do :).

rip4d April 3rd, 2015 8:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magic (Post 8688283)
If you're new to the skills, start with mapping. Since you already have an idea of what your world will look like you can translate it into your ROM hack - for that you'll need just a ROM and Advance Map (check my sticky in this beginners forum for a link).

With mapping, the best thing to do is play around and work out what the buttons do :).

Thanks! :) I've actually messed around with AM quite a bit before, so hopefully I haven't forgotten too much haha. Also, I should be using v1.9.2, correct? I'm not entirely sure why its recommended so much more over 1.9.5.

Mana April 3rd, 2015 8:18 AM

Eh. Some people say 1.95 can lead to corruption issues unless you're careful - best stick with 1.92 - there are only a few more features on the update anyway :).


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