The Cataclyptic

Hello, the message box thing said I should do this so here I am.

I am Cataclyptic, you might know me from Deviantart, or simply as the creator of Legendary PKMN. I've been a lurker here for quite some time, and I've decided to make an account here to get my upcoming hack, Pokemon Epic Emerald up here for when it's done, as well as to ask anybody for advice.

About the hack: It's a hack of Emerald (no way) except more epic (whut). The idea is that I am trying to hack pokemon moves, stats, items, abilities, trainers and even a bit of the overworld map, etc to allow more "competitively viable" pokemon into Hoenn. Yeah, yeah I'm a Smogonite, but I promise I'm not as elitist as the others. Mostly.

Anyway the point of this is that when you do your emerald run, not only can you choose any pokemon you want, but also they won't suck in any portion of the game/be more fun to play with. Oh yeah, this is totally a 386 hack by the way.

However the main reason why this hack is epic is because of what happens next: I am going to edit every single line of text within the game to make the entire thing a one way ticket to the afterlife via laughter. It's going to be funny. Wally is a Genwunner, Flannery is a mob boss... the trick house guy is a paranoid conspiracy theorist, and most importantly: Pirates versus Ninjas throughout the game.

I'll stop there for now. I'm going to release a beta version of the hack, which will contain the edited pokemon only, with only some of the dex entries edited as well. I'll use that as an opportunity to ask the members of this community with some help that I need to complete it (Such as making Sky Attack perform both segments of its animation at once). I can do most of the hack on my own, but there ARE a few specific details that, if I could incorporate into the hack, would make it so much better. Those will come later though, for now I need to finish the pokemon editing segment.

Although I do have an open ended question for anyone: How do I make a patch file for the game? I have tried many things and none of it works.

Hey Cataclypic! Welcome to PC! As a former lurker, I know how it feels to debate whether to join or not, but I'm glad you decided to make an account. :)

It sounds like you'll be spending a lot of time at our Rom Hacking Section, so I hope you have a good time there. If you have any questions about rom hacking the best people to ask would be Christos and Spherical Ice.

Also to answer your question (this will be for Windows):
If you're creating an...
IPS Patch -
1. Open up Lunar IPS
2. Click "Create IPS Patch"
3. Select an unedited version of the rom you used
4. Now select the rom you hacked
5. Select where you want the patch to go

UPS Patch -
1. Open up NUPS
2. Select "Create a new UPS Patch"
3. Browse for the unedited version of the rom you hacked (top)
4. Browse for your hacked rom (middle)
5. Select the place where you want to put the .ups patch (bottom)
6. Click "Create Patch"

Yay for joining Cataclyptic! It's always great to see lurkers eventually decide to become part of the community because there's so much more you get from being an actual member.

Sadly I'm not so good with hacks so not much I can assist with here, but Fun Size has mentioned that the ROM Hacking boards should have what you need, and you can always contact the resident mods as stated above. Good luck with your process and I'm sure you'll be able to learn so much from our expert hackers.

Do have a great time and take care, Cataclyptic!

Welcome, Cat! It's great having you on PC. ^_^

Yeah, I recommend the ROM Hacking Hub for hacking-related questions.. we can't help you very well here since this is the forum for introducing yourself to the community and PC isn't just a hacking forum, pahaha. :( Good thing Fun Size seems to have you covered already. Proof we have a pretty awesome community!

Looking forward to having you around here and hope you'll stick around. Seems like your game will be awesome from the looks of things and plenty of people would love to try it out. Much luck, yes? Enjoy your time posting!

Not a bad post, Maybe one day it'll be almost up to par with mine... Almost ;)

Anyway, Glad to see a new hacker in the making! Keep it up!

Yeah, has the others have said, you're better off asking your question on the ROM Hacking board, as we in the welcome lounge do not answer questions related to ROM Hacking here as said in the rules and on our slash notice. ):

Still though, I wish you the best of luck on finding your answers! Thanks for coming, and I hope to see you soon. <33