Tool: NDS Pokemon Color Palette Randomizer
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I have finally uploaded the Dropbox-link to my folder.
I wish you all merry Christmas, a happy new year and a lot of fun with my updated program.
I think it looks pretty good now.
Please continue to give me your feedback and suggestions. <3
I wish you all merry Christmas, a happy new year and a lot of fun with my updated program.
I think it looks pretty good now.
Please continue to give me your feedback and suggestions. <3
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Thank you for your feedback. I have put all the data folders in a zip called "data_folders.zip". Use the option "Extract Here" when you extract it.
Downloading the randomizer should be more user friendly now.
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Thank you very much for the update. Managed to follow the directions correctly to successfully randomize Pokemon Volt White's palettes to palette by type. Do you have any plans for the future with the color by type? As it is right now the pokemon look rather plain as they are one solid color, and there is hardly any color difference from pokemon of the same type. Perhaps color by type could only affect one color of its palette and leave the rest to random hue?
I think the ideal would be where a pokemon still looks radically different, but you can still have some idea of what its new typing is, without pokemon of the same type looking too similar. Though I understand that is easier said than done. Will continue to follow your progress.
And a late happy new year as well!
Edit: It seems that the combination of "Completely Random" and "Slightly vary original colors" always gets the exception "Sequence contains no elements" when used for Black(2)/White(2). Tried it with Platinum, HeartGold/SoulSilver and there was no exception.
I think the ideal would be where a pokemon still looks radically different, but you can still have some idea of what its new typing is, without pokemon of the same type looking too similar. Though I understand that is easier said than done. Will continue to follow your progress.
And a late happy new year as well!
Edit: It seems that the combination of "Completely Random" and "Slightly vary original colors" always gets the exception "Sequence contains no elements" when used for Black(2)/White(2). Tried it with Platinum, HeartGold/SoulSilver and there was no exception.
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Thanks so much for this! Palette randomization is by far my favorite thing about randomizers, and the fact that Gen 3 is the only gen to have a randomizer with one drives me nuts because Gen 3 feels so icky to play to me now.
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I have made another update now and fixed the exception error.
And thank you for reminding me about the "color by type" option.
I have now assigned a certain hue range for every type and have made the saturation and brightness more variable, which means that every single Pokemon won't have a solid color any more but, for example, will have brighter stripes, a more saturated belly, etc.
Pokemon with two different types will display two different main colors that match their types. These main colors will be variated, too.
I tried to find a good compromise between a good recognition value for the types and a less boring appearance.
I hope you will enjoy my effort.
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I absolutely agree with you. The gen 3 game sprites look unpleasant but I love the color randomizing option that is included in the gen 3 randomizer.
I tried to use that one as inspiration for my own project and I wanted it to be compatible with the Universal Pokemon Randomizer for the ultimate random experience.
Recently I have started a new game with completely random types and made the pokemon learn moves of that new type. You can do both with the Universal Randomizer. I have a fire-breathing Nidoran F now that actually looks like a fire type and that improves the immersion a lot. Others I have seen are a blueish-green ice type Geodude, a green grass type Kirlia and a steelblue steel type Caterpie.
In other words: I feel like I am playing the game for the first time again because of it's unpredictability. Praize the Randomness.
By the way: I uploaded NPPR to pCloud as mirror. It can be downloaded from there now, too.
There are no complaints coming in, I hope that means that everything runs fine.
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Can you upload it as a zip file on mediafire? It's installing very slowly
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Hey, sorry haven't posted in a while. Business has prevented me from trying out the changes until recently. Across a few separately randomized roms (color by type with randomized types), I find that electric pokemon commonly show up as green, so you might want to tighten up the color selection for them. Normal types also seem to get an odd yellow/green color very commonly.
The only other thing that I've noticed is that how in the randomizer the "Randomize by Evolution Family" options cannot be un-selected which is misleading because it implies that selecting one of those options is mandatory, especially since I find they have a negative impact on a color by type game. For example when I first started randomizing I thought I had to pick one and it threw the colors for evolutions off.
Aside from that and some slightly vague instructions at times (mentioning randomization options that either have different names than they do in the program or don't exist), the program works well. Overall takes a decent amount of attempts until you learn how to do what you want to achieve.
The only other thing that I've noticed is that how in the randomizer the "Randomize by Evolution Family" options cannot be un-selected which is misleading because it implies that selecting one of those options is mandatory, especially since I find they have a negative impact on a color by type game. For example when I first started randomizing I thought I had to pick one and it threw the colors for evolutions off.
Aside from that and some slightly vague instructions at times (mentioning randomization options that either have different names than they do in the program or don't exist), the program works well. Overall takes a decent amount of attempts until you learn how to do what you want to achieve.
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I've restricted Normal types to be only orange-yellow and Electric types to actually be yellow to slightly yellow-green. I've shifted other types as well to the "left". Fighting looks a bit more red-pink, fire more red, etc. I think the colors fit better to the types now.
I've uploaded the changed program to "Update 2" in my first post of this thread. That program is easier to use, because you don't need extra folders with tons of data or to extract or reinsert NARCs anymore, it changes your NDS-ROM directly.
PS: Added a type color chart for better color identification called "TypeOverview.jpg"
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Hi ! This tool is awesome, but i'm trying to do it on the french's pokemon heartgold rom, the full random option is working, but the randomise by type isnt working ; the tools is freezing and dont do anything... But the same things works on us rom ! It was for a stream purpose so i was hoping that i could stream some french game.
I hope you will answer and thanks for this tool !
I hope you will answer and thanks for this tool !
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Okay, so I've taken a look at the French version and have found that the files are in a different place than in the US version.
It works for the US version because I have programmed it with that in mind.
I am currently working to achieve compatibility with the French version.
Stay tuned and I am very glad that you like my program.
PS: The "Color by type" mode is compatible with the French ROM now. At least it works for mine.
Just remember to randomize the types with the Universal Pokemon Randomizer first and nothing else, then use my color by type mode on that newly randomized ROM. Afterwards you can continue to randomize any aspect of the recolored ROM.
Update:
Full compatibility with French and Spanish HeartGold ROM now.
Update: New function
I added a button called "Color bias". You can click on it before hitting the "Randomize" button and pick a color of your liking.
This color (and similar ones) will be more pravalent than usual.
I thought this would be a fun idea to have a bit more interaction with the user.
It works for the US version because I have programmed it with that in mind.
I am currently working to achieve compatibility with the French version.
Stay tuned and I am very glad that you like my program.
PS: The "Color by type" mode is compatible with the French ROM now. At least it works for mine.
Just remember to randomize the types with the Universal Pokemon Randomizer first and nothing else, then use my color by type mode on that newly randomized ROM. Afterwards you can continue to randomize any aspect of the recolored ROM.
Update:
Full compatibility with French and Spanish HeartGold ROM now.
Update: New function
I added a button called "Color bias". You can click on it before hitting the "Randomize" button and pick a color of your liking.
This color (and similar ones) will be more pravalent than usual.
I thought this would be a fun idea to have a bit more interaction with the user.
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I've been having some trouble with the "change one color" in Platinum after changing the type of the Pokemon. I wanted to give a bit of variety to the monochromatic appearance of the "color by type" sprites, and since it worked with Black (and it works great with Black), I assumed it might be the same with Platinum. However, even with the rom with the original sprites (but randomized types), the textbox is the only thing that changes colors while the actual Pokemon sprites stay the same. Am I doing something wrong, or is this a problem with the Platinum rom?
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Excellent work on this tool, I've been having fun with my Platinum, works great. The only issue I have is trying to get the program to randomize 5th gen games , correction, it appears it's only white that I've been having difficulty with, doing it with Black works perfectly. I randomize by type in UPR, then use your program, but it always hangs on "color: 0 stage: 7". I'm fairly certain I'm following the proper procedure, but I wonder if it's something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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It always gets stuck when using uvr then randomize by type
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Apparently, this doesn't work on french Platinum. It crashes before the end of the operation.
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Would it be possible to add a function to this such as having a Pokemon's family use the exact same coloring + one changed color? For example, Poliwag family blue as normal, Politoed changed from Green to Blue, and all Poli's with a red swirl instead of a black one?
I'm loving this tool so far, using it to create a Pokedex of adversely typed Pokemon.
I'm loving this tool so far, using it to create a Pokedex of adversely typed Pokemon.