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Hey, hi, hello friends. The Pokémon Gnosis team is looking for help developing our pokeemerald ROM hack, Pokémon Gnosis. Planning for the hack has been underway since late 2017, though it was only recently that we began serious development after deciding to use the decomps over alternatives like RMXP and Pokémon MK.
What we're making
Gnosis is an open-world ROM hack in an oriental region called Tenso. The game design is inspired by Skyrim, where we basically shove sidequests at the player so fast they can't even figure out what they all mean. There are no restrictions on exploration, and most maps have at least one secret to find. Your only real objective is to reach the other side of the region for a Dragon Festival, where you can face the Elite Dynasty, the most powerful trainers in Tenso. Along the way you'll encounter trial captains, a mysterious vigilante, the sinister Team Naga, an ancient civilization, Tenso Form Pokémon, bizarre fantasy biomes, and maybe a few familiar faces.
The Tenso region features a blend of traditional Pokémon world design with heavily oriental-inspired mythos and a pinch of high fantasy. It's a rural world of vast jungles, windswept deserts, long-abandoned temples, barbarian camps, shaman's towers, and the occasional shining city. The region map is split into 7 provinces, each with a unique tileset, biome and striking colour palette.
The Tenso region features a blend of traditional Pokémon world design with heavily oriental-inspired mythos and a pinch of high fantasy. It's a rural world of vast jungles, windswept deserts, long-abandoned temples, barbarian camps, shaman's towers, and the occasional shining city. The region map is split into 7 provinces, each with a unique tileset, biome and striking colour palette.
Where we're at
Mapping and tile artwork for the first major portion of the game is complete (first 3 towns and areas in between). The high-level writing for the majority of the game is complete and we've pretty much figured out our cast of characters. Pokédex, sprites, and regional variants are fully documented and in the process of being created & implemented. Scripting was waiting on the release of Dragonsbreath to begin and is still in the early stages of getting underway.
Screenshots are subject to change.
Screenshots are subject to change.
Who we want
We're actively hiring team members for the following positions:
We are not actively hiring for the following positions, but if you are exceptional and interested in helping out, feel free to apply nontheless.
I will leave it to applicants to determine how much information to include, but some form of proof of work/experience is required for all applications. I would also appreciate knowing your timezone and Discord account, as we do much of our work over Discord.
- Writer
Gnosis is heavily story based, featuring an open world chalk-full of unique characters, stories and questlines. It also features readable books as featured in the screenshots above. Knowledge of oriental (specifically Chinese but also in general) mythology, traditions and present-day events is an asset but not required. - Pixel Artist
Gnosis heavily uses custom artwork in the style of Generation 3 (specifically, FRLG in the overworld and RSE in battles). These mostly consist of small custom tiles to add decoration and flavour to maps, but sometimes can be more extensive, such as biome tilesets. - Concept Artist
Gnosis has a large cast of characters, some of which we don't have a concrete appearance or identity for yet, along with regional variants and custom Megas that still need design work. - Gameplay Developer
The gameplay developer would design wild encounter lists, trainer parties, and stats or movesets for the Pokémon in the vast world of Gnosis. You would also be advising on mechanical changes or gameplay-related suggestions. Experience with competitive battling is a major asset.
We are not actively hiring for the following positions, but if you are exceptional and interested in helping out, feel free to apply nontheless.
- Mapper
- Programmer
- Scripter
I will leave it to applicants to determine how much information to include, but some form of proof of work/experience is required for all applications. I would also appreciate knowing your timezone and Discord account, as we do much of our work over Discord.
Who we have already
Gnosis currently has a medium-sized team. Note that not everyone on the team has a PokéCommunity account so names may not always reflect PC usernames:
- Rainbow
Game Director, Mapper, Programmer, Writer - Rabinov
Writing Director, Mapper - Nina
Art Director, Pixel Artist - Lumialle
Pixel Artist, Writer - Dragon Eternal
Concept Artist - Toby/Sukoshijon
Composer - Avara
Scripter - Gudf
Programmer - tzujm33
Gameplay Developer - DrawnRoughly
Concept Artist - Fluttershy
Writer - V8_Javascript
Gameplay Developer - Tommo
Concept Artist
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