Emerald hack: OriginWizard's Magic Emerald

• Every pokemon from gen 1-3 catchable.
• Battle trainers from other regions.
• Take on a new challenge at the Pokepark Theme park.
• Increased difficulty to spice up gameplay.
• Less grinding.
• Every event location accessible.
• EV Training location.

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I'm still working on rustboro but I've added new buildings and a second gym in a similar style to the dojo in R/B/Y, no badge but they will help you train.

Lilycove now has a gym and some new events including a cave system and a special building which houses the police department, they may be looking for bounty hunters and pay well.

Lilycove has a vast underground water system that smugglers have used for hundreds of years.

A new area which houses an EV training tower, Steven wants to train up a new breed of super trainers so be sure to pop in and visit.

Pacifidlog town is often ignored, you can beat the game without ever visiting it and few Rom Hacks us it, so I gave it a special dungeon that houses some extremely powerful pokemon.

Slateport has a new attraction in town! A brand new store opened up, calling itself the "Nintendo" store, it has some new, classic and three very rare decorative items for your secret base!

And the aforementioned biggest project of all, the Pokrpark! My take on the battlefrontier. It is loosely based on the Pokemon theme park from 2005, using a similar shape from the drawn maps handed out.

At the Pokepark you will be able to get one of each event pokemon distributed from the real pokeparks (I have all the pokemon, just need to find a way of adding them in)
There's also a special tournament where you'll be going up against previous real world champions and their pokemon teams during their year as champion.

You can now access event locations without neeting to hack the game.

RED is currently in the game, all his pokemon are level 100 with the best AI the game has to offer.

Some other things of note:

• Towns now have grass and wild pokemon, the pokemon you find will often be from Kanto or Johto as they feel safer in the towns.
• The game is slightly harder, not a kaizo but the gyms have 6 pokemon and the elite four start at level 80.
• Red, Blue, Green and Steven exist in the post-game and all have level 100 pokemon.
• Self inserts of myself and my friends will be added, I will be using a slightly modified version of the team I took to the nationals back in the day. My friends have yet to pick their teams. I have no shame, this was meant for me at the beginning so why not!
• Feebas now spawns a little more frequently because his spawn conditions were stupid.
• Fossil pokemon can now be caught or bought but are either very rare or very expensive (There's a 1% chance of finding one in lilycove)

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A few small updates!

• Eve, the girlfriend of a champion from a far away region will judge your battling skills. Defeat her and you'll start a side quest to find and defeat this new champion.

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• Petalburg is getting a makeover, it's supposed to be a city but has dirt roads. That always felt a little weird to me so I've bumped it up to have paved roads and a new building all about city development.

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• Littleroot has had an extentsion, it's no longer just you and the OG rival, there's now 2 more rivals who will show up throughout the game and a building shrouded in mystery, having been here since before littleroot town got it's name. It's been abandoned for decades.

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• Oldale town has started development on expanding the town, in doing so they cut down a few tress and accidentally found a rare breeding ground for pokemon. Now you can catch starter pokemon here.

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• Secret bases have been sprinkled around new and old locations, some of which have residents! For those like myself who miss mixing records and checking out friends secret bases, now NPCs have them!
  If you would like to have your secret base in the rom then take a screenshot and post it here! I'll add as many as I can, with a trainer that has your name and 3 pokemon of your choice!

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• Hidden in a secret base there's a trainer who has a team of all Blissey to help with power-levelling post-game.

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The Pokepark is now on the map! It's a small island just off the coast of Hoenn. The map screen also updates to show you're there.

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The Mart at the Pokepark is now operational! And they sell some rare stuff from the Kanto region.

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A building in the Pokepark is giving away event pokemon! All you need to do is walk in and talk to the greeter, she will explain how you can claim your event items.

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The items can be found on the counters in front of the screens.

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Once you have your ticket just step on through one of the doors available and you'll be able to gain direct access to the pokemon! If you prefer to do it the old fashioned way then you can still take your items to the sailor in lilycove to sail there like you would originally.

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These locations now have areas on the map as well.

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The only one I'm having trouble with is the EON ticket event as you aren't supposed to have access until after you've selected Latias/Latios as the roaming pokemon after you defeat the champion. This could cause problems.

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Update time!

So as it turns out, adding brand new secret bases is actually incredibly difficult! But after pulling an all-nighter I finally figured out a system!
Here's a new secret base with a volunteer test subject.

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I also did some more map work, I added some greenery to Rustboro as I continue to try and make that town look nice.

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I finished the post-game tower location near Pacifidlog town. I won't spoil what's at the top. All wild pokemon found here are fully evolved and between level 50-70 as you climb the tower.

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The interior to the new building in petalburg.

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The second gym in Rustboro now has trainers and a leader, if you defeat the leader he'll give you his prized pokemon. This is an omage to R/B/Y so you can probably guess what pokemon you get.

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Some other updates without screenshots:

• One of the new rivals has been implemented. Kelly, moved to littleroot recently and started her journey a few days before you did. She starts off with a Psyduck and gathers pokemon as you progress.
• Pokemon once required to evolve through trade can now be caught in post-game areas.
• 90% of Kanto pokemon have been added. Still need to make legendary encounters for mewtwo and the legendary birds.
• around 60% of Johto pokemon have been added. Slowly going through the list.
• All region exclusive pokemon from Ruby/Sapphire have been added back to the locations where they were found in Ruby/Sapphire.
• More trainers have been added.
• Many, many, MANY bug fixes... I swear everything I add breaks something else.
• Prep has begun on making a patch for public playtesting.

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• Hex editing! Wow it's like trying to translate hieroglyphs when you aren't well versed in it! But I was having trouble with some of the maps, even when I set them as outdoors you couldn't run, so I used a hex editor to remove the indoor/outdoor check, allowing the player to run anywhere... Which works for me anyway since you should be able to run indoors lol
• Also as a minor addition you can now delete HMs without needing a move deleter.
• I'm also making some fun additions outside of the Rom, just something to do if I feel a little burned out or want to do something other than modding. Specialised credits for all those involved and have characters in the Rom! I'm using the E-Cards you could get back in the day as a base for everyones new secret base!

This is the only card I have from back then

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I have turned it into a base to make custom ones!

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And example of a finished custom design:

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Any I make are free to use as you see fit, put them on your signature, modify them, anything really, afterall I only modified an already made design.

DOWNLOADABLE?!
That's right! I think I have ironed out enough problems to put this up as an alpha0.05. I have removed, blocked off or noted anything that may effect gameplay. Which means some new locations have been temporarily blocked off until they decide to behave.
In complience with guidlines I will link to a patch.
Please let me know of any bugs you find as this is still very,very early in development! Some quests go nowhere, balancing isn't a thing yet, some things won't trigger and basically it's not very immersive right now.

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• Eve, the girlfriend of a champion from a far away region will judge your battling skills. Defeat her and you'll start a side quest to find and defeat this new champion.

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• Petalburg is getting a makeover, it's supposed to be a city but has dirt roads. That always felt a little weird to me so I've bumped it up to have paved roads and a new building all about city development.

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• Littleroot has had an extentsion, it's no longer just you and the OG rival, there's now 2 more rivals who will show up throughout the game and a building shrouded in mystery, having been here since before littleroot town got it's name. It's been abandoned for decades.

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• Oldale town has started development on expanding the town, in doing so they cut down a few tress and accidentally found a rare breeding ground for pokemon. Now you can catch starter pokemon here.

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• Secret bases have been sprinkled around new and old locations, some of which have residents! For those like myself who miss mixing records and checking out friends secret bases, now NPCs have them!
  If you would like to have your secret base in the rom then take a screenshot and post it here! I'll add as many as I can, with a trainer that has your name and 3 pokemon of your choice!

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• Hidden in a secret base there's a trainer who has a team of all Blissey to help with power-levelling post-game.

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• One of the new rivals has been implemented. Kelly, moved to littleroot recently and started her journey a few days before you did. She starts off with a Psyduck and gathers pokemon as you progress.
• Pokemon once required to evolve through trade can now be caught in post-game areas.
• 90% of Kanto pokemon have been added. Still need to make legendary encounters for mewtwo and the legendary birds.
• around 60% of Johto pokemon have been added. Slowly going through the list.
• All region exclusive pokemon from Ruby/Sapphire have been added back to the locations where they were found in Ruby/Sapphire.
• More trainers have been added.
• Many, many, MANY bug fixes... I swear everything I add breaks something else.
• Prep has begun on making a patch for public playtesting.

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Would you like to have your character and pokemon team in the rom? I'm continuing to expand on the secret bases and need trainers to fill these bases!
You can design your own base and post a screenshot which I will recreate in the rom, or simply tell me your characters name and 3 favourite pokemon from gen 1-3 and I'll make you a trainer!

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bulbasaur99 said:

Actually, I want that. I can be Cooltrainer/Ace Trainer Burak. You know the trainer with green hair. The classification doesn't matter that much. My top 3 picks for the pokemon are Venusaur, Ninetales and Raichu. But if you want to diversify the team you can replace the latter two with Masquerain, Togetic or Quagsire.

By the way, it is a great idea to ask others to base trainers in the game. I really loved that. Also, the game looks and sounds incredible. I am so impatient to play it.

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• Hex editing! Wow it's like trying to translate hieroglyphs when you aren't well versed in it! But I was having trouble with some of the maps, even when I set them as outdoors you couldn't run, so I used a hex editor to remove the indoor/outdoor check, allowing the player to run anywhere... Which works for me anyway since you should be able to run indoors lol
• Also as a minor addition you can now delete HMs without needing a move deleter.
• I'm also making some fun additions outside of the Rom, just something to do if I feel a little burned out or want to do something other than modding. Specialised credits for all those involved and have characters in the Rom! I'm using the E-Cards you could get back in the day as a base for everyones new secret base!

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OriginWizard said:

Thank you! I wanted to include more people in the making of the Rom, instead of it just being random trainers I just figured having real people have their teams in the game would be fun! Almost like an offline MMO hahaha!
Oh and that team is fine with me! Would you like custom levels for the pokemon and a specific route you'd like to have your base on?

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OriginWizard said:

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Would you like to have your character and pokemon team in the rom? I'm continuing to expand on the secret bases and need trainers to fill these bases!
You can design your own base and post a screenshot which I will recreate in the rom, or simply tell me your characters name and 3 favourite pokemon from gen 1-3 and I'll make you a trainer!

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bulbasaur99 said:

It doesn't matter to me at all. You can adjust levels according to your plans and assign a route that is empty right now. I really wanna thank you for doing such a thing. I mean I'll be in a pokemon game thanks to you. That's awesome. Much appreciated.

I'm not a tester or anything but I'll be playing the game when you release it. Right now the patch you uploaded seems to be deleted. When I click the link it says the file is deleted.

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0maewam0ushindeiru said:

I wouldnt mind that myself.

My name is Austin, and my preferred Trainer class is Dragon Tamer (this is about to make sense quickly). My favorite Pokemon from Gen 1-3 are Dragonite, Kingdra, and Flygon in Generation order.

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OriginWizard said:

Excellent! I'll add you to the list of trainers to add! Do you have a level preference? Or a route you'd like to have your base at?

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0maewam0ushindeiru said:

Dragonite - Level 75
Kingdra - Level 77
Flygon - Level 80

Route - Route 120, I would prefer the one north of the Scorched Slab specifically

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OriginWizard said:

I can do that! Do you mean this cave?

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0maewam0ushindeiru said:

Yeah, decorations are up to you since really I tend to use different decorations each time.

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• 3 new trainers have been added.
• All of the gyms have been modified to make them more challenging.
• Post-game tournament has been started, current plan is to make it similar to B2/W2s world tournament with gym leaders, champions and characters of interest entering the tournament. This will take quite a while to finish though.
• 4 new secret bases have been added into the game.
• Multiple small maps like misc houses have been added.
• New legendary encounter has been started, the maps been made but the scripting hasn't been started yet.
• Started expanding routes to make them less linear.
• I've started planning a Mt.Battle style event, similar to pokemon colosseum. Prizes will be legendary pokemon. Much like the actual Mt.Battle in pokemon colosseum if you beat 100 trainers in a row you will get a Ho-oh. Haven't fully designed this yet but the idea is there.
• I'm trying to find a way of implementing event pokemon, I haven't been able to find any tutorials on this so I may have to figure it out on my own. I need to be able to set a pokemons OT name and Stats. I don't actually know if it's even possible, or how I could make guaranteed shinies for other events (Red gyarados in G/S/C for example)
• 3rd rival is in their first draft, I'm thinking a fossil maniac who only uses fossil pokemon.
• Pokemon tower has been temporarily removed as it was causing a lot of problems with connecting maps. I need to resize it or relocate it.

FeraligatrMaster said:

Since you're intending to make Ho-Oh the prize for defeating 100 trainers in a row at Mt. Battle, what about Navel Rock? Maybe you can put Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres there?

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