Weird, could have sworn I replied to your progress on an update. But anyway, another idea for this game, would probably be trying to incorporate some type of fan club? I feel like the trainer we "recruited" should get a mention now and again.
I've been thinking some about the recruited Trainers. I know that at one point I wanted a sidequest where you find out one of them has betrayed you, and you have to figure out which one. A sort of "find the mole" quest.
But that's just one thing.
Otherwise, maybe each would have like a set of 'stats' for criminal stuff, and you would send them out to go get money/items/stuff, so they would disappear for a while and then come back with things for you.
Like the Chocobo's from FFX-2 if anyone has played that.
But, by fan club... do you mean like the fan clubs around Kanto, where there's a building for people to talk about how much they love so and so? So like, a 'break room' in the base where all the trainers you recruited talk about how great you are?
That's a good idea also what I've seen in many fangames is the people incorporating "members"/followers of the project as leading characters in the game or tough challenging characters. Also some use themselves as "the new champion" or one of the big leaders in the game. ;) always a fun idea to incorporate in the game
So, "SaltRoad" would be the name of the champion in-game, or some other really strong fight? I feel like that breaks reality some, and also is a bit odd for people who aren't following the forums closely. Mostly because forum names are very different from what people in a real world would normally be named, so it sticks out a little.
I'l think about it though. It could be fun.
Progress: Programming out the set-list for the third, gueststar member. Having a little trouble with making Rollout work in VX Ace.