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1. Introduction
Welcome to the Shoto Archipelago!
And yes, Shotou means archipelago in Japanese, it will be my naming scheme. The SPA (Shoto Pokémon Association) made drastic changes to the league after a huge incident 24 years ago. The two regional leagues were merged into one and trainers attended in special schools to get their license. Trainers have to respect their Pokémon and they can lose their license if they treat them poorly. Another incident two years ago between the previous champion Victoria and the new one Noah led to more severe rules. As Noah's younger sibling, you are accepted in the Gacko;-) academy so you can follow in his footsteps. Meanwhile, a gang of banned trainers who can use Poké Balls without having a license named the Outlaws appears. They seem to be after Arceus' plates that are used to power up the main features of the cities.
2. Features
Experience a semi-open world gym challenge!
The Shoto archipelago is separated in two main islands and several smaller ones. After completing the first gym in the academy, you can choose which of the next three to challenge. You can fight the last six gyms in any order and then you will be able to compete in the league. The smaller islands will only be accessible in the post-game where you have complete freedom.
A simple map made in Paint of the southern areas with the first main island to the west. This is only a template and I hope to update the region map with a more refined image.
Familiar faces, but different identities!
All the characters use sprites from people everybody knows in previous official games. They behave completely different, but you might see some similarities to their old personalities. Is it because I'm bad at making custom sprites or is there more to this in the plot? Most likely both.
Prof Wenge (Sycamore): The headmaster of the academy who works on a secret project.
Victoria (Cynthia): The former champion who was banned two years ago after an incident.
Damian (Blue): Victoria's son who tries to prove himself so he can restore her reputation.
Angela (Bianca): A sweet girl who wants to honor her sick grandfather, the first champion.
Hubert (Silver): A trainer who only trained the highest ranking Pokémon with harsh methods.
Joe (Ilima): He breeds Pokémon for the academy and he is also the first gym leader.
Various changes and scripts come together!
The graphics of the overworld are in Gen III style and I also use some custom tilesets. The menus are like Gen V and the music is from that generation too. Pokémon models look like the ones from Gen VI-VII and trainer sprites come from different DS games and custom creations. It was my aim to use the style of different generations to make my game more unique.
The type chart has been updated with the new Sound and Wind types. Gen V Pokémon evolve 5, 10, 15 or even 20 levels sooner and Pokémon that evolve during trades do this with a Link Stone. Some Pokémon have an extra secondary type and I made additional new hold items. There are also several scripts included like EBDX, following Pokémon, Ride Pager and overworld encounters.
3. Screenshots
See what you can expect during your journey!
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The screenshots only show areas and cutscenes until you have beaten the first gym. You'll have to discover by yourself how the entire island will look like.
4. Credits
A big thank you to everybody in here!
A list of the people credited to all the resources and plugins I have used for my game.
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5. Glitches and Feedback
Not everything will work as expected!
As I am the only person working on this game, there is always chance you'll run into an error. I only have recently updated to V19.1, so it's possible I forgot to make a few side events compatible. You can always report crashes in this threat and I'll do what I can to fix these issues.
One I haven't been able to remove is when you save just before switching from an indoor map to an outdoor. When you reload the file, the maps suddenly overlap and this disappears when you reenter. It can give players a scare and it can be very annoying to walk on if there isn't a door nearby. If you have any idea what the cause may be according to this video (View attachment glitch.mp4), please inform me so I can remove it.
The Ride Pager won't let you move on mounts that are based on making terrain passable. I could emulate this through a custom script instead of relying on the code in the plugin. Some mid-battle dialogue and transitions from EBDX didn't get through the compiler. I don't know how those are ignored and others have been added to the data files later on.
I would appreciate it if you would give me some feedback about different topics. I'm curious what you think about my map design, encounter tables, level scaling and gym leader/rival teams. If there is any advice you can give me, it could allow me to improve in the future.
6. Download
A quick click and you can play!
Here you can find the link where I'll share my rar and it goes until the credits:
Download here.
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