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Old July 22nd, 2014 (12:33 PM).
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Yeah, it kinda is. It takes a lot of time and dedication, and unless you know everything about ROMhacking, it takes a good team as well. I'd help, but the only contribution I can give you (currently at least) is changing wild Pokemon locations.
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Old July 22nd, 2014 (1:05 PM).
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It depends how much help you can have I think. The basics are easy once you get a hang of them. For example if you have a team you can delegate tasks to people so things can be completed faster, but if you're going it alone it can take a really long time!
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Old July 22nd, 2014 (10:31 PM).
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Hard? Yeah sometimes it will be, but mostly it's time consuming instead of difficult.
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Old July 22nd, 2014 (11:14 PM).
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All depends, there are alot of things that you will NOT get at first glance, but take the time and do them and you know that it's not that bad.
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Old July 26th, 2014 (11:38 AM).
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If you have a lot of time, it'll be easier.
If you don't, take your time, and maybe you should team up with someone, so they can work on it, while you can't.
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Old July 28th, 2014 (2:24 AM).
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But I can't just ASK someone to help me can I??
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Old July 28th, 2014 (6:55 PM).
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You can gather a hacking team in here. I think you need it approved first though.

Or...if you just want a few people, there's a help recruitment thread.
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Old July 29th, 2014 (9:53 AM).
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I made a rom hack all by myself and holy moly it took alot more time then I expected. If you want my help I can help you.
Not much is difficult just time consuming, experimenting and balancing. The testing part is really fun tho and it feels really good when something works :3.
I recommend using Advance trainer and Advance map to make a rom difficulty enhancement first (which I have done) still took me a load of time :/. Also if you need anything script-wise use XSE and Advance text you can find it on wahack (google it) If you want me to help you with your rom hack send me an e-mail: [email protected]
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Old July 29th, 2014 (10:00 AM).
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YEAH IT'S VERY VERY HARD..... TRIED TO MAKE ONE
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100% FAILED
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Old August 13th, 2014 (5:24 PM).
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Depends what you are trying to do. Specific things can be difficult. If you just go with it, it will be easy.
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Old August 17th, 2014 (4:26 PM).
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Rom hacking CAN be hard at first but for the things you don't know you can always look them up on here. You will usually find some answer to your problem.
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Old August 17th, 2014 (10:58 PM).
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This is a pretty difficult question to answer. My best analogy is some tough math. It'll take a while to learn it but once you know how, it's just a matter of doing it. So there is certainly a time commitment that doesn't go away but this stumbling around in the dark doesn't last forever.

For instance my combination of a few days on the forums and a few weeks lurking has resulted in me knowing the bare basics of map editing and a good amount about Pokemon and Trainer editing. I found that editing Pokemon and Trainers is rather self-explanitory, but Advance Map while important is significantly harder to learn. The thing is if I only knew what buttons to click to do what, all I would need to do is click some buttons to say edit map transitions.

Compare that to trying to make a custon sprite to add in a Pokemon. I theorized that if I swiped some images off the web and shopped them I could make a few easy sprites. A hour and a half later all possibilities of this happening were pretty much shot down. I settled for editing already made sprites, making my "new" Pokemon look rather similar to Hoothoot with brain damage. If I spent some more time I could make something decent, but that defeated my original idea of trying to make a lot of unique sprites in a small amount of time. Making an image isn't complicated (even though I made it so XD) but it needs time and effort.

So I don't have a lot of experience on the matter, but I'm about 90% sure this is how it goes. In a way there are two different types of hard; figuring stuff out, then commitment.
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Old August 18th, 2014 (12:22 AM).
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Making a rom hack is like pulling your teeth out with a pair of knives, I have massive respect for ROM hackers.
Trying to insert a start screen background took me about 10 hours (and this is me following a tutorial and being really good with computers) two years ago.
I gave up quite quickly.

Alternately RMXP lets you do that PAIN about 9999% faster and without the palette/Pokemon limits so it's much easier (IMO).
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Old August 18th, 2014 (1:51 AM).
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It really is quite easy once you get into it, but certain parts might be really difficult.
Having backups of your hacks also is vital if you come across major errors
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