Emerald hack: Altered Emerald (386+ patch with new maps and 7th gen battle engine/evos)

[ScorpionCox75]

Do you plan to make any other rom hacks like this? If so, I'd be more than happy to see them since all these changes and additions are simply fantastic and make for a truly one of a kind experience.

 

[glitchrobot]

How do I get the plant decorations? The lady in the Pretty Petal Flower Shop only asks if I want to learn about berries.

 

[metapod23 new]

How can I use headbutt on trees. I am unable to do so.
How to get the item on Route 103. I can't reach there. I don't want to use cheats.

 

[Telos_SD]

Hello, I just ran into a big problem.
While I was walking through the Manor, I got to the room with Ariados, and captured it, but I didn't get the TM Snatch, I tried checking the Ariados to see if it was equipped as an object, and came back to the manor to see if it was in the bed, no luck.

 

[cookie8888]

I'm currently trying to breed the egg move of "brave bird" for my zubat, and I'm using swellow as the male parent to breed it. But no matter how many times I tried, it seems like my zubat just won't inherent the move "brave bird" from swellow. It seems like breeding egg moves of future generations pokemon won't work here. Is there something wrong with the breeding system in this rom hack? It would be great if anyone could help me out with this... Thanks..

 

[megaemboar222]

maybe it was a mispelling of porygon-z

 

[fallen123105]

Just wanted to say, this is a great rom hack. Such a great find. I've played through it 2 times now, just started my 3rd run. I love the quick access to move tutors and the other quality of life updates. Thank you to the creator of it. I'm a huge fan and if there is a link to donate, please let me know. A lot of work and love was put into this. I see it every time I play.
Thank you,
-Ray

 

[SSJRebirth]

What is the latest version? It's kinda confusing.

 

[Araneal]

how do you patch it? just downloads a bunch of document files?? is there a step by step process?

 

[Tommy1234]

Hello! Great work! I wanna ask few things! Can I change battle mode? Is there pss? And which Pokémon have different typing?! Thanks a lot!

 

[Juxstilo]

Where is farfetch'd?

 

[luuma]

Alright I'm actually struggling to upload this new patch because I'm a dumbass so I'll update this soon lol.

Many of the questions above are answered in the main post. I'll check the main post to see if it has the info for all of them, but so far, mostly, Check The First Post!!



Thank you all so, so much for playing. It's been a fun couple of years of hiatus, and I've now got a secure job that I love to bits. My life's, tentatively, in order.

This means semi-regular patches will semi-resume. I'll check back sometime in April ;)

EDIT: There's a set of three invisible walls on the first route now! An absolute rookie error. I'm planning to put out a very small patch fixing this along with some other assorted bugs found by the fantastic folk over at the discord over the hiatus. See you all by the end of the week, and probably earlier.



For now, here's the latest patch - Patch 4. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zPGR4FsnQkRUNq9-vHW78tIYkvC8BUnA/view?usp=sharing


It adds this, which can be accessed from route 109;

 

[Outwitter]

Thank you all so, so much for playing. It's been a fun couple of years of hiatus, and I've now got a secure job that I love to bits. My life's, tentatively, in order.

Welcome back mate! So glad that you have decided to come back to PC and that too with a new update to the hack, how wonderful is that! Altered Emerald is by far the best Emerald QoL hack as of now in my opinion, and I'm really looking forward to see what value additions you have planned for it in the upcoming future. Wish you luck in all your future endeavours...

P.S. Congratulations for grabbing a secure job that you love to bits!

 

[DeGarzo]

Just created an account to say thank you for coming back!!! So excited to see where this goes. Gonna start a Nuzlocke with the new patch, tonight!

 

[corvocrossbow]

Alright I'm actually struggling to upload this new patch because I'm a dumbass so I'll update this soon lol.

Many of the questions above are answered in the main post. I'll check the main post to see if it has the info for all of them, but so far, mostly, Check The First Post!!



Thank you all so, so much for playing. It's been a fun couple of years of hiatus, and I've now got a secure job that I love to bits. My life's, tentatively, in order.

This means semi-regular patches will semi-resume. I'll check back sometime in April ;)

EDIT: There's a set of three invisible walls on the first route now! An absolute rookie error. I'm planning to put out a very small patch fixing this along with some other assorted bugs found by the fantastic folk over at the discord over the hiatus. See you all by the end of the week, and probably earlier.



For now, here's the latest patch - Patch 4. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zPGR4FsnQkRUNq9-vHW78tIYkvC8BUnA/view?usp=sharing


It adds this, which can be accessed from route 109;

Hey there, @luuma! Just created an account here to personally say thank you and that I am very much enjoying this hack. Currently at Ever Grande preparing to take on the League, and so far the game has been a perfect mix of fun and challenge!

The puzzles are satisfying to solve, and the stat / movepool changes are a breath of fresh air. It's like playing Emerald on a new difficulty but without losing our sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

Just noticed a few things, and would like to clarify some:

1. There are double battles wherein the enemy would be able to move twice or thrice in succession, all in JUST ONE TURN. Top of my head example would be the Ludicolo / Spinda combo of the Cooltrainers in Victory Road. Was this intentional?

2. I'm already at the endgame of the main story but I still haven't gotten the TMs for Ice Beam and Flamethrower, etc. Are they removed from the game?

3. The move tutor in Mossdeep City teaches Pound instead of Drain Punch. Has this error been patched in 4.0?

4. Will there be an EV Checker / EV Trainer and Resetter / IV Checker and Booster / Nature Changer in the future? Planning to play this game for a long time, so I'd like to competitively take on the Battle Frontier in what I call "Single Player Competitive".

Thanks a lot for coming back! Looking forward to your answers. Kudos!

 

[samuelmather]

I think the changes to the palettes of the trees for example are not good as their outlines are too soft

 

[Telos_SD]

Glad to see updates! Specially the optional old natures, that's what I was looking forward since I first played this hack. Thanks a lot for creating this fun experience.

 

[luuma]

Big bugfixing patch out here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x8UWAwNEad8w9kG7bTUsRl5HkI7ihP_N/view?usp=sharing

Before applying this patch, make sure you've beaten Norman.

Patch notes:

Spoiler:

NOTE: If you are midway through a playthrough, and you have beaten roxanne but have not beaten norman, do the following:
- Defeat flannery before you apply the patch.
- Once you've defeated flannery, you should fight norman before fighting any other gym leaders.


BUGFIXES
- Norman now correctly checks you have fought all previous gym leaders, rather than checking if you fought flannery or not

The following bugs are fixed:
- Protector no longer freezes the game when looked at in the inventory if you play on no$gba and some other emulators.
- The man next to the Pokecenter in Rustboro now talks properly
- Oran description now specifies that oran berry heals 15hp when consumed, and 10hp when used. same for sitrus and leppa)
- If you battle the trainer on the bridge on Route 135 Tar Pits, previously a pokemon in your party may become a bad egg. (removed sketch from his smeargle)
- When you return to Birch's Lab from Route 103, you can walk past May on the right and she'll still approach
- If you fight flannery and then brawly, youwill still be able to fight norman
- Brawly no longer withholds phone info
- Roxanne phone call no longer odd
- trainer match call flags no longer mess up in fray manor
- Invisible blocks route 103 removed
- Pokemart survey text
- Removed Crashes and item bug in gauntlet island southwest map
- fade works correctly
- Oblivion Wing, Flail. Rock Wrecker,- mirror shot, spirit break, Wing Attack, Shadow Punch's, Sweet Scent's and Fade's description fixed
- Dragon Ascent now says "press Start to megaevolve" in the description. Remember, the Dunsparce's happiness must be maxed out!
- strange steam now affected by protect etc.
- The dialogue of a Team Aqua Grunt fixed
- The name changes of trainers are now reflected in Match Call.
- Some trainer's pokemon in rematches have more accurate effects
- You can no longer headbut people's dressers
- missingno can now be talked to (stands in the middle of the room oscillating)
- Slateport Battle Tent is now functional.
- fixed slateport and mountain crypt map script not working
- chingling's moveset no longer includes the entirety of budew's moveset

GENERAL
Rusturf tunnel encounter rate doubled
Sludge bomb guy on dewford now gives you a razor fang, gauntlet island now gives you a reaper cloth and the sludge bomb TM
Chingling can now be found in Fray Manor (off route 110).

move changes
- tm water pulse to soak (learned by all water types, lickitung line, gulpin line, miltank)
- tm gravity to meteor beam (learned by all rock types except geodude line. Also by butterfree, ledyba line, baltoy line, flygon line registeel, regice, regigigas)
- tm feint attack changed to shadow punch
- Disarm now has 70 power
- Vicegrip once again steel type
- Razor Wind once again 100 power Flying type

POKEMON CHANGES
Gave Flygon 10 extra Special Attack and access to Sandblaster
Sneasel +10 attack, Weavile -10 attack. Weavile now has Tough Claws
Lunatone -10 satk +20 atk -10spe
Solrock -10 satk +10 spe
Hariyama now 154/120/60/70/80/60 with an updated movepool. Brawly's hariyama now has reversal (special move), endure, counter, sand attack and holds a salac berry (previously belly drum, arm thrust, dig, counter with a sitrus berry)
Chingling base happiness increased to 140. Learnset updated (learns extrasensory lv18 and perish song lv24

See you all in april ;)

 

[luuma]

Hey there, @luuma! Just created an account here to personally say thank you and that I am very much enjoying this hack. Currently at Ever Grande preparing to take on the League, and so far the game has been a perfect mix of fun and challenge!

The puzzles are satisfying to solve, and the stat / movepool changes are a breath of fresh air. It's like playing Emerald on a new difficulty but without losing our sense of familiarity and nostalgia.

Just noticed a few things, and would like to clarify some:

1. There are double battles wherein the enemy would be able to move twice or thrice in succession, all in JUST ONE TURN. Top of my head example would be the Ludicolo / Spinda combo of the Cooltrainers in Victory Road. Was this intentional?

2. I'm already at the endgame of the main story but I still haven't gotten the TMs for Ice Beam and Flamethrower, etc. Are they removed from the game?

3. The move tutor in Mossdeep City teaches Pound instead of Drain Punch. Has this error been patched in 4.0?

4. Will there be an EV Checker / EV Trainer and Resetter / IV Checker and Booster / Nature Changer in the future? Planning to play this game for a long time, so I'd like to competitively take on the Battle Frontier in what I call "Single Player Competitive".

Thanks a lot for coming back! Looking forward to your answers. Kudos!

1: Yes, they have the ability Dancer!

2: Flamethrower is now given by prof cozmo. Ice Beam is still on the Abandoned Ship

3: Yup! Fixed now

4: Yup, the EV checker and resetter was added to the battle frontier in patch 4.00, and the IV checker and booster's been in the game since 3.07ish. The nature changer doesn't exist yet

 

[corvocrossbow]

1: Yes, they have the ability Dancer!

2: Flamethrower is now given by prof cozmo. Ice Beam is still on the Abandoned Ship

3: Yup! Fixed now

4: Yup, the EV checker and resetter was added to the battle frontier in patch 4.00, and the IV checker and booster's been in the game since 3.07ish. The nature changer doesn't exist yet

Thank you so much for the response! I've successfully patched it into 4.01b and so far everything's working fine.