FireRed hack: Digimon Nova Red ver. 3.1 [COMPLETED] [UPDATED 8.12.2022]

Guzeinbuick · Jan 13, 2022

demongoddemigra said:
I have a minor issue. The evolution sheet isnt working for me. The whole microsoft excel thing is preventing me from seeing the evolution information. Could you possibly post the evolution chart here or make a seperate download for the evolutions that doesnt involve excel?

Gonna look ugly but here it is:

Spoiler:

Goldwinng · Jan 18, 2022

Is the pc bugged ? Or even usable ? Like can i deposit mons ? Cause i tried to catch while my party is full and it says the box is full. Thank you in advance

Guzeinbuick · Jan 18, 2022

Goldwinng said:
Is the pc bugged ? Or even usable ? Like can i deposit mons ? Cause i tried to catch while my party is full and it says the box is full. Thank you in advance

Whoa, that's weird. Sounds like a problem with your emulator.

PhoenixIgnition · Jan 22, 2022

I love this hack.
Only criticism would be the small Pokedex.
I think a Digimon hack would benefit from an extended Pokedex because of the longer evo-lines.
Too many lines in the game just end abruptly in champion form and it just kinda sucks.

Guzeinbuick · Jan 23, 2022

PhoenixIgnition said:
I love this hack.
Only criticism would be the small Pokedex.
I think a Digimon hack would benefit from an extended Pokedex because of the longer evo-lines.
Too many lines in the game just end abruptly in champion form and it just kinda sucks.

Thanks for the feedback! I'm working on Digimon Emerald (tentative title) now and I've completed an additional 70 Digimon, bumping up the total to 320. Having every line end in either an Ultimate or a Mega would certainly be ideal. No promises but it's a goal I'm working towards. :)

Here's a small preview of my recent spritework to tide you over. ;)

[PokeCommunity.com] Digimon Nova Red ver. 3.1 [COMPLETED] [UPDATED 8.12.2022]

Dcsilva · Jan 25, 2022

Guzeinbuick said:
Welcome to the Digital World!

Say goodbye to every mon you know! Introducing...

Are you tired of the same old batch of starters?

The same Legendaries and Pseudos fought and caught again and again and again?

The same archetypes you know like the back of your Pokewatch?

Say hello to a whole slew of new monsters to fight and catch! No Pokemon here, I'm talking about DIGIMON - DIGITAL MONSTERS!

FEATURES
250 new monsters with unique stats, abilities, Typing, and movepools built from the ground-up!

NO MORE FILLER MONS!
Every single Digimon is viable! Don't be afraid to build a team out of your favourite Digimon!

(This is a "GarboMon" run. All the above Digimon have Base Stats lower than 500. And yet the game is still beatable without grinding.)

Five stages for prominent Digimon!

Unique attacks from the Digimon canon with unique animations (courtesy of ortz3's excellent Animation Editor)!

Full Unique Attack Showcase:

Spoiler:

"Digidex" (Pokedex) descriptions list requirements for evolution, so you never need to feel out of the loop!

EV/IV Checker, Gen IV Abilities and Moves, Fairy Type, Physical-Special Split, Poison Survival, BW Repel System, Reusable TMs, forgettable HM moves, etc.

Minor dialogue tweaks

Ice Buff
(Ice now resists Grass and Ground)

Credits:

Spoiler:

Most sprites were ripped and modified from official sources (Digimon World DS and Digimon Adventure 02: D-1 Tamer) by me. It took two months and well over 100 hours of constant work to adapt 250 Digimon sprites into a 64x64 pixel box with only 16 colours!

The following sprites were ripped and modified from original pixel art from Wooded-Wolf (https://www.deviantart.com/wooded-wolf):
-Puroromon
-Fanbeemon
-Honeybeemon
-Nohemon
-Chapmon
-Raidramon
-Quetzalmon
-Digmon
-Yokomon
-Pitimon
-Gazimon
-Monmon

-Turuiemon sprite ripped and modified from original pixel art by Agirl3003 (https://www.deviantart.com/agirl3003)
-Kazemon sprite ripped and modified by original pixel art by mysticdragon234 (https://www.deviantart.com/mysticdragon234)
-MetalGreymon sprite ripped and modified from original pixel art by kimardt (https://www.deviantart.com/kimardt)
-Darcmon sprite ripped and modified from original pixel art by MOC-7 (https://www.deviantart.com/moc-7)
-MarinChimairamon and Garudamon sprites ripped from original pixel art by DragonRod (https://www.deviantart.com/dragonrod342)
-Hexeblaumon sprite and Lucemon X sprite ripped and modified from original pixel art by AnimaThesq (https://www.deviantart.com/animathesq)
-Venusmon sprite ripped and modified from original pixel art by KajiAtsui (https://www.deviantart.com/kajiatsui)
-Lilithmon sprite ripped and modified from original pixel art by Hamurand22 (https://www.deviantart.com/hamurand22)
-Angewoman (Title Screen sprite) ripped from original pixel art by X0-000 (https://pixeljoint.com/p/21883.htm)
-Makuramon sprite ripped from Google. Artist unknown. If you are the artist please reach out to me so I can give credit.

Big thanks to Dreamaker for the "Old School" rom base! https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=451255

Kudos to ortz3 for the very user-friendly animation editor! (https://www.pokecommunity.com/posts/10416449)

Full DigiDex:

Spoiler:

Full DigiDedex is included in the download file as an Excel spreadsheet. Alternatively, you can check out the DigiDex showcase video here (in glorious 144p. Thanks YouTube -______-;;;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAh4dUCoFYQ</a>" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAh4dUCoFYQ
I consider it a pretty big spoiler though (isn't the fun of the game exploring for yourself to see what Digimon are in it?) so click at your own risk. Maybe only check it out after your first playthrough? Just my suggestion.

Known Glitches:

Spoiler:

Thankfully, most glitches are purely graphical.

-Evolutionary Stones ("Digi-Eggs") can be purchased in the Mart. Though the text looks a bit garbled, don't be scared to buy some because everything functions perfectly well.

-In the TM bag, the -TYPE- icon is replaced with the FAIRY icon. I know what causes this but I don't really have the energy to fix it. After working for nearly three months straight on this hack, I'm a bit burned out lol

-In the Cinnabar Mart you can buy a useless ??????? item for 0$. I don't know why it's there, I can't get rid of it, and it does nothing. Please interpret it as some MissingNo. residue or something.

-Professor Oak's Aides will only count Digimon from #1-150 in the DigiDex when it comes to giving you rewards.

-AncientKazemon should be number 201 in the DigiDex, but she's number 251 instead (long story, don't ask).

-Beware the Day Care man. He works fine on my emulator but I've heard reports of it glitching out on other people's playthroughs. Maybe don't risk it.

-You can get softlocked by entering the Pokemon Tower without the Silph Scope. Some of the Digimon up there have Shadow Tag, so you two will be stuck in an endless battle.

Download:
The ONLY official download of this hack! If you simply Google "Digimon Nova Red" you'll see outdated versions on third-party websites! Here is the only place to get the most up to date release!

Spoiler:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/j0twxojoqvtyec5/Digimon+Nova+Red+Version+2.3.zip/file

CHANGE LOG

Spoiler:

Version 2.3.1 - Most up-to-date version
Version 2.3 - The Magikarp seller would sell you a Yanmamon instead of a Manbomon. All sorts of random Digimon would appear if you went fishing in a town.
Version 2.2.1 - A trainer battle with a particular Super Nerd in the Rock Tunnel could occasionally crash the game, Silphymon could be caught in Fuschia City's pools, Lillymon would try to learn Sunny Day about three times, unique Digimon Attacks (Nova Blast, etc.) did not have custom animations
Version 2.2 - Lilithmon and Ladydevimon had the same BST, Lunamon and Dianamon had the same BST, Nohemon's catch rate was too low
Version 2.1 - Moonmon, Kazemon, and Viximon would lose levels after evolving, growth rates were a bit wonky and inconsistent, Troopmon would evolve into Kokuwamon, Ice Fang had 75 PP
Version 2.0 - A.Kazemon's sprite is a green Unown, unique attacks have glitched descriptions, Wanyamon isn't actually catchable in the game (lol), Datamon using Recycle would crash the game, Sucker Punch would do nothing
Version 1 - Mostly just an aesthetic change to Vanilla Fire Red. More or less just a swap-out of Pokemon sprites for Digimon sprites.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The game runs on VBA for Desktop and MyBoy and JohnGBA for mobile. I haven't tested it with other emulators but these three seem to be the most popular GBA emulators.

ADVICE

Spoiler:

-Don't go "Shiny hunting" because there are no shinies in the game. Sorry.
-No need to go fishing more than once. Only one Digimon can be caught via fishing: Manbomon.
-While all Digimon are viable, some have higher stats than others. They generally run on "short-term gain, low investment" vs.
"high investment, high payoff" archetypes. If you come across a horribly weak baby Digimon, chances are it will grow up to be
a total monster if you put in the time.
-The game is about 1.5x to 2x times harder than the original Fire Red, so casual players should have a good time with it. It's no pushover, but hardcore nuzlockers and such might want to come up with their own rules to make the game more challenging. Expect a considerable difficulty spike at the Elite Four.

FAQ

Spoiler:

Where do I find _____mon?
All encounter locations listed in the Excel file included in the download link.

Any cheat codes?

Spoiler:

Depends on the emulator.

For JOHN GBA:

Master Code (ALWAYS ON)
E6A003D6
8110DDD5
A47FB2DC
1AF3CA86
24C35E88
037C3033
78DA95DF
44018CB4
28F71F08
ABB36538
69BA4F26
72716663

Infinite Money
29C78059
96542194

Hold R=Quick Lvl Up
Start holding R when foe faints.
CCB0B003
31CFF0B6
4EBC6848
26D34F8E
1CD6B3D2
6375E67D

For MyBoy and Pizza Boy:

Infinite Rare Candy – Enter the code then go to your PC, go to withdraw items
820258400044

Master Code to buy Master Balls
000014D1 000A

Master Balls (You can buy them at all Pokemarts)
82003884 0001

Master Code for Everything 1$:
10044EC8 0007

Buy everything only 1$
3C25A344 FD8F451C
AD86124F 2823D8DA

Master Code (Must Be On):
72BC6DFB E9CA5465
A47FB2DC 1AF3CA86

Why isn't BlahBlahBlahmon in the game? He's my favourite Digimon!

Spoiler:

Adding in new Babies, In-Trainings, and Rookie Digimon are very simple. Assuming a quality sprite exists online, I can whip up a movepool, some base states, encounter rates, and evolutionary paths in about ten minutes.
Champions, Ultimates, and Megas, on the other hand, rarely have sprites that are going to fit into a 64x64 pixel box with only 16 colours. That means I'll have to spend the next few hours editing the sprite pixel by pixel until it fits the parameters. For example, you can see how much tweaking it would take to turn this:

into this:

Why only 250 Digimon? Other hacks have a much more complete dex.

Spoiler:

Quality over quantity, my friend. The other Digimon hacks online don't take the same approach to their spriting. When it comes to Champions and up, most other hacks simply compress the sprite until its small enough to fit into the 64x64 box. Their backsprites also tend to follow a similar procedure of simply enlarging an overworld sprite.
I totally respect the approach of other Digimon rom hacks. But this is not the direction I chose to take with Nova Red. Nova Red is supposed to provide a clean, consistent experience in which every Digimon looks good. And despite my best efforts, there's still about three or four sprites I failed pretty hard at lol

Why am I still playing as Red? Shouldn't I be Tai?

Spoiler:

The Digimon world is fundamentally different from the Pokemon world. In Digimon canon, Tamers do not go around capturing Digimon and keeping them on their person for friendly competition.

Therefore it would make no sense for Tai to go around capturing hundreds of Digimon and storing them in his PC on a quest to become the "Digimon League Champion." That sounds more like the behaviour of the Digimon Emperor than anything (haha).

It's helpful to think of Nova Red as taking place in an alternate universe identical to the Pokemon world in every way, except this world is inhabited by Digimon instead of Pokemon. No other narrative or structural changes.

Level 18 at the first gym?? How grindy is this game? Why did you make it so hard?

Spoiler:

The game is about 1.5x to 2x harder than the original Fire Red. At the time of writing, I've played through the game five times now and I've never needed to grind against wild mons. You do, however, need to fight with careful strategy and diversity to come out on top. Gym leaders will always be a higher level than you so you might need a to take a few tries to figure out your opponent's movepools and how to exploit their weaknesses. But it's not a grindfest.
I do recommend fighting all enemy trainers for exp though. Not sure if you consider that grinding or not.

ExpAll?

Spoiler:

Nah. Removes the challenge.

These "back sprites" don't look like back sprites at all.

Spoiler:

They're supposed to be "side sprites." Wouldn't you rather see the profile of your beloved Digimon in action instead of staring at the back of their heads?

Can you add in ____mon in a future update?

Spoiler:

Sure! If you want to provide the sprite and it's up to quality, then I would be happy to add in more Digimon at other users' request. If no compact sprite is available, I can still work my magic if the particular Digimon is in "high demand."

What about antibodies-X (evolution X), BM's and Jogress? How about more variations of each Digimon's evolution? Alter-S/Alter-B/Omega X, Jessmon, etc.?

Spoiler:

Uhhh what? Sorry but any "modern" Digimon stuff is all Greek to me. Please feel free to think of Nova Red as more of a nostalgia project than anything.

Digimon are supposed to de-digivolve back into their Rookie forms when they're not battling. Any chance of making that into a mechanic here?

Spoiler:

You can use your imagination. When you check your party Digimon, you can imagine them in their Rookie forms but the DigiDex is displaying their potential strength (as in, how far they are capable of Digivolving at that present moment). Or something. Idk

Constructive feedback and play testers welcome! Thanks!

I love this rom 🥰

PhoenixIgnition · Feb 2, 2022

Guzeinbuick said:
Thanks for the feedback! I'm working on Digimon Emerald (tentative title) now and I've completed an additional 70 Digimon, bumping up the total to 320. Having every line end in either an Ultimate or a Mega would certainly be ideal. No promises but it's a goal I'm working towards. :)

Here's a small preview of my recent spritework to tide you over. ;)

If you do the Gulfmon line I will love you forever

Guzeinbuick · Feb 2, 2022

PhoenixIgnition said:
If you do the Gulfmon line I will love you forever

I was going to make Devidramon evolve into Gulfmon but... man, that massive centaur body is just not going to fit. Sadly there's no good Mephistomon sprite either. But I'm open to suggestions for what Devidramon's next form should be. :)

DonKalypso · Feb 3, 2022

How do you feel about map alterations? Like, if you wanted to make File Island?

Also, loving the Minervamon sprite!

Guzeinbuick · Feb 3, 2022

DonKalypso said:
How do you feel about map alterations? Like, if you wanted to make File Island?

Also, loving the Minervamon sprite!

Interesting idea, but not for me. I'm not a game designer, so I doubt my level design could be as good as Nintendo's.
I only intend on doing a Pokemon-Digimon "swap-out," not designing a whole new game. Not very ambitious I know, but it is what it is. :P

DonKalypso · Feb 11, 2022

Another idea hit me: Divergent evolutions. Perhaps akin to some of the Digimon games wherein there's a smaller number of early sets, but you can obtain stones or disks to enable differing evolutions moving forward.

Guzeinbuick · Feb 12, 2022

DonKalypso said:
Another idea hit me: Divergent evolutions. Perhaps akin to some of the Digimon games wherein there's a smaller number of early sets, but you can obtain stones or disks to enable differing evolutions moving forward.

The game has had that since Version 1 lol

DonKalypso · Feb 12, 2022

Fair enough, I guess an example of my idea is more in order. Tokomon can evolve into Patamon, this is standard. Tokomon can also become Kokatorimon. Biyomon is also able to become Kokatorimon.

Now I'm not at all aware of how the data structure of evolution lines operates in Pokemon's 3rd gen, but I think it'd be neat to have Digimon's interwoven evolution lines in game.

Guzeinbuick · Feb 12, 2022

DonKalypso said:
Fair enough, I guess an example of my idea is more in order. Tokomon can evolve into Patamon, this is standard. Tokomon can also become Kokatorimon. Biyomon is also able to become Kokatorimon.

Now I'm not at all aware of how the data structure of evolution lines operates in Pokemon's 3rd gen, but I think it'd be neat to have Digimon's interwoven evolution lines in game.

Ah, I see what you mean. Interweaving evolutionary lines could work, but only if you standardized all growth rates. Otherwise the levels get all screwy.

It's an interesting idea. I'll keep it in mind. :)

Asatzu · Feb 23, 2022

Hello, i have a Question.
Cab i get a Paildramon? And there Digitations?

Guzeinbuick · Feb 24, 2022

Asatzu said:
Hello, i have a Question.
Cab i get a Paildramon? And there Digitations?

Full DigiDex is on the front page. :)

ROBERSVALDO · Mar 1, 2022

Eu não consigo achar um Download para celular que funcione ;-; alguém pode me ajudar?

Zygarde-Crowned · Mar 1, 2022

ROBERSVALDO said:
Eu não consigo achar um Download para celular que funcione ;-; alguém pode me ajudar?

Translation: I can't find a mobile download that works ;-; Can someone help me?

The download link is at the first post. After downloading the .zip file, remember to patch with the clean FireRed rom, 1.0 Squirrels, which you can download from somewhere else.

Guzeinbuick · Mar 1, 2022

ROBERSVALDO said:
Eu não consigo achar um Download para celular que funcione ;-; alguém pode me ajudar?

You should download on your desktop/laptop so you can properly patch the file to create the rom. Then you can transfer the newly-patched rom to your phone either through email or cloud or whatever works best for you.

If you only have access to a mobile then... well, I guess you can find a pre-patched file off Google. Some unaffiliated websites have hosted my game on their sites. But I don't know if they'll be the most up-to-date version.

FAFNEET · Mar 3, 2022

Hi, just started playing it today and I'm loving the experience, it's my first time playing a hack rom and it's like playing my one of my favorite games as if it was the first time. Thank you sooooo much for making it.

Also, is there (or will be) some way to obtain Lucemon?

FireRed hack: Digimon Nova Red ver. 3.1 [COMPLETED] [UPDATED 8.12.2022]

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