[GM]Pokemon Tactics: The Groudonian Wars

[ChaosZakkimon]

Pokemon Tactics: The Groudonian Wars
an RTS coming from the pokemon franchise.
Done in Game Maker​

For all that don't know RTS stands for Real Time Strategy. These are the types of game like Age of Empires, Starcraft, Stronghold, and Kohan, but there are many more. Now, more Pokemon elites and what not maybe wondering "oi, is this bloke must be off his rocker?" but not to worry, I am fine. I think its a great idea and my system will make it work without a problem

Story:
The peaceful continent of Poketopia was in a state of relative calm after the continental wars versus the great and powerful Mewtwo. But now all is in a relative came. But a new tyrant is rising in the south! Groundon and his mass of followers overtake the peaceful continent of Poketopia, proclaiming He is successor to Mewtwo and is God. Will no one stand before this tyrant?
The Rebels of the Peaceful [better name eventually] come from there hiding to defend Poketopia. Will this prevail? Will you take the factions of Rebels side? Or will your hungry for power corrupt you with the path following Groudon? Or will you follow the neutral path, continuing to live in solitude as much as possible?
What will you choose?


Now going from the actual story, [which does not have all of the workings done to it] we will go to the RTS style engine that this tread is really going about:

Battle:
First off, most people want to know about the battle system. Too be honest, I don't know exactly what the battle system will be yet. There are some speculated idea for the final. I love the mob type battles of Stronghold, but love how tactical orientated Kohan used. I thought of an intermediate but we shall see (how starcraft is structured is pretty similar to the Mob-tactical that would be nice). Here are some diagrams on the whole thing:

Spoiler:

[diagrams of the systems up as soon as can this week. I have several projects and essays this week so possibly not this one]

Resources:
Next part that most would think would be terribly hard to come up with for a pokemon RTS would be resource. At first i was hitting a wall with a spoon at this too trying to figure out what would work for it. I first thought of the elemental stones, they're pretty ore like, but didn't quite fit. Then one of my friends that liked this idea and likes pokemon as well said the berries. I thought this was a good idea for a while but didn't quite stick as a center for resources. Then it hit me; the vitamins would be perfect. So that's how its going to be [Protein and carbos are going to interesting to come up with how you get them from a deposit (organic matter problem)]

Spoiler:

Oran Berries

Basically the currency of the region. Equated to Mineral crystals in Starcraft and gold in just about all other RTSs. Basic resource and easiest to gain access to in the beginning.
Healium (Hp Up)

Well I couldn't have a resource called Hp Up, that's not very ore sounding. One of the basic ores.
Protein

Picked up by more muscly pokemon and used to make strong macros.
Iron

Solid metal mined by the hard skined pokemon.
Calcium

Helps build strong bones and pwn enemy forces. Only taken away with strong spirited pokemon.
Zinc

The element of spiritual defense. Carried by the strong Willed.
Carbos

"Your too slow!"

Unit classification:

Spoiler:

Okay, drifting away from what most other RTS have this system has no set "worker" unit. Each Faction has 9 normal units that possess a certain job in the faction from at least the Basic level; some may lose this ability, while others may gain more help benefits. ALL other units in the faction serve as Auxiliary units, units that usually cost more than the normals but are stronger, have more useful abilities, and/or have special duties (e.g. Turret duty). ALL POKEMON within a faction are combat units, there are no special units that do fighting. All "workers" are combat units, not combat units are "workers." There are 9 positions, just stating a resource means it collects it: Berries, Healium, Protein, Iron, Calcium, Zinc, Carbos, Builder, Ruins Searcher.
The first 7 are self explanatory. Builder will be the unit that STARTS the creation of buildings and/or walls; any unit can help after the foundation is set. Ruins Searchers will look through caves, ruined buildings, and statues that are placed around the map for "technologies"/treasures, gold, and resources.

Treasures

Spoiler:

These are mostly the evolutionary items that would be needed for evolution:
Fire Stone
Water Stone
Thunder St
Grass St
Dusk St
Dawn St
Sun St
Moon St
Protector
Reaper Cloth
Razor Claw
Razor Fang
Ancient Talisman
Round Talisman
Happy Ribbon
Metal Coat
King's Rock
Dubious Disk
Magmarizer
Electirizer
Upgrade Disk
Trade Floppie
Frozen Stone (for Glaceon)

How the level and evolution system will work:

Spoiler:

Pokemon continue with evolution paths as normal, whether it be by Level or what not. Others that have special things such as the Elemental stones, moves, or items will be covered above but they are still needed.

ALSO, all pokemon of one species family share total exp to be used towards "researching" abilities, moves, tactics, etc. Each is available to all pokemon in that family during or after the upgrade where is activated (e.g. Trapinch and family can get Arena Trap but Trapinch can not get Flamethrower or Dragon Pulse). Moves or abilities that would be accessed normally through a special mean (event, cross-breeding, TM) cost more experience than naturally learned abilities.

Experience System:

Spoiler:

Formula: Rup|Exp=((Pxp+LvlA)(LvlA/LvlB)/Fallies)|
wherein Exp equals experience gained, Pxp equals the set amount of exp. the one type of pokemon gives, LvlA equals opponents current level, LvlB equals the pokemon receiving the experiences current level, and Fallies equals the number of friendly units helping in the battle. Level caps at Lvl 100 as normal.

I know how I want the experience per level to be, I just need to make a Nice algorithm for it.

Current Factions: (more info on the units in each will be added eventually)

Spoiler:

Rebels
Empire (Poison, [City-dwelling] normals, other city dwelling ones)
Sand Raiders

Spoiler:

Sandshrew (berries)
|_Sandslash
Hippopotas (Tank/Carrier - Healium) [sand stream changes terrain to desert]
|_Hippowdon
Trapinch (Protein)
|_Vibrava
|_Flygon
Aron (Iron)
|_Lairon
|_Aggron
Baltoy (Calcium)
|_Claydol
Larvitar (Zinc)
|_Pupitar
|_Tyranitar [sand stream changes terrain to desert]
Diglet (Carbos)
|_Dugtrio
Machop (Builder)
|_Machoke
|_Machamp
Gible (Ruins Searcher)
|_Gabite
|_Garchomp
Auxiliary Units
Cactnea (sand veil invisibility - Desert terrain)
|_Cacturne
Gligar
|_Gliscor
Rhyhorn
|_Rhydon
|_Rhyperior (Basically Game Ending tech)
Lileep (slow moving turret-cleric)
|_Crawdily
Marakacchi (slow moving but very strong turret)

Spire

Spoiler:

too tired to report now

Swarm

Spoiler:

ditto above

Guardians of the Sun (Dragons, Fires, others)
Power Plant [generic name, needs better] (Electrics, ?)
Atlantis (water, deep sea pokemon)
(Normals) [will have access to all eevelutions)
Snowies (Hail and Ice types)
Thieves of the forest (Grass, and some of the remaining bug and normal types)
Magma (Fire, Volcano types|most aligned with Groudon)
Crag (Cave Dwelling pokemon)

Current Screenshots:

Spoiler:

Both of these are me messing around with the basic engine, will have more soon as possible.

Current departments that could use the undertaking of help:
5th Gen PMD-style sprites
OR
Completely new style of pokemon 2.5D sprites.
Spriting Resources



Current Credits:
Nintendo-for the great legacy of Pokemon and the creation of the Mystery Dungeon Sprites.
Spriter's Resource- providing the rips of the said sprites.
fancypenguins from
youtube-for showing me how to make a RTS engine in game maker.




~Cheers

 

[SiLvER32]

My friend suggested me to make a pokemon strategy game but I thought of it and found it boring but MAN! an RTS (your concept generally) sounds really awesome! I didn't read your whole thread, will do when you update it, but good luck dude and don't give up on it!

 

[Åzurε]

While my personal ideal is something more in the style of Disgaea, this could be pretty sweet.
I give as much support as a person with no way to actually help you can. xD

 

[ChaosZakkimon]

Yeah, I really thought to do this first as FFT or Disgaea, but could never figure out a way to implement it. But I thought this was also a really good idea too. May a FFT style game for a sequel.
I mean how would it not be cool to see an army of Pokemon moving in to stomp each other.