Platinum hack: hinkage's Battle Factory Challenge (NO PHYSICAL/SPECIAL SPLIT) (GONE WRONG)

[hinkage]

That's right, no physical/special split.
Inspired by me getting into gen 3 comp a little bit.

About:
This is a small hack of Pokemon Platinum that removes the physical/special split, and takes the player straight to the Battle Factory.

Spoiler:

(We do a little trolling.)

FEATURES:
-Removal of the physical/special split (DUH) (see below for more info)
-Fully edited Battle Factory rentals; that is, new/different EV spreads, items, movesets, and natures
-Fully edited Battle Factory trainer's text
-Minor text edits in battle
-3x faster HP bar drain speed; 4x faster fill speed
-Customizable music for the Battle Factory lobby/arena, as well as for regular battles and the Factory Head battle
-All the Clowns are named Phil/Phillip.
-All the Guitarists sing real lyrics.


ROM Base:
Pokemon - Platinum Version (USA) (Rev 1)

Tested on DeSmuME emulator 0.9.11_x86 (if there are any emulation issues).




DOWNLOAD:
VERSION 4.0
ENGLISH: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7rqyv1dn7kyz7se/hinkage%27s_Battle_Factory_Challenge_v4.0.zip/file
FRANÇAIS: https://www.mediafire.com/file/glt5...ctory_Challenge_v4.0_-_Fran%C3%A7ais.zip/file

Patch using Xdelta:
https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/598/




RENTAL POKEMON SPREADSHEET:

BATTLE FACTORY MONS.xlsx

docs.google.com

It details every level 100 rental Pokemon's moves, item, ability, and EVs.

TABLEUR DES POKEMON EN FRANCAIS :

BATTLE FACTORY MONS - FRANÇAIS.xlsx

Sheet1 FICHIER,SÉRIE,POKÉMON,ATTAQUE 1,ATTAQUE 2,ATTAQUE 3,ATTAQUE 4,OBJET,NATURE,PV,ATQ,DÉF,ATQ SPÉ,DÉF SPÉ,VIT,Les Remarques 1,1,BULBASAUR,MEGA DRAIN,toxik,Vampigraine,Amnésie,GrosseRacine,modeste,X,X,X 2,CHARMANDER,Crocs feu,Griffe Acier,Brouillard,Grimace,Lentilscope ,Rigide,X,X,X 3,SQUIRTLE...

docs.google.com

For those of you who don't know:
Prior to gen 4, a move uses the Attack stat or Special Attack stat based on its type; it is not unique for each move. This is known as the "pre-physical/special split" era.
Here is a list of whether each type is physical (uses Attack) or special (uses Special Attack):

Spoiler:

PHYSICAL TYPES:
Normal
Rock
Ground
Flying
Fighting
Ghost
Bug
Steel
Poison
SPECIAL TYPES:
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Dragon
Psychic
Dark
Ice

Things to note:
-Hidden Power is not yet included in this hack, but if it were, it unfortunately would NOT be type-based. If this hack expands, I'll definitely get a fix for that.
-All the Clowns are named Phil/Phillip.
-All the Guitarists sing real lyrics.
-As of v4.0, this hack is oficially renamed from "Pokemon Platinum Version - No PSS" to... its current name.


Completed updates:
-v1 Revamped all 950 possible rental mons to have more appropriate stats, natures, and/or movesets.
-v3 Balanced rental mons from v2; turns out it WAS severely needed.
-v3 Add easychat-esque text for the Battle Factory opponents, a la gen 3.
-v3 Crunch has been reverted to lowering SpDef once again. Flash Cannon was changed to lower Def.
---(Crunch lowered SpDef in gens 2 and 3 and was changed to lower Def in gen 4 onward when it became physical; the same makes sense for Flash Cannon).
-v3.5 added ability to change battle music. Leave the Factory and talk to the Guitarist to change it.
-v3.5 updated low HP bar sound.
-v3.5 doubled HP bar drain speed.
-v4.0 New titlescreen!
-v4.0 added ability for player to change lobby/arena and Frontier Brain battle music.
-v4.0 TRIPLED HP bar drain speed, and quadrupled its fill speed.
-v4.0 removed some unecessary parts of the intro, like the rival naming sequence.
-v4.0 rewrote some text from v3.5, like Thorton's and the "ADVENTURE INFO" (now called "HACK INFO") details at the beginning of the game.
-v4.0 updated Crunch and Flash Cannon move descriptions to match their changed effects.
-v4.0 Intimidate text changed to 2 lines instead of 3 (it saves a couple unnecessary seconds of waiting/mashing).
-v4.0 Thunder attack text changed to Pokemon Stadium Announcer 8) because it's fun.
-v4.0 Almost complete overhaul--yet again--of most mons, as they were still too OP.


MAYBE updates:
-Make more changes to the level 50 mons; as of v4.0 there are only minor edits
-?????


Bugfixes:
-v3.5 fixed a Parasol Lady's opening text that was just "PARASOL LADY"
-v4.0 fixed battles having no music by default (var wasn't initialized)
-v4.0 fixed Thorton text issues/other minor text issues
-v4.0 Uproar move effect lol (Idt I used it before v4.0 anyway but still)
-v4.0 probably a few others I forgot

Spoiler: (The part you're not supposed to see)

CREDITS:
Me--paying taxes and wageslaving
AdAstra--coding dynamic music routines for regular battles, the Factory Brain battle, and in the Factory lobby/arena

SPECIAL THANKS:
Mikelan, BagBoy, and Nitram--HP bar drain/fill speed modification
Lhea, HD125D--all their help and making dynamic music possible
LRXC--balancing suggestions


Thanks for playing!
If you like this, check out my other DS ROM hack "Richard," my Make A Great Map 7 contest entry, also in the Sideshow Showcase on Ped--er, PokeCommunity. It's kewl.

SCREENSHOTS/VIDEOS:

Spoiler:

Choosing music

See how all Water/Ice moves are special?

Look at this fun dialogue:

FAQ
Q: Is it "hinkage's Battle Factory Challenge" or "hinkage's own Battle Factory Challenge?"
A: Shit. I guess both.

Q: Why revert to pre-gen 4 physical/special mechanics?
A: It's fun.

Q: What's up with Thorton? Why is he so mad?
A: YouTube keeps recommending me dumbass videos.

Q: Why are the Clowns all named Phil/Phillip?
A: I became Snort Burnell fan many years ago when I worked in a cube.

Spoiler: Old versions

Version 1 (PSS only):

Pokemon Platinum Version - No PSS v1

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com

Version 2 (edited movesets/natures/EVs, and some changed mons):

Pokemon Platinum Version - No PSS v2

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com

Version 3 (EasyChat text, balancing, misc edits)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/c8jtkcf594ip4w2/Pokemon+Platinum+Version+-+No+PSS+v3.zip/file
Version 3.5 (customizable music for regular trainers/lobby/arena, balancing)
https://www.mediafire.com/file/95qcge2ifocnhi9/Pokemon_-_Platinum_Version_No_PSS_v3.5.zip/file

Coincidentally, Werster started doing gen 4 Battle Factory runs today (3/6/24). What are the odds of that? It turns out, pretty good.

 

[hinkage]

UPDATE, UPPPPDATE
Version 2 is here, with big changes:
Revamped all 950 possible rental mons to have more appropriate stats, natures, and/or movesets, and a few changed mons.
I tried hard to make the sets both fun and good, but that's not easy. I tried to make all mons as viable as possible, so there may be some that are too good/too stupid.
All sets are legal, too, except one Magnezone with Overheat (toward the end so near Gold symbol) because, imo, Magnezone SHOULD learn Overheart and HP Fire isn't a thing I can do yet.

Link:

Pokemon Platinum Version - No PSS v2

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com

OP has been edited with the link as well.

Next update:
Add easychat-esque text for the Battle Factory opponents, a la gen 3.
(If severely needed) balance rental mons.


Please enjoy.

 

[hinkage]

VERSION 3 is here and there are massive changes (all also included in the OP).

CHECK THE OP FOR VERSION 3 DOWNLOAD LINK.


EASYCHAT DIALOGUE:

Things to note:
-Hidden Power is not yet included in this hack, but if it were, it unfortunately would NOT be type-based. If this hack expands, I'll definitely get a fix for that.
-There is a Magnezone with Overheat toward the end (when your streak is nearing a gold symbol) because of the aformentioned lack of Hidden Power
and because I feel Magnezone should really learn Overheat.
-All the Clowns are named Phil/Phillip.
-All the Guitarists sing real lyrics.


Completed updates:
-Revamped all 950 possible rental mons to have more appropriate stats, natures, and/or movesets.
-Balanced rental mons from v2; turns out it WAS severely needed.
-Add easychat-esque text for the Battle Factory opponents, a la gen 3.
-Crunch has been reverted to lowering SpDef once again. Flash Cannon was changed to lower Def.
---(Crunch lowered SpDef in gens 2 and 3 and was changed to lower Def in gen 4 onward when it became physical; the same makes sense for Flash Cannon).


MAYBE updates:
-(If severely needed) balance rental mons.
-Option to change battle music.
-Add a HeartGold version of this hack.
-Edit titlescreen.
-Change parts of intro, like naming Player and Rival.


This will probably be the last major update. I've already gone way further than I initially thought I would--or could.
I thought it would be interesting enough with just the PSS removed (v1), but then the movesets and stats for almost every mon SUCKED SHIT. So I redid them (v2).
And then I thought "hey this dialogue is kind of boring" and wanted to make my own EasyChat style (like gen 3's Factory) so I made this, v3.
These two updates have been more work than I anticipated, but they were also very fun and let me be creative.
At the moment I can't imagine what else I could add to make a v4, but there may be a v3.1, or even a v3.2, or something.

And maybe one day I'll do more than the Battle Factory. Like a whole game. But I fucking doubt it.

 

[hinkage]

I thought I was done, but I couldn't help myself

Version 3.5 download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/95qcge2ifocnhi9/Pokemon_-_Platinum_Version_No_PSS_v3.5.zip/file


What's new:
-Minor text edits in batte
-Faster HP bar (2x) (not shown in video)
-Added GB Sounds battle music from HGSS
-Player can choose what battle bgm they want (method shown in video is outdated--you have to leave the Battle Factory and talk to the Guitarist NPC)

Bugfixes:
-Fixed a Parasol Lady's opening text that was just "PARASOL LADY" lol

 

[hinkage]

Version 4.0 coming soon(tm).

What will be new:
-Customizable lobby/arena music
-HP bar drains/fills even faster; 3x and 4x, respectively
-Huge rental Pokemon changes: new movesets, items, and much more... creative strategies

 

[hinkage]

Version 4.0 is almost here.
You can now also change the music that plays when you battle the Factory Brain.

I bet you've never seen an all-Special Tauros before.

 

[hinkage]

It's finally here

DOWNLOAD:
VERSION 4.0
https://www.mediafire.com/file/7rqyv1dn7kyz7se/hinkage%27s_Battle_Factory_Challenge_v4.0.zip/file

See the OP for details.

 

[hinkage]

I can't believe I still did more.
For the francophones out there, I translated mostly everything into French.

PATCH FRANÇAIS : https://www.mediafire.com/file/glt5...ctory_Challenge_v4.0_-_Fran%C3%A7ais.zip/file

TABLEUR DES POKEMON EN FRANÇAIS :

BATTLE FACTORY MONS - FRANÇAIS.xlsx

Sheet1 FICHIER,SÉRIE,POKÉMON,ATTAQUE 1,ATTAQUE 2,ATTAQUE 3,ATTAQUE 4,OBJET,NATURE,PV,ATQ,DÉF,ATQ SPÉ,DÉF SPÉ,VIT,Les Remarques 1,1,BULBASAUR,MEGA DRAIN,toxik,Vampigraine,Amnésie,GrosseRacine,modeste,X,X,X 2,CHARMANDER,Crocs feu,Griffe Acier,Brouillard,Grimace,Lentilscope ,Rigide,X,X,X 3,SQUIRTLE...

docs.google.com

 

[RickOfTheDarkness]

Is it possible to somehow play the main story using a walk through walls cheat or something? I'm curious to see how a no pss playthrough of Platinum would go