• Our software update is now concluded. You will need to reset your password to log in. In order to do this, you will have to click "Log in" in the top right corner and then "Forgot your password?".
  • Welcome to PokéCommunity! Register now and join one of the best fan communities on the 'net to talk Pokémon and more! We are not affiliated with The Pokémon Company or Nintendo.

Emerald hack: Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]

  • 4
    Posts
    1
    Years
    • Seen Jul 10, 2024
    [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]
    A PvE experience for VGC Fans
    Hello Pokécommunity! This is my first post, and it's to tell you about my ROM hack, Pokémon Obsidian Emerald, made together with co-designer Speaker. We love the VGC format of competitive Pokémon, which pits players against each other in Double Battles. It has always been our opinion that 2v2 battles offer a much richer experience than singles. We have also been huge fans of difficulty/enhancement hacks for a long time. A little over a year ago, we began to wonder whether there were any ROM hacks that would offer a VGC fan like ourselves a fully Doubles experience that would force us to craft competitive teams with well-thought-out synergies to overcome powerful VGC-inspired opponents, all with a modernized battle engine and quality-of-life features. After a lot of searching, we came up empty, so we decided to make it happen! The result is Obsidian Emerald Version.

    Obsidian Emerald Version is currently on v1.4, which has just released! We will continue to update the game, and have already implemented many community-suggested features, balance changes and more. Currently, the game is complete through defeating the Champion. The post-game will be updated in version 2.0, which Speaker and I will begin working towards soon!

    To download the game, you can use this Google Drive link, which also contains a full Changelog and the documentation:

    If you're up for it, please join our discord! We have a great community growing there, and would love to hear your suggestions, receive your bug reports, and see your Hall of Fame teams!

    Trailer (outdated):
    Spoiler:

    Screenshots:
    [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed] [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]
    [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed][PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]

    Features:
    Spoiler:

    FAQ:
    Spoiler:

    Many thanks to everyone who worked directly on or provided features for this project!
    Contributers:
    Spoiler:
     
    Last edited:
    I love playing difficulty hacks, but spamming single battles tends to get monotonous very fast. This will take me out of my comfort zone for sure but I am hyped for it
     
    Thank you very much for this. There's a lot of features I love from what I'm reading :smile:

    I'm doing a test run on the Nuzlocke mode, and I found something strange:

    [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]
    [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]
    [PokeCommunity.com] Obsidian Emerald v1.4 Release [VGC/Doubles Challenge/QoL/Modernization Hack, Story Completed]
    For some reason, the game allowed me to catch a second Pokémon on Route 102 (it locked me to one in 101 and 103), not sure if it's intended or the catch limit may glitch sometimes.
     
    I love playing difficulty hacks, but spamming single battles tends to get monotonous very fast. This will take me out of my comfort zone for sure but I am hyped for it
    love to hear it, i hope it's a fun change of pace!
     
    Thank you very much for this. There's a lot of features I love from what I'm reading :smile:

    I'm doing a test run on the Nuzlocke mode, and I found something strange:

    View attachment 160097
    View attachment 160098
    View attachment 160099
    For some reason, the game allowed me to catch a second Pokémon on Route 102 (it locked me to one in 101 and 103), not sure if it's intended or the catch limit may glitch sometimes.
    Thanks for the heads up! We've noticed that sometimes this happens, and are working on nailing down the reason. If you think you have a guess as to any specific circumstances that cause it to happen, don't hesitate to reach out - discord is probably the fastest way, but I'll check this thread periodically too

    Edit: This has been fixed, along with a few other minor bugs, namely:
    • Static overworld encounters now properly count as an encounter (like Voltorb in New Mauvile)
    • New Mauville and Mauville City now count as separate maps for purposes of Nuzlocke Mode
    • Shiny odds for chaining with the DexNav were too low due to a bug; they are now correct and approximately twice as high for large chains
    Thanks for letting us know and hope you have fun!
     
    Last edited:
    Hola buenas tardes me podrían ayudar en donde podría encontrar al tutor de movimientos que no sea recordardor y tutor de movimientos huevo a mi me encantan los combates dobles pero si no puedo enseñarle los movimientos que necesitan mis pokemon seria muy triste al grado de dejar de jugarlo, un simple soak en buizel, un simple relevo en woobat o malamar, en si me gustaria que todos los pokemon tengan acceso a todos sus movimientos originales que pueden aprender tanto nivel especiales y huevo de una manera fácil y cómoda, acceso al cambio de naturaleza favorable y sus mejoras IV y Evs creo que si un hack tiene acceso a esto no importa su historia ni sus gráficos amaremos este juego, ya que serían infinitas las estrategias que puedes armar con tus pokemon una simple limitante te hará dejar de jugar saludos espero su pronta respuesta y una nueva actualización mejorada!
     
    Hola buenas tardes me podrían ayudar en donde podría encontrar al tutor de movimientos que no sea recordardor y tutor de movimientos huevo a mi me encantan los combates dobles pero si no puedo enseñarle los movimientos que necesitan mis pokemon seria muy triste al grado de dejar de jugarlo, un simple soak en buizel, un simple relevo en woobat o malamar, en si me gustaria que todos los pokemon tengan acceso a todos sus movimientos originales que pueden aprender tanto nivel especiales y huevo de una manera fácil y cómoda, acceso al cambio de naturaleza favorable y sus mejoras IV y Evs creo que si un hack tiene acceso a esto no importa su historia ni sus gráficos amaremos este juego, ya que serían infinitas las estrategias que puedes armar con tus pokemon una simple limitante te hará dejar de jugar saludos espero su pronta respuesta y una nueva actualización mejorada!
    Hola, y muchas gracias para tu interés. Ya existen dos modos fáciles para enseñar a tus Pokémon movimientos huevo. El primero que se encuentra es simplemente usar el DexNav para encontrar Pokémon que ya tienen movimientos huevo. Si el Pokémon ya tiene un movimiento huevo, se puede verlo en la ventana pop-up. Más tarde en el juego, un hombre en Lilycove te dará un Mirror Herb, que se puede usar como en Scarlet y Violet para transferir movimientos huevo a un Pokémon que ya has capturado. Si no te gusta el trabajo monótono de IVs y EVs, puedes jugar con "Minimal Grinding Mode", o usar los "Battle Tents" (se encuentra el primero en Slateport) y las plumas que se encuentra en el suelo para hacer perfectas las estadísticas de tus Pokémon. Todos los PokéMarts venden mentas de naturaleza para fácilmente cambiar la naturaleza.
     
    Will qwilfish evolve if I just use barb barrage since I can't use strong style like regular game?
     
    breeder Isaac on Route 117, has the same exact Pokémon as Triathlete Maria. according to the excel, he should have Magbee and Electra buzz, but he has all flying types. My version is 1.4 and I downloaded it July 15, 2024
     
    Very interesting hack - just beat Flannery after 30+ resets. I caught every available mon up until this point, and crafted teams for each battle. However after seeing how difficult Flannery was, I'm definitely stopping here. I love the way this hack utilizes gauntlets, I just can't find the energy to continue knowing it only gets harder from here. In the end, the only thing that works is cheese & luck, praying minimize goes through & the opponent misses, or Rock Slide flinches... Anyway, fun concept! Maybe if there were more game modes to turn on/off (items in pokemart, items in battle, difficulty level, etc.) I'd continue playing. :) (Also DC link is broken!!)
     
    Back
    Top