[Developing] PokéForce - A brand new Pokémon MMORPG!

[PokeForceMMO]

Note: This isn't our official logo, this is just a temporary logo.

Welcome to PokéForce - A brand new Pokémon MMORPG built in LibGDX. This project initially went under the name PokéRPG which can be found here, we decided to rebuild the game engine from scratch after around 6 months in a lapse in progress. In that time we realized that there were several things we could do better. So... we did!

So...what is PokéForce? Easy! It's a project built by fans, for fans. We're hoping to capture the spirit of the original Pokémon games while implementing unique features that would be typically be found in an MMO environment. In the last month or so since our rebranding we've made a bunch of progress and felt it was right to remake our original forum thread to properly showcase what we've accomplished now.

Features:

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Pokémon Showdown API - Ideally we'd like to implement the complete Pokémon Showdown API which would allow for us to have an incredibly polished battle system that would be a 1-to-1 replication of Generation 9, and give us complete control over creating in-depth and complex NPCs.
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Skills and Classes - We're intending to have several different skills that give you side-task to do during the typical game play session, whether it be for crafting purposes or purely for money-making. We want to give the players the opportunity to experience something different yet within-lore. In the Pokémon anime, especially in the earlier seasons you'd often see many different type of trainers who whilst they may enjoy the occasional battle, they typically had a completely different focus for their journey. We'd like to bring that to our project. For example - the Breeder Class would have specific advantages to breeding Pokémon Eggs whilst the Ranger Class would have specific advantages to catching Pokémon. These small differences can completely change what your goals might end up being in your journey. We'll continue to flesh this out as our project grows.
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Multiple Regions - Essentially, we intend to release regions in a staggered-release cycle, i.e. we'll release Johto or Kanto and then within 6 months to 1 year dedicate our resources to producing and releasing another region. In addition to this we aim to create several custom regions that take inspiration from several of our favorite fan-games.
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TBD - We'll continue to update this section as our project continues to grow. We are in a very very early stage of development and while we have definitely accomplished a lot, we have a lot more still to discuss and accomplish.

Screenshot of the month!

Screenshots - The best part! (We've placed this in a spoiler so you can view this at your own perusal.)

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- Showcasing multiplayer capabilities.

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- Showcasing player shadows.

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- Showcasing night time.

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- Showcasing a mock-up of what our UI would eventually look like.

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- Showcasing our chatbox in a close-up.

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- Showcasing our character creation screen.

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- Showcasing our login screen, this is animated.

Lastly - with this being an MMO project, we haven't officially announced a specific timeline for when we will be ready to launch. We are however doing monthly development tech demos and would gladly welcome all Pokécommunity members to come and check it out.

You can find us at: https://discord.gg/pokeforce - we hope to see you there!

Credits

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Coffee Cup - https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/421381
Cpt. Lavender for various asset files made in-house
Nintendo for their gameplay assets that we've scraped from the roms (tilesets, maps, pokemon data, move data, etc.)

 

[PokeForceMMO]

Second post held for potential need.

 

[Alycia]

Just a little thread bump, we've been hard at work! Here's a note of a couple things we've added lately:

- Dialogue systems
- Inventory/action bar
- UI/Hub designs
- Ground Items, including dropping items, and picking them up
- Lots of bug fixes

The inventory system is a new thing we're bringing to Pokemon, where you'll have a maximum of 8 different items you can carry with you at a time. This forces you to think about what you might bring along should you go exploring a cave, or challenge an Elite 4. You'll be able to expand the inventory by purchasing "Bag upgrades". We leaned heavily into Stardew Valley for this system. Take a peek at the current progress in our image below, and don't forget to join our Discord to get access to the tech demo happening on October 13th!

https://discord.gg/pokeforce

 

[Rainbow Dum Dum]

this looks super cool, at first i thought it was something like PokeMMO but this looks different

 

[looneyman1]

Oooh~. I'm efinitely interested. I joined the discord so I ca keep track of this better.

 

[PokeForceMMO]

Oooh~. I'm efinitely interested. I joined the discord so I ca keep track of this better.

We're glad to have you in the discord!

this looks super cool, at first i thought it was something like PokeMMO but this looks different.

While this project does have similarities to other Pokemon MMOs, we have many differences geared towards giving players much more options for their adventure. More to come soon on that.

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Something of note to mention, we are currently actively recruiting mappers, we'll be using the program called Tiled in order to make our maps, if you're interested, please either DM here or message Gawerty on our official discord at: https://discord.gg/pokeforce

 

[Alycia]

Bump, we've got a lot of cool things on the go :)

- Followers
- NPCs

Come join our discord! https://discord.gg/pokeforce

 

[Alycia]

Bump! Our tech demo is only 7 days away! Come join us to get an early look at PokeForce!

https://discord.gg/pokeforce

 

[Ulisses]

Will it have scaling coop battles? (i.e. double battles that can be played in party and generated content to support it)

 

[PokeForceMMO]

Will it have scaling coop battles? (i.e. double battles that can be played in party and generated content to support it)

We're discussing a few ideas behind the scenes, but there will likely be something along these lines in the future. Currently the focus is building the client itself, content will be a focus more towards the end of the year.

 

[Branaso]

omg this reminds me of Pokemmo where I have around 3.7k hours game play, and Im really interested to try this one, best luck my buddies

 

[Alycia]

Our dry-run before our demo is going well!

https://discord.gg/pokeforce

 

[Alycia]

We had a very successful tech demo! Here's some screencaps of the event!

 

[Dges13]

se ve muy bien, donde o como lo descargo para probarlo?

saludos.

 

[BJK]

We're glad to have you in the discord!



While this project does have similarities to other Pokemon MMOs, we have many differences geared towards giving players much more options for their adventure. More to come soon on that.

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Something of note to mention, we are currently actively recruiting mappers, we'll be using the program called Tiled in order to make our maps, if you're interested, please either DM here or message Gawerty on our official discord at: https://discord.gg/pokeforce

Hi bro, I am an experienced Tiled user and would be happy to help you.

 

[ChrisNP87]

Excited for this!

 

[Orangee]

Nice work,I wish all the best and the game a great success ！！！

 

[Enderchuu]

Super excited for this MMORPG, their summer demo is on August 28, 2024. Seems to be a completely new and ambitious direction from other pokemon MMO with skills and classes. It has a very nice community with no staff drama which is really refreshing. Definitely recommend joining their discord and checking it out. Here's something from their sneak peaks on discord.

 

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