Time for a little feature update that will be displayed in the front post:
150 Pokémon Available
You will only see, and be able to catch 150 Pokémon. No, it is not going to be the original 150 Pokemon. The Pokedex will feature completely different Pokemon than the 150 Pokemon from Red/Blue/Yellow. Distant's Pokedex will be shown at a different time.
10 Fakemon
10 Fakemon will be added to Distant. 3 of them being legendary, and 7 others. The 7 others will be playing a somewhat important role in this hack, but you will not know what that role is until a release. =)
3 Playable Regions
Well... more like 2.5. The regions that will be playable are Kelios - which is the Player's home region. Post-Apocalypse Kelios, which will be Kelios after the cataclysm, and Uranje - which will be the region you're taken to after you're captured.
New Badge System: Insignias
Yep. That's right. No more of that "go through 8 gyms while dealing with Team Rocket!!" business. Insignias are awarded to you after defeating a Rocket Executive. The Insignias will give you access to certain locations, and also give you power of using brand new HMs!
1 New Hidden Move: Time Warp
I'm not going into too much detail about Time Warp. Just the fact that you can warp through time to a different point in the game. Yes, before I get hate, it IS functional, and only a select few Pokémon will be able to learn it!
Graphical Overhaul
What I'm planning on doing, is replacing each and every tile, overworld, and Pokémon sprite by the final release. Due to this tedious process, it will not happen suddenly. I will be changing it throughout releases. For example: Beta One might have the tile change and nothing else.
New Music
Because I am slowly learning how to incorporate new music into hacks, and create my own, the hack will feature a select few of my works. Not everything will be changed though, as of now, only Battles (Wild, Trainer, Gym, Rival) and Team Rocket encounters.
Professional Mapping and Scripting
The mapping and scripting will be top-notch in this hack. (I'm so modest) I plan on trying to have the most beautiful maps and most enormous and in-depth scripts you've ever seen. Mapping, most of you know I'm very good at, but not many of you have seen my scripts... which I can say, are equally as impressive as my maps.
A Hack Which Will be Completed
I've promised this from the start, back in 2008 -- I will complete Distant, no matter how long it takes me, or how tedious it becomes.
Also, I'll be making sure to update the front post in a moment!