FireRed hack: Pokémon Odyssey [Beta 3.0]

[PacoScarso_]

Hello hello! I'm going to release version 1.6 this Sunday!
This is just a QoL and fix update, so no story addition this time. HOWEVER, here's what's new:

NAVAL EXPLORATIONS REWORK

Thanks to your feedbacks I decided to rework Naval Explorations in order to make them more enjoyable and less repetitive, so starting from v1.6 you'll be able to drive the boat yourself and reach the other islands by crossing the sea currents, fighting F.O.E.s and beating pirates! You'll be able to explore minor islands too!
This is more similar to the Etrian Odyssey III system.

GATHERING POINTS REWORK

Many of you said that gathering the right materials is too frustrating cause of its randomness, so here's what I thought:
The plant on the left has a higher percentage of dropping berries, while the one on the right has a higher percentage of dropping flowers. This will reduce significantly the farming time.

TOWN MAP ADDITION

I get it, a town map is always needed, that's why here's the Talrega Archipelago's town map in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon style!
You'll be able to obtain the Town Map in Nyx's house.

PLUSLE AND MINUN'S REWORK

The two cheerleader mice were not only Pikaclones, but their stats were waaaay to similiar; that's why they need a total rework.
Plusle is now a tank/support, while Minun is a special sweeper.

Base Stats:

New moves added: Heal (Plusle's peculiar move) and Electroshock.

Their learnset was also changed to reflect their new roles.


WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT F.O.E.S?

F.O.E.s were just high level mons guarding treasures, that's all.
I decided to give them a unique moveset and make them drop flowers/minerals/sellables when they are beaten. This way you can have, for example, an Icicle Crash Gyarados, a move that it can't normally learn.


MINOR ADDITIONS

Added Ariadne Thread (Left) and Premier Ball after purchasing 10+ balls (Right).

FIXES AND MINOR ADJUSTMENTS

- Fixed some typos;
- Fixed a crash issue regarding the Geomagnetic Pole in the Second Stratum;
- Buffed the Second Captain's team;


And that's all for today, see you next time!

 

[PacoScarso_]

Beta v1.6 is out!

 

[Draizehn]

Bueno, bueno, bueno
Comentaré en Español, porque creo qué lo hablas y usar el traductor de Google me da mucha flojera jeje. (Aunque igual dejo la traducción abajo por si acaso).

Me gusta la historia, muy original y bastante atractiva. Me encanta.

El apartado gráfico es exquisito, muy buena elección de tiles, me gustan mucho, aunque en algunos lados se ve algo raro, por ejemplo el desierto y la paja (se me olvidó el nombre así qué lo llamaré así XD), en el Bosque el árbol no combina con la hierba alta (Se ve qué es la original de Fire Red) y se ve algo mal, desde mi punto de vista. Mi consejo, es qué hagas un recolor a la hierba alta (con las paletas del árbol) para que sea igual y se consiga esa armonía.

Los demás gráficos, bueno. Están bien, me gustan. Aunque algunos son los originales de sus inyecciones, estaría bueno qué lo cambiarás.

No he probado la beta, así qué no sé cómo es todo in game, la probaré y daré mi opinión. ¡Suerte con el proyecto!

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Translate to english:
Good good good
I will comment in Spanish, because I think you speak it and using the Google translator makes me very lazy hehe. (Although I still leave the translation below just in case).

I like the story, very original and quite attractive. I love it.

The graphic section is exquisite, a very good choice of tiles, I like them a lot, although in some places it looks strange, for example the desert and the straw (I forgot the name so I'll call it that XD), in the Forest the tree does not match the tall grass (You can see what is the original Fire Red) andIt looks a bit wrong, from my point of view. My advice is to recolor the tall grass so that it is the same and that harmony is achieved.

The other graphics, good. They're good, I like them. Although some are the originals of their injections, it would be nice to change it.

I haven't tested the beta, so I don't know how everything is in game, I'll test it and give my opinion. Good luck with the project!

 

[ArosisSoul]

No habla español, habla italiano según su server de Discord

 

[PacoScarso_]

Good good good
I will comment in Spanish, because I think you speak it and using the Google translator makes me very lazy hehe. (Although I still leave the translation below just in case).

I like the story, very original and quite attractive. I love it.

The graphic section is exquisite, a very good choice of tiles, I like them a lot, although in some places it looks strange, for example the desert and the straw (I forgot the name so I'll call it that XD), in the Forest the tree does not match the tall grass (You can see what is the original Fire Red) andIt looks a bit wrong, from my point of view. My advice is to recolor the tall grass so that it is the same and that harmony is achieved.

The other graphics, good. They're good, I like them. Although some are the originals of their injections, it would be nice to change it.

I haven't tested the beta, so I don't know how everything is in game, I'll test it and give my opinion. Good luck with the project!

Oh hey, thanks a lot!
Hope the game will be up to your expectations!
(And yes, as ArosisSoul said I'm Italian, not Spanish)

 

[Hitmonplus]

Hello. I have played the game and I have enjoyed it so far. However I have found two gliches (1.5 Beta). One, when I use a teleport plataform (second stratum) the character teleports and after that the screen get's frozen. It is not random and I think that happens after triggering certain events. Other bug that I found was when I was playing with swinub an icicle crash is that icicle crash healed him instead of damaging the foe as it should be and I do not know why it happens. I've just logged so I do not know where I should report the bugs.

 

[PacoScarso_]

Hello. I have played the game and I have enjoyed it so far. However I have found two gliches (1.5 Beta). One, when I use a teleport plataform (second stratum) the character teleports and after that the screen get's frozen. It is not random and I think that happens after triggering certain events. Other bug that I found was when I was playing with swinub an icicle crash is that icicle crash healed him instead of damaging the foe as it should be and I do not know why it happens. I've just logged so I do not know where I should report the bugs.

Thanks for the report! They've been fixed in version 1.6

 

[Hitmonplus]

Thanks for the report! They've been fixed in version 1.6

Hi I found another bug.

Spoiler:

In the F.O.E. battle against wishcash (lv 70) the game freezes after winning the battle.

 

[PacoScarso_]

Hi I found another bug.

Spoiler:

In the F.O.E. battle against wishcash (lv 70) the game freezes after winning the battle.

Oh, I know. It happens cause of an emulation problem.
If you're playing on PC use mGBA.
If you're playing on an Android device use Lemuroid or RetroArch (with the mGBA core)

 

[Hitmonplus]

Hi I did it again with lemuroidand it worked, thanks.

 

[PacoScarso_]

Hello hello!
I finished all the maps for v2.0, so for the time being I'll be focusing on sprites, scripts and music.
Here are some QoL you'll find in the next update:

New Items:

• Expert Belt
• Wide Lens
• Toxic Orb
• Flame Orb
• Choice Specs
• Choice Scarf

New Abilities:

• Sniper
• Technician
• Unaware
• No Guard
• Tinted Lens
• Filter
• Solid Rock
• Regenerator
• Competitive
• Defiant
• Protean (Kecleon exclusive)
• Super Luck
• Snow Cloak
• Adaptability
• Scrappy
• Unburden
• Gluttony

Minor changes:

• Potion, Superpotion [...] ➜ Medica, Medica II [...]
• Revive, Max Revive ➜ Nectar, Nectar II
• Full Heal ➜ Theriaca

This was made in order to mantain some degree of continuity with Etrian Odyssey

New music tracks:
As we approach the Fourth Stratum the Wild Pokémon theme and the Trainer theme change according to the mood of the story by taking a more serius tone.
Here are some sneak peeks at the new tracks you'll hear in Beta 2.0

• Scarlet Rain
• Battle! Wild Pokémon (Second Half)
• Battle! Trainer (Second Half)
• Towering Pair

That's all for today, see you next time!

 

[Fea_Kreuz]

Awesome ROM hack, very original. As someone who's watched Made in Abyss, I'm liking the story so far. The characters actually has personalities, making the story more immersive.
Double battles are always more fun and interesting. Not having to worry about EVs is a great way to focus more on the story than the grindings.
Looking forward to more content.

 

[PacoScarso_]

Awesome ROM hack, very original. As someone who's watched Made in Abyss, I'm liking the story so far. The characters actually has personalities, making the story more immersive.
Double battles are always more fun and interesting. Not having to worry about EVs is a great way to focus more on the story than the grindings.
Looking forward to more content.

Oh hey, thanks a bunch! Reading this makes me happy!

 

[Shr1mp]

I have just started playing this as my first ever Rom Hack of a Pokemon game and I gotta say I can't wait for it to continue. It's been a blast up to this point.
Are there any changes to Pokemon evolutions that would normally only evolve by trading ?

 

[PacoScarso_]

I have just started playing this as my first ever Rom Hack of a Pokemon game and I gotta say I can't wait for it to continue. It's been a blast up to this point.
Are there any changes to Pokemon evolutions that would normally only evolve by trading ?

Thanks a lot! Hope you'll enjoy the experience until the end!
By the way, you'll need a Link Stone (which is not obtainable yet). As for changes to stats, evolution etc etc check the documentation in the first post

 

[PacoScarso_]

Sooooo I almost finished all the sprites needed for v2.0, here's what's new:

I revamped Nyx and Karin battlesprite, so here's the new version

Someone suggested to put an indicator on NPCs if their quest is available. Well, done :^)

Another one asked for a method to heal your team and/or recover stamina outside the guild, and here it is.
The price is high (50.000), but you have to consider how strong this item is.
Oh, last but not least, I'm going to add a MainQuestLog Item that reminds you where to go/what to do in case you missed something/you stopped playing for a while.

 

[DarkChoclat]

Hello, was wondering if you're planning on adding a store that sells evolution stones, I am missing a few for certain pokemon, thanks!

 

[DarkChoclat]

Also, wanted to say that I really like the game, even created an account just for this particular rom, you've done amazing work!

 

[PacoScarso_]

Hello, was wondering if you're planning on adding a store that sells evolution stones, I am missing a few for certain pokemon, thanks!

Also, wanted to say that I really like the game, even created an account just for this particular rom, you've done amazing work!

Oh hey, first of all thanks a bunch!
As for your question: For balance purposes I can't sell stones yet, so you have to get them at the Mining Points. But no worries, you'll be able to obtain all of them once Beta 2.0 drops. Just wait until then!

 

[PacoScarso_]

Hello hello, good news!
All the events of the Third Stratum are done, so we're almost halfway through.

New Titlescreen for version 2.0

Final version of Talrega (or at least I hope so)

Aaaand new islands to explore!

Last but not least: we are planning to release v2.0 in June/July!