FireRed hack: Pokémon Unbound [COMPLETED]

[unoriginal123]

Sorry to be a downer, but I'm really frustrated by a puzzle right now...
This is my second playthrough, which means I really like this hack (I'm quite picky and rarely play Pokémon games anymore). But I am really irritated by a certain puzzle halfway through the story.

Spoiler:

I reached the Cube Space puzzle, and, well, this feels like the most arbitrary and random puzzle so far.
The other playthrough I did with no major hiccups, even the infamous ice puzzle (on Victory Road, was it?) was not too difficult to overcome.
But here I am, arbitrarily running back and forth into random warps, having given up on logically solving it the first dozen of tries. No offense though, I see someone has put a lot of work into it for us to enjoy, and for free, no less.

Yes, i may exaggerate, but it is hard to keep track with only using the "null-warp" as reference.

Googling yields not many results, so, am I really that dumb or is it supposed to be trial and error?
Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed games and puzzles intentionally invoking desperation for exposition's sake. I'm a sucker for unconventional stuff like that. But this does not provide any benefit whatsoever for my joy of playing it. And there is a lot of joy to begin with, mind you.

I'm sorry to complain, maybe it is completely my personal issue. I always try to reflect and be as fair as I can be.
If anyone of the dev team reads this, first of all, I'm really grateful for what you have done. But maybe there is room of improvement besides turning the puzzle difficulty to "Easy". And since I'm stubborn enough, I will solve it without that.
Maybe it's a personal issue, I feel I always get too worked up over small, but frustrating things like that.
Nonetheless, let it not be understated what this hack has become. It's simply terrific.

 

[tavioo]

It's right next to a male Ace Trainer, en route to the Victory Road cave.

Thanks.

 

[Zygarde-Crowned]

Spoiler:

Cube Space puzzle

I completed the 2.0 version twice (not counting the New Game+ with Insane Sandbox) and on both attempts I solved the puzzle by 100% trial and error. Solved by noting which teleporter lands to which point and going from there. Still, it does take a good chunk of time to solve this, though.

 

[Zygmuntt]

how do i install the non patch on unbound?

 

[unoriginal123]

I completed the 2.0 version twice (not counting the New Game+ with Insane Sandbox) and on both attempts I solved the puzzle by 100% trial and error. Solved by noting which teleporter lands to which point and going from there. Still, it does take a good chunk of time to solve this, though.

Keeping notes might be sensible, fair enough. I simply tried to memorize the pattern, but similar looking platforms kept tripping me up.
I mean, I get the intention, if it was developed like this on purpose. Still, you'd first assume the way is going forward, picking the right one from branching paths, it took me a while to figure out what loops and where to turn back.

And like I said, the dreaded ice puzzle wasn't an issue during an earlier playthrough, so it may have caught me off guard. It seemed to break the established formula.

Still, thanks for reassuring I'm not as dumb as I felt. ;)

 

[TADOODAT]

I have a question. I have a shiny crobat. I updated it, and it looks blue now. Why does it look like this? It was the second pokemon I ever caught and it is very close to my heart.

 

[JJ099]

Is there gonna be a new update coming out soon I really don't want to start a play through then have a new update come out.

 

[Zygarde-Crowned]

Is there gonna be a new update coming out soon I really don't want to start a play through then have a new update come out.

Version 2.0.3.2 has been released around two weeks ago. Consider downloading and playing now. I don't know when will 2.1 be out, though.

 

[thefonz69]

Hey, I think I'm softlocked. Is there any way to fix this?

Spoiler:

I'm in the Distortion World. I was following a guide, but one of the platforms that the guide showed early on never appeared visible to me. I reset several times, but the platforms never appeared visible. I tried using a code to walk through walls so that I could get to the platform that I needed to, but now I am completely stuck. Here is an image of where I am.

I'm on the most recent version. Any suggestions on how to get out of this?

 

[Danidark97]

Is there a strategy useful to complete the Safari Zone Quest?

Spoiler:

I assume that I Should buy a massive quantity of berries in Seaport

But is it enough?

 

[Zygarde-Crowned]

Update on this; I can't mine. The mining game isn't working, after the minor tells you to "face the wall to get started" it loads onto a black screen and gets stuck.
This is the first time I have attempted to mine in 2.0.3 and it worked in the previous version.

hi i just started play the game and my game crash whenever i want to mine at KBT, any solutions?

Strange. I played 2.0.0 on VBA at PC and 2.0.2 on mGBA at Mac, and I haven't faced this issue. Perhaps raise the issue at Discord, preferably at #main-bugs channel.

 

[unoriginal123]

Hey, some kind of weird observation, but I think a Swellow I fought in a Max Raid failed it's Max Guard or another move in combination.

I didn't pay much attention, I was overleveled anyway and just went for the items. But I think it used Max Guard on turn 1 and some time after that I noticed the "shook its head" message.
I know there are a lot of moves that intentionally fail (e.g. Heavy Slam), but such a move wasn't involved, I think.

My partner was Abimbola's Foongus, so it hadn't moved, I used "Roly-Poly", but couldn't have moved either, if Swellow went for Max Guard.
My own Max Lightning went through, and the Foongus didn't have any priority either, I think.

Since something seemed off, I caught it afterwards and have a suspicion that could be checked:
Its moves were Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Double Team, Quick Guard. Max Raid opponents are abke to move more than once per turn.
Could it possibly have used Quick Guard and Quick Attack in that same turn, so Max Guard (or Quick Guard which I might not have noticed afterwards) cancel each other out?

Either way, it looked like an unintentional outcome, since all moves involved seemed valid.


Edit/addendum: Also, somehow the levels of Raids seem to have lowered after

Spoiler:

I revisited the Shadow Base in Frozen Heights, following Marlon, fighting Zeph (before Dehara Gym).

Before I remember them being ~35 or above, now all of them have become 26... (well, a Kakuna was 29)

 

[Negaman]

I can't play Cloud burst since it ends as soon as it starts.

 

[Zygarde-Crowned]

I can't play Cloud burst since it ends as soon as it starts.

If you're playing at high speed with fast forward on, turn it off before playing. You can turn it on afterwards.

 

[JohnCena18]

Hello i play Pokemon unbound for first time,i have a question,when i use the dexnav,,in the profile there is a part next to the pokemons that says "search level" what is it? what is it for?

 

[thedigiman619]

It functions much like the DexNav in ORAS; basically, the higher the level, the more info you learn about the Pokémon in the shaking grass/dust cloud/bubbling water. At Level 0, you just know that it is the species you're looking for. As you continue scanning that pokemon, the level increases and you learn more and more about that that Pokémon, including its ability, the first move known, and (after upgrading the Dexnav in Cootes Bog) whether it has an item or not. Getting long chains of a Pokémon (i.e., getting the same one in a row dozens of times and not switching you 'mon or leaving the area), you can get 'mon that known egg moves and/or have a higher chance to be shiny.

 

[unoriginal123]

Hey, some kind of weird observation, but I think a Swellow I fought in a Max Raid failed it's Max Guard or another move in combination.

I didn't pay much attention, I was overleveled anyway and just went for the items. But I think it used Max Guard on turn 1 and some time after that I noticed the "shook its head" message.
I know there are a lot of moves that intentionally fail (e.g. Heavy Slam), but such a move wasn't involved, I think.

My partner was Abimbola's Foongus, so it hadn't moved, I used "Roly-Poly", but couldn't have moved either, if Swellow went for Max Guard.
My own Max Lightning went through, and the Foongus didn't have any priority either, I think.

Since something seemed off, I caught it afterwards and have a suspicion that could be checked:
Its moves were Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Double Team, Quick Guard. Max Raid opponents are abke to move more than once per turn.
Could it possibly have used Quick Guard and Quick Attack in that same turn, so Max Guard (or Quick Guard which I might not have noticed afterwards) cancel each other out?

Either way, it looked like an unintentional outcome, since all moves involved seemed valid.


Edit/addendum: Also, somehow the levels of Raids seem to have lowered after

Spoiler:

I revisited the Shadow Base in Frozen Heights, following Marlon, fighting Zeph (before Dehara Gym).

Before I remember them being ~35 or above, now all of them have become 26... (well, a Kakuna was 29)

Strangely enough, after beating

Spoiler:

Galavan's Gym,

the Raid levels raised again to almost level 40.
So somehow they lowered after

Spoiler:

Shadow Base,

but returned to expected levels after defeating the Gym above. Maybe the updated story script caused a wrong scaling order?

Another thing that might be worth looking into:
I wondered why Alford constantly used Crunch on a Gourgeist Raid with his Pyroar. Pyroar is a special attacker and Gourgeist more like a physical wall.
Unfortunately Pyroar runs Incinerate, which doesn't work in Raids (intentionally). It may be worthwhile to give it another move, since it's completely unuseable for the time being.

 

[Zygarde-Crowned]

Strange. I played 2.0.0 on VBA at PC and 2.0.2 on mGBA at Mac, and I haven't faced this issue. Perhaps raise the issue at Discord, preferably at #main-bugs channel.

I wrote about this on Discord and got this answer:

"I was just going to report experiencing this bug. I played around in the settings and the problem went away when i changed back to frame 1. Frame 6 was causing the bug for me and frame 1 worked fine. I didn't test any of the others though"

So you might need to check the frames before starting mining.

 

[LadyCorvus]

Just played this (and I have played a LOT of Pokemon ROM hacks), and I can say this is the most impressive one I've played. There's so much to do in it with not just the usual game goals but side quests, it's incredibly creative (incorporating aspects of Pokemon Go, unique puzzles and gym battles, a vast new region, and so much more), and there are a lot of conveniences (not having to clog up moves slots with HM's, can choose the game's difficulty and many other settings, and having a lot of new TM's) as well. I can't imagine how difficult it was to make such an amazing game with so much detail and no glitches. I just wish I could have experienced all of it (Real Time didn't work and save froze, but that was no fault of the game creators, but rather the online emulator I was using lol). I cannot say enough good things about this game. I'm no critic, but I just thought I'd throw some praise at all of the ROM hackers who worked so hard on this game, using their skills for free. Great job and thank you for providing us players with so much fun ;)

 

[Zygarde-Crowned]

Can someone plz give me the link to what firered gba they used bc I already downloaded from 2 websites and they don't work.

Search for 1636 FireRed Squirrels on the web. I can't give any link to you, unfortunately.

LC praises Unbound

100% agreed. This is my favourite hack I've played, period.