[Release] Pok?mon XD: Darkness Beyond Time [Dead]

[Crystal Noel]

Pokémon XD: Darkness Beyond Time [Dead]

This project is dead. Please visit the following topic for its spiritual successor.

Introduction:
Created with RPG Maker VX Ace, this game is meant as a sequel to Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness for the Nintendo GameCube, as well as a continuation of the story from the 5th generation games. The premise is that you embark on a new journey through across the Kronos Region, snagging corrupted Shadow Pokémon from other trainers to purify, against a newly reformed organization named Cipher and their Shadow Dialga.

Screenshots:

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Characters:

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Hilbert/Hilda - The Player​

The hero of this adventure Hilbert/Hilda is the hero of the original Pokémon Black and White. Having had defeated the organization Team Plasma three years earlier, Hilbert/Hilda is out looking for the former Team Plasma leader N. His/Her adventures end up bringing him/her to the Kronos region upon the request of a mysterious man named Colress. The purpose of the request was to act against the Cipher Organization, who has been rumored to be returning.

Colress - the Scientist​

A scientist researching the potential of Pokémon, Colress is first seen requesting the player to help him investigate rumors about Cipher being in Aegis Cave to the north of the town of Silverport. Colress is the one who gives the player the Snag Machine. Colress is seeking to find someone in the Cipher structure, but who is this person.

Eldes - the Ex-Cipher Member​

Eldes is an ex-Admin of Cipher from the last time the organization tried to take over the world. Having never been content with the actions of Cipher, Eldes was the one to convince the previous Cipher leader (and his own father) Greevil to give up on his plans for world domination and disband Cipher. Now Eldes is searching actively to get to the bottom of the newest iteration Cipher.

N - Old Enemy/New Friend​

Natural Harmonia Gropius (Yeah, that's his real name. I know right?), otherwise known as N, is the former leader of Team Plasma. Three years ago he was the enemy to Hilbert/Hilda believing that all Pokémon should be liberated from their trainers. That ultimately culminated in a battle between Hilbert/Hilda and his/her Reshiram/Zekrom and N and his Zekrom/Reshiram. After realizing the error of his ways (as well as it being revealed that he was been manipulated by his adoptive father Ghetsis for his own goals of world domination), N departed from the land of Unova, the home to both himself and Hilbert/Hilda. Now, three years later, N is trying to create a new Team Plasma dead set on the freeing of Shadow Pokémon from the grasp of Cipher and the ultimate defeat of the organization.

Cynthia - the Legends Expert​

Cynthia is an expert on Pokémon myths and legends. Hailing from Celestic town in Sinnoh, she is studying the rich history of the Kronos region. Cynthia will be around to help Hilbert/Hilda in his/her fight against Cipher, claiming she's helped in taking down a similar organization.

Features:

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Combat​

Battles are fought in the traditional Pokémon format. Both sides send out Pokémon against each other and switch out as needed. Battle ends when all the Pokémon on one side are knocked out. Battles are done in the doubles format, meaning that both sides send out two Pokémon at any given time.

Shadow Pokémon​

As you fight Cipher, you will encounter Shadow Pokémon, Pokémon that have had the door to their hearts artificially shut. In battle, you can use Poké Balls to catch them from their trainers to purify. Shadow Pokémon do not gain experience. As you have them in your party, the Pokémon's Heart Gauge lowers. Once it's empty the Pokémon can be purified, and it will gain the EXP that it built up until that point all at once.

Recruitment:

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To be completed this project will need resources. For all major characters, two things are needed:

• Overworld Sprites
• Official Artwork

All the characters should start as concept art, and then be made into sprites. The art should display the characters entire body and how they are going to appear in the game (this will be used for the characters' VS sprites for battler). The overworld sprites are the sprites used for characters when they are interacted with in the overworld. Every single main character will have a unique overworld sprite. The ones that need this are the Gym Leaders, Elite Four, friends to the player and the members of Cipher. These sprites are to be done in Black and White style in the original size (I will up-size them afterward) and should reflect what's seen in their artwork.
The following characters from the Orre games are going to need artwork sprites:

• Eldes
• Miror B.
• Ein
• Nascour
• Evice
• Ardos
• Cipher Peons

Ein, Nascour and Evice's sprites should match how they appeared in Colosseum. Mior B's should match his appearance from XD: Gale of Darkness. As for Eldes and Ardos, that is up to you guys. I honestly don't care how they look as long as I can tell it is them. They can either match their appearance from XD: Gale of Darkness or have new outfits for this game. I would like completely new original designs for the Cipher Peons.
In addition, these new characters will need sprites. I will not give any details on them besides their gender, position and type specialty. I'd like to see what you guys create with the little information I give you.
The characters are:

• Fraser (Male – Water Gym Leader)

I also need submission for the remaining Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and Cipher Admins. That I am leaving completely up to you guys to create. When you send those one to me, tell me what you think their type/team structure/battle strategy they would use.
To submit your ideas message on this forum.

I will pick the best designs that I get in the final game. So if you're an artist and would like to see a piece of your artwork in a Pokémon fan-game, this is your chance.

Credits:

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Scripts:

• Yanfly
• Victor Sant
• Yami
• Dekita
• Tuskihime
• GubiD
• TDS
• Estriole
• Xzeph
• Mr. Bubble
• TheoAllen
• William Couillard
• Syvkal
• Moghunter
• Fomar0153
• Galv
• DiamondandPlatinum
• Khas Arcthunder
• Kread-EX
• Mithran
• Xypher
• Eugene222
• Casper Gaming
• Jet10985
• Modern Algebra
• Ventwig
• Nicke
• DerTraveler
• Shaz
• Cremno
• KilloZapit
• Saba Kan
• Raizen
• FL

Resourses:

• Kurai
• MrMasterMrDoom
• P-Sign
• Clowcardruler
• Maruno
• Venom12
• FL
• Apoclaydon
• Jtanooki
• Rick1234
• Wvistaultimate
• Timmah
• Snivy101
• Tebited15
• Welseyfg
• Jellojolteon
• Mindnitez-REMIX
• AzRaezel
• Scanime
• EvilEagles
• Melody Storm
• TyranitarDark
• Chris Marsh
• Sheano
• Dusty Collector
• RPG Maker Times
• More Cowbell
• GrandmaDeb
• The Dreaming Boy 88
• Dashinghero
• PhoenixOfLight92
• Vannah☆

 

[Crystal Noel]

I've added two new weather conditions on top the the pre existing ones from the core series. Mist and Nuclear Radiation. Mist makes it so Pokémon regain 1/16th of their total Mist Points (MP) used to use special magick attacks each turn. Radiation raises susceptibility to status conditions by 50% and decreases both defenses by 10%.

Here are screenshots of the the two:

Mist

Radiation

 

[Z25]

This looks good! I'm glad someone is making something like this! I've wanted a sequel to XD for awhile. I wish you luck in developing this!

 

[Vannah☆]

I've been waiting a long while for someone to start this sort of project. And I'd be happy to help. :-)

 

[Wayne18]

I like your game. hope you luck for your game

 

[Crystal Noel]

Quick Update here:

• I've added about another 2 hours of Gamplay where the player battles the first Cipher Admin, catches the first Shadow Legendary Pokémon and battles the third gym.
• I've modified the AI algorithm a bit to place more emphasis on setting up the first turn each Pokémon is out and using a protection move when it guarenteed not to fail.
• I've removed all HMs, replacing them with key items that serve the same purpose and converted the old HM items into TMs 101-108 which are as follows:
  • TM101 - Dragon Pulse
  • TM102 - Fly
  • TM103 - Surf
  • TM104 - Zen Headbutt
  • TM105 - Waterfall
  • TM106 - Dive
  • TM107 - Earth Power
  • TM108 - Giga Drain

 

[Crystal Noel]

It's been a while since I posted an update here. I've taken the liberty to create a suvey for the game. This survey will end up determining some of the features in the game. The link to the survey is here: http://goo.gl/forms/NoYU5CVbk8

Please take the time to answer this, it will be very beneficial to me.

 

[Z25]

It's been a while since I posted an update here. I've taken the liberty to create a suvey for the game. This survey will end up determining some of the features in the game. The link to the survey is here: http://goo.gl/forms/NoYU5CVbk8

Please take the time to answer this, it will be very beneficial to me.

I filled out the survey! Looks like you have a lot of neat ideas! I look forward to seeing this develop and hope you can accomplish all that you want to with this!

 

[SpartaLazor]

An interesting concept. I been formulating an idea for a game that would be similar to this, but different enough.

Anyway, I don't know if you've got someone on the sprites or not, but I messed around a little with Eldes. I'm no master spriter, but I thought I'd give it a try.

 

[Crystal Noel]

A little update before the holidays:

• I have finished mapping the majority of the outside areas, and most of the dungeons.
• I have completely created the region map, and have named each town and route.
• Because I need some of the information that I posed in the survey, I am going to keep the survey open until Christmas Day. After that, I will use the answers that I recieved and my own person discression to move foward.

 

[Crystal Noel]

There are a lot of changes, so let's get started.

Starters:
The two starters for the game have been decided. First you will receive and Eevee, who you can later evolve to any of its 8 evolutions through stone. You are also given one of the Kalos Starters as a gift right before you step out onto the route. Both of these Pokémon have perfect IVs and their Hidden Ability.

Music:

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As for the music, I limited the songs to one song per region. So that led to a few variations from the actual survey results. The following themes have been chosen:


Wild Pokémon:
Johto (HGSS)

This took the second place since Orre won for two categories, so I chose to go with the second place for this one. To honor both the majority vote and the purpose of the song that won. That theme will be used in battles against stationary, non-legendary Pokémon.

Trainer Battle:
Orre (XD)

Gym Leader:
Kalos (XY)

Elite Four:
Hoenn (ORAS)

Frontier Brain:
Sinnoh/Johto (Platinum)

Pokédex:
The game will consist of multiple Pokédexes that all contain different Pokémon depending on where they're obtained. The icons on the status screen indicate which one each species is from. A Pokédex will unlock as soon as some of the Pokémon from said Pokédex is seen.

Story:
I've been working to retool the story. There is now, no more time-travel in the game, but instead, there shall be other features added to the game. The story is now a standard journey through the region to collect all the badges and defeat Cipher. Due to that, I've had to go back and change some things, so the project is less far than it was before, but the mapping is very far ahead of the plot right now.

Battle Frontier:

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Upon completing the game, you will be able to visit the Battle Frontier. Each facility will allow you to suspend your challenge whenever you want, with a few exceptions. Here are all the following facilities that will be confirmed to appear. This list is by no means complete nor is it final.

Battle Tower:
This facility will offer straight battles against opponents that get progressively stronger. There are no special rules and conditions here, just battles.This facility will offer a battle with a Tower Tycoon on the 20th and 50th battles.
No. of Pokémon:
Single - 3
Double - 4
Triple - 6
Rotation - 4

Battle Factory:
For each battle, you will have to choose from 6 rental Pokémon to form a party. Unlike the official games, you will have no prior knowledge of your opponents team and you will rent fresh each time as you can stop whenever. This facility will offer a battle with a Factory Head on the 20th and 50th battle.
No. of Pokémon:
Single - 3
Double - 4

Battle Pike:
In each challenge, you will have to complete a series of 5 rooms. For each room, you will have three options each leading to a different event inside the room. You will be given a hint about one of the rooms, but this is mostly up to chance as to what you'll find. This facility will offer a battle with the Pike Queen after clearing 20 and 50 rooms.
No. of Pokémon:
Double - 4

Battle Pyramid:
Here you will be placed in a dark randomly-generated dungeon with a limited inventory. The goal of each floor is to find the stairs to the next while dealing with Wild Pokémon and Trainers and picking up items along the way. The challenge ends after clearing 5 floors. Your Pokémon's held items will be taken for the duration of the challenge. This facility will offer a battle with the Pyramid King after clearing 20 and 50 floors.
No. of Pokémon:
Double - 4

Battle Castle:
Here you will complete a series of 5 battles where you are not auto-healed between battles. Instead, you will be awarded Castle Points (CP) after each fight. Those points can be spent on healing and hold items. Your Pokémon's held items will be taken for the duration of the challenge. This facility will offer a battle with a Castle Valet on the 20th and 50th battle.
No. of Pokémon:
Single - 3
Double - 4

Battle Arcade:
Here you will complete battles were, before each one, a roulette is spun to apply effects to the battle. This effects can be for better or for worse and can drastically affect the outcome of a battle. This facility will offer a battle with an Arcade Star on the 20th and 50th battle.
No. of Pokémon:
Single - 3
Double - 4

Pokémon World Torunament (PWT):
This facility consists of 3-4 round tournaments with consisting of battles with Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Champions and Frontier Brains from the Kronos Region and beyond.
No. of Pokémon:
Single - 6
Double - 6
Triple - 6
Rotation - 6

Battle Fortress:
This acts as the Mt. Battle of Kronos being a large Flying Fortress in the skies of Kronos. The fortress consists of ten areas each with ten trainers. At the end of each area is an Area Leader who acts as the gatekeeper to each area. At the end is the Sky King. Unlike all other facilities, this facility is accessible after beating the first gym and doesn't auto-level your Pokémon to level 50, thus you can gain experience here.

Mysidia Colosseum:
This is the final colosseum in the game. Located in the town of Mysidia, this colosseum consists of four round knockout challenges with the final round being against significant characters in the game, most of whom are Cipher Admins. This colosseum has the distinction of being the only one to give out BP instead of money as a prize.
No. of Pokémon:
Double - 6

Gym Leader Castle:
This facility opens upon completing the Champions Tournament and acts as a means to fight all the Gym Leaders in order with minor trainers in between. Each region will contain two routes each with different teams on the Gym Leaders.
These are all the following differences in the routes:
Kanto - The second route follows the order Ash beat the gyms in the Anime.
Johto - The second route places the Mahogany Gym before Cinawood and Olivine.
Hoenn - The first route puts Liza in charge of the Mossdeep Gym, Wallace in charge of Sootopolis and Steven as the Champion. The first route puts Tate in charge of the Mossdeep Gym, Juan in charge of Sootopolis and Wallace as the Champion.
Sinnoh - The first route follows the Diamond and Pearl order while the second route follows the Platinum order.
Unova - The first route follows the Black and White order while the second route follows the Black and White 2 order. In route one, the Striation Gym contains 1 regular trainer and then forces you to fight all three Gym Leaders. Drayden controls the Opelucid Gym in both routes
No. of Pokémon:
Single - 6
Double - 6
Triple - 6
Rotation - 6

Gym Leader/Cipher Admin Ideas:
To add more involvement for the community, I've decided to create another survey, this time, it is for submitting ideas for Gym Leaders/Elite Four/Cipher Admins. It is located here.

 

[Legendarian Mistress]

Loving the look of this game. Can't wait for a demo. Keep up the good work.

 

[Crystal Noel]

Quick Update:
I've just updated the ideas form to have more questions so I can take more ideas.

 

[RailgunSkye]

The battle style is so pretty to look at :)

 

[Crystal Noel]

I'm planning on releasing a demo soon using stand-in graphics. For that, I need two things from you guys. First I need you guys to fill out the form at the top page (I just fixed the link so it should work now). Secondly, I need to know how far you guys would like the demo to go up to. Go ahead and reply right here on this form with what you think.

 

[Crystal Noel]

I've decided to call it with the voting for the Gym Leaders/Elite Four. Due to overlapping majorities and similarities between types, I have altered the final decisions from the survey results. Without further ado, let's get into it.

Gym Leaders:
1. Silverport Gym
Leader: Noah
Gender: Male
Type: Normal

2. Melmond Gym
Leader: Garth
Gender: Male
Type: Dark

3. Bywell Gym
Leader: Fraser
Gender: Male
Type: Water

4. Altair Gym
Leader: Astra
Gender: Female
Type: Psychic

5. Al Fajjah Gym*
Leader: Ersa
Gender: Female
Type: Fire

6. Windrip Gym*
Leader: Scarlet
Gender: Female
Type: Flying

7. Crishire Gym*
Leader: Cole
Gender: Male
Type: Ground

8. Salamand Gym
Leader: Klause
Gender: Male
Type: Ice

* The Al Fajjah Gym was originally planned to be the Seventh gym, but it has been changed to the fifth. The information for these gyms was based on the voting for their original order.

Elite Four:
1. Lynwood
Gender: Male
Type: Grass

2. Travis
Gender: Male
Type: Ghost

3. Belinda
Gender: Female
Type: Dragon

4. Terrence
Gender: Male
Type: Fairy

 

[mewlover22]

this game looks good nicely done I wish Nintendo would make another game like this.

 

[Crystal Noel]

Update:
I've been toying with the VS intro for battle. At this current stage, I've got the background looping now for both the regular and Gym Leader sequence. Next I intend to work on adjusting the gym leader intro, to have the zoom effect as opposed to rising from the bottom. I'm also considering adding some particles to the effect for Gym Leaders and Cipher Admins. Right now I don't have different types of special sequences for the Elite Four and Champion, but I do intend to create them.

 

[joycewu333]

Looks good! Pokemon XD is my favorite Pokemon spin-off game, so I hope I can play this someday when you've completed it!

 

[Light and Darkness Dragon]

Some of those screen shots look sick. How are you doing on the project?