Well, wouldn't you know it, ladies and gentlemen, am I glad to announce that...
Beta v2.0 has been released
at long last, you could say.
It has been a long time, hasn't it? Over a year and quite a lot of things have happened during this time. I am terribly sorry for the disproportion between the amount of content this update provides and the time it took to release it. The game turned out to be much harder to develop than I expected, but I took a few breaks and don't intend on abandoning it. Even if it takes another 3 years lol
Well, what exactly does this update provide? Let's get right into it...
The Plot Progresses
Team Cipher's secret Lab contains even more secrets...
Allegiances shall be tested in the upcoming events
Verlo's backstory provides much context for the story. But could one say it is one-sided?
New Locations
The western part of Fabelle contains new places to visit. Haunted forests, desert caves, multi-regional harbours, high-speed... cycle roads? Nevertheless, there're lots of places to explore!
The Companionship Spreads
Just because you're
the bad guy, doesn't necessarily mean you have to be
a bad guy. Right?
New Features
New items shall contain a neat little message giving a brief description about them and their appearance
If you count that as one, this update provides a much-needed, albeit sometimes short, element of exploration and a few brief side quests. More of that in the future updates!
Gen VII and VIII Pokemon are now available as well! It's crazy how I only added the Gen VI Pokemon in the game, really.
Also notice the slightly different battle UI, which means...
UI Changes
That surely gives more character to the game, with the darker or red and gray motives dominating in the Menu and other UIs there are. Also, those are snazzy.
Graphic changes
You can observe how the new version looks compared to the older one. I daresay, it's tidier, to say the least.
The trainer sprites have, thankfully, been resized to fit the battleback and are no longer gigantic
Numerous tilesets have been recoloured and I do believe it, at the very least, gives the game a little bit of uniquity
And last but certainly not least...
The Pokemon World Torunament
Battle against the Gym Leaders of other regions and the locals for bountiful prizes and rare Pokemon species!
Till now, you can only battle up to Gen IV Gym Leaders, but more shall be added in the next updates!
Download
BETA V2
Well, I think that's all for now. Please, do report any bugs or errors if you find them! Thank you all for keeping faith in me and this project and for your support. It means the world for me.
Cheers!