Crystal hack: PotatoBagel's Crystal Mirror

[PotatoBagel]

OVERVIEW

My goal with this hack was to make a version of Pokemon Crystal that still has replay value to it. With enough quality-of-life and rebalances, the 251 Kanto/Johto Pokemon each feel better and actually contribute to a team.

FEATURES

• Running Shoes
• Dual-Typed Johto Gyms
• Updated Rival Story
• Updated Rocket Story
• All 251 Pokemon catchable
• Physical/Special Split
• Fairy-Type
• Updated Type Chart
• Updated Learnsets and Type Changes
• Gym Leader Rematches
• Proper Level Balancing
• New Shiny Palettes
• And More!

SCREENSHOTS

KNOWN ISSUES

(Non-Game Breaking)

• New catches update the pokedex with the shiny sprite
• Day care mons use placeholder palettes instead of their menu ones
• The Cianwood Gym Guide is technically in two places at once

CREDITS

• Myself, PotatoBagel, sole on-hand developer of this Hack
• pret team/community, for their copious resources and tutorials

DOWNLOADS

• Mediafire Download

 

[Mangowarrior]

Hey there, 5 badges down and really enjoying so far. Nice balance between improvements without being too heavy handed with changes so bravo! I've just decided to have a go at catching one of the roaming dogs but don't seem to be getting anywhere with the repel trick. Assuming this should still work and it's just taking ages?

 

[92houndoom]

Just made it through the first badge and enjoying it so far. Do you have any docs on wild mon locations or learnset/evolution?

 

[PotatoBagel]

Just made it through the first badge and enjoying it so far. Do you have any docs on wild mon locations or learnset/evolution?

Work in progress. I do not have enough active time at the moment to dedicate to finalizing these, so please be patient.

 

[PotatoBagel]

Hey there, 5 badges down and really enjoying so far. Nice balance between improvements without being too heavy handed with changes so bravo! I've just decided to have a go at catching one of the roaming dogs but don't seem to be getting anywhere with the repel trick. Assuming this should still work and it's just taking ages?

I haven't touched anything regarding repels aside from the number of steps (making the step/cost the same). There shouldn't be anything that stops the repel trick from working. I did make sure the beasts don't have Roar at level 40, so don't worry about that. Best of luck, I suppose.

 

[PrinceTalonSabre]

How do I evolve trade evolutions? I didn't see this mentioned in your post anywhere.
I noticed trade evo items sold at Mahogany after the radio tower takeover, but they don't have the 'use' option and trading with myself also doesn't seem to work.
(I've only tried with Porygon and it's evo item Up-Grade, just in case it's a Porygon issue and not the others)

I like the changes I could see so far for the most part. I think it's good you went and added some extra maps and events to somewhat stand out from a typical QOL/difficulty hack, and they aren't too bad!
On your main post, I think you should be a little more specific on some things, especially since you don't have a full docs ready:
- Running Shoes are on from the start, or even better just say hold B to run (seems intuitive, but saying Running Shoes makes it sound like a key item);
- Updated shiny odds (if they are, though I think they should be if you changed some shiny palettes);
- Evolution changes or how trade evos work (since all 251 are available).
You might think of some other important info to put there, like mentioning there are new moves and moves from later gens, but I just gave you what I can think of off the top of my head.
Also, I think the dex showing shiny palettes is a good way for us to maybe spot which are different without having to guess or be directly told! Funny how that works out imo