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So I'm looking on making my first ROM hack for the first time in almost 20 years and needless to say ROM hacking seems to be very different than when I was doing it. So I'm wondering what now is the best order to start working on things? I have an idea in my head for basic story and characters and I've started my own regional Pokedex, with some Pokemon that are not from Gens 1-3 (I think Fire Red is still the optimal game to hack so I was planning on hacking it again). Should I try to get my whole Pokedex in now or can I add as I go since I don't have all my Pokemon chosen since I don't have all my areas on the map figured out? Are there certain things I need to "set up" before I go even working on mapping/adding Pokemon/doing scripts/etc.? I've also took a cursory glance at some tutorials but the pinned one is from 2016 and don't know if it's still relevant and what programs have changed.
I also want to add regional versions of Pokemon similar to how the newer games have been doing them, but I know some people (at least in the past when I first started) are not fans of Fakemon. Has the opinions changed and are people more open to regional versions of Pokemon as long as the sprites are well done? And would people be open to regional versions of starters similar to Legends: Arceus, or would they prefer the starters be left as is?
I also want to add regional versions of Pokemon similar to how the newer games have been doing them, but I know some people (at least in the past when I first started) are not fans of Fakemon. Has the opinions changed and are people more open to regional versions of Pokemon as long as the sprites are well done? And would people be open to regional versions of starters similar to Legends: Arceus, or would they prefer the starters be left as is?