GrovyleTheThief

Chapter 4 progress

Hi again! So, remember when I said there wasn't much to show last version? Well that's because it was rather short and that's about it. Chapter 4 is a start of the early game revamps but I cant show them all. Not only that but there's also quite a lot more story than chapter 3. It involves your rivals, a character you've seen before at the beginning of the game, an actors son, and yet another admin who seems more reserve and more suspicious than the other 2. In fact, he seems to have some sort of secret that if revealed would get him killed! Oh, and more Ampharos lore. Yeah at this point I'm clearly hyping him up quite a bit but the truth is, I'm actually excited to be almost there so don't hold it against me! But, let's get on with the show shall we?

You know when I first made this city, it didn't really scream "City of nature" at all. But now it really does and I feel like I'm onto to something here. There's more flowers, a more nicer design, and it's just slightly better for the most part.

Ok so maybe Serene village looks nothing like it's mystery dungeon counterpart but at least it looks slightly less clunky. In chapter 6, I hope to completely remake this entire map it still looks to be quite barebones as of right now. And that's all for the old now onto the new!

I know this seems quite shorter than route 3 but it's fine as it is. Anyway, I was inspired by Rejuvenation a little bit and got an area pretty similar to goldenleaf Town. I feel this is where people might take this game to be a ripoff of Rejuv but it's really not. 

Oh and speaking of which, in this city, people absolutely hate outsiders with a passion but it wasn't always this way. 10 years before Lucas/Dawn

arrives to the Temporal region, a power plant that was built here seemed to have a meltdown. No one knows how it happened and the only that knows would be the CEO of Voltorb energies but he disappeared shortly after and no one has seen him since. A popular theory is that outsiders caused the meltdown but there's no evidence suggesting that outsiders did it. Things get worse when a famous actor took their own life for an unknown reason. The thing is, that actor was the original dark gym leader only for it to be passed to his son and the only thing he did was just lock himself up at their house to mourn their loss in peace. Since then, people do not take so kindly to strangers and would most likely out them out. And that's all I have to show right now! As you can see, this version seems to be quite larger than last one. Oh by the way, I fixed trade evolution. You can thank me later. Until next time, peace! 

Hey so I took a break and while I was at it, I replayed Reborn and realized I was a little too harsh on it and while there were some terrible story moments like with the Apophyll arc where to me, everyone made some very stupid decisions and Kiki being a selfish jerk and Cal being stupid too.

The only positive thing I got was Victoria's character development but she's up there with 90 percent of the cast I don't like. Here are the 10 percent I do like, Aya, Shelly, Lumi, Eve, Taka, Charlotte, and Titania. Also, I didn't like the fact there were so many puzzles and they all feel like a chore to deal with. But I'm not gonna rag on Reborn mainly because I'm well aware that the community understands that the game isn't perfect and there are some flaws. But then again, nothing made by people is perfect. Neither is my game... Oh and speaking of which, I'll start working on chapter 4 tomorrow. I made this post just to get my thoughts out and make an announcement on my project. I hope you all have a wonderful day! 

So remember when I said technical stuff would improve in chapter 2 well they did but not the chapter itself. I'm sorry to the people experiencing a very unpolished buggy game... But I'm not gonna beat myself up! Instead, I'll try to rectify the issues with chapter 3. And the reason I didn't really show much on it is because it's rather short. But be aware that I don't intend on rushing this game like I had the last two versions. Oh, and for people that want Mareep, you'll hopefully get it next version! 

So I wanted to let you guys know my break schedule. I usually take a break for a couple days and then back to game deving. But, there might be instances where I might not have the time to work on the game so be prepared for that cause I'll probably get a job soon and then there's college to deal with. You know, the usual life stuff. Oh and since we're here, chapter 3 development is on the way so be sure to keep an eye out! 

Tune in next time! And remember, please don't do anything stupid just cause you're bored!

Chapter 2 Map update

So this version for me feels like an improvement but I might get to Rejuv's level of graphics one day. But here some snippets of maps that got a little overhauled and some new ones as well. So let's get this little dev post started shall we?

Hey look, I made Route one look a little less barren this time! But perhaps when we get into near the end of the main game, I'll revamp it even more but not when I'm still in the early versions.

So this is a city I put little bit of a touch up but it's less empty. For now at least.. That's it for the previous areas, now onto the new.

Route 2, a place mostly famous for the pretty surroundings and the ranch where Chief Ampharos was born. This is a part where I made my own tiles and it looks amazing so far! Maybe when I get an artist, the tile sets will look even better! 

Lush forest is a location from Super mystery dungeon and despite what people may say about that game, you got to admit that the locations look pretty good. Except this is my version of the location and I think it looks close to it.

Hey remember that area where you rescued a Goomy? Well, here it is. This is a place that is infamous for having people be spooked by wild Pokémon out of nowhere.  

And the last place I'd like to present is Serene Village and no you won't be here the entire time. Serene Village is very infamous in the PMD community for being the slowest part of Super. But in this game, it's just a place where people would go for a more peaceful life. 

And that's it for this update, as I'm looking at it, it seems to be quite longer than chapter 1 and I hope you enjoy all the content it has to offer!

And now starts another painful round of eventing and this time, it might take me a little longer than last time. Wish me luck!

Chapter 2 character showcase

Wow, I'm surprised that spriting this time around is pretty short in comparison to the previous version. To be honest, I was barrowing someone else's sprites and I did give credit don't worry! But those sprites (except the Pokémon sprites, but I did give credit. I don't want to steal.)  are replaced now and I only needed to do around 5 of them luckily for me. Since we're on the topic of characters, take a look. 

Mischief

Hey so remember when I said I'm gonna try to rewrite the 3ds mystery dungeon games? Well, here's Super's partner and I'll make him self aware and actually care for his friends. Or so that's what the Pokémon mystery dungeon subreddit is triggered about. But if I were to say every complaint I've heard, We'd be here all day. Anyway, this is Mischief ( yes, I did base them off of a streamer's lets play.) He's a playful yet chaotic Riolu who kind of drags his friend to trouble and he is somewhat aware of the problems they're causing and is a nice but troubled kid. Also, he's the gym leader of Serene Village.

Bloom

(See above for the inspiration since this is also the streamer's choice.)  Bloom is a Chikorita that you don't want to anger lest she gives you an entire essay as to what your flaws are. Though she gets annoyed with her friend a lot, she loves him conditionally and would do anything to keep Mischief around. She's the reserve grass gym leader and not many battle her but she focuses on doubles rather than singles.

Krystal

The last character I want to show off is another Team Emerald admin. Her name is Krystal. Born from a super rich family, she prioritizes money over anything else and shows no remorse for her actions. She's cold, calculating, and a step above Shirley and is proud of all of it. This is a snake that once crossed, you'll never hear the end of it.

And that's it for the chapter 2 update. The next one will be about some map overhauls. Thanks for reading!

Hey guys, I took a little break since the last version and development of chapter 2 is starting tomorrow and btw if anyone asks when Nikos' gonna come back, it would be after the main game (first 8 badges) is done. I just wanted to have a little cameo for a character in the post game ( next 8 badges). But let's get back to the present for now. Here's what I'm gonna try to do for the next version; improved exterior maps, replace the placeholder sprites with original ones, and more character interaction. Hope it goes well and that's all folks!

Update

I finally finished mapping and it took not as much time as I was expecting but we did it! Now to move to the technical stuff like eventing and editing some PBS files. I swear, the technical stuff will straight up give me a migraine since I have to figure out what the mistake is. Oh well!  As always, thanks for tuning in and I'll see you next time!

Map Teasers

Well, it's that time again but this time, I have some maps I would like to share for the game.

This is Crystal Town, a town that takes place in a desert and despite the harsh climate, It's quite welcoming to outsiders and here is where a trainer's journey starts.

Here's Route 1, you might think it's going to be a cake walk to get to the next town but other trainers beg to differ.

Ah, the city of nature. A nice tranquil place to spend your time in. Friendly people, a library to get lost in reading a book, this place seems like home for travelers but keep in mind, it wasn't like this 15 years ago. Instead, it was a terrible urban area that had pollution, increased crime, not so nice people, you know, the usual. But then a certain someone petitioned the mayor of DragonBorn city to make this city better.

In all seriousness, this is my first time mapping so if you have any tips to improve then lay it on me. Otherwise, thanks for tuning in and following the development.

Game Progress

I have a little update I'd like to announce for the demo. The graphics are done! But mapping and eventing might take me awhile since You know,

I'm still new to using Essentials so if I have to estimate it'd probably take around 2-3 weeks. This is just a guess so I could be off by just a tad but let me make myself clear, this is a passion project meaning that I could drop it at times and if I feel like making progress on the game I'll do so at my own pace. But let's get back to the topic at hand. So I decided to update my game to v20 since I don't really need to add gen 8 it just so happens to have the QOL items built in so it might save me time in the future. Oh, speaking of future, a speed up button! I saw that the Reborn games have it so maybe one day I could but this is too early in the project so maybe somewhere around chapter 7 I'd like to add it. But I kept you people long enough. Go live your lives, do something, I don't know, Whatever makes you happy! 

Character teasers

Hi guys! I have some new stuff to show off and these are some of the characters that you will see in the demo and I want to introduce some of them to yall.

The rivals

This is John, a kid who ran away from home with his sister Angel to have a better life but the problem, he has a massive ego and he thinks that outsiders of Moonlight City ( a city I will add in the future.) are trash and that only he is the best one around. Well, what are you waiting for? Humble him!

This is Angel, a girl who is known for her sassy nature and headstrong ideals that wanted to get away from a toxic home environment and little is known that deep down, she feels a little guilty for abandoning their mother but the thing is, their mother has anger issues and the way she handles them is by taking her anger out on her children. Because of this Angel believes that it's time to go and she took her brother with her and never looked back. 

The gym leader

And the last to take the stage is Leafia, a girl that on surface, is a nice caring quiet individual who cares for people, Pokémon, and nature itself.

But she has a dark past, her parents are rich and they believe money is all that matters and that the reason she and her sister was born in the parents' mind was to make the family even more rich. Leafia along with her sister, go outside to have a place to lay low for awhile. It was quite a happy memory for the sisters but unfortunately, her parents found out and to make an example to her sister, they decide to throw out Leafia. While standing in the rain in tears, a wild Leafeon comes to her aid and they make a wooden hut together and since then, she stayed at that cabin she built as a reminder that she doesn't need her parents to survive. 

In regards to field effects

Ok so, remember what I said about adding field effects? It turned out to be quite an undertaking and I'll hopefully add them around Chapter 5 since by then I'll have some sort of foundation to work off of in the future. If you're curious about what version of essentials I'm using it's V19 because I don't really want to add gen 8 Pokémon but I want to add the QOL stuff that it brought to the table like nature mints and exp candies but for right now, I don't know much about scripting so until I could get someone on the team with more knowledge, you're going to have to grind until then so sorry. 

Oh and here's a potential field I plan on adding.

Darkness field

Increases dark type moves by 1.5x

lowers physical move accuracy by 0.5x

increases light based moves by 1.2x

Dark types gain an evasion boost by 1.2x

moves that remove the field: Flash, sunny day

Title screen showcase

So here's the most basic title screen I can come up with. Don't worry though, until I can get an artist, this is just temporary.

Also, since my motivation is back, I may as well work on the game. sorry for my absence I just felt so useless for awhile. 

I'm going to be honest, I feel like my motivation for my game is kinda falling right now and I feel like I haven't accomplished much bar making two custom sprites and tiny edits. I don't really know how to make these new items appear in the bag and since I have no idea how to script, I cant really do very much. So, I'm gonna take a break for a while to get my motivation back. In the meantime, this game is on hold. Please understand that I can only do so much before it gets too much.

Hey are you interested in helping me with my game?

I'm currently how to use essentials so wish me luck.

Hey, so I'm currently waiting for people to join the team and I probably won't work on the project until a team is formed. No the project isn't dead I'm just gonna chill until then aight? K, thanks.