sleeplessarcher

Ayyy, glad to see another update blog! Please take your time with the game and pace yourself - I’m also sorry about the loss of your cat :( Question, though - do you or the Rejuv team have any plans on editing the story with the next update? Or will it merely be an expansion? This may be a personal take but I feel the story gets really convoluted later in the game (you can probably find discussions about it somewhere around here or on the subreddit; it’s been a while since I last played) so I was wondering what would happen with that. either way, I can’t wait for v14. I’m sure it’ll be amazing. Thank you for all your hard work thus far ^^

Whenever I change the BGM with the Jukebox, there's no option to revert the OST back to what it's supposed to be for any corresponding area. I can either change the music to play a single track perpetually or I can stop it altogether, though there's no way to 'reset' it so to speak. How do I do that?

I really agree with you when it comes to all the lore stuff. There's just so much going on all the time and while I really, really want to get invested, it's hard to truly discern what's happening and why when everything is thrown at me one infodump at a time. There's so many characters that I can barely remember who is who when context about their backstories or timeline is given. Each plot point in the game is sound on its own, but there's so much STUFF in between each one that I get a headache whenever I try to decipher it.

Got it, thanks!

Already in the badlands and I still don't have it, I wanna exploreeeeee. Anyone know how much longer I have to wait?

Thank you!

Dang, need a heart scale for that one. Any idea where the move relearner is? Also, when will I have access to the Zumi sidequest? Not sure if I know which one that is

Does anyone have any information about how to evolve all Hisuian-form Pokemon? Some require Agile Style/Strong Style moves or items that can only be found in hisui and not mainline games, so I was wondering what the replacement solutions are. I don't have any way to figure that out myself and don't know where to look to find it. Thank you! (The reason I ask is because I want an Overqwil lmao)

To answer your question: I'd recommend trying to use a Pokemon that lets you debuff Crobat's attack stat, since it's a physical attacker. Using Pokemon with intimidate is a good strategy, as you can send out that pokemon first, switch out to a sacrificial lamb, and then send it back in and use intimidate again. you could also try using a flying type that learns feather dance, if possible. And no, it doesn't expire. Take all the time you need to prep for it.

how did you get through Mirage Woods? For some reason it's kicking my butt and I can't figure out where to go past the tent lol

Managed to get the first part done, where I move the statue onto the red button after busting open a cracked wall. When I got up the ladder into the room with a long table, I pushed the statue there onto the red button... and don't know what's supposed to happen after that. There's a crack in the mirror but I can't use rock smash on it. I ran around the room for a while and don't know what's different. Any help?

I was given an item called Ancient Teachings by Mr. Luck in Goldenleaf. What do I do with it? I know it evolves a Pokemon but I'm not sure which one falls under that umbrella

Correction: You need 50k for them to even consider you worthy of buying it and THEN ask for 20k. At least, that's what I think, since they only cracked once I got 50

I had 40k when I went to check and they still said I didn't have enough, so prolly not

What's the price of the special item in the Kecleon Shop? I wanna see if I can buy it without stealing it but it doesn't tell me the cost.

I used the password to get an Eevee as my starter and really want a Leafeon - does anyone know where the Mossy Rock to get one is? Or if there's a stone to get it, where will that be located?

Do you know where the Data Drives are? Just out of curiosity.

Also, another small gripe I have is some of the field effect text. 'In the hustle and bustle of the city' is an incomplete sentence, and 'in the cracks and the walls' for Bug Bite is also one as well. Just something that I noticed.

I really like the improvements so far. I'm only in Gearan but the changes to the atmosphere and aesthetics are amazing and it really does enhance the visual appeal. My biggest worry is the field effects - seeing that the city has certain field effects does make me a bit apprehensive, since I don't want it to be that every single area has some sort of field effect. Having neutral ground in places were lots of battles take place is good imo, since I don't want to have to keep track of so many gimmicks and have certain moves/Pokemon be made worse all the time for that area. Again, in places like forests, when surfing, in power plants, or wherever else they used to be, totally reasonable. Just me, of course.

I'm not sure how much of a fan I am of every area seeming to have a field effect. I mean, even fights in Gearan city have some sort of effect to them, which feels a bit redundant to me. It's just a personal gripe though.

When transitioning into different areas of the map - not areas that require a loading screen, such as Gearan park, but different sections of the same area, such as moving from the left half of East Gearan city to the right half - the game freezes for anywhere between half a second and one full second. Not sure what's causing that issue but I thought I'd note it just in case.

Howdy! I’m super excited to see what comes from this new update. The game is phenomenal and I can’t wait to play it again. My only question is about the balance - will there be changes to the normal mode that don’t make it so restrictive and difficult? I know there’s been quite a few posts detailing why v13 normal mode is unbalanced so I’m wondering if any leeway has been made on that.