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Pokemon Desolation Episode 5


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I think it would be cool if we found a wild klefki that normally wouldn't battle us unless you get enough keys (let's say 15).

Looking at my future game ideas list, you're basically a prophet.

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I believe it is impossible for swablu to learn dragon dance it only knows it as an altaria. Is that so we don't have to grind it down with common candies to get it

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I believe it is impossible for swablu to learn dragon dance it only knows it as an altaria. Is that so we don't have to grind it down with common candies to get it

Yes. Thank me later.

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I just wanted to offer my thoughts on this game, if you don't mind. I've played through Insurgence, Reborn, Rejuvenation, Zeta and Sweet so I at least feel like I've played enough fangames to critique.

Gameplay: The gameplay is quite solid. The amount of content you put into one episode is impressive and the Rangers Quests and Credits are particularly great additions. There are some bugs, but it seems that you are quick to resolve them. The encounter rates could use some tweaking and some Gym Leader's, particularly Tristan, should have their difficulty edited somewhat. Asides from these minor gripes it's a very solid experience, fun to play.

Art/Graphics: I myself don't weigh graphical detail to be particularly important, but still. The artwork in this game is well done and is a definite improvement from the games roots. Your mapping in Episode 1 sometimes feels dry, but the mapping in following Episodes, particularly your most recent work, is of very high quality. The spriting is well done too, although I feel that Connor's portrait and Ava's spriting is still somewhat a WIP. I hope to see a selection of custom trainer sprites in the future for general trainers.

The story of Episode 1 seems very much a warm up. Although offering a good experience on its own, it serves very little in the overall plot asides from introducing the characters. I suppose this works, as you're easing the player into the world.

The story of Episode 2 was a great improvement and the introduction to your overall plot was done nicely. I feel that the screen time you give characters is slightly unbalanced, but this will likely change in the future. The Nova and Shiv dilemma is interesting because it's obvious that you want players to choose Shiv, by giving his backstory immediately before giving the choice, it's obvious that you want players to side with Shiv for some reason. I wonder how this will play out.

Episode 3 was stellar. The Silver Rise was a nice warm up to the Episode although felt dragged out at points, probably to do with the high encounter rate but the rest was... wow. Obviously I cannot go into detail because of spoilers but the story experience in Episode 3 was just mindblowing, especially when I was highly skeptical of this fangame at first. The ending in particular was done flawlessly, I can tell you're probably a writer of sorts. The story of this game is easily its strongest point and if you're one for a well written story I would suggest this.

I didn't feel like this game would go places in Episode 1, truthfully, as the quality just seemed quite low. I have been pleasantly proven wrong. It's not often that a game, especially a fangame, can open up my mind so much. I'm really excited to see where the story goes. The minor issues I've explained above do little to bring down this fangame and I'd probably give it around 9/10.

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Question: Where is the house in Blackview City that opens with both keys?

Hey! How come Magneton doesn't evolve into Magnezone while leveling up in the Power Plant? I was hoping to have a Magnezone... :(

Also please fix the Female Meowstic ability and moveset because it's the same as the male one! I want my starter to have some great moves.

By the way, keep up the great work Caz, I'm enjoying this game a lot. So much action in only 4 gym badges so far! why not

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the female meowstic problem is something that has to do with pokemon essentials itself. not much that caz can do about it. as for the house in blackview, it is the one on the west side below the park on the west side, longer horizontally house and has a guy with glasses in it

Edit: LOL glad to see I was proven wrong by Caz about the meowstic problem way to go man. love seeing you keep on improving the game

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what level up moveset are you using xy or oras Turns out if you use oras I have to delevel altaria around 7 levels to get dragon pulse

Move-sets are ORAS. I won't put move-sets that are that competitive on a Swablu that requires very little effort to get.

Question: Where is the house in Blackview City that opens with both keys?

Hey! How come Magneton doesn't evolve into Magnezone while leveling up in the Power Plant? I was hoping to have a Magnezone... :(

Also please fix the Female Meowstic ability and moveset because it's the same as the male one! I want my starter to have some great moves.

By the way, keep up the great work Caz, I'm enjoying this game a lot. So much action in only 4 gym badges so far! why not

1 and 2:

1: House to the above-right of the Power Plant.

2: Because I'm a sadistic dev. Magnezone will come in Cellia City in Episode 4.

3: I actually managed to find a solution to the meowstic problem this morning. It is indeed patched for Episode 3.1

4: Thank you! Positive feedback gives me a big boost!

EDIT: Gotcha Tempo, I managed to script it in using multiple forms.

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is gengar un-available in this update? i was hoping id get to evolve my haunter.

no you can evolve him, once you get the link stone even though it says you can't, you still can pick haunter to evolve him

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May I ask where the brass key is? Somehow, everyone seems to have avoided saying where it is ;-;

Edit: Was Nurse Joy's text always red? AM I LOSING REP WITH THE POKEMON CENTER?! *panics*

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Art/Graphics: I myself don't weigh graphical detail to be particularly important, but still. The artwork in this game is well done and is a definite improvement from the games roots. Your mapping in Episode 1 sometimes feels dry, but the mapping in following Episodes, particularly your most recent work, is of very high quality. The spriting is well done too, although I feel that Connor's portrait and Ava's spriting is still somewhat a WIP. I hope to see a selection of custom trainer sprites in the future for general trainers.

By episode 4, all of the trainer sprites currently borrowed from other games will be replaced by custom trainer sprites exclusive to Pokemon Desolation. You might even expect to see some redesigned protagonists! And I'll make a note to check Connor's portrait and Ava's Sprite and make some possible tweaks. They aren't my work but I wouldn't mind touching them up. The suggestions are appreciated!

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So after abusing the fact that the level 75 togekiss doesn't go away I manage to try a whole bunch of extra pokemon just in case I ever need one in the future. However, just in general I am also curious on what your guy's teams are looking like

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May I ask where the brass key is? Somehow, everyone seems to have avoided saying where it is ;-;

Edit: Was Nurse Joy's text always red? AM I LOSING REP WITH THE POKEMON CENTER?! *panics*

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN!

*evil laughter*

As for your Brass Key

Located in the abandoned home in Silver Forest after completing a sidequest inside.

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Ok so i just got done with the newest episode and a few things.

1) Amazing work so far

2) I keep running into a bug where when i go through the teleporter the event with ava and the battle with hardy kept reseting.

3) I found it kinda hard to keep my mons under lvl 50 cap between tristan and emily.

Besides that great update and cant wait till episode 4 comes out.

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2) I keep running into a bug where when i go through the teleporter the event with ava and the battle with hardy kept reseting.

Could you explain this in more detail please? Preferably through PM.

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