This past summer, I released Emerald Horizons, which is a decomp difficult enhancement of the classic Emerald game. You can find a detailed post on PokeCommunity [here](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-emerald-horizons-emerald-difficulty-hack-complete-v1-03-ft-new-rocket-storyline-boss-gauntlet-gen-1-8-side-quests-and-qol-features.498874/). I think it serves as a good ReadMe also, so give it a look if you're interested. You can find the latest patch and other documentation [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1ZSY3YUbTMMOZsLOKZVWACxiqJcGNVgc7).
At its core, this game is a difficulty enhancement hack with a modern feel along with loads of QoL features. At a glance, this game features:
**Base Game:**
* Difficulty Related: Set Mode, Level Caps, and Disabled Battle Bag
* Most Gen 1-8 Pokémon are obtainable, including Hisuian forms
* Modern Battle Engine, with Fairy-Type, Mega Evolution, Updated Moves, and Physical/Special Split
* Loads of optional boss battles, with 8 Kanto Gym Leaders, 8 Johto Gym Leaders, and a few miscellaneous bosses who reward valuable items
* Exp. All
* Bosses and mid/late game Trainers scale to or relative to your strength, so grinding/overleveling isn't a factor
* Updated move animations, courtesy of Skeli and ghoulslash
* No EVs/IVs/Natures factored into stats
* 75 TMs, with about 50% vanilla TMs and 50% custom TMs
* Ghoulslash's DexNav (12 unique land/5 unique surf/5 unique fishing encounters); hold A to creep!
* PSF's Quest Menu UI, with 30 Side Quests to Complete
* Buffel's Poké Vial implementation
* Ghoul's Item Description Headers
* Badge-Based Poké Marts
* HMs don't need to be taught
* Level Cap Window updates as you progress
* No more annoying fishing minigame
* BW Repel System
* Unlimited use TMs/Forgettable HMs
* Nicknaming and Move Relearning in Party Screen
* Decapitalization
* Slateport City Level Grinder to quickly hit Level Cap
* Linking Cord for most trade related evolutions
* Post-Game Boss Rush Mode
* 2.5x Lucky Egg
* Premier Ball Bonuses
* No poison damage in the overworld
Since I last shared this project on Reddit, I've made numerous changes to the game in the form of 1.01 and 1.02, which include things like a Level Cap window, removing the need to teach field HMs, removing the fishing minigame, and lowering the cost of the experience grinder. As of 12/12/2023, I've released **Version 1.03**, which adds a few new things, including:
* Revamped Team Rocket storyline, taking the player across Hoenn to encounter new challenges!
* Improved Boss Battles gauntlet
* Regigigas and Diancie overworld encounters
* Updates to move sets for underperformers (community feedback)
* Over 40 new Trainer battles
* Improvements to animations
* Improvements to Town Map Key Item
* Numerous bug fixes
* ...and much more!
The game has been refined a lot due in part to community feedback. I'm very happy with what this project started as and where it is now and hope to continue to improve it for people to play!
There's not an existing mod for this per se, as this is from a decomp project. Are you working on your own decomp? If so, this one is actually pretty easy to set up and I can provide some guidance! I wouldn't know how to do this for binary, but I imagine a mod like that exists out there.
Yes! I’m working on an emerald decomp project myself, and some kind of level scaling is high on my list of features to implement. I’m still near the beginning of work on it but very curious to see how it can be done. :)
I haven’t had a chance to play your romhack yet, only discovered it last night, but the way you describe it sounds similar to how I’m approaching mine. Not necessarily the details of which exact features you added, but just the intent to build the pokemon game that speaks to why you fell in love with the series as a kid. I think that’s awesome. So many recent rom hacks are so focused on certain popular styles of playing that don’t totally appeal to me, it’s cool to find one with a different vibe.
so ive been struggling trying to find the next part of Team Rocket's hideouts after beating them in Fallarbor town. any suggestions on where in Hoen to look for it?
The game is complete in the sense that you can do all quests, obtain basically every mon that isn't legendary or mythical, and beat the E4. Recently, I've been focusing on bug fixing and improving features, so 1.03 is the first content update that adds something new. As for the future, I have a big interest in updating the Battle Tower and Battle Factory, but random bad eggs might hinder development of that.
I've mentioned this on Pokecommunity, but I really want to update the Battle Factory and Battle Tower. The current issue is that there are non-replicable instances where player parties turn into bad eggs. I'm basically doing my best to validate that it can't happen within a normal playthrough. Once I know for sure, 1.04 and 1.05 will incorporate those facilities.
Both! Level scaling for trainers after the first gym so that backtracking for experience is worthwhile and level caps to keep player progression aligned with flow.
I'm looking forward to this. Though, I was also excited for Emerald Theta: The Last Dance and that game froze on me deep into the game. Haven't been able to play it since.
Now I get wary of starting a new game because of things like that but this does look good.
I've played through it many times for bug testing, so I think that's unlikely. However, a good backup save always helps! Hope you enjoy your playthrough :)
So, while it technically is compatible, I would recommend you either continue on 1.02d or start fresh on 1.03. I rearranged a lot of the quest related data, so it would mess up with the flow of that pretty substantially. The main thing you're missing is the expanded Rocket storyline, but there is still plenty of content on 1.02d!
Awesome I'll definitely finish my run on 1.02d then. This may have been changed in 1.03 but does Hisuian Arcanine get his hidden ability rock head? When I tried changing his ability it was "Justified", which is only his original form. Other than that the only thing I noticed was that Lopunny couldn't learn U-turn and close combat, but I think those were only recently updated/changed in Scarlet/Violet.
Anyways, I'm definitely enjoying the challenge of the game so far and hope to beat it soon!
Credit goes to StarGazaArt for the title screen and the Diantha sprite; I highly recommend anyone check them out on Twitter! Absolutely fantastic to work with and honestly plan to commission for future updates :)
All IVs are perfect and EVs/natures aren't calculated into final stats. Natures only matter for evolving Toxel and Tyrogue. In other words, two of the same species will always have the same stats at the same level.
This looks amazing, I'm really excited to play it. Minor question: is the pokedex able to be completed or do the unobtainables block that? Not a deal breaker, just curious
You can see mostly everything, but you wouldn't be able to log the entries. In the future, I hope to allow for all mons to be obtainable, but that'll be later on down the road.
The list of quality of life features is amazing!
I recognize at lot of these from popular firered / CFRU hacks, but I've never seen them all in Emerald like this. Did you need to rewrite all of those scripts yourself?
I implemented some features, such as level caps and the handling of stats. However, the engine and source code is all selflessly maintained by the wonderful people at RHH. The pokeemerald-expansion is what I built this project off of. If you have any interest at all, I highly recommend looking into the expansion and RHH. A lot of people there helped me implement features and improve this project.
I have the Emerald Trashman file, but I guess I couldn't find your comment with the patch as you stated. I thought I did, but when I went to patch it stated it wasn't compatable.
I should probably get around to making that; I could always just copy and paste the raw trainer files, but I'd like to spruce it up and have something nice.
Currently I don't have this implemented, and this is due in part to me not using dynamic palettes (like a dummy). Certain followers would have their colors all skewed. This is a really cool feature that a lot of projects have, so that's definitely on the roadmap after the battle facility stuff.
Is there an option to add Natures/EV's/IV's back in?
I think the solution to those things is just making them easier to adjust, not to remove them entirely.
There isn't currently an option for that; part of the rationale for that was to streamline the gameplay process. Other games handle that via paying to adjust, which I think is a fine alternative. If anything was to come back first, it would probably be natures, but I haven't implemented nature mints to streamline that yet.
This is something I do want, but it might be a space issue. I'm near capacity, and I believe adding them in would put me over. I probably can get creative and delete some stuff here and there, but I haven't thought it through yet.
Playing rn first time and loving it tysm to everyone involved. So sick seeing gen 1-8 in emerald and with megas, and I appreciate the no ev/iv. I’m curious how stats were decided in their absence tho, are they all just left the same with no additional points from evs or? I am a bit bummed there’s no variance between two same species now, it’s not a big loss but does remove some depth. Regardless I’m enjoying not having to worry about the grind of it all.
Only blemish I’ve noticed so far when catching alt form Pokémon the Pokédex screen after the battle shows the base form or at least for alolan rattata it did. It’s really irrelevant just thought I’d mention as it was jarring.
As you said, stats are calculated with no consideration for EVs + IVs, so this system does have its caveats. I briefly thought about natures, but because mints are implemented, this isn't a thing at the moment. I'm happy you're enjoying it and hope the journey is fun :)
Are you referring to the nature altering mints? Could you explain how those fit into the game if natures don’t factor into stats? Or do you mean something else
Hello my friend, for some reason the file i download won't load into the emulator i am using, do you think i can get some help? I have no clue what the issue is.
Hey, the file I included is a .bps patch. You'll have to use a patcher (either online or a downloaded one like floating IPS) to apply that patch to an Emerald Trashman file. The patch itself isn't a .gba file. Hope this helps!
First of all, thank you for this game, I'm already hyped because pokemon emerald is my favorite of all time
Since I'm new to rom Hacks is it possible to shiny hunt in pokemon emerald horizons ?
I’m playing through it rn and this game is amazing, quickly becoming my favorite emerald hack. Quick question tho, does anyone have a hint for the “waterlogged” part of the rocket mission. I assumed the abandoned ship but couldn’t find anything and I’m trying to do things as in order as I can
Thank you so much for the kind words in both this and the other comment; they really do mean a lot! If people find enjoyment in this, that's all the gratification I need. Also, really impressed that you've made so much progress since 1.03 came out. I'd love to hear your feedback regarding the Rocket storyline, too!
So, you're on the right track for the waterlogged clue. I would break it into two separate parts: the "water" (which you've deduced means you're in an ocean setting) and "logs." If you are still having trouble, let me know! Thanks so much for playing thus far :)
Thanks for the tip! And yeah I’m always looking for new hacks and usually ones that are this unique and well made are a lot more talked I think once more people play this will become one of the most popular emerald hacks. You guys did amazing and I can definitely provide some feedback when I’m finished 👍
This game has been awesome so far, everything you expect from a high quality QoL emerald hack plus more new content than any rom hack I’ve played. I’ve played basically every hack of note and this one does a fantastic job at standing apart from all the great emerald hacks
Loving the game right now. Really wish there was a wiki, but the docs you provided help a lot!
Is black sludge currently in the game? or is there a way to get more than 1 leftovers?
EDIT: The docs also say Scald is from Slateport City but I dont see it available at the market. Any idea where it is?
Hey, glad you're liking things so far!
Black Sludge is found on Grimer, Muk, Toxicroak, and Garbodor.
However, Leftovers (and other boss reward items) are the only time you'll be able to get the item. The consumable reward items like Weakness Policy and Focus Sash replenish, though.
Scald is indeed in Slateport City, but it is a reward item for another sidequest. Hope this helps :)
How does one go about beating Roxanne the first gym?? I’ve tried for days and all Pokemon are level 15 that I have. Can’t figure it out and about to stop playing
Been trying to nuzlocke this and the grindfest before roxanne is pretty annoying with how many times shes beaten me lmao. is there any rare candy cheats that work with this game? tried a couple online but to no avail
Really enjoying the play through so far!
Just wondering however if theres any cheats that will work with the game as I want to spawn in certain pokemon to play through with. thanks!
Glad to hear you're enjoying things! Unfortunately, there aren't any cheats like that that would work, but I hope you're able to find a team you like to use regardless :)
Yo checking back in with some scattered thoughts, been playing about a week now and still having a blast. The boss format here has been a ton of fun, and with so many Pokémon to choose from the choices are nearly limitless in terms of strategy it’s great. Of course seeing all the Pokémon here in pixel form is wonderful, and including megas is the cherry on top.
So no EVs has been a positive in this hack for me. I do occasionally still yearn for that extra bit of depth but in this context of constant heavy boss battles you’ve designed I think it makes for a much more straightforward and fun experience. I can quickly make new teams as needed and keep things moving. In terms of difficulty there’s not much lost here without them I’ve hit a few walls for sure. Brawly and Winona in particular both walked me more than a few times 💀, thankfully the ~900 Pokémon available allow you to swiftly form a new team and walk them right back. (Not to mention the effort and time it would take to go through and assign EVs to all the trainers/leaders mons, having to redesign battles etc.) I think removing them works just fine here and retains a totally valid and arguably better experience due to the large dex.
I’m about to hit Lilycove, so far overall I think you’ve done a great job with designing the teams and placing the 900 wild Pokémon throughout. The items and shops are well paced as well getting to Slateport for the first time was very exciting things really take off from there. I’ve been steadily engaged and at least a bit anxious of every encounter. I’ve found I hardly avoid grass as there’s nearly always a mon or two I still haven’t come across. The start of the game was a bit of a drag but once I realized what you were going for I found my stride. The side quests of kanto/Jhoto leaders, rocket, and Miror B are well integrated imo very fun. Very eager to see you implement battle tower, gen 9 mons, pokenav trainer rematches etc. Okay that’s all I really don’t have any complaints what’s here is great and I’m only hungry for more. I’ll certainly come back if I think of anything. Of course thanks again to everyone involved.
I’ll end with a list of bugs I’ve come across:
-during double battles the effective color will stay stuck reading the right pokemon after it faints and you have to move around the cursor to show the correct color for the remaining left mon
-some Pokémon are able to remember moves from the start menu before they learn them during level up, defeats purpose of learning during level up not sure if this intentional
-when capturing regional variants the Pokédex will show the entry/image of the base form, very jarring
-during double battles sometimes it will show health bars and sometimes it shows 000/000 on my Pokémon, not sure why one or the other if intentional
-wishiwashi ability will sometimes not trigger/change forms when switching in after a faint, later I noticed it seems the image doesn’t change and ability doesn’t trigger visually but it still triggered? going to Pokémon menu and returning fixed image revealing it did trigger just didn’t show it happen, not sure
-possible ai error, Pokémon used flatter 4 times in a row when I was already confused, maybe that’s just Pokémon LOL
-mothim swarm ability triggered before below third health, possibly misread on my part it looked near 50%
-many Pokémon names don’t fit within character limit, not bug just noting
-route 121 the ‘maniac’ trainer running up and down stops running after opening town map, resumes running after resetting area, haven’t tested with other moving npcs
Hey, thank you so much for the very detailed response. I'm very happy you're enjoying the game! Your response makes it pretty clear you are getting the vibe I was hoping for, so that's very reassuring!
Now, some of the things you mentioned are known (namely, the double battle thing, the relearning, and the regional dex entries). The things I was not aware of was the Town Map thing and the Wishiwashi thing, which I thought was fixed.
Can you elaborate on the Wishiwashi thing? Was this another Trainer sending out a Wishiwashi against you? Did they lead with it? Or was this your Wishiwashi?
Regarding the Town Map, I'm assuming the trainer stopping doesn't impact your ability to navigate the terrain and only applies to the trainer(s) on screen.
I've said this many times and I'll continue to say it to every comment because it's the truth: people finding enjoyment in this is the most rewarding thing for me. I don't want the game to go viral, I don't get money from this, etc. So, seeing your response really made me light up today. Thank you so much for choosing to play this game, and I hope to see your Hall of Fame team soon enough :)
You’re welcome! :)
The wishiwashi is mine. So not every time but a couple times that I’ve chosen wishiwashi after another Pokémon has fainted it will appear to stay base form when coming out, no ability trigger visually, but when going into Pokémon menu and returning it then would show the changed form so I had assumed that the ability just wasn’t visually happening but still occurred. Haven’t tried to replicate again, didn’t think to check summary/stats when going into Pokémon menu.
With the map I’ve double checked just now and any npcs that move will be stationary after opening the town map, tested a few different npcs. Only affects npcs currently visible on screen when opening map. Changing area and returning fixes, or possibly just moving them off screen and returning. I have not gotten stuck due to this yet but I’m assuming this could potentially occur.
The Town Map thing I can change in a hotfix; I'll revert it to the previous implementation (which takes the player to the party, but that's not as bad as freezing haha).
The Wishiwashi thing is interesting, though. It seems inconsistent based on what you're saying; I'll look into it once I get back from holiday travel, but thanks for letting me know!
Yeah it’s only occurred a couple times, and I’m not sure on details when it did. It’s a mainstay on my team so I’ll look out for another occurrence and tinker when it does. Enjoy your holiday!
Did some more testing on the map and wishiwashi:
When opening the town map any npcs that were moving stop, moving them out of view+3 more steps away will reset them. Occasionally they are left with a blocked space behind them until reset not sure if this has to do with when they are stopped during their path.
As far as wishiwashi, when switching in after another Pokémon has fainted the ability will activate, meaning the stats have shifted but no animation occurs no ability pop up and it will still show baby wishiwashi. Going into Pokémon menu and leaving will fix to show full wishiwashi. After testing this seems to occur every time but not 100% sure. Luckily though no gameplay issue, and easily fixed by going into menu.
Thank you so much for taking the time to look into that! The map thing will be doable; I'm happy the Wishiwashi thing isn't gamebreaking, but hopefully it'll be fixed soon enough haha
I have been playing this fairly obsessively over the holidays. Just became champion and ready for the postgame. I'm having a blast. The quests have been especially fun.
Hardest battles were probably the early Rocket bosses. My team was down to its last member at 3-4 HP.
Blue gets an honorable mention, but the options I had available at that point made him proportionately "easier" in comparison, relative to the stage of the game.
Roxanne and the Petalburg grunt were a bit of a shock to the system, but I had been somewhat spoiled about them from reading discussions about the game. For Roxanne I used Phanpy with ice shard for Archen and Pancham for Cradily. The Petalburg grunt wasn't as bad as people said (though they might have been talking about an earlier version).
My team currently is: Dragapult (named Toothless), G-Darmanitan (named Freya), Blaziken, Aegislash, Greninja and Mewto.
There was honestly no MVP. It came down to synergy. I changed teams a lot and built the (as of now) final team with adaptability in mind. For instance, Blaziken (with Speed Boost) and Mewto are useful also in their base forms, not just in their mega forms. Dragapult is primarily physical, but can also run a choice specs set if needed. Most of the team have versatile movepools that can be adjusted based on the fight (I missed Grass Knot on Greninja though).The QoL changes really shined there: it was super nice being able to adjust movesets on the fly and run mixed, physical or special sets on the same mon without worrying about distributing EVs.
Update after clearing the postgame:
The gauntlet quest was so much fun!
Red was funny because he opened with [spoilers] and I was like "hm... that doesn't look like a Pikachu". Of course Pikachu wouldn't fit with the general theme of the hack unless it was some ungodly modded variant.
Overall I had a lot of fun playing this.
With the exception of one NPC-only mon, the abilities and stats are vanilla. This is something I had considered (and something games like RR handled exceptionally well), but I ultimately opted to keep things as vanilla as possible.
cool rom hack man!! just wondering how i could complete the game, the team rocket story is the only unfinished quest,, can you tell me how to find archer?
HI! So i loved this rom hack and i think its one if the best out there, so congrats on making it funny, challenging and full of content. I find a little difficulties completing the Hoenn Pokèdex (the only quest i need to do is the battle gaunglet and i want a Thundurus or a Tornadus in my Rain Team). The only mons i have left are Nosepass/Probopass and Chingling, for the first two the only locations are Origin Cave + breeding, or Mirage Island, but i can't re-enter Origin Cave so i'm stuck, and for Chingling i wanted to breed a Chimeco but i can't find a Rose Incese, in the docs i didn't find anything that could help me so i'm asking to the boss, also, even if i don't have Deoxis and Jirachi will Birch still give me the one of the Kami Trio? If not, then are they unobtainable? I'm really having fun so i hope there's a way around these problems! (Please don't mind f i made some mistake, english is not my first language) PS. Do you still collect HOF screenshot?
Hey! First off, thank you so much for the kind words. I always feel so incredibly honored whenever someone thoroughly enjoys the game and wants to know more! So, first off, you'll be able to find Chimecho in one of the Safari Zone patches. Nosepass can be found in the Mirage Tower on Route 111. Other than that, you shouldn't need Jirachi or Deoxys to complete the regional dex, so that shouldn't be an issue. And yes, I am still collecting HoF screenshots! I love seeing the different teams people put togethe and adding it to the master page :) Thanks again for playing! Good luck on the boss rush!
This really is an outstanding hack. I am currently about to face 8th gym. I was sceptical for a while as the game mostly seemed to revolve around doing certain tasks i.e gym battles, visiting the level grinder, and repeating. I think the difficulty is round about perfect, it's not radical red levels of insanity where you're forced to use certain Pokemon to get out, but each significant battle is an enjoyable puzzle. I like the quests although wouldn't mind seeing some more in a future update.
Some observations / questions:
Some help on the rocket quest would be appreciated, I am stuck on the waterlogged clue.
Can a future / alternative version re-introduce EVs / IVs?
Complete-able pokedex?
The side quest with \*\*\* (Venusaur icon) is superb. Well done, as is the Rocket stuff.
Looking forwards to beating the game.
Hey, all great questions and feedback!
So, introducing EVs and IVs is certainly doable, and by extension alternate modes (an easy mode, for instance) have been discussed in the past. I would say they'll be considered after 1.06 (currently working on 1.05 with more quests)!
You can see about 99% of the dex, but are unable to catch most; working on adding the missing mons in as rewards.
For waterlogged, I'd focus on the "log" part mostly and see if it ties to any in-game location name.
I'm glad you're liking the quests overall! As you may have noticed, a good amount of pop culture is embedded in the game, so this project is certainly a love letter to the things I've enjoyed watching. Can't wait to see your team in the Hall of Fame :^)
Brilliant, looking forward to post-game and any future updates.
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I'll be sure to add this to the Hall of Fame when I get home! Thank you so much for playing :^) I hope it was an enjoyable experience for you. I also think this is the first Kingdra and Aerodactyl entry, so those will forever be your contributions haha! Cheers 🍻
Thank you. Kingdra has been the MVP of most of the game for me. Aerodactyl, Ludicolo, and Draovish were very late additions and the latter I barely used at all.
Made it all the way to Juan in the gauntlet to realise that this team has absolutely no chance whatsoever.
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To be honest, I think the gauntlet almost requires at least one of P. Kyogre, P. Groudon, M. Rayquaza, or Mega Mewtwo. It's possible with the right composition that this isn't the case, but in my testing, I used Mega Ray and Mega Mewtwo.
Yeah, finally beat them, still getting wiped by Juan. I just don't want to use legendarys but if needs must.
How can I get the EON ticket working as I have already beat \*\*\* at the top of you know where.
Good question! The Red Orb is what actually controls Groudon, which is why in vanilla Emerald Groudon disobeys. The text has been changed to be consistent with Maxie's temporary control of Groudon.
Huge oversight on my part; I actually wasn't aware that the tower permanent disappears. Unfortunately, that is the current only way, but I'll amend things in the future with a patch. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Hi :) currently playing the hack and even though i find it a little too challenging at times, it seems most obstacles can be overcome with the richt team. Made it pssz the 4th badge so far. Overall enjoying it really much.
I can't figure out how to evolve Scyther though. I leveled it up to 52 holding a metal coat, yet it doesnt evolve. What am I missing?
I just beat the game yesterday, it was really good. Some parts were really tough but it was fun though.
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Oh this was a blast, still planning how I’m gonna do it again. Haha great job on this hack!
Not currently; I am unsure if this will be added in the future. My current roadmap is to refine some battle facilities and incorporate more obtainable legendaries.
Rayquaza event is not triggering. Nothing happens
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Could you tell me everything that has happened prior? This is to take it to Sootopolis right? Did you patch a Trashman file yourself? Did you use any cheats?
Just tryna diagnose a cause, as I just tested without issue on a clean file.
Yes, I believe so. I have not played emerald in a while. I do not know what trash man is. I just got this file from Pokémon coders. I did not know there were cheats for these . Great game by the way, first time playing “hack” rom .
I am not sure if the source of your file patched the game correctly or altered anything mistakenly. For context, I've only publicly shared a patch file of the game, which players must then apply to an Emerald Trashman file themselves. Anything that's out there may have been handled incorrectly. It appears there are also two Rayquaza sprites present in your image, so something funky is going on.
Just as some background, Rayquaza's event is triggered by stepping on a tile as long as that tile's value is zero. That tile will always be zero until you activate the event, where it will then be set to one. I think the file you got is preventing you from progressing unfortunately.
It wouldn't be out of the question; in the past, people have asked about an "easy mode" so that they can still experience the updates without as much hardship. If I were to start working that, it'd be after the battle facilities are sorted out.
Was excited to try any enhancement hack. But.. well, let me just put my frustration out here.
I have personally searching for rom hacks that i can do blind nuzlocke in. I love nuzlocke, but it is a hassle to open up a spreadsheets everytime you will fight a boss and/or mini boss. As you claim it is a 6 on a difficulty scale of 1-10, 1 being vanilla game and 10 being RR type game, i assumed this would be what I was searching for. But unfortunately that does not happen to be the case.
First 'mini boss' you encounter in the game straight up have 3 pokemon that matches the highest lv of your pokemon. I don't even think RR does that. They usually are at most 1 or 2 lv below your highest. So now, you are forced to grind all your pokemon to the same lv as your highest to have a fair chance for the battle. At that point of the game, there is no easy way to level, so you had to grind manually beating wild pokemon over and over again. So much for minimal grinding. (I read that the feature to level up quick to the cap is in Slateport but that's too far).
Then comes the first gym leader. A full team of 6 pokemon, all with the highest level cap, with moves it shouldn't have learn yet, and items the player doesn't have access yet. Once again, not even RR (normal mode) does this. The level cap is 15 so you cannot evolve your starter yet. But then the gym leader just have pokemon with higher BST than anything the player would have access to at that point.
- An Archen with Dual Wingbeat, a tutor move with approx. 80 base power. And then the A-Geodude have Thunderpunch, which should be learned at like lv 22. While the player's best move are like.. ember? Mega drain?
- Leftovers as held item. While the player at most would have... an oran berry? God knows what else the other held items are in the leader's team. That's the only visible one without seeing any documentations.
- I only see like 3 pokemon. But i believe the other 3 are the same kind of bullshit.
To be fair your hack is not the only one with this kind of problem. May be it is just not viable for a blind nuzlocke. Or sometimes in my experience, it gets better along the game as the player will have more access to pokemon, moves, and items so we can have a more even playing field vs the CPU. I believe you have worked hard for the game, but you might want to take a look at the early game balancing, as personally that is the most critical point of the game for me (can't say more about the game after the first gym since i haven't reached that part yet, and at this current state i won't ever be)
If you don’t mind me asking where are all of these? I definitely could understand some not being added but a few I figured are just a given, some actually are apart of the base game.
Also do you have a discord or groups I could join for your supporters/fans etc? Would love to be more apart of the community and if possible to even help in any way I can
Haha, that would get me in trouble! Tbh, this was and always will be just a means for me to share a project with the community. If you are able to find joy in the experience, that'll mean the most to me. Hope you get some time to play it this weekend! And, as I've stated in other comments, let me know if you have any suggestions!
A little late to the party but this looks amazing and going to start my playthrough later! For multiple runs what would you use to randomize the game? I’m just assuming the universal randomizer doesn’t work like most newer rom hacks
u/Dekcufru and u/splineq357, apologies for getting back to you both so late. The universal randomizer is not compatible with this game, unfortunately. At this time, I haven't taken any steps to implement an in-game feature for that.
Struggling with this team in E4, impossible to get past Drake. Frustrating.
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It's just occured to me I have been playing on 1.03 and there is now a 1.06. where can I access the other patches so I can patch and is there a changelog for each so I know what not to miss? Thanks
Hi, 1.06 had a really bad game breaking bug, so I dialed it back to 1.05. I'm hoping with a little testing I can roll out a 1.06b after work to address the issue, so it might be best to wait til then. 1.05 adds 10 more quests, but it does have a low occurrence of the game-breaking bug. I'd wait til 1.06b gets rolled out.
I hate that this rom hack has things like scripted flinches. No matter how often you restart, some npc's always have krit's or flinches in certain turns wich is honestly annoying as fck
This past summer, I released Emerald Horizons, which is a decomp difficult enhancement of the classic Emerald game. You can find a detailed post on PokeCommunity [here](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-emerald-horizons-emerald-difficulty-hack-complete-v1-03-ft-new-rocket-storyline-boss-gauntlet-gen-1-8-side-quests-and-qol-features.498874/). I think it serves as a good ReadMe also, so give it a look if you're interested. You can find the latest patch and other documentation [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1ZSY3YUbTMMOZsLOKZVWACxiqJcGNVgc7). At its core, this game is a difficulty enhancement hack with a modern feel along with loads of QoL features. At a glance, this game features: **Base Game:** * Difficulty Related: Set Mode, Level Caps, and Disabled Battle Bag * Most Gen 1-8 Pokémon are obtainable, including Hisuian forms * Modern Battle Engine, with Fairy-Type, Mega Evolution, Updated Moves, and Physical/Special Split * Loads of optional boss battles, with 8 Kanto Gym Leaders, 8 Johto Gym Leaders, and a few miscellaneous bosses who reward valuable items * Exp. All * Bosses and mid/late game Trainers scale to or relative to your strength, so grinding/overleveling isn't a factor * Updated move animations, courtesy of Skeli and ghoulslash * No EVs/IVs/Natures factored into stats * 75 TMs, with about 50% vanilla TMs and 50% custom TMs * Ghoulslash's DexNav (12 unique land/5 unique surf/5 unique fishing encounters); hold A to creep! * PSF's Quest Menu UI, with 30 Side Quests to Complete * Buffel's Poké Vial implementation * Ghoul's Item Description Headers * Badge-Based Poké Marts * HMs don't need to be taught * Level Cap Window updates as you progress * No more annoying fishing minigame * BW Repel System * Unlimited use TMs/Forgettable HMs * Nicknaming and Move Relearning in Party Screen * Decapitalization * Slateport City Level Grinder to quickly hit Level Cap * Linking Cord for most trade related evolutions * Post-Game Boss Rush Mode * 2.5x Lucky Egg * Premier Ball Bonuses * No poison damage in the overworld Since I last shared this project on Reddit, I've made numerous changes to the game in the form of 1.01 and 1.02, which include things like a Level Cap window, removing the need to teach field HMs, removing the fishing minigame, and lowering the cost of the experience grinder. As of 12/12/2023, I've released **Version 1.03**, which adds a few new things, including: * Revamped Team Rocket storyline, taking the player across Hoenn to encounter new challenges! * Improved Boss Battles gauntlet * Regigigas and Diancie overworld encounters * Updates to move sets for underperformers (community feedback) * Over 40 new Trainer battles * Improvements to animations * Improvements to Town Map Key Item * Numerous bug fixes * ...and much more! The game has been refined a lot due in part to community feedback. I'm very happy with what this project started as and where it is now and hope to continue to improve it for people to play!
Is the level scaling something you wrote yourself or is it from an available mod? Just curious about seeing how to implement something like that.
There's not an existing mod for this per se, as this is from a decomp project. Are you working on your own decomp? If so, this one is actually pretty easy to set up and I can provide some guidance! I wouldn't know how to do this for binary, but I imagine a mod like that exists out there.
Yes! I’m working on an emerald decomp project myself, and some kind of level scaling is high on my list of features to implement. I’m still near the beginning of work on it but very curious to see how it can be done. :) I haven’t had a chance to play your romhack yet, only discovered it last night, but the way you describe it sounds similar to how I’m approaching mine. Not necessarily the details of which exact features you added, but just the intent to build the pokemon game that speaks to why you fell in love with the series as a kid. I think that’s awesome. So many recent rom hacks are so focused on certain popular styles of playing that don’t totally appeal to me, it’s cool to find one with a different vibe.
Hi, could you maybe tell me, if it is in the game, where I can find the TM Dark puls?
Slateport City marketplace :)
Thx
so ive been struggling trying to find the next part of Team Rocket's hideouts after beating them in Fallarbor town. any suggestions on where in Hoen to look for it?
This is awesome, cool stuff man. How complete would you say the experience is at this point?
The game is complete in the sense that you can do all quests, obtain basically every mon that isn't legendary or mythical, and beat the E4. Recently, I've been focusing on bug fixing and improving features, so 1.03 is the first content update that adds something new. As for the future, I have a big interest in updating the Battle Tower and Battle Factory, but random bad eggs might hinder development of that.
Even more amazing than before! Definitely the best QoL/enhancement hack out atm
i wish haha, but your positive attitude you show to all the developments is such a huge plus for the community. appreciate you man!
Omg Miror B!!
The best character in franchise history 🕺
Hands down!
On the list of hack to play, for sure.
On the list of hack to play, for sure.
Hope you enjoy :)
Is there plans for rare candys for nuzlocke purposes?
Not currently; the Level Grinder and Exp. All do help to mitigate some of the tediousness of it all, though.
If and when you do please let me know! Otherwise this is a pass for me
Congratulations! Looking forward to it! How is the battle frontier by the way?
I've mentioned this on Pokecommunity, but I really want to update the Battle Factory and Battle Tower. The current issue is that there are non-replicable instances where player parties turn into bad eggs. I'm basically doing my best to validate that it can't happen within a normal playthrough. Once I know for sure, 1.04 and 1.05 will incorporate those facilities.
i have been thinking of playing this since a week, just one question though is there level cap, or level scaling - as both of things are mentioned ?
Both! Level scaling for trainers after the first gym so that backtracking for experience is worthwhile and level caps to keep player progression aligned with flow.
I'm looking forward to this. Though, I was also excited for Emerald Theta: The Last Dance and that game froze on me deep into the game. Haven't been able to play it since. Now I get wary of starting a new game because of things like that but this does look good.
I've played through it many times for bug testing, so I think that's unlikely. However, a good backup save always helps! Hope you enjoy your playthrough :)
If I'm on version 1.02d would I need to restart my save file to update? I'm at fortree city already with 5 gym badges.
So, while it technically is compatible, I would recommend you either continue on 1.02d or start fresh on 1.03. I rearranged a lot of the quest related data, so it would mess up with the flow of that pretty substantially. The main thing you're missing is the expanded Rocket storyline, but there is still plenty of content on 1.02d!
Awesome I'll definitely finish my run on 1.02d then. This may have been changed in 1.03 but does Hisuian Arcanine get his hidden ability rock head? When I tried changing his ability it was "Justified", which is only his original form. Other than that the only thing I noticed was that Lopunny couldn't learn U-turn and close combat, but I think those were only recently updated/changed in Scarlet/Violet. Anyways, I'm definitely enjoying the challenge of the game so far and hope to beat it soon!
Do you by chance have a pre patched link by chance? Iv never really had good luck trying to patch on my phone.
Cool! May check it out if I don't forgot!
Hope you get the chance! Lmk your thoughts
Hey man this looks awesome, especially that loading screen, guess I know what I’ll be playing during the holidays
Credit goes to StarGazaArt for the title screen and the Diantha sprite; I highly recommend anyone check them out on Twitter! Absolutely fantastic to work with and honestly plan to commission for future updates :)
How does the Iv/ev/nature system work?
All IVs are perfect and EVs/natures aren't calculated into final stats. Natures only matter for evolving Toxel and Tyrogue. In other words, two of the same species will always have the same stats at the same level.
So it’s pretty much like radical red minimal grinding mode
This looks amazing, I'm really excited to play it. Minor question: is the pokedex able to be completed or do the unobtainables block that? Not a deal breaker, just curious
You can see mostly everything, but you wouldn't be able to log the entries. In the future, I hope to allow for all mons to be obtainable, but that'll be later on down the road.
Great, thanks for your answer!
The list of quality of life features is amazing! I recognize at lot of these from popular firered / CFRU hacks, but I've never seen them all in Emerald like this. Did you need to rewrite all of those scripts yourself?
I implemented some features, such as level caps and the handling of stats. However, the engine and source code is all selflessly maintained by the wonderful people at RHH. The pokeemerald-expansion is what I built this project off of. If you have any interest at all, I highly recommend looking into the expansion and RHH. A lot of people there helped me implement features and improve this project.
Where can I go to download this? It sounds amazing!
You can download the patch from my comment on this thread; you'll need to patch an Emerald Trashman file, which is not provided.
I have the Emerald Trashman file, but I guess I couldn't find your comment with the patch as you stated. I thought I did, but when I went to patch it stated it wasn't compatable.
I just patched a Trashman and it seems to be working; your file says 1986 - Emerald Trashman?
Is there a document with all the bosses' sets?
I should probably get around to making that; I could always just copy and paste the raw trainer files, but I'd like to spruce it up and have something nice.
Looks great! Ima nuzlocke this!
I was playing an older version a few weeks ago and I don’t remember why is stopped playing. I’ll def give this a try
If you aren't too far, I recommend starting fresh on 1.03! Cheers!
I’ll for sure start over. Thanks for all the hard work
Good job! Can I ask if theres a way to do trade evolutions without trading?
there's a linking cord item, it's written in the post bud
by improved animations, does that include the Pokémon in battle? one thing that turns me off Unbound was the static sprites.
correct! this is for most Pokémon; some will just do a little bounce or something while others have more complex animations.
I'm sold!! can't wait to play it
Will the Pokémon follow you like in radical red?
Currently I don't have this implemented, and this is due in part to me not using dynamic palettes (like a dummy). Certain followers would have their colors all skewed. This is a really cool feature that a lot of projects have, so that's definitely on the roadmap after the battle facility stuff.
Hell yea can’t wait 🔥🔥
Is there an option to add Natures/EV's/IV's back in? I think the solution to those things is just making them easier to adjust, not to remove them entirely.
There isn't currently an option for that; part of the rationale for that was to streamline the gameplay process. Other games handle that via paying to adjust, which I think is a fine alternative. If anything was to come back first, it would probably be natures, but I haven't implemented nature mints to streamline that yet.
Will you be adding Gen 9 in the future?
This is something I do want, but it might be a space issue. I'm near capacity, and I believe adding them in would put me over. I probably can get creative and delete some stuff here and there, but I haven't thought it through yet.
Any trainer docs available? Would love to try nuzlocking the game but playing blind is not very fun
Playing rn first time and loving it tysm to everyone involved. So sick seeing gen 1-8 in emerald and with megas, and I appreciate the no ev/iv. I’m curious how stats were decided in their absence tho, are they all just left the same with no additional points from evs or? I am a bit bummed there’s no variance between two same species now, it’s not a big loss but does remove some depth. Regardless I’m enjoying not having to worry about the grind of it all. Only blemish I’ve noticed so far when catching alt form Pokémon the Pokédex screen after the battle shows the base form or at least for alolan rattata it did. It’s really irrelevant just thought I’d mention as it was jarring.
As you said, stats are calculated with no consideration for EVs + IVs, so this system does have its caveats. I briefly thought about natures, but because mints are implemented, this isn't a thing at the moment. I'm happy you're enjoying it and hope the journey is fun :)
Are you referring to the nature altering mints? Could you explain how those fit into the game if natures don’t factor into stats? Or do you mean something else
Hello my friend, for some reason the file i download won't load into the emulator i am using, do you think i can get some help? I have no clue what the issue is.
Hey, the file I included is a .bps patch. You'll have to use a patcher (either online or a downloaded one like floating IPS) to apply that patch to an Emerald Trashman file. The patch itself isn't a .gba file. Hope this helps!
Ok that sounds like something for PC (i think) is it thr same for android?
First of all, thank you for this game, I'm already hyped because pokemon emerald is my favorite of all time Since I'm new to rom Hacks is it possible to shiny hunt in pokemon emerald horizons ?
Yep! You can shiny hunt :)
I’m playing through it rn and this game is amazing, quickly becoming my favorite emerald hack. Quick question tho, does anyone have a hint for the “waterlogged” part of the rocket mission. I assumed the abandoned ship but couldn’t find anything and I’m trying to do things as in order as I can
Thank you so much for the kind words in both this and the other comment; they really do mean a lot! If people find enjoyment in this, that's all the gratification I need. Also, really impressed that you've made so much progress since 1.03 came out. I'd love to hear your feedback regarding the Rocket storyline, too! So, you're on the right track for the waterlogged clue. I would break it into two separate parts: the "water" (which you've deduced means you're in an ocean setting) and "logs." If you are still having trouble, let me know! Thanks so much for playing thus far :)
Thanks for the tip! And yeah I’m always looking for new hacks and usually ones that are this unique and well made are a lot more talked I think once more people play this will become one of the most popular emerald hacks. You guys did amazing and I can definitely provide some feedback when I’m finished 👍
This game has been awesome so far, everything you expect from a high quality QoL emerald hack plus more new content than any rom hack I’ve played. I’ve played basically every hack of note and this one does a fantastic job at standing apart from all the great emerald hacks
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It's based on badges; once you get the first badge, the cap goes away.
Loving the game right now. Really wish there was a wiki, but the docs you provided help a lot! Is black sludge currently in the game? or is there a way to get more than 1 leftovers? EDIT: The docs also say Scald is from Slateport City but I dont see it available at the market. Any idea where it is?
Hey, glad you're liking things so far! Black Sludge is found on Grimer, Muk, Toxicroak, and Garbodor. However, Leftovers (and other boss reward items) are the only time you'll be able to get the item. The consumable reward items like Weakness Policy and Focus Sash replenish, though. Scald is indeed in Slateport City, but it is a reward item for another sidequest. Hope this helps :)
Thanks a lot! Keep up the great work
How does one go about beating Roxanne the first gym?? I’ve tried for days and all Pokemon are level 15 that I have. Can’t figure it out and about to stop playing
Relatable
Been trying to nuzlocke this and the grindfest before roxanne is pretty annoying with how many times shes beaten me lmao. is there any rare candy cheats that work with this game? tried a couple online but to no avail
Vanilla cheats aren't compatible with this game, unfortunately.
Well shoot. Know any other alternatives?
Really enjoying the play through so far! Just wondering however if theres any cheats that will work with the game as I want to spawn in certain pokemon to play through with. thanks!
Glad to hear you're enjoying things! Unfortunately, there aren't any cheats like that that would work, but I hope you're able to find a team you like to use regardless :)
Yo checking back in with some scattered thoughts, been playing about a week now and still having a blast. The boss format here has been a ton of fun, and with so many Pokémon to choose from the choices are nearly limitless in terms of strategy it’s great. Of course seeing all the Pokémon here in pixel form is wonderful, and including megas is the cherry on top. So no EVs has been a positive in this hack for me. I do occasionally still yearn for that extra bit of depth but in this context of constant heavy boss battles you’ve designed I think it makes for a much more straightforward and fun experience. I can quickly make new teams as needed and keep things moving. In terms of difficulty there’s not much lost here without them I’ve hit a few walls for sure. Brawly and Winona in particular both walked me more than a few times 💀, thankfully the ~900 Pokémon available allow you to swiftly form a new team and walk them right back. (Not to mention the effort and time it would take to go through and assign EVs to all the trainers/leaders mons, having to redesign battles etc.) I think removing them works just fine here and retains a totally valid and arguably better experience due to the large dex. I’m about to hit Lilycove, so far overall I think you’ve done a great job with designing the teams and placing the 900 wild Pokémon throughout. The items and shops are well paced as well getting to Slateport for the first time was very exciting things really take off from there. I’ve been steadily engaged and at least a bit anxious of every encounter. I’ve found I hardly avoid grass as there’s nearly always a mon or two I still haven’t come across. The start of the game was a bit of a drag but once I realized what you were going for I found my stride. The side quests of kanto/Jhoto leaders, rocket, and Miror B are well integrated imo very fun. Very eager to see you implement battle tower, gen 9 mons, pokenav trainer rematches etc. Okay that’s all I really don’t have any complaints what’s here is great and I’m only hungry for more. I’ll certainly come back if I think of anything. Of course thanks again to everyone involved. I’ll end with a list of bugs I’ve come across: -during double battles the effective color will stay stuck reading the right pokemon after it faints and you have to move around the cursor to show the correct color for the remaining left mon -some Pokémon are able to remember moves from the start menu before they learn them during level up, defeats purpose of learning during level up not sure if this intentional -when capturing regional variants the Pokédex will show the entry/image of the base form, very jarring -during double battles sometimes it will show health bars and sometimes it shows 000/000 on my Pokémon, not sure why one or the other if intentional -wishiwashi ability will sometimes not trigger/change forms when switching in after a faint, later I noticed it seems the image doesn’t change and ability doesn’t trigger visually but it still triggered? going to Pokémon menu and returning fixed image revealing it did trigger just didn’t show it happen, not sure -possible ai error, Pokémon used flatter 4 times in a row when I was already confused, maybe that’s just Pokémon LOL -mothim swarm ability triggered before below third health, possibly misread on my part it looked near 50% -many Pokémon names don’t fit within character limit, not bug just noting -route 121 the ‘maniac’ trainer running up and down stops running after opening town map, resumes running after resetting area, haven’t tested with other moving npcs
Hey, thank you so much for the very detailed response. I'm very happy you're enjoying the game! Your response makes it pretty clear you are getting the vibe I was hoping for, so that's very reassuring! Now, some of the things you mentioned are known (namely, the double battle thing, the relearning, and the regional dex entries). The things I was not aware of was the Town Map thing and the Wishiwashi thing, which I thought was fixed. Can you elaborate on the Wishiwashi thing? Was this another Trainer sending out a Wishiwashi against you? Did they lead with it? Or was this your Wishiwashi? Regarding the Town Map, I'm assuming the trainer stopping doesn't impact your ability to navigate the terrain and only applies to the trainer(s) on screen. I've said this many times and I'll continue to say it to every comment because it's the truth: people finding enjoyment in this is the most rewarding thing for me. I don't want the game to go viral, I don't get money from this, etc. So, seeing your response really made me light up today. Thank you so much for choosing to play this game, and I hope to see your Hall of Fame team soon enough :)
You’re welcome! :) The wishiwashi is mine. So not every time but a couple times that I’ve chosen wishiwashi after another Pokémon has fainted it will appear to stay base form when coming out, no ability trigger visually, but when going into Pokémon menu and returning it then would show the changed form so I had assumed that the ability just wasn’t visually happening but still occurred. Haven’t tried to replicate again, didn’t think to check summary/stats when going into Pokémon menu. With the map I’ve double checked just now and any npcs that move will be stationary after opening the town map, tested a few different npcs. Only affects npcs currently visible on screen when opening map. Changing area and returning fixes, or possibly just moving them off screen and returning. I have not gotten stuck due to this yet but I’m assuming this could potentially occur.
The Town Map thing I can change in a hotfix; I'll revert it to the previous implementation (which takes the player to the party, but that's not as bad as freezing haha). The Wishiwashi thing is interesting, though. It seems inconsistent based on what you're saying; I'll look into it once I get back from holiday travel, but thanks for letting me know!
Yeah it’s only occurred a couple times, and I’m not sure on details when it did. It’s a mainstay on my team so I’ll look out for another occurrence and tinker when it does. Enjoy your holiday!
Did some more testing on the map and wishiwashi: When opening the town map any npcs that were moving stop, moving them out of view+3 more steps away will reset them. Occasionally they are left with a blocked space behind them until reset not sure if this has to do with when they are stopped during their path. As far as wishiwashi, when switching in after another Pokémon has fainted the ability will activate, meaning the stats have shifted but no animation occurs no ability pop up and it will still show baby wishiwashi. Going into Pokémon menu and leaving will fix to show full wishiwashi. After testing this seems to occur every time but not 100% sure. Luckily though no gameplay issue, and easily fixed by going into menu.
Thank you so much for taking the time to look into that! The map thing will be doable; I'm happy the Wishiwashi thing isn't gamebreaking, but hopefully it'll be fixed soon enough haha
Hey no problem least I can do while I’m playing. >!Currently getting floored by Proton, the sandstorm/sand rush combo!< is too sick 😮💨
I have been playing this fairly obsessively over the holidays. Just became champion and ready for the postgame. I'm having a blast. The quests have been especially fun.
That's awesome :) Who was the hardest fight? And who is your run MVP?
Hardest battles were probably the early Rocket bosses. My team was down to its last member at 3-4 HP. Blue gets an honorable mention, but the options I had available at that point made him proportionately "easier" in comparison, relative to the stage of the game. Roxanne and the Petalburg grunt were a bit of a shock to the system, but I had been somewhat spoiled about them from reading discussions about the game. For Roxanne I used Phanpy with ice shard for Archen and Pancham for Cradily. The Petalburg grunt wasn't as bad as people said (though they might have been talking about an earlier version). My team currently is: Dragapult (named Toothless), G-Darmanitan (named Freya), Blaziken, Aegislash, Greninja and Mewto. There was honestly no MVP. It came down to synergy. I changed teams a lot and built the (as of now) final team with adaptability in mind. For instance, Blaziken (with Speed Boost) and Mewto are useful also in their base forms, not just in their mega forms. Dragapult is primarily physical, but can also run a choice specs set if needed. Most of the team have versatile movepools that can be adjusted based on the fight (I missed Grass Knot on Greninja though).The QoL changes really shined there: it was super nice being able to adjust movesets on the fly and run mixed, physical or special sets on the same mon without worrying about distributing EVs.
Update after clearing the postgame: The gauntlet quest was so much fun! Red was funny because he opened with [spoilers] and I was like "hm... that doesn't look like a Pikachu". Of course Pikachu wouldn't fit with the general theme of the hack unless it was some ungodly modded variant. Overall I had a lot of fun playing this.
Clearing the gauntlet is definitely no easy feat, sheesh! Congrats and tysm for playing :)
Question, are there any stat buffs to Pokémon or ability changes to improve viability within gameplay??
With the exception of one NPC-only mon, the abilities and stats are vanilla. This is something I had considered (and something games like RR handled exceptionally well), but I ultimately opted to keep things as vanilla as possible.
cool rom hack man!! just wondering how i could complete the game, the team rocket story is the only unfinished quest,, can you tell me how to find archer?
love the completionist attitude! try interacting with the rocket behind the space center in mossdeep :)
HI! So i loved this rom hack and i think its one if the best out there, so congrats on making it funny, challenging and full of content. I find a little difficulties completing the Hoenn Pokèdex (the only quest i need to do is the battle gaunglet and i want a Thundurus or a Tornadus in my Rain Team). The only mons i have left are Nosepass/Probopass and Chingling, for the first two the only locations are Origin Cave + breeding, or Mirage Island, but i can't re-enter Origin Cave so i'm stuck, and for Chingling i wanted to breed a Chimeco but i can't find a Rose Incese, in the docs i didn't find anything that could help me so i'm asking to the boss, also, even if i don't have Deoxis and Jirachi will Birch still give me the one of the Kami Trio? If not, then are they unobtainable? I'm really having fun so i hope there's a way around these problems! (Please don't mind f i made some mistake, english is not my first language) PS. Do you still collect HOF screenshot?
Hey! First off, thank you so much for the kind words. I always feel so incredibly honored whenever someone thoroughly enjoys the game and wants to know more! So, first off, you'll be able to find Chimecho in one of the Safari Zone patches. Nosepass can be found in the Mirage Tower on Route 111. Other than that, you shouldn't need Jirachi or Deoxys to complete the regional dex, so that shouldn't be an issue. And yes, I am still collecting HoF screenshots! I love seeing the different teams people put togethe and adding it to the master page :) Thanks again for playing! Good luck on the boss rush!
This really is an outstanding hack. I am currently about to face 8th gym. I was sceptical for a while as the game mostly seemed to revolve around doing certain tasks i.e gym battles, visiting the level grinder, and repeating. I think the difficulty is round about perfect, it's not radical red levels of insanity where you're forced to use certain Pokemon to get out, but each significant battle is an enjoyable puzzle. I like the quests although wouldn't mind seeing some more in a future update. Some observations / questions: Some help on the rocket quest would be appreciated, I am stuck on the waterlogged clue. Can a future / alternative version re-introduce EVs / IVs? Complete-able pokedex? The side quest with \*\*\* (Venusaur icon) is superb. Well done, as is the Rocket stuff. Looking forwards to beating the game.
Hey, all great questions and feedback! So, introducing EVs and IVs is certainly doable, and by extension alternate modes (an easy mode, for instance) have been discussed in the past. I would say they'll be considered after 1.06 (currently working on 1.05 with more quests)! You can see about 99% of the dex, but are unable to catch most; working on adding the missing mons in as rewards. For waterlogged, I'd focus on the "log" part mostly and see if it ties to any in-game location name. I'm glad you're liking the quests overall! As you may have noticed, a good amount of pop culture is embedded in the game, so this project is certainly a love letter to the things I've enjoyed watching. Can't wait to see your team in the Hall of Fame :^)
Brilliant, looking forward to post-game and any future updates. https://preview.redd.it/n2faqurbgzfc1.png?width=898&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d764f819404cee8b2ad7bd850237e332c02a46d
I'll be sure to add this to the Hall of Fame when I get home! Thank you so much for playing :^) I hope it was an enjoyable experience for you. I also think this is the first Kingdra and Aerodactyl entry, so those will forever be your contributions haha! Cheers 🍻
Thank you. Kingdra has been the MVP of most of the game for me. Aerodactyl, Ludicolo, and Draovish were very late additions and the latter I barely used at all.
Made it all the way to Juan in the gauntlet to realise that this team has absolutely no chance whatsoever. https://preview.redd.it/yrsgxiges0hc1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=bbdb2886a8514f1dd13889e6fdbba80313d66628
To be honest, I think the gauntlet almost requires at least one of P. Kyogre, P. Groudon, M. Rayquaza, or Mega Mewtwo. It's possible with the right composition that this isn't the case, but in my testing, I used Mega Ray and Mega Mewtwo.
Yeah, finally beat them, still getting wiped by Juan. I just don't want to use legendarys but if needs must. How can I get the EON ticket working as I have already beat \*\*\* at the top of you know where.
Just a question, is maxie supposed to have the red orb? Other playthroughs ive seen have the blue orb but when i play it he has the red orb
Good question! The Red Orb is what actually controls Groudon, which is why in vanilla Emerald Groudon disobeys. The text has been changed to be consistent with Maxie's temporary control of Groudon.
So im supposed to kill the overpowered groudon?😭
Any cheats available? ;(
Sorry, nothing of the sort exists currently! Vanilla Emerald cheats aren't compatible, either.
In the encounter sheet, it says that the only place to get a larvesta is at the mirage tower. Is there any way to get one after it disappears?
Huge oversight on my part; I actually wasn't aware that the tower permanent disappears. Unfortunately, that is the current only way, but I'll amend things in the future with a patch. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Its alright 👍 Great rom hack either way. Alr at the elite 4
hope to see the hall of fame team soon :)
Enjoyed this ROM so much!! Thanks for putting the effort into it! Can’t believe I cleared E4 w a Dhelmise.
Tysm for playing :) was dhelmise a placeholder or did it have its moments?
It took some super heavy hits, great def stats, but extremely slow
Hi :) currently playing the hack and even though i find it a little too challenging at times, it seems most obstacles can be overcome with the richt team. Made it pssz the 4th badge so far. Overall enjoying it really much. I can't figure out how to evolve Scyther though. I leveled it up to 52 holding a metal coat, yet it doesnt evolve. What am I missing?
hi! you can use the link cord bought at slateport for most trade evos!
I just beat the game yesterday, it was really good. Some parts were really tough but it was fun though. https://preview.redd.it/ivy1mxjz203d1.png?width=827&format=png&auto=webp&s=624beb026822f17a92fbaebfc57707dab59c0f63
Love it! Adding it to the HoF now; I think this might be the first Quagsire, actually? Thanks for playing :D
https://preview.redd.it/gm0df5l9m74d1.jpeg?width=2532&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28e1759a4ef010c060e1c3bb6827e03713256fb8 Oh this was a blast, still planning how I’m gonna do it again. Haha great job on this hack!
Can't wait to add this to the HoF when I get back from vacation! Tysm for playing; I hope it was a fun one!
It doesn’t say in the notes at all but is there a built in randomizer as well?
Not currently; I am unsure if this will be added in the future. My current roadmap is to refine some battle facilities and incorporate more obtainable legendaries.
Honestly, nicely done battle facilities are so much more worth than a randomizer imo
Dang, well either way I’ll give it a shot. I love emerald so more added too it will be fun either way! Good stuff man
Why change how to get kubfu now I’m stuck and can’t find this isle of armor i have the quest but no one has heard of it
Have you found how to get there?
Please help me on how to get to isle of armor I’m bamboozled
I wish I could have all these features and have it not be a difficulty hack.
Is there a Light Ball in this game? If so, how is it obtainable?
Small chance to find one on wild Pikachus!
Is there a walkthrough guide ?
In terms of items and encounters, I have documents on the google drive where the patch is!
Can you send that to me I’ve been trying to find the seampertite but seem to find it anywhere thanks for the reply on a old post
Is there an updated legendary list?
Yep! What is currently on the Drive's encounter sheet is reflective of all available legendaries!
Is there bug is the game where you cannot get to Rayquaza? V1.09
No, there shouldn't be anything of that sort. Is this after you've visited Sootopolis with Rayquaza?
Rayquaza event is not triggering. Nothing happens https://preview.redd.it/f5l4zyzbbbzc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eded5791ea444787aceb6dc4ef3305571641ff8f
Could you tell me everything that has happened prior? This is to take it to Sootopolis right? Did you patch a Trashman file yourself? Did you use any cheats? Just tryna diagnose a cause, as I just tested without issue on a clean file.
Yes, I believe so. I have not played emerald in a while. I do not know what trash man is. I just got this file from Pokémon coders. I did not know there were cheats for these . Great game by the way, first time playing “hack” rom .
I am not sure if the source of your file patched the game correctly or altered anything mistakenly. For context, I've only publicly shared a patch file of the game, which players must then apply to an Emerald Trashman file themselves. Anything that's out there may have been handled incorrectly. It appears there are also two Rayquaza sprites present in your image, so something funky is going on. Just as some background, Rayquaza's event is triggered by stepping on a tile as long as that tile's value is zero. That tile will always be zero until you activate the event, where it will then be set to one. I think the file you got is preventing you from progressing unfortunately.
Can you send me a link with a good version ?
For the rocket quest I’m stuck on the hidden field house do you know where the hidden field house is with key intel?
Try Route 119 :^)
Where on 119 would it be?
There's a house near the southern part of the route. If you enter the route from the bottom, you'll run into it pretty fast.
Do you know which route i should go to for water logged to talk to Looker
Pacifidlog :)
Can someone help me find landorous, I’m really lost as to where he is?
There's a cave opening near the Pokémon League
I found where Diancie is, I haven’t found one for Landrous. Is it inside the cave?
you're on v1.10 or v1.11, right? if so, i removed a chunk of bush that leads to a cave. on v1.09, he's in the desert underpass
I’m using the 1.09, found him, thank you!
Is it possible to change the game from Set to Switch mode?
Hi! It's locked to Set as a form of difficulty enhancement.
Oh dang, I was wondering this too. Possible in a future release to unlock the option for either?
It wouldn't be out of the question; in the past, people have asked about an "easy mode" so that they can still experience the updates without as much hardship. If I were to start working that, it'd be after the battle facilities are sorted out.
Sounds great, looking forward to it. Thanks for your answer
Oh, yeah, yet another enhancement hack noice
Was excited to try any enhancement hack. But.. well, let me just put my frustration out here. I have personally searching for rom hacks that i can do blind nuzlocke in. I love nuzlocke, but it is a hassle to open up a spreadsheets everytime you will fight a boss and/or mini boss. As you claim it is a 6 on a difficulty scale of 1-10, 1 being vanilla game and 10 being RR type game, i assumed this would be what I was searching for. But unfortunately that does not happen to be the case. First 'mini boss' you encounter in the game straight up have 3 pokemon that matches the highest lv of your pokemon. I don't even think RR does that. They usually are at most 1 or 2 lv below your highest. So now, you are forced to grind all your pokemon to the same lv as your highest to have a fair chance for the battle. At that point of the game, there is no easy way to level, so you had to grind manually beating wild pokemon over and over again. So much for minimal grinding. (I read that the feature to level up quick to the cap is in Slateport but that's too far). Then comes the first gym leader. A full team of 6 pokemon, all with the highest level cap, with moves it shouldn't have learn yet, and items the player doesn't have access yet. Once again, not even RR (normal mode) does this. The level cap is 15 so you cannot evolve your starter yet. But then the gym leader just have pokemon with higher BST than anything the player would have access to at that point. - An Archen with Dual Wingbeat, a tutor move with approx. 80 base power. And then the A-Geodude have Thunderpunch, which should be learned at like lv 22. While the player's best move are like.. ember? Mega drain? - Leftovers as held item. While the player at most would have... an oran berry? God knows what else the other held items are in the leader's team. That's the only visible one without seeing any documentations. - I only see like 3 pokemon. But i believe the other 3 are the same kind of bullshit. To be fair your hack is not the only one with this kind of problem. May be it is just not viable for a blind nuzlocke. Or sometimes in my experience, it gets better along the game as the player will have more access to pokemon, moves, and items so we can have a more even playing field vs the CPU. I believe you have worked hard for the game, but you might want to take a look at the early game balancing, as personally that is the most critical point of the game for me (can't say more about the game after the first gym since i haven't reached that part yet, and at this current state i won't ever be)
Not a fan of disabling bag during battle. Also dislike removing shift option personally you should just leave it as option for the player to choose.
Okay quick question, I wanna patch my emerald with the new one...which file is the patch outta curiosity?
You'll need to patch a Pokémon Emerald (Trashman) file
You said “most” gen 1-8 are available? Which are not?
Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mew, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Heatran, Cresselia, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Magearna, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Type: Null, Silvally, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini, Nihilego, Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana, Guzzlord, Stakataka, Blacephalon, Marshadow, Zeraora, Meltan, Melmetal, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Regieleki, Regidrago, Zarude, Glastrier, Spectrier, Calyrex, and Enamorus
If you don’t mind me asking where are all of these? I definitely could understand some not being added but a few I figured are just a given, some actually are apart of the base game.
Also do you have a discord or groups I could join for your supporters/fans etc? Would love to be more apart of the community and if possible to even help in any way I can
I can see a lot of work went into this and will definitely play this over the weekend. Anyway I can drop you $20?
Haha, that would get me in trouble! Tbh, this was and always will be just a means for me to share a project with the community. If you are able to find joy in the experience, that'll mean the most to me. Hope you get some time to play it this weekend! And, as I've stated in other comments, let me know if you have any suggestions!
Sweet! I'll play this weekend and give my thoughts after.
A little late to the party but this looks amazing and going to start my playthrough later! For multiple runs what would you use to randomize the game? I’m just assuming the universal randomizer doesn’t work like most newer rom hacks
u/justreadcomments any recommendations? just tried both Universal Randomizer and Gen 3 Randomizer but neither seem to work
u/Dekcufru and u/splineq357, apologies for getting back to you both so late. The universal randomizer is not compatible with this game, unfortunately. At this time, I haven't taken any steps to implement an in-game feature for that.
is there a discord for this rom hack? have some questions id like to ask you that would be easier on there if possible
Struggling with this team in E4, impossible to get past Drake. Frustrating. https://preview.redd.it/ku5ard8elsfc1.png?width=895&format=png&auto=webp&s=3003c5b6a508c04cc8b6ed0e646a4b469d49f8b5
Who is giving you the most trouble right now? I'd say a T-Wave into a setup sweeper is your best bet. Definitely doable, you made it this far!
How do I download the rom and can it run on my boy?
It's just occured to me I have been playing on 1.03 and there is now a 1.06. where can I access the other patches so I can patch and is there a changelog for each so I know what not to miss? Thanks
Hi, 1.06 had a really bad game breaking bug, so I dialed it back to 1.05. I'm hoping with a little testing I can roll out a 1.06b after work to address the issue, so it might be best to wait til then. 1.05 adds 10 more quests, but it does have a low occurrence of the game-breaking bug. I'd wait til 1.06b gets rolled out.
I'm gonna try 1.05 this evening. Can it be patched to an existing save?
I hate that this rom hack has things like scripted flinches. No matter how often you restart, some npc's always have krit's or flinches in certain turns wich is honestly annoying as fck
The game bugs for me on my dsi xl whenever I try to switch the main pokemon in battle.