RPGM Pokemon Luster [v0.2.0 Public] [Deccu]
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RustyHorseman
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Go to your house and walk into your bed.
Select bond with your pokemon. So far only the starters.
DeccuSkurabu
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Fantastic critique! I tend to write the dialogue a little fast and lose trying to get ideas out of my head and move onto the next task. Im currently workinf on reworking and fleshing out the interiors alot of them have way too much empty space and it drives me insane, I'm also working towards trying to make the world feel a bit more lived by dropping items and maybe even some wandering npc's. The first battles i whipped up very early one so i'll probably tackle reworking them a bit too. And as far as cute charm/ attract goes, i was thinking of having them affect the trainers instead and, prevent them from giving commands so that it stays similar, but makes more sense and functions, If i can get that working that is.
Just played through the Demo. These are my thoughts, critiques and suggestions, and questions.
First the thoughts/praise. 1)When I saw that you used Ogrepon as the title screen 'mon I immediately knew you were a man of culture as well. 2) This is probably the hardest choice I've ever had to make when picking my starter. Ultimately I chose Ralts, but man was there a lot of back and forth, the other two look good too. 3) Sprite work is great, trainer, Pokémon, battle, and world sprites are all excellent. And the Regional form design and typing are excelent4)The battles are also fun. Harder than the main games, but not insanely so. 5) Pikapatter town was a hoot, just a single town's obsession with Pikachu and the pikaclones is just so funny. And the Gym Leader having a Mimikyu as her ace is just the perfect way to take a joke to it's most logical/absurd degree.
Next are my critiques, note that none of these problems that I had in any way ruined my experience or reduce my enjoyment of the game, but I do think they could be improved upon for a more satisfying game: 1)The encounter rate is rather high, mostly because I think the amount of tall grass is rather excessive and could probably be scaled back, This is especially noticeable in Tenga woods as, I kept getting into a battle every 10 seconds. Speaking of Tenga woods. 2) Tenga woods should probably be stream lined. As mentioned before, the encounter rate is high due to the amount of tall grass, and since most of the 'mon found there are lvl. 5 or less, it wasn't ever worth it for me to Exp. farm them. It is also a confusing maze that is easy to get lost, which results in more battles. I think you should shorten the area, place in a designated trail with little to no tall grass (this would be useful for back tracking purposes), clean up some of the clutter, or a combination of the three. 3) Mimi the Mimikyu iz too hrd, plz nurf. I joke but I'm kinda serious, my teams kept getting swept by that one Pokémon, mostly due to the move stomping tantrum. It is super effective against 3/4 Pokémon catchable up to that point, and the ones it did neutral damage or nothing to it couldn't beat it down fast enough. I recommend replacing that with the move wood hammer, still a strong move but more Pokémon would be able to resist it. Related side note: I would also recommend Paralyze heals and/or cheri berries be sold at the mart or can other wise be found before the gym. 4) I found and caught 3 Pokémon that evolve by friendship before the first gym. Buneary, Riolu, and Pichu, Friendship evolution can be a pain, so please make the Soothe Bell available early. 5) I think the MC should have a face.
Questions: How many Pokémon do you plan on including? Will there be an evil organization we'll need to stop? Will there be love interests available to romance? Will there be any Fakemon that are wholly unique and not a regional form? Will I be able to get or catch the other two starters at some point? Will the Hatenna and Gothita line evolve at the same levels as their base forms, or will they be adjusted down to match the Ralts line? Will you be making a guide/walkthrough at some point?
First the thoughts/praise. 1)When I saw that you used Ogrepon as the title screen 'mon I immediately knew you were a man of culture as well. 2) This is probably the hardest choice I've ever had to make when picking my starter. Ultimately I chose Ralts, but man was there a lot of back and forth, the other two look good too. 3) Sprite work is great, trainer, Pokémon, battle, and world sprites are all excellent. And the Regional form design and typing are excelent4)The battles are also fun. Harder than the main games, but not insanely so. 5) Pikapatter town was a hoot, just a single town's obsession with Pikachu and the pikaclones is just so funny. And the Gym Leader having a Mimikyu as her ace is just the perfect way to take a joke to it's most logical/absurd degree.
Next are my critiques, note that none of these problems that I had in any way ruined my experience or reduce my enjoyment of the game, but I do think they could be improved upon for a more satisfying game: 1)The encounter rate is rather high, mostly because I think the amount of tall grass is rather excessive and could probably be scaled back, This is especially noticeable in Tenga woods as, I kept getting into a battle every 10 seconds. Speaking of Tenga woods. 2) Tenga woods should probably be stream lined. As mentioned before, the encounter rate is high due to the amount of tall grass, and since most of the 'mon found there are lvl. 5 or less, it wasn't ever worth it for me to Exp. farm them. It is also a confusing maze that is easy to get lost, which results in more battles. I think you should shorten the area, place in a designated trail with little to no tall grass (this would be useful for back tracking purposes), clean up some of the clutter, or a combination of the three. 3) Mimi the Mimikyu iz too hrd, plz nurf. I joke but I'm kinda serious, my teams kept getting swept by that one Pokémon, mostly due to the move stomping tantrum. It is super effective against 3/4 Pokémon catchable up to that point, and the ones it did neutral damage or nothing to it couldn't beat it down fast enough. I recommend replacing that with the move wood hammer, still a strong move but more Pokémon would be able to resist it. Related side note: I would also recommend Paralyze heals and/or cheri berries be sold at the mart or can other wise be found before the gym. 4) I found and caught 3 Pokémon that evolve by friendship before the first gym. Buneary, Riolu, and Pichu, Friendship evolution can be a pain, so please make the Soothe Bell available early. 5) I think the MC should have a face.
Questions: How many Pokémon do you plan on including? Will there be an evil organization we'll need to stop? Will there be love interests available to romance? Will there be any Fakemon that are wholly unique and not a regional form? Will I be able to get or catch the other two starters at some point? Will the Hatenna and Gothita line evolve at the same levels as their base forms, or will they be adjusted down to match the Ralts line? Will you be making a guide/walkthrough at some point?
DeccuSkurabu
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1) I will try and lower the encounter rate, not the first time ive heard this actually
2) Tenga woods is the way it is due to an event, but will try and clear up some more spots and tweak levels
3) You have no idea how many times ive heard this one lmao, im working on tweaking levels a bit more but i'm waiting till i can complete the second gym (It needs some animations)
4) Actually L.Buneary and L.Riolu evolve at lvl 30 Pichu is the only Friendship evolution, but there are more in the cave, after the first gym so im gonna include the soothe bell in the town of the second gym (makes sense story/environment wise)
5) Faceless mc solves too many issues. (better self insert and all that jazz)
Answers: How may pokemon: Thats currently up in the air. we have a list topping at around 280 pokemon, but we keep adding onto it as my horny brain wants to do more (ex. we just did machop line despite it not being in our doc)
Will there be an evil org: You should have already met their leader. You fight them for the first time in the cave (In current supporter build)
Romance?: The two rivals, gym leaders, Evil org leader, and eventually the Professor. (I also plan on including characters from previous games but that will be sparce and mostly in the post game i have planned)
Fakemon: There is already one sprited and ready to go, i just havent done it's evolution or data/moveset. but other than that will also be adding new evolutions to some pokemon.
Starters: Im going to write some events later down the line (Long quests) to obtain them, And yes they do all evolve at the same level.
Guide: Maybe at some point? right now im too focused on getting more content added, but if someone wants to be autistic and help with that i don't mind at all.
Thank you for answering. One more question I thought up. Will Shiny rate be the same as the games, or modified?
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Now I can't remember exactly what was the case, but I think you need to rename either the application or the folder you are using. I remember getting the same error from one of the other pokemon parodies but that was years ago so I don't know the exact cure, just you need to rename something.
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Same odds for now, might tweak it when i have all shiny sprites caught up, as they're all unique and have extras.
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No absolutely not sarcasm, and no offence taken. I genuinely didn't think of the idea lmao.
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Are you planning on adding Pokemon Following? Hugging and Kissing seems natural for that, but you could also have stuff like the Pokemon grabbing the player's crouch and getting a heart-eyes look at high FP/Relationship level. Also, have you thought about doing MFF scenes with the player, his pokemon, and a female human? OR alternatively, the player, a female trainer, and her pokemon.
so obviously theres plenty of design changes with the pokemon because they need to change into a "humanoid" form.
however are pokemon like gardevoir or lopunny going through these big changes or are they staying somewhat true to their original form?
however are pokemon like gardevoir or lopunny going through these big changes or are they staying somewhat true to their original form?
DeccuSkurabu
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No plans on adding pokemon following as of yet as it would require an overworld sprite for everypokemon, ontop of every pokemon having a scene and it would just lengthen development time. but im willing to try in the future if all goes well.
MFF scenes are planned for the player, a female trainer, and her pokemon styled scenes. MFF scenes with multiple pokemon are a diferent story as it would complicate the shit out of code and require an ass ton of extra work, but pokemon like Dugtrio, and Falinks would be free game if we ever add them.
Pokemon like Lopunny and Gardevoir will stay the same as i like them too much as it anyways, but we'll add our own twist to them aside from the variants already in the game.
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Understandable with the amount of sprites required, but perhaps a compromise could be only the starters being usable as followers? That would drastically lower the amount of sprites needed.
Also, is there a loose map of what Pokemon are currently available and where they're found in-game?
Also, is there a loose map of what Pokemon are currently available and where they're found in-game?
DeccuSkurabu
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I'll do my best to consider it. it doesnt sound like a bad idea.
And i haven't been able to get around to that no, I've been busy trying to fill out the game and it takes up a good chunk of my time.
Next you're going to be telling me the plot of "Lemon Stealing Whores" doesn't make sense. It's a porn parody, it doesn't have to be sound logic.