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PMD ROM Hacking News of 11th november 2022
Well, should rename that to something that is not weekly, seeing the publication schedule of the last two entry. Beside, it seems easier for me focus on it if I do it on more iregular schedule. Otherwise, I have no excuse for not doing it weekly outside of not having the motivation.
Also, this entry may contain more personal comment than usual. Sorry if you don’t like it.
I’ll also start thinking of a good strategy for mirroring videos. I’m hesitant to use Peertube for it, or if I should instead put them directly in the archive folder. I think Peertube have an auto-mirroring functionality, and it’s already set-up to offload storage to a cheaper place, but it should be harder to mirror it in return.
Also, certainly forgot a few thing. I’ll try to put it for next time
The fourth hack-jam is finished, results avalaible
and I actually don’t remember having spoken about it having started here. This newsletter is really really late…
It ended on the 8 october.
The Motto was “Meaningful Decisions”, and the Gimmick, “Custom Overworld”
By Adex:
Thank you very much to everyone who participated—you all did amazing work!
Results of the votes (and the hacks) are avalaible on the SkyTemple hack site.
Hacks of the Jam
Actually, https://hacks.skytemple.org/jam/meaningfuldecisions does a really good job at it, so I’ll ask you to see it here. If you need a mirror of these, they can be found here: https://hacknews.pmdcollab.org/hacks/tagged/skytemple-jam-4?lang=en (the mirror will contain both the original and updated version)
I’ll also skip announcement of the updates that are just bugfixes
I’ll still include the name and the author of the hacks here for indexing:
- Artificial Revenant Chimera by Cait Sith
- Spanky and Mutchell's Day Off by Yakkomon and Ass Cucumber
- Phantasime by Argonien Rayasa
- Finneon Accidentally Causes The End Of The World! by Minarchu
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Prologue by Tainted and Baroness Faron
- Wigglytuff Bizarre Adventure by sudzoof
- Un(titled)finished Porygon Game by Tori, marius851000, Wobbuffet Forme Pikachu, trio-
- The House of Horrors (Demo) by Pazkallan, miju, MarcoLina
- CC by Espik
- {Well} System Inc. Presents: Rainbow Heritage ver.0.31622776601… by techticks
- SEEKING SKYWARD by FunnyKecleonMeme
- Emolga and the Mail Trials by JuanmaSG
submission for Hack of the Year started (and ended)
By MaxSchersey
The fourth SkyTemple Hack Jam is now over! Thank you to everyone who participated. Community voting will be ready soon, and the results of the jam will be announced in a few weeks.
But, as the hack jam concludes, the first ever SkyTemple Hack of the Year Awards are kicking off! With so many hacks now available to play, we want to help celebrate the best of the best!
Starting now, any hack creator can submit their best project into the selection process, whether it be a story, QOL, or cutscene-only hack, by using the form below. Hacks that are still in progress are eligible for submission as well! For more details, see the form description.
In addition, we are also opening up a signup form for judges! To be a part of the panel voting on winners for each award, we are primarily looking for those that have played, or will be able to play, a lot of hacks over the next few months. Proof of creating a hack or otherwise working with SkyTemple is NOT required in order to be a judge! For more details, see the form description.
The hack submission form will close on October 16, and the judge signup form will close on November 1. On November 1, each judge will be selected and the current version of each submitted hack used for judging purposes will be finalized. Good luck to everyone who enters!
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SkyTemple Hack of the Year 2022 Categories:
Hack of the Year Best Hack in Progress Best Gameplay Design Best Dungeon Design Best Single Dungeon Best Boss Fight Best Narrative Best Single Cutscene Best Cutscene Direction Best Character Best Custom Graphics Most Unique/Creative Most Technically Impressive—
Hack Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvW3QUfqBhVnWyzCvmGvA2RPiDd8Hr_cu4AXMjCf3dryMtmw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Judge Signup Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFlmxxsJwGf4HV0wZCRg84M2wi1QstPWgyKPNkCEb7w21ZlQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Note that a Google Account is required to complete these forms………………………… I hate when something impose the use or creation of a Google account (except when it’s a Google service itself that does it, I mean. It’s their log–in system, after all)
Skytemple and the SkyTemple Randomizer
SkyTemple 1.3.11 and SkyTemple Randomizer 1.3.6
By Capypara
SkyTemple 1.3.11 and SkyTemple Randomizer 1.3.6
These are (hopefully) the last releases in the 1.3 branch. 1.4 of the Randomizer should be out very soon.Download:
These releases do not contain any functional changes or bugfixes, it exists mostly for technical reasons and as a transitional step towards the 1.4.0 version.
Changes:
Updated GtkSourceView from 3 to 4 Windows: Upgraded Python to Python 3.10 MacOS: Built on macOS 11 (older versions may not be supported anymore), upgraded Python 3.10
a bit later
There has been an update to SkyTemple 1.3.11 (SkyTemple 1.3.11.post1) which fixes a packaging issue. If the update didn't work for you before, try downloading that new version.
Flatpak release
by Capypara
SkyTemple and the Randomizer now available as a Flatpak on Linux! This means you can now pretty easily install it on all major distributions and the Steam Deck. Some distros may require some setup, but you can follow the setup guide on Flathub to get started.
https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.skytemple.SkyTemple
https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.skytemple.Randomizer
Flatpack is a (one of the multiple) package manager and app-store for Linux. (package manager being the generic name for program that handle the installation of programs (or other stuff) on the system. Flatpack is notably known for being easy to use and run on pretty much all Linux distributions, where it has traditionally been a package manager per distribution (even if most reuse the package manager from another one) (although that second package manager is still needed to at least manage the system dependencies and their update).
Also, there is a package for the Nix package manager (that I, marius851000) use… If anyone want to use it, it’s just ``skytemple`` in nixpkgs. Nix can also work on pretty much all distro, but (sadly ☹️) lack the ease of use of Flatpack.
SkyTemple Randomizer 1.4.0
By Capypara (with a bit of reformating to look better in here. Actually does that to most stuff I (marius851000) copy from Discord here)
Download: https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/4235-skytemple-randomizer
New features:
Sprites are now downloaded for all available starters and partners The EventSleep, Laying and Waking animations are automatically filled with the Sleep animation for all starters and partners if no dedicated EventSleep/Laying/Waking is available. A new algorithm for randomizing item lists was added, this new algorithm should randomize items in a much more balanced way. The old algorithm can still be used (“Items” tab, #92) The new “Balanced” item algorithm can be configured to apply different multipliers to the weights that are generated (for each item category). Max. Kecleon shop chances and max. hidden stair chances can now be configured just like the max. monster house chances. A new patch “AntiSoftlock” by End is automatically applied to each ROM, it allows you to proceed in cutscenes that get stuck.Bugfixes:
Fixed treasure rooms being randomized and unclearable with the “Boss Room Randomization” option (#69) Various smaller bugfixes in the code that manipulates the files in the gameImprovements:
Yes/No can now be used as answers in the personality quiz (#86)
(A new YAML library was added that doesn't interpret yes/no/y/n as booleans) Portraits and sprites are now downloaded from the SpriteCollab server (spriteserver.pmdcollab.org) (#88) The randomization progress bar now shows how many portraits/sprites were already downloaded and how many are pending The MoveShortcuts Patch was updated (thanks to End):
“MoveShortcuts has been updated to prevent the player from passing turn by holding A+B while the move list is shown, which would cause a minor graphical glitch.” The Complete Team Control Patch was updated (thanks to Cipnit):
“Players are now prevented from changing team tactics during manual. For some reason, doing so completely destroys turn order and leadership status.” Native file handlers written in Rust are now used by default to process the files in the game, this can be disabled if these implementations cause errors (#90)
They should be much faster than the old Python-based implementations These file handlers include portraits, map graphics, dungeon graphics, dungeon data, monster data, item data, move data, compression algorithms A lot of under the hood code quality improvements and refactoring
later
SkyTemple Randomizer 1.4.0.post0 (macOS ONLY)
Fixes the Randomizer not starting on macOS 😭.
Download: https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/4235-skytemple-randomizer/
SkyTemple 1.4.0
By Capypara
Download: https://github.com/SkyTemple/skytemple/releases/tag/1.4.0 or https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/4193-skytemple-pmd2-rom-editor/
The Linux version is pending and will be available later, check Flathub.Important for the Windows and macOS Versions:
Windows users need to install the newest 2022 Visual C++ redistributable since DesMuME has updated their requirements, otherwise the emulator will not work and the script editor will not function correctly: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170 macOS 10 is no longer supported. The minimum version needed is macOS 11.New features:
The “Patches” section has been restructured:
There is now a subnode there for info on how to write and apply patches with C and Rust using c-of-time. The functionality to apply ASM patches has moved to “Patches > ASM”. Applying item, move and special process effects has been moved as subnodes of “Patches > ASM”. A section on pmdsky-debug has been added (see below). SpriteCollab Browser:
Using this new tool you can now download sprites and portraits from the SpriteCollab/SpriteBot repositories straight from within SkyTemple itself. This also supports copying missing EventSleep/Laying/Waking animations from the Sleep animation so Pokémon don't glitch out in the overworld when they are supposed to sleep. NotSpriteCollab and other custom asset repositories can also be browsed. SkyTemple is now powered by pmdsky-debug, the community's collaborative effort to reverse engineer most of the game's functions and other symbols. The symbols that are shipped with SkyTemple can be browsed in the “ASM” section“. New ASM patches (in no particular order):
FixNo$GbaSaves by End:
“Fixes an issue that causes saving to fail on the No$GBA emulator.” PitfallTrapTweak by Adex:
“Makes Pitfall Traps send the leader back by one floor in ascending dungeons. If the leader activates a Pitfall Trap on 1F, they will restart 1F with a different seed.” ChangePokemonGroundAnim by an anonymous contributor:
“Changes implementation of idle animation to an editable table.” DynamicBossesEverywhere by End:
“Allows placing special fixed room entities #124-127 (Explorer Maze enemies) in any fixed room without causing the game to crash.” BoldText by Adex:
“Adds new text tags that allow for bold text in strings. Encase the desired text with [BS] and [BR].” ChangeTextSound by Adex:
“Adds new text tags that allow for the textbox sound to be changed. [TS:X] will use the Xth sound effect ID in textboxes. [TR] will revert the sound to default.” AppraiseAll by an anonymous contributor:
“Adds an extra menu in box appraisal to appraise all boxes at once.” AntiSoftlock by End:
“Allows the player to press A+B+X+Y during cutscenes to force the game to continue past a softlock (this can happen during cutscenes when using custom sprites or the randomizer). Does not work with crashes caused due to internal errors (such as the game running out of memory).” SkyTemple now remembers the sprite configuration for imported sprites (ID to action name mapping). This information is saved into the ROM.Bugfixes:
ROMs no longer get corrupted if SkyTemple crashes while in the middle of saving. The text string groups for Trap Names and Trap Descriptions were fixed (by marius). Some issues with loading scripts with invalid/unknown values for arguments were fixed by an anonymous contributor. Descriptions and labels about some settings in the Fixed Room editor have been fixed by End. Previously changing some IQ settings instead marked the “Misc. Settings” tab as modified. That has been fixed. Fix an error message when reloading the ROM while in Fixed Room view Fixed encoding issues under Windows when exporting/importing floors Fixed an error message when right clicking the debugger file list while filteringImprovements:
SkyTemple now shows better error messages when values are entered info fields that are out of the valid range for the given value. The error also usually prints what the supported value ranges are. The quantity of items in fixed rooms can now be edited (thanks to End). ASM patches were updated (in no particular order):
ExtractObjectTable was updated by marius to fix data corruption on the EU ROM. MoveShortcuts by End:
“MoveShortcuts has been updated to prevent the player from passing turn by holding A+B while the move list is shown, which would cause a minor graphical glitch.” CompleteTeamControl patch by Cipnit:
“Players are now prevented from changing team tactics during manual mode. For some reason, doing so completely destroys turn order and leadership status.” Native file handlers written in Rust are now used by default to process the files in the game, this can be disabled if these implementations cause errors (in the settings)
They should be much faster than the old Python-based implementations These file handlers include portraits, map graphics, dungeon graphics, dungeon data, monster data, item data, move data, compression algorithms. Strings in script files are now using the same physical ID if they are identical (thanks to techticks). A lot of under the hood code quality improvements and refactoring. What mechanism is used for asynchronous operations (such as loading files) can now be configured in the settings. The defaults have been tweaked to be more stable and less prone to crash. Localizations have been updated. Thanks to all our translators! Client Side Decorations can be disabled in the settings now. Python 3.11 compatibility Added backwards-compatibility checks to the ASM Patches sections and in general better error handlingDISCUSS: https://discord.com/channels/710190644152369162/1038597173790646363
SkyTemple’s Matrix server
by Capypara
Hi everyone!
As an open alternative to Discord, some of the channels of this server are now bridged on Matrix, a network for decentralised communication (see https://matrix.org/).
You can find more info and join links on https://skytemple.org/matrix.html
Please note that this is experimental. Not all features of our Discord server are supported and not all channels are bridged. We also have limited moderation capabilities for the Matrix rooms at the moment. Misuse of the bridged rooms will be punished severely. If you have problems or questions you can use this thread, contact modmail here on Discord or contact
@capypara:skytemple.org
on Matrix.
btw, there is also an (independant) Matrix server for this newsletter, #newsletter:mariusdavid.fr
SkyTemple Podcasts
Three new episode of the SkyTemple podcast, by MaxSchersey and yakkomon, have been published:
- Podcast 7, Corrupt Podcast Host Barters For Endorsement (Adex) (link, audio mirror)
- Podcast 8, Obscuriel Came From Espik's Dream (Espik) (link, audio mirror)
- Podcast 9, Albert Pujols 700 Home Runs Woo! (MKB/HaiFan & Stolen Burrito) (link, audio mirror)
- Podcast 10, We Discuss The YouTube Comments Section (Argonien) (link, audio mirror)
PMDO 0.6.5
for 0.6.3
Typical bug fixes, convenience fixes, and some new developer tools for making more natural looking dungeons!
for 0.6.5
Adds replay favoriting, verifying, store-all, and additional menu features, much thanks to contributors @Rev @Rings @Buwwet
Pikachu’s Great Adventure
There has been a bunch of updates to the demo. They can be found in the Discord (or on my mirror).
Space Invaders in EoS
by techticks on the SkyTemple Discord server
Have you ever thought, “man I wish I could shoot up aliens in PMD but with neither the Pokemon nor the Mystery Dungeons?” No? Too bad you're getting it anyways.
Note that some gameplay aspects are still in development, so if it feels unpolished, that's probably why.
Use the D-Pad to move and A to shoot.
This patch uses the US rom as a base.
Chapter 24 and 25 of retold and Darkrai's revenge
I’ll be using a list or something else instead of quoting the announcement message, which just announced when it will be released (in the past relative to when I write the newsletter.
By yakomon
JUST ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF THE LATEST PMD RETOLD EPISODE! Introducing PMD Retold: Darkrai's Revenge! A brand-new, full-length, fully-playable hack (yes! you heard right!) that is a complete rewrite of the Darkrai arc from Explorers' post-game and bring the Team Fire Spark saga to an end. It's not just about nightmares and space distortions anymore, Darkrai is plotting to paralyse the planet any way he can! Just what is this plan and are Team Fire Spark strong enough to stop it?
Expected release date is Q4 2023. Stay tuned for more updates as development progresses. Thank you all so much for your support for PMD Retold over these past 2 years. The YouTube uploads may have ended for now, but there's still far more story to come.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Deceit
By Parker_Ryland in the SkyTemple's Discord guild, some time ago
After a lotta work and a lotta waiting on lines I am finally proud to present the premiere
Of
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Deceit
Chapter 1: Another Story
Premieres in 2 days at 12 pm EST, 10 am MT, 9 am PT, and 11 am CT
https://youtu.be/9p-NhAiGYzI
The 27 november
I am blown away by this.
My 2nd most popular video has 279 viewers (as of this message) and it took 4 months for it to get there, my 3rd and 4th took 9 months.
Seeing this many people watching this has literally made me cry a bit.
I wanna thank all of you for the support and for watching the video.
Chapter 2 is nearly done, it just needs a little bit more polish and all my computer setbacks haven't been helping me. But rest assured I'm sure you'll all love to see the guildmembers and other characters, and I'm sure you'll love to see the story unfold as it continues.
I have so much planned not just for this series but this whole world of background characters and ideas that its not even funny.So once again, thank you all. Expect Chapter 2 next week.
I love this community.
The 29 november
Due to missing 3 whole pieces of dialouge in the video Im gonna take it down and fix those issues, the video will be back up soon for everyone to see but it will not be another premiere.
I apologize, I can't believe I missed that stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS7kghACx_A
Chapter 2 is now up again with the missing dialouge. again I apologize.
Enjoy the video everyone!
more info on Whisper of Wisdom
By JaiFain in the SkyTemple's Discord guild
Having a good relation with your companions is important! In Whisper of Wisdom, more than ever.
PMD: Lonely Roads
By Okami in the SkyTemple's Discord guild
So I didn't know that hacks are posted here as well so… here ya go. If you wanna see what an absolutely insane dude can make in SkyTemple in 2 weeks with absolutely no prior experience, then this is for you. Special thanks to
@glec burrito (high)
for helping with play testing! US base.
later
Lonely Roads finally has it's first official installment! Last time I only made the demo public, but now I feel it has gotten to a length where it is finally worthy of a legitimate non-demo release! Huge thanks to all of those who helped play test it and assisted in the troubleshooting for this! There is more to come. :Sablehype: https://hacks.skytemple.org/h/lonely_roads
Alpha 2.0!
By Mond in the SkyTemple's Discord Guild
Does this Abra remind you of anyone? Obviously it does if you have played the masterpiece “Explorers of the Unknown”!
He makes a little cameo in Explorers of Alpha to provide useful intel about some dungeons, see an example here with Chasm Cave 👀
And will this be with every single dungeon in the game? Eeeeeeeh… sort of, because Abra only tells you about main game dungeons, about the adventure everyone knows, endgame quests are linked with other NPCs who will tell you themselves all you need to know about quest dungeons!
Getting close to 2.0's release, I'll do an announcement every two or three days here 👀
There's times like that where you implement an automatic save file update, and a failsafe is a good idea
The release!!!
This release is 5000+ hours of development in 22 months, from planning to coding, also fighting against depression and anxiety sometimes
I'm finally proud to announce the Hack of the Year version of Alpha 2.0 is out!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_K9Tf9H_mgFkBLT3nZ5JYN5_lOqLuHO/view?usp=drivesdkWhy Hack of the Year version?
This version is still missing 4 components:
Chatot's endgame quest Croagunk and Porygon2 password menus Tower of PerfectionAnd most importantly (and because I forgot to update it)
credits to Minarchu, NikolaP and Emboarger for writing the new story arc!What's next?
2.1 and 3.0 are planned, for even bigger features to come into the game, and for more gameplay designs!I'm glad it's finally out! pporg post update and Discord server are underworks, expect them in the next 7 days!
later
Game crashing at Team Name selection, urgent fix:
Patch another rom with this version, save before Chap.2
Do the events until you can save your game again
Switch back to the official release afterwards
In case there's a crash in the game, just try using this patch to skip the current release crash
NOT NEEDED IF YOU DON'T CRASH, THIS VERSION IS FAR LESS STABLE
Dark Destiny's develoment resumed
By Jake the Victini (was Monochrom Kirby)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Dark Destiny's development has resumed!!
What's more, I've created a server where you can help contribute towards this development. Check it out down below, if you'd like!
https://discord.gg/9c38MpePnK
Explorer of Pokérus Discord's Guild and demo
By JuanmaSG, in addition to an update to Emolga and the Mail Trials
But that's not all… The new Explorers of Pokerus discord is here! I recommend hopping in, since I will show a ton of things for HoTY!
Jump in the hype train for EoP while you enjoy the last and final update for EatMT!
https://discord.gg/AY8wcs5kdN
later
Explorers of Pokérus 0.0.1 Teaser Demo - HoTY submission
My main and definitive hack couldn't miss the opportunity to appear on this big event. Even if is a teaser, there will be a Hyping Trailer.
This demo is mainly for HoTY submission, I don't recommend playing it if you want to discover the full game in one go.Patch for EU only → English and Spanish supported
“Discover the events that will endanger the stability of the world. A virus fallen from space, what can it unleash? Follow your adventure alongside Probopass and his Guild in this full-length hack”
⚠️ Some people are getting a false-positive on Windows Defender because of this zip, at least myself I can say is completely safe ⚠️
Hell & Heaven 2.2 released
There is also a message related to save-states directed at those who want to be Master Player, you can see it here: https://discord.com/channels/821578733541785630/821584570641940490/1015940285563408515
Hell & Heaven 2.12
By Babou in the Babou’s guild server
Hello @everyone! Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Hell & Heaven 2.12 is here! The changelog is longer than usual so I made a .txt file that you will find under this announcement. I hope you'll like this update, feel free to check the message pinned in 『💬』general, it concerns the @Master Player, we are currently checking 2 saves. Have fun and thanks for your patience!
Hell & Heaven 2.2
By Babou in the Babou’s guild server
Hello everyone! Sorry for the wait, here is the 2.2 of Explorers of Hell & Heaven! The update is not huge and I apologize for that. The cancellation of the weekly challenges delayed the work a lot, but I think it's better to take more time and have something clean. I hope you like the update, we are slowly coming to the end of the development of the game, the next versions will probably not be bigger, my to-do-list is slowly getting empty.
I will make an announcement soon, but I plan to work on a “wiki” about the game, referencing all the information. It will take some time so I don't have an announcement date.
I hope you'll enjoy this content, thanks for continuing to play and have fun on the game! @everyone
Currently there is a bug for Drastic that you cannot currently save, a fix is being worked on as soon as possible, we are sorry for the inconvenience. feel free to use save states for now.
New release of Explorers of the Azure Sky
By Mr. L in the SkyTemple Discord server
howdy there, it's been a while
real life stuff has kept me very busy, but I wanted to get another release of Explorers of the Azure Sky out before November 1st
unfortunately not much to report with this one, story progress has reached chapter 16
also featuring many, many changes, bugfixes, spelling/grammar mistakes thanks to the feedback from @glec burrito (dead (again))patch with xDelta as per usual, non-Xenophobia rom (you could probably use one and it'd be fine but)
and thanks for checking out my hack, please feel free to give feedback/suggestions on how I could improve it
PMD Chip 2: Hack of the Year edition
By Miju
In honor of HOTY, here is a new release of Chip 2 with plenty of features that have been in the works for months now!
They've actually been around for much longer but I haven't touched the ROM in a good whileThese include:
Skippable cutscenes! QOL improvements! Extra content in the main menu!! And a small easter egg in a certain previously useless location! 👀Enjoy your time with Chip 2 and all its new additions!!
Also, the dungeons are supposed to be unchanged. If they aren't please lmk
later
You can actually get a Key in Rocky Ruins now lmao
Since IIRC the previous version straight up doesn't allow for the game to be completed, I highly recommend playing this version instead
B.L.O.R.G. Polished Edition - Hack of the Year update!
By Mattshark
NikolaP and I have gone through our original Hackjam 3 submission and have updated dialogue, text formatting, and dungeon balance to help everything flow better. There's even partner dialogue inside of dungeons now!
(No major plot changes)
Fragment’s update
Fragments - Trilogy update
An update for all 3 chapters (small fixes for 1 and 3, bigger changes for 2 as it's the one presented for HotY [so only the contents of “chapter2” need to be judged])Changes:
All chapters: Fix possible main menu crash and prevent bypassing chapters protection by quicksavingChapter 2:
Proofreading and dialogue changes by Adex Thinking 5 has been updated to prevent broken strategies Some Warp Seed bugs have been fixed
Oh no! Last time I had multiple time updated at once, I merged then in the archive (it was hell and heaven). But this one isn’t appropriate for it… I’ll just put of copy of the update for all three hacks. Also made sure hacks are sorted by alphabetical order of their titles, so all three fragment are each in a consecutive place
Later, Irdkwia alsa shared this
Some already found the name, but here we go
New hack (WIP): Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Infinite Labyrinth
This hack by Smingle was updated on the hack repository with no announcement.
From https://hacks.skytemple.org/h/infinite_labyrinth
The first chapter of a full, expansive new storyline, in which our classic amnesiac protagonist must navigate and uncover the secrets of both the dangerous world they wake up in, as well as their own shrouded past.
Patch to a USA file of PMD EoS.
New hack (WIP): Pokéwanderer
By “The kitchen sunk” at https://hacks.skytemple.org/h/Pok%C3%A9wanderer
Pokéwanderer is a “gameplay overhaul” hack based on various entries in Chunsoft's “Mystery Dungeon” franchise. The primary inspirations behind the changes are Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon(2015) and Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer(1995), though it also borrows ideas from various other titles. While the hack does get much more difficult than the base game, it's not exactly a “kaizo” hack either, just a different design approach.
Primary features:
Major starter re-balancing Recruitment is disabled except for certain exceptions Every enemy plays a distinct role in Dungeons, and every encounter holds a lot more weight Regen speed is much higher, and enemy spawnrates are slightly slower. Items are much more important, playing an equal role to moves. The proper use and management of items is crucial to your survival. All items and money are lost on death, and most Dungeons quick save at the start as an anti-cheat measure.
Teaser for Flames of Chaos
Happy Halloween, everyone! Here's a little teaser for my upcoming hack, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Flames of Chaos. https://youtu.be/HwpgtBHycik
Oh! An RTDX hacks. That’s certainly really interesting and quite uncommon (but still more common than PSMD hacks. And let’s not talk about GTI hacks…)
VWHEEEEEEL
by Jake the Victini
Victini in PMD: Sky? You can count on it! Plus, other characters from Gates to Infinity are there too?!
This small untitled side-project of mine is out now!
Retold Fandub
By TaylorPlayz, who already did an RTDX fandub
I'm thrilled to announce that PMD: Explorers Retold is OFFICIALLY getting a fandub!
Auditions open November 15th!
For further clarification, this is the first ROM hack of EoS to get the fandub treatment and I’m beyond honored to begin this project!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8mPkLAc6BQ
Explorers of Pain remaster announcement (and looking for interested contributor)
By Solargress
Hey yall, the remaster of Explorers Of Pain is coming along pretty great so far, and I hope to make it into a full length hack (actual gameplay time hasn't been decided). My goal rn is for it to be fairly long and less of a shitpost, basically more of an actual story.
Explorers of pain has:
A custom OST (PMD style)
Dark/horror themes (not to be taken 100% seriously since its more of a horror-comedy parody)The new demo I plan to go up to chapter 3, since i'm remaking the old version from scratch, meaning completely different cutscenes and completely different introduction, but the premise is still the same.
Rn I'm looking for some people who might be interested in helping with custom art and possibly a co-writer to come up with ideas for the future. I'm already collaborating with Cait Sith, but since theres going to be a LOT of custom art here, more help would be greatly apperciated. If you're interested in being a part of this hacks development, DM me!
Team Sandwich also looking for help
should make a dedicated section for those looking for help…
By Gelius
Sooooo hey. Currently Team Sandwich is looking for help. It is a very specific task related to Overworld design. If you can help out, it'd be ideal. We actually need imense help to speed up a project we got on hands. Specifically the one originally meant for Hack Jam 3. If you'd like to help, hit me up.
Scene text exporter
By Trio-
This CLI can be used to retrieve all the texts within your scenes (or whatever is in the base game). Copy everything in your script into a txt file, run the program with it, and you should see all the dialogue between your characters!
Source Code: https://github.com/DoubleTrio/exptext (WIP)
Yay! Rust code!
Animation finder spreadsheet
By sec
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C6x6wrUgZgMO40Ob-SFxoc7eHxwjsL7IWoddzztokNA/edit?usp=sharing
This doc was primarily made to assist people with being able to skip checking the xml file and getting the proper SetAnimation IDs needed, along with any extra data such as if the animation ID loops or not (red-highlighted animations do not have an ID and cannot be used), and MAKE SURE YOU USE A COPYCredit to the original spreadsheet which was manually imported! The sheet may gradually get more updates over time.
→ Update: Durations have now been added, and the system now takes into account CopyOf arguments (the loading times may slow down a bit but the information is correct this time i swear)
Visual Studio code extension for ExplorerScript
By sec, too
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=25Pi25.skytemple
This is a markup language extension for Visual Studio Code that lets you edit .ssb files with SkyTemple syntax highlighting and custom snippets. Its purpose is to integrate SkyTemple scripts with an environment well-known for its versatility, which is why this was mostly built for those who might be experienced at scripting or want to improve their workflow outside constant debugging. Access snippets with prefixes or functions (variables use $VARIABLE and $VARIABLE_ARRAY) to get premade template for specific functions. If you have any problems or questions about it, DM me.
Here is a mirror. Did I mention that I found the TOS of the VSCode repository outragious. Actually, same for the TOS of Discord. But we’re not here to talk about that
Video showing all SFX
still by sec
sec back at it again with the white vans
i compiled a list of sound effects (most of them, let me know where i can find more batches) into a youtube video (with descriptions ripped from the sound effect google sheet) with their in-game IDs for you to use! they're not categorized, but they may be in a future version of this video!
https://youtu.be/mXy0FJiNkR0
Some helper for SkyTemple
It’s probably useless to tell you this is done by sec
WITH THE WHITE VANS
I also made an application that provides you a few tools to use while you're on SkyTemple! These are mostly for small side-tasks.
The Sprite Scaler isn't as necessary, but it auto-scales sprites and removes duplicate pixels allowing the sprite to be directly imported into SkyTemple. The SetAnimation Finder is a ported version of the google sheet which is posted above, but the CopyOf does not display any animations. This will be fixed in a later update. The Asset Downloader is probably the most useful and gives you a link to download a pokemon's sprites into unzipped folders to import directly into SkyTemple.The code is unsigned so it will show a warning on download. Please report any bugs you find, thanks! https://github.com/25Pi25/SkyTemple-Helper
later
Just dropped a new update for SkyTemple Helper, which adds x0.5 scaling! This may not work for a few edge cases, but the sprites that have been tested are working. You can download the new release here: https://github.com/25Pi25/SkyTemple-Helper/releases/tag/v1.2.1
New Community Assets
Pokémon
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Absol Mega by Caitemis
Portrait AddedAbsol Mega Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedAbsol Starter Shiny by Caitemis
Sprite AddedAegislash Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedAltaria by gromchurch, NikolaP and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedArcheops by FunnyKecleonMeme
Sprite AddedArcheops Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedArctovish Shiny by Ichor
Portrait AddedArmaldo Starter by CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedAromatisse Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedBanette Mega by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedBarbaracle Shiny by Anonymous
Portrait AddedBellossom Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedBewear Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedBidoof Starter Shiny by Caitemis
Sprite AddedBidoof Starter Shiny Female by Caitemis
Sprite AddedBinacle Shiny by Anonymous
Portrait AddedBounsweet Shiny by Anonymous
Sprite AddedBruxish Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedBuizel Alternate2 by Reimu\_needs\_$$$ and Ichor
Portrait ChangedBuizel Alternate2 Shiny by Murpi and Ichor
Portrait ChangedBuzzwole Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedCarbink by Caitemis
Sprite AddedCarbink Shiny by Caitemis
Sprite AddedCastform Rainy Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Scizivire
Portrait ChangedCastform Snowy Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Scizivire
Portrait ChangedCastform Sunny Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Scizivire
Portrait ChangedCelesteela by baronessfaron and Emboarger
Portrait AddedCelesteela Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedChatot Starter Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedChesnaught Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedChespin by Nooga and Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedChespin Shiny by Waffluffe and Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedCinderace Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedClawitzer Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedCleffa by JFain, Deleca7755 and CHUNSOFT
Portrait RemovedCleffa Shiny by Murpi, Deleca7755 and Anonymous
Portrait RemovedComfey by baronessfaron and someone with the discord id <@!350050109741858829>
Portrait AddedCresselia Starter by baronessfaron and CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedCresselia Starter Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedCroagunk Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedCursola Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedDarkrai Starter by baronessfaron and CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedDarkrai Starter Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedDelphox by baronessfaron and Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedDelphox Shiny by Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedDewpider Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedDialga Altcolor by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedDialga Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedDialga Starter Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedDiggersby by Murpi and Aviivix
Portrait ChangedDiggersby Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedDoublade Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedDrapion Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedDubwool by someone with the discord id <@!350050109741858829>
Portrait AddedDusknoir Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedDusknoir Starter Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedEiscue by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedEiscue Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedEldegoss by EzerArt
Portrait AddedEldegoss Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedElectrike by Caitemis and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedElectrike Shiny by PixlHoopa and Caitemis
Portrait AddedEnamorus Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedFalinks Brass Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedFalinks Trooper Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedFinneon by Murpi, JFain, CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!776403448220483615>
Portrait ChangedFinneon Female by Murpi and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedFinneon Shiny by Murpi and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedFinneon Shiny Female by Murpi and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedFroslass by baronessfaron, JFain and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedFroslass Shiny by Murpi, Anonymous and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedFurfrou by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedFurfrou Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Anonymous
Sprite AddedFurfrou Kabuki Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedGarchomp Shiny by Prismatic, FunnyKecleonMeme and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedGardevoir by JFain, Ichor and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedGardevoir Shiny by Murpi, Moo and JFain
Portrait ChangedGardevoir Starter by Ichor and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedGardevoir Starter Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedGastly Shiny by ShyQuietRain and El_Pangoro_Parse
Sprite ChangedGastly Altcolor by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedGastly Altcolor Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedGastrodon by Emmuffin and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedGastrodon Shiny by Lovi and Emmuffin
Portrait AddedGogoat Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedGoodra by Emmuffin
Sprite AddedGoodra Shiny by Emmuffin
Sprite AddedGoodra Hisui by Emmuffin
Sprite ChangedGoodra Hisui Shiny by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedGossifleur by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedGossifleur Shiny by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedGourgeist Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedGreedent Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedGreninja Alternate Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedGrimmsnarl Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedGrubbin Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedHatenna Shiny by someone with the discord id <@!329424896927203339>
Portrait ChangedHatterene by baronessfaron and JFain
Portrait RemovedHatterene Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Ichor
Portrait RemovedHaxorus Shiny by Ichor and Emmuffin
Portrait AddedHoopa Shiny by Murpi
Sprite AddedIncineroar Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedIndeedee by Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedIndeedee Shiny by Emmuffin and someone with the discord id <@!329424896927203339>
Portrait ChangedIndeedee Female by JFain and Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedIndeedee Female Shiny by Emmuffin, Emboarger and someone with the discord id <@!329424896927203339>
Portrait ChangedJangmo_o Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedKeldeo by mucrush, Ichor and someone with the discord id <@!557599571170033664>
Portrait ChangedKeldeo Shiny by Ichor and Dasawkem
Portrait ChangedKirlia Shiny by Murpi, Moo and JFain
Portrait ChangedKommo_o Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedLilligant by metalbear and baronessfaron
Sprite AddedLilligant Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedLilligant Hisui Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedLitleo by Caitemis
Sprite AddedLitleo Shiny by Caitemis
Sprite AddedLombre by baronessfaron and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedLopunny Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedLotad by smartini, Murpi and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedLotad Shiny by Murpi and Moo
Portrait ChangedLudicolo Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedLugia Shadow by ShyQuietRain and CamusZekeSirius
Portrait ChangedLunala Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedLurantis by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedLurantis Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedLuxio by Caitemis and CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedLuxio Shiny by Reppamon and Caitemis
Sprite AddedMagearna Shiny by Caitemis
Sprite AddedMagearna Original by gromchurch and Emmuffin
Portrait RemovedMagearna Original Shiny by gromchurch and Emmuffin
Portrait RemovedMakuhita by baronessfaron and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedManaphy Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedMareanie Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedMarshadow by baronessfaron and Caitemis
Portrait AddedMarshadow Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedMeloetta by Murpi, Emboarger, Deleca7755 and someone with the discord id <@!291732421332697098>
Portrait AddedMeowth by Phillips196 and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedMeowth Shiny by RaoKurai, Murpi and someone with the discord id <@!299261889169588246>
Portrait AddedMeowth Alola by baronessfaron and Phillips196
Portrait AddedMeowth Alola Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Murpi
Portrait AddedMesprit Starter by baronessfaron and CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedMesprit Starter Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedMetapod by baronessfaron, Emboarger and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedMienshao Shiny by Murpi and someone with the discord id <@!329424896927203339>
Portrait ChangedMimikyu Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait ChangedMinior by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Alternate_Shiny by baronessfaron
Portrait AddedMinior Blue by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Blue Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMinior Green by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Green Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMinior Indigo by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Indigo Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMinior Orange by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Orange Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMinior Red by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Red Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMinior Violet by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Violet Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMinior Yellow by baronessfaron and Waffluffe
Portrait AddedMinior Yellow Shiny by Waffluffe and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMisdreavus by Emboarger and CHUNSOFT
Misdreavus Shiny by Murpi, Lovi and Emboarger
Sprite ChangedMissingno_ Armarouge by FunnyKecleonMeme
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Bellibolt by Emmuffin and Anonymous
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Ceruledge by baronessfaron and FunnyKecleonMeme
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Farigiraf by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Fidough by Emmuffin
Sprite AddedMissingno_ Gimmighoul_Roaming by Emboarger
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Greavard by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Kangaskhan_Baby by LuchuIsASquirrel
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Klawf by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedMissingno_ Mikon by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedMissingno_ Wiglett by Emmuffin
Portrait AddedMorelull by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedMorelull Shiny by Caitemis
Sprite AddedMorgrem Shiny by baronessfaron and ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMudbray Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedMusharna Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Caitemis
Portrait AddedOricorio Shiny by Ichor
Portrait AddedPalkia Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedPersian Alola Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedPikachu Belle Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedPikachu Libre by baronessfaron
Sprite AddedPikachu Libre Shiny by baronessfaron and Murpi
Portrait ChangedPikachu Ph_D by baronessfaron
Portrait AddedPikachu Ph_D Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedPikachu Pop_Star by baronessfaron
Portrait AddedPikachu Pop_Star Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedPoochyena by Smalusion, Emmuffin, DasK and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedPoochyena Shiny by Smalusion, Emmuffin, DasK and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedPopplio by Fable, Emmuffin and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedPopplio Shiny by Waffluffe, Emmuffin and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedPorygon_Z Shiny by Prismatic, Murpi and Fable
Portrait ChangedPumpkaboo by baronessfaron
Portrait ChangedRalts Alternate by NeroIntruder
Portrait ChangedRalts Alternate Shiny by Murpi
Portrait ChangedRaticate Alola by NeroIntruder
Sprite ChangedRaticate Alola Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedRattata Alola by NeroIntruder
Sprite AddedRattata Alola Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedRayquaza by FunnyKecleonMeme, CamusZekeSirius and CHUNSOFT
Portrait RemovedRayquaza Shiny by FunnyKecleonMeme, CamusZekeSirius and Audino
Portrait RemovedRegidrago Shiny by ShyQuietRain and CamusZekeSirius
Portrait ChangedRegigigas Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedReshiram by FunnyKecleonMeme
Sprite AddedReshiram Shiny by FunnyKecleonMeme
Sprite AddedReshiram Alternate Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedRockruff Shiny by XModxGodX, ShyQuietRain and Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedRolycoly by someone with the discord id <@!319728945920475137>
Portrait AddedRolycoly Shiny by someone with the discord id <@!319728945920475137>
Portrait AddedRoserade by JFain and CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedRoserade Shiny by ShyQuietRain and someone with the discord id <@!195280695009083392>
Sprite AddedRufflet by mucrush, Ichor and Emmuffin
Portrait AddedRufflet Shiny by ShyQuietRain, Emmuffin and Caitemis
Portrait AddedRunerigus by baronessfaron
Portrait AddedRunerigus Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedSableye Starter by Phillips196 and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedSableye Starter Shiny by Phillips196
Portrait AddedSalandit Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Caitemis
Portrait AddedSandile Shiny by Murpi
Sprite AddedScatterbug Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedScizor by Emboarger and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedScizor Shiny by Emboarger and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedSeedot by CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!589906152708505648>
Portrait AddedShaymin Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedShellder by Emboarger, Caitemis and CHUNSOFT
Portrait AddedShellder Shiny by Tacocoa, Emboarger and Caitemis
Portrait AddedShiftry by Tainted#3886, Emboarger, CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!861005464682889266>
Portrait AddedSkiploom by Murpi, JFain and CHUNSOFT
Portrait ChangedSkiploom Shiny by Murpi and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedSkiploom Altcolor by Murpi
Portrait AddedSkorupi Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedSkrelp Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Anonymous
Portrait AddedSkuntank Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedSliggoo by NeroIntruder
Sprite AddedSliggoo Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedSlowpoke by CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!136619914512433152>
Portrait AddedSlowpoke Shiny by Tacocoa and someone with the discord id <@!136619914512433152>
Portrait AddedSlowpoke Galar Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedSlugma Shiny by Prismatic and JFain
Portrait ChangedSlurpuff Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedSneasel Female by Murpi, JFain and CHUNSOFT
Portrait RemovedSneasel Shiny by Murpi, Lovi and JFain
Portrait RemovedSneasel Shiny Female by Murpi and Lovi
Portrait RemovedSneasel Hisui by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedSneasel Hisui Female by Murpi
Portrait AddedSneasel Hisui Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedSneasel Hisui Shiny Female by Murpi
Portrait AddedSneasel Starter by JFain and CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedSneasel Starter Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedSnom Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedSolosis by Anonymous
Sprite AddedSolosis Shiny by Anonymous
Sprite AddedSpectrier by baronessfaron and Emmuffin
Portrait AddedSpectrier Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Emboarger
Portrait AddedSpiritomb Shiny by Caitemis and Anonymous
Portrait AddedSpiritomb Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedSteenee by Murpi and JFain
Portrait AddedSteenee Shiny by Murpi and JFain
Portrait AddedStunfisk Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedSylveon by FlarosOverfield and Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedSylveon Shiny by Emmuffin
Portrait ChangedSylveon Alternate by FlarosOverfield, Fable and Emmuffin
Portrait AddedSylveon Alternate Shiny by Lovi, FlarosOverfield and Emmuffin
Portrait AddedTapu_Bulu by JFain
Sprite AddedTapu_Fini by baronessfaron and XxWindpawxX
Portrait ChangedTapu_Fini Shiny by baronessfaron and XxWindpawxX
Portrait ChangedTapu_Koko by baronessfaron
Sprite ChangedTapu_Koko Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedTorkoal by CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!861005464682889266>
Portrait AddedTorkoal Starter by CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!861005464682889266>
Portrait AddedTorracat by Caitemis and Anonymous
Portrait ChangedTorracat Shiny by ShyQuietRain and Anonymous
Portrait AddedToxtricity Lowkey Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedType_Null Shiny by Ichor and Caitemis
Portrait AddedVanillish Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Sprite AddedVanillite by someone with the discord id <@!861005464682889266>
Portrait ChangedVanillite Shiny by Murpi
Portrait ChangedVanillite Alternate by mucrush and JFain
Portrait ChangedVanillite Alternate Shiny by Murpi and JFain
Portrait ChangedVespiquen Alternate by JFain
Portrait AddedVespiquen Alternate Shiny by JFain
Portrait AddedVespiquen Beta by JFain
Portrait AddedVikavolt Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedVivillon Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedVolcanion Shiny by Ichor
Portrait AddedWeavile Starter by CHUNSOFT
Sprite AddedWhiscash Altcolor by baronessfaron
Portrait AddedWimpod Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedWynaut by CHUNSOFT and someone with the discord id <@!861005464682889266>
Portrait AddedWynaut Shiny by Tacocoa and Caitemis
Portrait AddedXerneas Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedXerneas Neutral Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedZekrom by mucrush, baronessfaron and CamusZekeSirius
Portrait AddedZekrom Shiny by ShyQuietRain and CamusZekeSirius
Portrait AddedZoroark by baronessfaron and 0palite
Portrait ChangedZoroark Shiny by baronessfaron, Murpi and 0palite
Portrait ChangedZoroark Hisui Shiny by Murpi
Portrait AddedZorua Hisui Shiny by Murpi
Portrait ChangedRecolored Darkrai
By Chritchy
I decided to recolor Darkrai's portraits and sprites with colors picked from its B2W2 sprites after remembering that it's a dark indigo for some reason in the Mystery Dungeon games, so here they are for anyone who might want to use them. I'll send one of the two portraits and a sprite sheet in a minute for something of a preview.
Other Graphics
I have some doubt if it’s a good idea to share portraits that hasn’t be shared with at least the implied purpose of them being re-used… If someone have a comment about this, I’ll be happy to hear it. (thought I have no doubt putting them in the archive is a good idea. And they may other purpose than being re-used, like, as examples/inspirations. Or just nice portraits to look at, althought in this case, extending a bit what is accepted would not a bad idea. There are many really cool art shared that I don’t put here).
NotSpriteCollab
Baariette by Caitemis
Portrait AddedBaariette Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedBaariette Nuclear by Caitemis
Portrait AddedBaariette Nuclear Shiny by Caitemis
Portrait AddedBaashaun by Caitemis
Portrait AddedFancy_Glec by JFain
Portrait AddedJournalass by JFain
Portrait ChangedJumpluff_Alternate_Shiny by ShyQuietRain
Portrait AddedMagikarp_Gun by Caitemis
Portrait AddedMudkip_Mark by Caitemis
Portrait AddedSkiploom_Alternate_Shiny by JFain
Portrait AddedSparky by JFain
Portrait AddedTogetic_Alternate_Shiny by XModxGodX
Portrait AddedDigimons by NeroIntruder
As usual, by NeroIntroder. As usual, ask and wait for a positive response if you want to use them
recruitables batch 13
final batch, pretty much done with portraits now, will post the final roster after some adjustments
Ouch, that make 26 sheets full of Digimon portraits. That’s huge.
This was also shared on the general chat
Pac-Man’s Ghosts
By Kaby, as always, ask the author before use
Pac-Man Ghosts but they have PMD icons.
(Don't ask why Inky's shocked icon is different from the rest)
Hoofisser
Shayne
By ProtoKirby. Ask before use, althought it’s probably not usefull as-is
i made this little creature while only half awake and on “autopilot” basically and idk what he is exactly but i have named him Shayne
Gabite with hat
By Cait Sith. Ask before use (althought not sure if you should ask Cait Sith or Minarchu).
blockquote
A portrait edit of Gabite in a fancy hat for Minarchu on Discord for their upcoming #PMD EoS hack, Explorers of the Merge. Thank you for commissioning this snazzy beast!
Gengar edit
By Cait Sith. Ask before use (but who? idk)
A PMD gengar edit for @ThotGengar ! Thanks for commissioning me!
Some frog
Explorers of Death portraits
Content warning for blood (those have a spoiler, move the mouse over to enable them. Untested on mobile, you can probably hold the touch over) (and overall being creepy, as usual with EoD)
As a reminder, Explorer of Death is wonderfully illustrated PMD creepypasty by FireFox6 and sparks. There were a project of hackrom, but it on hiatus for now.
By Remukko, ask before use, as usual
Might aswell dump my eod art here, resprites of some og shots
Two are animated too am i funny yet
Later
More shadow content from me
later
this one is by Milo008
saul badman
Patches
Let’s hope that one day, patches and tileset will be accepted in SpriteCollab. Thought I think its non-inclusion is mostly a technical issue. As in, not being implemented.
Fixed HP Ratio stats bar
message by Mond
Irdkwia's Fixed HP Ratio stats bar
Everything MUST be credited to Irdkwia and no one else
Talk script on NPC collision
By Adex
This patch reworks the NPC collision check such that when NPCs initiate collision with the player in the overworld, they will activate their own Talk Script if SetHitAttribute(64); has been used with them!
Requires ExtraSpace to be applied. If you have other patches applied in Overlay36's common area, please note that this patch uses 0x23D8FF0 - 0x23D9014. If you want to use this patch and have any concerns of some kind, please feel free to contact me.
Generate new mission
By Mond
A special process which lets you generate new missions without skipping a day
Takes no arguments to work, US only
Made by me, credits appreciated 🙂
Some Gen6 Mecanisms
By Mond
Two ASM patches, they add two mechanics from Gen 6:
Electric-types are immune to Paralysis Ghost-types are immune to trapping (Shadow Hold)Patches US only
Patches the overlay_29 and also uses the free area in overlay_36 (0x32F80 and 0x339B8) for the patch to work
Made by me, credits appreciated 🙂
Fix some move (I think?)
By Mond
An ASM patch fixing the issue the base game has where Scrappy, Emit Ring and Foresight just don't work at all, also fixes the devs' oversight where Normal and Fighting moves use a special interaction for type calculation
Patch US only, needs ExtraSpace to work
Patches the overlay_29 and overlay 36 (0x35B80)
Made by me, credits appreciated 🙂
Gen V+ Sturdy
By Mond
An ASM patch I worked on with the help of End!
This patch (US only) requires ExtraSpace to work, and implements Gen V+ sturdy into the game!
Patches overlay 29 and overlay 36 (0x34900)
Made by End and me, credits appreciated!
Other
Leak of the Next Pokémon game
Not strictly related to PMD, but simply knowing there are leaks might interest you. Message by Audino.
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet is leaking. As a reminder, please confine discussion to spoiler elements of the game to #scarlet-violet-spoilers. Additionally, Spritebot will not be including spoiler Pokémon until one week after release. If you are working on sprites of leaked Pokémon, you can discuss them in #SV Spoiler Sprites C&C.
Pokémon game try not to leak at least a week early challenge (impossible)
Capy’s Ko-fi
by Capy
Hi @here!
I now accept monthly payments via Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/parakoopa
This helps me cover server costs. Your support is greatly appreciated!
There aren't really any benefits yet, but you get the role @Ko-fi Supporter here if you support me monthly (will also add a fun role icon later :).
I may add some other benefits in the future, open for ideas.
Capypara is the main developper of SkyTemple, the randomizer, and also does a bunch of other stuff, without which the rom-hacking of EoS wouldn’t be as easy. He also helped form a community, both by simply making SkyTemple, but also, managing it’s related server, where most rom–hacking discussion happen. And without which I would likely not enought content to justify a newsletter or an hack archive. On another side, maybe PSMD hacking would be more popular? But that a very interrogative question. I actually doubt of it myself, thought I would certainly would have spent more time on hacking PSMD myself if there weren’t this cool community.
Message of techticks to the rom-makers
I see that we still have a lot of patching problems in 2022 for some reason. Here's something to you can use to make it easier for users if you want to.
You need a direct download link to an .xdelta file. Let's use the B.L.O.R.G. Polished Edition one that's posted in
hack-announcements because it's not zipped or anything. We can create a link for the web-based patcher from it: https://skytemple.github.io/patcher/?region=us&url=https%3A%2F%2Fproxy.cors.sh%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.discordapp.com%2Fattachments%2F769498453126283274%2F1037182123326590996%2FPMD_BLORG_HOTY-Edition-2022.xdeltaAs you can see, users can simply pick a ROM and the tool takes care of downloading and applying the patch. B.L.O.R.G. Polished Edition is based on the US version, but users don't have to care about that. If they pick an EU, EU Bahamut, US Xenophobia, Japanese or Virtual Console release, the tool converts those to a clean US ROM first.
So how does this work?
1. Copy the link to an .xdelta file uploaded somewhere (Discord works well, just right-click and select “Copy link”). For the patch we've used in the example, the URL is https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/769498453126283274/1037182123326590996/PMD_BLORG_HOTY-Edition-2022.xdelta
2. Use https://www.urlencoder.org/ to URL-encode the download link. Click Encode and copy the result. In this case, the output is: https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.discordapp.com%2Fattachments%2F769498453126283274%2F1037182123326590996%2FPMD_BLORG_HOTY-Edition-2022.xdelta
3. Paste what you've copied to the end of the following URL https://skytemple.github.io/patcher/?region=us&url=https%3A%2F%2Fproxy.cors.sh%2F
4. The URL you have now should now look like the one above
5. If the patch was generated from an EU rom, change “region=us” to “region=eu”.Note that this patching method doesn't support secondary compression, so you have to turn that off when you create the patch. This leads to a neglible size increase in most cases. This site has existed for over a year, but I was hoping that it would be integrated in hacks.skytemple.org. That never happened, so you can use it with this method for now.
That’s actually a really good idea. I’ll try to somehow add this to my hack archive (I already had some experiment for a desktop app for this, but it never got far).
If anyone is interested, here is what I got from my notes:
- (specific to this implementation): need to convert hack with secondary compression to hacks with no secondary compression
- Needs to looks at file inside a folder.
- Take into account the fact it can have multiple xdelta in the archive
- Providing a way for the user to read the txt/md/whatever files (the readme, thought there may be multiple of those) is important, as it may contain important information.
- (already implemented by the online interface) detect the type of the user-provided ROM
- need to detect the type of the input rom expected by the hack. I think xdelta provide a checksum of the input. (actually, my archive have metadata on the base rom, althought they may be incorrect for some).
BlackRaveBow makes video
Just a personnal reminder that BlackRaveBow have a really good pmd-themed RPG-maker animated video serie going on too. (It’s not the only too)
Online PMD Quiz
by Rioni
I've recreated the PMD EoS quiz as a web app with english and spanish support. And it works on mobile!.
Hope you like it! ^^ (link below)
Cait Sith updated commissions’s
By Cait Sith
It's 1 AM and I'm updating my commissions info, this time with new prices and non-PMD stuff! If you're already in my queue, any price changes won't affect you. Using Paypal as usual, and DM here or at Cait_Sith#4447 on Discord if interested!
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