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PMD ROM Hacking News of the 30th january 2022
List of changes for the upcoming Explorers of Alpha 2.0
By Mond in the SkyTemple Discord server
I had a burst of motivation so I updated my pporg post to reflect the upcoming 2.0 changes:
https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/58480-pokemon-mystery-dungeon-explorers-of-alpha-20-patch-notes-still-under-heavy-development/page/3/#comment-270581(It's still under development whenever I have time and motivation, but we're slowly getting to the end of the development)
If you want the patch notes file, here it is:https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/769498453126283274/935157709077118976/AlphaPlatinum.txt
New demo for Explorers of the Azure Sky
By Mr. L in the SkyTemple Discord server
Hey there! It's been a little while since I last said anything about my hack, but don't worry! It's very much still alive, though I've admittedly hit a bit of a motivational slump right now. On top of that, classes are starting up again, so I don't know how much time I'll have to work on it.
That said, tonight I finished the current main documentation for my hack, listing all the changes I've made to Pokémon. Currently, in terms of story progress, I'm in the middle of chapter 14. While I don't feel the progress I've made since the last demo is worthy of a new one(at least story-wise), I may release another demo anyway, to match the current finalized documentation.
I've attached a PDF of it here for anyone who wants to take a look. I'd also like to again thank everyone who's checked out my hack so far. I hope to maybe have the main story done by the end of this year, though I can't promise that.
And finally, I'm also open to suggestions on things, so please don't hesitate to let me know! I'd love to hear feedback. Thanks!oh, and if you're interested in a specific Pokemon, you should be able to do Ctrl+F on Windows, or Cmd+F on Mac and type in their name
Later
Howdy everyone, going off my previous post here, I wanted to release another demo of my hack, Explorers of the Azure Sky!
There isn't much to this update, but here's what's been changed:
@wurmplemaus | commissions openand@OJ! (The first one isn't new, but I don't know if I ever mentioned it before!)As of now, my main goal continues to be the story, though motivation and classes starting up have been the crux of my progress. I'm not particularly happy with my progress on the story, though I figured with finishing the documentation the other day that it would probably be a good idea to release something. I'm also probably going to wind up making a ProjectPokemon post one of these days, where I can put down the full list of changes.
I hope to have the main story completed by the end of this year, but I don't want to make promises to myself least of all others. It's senior year of college for me, so things are very busy and I've been working on this when I have the time and interest. That said, I'm still motivated to finish this thing, no matter how long it takes.
Anyway, I think that's about it. As always, please let me know if you encounter any bugs! I'd also love to hear any kind of feedback, so don't hesitate!
And even later
Update to the above: turns out as usual I forgot to fix one or two things, so don't download that zip, I'll have a new one up shortly
Turns out I still had the line in unionall for debugging still in place, now it should be good!
Explorers of Reverie resumed
By sack in the SkyTemple Discord server
(Hi! I hope this is the appropriate channel)
I'm happy to announce development on Explorers of Reverie has officially resumed!
…Sort of.
Right now, I'm just working on scripting out all the dialogue/story. After THAT I'll get to work on coding again. Since it's not technically coding related, I won't be sharing further updates on that here. If you'd like updates on how the writing is going, though, feel free to join my server, where I'll be sharing hopefully daily updates in the discussion channel.
Obviously, EOR probably isn't going to make its originally estimated late 2022 release date, but honestly I'm just happy to be making it again at all. Once coding development resumes I'll also be looking for a team to help me code and work on the backgrounds/art/music, so please let me know if you're interested. That said, even if it just ends up being me working on this this project will still see the light of day eventually. How much help I get mostly just determines how fast it comes out.
Looking forward to continuing the project! :D
EVIL ENDING video
from the youtube description of the SkyTemple-made animation by PMD Gang
Content warning for death and violence (although not particularly graphic)
What if the 2 heroes joined Darkrai at the end of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky?
This was easily the video I've spent the most time on, I really hope you all enjoy it. This video was made because a viewer recommended it in the PMD: Bad Ending video comment section. If you have any ideas for PMD stories or cutscenes, please let me know in the comments or on the PMDGang Discord Server.
Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/PmdGang
Check out the PMDGang Discord Server: https://discord.gg/5wCDnrPsEQ
Video link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWDPDCQZ_mk ( mirror )
Beginner PMD Dungeon Spriting Tutorial
Video shared by Alex in the SkyTemple Discord server. Dungeon spriting refer to the dungeon tilesets.
From the description :
My first tutorial video in a 3 video series where I go over how to sprite dungeons in pokemon mystery dungeon.
Skytemple discord server: https://discord.com/invite/skytemple
(come join us!)Hex Gradient Site: https://colordesigner.io/gradient-generator
Saturation Site: https://pinetools.com/change-color-saturation
This video will be reuploaded soon. This video has a lot of little errors and typos, so whenever I get better from my sickness, I'll reupload this video with an actual voice over. This will make it much easier to follow and help me better flesh out what I'm really trying to say.
atm this video is just out because it's better here than not here, so til I get better use this if resource if you want
Jaifain background's commission
Posted by Jaifain on the SkyTemple Discord server
JaiFain's Background commissions
Contact by Discord DM
I also re-did the page that list PMD-hacking related commissions
New Community Assets
Pokémon
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EoD portraits
Shared by sparks in the EOD Discord server. Ask them before using them.
BTW, if you didn't knew, FireFox6 worked on a hack based on this, that is now on hiatus. Demo here : https://hacks.skytemple.org/h/death
Warning: these portraits contains gore and spoilers, so no preview
PMU housing contest
Well… This newsletter isn't about PMU, but I guess it's now part of the vague “PMDCollab”, so… There is a housing contest that will end on 6 February. More information on their Discord.
Pokémon Mystery Realms gameplay trailer
From the PMR Discord server
Heya! We've had a decent amount of progress lately, and I figure it's time to show it off. How about a sneak peek of actual gameplay?
(Note: Still very much in alpha stage. Nothing here looks final yet, including UI and such)
https://youtu.be/snSA1UeOKbw
About this newsletter
Vacation
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