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Desolation isn't dead. However, that doesn't necessarily mean I have good news either. I made the developers mistake of promising a deadline that was impossible for me to meet and for that, I'm incredibly sorry. 

 

I made this post to confirm a few things:

 

1) The fans here are truly incredible. The knowledge that my fan game hasn't died yet is truly humbling. I owe it to everyone here to give the best possible experience for the next Episode.

2) Yes, I said, "next Episode" which means Desolation isn't dead - it's coming (slowly).

3) University is rough - med school doesn't really give you any free time here, that is where my lack of time comes from.

 

I'm still working on the game. I will make further updates when things are coming up, otherwise, I won't really be on this forum too often.

 

Thanks again for the continued support. This fanbase is incredible - the attitude from the fans here really inspires me to keep going with this project

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Surprise, surprise. I'm not actually dead, and neither is Desolation. The support this game has got in my verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long absence is actually amazing, no less than inspiring. Here's a nice update for everyone in the meantime.

 

Thing's have been intense since I left and I haven't had any time to work on the game whatsoever beyond story design. It's a shame, I know. However, I haveeee planned ahead to make sure the game can make a (not so swift) return. I will spell it that out in big bold letters:

 

POKEMON DESOLATION WILL BE RETURNING WITH EPISODE 5 FEBRUARY 23018

 

Umm... yeah. I'm not any less busy than I was before and I've missed a heap of the thread. I'll attempt to catch up over the next day or so before I disappear again. Once again, thanks for the huge amount of support. It's amazing that the game remained at the top of the expose.

 

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13 hours ago, Tenshi said:

Today I finished v4. It was awesome, I have really enjoyed it!! Thank you to @Caz for creating this amazing game!

 

Thanks dude, means a heap.

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39 minutes ago, VKR said:

Is the ability competitive still an issue? I read about the problem on Meowstic a while ago and I can't seem to get it on my Milotic. Feebas can't seem to get oblivious (the ability that turns into competitive after it evolves i think) either but it's not really too much of a big deal for me if it can't.

 

 

 

Yes, it works fine on Milotic.

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4 hours ago, N01788 said:

Is there a way to evolve Magneton? I keep trying to search the power plant areas, but I'm not sure which one if any I need to be in.

Caged room in the back of the Cellia power plant.

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7 hours ago, Ice Cream Sand Witch said:

Question about the Jinx Guild. Will we still be able to donate to the drill in future episodes

 

Yes. Any more would be spoiler material.

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Sorry about my fumble earlier - both links are back up.

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19 minutes ago, Jmanultrax1 said:

I don't think caz meant to do that. That was most likely an accident and not intentional. Someone notify  him so this can be fixed.

 

No, I didn't. I'm in the middle of moving, there was lots of rushing. Thanks for pointing this out. Hopefully people realized I had made a mistake and didn't take advantage of it. If they did, however, they can enjoy reaping the editor privileges of my silly mistake.  A fixed upload is in progress.

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Final Build of Desolation - 4.1.1

I'm super busy now so I have to rush this out. This is the final build of the game until Episode 5 comes out. Please update to this final build as soon as possible, as it fixes almost all issues within the game.

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23 minutes ago, DemICE said:

Ooook so i completed this Arc. I can say i feel more full by finishing this incomplete game, than i had been with other complete games.

Also because i had not done it before, consider this a review of the whole game, not just the 4th part.

The story is well thought, the great selection of music does the job of immersing you in the story and makes u want to delay finishing some battles so u can listen to the whole track.

Moreover, the characters are believable. Everyone has their strong points and flaws,  even the 2 siblings that are considered "monsters".  Except Ava. She is too utopic atm. I hope we will see her flawed side in the future.

Nice mapping too. Blackview succeeds in making the player HATE it, as they should. I can proudly brag that i have eventually learned to navigate my way in that chaos. Celia will surely be a city where the player will always have business to do (excluding my mansion) till the end of the game. Many districts... many locked houses for us to burgle in and many npcs waiting for the right time to serve you deal with you!  

The amount of battles for such a short story was high enough for a person to level 2-3 different teams from 50 to 60. Most major battles had a decent difficulty, being balanced by the generosity of this game in terms of pokemon availability and items.  

I believe Rosetta (which must have prolly been programmed as the final and hardest battle of this arc)  must normally be pretty hard. But i couldnt really judge that because my Togekiss swept her from start to finish. Gym leader difficulty is a pretty sensitive subject, since depending on their teams, players can find a gym ranging from a cakewalk (like i never had any issue with pre-nerf Connor) to an eternal hell (First run Tristan). I do believe though, that little feedbacks from many playrers, might create a bigger picture in the long run, which might help you balance most of the gyms by changing mons or moves, or even postpone the acquisition of mons by the player if they are deemed too powerful for that part.

For example, Scizor. Even though i didnt even need to use it against Rosetta (it would massacre her worse than Togekiss. At least Toge got some nice flinches to help it 2hko stuff safely), it is incredibly easy for it (i have full HP and Atk EVs) to set up 2-3 swords dances on anything not having a fire move, and OHKO everything with bullet punch. Yes, everything.. resisted or not. Arcanines with intimidate n stuff. Only things like Steelix can survive it. I dont really say this stuff often, but this bug is too broken (hydreigon doesn't even compare) for this stage of the game, or maybe any stage... hell, what am i saying, we are already fighting teams with pseudos, things like mega blaziken, with competitive sets... i don't think its possible to see stronger teams anymore. And all Scizor needs to maul every single one of them, is an extremely easily found setup oppurtunity. I really do think that if Scizor is to be kept into the game, the AI should be hardcoded to immediately switch something with fire coverage or good defense + steel resistances the moment the player releases Scizor.

I really do think you should edit some (just some) movesets of trained pokemon... beceause is pretty unrealistic for high roller trainers to own roserades with poison sting and other level-up moves...

I feel like there are places, where field effects could potentially exist, but they do not... like on that snowy mountain.  

Also nice coding i guess, since this is the first game where i went from start to end without a single crash/error. Maybe i was just lucky tho.

 

Finally, in the spoiler below, i list certain events, and i don't really want any help with them except an answer.  If an event can be completed in the current release, "Y", if not, "N" . (mainly so i can keep searching, or do something else with my life :F)

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1. Route 2, man in house below Ranger guild,  wants a "strong trainer"...

2. Locked Ranger house on the mountain.

3.Blackview, north part, in a house, someone wants a doll from bronze island..

4. Celia docks, that incompetent cop is still trying to open the cage with the Emboar...  

 

P.S. I want a helipad on my roof. I know i can have fly and teleporters but helipads are cool. 

P.S. 2  The self-proclaimed Typo King (me) approves of "CREDITS LOCATED IN BASE FOLER"

 

 

Metal Coat axed in Episode 5 lolololol. Interesting to hear your thoughts, I actually agree with everything you've said.

 

As for your questions, in order:

1:  N - later episode.

2: Which one? The one on the very peak - Y. The one with people outside it - N.

3: N - later episode.

4: N - lol.

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15 minutes ago, Enigma Shot U said:

I think there might be something wrong with the event. From what I've noticed the key works only if you speak to Rosetta immediately after your talk with Lilith, however if you talk to Garrett first the key doesn't work. This is just what I've noticed, Ive only talked to Rosetta right after Lilith said not not.

 

There is a bug, yes. I haven't written it down mostly because the final build of the Episode is dropping tomorrow, which I believe fixes that problem and others.

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40 minutes ago, ShadeStrider said:

Who made the John Cena Remix present in this game? And the track listed in the Audio files as "Feeling- Broken Soul" (In Rejuvenation it is listed as "Feeling- Enigmatic")

 

And Where do you get Sneasel?

 

 

John Cena Remix

Feeling - Broken Soul

 

Sneasel: Trade a Scyther with an NPC on the Cellia Docks.

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3 hours ago, SnorlaxLove said:

I would like to add that you should give the girl all the photos at the same time since she disappeared on me and someone else in this forum after giving her only 1-2 photos. No one has replied back on how to solve this so just saving you some trouble.

 

If you check the original post - it's a bug. The final build for this Episode will drop tomorrow probably and that'll fix it, so there's no need to worry too much.

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1 hour ago, leolannister said:

1. how do i evolve my electabuzz and other pokemon that evolve through trading?

2. How to get and evolve feebas? how early ingame

thanks to anyone who answers  hope we have a subforum soon

Electirizer and Prism Scale are both at the Cellia Trainer Emporium.

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1 hour ago, DemICE said:

Btw isn't a bit too early to include a source of unlimited credits? I kinda liked the fact that there was a limited currency I had to manage, knowing full well that my spending choices would deprive me of other choices.. Now that I can grind infinite creds at the fight club I find certain obtainables lose their value..

 

I've been really thinking about this, actually. For now, people should just enjoy the infinite credits while it lasts.

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4 minutes ago, Sceptilespy said:

Are you going to have a shiny thread like Jan? So fans can pitch in and make shiny sprites?

 

Yeah, eventually. It'll be when a sub-forum gets made. When that happens I also intend on having a Guide thread, an Item location thread and finally a Pokemon location thread.

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1 hour ago, Sara1404 said:

The actual name for it is "Tosca Fantasy" by Edvin Marton

Correct. I absolutely loved this music - hence why I used it for her battle, it seemed fairly fitting. Definitely search up the song itself rather than using what's in the files - the battle theme isn't the full track that you find online.

 

A small note: 

 

Something I find very amusing is how most players follow a very particular route, and plan it beforehand (involving the key) in pursuit of a "perfect" ending. I think it should be known now: Immediately, some endings may seem better than others, but in the long run, each outcome of Episode 4 will be beneficial in its own right. I implore players to follow their own choices rather than using the forums to achieve a so called "perfect" ending - as Desolation reaches its conclusion, you will find that no such thing exists.

 

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3 hours ago, DemICE said:

PINK HAIR GETTING SO PERFECTLY CAMOUFLAGED WHEN EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE IS PINK

 

...thanks

Hey don't blame me the pink is Rosetta's choice not mine. 

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24 minutes ago, DemICE said:

The lack of any obtainable pokemon of Water 1 egg group (except starters) that learns Aqua Jet is noteworthy   i mean, not even scrubby things like Psyduck, Surskit, or Buizel

 

Wait for more water, it shouldnt be too long now! I'm well aware of which Pokemon need to be added in ASAP. It's a good thing that players will be visiting a new island in Episode 5 with LOTS of water.

 

7.8/10 too much water.

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5 hours ago, DemICE said:

Hello, i would like to point out an issue with the old rod.

The fisherman simply refused to give it to me even after beating Emily.

He kept saying im not strong enough, which triggered me because he had given me the blasted thing in my first run.

I reverted to v3.1 and he indeed gave me the rod.

So i assume the event got bugged in this release (4.1).

You may want to look it up...

Not a bug. I'm changing the Rod system - you're not meant to get the Old Rod anymore. 

 

1 hour ago, Twilightwing said:

So will relationship points reset if we update?

Nope, updating will never remove rep.

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40 minutes ago, leolannister said:

Caz im just a little bit into the game but i can tell that this was well written and really good. you have my thanks. 

Thanks mate, means a heap.

 

29 minutes ago, Masquerain said:

Hello, it is I. Just stopping by to ask if you'd recommend starting the game from scratch for version 4.1 . Is there a lot to miss if you simply continue the old file?  (boy, I end up restarting the game every version ... shame on me )

Nah, you can keep using your previous save (assuming it's from Episode 3).

 

24 minutes ago, aGoodCabinet2 said:

where can i find togepi? And where is Garrett after the mess at the....MY mansion?

I can't even remember where I put it whoops, I'll have to edit this post later when I'm back. Garret, assuming you've finished the quests at the manor, will be at the Cellia Library - the most southwest building in Central.

 

Edit: I remembered. You get Togepi as one of the available rewards for completing Boss' side quest in Blackview City.

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6 minutes ago, leolannister said:

what new water pokemon are added, if i may ask? 

and can anyone teach me how to get that squirtle at the southern part of a lake? thanks

 

In 4.1 as opposed to 4.0.1? None. The Squirtle at the southern part of the lake isn't actually wild - it belongs to another trainer. You can get your own Squirtle in the Cellia Sewers.

 

Also, if someone would let me know how to create a poll on this newer website I would greatly appreciate it.

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Pokemon Desolation Episode 4.1

 

As a follow up to my previous post, 4.1 is out. Cool, right? Yeah.

Changelog and bug stuff will be in the original post, if you're interested.

 

Mega

Mediafire

 

Thank you for the ongoing support - as always, it means a lot. I should also mention that one sprite has been changed dramatically, that is, Deigo's backsprite. Thank you to Arkiel for the touch up.

New Sprite:

 

 

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5 hours ago, Ice Cream Sand Witch said:

Tyrunt is currently unable to evolve. This is a bug. 

 

Yep, a bug that is fixed in 4.1 - which is being released today!

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57 minutes ago, Wolfox Glace said:

that's the episode I have downloaded, but either I'm again really stupid or they're harder to find then a shiny vespiquenn

 

4.1 isn't out yet. The current release is 4.0.1. The final release will be 4.1. The final release will contain this tweak.