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The Black Fox themes were indeed different between both versions, but not in the way you describe. You might be mixing up multiple themes, because I think the specific one you describe is still present in episode 5, just the way it's used might have changed. You want to go into the Desolation -> Audio -> BGM folder and look for 'Battle - Gang'. That sounds like the one you're describing with the sirens. Episode 5 has another variant called 'Battle - Gang 2' that's probably replacing the previous, but the old theme is still present in the Episode 5 files. Luckily I

Many special Pokemon in this game actually come with moves that they usually don't have unless you have the necessary TM or breed for them. Desolation is a lot more lenient about giving you stronger Pokemon earlier on, compared to Reborn and Rejuvenation. For example, there's a... - Ponyta with Wild Charge (normally requires a TM) and High Horsepower (normally an egg move). - Dunsparce with Rock Slide (normally requires a TM) - Eevee with Curse and Wish (normally egg moves) - Rhyhorn with Superpower (normally an egg move) and Rock Slide (normally requires a TM)

Ah, that explains it. My Gardevoir is now special. The music is so much better now too!

...Jesus. Way to tell a story, Caz. 30 minutes in and the new chapter is already blowing my mind. Also, for some reason, my Roserade picked up Phantom Force and my Gardevoir somehow picked up Mystical Fire. I don't even remember what they had before, since it was like 2 years since I last touched that save file. (I think Roserade might have had Extrasensory before?)

Yeah, most of the game's soundtrack is lifted from Final Fantasy XI. Yes, the MMO. It actually has an incredible soundtrack, but not a whole lot of people know, because MMO. It would appear that its soundtrack is actually perfect for a lighter-hearted Pokemon fangame.

Despite the game's simplistic look (especially with the overall lack of custom sprites), the game's main selling point is that it has incredible writing and a great sense of humor from that. The game's a bit on the easier side if you're used to fangames like Reborn, but it's a pretty light-hearted whimsical game that occasionally dives into some really deep personal subjects without being overbearing about it. Though one should be aware that since this is an older fangame (it's older than Rejuvenation!), only Pokemon up to generation 4 (D/P/Pt) are available, and the game mechanics

It's only been... Another couple years, but it's finally here! Just released half an hour ago, the long awaited final update to what many consider the best written Pokemon fangame of all. https://old.reddit.com/r/legendsofthearena/comments/hfq4fj/legends_of_the_arena_the_final_update/ (It's also worth noting that in usual LotA tradition, Strength got massively buffed. It's now a rock type move.)

Several years ago, I had an idea about a very non-traditional Pokemon game, with a lot of mechanics that differ from most Pokemon fangames. It involves an island that was basically trapped in its own time bubble, and recently reappeared in the modern era (right in the middle of a busy shipping route, which initially caused a bunch of chaos). So the world's leading professors and authorities launch a massive investigation into the island, though they quickly determine that the island appears to have been more or less untouched by human hands and technology until now. This causes the

I am popping in here to mention that Legends of the Arena is currently planned to have its final chapter released by the end of the month (per their reddit/discord).

I only came in here to say, thank you two for helping on this project. With the massive scope that Desolation had, I didn't think there was any sustainable way for the project to continue with a solo dev. Especially with med school thrown into the equation. Okay, I lied, I do have one question. With the new gen Pokemon, I assume that will mean changes to Pokemon availability. That means gym leaders would be rebalanced around them as well. Also, in that sense, have you considered adding additional starters, or replacing some of the existing starters? I intend on restarti

Well. I'm late, but at least I can chalk this up to one thing in 2020 that's going right. Welcome back, Caz.

Sorry for the double post, but I thought it would be prudent to mention this. Another fangame believed to have been abandoned has also received a recent update, about a month ago for those who don't lurk the PokeCommunity forums. Pokemon Alabaster, a fangame that I saw as promising back in the day, mainly for its visuals and unique set of starters. https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=359964

The one thing that drew me to this fangame above all others is that it's really the only Pokemon fangame I've played with large scale world building. Most other fangames are designed and revolve completely around the player character's actions. The player character still drives the plot in Desolation, but they're still overall just a piece of the world. The only other two fangames to come close IMO are Legends of the Arena and Postscriptum, both also narrative-driven games.

I forget if this was ever mentioned publicly seeing as this conversation took place 2-3 years ago, but I don't believe Caz is doing an arbitrary 16-badge system. As already observed, the player level now is way too high to go through with such a system, and the badges don't really matter at all to the overall narrative compared to most other fangames. Caz does not seem like the type of writer that will bloat the story and gameplay for the sake of meeting a checklist of what fangames usually have. Of course, it WAS 2-3 years ago. Plans have likely changed majorly since Caz's deep di

Pokemon Apex was actually updated... 3 months ago. https://apex.iamvishnu.net/post/183347666934/alpha-build-8-now-available-its-here-its

Ha! Glad to see this back up and running, Dusky. When I find the time, I'll see if I can attempt another playthrough.

I barely learned that Super Eevee Edition had actually updated about half a year ago, after about 4 years of hiatus. It appears to be back in active development. https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=224449&page=85 The latest update was pretty insane. It actually incorporated the beta Pokemon that were a huge deal a long while ago, to such incredible effect in the context of the game's plot.

So I'm replaying the game. I think I've run into a problem. Can anyone verify if the Braille puzzle in Redcliff is currently working? I've tried the old solutions posted years ago in this thread, and it would appear (to me at least) that the puzzle is no longer working properly. I ran a search for more recent results in this thread and it looks like there was one other poster recently that had the exact same issue, and no one responded to them. Hm...

IIRC one of them is at the top of hardened mountain, another is somewhere to the south of the ranger outpost in Route 2 (or was it 3? it was the soot rainy area), the last is at the top of the snow mountain.

If I remember correctly, credits are earned after every gym battle. Meaning that currently, we can only earn it once. I believe Caz originally wanted it to be based on something else like time passed, but there wasn't an easy way to program that.

Photo quest: You have to go to three specific landmarks and merely interact with them. The first is the giant tree at the Weeping Hill. The second is the statue of Moltres at Vejyr. The third is at the main entrance of the Keneph Village. And uh... Do be prepared. Ranger station: Currently can't be opened as far as I know. Locked door in the Weeping Depths: There's actually two of them, one involves solving the gravestone puzzle in the area, the other requires you to accept a specific quest from the Route 2(?) Ranger Outpost. Latter might be missing a detail or two, it'

Not for a very, very long time. The creator is studying at university now, so the game is more or less on hiatus indefinitely until the creator finds time to work on the game again. Still, though, the fact that this thread has remained extremely active during the past year and a half since the last update is a testament to how strong this game's narrative and design is.

@Feng Lei If you haven't already, I would recommend catching up on all of the possible sidequests as well. Some are long-running alongside the main plot (particularly the Ranger story and the photo-taking pilgrimage). As someone who is assisting Caz with designing the pilgrimage, it's meant to span almost the whole game, and there's already several size-able rewards for keeping up with it. Though I gotta carefully figure out where the sidequest goes from here, since it's been about 2-3 years since this whole concept started.

It's good to see that you're still with us. Well, like I said last time, we'll wait however long it takes. @Pluto Credit shop, yes. I don't recall 100%, but I think there's one or two you can find outside of the shop too, but late game. Might have fangames mixed up.

This wouldn't be so concerning if it weren't for the fact that he hasn't at least logged in since January. I'm actually legitimately worried about his well being right now.