Ezlo Farcarver
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And we've officially reached the best part!
This game has helped me in so many ways, being here for the full release is unreal. I just don't know what else to say, but I'm glad we're here. We made it.
I'll raise a glass to your hard work, and several more in the future. Thank you, all of you, for making one of the best Pokemon games I've ever played. -
Putting this here so it stays, and so the team sees it, and so I can let it all out.
So, I picked up Reborn on a whim after leaving Uranium's community in late-ish 2017, and this community has really, really helped me in many ways. Same with the game itself. I've become so much more outgoing by just talking with folk here, still pretty shy and a lurker but much better then before. And I mean this every part of myself, this game has helped shape a bit of who I am, and I'm proud of that. People have been listening, even a little, and that has meant the world. Nobody's been purposely demeaning towards me, I've helped answer questions here and there when online, and I've been learning so much by picking apart the game as I go.
All the work that this team has put into this game shows, and it's awesome. They don't shy away or stuff away the serious topics like suicide, depression, anxiety, sexual orientation here, but rather this game has helped me and others embrace those thoughts and have some truly helpful and healthy discussions on them. For that, I'm super thankful. When something triggers a primal emotional response in me, be it joy or even hatred, to me that's a sign of great art at work. I'm invested, I feel like I'm there with the characters. I haven't had a game pull me in that deeply since Fable II or Night in the Woods.
And, the ART. Oh my word. This game is gorgeous! The new assets, the improved faces and character renders, I love 'em. The environments were already wicked, this new episode is the icing on the cake, holy crap. It's super inspiring to me, too, as an aspiring (hobbyist) spriter. And, the fact that the team is willing to let folk like use our own sprites, too, fully accepting of re-sprites... that's gold. I've always liked making shinies and characters appealing to what I personally like, but I hate feeling like I'm just overriding someone else's hard work. This team lets us do that, and I don't feel ashamed to make a character replacer because of it. It's so cool to see artists willing to let spriters like us use our own stuff and edits alongside or instead of theirs, it makes the game have a lot more personal feeling.
And, finally, the community that's grown around here. December 30th, 2021, I lost my father to an infection. Just going on the Discord and chatting with whomever's there, no judgement... it's really, really, REALLY helped with the grief. I cannot thank the people I've just chatted with enough, it's been such a big big help during all this madness. And the fact that the devs and team even encourage this type of welcoming atmosphere,.. it's unreal. So I can't thank anyone enough.
This has been a wild, wild ride. I'm so thankful and appreciative of everyone involved, even if I've never spoken to them. It's spectacular to see this game and community, and to be a part of it. If I ever met any of you in the street, I'd ask for a hug. This game, this community, and this team have helped me with so much. I've been thinking for a long time on how to put this into words, but I honestly think a hug tells way more. Just, Thank You. From the bottom of my heart. -
General question, where is the Totem in the Under Ruins? I've defeated the others. Been wandering around for a few hours looking.
Other then that, I'm enjoying the Gen 8 sweep. -
I have been waiting for this moment! I shall unleash my ultimate Paraboom strat upon the hapless masses! (Or at least see If I can stomp the later gyms using my boy.)
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I'll try to be far more actually social this time, I was basically a lurker for the winter one. Yay, crippling shyness!
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Here's to hoping something I can make something actually decent enough to not get immediately cut lol.
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Came up with what I like to call the 'Double Run'. You can use only 5 types, only 6 Pokemon for the entire game (Given at the start), and you can't use other Pokemon at all (Except one wildcard if you cant get a full team.) Tried a run with the layout below as a nuzlocke, got destroyed by my usual demon, Titania. It's one hell of a fun run!
2 poison
2 fire
2 dragon
2 rock
2 flying
1 wildcardSalazzle Poi/Fir
Archeops Roc/Fly
Charizard Fir/Fly
Naganadel Poi/Dra
Tyrantrum Roc/Dra
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21 minutes ago, Luna said:
prof oak challenge in reborn is gonna be crazy hard seeing that you have to catch a lot of mons and train them beyond level cap.
I think it's doable. I've never done the Oak Challenge in Reborn, only tried it in Black but never finished. So time-consuming, oh my LORD. (The Reborn cap without candy would be killer, for me at least.) There's a fair amount of leeway I can see with this, however.
You can do an Oak Challenge using only grass encounters, or one with only statics. I think doing both would be the worst grind imaginable, but there's folk who enjoy the grind. Or, even worse, Oak Challenge with only the few Eggs you find in Reborn.
I like this idea, might attempt a run to eat up quarantine time.
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I've gotten into the swing of sprite editing since finding Reborn, so I've been making some and sharing them via the Discord. (Course, my account got hacked so I had to delete it...... and the edits disappeared too.) With the creation of my new d-cord, I thought 'Why not stick my fave sprites I've made here, get a few opinions?' So... enjoy my Shiny Rampardos, made in the image of a Metal Head from Jak & Daxter.
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I've come up with an EVEN WORSE run, use ONLY moves with 40 PP. Since that's mostly status, it's VERY hellish. (I just tried this one with the Randomizer and got smooshed at Florinia.)
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Began my adventure into
hellRandomizer, and myPopplioRayquaza got DESTROYED by Fern'slame RowletPrankster Murkrow due to Destiny Bond. Good start, can't wait for thebanes of my existence in Rebornthe Titania fight and the Glass Gauntlet.Send helpI'm enjoying this. -
So I've thought of a devilishly fun run during the quarantine. Using Debug, replace your starter with your absolute most favorite Pokemon (In my case Zapdos)... and give them nothing but Sketch. You get four moves from Sketch, any move legit used against you. It replaces a Smeargle solorun, due to Smeargle's lackluster stats. Besides, you'll be taking your fave buddy out for spin.
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22 minutes ago, Seel The Deal said:
Hmm, field effect alteration... not quite the same, but now I'm imagining a run where the field effect changes every turn. Would be very possible to mod I'd assume, and although it probably wouldn't be super difficult it would be pretty chaotic and silly and would be very entertaining to see
That or just a random effect each battle. Imagine, persay, the first Fiore fight on a glitch field, then the second on maybe the Holy field. Stuff like that. I'd be 100% down for that.
Just had an idea while writing this, a Secret Power only run. THAT is hell.
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23 hours ago, Seel The Deal said:
I also have to wonder: if there were some external tool to manipulate the RNG, would a Worst Luck Possible run be at all doable? Given the standard rules for that run you'd have to consider:
- Nuzlocke = variable encounters, so your only guaranteed powerhouse early on is your starter (Kricketune can't use Fury Cutter without an X Accuracy!)
- Chance-based field effects are brutal (e.g. Aster+Eclipse under the stairway, your Rock attacks are useless and theirs are most likely super effective + guaranteed crits and flinches)
- No "suicide cheese" like DBond Murkrow, as WLP rules state you can only make sacrifices if there is no way to prevent a death
- Similarly, rotations aren't as strong because you can only swap 'mons if it would prevent a death
Mind you I imagine some of the rules would be toned down for a Reborn version, plus there are some advantages e.g. early anti-crit ability with Turtwig, early Lucky Chant users, lots of early bugs with Shield Dust etc. Still would be a brutal experience, and very likely not possible to fully complete - but seeing how far you could go would be interesting.
With my already-shit luck, I kinda play against crits to begin with. I believe you can alter certain things, namely crit rate, AI intellect, and stat/status chances with certain mods, but I don't know about altering Abilities or Field Effects. I know you can give a 'mon illegal moves (but not abilities) with debug or sandbox.
That said, if there was a way to alter Field Effects, or even add your own, there'd be so many new run possibilities.
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Thought of a simple but brutal one, using only mons with one form (i.e. no evos, like Heatmor). I remember struggling with said run in Black, might be more fun (and hellish) here.
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I thought of another fun fun one, gonna put it here so you all can share the trauma.
See how far you get with Pokemon of a certain base stat total. (For example, only Pokemon with a base stat total of 440, no more no less. That sorta deal.) That's be hellish with mons under 300, though op and crazy with the 500 range.
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10 hours ago, Avallyn said:
how about eeveelutions (how do I spell that? I'm talking about Eevee and all its evolutions) only? You'd have decent type coverage but absolutely no double types. Also, they're all really cute
will you collect all the ideas in one post? that would be really useful
this is definitely an excellent idea!
Yeah, I kinda intend to make this post a repository of ideas, fun strategies, and challenges. If you ever think of anything, jot it here in a post. Wacky, mundane, it don't matter.
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So, I'm a fan of Nuzlockes and other challenge runs, I use Sandbox on here to try out oddball runs of Reborn all the time! A run with ONLY ONE item allowed? I've tried it. A run with a single legendary or mythical vs. the entire game? Sign me up!. I want to hear some crazy ideas for runs of Reborn. Give your wackiest, zaniest, stupidest, most insanity-driven run ideas you've got!
My ultimate goal is to compile a list of crazy run ideas so others don't have to look far for some wacky fun ideas. The more the merrier!
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Personally, I'd advise AGAINST Flying-types due to the Rock Slide spam at all levels, which is funny as Flying is usually my go-to type. I usually use a Flying-heavy team, so my skills are kinda built around that type.
If you want a solid Flying early, you can't go wrong with Pidgeot's line. Sure, they don't get good moves 'til much later, but they have solid stats and great abilities to fall back on. Can't go wrong with Keen Eye or Big Pecks, and Tangled Feet is actually surprisingly useful. (Basically a free -3 Accuracy for your foes. Saved my butt in the Psych gym.)
Murkrow & Honchkrow are super-solid choices for this game. The abilities they have are swell (Super Luck is underappreciated) and they get some pretty killer moves as well. Foul Play is exceptional, and other moves like Pursuit and Quash actually come in quite handy. Prankster Murkrow with Quash can delay an opponent's Prankster for a few vital moves (REALLY helped against Shelly during the GG and saved my Flygon), and Haze is amazing for removing
annoying setups. And, surprisingly, Murkrow can stand pretty well on it's own at later levels, and Honchkrow is a beast.
Another option is Archeops, despite Defeatist. That Attack stat is stupid, and combine that with Acrobatics or U-Turn, you can do some stellar damage.
Also, on the subject of Rock types, try Rampardos as well. Slap an Assault Vest on that guy and he's a king, or a good defensive item like the Rocky Helm, King's Rock, or Bright Powder. Red Cards work, too. (Downed a Mega Garchomp in one stroke after taking a hit. Rampardos is a monster.)
Actually, just the Fossils. They're all pretty solid guys, and each can cover a Flying teammate pretty damn well.
Something else to mention, slap that Bug Memory on Silvally if you feel your bugs just ain't cutting it. Silvally with U-Turn can actually cut a decent chunk in many.
Finally, U-Turn. Best Bug move you can get via levelling if you ask me, most overlook it, and it can save you tons of time. It's like a free switch-in, and it's base 70 to boot so it's great early on. It's even pretty swank later on, a free swap does wonders.
Anyways, that's my two cents on the matter. Murkrow, Pidgeot, Fossils, U-Turn. Be wary of Rock, play the long game, be defensive, BE WARY OF CRITS.
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West Coast guy myself, not much else to say. Never been out of the US myself, though my fam's from Australia. Nobody knows my accent. It's brilliant.
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So I have been stuck on Titania for about THREE MONTHS, JUST because her Aegislash keeps landing nonstop critical Sacred Swords and one-shotting my team.
I got past her ONCE, two months ago, after debugging in a Zapdos and praying. Then, of course, my saves and a portion of my backups corrupt, resetting me to Tourmaline, and we're right back here.
Is there a way to lower the game's crit rate, or flat out remove it? I'm sick of this, and I'm wasting precious hours of my life on this RNG bullshit. Aside from Shell Armor, what can i do to stop the crits, file-wise, at least for this fight? I do NOT want to rely on debugging my way past this shit.
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Thanks for the info, I didn't know I could get a Natu there, never found one. I'm gonna backtrack all the way from tanzan to nab one for Lucky Chant, EVERY time I fight Noel he gets that one lucky crit. I'm sick of it, so thanks for the help!
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Burning question, where can I find either a Scope Lens (So I can play up my head Honchkrow's Super Luck), or a Pokemon that has/learns Lucky Chant (So that I can stop noel constantly critting me)? I'm beginning to lose valuable funds with the amount of times he's destroyed me... and I'm running out of strategies.
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My constant name for Rapidash is Brook, I don't know why. And Kanto Persian? I call him Crate.
There's also my namesake, Ezlo, my Paraboom in Uranium.
Oh, and Old Orcus, Zapdos.
Those are the ones I remember off the top of my head.
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Pokemon Radiation Reborn (Uranium Mod, EPISODE 19.16)
in The Mod Market
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If you're still looking for some help with Nuclear sprites, I've got some time on my hands. I can work on a few if you need. If not, oh well, thought I'd offer, and I'll be here if you need some in the future.
Either way, can't wait for the links to return. Just got my Ep.19 all set up with SWM, can't wait to bust through the last gyms with Paraboom. Been a LONG time coming.