Thanks for your opinion, and questions. Essentially, it will work in small increments, going one island at a time. So, to begin, you’ll have four gyms to choose from, all on the first island. Then, the game will close again. Imagine it like a figure eight. It’s open for a while, when you can do the gyms, but then it may close for a while, when you don’t have much freedom to choose.
I’ll program it so that trainers keep increasing their levels, based on how many badges you have. HMs will now, for the most part, not be used to block progression, but rather optional sidequests, items,