Important notice - Being "stuck" in certain places!

[DashingStorm 3]

So we've gotten quite a lot of new users lately and most of these are new to the entire RPG Maker game experience.

This is great and all that, but we're also getting a lot of unneccessary bug reports that aren't bug reports in the slightest.

I know it's a pain to get "stuck" in a certain place (I'll get to these places soon, just keep reading.), but creating a thread immediately is not always the answer to your supposed problem.

For that reason, I'm pointing out the most common places to currently get stuck in-game and what you can do to prevent this from happening or avoid it altogether.

The Opal Ward Freeze:

No, you're not frozen. The game's weather system (as we have found out), creates a ton of lag in specific areas that overlap. This being the Opal Ward overlapping with the Grand Hall, or even from the Opal Ward to the Peridot Ward. This includes any and all buildings around the Opal Ward, and even screen transitions inside the Opal Ward itself.

For instance, if you exit the Grand Hall, you may or may not freeze for a few moments. If you enter and leave the Underground Railnet by going back to the Opal Ward, this may also be the case.

How to solve: Simply wait a few seconds (give or take 10-15 seconds at most) and you should be fine to move. Do not quicksave and/or soft-reset the game.

The Grand Hall Books Glitch:

Though this is a small glitch and is funny to encounter over and over again, this might seem to be an impossible obstacle for some to solve. The books I'm referring to are the stack of books just a few tiles away from Nurse Joy in the Grand Hall. (Whatever you do, don't interact with the books or you'll get stuck.)

The books will read about 2 dozen lines saying "Books?! Books!?" and then proceed to move your character to the right, where you will then get stuck indefinitely.

How to solve: Post your savefile in the Unstuck me thread in Troubleshooting and explain what happened as you post it. Instructions on how to post your savefile can be found in the Bug Reporting section. Note that this is at your own risk, as you can possibly get stuck again upon re-entering the Grand Hall, which is (for now) unfixable. Safest way to get around this is using a backup save. If you're willing to take the risk, we can fix it for you, but again- You may get stuck upon re-entering the building. If you have taken this risk and it does go wrong, contact Mde as he has a solution but it isn't ideal at all.

The Vanhanen Castle skip:

It is possible to get stuck before defeating both Radomus and Luna, meaning you miss on 2 badges, a level cap and the ability to use certain HM's, specifically, Waterfall.

How to solve: Do not engage with Cain at the Agate City checkpoint before defeating Radomus and Luna. To battle them, head south from that checkpoint to Vanhanen Castle and proceed with the story as per usual. If you have already gone past this part, create a thread in Troubleshooting and we will do what we can to assist you.

The Water Treatment Center "bug":

So many people are getting stuck in this place for the sole reason that they leave the area because they're lacking something, like potions or an HM slave. Always be prepared and have a Pokémon with Surf and Strength with you at all costs. Waterfall may be needed too, so keep a Pokémon with these moves on hand at all times.

How to solve: Do not exit the area when you're inside. If your Pokémon all faint while being inside and you get sent back out, the water levels will reset to their prior states with no possible ways for you to progress. If this happens, post your savefile in the Unstuck Me thread and explain what happened.

The Serra Freeze/Screen transitioning cutscenes glitch:

The amount of times I've seen this pop up in Bug Reporting/Un-stuck me/Troubleshooting is completely through the roof (even though we have no roof here). Serra will freeze the moment you skip through the text too fast and don't let her finish her dialogue. In fact, this glitch could occur with anyone that either moves, or when the screen is transitioning and repositioning itself for a cutscene (like Heather's cutscene in the orphanage).

How to solve: Be patient when it comes to text boxes. If you really don't want to wait for text to load slowly, go into your game's options and set text speed to fast. It'll load the text in the dialogue boxes faster and give less frames for you to be able to get stuck.

However. When it comes to Serra walking around you to get to the exit of the Mirror Arena, wait for her to finish speaking before opting out of her text box or she will walk into a wall.

The Hole in the Wall (box) glitch:

When pushing the box up the stairs, you can get stuck by interacting with it too fast (buttonmashing). I know it's finnicky, but trial and error usually gets the job done.

How to solve: Patience, trial and error. If you do happen to get stuck under the box/next to the box/in the box or whatever, post your issue in the Un-stuck me thread.

Episode hopping/Episode updating:

Probably the most dangerous glitch of all. If you're trying to go back to previous versions of the game to get Pokémon that aren't available as of now, you may get stuck in an unknown map, or even corrupt your entire savefile. We strongly advise against doing this, unless you are absolutely certain you know what you're doing. Maps get reworked between episodes and some tiles might not exist anymore if you hop back and forth.

For this reason, if you really want to hop between episodes, make sure you always save in a Pokémon Center.

And on a final note: Read the instructions given on the download page before updating your game.

Thank you for your attention and have a nice day.

- Reborn Staff -