Popular Post Caz 915 Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 1. A Small Update Oh man, it's definitely been a while since I wrote one of these. It feels weird to disappear for three years and then to abruptly come back and suddenly say "Hi guys, I'm back!", but here we are. Hi guys, I'm back! I want to start by giving a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that has supported this fan game in not only in its absence, but also in it's resurrection in the 'coming soon' post. It really does mean a lot, and has really contributed to me bringing this project back from the dead. I also want to give a big thank you to both the forum staff and community that offered me support! I know that many people are wondering what happened to Desolation - where it's been all these years, how far away it is from coming out, and what it's looking like at the moment. I plan on releasing a FAQ within the next couple of days that will answer most of your questions. Once again, I am truly apologetic for how long this project has taken to come to fruition. 2. Huh? There's a team now? Yes, I am no longer a solo developer with no internet friends. The return of Desolation, as well as its complete overhaul, is equally in part due to the immense work that has been put in by two community members: Prepare for trouble! And make it double! To protect the world from devastation! To unite all peoples within our nation! To denounce the evils of truth and love! To extend our reach to the stars above!RUBY!POSTY! Team Rocket Desolation blasts off at the speed of light! Surrender now, or prepare to fight! Yeah, so this happened - Desolation has its own super cool friend circle. In all seriousness, the contributions of these two to have allowed Desolation to reach a much higher quality, one that certainly wasn't possible when I was working on this alone. It'd make more sense to talk about their contributions separately, so here we are - MEET THE HOMIES: Ruby Red Ruby approached me when Desolation was more or less on its last legs. At this point, I was very much considering just pulling the pin, and locking the thread for good. Ruby offered to do some sprite work, and after seeing the awesome quality of her art, I said screw it, and gave it a shot. Turns out, Ruby then went on to re-imagine every single character in the game, creating new sprites for each and every one of them. She went on to create a whole lot of extra artwork for the game as well, that we'd prefer to keep to ourselves until the episode releases. Long story short, Ruby is pretty cool, and basically saved Desolation. Here's a couple of fan favourites that have undergone Ruby's plastic surgery: Furthermore, Ruby has created the cover art for Desolation E5, which can be seen here: Spoiler Here's some smaller versions, if you'd like to download them: Spoiler In conclusion, Ruby has given Desolation a complete makeover, and a much needed boost in its overall graphics! Here's some of her links, if you're interested in her work: InstagramTwitter Reborn Art Gallery Posty With Ruby, came an unexpected, yet persistent, presence. It was, indeed, your local delivery boy, Posty. Posty has probably done one of the most excruciating components of E5 development - a complete overhaul of every wild encounter and trainer battle within the game. Yes, b a l a n c e has potentially finally been granted to the game in E5's release. In other words, Posty has basically remade anything Pokemon related within Desolation - battles that were previously too easy are now more difficult, and battles that were completely broken are now, well, beatable. With Posty's work, the game play of Desolation is now a lot more enjoyable. Posty has also been involved in a fair amount of mapping for Desolation, which will be evident in a few areas that are accessible within E5. Here's some of his links: which he threatened me at gunpoint to add Twitter Twitch 3. Last Thoughts Finally, Thanks again for the amazing support that you guys have given on this project. I really hope that Episode 5 will reward the enthusiasm that you guys have had for everything that's been put out so far. It feels really good to finally be back, and it's even better that I'm not working on this alone. Make sure to give Ruby and Posty lots of support! Again, a FAQ will be posted soon, answering many of your questions. Laters lol I thought coming up with an original poem for Ruby and Posty's intro, but that would've delayed the game another year haha 35 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Ruby Red 376 Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 owo 14 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Global Mods Popular Post Posty 268 Posted May 22 Global Mods Popular Post Share Posted May 22 this was a hard secret to keep for so long 14 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Pyrooo 1 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 i am so shocked and did not know about this 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gentleman Jaggi 99 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Praise Ruby, saviour of Desolation! \o/ Looking forward to seeing Posty's work on rebalancing. Is the level range still about the same? Link to post Share on other sites
Global Mods Posty 268 Posted May 22 Global Mods Share Posted May 22 13 minutes ago, Gentleman Jaggi said: Praise Ruby, saviour of Desolation! \o/ Looking forward to seeing Posty's work on rebalancing. Is the level range still about the same? I'll answer that when we do our upcoming AMA :'] will be coming out hopefully tomorrow, we'll be answering a lot of questions so stay tuned! Link to post Share on other sites
MintMan 30 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Let's go!! I can hardly contain my excitement. Cheers to everyone involved, they're all incredible people. Seriously. Link to post Share on other sites
Chrixai 169 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Congrats Kaz, Posty and Ruby! Wishing you guys good luck! Link to post Share on other sites
The Fangame Connoisseur 56 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I tip my hat off to the development team for breathing new life into Desolation, one of my favorite fangames of all time. Special credit goes to Ruby for the amazing artwork (Scarlett looks so cute) Link to post Share on other sites
Ojama Yellow 759 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 3 hours ago, Posty said: this was a hard secret to keep for so long you did not do a very good job of it good luck continuing deso lads 1 Link to post Share on other sites
J-Awesome_One 1328 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Soooo which 1 of you is Jessie, James and Meowth? Team Rocket Motto for the win! Lol. But I'm seriously glad that Desolation is staying. I can't wait to all of the changes when E5 comes out and I can't wait to see questions be answered. You guys are awesome!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Global Mods Abyssreaper99 303 Posted May 22 Global Mods Share Posted May 22 Glad to see that Desolation will be coming back with some new faces. Hopefully it means that people will be spamming ya less since now you have a dev team people will probs bother Posty a lot for desi stuff now. Link to post Share on other sites
LightningKillua 3 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) Awesome, keep up the good work! Since you mentioned balancing, perhaps you guys could consider adjusting the level curve? Level 60 after 5 badges might be pretty high for a 16-badge game (as someone who is also working on a 16-badge game). A hard cap like what Rejuvenation has might help here - not sure how Jan's team did it, but I modified the "maxexp = pbGetExpInternal(MAXLEVEL,growth)" in PBExperience to get the same result. DM me if you'd like any assistance with this. Also, Ruby's art is amazing - I especially like the Demon Slayer/Kimetsu no Yaiba art pieces Edited May 22 by LightningKillua Link to post Share on other sites
gilam 5 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 ive always heard great things about Desolation. i never play desolation bcz ppl say it's abandoned game, but now i cant wait for E5. few Q: how mach gym's the game have? 18 like reborn and rejuve? the game need HM slave? are u guy's considering mybe in the future move to the new engine? reborn feel like a new game now. Link to post Share on other sites
Taska 21 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 This is awesome. I can't wait to replay Desolation once Episode 5 comes out. Link to post Share on other sites
LightingZeno 9 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I love your game, when I first played I did became kinda obsessed with it in fact. So was the essence of your game that I've always known you' ll take it again I look forward to playing your new update, and congratultions for getting those great partners, Ruby's arts look nice and I'm sure Posty's changes in balance will be great Link to post Share on other sites
SilverAngelus 926 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Huge thank you to the team for breathing new life in Deso Link to post Share on other sites
KingMP 16 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 That's just literally the best new EVER we could expect for a game like this. There are no words too strong to express my gratitude to both Ruby and Posty for making this game rise from the ashes like a phoenix (or should i say like a Moltres ?!) And for everyone else who plan to join this marvelous project in the future, i say THANK YOU ! @Caz, Ruby, Posty : Golden Trio Link to post Share on other sites
Junior 10 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 DUDE I FUCKING LOVE YOU. Link to post Share on other sites
Chiko 13 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Now here's a fangame I always wanted to play but never did because I couldn't deal with the idea of falling in love with it and then never getting a proper ending. Super glad y'all found eachother, I'm sure you'll polish this game into something amazing! Link to post Share on other sites
Capll 4 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 First of all, good job till now Caz. It's good that you found other people to work with at this project. Second, wow, i'm really surprised the game is still worked on. It was 1 of my favorites even if it was incomplete. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts