Community Battles / Overseer Files Story Expansion Mod (In-Development)

[BlackPrismHunte]

7 minutes ago, Dred said:

It looks like you're missing files, or they were overwritten. Try re-installing, and make sure you're replacing all files when you drag in the Scripts, Data, and Graphics folder. 

Thanks a bunch. Did just that and it worked!

 

Can't wait to see the rest.

 

[Dred]

04-02-2025 Dev Blog
Don't worry, there was no Rick Roll this year for April Fools.
Instead we had a hostile takeover of power, and sheer chaos. Fun times!

We've got a few things to tease for this post, some new items, and contest winners for an Aevian event that was on-going in the Discord!

Starting with some silly story snippets.
Make the right choice, you know what has to be done.

You'll stumble upon this peculiar Umbreon a few times throughout the events of Overseer.
What could it mean? I guess you'll just have to wait and see.

She is in fact, still armed.

The grudge between these two expands back far further than it would seem.
Your options will determine what happens next. Make the right choice... or don't!


New Crests!
I feel these crests are deeply sought after by the community in general.
Especially with some other evolutions receiving the same treatment, so, without further ado.

Vaporeon Crest

"Gains Fire-type STAB. Normal-type moves become Fire-type. Heals 1/16th of its HP each turn."

Jolteon Crest

"Gains Water-type STAB. Normal-type moves become Water-type. Attack scales with Special Attack."

Flareon Crest

"Gains Electric-type STAB. Normal-type moves become Electric-type. Speed boosted by 40%."

These crests will be exclusive to the Pinnacle, and can be obtained through a lore-relevant sidequest!


Event Winners / New Aevian Form
In our public Discord server, we put out an announcement last week for a new community event!
That event was filling in a sketch for one of our new Aevian Forms. Whoever had the closest color-palate to the original would win.
Now, to be quite honest, no one was that close. There were a lot of submissions for some crazy color combos, and some other unique looking designs.

The winners were based on who had the closest color to one of the genders/the closest shade of color.
Do also keep in mind that this design has never been shown outside of the developer server.

The winners for the Male form are:
Minbo & Seren
(Both had close aspects to the original, so we decided both would win)

The winners for the Female form are:
Ronin

And finally, the Aevian forms

Aevian Buizel / Floatzel
Design & Art by Moonpaw

Normal, Ghost/Normal Type

Buizel: Aevian Buizel descend from Buizel who were born without a flotation sac. After being shunned and driven away, it uses wisps as a suitable replacement for its missing collar.
Floatzel: It has collected enough wisps to mimic the flotation sacs that its Sinnohan brethren have. They are very proud of their collection, and will often preserve their wisps at all costs.

Additionally, have some undocumented information, provided by the Research Division

No further information can be provided at this time.


And that's all for this post. We'll be back soon with more updates on development as we continue!
Congratulations to the winners of the event, and please reach out to an Overseer for your reward
Overseer Files Discord

 

[OmegaStellarSolare]

I want to pet Umbreon.

[Dred]

05-25-2025 Dev Blog

We're back with another post.

As we've been continuing to develop the story for the mod, there has also been a side project for improving some of the older designs we've showcased,
Or to just improve upon general design over all.

In this post, we'll primarily be showcasing a handful of the redesigns that have been in the works.
There isn't too much more to showcase in this post, but we'll have more overhauls, and teasers to showcase on the next post.

The OverHaulTm
Starting off, we have one of the oldest forms.

Aevian Sceptile
This form has been simplified from it's original thanks to Halcy. Grovyle and Treecko are getting minor changes as well.


Aevian Indeedee
Both the Male, and Female form has been entirely designed, thanks to Chrys. Typing has also changed, Male is now Psychic/Grass, Female is Dark/Grass.


Aevian Aggron
I lost the art for these ones, so here's the sprites instead.
This form has also been entirely redesigned, and retains its Bug Electric typing, while having an updated moveset.



And finally, probably the biggest overhaul so far

Melody & Vincent Rework

The twins have been reworked!
Melody has been mostly tweaked and updated to fit the current design, not a lot has changed overall.
Vincent however has been entirely reworked thanks to Halcy, and is sporting some brand new clothing, and a fresh haircut.






New Aevian Form
And as per usual, we will be including a new form with this post

Aevian Doduo, Dodrio
Art & Design by IronicOmens

Ground / Fighting Type
Doduo: Both heads of this Pokemon work together in a tentative alliance. They're more afraid of the world around them than they are of each other.
Dodrio: It would appear sprouting another head has only made this Pokemon lean towards more drastic maneuvers. If anything startles them, all three heads will focus on kicking and pecking whatever did so until it stops moving.






That's it for this post.
We will be updating the Demo Build at some point later this week, so look out for that in the server, and or a forum post.
Overseer Files Discord
 

[Dred]

Patch v1.0.4 for the Aevian Demo has been released.
 

This update adds 2 more forms, 3 crests, and some general fixes.
 

Changelog
- Adjusted Aevian Lycanroc's stats, and moveset.
- Overhauled Aevian Incineroar sprites.
- Temporarily removed Aevian Vivillon's signature ability, and replaced it with Technician.
 

- Added Aevian Espurr/Meowstic. *(Available in Club S.T.F.U)*
- Added Aevian Buizel/Floatzel. *(Available in Spiritomb Event map)*
- Added Runerigus Crest *(Available post Strength in Wispy Chasm)*
- Added Mightyena Crest *(Available in West Gearen Sewers after defeating Rift Garbodor)*
- Added Ninetales Crest *(Available in Church of Theolia after defeating Angie)*
- Replaced Meowstic Shinies with custom shinies, submitted by @sadie_mk_ 
- Reworked how Gendered Forms are handled to account for Meowstic handling, thanks to @jz24c . This feature has been tested, but is still experimental. Please report any bugs

- Updated to Rejuvenation Patch 13.5.7
 

Installation
- Download the file `Aevians.rar`.
- Put the downloaded file on your Desktop, right click, and click `Extract Here`.
- Open the `Aevians` folder, and copy the `Scripts` `Graphics` and `Data` folders.
- Open your `Pokemon Rejuvenation` file, and paste the copied files. 
- When prompted, click `Replace the files in the destination`.
- Once finished, load the game.
 

This mod will overwrite any pre-existing Script changes, and will also run into errors if your savefile has modded Pokemon that no longer exist due to it being overwritten.

 

 

Aevian Demo v1.4.2.zip

[Dred]

08-26-2025 Dev Blog

Firstly, sorry for the 3 month delay in posts. Pretty much everyone has been extremely busy with either school, work, or other circumstances, and I myself have been utilizing pretty much every free hour I have to work on story development.
For this post, we will be going over some more collab information with Vanguard, a redesigned Aevian form, and some pretty important information on the future of development.

Starting with the collaboration, as you probably already saw today in the Discord.
Almost a year ago, we announced a collaboration with Pokemon Vanguard, where we traded forms from both projects, as well as added a custom sidequest, and protagonist from Vanguard into Overseers.
I am glad to announce that we are once again collaborating, and adding more content to both projects.
Project Vanguard will be implementing Aevian Thievul, and Aevian Swanna (known as Overseer Forms in Vanguard)

Overseer Files will be receiving Ayreian Hatterene, a Bug/Dark type form.
(I don't have art so I'm stealing your banner Ayrei)


This form will be available from an exclusive sidequest within the Overseer Files mod.
Overseer form locations in Vanguard are to be determined.


Continuing on with our redesigns, we have another form redesign to showcase.
This form being Aevian Deerling, and Sawsbuck.

While Deerling itself hasn't drastically changed too much, Sawsbuck has received a glow up, and is looking fancier than ever.
Thank you Omens for the art & redesign.

Typing, statline, and moveset will not be changed, this is purely a design overhaul.




> Now for probably the most important part of this post, so please read. <

To start, when I started Overseer Files, I didn't expect it to grow as large as it was, or contain an overly fleshed out story that we have in the works. Its intended release time was supposed to be a few months, if not a little bit longer.
As you can see, that didn't happen! And we are now a year and a half into development.
It has been in discussion lately on how we want to handle releasing the mod with how development is going.
As mentioned previously, a lot of us have been extremely busy.
I myself, am working 5-6 days a week, and 40-45 hours, on closing shifts. I go to work at 11:30am, and come home at 8:00pm, almost every day.
Needless to say, I don't have a whole lot of time with these hours! And my job will fire me if I change them (pretty cringe). 

So! We have devised two solutions, and are leaving it up to the community to decide how to handle releasing the mod.
Below will be two options, each with pros, and cons, and a poll you can vote on. Additionally, you can leave a comment if you'd like.
If you say anything mean, I'll just delete your vote, and pretend you don't exist.

As of now, we have guaranteed that the story for both Paragon, and Renegade, will be split into 4 Acts. 3 main acts, and a postgame.
You all have the choice to determine if we release all 4 Acts at once, or split it into 2 parts (Act 1 & 2 for Part 1, Act 3 & Postgame for Part 2).

Pros of 1 Part release
-Experience the full story and postgame all in one go
-Every sidequest, feature, etc. planned for implementation will be present at launch

Cons of 1 Part release
-Will release much later than a 2 parter release, an ETA cannot be feasibly provided at this time
-Later public feedback of cNPC dialogue, fights, navigation etc.
-Far more demanding of retained audience hype, which is unreliable given the premise of Overseer Files is a mod within a fangame.

As for 2 Part

Pros of 2 Part Release
-Experience half of the full story sooner
-Access every currently revealed Aevian sooner
-Earlier public feedback into cNPC dialogue, fights, navigation etc.
-Much sooner release expectancy and an ETA public release of 2026 post v14 can be provided 
-Every cNPC up to tier 3/4 will be fight-able by the end of Part 1

Cons of 2 Part Release
-Public/Beta testing periods would effectively have to happen twice, which can drag out all-around dev time
-Non-required sidequests planned to be included in the full release will be absent in part 1
-Other miscellaneous features and additions will likely be absent from being obtainable in part 1. Such as boss rematches, certain planned areas, and etc.

You may vote on this Google form.
There is no set end date at this time for voting. We mainly want to hear what the community has to say.
https://forms.gle/SBKGARHKJ27nRurZ7




Now that that's done, have some various screenshots from the Paragon story as a little treat for reading all of that.





And finally, as per usual, the next Aevian form reveal

Aevian Houndour / Houndoom
Art & Design by Chrys

Ground / Fairy Type
Houndour: They are difficult to spot in their natural desert habitat, since they camouflage easily and are adept at creating illusions.
Houndoom: Aevian Houndoom haunt the ruins they used to protect, misleading intruders with their illusions. The sand that makes up Aevian Houndoom's body is said to bring restful sleep.



This concludes the post
Please check out the poll, as it will really determine how we handle development, and releasing the mod.
Also check our Discord for further updates, teasers, and other info.

Overseer Files Discord