Not really. This is the official development thread for Code Pokemon, a romhack of FireRed that I've started. Its a hybrid of both Code Lyoko and FireRed, combining plot elements from both.
Hack name: If you've taken a look at the title of this thread or the header, and you still don't know what it is, you don't deserve to live. O_O
Hack of: Pokemon FireRed (EN-US)
What will be special about this hack is:
- New characters
- Exciting and engaging gameplay (i.e. you don't hit "A" a million times and don't read any of the NPC text; this game will require you to think and to have good reflexes)
- A plot, as stated above, combining the gameplay of Pokemon and the storyline of Code Lyoko
- Old Pokemon
- XANA and his minions
- New and old places
- More to come as I actually begin work on the hack
Kadic Academy never fully recovered from the hurricane. Tens of thousands of dollars were lost due to damage, the city had to cordon off the entrances to the school to prevent anyone from getting hurt, and the mother of a student died. Scarred by the loss of this life, the school temporarily closed down its doors. It was probably a good idea, too, since the swarms began that year.
No one expected them. No one was ready for them. But they came. And in the process, they revolutionized the face of humanity as everyone knew it.
Ten years later, Kadic now stands as the best competitive battling university. Seminars are held weekly by the best battlers, breeders, and collectors of Pokemon. Admission is strict, as they only allow fifteen students per year based upon IQ tests and the ability to love and care for their Pokemon.
You were one of the few selected. Surrounded by new faces, you try to make your way through a new life. You see new faces, and meet rivals who will face you for the rest of your school career. The curriculum is tough, but all seems normal.
One day, after the end of class, you see a white light and lose consciousness. Surprisingly, you wake up in your bed... at the beginning of that day.
Kadic school life will never be the same again.
As its name implies, this section will outline what I am doing with my hack.
1/23/10 - Searching for this tool called "Sphere," which will make titlescreen insertion much easier, apparently. Coded a template for the trainers who will offer Pokémon to you along your journey, and just to make things interesting, I'm beginning to code a new template for trainers who will offer trades for certain Pokémon that might not be easy to find (as in, you might have to complete an entire string of trades before you can get this Pokémon or go back to Passsage D-1 to find it). Also began plotting out the series of exams that will substitute for the Pokémon League, as well as Lyoko's worldmaps and sectors.
1/30/10 - Uploaded some old sprites that I had sitting on my flash drive. I began coding the initial scripts for the beginning of the hack. For those who are interested, I'm being heavily reliant on flags to progress through the game, and as such, you can't just edit a few scripts and get right up to the Elite Four. You'd have to edit every script to get through the game. Also, I've coded the first Exam Proctor (M. Chardin) into the ROM. And, on a somewhat related note, I'm doing a fairly complex runthrough of unedited FireRed, and working on this hack has ruined the runthrough for me. I now can understand exactly how the game does what it does... it's kinda scary.
This is the first in many, many screenshots to come. If Windows, Wine, and Photobucket decide to work with me, more will come faster than usual.
Also, any images that are NOT maps will be reduced to 16 colors as to heed technical limitations imposed by the ROM (titlescreen, cutscenes, etc.).
Because I'm using XANA's monsters in my hack, I need to make appropriate sprites for them (read: find images on CL.fr and Photoshop out the monsters from the pictures). Here are the ones I have so far. You should be able to tell what monsters they are
Personally, I think the sprite for the Kankrelat is the best of the four so far. It was relatively big in the image that I extracted it from, and it was facing in an ideal angle. If anyoneCarth can get some better screenshots for the others, or make some new ones, I'd be grateful.
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