[Fire Red] Pokémon Odyssey [BETA 2.6]

[PacoScarso]

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INTRODUCTION

Hello people! Long story short: this is a crossover project between Pokémon, Made in Abyss and Etrian Odyssey.
It's a sort of dungeon-crawler story-driven, but you don't need to know anything about Etrian Odyssey or Made in Abyss in order to fully enjoy this game!
The screenshots you'll be seeing are taken from Beta 2.0 (Release date: 30th of June).

STORY

On the island of Talrega lies the entrance of the Yggdrasil labyrinth, a gigantic maze full of treasures that has attracted the attention of adventurers all around the world.
What are you looking for? Money? Fame? Or do you just want to test your trainer skills by tackling the maze?
Is there something deep down?
In this game you'll play as Nyx, a young adventurer that wants to challenge the labyrinth.
But as soon as she starts descending, something goes wrong...

TRAILER

INFORMATION

• Base ➜ Fire Red (U) 1.0
• Status ➜ Beta v2.6
• Language ➜ English
• Main Story Completion ➜ 50%
• Narrative Arcs (SPOILER ALERT)

Spoiler

• Strata 1-2 (Beta 1.0) ➜ Part 1: Between the azure skyes and seas
• Strata 3-4 (Beta 2.0) ➜ Part 2: What lies in the Abyss
• Strata 5-6 (Beta 3.0) ➜ Part 3: Truth, despair and hope
• Strata 7-8 (Beta 4.0) ➜ Part 4: The final boundary

SCREENSHOTS

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CHARACTERS

NYX
Young adventurer that wants to challenge the Yggdrasil Labyrinth.
Good at Pokémon battles, she tries to follow in her sister's footsteps in order to surpass her.
Signature Pokémon: Plusle & Minun.
AIMÉE
The best explorer from the Adventurers Guild in the city of Talrega and Nyx's older sister.
She's the one that wrote the majority of books and guides regarding the labyrinth, its treasures and mysteries.
Signature Pokémon: ???
ETHAN
An introverted and awkward boy who will travel with Nyx during her adventure.
He has a mysterious connection with Aimée.
Signature Pokémon: Kecleon & Shroomish.
OLYMPIA
A strange girl who will travel with Nyx during her adventure.
She claims to be a robot and acts like one.
She has a mysterious connection with Aimée.
Signature Pokémon: Mawile & Porygon.

FEATURES

• New story and region;
• Double battles only, unless you only have one Pokémon;
• No Gym leaders/evil team/elite4, it's time to explore!
• Every Pokémon has been rebalanced;
• New regional forms: the Etrian Variants!
• Available mons: gen 1 to 3, gen 4 evolutions and extras like Farigiraf;
• Multiple difficulties and soft level caps;
• EV-IV screen, nature colors etc etc;
• No healing items during battle
• Etrian Odyssey features such as Mining and Gathering points, Naval Exploration, Shop Upgrade and FOEs;
• Sidequests and a sidequest menu;
• Wonder Trade;
• Every Pokémon in the game has 31 IVS so that you don't have to farm or breed in order to get a decent one;
• You get no EVS from beating a Pokémon, instead you'll have to use Power Items or Vitamins (for a lowered price);
• You can change the nature and the ability of your Pokémon using in-game functions;
• Exp. Share Gen VI style as a game mechanic;
• Shiny rate increased (1/1084);
• New soundtrack.

DOWNLOAD

You'll need NUPS and a clean 1636 - Pokémon Fire Red (U)(Squirrels) rom.
It is also recommended to use mGBA 0.9.2 or mGBA 0.10.0 (or its newest version) on PC and Lemuroid or RetroArch with the mGBA core on Android devices.
Beta v2.6 ends at the beginning of the Fifth Stratum.

► Latest (ENG): Pokémon Odyssey Beta v2.6

LINKS & DOCUMENTATION
► Discord ➜ Click here
► Wild encounters and Items ➜ Click here
► Pokémon stats, learnset etc. ➜ Click here
► Level Caps, Bosses, Naval Exploration map, Sidequests ➜ Click here

SOUNDTRACK
Click here

CREDITS

Spoiler

► Magiscarf ➜ Tilesets
► Aveontrainer ➜ Battle Backgrounds
► The-Red-eX ➜ Tilesets
► kWharever ➜ Battle Backgrounds
► BadassBill ➜ Tilesets
► Kalarie ➜ Sprites (OW)
► Avon, SphericalIce, DoesntKnowHowToPlay, FBI, Daniils, Squeetz, Jambo51, VersekrDark ➜ Asm

 

[KiddKey]

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INTRODUCTION

Hello people! Long story short: this is a crossover project between Pokémon, Made in Abyss and Etrian Odyssey.
It's a sort of dungeon-crawler story-driven, but you don't need to know anything about Etrian Odyssey or Made in Abyss in order to fully enjoy this game!
The screenshots you'll be seeing are taken from Beta 2.0 (Release date: 30th of June).

STORY

On the island of Talrega lies the entrance of the Yggdrasil labyrinth, a gigantic maze full of treasures that has attracted the attention of adventurers all around the world.
What are you looking for? Money? Fame? Or do you just want to test your trainer skills by tackling the maze?
Is there something deep down?
In this game you'll play as Nyx, a young adventurer that wants to challenge the labyrinth.
But as soon as she starts descending, something goes wrong...

TRAILER

INFORMATION

• Base ➜ Fire Red (U) 1.0
• Status ➜ Beta v1.6
• Language ➜ English
• Main Story Completion ➜ 25%
• Narrative Arcs (SPOILER ALERT)

Spoiler

• Strata 1-2 (Beta 1.0) ➜ Part 1: Between the azure skyes and seas
• Strata 3-4 (Beta 2.0) ➜ Part 2: What lies in the Abyss
• Strata 5-6 (Beta 3.0) ➜ Part 3: Truth, despair and hope
• Strata 7-8 (Beta 4.0) ➜ Part 4: The final boundary

SCREENSHOTS

​

CHARACTERS

NYX
Young adventurer that wants to challenge the Yggdrasil Labyrinth.
Good at Pokémon battles, she tries to follow in her sister's footsteps in order to surpass her.
Signature Pokémon: Plusle & Minun.
AIMÉE
The best explorer from the Adventurers Guild in the city of Talrega and Nyx's older sister.
She's the one that wrote the majority of books and guides regarding the labyrinth, its treasures and mysteries.
Signature Pokémon: ???
ETHAN
An introverted and awkward boy who will travel with Nyx during her adventure.
He has a mysterious connection with Aimée.
Signature Pokémon: Kecleon & Shroomish.
OLYMPIA
A strange girl who will travel with Nyx during her adventure.
She claims to be a robot and acts like one.
She has a mysterious connection with Aimée.
Signature Pokémon: Mawile & Porygon.

FEATURES

• New story and region;
• Double battles only, unless you only have one Pokémon;
• No Gym leaders/evil team/elite4, it's time to explore!
• Every Pokémon has been rebalanced;
• Available mons: gen 1 to 3, gen 4 evolutions and extras like Farigiraf;
• Multiple difficulties and soft level caps;
• EV-IV screen, nature colors etc etc;
• No healing items during battle
• Etrian Odyssey features such as Mining and Gathering points, Naval Exploration, Shop Upgrade and FOEs;
• Sidequests and a sidequest menu;
• Wonder Trade;
• Every Pokémon in the game has 31 IVS so that you don't have to farm or breed in order to get a decent one;
• You get no EVS from beating a Pokémon, instead you'll have to use Power Items or Vitamins (for a lowered price);
• You can change the nature and the ability of your Pokémon using in-game functions;
• Exp. Share Gen VI style as a game mechanic;
• Shiny rate increased;
• New soundtrack.

DOWNLOAD

You'll need NUPS and a clean 1636 - Pokémon Fire Red (U)(Squirrels) rom.
It is also recommended to use mGBA 0.9.2 or mGBA 0.10.0 (or its newest version) on PC and Lemuroid or RetroArch with the mGBA core on Android devices.
Beta v1.6 ends at the beginning of the Third Stratum.

► Latest (ENG): Pokémon Odyssey Beta v1.6
► Next release: Beta v2.0 "What lies in the Abyss" ➜ 06/30/2023

LINKS & DOCUMENTATION
► Discord ➜ Click here
► Wild encounters and Items ➜ Click here
► Pokémon stats, learnset etc. ➜ Click here
► Level Caps/Teams/Naval Exploration map ➜ Click here
► Evaluation Questionnaire ➜ Click here

SOUNDTRACK
Click here

CREDITS

Spoiler

► Magiscarf ➜ Tilesets
► Aveontrainer ➜ Battle Backgrounds
► The-Red-eX ➜ Tilesets
► kWharever ➜ Battle Backgrounds
► BadassBill ➜ Tilesets
► Kalarie ➜ Sprites (OW)
► Avon, SphericalIce, DoesntKnowHowToPlay, FBI, Daniils, Squeetz, Jambo51, VersekrDark ➜ Asm

its looks so nice, It shows the effort and care that you are putting into it

 

[Pitusa]

It looks great, i'm going to try it as soon as I have free time.

 

[Helyut]

Me llamó bastante la atención el proyecto, tiene muy buena pinta. Esperaré unos días hasta que salga la beta 2 para probarlo, espero sigas progresando así de bien, échale ganas!

 

[PacoScarso]

Beta 2.0 is finally out!

 

[zekrom007]

bueno yo tambien me esperare unos meses hasta que salga la beta 3 y tenga 4 medallas minimo

 

[GlomiBabel]

made in abyss? are ther fanmade pokemon about made in abyss? this is a crossover but, I want to know if there are mod only about made in abyss

 

[Vent]

I love this! i'll play it right now
BTW, those HP Bars and the desing of the EV-IV Screen was made by me.

 

[PacoScarso]

I love this! i'll play it right now
BTW, those HP Bars and EV-IV Screen was made by me.

You're the creator? Thank you so much, I love them!

 

[Draizehn]

L'hack è molto buono, complimenti.
Mi è piaciuto molto lo stile grafico e le mappe, spero che tu possa finirlo... Buona fortuna.

Arrivederci.

 

[zekrom007]

Un grandioso juego lastima que la barrera de idiomas me impida jugarlo solo jugare hackroms en español

 

[PacoScarso]

Hello hello! Version 2.6 is out, so I updated the initial post.
This huge mid-version update is focused around world expansion and QoL improvements, so you won't be able to continue the main story, but you'll be able to do a lot of secondary things, like capture the new regional forms or explore the new islands!

Changelog:

Spoiler

• 3 new secondary islands: Aqua Resort, Jagged Mountain and Faraway Island;
• 21 new regional variants: Rattata, Raticate, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Krabby, Kingler, Smoochum, Jynx, Ponyta, Rapidash, Aerodactyl, Meganium, Typhlosion, Feraligatr, Stantler, Poochyena, Mightyena, Barboach, Whiscash, Relicanth, Mismagius;
• Added lore text on the Third Stratum Stele, in Etria and Etria's Graveyard.
• Revamped Pokemon icons;
• Revamped overworld graphics;
• Revamped overworld sprites;
• Mood-accurate portraits;
• Pre-battle mugshots for major boss fights;
• New move tutors;
• Initial Stamina value: 10 -> 20;
• Buffed Stamina value: 20 -> 40;
• It's now possible to change game difficulty whenever you want by interacting with the poster at Nyx's house;
• Explorer Kit replaced with Adventurer Codex (basically a Pokedex);
• Evolution specialist added at the Guild of Talrega (NPC that tells you how to evolve your Pokemon);
• Fixed a bug regarding shiny encounters becoming Bad Eggs after being captured;
• Fixed some movement permissions;
• General buff to underperforming Pokemon;
• Fixed an issue regarding shiny encounters becoming Bad Eggs after being captured (GOD AT LEAST I HOPE SO);
• Removed the guaranteed shiny option from Talrega's fountain;
• Shiny encounter rate has been set to 1/1024 (the old one was 1/8192);
• Fixed an issue regarding callAsm and battlestring functions;
• Fixed an issue regarding Choice Scarf not boosting the user's speed;
• Fixed an issue regarding Technician not boosting low BP moves;
• Fixed an issue regarding Boomburst not being recognized as a sound-based move;
• Fixed an issue regarding Sandy Shock's stats;
• Fixed an issue regarding some learnsets;
• New Pokémon added: Kleavor (use Black Augurite on Scyther);
• New abilities added: Moxie, Defiant, Competitive, Skill Link;
• New moves added: Shell Smash, Quiver Dance, Stone Edge, Stone Axe (70 BP, 95 Accuracy high-crit move, Kleavor only);
• Pokémon gender ratio has been set to 50% (except for male/female only species);
• Learnsets and abilities have been updated (for example Butterfree now learns Quiver Dance, Furret has Fur Coat etc etc);
• New items added: Eviolite, Rocky Helmet, Flame Orb, Toxic Orb, Life Orb, Assault Vest, Weakness Policy, Light Clay;
• Sitrus Berry's effect updated: it now restores 25% of max HP instead of just 30 HP;
• Pokéball containing TMs are now yellow;
• New move animations for: Mysticalfire, PowerUpPunch, Aura Sphere, Head Smash, Iron Head, Poison Jab, X-Scissor, Icicle Crash, Drain Punch, Shadow Sneak, Aqua Jet, Bullet Punch, Shell Smash;
• Bag, TM Case and Treasure Pouch have now a better UI;
• Reworked TM case: you can now see which Pokémon are compatible with a determined TM before teaching it;
• You can now see your team and current game version in the "Continue/New Game" screen;
• Hard Mode bosses updated with new held items and moves.

 

[Stay]

Wow, what an incredible project, I love everything about your hack, graphics, mechanics and a good story. congratulations

 

[Axel]

Spoiler: English

I like to test roms to give some feedback, so that's what I did.

I like your rom, it seems very well taken care of in all aspects, although if I am going to comment certain recommendations that are totally personal and you as the creator of the rom may or may not take them into account.

When you are introduced to the characters Nyx and Aimée, you could add the respective Trainer Sprite, so that the player has a more visual reference of who he is meeting.

I have seen that the Exp. Share is always enabled, you could give the player an option to disable it, there are many people who don't like it. Personally I don't mind it being active, but you could give a key item to the player so that if he doesn't like it or wants to have another type of experience he can deactivate it at any time.

I have also seen that when pressing the L, the player starts running automatically as it happened in HGSS, you could add a message so that the player knows at all times that when pressing that key, the player starts running automatically.

I love that all the OW have their PSS Icon, it is a detail that makes the game look very well cared for and you can see the effort and care that you have put, a 10/10 for it.

The Wonder Trade is a bit OP, you should make it cost money, or some item or ticket that the user can exchange for a wonder trade.

I really like the design of the maps, everything is well cared for and the shortcuts system seems very interesting and original to me.

I've only played up to the first leader, because honestly I'm tired of the fact that it's always double fights.

I think your rom has a lot of potential and you take care of the details, the story is entertaining, with twists and turns and funny moments.

I hope to see more updates over time.

Good luck ^^

Spoiler: Español

Me gusta probar las roms para dar un poco de retroalimentación, así que eso es lo que hice.

Me gusta tu rom, parece muy bien cuidada en todos los aspectos, aunque si que voy a comentarte ciertas recomendaciones que son totalmente personales y tú como creador de la rom puedes o no tenerlas en cuenta.

Cuando se te presentan los personajes de Nyx y Aimée, podrías añadir el respectivo Trainer Sprite, para que el jugador tenga una referencia más visual de a quién está conociendo.

He visto que el Repartir Experiencia está siempre activado, podrías darle una opción al jugador para desactivarlo, hay muchas personas a las que no les gusta. Personalmente no me importa que esté activo , pero podrías darle un objeto clave al jugador para que si no le gusta o quiere tener otro tipo de experiencia pueda desactivarlo en cualquier momento.

También he visto que al pulsar la L, el jugador pasa a correr automáticamente como pasaba en el HGSS, podrías añadir un mensaje para que el jugador sepa en todo momento que al pulsar esa tecla, pase a correr automáticamente.

Me encanta que todos los OW tengan su PSS Icon, es un detalle que hace que el juego se vea muy bien cuidado y se vea el empeño y mimo que le has puesto, un 10/10 por ello.

El Wonder Trade está un poco OP, deberías hacerlo que cueste dinero, o algún item o ticket que el usuario pueda cambiar por un wonder trade.

El diseño de los mapas me gusta mucho, todo está bien cuidado y el sistema de atajos me parece muy interesante y original.

Solo he jugado hasta el primer líder, porque sinceramente me cansa el hecho de que siempre sean combates dobles.

Creo que tu rom tiene mucho potencial y que cuidas mucho los detalles, la historia es entretenida, con giros y momentos divertidos.

Espero ver más actualizaciones con el tiempo.

Suerte ^^

 

[PacoScarso]

Spoiler: English

I like to test roms to give some feedback, so that's what I did.

I like your rom, it seems very well taken care of in all aspects, although if I am going to comment certain recommendations that are totally personal and you as the creator of the rom may or may not take them into account.

When you are introduced to the characters Nyx and Aimée, you could add the respective Trainer Sprite, so that the player has a more visual reference of who he is meeting.

I have seen that the Exp. Share is always enabled, you could give the player an option to disable it, there are many people who don't like it. Personally I don't mind it being active, but you could give a key item to the player so that if he doesn't like it or wants to have another type of experience he can deactivate it at any time.

I have also seen that when pressing the L, the player starts running automatically as it happened in HGSS, you could add a message so that the player knows at all times that when pressing that key, the player starts running automatically.

I love that all the OW have their PSS Icon, it is a detail that makes the game look very well cared for and you can see the effort and care that you have put, a 10/10 for it.

The Wonder Trade is a bit OP, you should make it cost money, or some item or ticket that the user can exchange for a wonder trade.

I really like the design of the maps, everything is well cared for and the shortcuts system seems very interesting and original to me.
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I've only played up to the first leader, because honestly I'm tired of the fact that it's always double fights.

I think your rom has a lot of potential and you take care of the details, the story is entertaining, with twists and turns and funny moments.

I hope to see more updates over time.

Good luck ^^

Spoiler

First of all, thanks a bunch for the appreciation and all the compliments! As for what you wrote...

When you are introduced to the characters Nyx and Aimée, you could add the respective Trainer Sprite, so that the player has a more visual reference of who he is meeting.

I thought the portraits were enough, but I'll think about it!

I have seen that the Exp. Share is always enabled, you could give the player an option to disable it, there are many people who don't like it. Personally I don't mind it being active, but you could give a key item to the player so that if he doesn't like it or wants to have another type of experience he can deactivate it at any time.

I want it to be permanently activated for 2 main reasons:

• My main purpose was to reduce grinding as much as possible, both from Exp and Nature/Ev/Iv side;
• A soft level cap is always active, so I don't see why I should add the option to remove EXP-All.

I have also seen that when pressing the L, the player starts running automatically as it happened in HGSS, you could add a message so that the player knows at all times that when pressing that key, the player starts running automatically.

Understandable, I'll see what I can do!

The Wonder Trade is a bit OP, you should make it cost money, or some item or ticket that the user can exchange for a wonder trade.

I thought about it for a second during the early development, but I find it pretty grindy. I want players to have an enoyable experience and be able to pick their favourite Pokémon as soon as possible. The Wonder Trade System is also a replacement for the Guild Creation in Etrian Odyssey.

 

[Axel]

I thought the portraits were enough, but I'll think about it!

To be clear, I am referring to this

You could add some more visual element so that the player has a more concrete image of which character he/she is referring to, since when he/she finishes starting the game, it will help him/her to stay better and associate the sprite with the character's name.

Apology me for my English, I just translated what I wanted to say XD

 

[PacoScarso]

To be clear, I am referring to this
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You could add some more visual element so that the player has a more concrete image of which character he/she is referring to, since when he/she finishes starting the game, it will help him/her to stay better and associate the sprite with the character's name.

Apology me for my English, I just translated what I wanted to say XD

Oh okay, I get it!
No worries, I'm not a native english speaker either

 

[PacoScarso]

Whoops, I forgot to update this topic, soooo...


Update time! Update time!
We're planning to release Beta 3.0 by the end of June/beginning of July, here's what we accomplished so far:

► FIFTH STRATUM: ABYSSAL SHRINE



► SIXTH STRATUM: FROZEN GROUNDS

"A trap of ice and snow, a daunting frozen path and the gateway to sorrow."
Welcome to the Sixth Stratum: Frozen Grounds, the last playable stratum of Beta 3.0!





► BYE BYE, FREEZE! SAY HELLO TO FROSTBITE!

We can all agree that Freeze is a garbage status condition, so we decided to change it and use Frostbite instead.
Frostbite is a status condition from PLA. Similar to a burn, Frostbite inflicts damage equal to 1/16 of the target's maximum HP every turn. Pokémon with Magma Armor, as well as Ice-type Pokémon are immune to this status. You can't inflict Frostbite in harsh sunlight.
Frostbite will decrease the target's Special Attack by 50%.

► ETRIAN VARIANTS - SECOND WAVE SNEAK PEEK






► BEFORE STARTING YOUR PLAYTHROUGH...

When starting a new game, you'll receive information about recommended emulators and what's going to happen if you don't use one of these.




► GAME NOTIFICATIONS

You'll receive a notification whenever a Stratum is cleared, a level cap is increased etc etc



► A NEW POKÉMON TYPE: AETHER!

Yggdrasil's power radically changed some Pokémon, causing them to acquire the Aether type

• Resistances: Fire, Water, Ground, Flying, Aether.
• Weaknesses: Dark, Poison.
• Effectiveness: Neutral matchup against everything but Aether.

In any case, I present to you Etrian Gardevoir (Psychic/Aether) and Etrian Dusknoir (Ghost/Aether)




Each Aether-type Pokémon will receive a signature move:

• Ad Nihilo (Special) - Gardevoir
  90 BP, 100% accuracy, 5 PP
  Effect: Resets all stat levels of the target to 0.
• Soul Trade (Physical) - Dusknoir
  85 BP, 100% accuracy, 10 PP
  Effect: Restores HP up to 50% of the damage dealt.

Some new regional variants, as well as old Pokémon like Castform, Chimecho, Solrock, Lunatone and many others will get the Aether type and a signature move.





Aaand that's all for today's update!

 

[PacoScarso]

Update time! Update time!

► BETA 3.0 - ROADMAP (Release date: June 2024)

Soooooo, I was planning to finish Fifth Stratum's events by the end of March, but it seems I'm a little ahead of schedule!
✔Extra maps
✔Extra maps events and dialogues
✔Overworld sprites

Here's the full roadmap:

▬ MAPS ▬
✔Fifth Stratum (Abyssal Shrine)
Sixth Stratum (Frozen Grounds)
Beginning of Seventh Stratum (Porcelain Forest)
✔Extra maps

▬ GRAPHICS ▬
✔Firstpersonview sprites
✔Overworld sprites
Battle sprites
✔Etrian Variants (second wave)

▬ EVENTS ▬
✔Fifth Stratum - Main events
✔Fifth Stratum - Secondary dialogues
Sixth Stratum - Main events
Sixth Stratum - Secondary dialogues
✔Extra maps events and dialogues

► FIXES AND QOL

• I've finally fixed the freeze issue regarding F.O.E. drops on certain emulators, so from the next update you should be able to play this game on MyBoy/PizzaBoy too;
• I've decided to replace the Stratum's number with its respective Captain's face;
  
• Aether-type has been rebalanced.
  Resistances: Fire, Water, Ground, Flying and Aether;
  Weaknesses: Poison, Dark;
  Effectiveness: Neutral matchup against everything but Aether.

And I guess that's all for today! (I've also replaced the old trailer with the new one)

 

[Nachoius]

SABROSO!!!