Released Pokémon Glacier Shards

The Swine Exploration Guild
A guild homes on a small island, located somewhere off into the ocean, as the newest recruit to the guild, you are tasked with many quests that lead you around the island, with many secrets to explore, trainers to fight, and pokemon to catch and train with.

Meet your starter

Swinub, an essential and well-known pokemon when it comes to the guild, only given to explorers
who are said to accomplish great things for the guild.

Team

Me, myself, and I,
and play-testing help from Brysoon.
As well as, a thank to my personal friends, who even though they
aren't part of the RC community, have helped playtest and bug fix day and night.

Screenshots

Spoiler: Screenshots

(Outdated...)

Features

Spoiler: Features

A full-fledged, story-based quest system, with many side quests to expand your journey.
Pokemon from every generation in a full regional dex, including new and unique ways to obtain rare pokemon and alternate forms.
Fully custom Challenge mode, with Nuzlocke mode, randomizer mode, and many others.
Roughly 3 ~ 4 hours depending on the difficulty setting chosen.
Fully implemented Mining Minigame, with new and unique items to expand your gameplay.
Many QoL features, Following pokemon, and many changes to existing Pokemon.
And... many new custom abilities and moves to increase difficulty and enjoyment throughout the game.
(Base stats/movesets, and evolution method changes.)

Discord

Server Link

Download

Download Link
(V 0.8)
V0.9 WILL BE OUT SOON (Huge update!!!)
Resource Pack

How to Play and Update

Spoiler: How to play

First, download the file from the download link above, then extract the file into a folder, I would recommend WinRAR for extracting, just because that's what I use, and I believe it to be the easiest, although you can use whatever file extracting software you want. After that, open up the newly extracted folder and open up the Game.exe file, this file will run your game, so be sure to remember that.
I do not recommend tampering with any other files in the folder, or you may break the game, or your save file.

Spoiler: How to update

Updating is quite simple, just download the newest version of the game from the download button above, and follow the steps from the How to play section of this thread, after that, copy and replace the "Save Games" folder, from the older version, into the newer version, and load the game as you normally would with the Game.exe file.

Credits

Spoiler: Credits

Please message me asap if I am missing anyone.

"Pokémon Essentials" was created by
Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno

With contributions from
AvatarMonkeyKirby
Marin
Boushy
MiDas Mike
Brother1440
Near Fantastica
FL.
PinkMan
Genzai Kawakami
Popper
Help-14
Rataime
IceGod64
SoundSpawn
Jacob O. Wobbrock
the__end
KitsuneKouta
Venom12
Lisa Anthony
Wachunga
Luka S.J.
...and everyone else who helped out

Spoiler: Scripts

- Stat Screen Upgrade (EVs and IVs in Summary) - Weibrot

- Simple Encounter List UI - raZ, Nuri Yuri, Vendily for main script, Savordez, Marin for helping with the code (and I used Marin's GUI guide to get started), Zaffre for the v1.2 update, ThatWelshOne_ for the v1.3 update

- Voltseon's Handy Tools - Voltseon

- Item Find script - Boonzeet

- Footprints - Marin

- Overworld Shadows - Marin

- HM Items - Marin (tweaked by me for v18.1)

- Unreal Time System - FL

- Location signpost - LostSoulsDev / carmaniac & PurpleZaffre

- BW Get Key Item - Original version by KleinStudio, Updated Version for Essentials v18 by DeepBlue PacificWaves

- Simple Customizable Level Caps - Golisopod User

- Following Pokemon - Credit to Help-14, zingzags, Rayd12smitty, venom12, mej71 for the original scripts and sprites, Overhauled by Golisopod User

- QuestUI - mej 71, updated for pokemon essentials 18.1, bug fixes and integration to pause menu by derFischae

- Better Fast Forward - Marin

Spoiler: Tiles

https://www.deviantart.com/magiscarf/art/Tileset-ver-3-Free-690477146
Magiscarf

https://www.deviantart.com/phyromatical/art/DoT-Day24-Evolina-Mountains-Full-Set-653153011
Phyromatical
EvoLina
Zetavares852

https://www.deviantart.com/ralandel/art/Random-Snow-Tiles-763142268
Ralandel
Phyromatical

https://www.deviantart.com/thatssowitty/art/Public-Interior-Tileset-281775677
ThatsSoWitty
Kyle-Dove
Speedialga
Alucus
Spacemotion
Pokemon-Diamond
Kizemaru-Kurunosuke
EpicDay
Thurpok
UltimoSpriter
Dewitty
MinorThreat0987
TyranitarDark
Heavy-Metal-Lover
kaitoooo
WesleyFG
BoOmxBiG
CrimsonTakai

https://www.deviantart.com/chaoticcherrycake/art/Pokemon-Tileset-From-Public-Tiles-358379026
Kyle-Dove
Heavy-Metal-Lover
WesleyFG
Dewitty
Zetavares852
XDinky
Newtiteuf
Alucus
Erma96
Hydrargirium
Poison-Master
Thedeadheroalistair
Shutwig
Asdsimone
Xxdevil
Steinnaples
Hek-el-grande
sylver1984
NikNak93
TeaAddition
Cuddlesthefatcat
Magiscarf
Gigatom
The-Red-Ex
ChaoticCherryCake

https://www.deviantart.com/pablus94/art/Autotile-hierba-Alta-Zeo-811289903
Zeo
Pablus94

Spoiler: Graphics

Alolan Overworlds - Princess-Pheonix, Larryturbo, Kidkatt, Zender1752, SageDeoxys
Custom fogs - Heisenman
Custom Battle backgrounds - Carchagui & tweaked by me

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DS Style Gen 6 Sprites
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MrDollSteak - Everything except what's listed below
Chaos Rush - For allowing me to continue the DS-Style 64x64 Pokemon Sprite Resource, Arceus-Fairy, Bergmite Front, Goodra Back, Talonflame Front Basis
Layell - Permission to use sprites from the mogon XY Sprite Project, QC on various sprites from the XY Sprite Project, Vivillon Front, Mega Absol Front, Espurr Front
Spherical Ice - Litleo, Hawlucha, Dragalge Front, Binacle Front, Mega Beedrill Front, QC on Delphox
leparagon - Sylveon Front, Mega Alakazam, Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Blaziken front, Mega Swampert Back, Mega Latias, Mega Latios, Mega Lopunny, QC on Mega Swampert
princessofmusic - Flabebe Front, Floette Front and Florges Front, Klefki Front, Espurr Front, Pangoro Front, Slurpuff Front
Sky High - Mega Salamence, Diancie Back, Vivillon Icon, Pyroar Male Icon, Dedenne Icon, Xerneas Icon, Zygarde Icon, Diancie Icon, Hoopa Icon, Hoopa Unbound Icon, Volcanion Icon
Wobblebuns - Pumpkaboo Fronts, Helioptile Front, Goomy Front, Sliggoo Front, Mega Kangaskhan Baby, Espurr Front, Pangoro Front, Slurpuff Front
Redrooster - Diggersby Front, Barbaracle Front, Meowstic Male and Female Front
N-Kin - Froakie Front, Pancham Front, Malamar Front, Hoopa Front, Volcanion Front, Amaura Front
Zerudez - Chesnaught Front, Fletchinder Front, Mega Manectric Front
SupahSnivy - Fennekin Front, Carbink Front
Branflakes325 - Pangoro Front, Aegislash Front
Legitimate Username - Aegislash Front, Diancie Front, Mega Garchomp Front
aXl - Braixen Front, Doublade Front, Hoopa Unbound Front, Mega Sableye Front, Mega Aggron Front
Superjub - Sylveon Back
Cynda - Mega Swampert, Trevenant Front
Seiku88 - Gogoat Front
Gexeys - Amaura Front
al199288 - Fletchinder Back
Sleet - Skrelp Front
BlackWhiteRobin - Mega Blastoise Back
The Cynical Poet - Mega Slowbro Front
Noscium - Furfrou Front
Tayub1221 - Aurorus Front
SSJ4 Furanki - Noivern Front Basis, Skiddo Basis
Arkeis - Aromatisse Front
Quanyails - Honedge Front, Volcanion Back, Mega Absol Front, Espurr Front
Orchid - Volcanion Back
GeoisEvil - Dedenne Front
Wyverii - Xerneas Front
Vale98PM - Zygarde Front
thedarkdragon11 - Hoopa Back, Volcanion Front, Mega Garchomp Front
TrainerSplash - Hoopa Unbound Front
Falgaia - Avalugg Front
MilanesaCosmic - Mega Manectric Front
Fridave - Bunnelby Front, QC on Mega Houndoom and Greninja
Versekr Dark - Mega Garchomp Back
Nordk - Phantump Basis
Hoenn - Clauncher Front Basis
GOLDstandard - Delphox Front Basis
Z-GynoroP - Resized Avalugg front
HeXeR - QC on Mega Metagross Back
Doesntknowhowtoplay - Fennekin Icon, Braixen Icon, Delphox Icon, Fletchling Icon, Fletchinder Icon
Thundrake - Pancham Icon, Helioptile Icon, Heliolisk Icon, Carbink Icon, Hawlucha Icon, Avalugg Icon, Noibat Icon, Noivern Icon
orly32123 - Dragalge Icon
Criminon - QC on Greninja and Mega Blastoise
Slowpoke13 - QC on Chesnaught, Litleo and Pyroar
Soloo993 - QC on Quilladin, Pancham, Espurr and Sylveon
Dursem - QC on Noivern
Bozster - Mega Aggron Front Basis

Extra Notes

Spoiler: Notes

This game was made as part of the Relic Castle Winter Game Jam 2, and such was completed and made in just over a month, the current version of the game is a demo, and is not fully complete, and currently contains a total of 7 quests, 4 of them being main story quests, with the remaining 3 being optional side quests. The game currently has around 2.5~3 hours of playtime but could be shorter/longer depending on which difficulty you play on.

Spoiler: Where the mandatory graphics were used

All 3 leaves, used to represent the guild tiers
All 3 jams, used as baits, for fishing pokemon out of the water
All 3 balls were used as 3 new Pokeballs, Monoball, Duelball, and Snowballball

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[JJSponge120]

Scientist Steve from Shulk Caverns crashes the game every time I try to battle him.

 

[Ned]

Scientist Steve from Shulk Caverns crashes the game every time I try to battle him.

Can you send an error report?

 

[JJSponge120]

Can you send an error report?

Here's what I got:

 

[Sumire]

I finished the quest with the gangster. But when I talk to Garret for a new quest he sais "You already have a quest, the quest with the gangster ..." and wont give me a new one.

 

[Ned]

I finished the quest with the gangster. But when I talk to Garret for a new quest he sais "You already have a quest, the quest with the gangster ..." and wont give me a new one.

After you finish that quest, you need to talk to the mayor of the town, after that there is no more quests as that is the end of the demo for the current version of the game.

 

[Flare Plays Stuff]

Where can I find silk scarf?

 

[Dpain17]

when i go to the gangter nothing happens after hey chump get outta here and the mayor not in his room

 

[Ned]

Where can I find silk scarf?

Spoiler: Here

Trade with the lady in Glaciet Town, she is requesting a Pikachu for an Eevee, the Eevee is holding the silk scarf for the man.

 

[Ned]

when i go to the gangter nothing happens after hey chump get outta here and the mayor not in his room

Have you activated the quest with Garrett? If not, use the Staraptor Taxi to go back to Glaciet Town

 

[Dpain17]

Have you activated the quest with Garrett? If not, use the Staraptor Taxi to go back to Glaciet Town

i did but he says i dont have any quests for you

 

[Ned]

i did but he says i dont have any quests for you

Weird, I've looked through the game again, and just tested it, and it worked perfectly fine for me, it could be a matter of updating errors, when did you create the save file you are playing now? Was it after this last update came out? and just to check, you are playing V0.7?

 

[Dpain17]

yes

Weird, I've looked through the game again, and just tested it, and it worked perfectly fine for me, it could be a matter of updating errors, when did you create the save file you are playing now? Was it after this last update came out? and just to check, you are playing V0.7?

yesterday and yes

 

[Ned]

yes

yesterday and yes

I'll take a look more into it, but unfortunately at the moment, I am unsure how to replicate the bug or fix it. I'm very sorry, you could try restarting to see if that has any impact.

 

[Starry]

Mawile doesn't seem to be obtainable in where it's supposed to be in game, checked encounters for the cave and nothing in the encounters or anywhere for mawile

 

[Ned]

Mawile doesn't seem to be obtainable in where it's supposed to be in game, checked encounters for the cave and nothing in the encounters or anywhere for mawile

Thanks for letting me know, I'll take a look into that, it should be a vaguely rare 5% encounter in Apex Cavern, I'll be sure to check that, and push an update if need be.

 

[Starry]

Kanto Vulpix seems to have wrong sprite, the vulpix seems to have alola sprite but Kanto typing, moves, abilities ect
Actually I think this is common against all alola region pokemon

this scientist crashes game 100% of time Shulk Cavern F3

 

[Starry]

This guy sends error message, can still battle but pokemon doesn't show up, f1 of Shulk Cavern

 

[Ned]

I've now added this game to my public discord server, containing all of my current in-progress/released games. For anyone not in it, here's the link

Server Link
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The server contains places for you to post bug reports, share your thought, post suggestions, and showcase your team as you progress the game, there's also going to be behind the scenes stuff towards the next big update, and it's easier to reach out to me, or any server moderators about the game to hopefully get help towards quests and whatnot, overall, I would recommend joining it if you can. See you all there!

 

[KennyCatches]

Hey! I keep getting this error when I try to start a new game, any idea how to fix this? :/

 

[Ned]

We recently hit 4000 total downloads for Glacier Shards, that accomplishment is mind-blowing to me, and that amount of people is still crazy to me, as a small thanks, here's version 0.8! This version fixes bugs and has a couple of changes in there. As a slightly larger thanks, the next update will be a content update, that will add more story into the game, and implement more areas allowing you to explore more of the island as a whole, there will also be a special code guy somewhere in the game in the next update, and I'll start distributing codes that give you special items and special pokemon to commemorate download milestones, and possibly certain worldwide holidays and special events too. Anyways, here's V0.8, enjoy, and feel free to talk about the update in the discord, and report bugs you find either there or here as well! Thanks again for playing, and hope you enjoy!!!

Download Link​