Completed Pokémon Pharaohs (FULL GAME)

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 1, 2024

Talk to the Nurse Joy after getting your starter to set your faint location. Just realized the issue but I am waiting to see what else people find before I fix.

EDIT: Do NOT look up Pokemon location in the Pokedex. Never once thought about that while building the game. Will add to the game after vacation next week.

Aladdin · Jun 6, 2024

game doesn't start, shows argument error

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 6, 2024

Aladdin said:
game doesn't start, shows argument error

Did you download the normal or hard game? I removed the game from my harddrive and redownloaded it and it opened fine for the Normal game. Are you on Windows or Mac?

Misted-jay · Jun 7, 2024

Having the same issue as Aladdin. I'm playing on normal. The argument error is as follows:

"Script '<internal:marshal>' line 34:ArgumentError occured.

undefined class/module Player_Quests"

I tried looking through the various files that were in the download to see if I could figure out what it was talking about, but I don't see anything about player quests anywhere.

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 7, 2024

So I think the base issue was fixed. I didn't change the name of the game, so it was showing up as "Pokemon Essentials" and messing with other files plugins that aren't in my game.
I hope this fixes your issue and let me know if it doesn't. I am determined to make sure this game works for everyone.

Zinkatron · Jun 7, 2024

Hey there! I downloaded the Hard version and it opened up just fine for me.

Is the only difference with Hard is that key battles will be doubles?

Are there level caps?

Is there a speed up button?

TIA for any insights you can share!

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 7, 2024

1. Yes, that is literally the only difference between the two. I noticed while playing that the hardest battles in the game were the double battles, so I made ~40 battles double battles. Smogon teams were also mostly based around double battles, so it makes sense.

2. No level caps besides the usual level 100. The game will start off kind of high leveled but it will gradually equal out to where you won't have to do too much grinding to be equal to the Champion/Pharoahs level.

3. Only real speed up is the running shoes that you get about 15 steps into the game. Then you just need to change the setting to where you are always running.

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 7, 2024

I will be working on a guide but I am going on a two week vacation in a few days. I also kind of like the idea of it being like the old games where you are blind without the internet for the first few weeks of release. The game doesn't hold your hand like modern ones but you shouldn't get lost.

Misted-jay · Jun 7, 2024

Pharaoh_Xigo said:
So I think the base issue was fixed. I didn't change the name of the game, so it was showing up as "Pokemon Essentials" and messing with other files plugins that aren't in my game.
I hope this fixes your issue and let me know if it doesn't. I am determined to make sure this game works for everyone.

Seems to have worked on my end! Thanks for fixing it. Crazy how a simple file name can cause weird issues haha

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 7, 2024

Misted-jay said:
Seems to have worked on my end! Thanks for fixing it. Crazy how a simple file name can cause weird issues haha

It's because it was named what all games have as thier base, so it interacted with any and all scripts you may have had from other games. Which makes sense why it worked for my friends. They never played a fangame before.

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 9, 2024

Okay everyone, so if you downloaded the "Normal" version, there are some issues with it. I loaded an older version of the game and the one there now is the true finished version. Make sure to download it first and open it to make sure your saved game is there before you delete the old one. You will know if yours is the wrong version based on if a shiny charm was in the first area, where you pick your starter. The only issue with that file should be the post game "Pharaohs of the Past" room. If that doesn't bother you, play on!

I am truly sorry for any and all inconvenience. It being my first game and a 1 man project, some dumb mistakes are bound to happen.
Hope you all enjoy!
-Gluttonous Pharaoh

Zinkatron · Jun 9, 2024

No worries on bugs, they are gonna happen! I started playing this a bit yesterday on Hard, it is pretty wild!

One thing I did run into is if you happen to faint before going to a Pokemon Center first (I somehow managed to encounter a Machamp in the tall grass with my lvl5 Beldum haha, looked at the PBS and there is a 1% chance of that happening!) you respawn on the other side of the town...like where the E4 entrance is. Not a huge deal at all since it is literally the very start of the game, but I got a chuckle out of warping to basically the end of the game with my lvl5 starter. I tested this to see if it happens after going to the Pokemon Center first, and it does not (i.e., if you wipe you go back to the PC like usual).

I have 1 badge thus far, will report anything else bug-wise as I go if applicable.

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 9, 2024

Zinkatron said:
No worries on bugs, they are gonna happen! I started playing this a bit yesterday on Hard, it is pretty wild!

One thing I did run into is if you happen to faint before going to a Pokemon Center first (I somehow managed to encounter a Machamp in the tall grass with my lvl5 Beldum haha, looked at the PBS and there is a 1% chance of that happening!) you respawn on the other side of the town...like where the E4 entrance is. Not a huge deal at all since it is literally the very start of the game, but I got a chuckle out of warping to basically the end of the game with my lvl5 starter. I tested this to see if it happens after going to the Pokemon Center first, and it does not (i.e., if you wipe you go back to the PC like usual).

I have 1 badge thus far, will report anything else bug-wise as I go if applicable.

Yes I have heard that issue as well. There is a part of me that wants to fix it but another part that wants to leave it for a speed run possibility. You grab the Quick ball behind the Pokemart and then faint, pop up there, quickball something and then use that to catch more. Then just head into the E4.

The issue formed because I had to remake the starting area or you could fly to the E4 at any point in time because you were already technically there. This is the side effect until I fix it entirely lol.

I put the 3 known issues in below the pictures.

Zinkatron · Jun 9, 2024

Sounds good! I have a few badges now and a few things further I have noticed:

1) The game is definitely slower than other fangames due to no speed up button. I am using 2.5x speed on Cheat Engine and that is working fine for people that don't mind using it/know how. For others, this may be a barrier.

2) Having HM items instead of the moves themselves so you don't have to burn moveslots for useless moves all the time would be so much better and help the QoL considerably. Most of the mons on teams you face for important battles have competitive movesets even in the first gym battle, so it feels silly that I have a mon with Cut, lol.

3) The gap in levels seem to be quite diverse, meaning I can encounter a lvl 7 shellos in the wild and then face a trainer with lvl 30 mons in the same area. This will likely drive Nuzlockers crazy. All of my wipes thus far have been because I run into a trainer that is 10 levels above me out of nowhere. This isn't a big deal to me personally, but it stood out to me nearly immediately.

4) The Pokemon Summary menus lack the ability to see IVs or EVs. I assume there will be a way to get Heart Scales and more TMs consistently later on in the game? I am already out of Heart Scales. People that want to switch around their teams are going to hesitate to do that if they can't relearn moves.

All that said, the game is a lot of fun and none of these things should you change nothing will prevent me from finishing it. I like the take on the typical Gym Badge mechanic, and I read a bunch of the lore in the Classroom as well which was interesting!

Getting cheap EV reducing berries and cheap Feathers early on is really nice, so if you have one or two mons you know you are keeping now, you can start EV tailoring them right away basically.

The mon diversity is great! And I managed to find one of the mons that can evolve into a Legendary...so I looked in the PBS and I see 3 mons that look like they use this mechanic (the Dunsparce you listed and 2 others that I won't spoil for people). Are there more than 3 and I missed it?

Great game, thanks for sharing it with us!!!

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 9, 2024

Zinkatron said:
Sounds good! I have a few badges now and a few things further I have noticed:

1) The game is definitely slower than other fangames due to no speed up button. I am using 2.5x speed on Cheat Engine and that is working fine for people that don't mind using it/know how. For others, this may be a barrier.

2) Having HM items instead of the moves themselves so you don't have to burn moveslots for useless moves all the time would be so much better and help the QoL considerably. Most of the mons on teams you face for important battles have competitive movesets even in the first gym battle, so it feels silly that I have a mon with Cut, lol.

3) The gap in levels seem to be quite diverse, meaning I can encounter a lvl 7 shellos in the wild and then face a trainer with lvl 30 mons in the same area. This will likely drive Nuzlockers crazy. All of my wipes thus far have been because I run into a trainer that is 10 levels above me out of nowhere. This isn't a big deal to me personally, but it stood out to me nearly immediately.

4) The Pokemon Summary menus lack the ability to see IVs or EVs. I assume there will be a way to get Heart Scales and more TMs consistently later on in the game? I am already out of Heart Scales. People that want to switch around their teams are going to hesitate to do that if they can't relearn moves.

All that said, the game is a lot of fun and none of these things should you change nothing will prevent me from finishing it. I like the take on the typical Gym Badge mechanic, and I read a bunch of the lore in the Classroom as well which was interesting!

Getting cheap EV reducing berries and cheap Feathers early on is really nice, so if you have one or two mons you know you are keeping now, you can start EV tailoring them right away basically.

The mon diversity is great! And I managed to find one of the mons that can evolve into a Legendary...so I looked in the PBS and I see 3 mons that look like they use this mechanic (the Dunsparce you listed and 2 others that I won't spoil for people). Are there more than 3 and I missed it?

Great game, thanks for sharing it with us!!!

Those are all amazing feedback points, THANK YOU!!
I originally had the idea that people might want to catch lower levels for move or IV reasons but that is something I have been hearing from a few different people. I will probably round those out a bit.

HM items are actually a great idea, I just got used to always having an HM slave. The only HMs you ever need are Cut, Rock Smash and Surf. Fly is there for traveling and Rock Smash is only used in a few places but you are totally right. I will look into the HM items.

Speeding up the game isn't something I thought of before. I can look into scripts and plugins that could help that.

Summary screen is another update that can definitely happen in time. Just going to take a few weeks because an upcoming vacation.

Only other one is Unown, that evolves into Spiritomb. There will be an NPC that explains each of the Pokemon and their unique evolutions.

LOVE that you read the library. I had way too much fun turning non Pokemon stories, like Godzilla, Star Wars, Marvel, etc, into Pokemon lore.

Zinkatron · Jun 9, 2024

Thanks for the responses! Please enjoy your time off! There is no rush with any of this.

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 9, 2024

Zinkatron said:
Thanks for the responses! Please enjoy your time off! There is no rush with any of this.

Last thing I noticed and forgot to respond to. There will be an NPC in his own home that lets you buy Heart Scales and also a room that has 3 NPCs that will have all TMs in the game, available to buy. Hope this helps!

Zinkatron · Jun 10, 2024

oof, I didn't save before picking up a Farfetch'd egg and lost a few shinies as a result (despite reading the warning!). Don't be like me, save before you start breeding!

Pharaoh_Xigo · Jun 10, 2024

Zinkatron said:
oof, I didn't save before picking up a Farfetch'd egg and lost a few shinies as a result (despite reading the warning!). Don't be like me, save before you start breeding!

looking into this now. I am sure it's just one of the random event scripts that got reworded during the update. There were a bunch of little ones that were changed. Update will come as soon as I fix it

Completed Pokémon Pharaohs (FULL GAME)

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Aladdin

Novice

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Misted-jay

Rookie

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Zinkatron

Cooltrainer

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Misted-jay

Rookie

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Zinkatron

Cooltrainer

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Zinkatron

Cooltrainer

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Zinkatron

Cooltrainer

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice

Zinkatron

Cooltrainer

Pharaoh_Xigo

Novice