Completed Pokémon: A Star in the Desert

[ranko]

A new adventure heats up in the world of Pokémon, with yourself starring as one!

Waking up dragged along in the desert with no memories as to how you got here, you soon find yourself tagging along with a timid, but well meaning, Sobble to take down various outlaws that this rough region has to offer. Perhaps you'll be able to find the answer as to why you've become a Pokémon, but more important problems exist... Maybe you'll be able to transform the region into a better place!
Features and Plugins

• A rich story in the Pokémon world, complete with portraits from PMDCollab!
• Track your mission progress with the Mission Log. Aim to complete them all!
• Loads of new items exist, including ones to throw at your enemies!
• Potential secrets...?
• A variety of missions with varying difficulty await.
• Dangerous Boss Pokémon await!

Game Screenshots
This game was made using Pokémon Studio / SDK. Find it here: https://pokemonworkshop.com/en/studio
The Team

FrivolousAqua

rankoruru

Mashirosakura

Karthik
Downloads

Star in the Desert JAM v1.4 - Windows
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Star in the Desert Resource Pack: Resource Pack
(The Star in the Desert resource pack is not required to play the game. This serves as a resource for fangame developers to use the assets present for their own works.)
Credits

Spoiler: Credits - There's a lot of them

Spoiler: Pokémon SDK Credits

Development Team
Creator of PSDK
Nuri Yuri

Developer of LiteRGSS2
Scorbutics

Maintainers of PSDK
Aerun, Nuri Yuri, Palbolsky, Rey

Lead Graphic Designer of PSDK
SirMalo

Developers of Pokémon Studio
Aerun, HollowGap, karbbone, mentalyaz, Nuri Yuri, Palbolsky, Walven, Waris, Zozo

Former Developers of Pokémon Studio
arki, Badong, Toinane

Consultant for Pokémon Studio
WatchMeBakinWaffles

Active contributors of PSDK
Invatorzen, Lexio, Matatix, Zozo

Occasional contributors
Beef, Enigmix, Flo, joeyw, Mud, SoloReprise

MacOS Supporter
Lynn Isip

Former Developer of PSDK
Leikt

PSDK related credits

Pokémon Universe
Game Freak, CREATURES INC. et The Pokémon Company

Graphic Engine

Backend
SFML

Contributors
Scorbutics
nthoang-apcs
SuperFola
Nuri Yuri

Audio Engine

FMOD
FIRELIGHT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD

SFML Audio
SFML

Movie Engine

SfeMovie
Loïc Siquet
Alexandre Janniaux
Martin Bohme
Martin Bohme
Xorlium
timidouveg
Stephan Vedder
Laurent Gomila

API & Wiki used to develop .25
PokeAPI
PokemonDB
Poképédia
Bulbapedia

PSDK Contributors
Nuri Yuri
Aerun
Rey
SirMalo
Leikt
Palbolsky

PSDK Wiki
Aerun
Akiyra
Bugfix
invatorzen
Guizmo
Jaizu
Metaiko
Mud'
Nuri Yuri
ralandel
Rey
SMB64
yyyyj
Zenos

DataBase
AEliso
Aerun
Avori
Bentoxx
dragon935
Eurons
joeyw
Mauduss
Nuri Yuri
Palbolsky
PokeAPI
RebelIce
Tokeur
Redder
Schneitizel
Walven

Translation
Aerun
Dax
Eduardo Dorantes
Gehtdich Nichtsan
Helio
Jaizu
Kaizer
Leikt
PadawanMoses
Rey
SirMalo
SoloReprise
SMB64
yyyyj

Ruby Host
Aerun
AEliso
Bentoxx
invatorzen
Maxoumi
Nuri Yuri
Splifingald
yyyyj

Other Contributors
Amras
Anti-NT
Aye
Bentoxx
BigOrN0t
Bouzouw
Cayrac
Diaband.onceron
Fafa
Jarakaa
Kiros97
Likton
MrSuperluigis
oldu49
Otaku
Shamoke
Solfay
sylvaintr
UltimaShayra
Unbreakables

Resource related credits

Tilesets

Epic Adventures tileset
Alistair
Alucus
Bakura155
Bati'
Blue Beedrill
BoOmxBiG
CNickC/CNC
CrimsonTakai
Cuddlesthefatcat
ThePokemonChronicles
Dewitty
EpicDay
Fused
Gigatom
Chimcharsfireworkd
Heavy-Metal-Lover
Hek-el-grande
Kage-No-Sensei
Kyledove
LaPampa
LotusKing
New-titeuf
Novus
Pokemon_Diamond
Kizemaru_Kurunosuke
PrinceLegendario
Reck
Red-Gyrados
REMY35
Saurav
SL249
Spaceemotion
SirMalo
Stefpoke
sylver1984
ThatsSoWitty
TheEnglishKiwi
Thegreatblaid
TwentyOne
UltimoSpriter
Warpras
WesleyFG
Yoh
Nuri Yuri
19dante91
27alexmad27
07harris/Paranoid

Overworlds Sprites

Gen1 to 7 Overworlds
2and2makes5
Aerun
Chocosrawlooid
cSc-A7X
Fernandojl
Gallanty
Getsuei-H
Gizamimi-Pichu
help-14
kdiamo11
Kid1513
Kyle-Dove
Kyt666
Milomilotic11
MissingLukey
Pokegirl4ever
Silver-Skies
Syledude
TyranitarDark
Zyon17
Zenos

Gen6 Overworlds
Princess-Phoenix
LunarDusk6

Pokémon Sprites

Gen6 Pokémon Battlers (including megas)
Amras
BladeRed
Diegotoon20
Domino99designs
Falgaia
GeoisEvil
Juan-Amador
N-Kin
Noscium
SirAquaKip
Zermonious
Zerudez
Smogon XY Sprite Project

Gen7 Pokémon Battlers (including Alolan)
Alex
Amethyst
Bazaro
conyjams
DatLopunnyTho
Falgaia
fishbowlsoul90
Jan
kaji atsu
Koyo
Leparagon
Lord-Myre
LuigiPlayer
N-kin
Noscium
Pikafan2000
Smeargletail
Smogon
princess-phoenix
The cynical poet
Zumi

Gen8 Pokémon Battlers
WolfPP
conyjams

Pokémon Offsets
Don

Icon Sprites

Animated Pokémon icons
Pikachumazzinga

Gen7 Pokémon icons
Otaku
Poképedia

Item icons
Maxoumi (Brick icon & ADN Berserk)
yyyyj (Pink Ribon icons)

Soundtracks

Zinnia Battle Theme Remix
TeruTeruSky

Texts

Official Pokémon X/Y Texts
Kaphotics
Peterko
Smogon
X-Act

Official Sun & Moon Texts
Asia81

UI Design

Alpha Ruins puzzle
FL0RENT_

Default Message Windowskin
ralandel

Key Binding UI
Eurons

UI by SirMalo
Pokédex
Party Menu
Bag

UI by Mud'
Language Selection UI
Options UI
Load & Save UI

Quests UI
Renkys

UI by Aerun
Shop
Battle

Trainer Card
Eurons

Mining Game UI and resources
Aerun
Bentoxx
redblueyellow
Rey

XBOX 360 keys
Yumekua

Animations

Gen6 Battle Entry
Jayzon

PSP Animations
bibiantonio
ghioa
Metaiko
Isomir
KLNOTHINCOMIN

Shiny Animations
Neslug

Miscellaneous

Battle Backs
Midnitez-REMIX

Special Thanks
PSDK would never have happened without Krosk
the former creator of Pokémon Script Project
which introduced Nuri Yuri to
Pokémon Fangame Making in 2008.

Spoiler: Tilesets

Mega Outdoor Tileset

• Ekat
• Vurtax
• Heartlessdragoon
• thedeadheroalistar

Goldenleaf Homes - Pokemon Rejuvenation

• Ekat
• Pokemon Rejuvenation

Den of Souls Homes - Pokemon Rejuvenation

• Ekat
• Pokemon Rejuvenation

Brick City

• Ekat
• Vurtax
• Heartlessdragoon
• Alistar
• Slimshady

Ekat's Mega Gen 3 Set

• Ekat
• Heartlessdragoon
• Vurtax

General Store

• Ekat
• Heartlessdragoon

Grocery Tiles

• Ekat
• Heartlessdragoon

Mt. Moon Village

• Ekat
• Heartlessdragoon
• Vurtax

Pokemon Halcyon

• 125scratch
• AJ Nitro
• Akiazurka
• Aleclom
• Alistar
• Anonalpacca
• Aveontrainer
• Bacon
• Cuddlesthefatcat
• Dasani
• Dawnbronze
• Ekat
• French orange
• Heartlessdragoon
• Idilio
• J-Treecko252
• Labs
• Lennybitao
• Matheus123
• Mr. C
• Oceanside
• Ploaj
• Pokemon Dawn Team
• Pokemon Reborn Team
• Pokémon Rejuvenation Team
• Pugsoy
• Random Talking Bush
• Redblueyellow
• Remy
• Robbydude
• RocketSeviperShadow
• Seiyouh
• Shyinn
• Slimshady
• Snuffles5
• Spherical Ice
• Taka Digi and Joe Schmoe
• The Purple Stuff
• The Red-Ex
• TheWildDeadHero
• Tonberry2k
• Vurtax
• XDinky

Sinnoh Tile Dump

• Ekat
• Heartlessdragoon

Wild West

• Ekat
• Heartlessdragoon

Indoor & Cave Tileset

• Ekat
• Vurtax
• Heartlessdragoon
• Thedeadheroalistar
• Alistar
• Redblueyellow
• Silverdeoxys563
• Idillio
• Aveontrainer
• HeroAlistar
• Redblueyellow
• SteamyJ
• Anonaplacca
• Pokémon Rejuvenation
• Puggsoy
• Zein
• Dragoon
• War8
• Morlockhater
• Nemu
• Ross Hawkins
• Pokemon Dawn
• Slimshady
• The-Red-Ex
• Vurtax
• Zein
• Fabnt
• Attack one the space station team
• Evan
• Pokémon Shattered Light
• Pokémon Nightmare

Spoiler: Music - Tracks used

Gates to Infinity

• Choosing a Pokémon
• Boss Battle
• Scorching Desert
• Pokémon Paradise ~ Alt Arrangement
• Come On in to Post Town!
• Sympathy and Sincerity
• Glacier Palace: Western Spire

Rescue Team DX

• Awakening
• There's Trouble!
• At the End of the Road
• Monster House
• Kecleon Shop
• Stop! Thief!
• Makuhita Dojo
• During an Adventure
• Mt. Steel
• Lapis Cave
• Buried Relic
• Parting ~ Farewell

Super Mystery Dungeon

• Boss Battle ~ Children's Adventure
• Boss Battle ~ Expedition Society
• Withered Tree of Life
• Don't Give Up
• Glittering Mountain
• Revolution Mountain
• Sheer Mountain Range
• Echoes of the Mystical Forest

Misc.

• PMD2 Remastering Project - The Power of Darkness
• PMD2 Remastering Project - Beyond the Dream
• PMD2 Remastering Project - Hidden Highland
• Final Fantasy Tactics A2 - At the Bar
• Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam - Respect Your Elders
• Limbus Company - Time Killing Machine
• Limbus Company - Fly, My Wings
• Limbus Company - Between Two Worlds
• BrilliantDiamond & ShiningPearl - The Great Marsh

Spoiler: Portraits

All of these have come from PMDCollab, with only Sobble having been edited.
Charmander - CHUNSOFT/Emboarger
Spearow - CHUNSOFT/Blanky
Exeggutor(Alola) - Emmuffin/baronessfaron
Eevee (Alternate) - Gust (Estelaris)
Pinsir - CHUNSOFT
Chikorita - Vynnyal
Ledian - CHUNSOFT/JFain
Skiploom - CHUNSOFT/JFain/Murpi
Jumpluff - CHUNSOFT/Deleca7755
Dunsparce - CHUNSOFT/Blanca/Garbage/Hanbei
Swinub - CHUNSOFT/JFain/Caitemis
Phanpy - Gust/Garbage
Smeargle - Emmuffin
Larvitar - CHUNSOFT/Emmuffin/JFain
Tyranitar - CHUNSOFT/Ichor
Mudkip - CHUNSOFT
Seedot - CHUNSOFT/Caitemis
Nincada - CHUNSOFT/Caitemis
Skitty - Gust/Emmuffin
Mawile - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron/Emmuffin
Aron - CHUNSOFT/Murpi/Emboarger
Lairon - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron/Magu
Aggron - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Trapinch - CHUNSOFT/JFain/Caitemis
Vibrava - CHUNSOFT/Frostdrop1
Cacnea - CHUNSOFT/Emboarger
Cacturne - CHUNSOFT/Noo/baronessfaron
Seviper - CHUNSOFT/Tainted#3886/Emmuffin
Kecleon - CHUNSOFT
Kecleon(purple) - CHUNSOFT/Noo
Shuppet - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Turtwig - Emmuffin
Infernape - CHUNSOFT/Emboarger
Combee - CHUNSOFT/Murpi
Combee F - CHUNSOFT/JFain
Vespiquen - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Riolu - CHUNSOFT/Fearless-Quit
Oshawott - Emmuffin/◥θ┴θ◤
Boldore - Emmuffin
Audino - baronessfaron/Emmuffin
Whimsicott - baronessfaron/JFain
Sandile - Noivern/baronessfaron
Krokorok - Emmuffin/Soulja
Maractus - baronessfaron/JFain
Dwebble - Emmuffin
Scraggy - Soulja
Minccino - mucrush/baronessfaron/powercristal
Gothitelle - baronessfaron
Mienshao - baronessfaron
Druddigon - Deeshura/baronessfaron
Golett - baronessfaron/Soulja
Mandibuzz - Emmuffin/powercristal
Larvesta - Garbage/baronessfaron
Volcarona - Garbage/pi3.14/powercristal/Soulja
Chespin - Noo/Emmuffin/Garbage
Fennekin - Garbage/Smalusion/Emmuffin
Furfrou(Debutante) - Emmuffin
Amaura - Emmuffin
Slurpuff - mixy:3
Popplio - Fable/◥θ┴θ◤/Emmuffin/JFain
Cutiefly - baronessfaron/NOLASMOR
Ribombee - baronessfaron/◥θ┴θ◤/Axcel
Mudbray - Bwappi/Ichor
Salandit - baronessfaron
Sandygast - JFain/Emmuffin
Sobble - Emmuffin/Garbage/JFain/baronessfaron (Hat edits by Mashi and Aqua)
Eldegoss - EzerArt/Emmuffin/JFain
Fuecoco - Garbage/JFain
Bramblin - Emmuffin
Brambleghast - Emmuffin
Emboar - Garbage/NeroIntruder/Emboarger
Ceruledge - baronessfaron
Armarouge - TopKec
Seedot - CHUNSOFT, danksaders
Crabrawler - Emmuffin
Comfey - baronessfaron, Garbage (Just_Tr4sh), Emmuffin
Alcremie - Emmuffin
Tarountula - Emmuffin
Alakazam - CHUNSOFT/Gust
Arcanine - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Bibarel - CHUNSOFT
Bunnelby - baronessfaron/pi3.14
Darumaka - Emmuffin/Pink_no_tori/baronessfaron
Durant - baronessfaron
Fletchinder - Chesyon
Frillish - mucrush/Emmuffin/ZoZoBab
Gligar - CHUNSOFT/NeroIntruder/JFain
Haunter - CHUNSOFT/PhillipsYoung
Heatmor - baronessfaron
Magnemite - CHUNSOFT/Fearless-Quit/Emboarger
Magnezone - CHUNSOFT
Makuhita - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Mankey - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Numel - CHUNSOFT/Emmuffin
Ponyta - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron
Ponyta(Galar) - Ezer/◥θ┴θ◤/baronessfaron/Jhony-Rex
Sandslash - CHUNSOFT/XModxGodX/Okami/Emmuffin
Scyther - CHUNSOFT/Noo
Simisear - mucrush
Skarmory - CHUNSOFT/Noo
Timburr - Garbage
Vigoroth - CHUNSOFT
Roserade - CHUNSOFT/baronessfaron/Garbage/JFain
Sneasel - CHUNSOFT/cosmosully/JFain
Tyrogue - CHUNSOFT/PhillipsYoung/Caitemis
Eelektrik - Gust
Eelektross - Gust
Purrloin - baronessfaron
Basculin(all3) - Garbage
Metang - CHUNSOFT/JFain

Spoiler: Sprites

Battle Sprites
GAME FREAK - All of Generation 4 and below
Dreadwing93 - Generation 5, Fennekin
brioche - Popplio
MrEoncito - Grookey, Sobble
Scept - Fuecoco

Overworlds
Gen 8 Overworlds (Alcremie) - SageDeoxys, Wolfang62, LarryTurbo, tammyclaydon
Fuecoco - Wolfgang62
Sobble - Wolfgang62
Indeedee - xim4e
Larvesta / Volcarona - princess-phoenix
Misc.
Status Icons - seiyouh

Spoiler: Plugins and Scripts

Freeze to Frostbite - InvatorZen

Exp. Candies - InvatorZen

Undertale Message System - Rey

Special Thanks Again -

Zozo and Altarax for tons for help with the game's universal systems!

PSDK Team for answering my questions as I was building the game and running into bugs and issues.

 

[Voltseon]

nice thread!

 

[FrivolousAqua]

popping in here to say that we are aware that the game is very Fucked Up at the moment and are trying to patch it (along with making the thread better)

 

[Pi25]

Excited to try the game out :)

 

[ranko]

Game thread updated. The download should work now too

 

[Mashirosakura]

oh hey my name is on this game those other people are cool

 

[ranko]

Thank you all so much for playing so far! Surprisingly, not many huge bugs.

We released version 1.1A, which fixes a singular dungeon, lots of dialogue and portrait fixes, and one mission bugfix. Please continue to send me more issues! Thank you!

 

[M.T.Pockets]

This is so cool! I have a question about the personality quiz as there was one question I struggled with and I'm curious how my result would have changed. More importantly though, how do I open the menu? I want to equip these oran berries and also save at some point.

 

[Karthik_]

This is so cool! I have a question about the personality quiz as there was one question I struggled with and I'm curious how my result would have changed. More importantly though, how do I open the menu? I want to equip these oran berries and also save at some point.

That's awesome! For the quiz, it's always best to go with your gut although it's not 100% honest, As for the menu, try pressing 'V' or 'B' to open it, hope you like our game.

 

[M.T.Pockets]

Later on I'd really appreciate it if you'd share the quiz stuff with me. I'm still playing as what I got, but I'm curious about the descriptions for each type and how the stats are calculated. I sent the game to a friend back when I was trying to figure out how to open the menu. He got a huge laugh at how I had 0 in speed, which is admittedly quite accurate to real me. Meanwhile he got 1 in both attacks but a whooping 16 in sp. def. The quiz is really cool!

Also I love the tutorial images and the bibarel map bit, genuinely made me laugh out loud.

There's a couple of other things I'd like to mention in spoilers. One is a question and the other is a small bug report.

Spoiler: Question

So I didn't manage to figure out how to open the menu before fighting six sandiles and my player character, Fennekin couldn't handle it and went down. I didn't notice she was out of HP until she didn't show up in the Krokorok battle. Did losing these fights change anything?

Spoiler: Bug

I completed the pecha scarf quest for Comfey. However, instead of being able to craft the persim band my crafting menu now has two seperate slots for the pecha scarf.

 

[M.T.Pockets]

I have finished the game! It was a lot of fun! Overall I found it to be really charming and a breath of fresh air. I played as Fennekin and I think being a fire type added an interesting perspective. I love Sobbie's hat and it made my mental picture of him using snipe shot (and sucker punch if I'd bothered learning it) all the better. My biggest complaint though is that it's over. I wanted more, but I understand there are constraints due to the jam deadline. I'll be looking forward to the next episode if you make it. I do have some constructive criticism though.

Spoiler: Feedback

Most importantly, the final battle is really long and tedious. There's no real strategy to it and it took me at least 15 minutes to complete. I know this because midway through the fight I got a text message and at the end of the fight that's how long it had been. My face completely fell when I realized there was no way to save that I beat it so if there is a next episode I'm going to have to do it again.

To make that fight even a little less tedious it would be nice to have some leppa berries so that I'm not stuck using icy wind when I run out of snipe shot, aqua jet, etc.

Additionally, I'd have really liked to have still been able to buy oran berries. They're really good for mid-dungeon heals and I don't like wasting my sitrus berries.

Thanks for making this fun game! ^_^

 

[ranko]

I have finished the game! It was a lot of fun! Overall I found it to be really charming and a breath of fresh air. I played as Fennekin and I think being a fire type added an interesting perspective. I love Sobbie's hat and it made my mental picture of him using snipe shot (and sucker punch if I'd bothered learning it) all the better. My biggest complaint though is that it's over. I wanted more, but I understand there are constraints due to the jam deadline. I'll be looking forward to the next episode if you make it. I do have some constructive criticism though.

Spoiler: Feedback

Most importantly, the final battle is really long and tedious. There's no real strategy to it and it took me at least 15 minutes to complete. I know this because midway through the fight I got a text message and at the end of the fight that's how long it had been. My face completely fell when I realized there was no way to save that I beat it so if there is a next episode I'm going to have to do it again.

To make that fight even a little less tedious it would be nice to have some leppa berries so that I'm not stuck using icy wind when I run out of snipe shot, aqua jet, etc.

Additionally, I'd have really liked to have still been able to buy oran berries. They're really good for mid-dungeon heals and I don't like wasting my sitrus berries.

Thanks for making this fun game! ^_^

Thank you so much!

Spoiler: Your Feedback Spoiler

Yeah, I'm sorry about that haha, that entire section would've been entirely different if I had a single extra day to work on the game. That's a good idea though! Trust me that in a better version, I would've had much grander plans for the finale (but the premise would be the generally the same)

 

[Kyhz]

Some bugs I came across are torch song increases opponents special attack instead of itself and the a family heirloom quest doesn't disappear from the quest log but great game

 

[M.T.Pockets]

Oh yeah Kyhz's comment reminded me, when Talonflame would use roost, it restored Lumi's HP instead of it's own.

 

[ranko]

Oh yeah Kyhz's comment reminded me, when Talonflame would use roost, it restored Lumi's HP instead of it's own.

I logged all your issues and sending it for v1.2. I'm very glad to hear that all our issues so far minor! Thank you! We'll push this out after proper playtesting


1.2 is now released and we've updated the main thread! Enjoy!

 

[Inner Rhymes]

Downloaded this and excited to give this a spin! How many hours is the main story approximately? Thanks in advance!

 

[TitanHamari]

Will I be able to play this on Joiplay?

 

[ranko]

Downloaded this and excited to give this a spin! How many hours is the main story approximately? Thanks in advance!

2-3 hours is my Developer Estimate! I need to see more people playing the game first though

 

[ranko]

Will I be able to play this on Joiplay?

No confirmations and no promises, we didn't have time to try to implement compatibility

 

[Pi25]

Loved the game <3