Released ULTRALITE

KennyCatches · Aug 12, 2023

The game has been updated to v1.0.2!

This patch has many, many fixes for gameplay-breaking bugs, including one softlock that prevented the player from finishing the game.

However, the game is still buggy. We will be releasing daily bugfix patches for the first few days, so please be patient. Thank you!

No changelist because there were just way too many bugfixes sorry.

Eskiss · Aug 12, 2023

I'm currently hard locked in the deep sea, second mission
I took the pyukumuku partner (purify each end of turn) and the augment that make a pokemon heal if switch out

The first battle I did (after two rooms without battle), that happens :

My pokemon faint, turn order is messed, when I try to send out my next pokemon I have this error.
I tried to lead with a new pokemon, same result.

The pokemon against me keep trying to attack but "there is no target..." then selection menu, then this error again and repeat the cycle.

Since I have saved just after entering this room, I may be screwed... ^^"

EDIT : I also tried by defating it, and now it's on the opposite side that it refuses to switch...

Saucecoie · Aug 12, 2023

Eskiss said:
I'm currently hard locked in the deep sea, second mission
I took the pyukumuku partner (purify each end of turn) and the augment that make a pokemon heal if switch out

The first battle I did (after two rooms without battle), that happens :

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My pokemon faint, turn order is messed, when I try to send out my next pokemon I have this error.
I tried to lead with a new pokemon, same result.

The pokemon against me keep trying to attack but "there is no target..." then selection menu, then this error again and repeat the cycle.

Since I have saved just after entering this room, I may be screwed... ^^"

EDIT : I also tried by defating it, and now it's on the opposite side that it refuses to switch...

Hello! Thank you for the report. This seems to be a bug with the Medicinal Apron. I've fixed it up, but the patch won't be out until later today, so please DM me on Discord if you'd like to get an early patch and continue playing!

KennyCatches · Aug 13, 2023

The game has been updated to v1.0.3!

This patch has a lot more bugfixes. We are working hard to ensure the new gameplay systems are working correctly!

Balance Changes:

Lite Coins are now automatically added to the bag after a run
Nerfed Commander Black and Dawn Mane/Dawn Wings Battle
Starter Pokemon can now learn TM moves
Grinder requires 2-4 items instead of 3-5
Gracidea Sitrus Berry drop rate 50% => 33%
Updated Stage 1 & 2 Starter pools
Updated TMs in shop pool
Adjusted loot sack contents
Adjusted stage 1 room generation
Adjusted Eyre's base stats

General Bugfixes:

Fixed Rotom Fan fight crash
Fixed Stage 1 & 2 incorrect event rooms
Fixed a PokemonGUI typo causing a crash
Fixed other minor typos

Support Pokemon bugfixes:

Fixed a Natu/Xatu error
Fixed a Houndour/Houndoom error
Fixed multiple Shedinja/Ninjask errors
Fixed a Vullaby/Mandibuzz error
Zigzagoon/Linoone no longer drops items multiple times
Diglett/Dugtrio Fissure no longer has 100% accuracy
Fixed Sprinklotad Lotad not leaving the party if you nicknamed it
Fixed Sprinklotad Lotad sprite size

Artifact bugfixes:

Fixed a Medicinal Apron error
Fixed a Poisonous Sac error
Fixed a Mirror Amulet error
Eyepatch now correctly has an accuracy drop

Eskiss · Aug 13, 2023

Finished ! I enjoyed my playthrough despite some bugs, your team was quick to fix these, thanks a lot :)

My feedback, on spoiler :

I like the roguelite format so it was nice, augment and support pokemon were a very fun way to make every run different and to change the old formula
Having fixed cap for levels are also good
There are a lot of different rooms, with pokemon with their own gimmick and it felt well thought

On the negative side :

lite coin having to be redeemed (changed in the last patch I saw)
upgrades feeling... not that good, reroll is ok, but others don't have that much impact and I didn't feel like grinding could have help me a lot
lack of good moves on pokemon, it was so frustrating and it's part of why I think boss battle can be hard
useless items in the shop (macho brace ?)
the fact that you can't keep your partner if you take a new one, it's against the idea of accumulating power (but I guess interactions could be very baaad)

On the difficulty, it felt like the hardest part was healing management and bad moveset when opponent have generally good stab move
For reference, I really enjoy difficulty romhack like RadicalRed, Unbound, the like, and I played with support and setup moves. I had to retry some fights a lot because of the moveset, especially move type (like necrozma, if you don't have dark or ghost move, it's gonna be hard). I think for a casual player, it might be really hard for some part.

First part was nice, discovery of a mysterious organization, a little like SCP Foundation, going to fight UltraBeast, back story with 789...
Mid story was ok
End was just the casual villain speech, human are bads, they fight poor ultrabeast to enslave them, things like that... I was a little bad sad that the protagonist don't try to fight back. It just felt poor storytelling because villain victory speech is in my opinion a bad trope, why the fuck would you tell everyone that they are dismissed and were used ? Just dispatch them quietly, for Arceus sake
The end when Necrozma escape was a nice little touch, maybe a part 2 ?

About game graphics and sounds : fantastic, really loved the aestethics, music of the first level was very fun, great job on this part !

KennyCatches · Aug 14, 2023

ULRALITE has been updated to v1.0.4!

A lot more bugfixes and balance changes, and still more to come!

Balance Changes

All evolution methods are now possible to achieve
Voltork learns Flame charge instead of Rage at Level 7
Money Upgrade I/II/II gives 500/1000/1500 => 1000/1500/2000 Pokedollars
Healing Upgrade II now gives a Sitrus Berry and two Oran Berries
Adjusted Battles, Stage 3 & 4 are harder, especially Minibosses and Bosses
Removed Boss drops (since your party gets fully healed)
Lowered Revive drop chances
Lowered Event Room chances in Stages 2, 3 & 4
Medicinal Apron procs 25% => 33% of the time and heals 1/8 => 1/6 HP
Adjusted healing item prices & many item selling prices
Adjusted starter pools
Adjusted various movesets

General Bugfixes

Packages no longer disappear after backing out
There are no longer duplicate fights per stage
Fixed Stage 3 Miniboss graphic in post-game
Stage 4 Miniboss is no longer a double battle in post-game
Fixed a crash related to the grinder
Fixed a crash related to the support package
Fixed Charizard Guy softlock
Removed old title screen
Buzzwole now correctly spawns 50% of the time instead of 66%
Fixed Arcade Room giving incorrect amounts of money
Fixed Mission Upgrades quest
Female Bibarel's Backsprite is no longer an absolute unit
Fixed Rotom Fan trainer name
Fixed minor typos

Support Pokemon Bugfixes

Added ability splashes to Drampa, Pyukumuku, Kecleon, Stufful, Bewear, Xatu, Cubone and Marowak
Fixed a Mr Mime bug
Fixed a Stufful/Bewear bug
Fixed a Marowak bug
Fixed a Shuckle bug
Fixed a Tapu Lele/Fini bug
Fixed a Spinda bug
Fixed a Staryu bug
Fixed a Golurk bug
Magcargo stat change no longer procs 100% of the time
Unown, Houndour and Houndoom no longer activate when the target has fainted
Meditite no longer compares attack with defense instead of special attack
~~Haunter & Gengar's Spite and Lick have independent odds instead of a combined chance of using either~~

Artifact Bugfixes

Medicinal Apron no longer heals fainted Pokemon
~~Poisonous Sac no longer affects Pokemon with status effects~~

KennyCatches · Aug 15, 2023

ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.4.1. This fixes a couple of issues, including a crash related to the Arcade Room.

Arcade Room no longer causes a crash
Support Package no longer offers a support you already own
Fixed Poisonous Sac effect
Flinging Spark Orb now causes paralysis
Sleep Room Snorlax now applies sleep turns (2 - 5)

Edit: The next patch will be released later than expected as we are currently reworking many Artifacts and Support Pokémon!

KennyCatches · Aug 18, 2023

ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.5.

A big patch! We reworked and buffed a lot of the Support Pokemon and Artifacts, along with the usual bugfixes! There's still a few known bugs that we're working on fixing, give us a couple more patches!

QoL changes:

Added back button to PokemonGUI (A little broken right now, just press back multiple times and it will work)
Mission Upgrades counter now tells you your current Lite Coin quantity

Balance Changes:

A large number of Support Pokemon and Artifacts have been reworked. Too many to list here sorry!
Item trader trades 1 Sitrus for 2 Orans instead of 3 Orans and vice versa
Increased base Lite Coin gain from 1 to 5 Lite Coins per mission
Potions from lootsacks have a 33% chance to duplicate
Rebalanced fights
Adjusted movesets
Adjusted support pokemon pools

Bugfixes:

A bunch of Support Pokemon bugs we found during the rework
Implemented the missing ability splashes for most Support Pokemon
Implemented missing TMs from the shop pool
Survivor's Stone actually does something now
Fixed a Sprinklotad bug
Moves called from Support Pokemon no longer have 100% accuracy
Adjusted Pokemon Forms evolutions
Implemented a missing artifact - "Suppressor's Scope"
Added missing item icon for Fiery Soul
Entering battle message no longer says "A {2} approaches!"
Choosing "Nevermind" in Item Trader backs out properly
Added missing shiny Lotad graphics
Some berries are moved to the correct berries pocket
Minor typos and writing issues

We also have a Discord Server now! Join here: https://discord.com/invite/KKmxrXuKn4

KennyCatches · Aug 21, 2023

ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.6.

Bugs are getting fewer and fewer. The game is in its most playable state yet!

Balance Changes

Slowpoke Room can now only relearn one move (like Egg Teacher Room)
Added items to Delibrid Support's loot table
Comet Shard Artifact Revive/Max Revive chances now vary by stage
Last Respects now has 5 PP instead of 10 PP
Adjusted various battles
Adjusted various Pokemon movesets
Adjusted room nodes (shop room chances are increased by a little)

General Bugfixes

The Support GUI textbox has been enlarged to fit the descriptions
Removed a Jungle TM room in Ultra Desert
A certain NPC no longer gives out infinite Lite Coins
Fixed a bug where you cannot back out of PokemonGUI
Fixed a bug that prevented a certain rare event room from spawning
Charizard and Charizard Guy no longer stays in the room after moving away
Removed the "..." message after winning a battle
Reworded back message for all package GUI
Changed save menu text colors to purple
The correct Necrozma form cries now plays during cutscenes
Fixed typos

Support Pokemon and Artifacts Bugfixes

Fixed a bug that caused Gyarados Support to trigger on Turn 0
Fixed a bug that prevented Magcargo Support's burn effect from triggering
Fixed a bug that prevented Mr Rime Support's Me First effect from triggering
Fixed a bug that prevented Voltorb/Electrode Supports from displaying their splash
Munchlax & Snorlax Supports now synergizes with Comatose
Munchlax Support now correctly teaches Rest on pickup
Fixed a a bug related to the Sigilyph Feather Artifact
Shortened Shedinja and Ninjask Support name so it fits in the ability splash

KennyCatches · Aug 23, 2023

ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.7. A small bugfix patch.

Bosses now drop loot sacks that fully heal your party (instead of automatically healing)
Pyukumuku support has a 50% => 33% chance to cure a status condition
Lots of moveset rehauls
Battle adjustments
Fixed a typo in the Pokemon GUI script that caused a crash
Fixed Hypno and Tapu Bulu Supports
You can no longer receive money from the final boss
Female Combee sprite is no longer huge
Fixed the "A" or "An" in "A [Pokemon] approaches!"
Fixed Castform support showing ability splash when triggering
Fixed arguments for Greninja's switch-out trigger
Other minor fixes

Avenging · Aug 25, 2023

A very infuriating thing I've noticed. If you have Vikavolt Support (and it triggers the Sticky Web) + Quick Fang for some reason your own first turn gets skipped. You can select a move and all but the moves never get used.

Could perhaps happen without Quick Fang as well but very very annoying.

Video of it in action:

Armin · Aug 25, 2023

This is ~~a super~~ an ultra fun and cool game! Thank you guys for making it!

I love hidden secrets, and them getting revealed bit by bit as I progress through the game really keeps me wanting for more! One thing that stood out to me was how the depressing, clinical, cutthroatness of the Lite Squad base was contrasted by the much more upbeat and charming Ultra Beast dungeons... intentional, perhaps? ^^ Honestly, probably unintentionally on your part, I think that the Lite Squad has a certain charm to it too; Commander Black is probably my favorite character even though - or maybe because - he's the kind of asshole you love to hate, and you do kind of miss him when he's replaced by someone who's even more insufferable (I just googled "Chartreuse" and yes, the character does suit the color haha). Of course, the camaraderie and friendship between 789 and 800 shines brighter in all the bleakness. I hope they get the therapy they sorely need in the end... or at the very least, each other.

Other things I liked:

The artifacts and support Pokémon! I especially love how the support Pokémon make use of their most distinct traits as their effects e.g. the Meowth line and Pay Day. Though glitchy at times, they really spice up battles, and it's just plain fun coming up with strategies to make the best use of them. Shoutout to Dugtrio support for hitting that timely Fissure exactly when I needed it the most. Additional shoutout to Magikarp support for using Splash at the worst moments possible.
The creativity of the rooms and battles makes for a whole lot of fun! The Corsola battle was particularly memorable because of how unique it is to the context of this game and how it's like a shoutout to animals who use corals as camouflage. But my absolute favorite has got to be the ? rooms and discovering what completely out of left field and out of place yet extremely useful event is there in them... I didn't expect to play Voltorb Flip at all ><
Irelusk
The faint glow that NPCs have when they have new lines... it's a little too faint against the black flooring (or maybe my eyesight is just plain bad), but it's a tiny but nice feature to have.
The part before the final Necrozma fight where 789 and Necrozma and the communicator are just shouting over each other, trying to convince you to take their sides! I love the way the scene played out, starting out slow with Necrozma's explanation and just... becoming this full-blown conflict all of a sudden, it was really enjoyable to read/experience.

Some glitches I encountered:

Meowth support got confused by opponent's Spinda support and hurt the ally battler when using Pay Day
Medicinal Apron activating when the ally battler is still on the field
Hattena support doesn't warn anything at all
Talking to Shuppet in the Shuppet room twice causes an event error and the game to crash... sometimes? Other times, it works okay
Castform support causes Avalugg in the Avalugg battle to keep using Frost Breath without weather activating (with a corresponding error message), to no end
"whose" instead of "who's"

To me, they're just minor and didn't detract from the overall enjoyability of the game. To come up with and balance 120+ support Pokémon and 30+ stackable artifacts with countless interactions with one another and pre-existing Pokémon moves and abilities is not easy, I don't think! It's a really impressive feat to do all this within the timeframe of the jam!

KennyCatches · Aug 26, 2023

Armin said:
This is ~~a super~~ an ultra fun and cool game! Thank you guys for making it!

I love hidden secrets, and them getting revealed bit by bit as I progress through the game really keeps me wanting for more! One thing that stood out to me was how the depressing, clinical, cutthroatness of the Lite Squad base was contrasted by the much more upbeat and charming Ultra Beast dungeons... intentional, perhaps? ^^ Honestly, probably unintentionally on your part, I think that the Lite Squad has a certain charm to it too; Commander Black is probably my favorite character even though - or maybe because - he's the kind of asshole you love to hate, and you do kind of miss him when he's replaced by someone who's even more insufferable (I just googled "Chartreuse" and yes, the character does suit the color haha). Of course, the camaraderie and friendship between 789 and 800 shines brighter in all the bleakness. I hope they get the therapy they sorely need in the end... or at the very least, each other.

Other things I liked:

The artifacts and support Pokémon! I especially love how the support Pokémon make use of their most distinct traits as their effects e.g. the Meowth line and Pay Day. Though glitchy at times, they really spice up battles, and it's just plain fun coming up with strategies to make the best use of them. Shoutout to Dugtrio support for hitting that timely Fissure exactly when I needed it the most. Additional shoutout to Magikarp support for using Splash at the worst moments possible.

The creativity of the rooms and battles makes for a whole lot of fun! The Corsola battle was particularly memorable because of how unique it is to the context of this game and how it's like a shoutout to animals who use corals as camouflage. But my absolute favorite has got to be the ? rooms and discovering what completely out of left field and out of place yet extremely useful event is there in them... I didn't expect to play Voltorb Flip at all ><

Irelusk

The faint glow that NPCs have when they have new lines... it's a little too faint against the black flooring (or maybe my eyesight is just plain bad), but it's a tiny but nice feature to have.

The part before the final Necrozma fight where 789 and Necrozma and the communicator are just shouting over each other, trying to convince you to take their sides! I love the way the scene played out, starting out slow with Necrozma's explanation and just... becoming this full-blown conflict all of a sudden, it was really enjoyable to read/experience.

Some glitches I encountered:

Meowth support got confused by opponent's Spinda support and hurt the ally battler when using Pay Day

Medicinal Apron activating when the ally battler is still on the field

Hattena support doesn't warn anything at all

Talking to Shuppet in the Shuppet room twice causes an event error and the game to crash... sometimes? Other times, it works okay

Castform support causes Avalugg in the Avalugg battle to keep using Frost Breath without weather activating (with a corresponding error message), to no end

"whose" instead of "who's"

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To me, they're just minor and didn't detract from the overall enjoyability of the game. To come up with and balance 120+ support Pokémon and 30+ stackable artifacts with countless interactions with one another and pre-existing Pokémon moves and abilities is not easy, I don't think! It's a really impressive feat to do all this within the timeframe of the jam!

Thank you for playing and for the great review, Armin!

The contrast between the lite hub and the ultra dimensions was definitely unintentional haha
I'm very happy you enjoyed the story, it wasn't the main priority since we had to focus on the gameplay. All of the story is done by Saucecoie, who spent only a couple of days writing all of the dialogue!
I love Irelusk too, and voltorb flip is the best.
I wasn't sure if the faint glow on the NPCs was a good idea, I'm glad you found it useful!

I hope you encountered the Demon Fountain Room! HELL+GIRL was a big inspiration for this game, so I gotta thank you

Also, ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.8.

Fixed a bug where you could not buy shiny mounts if you didn't have exactly 50 Lite Coins (oops!)
Magikarp & Wynaut Supports no longer appear in stage one only runs
Added text when Hattena line support don't find any moves to trigger Anticipation
Fixed OnSwitchIn supports
Nerfed Castform proc chance
Moved berries back to the correct pocket again
Fixed typos

Karakter · Sep 9, 2023

Really liking this game so far! I'll post my full thoughts when I've finished it. Posting to say I found a very specific bug, if you switch a Pokémon in on the second turn of an opponent using Meteor Beam and your Mr. Mime support activates Copycat that turn, the Pokémon you sent in will be recalled and then sent back out again and your next turn will be skipped

KennyCatches · Sep 10, 2023

ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.9. Shoutout to Cobstop and his followers for the overwhelming support recently!

Fixed a crash caused by choosing Porygon Z Support
Fixed Greninja Support giving an error on defeating an enemy Pokemon
Fixed Rowap and Jacoba Berries having wrong variables

sKazeshini · Sep 11, 2023

Been playing your game on stream and its amazing, thank you for all the hard work

KennyCatches · Sep 12, 2023

ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.10.

Fixed a Castform Support error
Slugma/Voltorb Support line status effects no longer overwrites other status effects
Fixed Froakie Line Substitute triggering on self status
Lowered Urshifu's evolution level from 49 to 45
Fixed Mission Upgrades Quest

King_Waluigi · Sep 12, 2023

KennyCatches said:
ULTRALITE has been updated to v1.0.10.

Fixed a Castform Support error

Slugma/Voltorb Support line status effects no longer overwrites other status effects

Fixed Froakie Line Substitute triggering on self status

Lowered Urshifu's evolution level from 49 to 45

Fixed Mission Upgrades Quest

Hm, Slugma.. Interesting

Released ULTRALITE

TheDogDad

I love jam

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can he catch his w's?

Eskiss

Novice

Saucecoie

Lost in the Sauce

KennyCatches

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Eskiss

Novice

KennyCatches

can he catch his w's?

KennyCatches

can he catch his w's?

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can he catch his w's?

KennyCatches

can he catch his w's?

KennyCatches

can he catch his w's?

Avenging

Novice

Armin

☆★★☆

KennyCatches

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Karakter

Rookie

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sKazeshini

Rookie

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King_Waluigi

The King of Waaahh!