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KLG04 · Apr 26, 2023

Hello ! My friend and I started playing the game today but we encountered two issues, whenever we enter tall grass, the fps drops a lot and whenever we change locations like entering a building or end a battle, the black screen is way longer than usual, do you have any tips or solutions to fix this ? Because other than that the game is one of the best fanmade games ever

KLG04 · Apr 26, 2023

KLG04 said:
Hello ! My friend and I started playing the game today but we encountered two issues, whenever we enter tall grass, the fps drops a lot and whenever we change locations like entering a building or end a battle, the black screen is way longer than usual, do you have any tips or solutions to fix this ? Because other than that the game is one of the best fanmade games ever

Nevermind! I downloaded the last patch and it's fixed ! Now we can fully enjoy the game

Ayrei · Apr 26, 2023

KLG04 said:
Nevermind! I downloaded the last patch and it's fixed ! Now we can fully enjoy the game

The engine the game is built with has a memory leak issue I'm not currently able to fix, if the game starts to lag, save and hit f12 to soft reset and you'll be good for a bit.

Aeyodis · May 19, 2023

Just played through the entire game and I honestly didn't have this much fun since Rejuvenation (which it clearly takes inspiration from :P)
Story is very intriguing, especially thanks to the very good characters who are fleshed out a lot more than I think they'd be initially.
The music selection is absolutely stellar I NEED to know where Zeke's theme comes from because it's my absolute favorite from the game and fits so well especially for the first fight with him

Minor nitpicks include:

Most sidequests are not really interesting
As others said, a few more heal spots would be cool
A few typos, like in the last document thing that gives more info about the world

looking forward to the next version!

Ayrei · May 19, 2023

Aeyodis said:
Just played through the entire game and I honestly didn't have this much fun since Rejuvenation (which it clearly takes inspiration from :P)
Story is very intriguing, especially thanks to the very good characters who are fleshed out a lot more than I think they'd be initially.
The music selection is absolutely stellar I NEED to know where Zeke's theme comes from because it's my absolute favorite from the game and fits so well especially for the first fight with him

Minor nitpicks include:

Most sidequests are not really interesting

As others said, a few more heal spots would be cool

A few typos, like in the last document thing that gives more info about the world

looking forward to the next version!

Thanks for the feedback! I'm really glad people are enjoying the game enough to take the time and post about it here.
As for your nitpicks:

I'll be honest I don't put very much effort into sidequests, they are mainly just extra things for the player to do if they choose to
I'm adding a few more heal spots that make sense next update, but there are some spots that people have complained about, for example the banette cave, that don't really make sense to have healing spots for. Part of the realism I want to stress is that you aren't a 10 year old kid on a Pokemon journey, but rather a nearly adult person tasked with protecting the region, which comes with the responsibility of being prepared for situations like falling into a random cave.
I've always had an issue with typo's, luckily I've had a lot more pointed out to me in this development cycle so things will be much cleaner next update

Edit: Oops I forgot to mention lol, Zeke's theme is Sea of fire by Hiroyuki Sawano

BlossomTea · May 21, 2023

hi this game is super fun! i really enjoy it so far but im around the tournament and cant help but feel the story was written with a male protagonist in mind, not only with the undertones with destiny but with the way people talk to you. Not really a critique just something i noticed

Ayrei · May 21, 2023

BlossomTea said:
hi this game is super fun! i really enjoy it so far but im around the tournament and cant help but feel the story was written with a male protagonist in mind, not only with the undertones with destiny but with the way people talk to you. Not really a critique just something i noticed

Hi thank you for the nice comment I'm glad you're enjoying the game. About your comment with the story, while I've tried my best to break gender roles with the protagonist, I feel like it's hard for me to get it completely right since I'm a male myself so I often subconsciously may portray that through the writing and the protagonist's decisions. I'm also technically still a novice to story writing. But I do also want to mention that you aren't the "player character" in this game but rather just controlling a character with their own personality traits and decisions that not all players may agree with.

BlossomTea · May 21, 2023

Ayrei said:
Hi thank you for the nice comment I'm glad you're enjoying the game. About your comment with the story, while I've tried my best to break gender roles with the protagonist, I feel like it's hard for me to get it completely right since I'm a male myself so I often subconsciously may portray that through the writing and the protagonist's decisions. I'm also technically still a novice to story writing. But I do also want to mention that you aren't the "player character" in this game but rather just controlling a character with their own personality traits and decisions that not all players may agree with.

that makes alot of sense! honestly im surprised to learn your a novice bc its def one of the better ones! ive been enjoying doing a monotype fairy run and it would be cool if that is mentioned or comes up sometime, over all im super excited to follow your work the map design and how the world feels alive has been my favorite i wish main line pokemon games did similar stuff <3

Ayrei · May 28, 2023

Hello everyone, I would really appreciate it if you took the time to fill out this feedback survey! The required questions should take you less than a minute to answer, however, I've also added some optional questions that I would also appreciate if you answered! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1...nuVk4seuhIu-or8UNNhyQqIA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Zinkatron · Jun 28, 2023

Hi Ayrei, just checking in to see how you are faring with your latest update. Definitely excited to try out your game, and was gonna just wait for your next update to get into it. Absolutely no rush, was just curious. Thanks!

floodryan123 · Jun 28, 2023

can't wait till 2027 lol

Zinkatron · Jun 28, 2023

Ha, I did see that above.

That said, I think he mentioned on PC that he was planning on an update in June, and the next release date on this page eludes to June 20th, so was just curious how it was going.

Ayrei · Jun 29, 2023

Zinkatron said:
Ha, I did see that above.

That said, I think he mentioned on PC that he was planning on an update in June, and the next release date on this page eludes to June 20th, so was just curious how it was going.

I am actually releasing the update tomorrow :P but I suggest joining the discord since I'm releasing it there first before taking the time to edit the threads here.

Ayrei · Jun 29, 2023

New update!

safr · Jun 29, 2023

Ayrei said:
New update!

What is new and changelog in the update?

Zinkatron · Jul 5, 2023

Hi Ayrei! I am really enjoying your game, it is one of the best experiences I have had with a fan game, the story and character development is superb. I think some balancing with the starters might be needed but not why I am posting.

Just reporting a minor bug I experienced, I'm in Chapter 21 or 22 (or maybe right between them?) and the main character is just in the middle of the screen during cutscene dialogues that they are not supposed to be in. Example attached (they were there in the previous one when Chelsea talks with Zahn (sp) in his room).

Zinkatron · Jul 6, 2023

Hey, one more bug I found. After the Galar Den in Eastcliff Cavern, the prompt is to pick a Sinnoh starter instead. They still "map" correctly by their original typing, (e.g. Turtwig maps to Grookey) so just like the bug above it isn't game breaking by any stretch, just caught me off guard lol.

safr · Jul 14, 2023

I got lag on grass after 5 hours playing but despite the lag the game is good and have engaging story. The lack of gym mack the game lack of achievement and the school tournament not giving same prestige for me but the battle is good. The region variant design is good and some bad but i think even the bad one give the game a taste of originality.

Stay healthy dev team and thank you for the update

Ayrei · Jul 15, 2023

Zinkatron said:
Hey, one more bug I found. After the Galar Den in Eastcliff Cavern, the prompt is to pick a Sinnoh starter instead. They still "map" correctly by their original typing, (e.g. Turtwig maps to Grookey) so just like the bug above it isn't game breaking by any stretch, just caught me off guard lol.

Zinkatron said:
Hi Ayrei! I am really enjoying your game, it is one of the best experiences I have had with a fan game, the story and character development is superb. I think some balancing with the starters might be needed but not why I am posting.

Just reporting a minor bug I experienced, I'm in Chapter 21 or 22 (or maybe right between them?) and the main character is just in the middle of the screen during cutscene dialogues that they are not supposed to be in. Example attached (they were there in the previous one when Chelsea talks with Zahn (sp) in his room).

Hello! both of these issues have been resolved in the latest patches, but thank you for posting them!

Keiko17 · Jul 19, 2023

Do you have a list of the music tracks for the battles and overworld?

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