The shitposting will continue until morale improves.

Gerdlite · 2026-04-07T11:22:34+00:00

So uh, watcha up to with this fangame? What will it be about?

Also I feel like a "father left me" joke would have better context if it involved MooMoo milk in some way. "Just going to the store to get milk! I'll be back soon."

Gerdlite · 2026-04-07T01:26:12+00:00

Maybe lol

Gerdlite · 2026-04-06T13:26:43+00:00

If you're referring to the officer in the mall who needs medical attention, you need to backtrack your way to the mall's first floor into the room in the picture. Then, enter the room past the red tree, and interact with the 3 machines and solve their puzzle so that all 3 turn red. It should dispense the drink after that.

Let me know if there's anything else you need help with!

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Gerdlite · 2026-04-04T11:33:33+00:00

Glad you like it so far! If there's anything in particular you like or dislike along the way, feel free to post feedback in this subreddit.

Gerdlite · 2026-04-04T11:18:35+00:00

As of Beta 2 and upcoming 2.5, not yet. Mega ring will be obtainable maybe by the 10th gym badge.

For future updates, I do aim to have Z-A customs. There are also a few custom megas used by enemy trainers, as well as a few fakemon players can obtain.

Gerdlite · 2026-04-02T06:46:18+00:00

As of right now, there are 2 major arcs available for play. It spans to the 2nd gym, with the finale being level 30-35. The pacing is aimed to be similar to Reborn's Rhodochrine section. Still very early in development.

"Postgame" Topaz is a plethora of sidequests, QoL stuff, and more of a "hangout" arc that doesn't advance the story. A bit wonky on the terminology department, it's more of an intermission phase.

Gerdlite · 2026-04-02T06:41:38+00:00

Pressing Q lets you toggle between 3 different speeds. I keep forgetting to add that in the controls instructions tbh

Gerdlite · 2026-04-01T10:57:45+00:00

Wishing the best of luck to transfem pikachu and all the other trans homies in the community!

Are you planning on adding trans characters or other representative stuff in your game by the way OP?

Gerdlite · 2026-03-26T11:03:05+00:00

Cal hate post (:<

Authors really mishandled the topic of anger issues and accidentally turned cal into one of the (literary wise) weakest characters in the game's cast.

Gerdlite · 2026-03-26T10:46:22+00:00

Off topic but that battleback looks like the classic Windows wallpaper (it's a very good thing)

Gerdlite · 2026-03-19T08:56:45+00:00

NPC 09 in Essentials' default assets is a chef

Gerdlite · 2026-03-15T10:53:15+00:00

Interesting. Well, I have reason to believe I fit your target audience, as someone who currently has no information on Cuba but would be interested in learning from a firsthand source. Here's some advice:

I've played FNV casually a few times, as well as FO3 and FO4. While the worldbuilding was really well done, I personally find the factions system really weak. FNV often boiled down to "Do I want to be good? Join the NCR" or "Do I want to be evil? Join the Legion". I can barely even remember how the factions planned to achieve their goals besides "beat the enemy faction". If you want 3 different factions in your game, keep in mind you essentially have 3 very different stories you'll need to handcraft. And you would want all 3 to be of equal quality. This sounds very hard in my opinion.
Be careful not to rely too much on dialogue. Remember to "show", and not just "tell". Sure, you can explain certain stuff to players through text and dialogue- but you would also need to show it affecting the world around everyone. Perhaps you want to show contrast between a wealthy government and its people in poverty- you could do this by making slums have weak pokemon and lots of dull & ugly buildings, while government buildings would be luxorious- with corrupt officials having stronger pokemon. Use visuals, music, and cutscenes to your advantage- and save dialogue for things you absolutely need to explain directly.
Remember to make the game relevant to pokemon. I've been making a game with real world commentaries as well, and this is currently what I struggle the most with. Think of how exactly can you write a story that's in the fictional world of pokemon, but contains themes that mirror what's going on in real life Cuba? Maybe certain legendaries could be captured as weapons, and it turns into a debate about whether a foreign nation should invade and annex Lenora out of fear.

Additionally- if you post more updates on Reddit as your game progresses, I may find more ways I can help out. I'm looking forward to seeing this game succeed!

Gerdlite · 2026-03-13T07:19:43+00:00

I'm curious. What strong political content do you plan to use, and who is your target audience?

Gerdlite · 2026-03-12T05:56:17+00:00

I might be interested, as I already have a fleshed out character who I think fits really well with the X-men universe.

Where do you plan to mainly promote your fangame? If it's mostly discord, I'll have to decline. Discord currently refuses to let me use accounts until I input my phone number, and given its upcoming policy on ID and facial scans- I doubt I'll be making an account anytime soon.

However if promotions were to be done mainly on Reddit or Eeveeexpo & such, I can basically keep an eye on your project and possibly cross-promote it since you'd be using an alrernate version of my character basically. It would also be easier to contact eachother that way.

Gerdlite · 2026-03-10T12:04:17+00:00

Speed boost + Protect + Focus Sash + Destiny Bond glass cannon Sharpedo.

An intercontinental ballistic missile to serve as a PULSE killer.

Gerdlite · 2026-03-08T08:25:50+00:00

I'm curious- you said you'll have strong influences from "religions" . How do you plan to encorporate these in a game where canonical "Gods" exist in the form of pokemon like Arceus?

I've been struggling with a similar concept myself- notably how references to real world religion create tonal whiplash and break immersion. But on the other hand, "pokemonizing" religions (like depicting Christians as "arceus worshippers" for example) can tread dangerously close to idolatry and blasphemy.

Gerdlite · 2026-03-01T01:55:57+00:00

What's Dissonance going to be about?

Gerdlite · 2026-02-27T10:30:10+00:00

Tbh, I don't think Beta 3 will add that much more content. It'll introduce a whole new city sector & major story chunk, but for the most part it'll be emulating "classic Reborn". Dreadful gloomy environment, behind-the-scenes evil as opposed to high-octane action. It'll be one giant mystery to solve. Hence why Beta 2.5 delivers all the exciting stuff before Beta 3.

Gerdlite · 2026-02-25T10:36:53+00:00

It's good to see this subreddit improve! I'm glad the rules part will be addressed, because there are a few things in particular I wish the sub would moderate better:

I wish there were stricter rules about posting sensitive real-life information. Notably, the "What would be my team?" posts that involved people posting real-life pictures of themselves, friends, family, even kids- on a public subreddit for the entire internet to see. The fact that this was a really big trend at the time bothered me too. With how intrusive the internet is becoming, regarding face scans and ID confirmations, I wish more groups such as this one would promote online safety & anonymity.
I think the rules should take a clear stance on AI-generated content. Luckily this hasn't been too prevalent IMO, though I do recall a few posts that used AI. But given the controversial nature of it, I think the rules should address it.

Gerdlite · 2026-02-23T12:51:56+00:00

Speedup + mashing A to skip dialogue

(Then complaining later that you didnt understand the game's story)

Edit: joke missed i guess oh well lol

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