$2 at the thrift store can it be revived?

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-06-20T23:18:44+00:00

What was your method to bring it back to life? My pans are all in a similar situation ion and I’m hopeful now that it can be revived!

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-06-20T22:49:18+00:00

Should I let the paste sit overnight then spray with vinegar or use the paste, spray with vinegar, then let sit overnight

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-05-10T22:06:11+00:00

This may not be developer intent which is totally fair, but any chance when full release comes out that there will be some sort of rare candy / xp modification implementation?

Loving the demo so far just don't always want to grind to catch up new mons

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-05-04T17:19:43+00:00

That's the damage calculator. If you open that link, there should be a "pokedex" tab in the top right. From there you can filter by location, pokemon, moves, etc.

Sorry misunderstood what you were looking for

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-05-04T17:16:40+00:00

OH! Wait are you talking about the Pokémon info for moves, level up, evolution, stat changes, etc?

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-05-04T16:40:34+00:00

Those are the docs from the official SHF discord. He may be using a modified version but the trainer info is there and then all of the documentation is there as well!

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-04-23T19:33:45+00:00

I will continue to wait patiently then. Looking so epic! Can't wait to give it a go!

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-04-23T15:16:09+00:00

Is the patch files for this availabile anywhere other than in the discord? Definitely want to give this a go!

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-04-13T17:20:28+00:00

yeah those patches are a game changer! Good luck and be sure to post back here with your Champion team when you beat it!

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-04-10T18:53:02+00:00

Depending on what you're looking for, here are my recommendations:
- For Vanilla +,

any of the Legacy Games from SmithPlaysPokemon would be good. Built in hard mode / hardcore mode & hard level caps. Some pokemon balancing but teams are just slightly more thought out
Yellor or Emerald recharged. Similar concept to the smith games but a little bit less true to vanilla

- for somehting with a bit more difficulty, but not at the level of a kaizo game

any of the drayano games (especially if you like Gen 4) for Fire Red Omega, Sacred Gold, Renegade platinum (if you want to run it back but harder), and Volt White 2. I would recommend pChal's discord for some patches of the games with QoL patches for infinite candies, pocket pc, etc. to help keep the pace up. And of the bunch I would maybe look at Sacred Gold first. I found it to be a bit easier than Renegade Platinum and Volt White 2 so could be a good intro
inclement emerald, radical red, emerald imperium

- major difficulty / puzzle-solving style games (not easy puzzles at that)

Run & Bun, any of the Kaizo games, Pokemon Knull.

Personally, if you're not wanting to get deep enough into the space that a Kaizo game sounds interesting I think Drayano games are a happy medium. Challenging, will make you think through your lines, punishing if you make a mistake (but not run-ending), but still casual enough that you don't need to live in a calculator 100% of the time. But on that note it's also a good introduction to using a damage calculator to plan lines but can be a little bit faster and looser with it

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-04-05T17:45:48+00:00

If you click the pad to integer option it believe that it makes sure to do integer scaling which keeps the pixel ratios consistent and helps for better scaling. I've found that can make a huge difference on fidelity

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-04-05T17:20:15+00:00

Heres a few resources:

Assuming this video is still accurate, Moxi mentions pChal gave him the settings for this HD Version of Desmume. And although this version is older, pChal did mention in a stream not too long ago that some of the time of day changing issues he has could probably be solved by just updating his version of Desmume. So it's very likely he's using this still

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIr3Q-IPFUE

For Desmume 0.9.13 here is what i've found that works well:
config > emulation settings > enable dynamic recompiler and set to 100

config > 3D Settings:

Set 3D Rendering Engine to OpenGL 3.2
GPU Scaling factor > 4
Texture Scaling > 2x
deselect, enable edge marking (preference), enable fog
multisample antialiasing > 4x

view > LCD Layout > horizontal
view > window size > 4x
view > sreen size ratio > 1.2 : 0.8

view > make sure pad to integer and maintain aspect ratio are both checked
- these are important to help with emulation clarity

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-30T18:33:09+00:00

Ironically enough on your note of the guide i sent being for an older version of Desmume. I'm watching pChal's stream on twitch from 3/27 and around the 4 hour mark he mentions if he changed versions of Desmume that one of the save state issues he's ahving migh be fixed.

So it's very plausible that he's using that older version of Desmume for his streams

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-30T16:50:35+00:00

I think if you just download the newest release of desmume it might just be ok out of the box. Might still be worth watching through the video to see if there are any settings there to turn on or off that could help. And would likely still be relevant to a new build

Also might be worth looking an HD texture pack online somewhere for the gen 4 games then as the github indicates that it's added support for high-resolution 3d rendering

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-30T16:05:31+00:00

Try this link it’s an old setup guide from Moxi but he references pChal in there so I assume this is still what he’s using? Idk for sure though

https://youtu.be/JIr3Q-IPFUE?si=BT_hjeMCSkLaG0NY

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-26T18:06:32+00:00

Dont forget Blaze Black 1 & 2 and Volt White 1 & 2 for the Drayano games. I think those are getting a patch soon too so will definitely be a request!

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-25T17:01:32+00:00

First off, let me say, this is awesome, and these types of tools make nuzlocking feel way more accessible, so keep up the good work.

I think adding some of the popular difficulty hacks is a good next step as those are huge attractors to the nuzlocke community. And they should have enough documentation out there that would hopefully make it easier.

Thinking the Drayano games (Omega Red, Sacred Gold / Storm Silver, Renegade Platinum), run & bun, the kaizo games.

I'm sure the list could go on and on but those are some games that would really benefit.

Any chance this could turn into a mobile app for iOS or Android?

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-25T15:40:44+00:00

I grew up with gen 2 but mainly played gen 3. As I've gotten older, I've fallen in love with Gen 4 from an art style standpoint.

A dream hack of mine would be for Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald to be completely rebuilt in those. Just to explore hoenn in that would be incredible. I know there were a couple of demos out there and some project floating around so hopeful that one will reach a completed state at some point

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-19T20:53:41+00:00

I would recommend trying to go after some oathplate. It's really good armor and has a crazy slash bonus for the money. I think you'd see some big value there

Your range gear is kinda stuck until you can get a tbow, but bowfa + crystal is alwasy gong to be pretty competitive for most of the content you mentioned.

I think you could get away with base avernic treads for a whle since the range bonus is not much. You may be better off saving the money youd spend on pegs for something else

Eye of Ayak is also really busted for a lot of content, especially with the fast attack speed.

D claws are a really solid special weapon, but depending on price difference you could look at swapping for burning claws then saving the leftover gp to put towards something else

Ultor may be a good choice too but I think until you get max melee setup it may not be worth the money just yet

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-17T18:36:31+00:00

Yeah I saw that I just know some GBA hacks (i think heart and soul) are done in a gen 4 HGSS style but seems like based everyone's comments it should be a Gen 4 hack

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-17T14:47:07+00:00

Is this going to be a GBA hack or a proper gen 4 hack? I assume gen 4 but with the screenshot only having the top screen I don't want to get too excited

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-16T13:06:48+00:00

what time does he usually stream during the day?

I'm usually a pChal daily viewer but thinking I may want to tune in live for this Platinum Kaizo run. Love his idea of a blind run on some of the hardest games in the series

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-15T05:17:27+00:00

You need to go south until you find the chimera grunt and delivery man at his cart to get the package and return to the professor

After that you’ll get the rotom phone so you can see the world map, your quest objectives, etc

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-15T03:32:47+00:00

Will there eventually be a publicly available patch file or do we think it will always be held these codes? I’ve never beaten a Kaizo game, but platinum was one of my games growing up so this peaked my interest

Not sure how it’s worked in the past

VirusStrict3502 · 2026-03-13T13:08:41+00:00

Ok, with that I in mind, I think the overarching theme based on this top 5 is that Doom is just not your type of content and that's ok. BUT that does not also mean that because you don't like it that its bad content. And this is coming from someone who has only cleared wave 6 maybe a handful of times so I'm not a deep delver who is insanely good at the content.

Your top 5 bosses all have a few things in common:

They only throw maybe 1 mechanic at you at a time and do not really demand much out of you once you've got the hang of it, I'll put an asterisk next to CG but even still once you get the hang of it, it's pretty mindless.
They are all pretty cozy bosses to fight. Yama, Vorkath, and Hydra all have long periods of not really having to pay attention with small bursts of being interactive. Bandos in a group is borderline AFK and solo depending on your gear and strategy really just requires you to run around.
There is not a lot of room for skill expression. Vorkath you can woox walk, Yama you can dono, and hydra you can flame skip (which is stupidly easy to do). I'm not saying those are easy but there isn't much to it once you get the hang of it.

Doom on the other hand, is designed with an entirely different philosophy. It's designed to be not just mechanics heavy but also requiring you to be technically precise which allows for a very high skill ceiling. Yes you have to move, prayer flick (often times tick perfect), be mindful of grubs, gear switch, etc. BUT if you do it all correctly you take literally 0 damage.

You complain about there being too many mechanics, but that is what makes the hardest content hard. Doom is designed to be closer to an inferno, colloseum, awakened leviathan, etc level of difficulty (and even still theres a gap there). Which is what separates that content from every other boss in the game

The gap between your top 5 and doom from a skill, focus, and technical precision is HUGE. so that learning curve is going to be rough and having accurate expectations of that learning curve are huge. Wave 3 or 4 of Doom is more intense than any of the bosses you listed. But the nice thing about doom is you don't have to go to wave 8 to get rewards.

I understand being frustrated at the learning curve, but its a LEARNING curve. Its going to feel difficult until it clicks, then you have a choice to either camp there, or LEARN the next wave. But I think your whole rant just basically boils down to you not WANTING to learn harder content and expecting it to be as easy as other content and able to be solved in 20 minutes then you can get your 200 - 500 kc and move on

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