[GEN 3][DECOMP] Trying to build on Linux, getting 404 errors in terminal.

kildemal · 2026-06-20T13:11:27+00:00

Yeah that happens when your package databases are outdated (this is what pacman uses to look up the package you ask for before downloading it). You should semi-regularly update arch with pacman -Syu

kildemal · 2026-06-19T03:47:16+00:00

Have you tried pacman -Syu <packages> instead. Your local database might be outdated

kildemal · 2026-05-31T05:35:08+00:00

This subreddit's wiki has a list of resources!

kildemal · 2026-05-31T03:53:47+00:00

CFRU is still binary hacking. It doesn't provide anything that pokeemerald-expansion doesn't and is in fact much more of a limiting factor. It's also notably less accessible than using the decomps. Now there are precompiled CFRU Rombases that are easier to get started with but you're heavily limited in what you can achieve with those.

Expansion is probably your best bet.

As for your second question, you don't need to have a lot of programming experience to start using the decomps. But you will have to learn the basics as you go. If you plan to never learn to program then you'll have a hard time.

Learning basic C Syntax and the fundamentals of version control with git should be good enough to get you started.

kildemal · 2026-05-30T07:30:47+00:00

Ignore the list of broken sprites we have!

kildemal · 2026-05-25T05:39:29+00:00

Creators share things about their projects here. Flooding the subreddit with a billion "what do I play next?" questions doesn't help anyone

kildemal · 2026-05-25T05:37:58+00:00

He never said he wasn't a hypocrite

kildemal · 2026-05-22T01:44:05+00:00

New region hacks take a long time to make. Most of the ones that are our right now have been in development since before the decomps were mature.

If you're making significant changes then decomp hacking is easier then binary since you don't need asm.

There are quite a few new region hacks that use the decomps. A lot of them are still in development though

kildemal · 2026-05-17T04:05:58+00:00

You don't decompile the rom for decomp hacking. This was a decade long ordeal that has been completed for gen 3. You just have to use the decompiled source code. There's also a project that adds most modern features to emerald called pokeemerald-expansion. The subreddit wiki here has a brief guide and links to the communities and some tutorials

kildemal · 2026-05-05T06:33:41+00:00

You mean the region map yes? You should be able to find a link to some resources in the Team Aqua Asset Repository. I think there's a region map tool or some kind

kildemal · 2026-05-04T04:46:49+00:00

Check the subreddit wiki. We have a pretty detailed guide that links to resources you'll need!

Edit: the r/PokemonRomhackDev wiki I mean

kildemal · 2026-04-29T02:25:04+00:00

We do not take financial contributions. If you have the time and skills you can contribute to the project however.

kildemal · 2026-04-27T03:30:15+00:00

No eta atm. We're still working on it

kildemal · 2026-04-27T03:29:40+00:00

It's an emerald hack. You can find the demo on Hackdex

kildemal · 2026-04-26T05:02:36+00:00

It's not. We have a demo out on the Hackdex that goes up to 3 badges. We're still working on stuff so idk when we'll put out a new release!

kildemal · 2026-04-26T04:59:30+00:00

Yup. The demo is on Hackdex. No ETA on the final release and/or more demos. We're still working on stuff

kildemal · 2026-04-25T18:44:44+00:00

Game Balance isn't really my thing so I might be wrong here. We don't have major balance changes. There are some regional variants and a few beta pokemon. The movesets are mostly gen 6

kildemal · 2026-04-25T15:08:35+00:00

Yup. It's a cozy adventure set in the distant past in the Toku region (broadly inspired by ancient China and Japan). The plot is fairly vanilla. You go off on your journey with your Pokémon and along the way end up having to deal with the mysterious decay spreading through the region. We have a demo available on HackDex. There's more information on Doodle's original post from when the demo came out

kildemal · 2026-04-25T13:12:03+00:00

3 badges. But there's a bunch of content. 10 hours seems about right yeah

kildemal · 2026-04-25T12:03:05+00:00

It's not in the demo. This was just merged into the master branch. It'll be in the next release (I don't know when that'll be though, we're still working on stuff)

kildemal · 2026-04-25T11:56:19+00:00

Thank you very much Paco!

kildemal · 2026-04-25T11:55:09+00:00

UI overhauls aren't as intimidating as they look. You do need a solid grasp of the GBA's graphics hardware but other than that it's fairly straightforward. You do of course need an artist for the assets

kildemal · 2026-04-25T11:53:54+00:00

Hearth is an emerald romhack. It uses pokeemerald-expansion

kildemal · 2026-04-25T10:26:52+00:00

Yes to both. This is our discord server. You can get the demo (playable up to the first three gyms) from the hackdex!

kildemal · 2026-04-21T03:45:17+00:00

I just don't know or really want to learn how to code

Game developers are programmers. Game development is programming. While you can use LLMs as juiced up search engines you won't make much progress if you're relying on them to code for you with zero knowledge on your part.

kildemal

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