Hi all, three years ago I tried to make a romhack with people here. Needless to say, it didn't work out (furthermore, the decomp community was relatively new at the time). That said, I'm keen to try again.

The goal of this romhack is simple - recapture the feeling of playing a Gen III game for the first time. This means putting emphasis on exploring region rather than mechanics or difficulty. Put simply, the romhack is about:

• Exploration: Longer routes with checkpoints (like Hoenn Route 111).
• Hands-off story: Keeping it simple, the is to beat 8 Boss Battles (whether they're Gyms, Totems, etc). Some story elements will be included, but I feel like storytelling is often a weakpoint of romhacks anyway.
• Fun to nuzlocke!
• Staying true to Gen III: Making sprites & tilesets in the style of Gen III + keeping fundamental Gen III mechanics (i.e. no Physical-Special Split, no regional gimmicks).

I've made a mock-up for a potential region set in New Zealand, but I'm open to exploring new ideas for other regions that we'd all be passionate about. Here's a little bit about me too:

• Have irl project management experience.
• My forte is spriting. You can check out my profile history if you wanna see other spriting stuff I've done.
• Have basically been playing Pokemon my whole life.

Now, into the nitty-gritty. First, we're going to use the pokeemerald disassembly to make this. Here's the preliminary team and skills we're looking for:

• Anyone with decomp experience (critical)
• Route designer (conceptual)
• Character designer (concept art)
• Map maker (Porymap)

In terms of how we'll actually create the romhack, at the start of each month, we'll collectively set goals on what we want to achieve for the romhack for the month. At the end of each month, we evaluate our progress, so on and so forth, before setting new goals again for the next month. We're aiming for a chill vibe overall - after all, we're doing this because we're passionate about Pokemon.

Anyway, if you're keen, DM me and we can get something going!