The first day of the new year is finally here! (Wow, I even rhymed! :P) I wish all of you a prosperous year and good luck in everything you end up doing.

 

The Development Log has been updated with Mount Boulder and Dread Cave status. I also have a report on Seaside Town and Wave Way.

 

If you've missed something, I've added an Archived News page with links to the news of every month. I decided to combine December 2006 and January 2007 because one December entry doesn't really deserve a whole page does it? I don't know if I'll update again today because I don't intend to work anymore tonight. I'm going back to school tomorrow so I won't have as much time to work on the hack as I have all this week. Hackers have lives too, you know! ^^

 

I've changed the Hero/Heroine Overworld and Trainer sprites accordingly. They're Brendan and May in the Firered/Leafgreen style. Since they don't come with running, biking, fishing, surfing, or using a Pokémon outside of battle sprites I'll just have to make them. It's gonna suck but it's what has to be done. I'll put it off until the player recieves the bike though. Just procrastinating for procrastination's sake! ;) I guess I did update again today... I have to stop contradicting myself!

I've finished mapping Tulip Town. (Better than that mouthful huh?) I used some tiles from Verdanturf and it looks awesome! More information in the Development Log!

 

Unfortunately, the screenshots and maps I made can't be posted here until I properly convert them all from .PNG and .DIB to regular old .BMP. Sorry, but for now, you'll have to view them at the PokeCommunity Thread that will be up.

 

I'm getting comfortable with the hack that I'm finishing up and tying up lose ends. I'm not sure when the beta will be out because of some of the more complicated scripts and self-beta testing but expect one this or next month.

 

Yup, a name has been decided. Pokémon Orchid Version. Orchid is a color by the way, it's a shade of purple. So that said... I think you can guess who our ledgendary mascot is... it starts with a C. All right, it's Celebi! I'll put Celebi on the titlescreen and change FireRed to Orchid in Beta 2. I guess I don't need anyones name suggestions now huh?

I've decided I'd release an alpha, or pre-beta, instead of a beta with the PokeCommunity thread. I originally planned on a full beta but... Let's just say Foliage Falls didn't go so well. I spent the day tying up lose ends and other miniscule things. I did finish scripting Tulip Town though! I'll continue scripting everything and when everythings perfected, I'll publish this site and start a thread on PokeCommunity AND release an alpha. I went to school today so I didn't have as much time as I thought I would have.

 

The Development Log has been updated with everything I've done today. Also, an Archived Development Log has been created. It's easier than going through a years worth of entrys on one page right?

 

I decided on the starters today. I'm not going to reveal them though. You'll have to find out in the alpha. I'll just say it differs for each gender and you'll get the opposite gender's starter at the end of the game.

 

That's about it. I'm starting to feel a little better so logic says I'll gradually get faster. I always end up going against logic though! :P I'll probably continue at the same rate I'm going. What!? I think a map (sometimes two), some bug fixes, and some minor scripting per day is a good pace! I have a life too y'know! :)

After being rudely grounded for no apparent reason I'm back on the hacking scene. I did some stuff and discovered I have hugely unfortunate news. Well, here's the rest of the news.

 

Yes, I mapped the next town, Scarlet Port. It has a Lighthouse and a Gym and I ended up using Gridiron's tiles for it. Credit goes to Gridiron of course!

 

I'm having some problems with scripting as it is. Who doesn't? Well... After my next bit of news you'll think this is no big deal...

 

The ROM is corrupted. Let me repeat that... The ROM is corrupted! All that work, gone! I hadn't notice until I mapped Scarlet Port so even my backup is corrupted! I'm restarting on a clean ROM. I've also suspended the alpha. I don't know when I'll be ready for it but, it will come I'm not giving up!

 

Last but not least, as always, I've updated the Development Log. Due to the setback I'm behind in everything.

 

I've devised a new approach. In a seperate folder I'll store patches of each stage of development. I'll date them and such so I'll know which is my most recent. This way even if a backup is corruped, I'll have others to fall back on. I'll never corrupt it again!

 

Well, that's all. Remember to check the Development Log when you're done reading the rest of what I'm saying. I don't care about how far back I've been set. I'll keep going no matter what!

 

I've just published the site to the web. Now I'll put in my siggy in various forums I go to. That should get you guys to come and the e-mails rollin'!

 

-Deokishisu