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[Released] Pokémon Duelist [Demo v1.5 Available]

JtheDuelist

JtheDuelist

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    [PokeCommunity.com] Pokémon Duelist [Demo v1.5 Available]
    A Pokémon fan game inspired by the likes of various trading card game-based shonen anime like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Duel Masters.
    This game was made using RPG Maker XP and Pokémon Essentials v21.1.

    [PokeCommunity.com] Pokémon Duelist [Demo v1.5 Available]

    PLOT
    In a different world where Pokémon are not a normal everyday occurrence, you aim to become not only a pro-level duelist, but also the top #1 duelist in the Lif region! Your journey will have you start with humble beginnings in the lowest ranked dorm at the Duel Academy, Ocean Blue, learning the ways of being a duelist. There, you will first meet your rivals that you will see time and time again throughout your journey. And soon, you will have your first encounter with the Card Sharks, an organization whose sole purpose (at least on the surface) is to steal any and all rare cards they can get their hands on from others so that they can sell them on the black market, but what other ulterior motives and plans does this evil group have in store and how will it put the region of Lif in danger? That is for you to discover throughout the journey...
    [PokeCommunity.com] Pokémon Duelist [Demo v1.5 Available]
    FEATURES
    > Explore the region of Lif in a Pokémon Colosseum-styled world map, and face all new opponents, both human and half-human/"furry" alike!
    > Booster Packs- Pokémon are not encounted in the grass, water, or elsewhere like in other Pokémon games or fan games, but rather when opening booster packs! Earn booster packs from defeating rivals, gym leaders, and duelists you have beaten in rematches or buy them from Duel Stops so that you can encounter and catch new monsters to add to your deck!
    > Trade in unwanted monsters to Card Maniac NPCs in exchange for EXP Candy that you can use to train up the deck of your dreams or that one monster you want to train who is falling behind the rest of your deck!

    SCREENSHOTS
    Spoiler: Screenshots



    CHANGELOG
    Spoiler: Changelog



    PROGRESS AND FUTURE PLANS
    > The game is only complete as of what happens after obtaining your first gym badge, but future plans intend to have a full world map with 8 gyms.
    > Long term plans for the project include eventually moving away from the Pokemon IP itself and rebrand as a different game- this will include the need to replace all the existing Pokemon, types, move animations, item icons, and more.
    > Planned PokéDex size is somewhere around 300 or so Pokémon.

    DEMO
    The demo contains everything players can expect to see up until after obtaining their first gym badge. Contents may differ in the demo than in the final game might, as this game is still in heavy, active development.

    DOWNLOAD LINKS
    Download Demo v1.5 from Google Drive

    CREDITS
    Spoiler: Credits


    DISCORD
    You can join the Pokémon Duelist section of the Archdan's Studio Discord server to submit bug reports or if you wish to help in the development of the game!
    Discord Invite Link

    NOTICE


    If you were linked to a download page for the game but the link didn't come from PokeCommunity, Eevee Expo, or the game's official website, please note that that is an unauthorized upload and it may be malicious.​
     
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    Do you plan to finish the main game in the Pokemon style before moving away from the Pokemon IP, or are you going to do the shift sometime in the middle?
     
    Haven't made much work on this game so far because of some irl things and other projects, but in the meantime, I did release a version 1.4 of the demo that reflects the most recent changes made to the visual aspect of the game.
     
    This looks really fun and interesting. I of course enjoy Pokemon Fanmade games but I also enjoy Yu-Gi-Oh so seeing the two of them combine like this is amazing. Also I'm curious on if the starters can be shiny or UR if that is the equivalent version for you game for shiny. If they are able to be like that what are the chances of it and how will I go about even trying to get them like that? Though if that isn't in the demo that is fine but I would still like to know if possible that if it will be in the full game what the odds are.
     
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    Kitty Quickclaw said:
    This looks really fun and interesting. I of course enjoy Pokemon Fanmade games but I also enjoy Yu-Gi-Oh so seeing the two of them combine like this is amazing. Also I'm curious on if the starters can be shiny or UR if that is the equivalent version for you game for shiny. If they are able to be like that what are the chances of it and how will I go about even trying to get them like that? Though if that isn't in the demo that is fine but I would still like to know if possible that if it will be in the full game what the odds are.
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    Just did a test, and the starters are not UR-locked (shiny-locked) and are at 1-in-1024 chance as of Demo v1.5. I will have to talk about the rest of the people helping me on the team what they think about the idea of raising the shiny odds a bit higher or adding a special pack that is incredibly rare (like maybe from beating gym leaders) that has a singular random Pokemon that is guaranteed to be a shiny.
     
    JtheDuelist said:
    Just did a test, and the starters are not UR-locked (shiny-locked) and are at 1-in-1024 chance as of Demo v1.5. I will have to talk about the rest of the people helping me on the team what they think about the idea of raising the shiny odds a bit higher or adding a special pack that is incredibly rare (like maybe from beating gym leaders) that has a singular random Pokemon that is guaranteed to be a shiny.
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    Okay that's cool to learn can you give me an idea on how I would even go about getting the UR Starter will you see it when you first select it or will you have to see it in battle?
     
    So excited to see more of this game. I love the concept of this and can't wait for it to be done. Keep up the great work!
     
    Kitty Quickclaw said:
    Okay that's cool to learn can you give me an idea on how I would even go about getting the UR Starter will you see it when you first select it or will you have to see it in battle?
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    The sprites during the starter selection menu reflect wether or not they are shiny.

    PeaceBloom said:
    So excited to see more of this game. I love the concept of this and can't wait for it to be done. Keep up the great work!
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    Thanks.
     
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