Emerald hack: Pokémon: Wings of Chaos [NEW UPDATE ALPHAv2.6 (v2.5 with bug fixes)]

[lordraindance]

Pokémon: Wings of Chaos

"Delve into the unknown."

*Formerly known as Isles of Mariyama

Special thanks to

KAZBEAM for the boxart!

Disclaimer: This ROM hack is a fan-mode modification of Pokemon Emerald. Any works contained in this post is not a reflection of the original creator.

Lore

Thousands of years ago, a great calamity befell upon our isles.

Amidst a torrential rainstorm, the great volcano of Mount Kaballa erupted in a fit of rage under the moonless night. From the smoke billowing out its throat emerged a monstrous beast adorned with wings of shadow and blight.

The beast polluted the air with an ominous dust, transforming the downpour into a deluge of purple rain. A thick and profane mist began to form from the rain, tainting the seas and forests, corrupting the wildlife into heartless creatures of savagery and disdain.

Sensing the disturbance, our three sacred guardians sprung from their nests to meet the beast in the murky skies to halt its desecration of their homes. However, they stood no quarter to its unfathomable power, and they too fell under its wicked influence. Our ancestors could only watch as those who were meant to protect the isles brought untold chaos and destruction to them instead.

But when all hope had seemed lost, a majestic dragon of ethereal silver suddenly rose from the depths of the ocean. With a deafening roar and a single flap of its colossal wings, an enormous gale swept through the isles, dispelling the virulent smog and freeing the isle guardians from its clutches. Together, our winged protectors and the majestic dragon defeated the monstrous beast, sending it back from whence it came and putting an end to the nightmare once and for all. After the storm cleared, the majestic dragon delved back into the abyss, promising us that should catastrophe strike again, it would return.

Today, we know the heavenly creature as Lugia, The Savior of Marya.

Story

You, an adolescent and aspiring trainer from a foreign land, have been given the opportunity to travel abroad to the tropical region of Marya! Your new professor, Sheldon Palm, has graciously accepted you as one of his pupils to help him conduct field research around the isles. You've also arrived just in time for the upcoming Silverwing Festival, a grand celebration hosted by the Silverwing Order each year to honor their glorious savior, Lugia.

You set forth on an adventure across the three main islands of Oranna, Lumine, and Minerva, challenging their respective gym leaders in hopes of gaining entry into the renowned Silverwing Festival Tournament as well as completing the Pokédex for your professor. But as you continue to explore the isles, you gradually begin to unveil a dark secret that seemingly only you can see…

…and it's up to you to bring it into the light.

Introduction

Our team IWMO (ice winged magical otter) presents Pokémon: Isles of Mariyama, a story driven game with entirely new maps based on rh-hideout's pokeemerald decompilation. We are a team of three novice ROM hackers who are currently pursuing the craft seriously. Pokémon IoM is our first project that aims to realize our dreams of creating a Pokémon game.

Features

• [UPDATED] Modern Game Engine: IoM uses pokeemerald-expansion as the base game engine, which includes a ton of features from battle upgrades to all Pokémon up to Generation 9!​
• [UPDATED] Unique Graphics: Explore the exotic isles of Marya in a redesigned 3rd generation tileset with custom sprites!​
• Unique Story: Explore three (one as of alpha v1) different islands, each with brimming personalities, and uncover the truth behind them!​
• Day/Night System: The time of day can and will greatly alter many things in the world of Marya. Some NPCs may change positions or can only be found during a specific time of day, and the same applies for Pokemon overworld encounters as well! For your convenience, you will always be able to change your in-game time at most Pokemon Centers!​
• Quest System: Inspired by Pokémon Unbound, there is a quests menu that will keep track of all of the available quests and current todo.​
• Encouraged Exploration: The isles of Marya have quite a lot to offer, from numerous sidequests, plenty of optional areas, and a plethora of easter eggs and rewards to reward exploration!​
• Boss Battles: Some Pokémon found in the wild that are stronger than usual and serve as obstacles to your path.​
• Difficulty: Our hope is for gameplay to be challenging, but not too tedious or frustrating for the average player. Trainers in the Marya region are no pushovers, and any one of them could be an abrupt end to your journey!
  • [NEW] In addition, we have implemented soft level caps to prevent the player from overleveling until they reach certain points in the game. Players can still gain experience, albeit at a very slow pace, once at the current level cap, but they can still gain EVs as normal, and use experience-gaining items like Rare Candies or Experience Candies as normal.​
  • Generation 6+ Exp Share is enabled by default to alleviate any tedious grinding that may have been required otherwise.​
• [UPDATED] General Quality of Life Changes!
  • Instead of having HM moves, they are locked behind nonessential Key Items you find in the story, and inaccessible areas can be unlocked by using them.​
  • [NEW] We've added an auto-run feature so that you don't have to hold down a button to move at top speed anymore!​
  • [NEW] We've added a shiny new B/W style summary screen that will hopefully be much easier to read than the standard vanilla screen!​
  • [NEW] Pokemon Centers are now equipped with a Name Rater, Move Deleter, Move Relearner, and Time Changer for enhanced gameplay efficiency!​
  • [NEW] A town map to give you a general sense of direction of where you're going!​
• [UPDATED] Pokémon Changes: In hopes of improving the viability of some Pokemon that normally would not see use at all, we have modified several Pokemon to make them much better candidates for your team (or your opponent's). Some Pokemon have received much more drastic changes, gaining a shiny new regional form unique to the isles of Marya! Changes to their stats, typing, moveset, abilities, and appearances will be made to some special Pokemon.
  • The current list of Pokemon buffs can be found here. It is subject to change greatly in the future as we further balance the game and add more content to it!​
• [UPDATED] Pokémon Regional Forms: Some Pokemon have a shiny new regional form unique to the isles of Marya! Like the list of Pokemon changes, the number of regional Pokemons found here will also increase as we add more! For the time being, we don't have a detailed list of which Pokemon have received regional forms, so hopefully we'll surprise you a bit! (You can check our changelog for the specifics if you'd like.)​

Screenshots

Credits

Our team, ice winged magical otter:

• lordraindance - General Scripting, Maps, Features
• poetahto - General Scripting, Maps, Graphics, Music (soonTM)
• ressykins - Story, Maps, Scripting
• insertnameaqui - Tester

Many thanks to:

• RHH
• ghoulslash - many
• AsparagusEduardo - many
• ShinyDragonHunter - DNS system
• PokemonSanFran - quest menu
• TheXaman - many
• Pawkkie - Team Aqua Hideout resources
• grunt-lucas - porytiles
• Archie5000 - youtube
• Ruki/Gold/Overlord Kaktus - battle backgrounds
• carachagui - battle backgrounds
• williamgj - town map
• h y o - brendan/may sprites (overworld, front sprite, back sprite)
• If we used your assets/code, and you aren't here, please let us know!

Bugs (Alpha v2.5)

• You may see incorrect names of a Pokemon, your experience bar incorrectly displaying how much experience you have, or blank ability boxes when they slide in. This is only a visual glitch.
• WARNING: Due to an unpredictable, unreplicable glitch that may very rarely (you might not even encounter this at all in a playthrough) softlock you when you attempt to interact with an NPC, we still recommend you save your game often. We apologize for any inconvenience that you may face, we are hoping to nail this one down as soon as possible.
• If you ever have any questions or concerns, or have found a bug, please let us know in the thread!

Download

Alpha v2.6: UPS PATCH LINK (story goes up to the end of lumine cave)

Alpha v2.5: UPS PATCH LINK (story goes up to the end of lumine cave)

Alpha v2: UPS PATCH LINK (updated graphics! story goes up to the 1st gym / island)

Alpha v1: UPS PATCH LINK (story goes up to the 1st gym / island)

Directions

1. Obtain a gba file copy of pokemon emerald
2. Download a patch from this forum (and ONLY this forum) and use a rom patcher. We recommend https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/. ROM file is your copy of pokemon emerald and the patch file is the patch file you downloaded from this forum.
3. Click apply patch, and use an emulator to play! We recommend https://mgba.io/.

Changelog

1/20/2025 – Alpha v2.6 release

• Fixed a bug causing the player to go through a cutscene/battle twice in Lumine Cave
• Added new overworld encounters to Lumine Cave and Aurora Path, fixed a bug causing overworld encounters to respawn instantly
• Fixed a map error in Promenade Path allowing the player to bike on the water
• Fixed a bug preventing the player from fishing in Mt. Aurora
• Fixed a bug requiring the player to have to talk to Ninja Boy Hanzo again in order to obtain HM Cut
• Numerous other minor QoL changes to improve gameplay experience

12/25/2024 – Alpha v2.5 release

• [IMPORTANT] Starting with this version, all future versions (past alpha v 2.5 and beyond) will be backwards compatible with this current version. Unfortunately, we will not support v2 or v1.
• New protagonist sprites, new trainer overworld sprites, and new battle sprites
• Added regional forms for the following Pokemon:
  • Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja, Purrloin, Liepard, Vespiquen, Golett, Golurk, Feebas, Milotic
• Adjusted the following Pokemon:
  • Mightyena, Ariados, Masquerain, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist, Sawsbuck, Eevee, Vaporeon, Flareon, Jolteon, Umbreon, Espeon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon
• Added new location headers
• Added a new B/W style summary and party screen
• Added soft level caps
• Added hidden grottoes to some routes
• Added "path masters" to some routes
• Added various overworld encounters
• Added a revamped follower mechanic, so they'll be able to do a lot more than just stand behind you!
• Added Move Relearner, Move Deleter, Name Rater, and Time Changer to Pokemon Centers

Spoiler: Old Versions

1/22/2024– Alpha v2 release

• Graphics overhaul; changes to overall game tileset, overworld and trainer sprites, battle backgrounds and interface
• Several new additions and expansions have been made to map locations
• Important trainers have been reworked
• Numerous bug fixes

11/21/2023 – Alpha v1 release

• Initial release
• Game is playable up to the end of the first island

 

[ShanksLive]

After playing only a little bit of this hack so far, I'm in love. I just finished the section where I picked up the pokemon egg and have traveled back down a bit to explore. However, I hit a section of the game where I'm completely frozen and cannot move. It's right by a slope that goes up to a pokeball loot. The game is still flowing, but I cannot move my character at all. Am I screwed here? My game auto saves as I closed it to relaunch, so I couldn't even roll myself back if I wanted. Is there a way for me to fix this issue?

Edit; To be more clear, taking a copy of one of your screenshots, I'm stuck literally where the character is standing, right here.

 

[Davy Gravy]

Um, there is a game-breaking glitch involving the mission featuring the stones guy at Tidalcove. If you somehow complete the mission by showing him a Delibird, the game will instantly crash and white out...

 

[Davy Gravy]

Also, I have to forewarn you, there is an invisible Bad Egg at the northwest center of Box 4; or it least it had to be somewhere in Box 4...

 

[lordraindance]

After playing only a little bit of this hack so far, I'm in love. I just finished the section where I picked up the pokemon egg and have traveled back down a bit to explore. However, I hit a section of the game where I'm completely frozen and cannot move. It's right by a slope that goes up to a pokeball loot. The game is still flowing, but I cannot move my character at all. Am I screwed here? My game auto saves as I closed it to relaunch, so I couldn't even roll myself back if I wanted. Is there a way for me to fix this issue?

Edit; To be more clear, taking a copy of one of your screenshots, I'm stuck literally where the character is standing, right here.

View attachment 153845

Um, there is a game-breaking glitch involving the mission featuring the stones guy at Tidalcove. If you somehow complete the mission by showing him a Delibird, the game will instantly crash and white out...

Also, I have to forewarn you, there is an invisible Bad Egg at the northwest center of Box 4; or it least it had to be somewhere in Box 4...

We updated our game, and we may have fixed those bugs! Let us know if they still persist.

 

[Joegreenbeen]

I'm really excited to see where this goes! Do you by chance have a discord for this hack?

 

[Ressykins]

I'm really excited to see where this goes! Do you by chance have a discord for this hack?

Currently not as of yet, but it's potentially something we could setup in the future

 

[Voidlings]

I would like to know if all Alpha-Beta releases will be compatibile with future versions, or if sometime in the future it may break old save-game compatibility, forcing the player to start over with a new save-game

 

[Inner Rhymes]

This definitely looks pretty dope! Do you have plans on updating the sprites of the the main characters instead of suing May and Brendan?

 

[Xenwyk]

Are there any working gameshark codes for this Hack? i'd really like to mess around and try a few things. Thanks in advance!

 

[Ressykins]

I would like to know if all Alpha-Beta releases will be compatibile with future versions, or if sometime in the future it may break old save-game compatibility, forcing the player to start over with a new save-game

We are actually currently trying to work on compatibility with older versions so that when we release future big updates you will hopefully be able to resume your journey from where you left of, but if/when we are nearing the completion of the hack it will probably be highly recommended that you create a new file in case of content added in the areas that you already visited but unfortunately missed due to whatever reason

This definitely looks pretty dope! Do you have plans on updating the sprites of the the main characters instead of suing May and Brendan?

I actually did make sprites for the main character(s), but unfortunately I was not able to get to their overworld sprites in time for the alpha release, so we ended up opting for May/Brendan temporarily. The next update we release (which will most likely be a gameplay update to add the next island) will hopefully include the new sprites for the main characters.

Are there any working gameshark codes for this Hack? i'd really like to mess around and try a few things. Thanks in advance!

Not that I'm aware of unfortunately

 

[TonyGrizz]

Game plays well so far! Excited to see you finish it. Is there a Discord to track updates?

 

[Ressykins]

Game plays well so far! Excited to see you finish it. Is there a Discord to track updates?

Currently not as of yet, but a discord for updates may be something we will look into in the future perhaps the next big update we push out

 

[Ash Rees]

Does anyone know how to get a Sun Stone? There's no guide on it at all, and I'm trying to figure out how to evolve my Cottonee

 

[Ressykins]

Does anyone know how to get a Sun Stone? There's no guide on it at all, and I'm trying to figure out how to evolve my Cottonee

Unfortunately I don't think in the current demo you're able to get one. I believe the most you can get are leaf, water, fire, thunder, ice, moon, and shiny stones right now, but in our next planned big update you will be able to get any one of the nine evolutionary stones from an NPC in Tidalcove by showing him any species of starter pokemon

 

[Ash Rees]

Currently not as of yet, but it's potentially something we could setup in the future

Aww man! Okay, thanks anyway. But do you know where Riolu spawns? I saw a guy using one around the farm, so I know it's in the game, but I can't find one.

 

[Ressykins]

Aww man! Okay, thanks anyway. But do you know where Riolu spawns? I saw a guy using one around the farm, so I know it's in the game, but I can't find one.

In Minty Meadows in the foresty area it should be like a rare spawn there

 

[EmeraldChaos]

So, I'm currently at the Dark Mightyena but when i check the quests from menu, it says the missing trading card is located at the verdant woods but it seems that i can't found it anywhere.

 

[EmeraldChaos]

So, I'm currently at the Dark Mightyena but when i check the quests from menu, it says the missing trading card is located at the verdant woods but it seems that i can't found it anywhere.

Also i want to ask what's the pokemon type for dark mightyena?

 

[Ressykins]

So, I'm currently at the Dark Mightyena but when i check the quests from menu, it says the missing trading card is located at the verdant woods but it seems that i can't found it anywhere.

One of the trainers you fight at the woods will reference that they were looking around for the card. The card is a hidden item but it should be relatively easy to spot

Also i want to ask what's the pokemon type for dark mightyena?

Currently it's the custom "shadow" type we have, meaning it takes 1x damage from all types. This may be subject to change in the future though