My Suggestions

[Psycho B]

First I'd like to say that I've been playing the game for around a year, maybe more, but have never posted in forums because I am just now really starting to get into Pokemon 3D. I have a few suggestions that I have been thinking about for a while. This is my first post on the forums so I am sorry if it isn't the right format or whatever. I also tried to research a few of the topics so I know that some of them aren't repeats.

• These first two are suggestions for the development of the game.

1. I think that the battle system should be finished sooner rather than later. By finished I don't mean animations but allowing you to choose which Pokemon is sent out after fainting and finishing the shift battle style option. These are gameplay options that I really miss since they are apart of the actual games. With that being said the shift battle style option shouldn't apply to the Battle Frontier and PVP but if that is hard to program then its not a big deal and doesn't need to be added because it is a convenience. The choosing which Pokemon after fainting is almost a necessity because you don't have to plan out the entire battle before hand.
2. As Kolben is it's own developing I understand the want to put original gameplay experiences into the game and I don't have a problem with that. I think that when new things are put into this game that weren't in the originals, they should be optional. An option in the options menu should be have a Kolben or Classic choice. This keeps those who want something original, like the perk system that has been approved, happy while those who just want to play the classic way are also happy. I don't mean original maps like Berry Vista but just things that would dramatically alter gameplay from the actual Pokemon games.

• These suggestions are things that I think could be added to the maps or parts of the game that already exist.
  1. Add the Steven Stone encounter after picking up Copycat's Clefairy doll. This would be the same thing that happens in HeartGold and SoulSilver. Steven would say that Latias or Latios (or both) were roaming around the Kanto region. I'm not sure how the one that appears would be chosen but it could just be based on your ID number (odd is Latias, even is Latios) or both could be roaming. I don't think this is that important but it would just be cool to have the Eon Duo in the game.
     
  2. Replacing the HM09 move Ride's function with an item, such as a saddle or the actual bike, because ride takes up a Pokemon's moveslot and part of the convenience of the bike is that you can almost always use it. I think this is pretty important because I never use Ride unless I'm trying to hatch an egg but I don't play online so I don't know if this is common or not.
  3. Using the right shift key as select. Used the same way as the games (to quickly use a pre-chosen item.)
• Suggestions for Future releases.
  1. I'm not sure if Prof. Oak will give you the choice of a Kanto starter after beating all of the Kanto gyms but if he does I think he should give you the mega stone of the fully evolved starter Pokemon. He could just say that his friend from the Kalos region wanted him to research into mega evolutions and he couldn't think of anyone better than you to help him. This would be an opportune moment to include mega evolutions because there are only four (or three if you don't want to include one of Charizard's) to include, moving to the Hoenn region next will probably include mega evolutions because of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and why not just get it over with?
  2. Have the overworld weather affect the weather of battles. Rain makes rain, snow makes hail. Adding another overworld weather condition for heat would make it have intense sunlight. Also the moves that cause these conditions in battle could be made moves to be used in the field, which would change overworld weather. Defog could be used to return to a neutral weather.

These are my suggestions. I hope at least a few of them are considered. Sorry if any are duplicates.

 

[dylanwicorek]

The battle system IS a high priority already. Latios/ Latias appear in hoenn, not kanto...ride is the replacement for the bike. And mega stone will be veeeery far into the future

 

[nilllzz]

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for the suggestions
I just put my focus back on the battle system, adding in moves that can be added at the moment.
The switching is a problem due to how the battle system is currently implemented, I think I found a theoretical way around that, I am not sure if I can implement it easily or if it's going to break anything, so I need to test that.
In general, the battle system is getting additions, changes and fixes nearly every day, most are just minor adjustments though.

For the different mode settings, I guess this can be solved by GameModes. Since we allow anyone to do basically anything with the game, they can make a GameMode to realize exactly those features they want. Since we cannot simply please anyone with the changes we do to the original game, we need to find some kind of middle ground. As for classes, I am not planning to implement them. You get customization features for your online account, changing your sprite and emblem background. You also have a specific rank there, which represents your progress in the game.

As for the Steven Stone and Oak story additions:
We are not done with adding stuff to the story, we have a rough plan what it's going to be about.
Adding Steven Stone to the Silph Corp building might become reality eventually, same with Oak giving the player a Kanto starter Pokémon. Latias and Latios might also roam Kanto sometime in the future. Mega Stones as a technique are not implemented into the game at this moment and aren't really a priority as well. If they find their way into the game, they will be obtainable through one way or another.

Ride is basically there to escape the idea of using a bike. Since we don't have one or two sprites for the player, but basically unlimited due to customization features, we cannot have a bike sprite for the player. So I developed a move called "Ride" and transformed the Bike Shop into the Ride Shop.

The Select button is in the works, I haven't quite found the time yet to finish it, this feature will be in the game in the future.
The same applies to the weather: There's a difference between the field weather and the battle weather, as the field weather can be something like Ash as well. It might find its way into battle eventually.

 

[Psycho B]

Thank you for the replies. First, Latios and Latias do roam the Kanto region in Heartgold and SoulSilver so by suggesting them it was a way of asking if they would be making it into Pokemon 3D. I read in the list of suggestions thread that some perk system was approved but not added and I just wanted to make sure it was optional but not being implemented is fine with me too. I am glad that the battle system is a priority. My complaint with Ride isn't that it's not the bike. It's that it takes up a valuable moveslot on one of my Pokemon so I end up just not using it. By making it a saddle it can still be riding a Pokemon but it is an item that is always carried around. The Oak and Mega Evolutions was just a suggestion that if it was a priority could have been a good way to add it. I am really not bothered by it. Thank you nilllzz for replying to all my suggestions in a very friendly way.

 

[nilllzz]

Thank you for the replies. First, Latios and Latias do roam the Kanto region in Heartgold and SoulSilver so by suggesting them it was a way of asking if they would be making it into Pokemon 3D. I read in the list of suggestions thread that some perk system was approved but not added and I just wanted to make sure it was optional but not being implemented is fine with me too. I am glad that the battle system is a priority. My complaint with Ride isn't that it's not the bike. It's that it takes up a valuable moveslot on one of my Pokemon so I end up just not using it. By making it a saddle it can still be riding a Pokemon but it is an item that is always carried around. The Oak and Mega Evolutions was just a suggestion that if it was a priority could have been a good way to add it. I am really not bothered by it. Thank you nilllzz for replying to all my suggestions in a very friendly way.

Suggestions are a really good way for me to see that people care enough about the game to even go to a forum, create an account and write up lots of words about what they would like in the game. I really value that a lot. They also show me what people see in the game and what they care about.
So yeah, I will add those things to my list and try to squeeze them in somewhere.