New Trainer battles have also been added where appropriate examples include the option to battle Ethan/Lyra, Cynthia and Steven. Gym Leaders and other important trainers in particular have received a large boost to their difficulty, so get ready to take on some hard fights! As with the rest of my hacks, Gym Leaders, Elite Four members etcetera all use six Pokémon in each fight. This means you'll be battling a much larger variety of Pokémon than you'll see previously. Trainers have received new rosters to tie in with the greater variety of Pokémon available (explained by a 'migration wave' to the regions).There are some minor changes in Wild encounters between Sacred Gold and Storm Silver, but all 493 are available in both. Almost all Pokémon are available prior to the first round of the Elite Four! In addition, you also receive the National Dex the moment you get the Pokédex, making it that much easier to track what you have and haven't caught. Legendaries are somewhat restricted, but otherwise you can build your team with pretty much anything you want. all Pokémon available in the fourth generation) can be obtained somehow within the game. the maps, the storyline, the general order of main events) the two hacks still manage to bring a new series of features to the table to spice up the gameplay experience, including:
Granted, this forum is meant for emulation/compatibility related questions, not to discuss the actual game (unless it's related to a bug in the emulation).While the base of the game is the same (e.g. There may be a slight speed drop from 0.9.6 and below, but if you use 0.9.6 and below and you face an antipiracy then I'm not gonna answer your questions.įeel free to ask any questions regarding this game here. *If you didn't download the emulator from the official Desmume site then it WON'T WORK, no matter what youtube guide you used.
This will help make you feel secure that when you get to the end of the game and need to reset and load a save file, it will work. *As with all pokemon games, make an in-game save as early as possible and relaunch the emulator to verify that it can be loaded. *GBA slot works WITH A SAVE FILE (*.sav) OF VBA OR ANY OF IT'S UPGRADES/PORTS. IF YOUR COMPUTER IS FROM 2006 OR EARLIER YOUR FPS WILL MOST LIKELY SUCK. *THIS GAME (like most of the games honestly) IS SLOW ON LOW END COMPUTERS. Don't use SVNs unless you know what it means and you want it (note: official releases are optimized and give a huge FPS boost if you don't optimize your SVNs). High speed, limited frameskip: Frameskip 4-5.
Sound works well with Dual SPU Synch.ĭecent speed+limited frameskip: Frameskip 9, Auto-Minimzed skipping enabled. External BIOSes and firmware are not needed. Enable Textures is needed (threshold: 0), the rest of the 3D settings don't make a difference.Īdvanced BUS Level-Timing is not needed, disable it. Google is your best friend here (hint: Rudolph's patch). Use lots of in-game saves.Īn anti piracy patch is reported to help reduce the freezing, but it isn't recommended unless you're sure youre stumped. These games freeze in DeSmuME periodically. Everything except network play / WFC / WIFI.