What happens if you mix a traditional Pokemon game with an RPG such as Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger?
The answer is right in front of you...
The answer is right in front of you...
Pokémon Dark Energy
Hack of: Pokemon Silver (U)
Pokémon Dark Energy is an RPG game that is implemented as a rom hack on top of Pokemon Silver.
The gameplay concentrates on development of the story rather than your usual Pokemon adventure where you travel from town to town collecting badges, and eventually, challenge the Elite Four.
See Storyline and Features sections for details. ReadMe covers other interesting things to know.
Storyline
Welcome to the world of Suden!
It's year 1571, and it's been around a thousand years since the great war, The Crisis, ended. The world has had a long lasting peace, but now, shady character Maxime has founded an organization for his mysterious plans - to collect magical Elemental Orbs that no one else seems to know about.
A year later, archaelogists, working for the university of The Capital, discover an interesting writing in Rocky Mountain. The writing describes the same Elemental Orbs Maxime had already known about. One thing leads to another, and eventually, the main character and his classmate end up journeying to the Rocky Mountain in order to help the university do research on the Elemental Orbs. Little did they know, their simple task was yet to become an epic, and hazardous adventure..
It's year 1571, and it's been around a thousand years since the great war, The Crisis, ended. The world has had a long lasting peace, but now, shady character Maxime has founded an organization for his mysterious plans - to collect magical Elemental Orbs that no one else seems to know about.
A year later, archaelogists, working for the university of The Capital, discover an interesting writing in Rocky Mountain. The writing describes the same Elemental Orbs Maxime had already known about. One thing leads to another, and eventually, the main character and his classmate end up journeying to the Rocky Mountain in order to help the university do research on the Elemental Orbs. Little did they know, their simple task was yet to become an epic, and hazardous adventure..
Features
- "RPG game based on Pokemon"
- Unique storyline
- Optional sidequests alongside the main story development
ReadMe
POKéMON DARK ENERGY BETA 5
Pokemon Dark Energy offers a unique gaming experience by mimicing that of Final Fantasy series. There are lots of quests and the game focuses on development of the story rather than "traveling from town to town". Most gameplay related things are yet borrowed from the original game the hack is based on, Pokemon Silver.
Below, you can find information you might want to know before starting to play. This information contains both changes to the way the game engine works, and some other matters you might otherwise miss if you didn't notice them being mentioned here.
Sidequests
You can finish 8 sidequests alongside the progression of the main story. A rumor is that if you complete at least 3 of them, something might be unlocked.. Finishing all the sidequests doesn't serve for any special reason, at least not yet. But each sidequest gives a handy reward on its own!
Pokemon Changes
Three early gym leaders have Pokemon with special moves they can't normally learn. You are however able to get the same Pokemon with the exact same moves if you go to see the leaders carrying those Pokemon.
FAQ
If you get stuck, you should try talking to people around the area, and see, if someone can give you advice, how to progress forward. But if you run out of options, you should check the FAQ below.
Credits
There are loads of people who have helped by various means over the years by testing, drawing graphics, giving advice, and so on. I can't remember everyone who I should give credit for, but I tried to list some important names over the years.
Graphical help
Do yo need help to get the hack running?
You'll first need a Pokémon Silver (U) rom, and an ips patching utility such as Lunar IPS. Open the utility, and apply the Dark Energy Beta 5.00.ips patch onto Pokémon Silver (U) rom. Then you can play it via any GBC emulator.
Ips-patching utilities
Pokémon Silver (U) rom is something you can find by googling.
Pokemon Dark Energy offers a unique gaming experience by mimicing that of Final Fantasy series. There are lots of quests and the game focuses on development of the story rather than "traveling from town to town". Most gameplay related things are yet borrowed from the original game the hack is based on, Pokemon Silver.
Below, you can find information you might want to know before starting to play. This information contains both changes to the way the game engine works, and some other matters you might otherwise miss if you didn't notice them being mentioned here.
Sidequests
You can finish 8 sidequests alongside the progression of the main story. A rumor is that if you complete at least 3 of them, something might be unlocked.. Finishing all the sidequests doesn't serve for any special reason, at least not yet. But each sidequest gives a handy reward on its own!
Pokemon Changes
- Trade pokemon always obey
- "Trade-evolution" Pokemon evolve either by leveling them up, or by giving them proper evolution stones.
- Eevee and its evolutions have had lots of changes. These changes are revealed in the game itself.
- Magikarp evolves by Water Stone, and learns a few extra moves. One of the sidequests involves using Magikarp, and thus these changes have been done.
- The base stats of RBY and GSC starter Pokemon have been weakened a little bit.
- Goldeen and Seaking do not learn Waterfall.
- The upper forms of Pokemon, which evolve by evolution stones, learn the same moves their first forms do. As an example, both Pikachu and Raichu learn Thunder although only Pikachu learns Thunder in original Pokemon Silver. Thus if you obtain a stone evolution Pokemon, you may evolve it even if that Pokemon hasn't learned its best moveset yet.
Three early gym leaders have Pokemon with special moves they can't normally learn. You are however able to get the same Pokemon with the exact same moves if you go to see the leaders carrying those Pokemon.
FAQ
If you get stuck, you should try talking to people around the area, and see, if someone can give you advice, how to progress forward. But if you run out of options, you should check the FAQ below.
Credits
There are loads of people who have helped by various means over the years by testing, drawing graphics, giving advice, and so on. I can't remember everyone who I should give credit for, but I tried to list some important names over the years.
- BlueEmerald came up with loads of grammar and text improvements for early parts of the hack. He also drew some overworld sprites I have used.
- Chamber implemented most of the current title screen in use.
- Poketto, and Roareye designed some battle sprites.
- Pum ported lots of midi music tracks to be playable on G/S/C music engine and has let me use the ones I have liked to.
- bisball, jwibagi and plenty of others have helped with testing, and coming up with new ideas.
- Tauwasser, and Luna gave lots of advice back in the day to get started.
Graphical help
- Solar
- Cheestendo
- Pia Carrot
- Ben
- IIMarckus
- Koolboyman
- Sawakita
- Lin
- Harrison
- score_under
Do yo need help to get the hack running?
You'll first need a Pokémon Silver (U) rom, and an ips patching utility such as Lunar IPS. Open the utility, and apply the Dark Energy Beta 5.00.ips patch onto Pokémon Silver (U) rom. Then you can play it via any GBC emulator.
Ips-patching utilities
Pokémon Silver (U) rom is something you can find by googling.
FAQ
FAQ contains some spoilers, and it's thus hidden by default.
Can you think of something else that should be covered in FAQ? Let me know for example here in the thread.
Spoiler:
Where do I find the Running Shoes?
Where do I find the Town Map?
How can I get past North Star?
What's a De-Stone for?
How can I reach Prof. Joke?
Are you kidding me? Should I really enter the Cave of Illusions?
A thief stole my money and ran away. Where did he go?
Are shinies more frequent in this hack?
Where can I find the HMs?
Where does the hack end?
How much gameplay does the hack offer?
Can I continue Beta 5 with my Beta 4.1 save file?
Spoiler:
Running Shoes can be received by escorting the little girl, who's next to the university, back home.
Where do I find the Town Map?
Spoiler:
There's a man in Little Stone who's selling this item.
How can I get past North Star?
Spoiler:
You'll need Woolly Hat in order to withstand the cold. And you'll receive that item as a reward for beating Brady, the gym leader of Little Stone.
Also, DO NOT use turbo speed in the cave!
Also, DO NOT use turbo speed in the cave!
What's a De-Stone for?
Spoiler:
In a place called Milky Village, you should receive your first Page. This Page is a key item which you can insert to the book in Area 104. After inserting the Page, you will find out, what a De-Stone is for.
How can I reach Prof. Joke?
Spoiler:
As long as you're carrying 6 Pokemon, Prof. Joke's assistant will keep sending you off. Return to the lab with 5 Pokemon at maximum.
Are you kidding me? Should I really enter the Cave of Illusions?
Spoiler:
Yes, but that place is far from as confusing as you might think. Inside, you'll run into a person who you must follow. Keep following him, and you'll eventually learn, how to pass the cavern. Don't worry about getting stuck. It's made certain you won't.
A thief stole my money and ran away. Where did he go?
Spoiler:
If you talk to people around the area, they will tell you if they have seen the thief. That way, you can find out where the thief has gone, and eventually get your money back. Perhaps you will receive some other stuff as well..
Are shinies more frequent in this hack?
Spoiler:
Yes, around 1% of the wild pokemon are shiny. Pokemon, you encounter via events, may also be shiny by default (cough.. Squirtle.. cough).
Where can I find the HMs?
Spoiler:
HM01 - Highland Town
HM02 - Milky Village
HM03 - Argent Central
HM04 - Area 120
HM05 - Brightbulb City
HM06 - Bluepine Town
HM07, Waterfall, will be obtainable in an upcoming release. This also means that a certain sector of Rocky Mountain is not accessible yet.
HM02 - Milky Village
HM03 - Argent Central
HM04 - Area 120
HM05 - Brightbulb City
HM06 - Bluepine Town
HM07, Waterfall, will be obtainable in an upcoming release. This also means that a certain sector of Rocky Mountain is not accessible yet.
Where does the hack end?
Spoiler:
The last area you can access is Rocky Village. There you will receive a certain quest you must do. Beta 5 ends at a certain point during this quest by notifying that the following parts of the hack are yet to be done.
How much gameplay does the hack offer?
Spoiler:
Beta 5 offers hours and hours of (possible) excitement, and finishing its main story part should take longer than becoming Pokemon champion in Pokemon Silver. If one also counts all the sidequests as part of the gameplay, the hack takes longer to finish than the whole Pokemon Silver.
Can I continue Beta 5 with my Beta 4.1 save file?
Spoiler:
Sadly this isn't possible because I have done quite some changes to the Beta 4 content of the hack. But if you don't want to start over from the beginning, you can continue with the save file you can find at Downloads section.
Screenshots
Videos
The "Battle Simulator" functionality has gone over lots of changes since that video was recorded. But the video does give a general idea of the functionality.
Working emulators
Most GB/C emulators should work just fine with the hack, but it has been confirmed that the game crashes after the intro sequence if played on My OldBoy! emulator on Android mobile device. If you do want to play this hack on Android, try using VBA instead. That one should work (considering the hack has been confirmed to run properly on VBA on Windows OS).
Bugs
Beta 5.00 is an almost bug free version. Most bugs are so minor they don't really affect the gaming experience. There are however lots of small grammar errors out there due to the fact that I, as the creator, am not a native English speaker.
Have you noticed errors you'd like to report? First check if the error you noticed is already listed here. If it's not, you can for example mention it here in the thread.
Have you noticed errors you'd like to report? First check if the error you noticed is already listed here. If it's not, you can for example mention it here in the thread.
Support banners
Credits:
- Luna - Creating the support banner
- Poketto - Battle sprites of Ashlyn and Goon
- Cheestendo - Battle sprite of Cactus / Main character
Downloads
Current version: Beta 5.00
Most up-to-date release from January 2019.
This release offers hours and hours of gameplay, but the hack isn't complete yet. See FAQ for extra details.
Returning Beta 4 player?
Spoiler:
In case you had played Dark Energy Beta 4 before, and don't want to start over from the beginning, you can continue with this save file that is close to the point where main quest ended in Beta 4. There have been some interesting changes to Beta 4 content though, so you could also consider starting to play right from the beginning.
You unfortunately won't be able to continue with your own Beta 4.1 save file. There have been so many changes to Beta 4 content that making such thing possible would have been time-consuming and even quite difficult. In order to avoid work that would have simply gone to waste for future players, I decided to instead provide you this save file you can use if you really want to.
You unfortunately won't be able to continue with your own Beta 4.1 save file. There have been so many changes to Beta 4 content that making such thing possible would have been time-consuming and even quite difficult. In order to avoid work that would have simply gone to waste for future players, I decided to instead provide you this save file you can use if you really want to.
To make the game recognize this save file, just put in the same directory with the rom file, and give it the same prefix. As an example, if the name of the rom file is "Dark Energy Beta 5.00.gbc", name this one "Dark Energy Beta 5.00.sav".
Other rom hacks of mine
In case you're interested, you can find my other (though much worse) hacks in this website.
Also, thank you for your interest in Pokemon Dark Energy :)
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