Preference Poll/Question: New Evolutions or Forms

daMoose52 · 2016-10-19 18:17:46

I'm tinkering with some things I had always intended to be new evolutions with the rules of the game from back in the old GB/C days, but with more modern games have become "forms."
So, as a point of preference, what is the general Gen1/2 preference? Forms or evolutions?

Rangi · 2016-10-19 18:27:41

You'll have an easier time implementing evolutions than forms. Although if you want to switch back and forth between them, or if they're variations on one Pokémon and not a more powerful new shape (e.g. Unown letters, Arbok's hood patterns, Cosplay Pikachu) then I'd say do forms if you can.

daMoose52 · 2016-10-19 22:36:44

What I'm looking at right now is the CatchRate value on the Player & Trainer Pokemon for some fun-ness.
Nothing else in the code utilizes it that I can find.
In know in G/S it was used as the held item space for the player and trainer Pokemon.

I'm THINKING I can use that for storing Form states. Check the value or check the bits and then load or calculate as appropriate.

Skeetendo

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Preference Poll/Question: New Evolutions or Forms

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