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#PKMNDFECT Megathread! I'm going to try to contain all of the project updates in this thread going forward! If you're interested in the project, don't forget to save the post and check back in every now and then. If not, mute the thread! #pico8 #gamedev #pokemon #pixelart

I've been hard at work implementing the mockup in pico-8 today, this meant I made a tileset and set up parallax scrolling! I also had to plan out the colors really meticulously. A clever eye might've noticed I removed quite a few colors from the mock, compared to previous posts. I had to!

After trying a few different options, the palette has changed again! Removed a green so that I can guarantee a white regardless of scene. This allows for better contrast with ui elements. The parallax system before was drawing unseen tiles, so I decided to add treetops and not draw over the sky!

Of course, in a battle that sky will be covered anyway, but while traveling that overlay will be gone, so I figure this will look a little nicer than a big dark area. This opens up other areas to more flexibility regarding layout, which is probably important for more open areas than a forest

I'm planning on making battle and travel seamless, the character will just run forward until they reach the next event! The parallax layers will shift to take up more of the screen when the battle UI isn't there.

I love your table!

This is probably the most sane one I've got, there's like five spreadsheets I had to set up to get the pokemon data in lol

5? Goodness! I just saw your table with the palette indices (I really hope I’ve got the right word there), and I loved how organized and neat it was!