ROM Hack A New Version of Pokemon PureRGB (v2.6.0) Has Been Released!!

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A new version of the romhack Pokemon PureRGB has been released! This version comes with many new features and quite a few new areas!

Download the new version here: https://github.com/Vortyne/pureRGB/releases/latest

This is a purist's enhancement of Pokemon Red/Blue/Green. The goal is to enhance the original games for excellent replayability without bringing in mechanics, moves, sprites, visuals, type matchups, or pokemon that were introduced in later games.

See https://github.com/Vortyne/pureRGB/blob/master/FEATURES.md for a full list of the romhack's features!

Here's a video of the new features if you'd prefer to watch them in action over reading them!:



Big new features in v2.6.0 include:

NEW AREAS / EVENTS

• An Entirely new CINNABAR VOLCANO area was added based off of beta/prerelease content. Based off of an unused map called MOLTRES. CINNABAR VOLCANO is located in the middle of the sea route between PALLET TOWN and CINNABAR ISLAND. You can catch MOLTRES earlier in the game here. There are also a bunch of other events and lots of new visuals. If you don't fight MOLTRES here, it still shows up in VICTORY ROAD. Your MAGMAR can be upgraded with new abilities here too. This area can be entirely turned off from a new WORLD OPTIONS menu in Player's PC.
• The POWER PLANT was greatly visually enhanced with a beta tileset originally intended for it from Spaceworld 97. A roof area of the POWER PLANT was added, and a secret area where you can power up your MAGNETON was added. Also, a puzzle with electrical doors was added to the area preventing access to ZAPDOS until you explore around the place and press some buttons to turn them off. The layout is essentially the same, you can just access "the final area" blocked by electrical doors earlier. The map becomes sort of a loop instead of one big line.
• If you caught GHOST MAROWAK, after defeating GIOVANNI in Viridian City you can bring MAROWAK to the basement of Pokemon Tower to lay it to rest. Fight some spooky spirits based on the weirder gen 1 sprites (they all have unique abilities) and see a touching reunion between GHOST MAROWAK and its child CUBONE! (If you didn't catch it, you can bring a color changed MAROWAK to POKEMON TOWER basement and it'll still work.)
• ERIK and SARA are NPCs in the original game in FUCHSIA CITY who are looking for each other. Reunite them and go talk to them in the SAFARI ZONE to start a new little adventure where you can visit their house on Route 19 (Sea route below FUCHSIA CITY) and join them in their marine research! You can power up your DRAGONAIR by helping them out. Their house's location is based on an unused house in older map code on route 21. It was moved to route 19 since CINNABAR VOLCANO was placed in the same location on ROUTE 21 instead.
• You can enter one of the previously unenterable buildings near SILPH CO from a secret entrance. Turns out this building is how TEAM ROCKET snuck into SAFFRON CITY and invaded SILPH CO. so quickly. You can power up your WEEZING here!
• An NPC in SAFFRON CITY will tell you about signature moves. Certain pokemon get additional power or accuracy with specific moves. EXAMPLE: ACID when used by ARBOK has 100 base power instead of 50.

QUALITY OF LIFE

• PC Item space increased to 60 up from the original game's 50.
• The MOVEDEX can now be sorted alphabetically. Switch between sorting modes by pressing SELECT in the movedex.

VISUALS

• Fast currents in Seafoam Islands are now visually shown. They will move a bit slower on SGB / Original Game Boy due to processing speed limitations.
• Static Pokemon Encounters (MEWTWO/ARTICUNO (in the volcano)/MOLTRES/ZAPDOS/SNORLAX) now have fancy animations before the battle begins.

Many other features and tweaks are added in this new version! Read the full patch notes here: https://github.com/Vortyne/pureRGB/releases/tag/v2.6.0

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