PokeProject Blog

I thought I will make a post telling you guys and gals what I have done on my Pokemon Journey. As you know, this blog is taking the place of an old one I used to use. Nothing ever did get posted. Well actual game play anyways.

27th July Pokemon Diamond and Pearl games come out. That means I can use both Diamond and Pearl. I decided to use Pokemon Diamond, and I will also use Pearl for the missing Pokemon. Anyways with in a week, I got all eight badges. I then stopped playing the game for a while.

Perhaps playing now and then, I am not too sure. However just a couple of days after having Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. I was worrying about getting my main goal Pokemon. One day I watch Cartoon Network, this was like in July/August. Anyways on TV I saw a “Pokemon Summer Day Camp” advert.

It was advertising an Toys R Us event, which would be giving away Mew. I then went back on the Internet “which I was resting from, which made me watch the advert”. On the websites, I saw the event in Derby. I have actually been here before, so I know my way on the train and how to get there.

However there was one problem. We was meant to be going on holiday to visit some of my family. Luckily, it got cancelled. However there was one problem. It was a GBA event and I need an new GBA Pokemon game. Like two days before the event I found a UK store “Internet Store” which still had brand new copies of Pokemon FireRed.

I ordered it next day delivery. I thought I had to complete the game, so I was rushing through. However I then discovered information of UK based Pokemon forums and found out that I didn’t need to complete the game. So lucky, I have a new game which Mew can be added to.

I also checked all my other Pokemon games, my Emerald, and another one of my many FireReds had no cheats what so ever. I managed to get three Mews in the end, and they we’re all on none cheated games. Anyways I basically got the train to Derby, got Mew, and some food and left.

I don’t know why I left, I just did. I guess I only wanted Mew. From here, I played only my FireRed (the new one). Around Christmas time, I decide to play Diamond again. I have done a lot since then. I now have over 200 Pokemon and counting. The Mews are still on the original packs Nintendo downloaded them to, and are untouched.

I also have a Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, waiting on the new FireRed. All caught in Pokeballs, and untouched. However, I am not transferring them just yet. So far I have transferred over;

Charmander
Dunsparce
Scmoochum
Elekid
Pichu
Eevee

Ditto
Gastly
Weedle
Machoke
Wobbbuffet
Kadabra

Electrode
Graveler
Magneton
Tangela
Pidgey
Hoppip

Exeggcute
Caterpie
Venonat
Ekans
Meowth
Goldeen

I have also started to add the Pokedex page to this blog. They will be added as they are obtained on Pokemon Diamond. You will have to wait a couple of days for me to get the 200 Pokemon I have already got. Anyways I don’t think there is too much stuff to add.

So from now on, all post entries will be on now and the future. Lets see how long it takes me to get all 493 Pokemon. Gotta Catch em All!

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Okay, so like way back in July 2007.  I started a blogspot blog, on my Pokemon Diamond journey.  It was about Pokemon events, and me obtaining all of the 493 Pokemon on my game.  I launched the blog a couple of days before I had Pokemon diamond, due to it was not released at the time.

Anyways, I stopped posting in that blog and stopped playing the games after like a week.  Due to me being on the Internet most of the time.  I have now started to play Pokemon Diamond.  There fore I have decided to continue my Journey here.  I will tell you what its about, and all rules.  I will not copy the old posts over, in case I am targeted for multiple content.

So Introduction, here I go.  Ever since I planned on buying Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, I decided that I would not use any action replay cheats on the games.  Usually I use them.  However all of a sudden I change my opinions on cheating and decide to create these following rules;

Rules of Obtaining Pokemon

• I cannot use any of my old Pokemon games, to trade to Pokemon Diamond, and Pearl.
• If I need Pokemon from old games, I must buy the games again.  Then they must only be in communication with games that are newly bought or the new Pokemon Diamond and Pearl games.
• I will not have glitched Pokemon, nor use the glitch cloning method.  This includes having clones.
• I cannot trade with anyone who games have cheats, or even traded with cheated games.  Which is a rule only someone insane would create.

In the end I have decided that I cannot trade with anyone at all, and I can only trade between Diamond and Pearl, and newly bought games.  Making my chances of getting Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, and Deoxys nearly impossible.  Especially Mew, and Deoxys.

So using those above rules, I have to capture all 493 Pokemon.  I can buy as many new games as I wish, however old ones cannot be used.

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So, now I have most of my plans in final stages. It’s money that is stopping further completion, however this is not a problem. I haven’t been able to update or do much as I have been earning money online. I have made $110.00 USD so far. So that’s good.

I need to get $85.00 for the vBulletin licence, $80 for the backup, and $50.00 for various little things. However with in sixty days of having vBulletin, I have to pay another $85.00 if I wish to make the licence a owned licence. So that in total is $300.00 USD.

I am one third of the way there already. Hopefully I will have achieved this all by, March. So I will be busy earning money, and I need it to fit in with making the website and blog. I also need to make some progress on Inferno and Hydro.

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Okay, I have a couple of various updates and ideas to share.  I have once again started to think about vBulletin over phpBB 3.  I love phpBB 3, and I have fallen in love with the new style and features.  However we will probably be a lot better on vBulletin.

Members who register and be active on forums, always like vBulletin.  You will probably never hear anyone say “vBulletin is rubbish” or anything like that.  I will have to decide quickly.  I will keep you updated on that first of all.

Now secondly, as for the website.  I have been changing plans, and planning the final touches.  I have am pretty much sure, we will be set with in three days time.  From there I will be able to add more and more content.  The layout should also be finally done, with all features.

I am getting more categories up on the blog also.  That means I will have more to blog about, and more for everyone to read.  I will post updates on my plans, and I go along.  I want fast action to proceed the next couple of weeks.

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So I haven’t physically added anything to the website or blog, however the tester phpBB 3 forums have.  I have been adding the forums, categories etc.  However I have recently found out that I have to do it all again when we move.  So I have stopped progress there for now.

However I have been making plans regarding the forums, rather then moving, then continuing.  I now wish to make the forums go boom.  By this I mean, I will act as if the forums are brand new.  Targeted traffic, and members will be registering hopefully.

What I am going to do is, use all my web-mastering plans I have ever written for forums.  Then use them on PokeProject.  Rather then waiting and using them on future forums, I am just going to use them on PokeProject.  I wish to get a lot of activity going on the forums, so when it comes to finishing the website and updating the blog and project.  I will happlily know the forums are active.

I have also started to re-think the plans through on the website.  I think I can do a lot better then I have already planned.  This is not a problem for anyone but me however, as I never like to spill all plans into detail.  I am going to start progress with the website from tomorrow by the way.

Also the forum move will be pushed back, until around March.  Around the same time as the Inferno and Hydro demo version release.  Another announcement would be, I have started playing Pokemon Diamond again.  I before had a free hosted blog about my legit Pokemon Journey.  I plan restarting that, but on this blog.  Gives something a little extra for everyone to read.

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Well today, 3rd February 2008.  Is a special day, as PokeProject is now two years old.  Yes that’s right, two years ago PokeProject forums was created.  We will be moving from these forums this year, however there is no upset.  All posts, members, threads everything will be moved.

So next year, PokeProjects birthday will definitely be on 3rd February per usual.   I haven’t prepared anything really.  However I will tell the story of PokeProject.  It all started because of Pokemon.  Well I was young, Pokemon was popular and red and blue we’re the best games ever.

After a short period of playing games, I started making my own characters and I started planning my own towns, events, everything.  After gold and silver, a while after actually.  I started to only play the games occasionally as I moved twice in a period of time.  Anyways whilst I was browsing through a catalogue I saw a Pokemon game released.

Actually this was a set of games Pokemon Ruby, and Pokemon Sapphire.  Obviously I was not a Internet Pokemon geek then.  So I lost track of the release.  As soon as I saw the game however, I went down to the store and bought it.

I loved it, so a couple of months after I discover that there is a GBA cheat cartridge.  This is when I start coming on the Internet for cheat coded.  Guess what, I discovered Jirachi, and Deoxys.  None of my friends had them, they thought I created them.  They never had Internet access etc.

Anyways one day I discover forums, as I have always been against chat rooms I never have chatted to people before.  One day I discovered anyone can make there own forums, so I did.  I made them, and left them.  Didn’t have a clue.

Then I decided that I would bring my younger plans of being a game maker and merged it with a forum.  I made the forum, and guess what I left it and played crater.   I soon got bored and started to work on the forum eleven days after the creation.

This is when we got our first member STEELIX, and others registered shortly after.  Vipershark, MewMaster, Mew2Masta, Nove, Houndoomed, Stanny, and Moonchild.  Then after that overs come as they do.  Anyways these first members are the ones who seem to still be around here today.

With STEELIX being the first staff member with me, we agreed that we will continue with the forums and we started by making sprites.  By we I mean all the members, I am actually rubbish at scratch spriting.  (I am mapper ) Since then I have become more interested in web-mastering.  I am less noobish now.

So now PokeProject is going to be my key project altogether for my Internet hobby.  I plan on developing the project as much as I possibly can.  I just want to say thanks to EVERYONE who as ever helped.  Remember this is our community, not just mine.

Happy 2nd Birthday PokeProject

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Well I have been focusing on getting information on moving forums over.  However as we are currently hosted on a multi forum providing script backups are not like normal phpBB forums.  I have not actually found an successful move yet on ForumUp.  Anyways I have been told be the friendly members of phpBB community.

That if I get the backup on my computer, there experienced advice will most probably be able to make the transfer successful.  It may seem good news, but ForumUp don’t even guarantee a download will even work.  I am just going to have to just go for it, and see whats happens.

If we are unsuccessful, I will simply have to start the forums over from scratch.  This is not to much of a problem.  All information we need can will be added to the website.  Anyways I am hoping all forums, posts, and members are transferred successfully.

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Well, I thought I would let you guy and gals know what exactly PokeProject will made up of.  It will start off with the website, forums, and this blog.  The good thing about the network is that they all will have matching skins.  Which all have been specially designed for me and coded for me.

I have paid for them by the ways.  I had a designer create me a .PSD layout, then I found a coder and had the website coded.  However the coder thought that it was for a wordpress blog and ended up coding it for both.  Lucky I didn’t have to pay double, so that leaves some spare money.

Anyways the website layout now as had features planned by me, I am going to pay someone to design all images needed.  I will then add them, and then the layout will be completed.  Obviously the whole layout will be valid XHTML strict and valid CSS.  I have been using PHP for included, and PHP will be used for various other features.

The blog version needs a lot of editing.  The features don’t need to be added like the website.  It also as the menu loading style, I have decided I won’t this to be taken out of the blog layout.  This plus a few other changes, then the blog layout is ready to go.

The phpBB 3 forums layout as not even been started yet, however I am going to pay the website .PSD designer change the middle section of the layout to create a forum .PSD.  Then I will have a coder code it to be the same length as the website and blog layout.

This would then mean all three sections of PokeProject have a matching layout, and will look so damn good.  Anyways, whilst all this is happening I will be adding the websites content, and getting the forums transferred.  The blog is pretty much done, except the layout obviously.  I am thinking the websites content is going to take me like a year to make, I have just to many plans.

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I have finished one more map, I haven’t been mapping that much today.  I have finished “Town Two”.  which will be located at the end of Route x04.  This map isn’t planned to be in the demo version one.  However I may extend it, lets just see what I feel like.  Anyways its a small town.

It also contains the “Team Inferno’s Hideout”, where you first battle Team Inferno.  However that’s about all it as, there is no gym or anything like that.   Actually unlike most other towns it contains wild Pokemon.  I though something a little bit different is always good.

I have been planning the demo, I have started to create the wild Pokemon, Items, Storyline, and a lot of other features.  They will be planned, then obviously will be coded into the games starter kits data files.  Hopefully, as things are going so far.  The demo is still on time and will be launched by March 14th 2008.

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