I've had this idea because I saw the Minecraft mod
Pixelmon. Pokémon RP has been common in Blockland for a while, however no complete mod has ever been made; only RP tool-like mods. I think a proper Pokémon fighting system would work well in this kind of environment if applied correctly, and have begun working on such a mod.
This mod would include a proper Pokémon battle system with Pokémon from the games. I would likely start at generation I for the earliest versions for simplicty in development, and afterwards expand to include as much of the later generations as possible.
At this point, I would likely have battle exclusively visualised on the client, as modelling each Pokémon individually would obviously be a very ambitious goal. This would mean a client mod would be necessary, however the necessity of a mod on the client-side means I would have more freedom to make a more proper HUD and other GUI for the intended purpose. I understand that some may be opposed to client modifications as a necessity for play, however, this would be the simplest and most effective way to create an experience similar in nature to Pokémon.
I would also like to clarify that this mod would exist to provide the
structure for Pokémon gamemodes. This means that it would not be an out-of-the-box RP or RPG, or indeed a game mode at all, unless packaged with the proper additional resources to be one. Although, I would likely attempt to undertake such a project alongside this one for testing purposes, though my ability to create an attractive build on a large scale alone may be limited.
Things I have not yet extensively considered:
*Wild Pokémon; likely event-driven or similar
*Breeding, day care, and friendship
*Battle HUD arrangement; e.g. overlay PlayGUI (In a window) or change screen content entirely (Change entire screen, as you do when switching from the menu to the loading screen, or from the loading screen into the game, etc.)
*Likely other things; will add as things come up.
For all of the above listed things, I would like to hear feedback from parties interested in creating servers using a mod like this. If you would like to somehow get involved in development of this sort of thing, feel free to contact me as well.
I don't want to come across as egotistical; under ordinary circumstances, I would pursue a project under my own interest, however this sort of thing is a bit different from the kind of mod I usually make, and would cater to a very specific group of people. I just want to know if the audience is even there, and, even better, if part of that audience would provide input or assistance in development.
Further discussion about this mod's development should go in the modification discussion topic here. I'll keep this topic open for people to discuss the idea of pokemon in Blockland or other topics not specifically related to the mod in question here.
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