It's been stated that gen 1 battles are possible. Does this include the Special stat? Also, I've noticed that gen 4 custom is listed when challenging someone. Does this use gen 4 mechanics?
Yes and yes.It's been stated that gen 1 battles are possible. Does this include the Special stat? Also, I've noticed that gen 4 custom is listed when challenging someone. Does this use gen 4 mechanics?
Thanks for the numerous answers! I had forgotten to check on the responses to my question.The easier way to turn the lobbychat off is to type /lobbychat off :P
It is not illegal. It's a tactic called FEAR which is uncommon because it's pretty bad. You can avoid this tactic why using priority moves, weather that has residual damage, or a Ghost-type. In the best case, it's a 1-1 since you are most likely fainting the guy in the next switch as any OU player will have the necessary tools to deal with FEAR.Just the other day I fought some guy who had a L1 Politoed with Endeavor. Obviously this is illegal, but is there any avenue where I can report this?
erm joim, the issue is that politoed can be a minimum of level 25It is not illegal. It's a tactic called FEAR which is uncommon because it's pretty bad. You can avoid this tactic why using priority moves, weather that has residual damage, or a Ghost-type. In the best case, it's a 1-1 since you are most likely fainting the guy in the next switch as any OU player will have the necessary tools to deal with FEAR.
lol right, dumb of me, I was thinking about FEAR tactic. We need to add a minimum level ban and that requires adding a minimum level to all Pokémon, so it'll take a while :<erm joim, the issue is that politoed can be a minimum of level 25
Was it a custom game? Main server? Hackmons? That rule is enforced!oh, and said politoed also /obviously/ had drizzle. and endeavor isn't an egg move for poliwag in gen 3 anyway -.-
god i hate fuckers such as these
i forgot to save a log sadly, but it's pretty obvious: the politoed took like 92% damage and activated focus sash wth
a level 25 toed could easily take 92% from like almost anything lvl 100, albeit the whole egg move thing is known.oh, and said politoed also /obviously/ had drizzle. and endeavor isn't an egg move for poliwag in gen 3 anyway -.-
god i hate fuckers such as these
i forgot to save a log sadly, but it's pretty obvious: the politoed took like 92% damage and activated focus sash wth
http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2013/03/19/power-disruption-affecting-us-west-data-center-irvine-ca/I just tried to go on Showdown! today and I got this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93523325@N02/8573405218/
Then I clicked Play Online and I got this page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93523325@N02/8572312589/
(I couldn't get the images to load right on to my post)
If anyone knows what's up, please let me know.
Yes that is the right place to start. You can set up your own local server by following the instructions in the readme and then use the changes you have made to the code you downloaded. Generally for mods you just want to add filesto the "mods" folder that overwrite the normally used files (see genNEXT as an example, it should be in the mods folder you downloaded).So I've been looking around for this info, searching the forum and whatnot. I feel like it probably is around here somewhere, but perhaps I'm not searching with the right key words. I've been wanting to try my hand at making a mod, but I'm not completely sure how to go about that. I found this site: https://github.com/Zarel/Pokemon-Showdown. I downloaded the zip and looking at the contents, and I'd say it looks fairly easy to edit. My question then is this... Is downloading that the actual correct starting point? If so, does it matter what I edit the code with? What do I even do with the edited code once I feel the need to test the results? What do I do with the whole package when I'm happy with the results?
Ah... my computer was confused by the read me for some reason, but I got it open. Some of this stuff though seems very vague... perhaps it assumes I have a bit more know how prior? For example:Yes that is the right place to start. You can set up your own local server by following the instructions in the readme and then use the changes you have made to the code you downloaded. Generally for mods you just want to add filesto the "mods" folder that overwrite the normally used files (see genNEXT as an example, it should be in the mods folder you downloaded).
Also make sure you set up your new mod in the formats.js file otherwise you wont be able to play your mod (this is located in the "data" folder).
Took me a while to realize that was something I had to look up and download.Pokemon Showdown requires Node.js and npm (which is installed by default with Node.js since v0.6.3).
There's definetly a config folder in the zip with a config-example.js.... is there ANOTHER config folder I don't know about? Does that mean rename the one that is already there? And what am I even expected to do here?:Copy config/config-example.js into config/config.js, and edit as you please.
Ok, yes... I started Node. I suppose that's the easy part. Am I expected to type that in and hit enter? Clearly I missed something here.After this, start Node:
Code:cd <location of PS> node app.js
Yes just rename it.There's definetly a config folder in the zip with a config-example.js.... is there ANOTHER config folder I don't know about? Does that mean rename the one that is already there? And what am I even expected to do here?:
I am assuming you are windows, in which case you type that into the command prompt (cmd). You first go to the location where you saved PS using the cd command (google if you need help with this). Should look something like cd D:/documents/Pokemon-Showdown , obviously this will change for every computer so make sure you get the right path, you can do it one folder at a time. Once you are in the Pokemon-Showdown directory just type node app.js and assuming you have installed node properly and done everything else properly it should give you a link to your server.Ok, yes... I started Node. I suppose that's the easy part. Am I expected to type that in and hit enter? Clearly I missed something here.
aaaaah, ok. With a specific place to input the command, suddenly I feel like I'm doing something. Yeah, I got a localhost server going, and that ran in chrome so I'm assuming that worked.I am assuming you are windows, in which case you type that into the command prompt (cmd). You first go to the location where you saved PS using the cd command (google if you need help with this). Should look something like cd D:/documents/Pokemon-Showdown , obviously this will change for every computer so make sure you get the right path, you can do it one folder at a time. Once you are in the Pokemon-Showdown directory just type node app.js and assuming you have installed node properly and done everything else properly it should give you a link to your server.
Note this will only make the server available to you on your computer, there are extra steps you need to take in order to have other users connect.
Yeah, the README was made for people who already knew their way around a POSIX command line and knew how to operate a server.Ah... my computer was confused by the read me for some reason, but I got it open. Some of this stuff though seems very vague... perhaps it assumes I have a bit more know how prior? For example:
I don't understand what's confusing about that part. Yes, that's the right config folder. Make a copy of config-example.js and name it config.js. Keep it in the same folder.There's definetly a config folder in the zip with a config-example.js.... is there ANOTHER config folder I don't know about? Does that mean rename the one that is already there? And what am I even expected to do here?:
I've been asking a lot of questions but I haven't given thanks where it's due. MJB, Zarel, I apologize if my inquiries came off as whiney and demanding. Thankyou for helping a newbie chase a fantasy. (and by chase a fantasy I mean satiate my constant desire to create and alter designs.) The expected procedure is muuuuch easier to understand. I'm "cloning" as I type this.I just went and rewrote it to be more detailed:
To me, "copy into" means make a copy, and then paste the copy somewhere else. Obviously there was nowhere else, which is why I considered the possibility of the copy remaining in the same folder. I almost dismissed this idea though, as it seemed by far too simple to be the correct solution.Copy config/config-example.js into config/config.js, and edit as you please.
Other servers such as the Pokemon Database are also having issues with the ladder rankings. Our server ID is set correctly, as you can see here, and we've been using the default server files. As far as I know, node.js has also been updated recently. My question is: can we fix our custom ladder so that the rankings are updated again, or is it out of our hands?Ladder updating...
Ladder (probably) updated, but score could not be retrieved (corruption).