I thought I'd create a topic for planned updates so users of the adoption agency can come and have a look at what's coming soon and air their opinions. Since this is in development features are subject to change and may get dropped for later updates or scrapped entirely. Feel free to say how you feel about certain new features - while it's unlikely a fully complete feature will be modified or dropped, you can have an impact on the development of new features. Just remember not all features may be listed here either - some stuff has to be kept a secret!
Features
Release Pokémon (Completion: 100%) - You now have the ability to release unwanted Pokémon.
Gender (Completion: 100%) - Gender is now much more prominently displayed. You can see a Pokémon's gender on a trainer's card page as well as in the box. You will also be able to search/submit/request Pokémon by gender when trading.
Your bag (Completion: 100%) - Items are now being added to the adoption agency. The biggest use of this is stones for evolution, allowing a much wider variety of Pokémon to be released. However some novel and interesting uses for other items will be implemented too, of course.
Travel (Completion: 100%) - Without revealing too much, you will now have the ability to 'travel' to new locations which will feature new items/Pokémon/events previously inaccessible.
Nicknames (Completion: 100%) - While nicknames were actually planned for the initial release they got dropped. They're being brought back to aid in keeping track of Pokémon.
Faraway Cave (Completition: 100%) - New visitors will be passing by Faraway cave very soon!
New achievements and Pokémon (Completion: 100%) - This almost goes without saying!
Hall of Fame (Completion: 0%) - Sort of a Top Ten list for various stuff like most complete Pokédex/highest levelled Pokémon etc. Just for fun or helping instil a little healthy competition; it depends on how you want to look at it
Bug fixes
Some minor fixes to stop an egg's gender from being displayed.
Eggs obtained from the egg lottery will now have their hatching time reset rather than base hatching time off your submitted egg.
Removed the ability to trade eggs.
New Pokémon
Here are a few examples of new Pokémon you can expect to encounter in the next update:
Estimated release date:This weekend (11/09/2010)
As this list has been written retrospectively I may have forgotten about some bugs I've already fixed. If I remember, I'll add them
will there be a battle simulation in the future basicly just a online battle with your pokemon?
like for example vs
these are just 2 random pokemon but then maybe creating a battle mode?
sorry if i sound too annoying just wanna know?
trainer card made by Undead!
Snorlax and the new fire starter and bidoof is unappreciatated! The others ecspecially chimchar and mr mime are a bunch of superfragilisticexpialidocious!!!
Lawl to find superfragilisticexpialidocious i had to search on google!
Just wondering if there's any updates on the...well...update
Another estimate on the release date would be nice as well as maybe some updates on how each section is coming, I know a lot of us would find it interesting and helpful if you could
Certainly. I haven't actually had much time to work on it lately unfortunately. I'm going out today but I hope tonight and tomorrow I should be able to make some good head way on it. Completing it this weekend might be pushing it (I'll see if I can pick up some Red Bull today to help ) but I should be able to get a good chunk done at the very least.
The two biggest and most time-consuming features are adding gender features to the trading centre and travelling. If I can get those done then the rest should be fairly quick and easy.
I figured those were the two main ones that would take up a lot of time. I know a bit about programming so thinking about everything involved in completing those makes me think it won't be too easy, or at least not too quick. Thanks for the update though, but don't rush anything :lol: No point in rushing and making a mistake then having to fix it later. I'd be happy as long as it came out sometime next week really, though this isn't about me. So you just take your time and make sure everything's working alright Take care and have fun when you can
manandspaniel wrote:will there be a battle simulation in the future
No. The Adoption Agency is a move away from TPC RPG which sought to emulate the Pokémon games. The Adoption Agency is all about collecting all the Pokémon, not battling.
dgdog1 wrote:not to ask to much, but can you please include rotom
Rotom will be included at some point, but not in this update.
Ooh, you can nickname Pokemon now? How? And I can't wait to see the new visitors! xD
I'm hoping Ditto is released in the foreseeable future, but I think that'll happen when the genderless pokemon are sorted out. *glares at female unown*
Goggy wrote:Ooh, you can nickname Pokemon now? How? And I can't wait to see the new visitors! xD
When you go to switch Pokémon between your box and party a new info box appears containing data about the Pokémon you're switching which includes the ability to release or nickname it.
Ditto will not be included in this upcoming update.
Yay update! Though a agree that ditto is not a high priority in my book either, then my charmander would lose his herem and that would make him and me sad. I'm thinking it'll probably be one of the last and probably once some of the pokemons genders are sorted out *glares at male Miltank*
Quick question, do you take down the site while you update or do it while its still online? I've known a few people who did things like this and they put the board offline to update it and test everything It took hours for him to get it back up again cause him and the mods were checking over everything before they opened it again but maybe they were just a bit paranoid.
Though I've heard with some sites you have to update in sections and it's better to just take it down so everyone doesn't go clicking things that aren't done yet. Then some actually require it to be down while others it can be done live so I was just wondering. I'm not too knowledgable with this board service and how it works so I just thought I'd ask rather then rack my brain of the millions of ways it could work.
vs 
trainer card made by Undead!
) but I should be able to get a good chunk done at the very least.
It took hours for him to get it back up again cause him and the mods were checking over everything before they opened it again but maybe they were just a bit paranoid.