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River Edition v0.5.9: Chapter 2 starts on a normal walk into Elm's lab (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.9: Chapter 2 now starts when you walk up from Elm's lab door. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.9" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.9.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | 984579aa3c163daadc0d99c859958da87d8a3ee8 |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | ae8065084b1386e33ca0c8c83e43204b9a7d4021 (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.8 plus the fixes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.9
- Chapter 2 starts on a normal walk into Elm's lab (#99, #212): the scene used to fire only if you stepped on one specific tile, so walking straight up from the door skipped it. It now triggers on the whole row in front of Elm, for both the start and the closing scene.
Known issues
- A report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP Cheat Device menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not supported).
- The odd tiles near the Mt. Silver 1F exit are in the original hack's cave too; only the map-edge garbage was a bug.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies.
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.8 (Ruben out of the Route 28 pond), v0.5.7 (the end-of-story trigger in New Bark Town removed; Route 28 / Mt. Silver edge garbage fixed), v0.5.6, v0.5.5, v0.5.4, v0.5.3, v0.5.2, beta 33 and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.
River Edition v0.5.8: Route 28 trainer out of the pond (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.8: a trainer stood in the pond on Route 28. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.8" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.8.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | ea3538fb945bfc4f64f6c19951c8681a90b13e37 |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | adbaef8fab13c58aee52b8f99a541c184cd797ff (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.7 plus the fixes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.8
- Route 28 (#195): Ruben, the Hiker trainer near the pond, was standing in the water. He now stands on the grass south of it.
Known issues
- A report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP Cheat Device menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not supported).
- The odd tiles near the Mt. Silver 1F exit are in the original hack's cave too; only the map-edge garbage was a bug.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies.
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.7 (Chapter 2 starts on Champion saves: the end-of-story trigger in front of Elm's lab is gone; Route 28 / Mt. Silver edge garbage fixed), v0.5.6, v0.5.5, v0.5.4, v0.5.3, v0.5.2, beta 33 and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.
River Edition v0.5.7: Chapter 2 on Champion saves, Route 28 / Mt. Silver edge fix (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.7: Chapter 2 starts on Champion saves and the Route 28 / Mt. Silver edge garbage is fixed. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.7" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.7.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | cdd743574a8df20f9b450f8a4134be508ddf60e8 |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | 714f9e05196e143f4cf54d91a15bd53eee469665 (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.6 plus the fixes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.7
- Chapter 2 now starts on Champion saves (#212, #99): the original hack's ending trigger stood on the tile in front of Elm's lab door and showed "This version's story ends here" before you could go in. It is removed in this edition; walk into the lab and step on Elm's tile to begin.
- Garbled map edges on Route 28 and Mt. Silver (#195): the new maps had an invalid border size, so the game drew raw data (stitched bridges, water and rocks) at the edges. They now show a plain border.
Known issues
- A report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP Cheat Device menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not supported).
- The odd tiles near the Mt. Silver 1F exit are in the original hack's cave too; only the map-edge garbage was a bug.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies.
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.6 (Mega menu, Pokédex search labels), v0.5.5, v0.5.4, v0.5.3, v0.5.2, beta 33 and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.
Beta 33: Mega menu and Pokédex search text fixes
English translation of Pokémon Azoth (also known as Pokémon Mercury, 水银) 1.3.3, beta 33: Mega menu and Pokédex search text fixes, on top of beta 32. This is a translation done with Claude; the hack, its name and content belong to its original authors. The Spectrum Frontier is fan-made content added by this project (not by the original authors). Do not report problems with it to them.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Check the known issues first. For crashes or freezes, tell us your emulator or device and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not an emulator save state). Chat and questions: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-beta-33.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM, not the Chinese hack. The common "Squirrels" dump (#1636) is v1.0 and works; v1.1 does not. The patch checks the base ROM's CRC32, so patchers refuse a wrong ROM.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | ab10196e9e28f69a6c906b273ba1ad8116bc4a2c |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | bc9abacb849d622ef7d7692c55bcc2b08140a0ad (32 MB) |
In-game saves (.sav) from earlier betas carry over. Emulator save states don't, so load from an in-game save.
New in beta 33
- Mega Evolution menu (#197): the header, the "Ready"/"Exit" labels and the Mega Gengar entry were still Chinese; they now read in English ("Unlocked" does not fit its column and stays short).
- Pokédex search page: the Mode row and the OK button were still Chinese in the tile graphics; the Type dropdown's first entry reads "Normal" instead of "NORMAL".
- Everything from beta 32 and earlier is included.
Known issues
- How these were checked: the Mega menu and the Dex search page were captured in an emulator.
- Not reproduced / waiting on saves or details: #195, #162, #161 (gpSP is not a supported emulator), #128, #103, #95, #63, #51.
- Gift Pokémon from the Chinese Mercury Home service arrive with Chinese names, as do Chinese nicknames stored in an existing save (#67).
- The Frontier has only been tested by script-driven runs, not by long human playthroughs.
No ROMs are distributed. Optional Ko-fi link is in the README; the patch is and stays free.
River Edition v0.5.6: Chapter 2 on Champion saves, Mega menu and Dex fixes (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.6: Chapter 2 now starts on Champion saves, plus the Mega menu and Pokédex search fixes. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.6" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.6.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | fb1f0244f363f04386a495a116f82edad3a2205e |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | 3945af2cab45cef27e701bd79062dd432e9a28a5 (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.5 plus the fixes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.6
- Chapter 2 starts on real saves (#196, #195): the story variable collided with one the original hack writes in normal play, so Chapter 2 never began, and Champion saves were missing the Elm's lab trigger and the Route 26 gate's west door (Mt. Silver). Both are fixed; test on a post-Champion save.
- Mega Evolution menu (#197): header, "Ready"/"Exit" labels and Mega Gengar now in English.
- Pokédex search page: Mode row and OK button in English; "Normal" in the Type dropdown.
Known issues
- A report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP Cheat Device menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not supported).
- A report of garbled Mt. Silver graphics (#195) could not be reproduced in mGBA; tell us your emulator if you see it.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies.
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.5, v0.5.4, v0.5.3, v0.5.2, beta 32 and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.
Beta 32: ten player-reported fixes (bag, Pokédex search, type names, Egg, Exp. message)
English translation of Pokémon Azoth (also known as Pokémon Mercury, 水银) 1.3.3, beta 32: ten player-reported fixes (bag, Pokédex search and a few text problems), on top of beta 30. This is a translation done with Claude; the hack, its name and content belong to its original authors. The Spectrum Frontier is fan-made content added by this project (not by the original authors). Do not report problems with it to them.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Check the known issues first. For crashes or freezes, tell us your emulator or device and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not an emulator save state). Chat and questions: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-beta-32.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM, not the Chinese hack. The common "Squirrels" dump (#1636) is v1.0 and works; v1.1 does not. The patch checks the base ROM's CRC32, so patchers refuse a wrong ROM.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | 58893fc939e18fb4acc2863c8862d6aa321f4d93 |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | 52aeda81ffe21d0e130d706d5ac5381d8d922425 (32 MB) |
In-game saves (.sav) from earlier betas carry over. Emulator save states don't, so load from an in-game save.
New in beta 32
- Bag pockets (#189, #190, #191, #193): tabs read Hold, Misc, Gem and Material; the Balls label is no longer indented; the backpack picture highlights top-left for All Items/Misc, top-right for Key Items and bottom-right for Balls.
- Pokédex search page (#185, #187): the Search and Sort tabs are left-aligned like Cancel, and "Switch" (which opens the sort options) now reads "Sort".
- Pokédex type filter (#192): type names are title case (Normal, Fighting, Flying, Ground, Rock, Psychic; "PSYCHC" is fixed).
- Egg (#188): an Egg's name was still the Chinese "蛋"; it now reads "Egg".
- Battle (#186): the double space in "gained x Exp." is gone.
- Capture tutorial (#184): says "Lyra" instead of "the old man".
- Everything from beta 31 and earlier is included.
Known issues
- How these were checked: the bag and Pokédex changes were captured in an emulator; the Egg name, Exp. message and tutorial wording were verified in the ROM data but not played through. Tell us if any still looks wrong.
- Cheat Device note: the Shiny Boost / Pichu sprite report (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not a supported emulator).
- Gift Pokémon from the Chinese Mercury Home service arrive with Chinese names, as do Chinese nicknames stored in an existing save (#67).
- The Frontier has only been tested by script-driven runs, not by long human playthroughs.
- Reports we are waiting on saves for: #128, #103, #99, #95, #63, #51.
No ROMs are distributed. Optional Ko-fi link is in the README; the patch is and stays free.
River Edition v0.5.5: ten translation fixes (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.5: ten translation fixes. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.5" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.5.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | d41c57826f19fb6c4b3656f96d49f6148e44405d |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | ea9fca2610339308a109287505270f84c2b8396c (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.4 plus the translation fixes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.5
- Bag pockets (#189, #190, #191, #193): tabs read Hold, Misc, Gem and Material; the Balls label is no longer indented; the backpack picture highlights top-left for All Items/Misc, top-right for Key Items and bottom-right for Balls.
- Pokédex search page (#185, #187): Search and Sort tabs are left-aligned like Cancel; "Switch" now reads "Sort".
- Pokédex type filter (#192): title-case type names ("PSYCHC" fixed).
- Egg (#188): an Egg's name was the Chinese "蛋"; it now reads "Egg".
- Battle (#186): the double space in "gained x Exp." is gone.
- Capture tutorial (#184): says "Lyra" instead of "the old man".
Known issues
- A report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP Cheat Device menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not supported).
- The Egg name, Exp. message and tutorial wording were checked in the ROM data, not played through.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies.
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.4 (translation fixes #167-#182), v0.5.3 (SELECT+R cheat hotkey, selectable Shiny Boost odds), v0.5.2, beta 31 (including the Spectrum Frontier) and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.
Beta 31: eight player-reported fixes (forget-move, Trainer Card, shop, quests, Pokédex FORM, Help Tips)
English translation of Pokémon Azoth (also known as Pokémon Mercury, 水银) 1.3.3, beta 31: eight player-reported fixes (leftover Chinese and a few text/graphics problems), on top of beta 30. This is a translation done with Claude; the hack, its name and content belong to its original authors. The Spectrum Frontier is fan-made content added by this project (not by the original authors). Do not report problems with it to them.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Check the known issues first. For crashes or freezes, tell us your emulator or device and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not an emulator save state). Chat and questions: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-beta-31.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM, not the Chinese hack. The common "Squirrels" dump (#1636) is v1.0 and works; v1.1 does not. The patch checks the base ROM's CRC32, so patchers refuse a wrong ROM.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | 27c9e447f8c6b6858201928f577b26fd092235c5 |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | 66c6479dafe953a8e92d75a38343d3d2c33e72c9 (32 MB) |
In-game saves (.sav) from earlier betas carry over. Emulator save states don't, so load from an in-game save.
New in beta 31
- Forgetting a move (#174, #182): "Totodile将 Water Gun忘记了！ 然后……" is now "1, 2, ... Poof! Totodile forgot Water Gun! And...".
- Trainer Card (#173, #181): the label above the party reads "Pokémon" instead of "PKMN".
- Box "Move Items" (#172, #180): "Give to a Pokémon?" instead of "GIVE to a POKéMON?".
- Shop prices (#171, #179): the Poké Mart showed the Chinese 元; prices and the money box now use the Pokédollar sign (¥200, ¥3000).
- Quest list (#168, #178): two titles ran into the "Open" column and were shortened ("The Trainer's First Step", "Fierce Pokémon in Dark Cave").
- Trainer defeat lines (#169, #177): 13 one-word lines such as "……啊？" (the Primo Quest in Violet City), "Whew!", "Whoa!", "Clang!" were never found by the text dump and stayed Chinese. Now translated.
- Pokédex FORM page (#167, #175): the "A 切换" label now reads "A Swap".
- Help Tips, Mom's Bank page 2 (#170, #176): a stray pointer overwrote part of the English line, leaving garbled symbols; fixed.
- Everything from beta 30 and earlier is included.
Known issues
- How these were checked: the shop, Trainer Card, Pokédex FORM page and Mom's Bank page were captured in an emulator; the forget-move message, the Box prompt and the quest titles were verified in the ROM data and font widths but not played through. Tell us if any still looks wrong.
- Cheat Device note: the Shiny Boost / Pichu sprite report (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not a supported emulator).
- Gift Pokémon from the Chinese Mercury Home service arrive with Chinese names, as do Chinese nicknames stored in an existing save (#67).
- The Frontier has only been tested by script-driven runs, not by long human playthroughs.
- Reports we are waiting on saves for: #128, #103, #99, #95, #63, #51.
No ROMs are distributed. Optional Ko-fi link is in the README; the patch is and stays free.
River Edition v0.5.4: eight translation fixes (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.4: eight translation fixes. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.4" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.4.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | d26dd4fc75e149a4684f3c5bf22d37de3766c119 |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | 3098be77a41e8980b50a65ac2a2e223917d5783d (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.3 plus the translation fixes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.4
- Forgetting a move (#174, #182): "Totodile将 Water Gun忘记了！ 然后……" is now "1, 2, ... Poof! Totodile forgot Water Gun! And...".
- Trainer Card (#173, #181): the label above the party reads "Pokémon" instead of "PKMN".
- Box "Move Items" (#172, #180): "Give to a Pokémon?" instead of "GIVE to a POKéMON?".
- Shop prices (#171, #179): the Poké Mart showed the Chinese 元; prices and the money box now use the Pokédollar sign (¥200, ¥3000).
- Quest list (#168, #178): two titles ran into the "Open" column and were shortened ("The Trainer's First Step", "Fierce Pokémon in Dark Cave").
- Trainer defeat lines (#169, #177): 13 one-word lines such as "……啊？" (the Primo Quest in Violet City), "Whew!", "Whoa!", "Clang!" were never found by the text dump and stayed Chinese. Now translated.
- Pokédex FORM page (#167, #175): the "A 切换" label now reads "A Swap".
- Help Tips, Mom's Bank page 2 (#170, #176): a stray pointer overwrote part of the English line, leaving garbled symbols; fixed.
Known issues
- A report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite (#162) could not be reproduced; the gpSP Cheat Device menu cut-off (#161) is open (gpSP is not supported).
- The forget-move message, Box prompt and quest titles were checked in the ROM data, not played through.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies.
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.3 (SELECT+R cheat hotkey, selectable Shiny Boost odds), v0.5.2, beta 31 (including the Spectrum Frontier) and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.
River Edition v0.5.3: SELECT+R cheat hotkey and selectable Shiny Boost odds (unofficial fan edition)
RIVER EDITION v0.5.3: new Cheat Device hotkey and selectable Shiny Boost odds. An unofficial, fan-made "Chapter 2" for the English translation of Pokémon Azoth (Mercury), with the Cheat Device and the Partner Patrol built in.
⚠️ This is not an official release and not part of the beta line. The beta N releases are only a translation of the original hack. The River Edition adds fan-made content that the original authors did not write (a continuation after the League, Mt. Silver, Red, the Partner Patrol and the Cheat Device). It is made by River, with Claude. The hack, its name, characters and story belong to their original authors; this is a translation and an unofficial fan continuation only. Do not report problems with it to the original authors.
🐞 Found a bug? Report it here
Please say "River Edition v0.5.3" in the title, your emulator or device, and attach your .sav from just before it happens (an in-game save, not a save state). Chat: Discord.
Patch
Apply Pokemon-Azoth-English-RIVER-EDITION-v0.5.3.bps to a clean Pokémon FireRed (USA) v1.0 ROM (the common "Squirrels" dump #1636), not the Chinese hack and not an earlier beta or River version.
| Base CRC32 | DD88761C |
| Base SHA-1 | 41cb23d8dccc8ebd7c649cd8fbb58eeace6e2fdc |
| Patch SHA-1 | f44c510e57c8ed79327f96ac238ea62fdcb869aa |
| Patched ROM SHA-1 | 0edba18087487515800cc2cac73ccdadbc31d14f (32 MB) |
It is River v0.5.2 plus the Cheat Device changes below. In-game saves from the betas and from every earlier River version carry over; save states do not.
What is new in v0.5.3
- The Cheat Device menu is now on SELECT + R (#164). SELECT + START clashed with the Exp. Share toggle. Hold L and it is the Patrol settings (L + R + SELECT) instead, so release L first. L alone (Quick Catch) and L + R (Auto Run) are unchanged.
- Shiny Boost has selectable odds (#163). Picking it opens a list: Off, 1 in 16 (the default, same as before), 1 in 64, 1 in 256, 1 in 1024, 1 in 4096, 1 in 2 or Always. Saves that already had Shiny Boost on keep 1 in 16.
- The README now thanks the testers and issue reporters (#160).
Known issues
- Not reproduced: the Exp. Share toggle never fired on our test save, so the hotkey clash was removed by moving the cheat key, not by finding the toggle's trigger. Tell us if SELECT + START still toggles it in a way that matters.
- gpSP (some ANBERNIC handhelds) is not a supported emulator: the Cheat Device menu is cut off there (#161). Use mGBA, Pizza Boy or Delta.
- Shiny Pichu sprite: a report of a corrupted shiny Pichu sprite around the eyes (#162) is not investigated yet.
- Shiny odds were measured on scripted wild battles, not on grass walking.
- Everything in the v0.5 notes still applies (Partner Patrol caveats, Chapter 2 is an early draft, the Cheat Device guide is in docs/CHEATS.md).
Still in this version
- Everything from River v0.5.2 (the twelve translation fixes and wild Shiny Boost), beta 30 (including the Spectrum Frontier) and the Chapter 2 continuation.
No ROMs are distributed. The patch is and stays free.