GeekPi RackMate T1 Build
My unboxing and building a GeekPi RackMate T1, with it's first modules as part of a HomeLab.
Devlog
Development logs by HashtagMarky, covering all my active projects such as; Pokémon Ikigai ROM hack progress, hardware builds, homelab experiments, and more. New entries are posted as work happens.
Overworld Encounters Merged into pokeemerald-expansion
After five months of development, the Overworld Encounters feature I co-developed with Bivurnum was merged into pokeemerald-expansion, adding modern wild Pokémon encounters to the GBA Pokémon decompilations.
Pokémon Ikigai: Welcome to Vyraton
Pokémon Ikigai is my first completely original ROM hack. A new region, a new premise, and a set of systems built around the idea of living somewhere rather than just passing through it.
Rotom Phone Start Menu
A full start menu replacement for pokeemerald styled as a Rotom Phone with two display modes, with 16 colour palettes, animated Rotom expressions, and a customisable save screen.
Car Boot GBA Build
I picked up a tired looking GBA for pennies on the pound at a car boot sale and turned it into something I'm genuinely proud of! A bright purple shell, IPS screen, USB-C charging, all in an afternoon.
Basic Cutscene Skipping
Creates scripting macros that let players skip cutscenes they've already seen, with a visible skip button and two options for tracking viewed state.
Overworld Speedup
An overworld speed multiplier for pokeemerald, 1x, 2x, 4x, or 8x, that runs extra animation and camera iterations without touching collision or input logic.
Generic Pokémon Cries
Five fallback Pokémon cries, chosen by base stat total, for pokeemerald-expansion projects that disable individual species cries to save ROM space.
Upgradable Fishing Rod
A single fishing rod key item with a dynamic menu of unlocked techniques, replacing the three-rod system with flag-gated progression and a remembered last-used technique.
Overworld Encounter Scripting Tools
Three scripting tools for triggering and spawning overworld wild Pokémon encounters in pokeemerald.