Pokémon Academy Life - Revision history

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 '''''Pokémon Academy Life''''' is a non-profit, fan-made [[visual novel]] currently in development by [[Pokémon Visual]]. It will feature numerous in-game characters from the core series ''Pokémon'' games in a high school setting.
-It officially began development on September 13, 2015. A playable demo showcasing the game's prologue was first released on the [http://gamejolt.com/games/pokemon-academy-life-visual-novel/110040 Game Jolt] website on December 6, 2015. The second demo was released on February 29, 2015 with additional content. The current version is 1.0.2c.
+It officially began development on September 13, 2015. A playable demo showcasing the game's prologue was first released on the indie Game Jolt website on December 6, 2015. The most recent demo (version 1.0.3) was released on February 20, 2017 with expanded content.
 == Plot ==

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 == Gameplay ==
-[[File:Leaf_choice.jpg|thumb|left|The player ([[Red]]) is faced with two possible responses during a conversation with [[Leaf]].]]
+[[File:Sample choice 001.png|thumb|left|The player ([[Red]]) is faced with several possible responses during a conversation with [[Leaf]] and other characters.]]
 ''Pokémon Academy Life'' is a social simulation game centered around slice of life concepts. As the setting is a school environment, players will be able to participate in class events, extracurricular activities, as well as real-world activities. Throughout the game, outcomes are dictated by player choices, with some decision results unapparent until much later in the game. The most straightforward progression for a single playthrough would be to perform well academically in the three years in order to graduate.

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 === Timeline ===
-'''September 13, 2015:''' ''Pokémon Academy Life'' began development.<br>
+'''September 13, 2015:''' ''Pokémon Academy Life'' begins development.<br>
 '''September 29, 2015:''' Dmjh93 begins working on early art concepts.<br>
 '''October 14, 2015:''' Moonmachine begins contributing background art.<br>

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 '''December 23, 2016:''' Jon A joins the development team as a programmer.<br>
 '''February 20, 2017:''' Demo version 1.0.3 was released to the public.<br>
-'''February 23, 2016:''' OhJeezItsSteve joins the development team as a programmer.<br>
+'''February 23, 2017:''' OhJeezItsSteve joins the development team as a programmer.<br>
 '''March 2, 2017:''' Longtime community member Soundwave joins as an assistant writer.

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 '''December 23, 2016:''' Jon A joins the development team as a programmer.<br>
 '''February 20, 2017:''' Demo version 1.0.3 was released to the public.<br>
 '''March 2, 2017:''' Longtime community member Soundwave joins as an assistant writer.

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 '''February 8, 2016:''' The official Facebook page goes live.<br>
 '''February 27, 2016:''' Toriko09 and zygarde left on indefinite hiatus.<br>
-'''February 29, 2016:''' Demo version 1.0.3 was released to the public.<br>
+'''February 29, 2016:''' Demo version 1.0.2 was released to the public.<br>
 '''March 20, 2016:''' The official website for ''Pokémon Academy Life'' goes live.<br>
 '''July 16, 2016:''' Jack "Skye" Rowsell and Tylor Kranyak join as assistant writers.<br>

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 Development on ''Pokémon Academy Life'' began on September 13, 2015. VisualJae, the lead developer and programmer, had no knowledge of coding prior to picking up the project. He immediately began learning how to use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel_engines#Ren.27Py Ren'Py], a program specifically designed in the creation of visual novels, on the same day and has been working with the software ever since.
-Toriko09 and zygarde, both Pokémon franchise enthusiasts, contributed initial funds and idea pitching. Collectively they chose the name "Pokémon Visual," which is used to represent the project. Dmjh93, an art student, soon became the main character designer and lead artist overall. Freelancer moonmachine later became the main background artist starting on October 14. VisualJae, himself trained in and inspired by classical music, had been a longtime fan of Braxton Burkes's music from Pokémon Reorchestrated. As a result, he made the suggestion and the music was later selected to accompany the majority of the visual novel's scenes.
+Toriko09 and zygarde, both Pokémon franchise enthusiasts, contributed initial funds and idea pitching. Collectively they chose the name "Pokémon Visual," which is used to represent the project. Dmjh93, an art student, soon became the main character designer and lead artist overall. Freelancer moonmachine was later appointed the lead background artist. VisualJae, himself trained in and inspired by classical music, had been a longtime fan of Braxton Burkes's music from Pokémon Reorchestrated. As a result, he made the suggestion and the music was later selected to accompany the majority of the visual novel's scenes.
 In an online interview, the developers noted a key reason why the project was launched was because the visual novel medium is surprisingly devoid of any strong fan created content around the Pokémon universe, other than Twitch Dates Pokémon, which remains an incomplete fan parody project.
-On February 27, 2016, both toriko09 and zygarde went on indefinite hiatus while VisualJae and dmjh93 assumed full creative decisions on the project.
+=== Timeline ===
+'''September 13, 2015:''' ''Pokémon Academy Life'' began development.<br>
-The team's main bottleneck for progress is manpower in the writing department. On more than one occasion, they've attempted to recruit additional writers to the team with limited success. Several writers joined the team and were subsequently cut due to the inability to keep pace.
+'''September 29, 2015:''' Dmjh93 begins working on early art concepts.<br>
+'''October 14, 2015:''' Moonmachine begins contributing background art.<br>
-On July 22, 2016, Jack "Skye" Rowsell and Tylor Kranyak joined the team to assist with writing.
+'''December 6, 2015:''' The first public demo for ''Pokémon Academy Life'' was posted on Game Jolt.<br>
+'''February 8, 2016:''' The official Facebook page goes live.<br>
-After the release of demo version 1.0.3, longtime community member Soundwave joined the writing team on March 2, 2017.
+'''February 27, 2016:''' Toriko09 and zygarde left on indefinite hiatus.<br>
 == Reception ==

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 Prior to demo version 1.0.3, a battle system was brought up in conversation but never implemented. A prototype was introduced in 1.0.3 with basic turn-based features. Traditional Pokémon battling elements such as type effectiveness, status effects, switching, amongst others, remained incomplete.
-Programmers Jon A and OhJeezItsSteve were brought on board the team to help fully develop and battle system as well as the Pokémon catching system that will branch from it.
+Programmers Jon A and OhJeezItsSteve were brought on board the team to help fully develop the battle system as well as the Pokémon catching system that will branch from it.
 == Development ==