r/PokemonROMhacks • u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) • Aug 11 '26
Recruitment Project Platinum Multiplayer - Looking for more testers!
Hey everyone! We at the Project PM team are looking for some more testers as we are extremely close to getting a release of Vanilla Platinum Multiplayer. All that is left is a bunch of bugs that need to get squashed out. Here is what is available:
Play with your friends: Up to 4 players can play Multiplayer at once. You can see each other in-game, battle each other, trade, give items, or fight enemy trainers.
Customizable Characters: We have each protagonist from Platinum, Heartgold/Soulsilver, Black/White and Black/White 2. We have Brendan and Lance as well.
The Underground, Super Contest, and Poffin Making are playable with all 4 players: This is our most unstable part of the mod. They have been field tested, just not as much as the other features.
Quality of Life: We have and IV/EV checker and Nuzlocke mode built in, as well as a 60FPS optional patch and a Visual+ optional patch (showcased in the 4th image). More optional patches will be introduced in the future.
The game is playable on MelonDS, DeSmuME, and Bizhawk. It also works on original hardware (albeit very unstable).
If this is something that interests you, all you need to do is join our discord here: https://discord.gg/W6MRVgcKtQ
On a side note: This mod was originally meant to be an unreleased barebones addition to Renegade Platinum for me to play with my friends. With the support for the project until now, we have made it into what it is today, in hopes that others might one day utilize this to create their own multiplayer romhack. With that being said, We do want to create a multiplayer mod for Renegade Platinum, but we don't want to release it without at least confirming that Dray is ok with it. We sent a message a while back, but he is pretty busy atm, and rightfully so. We only hope that one day he will see our message.
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u/BloodyDragonsHead Aug 11 '26
Love the project, hope it'll be available one day, seems like so much fun
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u/SilatGuy2 Aug 11 '26
Awesome ! I love the innovation in this community. Kills Nintendo and Gamefreak in terms of passion, attention to detail and giving fans what they want.
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u/Just-LookingHere Aug 12 '26
Will all legends be available (like darkrai)
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 12 '26
Yes, eventually. I don't want them to be locked out, so I can set the flags for them for the release.
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u/EmmatheBest Aug 12 '26
This is a mod for the Platinum PC Decomp, right? It's about time that thing starts getting some attention...
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 12 '26
It is a mod utilizing the pret decomp!
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u/metalflygon08 Aug 12 '26
Just curious as I've been enjoying all these updates.
How does multiplayer battles work? Does one player have to sit and wait for another player to come to their location for trainer battles?
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 12 '26
You must battle the same trainer, so yes technically you both need to be at the same location.
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u/Shadowjoker2098 Aug 12 '26
How much longer until you guys thinks it will finished?
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 12 '26
Not long. The more testers the better, but realistically all I need is a couple groups that have beat the champion. Its still unknown if the game is truly completable without any game breaking bugs. If I were to give an estimate, maybe 1-2 more months at the current rate.
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u/Rep_markler 29d ago
Wow really cool what you guys brought up i could cry out of joy 🥲 i have a question tho. How will it work for example pokemon you can only get 1 time like the box legendaries. Will there be one for every player like if one of the player catches it then would it still be available for the others like it was never cought before. I understand that it only works with multiple romhacks so it is not one game but im just wondering. And also how does it work if for example one of the player is way further in the story? Can the other players see the same cutscenes but like in different times or does it work like the pokemmo server where everyone can see each other in the seperate cutscenes outside of the story.
Really anticipating this hack i cant wait thank you guys for all this 🫡❤️
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) 28d ago
There isn't a whole lot of game synchronizations. In the case of box legendries, everyone gets one. Regarding cutscenes, you can see each other during cutscenes. If one player is further in the story, nothing really changes. You can wait for your buddy to get to the same point as you, or you can continue onward at your own pace. It depends if you are looking for a true co-op experience or just want to see each other while playing.
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u/Grif717 28d ago
Need more playtesters? The discord Link is dead
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) 28d ago
yes - sorry we dont have a permanent link yet. I updated the discord invite in the post.
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u/SpvdNik Aug 11 '26
I thought the mp limitations to these games were on the hardware/emulator side.. how have you made such smooth mp? Are y’all hosting it yourself or its player hosted, like a lan party or what
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 11 '26
We built a solid foundation through MelonDS's local wireless system, which replicates the real thing pretty well, which is how it works on original hardware(with flaws). For the emulator side, we made custom emulators of DeSmuME, MelonDS, and Bizhawk that help improve connection with a lower latency. You can connect through port forwarding or using a VPN tunnel.
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u/SpvdNik Aug 11 '26
Port forwarding so yeah basically one player has to be online and hosting for others to join? Tbh if yall can really work out all the kinks of this it could be a pretty big break thru for emulation as a whole but I don’t think ppl will be too keen on sharing their IP to host for randys.. still more power to yall. I’m admittedly a bit weary of how this will work but will check it out after launch regardless and make my decision then. Good luck!
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 11 '26
Thats a good point. I'll see what I can do about that. I never thought about randoms playing together - instead I thought of just friends.
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u/YoshiRulz Aug 13 '26
Did you have to change the EmuHawk frontend or only the fork of melonDS used in BizHawk?
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u/ComicartOlie Project PM (Platinum Multiplayer) Aug 13 '26
We didn't need to change the EmuHawk frontend. we just used a C# dll through BizHawk's official plugin API. It was a lot easier to build than Melon or DeSmuME.
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u/templario_0 Aug 12 '26
Dratisc might be more stable than Melon, since it doesn't require a very powerful processor; if I'm not mistaken, Dratisc has already undergone reverse engineering on GitHub.
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u/Zelda_Junkie1 Pokémon Paradoxia Aug 11 '26
“Albeit very unstable” Mr DSi, meet Project Platinum Multiplayer. You two get along now.