The Questions
Because most of the contributors to the Database portion of the program, either quit, or never bothered to release their stuff.
On the project status page, which can be found here.
This program will run on Version 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 versions of the .NET Framework. It is speculated that it will run on future versions as well.
This program uses little or no features of .NET Framework version 3 or 3.5 and is backwards compatable with most .NET versions, except 1.0 and 1.1...
The source code supports any version of Visual Studio 2008. Early BETAs support VS2005.
The 'lite' version is released seperately, Lite versions use this filename format on the downloads page: nwppsX_bin-relXXXX.rar, where X is the major version and XXXX is the revision number.
No, We've been busy with other things. Also we've released a test version of 2.0.1275 in the meantime.
A. At the moment there are five, They have been contributed by MetalKid. All credit goes to him for them...
A. The calculators all do different things; One calculates damage; One calculates the experience you can get from certain Pokemon; One calculates hidden power damage; One calculates statistics and the last one calculates IV's...
A. The fact is, Ghost is based on the Physical Attack, and Dark is based on Special Attack (even if the move names are misleading, that is unfortunately the sad truth).
Update: This will change in Diamond and Pearl. In Diamond and Pearl the moves are separately Physical or Special, Or even neither.
A. The only real difference between normal Pokémon and their shiny versions is the way they look. Shiny Pokémon are coloured differently. Other than that detail, they are exactly the same.
A. Base stats are numbers that determine a Pokémon's general ability. Based on these numbers, the Pokémon's stats will grow in a certain way and have a certain maximum value. The higher the base stat is, the better the end result for that particular stat. If you are looking for a particular stat to have, It's more than likely that anything over 100 will serve you well.
A. STAB stands for Same Type Attack Bonus. Let's take Slowbro for example. Its two elemental types are Psychic and Water. If you were to use Thunderbolt, which is an electric move, it will do normal damage to it. However, if you were to use surf, then the attack power is would be 95 * 1.5 = 142.5. If you decide to use a move that is the same elemental type as your Pokémon is, the damage is multiplied by 1.5x. So using Psychic with Slowbro would also result in 90 * 1.5 = 135 attack power.
A. As far as we are aware it runs fine on Windows 98 to Vista. Windows 98 runs with issues however.
A. RC stands for Release Candidate and RTM stands for Ready to Market OR Ready to Manufacture, depending on who you're talking to.
A. It seems that the program has taken too long trying to access the database. Please make sure you aren't performing any processor intensive tasks before trying again. This message will also appear if your computer has less than the minimum requirements.
A. No, sadly, it doesn't evolve this way anymore, even though it was great in the old Gold, Silver and Crystal days. There's no clock in FRLG and no day or night in RS or E. If you want Umbreon or Espeon you'll have to trade them from colosseum. There is also some kind of randomness involved as well.
A. I wouldn't have a clue, Ask Nintendo. The other alternative is to use a GameShark, but there is a great chance that doing such a thing will corrupt your save data.
A. It will use Struggle which is automatic. The power of struggle is directly proportionate to the Pokémon's power, the stronger the Pokémon is, the stronger the move is.
A. No the program does not expire and no you do not need to register.
A. In a way, yes. The program will show EVs gained via defeat of this Pokémon. This feature is not currently finished yet. Check for the IV/EV Stat Calculator.
A. Check the location tab in the Unown or Pokémon Database for further information.
A. You can save the information by clicking the 'Export' button in the tool that you are currently viewing.
A. If you exported something as a txt file you should be able to open the file in Notepad, If you exported as html or xml you should be able to open the file in a browser of your choice.
A. You must first save the information, Open the file with Notepad, WordPad or another text editor, Select print and away you go!
A. They tend to give help and advice - or provide access to the help documentation. We will add more if the need arises.
A. The .Net platform is a much more stable and a modern language unlike VB6. VB6 applications can have memory leaks most of the time since there is no Garbage Collection. Garbage Collection prevents memory leaks.
VB6 was released in 1998 and is becoming old and obsolete, Visual Basic .net 2008 has features that VB6 could never dream of and the best thing is VB6 applications can be easily ported to .net 2.0, it only takes a few minutes.
You can compile this program using Microsoft's Visual Basic 2008 Express, (I wrote this program with it in fact) which is free for personal, student and academic use.
A. Please make sure you have .net Framework installed and working correctly. If you use x86, use the x86 version of the Framework. If you use Windows XP Professional x64-bit version, install the X64 (AMD64) version.
A. Please make sure you have the final version installed. If you have a beta version of the Framework, you must first uninstall it and install the final version.
A. Somewhere between 12 and 53 megabytes, Though this seems to vary depending on what components have been installed and what file system your computer is using. Note that total filesize, while dependent on your filesystem, does change with each beta release.
A. We do not know, As we do not have the luxury of owning such a copy. Though we should estimate that the programs will still run in a 64 bit environment, however we plan to have a 64 bit compilation available just in case. You will be able to find one on the downloads page when that happens.
Update: YES, as long as you have the 64 bit version of the .net framework on your computer the program should work fine.
A. Tell us how to make one and we just might go ahead and do it. Of course Someone will need to lend me a G5 workstation however to make the whole process easier and a copy of RealBasic 2005 wouldn't go astray either...
A. Get a of Visual Basic 2008 (At the time of writing you can get Visual Basic 2008 express edition FREE PERMANENTLY) in <insert your language here> and go ahead and try, We will use babelfish to try to make some translations ourselves.
A. You can find updates here or you can get them emailed to you. But before you can install an updated version you MUST uninstall the old one at the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Control Panel.
A. Sure, But we suggest you read the GPL first to make sure. Oh, and don't burn this to DVD, the program is too small, it would be a waste of a dvd ;-)
A. Yes, But you must "apply" first on the forums or on the official Sourceforge.net project site.
A. You must email Nytewolf
with your contact details. To make it easier for us you should also be living in Australia or a country close by. But you don't have to be.
A. E-mail us as soon as possible or post a bug report topic here! Just include the phrase "NWPPS2 Error" in the subject and it will be dealt with as soon as the email is received.
A. Sure, Donations can be made through here, or here. Your support will of course be appreciated.
A. You most likely aren't connected to the internet, or your connection has dropped out. It could even be that the Geocities server is down.
Note: A more descriptive error message has been added should the server be unreachable or internet connection not detected. Version 1330 comes with an overhauled check for updates feature ;-)
A. All are programmed, Except for most of the Diamond and Pearl Pokémon who will be added when I know more.
