TprNou
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StardewPoke – a SMAPI mod that brings a full Pokémon experience into Stardew Valley, powered by the actual Pokémon Showdown battle engine embedded via ClearScript V8. This means every move, ability, item, and mechanic works exactly as in the original games. However, the project is still in its very early prototype stage: only the basic battle engine integration is verified; everything else – wild spawns, battle UI, save/load, team management, NPC trainers, multiplayer, badges, shinies, and items – is either missing or just stubbed. I built this as a personal passion project, but due to real‑life commitments, I have very limited time to continue development. That's why I've made the source public and am actively seeking collaborators who can help push it forward.
The technical core that works is the Showdown bridge – we run the real JS engine inside C#, so all battle logic is authentic without reimplementation. On top of that, there's a rough entity system (spawning, following, pathfinding), a battle menu UI skeleton (layout only, almost no logic), some sprites (incomplete), and basic asset injection via Content Patcher. But the list of what's missing is long: wild encounter tables, full battle UI wiring, persistent saves, team GUI, NPC AI, multiplayer sync, badge progression, shiny support, and per‑player saves in multiplayer. The project is far from playable, and a huge amount of work remains.
I must be upfront about code quality: most of it was written with heavy AI assistance – I'm not a professional developer. There are likely architectural issues, performance problems, and tight coupling. If you see something that could be done better, you're probably right. I genuinely welcome refactoring, rewrites, or even redesigns.
We welcome contributions of all kinds – from developers and artists to testers and beyond. Every bit of help counts, and we're grateful for any time or skill you can bring to the project.Join our Discord to discuss ideas, or reach out directly on GitHub (@TprNou). The road is long, but the vision is clear – and I truly believe this could become something special with the right team. Looking forward to building it together.
GitHub: https://github.com/TprNou/StardewPoke
Discord: https://discord.gg/6kCggSXgj
The technical core that works is the Showdown bridge – we run the real JS engine inside C#, so all battle logic is authentic without reimplementation. On top of that, there's a rough entity system (spawning, following, pathfinding), a battle menu UI skeleton (layout only, almost no logic), some sprites (incomplete), and basic asset injection via Content Patcher. But the list of what's missing is long: wild encounter tables, full battle UI wiring, persistent saves, team GUI, NPC AI, multiplayer sync, badge progression, shiny support, and per‑player saves in multiplayer. The project is far from playable, and a huge amount of work remains.
I must be upfront about code quality: most of it was written with heavy AI assistance – I'm not a professional developer. There are likely architectural issues, performance problems, and tight coupling. If you see something that could be done better, you're probably right. I genuinely welcome refactoring, rewrites, or even redesigns.
We welcome contributions of all kinds – from developers and artists to testers and beyond. Every bit of help counts, and we're grateful for any time or skill you can bring to the project.Join our Discord to discuss ideas, or reach out directly on GitHub (@TprNou). The road is long, but the vision is clear – and I truly believe this could become something special with the right team. Looking forward to building it together.
GitHub: https://github.com/TprNou/StardewPoke
Discord: https://discord.gg/6kCggSXgj