blackroad-pixel-city/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to BlackRoad Pixel City will be documented in this file.

[2.2.0] - 2026-02-03 🎨✨

✨ VISUAL ENHANCEMENT UPDATE - "From Bad to Great"

Major Visual Overhaul

• 🎨 Complete Pokemon sprite redesign with professional pixel art quality
• 🎨 Enhanced player character with Ash-style trainer design
• 🎨 Improved grass rendering with individual blade animation
• 🎨 Expanded color palette to 60+ Pokemon Gen 1 accurate colors
• 🎨 Added shadows to all sprites with alpha blending
• 🎨 Added highlights and shine effects throughout

Pokemon Sprites - Professional Quality

• Pikachu: Gradient shading, rosy cheeks, lightning tail, expressive eyes with shine
• Bulbasaur: Multiple green shades, detailed bulb spots, red eyes, proper proportions
• Charmander: Animated 3-layer tail flame, cream belly, orange gradient
• Squirtle: Hexagonal shell pattern, curly tail, brown eyes, blue gradient

Player Character - Ash Style

• Detailed red cap with Pokeball logo
• Walking animation with proper arm/leg movement
• Directional eyes, blue shirt, black shoes
• Gray backpack, proper shadows

Environment Polish

• Individual grass blades with sway animation
• Sparkle particles when rustling grass
• Soft shadows under all characters
• 3-layer grass rendering for depth

Changed

• pokemon.py - Completely redesigned all 4 Pokemon sprites (250+ lines)
• player.py - Enhanced trainer sprite (120+ lines)
• grass.py - Improved rendering (80+ lines)
• colors.py - Expanded to 60+ colors

[2.1.0] - 2026-02-03 🎮⚡

Added - POKEMON RPG MECHANICS!

• Player Character: Controllable trainer with WASD/Arrow keys
• Tall Grass System: 4 grass patches that rustle when walked through
• Wild Pokemon Encounters: Random encounters in tall grass
• Battle System: Full battle UI with menu (FIGHT, BAG, POKEMON, RUN)
• Pokedex: Tracks seen and caught Pokemon
• Pokemon Team: Start with Pikachu, catch up to 6 Pokemon
• Dialog System: Pokemon-style text boxes with character-by-character reveal
• Interactive Buildings: Pokemon Center (healing), Poke Mart (shopping), Houses
• NPC Interactions: Talk to trainers and citizens
• 6 Pokemon Species: Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Rattata, Pidgey
• Catch Mechanics: 50% catch rate when using FIGHT
• Keyboard Controls: P for Pokedex, T for Team, SPACE/ENTER for interactions

Changed

• Game mode system (explore, battle, dialog)
• Reduced roaming wild Pokemon (now found in grass)
• Updated controls for RPG gameplay
• Enhanced player sprite with Ash's cap

Technical

• Added player.py module
• Added grass.py for encounters
• Added ui.py for dialog and battles
• Implemented game state management

[2.0.0] - 2026-02-03

Added

• Complete project restructuring with modular architecture
• New Pokemon species: Charmander and Squirtle
• Enhanced building types (shops, improved Pokemon Center)
• Tree swaying animation
• Animated water with ripples
• Walking animation for NPCs
• Sparkle effects for Pokemon
• Building shadows
• Configurable game settings via config.py
• Color palette system
• FPS toggle (press F)
• Spawn Pokemon on demand (press SPACE)
• Crosswalk at road intersection
• Multiple building styles
• Varied tree sizes
• Enhanced NPC types (trainers, ace trainers)
• Comprehensive documentation
• Setup.py for easy installation
• Development guide
• MIT License

Changed

• Refactored code into entities and utils modules
• Improved hop animation for Pokemon
• Enhanced building details (windows, doors, roofs)
• Better color scheme with more variety
• Optimized rendering pipeline
• More natural movement patterns

Fixed

• Collision bounds for NPCs and Pokemon
• Animation timing consistency
• Performance optimization

[1.0.0] - 2025-12-01

Added

• Initial release
• Basic city layout
• Pikachu and Bulbasaur
• Simple buildings
• NPC movement
• Basic roads