theSLAYER Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On January 14th, 2014, the dreams of Pokémon Trainers all over the world were lost. This was the day that Generation V's 'Dream World' was shut down for good. For those unfamiliar, the Dream World was a section of the Pokémon Global Link website players could connect to using their copies of Pokémon Black & White and Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Players could tuck their Pokémon into bed via the C-Gear, and then have them partipate in flash minigames to earn 'Dream Points'. Dream Points could also be obtained by participating in berry growing, or making friends by visiting another players customizable house. However, the Dream World was most notable for the distribution of several exclusive hidden abilities, as well as Legendary and Mythical Pokemon, such as Arceus - all of which were housed in a special 'Dream Ball'. It was, in essence - an extension of the Generation V games. And this is where the history lesson would normally end... However, a developer by the name of shutterbug2000 is taking it upon himself to restore the Dream World back to its former glory. shutterbug is no stranger to these kind of projects, having played an important role in the creation of Kaeru WFC - a 'hackless' solution to playing DS and DSi games online again via Wiimmfi; an alternative service to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) post-shutdown. As well as some important contributions to the 'Pretendo Network', a recreation of several game servers for the 3DS and Wii U. But there's a slight snag -- He needs your help! The Dream World was made up of several Adobe flash files that it used primarily for graphical assets; while many of these have been recovered, there are still several missing! If you have an old PC or laptop you've ever played the Dream World on, or maybe even an old Hard Drive, please use the following guide to lend a hand: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Recovering_Files_from_Browser_Cache#Flashpoint_Cache_Exporter Simply run the Flashpoint Cache Exporter on the computer you played on and upload your cache to help find missing files! If you're unsure whether the program has found any missing files, the Dream World files, check to see if you have any files from cdn.pokemon-gl.com (not a direct link). You can send the cache files to shutterbug (shutterbug2000#8835)’s DMs on Discord, or Flashpoint’s Discord server. Together, we can visit the Island of Dreams again. View full article 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakkov Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 This really excites me. I hope this goes well as I played a bunch back in Generation V with Dream World. I would love to contribute, but I don't think I have any files relating to it after I performed the program mentioned above. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RequiemWasStolen Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Sadly I never could get Dream World to work. I did share this with a few people though. Including a Discord server I'm in that focuses heavily on Pokemon preservation. Hope this helps. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellsky7 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I don't want to be a downer, but I've seen efforts to bring this back and return unsuccessfully. I REALLY hope this works since I never played this part of gen 5; may I ask how this attempt will be different? More experienced developers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSLAYER Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 4 hours ago, spellsky7 said: I don't want to be a downer, but I've seen efforts to bring this back and return unsuccessfully. I REALLY hope this works since I never played this part of gen 5; may I ask how this attempt will be different? More experienced developers? Experienced developers who got basic functionality working. To my understanding, what they need is a bunch of data from the cache to restore other functionality. There’s only so much one can do without the necessary data. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthnexus07 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I am assuming he's got the pdw source code that was dumped some time ago? It should be on github somewhere - just dont have a link handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spellsky7 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The Road to Lavender Town From Vermillion On 1/27/2023 at 2:59 PM, theSLAYER said: Experienced developers who got basic functionality working. To my understanding, what they need is a bunch of data from the cache to restore other functionality. There’s only so much one can do without the necessary data. That's great! Is there a specific discord or channel that I can check for updates on the data gathering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EeveEnthusiast Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It would be amazing to see this successfully brought back! I never had the chance to use the Dream World back when it was still around, so a revival of it would be wonderful for all of the people who never got to use it or simply would like to see that functionality restored. I'll have to see if I can find anywhere to share this; the more people that know about it, the better the chance of someone who has the necessary data coming across this project, or so I would presume. Wishing shutterbug2000 the best of luck! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobita029 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Ive changed PC and HDD multiple times already and wont be of much help but I hope this project takes off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane-o Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Has there been any update on this since January? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo IV Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Alguna novedad sobre esto? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewto2015 Posted Tuesday at 09:52 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:52 PM slayer , i have pokemons of the drewams world in me game, that work for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSLAYER Posted Wednesday at 04:47 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:47 AM 6 hours ago, mewto2015 said: slayer , i have pokemons of the drewams world in me game, that work for you? What they need isn’t Dream World mons in game, it’s that you have a computer that accessed Dream World that’s still around, haven’t had the hard drive wiped, that sort of deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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