The normal game
Gen2Recomp runs Pokemon Gold, Silver or Crystal, handles your progress and provides the controls. It works without Dramatic Shapes.
Optional Pokemon 3D mod
Gen2Recomp Dramatic Shapes
Gen2 Dramatic Shapes gives towns, routes and indoor areas a raised, block-like 3D appearance. Install it only after normal Gen2Recomp gameplay is working.
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What Dramatic Shapes changes
The normal Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal world is flat. Dramatic Shapes raises the map into a layered scene, giving buildings, paths, walls and terrain more depth while keeping the familiar pixel artwork.
The optional 3D-style view
Dramatic Shapes changes presentation. It is not a separate Pokemon game and does not replace the main Gen2Recomp download.
What you can change after it is enabled
Dramatic Shapes is more than one fixed camera angle. Its options let you choose how much depth you want and turn demanding effects off when a phone or older computer needs smoother play.
Voxel viewing angle
Move through several raised-world angles, or return to the normal flat view without removing the mod.
First- and third-person views
Experimental camera choices let you look and move from closer to the character. Test these with a copied save first.
3D battle scenes
Battles can take place on the map with a movable camera, while an option can keep the classic back sprite on screen.
Water, lighting and miniature effects
Optional reflections, time-of-day choices, curved horizons and tilt-shift effects can change the mood of the world.
Install Gen2 Dramatic Shapes
The v0.7.18 release page includesgen2recomp_DRAMATIC_SHAPE_0.7.18.zip. The current mod package is version 0.7.18, so do not rename it or confuse it with the main app.
- Test the normal game firstOpen Pokemon Gold, Silver or Crystal, walk around, enter a battle and create a save. Fix any normal game problem before installing the visual extra.
- Download Gen2 Dramatic ShapesUse the separate Dramatic Shapes button on the Download page. Keep the downloaded file compressed so Gen2Recomp can import it.
- Open the mod managerPress F10 on Windows, Mac or Linux. On Android, open the Mods option from the app interface.
- Import and enable the extraChoose the downloaded file, wait for it to appear in the list, then enable it for the game you are testing.
- Return to the game and adjust the viewLoad a safe test save and confirm the raised world appears. If performance is slow, choose a gentler visual setting.
Protect a working setup
- Back up progress before changing Gen2Recomp or any mod.
- Do not treat a Gen1Recomp mod as a Gen2Recomp package.
- Use the 0.7.18 package listed with Gen2Recomp v0.7.18.
- Test the normal game before enabling any optional extra.