Development API compatibility: this tree targets Portable API 3 on Gen1Recomp 0.3.96 or newer. See the API audit for native checks and remaining extension limits.
Added Emerald discovery gates and native numeric mount sizing. Reverse ledge jumps now authenticate through Gen3 collision rather than a foreign engine module. Optional follower art and multiplayer ride synchronization remain independent integrations.
Tested against official Gen1Recomp 0.3.51. Existing games retain their native data and defaults. See Battle Art’s Emerald QA record for the exact integration coverage and remaining gaps.
An explicitly bound Wilds catch/cycle key takes precedence over Ride's default G shortcut in all three generations. Uses an optional public Wilds export; standalone Ride keeps its normal controls. Verified with actual Yellow/Crystal/LeafGreen rebound throw fixtures plus native Ride setting/network and Skies contract suites.
Includes synchronized Gen3 riding, shared aerial encounter completion and public music consumers. Gen3 external music registration is blocked by the current engine schema; the local Ride catalog remains available.
Numbered release of the tested 0.4.0-test.3 build. Runtime and assets are unchanged except version metadata; packaging and cart pins are refreshed. Validation from the prior exact releases remains applicable: official Gen1Recomp 0.3.1, isolated profiles, targeted native rendering/integration checks. This release does not claim complete cross-generation feature or visual parity.
Test build 0.4.0-test.3: fixes shared aerial encounter ownership and uses public Surf/Bike records on Gen1/2. Published archives passed Crystal music playback/restoration, LeafGreen Ride synchronization with six mods, and FireRed shared aerial encounters.
0.3.0: FireRed and LeafGreen riding with multiplayer poses. Adds native FireRed/LeafGreen ground riding, Surf mounts and free flight with native move/badge requirements, safe landing and in-game settings. Exposes optional read-only multiplayer mount/pose providers across all three generations.
Development tree: native Gen 3 now implements shared ride settings and outdoor flight connections with progression guards. Embedded HGSS mount art works without Wilds. See the option support inventory for implementation coverage, the remaining native Stadium-renderer gap, and pending gameplay verification.
Requires Gen1Recomp 0.3.1 for the verified Gen 3 path. Other mods are optional; no ROM, player save or import cache is included.
Official engine 0.3.1 disables the content.music registry for native Gen3. External registered music tracks therefore remain unavailable in FireRed/LeafGreen; Ride's user-supplied audio/flying/tracks.lua catalog remains supported. The Crystal public-music QA pass does not establish native external-music support.
0.2.24: Restore independent in-game ride settings. Restores the in-game OPTIONS integration, including simple and advanced ride settings, persistence and change events. Includes the new options adapter in the installable package and points updates to this fork.
That earlier release supported Gen 1/2; the development tree also includes native FireRed/LeafGreen riding.
Dramatic Sky Ride adds controllable Flight, Ground Ride and Visible Surf mounts to Gen1Recomp. It works in native 2D, supports compatible voxel camera mods, Generation II mounts, Wild Skies interoperability, optional flying music, and animated Pokemon Stadium 2 mounts generated locally from the player's own ROM through Crystal 251.
DSR remains the gameplay owner: movement, collision, altitude, progression, mounted state, rider placement and mount sizing stay inside Dramatic Sky Ride. Companion mods provide sprites, world rendering, airborne encounters, music or Stadium assets without taking over DSR's core mount logic.
The Gen 2 build includes the requested New Bark Town test scientist at (9,10). Speak to him for missing level-50 Ho-Oh, Suicune, Raikou and Gyarados, with Fly/Surf supplied where applicable. He changes no party or PC data until you interact, and skips species you already own.
- Gen1Recomp
>=0.1.69 <2.0.0 - Dramatic Sky Ride
No third-party mod is required for native 2D Flight.
For the currently validated setup, use mfrtechconsult/PokePCFollowers (PokePCFollowers_VoxelMerge) as the primary Pokemon sprite/follower provider.
Wilds of Kanto is not part of the validated Dramatic Sky Ride support matrix yet. Compatibility work is ongoing and will be released separately once the complete Gold/Gen2 path is verified.
Add Wild Skies for visible airborne Pokemon and aerial interceptions. Wild Skies 1.9.0 or newer is required for Wild Skies on Pokémon Gold/Gen 2. DSR owns the player's mount and flight state; Wild Skies independently owns sky ecology, time-of-day species, resident flocks, route-boundary persistence and its own flyer rendering. Add Crystal 251 or another compatible Gen II content provider if you want Johto Pokemon to exist in-game.
- Battle Art Voxel Fork
>=1.7.6 <2.0.0— recommended renderer; - Dramaless Shape
>=1.6.4 <2.0.0— supported alternative and the easiest current Stadium 2 import host.
Native 2D Flight does not require either renderer.
- HGSS-style overworld sprites can currently fail to display on the Generation II path. This is a known issue and a fix is planned for an upcoming release.
- Wilds of Kanto compatibility is still under development and is not currently supported.
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Flight | H |
X |
| Ground Ride | G in 2D/Battle Art, J with Dramaless |
Y |
| Flight altitude | Page Up / Page Down |
R2 / L2 |
Visible Surf uses the game's normal Surf movement and progression rules.
During the Generation II test phase, a temporary scientist NPC in New Bark Town gives Ho-Oh, Suicune, Raikou and Gyarados. Ho-Oh receives Fly, and Suicune and Gyarados receive Surf, so every Gen II mount type can be tested immediately. Missing gifts are placed in the party first and then in the PC.
For a faster progression-free test, set SETTINGS VIEW = ADVANCED, then set
BADGE CHECKS = OFF. This helper NPC and the relaxed badge option are intended
for testing only.
DSR now includes a simplified settings view:
SETTINGS VIEW = SIMPLEshows the main user-facing controls only;SETTINGS VIEW = ADVANCEDexposes the complete configuration surface;SIZE OVERRIDES = EDITreveals the per-species mount-size controls only when you need them.
Hidden settings are never reset. Switching between Simple and Advanced only changes what the menu displays.
See Settings for the full reference.
Flight — 16: Charizard, Pidgeot, Fearow, Golbat, Aerodactyl, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Dragonair, Dragonite, Noctowl, Crobat, Xatu, Skarmory, Lugia, Ho-Oh.
Ground Ride — 17: Arcanine, Rapidash, Dodrio, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Kangaskhan, Tauros, Snorlax, Meganium, Girafarig, Ursaring, Donphan, Stantler, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Tyranitar.
Visible Surf — 8: Blastoise, Tentacruel, Gyarados, Lapras, Feraligatr, Mantine, Kingdra, Lugia.
Suicune is a special amphibious Ground Ride mount and can transition between land and water without dismounting once normal Surf progression is available.
Set MOUNT RENDERER = STADIUM 3D to use animated Stadium 2 models for the active DSR mount when a valid Crystal 251 Stadium cache is available.
DSR does not include Pokemon Stadium 2 ROM data or Nintendo model assets. The player supplies a compatible legally obtained ROM, and Crystal 251 generates a local cache under crystal_251/stadium2/.
See Pokemon Stadium 2 setup for the complete import and renderer guide.
- Installation — recommended setups and installation order
- Settings — Simple/Advanced modes and every option group
- Compatibility — Wilds, PokéPC, Wild Skies, Battle Art, Dramaless, Crystal 251, Stadium companions and music packs
- Pokemon Stadium 2 — cache generation,
READY, Battle Art vs Dramaless, reimport and troubleshooting - Troubleshooting — common symptoms and diagnostic steps
- Technical reference — ownership model, inter-mod surfaces and Stadium architecture
Dramatic Sky Ride interoperates with work from the Gen1Recomp community, including Battle Art/Dramatic Shape, Dramaless Shape, Crystal 251, Stadium overworld model projects, Wilds of Kanto, PokéPC Followers, Wild Skies, OTF Player Switcher and compatible music packs.
See the compatibility and technical pages for project-specific notes.
Include the following whenever possible:
- Gen1Recomp version;
- DSR version;
- selected mount and renderer;
- Battle Art or Dramaless version when relevant;
- Crystal 251 version if Stadium 2 is involved;
- whether the Stadium 2 cache already existed before launch;
- Wilds/PokéPC/Wild Skies setup;
- relevant DSR diagnostic log lines.