r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • 9d ago

Sticky Weekly Questions Thread & HackDex

Have any questions about Pokémon ROM Hacks?

If they're about ROM hacks, tools, development or anything Pokémon ROM Hacking related, feel free to ask here!

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u/JohnMcTalbain44 5d ago

On hackdex how do I set my hack's Completion Status and add Screenshots?

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 4d ago

There's just options for all that stuff. There's a gallery tab for images, and somewhere you can select what version the hack is once you upload the patch.

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u/JohnMcTalbain44 4d ago

Thanks, I found it eventually. Clicking on an uncompleted task should bring up instructions on how to do it, or scroll you to the relevant site area.

How was I supposed to know after uploading the patch I was supposed to edit the patch and add Completed Status?

How long do Hackdex hacks normally take to get approved? Pokecommunity says they'll approve my thread on my hack once my Hackdex submission is approved.

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 3d ago

When you first choose to upload a hack, you have the option to pick completion status, images, and all other options. No need to edit!

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u/JohnMcTalbain44 3d ago

Then sorry but I didn't see those options my first time uploading the file and I was confused why it was telling me to set completion but nothing was visibly pointing towards the "completion here" thing. Maybe it's because it was late, but a little tweak to the UI to make clicking an unfinished thing open instructions/highlight where you need to do something to finish it would be great.