Shine and Scent

Updating from October 23 r7–r9?

Ordinary in-game saves from October 23 r7–r9 remain compatible. Back up your save and save in an unchanged town, outside Victory Road and Victory’s Peak, before updating. NEW GAME is required for October 23 r6 and earlier saves. Keep those saves with their original ROM. Do not transfer emulator save states.

Everything you need, in one package.

The ZIP includes the game, mGBA setup instructions, a general checklist and optional checks for previous findings.

1. Download and extract the ZIP into a folder on your computer.
2. Open START-HERE.txt or README.md. Install mGBA from the official downloads page.
3. In mGBA, choose File → Load ROM and open Shine-and-Scent-Playtest.gba. Press Enter at the title screen, then choose NEW GAME with X.

Play first. Share your impressions.

Note anything fun, confusing, awkward or broken. Send your findings, location and screenshots to your playtest coordinator. Save the optional retest checklist for later—it contains spoilers.

Explore wherever normal progression allows. This update adds the League tournament and ending, Victory Road trainers, Victory’s Peak facilities and postgame cable travel, plus trainer, inventory, door, map-crossing and lighting repairs. Some dialogue, character art and ending scenery remain placeholders. All previous content is included. The ZIP includes setup instructions and an updated checklist.