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[monkeyman2092]

That requires ASM hacking.

Uh... What exactly is ASM?

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

Uh... What exactly is ASM?

ASM stands for Assembly.
It is a much more complicated programing language used for advanced GBA commands.
It is recommended you get yourself acquainted with ROM hacking before you even attempt ASM, as it is one of the most difficult methods out there.
(Well, it would be easier if SOME PEOPLE WOULD POST MORE TUTORIALS (You KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!))

[Vednix]

Why would you want a 4th one?

Well, its for a hack im thinking of. mudkip in mystery dungeon has 4 frames: one standing, the 3 moving. I was wondering if i would insert another frame for it so that I could have all frames instead of cutting one out. Also, I want to change the dimensions from 16x32 to 17x32. Can this be done wihtout bumming up the frame?

[Christos]

Alright, I'm back with the same problem (well, a similar problem) to the one I had yesterday. The backsprites of all the Fakemon are still weird (Its a case of different palettes. Only really slightly different, but still different) which I think is what our problem is. So what I did was get the frontsprite with the correct palette, and paste the backsprite with the bad pal onto the top, which changed the colours really slightly. Nothing major at all. After that I re-inserted without changing anything. I had all boxes ticked except auto fix pointers, and then once I inserted it, this is what happened: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss325/MegaMaccer/hgfdfgh.jpg This is the original problem: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss325/MegaMaccer/67uuio-1.jpg And this is the old indexed sprite (the one that had the wrong colours): http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss325/MegaMaccer/jlk.png and the new one (the one with the big block around it): http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss325/MegaMaccer/hjk.png As you can see, the frontsprite works fine: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss325/MegaMaccer/untitled-7.jpgIf anyone can help with this, it would be much appreciated. I really really need to get this fixed up. I hope its a fairly easy fix ^^

If you see a block around it, then it's probably because the background is the wrong color. The first color in a palette is transparent in the game, so that's the one you should use for the background.

[theswordbuggy]

I have a question. Are we able to ask the people in this community what the story in our hack could be and we can, where do i post a thread so that i could do that.

Thank You,
Sword Buggy

[MegaMaccer]

I have a question. Are we able to ask the people in this community what the story in our hack could be and we can, where do i post a thread so that i could do that.

Thank You,
Sword Buggy
I'm not sure I exactly understand :\ The Scrapbox is for posting hack ideas, and you don't have to have any media for that section at all. Perhaps thats what you were asking?

[Manipulation]

I have a question. Are we able to ask the people in this community what the story in our hack could be and we can, where do i post a thread so that i could do that.

Thank You,
Sword Buggy

Here (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=120080) is where you should go.

I'm not sure I exactly understand :\ The Scrapbox is for posting hack ideas, and you don't have to have any media for that section at all. Perhaps thats what you were asking?

How about next time, if you don't know the answer you don't tell them misleading answers.

So imagine this scenario, if you will:

I'm in a double battle. I have a Dodrio and Marowak. It's turn three; Dodrio's about to die. Dodrio goes first and uses Rest. Next, Marowak uses Swagger on Dodrio to boost its attack for Sleep Talk. My question: The next time he attacks, is there a chance of Dodrio being injured due to Confusion even though he's asleep?

I'd test this myself, but I don't have Platinum yet.

Can I ask, what does this have to do with hacking?

[874521]

When inserting the tile in the attachment, when changing the palettes, can I use the other palettes?

[Shroomish]

How do i use a warp so that when the player uses the warp he falls from above onto the next map?

[Vednix]

How do i use a warp so that when the player uses the warp he falls from above onto the next map?

You would have to set the position of the map so that he falls in the place you want him to.

[HackMew]

Well, its for a hack im thinking of. mudkip in mystery dungeon has 4 frames: one standing, the 3 moving. I was wondering if i would insert another frame for it so that I could have all frames instead of cutting one out. Also, I want to change the dimensions from 16x32 to 17x32. Can this be done wihtout bumming up the frame?

It's better if you just cut one out, as having one more frame would require ASM hacking for sure. As for the dimensions, you can't use 17x32 or "weird" dimensions like that. Due to the way the images are loaded, you wouldn't be able to display them properly.

[Sija]

Hello. I'm new in room hacking and I have one question. How to reduce ROM size? It's mean final rom size is smaller than before. I think that remove sound and music can help, I'm right? and how do this?

[HackMew]

Hello. I'm new in room hacking and I have one question. How to reduce ROM size? It's mean final rom size is smaller than before. I think that remove sound and music can help, I'm right? and how do this?

Why would you need to reduce the ROM size?

[Shroomish]

i kinda meant how do i get him to fall? can i use an indoor door tile? or does it have to be a hole tile? I think how it might work is if i make a new tile in tileset 1 using block editor that looks like the indoor door tile, but behaves like a hole. how do i use block editor to achieve these means? i can't seem to figure out how to add a tile graphic already existing in the rom. it just doesn't copy and paste for me...

[BlitŻ]

I have a question about HM's in gmae

Is thier still the rule intact where you have to get a specific badge to be able to use an HM?

[Vednix]

It's better if you just cut one out, as having one more frame would require ASM hacking for sure. As for the dimensions, you can't use 17x32 or "weird" dimensions like that. Due to the way the images are loaded, you wouldn't be able to display them properly.

Ok, thanks Hackmew.

@Shroomish: I suggest looking at other fallin parts and see how they work.

[PlatniumPiano]

I have a question about HM's in gmae

Is thier still the rule intact where you have to get a specific badge to be able to use an HM?

Yes, to my knowledge. To use them w/o badges, you would have to create an item that could perform whatever task the HM performs. It's not too hard. If you want a script I can send you one.

[BlitŻ]

Yes, to my knowledge. To use them w/o badges, you would have to create an item that could perform whatever task the HM performs. It's not too hard. If you want a script I can send you one.


that would be good, but how would I put that script into a item? Would I use a program?

[Blaziken_rjcf]

i can't make warp points in emerald using advance map... i set everything correctly but when i go to said warp point, nothing happens. i also cant increase the size of the maps because when i go there, it takes me to a dark place with one single place where i can move that has grass. after using walk through walls cheat i discovered that the right side appears to have no limit and if i go twice up, it freezes. also, when i walk, the grass i was on/in disappears. when i make the warp point its to a new map i created. i set everything correctly (checked more than 5 times) but nothing happens

[Vednix]

Hey, im having a problem with Overworld editor RE. I import my first sprite, and tick both boxes. then go to the next frame and import the picture with only "import image" ticked (because i do not need to tick the export pallette again). and the pallette is messed up! I reimport it to the same frame and this time tick "import pallette", and it looks fine. I go back to the first frame, and the pallette is messed up. help!

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

that would be good, but how would I put that script into a item? Would I use a program?

Actually, you would need to use ASM... If you want the item to have the script on it...
OR, you could place the script on a tile, and have it check to see if a pokemon you have has the attack it teaches...

[monkeyman2092]

ASM stands for Assembly.
It is a much more complicated programing language used for advanced GBA commands.
It is recommended you get yourself acquainted with ROM hacking before you even attempt ASM, as it is one of the most difficult methods out there.
(Well, it would be easier if SOME PEOPLE WOULD POST MORE TUTORIALS (You KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!))

I've been doing ROM Hacking for 4 months. I think I'm used to it.

EDIT: Some one said they needed help with warps? Well, the first thing is to check the "bank", "map", and "exit". If "bank" or "map" aren't correct, then the warp will mess up and things will act all creepy.

[Blaziken_rjcf]

i tried that already, monkeyman2092. as i said (or not, maybe i forgot) the settings are perfect. i click "go to" and it takes me right where it's supposed to take me but if i go in the actual game, nothing happens

[monkeyman2092]

i tried that already, monkeyman2092. as i said (or not, maybe i forgot) the settings are perfect. i click "go to" and it takes me right where it's supposed to take me but if i go in the actual game, nothing happens

Hmm... you did put the warps on a door, right?

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

I've been doing ROM Hacking for 4 months. I think I'm used to it.

EDIT: Some one said they needed help with warps? Well, the first thing is to check the "bank", "map", and "exit". If "bank" or "map" aren't correct, then the warp will mess up and things will act all creepy.

If you THINK you are used to it, you aren't.
You have to be able to script over 5000 lines of script, and think that it is easy. Knowing the scripting language is not everything though. You also have to know your ROM... The RAM, the locations of things IN the ram...
Well, if you think you are ready to learn ASM, complete THIS (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=3131702&highlight=Having#post3131702) Tutorial.
(The Tutorial is called [Tut] Having Fun with ASM.)
If you can finish that tutorial, then talk to me, and I'll help you learn some new commands not covered in the tut.

[Blaziken_rjcf]

i put it in an elevator. first i tried a wall, then an elevator. its supposed to be a secret warp thing inside a mart

[monkeyman2092]

i put it in an elevator. first i tried a wall, then an elevator. its supposed to be a secret warp thing inside a mart

Okay. I think I figured out the problem.

Goto Block Editor and find the elevator door tile, and make sure that the behavior type of the tile is set to use door or warp.

[Lyzo]

Hey, really simple question here, I was wondering if there was a tool around that changes the order of the whole National pokedex?
Sebbe's poke order editor only edits the first 150 of pokeon firered + leafgreen...

YAPE doesn't have it, and neither does poke editor pro... any other tools I've missed?

If there is a different way, like hex editing? I'd be happy to learn :D

[monkeyman2092]

Hey, really simple question here, I was wondering if there was a tool around that changes the order of the whole National pokedex?
Sebbe's poke order editor only edits the first 150 of pokeon firered + leafgreen...

YAPE doesn't have it, and neither does poke editor pro... any other tools I've missed?

If there is a different way, like hex editing? I'd be happy to learn :D

Type in 'whack a hack' in the Google Toolbar. Click on the first link. When you get to the site, goto Tool. Click on Tools GBA, then find a program called Pokedex Order Editor.

Note: The site is in spanish.

[Regigiygas]

Say I want to be a total noob and edit an existing script instead of make my own. There is an offset in the script that contains things I do not want to change. Do I still need to change the offset into a Free Space Offset? Why or why not?

[monkeyman2092]

Say I want to be a total noob and edit an existing script instead of make my own. There is an offset in the script that contains things I do not want to change. Do I still need to change the offset into a Free Space Offset? Why or why not?

If you want to make a new script, you use a Free Space Offset.

If you want to edit a script, then don't change the Offset.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

If you want to make a new script, you use a Free Space Offset.

If you want to edit a script, then don't change the Offset.

Wrong
If you want to edit a script, you want to add a dynamic offset at the top, and replace the main offsets with @something (example @start)
Then from then on you are able to change the script freely, and when you re-compile, it will find a new offset for it to insert automatically.
(If you do it the way you said, you may overwrite the script, or overwrite stuff you don't want to overwrite...)

[monkeyman2092]

Wrong
If you want to edit a script, you want to add a dynamic offset at the top, and replace the main offsets with @something (example @start)
Then from then on you are able to change the script freely, and when you re-compile, it will find a new offset for it to insert automatically.
(If you do it the way you said, you may overwrite the script, or overwrite stuff you don't want to overwrite...)

We MUST be using different script editors. I use XSE to edit texts, and when I compile, I rarely have problems with the other stuff in the script.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

We MUST be using different script editors. I use XSE to edit texts, and when I compile, I rarely have problems with the other stuff in the script.

I use XSE as well, and have been for a long time.
I am not talking about editing texts, I am talking about editing the script itself. The reason you don't have problems often is because you don't end up typing more text than was originally there. Also, have you ever tried adding new commands into the script, without deleting anything in the script? If you do, it will overwrite other data... (As will if you type text longer than the text that was there...
Is your XSE set up in "Refactoring Mode".
Mine is, which makes it so when you decompile a script, it makes it a dynamic script, instead of a static one...

[HackMew]

We MUST be using different script editors. I use XSE to edit texts, and when I compile, I rarely have problems with the other stuff in the script.

0m3GA ARS3NAL is using XSE just like you. The fact that you rarely have problems doesn't mean you will never have any. And like 0m3GA ARS3NAL said, the Refactoring mode will help.

[monkeyman2092]

I'm still not convinced, but I think the only difference is how we write our scripts out.

@Om3ga: I've never seen how you set it on refracturing mode, but the I can decompile scripts just as well.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

I'm still not convinced, but I think the only difference is how we write our scripts out.

@Om3ga: I've never seen how you set it on refracturing mode, but the I can decompile scripts just as well.

I know you can decompile scripts, anyone can.
The difference is, your decompiled scripts are in static mode, and mine are in dynamic refactoring mode.
You have to find a new offset to add new material, and I don't, since I have mine set up to do that for me.

[Regigiygas]

Okay, here's another question.
For some reason, whenever I compile a script, and then access it in-game, the game just freezes. When I look back at my script, I see that it's all garbled up with stuff that I never put in. The title screen loses its Groudon (I'm obviously hacking Ruby), and sometimes the textboxes are gone.
I'm thinking the reason for this is that my dynamic offset is too small and doesn't contain enough space for new data, which is why the data overwrites the data for Groudon.
So, here is my question. How can you know how big to search for your offset? How do you know how big your offset needs to be?

[HackMew]

Okay, here's another question.
For some reason, whenever I compile a script, and then access it in-game, the game just freezes. When I look back at my script, I see that it's all garbled up with stuff that I never put in. The title screen loses its Groudon (I'm obviously hacking Ruby), and sometimes the textboxes are gone.
I'm thinking the reason for this is that my dynamic offset is too small and doesn't contain enough space for new data, which is why the data overwrites the data for Groudon.
So, here is my question. How can you know how big to search for your offset? How do you know how big your offset needs to be?

Obviously you didn't understand how dynamic offsets work... anyway, the problems you're having depend on the fact you're editing decompiled, static scripts adding more stuff to them. And you can't do that.

[go777away]

how do i get someone to follow me? you know how like in d/p you talk to the friend and they follow you to the lake.

Also how do I get someone to give you something? Like in yellow when you talk to the people and they give you squirttle.

Thanks in advance.

Its a fire red hack.

[BlitŻ]

Hey, im having a problem with Overworld editor RE. I import my first sprite, and tick both boxes. then go to the next frame and import the picture with only "import image" ticked (because i do not need to tick the export pallette again). and the pallette is messed up! I reimport it to the same frame and this time tick "import pallette", and it looks fine. I go back to the first frame, and the pallette is messed up. help!

That must be happening becuase the images are different. They don't have the same pallette

[Regigiygas]

how do i get someone to follow me? you know how like in d/p you talk to the friend and they follow you to the lake.

Also how do I get someone to give you something? Like in yellow when you talk to the people and they give you squirttle.

Thanks in advance.

Its a fire red hack.

Giving a squirtle is a simple "givepokemon" script. You should read Diegoisawesome's XSE tutorial and learn more about it.

Getting someone to follow you is much more difficult, and apparently it requires ASM hacking.

[Bl00dyBizkitz]

1. Can someone direct me to a well explained tutorial on Script Editing for Pokemon Gold?
2. Where can I find a Pointer Calculator?

[Blaziquaza]

Here's a problem with my Advance Map:
When I was hacking Emerald yesterday(Just changeing names a bit)I went somewhere and everything was fine until I came back,and every area had lost it's Wild Pokemon data,and Eevee Fields(I'm making GreenEmerald,duh) was just black.
How did it happen?

[geminine-is-here]

the advance map wont work for me it screwed up my pokemon ruby now theirs a pond in a pokemon center and a mountan between where you catch groudon pretty stupid really




new pokemon they pwn every ones

[Blaziquaza]

the advance map wont work for me it screwed up my pokemon ruby now theirs a pond in a pokemon center and a mountan between where you catch groudon pretty stupid really




new pokemon they pwn every ones
Did you mess with the Tilemap nos.?
That could explain it.

[geminine-is-here]

yeah i tried to put a pokemon center rest sop on a bridge then it screwed up and put it on the water so the rest of the games fine but u need get surf toget your pokemon healed

[onyx79]

how can I remove the green grass from this tile?
http://i39.tinypic.com/wgomc5.gif
I want it to have only brown ground and when I save the tile set in order to edit it in paint all of this pillar tile has got a black ground and not brown\green so how to change this?

[Vednix]

That must be happening becuase the images are different. They don't have the same pallette

Im absolutley sure they do, i went into irfanview and decreased them to 16 bit colour depth. im posotive that they are both the same pallette.

Oh i see. bits enter into it that arent in the other image. hwo do i import a pallette into it then? so that its the same pallette for every picture.

oh, nevermind -.- ill use different pokemon.

[Sija]

Why would you need to reduce the ROM size?

I forgot say that is about GBC roms. I need to reduce size becouse I want use it in MeBoy program. My mobile dosn't work with files >1MB (to small memory) so i think that if is posible to reduce rom about a few KB it will be work.

PS. Pokemon Red, Blue and others in gb work normal. I sure that is fault rom size. So can I count on someone?

[Xatoku]

I've encountered a new dilema, when I enter this route from the city, it will work perfectly, but when I try to enter the city from the route, it will freeze the game, does anybody have any suggestions on how to fix this?

[onyx79]

how can I remove the green grass from this tile?
http://i39.tinypic.com/wgomc5.gif
I want it to have only brown ground and when I save the tile set in order to edit it in paint all of this pillar tile has got a black ground and not brown\green so how to change this?
I bump this because of the new page and also Xatoku I think you're problem is in map connections=the city is connected to the route but the route is not connected to the city,you need to connect the route with the city and you're problem solved!

[sky_queen3]

I has a working PokeCry! :D But it's for German Ruby verson, how would I fix that to make it use English version things?

[Fox3292]

Ok i'm really not sure if this has been posted before because i don't want to read through 104 pages of comments. I'm working on a hack that inserts new trainers into the game. and thus i want to be able to choose what music plays during these battles. I would really like to know how to do this. not necessarily change the music (because sappy doesn't work with windows vista) but i would like to just choose what to play during the battle.

[onyx79]

Ok i'm really not sure if this has been posted before because i don't want to read through 104 pages of comments. I'm working on a hack that inserts new trainers into the game. and thus i want to be able to choose what music plays during these battles. I would really like to know how to do this. not necessarily change the music (because sappy doesn't work with windows vista) but i would like to just choose what to play during the battle.
I beleive you can change it via a script,to replace trainers use UNLZ

[Lyzo]

Ok i'm really not sure if this has been posted before because i don't want to read through 104 pages of comments. I'm working on a hack that inserts new trainers into the game. and thus i want to be able to choose what music plays during these battles. I would really like to know how to do this. not necessarily change the music (because sappy doesn't work with windows vista) but i would like to just choose what to play during the battle.Actually, you can just use a tool. Advance Trainer for example, one of the options is to change the music. Look in the toolbox for it!

[onyx79]

Actually, you can just use a tool. Advance Trainer for example, one of the options is to change the music. Look in the toolbox for it!
actually not because a-trainer changes only the trainer encuontner music(when a trainer sees you and this mark ! is on his head,and the talk before the start of the battle)

[Fox3292]

actually not because a-trainer changes only the trainer encuontner music(when a trainer sees you and this mark ! is on his head,and the talk before the start of the battle)
He's right. i wanted to edit the in battle script. anyways anybodey know where i can find a place that has all the offsets and a template for that kind of battle script? i'm still a bit of a noob when it comes to scripting ^^; Oh yeah. as well i'm using pokeCry to insert a pikachu cry that i found but unfortunately (thankfully i had a backup) it replaced every cry in the game. Anybodey know how to fix this? (probably been asked before i apologise)

[onyx79]

He's right. i wanted to edit the in battle script. anyways anybodey know where i can find a place that has all the offsets and a template for that kind of battle script? i'm still a bit of a noob when it comes to scripting ^^; Oh yeah. as well i'm using pokeCry to insert a pikachu cry that i found but unfortunately (thankfully i had a backup) it replaced every cry in the game. Anybodey know how to fix this? (probably been asked before i apologise)
there's probably a special command for changing the battle theme,I just don't know that but I also want to know that command because I want to insert a battle themes for my hack about pokecry,I don't know....

[monkeyman2092]

He's right. i wanted to edit the in battle script. anyways anybodey know where i can find a place that has all the offsets and a template for that kind of battle script? i'm still a bit of a noob when it comes to scripting ^^; Oh yeah. as well i'm using pokeCry to insert a pikachu cry that i found but unfortunately (thankfully i had a backup) it replaced every cry in the game. Anybodey know how to fix this? (probably been asked before i apologise)

If you want to edit Trainers, I know this programs called PET. It lets you edit everything about a Trainer Battle. And trust me, it's very easy. With it you can edit:

The Trainer Name
The Music that's played during the battle
The Trainer's Pokemon
The Trainer's Hold Items

[Bobriddle14]

Can anyone tell me if I can put new pokemon into a gold ROM or do I have to just hack an advance game. I've spent a lot Of time on gold and don't want to start over.

[HackMew]

If you want to edit Trainers, I know this programs called PET. It lets you edit everything about a Trainer Battle. And trust me, it's very easy. With it you can edit:

The Trainer Name
The Music that's played during the battle
The Trainer's Pokemon
The Trainer's Hold Items

Yes, and screw up trainers too. I released A-Trainer from a while, and even if it's a beta it works pretty good.

[monkeyman2092]

Yes, and screw up trainers too. I released A-Trainer from a while, and even if it's a beta it works pretty good.

What in the name of Aipom are you talking about, screw up Trainers? PET does not screw up Trainers unless you do it yourself. There's pretty much no way that anyone can screw it up. PET is just as easy to use if not easier!!

[destinedjagold]

What in the name of Aipom are you talking about, screw up Trainers? PET does not screw up Trainers unless you do it yourself. There's pretty much no way that anyone can screw it up. PET is just as easy to use if not easier!!

PET screws my trainers when I first started hacking.
HackMew's Advance Trainer's the best trainer editor, even if it's still a beta.

[PlatniumPiano]

PET screws my trainers when I first started hacking.
HackMew's Advance Trainer's the best trainer editor, even if it's still a beta.


I'd have to agree. Although I haven't had it screw up any trainers, I've not worked with it in forever seeing as though my comp (and it's new virus scanner) recognizes it as having a trojan :/

A- Trainer is nice, has a clean GUI for a rom-hacking tool LOL, but the only reason I would use PET is to edit trainer titles, seeing as though A- trainer has not had that bug fixed yet.

[Fox3292]

If you want to edit Trainers, I know this programs called PET. It lets you edit everything about a Trainer Battle. And trust me, it's very easy. With it you can edit:

The Trainer Name
The Music that's played during the battle
The Trainer's Pokemon
The Trainer's Hold Items

Pet doesn't work with leaf green. and even then i thought it was only the music that plays during the encounter.

[monkeyman2092]

I use PET and it works fine for me.

[Fox3292]

I use PET and it works fine for me.

I don't know why then because it says that both fire red and leaf green aren't supported when i try to load them. however it will load Ruby and sapphire (not emerald)

[onyx79]

how can I remove the green grass from this tile?
http://i39.tinypic.com/wgomc5.gif
I want it to have only brown ground and when I save the tile set in order to edit it in paint all of this pillar tile has got a black ground and not brown\green so how to change this?
any help??????????
also sappy and mid2agb doesn't work for me,and I have a windows xp,probably the file is damaged...
can someone upload it please?
OK I have sappy now,just give me mid2agb or another tol that does the same job!!!!!!!!

[Vednix]

Hello.I have a question. Is there any way of taking out the pokeball throwing sequence AND the trainer standing there, then moving back? beucase for my new hack, you like be a pokemon and I want to cut out the trainer, the pokeball flying and the effect when the pokemon comes out of the ball. Help would be appreciated.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

any help??????????
also sappy and mid2agb doesn't work for me,and I have a windows xp,probably the file is damaged...
can someone upload it please?
OK I have sappy now,just give me mid2agb or another tol that does the same job!!!!!!!!

If I remember correctly, mid2agb is illegal to distribute.
Google is your friend.

[HackMew]

If I remember correctly, mid2agb is illegal to distribute.
Google is your friend.

Yeah. It is part of the official Nintendo GBA Development Kit.

[higame]

how do i change the professor sprite in pokemon ruby like its is changed in narajia,or pokemon crono

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

how do i change the professor sprite in pokemon ruby like its is changed in narajia,or pokemon crono

There are tutorials located all over the Documents And Tutorials section of this website. More than enough info there to help you with that. Please look there.

[higame]

i did but they dont show how

[elliott 2]

How do you change the prof. oak's parcel event? It doesn't show up on advance map...

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

How do you change the prof. oak's parcel event? It doesn't show up on advance map...

It is a level script... Removing them is pretty easy with A-Map

[HackMew]

It is a level script... Removing them is pretty easy with A-Map

Or even XSE, if you know what you're doing.

[Corvidae]

Hey, anybody know how to do a palatte rotation ASM routine? I want to call upon the routine to rotate the palatte at 0x5000380.

[HackMew]

Hey, anybody know how to do a palatte rotation ASM routine? I want to call upon the routine to rotate the palatte at 0x5000380.

Care to elaborate a little bit?

[Corvidae]

Er...

The pallate is used in a weather setting (I believe it's called "mist from top right corner or something along those lines), and I wish to do a 15 colour rotation of it, at a speed of two rotations per second. It's actually going to be used to imitate Golden Sun's Mind Read psynergy, which looks like this (I couldn't find a better video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gx5PZr5poU). The weather has an alpha (I'm not certain of the percentage but it looks like 50%) and thus, the colours would influence the tiles around it.

If you need me to insert an offset for the pallate you could always leave a buffer of sorts in the code for me to fill that in.

Is there anything else you need specified?

[onyx79]

well I have an mp3 file that I want to put in my game,however I can't find a progrm that will convert it to MIDI,someone can suggest me a usefull program?

[Corvidae]

Rewrite it as a midi. That's all you can really do :\

[onyx79]

you mean do something like this: trainer battle.midi
well that's don't work....

[sab]

I inserted some tile the a-map way. they look fine in a-map, but on vba they are all messed up... they also have animation that aren't in a-map. how do I fix this?

[Full Metal]

would ANYONE know the table offset for pokecries in FireRed or Leafgreen?!?!?!
It's kinda crucial for sinnoh pokemon and all

[PlatniumPiano]

you mean do something like this: trainer battle.midi
well that's don't work....

No, he means listen to the track, buy a music writing program with some good midi sounds and create the MIDI on your own. I use Sibileus, it's a great program, but the MIDI isn't as good as I'd hoped.

[HackMew]

well I have an mp3 file that I want to put in my game,however I can't find a progrm that will convert it to MIDI,someone can suggest me a usefull program?

Converting a .wav file to a MIDI is hard enough. Converting a MP3 file is ever harder. Avoid such conversions anyway, as they're not worth the effort. You will experience enough problem to make your .mid file play the right way in the game. Just get the MIDI version of the song.


would ANYONE know the table offset for pokecries in FireRed or Leafgreen?!?!?!
It's kinda crucial for sinnoh pokemon and all

It's kinda crucial that you learn to find things yourself, sometimes. The table offset for FireRed US v1.0 is 0x48C914.

[BananasGoMoo]

erm, i'm back, firstly, dunno how many people remember me, wasn't here very long before, but i have a question:
how do I expand a rom?

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

erm, i'm back, firstly, dunno how many people remember me, wasn't here very long before, but i have a question:
how do I expand a rom?

XSE has a ROM expansion tool built into it...

[BananasGoMoo]

really? i didnt know that. xD

i guess XSE is even more awesome than i thought.

[onyx79]

damn I gave to my friend to insert sprites,the sprites are awesome,but when he sent me the hack back the O\W sprites are now looking like this on a-map:
http://i26.tinypic.com/2lxb8k7.jpg however on the game they are looking good like normal only at a-map they look like this,what to do?

[Dragoon]

to above-
um in the top row of options. You'll find the face of the player. Just press and TA DA the sprites appear

[onyx79]

to above-
um in the top row of options. You'll find the face of the player. Just press and TA DA the sprites appear
omg!why I'm so noob???????thanks!

[HackMew]

really? i didnt know that. xD

i guess XSE is even more awesome than i thought.

You would know that if you read the built-in guide. Make sure you're using the newest version.

[onyx79]

wow! music hacking is preety easy! however I inserted a music and I saw this messeage: http://i27.tinypic.com/2eewhm1.gif

also why is converting mp3 to midi is hard?,I mean I used to convert WMV to AVI or MPG and stuff like that and it was easy,however the only related programs I find for this are programs the converts midi to mp3 and I need to oposit thing -____-

[Wichu]

It's because a MIDI file stores notes played by instruments, while a MP3 file stores the actual sound wave. If you know how an instrument sounds, it's easy to convert the notes into a sound wave. However, good luck figuring out which notes are played on which instruments from a sound wave...

[HackMew]

wow! music hacking is preety easy! however I inserted a music and I saw this messeage: http://i27.tinypic.com/2eewhm1.gif
also why is converting mp3 to midi is hard?,I mean I used to convert WMV to AVI or MPG and stuff like that and it was easy,however the only related programs I find for this are programs the converts midi to mp3 and I need to oposit thing -____-

Can you read the message? :P
You're missing that file. It comes with MID2AGB, so don't ask it.


It's because a MIDI file stores notes played by instruments, while a MP3 file stores the actual sound wave. If you know how an instrument sounds, it's easy to convert the notes into a sound wave. However, good luck figuring out which notes are played on which instruments from a sound wave...

Not to say MP3 files are compressed sound vawes. So the conversion is going to be even less successfull.

[Doom Chaos]

I tried editing the rival's intro sprite, but it becomes a screwy palette if I give him a custom name (the first time he looks fine, after I give him a custom name), the shading of the red becomes green (which looks horrible) and the skin becomes blue and white. I used BLUE's face colours, but it doesn't work for crap. Help!! :S

[Full Metal]

Thank you hackmew, i would like to learn how to find these things but i don't know where to begin. maybe if i understood asm more (at all), it would be easier, but for me it's very challenging.
Would you have a website with some tuts for me to learn how to find these sort of things for myself?
If posting answer to that is against this thread rules just pm me if ya could.

[Corvidae]

I tried editing the rival's intro sprite, but it becomes a screwy palette if I give him a custom name (the first time he looks fine, after I give him a custom name), the shading of the red becomes green (which looks horrible) and the skin becomes blue and white. I used BLUE's face colours, but it doesn't work for crap. Help!! :S
Maybe you overwrote the sprite's pallate...

[HackMew]

I tried editing the rival's intro sprite, but it becomes a screwy palette if I give him a custom name (the first time he looks fine, after I give him a custom name), the shading of the red becomes green (which looks horrible) and the skin becomes blue and white. I used BLUE's face colours, but it doesn't work for crap. Help!! :S

How did you edit it, exactly?


Thank you hackmew, i would like to learn how to find these things but i don't know where to begin. maybe if i understood asm more (at all), it would be easier, but for me it's very challenging.
Would you have a website with some tuts for me to learn how to find these sort of things for myself?
If posting answer to that is against this thread rules just pm me if ya could.

Stay tuned on my Knowledge thread.

[BananasGoMoo]

You would know that if you read the built-in guide. Make sure you're using the newest version.
right after i learned that i could expand my rom in XSE i read the guide to see what else i could do. lol

newest is 1.1.1 right?

[HackMew]

right after i learned that i could expand my rom in XSE i read the guide to see what else i could do. lol

newest is 1.1.1 right?

Yeah, the newest version is 1.1.1. The Live Update will confirm that.

[Doom Chaos]

I pasted the sprite I made on the RIVAL sprite, the colours automaticaly changed so it would fit the format (PNG). How was I supposed to edit it?

[HackMew]

I pasted the sprite I made on the RIVAL sprite, the colours automaticaly changed so it would fit the format (PNG). How was I supposed to edit it?

Now I understand... that's normal. Take you sprite and index it. Then, insert it through unLZ.

[Doom Chaos]

Now I understand... that's normal. Take you sprite and index it. Then, insert it through unLZ.
What do you mean by "indexing"? (My English sucks by the way)

[sab]

Indexing (to my knowledge) means to assign a palette to the picture. In gba pokemon hacking the pallette will be either 16bit (meaning it has 16 colors) or 256bit (meaning it has 256). That is the clearest I can explain it.

[PlatniumPiano]

What do you mean by "indexing"? (My English sucks by the way)

To index the sprite, download irfanview. Then go to "image" and "decrease color depth" and make sure it is decreased to 16 colors.

[Doom Chaos]

Tried it. I tried it in two ways (probably not the right ones).
1- I take my original rival sprite and convert it in 16-bit with Irfanview. I take the 16-bit sprite and paste it on the BLUE sprite. Results: Same problem as before.
2- I paste my original rival sprite on the BLUE sprite. I save and convert it in 16-bit with Irfanview. Results: Worse than before. All the colours are screwed up. None match and there is no transparency.

What did I do wrong?

[lizardman974]

Not too sure if this is in the correct topic due to the nature of the question, but here goes:

Is it possible to play two different hacks of Pokemon Fire Red on the same emulator if I use different ROMs? I'm wondering because I don't want to accidentally erase my saved data and have to start all over again.

[BananasGoMoo]

yea, just name the two roms two different things.

at least, it works with vba.

[lizardman974]

Thanks for the quick answer!

[DrBoners]

I am getting an error message when I try to play any version of pokemon that says "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed."

What does this mean and how do I fix it?

[BananasGoMoo]

I am getting an error message when I try to play any version of pokemon that says "The 1M sub-circuit board is not installed."

What does this mean and how do I fix it?


Options>emulator> savetype> flash 128k


next time please search the forums, as it was already answered multiple times.

[DrBoners]

Options>emulator> savetype> flash 128k


next time please search the forums, as it was already answered multiple times.

Thank you very much! I also apologize for my ignorance, I did not realize that option would effect this problem.

[BananasGoMoo]

no problem.

i think vba is set to this by default. or at least mine was :P

[onyx79]

well I took a theme from emerald and put on fire red it seems like it has been changed but then I played the song on sappy,and instead of playing sappy has quited and I had to reopen it,is that OK or not?
also how to change the trainer\pokemon battle music,lots of people was asking for it and no one answered....

[Xatoku]

Is there a way to search for specific scripts? Like say I want to change the surf script to make it so that you need waterfall to surf instead, how would I go about finding it? Is there any program in which I could type "would you like to use SURF?" find the text, and then find the whole script offset?

[HackMew]

Tried it. I tried it in two ways (probably not the right ones).
1- I take my original rival sprite and convert it in 16-bit with Irfanview. I take the 16-bit sprite and paste it on the BLUE sprite. Results: Same problem as before.
2- I paste my original rival sprite on the BLUE sprite. I save and convert it in 16-bit with Irfanview. Results: Worse than before. All the colours are screwed up. None match and there is no transparency.

What did I do wrong?

Fact is you're pasting your sprite over another. Don't do that.


Is there a way to search for specific scripts? Like say I want to change the surf script to make it so that you need waterfall to surf instead, how would I go about finding it? Is there any program in which I could type "would you like to use SURF?" find the text, and then find the whole script offset?

You just need to find the text. Any hex editor that support tables will do.

[sab]

Tried it. I tried it in two ways (probably not the right ones).
1- I take my original rival sprite and convert it in 16-bit with Irfanview. I take the 16-bit sprite and paste it on the BLUE sprite. Results: Same problem as before.
2- I paste my original rival sprite on the BLUE sprite. I save and convert it in 16-bit with Irfanview. Results: Worse than before. All the colours are screwed up. None match and there is no transparency.

What did I do wrong?
Is the new sprite in the same palette as the old one?

[onyx79]

can someone tell me what are the color offsets of those sprites in hacckmew's APE?
here:
http://i28.tinypic.com/2ij163n.png
http://i29.tinypic.com/2qda3nr.png
I really need it....
please insert the sprite and do a screen shot of the offset

[Corvidae]

You can use Unlz.gba to find the pallate's offset... also, you may need to repoint the sprite.

[onyx79]

You can use Unlz.gba to find the pallate's offset... also, you may need to repoint the sprite.
the thing is,I CANNOT use UNLZ -____-

[elliott 2]

When I'm playing on visual boy advance, and I reach a certain point in the player freezes and the screen just scrolls when I try to move the player. Can someone explain how to fix this?

[HackMew]

When I'm playing on visual boy advance, and I reach a certain point in the player freezes and the screen just scrolls when I try to move the player. Can someone explain how to fix this?

What VisualBoyAdvance version are you currently using?

[Blaziken_rjcf]

i cant make a single signpost script that works. in theory it should. i placed it over the right place, i set everything right, i even open it on XSE before playing the game but i press A and nothing happens. here's what i wrote (got this from another website's tutorial)

#dynamic 0x00000CC

#org @something
message @welcome 0x6
end

#org @welcome
= Welcome to Sabrina Town! Just when you thought \nthings couldn't get weirder.

[elliott 2]

What VisualBoyAdvance version are you currently using?

Its says the version is "1.8.0-beta3"

[HackMew]

i cant make a single signpost script that works. in theory it should. i placed it over the right place, i set everything right, i even open it on XSE before playing the game but i press A and nothing happens. here's what i wrote (got this from another website's tutorial)

#dynamic 0x00000CC

#org @something
message @welcome 0x6
end

#org @welcome
= Welcome to Sabrina Town! Just when you thought \nthings couldn't get weirder.

Please refer to the Script Help Thread.


Its says the version is "1.8.0-beta3"

And wat game are you playing? Does it happens with other games?

[elliott 2]

It happened before with my hack of pokemon ruby. This time it was a hack of pokemon firered.

[Eternal Finality]

How do I change the position/map where the player begins in FireRed?

[monkeyman2092]

How do I change the position/map where the player begins in FireRed?

Start Map Chooser Advance - SMCA for short.

The only bug is that it won't let you set letter posistions like A, B, C, D, etc...

[HackMew]

Start Map Chooser Advance - SMCA for short.

The only bug is that it won't let you set letter posistions like A, B, C, D, etc...

Letter positions?? What do you mean? o.O

[monkeyman2092]

Letter positions?? What do you mean? o.O

Ex:

X pos: A Y pos: 1

The bold is a letter posistion.

[PlatniumPiano]

Are there bytes in the game that say what condition the OW is in (i.e. when a trainer locks movement with "!", walking in grass, surfing, just plain walking), and what offset are they located at? Are they stored in a variable, or does it just have to do with the particular script being run by the game?

Thank you in advance

[Tropical Sunlight]

Start Map Chooser Advance - SMCA for short.

The only bug is that it won't let you set letter posistions like A, B, C, D, etc...
Actually, it does, because SMCA does not use hex numbers. So instead of A, you would write 10, etc.

[onyx79]

Hey,someone knows how can I make a new\change the trainer class on fire red?(for example bug chatcher,lass,dragon tamer etc.)
so I want to make some new classes

[elliott 2]

Can someone please help me with my problem?

[BananasGoMoo]

Can someone please help me with my problem?

try using version 1.7.2

it works for me

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

Hey,someone knows how can I make a new\change the trainer class on fire red?(for example bug chatcher,lass,dragon tamer etc.)
so I want to make some new classes

You can use A-Text to change the trainer classes... can't really make new ones without repointing the table file... if there is one.

[thethethethe]

You can use A-Text to change the trainer classes... can't really make new ones without repointing the table file... if there is one.
I'm sorry, but do you even know what a table file is?

All you should need to do is repoint the text to empty space and add the names after the new names of classes after that. But then there are some ramifications I guess, because most trainer editing tools are set to only show the default amount of trainer classes. For trainers you'll need to edit the class in your hex editor.
If you're using a Fire Red ROM, the classes are listed at &h23E558.

So depending on you patience onyx79, you may just want to edit the existing classes like Om3GA ARS3NAL suggested.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

I'm sorry, but do you even know what a table file is?

All you should need to do is repoint the text to empty space and add the names after the new names of classes after that. But then there are some ramifications I guess, because most trainer editing tools are set to only show the default amount of trainer classes. For trainers you'll need to edit the class in your hex editor.
If you're using a Fire Red ROM, the classes are listed at &h23E558.

So depending on you patience onyx79, you may just want to edit the existing classes like Om3GA ARS3NAL suggested.

>__> Yes I know what a table is...
Seriously, what do you take me for.
I know repointing is not too hard, but it is a pain in the butt sometimes, and can be kinda annoying if you miss a pointer or 2...
Like I said, editing with A-Text would probably be the safest route, so long as one does not accidentally type more characters than already exists...

[Vednix]

Hello.I have a question. Is there any way of taking out the pokeball throwing sequence AND the trainer standing there, then moving back? beucase for my new hack, you like be a pokemon and I want to cut out the trainer, the pokeball flying and the effect when the pokemon comes out of the ball. Help would be appreciated.


Um. Hello. Yes. Repeating my question just so I could get it answered. Thanks.

[onyx79]

I guess I'll ask that again.....how can I change the battle music?

[PlatniumPiano]

Um. Hello. Yes. Repeating my question just so I could get it answered. Thanks.

Yes, use unLZ to edit the trainer animations. It should be halfway between the trainer frontsprites

EDIT @ ONYX: Sappy. I'm not sure, but I belive that is the program used for it.

[onyx79]

Yes, use unLZ to edit the trainer animations. It should be halfway between the trainer frontsprites

EDIT @ ONYX: Sappy. I'm not sure, but I belive that is the program used for it.
no not sappy that's changes the musics itself
I need to change nly the in battle screen music...

[Xyo]

What do you do with a .IPS file, please and thank you.

~Xyo~

[PlatniumPiano]

no not sappy that's changes the musics itself
I need to change nly the in battle screen music...

...I really do not get what you are saying. Please be more clear. I'm getting from you that you don't want sappy because it changes the music, but you need a program to change the battlescreen music?

Do you mean switch it with another track?

EDIT @Xyo: You need LIPS .ips patcher. Here's a link on how to patch a ROM. (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=73966)

[Xyo]

Oh so you get the ROM it is supposed to patch?

[monkeyman2092]

Actually, it does, because SMCA does not use hex numbers. So instead of A, you would write 10, etc.

Oh. Thank you. I had no idea how to do that.

Oh so you get the ROM it is supposed to patch?

Yes, and it also has to be the correct language. EX: USA, Ingles, etc...

[onyx79]

...I really do not get what you are saying. Please be more clear. I'm getting from you that you don't want sappy because it changes the music, but you need a program to change the battlescreen music?

Do you mean switch it with another track?

EDIT @Xyo: You need LIPS .ips patcher. Here's a link on how to patch a ROM. (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=73966)
there is a battle with trainer,so there is the normal trainer music,but I want that he will have a gym leader music OK?

[birthday]

What's the sprite point for ruby Advance map uses?
I was looking at pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=142067&highlight=overworld
On lesson 03 where the all the sprite pointers were located.
Anyone know where the pointers for ruby one is?

Don't say look at ini for OW editor cause doesn't say where the group of pointers are =-= only where the actual sprite are located are shown
(Another point on his post for FireRed he pointed at 95000F not 39FDB0)

[PlatniumPiano]

there is a battle with trainer,so there is the normal trainer music,but I want that he will have a gym leader music OK?
Then use PET or A-trainer...? Change the trainer class to change music, maybe?

[monkeyman2092]

Hey,someone knows how can I make a new\change the trainer class on fire red?(for example bug chatcher,lass,dragon tamer etc.)
so I want to make some new classes

PET lets you edit Trainer Classes.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

PET lets you edit Trainer Classes.

It is somewhat of a bad idea to do so though, since PET makes errors every once in a while... you CAN do it, but you are better off using A-TEXT and / or A Hex Editor with a table file...

[HackMew]

It is somewhat of a bad idea to do so though, since PET makes errors every once in a while... you CAN do it, but you are better off using A-TEXT and / or A Hex Editor with a table file...

That, or simply waiting the next A-Trainer beta.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

That, or simply waiting the next A-Trainer beta.

True...
But you gotta remember, sometimes people set deadlines for themselves, for instance, they promise everyone a beta that is TODAY, they can't really wait, now can they? Heheh.

[PlatniumPiano]

Oh speaking of table files... What are they *shot*?

Sorry, extremely nooby question, I usually use XSE to edit text lol.

[BananasGoMoo]

Oh speaking of table files... What are they *shot*?

Sorry, extremely nooby question, I usually use XSE to edit text lol.

its for hex editing

like it tells the hex editor what "language" to translate into.

[PlatniumPiano]

its for hex editing

like it tells the hex editor what "language" to translate into.

I knew the text in the GBA games wan't ASCII encoded... where do I download the table files?

[BananasGoMoo]

I knew the text in the GBA games wan't ASCII encoded... where do I download the table files?

err well i forgot where i got the table file, but i can email it to you.

also, you need a hex editor that supports tables, i suggest transhexlation

also, it only translates the texts, not the scripts or images (duh)

so you can text edit with a hex editor

[PlatniumPiano]

Can you edit all text in the game with a hex editor and table? I.E. things A-text didn't get. Like trainer classes and the button how-to menu in FR?

EDIT: WOOO. 333th post! This means I'm half as evil as the devil >:] Muhahahahah! *shot*

[BananasGoMoo]

Can you edit all text in the game with a hex editor and table? I.E. things A-text didn't get. Like trainer classes and the button how-to menu in FR?
yea. pretty sure.

and you know you can search for words in A-Text.

also, the table i have only works for advance games, wont work on GSC or RBY.

[Regigiygas]

I'm looking for room in Pokemon FireRed for extra overworld sprites.

Are any of the overworld sprites found in OverworldEditor RE not used in the game?

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

Can you edit all text in the game with a hex editor and table? I.E. things A-text didn't get. Like trainer classes and the button how-to menu in FR?

EDIT: WOOO. 333th post! This means I'm half as evil as the devil >:] Muhahahahah! *shot*

Trainer Classes ARE located by A-Text thank you very much, that is how I change them for MY hack.

Just be smart about it and enter the text in ALL CAPS, since A-Text IS CASE SENSITIVE!

[Vrai]

I'm looking for room in Pokemon FireRed for extra overworld sprites.

Are any of the overworld sprites found in OverworldEditor RE not used in the game?

Technically, they are all usable by the game, although you don't have to use some if you do not want to.

I'm thinking this (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=152021&highlight=overworld+sprites) is what you're looking for.

[Sleepwalker]

How do I put a hack on a game cartridge? For example, Shiny Gold, how do I put that on a cartridge to play on a GBA SP or DS?

[.Seth]

How do I put a hack on a game cartridge? For example, Shiny Gold, how do I put that on a cartridge to play on a GBA SP or DS?

You would use a Flashcart. Such as EZFlash or others. I have an old EZFlash and it works well. You'd also need to to download the software for it.

[onyx79]

True...
But you gotta remember, sometimes people set deadlines for themselves, for instance, they promise everyone a beta that is TODAY, they can't really wait, now can they? Heheh.
I'm allways using a-trainer -___-
and that program changes only the encounter music(when he talks with you before the start of the battle)I want to change the in battle music!!!!!!!!!

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

I'm allways using a-trainer -___-
and that program changes only the encounter music(when he talks with you before the start of the battle)I want to change the in battle music!!!!!!!!!

No no, I mean the NEXT A-Trainer, that will have the ability to change the Trainer Classes.
And you CAN change the in-battle music, with an ASM code.

You can get it, and have a very small description on how to use it... HERE (http://sfc.pokemon-inside.net/lesson.php?id=13)

[Bozster]

Hey, how can you change which types are super effective against each other? I want to establish the ???-type.

[HackMew]

Hey, how can you change which types are super effective against each other? I want to establish the ???-type.

This question has been answered already. Look at the Documents and Tutorials and at the Toolbox.

[onyx79]

I finished to reat the tut,it seems like the command is that: setvar 0x1014 #battlemusicnumber
so just put this before the trainer battle command and change the music according to sappy that's all?sounds easy enogh....

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

I finished to reat the tut,it seems like the command is that: setvar 0x1014 #battlemusicnumber
so just put this before the trainer battle command and change the music according to sappy that's all?sounds easy enogh....

I never understood it so much, play with it till it works I suppose, lol.

[Bozster]

This question has been answered already. Look at the Documents and Tutorials and at the Toolbox.

Eh? I'm sorry, but what are you trying to show me?

Another question;
How do I change the movements of a Pokemon on Emerald? Like when they go into battle?

If no method exists, then what are the scripts that define stuff like items and Pokemon?

[Powerflare]

How do you customize the Pokedex? The order, the Pokemon's info (What type of Pokemon [ex. the Bulb Pokemon or the Iron Armor Pokemon] and their description) ect.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

How do you customize the Pokedex? The order, the Pokemon's info (What type of Pokemon [ex. the Bulb Pokemon or the Iron Armor Pokemon] and their description) ect.

There are tutorials for changing Pokedex Order in the Tutorials Section... you can change the descriptions of pokemon with A-Text, or better yet, YAPE!

(And Bulbasaur is the Seed Pokemon, not bulb... there is no bulb Pokemon, lol.)

[onyx79]

I've tried this command and it ruined my script -___-
I guess I should be more carefull next time....

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

I've tried this command and it ruined my script -___-
I guess I should be more carefull next time....

Yeah, I personally never got it to work, but it DOES work... try asking around the forums for help, Mastermind_X doesn't make it easy to read...

[Bozster]

This question has been answered already. Look at the Documents and Tutorials and at the Toolbox.

Eh? I'm sorry, but what are you trying to show me?

Another question;
How do I change the movements of a Pokemon on Emerald? Like when they go into battle?

If no method exists, then what are the scripts that define stuff like items and Pokemon?

[Tropical Sunlight]

I do not understand the command createsprite, care to share some info with me?

[u0850913]

Hi all,
Just a question regarding battles in Pokemon hacks...
Actually, that pretty much was my question. How does one create a battle in a ROM hack? I've dug deep, and can't find anything about scripting or other tools that affects things like the trainer sprite, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

u0850913

[Powerflare]

There are tutorials for changing Pokedex Order in the Tutorials Section... you can change the descriptions of pokemon with A-Text, or better yet, YAPE!

(And Bulbasaur is the Seed Pokemon, not bulb... there is no bulb Pokemon, lol.)

Okay, thanks. xD Yeah, and I remembered that its the Seed Pokemon, but I had to leave for vacation and I forgot to change it when I got here. :P Oh well, my mistake. What is YAPE?

[BananasGoMoo]

Hi all,
Just a question regarding battles in Pokemon hacks...
Actually, that pretty much was my question. How does one create a battle in a ROM hack? I've dug deep, and can't find anything about scripting or other tools that affects things like the trainer sprite, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

u0850913


the toolbox would be a good place to get some tools to work with: http://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=66

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

Okay, thanks. xD Yeah, and I remembered that its the Seed Pokemon, but I had to leave for vacation and I forgot to change it when I got here. :P Oh well, my mistake. What is YAPE?

YAPE is a pokemon editor.
It is an abbreviation for, Yet Another Pokemon Editor.

Look for it in the Toolbox section.

[Powerflare]

YAPE is a pokemon editor.
It is an abbreviation for, Yet Another Pokemon Editor.

Look for it in the Toolbox section.

Aha! That is what it is! I've seen/heard about it before, actually. Hmmm... and as far as what you said about searching the tutorials section... there are a lot of pages. :|

[BananasGoMoo]

Aha! That is what it is! I've seen/heard about it before, actually. Hmmm... and as far as what you said about searching the tutorials section... there are a lot of pages. :|
http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=135173

just go to the forum (toolbox) click search this forum, then type the tool you want.

[PlatniumPiano]

Can anybody provide a link to a table file for R/S/E and FR/FG? Thank you very much.

[HackMew]

Can anybody provide a link to a table file for R/S/E and FR/FG? Thank you very much.

Here's the Advance Table I made. See the attachment.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

Here's the Advance Table I made. See the attachment.

Thanks HackMew, I was looking for one, but I wasn't coming up with many results... I don't need this, but it is handy to have around.

[PlatniumPiano]

Here's the Advance Table I made. See the attachment.

Thank you very much! I hope to be able to finally figure out a hex editor lol

[sungopher]

how do you change the characters sprite? I wanna change the sprite of Prof Birch in the beginning when you make a new game.

[PlatniumPiano]

how do you change the characters sprite? I wanna change the sprite of Prof Birch in the beginning when you make a new game.

Use unLZ.gba to edit all images in the game from trainersprites to attack animations, and even the titlescreen lol. Look for it in the toolbox.

[sungopher]

Ok, thanks, but is there also a way to completely remove the Prof Birch talking in the beginning, and replace it to start with something else? Like a start with a battle?
because what Im trying to do is make a GBA version of Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness by remaking Ruby.

[Serazahr]

How can I get the Silph Co. doors to work at a different location with a different item, with a switch or an event?

[Outbreak]

Can someone tell me the sprite offset for the master ball ? I need that for my hack...thanks in advance

[elliott 2]

How do you change the pokedex order? Everytime a pokemon trys to evolve it won't let it...

[sungopher]

can someone help me with downloading TileMolester, when i download it, it gives me a HUGE amount of files and I cant figure out what to do

[Robert Conley]

Trying to follow THIS (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=4853733#post4853733) tut but dont have photoshop. anyone know if this is possible with GIMP? If so how?

[Powerflare]

http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=135173

just go to the forum (toolbox) click search this forum, then type the tool you want.

Thanks, but I already found YAPE. What I meant was that searching for tutorials on how to change the Pokedex was hard. I want to change all the numbers and stuff.

Oh and I downloaded that AdvancedTable thingy that was posted. But after it is extracted, it is a .tbl file. How do you open it?

[Robert Conley]

can someone help me with downloading TileMolester, when i download it, it gives me a HUGE amount of files and I cant figure out what to do

Try downloading this one:
http://www.romhacking.net/utils/109/
Just unzip it go into the folder you get and click the file titled tm.

[HackMew]

Ok, thanks, but is there also a way to completely remove the Prof Birch talking in the beginning, and replace it to start with something else? Like a start with a battle?
because what Im trying to do is make a GBA version of Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness by remaking Ruby.

That would require quite a lot of ASM I suppose.


How can I get the Silph Co. doors to work at a different location with a different item, with a switch or an event?

If I remember well, there are some script traps on the floor, maybe some signs too. Check the scripts there.


Can someone tell me the sprite offset for the master ball ? I need that for my hack...thanks in advance

It should be compressed, so use unLZ to find it.


How do you change the pokedex order? Everytime a pokemon trys to evolve it won't let it...

The PokéDex order doesn't matter as I bet you just didn't enable the National Dex.


Trying to follow THIS (http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=4853733#post4853733) tut but dont have photoshop. anyone know if this is possible with GIMP? If so how?

All you need to do is to dump the B/W logo and load the proper palette. If you Google "load palette [program-name]" you should find what you need.


Oh and I downloaded that AdvancedTable thingy that was posted. But after it is extracted, it is a .tbl file. How do you open it?

You don't need to open it, really. You just need to load it using a hex editor that uses table files.

[Serazahr]

If I remember well, there are some script traps on the floor, maybe some signs too. Check the scripts there.

I should have been more specific:
I already know that they are signposts, but when I copy them 1-to-1 over to a different map, they don't work anymore (I am using the same tileset though)

[Doom Chaos]

Fact is you're pasting your sprite over another. Don't do that.

Err, then all I have to do is:
-I convert the sprite in 16-bit
-I insert the sprite in unLZ
-I'm done?

(My bad I wasn't here before for the reply)

EDIT: Method doesn't work. It HAS to be indexed, so I need to save the file on the RIVAL intro sprite...

[PlatniumPiano]

I am going over to a friends house tomorrow to teach him the basics of ROM hacking. He knows nothing of Hex, pointers, variables, or what he's doing. How should I go about teaching him the basics so he can have a solid foundation of knowledge to build upon? I already confused him trying to explain Hex :/

[Outbreak]

Why when I use the program for hacking, "Titlescreen Cry changer", my rom crashes? (it gives me a blank image at the emulator..)

[Quickster]

Does anyone know if there is unused tilesets in emerald?

[sasquatchd00d]

Does anyone know if there is unused tilesets in emerald?

If you check the ROM Hacking Discussions thread, tileset 16 is pretty much unused but the data needs to be moved to a free offset before you edit it. Otherwise the pokémarts will lose their block data.

[Aljam]

How would I change charizard's cry at the title screen to rayquaza? Every titlescreen cry editor only goes up to the johto pokemon. Also Where would i find a good tut on hex editing? I want to fully understand hex so i could make a breath taking hack.

[onyx79]

I have some questions:
1.how to edit pokedex pokemon information I haven't found any tool that does this....
2.How can I make that I'll encounter a pokemon in a-map without the grass animation?
for example in caves you enconter pokemon's without a grass animation,so how can I do this?

[Aljam]

How can I make that I'll encounter a pokemon in a-map without the grass animation?
for example in caves you enconter pokemon's without a grass animation,so how can I do this?

Just copy the behaviour byte of the for the cave tile and put it on your tile...


...hope this helps

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Sort of a random question but how would you delete ALL of the scripts in a ROM to free up space?

EDIT: Another stupid question: I would like to make a ROM Hacking tool. Where could I find help with this? (probably going to need HEX in order to do this (need to learn this))

[ben23492]

How do you know which number ID pl_msg.narc is when you try to dump it into .xml with thenewpoketext?
And how do you reinsert it when you "dump all files to xml" and then edit it?

[onyx79]

Just copy the behaviour byte of the for the cave tile and put it on your tile...


...hope this helps

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Sort of a random question but how would you delete ALL of the scripts in a ROM to free up space?

EDIT: Another stupid question: I would like to make a ROM Hacking tool. Where could I find help with this? (probably going to need HEX in order to do this (need to learn this))
yes you right'if you want to do it also for your hack choose 01 at background byte add grass pokemon's click save and you're done!
also I really need help with my first question....

[Chileno4Live]

I have a problem regarding a script i made myself. The script works fine. What it does: It prevents you to go to ROUTE 1 if you don't have a pokemon. That works. if you step on 1 of the script tiles, he'll walk to you and tell you a story and then you take a step back, and he walks back. However, the problem is, if i am close to that guy, and i open the start menu and open the pokemon menu, for example andd then get out of the pokemon menu, suddenly i'm the guy who's preventing me from walking to ROUTE 1. So i've become a different character X__X. How do i fix this?

[ben23492]

yes you right'if you want to do it also for your hack choose 01 at background byte add grass pokemon's click save and you're done!
also I really need help with my first question....

If you mean for D/P, you can use PPRE.

[onyx79]

If you mean for D/P, you can use PPRE.
No sorry I'm hacking fire red only.........
EDIT:another question is where can I get d\p battle backgrond and pokemon circels

[ben23492]

Oh OK.
So do you know anything about thenewpoketext?
Is there a guide for it anywhere?
Whenever I try to edit something it never saves.

EDIT: I think it must have had something to do with me using Platinum, when I used Diamond, it worked fine.

[monkeyman2092]

Sort of a random question but how would you delete ALL of the scripts in a ROM to free up space?

Well, that can be done, but it might corrupt the game. You see, some offsets are used in different things, like sprites, pictures, item descriptions, etc.

If you still wanna do that, then start from Offset 000001 and goto FFFFFF, deleting any scripts you find along the way.

[ben23492]

How do you make patch file out a of pokemon diamond hack?

EDIT: I tried to make one using NUPS, and the patch file came out as about 65,119kb.
The original diamond I have is 65,636kb. And the modified one is 59,735kb.

Is that how it's supposed to be?

[onyx79]

I have a question my gangstah's I want in my hack an island with only shiny pokemon's how can I do that?

[ben23492]

When I edit the text in diamond, I do the code for the player's name to come up ("\v0103\x0001\x0000") and it worked the first time, in the introduction bit.
When I use it again though, in the bedroom, it comes up with nothing, just the text I had after the code.
How can I fix this?

[Quickster]

Im inserting this sprite over chickorita's in a fire red rom.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/flah117/chi.png
But this is the outcome.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/flah117/chib.png
Am I doing something wrong?

[Manipulation]

It's seem the file size is too big and you are un-clicking auto abort. Re-click it then repoint the offset.

[ゲンガー]

Searched for and not found answered or asked.

How do you import and export tile sets via AdvanceMap 1.92? Its really driving me nuts o:

[Manipulation]

Block Editor ---> Save tileset1 or 2/Load tileset 1 or 2. Tileset 1 is the main tileset and 2 is the secondary set.

[Aljam]

How would I change charizard's cry at the title screen to rayquaza? Every titlescreen cry editor only goes up to the johto pokemon. Also Where would i find a good tut on hex editing? I want to fully understand hex so i could make a breath taking hack.

My question was skipped...

[ゲンガー]

I have another question. How do I get my original Tilesets back :( I messed up.

[Manipulation]

If you had a back-up open that, if you had the original FR tiles re-import them from a clean ROM.

[ゲンガー]

If you had a back-up open that, if you had the original FR tiles re-import them from a clean ROM.

Well I had a back up of FR and yet it still appears that I am using the tileset from the last FR ROM. And I tried getting a new AdvanceMap, yet it still lingers.

[Mew~]

could somone tell me how to make a banner 4 my hack it would mean alot!

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

could somone tell me how to make a banner 4 my hack it would mean alot!

There was a banner making program that made nice little banners with the special font it had, but you can make a banner easily in MS Paint or Photoshop...

[Mew~]

There was a banner making program that made nice little banners with the special font it had, but you can make a banner easily in MS Paint or Photoshop...

ummm...what about userbars? like this:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/juanx1000/userbars/starters.png

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

ummm...what about userbars? like this:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u215/juanx1000/userbars/starters.png

Same thing, but PhotoShop or some SERIOUS MS Paint skills will be needed to make lighting effects like that.
I can do it for you if you want, I'd be glad to take a request or 2.

[BananasGoMoo]

http://designer.userbars.com/

[PlatniumPiano]

I am following thethethethe's grass animation tut, and I am having a problem with getting Tile Molestor to go from this:
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr343/Dartfled/before.jpg
To this: http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr343/Dartfled/after.jpg

Any help? This has been puzzling me for a while.

[Aljam]

How would I change charizard's cry at the title screen to rayquaza? Every titlescreen cry editor only goes up to the johto pokemon. Also Where would i find a good tut on hex editing? I want to fully understand hex so i could make a breath taking hack.

My question was skipped again...

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

My question was skipped again...

Wait until HackMew releases the Newest Intro Ed...

[Aljam]

Wait until HackMew releases the Newest Intro Ed...

k. thnks. i saw his thread. You know whats on it probably and that could help thnks.

[MyNameIsSin]

ANyone know how to change the background battle scenes. For example if you fight in the grass you get a grass scene. (Round pad of green) Or in cave you get (Round pad of Brown) i want to change the background's completely using these battle scenes. spriters-resource.com/gameboy_advance/ff1n2/sheet/25293 (You have to put www infront of spriters-resource. it wouldn't let me post link since im new.)

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

ANyone know how to change the background battle scenes. For example if you fight in the grass you get a grass scene. (Round pad of green) Or in cave you get (Round pad of Brown) i want to change the background's completely using these battle scenes. spriters-resource.com/gameboy_advance/ff1n2/sheet/25293 (You have to put www infront of spriters-resource. it wouldn't let me post link since im new.)

You are going to have to find the Backgrounds in unLZgba, and replace them with those.
Be sure to make sure that you change the pallets of back grounds you want to match the regular ones, and make sure to resize it, and make your tileset...

[MyNameIsSin]

awesome omega, fast reply too. thats awesome. thanks man/woman lol.

Edit: meh. that program is wierd. too wierd for me. everything looks like jibberish. but thanks anyways.

[tamere123]

how do i play the hacks? after i downloaded them of course.

[BananasGoMoo]

how do i play the hacks? after i downloaded them of course.
patch the IPS to the rom that it is a hack of (usually says in the thread)

use LIPS or some similar patcher.

[0m3GA ARS3NAL]

patch the IPS to the rom that it is a hack of (usually says in the thread)

use LIPS or some similar patcher.

Unless you decide to play the AMAZING hack, Rijon Adventures, then you just need to use the Patching device that comes free when you download the patch... ONLY Rijon adventures Patch works with it's patcher, everything else so far, you need to use LIPS

[Bozster]

This question has been answered already. Look at the Documents and Tutorials and at the Toolbox.

Eh? I'm sorry, but what are you trying to show me?

Another question;
How do I change the movements of a Pokemon on Emerald? Like when they go into battle?

If no method exists, then what are the scripts that define stuff like items and Pokemon?

[onyx79]

Eh? I'm sorry, but what are you trying to show me?

Another question;
How do I change the movements of a Pokemon on Emerald? Like when they go into battle?

If no method exists, then what are the scripts that define stuff like items and Pokemon?
you mean when they get out of the poke ball?well you need unlz for that....

[maxieboy34]

Hi,

I'm starting with hacking now, and I'm strying some stuff with Ruby. I want to insert some new tiles,
namely the Pokemon Center of Diamond/Pearl. Those tiles have a different pallette than any of the
standard pallettes in Ruby, so I have to change it. The colors of the new pkmncenter tiles are already
made compatible with the advance map pallette editor (so in increments of 8). I then go the the pallette
editor, and change a pallette (10 for example), to the colors of the pokemon center (leaving the first color alone of course).

But then, when I save pallette changes, the whole ROM screws up. What to do now? Is there even a
pallette you can safely completely change in Ruby (like pallette 8 in Firered)? The only tut I've found
explaining tileset pallette editing is Austinia's one, but even when I exactly follow, it, it just messes up.
Is there some secret rule to get it working in Pokemon Ruby? Help will by very much appreciated.

[Outbreak]

Wherw can I download PokeScript? I can't find it anywhere...thx

[maxieboy34]

Wherw can I download PokeScript? I can't find it anywhere...thx

Use XSE, really.
It is a liitle harder to get started with, but with a little tutorial readying and trying, you can get a lot more out of XSE than you will ever get out of Pokescript :)

[Outbreak]

I don't know how to use XSE (due to the stupid tutorials) and I thought it'll be easier with PokeScript, but.....