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[Darthatron]

Where could I find the pointers of the loaded sprites during the intro in fire red?
Oak sprite, Player sprite, Rival sprite..

Use unLZ and use the "Automatically fix pointers" option. :\

also, are there tutorials on adding more then 5 evolutions to a pokémon? YAPE can only do five, I need two more D:

The GBA games only support 5 evolutions. You would have to hack the engine to be able to add more.

 

[X-Buster]

ok, here is a quote of hackmew's explanation about the branch with link instruction, which i can't seem to understand. anyone can help me?

Considering we need to expand it to call our custom shiny handler, we need to replace some of the bytes and make it so the new instructions lead to the hacked routine, making the Pokémon shiny as needed. To call the shiny routine, we basically need 3 things: the address of the routine stored into some register, a bl instruction (branch with link) and a bx one (branch and exchange). It works like this: first of all we need to put the routine address into a register. Which register exactly depends on the other 2 instructions. While I said it in the first lesson already, it's good to remember that the address, pointing to a THUMB routine, must be odd or the game would treat it as an ARM routine instead, and guess what… it wouldn't work at all. The branch with link instruction is used to call a sub-routine and return to where it was called afterwards. The "link" in the name refers to the Link Register which is where the return address is stored. The bl instruction cannot use a direct address. Instead, it can point up to 4 MB forward or backward the address it is used in. This is a problem for us, and indeed we need to use the branch and exchange instruction. All the bx instruction need is a register containing the desired address. When a bx is executed, the address stored into the register is saved into the Program Counter (PC) and the game continue executing the instructions from there. The bx instruction is actually more powerful. Like its name suggests, it can exchange between ARM and THUMB mode. For our purposes, though, we don't need any exchanges and the address in the register will be a odd one. So, the routine address is loaded into a register, then the bl instruction is executed, with the branch pointing to the branch and exchange instruction. This way the routine is executed, and once it's finished, the instruction immediately after the branch with link will be executed. For this to work, the bx must not be near the branch with link. Most of the times, we don't really need to put a bx instruction ourselves, because there are many available already. So start disassembling the routine till you find a bx. It might take some time before you actually find one, depending on the routine's length. Sooner or later, you'll get one.

 

[Cinaed666]

Okay, So I changed the image in unlz at number 1632 (oak) to a sprite of prof. Elm.
It took it without any trouble, but when I write it to ROM, and play it in VBA, Oak is still there?

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

That's great and all, but I can't seem to get the stuff to change positions when I edit it! A-map seems to have the same data in its World Map editor, and changing it does nothing. ;-; I see the changes in the hex editor but they haven't done anything in-game.

Would using the world map editor, changing the routine and rewriting where the areas were directly have done anything to the feasibility of the table i'm using...

 

[Darthatron]

That's great and all, but I can't seem to get the stuff to change positions when I edit it! A-map seems to have the same data in its World Map editor, and changing it does nothing. ;-; I see the changes in the hex editor but they haven't done anything in-game.

Would using the world map editor, changing the routine and rewriting where the areas were directly have done anything to the feasibility of the table i'm using...

It's possible. I mean... dramatically changing a routine can do some odd things, mainly if it doesn't take into consideration factors (such as this), but I doubt it, due to MMX writing it. :P Are you sure you don't have a patch or something with the same name in the folder? :\

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

Definitely not. I'm not that bad. xD

Direct changes on the Map Editor in A-map have effects. Editing the locations and stuff do not. ;-;

 

[Resultz]

If i patch a rom with a tile base will it override all the pokemon data i've edited?

 

[Tropical Sunlight]

If i patch a rom with a tile base will it override all the pokemon data i've edited?

Well, patching a modified ROM is always a risk.
I'd make a backup and then patch it, see if anything went wrong and tested it out in-game.

I have a question to ask as well. What's the index number of the normal wild Pokemon battle song in FireRed?

 

[Mr]

How do you edit the word map in fire red?

I searched again today ... nothing ...

 

[Resultz]

I just did, and nothing seems to be wrong, i need to playtest though.

 

[Epicness]

indoor tile problem

How can I replace my indoor tiling. i screwed up with the pallets and its all messed up now. all the houses are ruined including the protaganists. it would be great if someone could redirect me for some help.

btw its a FR ROM.


thanks,
Epicness

 

[Orinjmate]

Is there a tool for doing any of the following in FR:-
1) Changing the order of the Kanto Dex
2) Removing the Kanto Dex Option from the Pokedex
3) Changing the text of the words 'Kanto Dex'

(please don't suggest changing the data and sprite of each pokemon in yape and unLZ)
Thanks.

 

[Teh Newbeh]

How do you edit the word map in fire red?

I searched again today ... nothing ...

I also searched. On the second page of the tutorials BAM!!

https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=164425

 

[Resultz]

Is there a tool for doing any of the following in FR:-
1) Changing the order of the Hoenn Dex
2) Removing the Kanto Dex Option from the Pokedex
3) Changing the text of the words 'Kanto Dex'

(please don't suggest changing the data and sprite of each pokemon in yape and unLZ)
Thanks.

This another of my questions along with a few other scripting ones :X and Sprite insertion ones..

okay.
SPRITE INSERTION.
-I have a copy of the 'indexed' sprite as edited in irfanview and the regular sprite and copy the regular sprite onto the messed up one, but when i come to import it to Unlz, it says its unindexed, Why?

-SCRIPTING
-To assign a script to a pre-existing sprite/person, do i simply open the script with the offset given by Amap?

-Can someone explain fully what Pointers and dynamic offsets are?

Sorry for spamming you thread, but im really confuzzled.

 

[Orinjmate]

This another of my questions along with a few other scripting ones :X and Sprite insertion ones..

okay.
SPRITE INSERTION.
-I have a copy of the 'indexed' sprite as edited in irfanview and the regular sprite and copy the regular sprite onto the messed up one, but when i come to import it to Unlz, it says its unindexed, Why?

-SCRIPTING
-To assign a script to a pre-existing sprite/person, do i simply open the script with the offset given by Amap?

-Can someone explain fully what Pointers and dynamic offsets are?

Sorry for spamming you thread, but im really confuzzled.

I'm not sure if these are the answers you're looking for but here we go:-

for sprite insertion my friend uses gimp for copying non-indexed over indexed, this technique won't work on paint.

i don't understand your first question on scripting

dynamic offsets mean you can put '@whatever' rather than another offset and it will automatically compile it to an offset, where as with an org offset you have to type in an offset for things like text, movements, goto/call commands etc.

i think pointers mean that you can repoint an offset to a different offset in the ROM but i am not certain.

Hope this was helpful in anyway lol

 

[Resultz]

Is there a tool for doing any of the following in FR:-
1) Changing the order of the Kanto Dex
2) Removing the Kanto Dex Option from the Pokedex
3) Changing the text of the words 'Kanto Dex'

(please don't suggest changing the data and sprite of each pokemon in yape and unLZ)
Thanks.

I'm not sure if these are the answers you're looking for but here we go:-

for sprite insertion my friend uses gimp for copying non-indexed over indexed, this technique won't work on paint.

i don't understand your first question on scripting

dynamic offsets mean you can put '@whatever' rather than another offset and it will automatically compile it to an offset, where as with an org offset you have to type in an offset for things like text, movements, goto/call commands etc.

i think pointers mean that you can repoint an offset to a different offset in the ROM but i am not certain.

Hope this was helpful in anyway lol

I'll try that later, as i'm using paint.

About the scripting, each sprite has an offset stated in A-Map, can i type this into the first part of a script to change what they do?

Dynamic Offsets meaning i can 'name' the scripts/events rather than their name being an offset hex number?

 

[Flandre Scarlet]

I'm not sure whether this has been asked or not, but how do I change the X and Y locations of where you go into the Pokemon Center if you're out of Pokemon? (does that even make sense?)

Just bumping this question.

 

[Orinjmate]

Just bumping this question.

I think that white-out is part of the engine, you would need to ASM hack it. Unless it is actually the 'sethealingplace' command in XSE, I'm not sure...

 

[Nosophoros]

1. Does anyone know how to insert the train from fr into ruby (and make it work)?

2. If I move a building in a-map/elitemap will I still be able to enter it with the inside looking like it would in it's original position?

 

[Resultz]

1. Does anyone know how to insert the train from fr into ruby (and make it work)?

2. If I move a building in a-map/elitemap will I still be able to enter it with the inside looking like it would in it's original position?

If you move the corresponding warp (in the events tab) to where the new door or entry point should be then yes.



Also, Orinjmate, Thanks, a lot. Ive been trying for weeks to insert sprites and its finally worked now.