[wingzro17]

Hey this is WINGZRO17.
I'm gonna teach you how to edit the backsprite(hero) of Pokemon FIRE RED.



First off, you need these:
VBA
APE
TILE MOLESTER ALTERNATE (Get it from ZOPHAR's DOMAIN)
(ALSO, keep a zip file of it. It likes to crash right after it uses a rom.)

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(EDIT: I found a way to keep it from crashing after you used a rom on it:
1. - Goto resources in the folder of TMA[TILE MOLESTER ALTERNATE].
2. Delete the file that has your ROM name on it.[In the folder RESOURCES ; It's a XML document]
And.. TADA! It's fixed!)

A FIRE RED ROM
A PALETTE OF YOUR SPRITE(I used Brendan's from ruby.)
A PICTURE(BMP,GIF,ECT) OF YOUR SPRITE(BRENDAN'S ^_^)

I think that's just about it...




Step 1 - Palette Editing(You don't need to, but it's nice to.)


First off, get into a battle:

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Then goto:

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After that Save the OBJ:

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Make sure it's Paintshop PAL

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Next, open up APE and search for you palette(if you do, you'll come up with two offsets: the second one is the backsprite.)....or
Since I'm nice, I'll give you the offset(Sorry, only hero's offset)

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00E76EBC - Make sure this is compressed palette.(This is not the palette of the Trainer Card's Sprite)

I'll replace the hero's pallete with brendan's pallete...

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P.S. It's a good idea to save the palette as a TLP palette after you replaced it. We're gonna need it.



Part 2 - Editing the Sprite:





Now, open TMA(TILE MOLESTER ALTERNATE)

Now goto offset(I think it's NAVIGATE - GOTO or just press CTRL+G)

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E69F00

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As you see it's...Well....Erm....kinda messed up

So time to fix it!

First:

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Then:

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So you see it's fixed.

Now goto PALETTE - IMPORT FORM - ANOTHER FILE

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Import your palette file

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Remember before when I said save the palette of your new sprite as a TLP? Well now's the time to use it!

.....And look! Pretty!

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So then we goto VIEW - BLOCK GRID AND....

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Yay! Were almost done!

Now: EDIT - PASTE FROM....

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And select your file...

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WHOA!

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Now fix....

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W0000t! (DON'T forget to SAVE)

Now for the finished product....

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xP Meh. Good enough...

Congrats, you did it!

I hope this tutorial helps.