Tool: Simple Tools

liuyanghejerry · Dec 18, 2009

-v-I'm learning C++,so I made a simple tool for enlarge ROM.
Ya,you can use XSE,but someone may doesn't know how to(there should be a little...).
This tool is too simple to use.
Just drag the rom on this Enlarge.exe,and after a short time of black,it done~
Have fun^^

Maybe there'll be more simple tools in here~

Tec thing:

Code:

#include <fstream>
int main(int argc, char* argv[]){
    using namespace std;
    FILE *fp;
    if(fp=fopen(argv[1],"ab")){
                                 int *a= new int[4194304];
                                 fwrite(a,sizeof(a),4194304,fp);
                                 fclose(fp);
                                 delete a;
 
                              }
 
         }

ZodiacDaGreat · Dec 19, 2009

It's good to see C++ tools, uh You should try learning the Windows API coding to add a interface to your tools ^^ Good luck with C++

liuyanghejerry · Dec 20, 2009

ZodiacDaGreat said:
It's good to see C++ tools, uh You should try learning the Windows API coding to add a interface to your tools ^^ Good luck with C++

Thanks~XD
I can do that,with C++ builder 2009,but it always makes the tool so big.
While adding a interface,this tool will immediately enlarge to XXX KB...

Anyway,thanks for supporting~

ZodiacDaGreat · Dec 20, 2009

Uh, well, that's like the problem with environment I suppose. You should code with resource files. It'll be smaller that way. Best of Luck

Juan · Dec 20, 2009

Very Good.

I prefer to use the "ofstream/ifstream" class belonging to the library c++, but C's "FILE*" works very well for this. :D

I recommend using the code:blocs instead of the builder.
It is faster, and multiplatform.

Search for wxWidgets, you can make multiplatform visual tools using object orientation.

liuyanghejerry · Dec 20, 2009

ZodiacDaGreat said:
Uh, well, that's like the problem with environment I suppose. You should code with resource files. It'll be smaller that way. Best of Luck

XD I'll try and thank you,my friend~

Juan said:
Very Good.

I prefer to use the "ofstream/ifstream" class belonging to the library c++, but C's "FILE*" works very well for this. :D

I recommend using the code:blocs instead of the builder.
It is faster, and multiplatform.

Search for wxWidgets, you can make multiplatform visual tools using object orientation.

I used the FILE* just because it's the function upon the function about stream in the document that I download^ ^
I'll try the IDE now~
Thanks for supporting~

Haku. · Dec 20, 2009

The tool is great, no complaints from me.
Try making more complicated tools like a free flag finder.
Would be useful for many people :P

Full Metal · Dec 20, 2009

its nice to see i'm not the only one who likes c++
^_^ and for learning win32 development (adding a gui) google search
"forgers win32 tutorial" it's great ;)

score_under · Dec 20, 2009

xmouvelianx said:
Try making more complicated tools like a free flag finder.

More complicated? That's verging on completely impossible! (For the same reason the Boomerang Decompiler project... doesn't :p )

liuyanghejerry · Dec 21, 2009

xmouvelianx said:
The tool is great, no complaints from me.
Try making more complicated tools like a free flag finder.
Would be useful for many people :P

XD Thanks for supporting,but it seems much more difficult...

Full Metal said:
its nice to see i'm not the only one who likes c++
^_^ and for learning win32 development (adding a gui) google search
"forgers win32 tutorial" it's great ;)

I used to use C++ builder 2009.But from now,I'm going to start with resource code.
Thanks for supporting XD

Tropical Sunlight · Dec 28, 2009

myokan said:
uh..guys,I have a qustion, where can I get a text editor for pokemon leafgreen that works? or , when I try a-text, it says"component comdlg.ocx or one of its dependencies not correctly regestered:a file is missing or invalid." please help me!

Maybe you should try downloading comdlg.ocx and put in in here (may vary from comp to comp but the basic is here): C:/WINDOWS/system32
Also, this is completely irrelevant to the thread.

May I suggest something like a... Like a... I have ran out of ideas :P xD

FinalZero · Dec 29, 2009

It's good to see C++ tools,

Yes, it's a shame people insist on using the sham of a language that is VB.

While adding a interface,this tool will immediately enlarge to XXX KB...

Only if you tell it to include the .dll files and stuff in the .exe.

Also, I echo Juan's comment of prefering to use ofstream and ifstream. And lastly, if using CBuilder's open dialog boxes, don't forget this useful piece of code:

Code:

if(!OpenDialog1 -> Execute()) {
    return;
}

More complicated? That's verging on completely impossible!

It's not impossible, it'd just take a long time to run (ansd write) because the program would have to look through every piece of script and other stuff to see which flags are used.

Is it a library file... I downloaded It except my dad says its a virus.

If you try to run a program that you know is safe and it says it's missing a file, then the file that's missing is safe too; It's not a virus. It's just like a .dll file that you need to run the program.

score_under · Dec 29, 2009

FinalZero said:
It's not impossible, it'd just take a long time to run (ansd write) because the program would have to look through every piece of script and other stuff to see which flags are used.

Firstly, how would it find every script? How would it know if the script it found is valid or not? What about scripts called from ASM? What about flags modified from ASM?

FinalZero · Dec 30, 2009

Firstly, how would it find every script? How would it know if the script it found is valid or not? What about scripts called from ASM? What about flags modified from ASM?

No idea for any of those questions. But the game does all those things, so a program could too. The game is just another program after all. I wasn't volunteering myself to do it. =p

onyx79 · Dec 30, 2009

wow man this is awesome,it's easy to use thanks a lot!

Juan · Dec 30, 2009

FinalZero said:
No idea for any of those questions. But the game does all those things, so a program could too. The game is just another program after all. I wasn't volunteering myself to do it. =p

The flags are modified at run time.

The function to return the address of the flags is this:

Code:

ROM:0809D6EC
ROM:0809D6EC ; ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ S U B R O U T I N E ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
ROM:0809D6EC
ROM:0809D6EC ; Parameters: r0 = flag
ROM:0809D6EC ; Return: r0 = address
ROM:0809D6EC
ROM:0809D6EC GetFlagAddress 
ROM:0809D6EC
ROM:0809D6EC                 PUSH    {LR}
ROM:0809D6EE                 LSL     R1, R0, #0x10
ROM:0809D6F0                 LSR     R2, R1, #0x10
ROM:0809D6F2                 ADD     R3, R2, #0
ROM:0809D6F4                 CMP     R2, #0
ROM:0809D6F6                 BNE     loc_809D6FC
ROM:0809D6F8                 MOV     R0, #0
ROM:0809D6FA                 B       loc_809D72E
ROM:0809D6FC ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROM:0809D6FC
ROM:0809D6FC loc_809D6FC                             ; CODE XREF: GetFlagAddress+Aj
ROM:0809D6FC                 LDR     R0, =0x3FFF
ROM:0809D6FE                 CMP     R2, R0
ROM:0809D700                 BHI     loc_809D71C
ROM:0809D702                 LDR     R0, =0x3005D8C
ROM:0809D704                 LSR     R1, R1, #0x13
ROM:0809D706                 LDR     R2, =0x1270
ROM:0809D708                 ADD     R1, R1, R2
ROM:0809D70A                 LDR     R0, [R0]
ROM:0809D70C                 B       loc_809D72C
ROM:0809D70C ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROM:0809D70E                 DCB    0
ROM:0809D70F                 DCB    0
ROM:0809D710 dword_809D710   DCD 0x3FFF              ; DATA XREF: GetFlagAddress:loc_809D6FCr
ROM:0809D714 dword_809D714   DCD 0x3005D8C           ; DATA XREF: GetFlagAddress+16r
ROM:0809D718 dword_809D718   DCD 0x1270              ; DATA XREF: GetFlagAddress+1Ar
ROM:0809D71C ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROM:0809D71C
ROM:0809D71C loc_809D71C                             ; CODE XREF: GetFlagAddress+14j
ROM:0809D71C                 LDR     R1, =0xFFFFC000
ROM:0809D71E                 ADD     R0, R3, R1
ROM:0809D720                 CMP     R0, #0
ROM:0809D722                 BGE     loc_809D728
ROM:0809D724                 LDR     R2, =0xFFFFC007
ROM:0809D726                 ADD     R0, R3, R2
ROM:0809D728
ROM:0809D728 loc_809D728                             ; CODE XREF: GetFlagAddress+36j
ROM:0809D728                 ASR     R0, R0, #3
ROM:0809D72A                 LDR     R1, =0x20375FC
ROM:0809D72C
ROM:0809D72C loc_809D72C                             ; CODE XREF: GetFlagAddress+20j
ROM:0809D72C                 ADD     R0, R0, R1
ROM:0809D72E
ROM:0809D72E loc_809D72E                             ; CODE XREF: GetFlagAddress+Ej
ROM:0809D72E                 POP     {R1}
ROM:0809D730                 BX      R1
ROM:0809D730 ; End of function GetFlagAddress
ROM:0809D730
ROM:0809D730 ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROM:0809D732                 DCB    0
ROM:0809D733                 DCB    0
ROM:0809D734 dword_809D734   DCD 0xFFFFC000          ; DATA XREF: GetFlagAddress:loc_809D71Cr
ROM:0809D738 dword_809D738   DCD 0xFFFFC007          ; DATA XREF: GetFlagAddress+38r
ROM:0809D73C dword_809D73C   DCD 0x20375FC           ; DATA XREF: GetFlagAddress+3Er

So, would not be viable (or even possible) to write an algorithm that checks the 'supposed' flags used in the game.

The best that could be done, is a tool that loads the save and check the flags. But it would not be very useful. :P

liuyanghejerry · Dec 31, 2009

Juan said:
The flags are modified at run time.

So, would not be viable (or even possible) to write an algorithm that checks the 'supposed' flags used in the game.

The best that could be done, is a tool that loads the save and check the flags. But it would not be very useful. :P

That ASM code is amazing...
Except the ASM part,there's another way for about flags and vars.
Read all the scripts from the map and decomplie them and find the used flags or vars...
-v-But this is just thinking.Doing so is not really easy.

FinalZero said:
So many sentences...

Thank you for reminding~

Juan · Dec 31, 2009

liuyanghejerry said:
That ASM code is amazing...
Read all the scripts from the map and decomplie them and find the used flags or vars...

score_under said:
Firstly, how would it find every script? How would it know if the script it found is valid or not? What about scripts called from ASM? What about flags modified from ASM?

:D

Returning to the main subject of discussion, I hope to continue with their learning c + +.

And I also am learning C + +, and after you get used to the syntax, notice that is not as difficult as it seems.

Although I was almost giving up to create forms with wxWidgets using wsSizers. :(

helloNL · Jan 2, 2010

is this a programm that makes the rom bigger so you can put more on it?

liuyanghejerry · Jan 3, 2010

Juan said:
:D

Returning to the main subject of discussion, I hope to continue with their learning c + +.

And I also am learning C + +, and after you get used to the syntax, notice that is not as difficult as it seems.

Although I was almost giving up to create forms with wxWidgets using wsSizers. :(

Due to some reasons,I just give up wxWidgets and start learning Qt...

helloNL said:
is this a programm that makes the rom bigger so you can put more on it?

Yes,it is^^

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