Tool: Cosarara97's tools - Map and script editor

cosarara97 said:

To avoid confusion, I've removed the backup thing. So if you get the last version from the git repo, yes, you can do what you are saying.

What OS are you running? Do you need windows binaries?

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PSYqualiac said:

Until I figure out how to make my Win8(.1 I think) computer have dual operating system with Linux, yes. Windows.

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cosarara97 said:

Get today's build at my website (I'm not allowed to post links yet).

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cosarara97 said:

Wow. So I'd never bothered to open a thread for my ROM-Hacking tools here in pokecommunity, and I now realise it's been quite a stupid thing to do.
I'm cosarara97, and here are my (most important) tools.

The Blue Spider Map Editor
First of all, link to github: https://github.com/cosarara97/blue-spider (yes, GPL)
Now, a screenshot (it's a bit dated, but still):

So what is this exactly? Well, as you might have already guessed, it's my map editor for gen III pokémon games. It supports basic map and event editing, and should be able to open scripts in most script editors.
Now, this will sound funny. It has a command-line version as well. Yup, you can edit the map data importing and exporting to utf-8 and using a text editor, and even use a basic python-eval console to mess with all the program functions. This is fairly useful when toying with unimplemented structures and that kind of thing.
It's written in python, with PyQt4. Linux users (like me), use the source. It's python 3, and the dependencies are listed in the readme.
Now, the latest releases for windows and Mac OSX:
Windows: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2jy9iamg24v6ysg/ASC_git_12_10_2013_win32.zip
Mac OSX (it's a bit old, if anyone wants to make new builds I can provide instructions on how I did it): http://ge.tt/6Txc01n/v/0

The Red Alien Script Compiler/Editor
(Formerly Advanced Script Compiler, and written because writing a cross-platform UI for PKSV wasn't enough)
Github: https://github.com/cosarara97/red-alien
An old screenshot:

(boooring)
It works with Advance Map and Blue Spider, and uses PKSV's commands and syntax. It aims for compatibility with both PKSV and XSE, although it doesn't have all those nice macros for movements (and well, everything) PKSV comes with.
It also has nice stuff of it's own, though:

Code:

#dyn 0x800000

#org @main
if(0x3000) {
    while(0x4000 < 3) {
        msgbox @text
        callstd 6
        addvar 0x4000 1
    }
} else {
    msgbox @text2
    callstd 6
}
end

#org @text
= lalalalalala

#org @text2
= lelelelelele

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PSYqualiac said:

I'm a total idiot. I can't seem to get the Blue-Spider to work. I downloaded it, I think, from Git-hub... But idk how to find the application in the download.

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PSYqualiac said:

So now I got it, but now I can't figure out the command line feature. XD I'm so useless. How do I start and use it?

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PS C:\Users\Jaume\Desktop\blue-spider\build\blue-spider_14-11-14> chcp 65001

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PS C:\Users\Jaume\Desktop\blue-spider\build\blue-spider_14-11-14> .\bluespider-cli.exe C:\Users\Jaume\Desktop\FR.gba r 0 0

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cosarara97 said:

Since it was not designed with windows in mind, to use it from windows powershell you'll have to first run the following to switch to unicode:
Then you can run whatever command you want:
(I'm assuming some experience with the shell here, knowing how to change directories and the like)

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PSYqualiac said:

Well, you can assume all you want. ;D
Haha honestly no, no experience that I know of. I'll try and download into Vitual Box a copy of the latest Linux and run this in there then. :) If you can create a work-over so Windows can use it, that'd be appweciated to an extreme! :D *claps excitedly*

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snuffysam said:

Hi! Mac user over here. The map editor runs really nicely!
I do have a few questions:
1. I can't see the wild encounter editor. Is there one?
2. How do I open Red Alien? None of the python scripts I tried seem to be doing it...

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README said:

You can run asc-cli for CLI or asc-qt for GUI.

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snuffysam said:

Hi! Mac user over here. The map editor runs really nicely!
I do have a few questions:
1. I can't see the wild encounter editor. Is there one?
2. How do I open Red Alien? None of the python scripts I tried seem to be doing it...

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cosarara97 said:

1 - No, there isn't one at the moment, sorry.
2 - You are probably missing dependencies. Try running from a terminal.

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snuffysam said:

Well it says python3 does not exist. Does python not come with macs? Or is it something you named python3 that I'm missing?

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Butterslave said:

I'm on a mac.

Okay, I don't know how, but I've managed to actually open Red Alien, even after homebrew telling me there were errors installing the dependencies and whatnot. But now that I have it open, it's the strangest thing -- it's like I have a program editor open or something. I try to click File > Load ROM and the button doesn't work. It highlights it blue and I can actually change the text from "Load ROM" to whatever I want, like "Blueberry Pie." What the heck is going on? This is the same for every single button I try to click in the program. There are also several "Type here" options, for whatever reason. I'm so confused.

EDIT: Wait, wait, wait. I just realized I opened asc.ui and it opened a Designer program. That's why I can "design" the program. Well, what the heck. How ironic that I can see the program right in front of me, and can edit certain properties of it, yet can't even open it to use myself.

EDIT 2: Okay, well I tried opening asc.qt, and lo and behold it seems that the issue is I don't have Pyqt5 installed. Well, I'm stumped. I tried installing Pyqt using homebrew but it gave me errors. I tried downloading all the dependencies manually from sourceforge, but when I unzip them I don't see an installer file or anything. Isn't there any other way to install the blasted things manually since homebrew is acting like a crying child?

EDIT 3: Okay, I've installed "pip," Python's package manager. I think the only thing I need to do now is figure out how to install PyQt5. Yeah, I'm stumped there. Why is it that the only way to do all this stuff is with Terminal? Gosh. It's like it was intentionally made complicated. Maybe I'm just dumb???

EDIT 4: Here's the error that Python gives me when I try to open asc-qt, if it matters:

Spoiler:

Something bad happened:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/butterslave/Downloads/red-alien-master/asc-qt", line 4, in <module>
from asc.asc_qt import main
File "/Users/butterslave/Downloads/red-alien-master/asc/asc_qt.py", line 6, in <module>
from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
ImportError: No module named 'PyQt5'

When I try to make Terminal run the configure file for PyQt (which was the instruction in the readme file) it told me, "Error: Use the --qmake argument to explicitly specify a working Qt qmake."
Well, I have no idea what that even means. I swear, could this road get any bumpier?

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Butterslave said:

I can't even get PyQt5 to install properly. I was able to install PyQt4 just fine, but oh, of course PyQt5, the one I need, fails to install correctly.

I'm almost ready to just give up. This whole process has just been too drawn out. I have to install this, and then that, and then that and that and that, and even then there's still another problem, and then I have to fix that, oh, and then install something else.

Yeah. I think I'm done. Not like it matters anyway -- I kept thinking PyQt5 was going to be the last issue, but I have no doubt whatsoever that even if I got it installed, another problem would appear.

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