Script Help Thread (DO NOT REQUEST SCRIPTS)

Pokemonguy1990 · Dec 8, 2010

0m3GA ARS3NAL said:
Close, but no cigar, keep reading the document, and you'll see 2 more commands that specifically remove a script, automatically figuring the space it takes.

You see, the #erase command can be dangerous, because if you erase something at the wrong place, or if you erase too many bytes, you can potentially ruin other stuff in the ROM.
No, I'm speaking of the #remove, and #removeall commands.
#remove 0xOffset removes the main portion of the script at the offset, but leaves the text, movements, mart data it contains (If it contains any), braille (If any) and other things behind, for future use.
#removeall 0xOffset erases the WHOLE thing, text data, movement data, everything that script pointed to.

For instance, if you were to use the fat guy in Pallet tow's offset for the #remove command, his speech about technology will still exist in the ROM, but the rest of the script is gone, but if you use #removeall instead, that speech is gone, and freespace is left over.

Though if you want to erase images, ASM, and other NON-SCRIPT crap, #erase is your best friend.

Thank you very much. So if i use the #removeall, or #erase, FSF will find these offsets again if it's within the size of bytes i need/ specify?

sab · Dec 12, 2010

I have a script for xse. The problem is that it locks the player from moving. how can I avoid this?

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colcolstyles · Dec 12, 2010

@sab:
One, you should probably use a "copybyte" statement at the beginning in order to capture the value of the input register immediately after the "waitkeypress" is passed. Otherwise, you run the risk of reading different values each time you use "comparefarbytetobyte". Two, you can't write to the ROM. That's why it's called Read-Only Memory.

AeroDud3 · Dec 12, 2010

Here is my script

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It works fine but when I step on the place where the script activates the event keeps on activating over and over I need it to only happen once

0m3GA ARS3NAL · Dec 12, 2010

Pokemonguy1990 said:
Thank you very much. So if i use the #removeall, or #erase, FSF will find these offsets again if it's within the size of bytes i need/ specify?

#removeall will erase the entire script that you point it to, no matter how large it is, and #erase erases ANYTHING in it's path, the size you give it, so #erase 0x800000 0x10 will erase 16 bytes starting at 0x800000

(I don't however, know if #removeall follows goto commands and erases what they point to as well, you'll have to test that for yourself...

AeroDud3 said:
Here is my script

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#dynamic 0x800000

#org @start
setflag 0x828
if 0x1 goto @done
msgbox @1 0x6
givepokemon 0x1 0x5 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
applymovement 0x04 @move
waitmovement 0x0
applymovement 0xFF @move2
pause 0x30
msgbox @2 0x6
playsong 0x13E 0x0
applymovement 0x04 @move3
waitmovement 0x0
msgbox @3 0x6
fadesong 0x12C
setflag 0x828
release
end

#org @done
release
end

#org @move
#raw 0x62
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x11
#raw 0xFE

#org @move2
#raw 0x00
#raw 0xFE

#org @move3
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x00
#raw 0xFE
#org @1
= Good Morning \v\h01!
#org @2
= I know it's your birthday and I\nfound a Pokemon in the forest that\plooked like it was in pain so\nsince that day I have been nursing\pit to full health waiting to give\nit to you on this special day.\pPlease take it!
#org @3
= \v\h01 Recieved a Kibago!

It works fine but when I step on the place where the script activates the event keeps on activating over and over I need it to only happen once

You forgot to setflag 0x828, changes are in BOLD

AeroDud3 · Dec 12, 2010

I had it in the beginning so do I change the first setflag to checkflag?

tyhone · Dec 13, 2010

Game: Fire red
Type: on step script
Problem: whenever i step on the script my character gets locked and i cant move, but i know it hasent frozen as the music still plays normaly

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I have been trying to fix this for ages now, any help would be apprecitated =D
(also ill give you a muffin)

Zeffy · Dec 13, 2010

tyhone said:
Game: Fire red
Type: on step script
Problem: whenever i step on the script my character gets locked and i cant move, but i know it hasent frozen as the music still plays normaly

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#dynamic 0x8001A2

#org @start
checkflag 0x200
if B_true goto @done
applymovement 0x2 @movement1
waitmovement 0x2
msgbox @person 0x6
applymovement 0x2 @movement2
waitmovement 0x2
setflag 0x200
end

#org @movement1
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x0F
#raw 0x4A
#raw 0xFE

#org @person
= Hey there! \nHere have this!
givepokemon 0xD7 0x5 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
fanfare 0x101

#org @movement2
#raw 0x0E
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x02
#raw 0xFE

#org @done
end

I have been trying to fix this for ages now, any help would be apprecitated =D
(also ill give you a muffin)

I've fixed the script for you. Next time, don't add anything at a "msgbox" pointer.

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Oh and, don't forget to do this in A-map:

sab · Dec 13, 2010

AeroDud3 said:
I had it in the beginning so do I change the first setflag to checkflag?

Yes the first line should be checkflag.

RayRay92 · Dec 15, 2010

I'm using Fire Red

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When I talk before going to see Prof Oak, there isn't any message appear, it just makes a noise as if i had, then lets me walk away. Any idea whats going on there?

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So then this happens, and I go back to the elder, he acknowledges that I have a Pokemon, the screen fades black and back to normal but he is still there.

Someone might say that it's the removesprite command, is that the Event Number, or the Number underneath the type of event (I'm using Advance Map).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: I have sort of solved that, I didn't put the setflag number in the ID, but still he doesn't say anything when spoken to before receiving the Pokemon and he only disappears after going in and out of a house.

Another problem I've encountered with another script:

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Basically theres a person who's stuck in a fenced off area with a Cut tree blocking it, the problem I'm having is when I talk to the person it comes out as a load of jiberish, not anything I typed, then it comes up with player received the Pokemon Bulbasaur and freezes. I don't get it, sorry if the mistakes are obvious ones.

I corrected half the problem with the Bulbasaur script, it completed it (still in jiberish) went black screen came back, and the guy was still there.

Nerketur · Dec 15, 2010

Changes in RED.

And as a note, I don't use anything but XSE to script, so I may have the commands wrong. I'd suggest moving to XSE, and I've put a corrected version in XSE style for your convenience =)

Non-XSE -- If this doesn't work, I'm not sure what to tell you

Spoiler:

Both scripts also reorganized, so I could understand them better.
Script 1:

Code:

#org $noleave lock faceplayer message $sorry [COLOR=Red][B]boxset 0x6[/B][/COLOR] ; Without this, it won't work properly. checkflag [COLOR=Red][B]0x828[/B][/COLOR] ; Best to check for Pokedex, 0x828 if 0x01 goto $pokemon release end #org $pokemon applymovement 1 $pop [COLOR=Red][B]waitmovement 0x0[/B][/COLOR] ;Not sure what the non-XSE command is, but the hex is "0x51" message $talk boxset 6 fadescreen 1 removesprite 1 ; I don't know what this command does. I'm assuming the same as "hidesprite" is XSE setflag 0x1202 ;Make sure this flag number is in the PERSON ID Box of Advance Map pause 0x10 fadescreen 0 release end $sorry 1 = Elder: I'm sorry, I can't let you leave\nuntil you have your own Pokémon!\pGo See Prof Oak. $pop 1 ; #binary 0x62 0xFE $talk 1 = Elder: Oh you have your own Pokémon now?\pGo onwards and begin your adventure.

Script 2:

Code:

#org $script lock faceplayer checkflag [COLOR=Red][B]0x828[/B][/COLOR] ; Only need one flag here. if 0x01 goto $done message $talk boxset 6 fanfare 0x13E message $got boxset 4 waitfanfare pause 0x30 givepokemon 133 5 0x8B setflag 0x828 release end #org $done message $go boxset 6 release end $talk 1 = Prof Oak: Hello \v\h01, You're here\n for your first Pokémon aren't you?\pWell you're in luck I have one left I\nhope you treat it well. $got 1 = \v\h01 received the Pokémon Eevee. $go 1 = Go tell the Elder that you've\ngot your first Pokémon and he will\llet you go through.

XSE:

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Script 1:

Code:

#dynamic 0x800000 #org @noleave lock faceplayer msgbox @sorry 0x6 checkflag 0x828 ; Not sure what you're checking for here Best to check for Pokedex, 0x828 if 0x01 goto @pokemon release end #org @pokemon applymovement 0x1 @pop ; Will ONLY work with "waitMovement" waitmovement 0x0 ;--Need this for applymovement to work msgbox @talk 0x6 fadescreen 0x1 hidesprite 0x1 setflag 0x1202 pause 0x10 fadescreen 0x0 release end #org @sorry = Elder: I'm sorry, I can't let you leave\nuntil you have your own Pokémon!\pGo See Prof Oak. #org @pop #raw 0x62 0xFE #org @talk = Elder: Oh you have your own Pokémon now?\pGo onwards and begin your adventure.

Script 2:

Code:

#dynamic 0x800000 #org @script lock faceplayer checkflag 0x828 ; Only need one flag here. if 0x01 goto @done msgbox @talk 0x6 fanfare 0x13E msgbox @got 0x4 waitfanfare pause 0x30 givepokemon 133 5 0x8B 0x0 0x0 0x0 setflag 0x828 release end #org @done msgbox @go 0x6 release end #org @talk = Prof Oak: Hello \v\h01, You're here\n for your first Pokémon aren't you?\pWell you're in luck I have one left I\nhope you treat it well. #org @got = \v\h01 received the Pokémon Eevee. #org @go = Go tell the Elder that you've\ngot your first Pokémon and he will\llet you go through.

Also, do understand that the number you need for applymovement and hidesprite and those commands is the person EVENT number. Which is the number at the very bottom of your Advance Map picture. So, you may need to change the "1" to "2" in the scripts for it to work perfectly

As for your third script, I don't know where your error is. =( I'm guessing it might have something to do with how you make your scripts, or it could be that the script editor you use is a bit buggy. Either way, I hope I helped with the first two! =)

Andrut · Dec 20, 2010

I browse through free script space,but i keep finding scripts with "nop" things all around them. Can i delete those "nop scripts" and make a new script instead them? Here's a sample...:

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Nerketur · Dec 20, 2010

xoax said:

I browse through free script space,but i keep finding scripts with "nop" things all around them. Can i delete those "nop scripts" and make a new script instead them?

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I'm sure you could. The game doesn't use anything from #org 0x800000 and up, as far as I can tell, so if you're finding scripts in areas after that offset, I think you should be absolutely fine =)

Then again, this is assuming that you didn't put the data there yourself.

This is also assuming that you're using a Clean rom.

Alice · Dec 21, 2010

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Absolutely nothing happens when I try this. At one point, while I was trying to get it to work, I got the text to pop up, but no movement. I also tried using script events, and talking to the npc.

I'm trying to make two npcs run off screen, while the player just stands there. I pretty much just started scripting today, so I'm sure I'm making some stupid mistake. lol

Nerketur · Dec 21, 2010

QuilavaKing said:

Spoiler:

XSE script:

#dynamic 0xE3D000

#org @start
lock
applymovement 0x1 @move1
waitmovement 0x1
msgbox @text1 0x6
applymovement 0x1 @move2
waitmovement 0x1
msgbox @text2 0x6
applymovement 0x1 @move3
waitmovement 0x1
release
end

#org @move1
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0xFE

#org @move2
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0xFE

#org @move3
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0x0A
#raw 0xFE

#org @text1
= Ahhh!

#org @text2
= Leave me alone!

Absolutely nothing happens when I try this. At one point, while I was trying to get it to work, I got the text to pop up, but no movement. I also tried using script events, and talking to the npc.

I'm trying to make two npcs run off screen, while the player just stands there. I pretty much just started scripting today, so I'm sure I'm making some stupid mistake. lol

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Some of the fixes in RED
Also make sure that the people you are trying to move have the right person Event number. When you use applymovement, it expects the Person event number. In your script, it would only move the one whose event number was "1". =)

I also noticed that all the movement people also have the "unknown" box filled in as "03" Check Professor Oak's sprite for an example =) I don't know if this is required for it to work... but it worked for me.

Andrut · Dec 21, 2010

I'm sure you could. The game doesn't use anything from #org 0x800000 and up, as far as I can tell, so if you're finding scripts in areas after that offset, I think you should be absolutely fine =)

Then again, this is assuming that you didn't put the data there yourself.

This is also assuming that you're using a Clean rom.

Ah yes,i forgot i'm hacking Emerald. Would it be still safe,no matter on which of the games?

Nerketur · Dec 21, 2010

xoax said:

Ah yes,i forgot i'm hacking Emerald. Would it be still safe,no matter on which of the games?

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Admittedly, I don't know much about Emerald in terms of Space. But I do remember somebody saying that all Freespace bytes in Emerald are "00" instead of "FF", and if that is the case, then you're dealing with a lot of freespace =) Cause "00" translates to "nop" in XSE. In other words, you're safe. I would assume the same for the rest of the games, yes. but if you're using dynamic offsets in XSE, you shouldn't have a problem.

SnapTime · Dec 22, 2010

I have a question about movesprite scripts
i see them in a lot of hacks and in the original games when they make a rival come battle you and then walk away after.
I know its movesprite 0x 0x 0x
the first 0x is the sprite # in advanced map and i know the next two are coords but they never match the coords that apear on my advanced map. i might be looking at the coords in the wrong place?
i look at the bottom left of the program.

Alice · Dec 22, 2010

Nerketur said:
Some of the fixes in RED
Also make sure that the people you are trying to move have the right person Event number. When you use applymovement, it expects the Person event number. In your script, it would only move the one whose event number was "1". =)

I also noticed that all the movement people also have the "unknown" box filled in as "03" Check Professor Oak's sprite for an example =) I don't know if this is required for it to work... but it worked for me.

Hmm, I made those changes, and it didn't work... are there any other things that I might be doing wrong outside of the actual script?

Oh crap, I'm retarded. I was using the ruby/sapphire movements for an emerald rom... So, it works now that I did it on Ruby. I can only get it to work when I talk to the NPC though... I tried using it with a script event, and it just freezes the game.

G33K · Dec 22, 2010

my friend told me that the script command "screenflash" makes the screen flash in ruby. can someone tell me if this is true?

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sab

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