HackMew's Tools Factory [A-Ptch released]

[HackMew]

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I really appreciate it.
I've updated the Poll Results. If you're interested just check my previous post.

[Mastermind_X]

It's really nice to not see any credit to me. C'mon, I don't want to be silly, but how many functions and scripts did I reverse for your tools and now there isn't even a breeze of having received help from other people...

[D-Trogh]

Originally Posted by Mastermind_X

It's really nice to not see any credit to me. C'mon, I don't want to be silly, but how many functions and scripts did I reverse for your tools and now there isn't even a breeze of having received help from other people...

Well.. Same for Martin (Wuggles) and Me.. We also found some commands for XSE, but MEH.
XSE isn't out yet, nor is Shinyzer, so those credits will come when the tools are there M_X

[Lupe]

um hack mew can you make a program that changes the whole titlescreen including the cry coz why bother just changing the cry

[D-Trogh]

Originally Posted by trainer lupe

um hack mew can you make a program that changes the whole titlescreen including the cry coz why bother just changing the cry

Why don't you guys use unLZ-GBA and Cyclone - -'

[HackMew]

Originally Posted by trainer lupe

um HackMew can you make a program that changes the whole titlescreen including the cry coz why bother just changing the cry

Why just the cry, uh?
Have you at least a minimal idea about the difficulty of the program you're requesting? I guess not.
There's no source code for Cyclone and I would have to rewrite it totally from scratch. And unLZ has no source as well, by the way. So quite difficult, indeed.
Also, changing the cry involves a bit of ASM too and it's useful only on FR/LG ROMs while changing the rest of the titlescreen is important on both R/S/E and FR/LG ROMs.

[The Smell]

Awesome tools HackMew! I use them all the time now!

~Smell

[cooley]

Well, What about a tool that can edit the x and y positions on thw world map.
Or am I asking to much/Too difficult?

Thanks for making these tools. They,
Are really helpful, and I use them A lot!
-cooley

[HackMew]

Thank you both, The Smell and cooley.

Originally Posted by cooley

[B]Well, What about a tool that can edit the x and y positions on thw world map.
Or am I asking to much/Too difficult?

Regarding this request, I know Mastermind_X will make a tutorial about that someday. Maybe I'll do a related program but I am not totally sure for now.

[Dr0n3]

hackmew u need to fi the search function on APE it doesnt work maybe its me but it worked for me then it didnt

[HackMew]

Originally Posted by Dr0n3

HackMew u need to fi the search function on APE it doesnt work maybe its me but it worked for me then it didnt

First of all, make sure you're using the latest version. After that, try to explain better what's the problem explaining step by step what did you do, if the error still happens even using the newest APE.

[cooley]

-Hackmew-, For SMCA how come it doesn't have support for the "Y" position?
For Firered/LeafGreen. It can only edit the "X" position.

If you can please update it, as it is very important.
-cooley

[Dabomstew]

Originally Posted by cooley

-Hackmew-, For SMCA how come it doesn't have support for the "Y" position?
For Firered/LeafGreen. It can only edit the "X" position.

If you can please update it, as it is very important.
-cooley

Hackmew answered this in reply to one of your posts in the Script Requests thread...

Originally Posted by - HackMew -

Yes, it's not a script since it's ASM. The Y position can't be edited though since it's calculated depending on the map height. The X position, instead, can be fully edited and the updated version of SMCA supports it.

So basically, it's impossible. Just set up your map to allow for the default y-position.

On a more general note, I've found these programs useful (and the sources were beneficial when I was trying to pick up the basics of vB). Nice work.

Oh, and before I forget...
My Graduatory

• 1st Place: Advance Item
  Reason: This is the tool that I would find the most use of as I don't know the format of the items in hex and there isn't really much of a tool for this yet, you have to use several different tools.
• 2nd Place: Titlescreen Cry Changer
  Reason: While I can already change it to within the first 251 with a simple byte-change, I'd be interested if there was a way using ASM to make it a Hoenn Pokemon (or indeed, any pokemon with number > 255)
• 3rd Place: eXtreme Script Editor
  Reason: Although I'm too used to dynamic offsets in Pokescript to change, the commands database is outdated for both it and ScriptDec, so I'd mainly need this one to get new commands to update the Pokescript database with. If I ever decide to try out static offsets this would be useful also.
• 4th Place: Pokémon Editor Advance
  Reason: The various versions of Pokemon Amplifier modifies most of this already, but there seems to be gaps in each one...
• 5th Place: Shinyzer
  Reason: Don't need this, already have code for shinies set up.
• 6th Place: Strengther
  Reason: Don't need this, understand your types weakness/strength hex tutorial already.
• 7th Place: Advance Trainer
  Reason:

Don't need this, have fixed PET and custom software for this already.

I based my votes on my personal preferences rather than the community as a whole, but all of those programs would be useful in some way to the wider community, I'm sure.

[Gokey Shuckle]

I'm really interested in this as we need a working Trainer Editor. If I recall, those who have tried to find the coding in the game for the trainers, have failed to make some sort of editor out of them. Not to say you will of course. So I hope this one is possible. I got PET to work with Emerald, but the sprites were always mixed up even after dumping them. For example, I when trying to edit Flannery's Camerupt, it showed a Numel sprite. It always showed the sprite before. The trainer icon was wrong as well. So I hope your Trainer Editor will be grand. It's the only thing I need for my hack.

I've taken a look at your work, and it's very nice. Keep up the good work!

[Tré]

hey nice factory you got there. i seemed to be new here lol

[HackMew]

Thanks everyone for the comments, as always. And remember to keep voting! ;)

Oh, I've updated the results of the poll. Take a look if you want.

[Lupe]

hey um hackmew is it possible to make a program that changes pokemonsprites easily beside unlz coz it really hard to use (for me)

[HackMew]

Originally Posted by trainer lupe

hey um HackMew is it possible to make a program that changes pokemonsprites easily beside unlz coz it really hard to use (for me)

Well, unLZ is quite easy and there are some tutorials about it in the Documents and Tutorials section. Just take a look.
Also, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to make a new program especially designed to change Pokémon sprites since there's already unLZ.

[coin3]

What about a advance tile editor? The other way is hard to figure out for people, like making titlescreens is. But making a tileset program seems good.

[cooley]

There is no need for that either, since a-map allows for export
and import of '.dib' tilesets. You can also just edit them with paint.
xD

[SerenadeDS]

Originally Posted by cooley

There is no need for that either, since a-map allows for export
and import of '.dib' tilesets. You can also just edit them with paint.
xD

Yea, but it can produce errors and other werid things unless you use unLZ. I think that is a good Idea, but it may not be needed

[M i n a t o //]

Originally Posted by ~*SerenadeDS*~

Yea, but it can produce errors and other werid things unless you use unLZ. I think that is a good Idea, but it may not be needed

it is needed, but its not as important as other tools ie. Extreme Script Editor, Pokemon Editor Advanced, and so on :\

[Randul85]

mines don't work cuz i have a imac is there another way to hack

[HackMew]

Originally Posted by Randul85

mines don't work cuz i have a imac is there another way to hack

Well, you won't have any luck finding tools that are associated to ROM hacking for Mac OSes, besides hex editors, emulators and patch creators. (check http://www.zophar.net/ for available tools)
The best way would be to either switch to a Windows system while ROM hacking or to install a Virtual PC program, that can emulate a Windows machine on your Mac, and makes the tools fully working for you.

[MR. MR. MR. ATOM.]

Originally Posted by blazer93

thanks for all the tools.
but do u no where i could find a sapphire rom

READ THE RULES!! Asking/providing information on where you can get ROMs is strictly prohibited.

Jeez.