[Help workshop] Map help thread

[Q-Bone]

3rd time I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

repost:

I've tried almost every way possible, but when i create an item out of a singpost and talk to it nothing happens. help?

also, i want to make it so then you don't have to go to vermilian city to get oak's parecell, and you can get it in pallete town. help?

PLEASE ANSWER NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M TIRED OF WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEXT TIME NO PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE NEWER POSTS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, BUT NOT MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

new question. i have a map, but i need a tower for the water to come out of.
can i have help finding a tower?

Map credits to pokekingkian.

please answer my other questions.

yet more questions

how do you make a tree headbuttable?
what bytes do you use?

All questions i've asked are for fire red, so please answer them for my hack.

Maybe you should ask more politely, and even if you're tired of waiting, many people put there time and effort into answering at the best of their ability. Secondly, you should try searching before you ask for help. A majority of the questions you asked are very simple, and could be found easily. This once, I'll answer for you.

If you use a Signpost so you can make a hidden item, you still need to Script it.

If you want to get Oak's Parcel at Pallet Town, my best suggestion would be to create a character at Pallet Town who has the same offset as the shopkeeper at the Mart. An alternate way would be to create a warp to the Mart from Pallet Town.

If you need some sort of tower, I suggest looking at the ROM Hacking Resources thread.

To make a tree head-buttable, you do not use bytes. You have to make a Script.

 

[trebornosliw]

Maybe you should ask more politely, and even if you're tired of waiting, many people put there time and effort into answering at the best of their ability. Secondly, you should try searching before you ask for help. A majority of the questions you asked are very simple, and could be found easily. This once, I'll answer for you.

If you use a Signpost so you can make a hidden item, you still need to Script it.

If you want to get Oak's Parcel at Pallet Town, my best suggestion would be to create a character at Pallet Town who has the same offset as the shopkeeper at the Mart. An alternate way would be to create a warp to the Mart from Pallet Town.

If you need some sort of tower, I suggest looking at the ROM Hacking Resources thread.

To make a tree head-buttable, you do not use bytes. You have to make a Script.

I've made hidden signpost items, and I didn't need to script them. The main issue with signpost items is the hidden ID. And copying the Viridian pokemart guy's script will NOT help you. The event itself is a level script. Check the map header.
Siper X, I tried to answer this question in either the script help thread or the simple Q thread... check your posts there.

For my own map question, I would really appreciate it if someone was willing to help me make a world map (I've tried several times but it ain't working.)
I'll be doing this for a hack I'm planning. If someone's willing to help, please PM me. I already have the basic layout planned.
Hopefully this isn't breaking any rules...

 

[sandstone]

my problem is this:

in some warp points when i make my own maps, going through that warp point causes the rom image to crash! i have no clue why

second issue: sometimes i make a doorway with a warp and once i enter the warp the other way doesnt work, its like a wall, but it looks like a doorway

help please?

 

[siper x]

i need help improving this map
3 of the 7 grapefruit islands

 

[SiegHart]

For my own map question, I would really appreciate it if someone was willing to help me make a world map (I've tried several times but it ain't working.)
I'll be doing this for a hack I'm planning. If someone's willing to help, please PM me. I already have the basic layout planned.
Hopefully this isn't breaking any rules...

same thing as he said, i have tried every tutorial i could find and looked up videos on youtube, and used different tools(all i will list in spoiler) but everytime i try loading it in vba the screen just goes black but i can see it clearly in advance map world map editor... would someone be willing to walk me through the process or even help me on inserting the world map and then sending it to me so i can edit the routes, towns, etc. i understand everything but this apparently and until i get it working my hack is stopped.
I have the map designed on how i want it, even adjusted it quite a bit to make sure the tiles could fit in a 128x128 tileset...

Spoiler:

https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=164425 - tried and didnt work
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=162228 - tried and didnt work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=DE&hl=de&v=EcMxqZ2DQok - tried and didnt work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgRk7OCJqUU - tried and didnt work
https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=180336 - followed the intstructions he told me in a comment and still didnt work

plz help and dont ignore this like how just about every other request ive seen in this thread about world maps has been


edit:nvm my last edit i cant seem to repeat that last process and i cant figure out how to pallete edit it
edit again: yay finally solved the problem and created the map myself :D

 

[Haku.]

Originally Posted by trebornosliw
For my own map question, I would really appreciate it if someone was willing to help me make a world map (I've tried several times but it ain't working.)
I'll be doing this for a hack I'm planning. If someone's willing to help, please PM me. I already have the basic layout planned.
Hopefully this isn't breaking any rules...

You should first search the world map on unlz .check 256 colours and black&white.
after that save.
Then go to vba and open up your townmap so it shows your world map.
Click tools and then pallete editor or something like that.
click save bg.
then open up GIMP or photoshop (MS Paint does not work with this)
[this is for GIMP]
load the image.
click the fourth box on the layers,channel,Paths and pallete box
right click on anyone of them and click import pallete
search up your save pallete.
load it
click colours
click map -> set colourmap
click default
and there should be a box
find your bg.pal and click it
go back to the colourmap box and click ok
the worldmap should be coloured
Edit the worldmap to whatever you like.(use the colour from the pallete)
After editing to your liking,Click colour
click map->set colourmap.
click the bg.pal and tehre should be a box comming out.
click Greys.
click ok on the colourmap box.
The world map should be in black and white.
After that go back to UNLZ.gba and find the worldmap in UNLZ(original one)
click 256 colours and black and white
click import and select the edited one.
then click write to rom and check export image,automatically abort is size is too big,automatically fix pointer
if its like this
EG:

compressed size is 698.Which is too big.Aborting

Open up FSF(Free space finder)
load your rom
on the bottom left there should be a hex box.
input the number in
and tehre should be a number on top of it
copy that number and put it in the needed bytes
click search and copy the number you see.
exit FSF
go back to your UNLZ.gba and input that number in the Image Offset
Remember to check the 3 things i told you to check
Then click ok.
it should say pointer changed at (numbers)
then click write to rom again
and uncheck export image and automatically fix pointed but check import pallette.
click ok
there you go! your new world map

 

[aquadan]

MAP HELP

Cut from my thread.

(I am aware of the errors, behind the houses, i need to make some tiles to fix it, and also learn how to insert tiles, Lol | any im not sure why the pic is so blurry.)​

Spoiler:

Back Story:Red's mother and Prof. Oak when missing when a tidal wave hit the rock tunnels(where the where camping), after hearing the news Red left Kanto and explored many region's and he met a gym leader called: Fantina.

After the tidal wave, with most of the people in pallet town are killed, the few remaining people moved and pallet town became deserted and pokémon over took the city.

Fantina inspired him to return to Kanto and become a gym leader, when Red returned to Pallet Town, he decided to rebuild the city, with the help of Blue.
Together they decided to leave the old Pallet Town to the Pokémon and build around it, not only did they return Pallet Town to its glory they surpassed it and Pallet Town grew into a wonderful place called Pallet City.



Welcome to Pallet City
A Tranquil Setting of Peace and Purity

Connecting Routes:

• Route 21(South)
• Route 1(East)

Place's Of Interest:

• Professor Blue Oak's Lab
• Pallet City Gym

Gym Information:

• Gym: Pallet City Gym
• Leader: Red
• Badge: Friendship Badge
• TM: Volt Tackle
• Type: UNKNOWN

Constructive criticism encouraged.

BASICALLY IM LOOKING FOR HELP WITH REPLACING THE TITLES BEHIND THE HOUSES, WHERE THE PATH STILL EXISTS.

IF ANYONE CAN TELL MY HOW TO EDIT TILES AND INSERT THEM IT WOULD BE MUCHLY APPRECIATED,

OR IF YOUR LOOKING TO JOIN A TEAM. PM ME.
IM LOOKING TO START A TEAM OR JOIN ONE :)
(LARGER TEXT FOR NOTICEABLY!XD)​

 

[Satoshi Sugimori]

Cut from my thread.

BASICALLY IM LOOKING FOR HELP WITH REPLACING THE TITLES BEHIND THE HOUSES, WHERE THE PATH STILL EXISTS.

IF ANYONE CAN TELL MY HOW TO EDIT TILES AND INSERT THEM IT WOULD BE MUCHLY APPRECIATED,

OR IF YOUR LOOKING TO JOIN A TEAM. PM ME.
IM LOOKING TO START A TEAM OR JOIN ONE :)
(LARGER TEXT FOR NOTICEABLY!XD)​

Search in HERE and you'll find what your looking for. Just search for tile inserting or something in that trend.

 

[booyaka95]

I need help! Neti's Frozen Rombase

Can someone help me please??? :disappoin
I have patched my FireRed Rom with Neti's Frozen Rombase.
But the map looks like this :

 

[Spherical Ice]

Can someone help me please??? :disappoin
I have patched my FireRed Rom with Neti's Frozen Rombase.
But the map looks like this :

Just remap over the errors, I guess :\

 

[booyaka95]

Yes,
but i haven't enought time to remap all the maps -.-

 

[Spherical Ice]

...which is why you use a ROM Base than start mapping. :\ And if not, insert tiles. There isn't really a solution ecept from remapping. And it's only certain parts, isn't it?

 

[booyaka95]

All maps looks like this...

i don't know how to insert tiles...
are there any other snow rom bases for download?

 

[Spherical Ice]

Well, if you have a back up, use that. Tutorials can teach you how to insert tiles. And if you are a dedicated hacker, then why not just take the time to remap it, if having the tiles are necassary.

 

[aquadan]

Route 1; Critque please :)

old map, has since been updated.

 

[adamb241]

Well I have a quick question, I was mapping a cave and when I played the game the character enterd the cave facing the wrong way. (Towards the opening). I used a floor piece with the movement byte 08. Is there something I did wrong? Maybe a byte error?

 

[aquadan]

Howdy guys, i made this map for my hack pokemon aqua steel[Link provided in my sig :)]
And well im stuck :S
i have looked at the map for so long i can tell if its a win!!

help
and suggestion will be considered :)

 

[ckret2]

I have a quick question on tile usage, more to do with aesthetics than anything technical.

There are two basic tilesets used for "paths" in FR/LG from what I can tell, basically these guys:

These are all the places that use the dark tiles on the left (I'm not counting places like Viridian City that obviously only use a few of the tiles because they're continuing from other routes):
Viridian Forest (but also has a bit of the light tiles, near the entrance/exit)
Cinnabar Island
Route 3, 9, 10, 11 (with a few light tiles), 24, 25 (but a bit of light near Bill's house)
Route 4 (half and half; mostly dark tiles by Mt. Moon, and light tiles by Cerulean)

And these are all the places that use the light tiles on the right:
Cerulean City
Vermilion City (but a bit of the dark tiles, in the place where the "new building" is going up.)
Fucshia City
Route 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
Route 4 (half and half; mostly dark tiles by Mt. Moon, and light tiles by Cerulean)

So, what's the pattern to which tiles to use where? Obviously the light tiles are a lot more common, and it looks like mountainous/rocky areas almost invariably get dark tiles, but are there any other apparent rules? Especially on the dark tiles; it looks like the light tiles are default, so I'm wondering about dark tiles that don't conform to the "rocky area" rule.

Thanks for any advice/opinions.

 

[trebornosliw]

...wow, I've never actually thought about that. I just use whatever tiles I feel like.
And you're slightly incorrect, by the way. There are also two other types of path tiles, one a sort of faded footpath, and on that old-style white thingy that I used behind the fences in your Route 35 map.
Sorry, no pics, but hopefully you'll know what I mean.
And Aquadan, your map is awesome. But those rocky sections at top end of the ridges are a little wierd, you should replace them with tile 133, tileset 0. That works much better for grassy, mountainous areas.

 

[Spherical Ice]

Reffering to ckret's question, I think the darker one is used around rocky, mountainous and/or muddy areas, and the bright, yellow one on the right is use for general paths, where you wouldn't use the brown one. The faded one is for villages and small routes, normally that have one or two houses on them. And the white one and the Safffron City-styled one are usually used near, or at, cities, if not a unique tileset. But really, at the end of the day, it just comes down to preference.