Help Thread: Quick Questions & Answers

[venn177]

Could someone help me out with applying MrDS' decap and attack/special split patch? When I do, I apply the ips patch to a 1.0 FireRed rom, change the rom ID using HxDen to MrDS, then open it in gen 3 suite. Despite all of that, everything is borken, as per Bulbasaur's move pool:

Actually, apparently I can't post a direct image link because I don't have enough posts. The move pool is all \x everywhere for some reason. I made sure to use the ini that came with MrDS' 1.5a download when loading gen 3 suite, too.

 

[TopoftheFlops]

TopoftheFlops, would you be so kind to upload your sprite, censor the link and post it here? This might help us finding the error.

laxe I cant post the link because I have not posted 15 times yet, but I uploaded the non indexed sprite to PC and is in my albums now so you can check it there if you want. Btw joexv could you tell me how you index with CMP since I apparently did it wrong?

 

[destinedjagold]

laxe I cant post the link because I have not posted 15 times yet, but I uploaded the non indexed sprite to PC and is in my albums now so you can check it there if you want. Btw joexv could you tell me how you index with CMP since I apparently did it wrong?

You can upload it on the internet and post the link here. However, as you've stated, you need to have at least 15 posts to post a link. However, as laxe mentioned, you can "censor" your link so you can still post it. Like this...
www,i62,tinypic,com/2zhnuvl,jpg
Anyway, try and use Unlz-GBA and use this image that I've indexed for you.

Note: Save it as .PNG. I do not know why tinypic always changes their image extensions into .JPG -,-

 

[C me]

Just a quck question on DoesntKnowHowToPlay's physical/special split. Where is the patch applied? Patches usually write things in free space which for some might not be free space anymore, so what actually has changed in my ROM?

 

[GoGoJJTech]

Just a quck question on DoesntKnowHowToPlay's physical/special split. Where is the patch applied? Patches usually write things in free space which for some might not be free space anymore, so what actually has changed in my ROM?

As far as I know the physical and special split patch only overwrites existing structures and code instead of using new space.

 

[KibaSanji]

You need to extract amap from the zip. U can't run it like that.

That wasn't the problem, it still won't run.

 

[Joexv]

That wasn't the problem, it still won't run.

Odd cause the error its given is that its missing a ini and it was located in your temp folder. So try redownloading it
http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=246451 unzip it and run it again.

 

[KibaSanji]

Odd cause the error its given is that its missing a ini and it was located in your temp folder. So try redownloading it
] unzip it and run it again.

Now the error message won't even come up, but it still won't open.

 

[hacksRkool]

Man, this whole thread thing in confusing. I want a tutorial or something to help me navigate this site. I want to know how to quickly find my past posts. And I really want to know how to get my hands on some pokemon GBA hacks now that coolrom lost all its downloadable Nintendo content.

 

[TopoftheFlops]

You can upload it on the internet and post the link here. However, as you've stated, you need to have at least 15 posts to post a link. However, as laxe mentioned, you can "censor" your link so you can still post it. Like this...
www,i62,tinypic,com/2zhnuvl,jpg
Anyway, try and use Unlz-GBA and use this image that I've indexed for you.

Note: Save it as .PNG. I do not know why tinypic always changes their image extensions into .JPG -,-

It worked!!! How did you do it? I am assuming I am going to have to get tiny pic now?

 

[destinedjagold]

It worked!!! How did you do it?

I am assuming that you were able to insert the sprite into your ROM?
If that is the case, then I used the method I gave you days ago. :/

 

[KibaSanji]

Does anyone know how to import your own music into your hack?

 

[GoGoJJTech]

Does anyone know how to import your own music into your hack?

You'd use a music hacking tool such as sappy to playback and insert songs and sounds and soundbanks etc. I have an old sappy tutorial, but it's not very good and the images are broken. If you pay attention you won't need images though.

 

[Conan Edogawa]

So I'm trying to insert new tiles into a Firered rom, but I'm not sure what the limitations are for a specific tileset/tilemap. Are there any size or palette limits, or any in general?

 

[Joexv]

So I'm trying to insert new tiles into a Firered rom, but I'm not sure what the limitations are for a specific tileset/tilemap. Are there any size or palette limits, or any in general?

Well you shouldn't be changing the size of the tileset if you're using A-map to insert them(which is recomended)
But there are restrictions, I cant recall the size limit but the main tilesets use 0-6 pallets in a-map and then the secondary tilesets use the rest of them.
Hope thats what you were wanting.
But all in all 7 pallets for main set. 6 for the second set.

 

[GoGoJJTech]

So I'm trying to insert new tiles into a Firered rom, but I'm not sure what the limitations are for a specific tileset/tilemap. Are there any size or palette limits, or any in general?

Everything has a limit. There is a limited amount of space, so you can't have 3 billion tiles and expect it to work. The GBA wouldn't even have enough RAM space for that to work if it did work. I don't know the specifics for FR since I really don't care to remember that stuff and I changed it for myself. Just know that there is a limit and amap should tell you what that limit is in the block editor.

 

[TopoftheFlops]

I am assuming that you were able to insert the sprite into your ROM?
If that is the case, then I used the method I gave you days ago. :/

ok so whenever I copy the old sprite over the indexed one, it becomes unindexed for some reason. Should I reindex the image or do something else?

 

[destinedjagold]

ok so whenever I copy the old sprite over the indexed one, it becomes unindexed for some reason. Should I reindex the image or do something else?

You are probably using a version of MS Paint that removes the 'indexed' thingie on the image. I suggest you use the Windows XP version of MS Paint. ;)

 

[TopoftheFlops]

You are probably using a version of MS Paint that removes the 'indexed' thingie on the image. I suggest you use the Windows XP version of MS Paint. ;)

Yes! The image was inserted correctly! Thank you all who led me through it!

 

[PurpleOrange]

Is there any way to change which pokemon are banned and which are not in the battle frontier in emerald?