Help Thread: Script Help Thread

[Jirachi-Fan]

Hello. I want to make a script similar to a specific part in the Deoxys Triangle. I want to have the animation where the sprite "explodes".
Is there a possible way to make this? I have tried looking in the Deoxys script and I tried to use the animations, but I cannot get it to work myself.
Replacing the triangle sprite on Birth Island with for example Misty's sprite will make Misty explode when you complete the puzzle. So I keep thinking there is a possible way. I just can't figure it out.
Now please don't ask me why I want to know this. I am not making a sadistic hack xD

#dynamic 0x800000

#org @start
lock
faceplayer
checkflag 0x1001
if 0x1 goto @22
msgbox @1 0x6
checksound
setanimation 0x0 0x1
setanimation 0x1 0x38
setanimation 0x2 0x2
doanimation 0x44
playsong 0x157 0x0
checkanimation 0x44
setflag 0x1001
release
end

#org @22
msgbox @2 0x6
release
end

#org @1
= Hi\pBye

#org @2
= unused

 

[C me]

I don't think I've used darken - I normally go the opposite way and use lighten to get rid of the darkness.

If you always want your map dark, why can just change the 'cave' setting in A-Map. Not sure if that's what you need though :).

I could go for always darken then use lighten in a level script after the event (as opposed to darken before then the script isn't called after an event)

But, the darken effect doesn't take place when I go into the map unless it's through a warp or after a battle, so I still need to reset the map somehow.

 

[chrunch]

I could go for always darken then use lighten in a level script after the event (as opposed to darken before then the script isn't called after an event)

But, the darken effect doesn't take place when I go into the map unless it's through a warp or after a battle, so I still need to reset the map somehow.

Maybe try using special 0x91 (assuming you're using emerald)? That will refresh the map, no idea if it works but it's worth a try

 

[C me]

Maybe try using special 0x91 (assuming you're using emerald)? That will refresh the map, no idea if it works but it's worth a try

Yeah, I use that for setmaptile scripts but it doesn't do anything for darkness.

 

[Le pug]

Yeah, I use that for setmaptile scripts but it doesn't do anything for darkness.

Are you trying to do the dark cave circle where you can only see so far? In emerald darken is used to change the radius of the circle you see. Is that your goal or

 

[C me]

Are you trying to do the dark cave circle where you can only see so far? In emerald darken is used to change the radius of the circle you see. Is that your goal or

Yeah dark cave circle, then after the event ends it becomes normal('the darkness has disappeared'). It would be easy if it was a cave or a room or something but it's a water route.

 

[Le pug]

Yeah dark cave circle, then after the event ends it becomes normal('the darkness has disappeared'). It would be easy if it was a cave or a room or something but it's a water route.

it only works with lighten command. darken doesnt work for emerald. lighten 0x6 is the default that the caves use. to make the radius bigger, decrease the number. so if you want it to be lit completely, do lighten 0x0. so just have a script have it show what you want from the beginning and when you want the darkness to disappear use lighten 0x

make sure the doweather comes first otherwise it wont work... i.e.

lock
setweather 0x6
doweather
lighten 0x4
release
end

heres vid proof:

 

[Splash]

Is there any way to set the moves you get when using the givepokemon script?

 

[PokeballGO!]

Anyone know how to create a custom item and have that item execute a script WITHOUT using the JPAN ENGINE? Ive been looking for hours and no luck :C

The item needs a Field Use pointer from a place in the hex. No clue which one it is within a clean FR rom. THe Jpan Engine has all the scripts in the game wiped, so unless you wanna start from scratch its more/less useless. Im just not ready for that yet.

Thanks for your time!

 

[PokeballGO!]

Is there any way to set the moves you get when using the givepokemon script?

And i think that would have to be done through a Pokemon editor. Youd have to edit the specific pokemon's moveset.

I could be wrong, im still a rookie, just trying to help lol

GEN III Hacking Suite can do everything you want to edit about a pokemon.
Just google it and it should come up. Its an awesome tool!

 

[Splash]

And i think that would have to be done through a Pokemon editor. Youd have to edit the specific pokemon's moveset.

I could be wrong, im still a rookie, just trying to help lol

GEN III Hacking Suite can do everything you want to edit about a pokemon.
Just google it and it should come up. Its an awesome tool!

Hmm I was thinking that it would be a special wild battle pokemon and not all pokemon pf that species per se so PGE or G3HS are out of the question unless theres a feature Im not aware of yet xD Thanks for the reply though! :) Greatly appreciated

 

[C me]

it only works with lighten command. darken doesnt work for emerald.

Darken is used in Dewford gym so it must do something.

The issue is still reloading the map so the map becomes dark when surfing into it. This will work after the event (because you leave a cave) but before only the weather works.

It gets dark after a battle so is there a way to start a battle but not actually get into it? It could look glitchy but might work.

 

[Mana1]

Anyone know how to create a custom item and have that item execute a script WITHOUT using the JPAN ENGINE? Ive been looking for hours and no luck :C

The item needs a Field Use pointer from a place in the hex. No clue which one it is within a clean FR rom. THe Jpan Engine has all the scripts in the game wiped, so unless you wanna start from scratch its more/less useless. Im just not ready for that yet.

Thanks for your time!

https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=281573

This ASM routine for custom item scripts works without JPAN's engine :)

 

[PokeballGO!]

https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=281573

This ASM routine for custom item scripts works without JPAN's engine :)

Dude, you are awesome. I've seriously spent the last straight 7 hrs working on this. You are the man! lol gonna try it asap!

 

[PokeballGO!]

Got it to work! Thanks again MAGIC!

And thanks to DARTHATRON for the new routine!

 

[U.Flame]

I still want help with level scripting, but I found something I was looking for before. I might change the script ffroma level one to one that changes depending on the direction the person is spoken to. I had a little trouble understanding how to do that until I remembered this:

Spoiler:

'---------------
#org 0x150B23
lock
faceplayer
checkitem 0xCE 0x1
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8150B5E
special2 LASTRESULT 0x13C
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8150B4F
msgbox 0x817087E MSG_KEEPOPEN '"I dropped my glasses...\nCan you h..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x150B5E
msgbox 0x817087E MSG_KEEPOPEN '"I dropped my glasses...\nCan you h..."
msgbox 0x81708B1 MSG_KEEPOPEN '"Those glasses!\nMay I see them for..."
special2 LASTRESULT 0x13C
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8150B88
msgbox 0x8170993 MSG_KEEPOPEN '"Hmm...\nThese are BLACKGLASSES.\lT..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x150B4F
msgbox 0x8170947 MSG_KEEPOPEN '"Hmm...\nI can't find my glasses an..."
closeonkeypress
goto 0x8150B97

'---------------
#org 0x150B88
msgbox 0x81708DD MSG_KEEPOPEN '"Hmm...\nThese are BLACKGLASSES.\lT..."
closeonkeypress
goto 0x8150B97

'---------------
#org 0x150B97
pause 0x14
compare PLAYERFACING 0x2
if 0x1 call 0x8150BCB
compare PLAYERFACING 0x1
if 0x1 call 0x8150BCB
compare PLAYERFACING 0x3
if 0x1 call 0x8150BCB
compare PLAYERFACING 0x4
if 0x1 call 0x8150BD6
hidesprite LASTTALKED
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x150BCB
applymovement LASTTALKED 0x8150BE1
waitmovement 0x0
return

'---------------
#org 0x150BD6
applymovement LASTTALKED 0x8150BEB
waitmovement 0x0
return


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x17087E
= I dropped my glasses...\nCan you help me find them?

#org 0x1708B1
= Those glasses!\nMay I see them for a second?

#org 0x170993
= Hmm...\nThese are BLACKGLASSES.\lThey're not what I'm looking for...

#org 0x170947
= Hmm...\nI can't find my glasses anywhere...\lMaybe they're not around here...

#org 0x1708DD
= Hmm...\nThese are BLACKGLASSES.\lThey're not what I'm looking for...\pMaybe my glasses aren't around\nhere...


'-----------
' Movements
'-----------
#org 0x150BE1
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x150BEB
#raw 0x9 'Step Up (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xA 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

That's the Black Glasses guy. His movement changes depending on what direction he's facing. That's what I want to accomplish. The part that interests me is the "compare PLAYERFACING" thing. Is it really as simple as using that and calling the corresponding part of the script? Which directions correspond to the 0x# numbers?

 

[kelario27]

I'm trying to do a simple signpost on top of a door. The door's supposed to be locked, and I don't have a warp on it.

Dynamic offsets have NEVER worked for me, so I manually find free space and enter offsets.

Here's the script:

#org 0x89C19AC
message 0x89C1AA5
callstd MSG_SIGN
end

#org 0x89C1AA5
= The bathroom is locked.\nSomebody must be in there.\pBut Mom is in the\nnext cabin over...\p...Weird.

A couple of times this has worked. Now, however, I can edit the map and have a corrupt sign, or fix the sign and have a corrupt map in which I can't move I can jump over a "ledge" to the left out of the map, but not have both work. When the sign is corrupt, PKSV reports the accented characters as actually being coded to be there even though they aren't. When the map is corrupt I can't walk over to the sign to see if it works, but the script looks like it's supposed to.

The door isn't actually important. I don't remember why I put it there but it worries me about future scripts.

What?

 

[chrunch]

I'm trying to do a simple signpost on top of a door. The door's supposed to be locked, and I don't have a warp on it.

Dynamic offsets have NEVER worked for me, so I manually find free space and enter offsets.

Here's the script:

#org 0x89C19AC
message 0x89C1AA5
callstd MSG_SIGN
end

#org 0x89C1AA5
= The bathroom is locked.\nSomebody must be in there.\pBut Mom is in the\nnext cabin over...\p...Weird.

A couple of times this has worked. Now, however, I can edit the map and have a corrupt sign, or fix the sign and have a corrupt map in which I can't move I can jump over a "ledge" to the left out of the map, but not have both work. When the sign is corrupt, PKSV reports the accented characters as actually being coded to be there even though they aren't. When the map is corrupt I can't walk over to the sign to see if it works, but the script looks like it's supposed to.

The door isn't actually important. I don't remember why I put it there but it worries me about future scripts.

What?

Why can't you use dynamic offsets? You're using them like this, right? (for emerald)

#dynamic 0xE3CF64
#org @start
(rest of script)

Honestly I have no clue about your problem, I think it could be possible you accidentally overwrote something using manual offsets. If you're not being careful this can happen.

 

[destinedjagold]

That's the Black Glasses guy. His movement changes depending on what direction he's facing. That's what I want to accomplish. The part that interests me is the "compare PLAYERFACING" thing. Is it really as simple as using that and calling the corresponding part of the script? Which directions correspond to the 0x# numbers?

iirc, 0x1 - down | 0x2 - up | 0x3 - left | 0x4 right.
You can also try and create a test script so you can check 'em yourself. :3

 

[Percy]

I'm trying to do a simple signpost on top of a door. The door's supposed to be locked, and I don't have a warp on it.

Dynamic offsets have NEVER worked for me, so I manually find free space and enter offsets.

Here's the script:

#org 0x89C19AC
message 0x89C1AA5
callstd MSG_SIGN
end

#org 0x89C1AA5
= The bathroom is locked.\nSomebody must be in there.\pBut Mom is in the\nnext cabin over...\p...Weird.

A couple of times this has worked. Now, however, I can edit the map and have a corrupt sign, or fix the sign and have a corrupt map in which I can't move I can jump over a "ledge" to the left out of the map, but not have both work. When the sign is corrupt, PKSV reports the accented characters as actually being coded to be there even though they aren't. When the map is corrupt I can't walk over to the sign to see if it works, but the script looks like it's supposed to.

The door isn't actually important. I don't remember why I put it there but it worries me about future scripts.

What?

And, uh, are you using the recent version of XSE? XSE 1.1.1?