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Binary ROM Hacking

Need a helping hand? You can get help on any ROM Hacking-related problems or questions you have here.

Section Staff: Bloodless, 8-bit Zeta, Hiroshi Sotomura, Astrophel

Binary Hack Research & Development

Code ASM Resource Thread

3 Weeks Ago by Marinebeast

Binary Hack Tutorials

Sierra's MEGA-HUGE XSE...

7 Hours Ago by ChrisPlayGame

About

About the Binary ROM Hacking Forum

Hiroshi Sotomura, Feb 12: https://www.pokecommunity.com/uploads/imageshare/5_16446339601762210194.pngAbout the Binary ROM Hacking Forum The Binary ROM Hacking section is for discussing binary ROM hacks, gathering ideas, or getting help! When you’re looking to post about...

0 1,685

Started by Hiroshi Sotomura

Guide

Beginners' Directory

Avara, Dec 2017: lightbulb-o ROM Hacking: Where do I start? Mapping: The process of creating areas for the player to explore; you could create your very own region if you wanted. You can also add custom tiles to give your hack a new look! Scripting: How you create...

0 37,065

Started by Avara

Tool

Replacing Red's and Leaf's Backsprite using CFRU

Lance Koijer 2.0, Aug 7: Fixed it. It should be: static const struct SpriteFrameImage sTrainerBackPicTable_Wyatt = { {gTrainerBackPic_WyattTiles, 0x800, 0}, {gTrainerBackPic_WyattTiles + 0x0800, 0x800, 0}, {gTrainerBackPic_WyattTiles + 0x1000, 0x800, 0},...

1 45

Started by Lance Koijer 2.0

ASM & Hex

DPE & CFRU Installation

Trainer_Red151, Aug 7: Honestly I didn’t know that binary and decomp were different things. After looking into it it does seem like Decomp is the future of Rom hacking. I guess I am just confused as to why the most popular hacks seem to be done via binary. Is it simply...

9 290

Started by Trainer_Red151

Other

Removing HMs

EpicE, Aug 6: For Fly

5 918

Started by Zehn

Journal removal FireRed

Yave Yu, Aug 5: 0x110F54: 001C0FE0

1 139

Started by LolTrollGame

Other

how do I get the game to reset when your team faints?

Drudds, Aug 5: yo, thank you so much! First time ever posting a question about stuff like this. Have a great day Anon822!

2 101

Started by Drudds

Bug when changing the Roaming Pokémon HEX

num1x, Aug 2: Ah okay thats the reason why it not worked ... Thanks now its pretty obvious Now I changed it to AI_Roaming:: end now I compiled and compared again the versions and spotted the difference. Again theres only one byte which has chaged....

6 220

Started by num1x

Graphics

Black & White Sprites 64x64

64smashmaster3ds, Aug 1: If you're asking about my picture, it's just a concept art piece. Not the actual game.

5 1,189

Started by 64smashmaster3ds

Script

Reversing Shiny Odds?

Anon822, Aug 1: Couldn't you just challenge yourself to catch 6 shinies in the vanilla game? Anyways it should be pretty easy to reverse the shiny odds if you use the decomp. You just need to change the value of the SHINY_ODDS constant. Changing it to: #define...

1 124

Started by Tryunt

Level cap for each badge

Tinkit, Jul 31: So I want to add a Level cap to my Fire red rom hack, Like when you reach certain level you stop gaining EXP the next cap unlock at another certain level. I also want Rare candy to stop working after you reach certain level. Long story short, How...

0 124

Started by Tinkit

Tool

Advance Coach cleans up during execution

RevenJa, Jul 30: Advance Coach mentored the main supervisor which did not hang when I loaded the ROM, it worked perfectly but started accidentally unsubscribing when I ran it. There is no accident message or anything, it just closes and disappears. I know this is...

0 117

Started by RevenJa

Other

Fairy Type Patch For Firered!

The J Man, Jul 29: If I'm using G3T Hacking tools, coz im a beginner, how to I find the fairy type? The bulbasaur is just a normal type but when I change something else to a normal type its just normal type. Its not the ??? type either For the move editor its in slot...

3 2,027

Started by yowokubo

Script

Frozen NPC (Help wanted - XSE script - FireRed)

cartoon-face, Jul 28: Im so stupid haha, I thought the they was on about within the applymovement ... or waitmovement ... Now I see, because of your comment, that I need to add #raw 0xFE to the movement values. Thank you for helping me see this. EDIT: Can confirm,...

4 142

Started by cartoon-face

Map

How to properly port RS tiles and maps to FR?

Jesus yummy toes, Jul 26: what did you do to figuren it out? I'm having the same issue.

1 407

Started by Medievil

Adding a new Pokedex entry to a PGE expanded mon?

Mewthree2000, Jul 25: I've been having trouble adding a new Pokedex entry to FireRed without replacing another one. Can someone please help? Edit: Ok so I figured out how to add the entry, but now I would like to make it entry 152 in the Kanto Pokedex. How do I do...

0 179

Started by Mewthree2000

Other

Black screen when I open Bag

SIlverstanfan04, Jul 23: Remove a mod and test opening the bag one by one till you've found the one causing the issue,.

1 130

Started by MemeLord120000000

Soft level cap for CFRU?

Axcellerator, Jul 23: Hello,does anyone know of a way to implement the soft level cap from fire red's modexe or "disable exp gain until certain badge" as it says for CFRU?For example I want pokemon to stop gaining exp as soon as they hit 16 lvl if you have not obtained...

0 143

Started by Axcellerator

Script

FireRed (CFRU) freezes when attempting to run script after walking one step

The_Fatnaz, Jul 21: I'm trying to run a script after a certain number of steps. I followed the CFRU documentation for the "Walking Specials" part. However, the game always freezes when I try to use Loadpointer and Special 0x81 to run a script every step taken....

0 127

Started by The_Fatnaz

Map

Adding new wild Pokémon - Offsets?

Thabuffalo, Jul 20: What's the problem exactly? advance map should just work, if you made your own map i forgot how to make it work but i believe it has to be done in the header tab, i may be wrong.

1 177

Started by Snowcloud1

Battle

How can I add new moves to my firered rom?

Thabuffalo, Jul 19: "hex maniac cant do that" yes you may be correct but at least it works sort of, it could be a placer holder till they find a better way :)

8 1,393

Started by bennybessa

Applymovement not working

Thabuffalo, Jul 19: late response but i have a life so sorry about that, anyway Yes i already know that does it specifically have to be 3? or did you just use that as a demonstration? editing this instead of adding another post ...

2 190

Started by Thabuffalo

Battle

Trying to find where physical/special types are kept

ellabrella, Jul 18: you've posted in the binary hacking section, you probably meant to post this here: https://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?fn=decomp the way physical/special types work in pokeyellow is that all the physical types are defined first, then...

1 143

Started by CrookiNari

Map

Pallete Swap in Fire Red and Emerald

Bojan_Gaming, Jul 18: Thanks for the responds, yeah I will now turn some NPCs into the "viewing points". And also the Gold Project you have, wish you good luck on that mate

2 215

Started by Bojan_Gaming

Tool

Advance Trainer deleting itself when run

blankunicode, Jul 16: Thank you so much

3 235

Started by blankunicode

Tool

Can someone provide me with a Non-Zipped AdvanceTrainer download?

blankunicode, Jul 13: Or at least just .zip and not 7z or winzip those don't work for some reason

0 176

Started by blankunicode

Script

Script for setting starter pokemon based on Flags

lazarose, Jul 12: Hello! I've been stuck on this issue for a few hours now and have been unnable to find something that can point me in the right direction. the default ingame script that is used for setting the starter pokemon when interacting with the...

0 149

Started by lazarose

Does anyone have a copy of the EXP all patch for FireRed?

XZY, Jul 12: how does the exp all work? is it just the regular one, i want to have it a the beginning of the game, not after the 7th badge. also how would i cheat it in?

5 3,676

Started by Dan50

Other

200 USD to anyone that teachs me how to add new abilities and items to emeral hack rom

Hiroshi Sotomura, Jul 11: Note: the PokéCommunity admin has advised that this is permitted, but please be aware that PokéCommunity cannot provide any guarantees or protection for monetary transactions, particularly if something isn’t done according to spec. This applies to...

3 495

Started by alexcoss26

Map

Having problems with changing encounter tables, help appreciated

Lunos, Jul 11: Advance Map v1.95 specifically can read the new species added by the DPE just fine. I can't speak for Radical Red specifically though. If it made any big changes to them code structure wise, things may just not work. But yeah, as Ella said,...

2 204

Started by a_galvantula

Other

Help with trainer edition TOOL's.

Exilyia, Jul 11: Hi, im Exilyia. Is a long time dream of my, to make my one RomHack of FR. I love Drayano Omega FR n' Soupercell Radical Red, BUT i want to give Kanto my proper flavor. So, i gonna to be quick, because is a "hacking 4 dummies" question. The...

0 152

Started by Exilyia

Emerald multiplayer

RubberyLoads, Jul 11: Hey he just updated this rom https://www.pokeharbor.com/2022/07/pokemon-emerald-multiplayer/

3 2,148

Started by Znivy

Script

Spawn point after fainting in Pokémon FireRed

darthbr, Jul 11: im havint the same problem.. have you fixed? can help me?

3 2,184

Started by marissarousseau

Help with a custom move tutor

Noivsonar, Jul 6: Depends on which tutor you replace, you have to find the person who teaches the move, and talk to them to teach the move, for example the Guy who teaches mega punch is outside the mt.moon. Now if the guy says he'll teach mega Punch instead of the...

1 595

Started by exotic_butters50

Other

Help me, please! "Access Violation Error" / PKM FIRE RED - GBA

sHOTdog18, Jul 6: I realize this is two years later but I figured I'd share my limited knowledge of the situation. I've only been using Advance Map for several months. I was getting the same error after inserting a map using Advance Map 1.92. This also caused the...

2 784

Started by Zereff

Script

[Sapphire] Game crashes when battling static encounter

OriginWizard, Jul 5: I used PKSV to make a battle script which should be a Raikou battle at level 50. This is the script: I also tried using what Rayquaza's battle looks like in the game but all that does is play the cry when I swap it to Raikou: I've set...

0 184

Started by OriginWizard

I'm probably working on Lucky Star

Cookiez4evr, Jul 5: I didn't find the right tools to edit battle sprites and scripts. All I have to do is to edit NPCs, fonts, and the logo. The pictures that I wanted to expect in my ROM hack:...

0 89

Started by Cookiez4evr

Need help with FRLG egg script

Noivsonar, Jul 5: This script is from FRLG for the guy that gives you the togepi egg where you have to have a mon with max friendship in order to recive it.. Does anybody know how to edit this script so that just gives you the egg? Script:

0 173

Started by Noivsonar

ASM & Hex

[Fire Red] Lift 510 EV limit for vitamins offsets

McPaul, Jul 2: Hello! I need some little help to finish my mod please. Like said in my title, I'd like to know the offsets in Fire Red to lift the 510 EV limit for the vitamins. I can do it with pokefirered, but I want to do it in the French version of...

0 271

Started by McPaul

Tool

HMA Question about editing specific trainers

Petuh 2.0, Jul 1: I use pokearth to find trainers: https://www.serebii.net/pokearth/

6 337

Started by HarveySlayer

Help with developing a new rom hack

sylingga, Jul 1: i think you download the wrong link. watch out for virus. You can download from gbatempnet, hackromtoolsinfo (Change dot to "." without quotes)

7 500

Started by guigx

Trying to get a Exp share from gen 6 into pokemon emerald (French version)

DaragonToutCourt, Jun 30: Hi , As said in the title i'm trying to have the gen 6 exp share option into pokemon emerald, and i'm playing on a Virtual console version (Got this using a cia file) on a Hombrewed 3ds And i'm playing the french version (since i'm french) Idk if it...

0 244

Started by DaragonToutCourt

Other

Rival name same as player - FRLG

sylingga, Jun 30: thank you. but still cannot use it on default name. the only thing i can do is, manually change all script that contain rival name, to \\01 thanks

5 434

Started by sylingga

CFRU and decomps

Iceman8911, Jun 30: Thanks for the answers @testtheteam4 and @tacobel24

6 987

Started by testtheteam4

Script

Remove faded palette effect from the move transform?

Anon822, Jun 30: I would of course recommend making your hack with the decomp since it's a lot easier and faster to just edit the code file with a text editor. For binary hacking you might locate the code by making a slight change in the decomp that doesn't add...

3 305

Started by MattCatDad

Script

Is it not possible to use getplayerpos variables for setmaptile?

SIlverstanfan04, Jun 28: getplaypos should be getplayerpos, my apologies for not picking that up sooner! I have used this method myself and can confirm this method works.

4 284

Started by ElleMingo

ASM & Hex

Gen 6 Exp All/Share In Platinum - Help please!

Axcellerator, Jun 28: I know it's been a long time since this post but did you manage to figure it out?Cause I also want a Gen 6 Exp Share

2 3,232

Started by YokoSays

Script

Need help with starter changes HGSS

huginn1, Jun 24: Hello, i'm new in rom hacking. I change Pokemon stats, attacks, abilities and trainer from HG, but now i want more. I change the starter: Chikorita -> Shinx Cyndaquil -> Tranpinch (optimised) Totodile -> Spheal (optimised) The problem: I...

0 215

Started by huginn1

Graphics

Where can I find Type sprites?

Tacobell24, Jun 24: Assuming you're using Fire Red 1.0 The type Icons sprite is at offset E961DC with palette at E95DBC In NSE you should be able to Navigate to it. Set it to 16 x 14 Width and Height

1 247

Started by Bachk

Map

Broken Map Issue

ElleMingo, Jun 23: I have experience on other hacks and I have never seen this before The connections don't work as they should ---- (Ususally like the attached image) I have tried repointing the map, events, bank, and removing events. I have also tried adding a...

0 224

Started by ElleMingo

Discord server for gen 3 hacking?

Petuh 2.0, Jun 23: Check the link in Anthroyd's sig

1 268

Started by DusknoirDude42

Help with Fire Red multiplayer

sylingga, Jun 23: Yes, adding / change tileset and move can disturb multiplayer, if it link with other rom that didnt have that tileset and new move. Changing title screen didnt effect multiplayer

1 642

Started by Shoto NSA

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About the Binary ROM Hacking Forum

Beginners' Directory

Replacing Red's and Leaf's Backsprite using CFRU

DPE & CFRU Installation

Removing HMs

Journal removal FireRed

how do I get the game to reset when your team faints?

Bug when changing the Roaming Pokémon HEX

Black & White Sprites 64x64

Reversing Shiny Odds?

Level cap for each badge

Advance Coach cleans up during execution

Fairy Type Patch For Firered!

Frozen NPC (Help wanted - XSE script - FireRed)

How to properly port RS tiles and maps to FR?

Adding a new Pokedex entry to a PGE expanded mon?

Black screen when I open Bag

Soft level cap for CFRU?

FireRed (CFRU) freezes when attempting to run script after walking one step

Adding new wild Pokémon - Offsets?

How can I add new moves to my firered rom?

Applymovement not working

Trying to find where physical/special types are kept

Pallete Swap in Fire Red and Emerald

Advance Trainer deleting itself when run

Can someone provide me with a Non-Zipped AdvanceTrainer download?

Script for setting starter pokemon based on Flags

Does anyone have a copy of the EXP all patch for FireRed?

200 USD to anyone that teachs me how to add new abilities and items to emeral hack rom

Having problems with changing encounter tables, help appreciated

Help with trainer edition TOOL's.

Emerald multiplayer

Spawn point after fainting in Pokémon FireRed

Help with a custom move tutor

Help me, please! "Access Violation Error" / PKM FIRE RED - GBA

[Sapphire] Game crashes when battling static encounter

I'm probably working on Lucky Star

Need help with FRLG egg script

[Fire Red] Lift 510 EV limit for vitamins offsets

HMA Question about editing specific trainers

Help with developing a new rom hack

Trying to get a Exp share from gen 6 into pokemon emerald (French version)

Rival name same as player - FRLG

CFRU and decomps

Remove faded palette effect from the move transform?

Is it not possible to use getplayerpos variables for setmaptile?

Gen 6 Exp All/Share In Platinum - Help please!

Need help with starter changes HGSS

Where can I find Type sprites?

Broken Map Issue

Discord server for gen 3 hacking?

Help with Fire Red multiplayer