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Binary ROM Hacking

Need a helping hand or just want to talk about binary ROM hacks? Get comments and answers to any ROM Hacking-related problems, questions or thoughts you have here.

Section Staff: ShinyDragonHunter, Hiroshi Sotomura, Astrophel

Binary Hack Research & Development

Code Move Resource Thread

6 Days Ago by Noivsonar

Binary Hack Tutorials

Bad EGG Removal in GBA

1 Week Ago by Yave Yu

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 3,744

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 39,229

Started by Avara

ASM & Hex

Pokecrystal Help with Default Options

Anon822, Jan 27: Like Major Agnostic said, you should bitwise-or the options to wOptions (the first byte in default options). You can do it like this: DefaultOptions: ; wOptions: med text speed db TEXT_DELAY_MED | (1 << BATTLE_SHIFT) | (1 <<...

3 750

Started by Major Agnostic

Disassembling XSE to ASM

Anon822, Jan 27: You can find the command table here. The functions in that table are not the ones you would call in your own code. If you for example look at the checkflag command, you'll see that it's doing some scripting specific stuff and using the "FlagGet"...

8 206

Started by some_asm

Other

Stop Binary Hacking; It's Holding Back the Entire Community

(4 pages)

Dr. Seuss, Jan 26: I was just wandering around the forum when I saw this. I have always encouraged new romhackers to start giving a try to decomps because there is no real reason to go over binary hacking. For me it's a big nope to move to binary, and it's not...

99 13,657

Started by Deokishisu

Tool

Gen2 Attack Move Editor please

Midorit, Jan 24: Theres no online link, everything is down. :(

2 138

Started by Midorit

Battle

Change PokeBall Icon of Battle TextBox

theapkmody, Jan 24: how to download bus simulator indonesia mod apk from techycombo website

3 103

Started by AdriDBZ16

Graphics

Status icons problems in battle

AdriDBZ16, Jan 23: I have been modifying the palettes but the colors are not coming out right, what am I doing wrong? https://www.pokecommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=104363&stc=1&d=1674493979...

0 58

Started by AdriDBZ16

Other

Android gba rom hacking

A.I.R, Jan 20: Thats awesome.

6 5,477

Started by APPro0744P

Battle

Adding effects to your new abilities

AdriDBZ16, Jan 20: I used it but, when I go through the menu, I get a blank screen as if the game stopped working.

2 155

Started by AdriDBZ16

Script

Can someone help me to assemble the Dynamax Raid script with the partner?

jean stars, Jan 16: I'm having a lot of trouble making the dyanamx Raid script with a partner. I know there is a script in the CFRU document but I can't complete it. Can someone help me?

0 68

Started by jean stars

ROM Hash List

Asith, Jan 16: websites like https://datomatic.no-intro.org/ list common hashes for common rom dumps

1 127

Started by HumbleThinker

How can I swap overworld sprites in RBY?

joliefraid, Jan 15: hello I'm trying to change the idle and walking overworld sprites of my character in RB to one of the female ones that has walking sprites. I tried searching around for a few days to find some kind of tutorial or resource that can show me how to...

0 70

Started by joliefraid

Help with z moves

Flexo, Jan 15: Hi everyone Sorry in advance if in in the wrong thread I need help with adding z moves to my 3 gen rom hack (not cfru of any of that stuff) I recently joined bc i found many tutorials of rom hacking here Pls can someone help me

0 59

Started by Flexo

Other

Fairy Type Patch For Firered!

AngusP101, Jan 13: Once I patch the game and use PGE to change different pokemon types to Fairy it shows in their menu as ??? type, or it doesn't show at all for dual type Pokemon. Anyone else have this issue?

6 3,548

Started by yowokubo

Other

Problem with adding male and female evolution

Pantaleo, Jan 13: Hello. I've added new evolution methods to my game and they all work except Male and Female evolution. The pokemon evolves the same but not differently. I hope someone can give me some help. The game I use is Fire Red

0 75

Started by Pantaleo

Graphics

Little visual glitch while hacking Pokémon Quartz

Astrophel, Jan 12: I think this statement, "I suspect some stuff might have gone wrong because i'm hacking a rom that's been already hacked, and a very old, dubious hack at that.", explains what happened. You'd better of not using YAPE, Advance Mart and Type...

1 121

Started by Leotardo

Erm... what did I do?

Astrophel, Jan 12: PGE is a very unstable and unreliable Pokémon ROM editor. Try using something like HMA (https://github.com/haven1433/HexManiacAdvance).

2 172

Started by goldswag

Help with Trainer Editing in Radical Red

Astrophel, Jan 12: If you're trying it for RR, you'll be out of luck, since it already has the CFRU compiled in (there is quite some stuff to note of so I didn't go in detail). If you're using just FireRed, using HTE (Hopeless Trainer Editor) or HMA (Hex Maniac...

5 6,822

Started by PROjectZ3R0

Wild Pokemon Editor

Astrophel, Jan 12: Your best bet will be A-Map (1.92). Some information regarding the respective boxes; they are set out like this: Grass: 20%, 20%, 10% ,10%, 10%, 5%, 5%, 4%, 4%, 1%, 1% (from slots 1 to 12). Water: 60%, 30%, 5%, 4%, 1% (from slots 1 to 5). ...

1 127

Started by Tails157

Tool

RomHackin' in Android

jackaurevoir, Jan 12: please teach me how to use termux, can i edit text game with that?

3 5,320

Started by jensmoking

Looking for a base ROM

StCooler, Jan 9: Hey there, and welcome to PokéCommunity :) Unfortunately PokéCommunity cannot host any ROM, be it untouched or fully hacked. We can only host patches that apply to base ROMs. The base ROMs have to be found elsewhere. Once you find a base ROM for...

2 140

Started by Piers Stan

ASM & Hex

Is it possible to do these two things via binary hacking?

AkameTheBulbasaur, Jan 8: Whoops! I completely forgot Waterfall existed lol I found those scripts and I added Waterfall to the list.

4 332

Started by Yave Yu

ASM & Hex

(Fire Red) Modifiying Exp Gain?

EdgeZard X, Jan 8: I was doing some experimenting with a Fire Red ROM, and followed a tutorial to allow Pokémon to reach up to level 255. While the tutorial worked and I can get Pokémon that high, unfortunately, I quickly realised that actually getting to level 255...

0 87

Started by EdgeZard X

Show Pokemons in PGE after ROM expansion.

Astrophel, Jan 8: PGE is a very unstable and unreliable Pokémon ROM editor. Try using something like HMA (https://github.com/haven1433/HexManiacAdvance).

1 115

Started by AdriDBZ16

G3T Editor unable to edit trainer IDs in the 300s

Kurapika, Jan 8: Trainers' default limit is around &H0300, you will need to update the .ini setting with your custom limit. From the main menu. As to giving Trainers Pokémon with custom moves (or adding extra Pokemon in their team) you are required to modify the...

1 119

Started by sang3000

Other

Improving binary rom hacking - all rom hackers shall give hand

GodTrainer111, Jan 7: ASM is added to the ROM file separately. For CFRU, you can add extra C code or scripts that are styled in the decomp scripting way. People already added few Gen 9 Mons to DPE and abilities to CFRU. Just check the forks. Emerald does not have...

1 202

Started by Luke111

Tool

Help with modifying HGSS narc files with PPRE

Damashi, Jan 6: Thank you! I will ask in the server.

2 114

Started by Damashi

How to add newer abilities to HGSS?

Damashi, Jan 5: I want to try Corrosion, Prankster, Disguise. Also maybe disable the poison damage in overworld. PPRE seems flakey. Is there a another program I can use?

0 87

Started by Damashi

Tool

Help PGE Tools

Astrophel, Jan 5: PGE is a very unstable and unreliable Pokémon ROM editor. Try using something like HMA (https://github.com/haven1433/HexManiacAdvance).

1 134

Started by Pantaleo

Script

How to hide NPC's until they are needed

Astrophel, Jan 5: Set a flag corresponding to the person event in A-Map in a previous script (preferably a level script). Or just use Oak's flag (0x2C). Here's is a detailed list of flags: https://github.com/pret/pokefirered/blob/master/include/constants/flags.h

2 120

Started by Scotian

Tool

PKNX Divine Sword

Dlite96, Jan 1: OKAY SO, Basically my main issue as of this very moment is how the F do I edit a game thats been modded by the mod hack stated in the title? Whenever I dump the files all that I get are the base game files, its so frustrating to deal with. I for the...

0 163

Started by Dlite96

Graphics

Hex Maniac Advance messes-up LeafGreen's title screen

sylingga, Dec 31: First, LeafGreen will more difficult to modify because of less information or research. You cannot use tutorial for FR to LG because some different on Offset (even same FR but different language cannot implement same binary hack) Second, HMA...

2 266

Started by NitroHedgehog

Help in adding New Moves using DPE and CFRU

Nissan101, Dec 30: Hey no problem, I'm glad I could help! Hope what you've been working on goes well!

7 2,346

Started by Hellfax

Other

I am new to rom hacking and need help.

Hiroshi Sotomura, Dec 28: It’s buggy, but I use Translhextion. Works with what’s called table files which can view the text. You might be better served with HexManiacAdvance though.

3 224

Started by dyingapple

ASM & Hex

Fix for hhss music patch with CFRU?

Luke111, Dec 26: How would I find out the offset to insert the build.bin for this patch? https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=342914 When I use the offset described the game crashes as soon as a fight starts. I assume this is because the rom has already...

0 99

Started by Luke111

Im not able to change pkmn type gen 5 (Blaze Black2)

Zekromx2006, Dec 25: Hello guys! Im a newbie in rom editing, currently stuck and would greatly appriciate your help. So the thing is, that im trying to change pokemon types (exactly one, luxrays to dark/electric), and already tried, pokeditor, pokemon rom changer and...

0 96

Started by Zekromx2006

I'm a dense MF, need help with editing abilities

fancy_lebowski, Dec 23: Okay, thank you. Okay cool, I am super new to this so I don't know all the ins and outs of what goes on with coding. Can you send me a link to said decompilation and rescource page? I don't know where any of that is.

3 317

Started by fancy_lebowski

ASM & Hex

help with messing with how ev works on a hack i'm working on

Anon822, Dec 20: This can be done easily with the decomp by just editing this line in include/constants/pokemon.h.

1 182

Started by AkaKda

Totally new at this and i have a few questions.

Tacobell24, Dec 20: Definitely consider using the decomps (the current best way to hack a Gen III ROM) instead. Using Advance Map is so 2010, particularly for Emerald. Nowadays you can access the source code for Emerald and change it to do your bidding. Maps, ...

2 256

Started by lumpus

Tool

Hopeless Trainer Editor not working properly

beta_girafarig_fan, Dec 19: It's simple. Once I try to change a trainer's pokémon using the tool, it shows the correct pokémon in the editor, but in game it becomes a different one, i'v noticed that this only happens to hoenn pokémon for some reason and it works like this: I...

0 171

Started by beta_girafarig_fan

ASM & Hex

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

SSQuiLava333, Dec 18: I too have been looking for a way to implement gen 6 exp for DPP, I've got gen 6 exp working for firered, leafgreen, gold and silver (i actually used the pokegold source to compile GS that way based on a post i found with crystal exp all patch),...

3 4,559

Started by YokoSays

Other

Advance trainer

The Falansh, Dec 16: Use g3t

1 167

Started by Polan44

Other

Difficulty in starting

Anon822, Dec 14: Binary hacking is editing a ROM file with various tools to create a hack. Decomp hacking is editing the game's decompiled source code and data files and compiling them into a ROM. The latter is a bit harder to setup but has numerous advantages...

3 245

Started by ExplainableChaos

Other

Pokemon Diamond ( Telefang)

StCooler, Dec 13: Hey, I'm moving your threaad to the ROM hack forum, I think it fits better there :) But to answer your question, if you feel something is missing from the Internet, then you should do it :)

1 136

Started by AkisN

Rom hacking tools for 32MB GBA Roms

Tacobell24, Dec 12: No one knows anything before they learn. DPE and CFRU come packaged with instructions. Just follow them and you'll be fine.

3 367

Started by Patofeio

Other

Dex Nav FireRed Patch Error

Luke111, Dec 9: You didn't added #org @enjoy message

8 521

Started by Chirutalis

Graphics

Resizing sprites?

Persondynamo2222, Dec 9: Oh. The sprite I want to use is 69x79 and I am trying to shrink it down to 64x64. But I am guessing that the answer will not change.

2 219

Started by Persondynamo2222

Other

Game mechanics

:skull face:, Dec 9: So, there's this rom hack called I want to play, and afaik, it's really difficult. Because of this, I would like to have the ability to check my IVs & EVs be viewable in game. The hack itself is Pokemon Vega fairy fix EX 1.3. I would also like to...

0 157

Started by :skull face:

CFRU DNS and Pokemon passive Ability Bug

StCooler, Dec 7: Hi, I moved your thread to the right section! I hope you get help there :)

1 662

Started by God_Seresteiro

Script

EV-IV screen display emerald

Sooramaru, Dec 5: hello good, I apply it in my clean rom hack and when I want to execute the button it restarts, could you help me?

3 1,410

Started by MarcoShinyEmerald

Graphics

How to change the sprites in DPE

Tacobell24, Dec 2: Your approach is the problem. You aren't meant to make the DPE over the top of the output test.gba. The whole idea of it being dynamically inserted is that it produces a new ROM each time. So you're basically doubling up every byte of data in...

1 206

Started by henryvinst

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About the Binary ROM Hacking Forum

Beginners' Directory

Pokecrystal Help with Default Options

Disassembling XSE to ASM

Stop Binary Hacking; It's Holding Back the Entire Community

Gen2 Attack Move Editor please

Change PokeBall Icon of Battle TextBox

Status icons problems in battle

Android gba rom hacking

Adding effects to your new abilities

Can someone help me to assemble the Dynamax Raid script with the partner?

ROM Hash List

How can I swap overworld sprites in RBY?

Help with z moves

Fairy Type Patch For Firered!

Problem with adding male and female evolution

Little visual glitch while hacking Pokémon Quartz

Erm... what did I do?

Help with Trainer Editing in Radical Red

Wild Pokemon Editor

RomHackin' in Android

Looking for a base ROM

Is it possible to do these two things via binary hacking?

(Fire Red) Modifiying Exp Gain?

Show Pokemons in PGE after ROM expansion.

G3T Editor unable to edit trainer IDs in the 300s

Improving binary rom hacking - all rom hackers shall give hand

Help with modifying HGSS narc files with PPRE

How to add newer abilities to HGSS?

Help PGE Tools

How to hide NPC's until they are needed

PKNX Divine Sword

Hex Maniac Advance messes-up LeafGreen's title screen

Help in adding New Moves using DPE and CFRU

I am new to rom hacking and need help.

Fix for hhss music patch with CFRU?

Im not able to change pkmn type gen 5 (Blaze Black2)

I'm a dense MF, need help with editing abilities

help with messing with how ev works on a hack i'm working on

Totally new at this and i have a few questions.

Hopeless Trainer Editor not working properly

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

Advance trainer

Difficulty in starting

Pokemon Diamond ( Telefang)

Rom hacking tools for 32MB GBA Roms

Dex Nav FireRed Patch Error

Resizing sprites?

Game mechanics

CFRU DNS and Pokemon passive Ability Bug

EV-IV screen display emerald

How to change the sprites in DPE