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There are tools for GBA games like Gen 3 Hacking Suite and Advanced Map that simplifies the process. What do these tools do behind the scenes? I know it involves expanding the pokedex. Mikelan has a post on WaH forums explaining this(page is in spanish, but google translate does a pretty good job)
I feel like it's a curse for a lot of developers. They have a passion to create their dream game, but they can't enjoy the result because they know exactly what to expect.
From what I've read so far, hacking Gen 4 is more difficult than previous generations and only basic edits are possible, but projects like Light Platinum for HG show that adding new pokemon and new routes is possible. How can I go about learning how to do this? How different is ROM hacking from...