Sierra's MEGA-HUGE XSE Scripting Tutorial

Editman · Feb 17, 2012

DrFuji said:
You have a lot of misplaced pointers and have input some incorrect/ unnecessary commands. Below should be a fully functioning script once you change/ delete some of the commands and their values.

Red = I have changed it/ you have to edit it depending on what you want. Blue = Delete it. Messages after '//' are my specific comments on what you should do.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x800000

#org @start
lockall
faceplayer
checkflag 0x824
= if 0x1 goto @end // Don't put an equal sign in front of the 'if' command
msgbox @002 0x6 // Your '@002' msgbox says the exact same thing as your '@before' pointer which going to be said anyway. It is best to delete it for this reason
trainerbattle 0x1 0x3BCD58 0x0 @before @after @later // You need to add in an actual trainer number which you can find in Advance Trainer (Numbers range from 0x01 to 0xFF)
// Also, since you're using a 0x1 type trainerbattle (Script continues once the battle is over) you need to add another pointer after the @before and @after pointers
msgbox @001 0x6 // You don't have a '@beaten' pointer but your '@001' was unused and seemed to fit
releaseall // You need this to counteract the 'lockall' command
end

#org @before
= Hm. My name is Zane; but you can call me Z.\nNo more talking, let's begin.

#org @after
= Wow, I didn't expect to be defeated.

#org @later
msgbox @003 0x6
fanfare 0x13E
msgbox @004 0x4
waitfanfare
closeonkeypress
msgbox @005 0x6
??? // Your script isn't giving the player anything, despite what '@005' says
setflag 0x824
releaseall
end

#org @done
msgbox @001 0x6
release
end

#org @001
= Your next gym battle won't be so easy.\nWith that said, good luck.

#org @002
= My name is Zane, but you can call me Z/n No more talking,/n let's begin. // Explained above

#org @003
= You got the Marshbadge

#org @004
= [Player] recieved Marshbadge

#org @005
= Take this too!

Try not to rush while making scripts and make sure that you study the structure of scripts already in the game. Alot of the mistakes in your script were quite simple and could be dealt with easily if you slowed down and took the time to comb through it :)

Well this is my first, I just so happened to have been looking at Sabrina's scrip when i accidentally deleted it. That's what made me want to put a new trainer in that spot. So what do I do, when i finish it?

gear2 · Feb 21, 2012

Hi i wrote a code but xse doesn't compile it. What's wrong with it?

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DrFuji · Feb 22, 2012

gear2 said:

Hi i wrote a code but xse doesn't compile it. What's wrong with it?

Spoiler:

Try this script. Changes in red and explanations are marked by '//'.

Spoiler:

gear2 · Feb 22, 2012

Thank you DrFuji it works great !

Ninjutsu95 · Mar 6, 2012

Help on compiling! Ack!

Okay so I decided to add 3 people on my map. And i made the free space for each about 250 bytes. And I typed this

'---------------
#org 0xE3E604
lock
faceplayer
msgbox 0x8E3E611 MSG_NORMAL '"Hello!\nMy name is Alder."
release
end

'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0xE3E611
= Hello!\nMy name is Alder.

and when i compiled it by pressing the complile button on XSE 1.1.1 i loaded it up again to see if the changes saved it did. So i loaded up VBA and went to talk to the first person and it worked. And then on the second person i talked to and the screen froze and turned red. And when i looked at the coding for the person, it changed to different things. The first person's code showed this after compiling

'---------------
#org 0x3EA000
bufferboxname 0xE3 0xDBE2
nop
cmdd5 0xE3DB
nop

which doesn't make any sense to me

and the second person's code sais this

'---------------
#org 0xE3E274
callstd 0x6
cmd24 0x11061106

which also doesn't make any sense.
But the third person's code compiled correctly.

And now when i still try to talk to the first person, he doesn't even respond whether to look at me or to just freeze my game like a jerk. Whats wrong. Am i doing something?

Echidna · Mar 6, 2012

Ninjutsu95 said:
Okay so I decided to add 3 people on my map. And i made the free space for each about 250 bytes. And I typed this

'---------------
#org 0xE3E604
lock
faceplayer
msgbox 0x8E3E611 MSG_NORMAL '"Hello!\nMy name is Alder."
release
end

'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0xE3E611
= Hello!\nMy name is Alder.

and when i compiled it by pressing the complile button on XSE 1.1.1 i loaded it up again to see if the changes saved it did. So i loaded up VBA and went to talk to the first person and it worked. And then on the second person i talked to and the screen froze and turned red. And when i looked at the coding for the person, it changed to different things. The first person's code showed this after compiling

'---------------
#org 0x3EA000
bufferboxname 0xE3 0xDBE2
nop
cmdd5 0xE3DB
nop

which doesn't make any sense to me

and the second person's code sais this

'---------------
#org 0xE3E274
callstd 0x6
cmd24 0x11061106

which also doesn't make any sense.
But the third person's code compiled correctly.

And now when i still try to talk to the first person, he doesn't even respond whether to look at me or to just freeze my game like a jerk. Whats wrong. Am i doing something?

250 bytes should be enough for that... 0.o
The only reasonable explanation is that your second and third scripts are getting overwritten by either the compilation or activation of the first. But seeing as how 250 bytes should be enough, try using a custom format rather than copying a default script:
This:

'---------------
#org 0xE3E604
lock
faceplayer
msgbox 0x8E3E611 MSG_NORMAL '"Hello!\nMy name is Alder."
release
end

'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0xE3E611
= Hello!\nMy name is Alder.

Would be better like this:

#dynamic 0x<FSF Offset>

#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @text1 0x6
release
end

#org @text1
= Hello!\nMy name is Alder.

Try that, with a new offset...

Ninjutsu95 · Mar 7, 2012

OH MY GOD! IT WORKS! IT WOOOOORKSSS!!!!! I love you! thanks lol now i feel stupid. ^_^

YouListeningROMs · Mar 22, 2012

Okay, so I've got a pretty basic, quick question about the pokemart command. Does that automatically generate the "What would you like to do?" message that appears at every Poké Mart?

LudicoloDude · Mar 24, 2012

im trying the earthquake command, but i only hear sound and not the shaking. I have the set var before the special and everything. heres the script.

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
faceplayer
checkflag 0x198
if 0x1 goto @done
msgbox @10 0x6
setvar 0x8007 0xF
special 0x136
setflag 0x198
release
end
#org @done
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @11 0x6
release
end
#org @10
= Gee, i hope there is not\nan earthquake.
#org @11
= I hope that does not happen\nagain.

DrFuji · Mar 24, 2012

YouListeningROMs said:
Okay, so I've got a pretty basic, quick question about the pokemart command. Does that automatically generate the "What would you like to do?" message that appears at every Poké Mart?

Unfortunately no. You can open up a Pokemart clerk's script from Advance Map and see what you may or may not need to add.

LudicoloDude said:
im trying the earthquake command, but i only hear sound and not the shaking. I have the set var before the special and everything. heres the script.

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
faceplayer
checkflag 0x198
if 0x1 goto @done
msgbox @10 0x6
setvar 0x8007 0xF
special 0x136
setflag 0x198
release
end
#org @done
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @11 0x6
release
end
#org @10
= Gee, i hope there is not\nan earthquake.
#org @11
= I hope that does not happen\nagain.

There are three more variables that you have to set a value to if you want an earthquake to work properly. Add these to your script just prior to special 0x136 and you should be able to see the visual effects of the earthquake as well:

Code:

setvar 0x8004 0xF
setvar 0x8005 0xF
setvar 0x8006 0xF
setvar 0x8007 0xF

Change the '0xF's if you want to make the earthquakes stronger/ weaker as they relate to the frequency and amplitudes of the quakes.

YouListeningROMs · Mar 26, 2012

Okay, can anyone explain the "Delay" movement data?

#raw 0x18 = Delay1
#raw 0x19 = Delay2
#raw 0x1A = Delay3
#raw 0x1B = Delay4
#raw 0x1C = Delay5

YouListeningROMs · Apr 3, 2012

So, as far as the trainerbattle command goes, what types do you have?

I know that you've got 0x0 for normal trainers and 0x1 for trainers that continue scripts after you beat them. While I was messing around on AdvanceMap, looking at different trainers scripts, I found that most trainers had commands for trainerbattles structured as follows:

Code:

#org @start
special2 0x8000 0x39 [COLOR="RED"]This checks if the Vs Seeker has been used and returns value to the given variable.[/COLOR]
compare 0x8000 0x1
if 0x1 goto @1
trainerbattle 0x0 0x9C 0x0 @2 @3
msgbox @4 0x6
release
end

#org @1
trainerbattle 0x5 0x9C @5 @6
release
end

#org. . . etc. etc. etc.

What I've determined so far about the trainerbattle command is as follows:

Code:

trainerbattle 0x0 [COLOR="Red"]normal trainer battle, script ends after.[/COLOR]
trainerbattle 0x1 [COLOR="Red"]special trainer battle (Leader, Rival, etc.), script continues after battle.[/color]
trainerbattle 0x4 [COLOR="Red"]double battle, script ends after.[/COLOR]
trainerbattle 0x5 [COLOR="Red"]normal trainer rematch, script ends after.[/COLOR]
trainerbattle 0x7 [COLOR="Red"]double battle rematch, script ends after.[/COLOR]

LugiaMZ · Apr 6, 2012

How to make player(own) change ow sprite,who can tell me?Please.Thx~:)

pikachuFan50 · Apr 9, 2012

great tut and all but how do i apply those scripts do i go to batch compiler thingy select my rom and compile or what .what do i havce to do.cuz when i put the offset in my fire red when i talk to the person.no text,nothjing.i just can move and nothing ain't happenin.plz help i really want to make a hack.

and do i have something wrong in this script?

#dynamic 0x456734
#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @1 0x6
release
end

#org @1
= PIKA PIKA

LugiaMZ · Apr 10, 2012

pikachuFan50 said:
great tut and all but how do i apply those scripts do i go to batch compiler thingy select my rom and compile or what .what do i havce to do.cuz when i put the offset in my fire red when i talk to the person.no text,nothjing.i just can move and nothing ain't happenin.plz help i really want to make a hack.

and do i have something wrong in this script?

#dynamic 0x456734
#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @1 0x6
release
end

#org @1
= PIKA PIKA

What are you use?XSE?Pokescript?PSKV or what... your script i think is no wrong.But try mine.
test this:

#dynamic 0x800000

#org @test
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @say 0x6
release
end

#org @say
= Hi!

Test it if you can.

ps:Sorry my bad english.Im Chinese.

I need to know how to scripting player change ow sprite to other at game.Please everyone tell me.Thanks.

pikachuFan50 · Apr 10, 2012

LugiaMZ said:
What are you use?XSE?Pokescript?PSKV or what... your script i think is no wrong.But try mine.
test this:

#dynamic 0x800000

#org @test
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @say 0x6
release
end

#org @say
= Hi!

Test it if you can.

ps:Sorry my bad english.Im Chinese.

I need to know how to scripting player change ow sprite to other at game.Please everyone tell me.Thanks.

Hmm still doesn't work.myba i'm putting the scripts in the game wrong can someone explain how to put scripts in rom

Rocka210 · Apr 15, 2012

Hello, I need a little help.
I am a good scripter but just started learning about level scripts. I have a script where you help the professor and after the battle he teleports you to his lab for the second script, what am I doing wrong?

Script 1

Spoiler:

Script 2

Spoiler:

The problem happens when I warp, I get a black screen. Thanks for helping me.

Mana1 · Apr 16, 2012

Rocka210 said:
Hello, I need a little help.
I am a good scripter but just started learning about level scripts. I have a script where you help the professor and after the battle he teleports you to his lab for the second script, what am I doing wrong?

Script 1

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x801100

#org @start
checkflag 0x1002
if 0x1 goto @end
hidesprite 0x2
applymovement 0xFF @1
waitmovement 0x0
applymovement 0x1 @2
waitmovement 0x0
msgbox @A 0x6
applymovement 0xFF @3
waitmovement 0x0
msgbox @B 0x6
msgbox @C 0x6
applymovement 0xFF @4
applymovement 0x1 @4
waitmovement 0x0
cry 0x15 0x0
playsong 0x0112 0x0
msgbox @D 0x6
showsprite 0x2
applymovement 0x2 @5
waitmovement 0x0
givepokemon 0x85 0x5 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
cry 0x15 0x0
wildbattle 0x15 0x3 0x0
hidesprite 0x2
applymovement 0x1 @6
applymovement 0xFF @7
waitmovement 0x0
msgbox @E 0x6
setvar 0x5001 0x1
warp 0x43 0x3 0xFF 0x6 0x5
waitstate
release
end

#org @name
call 0x1A74EB
return

#org @end
release
end

#org @1
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x11
#raw 0xFE

#org @2
#raw 0x0
#raw 0x62
#raw 0xFE

#org @A
= [green_fr]FIR: Oh! Hi \v\h01!\nWhat are you doing here?\l...\l...\lOh, I see. You want your POKéMON?\lAs a matter of fact I have one\lright here. Come here.

#org @3
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x11
#raw 0xFE

#org @B
= [green_fr]FIR: I was holding this POKéMON\nspecial, just for you! Ready to\lget your first POKéMON?

#org @C
= CAW! CAW!

#org @4
#raw 0x2
#raw 0xFE

#org @D
= [green_fr]FIR: Oh no! That was the call of a\nwild SPEAROW! It must feel\lprovoked by us. The only POKéMON I\lhave is the one I was going to\lgive you. Here! Take the POKéMON\land fight! Please save us!

#org @5
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x13
#raw 0xFE

#org @6
#raw 0x0
#raw 0xFE

#org @7
#raw 0x1
#raw 0xFE

#org @E
= [green_fr]FIR: Wow. You did amazing! Let's\ngo back to my lab before another\lPOKéMON attacks!

Script 2

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x802700

#org @start
msgbox @A 0x6
msgbox @B 0x6
msgbox @C 0x5
compare LASTRESULT 0x6
if 0x1 gosub @name
msgbox @D 0x6
msgbox @E 0x6
applymovement 0x2 @1
waitmovement 0x0
msgbox @F 0x6
applymovement 0x2 @2
waitmovement 0x0
hidesprite 0x2
setflag 0x1003
msgbox @G 0x6
setvar 0x5001 0x2
release
end

#org @name
call 0x1A74EB
return

#org @A
= [green_fr]FIR: Thanks, \v\h\01.\nWe could have been seriously hurt\lback there. \v\h\01!\lYou now have your first POKéMON!

#org @B
= \v\h\01 recieved the\nEEVEE!

#org @C
= Would you like to nickname your\nEEVEE?

#org @D
= [green_fr]FIR: I see your POKéMON has\nalready grown attached to you,\l\v\h01!

#org @E
= [green_fr]???: Gramps? You okay?

#org @1
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x11
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x11
#raw 0xFE

#org @F
= [green_fr]???: I heard there was a POKéMON\nattack by CEDAR LAKE and I wanted\lto make sure you're okay.\lFIR: Oh. I'm fine!\l\v\h01! This is my grandson,\l\v\h06.\l\v\h06: What? This is the\lkid that you think could be the\lnext champion? He's so weak\llooking!\lFIR: What your mouth! He's the one\lwho saved me.\l\v\h06: Oh. Well, I got\la plan. Meet me in the town west\lof here and we'll battle. Then,\lwe'll see who is better!

#org @2
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0xFE

#org @G
= [green_fr]FIR: Would you look at that! You\nalready got a friend! Well, good\lluck on your upcoming journey! I\lexpect to here a lot about you!]

The problem happens when I warp, I get a black screen. Thanks for helping me.

I don't have time to check the second script but this looks like the problem:

warp 0x43 0x3 0xFF 0x6 0x5

Surely you want warp 0x4 0x3 0xFF 0x6 0x5

Make sure you insert the second script correctly as well, using the method diegoisawesome runs through in this thread.

Rocka210 · Apr 16, 2012

The Map bank is correct. I made the new bank "43"
I might of inserted the second one incorrectly.
Here's two screenshots of the map:

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and

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Thanks again.

Mana1 · Apr 16, 2012

Ah, well in that case your problem is still the same, but with a different answer :3

Map Bank 43 = 0x2B in hex, so replace the 43 with 2B.

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