[Script] Setflag doesn't take effect until I reload the zone

I have a script that starts a fight, fades the screen and sets a flag. I have the flag set within the sprites person id within advance map.

The problem is the person even will disappear after the fight from the hidesprite function, but reappears whenever you take a step. HOWEVER, if you leave the zone and then re-enter, the person event does not show (as you would expect).

Why does this happen? How do I keep the person even from reshowing after the fight (and before you leave the zone).

The script in question:

I had the same problem with the sprites of the rocks when using rock smash. It helped for me when I changed the 0x800F to the exact sprite number.

I gave that a shot, but it didn't work. :( Same issue.

When an overworld is already loaded in your savefile, the corresponding flag is loaded along with the overworld sprite. Try re-entering the map and run the script from there, that might work.

kalarie said:

When an overworld is already loaded in your savefile, the corresponding flag is loaded along with the overworld sprite. Try re-entering the map and run the script from there, that might work.

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For anyone who might be looking for this in the future, this was the issue I had. Simply leaving and re-entering the zone made it work as expected. Wish I figured that out sooner!

Thank you for the help, and for dropping that rather interesting fact. I'm still trying to learn a lot about gen 3 rom hacking.