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Drayano said:
Project Pokémon ROM Editor (PPRE)
Authors: SCV, Alpha and more (?)
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?303-PPRE-Project-Pokemon-s-ROM-Editor
PPRE is the quintessential hacking tool for Gen 4, allowing you to edit Pokémon, trainers, scripts, overworlds, wild Pokémon and more. However there are some issues with script compilation, particularly with movement commands that cause freezing ingame in HGSS. In these cases you may be able to simply save the map again in an older version of PPRE to compile the script correctly.
Known bugs in PPRE include the aforementioned script issues, not maintaining the PokéBall seal or ability (HG/SS only) values, messing up learnsets when saving a Pokémon with a full 20 level up moves, and incorrectly saving some of the fishing spots in Platinum and HG/SS. It's unfortunately not really in development anymore, so those bugs will probably never be fixed, but you can skirt around them. Ignoring those things it's really, really good and pretty much necessary for any Gen IV hack.
PokéDSPic
Authors: ???
PokeDSPic is a tool that allows you to look at graphical assets such as Pokémon sprites and export and import PNGs to modify them. I'm not really sure where this tool came from but I know I used it to modify some sprites in HG/SS. There are two versions included in the download - one is for Diamond and Pearl only, and the other for PtHGSS only. With that said, the DP one is needed for some graphics in HG/SS such as trainer backsprites. (Thanks, Hiro!)
PokéTex
Authors: ???
I quite honestly can't remember what this tool is for but I think PokéTex is a useful tool when dealing with overworld sprites in the Gen 4 games.
PtHGSS Lua Scripts
Authors: Kaphotics
This zip file contains two LUA scripts written by Kaphotics that will tell you the XY co-ordinates of your player character on the map they are on. One is for Platinum, the other for HG/SS. You can load LUA scripts by going to Tools > Lua Scripting > New LUA Script Window in DeSmuME. The co-ordinates will appear as an overlay at the top left corner of the bottom screen.
Overworld Sprite IDs
Authors: ???, Drayano
This is a list of overworld sprites in HG/SS with the decimal numbers that correlate to their identifiers, i.e. set an overworld to have the matching sprite ID in PPRE and it'll show up as that. The original list only had up to the Mew sprite but I extended it when dealing with HG/SS itself. Some of this list may also apply to Platinum but I'm not sure.
HG/SS US Texts Excel Workbook
Authors: HiroTDK
This is a searchable workbook of all text files in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The search results in Excel point to file and line numbers so that you can easily locate them in SDSME. I have a workbook transcribed for each language, but I haven't run the organization scripts on the other languages yet because my laptop is currently out of commission.
Black/White Wild Editor (BWWE)
Authors: ??? (KazoWAR?)
Thread: N/A
A wild Pokémon editor for BW and B2W2. Allows editing of wild Pokémon in any map with toggles for seasons and Pokémon formes. The original thread seems to be lost.
Black/White Trainer Editor (BWTE)
Authors: KazoWAR, Kaphotics
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?13273-B-W-Trainer-Editor
Trainer editors for BW and B2W2, though they are separate files. KazoWAR made the BW tool which was later extended by Kaphotics to support B2W2. Allows editing of any trainer's Pokémon, items held, Pokémon formes used etcetera. A 1000 slot version is also supplied for developers who append further trainer files onto the NARC than what is originally in the game.
Black/White Sprite Editor (BWSE)
Authors: KazoWAR
A sprite editor for BW and B2W2. Allows editing of Pokémon and trainer sprites. Do note that it likely will not preserve animations.
Black/White Overworld Editor (BWOE)
Authors: KazoWAR
An overworld editor for BW and B2W2. Allows editing of overworld appearances.
Black/White Mugshot Editor (BWME)
Authors: KazoWAR
A mugshot editor for BW and B2W2. Allows editing of mugshots such as those that appear when you battle Gym Leaders or the Elite Four.
Project Pokemon Text (PPTXT)
Authors: SCV
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?11582-PPTXT-Text-editing-tool
A text editing tool for BW and B2W2. Allows you to edit text in-line as well as dump entire scripts.
OxATTACK
Authors: Oxnite
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?17553-OxNITE-s-Pok%E9mon-Black-amp-White-Tools
An attack editing tool for BW and B2W2. I haven't personally used it but it looks clean and feature complete.
Pokémon ROM Changer (BW)
Authors: ???, Andibad
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?17426-Pokemon-ROM-Changer
An all around tool for Black and White, allowing editing of species, moves, encounter slots and evolutions. Be warned that Pokémon ROM Changer works on absolute offsets, so any sort of extensions whatsoever will stop the program from working if the offsets it's targeting are shifted. May be best used on a fresh ROM to edit what you want, then transplanting the NARCs to your overall project. Unsure who the original developer was but Andibad provided the translation for English users.
Pokémon ROM Changer (B2W2)
Authors: ???, Kaphotics
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?17426-Pokemon-ROM-Changer
Same as above, but for B2W2. Versions for my Blaze Black 2 and Volt White 2 hacks are also available in the thread. Unsure who originally made it but Kaphotics provided the English translation.
B2W2 Lua Scripts
Authors: Kaphotics
A number of LUA scripts for Black 2 and White 2. I don't remember the contents exactly but it does include a LUA to show your character's X/Y position on the map.
Spiky's DS Map Editor (SDSME)
Authors: Spiky-Eared Pichu aka Markitus95
GitHub: https://github.com/MarcRiera/SDSME (dead link now)
GitHub: https://github.com/Skareeg/SDSME (reupload)
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?26374-SDSME-Spiky-s-DS-Map-Editor
SDSME is a map editing tool for DPPtHGSSBWB2W2 as well as an alternative to PPRE for some things such as trainer Pokémon and wild data. Unlike PPRE the wild Pokémon areas aren't named directly and you must cross reference IDs with the maps listed on the main screen to find the correct area. Trainers are listed normally, however. I can't comment much on SDSME as I haven't used it and I definitely haven't tried the map editing parts. Tips should be available in any threads about it, though development of SDSME has since been discontinued.
ANDT
Authors: Andibad
GitHub: https://github.com/andibadra/ANDT
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?26663-Andi-Pok%E9mon-Hack-Tools
ANDT is a tool by Andibad composed of a few different features, some of which work on both Gen 4 and 5. According to the description it is deprecated but I wasn't able to find a more recent version. ANDT has the ability to modify movesets, evolutions and experience tables on Gen 4 and 5, wild encounters on DPPt and Hidden Hollow encounters on B2W2. As far as I know this is the only Hidden Hollow editing tool out there, so I would recommend this tool just for that. I've not personally used it but I believe I've used a standalone version of the hollow tool before (which no longer exists) and it worked great.
crystaltile2
Authors: ???
crystaltile2 is an all-purpose DS editing tool. I admittedly don't really know the extent of what it's capable of but it has a very convenient way of importing and exporting NARC files into the ROM by clicking the little DS looking icon near the top. There are other ways to pull NARCs in and out but this is one of the most convenient. It was made by Chinese developers, hence why a large amount of the tool isn't written in English.
G3DCVTR
Author: ???
This converts 3D files for NDS games. It's command line only.
Nitro SDK Plugins for 3DS Max 2010
Authors: Nintendo
These allow you to export 3D models from 3DS Max 2010 for use in NDS games. These aren't allowed to be posted here, so you'll have to search or ask around to find them.
BTX Editor
Author: Kazowar
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?9873-BTX-overworld-editor
This allows you to export and import sprite sheets from the texture files in the game, most notably, overworld sprites. It's not a great program, and it bugs out and doesn't work with specific files, but it mostly works and is much less demanding than PokeTex.
NARCTool
Authors: natrium42, modified by unknown
This tool allows you to decompress and compress NARC files to and from folders. Since Tinke can easily decompress and extract NARCs as folders, it's only real use is rebuilding NARCs from folders.
Tinke
Authors: pleonex and various contributors
Thread: http://gbatemp.net/topic/303529-tinke-072/
This is an all purpose tool for NDS hacking. You can look at the file structure and import and export files and NARCs. It has a very basic hex editor. You can view, import, and export images, models, textures, et cetera. There's so much more this can do too. This is a very powerful tool for the graphical side of NDS ROM hacking.
Mario Kart DS Course Modifier
Authors: Gericom
Thread: https://gbatemp.net/threads/mkds-course-modifier.299444/
This is another NDS hacking tool like Tinke, that's pretty powerful and has a lot of features. This one is specialized for editing Mario Kart DS, but it has some useful functions for us. It's really good at editing single frame textures, but not animations. There's a function for splitting and rejoining texture files and models. It's very specific, but I used it to pull the protagonists sprites from the Magnet Train animation. It also has a decent converter for graphic files.
The Console Tool
Authors: lowlines
Thread: http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,8407.0.html
This is a powerful ROM hacking tool that can be used for many systems. I really only use it for occasionally editing palette files though. It supposedly has a pretty powerful 3D Model viewer, but for some reason, I've never been able to access it.
PK3DS
Authors: Kaphotics, SciresM
GitHub: https://github.com/kwsch/pk3DS
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?44950-pk3DS-XY-ORAS-ROM-Editor-amp-Randomizer
Pretty much the only thing you need to make a Gen 6 hack, PK3DS is an all-purpose tool developed by Kaphotics (with some input from SciresM such as the wild editing tool) that lets you modify pretty much anything that's currently possible. Wild Pokémon, trainer Pokémon, some graphical assets, moves, items, marts etc. Scripting isn't offered because Gen 6 scripting isn't possible, but you can do pretty much anything else.
The download link there is the latest master release on PK3DS, so it includes static encounter editing and other features not in the release version on Kaphotics' thread for the tool. Be warned that some parts may be unstable. Though in my experience it's all been pretty awesome. PK3DS is also still in development, though for Gen 6 it is pretty much complete.
Ohana3DS
Authors: gdkchan, Reisyukaku
Thread: https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?44168-Ohana3DS-(BCH-Tool)
Ohana3DS is a BCH editing tool that allows you to modify models within the Gen 6 games. A lot of helpful information is provided in the linked thread. The download link offered here is the latest release of the old Ohana3DS, but a new version written in C# is currently in development.
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