About the Binary Hack Research & Development Forum

The Binary Hack Research & Development forum is the place for developing new code and gathering suggestions to improve binary ROM hacks and understand games. This includes modifications to features in the games, or adding entirely new features to the game. This is not limited to any particular game; whether it's for a GBA Pokémon game, a 3DS game, etc., if it needs to be broken apart, go ahead and do it here!

This section mainly consists of these kinds of threads, with an appropriate category attached:

• Research
  Use this category for routines and functions in compiled ROM code that requires additional research. This is suitable for anyone who wants to go solo or enlist the help of others in documenting unknown code.
  Note that at this time, GBA Pokémon games have been largely documented by pret and thus new research for GBA games may not be approved.
• Development
  If you're developing new routines, functions or other code for a game, and/or wish to collaborate on code with others, tag your thread with the Development category. A thread that's intended to transition from research to a full-blown project should also be categorised as this.
  Projects classed as "Development" that have reached a certain point and are utilised by members as resources will be moved to the Resources section.

Posting in this section

Threads in this section are moderated — they will require a moderator to approve your thread before it's visible to others. We'll approve your thread if it fits the categories above and satisfies the guidelines below.

When contributing to this section, we expect that you are able to hex edit. It isn't a requirement that when you post a idea that you specifically know how to implement it, since anyone can come up with a creative new idea, but if you post here we expect you to know the feasibility of what you want to do.

For development threads, your first post should detail what you're aiming to do. It's recommended that you write this in a short paragraph. In addition, you may include notes such as what research you've already done. You should also note the game(s) that you are researching and developing your idea for. You also have the option to forbid your idea from being given to another party.

Any member may post in threads in this section. You may contribute ideas, tips, scripts, or anything that may further the development or finish the project. Members may not, however, post any comments that don't contribute to the thread.

Abandoned projects

In case there is something that hasn't been implemented and appears to be abandoned, you may take over the project (regardless of the thread's last post). However, you can choose not to allow your idea's rights to be transferred by stating so in the first post of the thread. You may not assume the rights of anything in a thread you take the lead for if any statement (e.g. any copyright appended to code) expressly prohibits it.

Questions relating to the section?

Don't know where something should be posted? Have questions about whether you can post this or that, or whether you can take over a project in this section? Get in touch with a moderator and we'll help you as best as we can!