Q: I'm experiencing lags whenever I give myself a Pokemon via a script.
A: Edit your include/constants/items.h to either comment out the Shiny Charm, or set it up properly as instructed in the documentation.
Q: Some vanilla multichoice menus are crashing the game.
A: Comment out SCROLLING_MULTICHOICE in the config file to fix the scrolling multichoice menus. Any other ones will need to be rescripted manually using the new format. Fortunately, this only happens to menus around when the player gets to Celadon City.
Q: All of my overworld sprites are invisible after applying the CFRU!
A: Check out this
video solution/tutorial by Fred40!
Q: I applied the DPE and then the CFRU to clean ROM, but I can't evolve any Pokemon.
A: You need to change EVOS_PER_MON in the config file to 16 in order to match the CFRU with the DPE.
Q: I modified something in the config file and ran the make script, but nothing change.
A: You need to run python scripts//clean.py build first.
Q: I applied the Dynamic Pokemon Expansion, but the new Pokemon appear in AdvanceMap with glitchy names. Did I do something wrong?
A: Make sure you're using AdvanceMap 1.9.5. By default, the DPE inserts Pokemon data after 0xFFFFFF, the last offset AdvanceMap 1.9.2 can read from. However, had you followed the suggested instructions in the documentation, this wouldn't be an issue for you.
Q: Patch?
A: No official patch will be provided. That defeats the purpose of this engine. Additonally users of any patch made would be at the liberty of the pre-defined customization options and wouldn't get to choose anything for themselves.
Q: How can use a specific feature from the engine without installing the whole thing?
A: Figure out how to extract it yourself. However, most likely the feature is interconnected with other features and will be a pain to pull out. The engine was designed for maximum compatability with hacks in progress, so if it doesn't work for you, your hack may just be too far along.
Q: I installed the engine but I can't add any new wild Pokemon in Advance Map. Did I do something wrong?
A: Use the
Dynamic Pokemon Expansion for FireRed to get the new Pokemon.
Q: What game editors should I use with this engine?
A: Ideally, if you use both this and the
Dynamic Pokemon Expansion, you won't need any. Any data can be edited directly by modifying the files in the engines. If you only use the CFRU, then G3T is recommended.
DON'T USE PGE!!!!
Q: I don't know how to code. How do I customize the engine for my game?
A: There is a section in the documentation that explains various C syntax to allow you to edit pretty much anything in the engine. The documentation also explains how to 'ignore' specific moves, abilities, and items so you don't have to mess with any of the generated tables. Otherwise, all of the customizable features should be in
src/config.h. Beyond that, you will need to follow some C coding tutorials (eg.
this one) to understand how to optimize this engine for your own hack.
Q: I compiled the CFRU but can't see any of the new items or Pokémon in my tool! Where are they?
A: The CFRU doesn't create any new item or Pokémon data for user flexibility. You can either create the new item data first and edit the values in
include/constants/items.h (same with
include/constants/species.h), or make the item (species) data match the values that are already in those header files.
Q: I opened my game in G3T but the ability names are all messed up. Did I do something wrong?
A: No, you didn't do anything wrong. The length of the ability names are expanded as part of the engine. To undo this, open the file
strings/Ability_Name_Table.string and change the first line to
MAX_LENGTH=12. If you compile after doing this, you'll receive several warnings stating that certain strings have been truncated. Modify all of these mentioned ability names and reduce their length to fit within the new twelve character limit.
Q: If I install this engine with default settings on vanilla FireRed, can I play a QOL (Quality-of-Life) FireRed?
A: The Trainer Tower on Seven Island will no longer retain it's data when the game is saved (if the Save Block Expansion is used). Either replace the Trainer Tower with a Battle Tower, or remove save game capabilities while in the Trainer Tower.
No, the DPE expands Pokemon, but neither that or the CFRU touches the item data. Base item IDs are assigned in
. You will have to create your own item data (via G3T or in this engine if you have the coding knowledge) after first expanding items (see
). The item IDs can be match those already defined in
, or you can create the items with whatever IDs you like and redefine the values in
I applied both the Complete FireRed Upgrade and Dynamic Pokemon Expansion, but the new Pokemon can only use Struggle. Did I do something wrong?
By default, the CFRU has the learnsets for expanded Pokemon commented out. You need to uncomment the new learnsets in src/Tables/level_up_learnsets.c. Additionally, don't forget to update the config file with any data related to new Pokemon (for instance, the National Pokedex size).
