Development: Animated Sprites in Ruby and FireRed

[thjenvuongxh]

As I already explained, animations table in this 308CBC.
But the jumps and bumps...
...I have no idea where this...
...editing even less...
BUT IT MUST BE BLESSED WITH ASM ROUTINE
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[Shiny Quagsire]

As I already explained, animations table in this 308CBC.
But the jumps and bumps...
...I have no idea where this...
...editing even less...
BUT IT MUST BE BLESSED WITH ASM ROUTINE

Chances are the rotations, movement and dilating is done via a table of some sort, or even another script-like bytecode. You could have 1 byte for the type, then 3 for arguments (or less...)

Chances are, however, that it will require some extreme decompiling to even find it.

 

[thjenvuongxh]

The routine is at 0x011d65

I can say this because I already caught in the pokemon in battle when he was coming!


're getting close... hihihi...

 

[HyperXhydra]

It would be nice if someone makes a patch for this.

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

It would be nice if someone makes a patch for this.

It's 28 bytes, do we really need a patch for that? No, no we don't.

Just use a hex editor, they don't byte. :)

 

[HyperXhydra]

It's 28 bytes, do we really need a patch for that? No, no we don't.

Just use a hex editor, they don't byte. :)

I know nothing about hex editing...
Seriously, people should make more video tutorials, if it's easy then it won't take much of their time.
Cool stuff like battle animation editing also needs a video tutorial.
all I can find on youtube is super simple stuff about hacking, and why does everyone hate Pokemon ruby?...
or how about someone make tools.

 

[robinjea]

So everyone what's the final code for FR that loops the animation and has no bugs?

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

So everyone what's the final code for FR that loops the animation and has no bugs?

The answer is D, none of the above.

 

[robinjea]

The answer is D, none of the above.

Wait, I didn't quite catch that? I put

DF FF 00 00

?

 

[Spherical Ice]

Wait, I didn't quite catch that? I put

DF FF 00 00

?

No, it was a joke; there is no version for FireRed yet that loops the animation and has no bugs.

 

[robinjea]

Then there is still no way to ASM hack it?

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

In theory, it can be done. It's just a matter of whether anyone even wants to do it.

 

[robinjea]

I would do it if I only know how to make ASM codes but right now all I know is compiling.
But do you have any idea on how it should be structured?

I think this might be pretty easy if someone could just find out where the code continues after reaching FF FF 00 00.

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

The issue isn't with the looping mechanism, it's the fact that the battle routine pauses until the animation is done. Finding it isn't as easy as you think, you'd have to dig through several, perhaps hundreds of routines before finding out how to fix it.

 

[Shadowraze]

The issue isn't with the looping mechanism, it's the fact that the battle routine pauses until the animation is done. Finding it isn't as easy as you think, you'd have to dig through several, perhaps hundreds of routines before finding out how to fix it.

Woah a hundred routines? :3 That would really take a while.

But how about the routine that makes the sprite move for the backsprite in emerald have you got luck in finding it? :3

 

[BugMania]

I discovered a way of letting an animation similar to BW.

Spoiler:

Well, if we know that an offset as 0x2FF7D00 is an area of ​​memory that can change.

We can go to 0x082349BC and insert these bytes: 00 7D FF 02
​

Now, go to the Game Boy and go to "Memory view".


Walk to 0x2FF7D00 and insert bytes as follows: 00 00 0A 00 01 00 0A 00 FF FF 00 00
Thus, when in a wild battle, just a touch as FE FF under FF FF will make the pokemon dance.




Let's go to the Hex again. In 0xD7360, we will see what I like to call "routines for setwildbattlemessages".

To facilitate the understanding of what I want to show, put something like this:
64 73 0D C6 08 F1 80 08 30 C6 80 08 60 C6 80 08 80 C6 C1 08 90 C6 80 08 54 76 0D 08


Then, go to 0x80C4BC and put this:
B4 30 05 2D 4D 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 29 74 0D 08 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 B4 2D 4D 05 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 70 03 02 C2 C9 74 0D 08 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 05 4D 30 B4 2D 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 75 0D 08 F1 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 4D 04 2D 88 B4 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 59 75 0D 08 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 B4 04 88 02 4D 2D 4D 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 73 7D 0D 08





The routines I did was to load that is within variables 0x8004 and 0x8005 in 0x2FF7D18.

Therefore, before using any battle, run a script like:
setvar 0x8004 0xFFFF
setvar 0x8005 0xFFFE
end
(...)

I need help to improve this routine!

...Sorry for bad english.

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

I discovered a way of letting an animation similar to BW.




Well, if we know that an offset as 0x2FF7D00 is an area of ​​memory that can change.

We can go to 0x2349BC and insert these bytes: 00 7D FF 02
​

Now, go to the Game Boy and go to "Memory view".


Walk to 0x2FF7D00 and insert bytes as follows: 00 00 0A 00 01 00 0A 00 FF FF 00 00
Thus, when in a wild battle, just a touch as FE FF under FF FF will make the pokemon dance.




Let's go to the Hex again. In 0xD7360, we will see what I like to call "routines for setwildbattlemessages".

To facilitate the understanding of what I want to show, put something like this:
64 73 0D C6 08 F1 80 08 30 C6 80 08 60 C6 80 08 80 C6 C1 08 90 C6 80 08 54 76 0D 08


Then, go to 0x80C4BC and put this:
B4 30 05 2D 4D 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 29 74 0D 08 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 B4 2D 4D 05 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 70 03 02 C2 C9 74 0D 08 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 05 4D 30 B4 2D 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 75 0D 08 F1 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 4D 04 2D 88 B4 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 59 75 0D 08 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 B4 04 88 02 4D 2D 4D 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 18 7D FF 02 C0 70 03 02 C2 70 03 02 73 7D 0D 08





The routines I did was to load that is within variables 0x8004 and 0x8005 in 0x2FF7D18.

Therefore, before using any battle, run a script like:
setvar 0x8004 0xFFFF
setvar 0x8005 0xFFFE
end
(...)
I need help to improve this routine!

...Sorry for bad english.

Nice, do you think you could also provide the source ASM so that we can get a better insight as to how this works? I'm sure I and several others would also like to have this ASM available to improve on in case any errors or special needs for their hacks arise.

 

[BugMania]

Nice, do you think you could also provide the source ASM so that we can get a better insight as to how this works? I'm sure I and several others would also like to have this ASM available to improve on in case any errors or special needs for their hacks arise.

Spoiler:

It is a very simple routine:
(This is to run the animation).

.text
.align 2
.thumb
main:
push {r5, r4, r0}
LDR r5, var2
LDRH r5, [r5]
LDR R6, anim
strh r5, [r6]
LDR R0, go !Continue the Battle
pop {r5, r4, r0}
BX R0

.align 2
anim: .word 0x2FF7D18
var: .word 0x020370c0
var2: .word 0x020370c2
go: .word 0x080XXXXX






This 0x80xxxxx is for a byte that you would continue. Example: 0x80D737D (In table SetwildbattleMessages).

(This is to no run the animation).
.text
.align 2
.thumb
main:
push {r5, r4, r0}
LDR r5, var
LDRH r5, [r5]
LDR R6, anim
strh r5, [r6]
LDR R0, go !Continue the Battle
pop {r5, r4, r0}
BX R0

.align 2
anim: .word 0x2FF7D18
var: .word 0x020370c0
var2: .word 0x020370c2
go: .word 0x080XXXXX

 

[Sniper]

Whoa, are you serious?! Well, I'm not that surprised.
I was wondering how Pokemon Skyline did that trick.

 

[BugMania]

I managed to fix some bugs typical of a Asm-Noob.
When you restarted the game, the memory disappeared.

Spoiler:

Go to the byte 0x8040574 and add an offset XXXXXX08

In 08XXXXXX, take this routine:
70 B4 06 48 00 24 00 26 50 2E 03 D0 35 18 2C 60 04 36 F9 E7 70 BC 02 48 00 47 00 00 60 7D FF 02 YY YY YY 08

set at any offset it: *FF FF # FE FF 00 00
warning: the order os needed!

In 08YYYYYY, throw it:

30 B4 04 4D 2D 88 02 4E 35 80 04 48 30 BC 00 47 1C 7D FF 02 AA AA AA 08 BB BB BB 08 ZZ ZZ ZZ 08

... at *, put the pointer in AAAAAA08
and #, is in BBBBBB08

In a free space (0x08 RR RR RR), put something like:

00 00 0A 00 01 00 0A 00 02 00 0A 00 03 00 0A 00 02 00 0A 00 01 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00

at 0x08 ZZ ZZ ZZ, set this:
91 B4 0F 48 00 88 20 28 0E D0 FF D3 0A 4F C7 19 3F 88 0A 4C 04 19 27 80 09 48 00 88 02 30 08 4C 20 80 91 BC 07 48 00 47 05 48 00 88 00 1A 04 4C 20 80 91 BC 04 48 00 47 RR RR RR 08 00 7D FF 02 20 7D FF 02 ZZ ZZ ZZ 08 F3 06 04 08

if in doubt, do not think twice to let me know!

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