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[LarzI]

Hi! I started trying to map some more after a loong break.
I've always been a noob, but now I understand ALOT more than I did, lol.

Anyways, my problem:
I opened up AM, then loaded a ROM.
I clicked Create new map, then selected tilesets and name etc.
After finishing my map (with events and movement permission and all that), I inserted my map into bank 24 (as this is a cave).
It appeared on bottom of bank 24, named as LITTLEROOT TOWN.
When I opened up Header and changed the name to my desired name, the original LITTLEROOT TOWN maps also changed their names.

How can I do so my custom map isn't "linked" with the LITTLEROOT TOWN maps?
I really want my own custom names for the map, without changing original map names too.

Thanks for your attention and help!
- lrZ^

 

[LarzI]

Are you 100% sure?
So I can't make new maps, without using the same name as other maps?
That's... Pretty weird... :s

 

[Chad -]

Hi. I am new to this, so please bare with me. I have a couple of questions. xD

1 - Is it possible to add more than 12 palletes in Advance Map?
2- Is there a way to delete old scripts completely, so that you can use them for additional space? (Just wondering)

Thank you.
Chad -

 

[Teh Blazer]

I have a problem that I don't know what the cause is:

My titlescreen's image ruins the whole title screen.

Spoiler:

This image ->

It costs me E84 (3716) bytes.
It also has a RAW which costs 210 (528) bytes.
The RAW looks like this in NTME:

When I insert it fully, I get this:

See, the whole background disappears and the translucent background shows. What gives?

 

[PeregrineFig]

You need to change the palette. There are tutorials floating around that tell you step-by-step how to replace the Charizard, including the palette-editing part. Changing the palette is extremely important.

 

[Jerme]

i need help with pokemon platinum

-when i edit a pokemon's data in PDEDS, i make them hold items and insert the personal.narc back in. but then, when i encounter it, it never has any of the items i make it hold. why?

-how can i change pokemon in-battle sprites?

-change trainer over-world map sprite with another character

 

[Xnenai]

I'm just wondering if in the future, A-Map will have multi-tile brushes (if thats the right word), Along with the ability to copy and paste tiles? Maybe that sounds stupid but another game that i play/and mod called Starcraft also uses tiles as the design of the map, and the modded map editors for it have copy and paste functions, and multi-tile brushes.

Also wondering if some one can post a link to a helpful guide for decompiling/recompiling scripts use XSE. <- Havin a bit of trouble with that (cant fix a script without have to rewrite it cause the newer parts that i add in get written into the offset that i was using and delete everything else, screws up the script)

 

[Mana1]

I'm just wondering if in the future, A-Map will have multi-tile brushes (if thats the right word), Along with the ability to copy and paste tiles? Maybe that sounds stupid but another game that i play/and mod called Starcraft also uses tiles as the design of the map, and the modded map editors for it have copy and paste functions, and multi-tile brushes.

Also wondering if some one can post a link to a helpful guide for decompiling/recompiling scripts use XSE. <- Havin a bit of trouble with that (cant fix a script without have to rewrite it cause the newer parts that i add in get written into the offset that i was using and delete everything else, screws up the script)

You can copy in A-Map already, hold CTRL whilst you select your blocks you you can then tile using multitiles.

Once you compile a script to an offset (which you should have searched for with FSF before) then if you change the script in any way you should also change the offset because anything you add will change the number of bytes the script takes up, and so any scripts which are inserted after the edited one are at risk of being edited over and stuff ><

 

[Xnenai]

O_O then i think my keyboards broken lol cause i already tried that. ill try again though thanks

and, because the new script needs a diff amount of bytes it needs a new offset? how come i cant just rewrite over the old one o-o?

 

[Mana1]

O_O then i think my keyboards broken lol cause i already tried that. ill try again though thanks

and, because the new script needs a diff amount of bytes it needs a new offset? how come i cant just rewrite over the old one o-o?

It's CTRL and RIGHT click sorry ^^ I forgot to specify that.

Well pointing it at one offset is fine, but the next offset used it so many bytes behind it, so if you have other script compiled into the ROM further in then you risk overwriting things.

EG:
1st Script at 0x800000
2nd Script at 0x800006

If you then change the 1st script by adding in lots of commands (changing values shouldn't change the bytes but adding msgbox, lock, applymovements and things will) then it might compile part of the new script partially over the 2nd.

Or something like that << I should leave this to an expert XD

 

[PeregrineFig]

If you're going to add even a single byte to a script, recompile the whole thing. You can get away with writing over it if it's the last script you compiled, as well as if there are fewer bytes in the new version. But, if there's data after the script and you add bytes to the old script, it will spill over and overwrite part of the script at the offset at the end of the script you're rewriting. This might not make a lot of sense if you don't understand the workings of hex, but I hope you understand what I (and SwiftSign) said.

 

[Xnenai]

thanks for explaining that to me now i know why all my scripts are screwed up (and why my rom is screwed up) XD
and thanks for specifying ctrl+right click cause i woulda been stuck forever.

 

[Jinjo]

I just have one simple question.

• How would I be able to disable the trainer blocking a thrown Poké Ball during a battle, thus being able to steal their Pokémon? I've seen some AR/GS codes out there and I'm wondering where I'd look for a script or such that'd control this. It's mainly boredom that made me think of this.

 

[Xnenai]

Is there some sorta limit to the amount of sprites you can have in a map where if you past that limit all scripts are disabled(just a random guess)? cause in one of the maps im making, it's like a school, and im trying to make it seem lively with people, there are about 21 people in the map and i tryed using this script
#dynamic 0x80005C
#org @devlabppl
lock
msgbox @talking 0x6
release
end

#org @talking
= 'Burning Glare'

nothing wrong with it i assume( i dont want the faceplayer command for it) but for some reason it doesnt work with any of the sprites that i put it on >.> (except for one, some fat miner guy with different strings for the @talking pointer...)

 

[Teh Blazer]

You need to change the palette. There are tutorials floating around that tell you step-by-step how to replace the Charizard, including the palette-editing part. Changing the palette is extremely important.

I did change the palette, but his happened...

Spoiler:

You see, the background is gone (and I inserted it) and the yellow "transparent" thing is there! What went wrong????

 

[PeregrineFig]

The yellow (transparent) color has to be the first color in your palette. Also, in NTME, use the palettemap and cover the sprite part in D tiles, if I remember right.

 

[destinedjagold]

Is there some sorta limit to the amount of sprites you can have in a map where if you past that limit all scripts are disabled(just a random guess)? cause in one of the maps im making, it's like a school, and im trying to make it seem lively with people, there are about 21 people in the map and i tryed using this script

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x80005C
#org @devlabppl
lock
msgbox @talking 0x6
release
end

#org @talking
= 'Burning Glare'

nothing wrong with it i assume( i dont want the faceplayer command for it) but for some reason it doesnt work with any of the sprites that i put it on >.> (except for one, some fat miner guy with different strings for the @talking pointer...)

yes, there is a limit.
I experienced what would happen and all flags would reset if we exceed the limit.
anyways, 21 is still okay in a map.
dunno why you're having that problem, though...

 

[Xnenai]

Cool, thx for telling me. I have one last question (hopefully for a while). Whats the benefit of inserting Level scripts?

 

[Mana1]

Cool, thx for telling me. I have one last question (hopefully for a while). Whats the benefit of inserting Level scripts?

It means a script will happen as soon as you enter the map, rather than wait for you to step on a trigger event tile.

 

[carlolicup]

Does anyone know how to change Prof Birch ??
I can't find him in UnlZ . They say use tile layer pro , but i dont know how to use it .

EDIT:And BTW , I want to change him in Ruby :)