[Other] Changing XSE script view

[Wayke]

Hi there,
im giving my first steps in pokemon hacking right now, and through all of my "problems", this one is the most annoying...

So, when I enter a script in XSE it looks like this:

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x8001F0

#org @start
checkflag 0x828
if 0x1 goto @done
msgbox @1 0x6
applymovement 0x04 @move
waitmovement 0x0
applymovement 0xFF @move2
pause 0x30
msgbox @2 0x6
playsong 0x13E 0x0
applymovement 0x04 @move3
applymovement 0xFF @move3
waitmovement 0x0
fadesong 0x12C
release
end

#org @done
release
end

#org @move
#raw 0x62
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0xFE

#org @move2
#raw 0x03
#raw 0xFE

#org @move3
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0xFE
#org @1
= Waaaiiiitttt!!!
#org @2
= You can't go out there\nwithout your own Pokemon.\pWild Pokemon will hurt you.

But after compiling and opening it again, it will look like this:

Spoiler:

'---------------
#org 0x8001F0
checkflag 0x828
if 0x1 goto 0x8800238
msgbox 0x880024B MSG_NORMAL '"Waaaiiiitttt!!!"
applymovement 0x4 0x880023B
waitmovement 0x0
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x8800242
pause 0x30
msgbox 0x880025D MSG_NORMAL '"You can't go out there\nwithout yo..."
playsong 0x13E 0x0
applymovement 0x4 0x8800245
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x8800245
waitmovement 0x0
fadesong 0x12C
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800238
release
end


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x80024B
= Waaaiiiitttt!!!

#org 0x80025D
= You can't go out there\nwithout your own Pokemon.\pWild Pokemon will hurt you.


'-----------
' Movements
'-----------
#org 0x80023B
#raw 0x62 'Exclamation Mark (!)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x800242
#raw 0x3 'Face Right
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x800245
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

Why is all that "organisation" and notes for!? Even son commands are different now... :why: I do understand why the pointers became offsets tho.

But, is there a way to get it to look a bit more like the original?

Maybe it is just confusing because I'am a newbie... but it really is a big time consumer when I'm testing or editing new scripts.


Cheers

 

[NewDenverCity]

Hi there,
im giving my first steps in pokemon hacking right now, and through all of my "problems", this one is the most annoying...

So, when I enter a script in XSE it looks like this:

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x8001F0

#org @start
checkflag 0x828
if 0x1 goto @done
msgbox @1 0x6
applymovement 0x04 @move
waitmovement 0x0
applymovement 0xFF @move2
pause 0x30
msgbox @2 0x6
playsong 0x13E 0x0
applymovement 0x04 @move3
applymovement 0xFF @move3
waitmovement 0x0
fadesong 0x12C
release
end

#org @done
release
end

#org @move
#raw 0x62
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0x12
#raw 0xFE

#org @move2
#raw 0x03
#raw 0xFE

#org @move3
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x13
#raw 0xFE
#org @1
= Waaaiiiitttt!!!
#org @2
= You can't go out there\nwithout your own Pokemon.\pWild Pokemon will hurt you.

But after compiling and opening it again, it will look like this:

Spoiler:

'---------------
#org 0x8001F0
checkflag 0x828
if 0x1 goto 0x8800238
msgbox 0x880024B MSG_NORMAL '"Waaaiiiitttt!!!"
applymovement 0x4 0x880023B
waitmovement 0x0
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x8800242
pause 0x30
msgbox 0x880025D MSG_NORMAL '"You can't go out there\nwithout yo..."
playsong 0x13E 0x0
applymovement 0x4 0x8800245
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x8800245
waitmovement 0x0
fadesong 0x12C
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800238
release
end


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x80024B
= Waaaiiiitttt!!!

#org 0x80025D
= You can't go out there\nwithout your own Pokemon.\pWild Pokemon will hurt you.


'-----------
' Movements
'-----------
#org 0x80023B
#raw 0x62 'Exclamation Mark (!)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0x12 'Step Left (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x800242
#raw 0x3 'Face Right
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x800245
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

Why is all that "organisation" and notes for!? Even son commands are different now... :why: I do understand why the pointers became offsets tho.

But, is there a way to get it to look a bit more like the original?

Maybe it is just confusing because I'am a newbie... but it really is a big time consumer when I'm testing or editing new scripts.


Cheers

So here's the thing about pointers and offsets. When you save them to a ROM, they aren't dynamic anymore (@ means dynamic, can change to find free space). Instead, they use pointers. The 'offsets' you're seeing in XSE are actually a simplified way of showing you a pointer.
here's an example

Spoiler:

in the rom, things are in little endian. that means 0x01234567 will become 67 45 23 01 in a pointer. so they automatically change it to a more readable form for you

As far as the various comments, you can hit Ctrl + D, and it'll show you a new window. You can change the view to Strict to get rid of the MSG_NORMAL stuff, and you can turn off comments, but I don't know why you would.

 

[Wayke]

Thanks , this basically lets me to copy-paste with no need for post editing, and makes it much easier for me to read the script.

 

[NewDenverCity]

Thanks , this basically lets me to copy-paste with no need for post editing, and makes it much easier for me to read the script.

If you want to edit the script and stuff if it's broken, I suggest you save as to get a .rbc file of that script. That way you can make as many edits as you want before inserting.