Diamond/Pearl/Platinum hacking

[me2hack]

I wonder which would be better, DP might be harder to hack. :S

 

[rockeymon]

Ill go download Tlp an emulator and Diamond and start experimenting

 

[BonzaiRob]

I hate to ask a nooby question that might be answered in the thread, but I've read 15 pages and my eyes hurt.
Has anyone managed to rip textures from 3D objects yet?
I have some plans that don't involve ROM hacking for them. I want to know how they're laid out and stuff so I can work out what the actual model shapes are in 3D space.

Thanks for any answers (even if it's just STFU noob of course we have lololol)

 

[Alpha de Splash]

I hate to ask a nooby question that might be answered in the thread, but I've read 15 pages and my eyes hurt.
Has anyone managed to rip textures from 3D objects yet?
I have some plans that don't involve ROM hacking for them. I want to know how they're laid out and stuff so I can work out what the actual model shapes are in 3D space.

Thanks for any answers (even if it's just STFU noob of course we have lololol)

Well, i'm not exactly sure what you mean. There are lots of different levels. I'm guessing (hopefully, rightly) you mean something simpler like this:

thats just textures, the actual models are much harder.

 

[BonzaiRob]

Ah, yes, exactly like that! (hehe, it also confirms my theory that the trees were layered rather than true 3d - they would have too many polys.)

Where was that originally posted, and is there a full sheet for it? And has anyone done houses?

 

[Alpha de Splash]

Ah, yes, exactly like that! (hehe, it also confirms my theory that the trees were layered rather than true 3d - they would have too many polys.)

Where was that originally posted, and is there a full sheet for it? And has anyone done houses?

hehehe...
that hasn't been posted yet, I made that tool.
Full sheets... I'm working on them...
Houses are done like this, but they are an absolute mess.

 

[BonzaiRob]

Ah, they're all over the place? Shame, I guess. Might be something to do with the order the polys are loaded?
I have a couple of ideas about how they're shaped and modelled, like that there's not really a lightsource or any roof overhangs, that it's all in the texture on a simple model. But I want to confirm it with the textures before I start trying to emulate it (also they'd be damn useful for testing XD guess I'll have to stitch them together).
Think you could send me those tree textures, though? XD Keep me posted on how your program goes.

 

[DragoonKnight]

Does anyone know a way for me to get out of Fake-Sinnoh? I saved there with the explorer's kit, and now it freezes when I load. Is there a code or something to fix this?

 

[Scythe_Ironclaw]

Hey it's me again...*sigh* is there any leads in map hacking? I would like to start "tinkering" at those hints and see if I can get some results.
Thought I would shut the *bleeper* up and contribute to the community a bit.
So, any pointers? Or tools/programs that I would need in order to return results?

The hex editor that I use is XVI32.
I also have the Nitro Explorer program that allows you to browse the files in a DS ROM Image.

 

[Ben232]

Okay, I've been told to ask here for any assistance on hacking Platinum, and so, I'll ask here.

I'm in need of a little bit of assistance on editing the 'Back Sprite' of your Player Character in battle, (and I mean every frame of it). I also need to be able to add in new music from other DS games with the same music format. I know that this is possible for I have seen it myself with my own eyes.

Another thing I'd like to know how to do is how to edit the actual Trainer Sprite itself when you enter a battle. By this, I mean the opponents battle sprite which faces you before sending out a Pokemon, and, for example, the one on the Trainer Card of the Player Character. I also need to know how to change names of characters in-game, like Cyrus to 'Light', and 'Prof Rowan to 'Phoenix' etc, and to change what is said in-game.

I already know how to edit overworld sprites, and many other things in the game. It's just these I need to be told about. Does editing the actual Trainer Sprite on the Trainer Card/Battle etc revolve around using Tile Molester etc? Well, anyways, if someone could explain, it would be a rather big help to me.

Thank you very much for reading. I would be very grateful for any help concerning these matters.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Gamer2020]

Hello everyone *waves*
I would like to ask a question about something that maybe you guys can answer.
In order to edit text in NDS ROMs can I search for the text in a hex editor like i would when doing it for GBA or GBC or do I have to first extract some kind of narc file?

 

[Alpha de Splash]

Hello everyone *waves*
I would like to ask a question about something that maybe you guys can answer.
In order to edit text in NDS ROMs can I search for the text in a hex editor like i would when doing it for GBA or GBC or do I have to first extract some kind of narc file?

Welcome. *waves back*
Well, its stored in NARC, encoded. So extracting is the first step, then decoding is the next. I'm not sure the exact encoding (I plan on researching stuff like that once I'm finally done with maps). loadingNOW has something called thenewpoketext that can do it, though it is hard to work with.

 

[Gamer2020]

Welcome. *waves back*
Well, its stored in NARC, encoded. So extracting is the first step, then decoding is the next. I'm not sure the exact encoding (I plan on researching stuff like that once I'm finally done with maps). loadingNOW has something called thenewpoketext that can do it, though it is hard to work with.

Is it like this for every NDS ROM? or just for pokemon? Also is there any special way to find the exact .narc file?

 

[Alpha de Splash]

Is it like this for every NDS ROM? or just for pokemon? Also is there any special way to find the exact .narc file?

The NARC is found at /msgdata/msg.narc
This encoding is specific to the pokemon games, DPPt

 

[Gamer2020]

The NARC is found at /msgdata/msg.narc
This encoding is specific to the pokemon games, DPPt

ok thank you very much.
I'll play around with it and see if i understand correctly.

 

[DragoonKnight]

Does anyone know a way for me to get out of Fake-Sinnoh? I saved there with the explorer's kit, and now it freezes when I load. Is there a code or something to fix this?oh, and sorry about the font size. btw, I tweaked. I didn't use an action replay, but if i need to buy one to fix this i will.

 

[Gamer2020]

Does anyone know a way for me to get out of Fake-Sinnoh? I saved there with the explorer's kit, and now it freezes when I load. Is there a code or something to fix this?oh, and sorry about the font size. btw, I tweaked. I didn't use an action replay, but if i need to buy one to fix this i will.

If you can edit the sav file just change your location.

 

[DragoonKnight]

Okay, so hwo do Iedit my save? I'm not using an emulator, but an actual DS cart.

 

[Potatomuffin]

Hello guys.
have their been any advancements in map hacking or sprite hacking? can we edit the models (with a program) now? oh yes, i do have a tutorial on how to map hack with hex if anyone needs it

 

[Alpha de Splash]

I'm the only one with a program that is apparently too hard to use.
I'm trying to build a better version of it.