Help Thread: Quick Questions & Answers

[KrookoBlastiose]

Is there a way to write a script that changes a byte in the rom? Let's say that I wanted to make a pokemart script, but one of the items in the shop needs to have a different than usual price. In the script, I would want a byte change in the rom before the pokemart options come up, and another one to change it back to the way it was after the script is over. Is there any way to do this by scripting or asm?
Just to clear things up, I would only want only one shop in particular to sell the item at a different price, not just a simple change to the overall price of the item.

 

[TheEndeavor]

1) Here is a tutorial that has the process https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=161616

2) No idea:P

3) For me, the story should be planned out first because if you dont know how what theme your game will rotate around, then you will have trouble deciding what to make your maps like and you wont know what scripts to put in.

Thank you.
Just going to ask again, where can I go to get sprites made for me since I am having a hard time?

 

[chrunch]

Thank you.
Just going to ask again, where can I go to get sprites made for me since I am having a hard time?

You're going to have a hard time doing that unless you know someone willing to help. You can look on various sites but there aren't many people who will do sprites for a random person for nothing in return.

 

[C me]

Is there a way to write a script that changes a byte in the rom? Let's say that I wanted to make a pokemart script, but one of the items in the shop needs to have a different than usual price. In the script, I would want a byte change in the rom before the pokemart options come up, and another one to change it back to the way it was after the script is over. Is there any way to do this by scripting or asm?
Just to clear things up, I would only want only one shop in particular to sell the item at a different price, not just a simple change to the overall price of the item.

You could use witebytetooffset comand (I think that's what it's called) in XSE before the shop,( before pokemart 0xpointer) then after that before the script ends write the original price to that offset to reset it no normal for other shops.

 

[TheEndeavor]

You're going to have a hard time doing that unless you know someone willing to help. You can look on various sites but there aren't many people who will do sprites for a random person for nothing in return.

Alright, well thank you for that information.

 

[maniman303]

Does water reflection in emerald affect npcs?

 

[Joexv]

Does water reflection in emerald affect npcs?

If you mean do npcs have reflection too? Then yes.

 

[TheEndeavor]

Just one main question which I have asked before but I would just like some clarification:
Is there such a thing as a blank ROM? As in a ROM with no scripts made, or maps made but all the resources included?

 

[Joexv]

Just one main question which I have asked before but I would just like some clarification:
Is there such a thing as a blank ROM? As in a ROM with no scripts made, or maps made but all the resources included?

This is about the closest thing you'll find
https://pokemonhackersonline.com/sh...O-Elite-FireRed-ROM-Base-A-base-for-champions

 

[TheEndeavor]

This is about the closest thing you'll find
https://pokemonhackersonline.com/sh...O-Elite-FireRed-ROM-Base-A-base-for-champions

Thank you. Looks nice.

 

[maniman303]

npc have water reflection, but hero use special palette for water reflection. Does npc use other palette for reflection? If yes is there a way to repoint their water reflection from one palette to other? Or the best thing how can I delete water reflection?

 

[Joexv]

npc have water reflection, but hero use special palette for water reflection. Does npc use other palette for reflection? If yes is there a way to repoint their water reflection from one palette to other? Or the best thing how can I delete water reflection?

If you want to remove the reflection just change the water tiles behavior bytes to something that doesnt have reflection. Yes the npcs and heroes use different palettes. All can be edited using NSE as they are normal overworld palettes and thus can actually be used for things other than reflections if you want them removed.(I cant remember the palette numbers atm sry)

 

[maniman303]

No no no, I mean for example npc 1 use normal palette 03 and palette 05 for reflection, and I want him to use palette 06 for reflections, and I do not know anything about changing bytes for tiles, is there any tut about it? Or can I do that with animated tile editor?

 

[Joexv]

No no no, I mean for example npc 1 use normal palette 03 and palette 05 for reflection, and I want him to use palette 06 for reflections, and I do not know anything about changing bytes for tiles, is there any tut about it? Or can I do that with animated tile editor?

Afaik there isnt a known way to change what reflection palette a overworld uses, sorry. But to change a behavior byte open up a-map and under the block editor theres a textbox labeled Behavior byte, and then change it to whatever you want.

 

[diggergerbil]

Instead of the usual 4 byte pointer (XX YY ZZ 08) is it possible to write a 5 byte pointer? Or would there be any other way to point to an address with more than 6 digits?

 

[maniman303]

I think last question, how I edit background behind birch talking about basics of pokemons? I think it is uncompressed because it doesn't use compressed palette. And how I edit frames of text? For example type 3, you can choose it in settings, I need only offsets for background and frames and thanks for help :)

 

[daniilS]

Instead of the usual 4 byte pointer (XX YY ZZ 08) is it possible to write a 5 byte pointer? Or would there be any other way to point to an address with more than 6 digits?

No. Why on earth would you need that!?

 

[daniilS]

You could use witebytetooffset comand (I think that's what it's called) in XSE before the shop,( before pokemart 0xpointer) then after that before the script ends write the original price to that offset to reset it no normal for other shops.

Look up the definition of ROM. The fact that you can't write to it makes it a ROM, so this wouldn't work.

 

[chrunch]

Any idea on how to change the Pokemon counter poke balls that appear at the beginning of trainer battles. Editing the image in Unlz yields no results. (Unless I have the wrong image)

You repointed the image, right?

 

[C me]

Look up the definition of ROM. The fact that you can't write to it makes it a ROM, so this wouldn't work.

So when would that command be used? Changing Ram?