Script Help Thread (DO NOT REQUEST SCRIPTS)

[Satoshi Ookami]

What special do you use for the national dex in ruby?

Or is it not a special at all?

writebytetooffset 0x2 0x2026B00
writebytetooffset 0x3 0x2026B01
writebytetooffset 0xDA 0x2024EBE
writebytetooffset 0x67 0x2026A5A

 

[Aemirch]

Hi, if I use the "getplayerpos" which variables can I use?

The ones considered to be safe.

Are unused ones ok?

If you are sure they are unused, then yes.

And let's say the player is at (10,1B) and I want to check it.

Do I say 'compare 0x(x-variable) 0x10'?
and then 'if 0x01 got @blah'.

Yes, you got that right.

Also where would I sneak in syntax such as > 0x10 or <0x10?

Is there such a syntax in the first place? I think not.

 

[Spherical Ice]

#define B_< 0x0
#define B_<< 0x0
#define B_= 0x1
#define B_== 0x1
#define B_> 0x2
#define B_>> 0x2
#define B_<= 0x3
#define B_>= 0x4
#define B_!= 0x5
#define B_<> 0x5

If you have XSE's std.rbh file, you can just use that key. For example:

compare LASTERESULT 0x1
if B_! goto @inequal

If LASTRESULT isn't equal to 1.

compare LASTERESULT 0x1
if B_<= goto @lessthanorequal

If LASTRESULT is less than, or equal to, 1.

If you understand basic mathematical notation that key should be self-explanatory.

 

[thetripplenine]

writebytetooffset 0x2 0x2026B00
writebytetooffset 0x3 0x2026B01
writebytetooffset 0xDA 0x2024EBE
writebytetooffset 0x67 0x2026A5A

So the pokedex just isn't showing the sprites and stuff everything else is working.

Here's the script incase I messed up:

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x9C0000

#org @start
lock
faceplayer
checkflag 0x800
if 0x1 goto @yes
if 0x0 goto @no
release
end

#org @yes
checkflag 0x801
if 0x1 goto @donealready
msgbox @1 0x5
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto @take
msgbox @2 0x6
release
end

#org @take
msgbox @3 0x6
setflag 0x801
writebytetooffset 0x2 0x2026B00
writebytetooffset 0x3 0x2026B01
writebytetooffset 0xDA 0x2024EBE
writebytetooffset 0x67 0x2026A5A
fanfare 0x372
msgbox @4 0x6
release
end

#org @no
msgbox @5 0x6
release
end

#org @donealready
msgbox @6 0x6
release
end

 

[buckeyestilidie]

Well I feel like this is a bit of an easy question. I am trying to do the legendary battle script and this is what I have wrote.
#dynamic 0x900000

#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @1 0x6
cry 0x249 0x0
wildbattle 0x249 0x1E 0x8B
fadescreen 0x1
fadescreen 0x0
hidesprite 0x800F
setflag 0x200
release
end

#org @1
= Lugia: Rawr.

But every time I go to it I click on the Pokemon to battle it, nothing happens. Any ideas? Also thanks to anyone who helps in advance!

 

[Herpahermaderp]

Well I feel like this is a bit of an easy question. I am trying to do the legendary battle script and this is what I have wrote.
#dynamic 0x900000

#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @1 0x6
cry 0x249 0x0
wildbattle 0x249 0x1E 0x8B
fadescreen 0x1
fadescreen 0x0
hidesprite 0x800F
setflag 0x200
release
end

#org @1
= Lugia: Rawr.

But every time I go to it I click on the Pokemon to battle it, nothing happens. Any ideas? Also thanks to anyone who helps in advance!

You're cry and wildbattle offsets are wrong, it shouldn't be 249, it should be F9, since you have to convert the Pokemon's Pokedex ID to hex to use it in scripts. Also, it's recommended to use flags higher than 900, as most flags before that are used by other parts of the game, unless if you are using JPAN's hacked engine, then it doesn't matter. Other than that it looks good.

 

[karatekid552]

You're cry and wildbattle offsets are wrong, it shouldn't be 249, it should be F9, since you have to convert the Pokemon's Pokedex ID to hex to use it in scripts. Also, it's recommended to use flags higher than 900, as most flags before that are used by other parts of the game, unless if you are using JPAN's hacked engine, then it doesn't matter. Other than that it looks good.

NO FLAGS OVER 900!​

How many freaking times do I have to say it?!?

I'm sorry if that comes off as rude, but you can severly cripple your game by using flags over 900 as they overlap the same storage ram used for vars and PC boxes. So unless you want bad eggs and vars that don't work properly, heed my warning. I will very soon have a tutorial published which will describe this completely.

Also, you don't have to convert to hex when writing a script. If you don't put the "0x" before a number, the script editor will read it in decimal. So, in a script:

setflag 0xA

Is the same as:

setflag 10


(Flag 10/0xA is a temporary flag that will not stay set and therefore will not work for the uses in scripts, this is only an example)

 

[BlackHoleJanis]

My script for applymovement wont work. It moves me but not the sprite of the NPC. After it moves me it then locks up and doesn't let me move at all.

I'm using XSE.

I'm Using the Firered Rom.

Script:

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x8016CC

#org @start
msgbox @talk1 0x6
applymovement 2 @walk1
waitmovement 2
applymovement 0xFF @walk2
waitmovement 0xFF
msgbox @talk2 0x6
trainerbattle 0x0 0x1FF 0x0 @before @after
msgbox @talk3 0x6
setflag 0x82F
applymovement 2 @walk3
waitmovement 2
hidesprite 2
setvar 0x6000 0x1
setflag 0x1206
release
end

#org @talk1
= \v\h01!

#org @talk2
= It seems you've already been set\non your way by Master...\pNevermind. Let's Battle!

#org @talk3
= You truly are amazing \v\h01!\pThings might seem strange now but\ndon't worry all will be revealed\lin good time!\pBut for now take this!\p\v\h01 recieved the RUNNING SHOES.\pWell goodbye then. Until we meet\nagain.

#org @walk1
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x12

#org @walk2
#raw 0x53
#raw 0x62

#org @walk3
#raw 0x13
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10
#raw 0x10

#org @before
= Wow I see that you've already\nchosen a path!

#org @after
= Now I truly believe that you are\nthe right selection.

 

[Spherical Ice]

You need to add #raw 0xFE to the end of each movement list.

 

[kablam]

Okay so I know most people here prefer to script in the XSE style for a variety of reasons and I do plan on learning XSE when I finish my current project but for now I'm going to continue the way I started out before finding this website.

This script's purpose is to make it so that when the player steps on a certain tile, it will apply movements to two team rocket grunts (person event #s 2 and 3), have them run left, stop, say something about how Team Rocket is the best, then run up, and, after doing so, remove the respective sprites. Then Professor Oak walks up to where they made the turn and stops. The script then ends. After compiling it into the game and testing it out, however, the rom freezes when I step onto the script tile.

#org $script
checkflag 0x1201
if 0x01 goto $nothing
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun
$rocketonerun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun
$rockettworun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
pausemove 0
message $talk
$talk 1 = You'll never catch\n us Oak!\p Team Rocket\n will prevail!
boxset 6
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun1
$rocketonerun1 1 ; #binary 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun1
$rockettworun1 1 ; #binanry 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
pausemove 0
removesprite 2
setflag 0x1202
removesprite 3
setflag 0x1203
applymovement 4 $oakwalk
$oakwalk1 ; #binary 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0xFE
pausemove 0
setflag 0x1201
release
end

#org $nothing
end

edit: I believe I found my own problem. Totally forgot that vars are used with script tiles. With that in mind, would this be correct?

#org $script
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun
$rocketonerun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun
$rockettworun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
pausemove 0
message $talk
$talk 1 = You'll never catch\n us Oak!\p Team Rocket\n will prevail!
boxset 6
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun1
$rocketonerun1 1 ; #binary 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun1
$rockettworun1 1 ; #binanry 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
pausemove 0
removesprite 2
setflag 0x1202
removesprite 3
setflag 0x1203
applymovement 4 $oakwalk
$oakwalk1 ; #binary 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0xFE
pausemove 0
setvar 0x6000 0x0001
release
end

Also if I wanted to have a tile right next to this one and I wanted to make it so that if you stepped on one of the tiles, neither one of them would activate upon stepping on them again, would I use the same var for each tile?

 

[buckeyestilidie]

NO FLAGS OVER 900!​

How many freaking times do I have to say it?!?

I'm sorry if that comes off as rude, but you can severly cripple your game by using flags over 900 as they overlap the same storage ram used for vars and PC boxes. So unless you want bad eggs and vars that don't work properly, heed my warning. I will very soon have a tutorial published which will describe this completely.

Also, you don't have to convert to hex when writing a script. If you don't put the "0x" before a number, the script editor will read it in decimal. So, in a script:

setflag 0xA

Is the same as:

setflag 10


(Flag 10/0xA is a temporary flag that will not stay set and therefore will not work for the uses in scripts, this is only an example)

So why isn't it working then? Is it operator error? Lol

 

[Spherical Ice]

Okay so I know most people here prefer to script in the XSE style for a variety of reasons and I do plan on learning XSE when I finish my current project but for now I'm going to continue the way I started out before finding this website.

This script's purpose is to make it so that when the player steps on a certain tile, it will apply movements to two team rocket grunts (person event #s 2 and 3), have them run left, stop, say something about how Team Rocket is the best, then run up, and, after doing so, remove the respective sprites. Then Professor Oak walks up to where they made the turn and stops. The script then ends. After compiling it into the game and testing it out, however, the rom freezes when I step onto the script tile.

#org $script
checkflag 0x1201
if 0x01 goto $nothing
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun
$rocketonerun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun
$rockettworun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
pausemove 0
message $talk
$talk 1 = You'll never catch\n us Oak!\p Team Rocket\n will prevail!
boxset 6
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun1
$rocketonerun1 1 ; #binary 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun1
$rockettworun1 1 ; #binanry 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
pausemove 0
removesprite 2
setflag 0x1202
removesprite 3
setflag 0x1203
applymovement 4 $oakwalk
$oakwalk1 ; #binary 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0xFE
pausemove 0
setflag 0x1201
release
end

#org $nothing
end

edit: I believe I found my own problem. Totally forgot that vars are used with script tiles. With that in mind, would this be correct?

#org $script
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun
$rocketonerun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun
$rockettworun 1 ; #binary 0x1F 0X1F 0X1F 0X1F 0xFE
pausemove 0
message $talk
$talk 1 = You'll never catch\n us Oak!\p Team Rocket\n will prevail!
boxset 6
applymovement 2 $rocketonerun1
$rocketonerun1 1 ; #binary 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
applymovement 3 $rockettworun1
$rockettworun1 1 ; #binanry 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0x1E 0xFE
pausemove 0
removesprite 2
setflag 0x1202
removesprite 3
setflag 0x1203
applymovement 4 $oakwalk
$oakwalk1 ; #binary 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0x12 0xFE
pausemove 0
setvar 0x6000 0x0001
release
end

Also if I wanted to have a tile right next to this one and I wanted to make it so that if you stepped on one of the tiles, neither one of them would activate upon stepping on them again, would I use the same var for each tile?

NO FLAGS OVER 900!​

How many freaking times do I have to say it?!?

I'm sorry if that comes off as rude, but you can severly cripple your game by using flags over 900 as they overlap the same storage ram used for vars and PC boxes. So unless you want bad eggs and vars that don't work properly, heed my warning. I will very soon have a tutorial published which will describe this completely.

seriously how hard is it to read.

 

[kablam]

seriously how hard is it to read.

I did read. With that said, that doesn't account for the script not working properly. From what it seems the scripts will still work but will cause other parts of the game to run less smoothly/not at all so I still believe that there is a problem evident in the script itself and I would like help regarding that.

 

[Spherical Ice]

Well, the reason for that is likely because you haven't set a variable number to the script tile - but the point still stands, change your flags. (this question has been asked before, anyway, you could've searched)

 

[karatekid552]

I did read. With that said, that doesn't account for the script not working properly. From what it seems the scripts will still work but will cause other parts of the game to run less smoothly/not at all so I still believe that there is a problem evident in the script itself and I would like help regarding that.

You are also using Pokescript, a script editor that hasn't been updated since 2006. Hacking has changed and most people use either PSKV or XSE. You will find very few people here who use or even know the syntax for Pokescript which makes it much hard to help you.

 

[papayaperson]

Soo I'm using PKSV, and I wrote a script that just hasn't been working properly and I can't seem to figure out why. It's for FireRed, and this is it with the dynamic offsets:

Spoiler:

#dyn 0x740000
#org @main
lockall
checkflag 0x11
if == jump :null
applymovement 0x1 @look
pauseevent 0x0
message @talk
callstd msg_normal
setflag 0x11
setvar 0x4010 0x1
:null
releaseall
end

#org @look
m look_right say_!! end

#org @talk
= \v\h01! You slept in!\n\v\h06 has been waiting for you!\lHe lives behind us,\nhurry and see if he's still home!

The problem was originally that it would just freeze up when I entered the room (I set it as a Map Script, and I selected 02), but then I repointed it and it would show this weird text that didn't end, and once I repointed it again, it would display the correct text but it would just completely freeze after the line "He lives behind us,", and so I repointed several more times and it hasn't fixed itself, so I'm not sure what the problem is..
If anyone could help that would be awesome!

 

[karatekid552]

Soo I'm using PKSV, and I wrote a script that just hasn't been working properly and I can't seem to figure out why. It's for FireRed, and this is it with the dynamic offsets:

Spoiler:

#dyn 0x740000
#org @main
lockall
checkflag 0x11
if == jump :null
applymovement 0x1 @look
pauseevent 0x0
message @talk
callstd msg_normal
setflag 0x11
setvar 0x4010 0x1
:null
releaseall
end

#org @look
m look_right say_!! end

#org @talk
= \v\h01! You slept in!\n\v\h06 has been waiting for you!\lHe lives behind us,\nhurry and see if he's still home!

The problem was originally that it would just freeze up when I entered the room (I set it as a Map Script, and I selected 02), but then I repointed it and it would show this weird text that didn't end, and once I repointed it again, it would display the correct text but it would just completely freeze after the line "He lives behind us,", and so I repointed several more times and it hasn't fixed itself, so I'm not sure what the problem is..
If anyone could help that would be awesome!

Flag 0x11 is a temporary flag, meaning it won't stay set. Look for my tutorial that will come out in the next coming days when DrFuji comes back. It will explain all of this.

I would try using @null instead of :null. It may work both ways, but consistancy helps readablility and accuracy.

Either way, there is no need for a flag at all. By setting the var, it will prevent the script from running again, so you can remove that whole sequence right away.

Other than that, it looks pretty good. Here is a revised script:

Spoiler:

#dyn 0x740000
#org @main
lockall
applymovement 0x1 @look
pauseevent 0x0
message @talk
callstd msg_normal
setvar 0x4010 0x1
end

#org @look
m look_right say_!! end

#org @talk
= \v\h01! You slept in!\n\v\h06 has been waiting for you!\lHe lives behind us,\nhurry and see if he's still home!

 

[papayaperson]

Flag 0x11 is a temporary flag, meaning it won't stay set. Look for my tutorial that will come out in the next coming days when DrFuji comes back. It will explain all of this.

I would try using @null instead of :null. It may work both ways, but consistancy helps readablility and accuracy.

Either way, there is no need for a flag at all. By setting the var, it will prevent the script from running again, so you can remove that whole sequence right away.

Other than that, it looks pretty good. Here is a revised script:

Spoiler:

#dyn 0x740000
#org @main
lockall
applymovement 0x1 @look
pauseevent 0x0
message @talk
callstd msg_normal
setvar 0x4010 0x1
end

#org @look
m look_right say_!! end

#org @talk
= \v\h01! You slept in!\n\v\h06 has been waiting for you!\lHe lives behind us,\nhurry and see if he's still home!

I used the new script you gave me and it seems a bit better, as it's not totally locking out, but it keeps starting over and repeating the text after it reaches "he lives behind us," so nothing else can happen :/ Thanks for trying though!
Anyonee else have any idea?

 

[Spherical Ice]

Decompile the offset in the Map script offset box of Professional view (ctrl+h) in Amap. Replace the #raw word 0xFFFF to #raw word 0x0.

 

[ExitWound]

I need some help. I'm utterly confused at the moment... I have a script where you can battle somebody 3 different times, each time having stronger Pokémon. He should give you 3 different items each time you beat him, until he is rebattle-able. He's suppose to give you Leftovers the first time you beat him, PP Max the second, and a Master ball the third. When rebattle-able, he should give a PP Up each time you beat him. As of right now, he only gives the Leftovers and Master ball. No PP Max and no PP Up. What is going on with this script?

#dynamic 0x6C4340

#org @start
checkflag 0x850
if 0x1 goto @start1
trainerbattle 0x1 0xa1 0x0 @before @after @later
end

#org @start1
checkflag 0x851
if 0x1 goto @start2
trainerbattle 0x1 0x29b 0x0 @before1 @after1 @later1
end

#org @start2
settrainerflag 0x29d
trainerbattle 0x1 0x29d 0x0 @before2 @after2 @later2
end

#org @later
setflag 0x850
msgbox @msg1 0x2
giveitem 0xc8 0x1 0x0
release
end

#org @later1
setflag 0x851
msgbox @msg2 0x2
giveitem 0x47 0x1 0x0
release
end

#org @later2
checkflag 0x852
if 0x1 goto @beaten
setflag 0x852
msgbox @msg3 0x2
giveitem 0x1 0x1 0x0
release
end

#org @beaten
msgbox @msg4 0x2
giveitem 0x45 0x1 0x0
release
end

#org @before
= I am legend.

#org @after
= I... am...\pI'm speechless...

#org @msg1
= You are truly gifted...\lBut next time, you will fail.\pTake this, and remember me.

#org @before1
= This time, you will not be so\nlucky.

#org @after1
= How is this possible!?

#org @msg2
= I promise...\nI will defeat you.

#org @before2
= This time, you will lose.

#org @after2
= Again, I am beaten...

#org @msg3
= You are a King among peasants.

#org @msg4
= For the umpteenth time, I have\nfailed.\pClearly, you are the greatest.\pSo long as you defeat me, you\nmay have this.