Script Help Thread (DO NOT REQUEST SCRIPTS)

[houndour228]

Hello guys. First post ever. :P I'm trying to hack Fire Red with my gf. It's been fun, but...

I was wondering if anyone knows how to make sudden battles, such as the one the rival makes when you're walking. You don't see the rival, the game just stops you and the rival approaches you, talks, the battle begins, you win or lose, then he talks again and walks away. Does anyone know? I would really appreciate help on this one.

Btw, I'm using Pokewitch, Pocket Script, and Adv. Map 1.90 for my scripts.

So, does anyone know? :) I'd really like to know if it can be done, or if someone knows the right way to do it.

Thanks!

 

[metapod23]

Hahaha that's ironic! I in fact used your tutorial to write the script! And yes I did make sure to add 1 to the callasm.

Are you using Fire Red as a rom base? I'll try to take a closer look later today after work and see if I can get it to work.

EDIT: I tested just the portion of the script you said you were having trouble with. It erased the Pokemon I selected, then gave me a Relicanth, then erased the first Pokemon in my party. It worked, though, I'm not sure if it's the way you wanted it to.

 

[djvbb12]

Are you using Fire Red as a rom base? I'll try to take a closer look later today after work and see if I can get it to work.

EDIT: I tested just the portion of the script you said you were having trouble with. It erased the Pokemon I selected, then gave me a Relicanth, then erased the first Pokemon in my party. It worked, though, I'm not sure if it's the way you wanted it to.

Huh that's odd....and not at all how I wanted it. The script should specifically require a Ratatta and Raticate and then give you a Relicanth....I wonder why it's not working for me even that much....Huh maybe I need a BIOS file? I guess?

 

[metapod23]

Huh that's odd....and not at all how I wanted it. The script should specifically require a Ratatta and Raticate and then give you a Relicanth....I wonder why it's not working for me even that much....Huh maybe I need a BIOS file? I guess?

I worked on a script that should do what you need it to - you can change the dynamic addresses and dialogue:

Spoiler:

'---------------
#org 0x8011E5
lock
faceplayer
checkflag 0x200
if 0x1 goto 0x8800678
setvar 0x8004 0x13
special2 LASTRESULT 0x17C
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8800523
setvar 0x8004 0x14
special2 LASTRESULT 0x17C
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8800B3A
msgbox 0x8800691 MSG_NORMAL '"Listen well child.\nIf you ever ca..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800678
msgbox 0x8800762 MSG_NORMAL '"I'm so glad that AOI and AKAI\ncou..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800523
setvar 0x8004 0x14
special2 LASTRESULT 0x17C
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8800506
msgbox 0x88006EE MSG_NORMAL '"Hey!\nYou have the legendary ghost..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800B3A
msgbox 0x880116D MSG_NORMAL '"Hey!\nYou have the legendary ghost..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800506
msgbox 0x880079B MSG_YESNO '"Hello. Would you like to\ncombine ..."
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8800560
msgbox 0x88007CA MSG_NORMAL '"Oh. That's too bad.\nCome back if ..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800560
call 0x8800682
special2 LASTRESULT 0x84
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8800B86
compare 0x8004 0x6
if 0x4 goto 0x8800BBF
special2 LASTRESULT 0x85
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8800B86
special2 0x8005 0xBA
bufferpokemon 0x0 0x8005
compare 0x8005 0x13
if 0x1 goto 0x880091A
compare 0x8005 0x14
if 0x1 goto 0x8800956
goto 0x88009F4

'---------------
#org 0x800682
special 0x9F
waitstate
return

'---------------
#org 0x800B86
msgbox 0x8800B91 MSG_NORMAL '"You can't release your last\npokem..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800BBF
msgbox 0x8800BCA MSG_NORMAL '"So, you don't want to go through\n..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x80091A
callasm 0x8800595
goto 0x8800F69

'---------------
#org 0x800956
callasm 0x8800595
goto 0x88010AF

'---------------
#org 0x8009F4
msgbox 0x88008A9 MSG_FACE '"That's not the right pokemon!\nNow..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x800F69
msgbox 0x88009B4 MSG_FACE '"Now please select the other\npokem..."
call 0x8800682
special2 LASTRESULT 0x84
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8800D69
compare 0x8004 0x6
if 0x4 goto 0x8800D69
special2 LASTRESULT 0x85
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8800D69
special2 0x8005 0xBA
bufferpokemon 0x0 0x8005
compare 0x8005 0x14
if 0x1 goto 0x880094B
msgbox 0x88008A9 MSG_FACE '"That's not the right pokemon!\nNow..."
goto 0x8800F69

'---------------
#org 0x8010AF
msgbox 0x88009B4 MSG_FACE '"Now please select the other\npokem..."
call 0x8800682
special2 LASTRESULT 0x84
compare LASTRESULT 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8801160
compare 0x8004 0x6
if 0x4 goto 0x8801160
special2 LASTRESULT 0x85
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8801160
special2 0x8005 0xBA
bufferpokemon 0x0 0x8005
compare 0x8005 0x13
if 0x1 goto 0x8800987
msgbox 0x88008A9 MSG_FACE '"That's not the right pokemon!\nNow..."
goto 0x88010AF

'---------------
#org 0x800D69
msgbox 0x8800DC4 MSG_FACE '"The ritual cannot be stopped now.\..."
goto 0x8800F69

'---------------
#org 0x80094B
callasm 0x8800595
goto 0x8800992

'---------------
#org 0x801160
msgbox 0x8800DC4 MSG_FACE '"The ritual cannot be stopped now.\..."
goto 0x88010AF

'---------------
#org 0x800987
callasm 0x8800595
goto 0x8800992

'---------------
#org 0x800992
msgbox 0x8800888 MSG_NORMAL '"I must commune with the spirits."
fadescreendelay 0x1 0x2
fadescreen 0x0
givepokemon 0x17D 0x5 0x4 0x0 0x0 0x0
goto 0x8800663

'---------------
#org 0x800663
msgbox 0x8800801 MSG_KEEPOPEN '"[player] got MURASAKI!"
fanfare 0x100
waitfanfare
closeonkeypress
setflag 0x200
goto 0x8800678


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x800691
= Listen well child.\nIf you ever capture the legendary\pfire and water ghosts bring\nthem to me.

#org 0x800762
= I'm so glad that AOI and AKAI\ncould finally be reunited!

#org 0x8006EE
= Hey!\nYou have the legendary ghost A0I!\pIf you bring the other legendary ghost,AKAI,\nI can use my powers to unite them.

#org 0x80116D
= Hey!\nYou have the legendary ghost AKAI!\pIf you bring the other legendary ghost,AK0,\nI can use my powers to unite them.

#org 0x80079B
= Hello. Would you like to\ncombine AOI and AKAI?

#org 0x8007CA
= Oh. That's too bad.\nCome back if you change your mind.

#org 0x8008A9
= That's not the right pokemon!\nNow I have to start all over!

#org 0x800B91
= You can't release your last\npokemon, child.

#org 0x800BCA
= So, you don't want to go through\nthe ritual afterall.

#org 0x8009B4
= Now please select the other\npokemon required for this ritual.

#org 0x800DC4
= The ritual cannot be stopped now.\nPlease select the correct pokemon.

#org 0x800888
= I must commune with the spirits.

#org 0x800801
= [player] got MURASAKI!

As for the BIOS thing, I'm not sure. Does the data for the erase Pokemon script that you inserted read like this in hex?

FF B5 00 25 11 4E 0F 4F 3C 78 02 2C 18 DB 33 88
A3 42 15 D2 62 1E 3A 70 01 33 E2 1A 64 25 6A 43 52 08
6B 43 08 4F F8 18 41 1B 0B DF 6C 43 3F 19 7F 1B 00 20
19 22 01 25 01 C7 01 3A 00 2A FB D1 35 82 FF BD 29 40
02 02 84 42 02 02 C0 70 03 02

^ That should be what is inserted at offset 0x800594

 

[adamb241]

I failed to get an answer for this question in the "Simple Questions Thread" so I'll ask it here, it's probably as scripting question anyways.

How would I go about changing/removing the default mother script that occurs after the player "Whites Out"? This script only happens before the player reaches a Pokemon center. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[colcolstyles]

I failed to get an answer for this question in the "Simple Questions Thread" so I'll ask it here, it's probably as scripting question anyways.

How would I go about changing/removing the default mother script that occurs after the player "Whites Out"? This script only happens before the player reaches a Pokemon center. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Assuming you're hacking Fire Red (since there is no automatic mother healing script in R/S/E), the script is at '0x1A8DD8'.

 

[adamb241]

Assuming you're hacking Fire Red (since there is no automatic mother healing script in R/S/E), the script is at '0x1A8DD8'.

Thanks, but is there a way to make the player not warp to his mothers house? In my hack, the mother isn't even in the first town so this kind of defeats the point.

 

[colcolstyles]

Thanks, but is there a way to make the player not warp to his mothers house? In my hack, the mother isn't even in the first town so this kind of defeats the point.

I'm confused. What, exactly, are you trying to accomplish?

 

[stocko]

hey, can you please help me with this problem. I made a pokemart script and it works fine in game until I am leaving. When I say See Ya the text box remains on the screen but the player has been released from the conversation and can therefore move around. I will show you the script and a picture of the text box still there. Also the items do not properly appear. Mostly question marks appear instead of the name.


#org $StartMarket
lock
faceplayer
message $welcome
$welcome 1 = Hey there \v\h01.\n How can I help you today?
boxset 6
pokemart $marketValues
#raw 0x93 0x00 0x00 0x00
#raw 0x93 0x00 0x00
release
end

#org $marketValues
lock
#binary int 0x1 0x168 0x13 0x19 0x44 0x54 0x47 0x5E
#binary int 0xB7 0x15A 0x159 0x165 0x166 0x167 0x0
release
end

 

[adamb241]

I'm confused. What, exactly, are you trying to accomplish?

I'm trying to make it so the player warps to his room, and no text occurs, basically he just wakes up next to his bed. Someone else told me this isn't possible with out hex though, so, I'm going to have to find a way around it.

 

[colcolstyles]

I'm trying to make it so the player warps to his room, and no text occurs, basically he just wakes up next to his bed. Someone else told me this isn't possible with out hex though, so, I'm going to have to find a way around it.

Then just remove everything except the "end" command from that script and make the previous first floor into the player's room.

 

[Gemini Pika]

I've run into a problem involving a yes/no script in Pokemon Gold. Here's what I had (Not what I inserted):

6A 47 4C xx xx 54 4E 09 xx xx 4C xx xx 53 49 90

1225C5(Offset) 00 96 AE B4 AB A3 7F A0 8F 8E 91 98 86 8E 8D E6 57 00

1225D3(Offset) 00 87 A4 B1 A4 7F B8 AE B4 7F A6 AE E7 57 00

1225E2(Offset) 00 85 A8 AD A4 7F B3 A7 A4 AD E8 57 00

All together it was:

6A 47 4C C5 65 54 4E 09 D3 65 4C E2 65 53 49 90 00 96 AE B4 AB A3 7F A0 8F 8E 91 98 86 8E 8D E6 57 00 00 87 A4 B1 A4 7F B8 AE B4 7F A6 AE E7 57 00 00 85 A8 AD A4 7F B3 A7 A4 AD E8 57 00

The result I got was this:

Would aPON?

Yes
No

Yes: Unknown opcode at 8109 error, then a complete freeze up.
No: Fine then.

What I would like to know is how to fix the error and the "Would aPON?" part. Also I know the script is sort of messed up sentence-wise.

 

[Shadows]

Spoiler:

'---------------
#org 0x880000
checkflag 0x2007
if 0x1 goto 0x8880257
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x8880026
waitmovement 0xFF
trainerbattle 0x1 0x4 0x0 0x888002F 0x88800C1 0x88800CC
'---------------
#org 0x880257
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x8800CC
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x8880029
waitmovement 0x0
trainerbattle 0x1 0x7 0x0 0x88800E9 0x8880139 0x8880164
'---------------
#org 0x880164
applymovement MOVE_PLAYER 0x888002C
waitmovement 0x0
trainerbattle 0x1 0x5 0x0 0x8880181 0x88801BE 0x88801CC
'---------------
#org 0x8801CC
cry 0xBE 0x0
wildbattle 0xBE 0xE 0x8B
msgbox 0x88801FB MSG_NORMAL ...
fadescreen 0x1
hidesprite 0x4
hidesprite 0x5
hidesprite 0x7
fadescreen 0x0
setflag 0x2007
msgbox 0x8880230 MSG_NORMAL ...
release
end


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x88002F
= text
#org 0x8800C1
= text

#org 0x8800E9
= text

#org 0x880139
= text

#org 0x880181
= text

#org 0x8801BE
= text

#org 0x8801FB
= text

#org 0x880230
= text


'-----------
' Movements
'-----------
#org 0x880026
#raw 0x2E 'Face Up (Delayed)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x880029
#raw 0x2D 'Face Down (Delayed)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x88002C
#raw 0x30 'Face Right (Delayed)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

3 battles in a row, with a wildbattle at the end.
Hidesprite works fine at first, but if I warp in and out of the map, the sprites appear occasionally.(Not the only script I'm having this problem with)
Also, if I lose one of the battles, the event doesn't trigger anymore. I've been out of hacking for a while so I'm not sure if these problems are script related or not.

 

[Satoshi Ookami]

3 battles in a row, with a wildbattle at the end.
Hidesprite works fine at first, but if I warp in and out of the map, the sprites appear occasionally.(Not the only script I'm having this problem with)
Also, if I lose one of the battles, the event doesn't trigger anymore. I've been out of hacking for a while so I'm not sure if these problems are script related or not.

From the quick look at your script I think nothing is wrong with it...
So... have you put flag 2007 into ID number of Overworld in A-Map?
That will stop sprites from appearing ever again.

And the second problem... well that's something that cannot be avoided... once you beat the first battle, script automaticaly takes that battle as finished and it "deletes" itself. So in other words it cannot continue from where it stopped. It's like normal trainer battles in your ROM. Once you beat trainer he/she won't battle you again immediately.
You can fix it with flags, checkflags and ifs if you are afraid that player might lose.

 

[jota_rdk]

How is used the "loadbytefrompointer" XSE command?
I can not understand the first parameter (memory bank to use).

 

[Shadows]

From the quick look at your script I think nothing is wrong with it...
So... have you put flag 2007 into ID number of Overworld in A-Map?
That will stop sprites from appearing ever again.

And the second problem... well that's something that cannot be avoided... once you beat the first battle, script automaticaly takes that battle as finished and it "deletes" itself. So in other words it cannot continue from where it stopped. It's like normal trainer battles in your ROM. Once you beat trainer he/she won't battle you again immediately.
You can fix it with flags, checkflags and ifs if you are afraid that player might lose.

Thanks for the quick reply.
Yeah, I have put the flag # into the ID # of the overworld in A-map before posting here. The sprite stays hidden, but if I warp to another map it may or may not reappear.

So I'll need to adjust the script as if the trainer were a Gym Leader, which allows you to rebattle them again after losing?

 

[BlackRoseProject]

My Old Lady script box doesn't activate.

#org $script
jingle
message $1
$1 1 = Oh! A Visitor!
boxset 6
clearflag 0x1200
showsprite 7
applymovement 7 $walk
$walk 1 ; #binary 0x00 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0xFE
#org $walkcontinued
$walkcontinued 1 ; #binary 0x02 0x02 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0xFE
pausemove 0
applymovement 0xFF $look
$look 1 ; #binary 0x03 0xFE
pausemove 0
message $2
$2 1 = This is So unexpected! \lWhat a nice young man! \lpaying respects to the deceased.
boxset 6
applymovement 7 $walk2
$walk2 1 ; #binary 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0xFE
$walk2continued 1 ; #binary 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x01 0xFE
pausemove 0
removesprite 7
setflag 0x1200
setvar 0x6000 0x0001
release
end

She is supposed to walk away from her front door down the beaten path and up in to her husbands memeorial garden - unfortunately when i step on the script box all she does is stand at her front door and stares off into space blankly not a single twitch. Help?

 

[Olli]

If the character freezes, and nothing in the script triggers, then it might be because you didn't put the variable into the script box.

 

[BlackRoseProject]

If the character freezes, and nothing in the script triggers, then it might be because you didn't put the variable into the script box.

I made sure to do that - twice.
It asks as if the script box doesnt even exist becuase she's standing at her house if i go around the script box and never make contact with it.
If im not mistaken - she is flagged and shouldn't exist until i hit the script box.

EDIT*
ALso i asnt sure if this had to do ith a script or not - but I started fresh due to a bunch of glitches (I kept seeing the exiting building arrow even though i as no here near a warp box or in a building) I have cleared everything off the level it is no script free! but becuase of the ay i built the first ton the player spawns not only in ater but out side of the area i intended to even be reachable - is there a way to change where the player begins or am i going to have to restart...again?

 

[colcolstyles]

#org $script
jingle
message $1
$1 1 = Oh! A Visitor!
boxset 6
clearflag 0x1200
showsprite 7
applymovement 7 $walk
$walk 1 ; #binary 0x00 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0xFE
#org $walkcontinued
$walkcontinued 1 ; #binary 0x02 0x02 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0xFE
pausemove 0
applymovement 0xFF $look
$look 1 ; #binary 0x03 0xFE
pausemove 0
message $2
$2 1 = This is So unexpected! \lWhat a nice young man! \lpaying respects to the deceased.
boxset 6
applymovement 7 $walk2
$walk2 1 ; #binary 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0xFE
$walk2continued 1 ; #binary 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x01 0xFE
pausemove 0
removesprite 7
setflag 0x1200
setvar 0x6000 0x0001
release
end

She is supposed to walk away from her front door down the beaten path and up in to her husbands memeorial garden - unfortunately when i step on the script box all she does is stand at her front door and stares off into space blankly not a single twitch. Help?

I'm not an expert on Pokescript because it's buggy and outdated but maybe you should try something like this:

Spoiler:

#org $script
jingle
message $1
$1 1 = Oh! A Visitor!
boxset 6
clearflag 0x1200
showsprite 7
applymovement 7 $walk
pausemove 0
applymovement 0xFF $look
pausemove 0
message $2
$2 1 = This is so unexpected! \lWhat a nice young man! \lpaying respects to the deceased.
boxset 6
applymovement 7 $walk2
pausemove 0
removesprite 7
setflag 0x1200
setvar 0x6000 0x0001
release
end

#org $walk
#binary 0x00 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x02 0x01 0x01 0x01 0x01 0xFE

#org $walk2
#binary 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x03 0x01 0xFE

#org $look
#binary 0x03 0xFE

I think the way that you formatted your movement data is wrong but I can't say for sure because Pokescript is awful. You should seriously consider switching to XSE. Once you do, you'll regret not switching sooner.