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    • Script Help Thread

    This thread is for any questions related to the creation of events and scripting in the Pokémon games. Post here with your script embedded in [SPOILER]spoiler tags[/SPOILER], stating somewhere in your post the ROM the script is intended for and the syntax you are using (e.g. XSE, PKSVUI, etc.).

    Thread rules

    Do not demand for answers to your questions!
    People do not have to answer your questions, they do it because they want to! Not only are those posts annoying, they also are completely pointless! If such a post is found, it will probably be deleted.

    Wrap your scripts in [SPOILER]spoiler tags[/SPOILER].
    This is here to keep the thread as easy to browse as possible, as most scripts tend to take up multiple lines and this can make scrolling through the thread a chore.

    When answering, quote the post with the question.
    This is here to simply keep organization. It is much easier to read the thread when you have both the question and the answer. The users quoted will also get a notification so they will know their question has been replied to.
     
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    U.Flame

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    • I'm getting back into my Sapphire hack with scripting. I gave up on finding the follow-up clock script and instead decided to expand the entry script with the intent of bypassing interacting with the clock. Problem is, the script won't add new movements. I encountered this problem once before, and the solution was to use a new offset instead of using the old one. That gave the space needed for the expansion of the script, so naturally I tried using a new offset here. For some reason, that didn't work. I made a small temporary adjustment to the text to test if the script can be edited, and it was successful, meaning the problem is with the movement alone. Why didn't the new offset work? Using XSE by the way.

    This is the script before I attempted to expand it:
    Spoiler:


    Here is my expansion attempt. As you can see, I replaced the offset with a new one from Free Space Finder. The change is on movement string 0x243FEF, where I tried adding new movement:
    Spoiler:
     
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    • U.Flame said:
    I'm getting back into my Sapphire hack with scripting. I gave up on finding the follow-up clock script and instead decided to expand the entry script with the intent of bypassing interacting with the clock. Problem is, the script won't add new movements. I encountered this problem once before, and the solution was to use a new offset instead of using the old one. That gave the space needed for the expansion of the script, so naturally I tried using a new offset here. For some reason, that didn't work. I made a small temporary adjustment to the text to test if the script can be edited, and it was successful, meaning the problem is with the movement alone. Why didn't the new offset work? Using XSE by the way.

    This is the script before I attempted to expand it:
    Spoiler:


    Here is my expansion attempt. As you can see, I replaced the offset with a new one from Free Space Finder. The change is on movement string 0x243FEF, where I tried adding new movement:
    Spoiler:
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    That's not a good way to do it. Change the pointer to the movements directly. I.e:

    Code: 
    ...
applymovement PLAYER 0xOldOffset
pauseevent 0x0
...


    Would become

    Code: 
    ...
applymovement PLAYER 0xNewOffset
pauseevent 0x0
...

    Where NewOffset is the location to the new movement commands. Another thing is, do yourself a favor and hack Emerald or Fire Red. R/S/LG aren't very good choices for ROM bases.
     
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    • Ah, so I just have to replace that offset instead. Thank you. If serious problems occur down the road, I may switch to a more stable ROM, but Sapphire's really grown on me. Not to mention there are like, no Sapphire hacks (even if it is for good reason), so I'm also kinda trying to prove something here.

    Wait, no, that didn't work either. What's the problem here? At this point I'm starting to doubt it's the offsets. I tested altering the text again and confirmed I'm editing the right script, so it's not a mix-up.
    Could it be something I'm doing wrong on Free Space Finder?
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    • U.Flame said:
    Ah, so I just have to replace that offset instead. Thank you. If serious problems occur down the road, I may switch to a more stable ROM, but Sapphire's really grown on me. Not to mention there are like, no Sapphire hacks (even if it is for good reason), so I'm also kinda trying to prove something here.

    Wait, no, that didn't work either. What's the problem here? At this point I'm starting to doubt it's the offsets. I tested altering the text again and confirmed I'm editing the right script, so it's not a mix-up.
    Could it be something I'm doing wrong on Free Space Finder?
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    I tried it and it worked for me. :o
    Try this:

    Code: 
    ...
applymovement PLAYER 0xOld
...

    Code: 
    ...
call 0x8NewOffset
...

    and at new offset compile this:

    #org @newOffset
    applymovement PLAYER @something
    pauseevent 0x0
    return

    #org @something
    m movements end


    If that doesn't work, just scrap the whole script and redo it all :D
     
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    • Alright, I'm going to try using a new script. I want to copy and paste some parts of the script over, but XSE doesn't have the paste option working, whether I copy or cut. It used to work before, is there some setting for it?

    Anyway, I tried a new script, and now I can't get any movement at all! It's as simple as possible and there's still some kind of conflict? What's wrong here?

    Spoiler:
     
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    U.Flame said:
    Alright, I'm going to try using a new script. I want to copy and paste some parts of the script over, but XSE doesn't have the paste option working, whether I copy or cut. It used to work before, is there some setting for it?

    Anyway, I tried a new script, and now I can't get any movement at all! It's as simple as possible and there's still some kind of conflict? What's wrong here?

    Spoiler:
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    ...erm... you forgot the [waitmovement 0x0] command after your [applymovement]. :/
     
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    • ...oh. Well let's see if that works. Thanks!
    Holy crap that's been the problem since the beginning. Thanks man, that was embarrassing.

    So I'm having a bit of a problem implementing the clock event. Here's what I have so far:
    Spoiler:

    It activates the clock event, but doesn't continue the script after that part. The extra spoiler'd part there was a small extra movement I wanted to add, but it stops the clock event from activating for some reason. I could do without it, but I'd like to fix it if possible. How do I continue the script after setting the clock, and is there a way to add that extra movement part?
     
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    • Lighten 0x1 script command

    Ok so I'm trying to do a level script so that if a certain flag is active the entire cave should light up, but I can't fully comprehend the lighten command. The entire level script (type 2 right?)doesn't start at all.

    Here's my script:

    #dynamic 0x800000
    #org @start
    setvar 0x5004 0x1
    checkflag 0x3
    if 0x1 goto @flash
    release
    end

    #org @flash
    msgbox @uno 0x5
    compare LASTRESULT 0X1
    if 0x1 goto @flash1
    msgbox @none 0x6
    release
    end

    #org @flash1
    lighten 0x2
    release
    end

    #org @uno
    = wanna use the torch?

    #org @none
    = test
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    Telemetius said:
    Ok so I'm trying to do a level script so that if a certain flag is active the entire cave should light up, but I can't fully comprehend the lighten command. The entire level script (type 2 right?)doesn't start at all.

    Here's my script:

    Spoiler:
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    Moved your post to the Script Help thread. Your map should be a type 5 one (on entering and on menu close) since you want it to happen every time, otherwise if it's a type 2 it'll only work once and exiting the map and entering again or opening the menu and closing it would mean the cave would be dark again. The script you posted should work even as a type 2 though, at least once.

    Make it a type 5 level script, and make it so that after the player chooses to light up the cave another flag is set. So at the beginning of the script there should be a check for that flag, so that the cave will stay lit up if you've chosen to use the torch.

    There might be a different way to do this, but I've used something similar in a gym map of mine in Fire Red, based on Brawly's gym level script in Emerald. The script uses darken commands instead of lighten, so the script is the opposite of yours. So in your case, your script should check for the flag that is set after you choose to use the torch, and if it's not set, it should use the darken 0x4 command and ask you if you want to use the torch, otherwise it should end, and the cave would be normal.
     
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    • Christos said:
    Moved your post to the Script Help thread. Your map should be a type 5 one (on entering and on menu close) since you want it to happen every time, otherwise if it's a type 2 it'll only work once and exiting the map and entering again or opening the menu and closing it would mean the cave would be dark again. The script you posted should work even as a type 2 though, at least once.

    Make it a type 5 level script, and make it so that after the player chooses to light up the cave another flag is set. So at the beginning of the script there should be a check for that flag, so that the cave will stay lit up if you've chosen to use the torch.

    There might be a different way to do this, but I've used something similar in a gym map of mine in Fire Red, based on Brawly's gym level script in Emerald. The script uses darken commands instead of lighten, so the script is the opposite of yours. So in your case, your script should check for the flag that is set after you choose to use the torch, and if it's not set, it should use the darken 0x4 command and ask you if you want to use the torch, otherwise it should end, and the cave would be normal.
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    Ok so you're right, it works but just once!

    So I put another flag and setted a type 5 level script. This time though nothing happens and the screen is back.
    Here's the script:

    Spoiler:
     
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    Telemetius said:
    Ok so you're right, it works but just once!

    So I put another flag and setted a type 5 level script. This time though nothing happens and the screen is back.
    Here's the script:

    Spoiler:
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    Oh, right, I forgot, type 5 level shouldn't work with messages, only for certain flag and variable setting, and other commands such as darken/lighten. Which ROM are you using? By the way, you should put your scripts in spoiler tags whenever you post here.

    So what you could do is have two level scripts. A type 2 level script that will ask if you want to use the torch and set a flag and use the lighten command, and another type 5 that will lighten the cave again whenever you open the menu or re-enter the cave.
     
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    • Christos said:
    Oh, right, I forgot, type 5 level shouldn't work with messages, only for certain flag and variable setting, and other commands such as darken/lighten. Which ROM are you using? By the way, you should put your scripts in spoiler tags whenever you post here.

    So what you could do is have two level scripts. A type 2 level script that will ask if you want to use the torch and set a flag and use the lighten command, and another type 5 that will lighten the cave again whenever you open the menu or re-enter the cave.
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    It all went just like you said, thank you!
    Just one little problem, if I say No the first level script will keep repeating until I wont say yes.
     
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    Telemetius said:
    It all went just like you said, thank you!
    Just one little problem, if I say No the first level script will keep repeating until I wont say yes.
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    Set the variable of the level script to 1 before the question to use the torch. Though this would make it so that if you choose no you don't get to be asked again, this is how type 2 level scripts work. Only thing I can think of to make it ask you this question whenever you enter the cave map is a variable that would reset after you exit the cave. I don't know if there are such temporary variables but what you could do is have type 5 level scripts on all the maps that have an entrance to the cave, such that if your variable is set to 1 after the cave level script, it would be set back to 0 so that the cave level script can be executed again.
     

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    Yo, I'm having a very simple problem here and I cannot figure it out for the life of me.

    The scenario is that an NPC will "enter" a room, say something, and then leave after. The sprite (0x1) is positioned right on the entrance and is supposed to be hidden until the player activates a script, where it will reappear and perform the above scenario. The problem I'm having is that the sprite isn't actually hiding for some reason.

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    The Person ID is set to 1066 in A-Map, btw. Any help?
     
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    • Sensual said:
    Yo, I'm having a very simple problem here and I cannot figure it out for the life of me.

    The scenario is that an NPC will "enter" a room, say something, and then leave after. The sprite (0x1) is positioned right on the entrance and is supposed to be hidden until the player activates a script, where it will reappear and perform the above scenario. The problem I'm having is that the sprite isn't actually hiding for some reason.

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    The Person ID is set to 1066 in A-Map, btw. Any help?
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    What program is this
     

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    What's the best scripting program to use? I need to insert missions and scripts for the missions for my team rocket hack of fire red I'm working on
     
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    • DarkenedEclipse said:
    What program is this
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    That's PKSV. Also that person's problem is that he needs to set a flag and set the person ID to that flag number for the person to disappear. Clearflag and reappear sprite commands should be used to make the sprite appear again.

    teamrocketjessie said:
    OK thanks
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    Top two are PKSV and XSE. They both have their different perks (someone should update them both using same/similar syntax and increased features :D ).
     
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