Help Thread: Script Help Thread

[destinedjagold]

#dynamic 0x1C6C33
#org @start
trainerbattle 0x0 0x23ABC8 0x0 @intro @defeat
msgbox @msg 0x2
end

#org @intro
= [Before Battle]

#org @defeat
= [After defeat]

#org @msg
= [After battled]

That's a pretty big hex value for the trainer ID. Anyway, I suggest you write a new trainer script and compile it on free space instead of editing existing ones because you might accidentally overwrite its neighboring scripts.

 

[0]

When trying to implement a trainer battle into Pokemon Fire Red just for practice and to learn how it works, this error comes up every time:

Error 6 "overflow" Line 3
Wrong Parameter Type

(I apparently can't post links yet. ) The "line 3" bit changes depending on what line the "trainerbattle 0x0 0x23ABC8 0x0 @intro @defeat" is on, so that's where the problem is.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x1C6C33
#org @start
trainerbattle 0x0 0x23ABC8 0x0 @intro @defeat
msgbox @msg 0x2
end

#org @intro
= [Before Battle]

#org @defeat
= [After defeat]

#org @msg
= [After battled]

.

I'm using A-trainer (Advance Trainer) and XSE. The error pops up whenever I debug it or try and compile it and I can't find a solution anywhere. As far as I can tell the script is fine apart from this...

I will just link to Advance Trainer, just in case. Anyway, the problem is that you are trying to use a script to battle. Instead, you should be doing this.

In Advance Trainer, you will have a value for a person. Lets say you edit the girl on Route 3 by Pewter. Her trainer flag is 0x74.
Then in your script, you put the flag from Advance Trainer into the trainerbattle line.

So, to have a battle with her, you would make this line trainerbattle 0x0 0x74 0x0 @intro @defeat
You would change this for anyone you want. Just make the 0x74 the trainer you changed.

Here is a very small video clip to illustrate:

Spoiler:

https://mega.nz/#!KUlFwLTY!OePtJy0Cfw1ZtALPMKs0XtRUWl-MCZMT2fym_UmLl-s

Hope this helps! Happy hacking!

 

[Grays0n]

I'm extremely new to scripting and rom hacking in general. I am using advance map and xse. I am trying to make my own sign text. But in the script I'm getting a BAD RECORD NUMBER on line 1. But all I have is

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x8000000
#org @start
lockall
msgbox @talk 0x6
#org @talk= Big brother is\n watching you.
release
end

Aren't I supposed to do this? Or am I just completely wrong? Thank you for the help.

 

[destinedjagold]

#dynamic 0x8000000
#org @start
lockall
msgbox @talk 0x6
release
end

#org @talk
= Big brother is\n watching you.

Remove one of the zeroes, and separate the text address from the main script. :3

 

[Grays0n]

Remove one of the zeroes, and separate the text address from the main script. :3

I swear I'm hopeless at this. Now I'm getting "Unknown keyword 'big' at line 9". :'(
Here is the current script with what I believe are the changes necessary.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
msgbox @talk 0x6
release
end

#org @talk
Big brother is \n watching you.

Thanks for the help again.

 

[Avara]

I swear I'm hopeless at this. Now I'm getting "Unknown keyword 'big' at line 9". :'(
Here is the current script with what I believe are the changes necessary.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
msgbox @talk 0x6
release
end

#org @talk
Big brother is \n watching you.

Thanks for the help again.

Here's the corrected version; you need a "=" before any text! Using XSE's built-in text adjuster does this for you, it's super handy.

#org @start
lock
msgbox @talk 0x6
release
end

#org @talk
= Big brother is \n watching you.

 

[0]

I swear I'm hopeless at this. Now I'm getting "Unknown keyword 'big' at line 9". :'(
Here is the current script with what I believe are the changes necessary.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
msgbox @talk 0x6
release
end

#org @talk
Big brother is \n watching you.

Thanks for the help again.

Alright, you just need a = before big brother.

Spoiler:

= Big brother is\nwatching you.

But you know, if you're using XSE, there is a really cool trick for adding person text.

Hit Ctrl + t and it will give you a place to enter your own, and even add all the \n \ls and whatever to it!
Just hit convert, and bam, you got it!

Good luck, and happy hacking!

 

[0]

Here's the corrected version; you need a "=" before any text! Using XSE's built-in text adjuster does this for you, it's super handy.

#org @start
lock
msgbox @talk 0x6
release
end

#org @talk
= Big brother is \n watching you.

Same wavelength, down to the text adjuster, haha.

 

[Blither]

Thanks guys! I'm still pretty new at this, so don't be surprised if I pop up in this thread again :D

Yeah, I was going off of the offset in A-trainer, so that's where I went wrong I guess.

 

[Kostas]

Hello!
I am having a problem with the sethealing from JPAN's engine
I tried many times but it didn't work...
Actually it kinda worked. I'm getting the first message by the nurse when I lose and that's it. The text is there the whole time until I leave the building. (Btw, the pokemons have been healed)
The script I use is something similiar like this.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @1 0x5
compare lastresult 0x1
if 0x0 goto @no
msgbox @2 0x6
applymovement 0x# @turn
waitmovement 0x0
fanfare 0x125
Sethealingplace 0x0
Setvar 0x405a 0x0405
Setvar 0x405b 0x0006
Setvar 0x405c 0x0004
special 0x0
faceplayer
msgbox @3 0x6
release
end
#org @1
= Welcome, would you like me to heal\nyour Pokemon?
#org @2
= Thank you, please wait while I heal\nthem.

#org @3
= Your Pokemon are all healed. Have a\nnice day!

#org @turn
#raw 0x2
#raw 0xfe

 

[0]

Hello!
I am having a problem with the sethealing from JPAN's engine
I tried many times but it didn't work...
Actually it kinda worked. I'm getting the first message by the nurse when I lose and that's it. The text is there the whole time until I leave the building. (Btw, the pokemons have been healed)
The script I use is something similiar like this.

Spoiler:

#dynamic 0x800000
#org @start
lock
faceplayer
msgbox @1 0x5
compare lastresult 0x1
if 0x0 goto @no
msgbox @2 0x6
applymovement 0x# @turn
waitmovement 0x0
fanfare 0x125
Sethealingplace 0x0
Setvar 0x405a 0x0405
Setvar 0x405b 0x0006
Setvar 0x405c 0x0004
special 0x0
faceplayer
msgbox @3 0x6
release
end
#org @1
= Welcome, would you like me to heal\nyour Pokemon?
#org @2
= Thank you, please wait while I heal\nthem.

#org @3
= Your Pokemon are all healed. Have a\nnice day!

#org @turn
#raw 0x2
#raw 0xfe

0x16B0FE is the pokemon center script. Most of what you are missing is the animations and such.

Try to slim that script down, and it shouldn't be too hard.

Your sethealingplace code is right, but you should add it to the pokemon center itself as a level script, to be activated each time someone enters the building, so that when they faint, they will automatically be healed.'

In fact, you can change up the fainting message, and actually make the levelscript on the city itself.

To change the fainting pokemon center, the location is here: 0x1A8D97

To insert a proper level script go here.

A good resource on specials is here.

 

[Kostas]

0x16B0FE is the pokemon center script. Most of what you are missing is the animations and such.

Try to slim that script down, and it shouldn't be too hard.

Your sethealingplace code is right, but you should add it to the pokemon center itself as a level script, to be activated each time someone enters the building, so that when they faint, they will automatically be healed.'

In fact, you can change up the fainting message, and actually make the levelscript on the city itself.

To change the fainting pokemon center, the location is here: 0x1A8D97

To insert a proper level script go here.

A good resource on specials is here.

Thanks a lot!
I'm on vacations actually right now.
I will try it when I will be back.

 

[Frownyface77]

ROM: Firered
Tool: PKSV
When I step on the area that activates the script, the game freezes. Please help.

Spoiler:

#org 0x81666FE
'-----------------------------------
lock
checkflag 0x7304
if true jump 0x8740A78 ' Flag is set
applymovement 0x3 0x8740A7A ' walk_down walk_down ...
message 0x8740A81
callstd MSG_LOCK ' Built-in lock command
message 0x8740BA1
callstd MSG_LOCK ' Built-in lock command
message 0x8740CC2
callstd MSG_LOCK ' Built-in lock command
applymovement 0x3 0x8740D29 ' walk_up walk_left wa...
disappear 0x3
setflag 0x7304
release
end

#org 0x8740A78
'-----------------------------------
release
end


#org 0x8740A81
= Test

#org 0x8740BA1
= Test

#org 0x8740CC2
= Test

#org 0x8740A7A
M walk_down walk_down walk_down walk_right walk_right walk_right walk_down end

#org 0x8740D29
M walk_up walk_left walk_left walk_left walk_up walk_up walk_up walk_up end

 

[Vendily]

ROM: Firered
Tool: PKSV
When I step on the area that activates the script, the game freezes. Please help.

Spoiler:

#org 0x81666FE
'-----------------------------------
lock
checkflag 0x7304
if true jump 0x8740A78 ' Flag is set
applymovement 0x3 0x8740A7A ' walk_down walk_down ...
message 0x8740A81
callstd MSG_LOCK ' Built-in lock command
message 0x8740BA1
callstd MSG_LOCK ' Built-in lock command
message 0x8740CC2
callstd MSG_LOCK ' Built-in lock command
applymovement 0x3 0x8740D29 ' walk_up walk_left wa...
disappear 0x3
setflag 0x7304
release
end

#org 0x8740A78
'-----------------------------------
release
end


#org 0x8740A81
= Test

#org 0x8740BA1
= Test

#org 0x8740CC2
= Test

#org 0x8740A7A
M walk_down walk_down walk_down walk_right walk_right walk_right walk_down end

#org 0x8740D29
M walk_up walk_left walk_left walk_left walk_up walk_up walk_up walk_up end

While I don't use PKSV, there are a few things that stand out to me.
Firstly, did you set up your script tile, with a var and var value? Because the game freezes when they aren't.
Secondly, that flag you are checking is way too high, rule of thumb is between 200-2FF. Here's a list of all flags in FR.

 

[Frownyface77]

While I don't use PKSV, there are a few things that stand out to me.
Firstly, did you set up your script tile, with a var and var value? Because the game freezes when they aren't.
Secondly, that flag you are checking is way too high, rule of thumb is between 200-2FF. Here's a list of all flags in FR.

I did not set up a var, but I do have a tile. I'll try that. Thank you.

 

[bringjackthehorizon1]

Hi, I'm completely new to this scripting stuff. I wanna know how to get the National Pokedex straight away or at least bypass it so I can evolve. I saw a few posts about it, but none literally made any sense to me. I saw a bunch of code but had no idea where to put it. Thanks.

 

[Vendily]

Hi, I'm completely new to this scripting stuff. I wanna know how to get the National Pokedex straight away or at least bypass it so I can evolve. I saw a few posts about it, but none literally made any sense to me. I saw a bunch of code but had no idea where to put it. Thanks.

Well to get the National dex, you first need to give the pokedex by setting flag 0x829 (FR) or 0x861 (Emerald).
After you do that you must use special 0x16F (FR) or special 0x1F3 (Emerald), which activates the National dex.
(I wasn't sure if Emerald also locks evolving, so I included it.)

If you share the few posts you were referring to, I would be happy to explain it to you.

 

[CynicalUnicorn]

Easy question, can Pokemon with custom moves be given with a script, such as a Dratini with Extremespeed? I know the general format for the script:

Spoiler:

givepokemon 0x[species] 0x[level] 0x[item] 0x0 0x0 0x0

But I'm not sure if it's possible to add arguments for custom moves.

 

[Anti-HyperLink]

EDIT: I FIGURED IT OUT, BUT HAVE A NEW PROBLEM: I am trying to hide a Leaf sprite until she's activated, but she reappears when Oak leads you into the lab, but sometimes she's always there. How do I make sure she stays hidden when you're walked in? I really don't want to be walked THROUGH Leaf. And Leaf means Leaf, the female protagonist. Her sprite is extra. On the map. Not the player. Not an actual leaf? UNDERSTAND?


This script is insane. People have told me that it's simple and that everyone on the planet knows how it works. They don't. There are multiple things going to Blue moving. Where exactly is right before that's activated? I wanna squeeze in an extra rival getting a Pokemon, but I don't know where!

Spoiler:

'---------------
#org 0x169DF0
lock
faceplayer
setvar 0x4001 0x1
setvar 0x4002 0x7
setvar 0x4003 0x1
setvar 0x4004 0x5
compare 0x4055 0x3
if 0x4 goto 0x8169E5C
compare 0x4055 0x2
if 0x1 goto 0x8169C59
msgbox 0x818EA91 0x4 '"Those are POKé BALLS.\nThey contai..."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x169E5C
msgbox 0x818EABD 0x4 '"That's PROF. OAK's last POKéMON."
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x169C59
applymovement 0x4 0x81A7667
waitmovement 0x0
showpokepic 0x4002 0xA 0x3
textcolor 0x0
compare 0x4001 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169C8C
compare 0x4001 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CAB
compare 0x4001 0x2
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CCA
end

'---------------
#org 0x169C8C
msgbox 0x818E2EA 0x5 '"I see! BULBASAUR is your choice.\n..."
compare 0x800D 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CEC
compare 0x800D 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CE9
end

'---------------
#org 0x169CAB
msgbox 0x818E27F 0x5 '"Hm! SQUIRTLE is your choice.\nIt's..."
compare 0x800D 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CEC
compare 0x800D 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CE9
end

'---------------
#org 0x169CCA
msgbox 0x818E20C 0x5 '"Ah! CHARMANDER is your choice.\nYo..."
compare 0x800D 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CEC
compare 0x800D 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169CE9
end

'---------------
#org 0x169CEC
hidepokepic
hidesprite 0x800F
msgbox 0x818E35D 0x4 '"This POKéMON is really quite\nener..."
call 0x81A66ED
setflag 0x828
setflag 0x291
givepokemon 0x4002 0x5 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
copyvar 0x4031 0x4001
bufferpokemon 0x0 0x4002
preparemsg 0x818E385 '"[player] received the [buffer1]\nf..."
waitmsg
fanfare 0x13E
waitfanfare
msgbox 0x81A571F 0x5 '"Do you want to give a nickname to\..."
compare 0x800D 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D44
compare 0x800D 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D54
end

'---------------
#org 0x169CE9
hidepokepic
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x1A66ED
copyvar 0x8012 0x8013
return

'---------------
#org 0x169D44
setvar 0x8004 0x0
call 0x81A7563
goto 0x8169D54

'---------------
#org 0x169D54
closeonkeypress
compare 0x4001 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D77
compare 0x4001 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D97
compare 0x4001 0x2
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D87
end

'---------------
#org 0x1A7563
fadescreen 0x1
special 0x9E
waitstate
return

'---------------
#org 0x169D77
applymovement 0x8 0x8169DDA
waitmovement 0x0
goto 0x8169DA7

'---------------
#org 0x169D97
applymovement 0x8 0x8169DEA
waitmovement 0x0
goto 0x8169DA7

'---------------
#org 0x169D87
applymovement 0x8 0x8169DE3
waitmovement 0x0
goto 0x8169DA7

'---------------
#org 0x169DA7
textcolor 0x0
msgbox 0x818DDAC 0x4 '"[rival]: I'll take this one, then!"
hidesprite 0x4004
textcolor 0x3
bufferpokemon 0x0 0x4003
preparemsg 0x818DDCA '"[rival] received the [buffer1]\nfr..."
waitmsg
fanfare 0x13E
waitfanfare
setvar 0x4055 0x3
checkflag 0x83E
if 0x1 call 0x8169DD4
release
end

'---------------
#org 0x169DD4
setvar 0x4070 0x1
return


'---------
' Strings
'---------
#org 0x18EA91
= Those are POKé BALLS.\nThey contain POKéMON!

#org 0x18EABD
= That's PROF. OAK's last POKéMON.

#org 0x18E2EA
= I see! BULBASAUR is your choice.\nIt's very easy to raise.\pSo, [player], you want to go with\nthe GRASS POKéMON BULBASAUR?

#org 0x18E27F
= Hm! SQUIRTLE is your choice.\nIt's one worth raising.\pSo, [player], you've decided on the\nWATER POKéMON SQUIRTLE?

#org 0x18E20C
= Ah! CHARMANDER is your choice.\nYou should raise it patiently.\pSo, [player], you're claiming the\nFIRE POKéMON CHARMANDER?

#org 0x18E35D
= This POKéMON is really quite\nenergetic!

#org 0x18E385
= [player] received the [buffer1]\nfrom PROF. OAK!

#org 0x1A571F
= Do you want to give a nickname to\nthis [buffer1]?

#org 0x18DDAC
= [rival]: I'll take this one, then!

#org 0x18DDCA
= [rival] received the [buffer1]\nfrom PROF. OAK!


'-----------
' Movements
'-----------
#org 0x1A7667
#raw 0x3 'Face Right
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x169DDA
#raw 0x10 'Step Down (Normal)
#raw 0x10 'Step Down (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x11 'Step Up (Normal)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x169DEA
#raw 0x10 'Step Down (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x2E 'Face Up (Delayed)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

#org 0x169DE3
#raw 0x10 'Step Down (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x13 'Step Right (Normal)
#raw 0x2E 'Face Up (Delayed)
#raw 0xFE 'End of Movements

These lines seem to go in different places, but for one thing it's saying "if 0x1" twice, and...

Spoiler:

compare 0x800D 0x1
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D44
compare 0x800D 0x0
if 0x1 goto 0x8169D54

This just goes to 54 anyways!

Spoiler:

#org 0x169D44
setvar 0x8004 0x0
call 0x81A7563
goto 0x8169D54

Like, why is there multiple of the same stuff? Where do I squeeze in something different? Please help me, and don't just say "read this tutorial that's general", it doesn't help. It's like learning how to build a spaceship on YouTube.

 

[72485rahul]

Easy question, can Pokemon with custom moves be given with a script, such as a Dratini with Extremespeed? I know the general format for the script:

Spoiler:

givepokemon 0x[species] 0x[level] 0x[item] 0x0 0x0 0x0

But I'm not sure if it's possible to add arguments for custom moves.

change the Learnset by level using G3HS. Make Extremespeed to be learned at Lv5.