• Our software update is now concluded. You will need to reset your password to log in. In order to do this, you will have to click "Log in" in the top right corner and then "Forgot your password?".
  • Welcome to PokéCommunity! Register now and join one of the best fan communities on the 'net to talk Pokémon and more! We are not affiliated with The Pokémon Company or Nintendo.
    Register

Thread Deleted

Maglor

63
Posts
11
Years
    • Seen Dec 17, 2014
    Explore the tutorial section
    Download XSE
    Download Advance Map 1.92 or 1.95 (latter rumoured to have bugs)
    XSE is for scripting, but as you said, and I support that notion, one thing leads to another. Start out playing with advance map, learn the nature of the programs. As for any risks, perhaps read up on var's and flag's in a tutorial about scripting. Flags and var's if used wrongly has the power to eff up lots of shet.

    Good luck!
     

    Samuraipizzacats

    Call me Seb
    28
    Posts
    10
    Years
    • Seen Jul 30, 2016
    You can search on youtube for complete step by step videos. Some of them are quite old but the basics are still intact.

    Good luck!
     

    Himochi Kouen

    25
    Posts
    19
    Years
    • Seen Nov 8, 2015
    I'm in the same boat as you, Tao Dragon! I know a bit about overworld mapping, but that's really it. I too have just started poking around with XSE and AM 1.92. Best of luck to us both!
     
    machomuu

    machomuu

    Stuck in Hot Girl Summer
    10,507
    Posts
    16
    Years
    • With A-Map, you just have to save. When you save, the changes will be written to the rom, and when you load the rom in the emulator after saving, you should see the changes reflected in the rom. It's important to note that you will never use the emulator in conjunction with A-Map itself because you're editing the rom.

    Honestly, you should not use the zip files at all. Not just for emulators, but in general. If you want to use what's inside, ALWAYS unzip, and edit/use the unzipped content.
     
    machomuu

    machomuu

    Stuck in Hot Girl Summer
    10,507
    Posts
    16
    Years
    • These copies should work...though I don't really see why you're creating copies. There's an icon in the top left under "File" that looks like a GBA cartridge with a blue down arrow in front of it. Click that and it'll save to the current rom you're editing. Or you can just go to "File" and save.

    Also, are you using A-Map 1.92 or 1.95?
     
    Danny0317

    Danny0317

    Fluorite's back, brah
    1,067
    Posts
    10
    Years
    • Age 24
    • Seen Nov 19, 2023
    Alright, well I just submitted a tutorial that has to do with this, but it hasn't been accepted yet. This is what I wrote:


    Oh you just started ROM hacking and don't know what to do, or where to start off? Well, I was in the same boat one year ago. Had a great idea for a hack, but didn't know how to hack. Well, since there's a lot of noobies here in PC wanting to learn to hack, I wrote this little document for you guys..


    Okay, so first off, you need to download a ROM. I can't link you to one because it's against the rules, but google is your friend. Choose the ROM you want to hack, I say you should go for Fire Red.
    I used to be a sapphire hacker, and that didn't go well. The two ROMs that you DON'T wanna hack are Leaf Green and Sapphire.
    There's less ASM routines for them, and have less support from tools.
    The reason I hack Fire Red is because of this that my friend sent me last year:


    "Well, I don't mean to be a bug on your shoulder, but you see what FR is capable of?:
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=302476
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=293704
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=267584
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=298934
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=240183
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=257647
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=301711
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=206197
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=304077
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=291023
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=246740
    And the best of them all:
    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=194241

    I used to be a Ruby hacker, but I then I realized that even though RSE were good games, on the inside they aren't. You know?
    I've never even played FR (nor will I) but still. You can change FR into Ruby by appearance if you wanted (and very easily).
    So RSE aren't as great as they seem. I don't want you to change, but think about it. Plus, not everyone carries Sapphire ROMs. I've seen before that people are attracted to the hack, just that it's Sapphire or Leaf Green, and they don't play it for that reason alone.
    Also, may I suggest joining romhack.me? You could ask your questions easily and share info on your hack."​
    ​
    -gogojjtech


    ​
    Also keep in mind that was before they expanded the Pokedex, and allowed more mons to be added, but that can be done in emerald too. After you decide the ROM that you're gonna use (Please use Emerald or Fire Red, and if you don't wanna use those for any reason, then at least Ruby) you're ready to download some tools :)



    Alright, so let's start with the most important tools. Those two are Advanced Map (which will soon be replaced my MEH) and XSE (Extreme Script Editor). With XSE you can make a script, which can do many things, like the most basic of scripts: a talking script, or a complex script full of trainer battles and movements, and more. The other tool is Advanced Map. That tool is used for mapping (which is, if it wasn't obvious enough, making maps), adding people, giving scripts to people, giving scripts to signposts, putting Pokemon in the wild, and much much more.
    Here are the best two in my opinion scripting tutorials:

    Tajaros's XSE Tutorial (which I used to learn)
    and
    Diegoisawesome's scripting tutorial which is longer, and really good

    There's some mapping, and other types of tutorials HERE you can click that and find them there :)

    *also, I don't expect you to learn scripting in a day, it's gonna take like a week, but trust me it's worth it. A hack needs new scripts to be a good hack.

    Once you have those tools, you can get other tools that would be helpful.
    Here's a list of some tools, and for some, a download link.
    • Advanced Series - Edits Pokemon sprites, icons, and battle positions. It is a must have if you are inserting new sprites. Link here
    • FSF (Free space finder) - Finds free space in your rom. Link here
    • G3T (Gen 3 Tools) - A pretty new, but awesome set of tools. It has a moves editor, trainer editor, pokemon editor, item editor, and more, all in one. Link here
    • PGE (Pokemon Game Editor) - A really really useful tool, edit's pokemon base stats, has a move edtior, and more, but sadly the download link got taken down. You'll have to find it on your own, but it's not that hard to find :)
    • Item manager - Helps you do stuff when editing, or adding new items. Link here
    • Jambo51's tools. One of the is a battle script editor, which is very useful for different things related to battling, and a trainer editor. Link here
    • NSE - can edit ANY graphic in the game. There's two versions, link and link. It's good to have both.
    • Gen 3 Hacking Suite - This tool is the bomb diggity 101 amazing 10/10. With this tool you can edit Pokemon's base stats, movesets, pokedex data, and even expand the amount of pokemon in the game. It is found here

    There's a lot more tools, but those are just some important ones you're gonna need. After all this is an introduction to hacking.

    If there's something you don't know how to do, just ask people to HELP you, not to do it for you, or just make a thread in the begginer's lounge or look in the tutorials or something.

    Also here's some resources that can help you out:
    • DS styled 64x64 Pokemon sprites
      Now you may be wondering why 64x64, and that's because that's the GBA's sprite size limit, and some people were nice enough to resize a BUNCH of sprites from generation 1-5!
    • MrDollSteak's rom base
      This rom base has new moves, the fairy type (which you can choose to take off), P/S split, P/S split icons, decapitalization and much much more! It is for Fire Red only.
    • There's a bunch more in Pokecommunity's resources section ;)

    Now that's about it, now go explore around the internet and make your rom hack :)
    However, if there is no one thing that I absolutely must say it is that the best way to learn ROM hacking is through experience.."

    I think that should be more than enough :)
     
    Mana1

    Mana1

    10,078
    Posts
    15
    Years
    • UK
    • Seen Oct 17, 2023
    Tao Dragon said:
    Long tutorial. I'll check it bit by bit when I have time.

    About warps. I connected red's room with sevii island 8 and put another warp there to move to sevii island 9. For some reason it woupd not work on the player's room. It had everthing except that perhaps unkown was set to 3. I erased the warp and took it oitside in pallet town. Did a cave entrance and put the coordinates. The warping system was flawless. So why does it work in some place and other don't?

    Also is there a way to save your progress that actually changes to whay you do in am? Because for the effects to show up I need to restart my emulator and I have to go through the tutorial screens.
    Click to expand...

    1. Warping - have you changed any of the tiles in the bedroom, using A-Map? Perhaps you have removed one of the special tiles that activates a stair-warp? Does it freeze or are you just left running around?
    2. You can 'save state' in Visual Boy Advance which allows you to 'load state' back to that point, after reloading the ROM. That way you don't have to sit through the whole intro over and over.
     
    You must log in or register to reply here.
    Back
    Top