Research: X and Y positions of textbox?

[Shiny Quagsire]

This offset doesn't seem to work. Can you give me offsets of code associated with it?

I've found it mostly around 08003014. It's also around 08004950, but other than that, there isn't much reference to it.

 

[looper]

I tried it out, it works even with german ROMs, after trying, I found out, that the Data is refreshed when refreshing the Map.

So you can easy edit it with a levelscript on each Map, to set it for all Texts.

writebytetooffset 0x2 0x020204b5

will set the box to the top

 

[Tropical Sunlight]

I tried it out, it works even with german ROMs, after trying, I found out, that the Data is refreshed when refreshing the Map.

So you can easy edit it with a levelscript on each Map, to set it for all Texts.

writebytetooffset 0x2 0x020204b5

will set the box to the top

And when the map is refreshed, it will come back down?
Does it work with all the textboxes? (normal, sign)

 

[looper]

it works with all textboxes.

When the Map is refreshed(eg.Warp) the Position of the Textbox is normal again

 

[Logan]

I was thinking we could maybe get something cool going with this. My thoughts are to maybe move the textbox into the middle of the screen and use a fadescreen for cutscenes. But that's not just it, it'd also be cool if we could find a way for the textbox to disappear and just have the text on top of the fadescreen, y'know?

 

[looper]

Do you mean like when you dont have any pokémon left?

I guess there is an routine for that, I'll look....

Does anyone know, how to replace Yes/No/Multiple Choice Boxes?

 

[TheDarkShark]

Do you mean like when you dont have any pokémon left?

I guess there is an routine for that, I'll look....

Does anyone know, how to replace Yes/No/Multiple Choice Boxes?

yup. The Yes/No-Boxes can be changed with a Text Hack, IDK what else you could mean about it. For the multichoice boxes: There's a header - I think there's a tutorial about its lay-out. I'll add link later.

EDIT: Here it is: pokecommunity.com/ showthread.php?t=165939

 

[Logan]

Do you mean like when you dont have any pokémon left?

I guess there is an routine for that, I'll look....

Does anyone know, how to replace Yes/No/Multiple Choice Boxes?

Here's one I made: https://thepokemonboard.com/showthread.php?386-Basic-Hex-Editing-Lesson-1

 

[esperance]

Wow, I love the discovery of the offset and stuff, I plan on using this! Thanks! :D

 

[altariaking]

I was thinking we could maybe get something cool going with this. My thoughts are to maybe move the textbox into the middle of the screen and use a fadescreen for cutscenes. But that's not just it, it'd also be cool if we could find a way for the textbox to disappear and just have the text on top of the fadescreen, y'know?

This is pretty much what I was thinking. It happens when the player is whited out and has to go to the PC/back home, so I don't see why it shouldn't work.

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

I was thinking we could maybe get something cool going with this. My thoughts are to maybe move the textbox into the middle of the screen and use a fadescreen for cutscenes. But that's not just it, it'd also be cool if we could find a way for the textbox to disappear and just have the text on top of the fadescreen, y'know?

I've hacked the textbox graphics once, so maybe it could check a variable, and if it's set, it will load a blank textbox graphic, and make it disappear. I'll have to find out where it's loaded again, which won't take long.

 

[Derlo]

Even if you can delete the graphics from the textbox, it will be necessary to use a font that does not have a white background. because even without the textbox is still a white background where the letters appear.

see:

 

[Logan]

We weren't talking about deleting the textbox we're talking about having it 'disappear' for small moments in the game.

 

[Derlo]

Sorry, it was only one way to show what I meant.
I haked the routine of the textbox to load any graphic I want, when I tried to just do the letters appear (not carrying any graph) which appeared in the image.

But seeing as well, I think the problem with this option in itself, is not the background of the letters. But the routine that carries the letters. That should carry them along to the background where they are written.
Because even increasing the textbox (vertically) these "lines" also increases.

If I get something I'll post here.

And sorry for the horrible english ...
google's fault.

 

[NintendoBoyDX]

You could try taking a look at what goes on in the scripting command for emerald(emerald-only), "hidebox2" or the ruby/sapphire only "hidebox" command.

 

[Logan]

I saw a video of ShinyQuagsire's on Youtube which I believe he's going to post here soon and he's done it ;).

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

I saw a video of ShinyQuagsire's on Youtube which I believe he's going to post here soon and he's done it ;).

Right as I uploaded it. XD

To insert the hack, compile this code:

Spoiler:

@Place pointer to this routine at 0x150450
@Place the bytes '08 47' at 0x15044A
@Change the textbox offset and the variable offset to what you want.

.align 2
.thumb

main:
cmp r0, #0x0 @This is the normal textbox number.
bne normal @If signpost, leave value alone.
push {r0-r2}
ldr r0, var
bl call_var_load
cmp r0, #0x0
beq normalandpop
pop {r0-r2}
ldr r0, blackpal
b end
normalandpop:
pop {r0-r2}
normal:
ldr r1, normalpal
add r0, r0, r1
b end
end:
ldr r1, return
bx r1

call_var_load:
ldr r1, var_load
bx r1

.align 2

var_load: .word 0x0806E569
var: .word 0x00004052 @Change at will
normalpal: .word 0x08471DEC
blackpal: .word 0x08XXXXXX @Has to end in 0, 2, 4, 8, or C
return: .word 0x0815044D

or use the compiled version:

00 28 09 D1 07 B4 09 48 00 F0 0B F8 00 28 02 D0 07 BC 08 48 03 E0 07 BC 05 49 40 18 FF E7 06 49 08 47 01 49 08 47 C0 46 69 E5 06 08 XX XX 00 00 EC 1D 47 08 YY YY YY 08 4D 04 15 08

Replace the XX's with the fipped version of the variable, ex: 4052 = 52 40, and the YY's with a pointer to your black pallet.

The black pallet is up to you, but this is the one I use:

2E 53 00 00 FF 7F F7 5A FF 7F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Just paste that in a hex editor in an offset ending in 0, 2, 4, 8, or C.

In case you didn't see the header in the routine, place pointer to this routine at 0x150450 place the bytes '08 47' at 0x15044A.


If you have any problems, just ask and I'll try to fix them. ;)

 

[looper]

okay..... I meant with the Choice boxes not the texts but the position

 

[Shiny Quagsire]

okay..... I meant with the Choice boxes not the texts but the position

This can be done via script:

multichoice [xx] [yy] [zz] [aa]

xx: X co-ordinate
yy: Y co-ordinate
zz: Multi ID. Refer to Multi List
aa: Determines if B can cancel. 0x0 means B can cancel.

 

[Sierraffinity]

If you have any problems, just ask and I'll try to fix them. ;)

That looks cool and all, but wouldn't it just be easier to recreate or use the three-line textbox used when you fainted?