Tool: ZodiacDaGreat's Tools

[ZodiacDaGreat]

Well? You already know ^^ Main/Major = Tileset1 and Secondary = Tileset2.

 

[Jerros]

I can't get your shiny thing to work...
The example scripts don't work for me, the game just resets or freezes.

Can you give me an example script?
Also, what do I need to insert @ the ASM-pointer?

The origional ASM thing (something like 0x65E43) or the repoint thing? (It says 0xEB0000 for me)
I'm not getting the tool, and the help doesn't give me any information...

It's a GREAT tool btw, if I can get it to work...

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

Uhm, the one with the help is a really old version. Anyway, for the tool you must first patch the ROM and then insert your flag routine somewhere in your ROM, and use callasm to call the flag routine in a script(after which is givepokemon, wildbattle... etc) The patching part just makes Shiny Hack work on your ROM.

 

[Jerros]

Hmmm... It still doesn't quite work...
I Open my rom, click on the "Patch" button, then I click on "Insert flag".
The patch is automatically set to 0xEB0000, and I can't change that.
The flag Is automatically set to 0xEB0500, So I just use that. (I CAN change this, however).

Then I use the following script to test:

#org $start
callasm 0xEB0500
#raw 0x1
givepokemon 4 5 0
callasm 0xEB0500
#raw 0x01
release
end

And the game just restarts...
What am I doing worng? (Probably ALOT ;P)
It's a REALLY good tool, I only need to make it work -.-,

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

lol, you're not suppose to use #raw 0x1. Try something like this:

#org 0x800000
... 'commands
callasm 0xEB0501 '+1 because its a THUMB routine*
wildbattle/givepokemon/trainerbattle
... ' commands
end

Should work ;)

 

[razor5070]

Hmmm... It still doesn't quite work...
I Open my rom, click on the "Patch" button, then I click on "Insert flag".
The patch is automatically set to 0xEB0...... Shortened

XSE script.

#Dynamic 0xEB0600
#org @start
lock
callasm 0xEB0501
givepokemon 4 5 0 0 0 0
msgbox @recieved 6
release
end

#org @recieved
= You receaved a pokèmon!\pPlease take good care of my\npokèmon

Hrmm First post :P

 

[Jerros]

lol, you're not suppose to use #raw 0x1. Try something like this:

#org 0x800000
... 'commands
callasm 0xEB0501 '+1 because its a THUMB routine*
wildbattle/givepokemon/trainerbattle
... ' commands
end

Should work ;)

Thanks! It works perfectly!

Now, I was just wondering some things:
Can it be made so, that EVERYTHINg becomes shiny? (Now, only the pokemon you fight/get in the callASM script are shiny)

And secondly, If thats possible, could it be made so, that the shiny rate is like 1/50 or sumting, instead of 1/8xxx?

Thanks again for making such wonderfull tool :laugh:

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

It could be but then we'll have to modify MX's routine. If I do make it possible then I'll let you know ^^

 

[secondadvent]

about editing shiny rate...

if you can edit the overall shiny rate (i don't see why not, everything else has been hacked :P), then, rather than the massive 1/8192 chance for a shiny (running it on the emu at 500% speed (my normal speed boosted rate), it would take, based on my average total time between battles in decent areas, about 16 hours to find a shiny, and not one in particular, just ANY random pokemon as a shiny), a great rate, while still keeping them decently rare, would be either 1/128 (about 15 mins at 500%), or for those who think that is too fast, 1/256 would be good as well (30 mins, or even 1 hr if you were to use 1/512).

remember though, this is just if you are playing at higher speeds, a 1/128 rate would take an hour to do normally, and is close to the same chances of finding, say, a surskit in ruby while they are not swarming, so they would still be considered rare. of course, having a tool to change it to whatever you wish would be best (for picky people, or those who just want a shiny in particular without much effort >_>), but if you cannot find a way right now, 1/128 would be wonderful :D.

I do not see why they made the rate so low anyway, i mean one could catch around 80 wild surskit out of swarms before even seeing one shiny... talk about cruel ><. so if you cannot make a tool right away, and can only release a patch to specific rates, i vote for 1/128 :P.

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

@secondadvent: 1/128 should be enough. Anyway, I just thought of a really great idea, you could use a level script which abuses the command random and making it in such a way you want and set the shiny flag by calling the flag routine.

 

[liuyanghejerry]

I want to translate them into Chinese,could I ?

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

Yeah, sure. Of course you can. Send me the translations and I'll add them :)

Edit: I've added the remove truck animation function for Ruby and Emerald to $tart Money Editor, for those interested you could go check it on the first post.

 

[secondadvent]

I just thought of a really great idea, you could use a level script which abuses the command random and making it in such a way you want and set the shiny flag by calling the flag routine.

I tried this, but it does not seem to want to work as a level script (at least for me) but will work as a script event/signpost, but only for one battle, then turns itself off, until you activate the script manually again >_>. I do not know if it is just my script, or what, but I have spent a few hours, and have not found a solution (a good deal of the time was refreshing myself on scripting >_>, and learning level scripting).

here is my script, so you can possibly see what I am doing wrong:

Spoiler:

#org 0x8E3CF64
'-----------------------------------
random 0x1
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 jump 0x8EB0200 ' Equal To
end

#org 0x8EB0200
'-----------------------------------
callasm 0x8EB0501
nop0 ' #raw 0x0
setvar 0x4033 0x1
end

note: the setvar is only for the level script, to stop it from running again. yes i know it will only run once this way, but loops infinitely otherwise, freezing everything. i also tried a similar setup, but only to display a message, and the message worked, only once as expected, but this part never ran. using the exact same script, sans setvar, it works for the next battle initiated, so it does work normally. also, the random is just there so that when i get it running right, i can easily set the random to 0x80 (1/128 chance then) so everything is spiffy. i know the nop is not needed either, as i had it running before without it, but i just put it in in the hopes that it would fix the level script version somehow ><.

I do not know if your idea was a theory, or if I am just doing something nooby, but I am stuck XD. if there was a way to turn on the hack, and leave it on, instead of turning back off after battle, then that would be perfect, as long as it saved with it on, else it would turn it back off.

 

[Larsie13]

Spoiler:

I tried this, but it does not seem to want to work as a level script (at least for me) but will work as a script event/signpost, but only for one battle, then turns itself off, until you activate the script manually again >_>. I do not know if it is just my script, or what, but I have spent a few hours, and have not found a solution (a good deal of the time was refreshing myself on scripting >_>, and learning level scripting).

here is my script, so you can possibly see what I am doing wrong:

#org 0x8E3CF64
'-----------------------------------
random 0x1
compare LASTRESULT 0x0
if 0x1 jump 0x8EB0200 ' Equal To
end

#org 0x8EB0200
'-----------------------------------
callasm 0x8EB0501
nop0 ' #raw 0x0
setvar 0x4033 0x1
end

note: the setvar is only for the level script, to stop it from running again. yes i know it will only run once this way, but loops infinitely otherwise, freezing everything. i also tried a similar setup, but only to display a message, and the message worked, only once as expected, but this part never ran. using the exact same script, sans setvar, it works for the next battle initiated, so it does work normally. also, the random is just there so that when i get it running right, i can easily set the random to 0x80 (1/128 chance then) so everything is spiffy. i know the nop is not needed either, as i had it running before without it, but i just put it in in the hopes that it would fix the level script version somehow ><.

I do not know if your idea was a theory, or if I am just doing something nooby, but I am stuck XD. if there was a way to turn on the hack, and leave it on, instead of turning back off after battle, then that would be perfect, as long as it saved with it on, else it would turn it back off.

You could always try it the following way. In a level script, instead of the callasm command, you could put this:

• FR/LG: writebytetooffset 0x1 0x2022000
• R/S/E: writebytetooffset 0x1 0x2042000

And change the 0x1 to 0x0 if you don't want all Pokémon to be shiny anymore.

 

[secondadvent]

You could always try it the following way. In a level script, instead of the callasm command, you could put this:

• FR/LG: writebytetooffset 0x1 0x2022000
• R/S/E: writebytetooffset 0x1 0x2042000

And change the 0x1 to 0x0 if you don't want all Pokémon to be shiny anymore.

nope, same deal. works once if it is as a script tile, then turns itself off after a battle, and doesn't work as a level script.

is there a way to set it as something global throughout the game, or is that the way that was said to be difficult? as of right now, unless I am missing something important, that seems to be the best way to go >_>.

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

Uhm, first... Your usage of the random command is totally wrong, you put "1", that way there'll be no possibilities at all. Your level script is also wrong, try code one for the 03 type of level script.

To make it global, you'll have to find and hack a global routine.

 

[secondadvent]

i already said that i knew my random was not right, as i was going to set it right when i found out how to get the shiny thing to stay on as a level script. it is just there as a placeholder, and to allow me to see if it works in every battle. once it does, the random is being updated.

i got it to work as a level script now, but it still only works once per time in the room. the second battle and on leads to non-shiny pokemon, so that is what i need to solve now.

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

i already said that i knew my random was not right, as i was going to set it right when i found out how to get the shiny thing to stay on as a level script. it is just there as a placeholder, and to allow me to see if it works in every battle. once it does, the random is being updated.

i got it to work as a level script now, but it still only works once per time in the room. the second battle and on leads to non-shiny pokemon, so that is what i need to solve now.

Indeed, since this shiny hack unlike the old one will reset itself to 0 after a battle unlike the old one.

@Others:
I've been recoding FontEd, the other day. So, far I added:
-Use of CommonDialogs
-Font Import & Export
-Support for Sapphire Version

 

[secondadvent]

is this the older shiny hack? (taken from thethethethe's tutorial)

Spoiler:

Callasm​

This command, is used to call an ASM function that you have added to the rom. I'm not going to write an example, I'm going to use the example of the command used with Mastermind X's "Shiny Hack".
This is his hex script:
Quote:

0071b7a0h: 23 71 B7 71 08 00 B6 82 00 1E 00 00 00 25 38 01 ; #q·q..¶'.....%8.
0071b7b0h: 28 01 01 23 71 B7 71 08 02 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ; (..#q·q..ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ

With his exaplanation.
Quote:

[23] //asm call
[XXXXXXXX] //pointer to thumb-sub+1
[00] //filler
[B6] //define wild pokemon
[XXXX] //pokemon-id (INGAME)
[XX] //level
[XXXX] //held Item
[00]
[25] //special-event
[3801] //wild pokemon battle!
[28] //wait
[0101] //a second
[23] //asm call
[XXXXXXXX] //pointer to thumb-sub+1
[02] //end

Now here's my version of his script in a Pokescript Language.
Code:

#org $start
callasm 0x71B771
#raw 0x00
wildbattle 0x82 0x1E 0x0
special 0x138
pause 0x101
callasm 0x71B771
end

with a bit more of an explanation.
He has called the ASM function twice. Once, to turn it on, and once to turn it off.
To turn it on, it needs that buffer following the command, and to turn it off, it isn't needed. I think he's explained everything else.

if not, where would it be located?

 

[ZodiacDaGreat]

Nope, thats the flag routine. The old shiny hack can be accessed here.