Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

Since this is my first official post (sorry enlightenedone), I'll try to be brief.

I'm making a mod and I'm trying to put five Curly Braces in one map. But whenever I talk to them, unless it's the earliest one on the script, the message box doesn't appear and <KEY doesn't work. So far, the mod is about an hour long, and this hasn't happened before, except for one time when I just ended up ignoring it after an hour trying to fix it. Another thing is that the events placed before the Curly Braces all work fine (sans the previous one I mentioned). Are there too many NPCs? Because I've had maps with a bunch of message box triggering NPCs before, and they worked fine.
Can anyone help with this?

 

Since this is my first official post (sorry enlightenedone), I'll try to be brief.

I'm making a mod and I'm trying to put five Curly Braces in one map. But whenever I talk to them, unless it's the earliest one on the script, the message box doesn't appear and <KEY doesn't work. So far, the mod is about an hour long, and this hasn't happened before, except for one time when I just ended up ignoring it after an hour trying to fix it. Another thing is that the events placed before the Curly Braces all work fine (sans the previous one I mentioned). Are there too many NPCs? Because I've had maps with a bunch of message box triggering NPCs before, and they worked fine.
Can anyone help with this?

can you copy and paste the script in

also nice username

 

alright, but since it's super long I'll put it in a .txt file

 

Events seem to be in check, are they assigned to each event, and do they have the "Interactable" npc flag checked (or Flag 0x2000 if you're using CE)?

Edit: You should also change the #'s to "No." or something like that, since # is used to determine event numbers in a script

 

It worked! Thanks a bunch for your help.

 

It worked! Thanks a bunch for your help.

by the way

i dont think there's a need for putting <CLO for when you're ending the message.
<NOD<END suffices (i think)

i dont really think that changes anything but it may save you 4 letters of typing

 

i dont think there's a need for putting <CLO for when you're ending the message.
<NOD<END suffices (i think)

i dont really think that changes anything but it may save you 4 letters of typing

Yes, this is correct. The <CLO command is unnecessary if immediately followed by an <END command. You should only need to use the <CLO command if you want to close the message box but there's still more stuff to be done in that event, or if you're about to jump to another event.

 

So I ran into another problem yesterday.

Basically I'm trying to use one flag (222) that changes a lot of the mod when set (adding and removing NPCs, adding dialogue) but now that I'm testing it, the flag keeps getting set much earlier than it should be. I noticed it when I entered a door leading to one of the earlier maps and one of the NPCs was there when it shouldn't have been. None of the doors before it activated this flag, which I still don't understand. I eventually figured it out by changing the door's flag ID to 0, but a bunch of doors afterwards started triggering flag 222, and none of them had a flag ID to change. I've fixed one of the doors, but I have no idea how I did it, and I can't replicate it.

I've been working on this for a few hours and making no progress.

Here's the scripts to the maps I'm having trouble with. They're both in the same .txt file. Thanks for your time.

 

So I ran into another problem yesterday.

Basically I'm trying to use one flag (222) that changes a lot of the mod when set (adding and removing NPCs, adding dialogue) but now that I'm testing it, the flag keeps getting set much earlier than it should be. I noticed it when I entered a door leading to one of the earlier maps and one of the NPCs was there when it shouldn't have been. None of the doors before it activated this flag, which I still don't understand. I eventually figured it out by changing the door's flag ID to 0, but a bunch of doors afterwards started triggering flag 222, and none of them had a flag ID to change. I've fixed one of the doors, but I have no idea how I did it, and I can't replicate it.

I've been working on this for a few hours and making no progress.

Here's the scripts to the maps I'm having trouble with. They're both in the same .txt file. Thanks for your time.

i'm not really sure and i'm no master

but things to check for are:

are the maps you transferred to setting off an event when they transfer? this can still be considered part of the "door" event since it causes another event which may set 222
like <TRA0001:EVENT:0040:0040
and somehow the EVENT on the new map says something like <KEY<MSGHello<NOD<FL+0222<END


are you somehow changing an npc with another door which really isn't setting 222 but does the same thing?

also how did you actually want to set 222



also if this made no sense plz dont get mad im not that good at this stuff

 

If you put an <FL+ right before or during the rest of the event, it'll end up jumping straight ahead to the event you're supposed to come across the next time. It's preferred to add it at the end.

If that doesn't fix anything, you can create a flag list through Booster's Lab to make sure there aren't any conflicting events that share the same flag.

 

also if this made no sense plz dont get mad im not that good at this stuff

dude its fine im not gonna get mad because your not the best at TSC ever

also no im not changing the doors to other npcs or vice versa

If you put an <FL+ right before or during the rest of the event, it'll end up jumping straight ahead to the event you're supposed to come across the next time. It's preferred to add it at the end.

If that doesn't fix anything, you can create a flag list through Booster's Lab to make sure there aren't any conflicting events that share the same flag.

So for some reason, putting the <FL+0222 right before <END fixed the "Strange Room" door, but not the others, like the one that leads to the next mandatory map.

I also made a flag list, and the only map that set flag 0222 (aside from where I want it set) was the unmodded Grasstown. I deleted the FL+ there since I have no need for it, but that didn't do anything. Now the only FL+ for flag 0222 is where I intend it to be, but some doors still set the flag.

I even temporarily took out the intended <FL+0222 and restarted the mod from the beginning, and flag 0222 was still set when I entered certain doors.

Here's the script for the map where I want flag 0222 to be set, just in case anyone wanted it.

 

dude its fine im not gonna get mad because your not the best at TSC ever SORRY i just dont want to mess someone up ok thanks chinfish storm

also no im not changing the doors to other npcs or vice versa


So for some reason, putting the <FL+0222 right before <END fixed the "Strange Room" door, but not the others, like the one that leads to the next mandatory map.

I also made a flag list, and the only map that set flag 0222 (aside from where I want it set) was the unmodded Grasstown. I deleted the FL+ there since I have no need for it, but that didn't do anything. Now the only FL+ for flag 0222 is where I intend it to be, but some doors still set the flag.

I even temporarily took out the intended <FL+0222 and restarted the mod from the beginning, and flag 0222 was still set when I entered certain doors.

Here's the script for the map where I want flag 0222 to be set, just in case anyone wanted it.

my last guess is check to see if any events go to event 999, which will set 222

i dont really know enough about your mod but on event 900 it says go to event 999 which may be a cause
other events may also go to 999 (and now you have to pay attention if any events go to 900!)

also have you tested making another things that appears if flag 222 is set? just for testing
because you may have something that's creating whatever npc and deleting the others that you wanted, even though it's not setting 222

 

I even temporarily took out the intended <FL+0222 and restarted the mod from the beginning, and flag 0222 was still set when I entered certain doors.

You may need to create backup saves, and start the mod all over again. Save files can still hold set flags, even when removed.

 

and start the mod all over again

that means play through it again right?
not recreate the entire mod?

 

that means play through it again right?
not recreate the entire mod?

Y'all would have to be stoned if you think I meant the latter.

 

Y'all would have to be stoned if you think I meant the latter.

ok i think the rock thing is not good so im going to say i think the first one

thats the former right?


also what you may be able to do studiodixel is possibly making a sign that just does <FL-222 and then delete it later so you may be able to avoid that whole thing
but maybe not

 

Y'all would have to be stoned if you think I meant the latter.

Is... is this what being stoned feels like?

ALSO HOLY CRAP WALRUSGUY'S SUGGESTION WORKED!!! I also changed flag 0222 to 7000 but I dunno if that really helped. It seems that the flag only gets set by triggering certain events in map 30, like opening doors. I still don't know why that was happening, but I don't really care anymore as long as it's fixed.

Walrus_Guy, you are my new hero. You and Serri. Thank you both a million.

 

Is... is this what being stoned feels like?

ALSO HOLY CRAP WALRUSGUY'S SUGGESTION WORKED!!! I also changed flag 0222 to 7000 but I dunno if that really helped. It seems that the flag only gets set by triggering certain events in map 30, like opening doors. I still don't know why that was happening, but I don't really care anymore as long as it's fixed.

Walrus_Guy, you are my new hero. You and Serri. Thank you both a million.

yay i did something cool !!!

also i've never used a flag list before does that somehow show what flags youre using or something
because sometimes if i take like two days off from making my game i dont remember if i was on flag 730 or 750 so i just go to 800 which probably "wastes" a lot of them... (because i like staying under 1000 and hopefully i dont go about 9000 flags or something thatd be crazy

 

If you go above flag 8000 funny things start happening. Like, you can press buttons by setting a certain flag, or change other things as well with flags above 8000.

 

If you go above flag 8000 funny things start happening. Like, you can press buttons by setting a certain flag, or change other things as well with flags above 8000.

i thought i heard that somewhere but i forgot where i heard what the maximum flag was
it would be cool if somehow the game started to just play it self if you set flag 8400 or something