ROM Hack Pokemon Black/White Hacking Documentation

[samjef11]

RebornX, every time I see you post in a thread it creates chaos. You guys can pack in the arguing now or warns will be issued.

Thank you

 

[xxcoldh3artxx]

RebornX, every time I see you post in a thread it creates chaos. You guys can pack in the arguing now or warns will be issued.

Agreed and thank you

 

[shiny_latios]

a/1/9/5 Contains Item-finder Images, not that useful but you never know

 

[Mana94]

So does anyone have plans to take a whack at this?

 

[LittleBigMods]

So does anyone have plans to take a whack at this?

Don't worry. LittleBigN00b is working hard

 

[YayMii]

I'm planning to throw together a Google Translate patch once we have a decent translation software.

 

[Andrecito77]

Well what I am doing is, translating part of the text using google then proof reading and making changes.

BTW: WOW this turned into a regular spamfest... I hope I don't have to buy tickets cause they'd be REALLY expensive seeing how long this is... lolz

 

[atoxic]

I think I've located the main menu text in file 179 of 0/0/2 (0x2463d8 to 0x247c80, size = 6312 bytes)

 

[Andrecito77]

I think I've located the main menu text in file 179 of 0/0/2 (0x2463d8 to 0x247c80, size = 6312 bytes)

And why do you think this?

 

[kosheh]

I think I've located the main menu text in file 179 of 0/0/2 (0x2463d8 to 0x247c80, size = 6312 bytes)

i'm still trying to remember how whoever-hacked-HG viewed the files. so I'm a little envious right now, lol

i was thinking of extracting a/0/0/2, unpacking Diamond, renaming '2' and replacing msg.narc with it, rewrite table.tbl and using thenewpoketext to view it but


that seems a little too ambitious for a man with a full-time job that starts at 7am
maybe if i thought of this on friday

 

[atoxic]

I think I've located the main menu text in file 179 of 0/0/2 (0x2463d8 to 0x247c80, size = 6312 bytes)

And why do you think this?

When I zero out that area, the text in the menu disappears

 

[YayMii]

Okay, then try changing the hex digits until you get English letters.

 

[atoxic]

Okay, then try changing the hex digits until you get English letters.

Well, therein lies the first problem: it's encrypted. The encryption is different from DPP and HGSS, so it's going to be tough

I'll try editing different parts to find out where each sentence is, but that's about the most I can do right now. MAYBE I'll get lucky and have a Latin character pop up, but it's guaranteed to not be in the place where I want it.

 

[windwakr]

When I zero out that area, the text in the menu disappears

Neat find. To reproduce it you only need to zero out bytes 3 and 4 of the file(in this particular file, byte 4 is already zero). From what I've examined, those two bytes correspond to the number of sentences stored in the file. I guess this could be confirmed by just lowering byte 3 a few times and seeing if just one option disappears.

EDIT: CONFIRMED:

So, file format so far:
QUOTEPosition 0x1, length 0x2: always "0200"
position 0x3, length 0x2: word with the number of sentences stored in the file

REST UNKOWN AT THE MOMENT

Err, I start at position 1, not 0. I mean, 1 is the start of the file. Don't get confused.

 

[kosheh]

Okay, then try changing the hex digits until you get English letters.

Well, therein lies the first problem: it's encrypted. The encryption is different from DPP and HGSS, so it's going to be tough

I'll try editing different parts to find out where each sentence is, but that's about the most I can do right now. MAYBE I'll get lucky and have a Latin character pop up, but it's guaranteed to not be in the place where I want it.

I REMEMBERED HOW TO VIEW THE NARCS
jesus what a messy procedure, but hey I learned something from those drama mamas around the time of HG and SS

but, just by looking at the file and toying with it, it's just LZ77 encryption on the file, lol

decrypting it gives me a .BTAF file which...I have no idea what it is.

Now, that wall of hex from 000050 to 000D50 is something like a table built within the file. Compare it to other text files within the NARC to see if there's similar hex arrangements.

It seems like it's all two-byte lettering, and hopefully this table starts with the alphabet, working its way down to all the Kanji.
Try taking the newpoketext table, and adjusting it to fit this new table.
I'm too sleepy to figure it out right now, I have work tomorrow. But...yeah, hopefully my discovery here's proved helpful somewhat.

 

[johnnydaman]

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=255...p;#entry3141374

go here for translation links and help. i have brought a lot of sources together. i hope if there is a translater here they could have a look and it could help..

 

[Spenstar]

http://www.freshports.org/japanese/hex/
Useful?

I found this posted in another thread. Hope it helps!

 

[Kiekoes]

Hey guys, just a question:

I unpacked the ROM and found the file for the Sprites, but how do I open it? It's just a '4' file, no file extensions.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Neobenedict]

Yeah, thanks for quoting that here SpenStar. Was going to do but got sidetracked.

@Above it is difficult. Add a .narc and try opening it with PPRE.

 

[Neobenedict]

Okay, then try changing the hex digits until you get English letters.

Well, therein lies the first problem: it's encrypted. The encryption is different from DPP and HGSS, so it's going to be tough

I'll try editing different parts to find out where each sentence is, but that's about the most I can do right now. MAYBE I'll get lucky and have a Latin character pop up, but it's guaranteed to not be in the place where I want it.

I REMEMBERED HOW TO VIEW THE NARCS
jesus what a messy procedure, but hey I learned something from those drama mamas around the time of HG and SS

but, just by looking at the file and toying with it, it's just LZ77 encryption on the file, lol

decrypting it gives me a .BTAF file which...I have no idea what it is.

Now, that wall of hex from 000050 to 000D50 is something like a table built within the file. Compare it to other text files within the NARC to see if there's similar hex arrangements.

It seems like it's all two-byte lettering, and hopefully this table starts with the alphabet, working its way down to all the Kanji.
Try taking the newpoketext table, and adjusting it to fit this new table.
I'm too sleepy to figure it out right now, I have work tomorrow. But...yeah, hopefully my discovery here's proved helpful somewhat.