Since Zinnia’s (Higana’s: ヒガナ) model exists in both the field (overworld) version and the battle version (the one that appears when throwing a Poké Ball or during Mega Evolution), you can modify the function that loads the player’s model to instead load Zinnia’s model.
Oh, thats amazing to hear! Im sorry, im quite a noob when it comes to stuff like that, could you tell me how i could do it, and if it works on hardware?
Yes, it would work on console. As for help, I don't know what to look for so I can't; I haven't messed around with models before.
It's very much incomplete, but you can actually do this already using Multi-Pokémon Framework. Since she has no running animation (or it's not assigned properly) the only functional animation is walking, but to that end it does technically function.
Under Movement -> Etc. -> Model Swap there is an option for all characters with overworld models, Zinnia naturally appearing at the very bottom. She simply T-poses during battle since trainer and player Pokéball animations are handled differently by the game's code, but I'm sure Zetta_D probably has the know how to force the game to refer to her animation if he really wanted to (I certainly don't)
I started looking into how the sequences are played (including the ones where the player throws the Pokéball at the beginning of the battle). I think I found the function that loads the files into memory and plays the sequences. By disabling it, I can remove the Pokéball throw – but it also disables the battlefield for some reason, as well as the shiny effects, attacks, etc.
Oh this is amazing! I hope you can achieve it, i think some time ago i saw that Zinnias pokeball throw had a different name to other characters (specifically the ones in which their animation worked while playing as them) so im guessing thats the reason for her tpose! Would the name of the animation be its id? Sorry, just trying to help out somehow!
These things that youve found are pretty cool! But im not sure, i mean, some models like Maxie and Archie have pokeball throwing animations that work when you swap your model over to theirs, atleast from what i saw other people playing as them. When i tried looking at Zinnias and the others files with someone though, it seems like they have extra animations for the pokeball throw that Zinnia doesnt have, specifically to fit the player side. It looks the same as when youre fighting them, same direction and everything, but their positions are tweaked a bit seemingly so theyre not off-camera, and the animations name is the same as the one for the players pokeball throw which is what i assume makes the game play them correctly, meanwhile Zinnias has a different name which is probably what makes her T-pose instead of load anything.It looks like Zinnia’s animation is hardcoded — the camera points to the opposing side, not to our player.
I’m not 100% sure I actually found the right thing or if it’s just an effect, but since it includes the Poké Ball throw, I think it really is the animation. You can play it, but it will only apply on the opposing side.
I also found the codes for other events, like the battle with Deoxys in space, etc.
This is the default animation
This is with my code
View attachment 524073
So yeah, i think that maybe by telling the game to look for a different animation name while using Zinnias file might be a way to fix the issue, or somehow renaming her pokeball throw animation name to the same one used by all the other characters. I can try checking their files again and send you some info about it that i can find, if it helps in any way!It looks like Zinnia’s animation is hardcoded — the camera points to the opposing side, not to our player.
I’m not 100% sure I actually found the right thing or if it’s just an effect, but since it includes the Poké Ball throw, I think it really is the animation. You can play it, but it will only apply on the opposing side.
I also found the codes for other events, like the battle with Deoxys in space, etc.
This is the default animation
This is with my code
View attachment 524073
By merging my two codes, I managed to get the animation !Im impressed what youve managed to figure out so far, ive never seen some of this stuff be done by anyone modding these games! I also decided to dig myself a bit like i said into the models and their animations, and what i remembered was correct, it seems like multiple characters have both Motion_1 and Motion_6 animations, motion 1 seems to be for when youre battling them and motion 6 for when theyre being played as/are on the players side, with some containing minor tweaks so that they dont appear off-camera i guess for character like Maxie and Archie. I dont know why, but many characters have those present, but Zinnia is one of the exceptions. She only has Motion 1 for when you battle agaisnt her.While searching, I found the function that loads the files containing the 3D models, animations, etc.
If I load all of Zinnia’s data instead of Brendan’s, I do get the T-pose.
But if I only load Zinnia’s model and keep Brendan’s animations, I get this // she is animated but a bit buggy since she has extra textures.
View attachment 524225
Post automatically merged:
If I just put Zinnia’s animation on Brendan, here’s what I get.
View attachment 524227
Post automatically merged:
View attachment 524228
I can also apply the same method with Malva so she doesn’t stay in a T-pose and instead takes Brendan’s posture, but I still end up with those texture issues.
View attachment 524229
Post automatically merged:
OMG!
View attachment 524233
static const u32 RUN_FRAME_MAX = 4;
static bool s_isRunAction = false;
static u32 s_remainingRunFrameCount = 0;
// 0x0E = run, 0x13 = walk
u32 DoAction( u32 pThis, u32 action, u32 direction )
{
s_isRunAction = ( action == 0x0E );
if ( s_isRunAction )
action = 0x13;
return CALL_ORIGINAL_FUNC( u32, pThis, action, direction );
}
u32 DoMove( u32 pThis, bool flag )
{
if ( s_isRunAction )
{
s_remainingRunFrameCount = RUN_FRAME_MAX;
}
if ( s_remainingRunFrameCount != 0 )
{
*(u8*)( pThis + 0x10 ) = RUN_FRAME_MAX;
s_remainingRunFrameCount--;
}
return CALL_ORIGINAL_FUNC( u32, pThis, flag );
}
void FixRunAnimation( void )
{
SETUP_HOOK( 0x003FB1B4, DoAction );
SETUP_HOOK( 0x00774D9C, DoMove );
}I am genuinely so happy with what you did for the walking, it fixes so many problems for whoever just wanna play with these characters without getting weird stuff :3
