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Title: New potential format for Event Instructions?
Post by: Xifanie on July 27, 2020, 11:44:08 pm

I'd want to make it like JSON, or something. It would improve readability and this type of format could also be extended to event conditionals and world map instructions. Also, this probably won't ever happen as I'm sure it's more than my body can handle. 😅

Example:

Offset = 0x12A000;

UnitIDs = {
   Ramza: 0x02,
   Alma: 0x30,
   Simon: 0x80,
   DeadKnight: 0x81,
   DeadMonk: 0x82,
};

Instructions = {

Camera(
   X: 392, Y: 1272, Z: 1420,
   Angle: 334, Rotation: 480,
   Zoom: 100%,
   Frames: 1
),
WaitForInstruction( WaitFor: Camera ),

UnitAnim( UnitID: Simon, Animation: Dead ),
UnitAnim( UnitID: DeadKnight, Animation: Dead ),
UnitAnim( UnitID: DeadMonk, Animation: Dead ),
WarpUnit( UnitID: Ramza, X: 4, Y: 11, Facing: East ),
WarpUnit( UnitID: Alma, X: 4, Y: 11, Facing: East ),

SpriteMove( UnitID: Ramza, X: -44 ), WaitSpriteMove( UnitID: Ramza ),
SpriteMove( UnitID: Alma, X: -40 ), WaitSpriteMove( UnitID: Alma ),
ColorUnit( UnitID: Ramza, Preset: Shadows ), Wait( Frames: 2 ),
ColorUnit( UnitID: Alma, Preset: Shadows ), Wait( Frames: 2 ),

UseFieldObject ( ObjectID: 0x02 ), WaitFieldObject()

RotateUnit ( UnitID: Simon, Rotation: 8, Speed: 1 ), WaitRotateUnit( UnitID: Simon ),
Unknown_6D(),
ResetPalette( UnitID: Ramza ), ResetPalette( UnitID: Alma ),

LoadEVTCHR( MemoryBlock: 1, Slot: 0x42 ), WaitForInstruction( WaitFor: LoadEVTCHR ), SaveEVTCHR( MemoryBlock: 1 ),

SpriteMove( UnitID: DeadKnight, Z: 8 ),

EVTCHRPalette( UnitID: DeadKnight, MemoryBlock: 1, Palette: 0x02 ),
EVTCHRPalette( UnitID: DeadMonk, MemoryBlock: 1, Palette: 0x02 ),
UnitAnim( UnitID: DeadKnight, Animation: { Type: EVTCHR, MemoryBlock: 1, ID: 2 } ),
UnitAnim( UnitID: DeadMonk, Animation: { Type: EVTCHR, MemoryBlock: 1, ID: 1 } ),
SpriteMove( UnitID: DeadMonk, Z: 8 ), WaitSpriteMove( UnitID: DeadMonk ),

EVTCHRPalette( UnitID: Simon, MemoryBlock: 1, Palette: 0x04 ),
UnitAnim( UnitID: Simon, Animation: { Type: EVTCHR, MemoryBlock: 1, ID: 7 } ),

Instruction_63( UnknownA: 0xC9 ),

[...]

Async({
   Wait( Frames: 10 ),
   SpriteMove( UnitID: Ramza, Frames: 36 ),
   Wait( Frames: 16 ),
   ColorUnit ( UnitID: Ramza, Preset: 0x08, Frames: 4 ),
   WaitSpriteMove( UnitID: Ramza ),
   UnitAnim ( UnitID: Ramza, Animation: Standing ),
   Wait( Frames: 20 ),
   [...]
   UnitAnim ( UnitID: Ramza, Animation: Bow ),
}),

[...]

DisplayMessage(
   Type: CloseByScript | Regular | Bottom,
   UnitID: Simon,
   MessageID: 0x0003,
   String:
"{font:08}Simon {br}
{font:00}U, ugh...Alma...{br}
Why...are you....here?{end}",
   Y: 12, ArrowX: -4,
   Open: Smooth
),
WaitForInstruction( WaitFor: Dialog ),

DisplayMessage(
   Type: CloseByScript | Regular | Top,
   UnitID: Alma,
   MessageID: 0x0004,
   String:
"{font:08}Alma{br}
{font:00}What happened?{end}",
   X: 18, Y: 28, ArrowX: -4,
   Open: Shock
),
WaitForInstruction( WaitFor: Dialog ),

ChangeDialog(
   DialogID: Bottom,
   MessageID: 0x0005,
   String:
"{font:08}Simon{br}
{font:00}It's dangerous....here.{br}
Hurry....run. {br}
They...came for the Holy{br}
Stone 'Virgo'...{end}"
),
WaitForInstruction( WaitFor: Dialog ),

ChangeDialog( DialogID: Top, MessageID: Close ),

[...]

};

Title: Re: New potential format for Event Instructions?
Post by: Cheetah on March 10, 2021, 09:25:10 am

This would be pretty awesome Xifanie. Certainly the largest barrier to entry with event editing is constantly referencing the event instructions guide. Are all instructions now known at this point?

Title: Re: New potential format for Event Instructions?
Post by: Nyzer on March 10, 2021, 09:47:11 am

Almost everything with an actual function seems to be known at this point, yes.

https://ffhacktics.com/wiki/Event_Instructions

Final Fantasy Hacktics

Modding => Event Editing => Topic started by: Xifanie on July 27, 2020, 11:44:08 pm