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Hello everyone. Since there's a new major release planned (1.9) and quite a few patches going into it I figured I'd make this thread to collate them all to make life easier for the devs.
Here are my contributions:
Seibaby's Lifehack and Blow Fish Mod
EDIT: new link to code is below
@Think0028, @darknil, I invite you to post your patches here so everything is in one place.
I've updated Cover Knight to add functionality. I've also updated Lineup Menu MP Restore to fix a bug. I took the time to test each hack (tested with 1.8.6) to ensure they work right, but I haven't had time to test all the nuances of Cover Knight. Oh, and the Golem nerf is in there as well.
Here's a ge.tt link for all the files so @Synchysi can include them in the next RC. You can replace all the patches in this thread with the ones here.
http://ge.tt/2VSxpWm2 (EDIT: updated Cover Knight to v0.8)
Synchysi, please ensure you double check which space is used by each of these patches, I've just stashed them wherever I found free space in 1.8.6 and it might conflict with your changes to 1.9. Stam cover now eats up a whopping 90 99 bytes!
EDIT: I've updated Cover Knight AGAIN. I wasn't satisfied with the bodyguard visually remaining in the "Defend" stance after Defend is cleared by activating Cover, so I fixed it.
@Think0028's hacks:
Gem Box Auto Crit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1p7kkoK6jG-N1h1amtZcm12X1E/view
Gogo knows all commands
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1p7kkoK6jG-b25aNzhoaVNkSjQ/view
Flails ignore defense
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1p7kkoK6jG-SG9UeUEyWHk3Skk/view
And the 1.8.6 patches:
The patch to teach Relm Life before the fight with Ultros 3:
;Activate the teach character spell event command
;by Seibaby
;New event command: $66 (3 bytes; 2nd byte is character ID, 3rd byte is spell ID)
;xkas 0.06
hirom
;header
;Unused general action $66
org $C09926
dw #$AE0D ; Dummied event command; "Learn a spell"
;Event editing: Relm learns Life right before Ultros 3
org $CBF0B9
db $66,$08,$30 ; Character $08 (Relm) learns spell $30 (Life)
;(Replaces the following)
;db $8C,$08,$7F ; For character $08 (Actor in slot 8), take MP and set to maximum
; (Relm still starts with full MP)
I used general action $66 for another custom event command (setting characters to specific levels - used at the end of the FC). I'm going to use $68 instead to point to the "learn a spell" event command.
Yeah, I figured it might've been used.
Anyway, here's the random encounter mod. Not really tested.
;Random encounters mod for BNW ;Should raise the minimum number of steps for a random encounter to 10, while still maintaining the overall rate hirom ;header !freespaceC2 = $C2FBF0 !freespaceC0 = $C0FF90 org $C0C48C ;JSL $C0FD00 JSR newfunc NOP org !freespaceC0 newfunc: LDA #$E7 ; 231 JSL longcall ; Random 0..230 CLC ADC #$04 ; Random 4..234 RTS org !freespaceC2 longcall: JSR $4B65 RTL
Changes to hardcoded item IDs for optimize exclusion and to display battle power as "???" in the extended item menu for some items.
;xkas 0.06 hirom ;header ; Index of Optimize-excluded gear org $ED82E4 db $66 ; 102 Hero Shield (cursed) db $24 ; 36 Pointy Stick db $65 ; 101 Multiguard db $9B ; 155 Lazy Shell db $1C ; 28 Atma Weapon db $33 ; 51 Spook Stick db $17 ; 23 Omega Weapon db $FF db $FF db $FF db $FF db $FF db $FF db $FF db $FF db $FF ; Draw weapon's Bat.Pwr in gear data menu org $C387A3 CMP #$1C ; Atma Weapon? org $C387A7 CMP #$17 ; Omega Weapon? org $C387AB CMP #$51 ; Dice? org $C387AF CMP #$52 ; Fixed Dice?
10 hours ago, TimeSpaceMage said:A hack for Aquatic Caves was added the other day.
This thread is not for suggestions.
Oh! Whoops, I posted that in a hurry.
Version 9 of Cover Knight
- Disables dog block when covering
- Adds 50% evasion penalty when covering (removes bonus to attackers hit rate from previous versions)
Requires 91 + 20 + 9 = 120 bytes of free space. You can set the defines individually in case there's no 120 byte block of free space available.
;Cover Knight and Smart Cover;by Seibaby ;v0.9 - Disables Interceptor and halves Evasion when Covering ;v0.7 - Fixes a bug where Knight wouldn't reset Defending stance when Covering ;v0.6 - New Smart Cover logic ; Some Cover nerfs ;v0.5 - Fixes an issue with Knights not taking targets' statuses into ; account (Image and Clear, but also Zombie and Petrify) ;v0.4 - Fixes a bug causing Knights to Cover monsters attacking other ; monsters ;v0.3 - Adds an exception to not trigger Cover if the Knight is Near Fatal ; and the target is healthy. ;v0.2 - Fixes a bug that caused the wrong statuses (on the target) to be ; considered for whether or not to disable True Knight. ;Changes the True Knight effect to trigger with a Stamina / 192 chance even if ;the target isn't in Near Fatal status. ;New Smart Cover patch, which disables True Knight for all attacks ;originating from a player character, unless that character is uncontrollable, ;in which case it will only disable it if the attack comes from a healing weapon, ;or if the weapon is elemental and the target absorbs/nullifies that element. ;It also considers a few extra statuses for purposes of disabling True Knight. ;ON TARGET: Death, Petrify, Zombie, Magitek, and Image ; (in addition to Clear) ;ON KNIGHT: Dark, Magitek, Image, Berserk ; (in addition to Death, Petrify, Clear, Zombie, Sleep, and Muddled)
;xkas 0.06 hirom ;header !smartCover = $000000 ;Requires 91 bytes of free space !halveEvade = $000000 ;Requires 20 bytes of free space !noDogBlock = $000000 ;Requires 9 bytes of free space ;A few notes on the changes made to these functions: ;Entering this function, A is 16-bit and X/Y are 8-bit. Register width is ;never changed and the call following this function doesn't care about Carry, ;so I have removed a bunch of useless PHP/PLP and REP #$20 throughout, to make ;room for the new code. ;I have also removed some code related to monsters using True Knight, which was ;supported in vanilla, but unused (and remains so in BNW). The check for if the ;bodyguard was Controlled was also removed (doubly useless). org $C2123A exit: ;True Knight and Love Token org $C2123B trueKnightAndLoveToken: PHX LDA $B2 BIT #$0002 ;Is "No critical and Ignore True Knight" set? BNE .exit ;Exit if so LDA $B8 ;intended target(s). to my knowledge, there's only ;one intended target set if we call this function.. JMP smartCover macro smartCover() print "Writing smartCover() to ",pc reset bytes smartCover: BEQ .exit ;Exit if none LDY #$FF STY $F4 ;default to no bodyguards. JSR $51F9 ;Y = index of our highest intended target. ;0, 2, 4, or 6 for characters. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ;or 18 for monsters. STY $F8 ;save target index STZ $F2 ;Highest Bodyguard HP So Far = 0. this makes the ;first eligible bodyguard we check get accepted. ;later ones may replace him/her if they have more ;HP. PHX LDX $336C,Y ;Love Token - which target takes damage for you BMI .noLove ;Branch if none do JSR evalKnight_skip ;consider this target as a bodyguard (skip Stamina ;and Near Fatal checks) JSR newTarget ;if it was valid, make it intercept the attack .noLove PLX LDA $3A36 BNE .exit ;Exit if Golem is active CPX #$08 ;Check attacker BCS .status ;Branch if attacker is a monster CPX $F8 BEQ .exit ;Exit if Attacker = Target LDA $3EE4,X ;Attacker status byte 1-2 BIT #$2002 BNE .heals ;Branch if Muddled or Zombied LDA $3394,X ;Check if Attacker is Charmed BMI .exit ;If not Muddled, Zombied, or Charmed, this ;attack was initiated by the player, so exit .heals LDA $11A9 ;Special weapon property AND #$00FF ;Isolate bottom byte CMP #$0018 ;Check "Curative Attributes" BEQ .exit ;Exit if set SEP #$20 LDA $11A1 ;Attack element(s) PHA XBA PLA ;Copy to high byte REP #$20 AND $3BCC,Y ;Target absorbed/immune elements BNE .exit ;If any absorbed or nullified, exit .status LDA $3EE4,Y ;Target status byte 1-2 BIT #$04DA BNE .exit ;Branch if Death, Petrify, Clear, Zombie, Magitek, ;or Image JMP trueKnightAndLoveToken_seize .exit PLX RTS print "smartCover: ",bytes," bytes written" endmacro .seize LDA $3358,Y ;$3359 = who is Seizing you BPL .exit ;Branch if target is seized LDA #$000F ;Load all characters as potential bodyguards .cover CPY #$08 BCC .saveBg ;Branch if target is character TDC ;Null all potential bodyguards .saveBg STA $F0 ;Save potential bodyguards LDA $3018,Y ;bit representing target ORA $3018,X ;bit representing attacker TRB $F0 ;Clear attacker and target from potential ;bodyguards LDX #$12 .loop LDA $3C57,X ;High byte = Relic Effects 3 ASL #2 ;Check bit 6 (True Knight) BCC .next ;Branch if no True Knight effect LDA $3018,X BIT $F0 BEQ .next ;Branch if this candidate isn't on the same ;team as the target JSR evalKnight ;consider them as candidate bodyguard. if they're ;valid and their HP is >= past valid candidates, ;they become the new frontrunner. .next DEX DEX BPL .loop ;Do for all characters and monsters LDA $F2 BEQ .exit ;Exit if no bodyguard found [or if the selfless ;soul has 0 HP, which shouldn't be possible outside ;of bugs]. JSR newTarget ;make chosen bodyguard -- provided there was one -- ;intercept attack. if somebody's already been ;slated to intercept it [i.e. due to Love Token], ;the True Knight will sensibly defer to them. .exit PLX RTS
;Make chosen bodyguard intercept attack, provided one hasn't been marked to do ;so already. newTarget: LDX $F4 BMI .exit ;exit if no bodyguard found CPY $F8 BNE .exit ;exit if $F8 no longer points to the original ;target, which means we've already assigned a ;bodyguard with this function. STX $F8 ;save bodyguard's index STY $A8 ;save intended target's index LSR $A8 ;.. but for the latter, use 0,1,2,etc rather ;than 0,2,4,etc LDA $3018,X STA $B8 ;save bodyguard as the new target of attack SEP #$20 LDA $3AA1,X BIT #$02 BEQ .noDef ;Branch if not Defending JSR $0A41 ;Clear Defending flag JSR $0A3C ;Relax Defending pose .noDef REP #$20 .exit RTS
;Consider candidate bodyguard for True Knight or Love Token evalKnight: LDA #$0020 BIT $3AA1,X BNE .exit ;Exit if in back row LDA $3EE5,Y ;Low byte = Status byte 2 LSR #2 ;Check bit 1 (Near Fatal) BCS .skip ;Skip Stamina check if target Near Fatal LDA $3EE5,X ;Knight's Status byte 2 LSR #2 ;Check Near Fatal BCS .exit ;If Knight is Near Fatal, exit SEP #$20 LDA #$C0 ;192 JSR $4B65 ;Random: 0 to 191 CMP $3B40,X ;Stamina REP #$20 BCS .exit ;Exit if Stamina was lower .skip ;Love Token enters here LDA $3AA0,X LSR BCC .exit ;Exit function if entity not present in battle? LDA $3358,X ;$3359 = who is Seizing you BPL .exit ;Exit if you're Seized LDA $3EE4,X BIT #$B4DB ;Death, Petrify, Clear, Zombie, Sleep, Muddled, ;Dark, Magitek, Image, Berserk BNE .exit ;Exit if any set LDA $3EF8,X BIT #$3210 ;Stop, Freeze, Spell Chant, Hide BNE .exit ;Exit if any set LDA $3018,X TSB $A6 ;make this potential guard jump in front of the ;target, can accompany others LDA $3BF4,X ;HP of this potential bodyguard CMP $F2 BCC .exit ;branch if it's not >= the highest HP of the other ;bodyguards considered so far for this attack. STA $F2 ;if it is, save this entity's HP as the highest ;HP so far. STX $F4 ;and this entity becomes the new bodyguard. .exit RTS print "Cover function end: ",pc print "Vanilla Cover ends: c212f4" ;Check for Covered attacks in Hit Determination ;Disable Dog Block if attack was Covered org $C22282 checkDogBlock: LDA $3EF9,Y ASL BPL C22293 ;Branch if not dog block JSR skipDogBlock macro skipDogBlock() print "Writing skipDogBlock() to ",pc reset bytes skipDogBlock: CPY $F4 BNE .exit CLC RTS .exit JMP $4B53 ;0 or 1 print "skipDogBlock: ",bytes," bytes written" endmacro ; BCC C22293 ;50% chance ; LDA #$40 ; STA $FE ;Set dog block animation flag org $C22293 C22293: ;Halve Evasion if attack was Covered org $C22345 JSR halveEvasion ;Get Evade macro halveEvasion() print "Writing halveEvasion() to ",pc reset bytes halveEvasion: ;Y = target of attack CPY $F4 ;Index of bodyguard ($FF if no bodyguard) BNE .exit ;If not the same as target, exit LDA #$FF ;255 SEC SBC $3B54,Y ;255 - (255 - Evade * 2 + 1) ;(= Evade * 2 - 1) INC ;Evade * 2 LSR ;Evade LSR ;Evade / 2 JMP $2861 ;New blockvalue from halved Evade .exit LDA $3B54,Y ;(255 - Evade * 2 + 1) RTS print "halveEvasion: ",bytes," bytes written" endmacro org !smartCover %smartCover() org !halveEvade %halveEvasion() org !noDogBlock %skipDogBlock()