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Title: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Ragna on 2008-03-10 19:19:30
Any info on how are they displayed?

I couldn't find anything in the forum nor the wiki...
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Cyberman on 2008-03-10 23:07:22
Quote from: Henkäys Ikuisuudesta on 2008-03-10 19:19:30
Any info on how are they displayed?

I couldn't find anything in the forum nor the wiki...
As I attempt to read your mind, I seem to draw a blank ... :D
Which game are you talking about?  There is FF7 FF8 FF9 FF10 (might end up in the wiki :) ).

Cyb
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Ragna on 2008-03-11 11:25:24
Ooops!! Sorry, I've meant FF7.

I have still not worked with any other higher than 7.
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Akari on 2008-03-11 16:28:11
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Battle Message & Menu windows.
Any info on how are they displayed?

What do you mean by "how are they displayed". how they called from script? By opcodes.
Battle message can be called in battle script, while menu can be called in field script. Battle opcodes are not in wiki but MENU and MENU2 opcodes are there (I dont know if they has been completed).
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Ragna on 2008-03-11 17:25:43
Well, I am sorry, what I really wanted to know was how are they aligned in the screen.
I already knew that they are called from battle/field scripts...

Also, I asked some time ago, but:

Any info on menu scripting?
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Akari on 2008-03-11 19:17:02
Quote from: Henkäys Ikuisuudesta on 2008-03-11 17:25:43
Well, I am sorry, what I really wanted to know was how are they aligned in the screen.
I already knew that they are called from battle/field scripts...

Also, I asked some time ago, but:

Any info on menu scripting?

They are hardcoded.
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Ragna on 2008-03-11 19:45:15
That is the ******* same answer you told to me a while back.  :lol:

Any DETAILED info?! T_T
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Akari on 2008-03-11 20:26:18
Quote from: Henkäys Ikuisuudesta on 2008-03-11 19:45:15
That is the ******* same answer you told to me a while back.  :lol:

Any DETAILED info?! T_T

Is it that interesting? You could take screenshot and get coords by yourself. By the way they are different in japanese and english version. Even font differs.

Why do you need this?
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Ragna on 2008-03-11 20:38:15
I want to do some menu hacking, like making BETTER, or new
menus, and recreate some things missing from the final version.
Also, I want to re-align some menu windows... to fit better.

I think that if there is more info, it should be in the wiki updated.

I think, you guys have more info than what is in the wiki... O.oU
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Cyberman on 2008-03-13 02:50:50
That is very difficult as both PC and PS1 variants are set up for 640x480 (I think or less) menu screens.
Modifying the fonts which are loaded into PS1 texture memory as a 4 bpp bit map, might not really help. The PC ones are hardcoded into the FF7 program where as the PS1 are compressed and stuffed into an archived file.  Most of the people who have edited these were translating.  Improving the menu's I don't believe is as as simply editing fonts, namely you have to change the code that displays the font data.

Cyb
Title: Re: Battle Message & Menu windows.
Post by: Ragna on 2008-03-13 10:33:28
I didn't say anything about editing fonts nor what you said... O.o
I was talking about re-coding menu settings, and re-aligning the menu windows.

Hmm... I feel bad if I didn't explained well... O.oU