Fire Emblem Hacking: Map Insertion Tutorial [Redone]

[superplush1]

Cool, but how do I set where chacacters spawn from? (eg: enemies, player spawns, reinforements...)

[markyjoe1990]

@superplush1

that's event editting.

[troublesomecorsair]

Great cows, it worked! And that's coming from a complete newbie! Thanks Marky! U da bomb!

[GoldenWarriorsDomain]

Very good video. It was not to complicated to understand. However, upon completing ever step I test the prologue level and it is a messed up map. Although the tileset, pallet, and config numbers are all apparently correct. (I'm using FE 8.) It seems odd.

[markyjoe1990]

@GoldenWarriorsDomain

The method may be different for FE8 than FE7. Regardless, this tutorial is rather old, and I recommend looking on the shrine of seals forums for the superior tiled inserter, along with it's tutorial made by nintenlord.

[TheBladehero22]

My computer finally accepted my maps! Thanks for the tutorial!

[TheBladehero22]

Ok, thanks. btw i'll email my map to you so you can help me further. If that's possible.

[TheBladehero22]

Yo, markyjoe1990, I think I've found the problem. I don't think I used the right numbers to define the type of map I want. What Object Sets, Palette and Tile Configuration do I insert for a Town and a village?

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

The video should explain how the names of the images correspond with tilesets in nightmare.

[TheBladehero22]

@markyjoe1990 Neither do I!!!

[TheBladehero22]

OK, this time I swear I did everything you said! It still won't take my map!!! Why is it not taking my map?! I followed every instruction! From step 1 all the way to the last one! The Array Inserter still refuses to take my map!!!

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

I have no clue what you did wrong.

[onymarth]

Don't know why, but when I save the map I can't find it. I can only find it when I open it in Mappy.

[1beastrap]

thank you iv been wondering how to do this now i can

[blacky26s]

@markyjoe1990

[blacky26s]

@markyjoe19 ok thx

[blacky26s]

Thx so much sir.and I kno this is a little off topic but...could u plz do a tutorial on making custom battle sprites, setting up the script, and inserting them with feditor?i beg u!=)

[markyjoe1990]

@blacky26s

I'll do one if I feel like it.

[TheBladehero22]

I did everything you said. Only I made my map a little bigger than the one you made, I even got the offset. I typed everything in. But it still won't take my map.

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

You might have missed a step or did something wrong.

[TheBladehero22]

The Map Array Inserter won't take my map no matter what I do. What did I do wrong?!

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

How would I know? You haven't told me what you did yet.

[masterf5]

Hey bro before just telling my prob i wanna thank you hehe for maling the vid

[SkyTheTreats]

how do you create a new line on HxD editor???

[markyjoe1990]

@SkyTheTreats

Try figuring it out on your own. You should be able to learn easily even if you just mess around in the editor.

[TheBladehero22]

That and the offset I type in doesn't work.

[TheBladehero22]

@markyjoe1990 But I don't know what to put for any of those, this video only demonstrates inserting Plains and castle.

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

The tileset png files show what numbers to use. I think I explained this in the video.

[TheBladehero22]

What if I want to make a map that is a grass field with a stone road in the middle and has houses on it? What type of Object Set, Palette or Tile Configuration do I put for Nightmare Editor?

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

Watch the video again. Watch carefully, and you'll see.

[TheBladehero22]

Okay, but what key do I press to make a new line?

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

Keep looking at the video until you find out. This shouldn't be that hard.

[TheBladehero22]

The MAR Array Inserter won't take my map. What should I do?

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

You must've done something wrong. Rewatch the video and see if you missed anything.

[TheBladehero22]

By the way how do you make a new line on HxD? I don't know how to do that either.

[markyjoe1990]

@TheBladehero22

I demonstrate it in the video. Look closely.

[TheBladehero22]

THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH!!!!! I've been trying to figure out how to do this for years! Thank you, markyjoe1990! Thank you! You are my 2nd hero!!!!

[DavidKyokushin]

I can't find the gba tilesets anymore 

[markyjoe1990]

@DavidKyokushin

The links might be dead by now. Just google Shrine of Seals forums and you should be able to find them.

[Tuchiee]

@markyjoe1990 waddaya mean? Ps did u played radiant dawn? Is it possible to hack that one too???

[markyjoe1990]

@Tuchiee

To add enemies onto your map, you need to event edit.

[Tuchiee]

Sorry i forgot one thing, how do u put sprites from fe6 or fe8 in the game?

[Tuchiee]

How you can put units in another place? And how do u take other units and put them in?

[markyjoe1990]

@Tuchiee

Event editting.

[dlamey8015]

I did all of this, i go to play the rom and i go to new game, but then the emulator screen turns black and this wierd beeping noise happens. How do i fix it?

[markyjoe1990]

@dlamey8015

You'd have to show me everything you did to get that result.

[dlamey8015]

@markyjoe1990 thanks for the fast reply, ill post a video response

[dlamey8015]

Then I will direct you to a video showing this problem. It is called "Fire Emblem Map Insertion Problem."

[dlamey8015]

When i try to use MAR array inserter and click run i get "The size is wrong." what happened?

[markyjoe1990]

@dlamey8015

Simple, you got the size incorrect. Did you try adding 1 to both the width and height inputs when using the Mar Array inserter?

[NoticedEnigma]

do you have a video on how to change the text in conversations?

[markyjoe1990]

@NoticedEnigma

Nope. It's not that difficult to do however. Just get the FEditor Adv and look up a tutorial for it.

[hoseinmikey]

Sorry, i meant " Marc's crap"

[hoseinmikey]

Lol, did anyone else notice it said " mark's crap" at the top lefy corner in the beginning?? XD

[Widelux13]

man, when I open the game and start prologue map it looks like caos. I put a 20x20 size map and the prologue map is 15x10, i don't know what I did wrong, I followed all that you do, but still not working. Any idea?

[markyjoe1990]

@Widelux13

Did you set the tile stuff in the chapter data editor?

[Widelux13]

@markyjoe1990 I put all that you put in the video. Which rom do you use? I use 1235 - Fire Emblem (U).gba

this is annoying :$ but thx for the help, I will try later

[markyjoe1990]

@Widelux13

Did you make sure you were using the correct chapter? Did you make sure you repointed the correct event reference? Look over your stuff a few more times. Most people seem to be able to get the tutorial, so I doubt it's a problem on my half.

[Widelux13]

@markyjoe1990 No, sorry, I don't say that it's your problem, I'm only asking which rom you have, to get one like this. One question, Do I need nightmare 2.0 or with nightmare program it's well? Thanks for your time :) I will try with another rom, I hope it'll work xddd

[markyjoe1990]

@Widelux13

I use the FE7 ROM. Also, use Nightmare, NOT Nightmare 2.0. Nightmare is a lot more compatible.

[Widelux13]

@markyjoe1990 No, sorry, I don't say that it's your problem, I'm only asking which rom you have, to get one like this. One question, Do I need nightmare 2.0 or with nightmare program it's well? Thanks for your time :) I will try with another rom, I hope it'll work xddd

Edit: Do you use "0" to create a new line in HxD? And (sorry for too many questions) why did you add "8" to the pointer? (it's only a question, I did it with my rom).

Thanks.

[markyjoe1990]

@Widelux13

Keep hitting 0 until a new line shows up in HxD. As for the 8, I put it there so that the pointer leads the game to the correct data.

[Widelux13]

@markyjoe1990 Finally I got it :D It works^^ Thanks ^^

[Widelux13]

nice tutorial man ;)

[will1312834]

how doyou do like change enemies or charector positions?

[markyjoe1990]

@will1312834

custom event data.

[Xmegabuster]

how i make a new offset i don´t understand

[TheCrimsonPower]

@Xmegabuster you go to the end of the last offset & type 2 0's.

[troublesomecorsair]

Wow! this is entirely amazing! So can you literally make your own Fire Emblem game?

[markyjoe1990]

@troublesomecorsair

Pretty much.

[CriticaLKonflict]

I can't do this.. at the event ref module it keeps reverting to the old number..I can't save straight away from the module like you did? Any help? :S

[CriticaLKonflict]

@CriticaLKonflict Nvm, got it to work, the input changed a bit the last few months. But now I have a new problem.. my map is all messed up and I did everything like you did.. does this mean I have to remake the map?

[ernie180401]

i completely fucked up my map time to retry

[kaijin76]

how exactly do you find the offsets to each individual map themselves? It's a very confusing process with the Hex editor and such.

[TheTike50gaset]

When it is the same as the video, it is comprehensible.

[Blaerot]

Great tutorial, but I do exactly what you do (same map, same offset, same tiles, same all), and when I'm going to test it, it's the same map of the prologue but with the other tiles...

I don't know what I'm doing wrong D:

[markyjoe1990]

@Blaerot

My best suggestion is to rewatch the video and pay close attention to my actions.

[Blaerot]

@markyjoe1990 Well, I still don't know what I was doing wrong, I read it was the checksum... whatever, now I'm using FE8 and works fine ^^ Great tutorial Marc, and thanks for your patience!

[Marksman18V]

@Blaerot

This may be a bit late, but it is possible your map got corrupted.

This can be solved by remaking the map from scratch.

Happened to me twice. :/

[Blaerot]

@Marksman18V Well, It's good to know =3 Thanks, maybe I'll try it again~

[Marksman18V]

Markyjoe, teaching like a boss :D

This video helped see what I was doing wrong.

Your help is much appreciated Marc =)

[markyjoe1990]

@Marksman18V

Thank you.

[Iavasechui]

Am I doing something wrong? I thought I followed the steps exactly but when I went into the edited rom to check the results it was all glitchy and effed up. XD thankfully I keep a clean backup.

[markyjoe1990]

@Iavasechui

You might have forgotten to set the palette, tile configuration, and whatnot in the chapter data editor.

[Iavasechui]

@markyjoe1990 I'm pretty sure I did set those, maybe I made a mistake with them. Well my hex editor (HxDen btw) wouldn't add a new line after I went to the end of the rom and hit enter so I manually entered what would be the next offset in the map inserter. Would this have caused the problem? Also is there a reason why it would not go to a new line? Sorry for all the questions -_-;

[markyjoe1990]

@Iavasechui

Wait, did you insert the MAR file with the MAR array inserter? Did you make sure your tile pixel size was 16x16?

[Iavasechui]

@markyjoe1990 yes I used the MAR array inserted and I did make sure the tile size was 16x16. The map itself was 15x10 tiles.

[KoolAidNintendo]

How do I make the offset? Thanks

[markyjoe1990]

@KoolAidNintendo

Rewatch the video. It explains everything.

[KoolAidNintendo]

@markyjoe1990 I'm sorry, I figured it out. You didn't mention to put a period to make a new offset. Anyways. thank you for your help.

[cavemano123]

it would be great if you could next show us how to replace and edit music, ive already done it myself but others could learn from it.

[cavemano123]

holy gravy i cant believe you eventually did it. :D

[stevenleitner]

thanks man This tut makes more sence

[MrJGamer17]

@markyjoe1990 thank you MArkyjoe1990 i figured it out i can now insert custom maps thanks man =D