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Questions about Event Scripts - Rycona - 04-28-2021
According to ZoneDoctor's event script dump, some command bytes' functions are labeled differently than on the FF6 Wiki. My examples, from some script I've been parsing:
CAE381: {FA-02} Pseudo-randomly choose to branch backwards 2 bytes ($CAE37F) with 50 % chance
CAE383: {FC-0D} Branch backwards 13 bytes ($CAE376)
The FF6 Wiki states:
FA $C0B8C7 Stop temporarily played song
C0/9A52: 1A B9 (act. FC: ** NOT USED **)
Wondering which are correct. My concern, outside of accuracy for the wiki, is that I'm parsing events for calls to other subroutines, so I can map given events connected to those directly called. So if these commands don't make these calls, I should ignore them... and I'd also wonder if the program is getting off track with subsequent calls.
RE: Questions about Event Scripts - Gi Nattak - 04-28-2021
Both are correct, they are indeed used for those purposes, it's just that the branching commands are meant to/need to be placed within an action queue, while the stop temporarily played song and unused act. $FC is meant to be a "general action" (first byte command), so the code would know to differentiate them. I'm fairly sure that's how it works anyway!
RE: Questions about Event Scripts - Rycona - 04-28-2021
Oh, I see. I forgot about the list on the Movement Codes page and didn't check the context on the commands. My bad, thanks for clearing that up.
RE: Questions about Event Scripts - C-Dude - 04-28-2021
Yeah, within an action queue the commands take on different functions.
So you'll see something like
"Begin action queue for character $04 (8 bytes)"
and then there will be 8 bytes of commands that follow, which do different things than the same hex values when they're NOT in an action queue.
That's why all action queues have a form of parenthesis: they tell the game how long they are going to be in bytes and then they always end with an $FF to resume normal function.
If you're looking to branch outside of an action queue, you will need to check an always-unchanging event bit and do a jump. I use event bit $127 for this, but I know there are at least two more that do so.
EX:
Code:
CA0039: {C0-27-01-08-01-00} If ($1E80($127) [$1EA4, bit 7] is clear), branch to $ CA0108