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- So, you want to make a ROM hack? First, you need to decide on a ROM base: FireRed, Ruby or Emerald. There are various pros and cons to each, but in general FireRed has the most documentation and research, with Emerald hacking becoming an emerging art and Ruby being a piece of shit you should avoid at all costs because it was made by a GameFreak who don't know what they're doing.
- Once you've chosen either FireRed or Emerald, download the following tools:
- http://ampage.no-ip.info/index.php?seite=details&program=AdvanceMap&ver=1.92 -AdvanceMap 1.9.2
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=85025 - eXtreme Script Editor
- http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD - HxD
- http://vba-m.com - VisualBoy Advance-M
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=320113 - Generation 3 Hacking Suite
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=311461 - Generation 3 Tools
- http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=26913 - GBA Graphics Editor
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=149454 - Nameless Tile Map Editor
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=85025 - Advanced Palette Editor
- http://www.irfanview.com/ - IrfanView
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=205687 - Nameless Sprite Editor Classic
- You might then want to check out some tutorials on getting started:
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=66
- Scripting: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=164276
- Flags and variables: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=302347
- Tile editing: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=193377
- Editing cries: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=293830
- Editing battle backgrounds: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=302401
- Adding new Balls: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=326311
- Tilesets and tilemaps: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=298030
- Adding the Gen 4 Physical / Special / Status split: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=7465618#post7465618 and http://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=6976957&postcount=114
- FIRE RED (MAYBE LEAFGREEN) EXCLUSIVE:
- Title Screen Hacking: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=325944
- Pokédex Expansion: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=318569
- Adding new types: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=313872
- Creating new items: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?p=7202888
- EMERALD EXCLUSIVE:
- Title Screen Hacking: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=283345
- Pokédex Expansion: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=324892
- Other resources:
- http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=267728 - Resized all Gen 4 and 5 sprites to 64x64, as well as Gen 4 sprites of Gen 1, 2 and 3 sprites
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