That is kinda the problem... Unless I leave off some stats...

There will be 151 save lists, if someone were to just catch one of each. The save lists, if I were to just combine it, would be massive... I also think I know how I am going to do moves, that is fairly easy, as each move will have a corresponding number. That will make it less hectic.

So far, I am thinking about taking off the SP stats, as I never really saw them work with anything in the original game anyways. I will have to have a basic stats, like hp, att, def, evasion, accuracy, and the pp of each move. The others might not make it on there...

Stats will be in lists, I was just meaning that it would be cool for self modifying code, as you could just store the stats in a program when not in a battle...

Well, crud... I know what I could do. I could use the setupeditor, and each list be numbered 1-151 (Unless they are evolving, then they would have to somehow retain the original number... Or maybe I could just have it move up as well...)

*sigh* This is gonna be so blasted complicated...

I am just gonna get the basic list set up, so I can finish up the ingame menu, and make the continue function work. After that, maybe I will continue with the maps...

sounds complex...hope it works out though

~Party Pokemon Stats~
(48 bytes each)*6= ~288 bytes

Pokemon Number (1-155) 3 digits
HP(-54125+9999) 4 digits
MHP(-54125+9999) 4 digits
Atack(-54125+999) 3 digits
Def(-54125+999) 3 digits
Speed(-54125+999) 3 digits
Evasion(-54125+999) 3 digits
Level(1-100)[+1] 2 digits
move1(-54125+99) 2 digits
PP(-54125+99) 2 digits
move2(-54125+99) 2 digits
PP(-54125+99) 2 digits
move3(-54125+99) 2 digits
PP(-54125+99) 2 digits
move4(-54125+99) 2 digits
PP(-54125+99) 2 digits
Level(-54125+99) 2 digits
ExprenceNEEDED(-54125+99999) 5 digits

~Box Pokemon Stats~
(29 bytes a pokemon)*[ if there are 200 boxes in the pc] ~5800 bytes
-------------------------------------------
Pokemon Number (1-155) 3 digits
MHP(-54125+9999) [storing auto resisitates] 4 digits
Atack(-54125+999) 3 digits
Def(-54125+999) 3 digits
Speed(-54125+999) 3 digits
Evasion(-54125+999) 3 digits
Level(1-100)[+1] 2 digits
move1(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits
move2(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits
move3(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits
move4(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits
Level(-54125+99) 2 digits
ExprenceNEEDED(-54125+99999) 5 digits
----------------------------------------------------------
~Individual Pokemon stats~
[155]*=15500 MAX! (WILL ALMOST SURELY BE WAY LOWER) ((even this will easily fit in the ram though))

Name:5-20 bytes

~String based stats~ 30 bytes
Pokemon Number (1-155) 3 digits
HP growth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits
Atack grwth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits
Def grwth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits
Speed grw(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits
Evasion growth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits
Exprence NEEDED Growth Rate(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits
Type1(-54125+99) 2 digits
Type2(-54125+99) 2 digits
Evolve into(-54125+999) 3 digits (if non evolve, make it evolve into itself)
Level to evolve (-54125+99) 2 digits (-54125+1 is an evee)

Move list consists of: move(-54125+99),level gained (-54125+1 means it is possible for it to gain,0-99),...

5 bytes per move plus a few for the list header
other info? (up to ~50)
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I could make you a loader like this.  I already do this in my map loader for zelda {and I tested that part of it out at least and it was flawless}...or you could make your own.  Right now, I'm realy busy so if you wnated me to make such a thing there'd be a bit a wait before I'd get it done.  Further, there are ways to even further compress data to ridiculous levels.  The only thing that you will probably need is a way to store all these lists into a program and then into the flash and all.  There are plenty of places to cut corners in  system like this, and subsequently save yourself huge sums of memory.  Further, all of these numbers are concivable maximums, not minimums...so they will likely be lower any ways (like wether you would controll a pokemon's stat growth to the thousanths place).

So, don't dispare and don't say "a long string is evil" because it is actualy way more effecient of a way to do things and is a lot more managable than a ton of lists.

Just a few fixes I see...

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QUOTE (necro @ Feb 25 2006, 0:01)

~Party Pokemon Stats~ (48 bytes each)*6= ~288 bytes Pokemon Number (1-155) 3 digits HP(-54125+9999) 4 digits MHP(-54125+9999) 4 digits Atack(-54125+999) 3 digits Def(-54125+999) 3 digits Speed(-54125+999) 3 digits Evasion(-54125+999) 3 digits Level(1-100)[+1] 2 digits move1(-54125+99) 2 digits PP(-54125+99) 2 digits move2(-54125+99) 2 digits PP(-54125+99) 2 digits move3(-54125+99) 2 digits PP(-54125+99) 2 digits move4(-54125+99) 2 digits PP(-54125+99) 2 digits Level(-54125+99) 2 digits ExprenceNEEDED(-54125+99999) 5 digits ~Box Pokemon Stats~ (29 bytes a pokemon)*[ if there are 200 boxes in the pc] ~5800 bytes ------------------------------------------- Pokemon Number (1-155) 3 digits MHP(-54125+9999) [storing auto resisitates] 4 digits Atack(-54125+999) 3 digits Def(-54125+999) 3 digits Speed(-54125+999) 3 digits Evasion(-54125+999) 3 digits Level(1-100)[+1] 2 digits move1(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits move2(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits move3(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits move4(-54125+99)[full pp] 2 digits Level(-54125+99) 2 digits ExprenceNEEDED(-54125+99999) 5 digits

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QUOTE (necro @ Feb 25 2006, 0:01)

~Individual Pokemon stats~ [155]*=15500 MAX! (WILL ALMOST SURELY BE WAY LOWER) ((even this will easily fit in the ram though)) Name:5-20 bytes ~String based stats~ 30 bytes Pokemon Number (1-155) 3 digits HP growth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits Atack grwth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits Def grwth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits Speed grw(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits Evasion growth(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits Exprence NEEDED Growth Rate(.00-.999) [*.1] 3 digits Type1(-54125+99) 2 digits Type2(-54125+99) 2 digits Evolve into(-54125+999) 3 digits (if non evolve, make it evolve into itself) Level to evolve (-54125+99) 2 digits (-54125+1 is an evee) Move list consists of: move(-54125+99),level gained (-54125+1 means it is possible for it to gain,0-99),... 5 bytes per move plus a few for the list header other info? (up to ~50)

thats what I meant by the fact you could use many fewer  stats and/or add others.  The code would basicaly have to be heavily modiied and optimised for the situation, IOW, all I can tell you is the method to do it unless I made it for you.  The basic method involves a string of "0123456789 being sub()ed at the value of the digit you want to store into the string.

IOW: you manipulate a sting to store a var into a string (why isn't that a option in basic?) and then you can paste that string into other strings and such, and you read these string chuncks with a expr() of them.  If you don't get this, xlib guru (if anyone ever offers to help work on it) will have a section all about this.

here are some code examples



::To get a party's pokemon's Def number (pretend the vars I made up are going to be used {48 bytes for each pkmn})
...
"Now that party stats are in string 9, lets get the individual "pokemon's data into string 8
Sub(Str9,48*(which party pokemon-1)+1,48)->Str8
"Lets get def. stat and store it into vairiable A
Sub(Str8,8 "which is 4+4+3,plus a string correction of 1",3)
expr(Ans)->A



::Store 35 (from D) into a pokemon's defense
...
"0123456789->Str1
D/10->C
round(C,0
Ans-(CC
sub(Str1,C,1)->Str2
D-100C->D
Ans/1->C
round(C,0
Ans-(CC
Str2+sub(Str1,C,1)->Str2
D-10C->C
Str2+sub(Str1,C,1)->Str2
End
"Now that your three digits have been stored into string 2
Sub(Str8,1,7)+Str2+Sub(Str8,11,48
"All the data before your stat plus your new stat data plus the
"data preceding go together to replace the old stat's data

intemidating, eh?  It basicaly means figure out what data you need first (get everything else coded with just like one pokemon at a time for example) and then do the data storage last.