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[Dath]

I am a complete newcomer at this, so feel free to speak to me as if I am a monkey, possessing the ability to type on a laptop.

When I open Nightmare, I can upload the ROM and the FE7 modules, and then I unload them, but when I upload the ROM itself into the VBA, nothing has changed.

Any ideas?

[S84 PATCH]

Before unloading the module do you press "Apply Changes" and then "Save Rom" under "File"? If you didn't, no edits will save to the Rom.

[Dath]

Nope.

haha, that would make some sense.

EDIT;

Wait, but when I'm editing in the Class/Character Edit, there's no option to Apply Changes or Save ROM. It just lets me do the editing, then I can unload, at which point it brings me to the Nightmare small screen (the one where you choose the module/file), and I can either save/save as, which doesn't create anything, or...nothing.

[S84 PATCH]

From what I can tell you're going under "Modules" to find "Apply Changes" when in fact it is under "File". If it's not there under "File", then you are either using an older version of Nightmare or Nightmare 2.0 (which I have no knowledge about). Also, I apologize for replying so late. I've been attempting to insert a map sprite into my hack.

[Dath]

I'm using Nightmare 2.0, I'm afraid.

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[S84 PATCH]

You should try using Nightmare (non 2.0). From what I can tell it's a lot simpler !

[Dath]

Alright, I'll check that one out. I'll see if FES has it on the mainpage...

[kirant]

It should be still there. I updated my modules from here about a month ago.

But yeah...Nightmare (original) is easier to use (and from what I can tell, easier on your computer)

[Dath]

Alright, I downloaded the original, and used it, but when I changed Lyn to Batta (as a test), when I played the ROM, it briefly showed me a brigand sprite, before the ROM crashed. Any ideas?

[Fire Blazer]

You can't actually change characters... Like, in the chapter unit editor, if it says "Lyn 0x03" you shouldn't change it to "Batta 0x88" (or whatever Batta's # is). Reason why is because the events look for unit "0x03" and when it doesn't exist (because you changed it to 0x88) it crashes because it can't do whatever it needs to do.

So the solution is, make all of Lyn's data the same as Batta's data in the character editor. That's what most people do (OR hack the events, but that is complex stuff for most people...).

My website has gone back in time but it should still have Nightmare there somewhere. If not I'll reupload it when I can (people should still be able to find it somewhere, like google... lol).