Editting rom text :O?

I can replace textures, so I wanna know how to rewrite dialouge in Paper mario

Hex editing.
It can edit text. Uncompressed, of course.
The Best Hex editor around is probably Translhextion.
Of course, some stuff may be compressed, and you can't edit that..
And text editing is pain. 99 % of the words can't be longer than they're originally.
For example, every "Mario" would have to be replaced with a 5-character word.
Some words are in the hex like this "Something . . . .". Those dots mean unused space, so if there are dots or spaces, you can extend the limits..

Repointing.
lol.
But no really, Raccoon, check out a Paper Mario Read only image, you'll be amazed. try to edit some things. and see if it works.

This post has been edited by Elly on Jan 6 2006, 11:45 AM

I found these from 28918112:

Y ˜WHAT S˜UP Ú
GOOD˜TO˜MEET˜YA ˜BUD Ò?HOWF S˜THE˜NAME Ú
) M˜STARTING˜ME˜UP˜A˜LITTLE BUSINESS˜IN˜TOAD˜TOWN Ò?) M˜STILL˜SETTING˜UP ˜THOUGH Ò?)˜WANNA˜SEE˜YOU˜BACK˜IN˜HERE WHEN˜WE˜OPEN ˜ALL˜RIGHT Ò– ¸ STOP˜BY˜AGAIN˜AFTER˜WE˜OPEN /+ ˜BUDDY Ò– ¸ SORRY ˜BUD Ú
STILL˜A˜FEW˜THINGS˜TO˜SET˜UP Ò?HOME˜BY˜LATER ˜ALL˜RIGHT Ò– ¸ (EY ˜WELCOME ˜BUDDY Ú
WELL ˜WE˜GOT˜IT˜OPEN Ú
WHAT˜DO˜YOU˜THINK 0RETTY˜SPECTACULAR˜SHOP ˜HUH Ò?(OW˜ABOUT˜BUYING˜SOMETHING Ò?*UST˜PRESS˜?$? ò?%˜IN˜FRONT˜OF˜A BADGE˜YOU˜WANT˜TO˜BUY Ò–¸ (EY ˜BUD ˜(OW˜YA˜BEEN Ú TAKE˜A˜LOOK˜AROUND Ú
)˜WANNA˜SEE˜YOU˜WALK˜OUT OF˜HERE˜WITH˜SOMETHING Ò?*UST˜PRESS˜?$? ò?%˜IN˜FRONT˜OF˜A BADGE˜YOU˜WANT˜TO˜BUY Ò– ¸ SORRY ˜BUD NOTHING˜NEW Ú
THIS˜IS˜ALL˜)˜HAVE˜TODAY Ò?) M˜EXPECTING˜ANOTHER˜SHIPMENT SO˜COME˜ON˜BACK˜LATER Ò–¸ !W ˜BUDDY Ú
) M˜CLEANED˜OUT ) VE˜GOT˜NOTHING˜MORE˜TO˜SELL Ò?9OU˜WERE˜ONE˜SERIOUS˜REPEAT CUSTOMER ˜BUD ˜ )˜CAN˜PRACTICALLY˜RETIRE˜NOW Ò?THIS˜TOWN˜WAS˜REAL˜NICE BUT˜)˜THINK˜) LL˜TAKE˜A˜TRIP Ú
THANKS ˜BUD ˜9OU RE˜THE˜MAN Ò–¸ ?&
(EY ˜9OU ˜9OU˜LITTLE˜SCAMP GET˜YOUR˜HANDS˜OFF Ú
GIVE˜ME˜BACK˜MY˜HALCULATOR Ò– ¸ SORRY ˜BUD Ú
)˜HAD˜TO˜CLOSE˜UP˜SHOP Ò?SOME˜IDIOT˜SHY˜GUY˜STOLE MY˜HALCULATOR ˜9OU˜BELIEVE˜THAT Ò?)˜NEED˜THAT˜THING˜TO˜CALCULATE SALES ˜BUD ˜) M˜NOT˜A˜GENIUS Ú
WHEN˜)˜FIND˜THAT˜LITTLE˜PUNK Ò– ¸ (EY ˜BUDDY Ú
)SN T˜THAT˜MY˜HALCULATOR Ò?9OU RE˜TELLING˜ME YOU˜GOT IT˜BACK˜FROM˜THE˜SHY˜GUYS Ò?9EAH ˜)N˜YOUR˜FACE ˜SHY˜GUY Ú
)˜CAN˜OPEN˜MY˜SHOP˜AGAIN Ò?/H ˜MAN ˜HOW˜CAN˜)˜REPAY˜YOU )˜KNOW ˜TAKE˜THIS Ú
THIS˜IS˜A˜SPECIAL˜BADGE ˜BUD SO˜USE˜IT˜WITH˜CARE Ò–¸ THANKS˜TO˜YOU˜)˜CAN˜FINALLY OPEN˜MY˜SHOP˜AGAIN Ò?) LL˜BE˜UP˜AND˜RUNNING˜IN NO˜TIME˜FLAT Ú
HOME˜BACK˜SOON ˜BUD Ò–¸ (EY Ú
THAT˜WASN T˜MY˜HALCULATOR Ò?)T˜LOOKED˜JUST˜LIKE˜MINE Ò– ¸ (EY ˜MISTER Ú 9OU RE˜A˜CUSTOMER ˜AREN T˜YOU Ò?$AD S˜PREPARING˜TO˜OPEN˜THE SHOP˜SOON ˜SO˜)˜GUESS˜YOU GOTTA˜WAIT˜A˜LITTLE˜WHILE Ò–¸ WELCOME ˜MISTER Ú
0RESS˜?$? ò?%˜IN˜FRONT˜OF˜A˜BADGE YOU˜WANT ˜IF˜THERE˜IS˜ONE )T S˜EASY Ò?9OU˜SHOULD˜BUY˜A˜LOT˜AND SPEND˜A˜LOT˜OF˜COINS˜BECAUSE BADGES˜ARE˜REALLY˜NEAT Ò– ¸ ) M˜A˜GOOD˜BOY˜BECAUSE˜) HELP˜MY˜DAD˜EVERY˜DAY Ò?,IKE˜MY˜DAD˜SAYS ˜BUSINESS˜IS A˜LOT˜OF˜WORK ˜BUT˜IT˜PAYS˜OFF IN˜THE˜END Ò– ¸ $AD˜SAYS˜WE RE˜CLOSING˜AND MOVING˜TO˜ANOTHER˜TOWN Ò?SEE˜YA ˜MISTER Ú
THANKS˜FOR˜SHOPPING˜SO˜MUCH Ò– ¸ !˜SHY˜GUY˜JUST˜STOLE $AD S˜HALCULATOR Ò?9OU˜SHOULD VE˜HEARD˜WHAT˜MY DAD˜SAID ˜WE˜CAN T˜OPEN˜NOW Ò?STUPID˜SHY˜GUY Ú
GIVE˜BACK˜$AD S˜HALCULATOR Ò– ¸ $AD˜SAYS˜WE˜WOULD VE˜GONE OUT˜OF˜BUSINESS˜IF˜WE˜HADN T GOTTEN˜THAT˜HALCULATOR˜BACK Ò?WE˜CAN˜OPEN˜THE˜SHOP˜AGAIN !LL˜BECAUSE˜OF˜YOU Ú
THANK˜YOU ˜MISTER Ò– ¸ WE˜CAN˜OPEN˜THE˜SHOP˜AGAIN BACK˜IN˜BUSINESS Ú
THANK˜YOU ˜MISTER Ò– ¸ (EY ˜MISTER Ò?-Y˜DAD S˜OPENED˜HIS˜SHOP Ú
$ON T˜YOU˜WANNA˜TAKE˜A˜LOOK )T S˜REALLY˜COOL Ò?)T S˜A˜BADGE˜SHOP ˜&OR˜BADGES Ú
HOME˜ON ˜CHECK˜IT˜OUT Ò– ¸ WE˜HAVE˜LOTS˜OF˜RARE˜BADGES SO˜TAKE˜A˜VERRRRY˜CLOSE˜LOOK Ò– ¸ (ELLO ˜-ARIO Ò?THE˜TOAD˜(OUSE S˜SLOGAN˜IS Ú
HEFRESH˜YOUR˜BODY˜AND˜SOUL Ò?WOULD˜YOU˜LIKE˜TO˜TAKE˜A˜NAP ? – ¸ HEALLY Ú
9OU˜SEEM˜TO˜BE˜IN˜FINE˜SHAPE Ú
!RE˜YOU˜SURE˜YOU˜WANT˜TO˜TAKE A˜NAP ? – ?0LEASE˜COME˜AGAIN Ò– ?SLEEP˜WELL Ò– ¸ $ID˜YOU˜SLEEP˜WELL Ò?.OW˜THAT˜YOUR˜BODY˜AND˜SOUL ARE˜REFRESHED ˜YOUR˜TRAVELS WILL˜SEEM˜MUCH˜EASIER Ò–¸ THE˜TOAD˜(OUSE S˜SLOGAN˜IS Ú
HEFRESH˜YOUR˜BODY˜AND SOUL Ú
˜BUT Ò?IT S˜IMPOSSIBLE˜TO˜GET˜REFRESHED WITH˜THIS˜SHY˜GUY˜JUMPING˜ALL OVER˜THE˜PLACE ˜SORRY Ò– ¸ .OW˜THAT˜THE˜SHY˜GUYS˜ARE GONE ˜YOU˜CAN˜STAY˜HERE Ú
WOULD˜YOU˜LIKE˜TO˜TAKE˜A˜NAP ? –¸ ?&
-ERLON˜IS˜OUT Ò– ¸ ?&
)˜SAID˜-ERLON˜IS˜OUT ˜SO˜HE MUST˜BE˜OUT Ò– ¸ ?&
) M˜TELLING˜YOU -ERLON˜IS˜OUT ˜/UUUT Ò– ¸ ?&
-ERLON˜IS˜OUT Ò– ¸ WHY˜DO˜YOU˜KEEP˜ON˜KNOCKING ) M˜TELLING˜YOU˜HE S˜OUT Ò– ¸ WHAT˜THE Ú WHY˜IS˜SOMEONE˜SLEEPING˜IN FRONT˜OF˜MY˜HOUSE Ò?WAIT˜A˜MINUTE Ú
THAT˜FACE˜SEEMS˜VERRRY FAMILIAR˜TO˜ME Ò– ¸ /H ˜-AYBE Ú
.O ˜9ES ˜)T˜MUST˜BE Ú
9OU RE˜-ARIO Ò?) VE˜BEEN˜WAITING˜FOR˜YOU Ò?9OU˜SHOULD VE˜COME˜EARLIER Ú
WELL ˜YOU RE˜HERE˜NOW ˜HOME˜IN Ò– ¸ WHERE˜TO˜BEGIN Ú -Y˜NAME IS˜-ERLON Ú
)˜AM˜A˜WIZARD Ò?WHEN˜)˜WAS˜READING˜THE˜STARS THE˜OTHER˜DAY ˜AN˜ORACLE CAME˜TO˜ME Ò?WHAT˜)˜DISCOVERED˜IS˜VERY IMPORTANT ˜AND˜IT˜CONCERNS˜YOU Ò?BUT ˜BEFORE˜)˜TELL˜YOU˜ABOUT˜IT THERE˜ARE˜OTHER˜THINGS˜OF˜WHICH )˜MUST˜SPEAK Ò?)T˜IS˜A˜VERY˜LONG˜STORY ˜BUT ) LL˜TRY˜TO˜SHORTEN˜IT Ú WHERE˜SHOULD˜)˜START Ò?)T˜WAS˜IN˜THE˜OLD˜DAYS /NE˜OF˜MY˜ANCESTORS˜WAS˜UP ON˜SHOOTING˜STAR˜SUMMIT AND˜AS˜USUAL Ò? BUT˜ONE˜DAY˜IT˜HAPPENED SUDDENLY A˜GREAT APPEARED˜AND˜) STANDING˜FACE˜TO˜FACE Ò?THEN ˜THE˜FARAWAY THE˜PIOUS WAS RAISED˜ME˜UP WAS˜AMAZING

And there's a load of more text..

This post has been edited by Raccoon Sam on Jan 6 2006, 12:00 PM

Last time i tried to edit those, there was problems ingame.

Try edit Parakarrys "Mail Call!" early in the game.

Not the one at the end, the early one.

Ok!
I'll be back in few hours, my dumb sister wants to come to the computer..
=P..

Sorry for double-post, but what in the name of god is this?!

Virtual coherency on data:Watchpoint exception: Floating point exception: Virtual coherency on inst: Trap exception: Arithmetic overflow :Coprocessor unusable :Reserved instruction :Breakpoint exception :System call exception: Bus error on data: Bus error on inst: Address error on store :Address error on load: TLB exception on store: TLB exception on load :TLB modification : Interrupt :Inexact operation: Underflow: Overflow: Division by zero :Invalid operation :Unimplemented operation F%02d:%+:3e F%02d:---------

Found that text on the middle of the bunch. What is it? Any idea?



EDIT: I FOUND THE DIALOGUE! I edited it a bit. Also, I found the "Mail Call" Text.
I'll give you the HEX addresses if you want. This is so awesome.

This post has been edited by Raccoon Sam on Jan 6 2006, 01:15 PM

So I also thought when i first found it. Edit it, and see what shows up in game.

This post has been edited by Elly on Jan 6 2006, 01:26 PM

:P

the symbols change oddly tho

like . doesn't show up as a period.

This post has been edited by Darkz Van Gore on Jan 6 2006, 03:33 PM

I'll just create a table the hex editor can use.
for example, if 05FF gives "E" but is displayed as "^" ill just write:
05FF = E

in a table file.

This post has been edited by Elly on Jan 6 2006, 03:58 PM

Yeah, actually, I discovered the text over a year ago, and decoded most of the special symbology of it.

http://hocuspocus.taloncrossing.com/rii/pmdiag/decoder.php Decoding script

Try typing in the following source files:
whale.txt
boo.txt
beginning.txt
final_battle.txt
goombas.txt
opening_story.txt
penguin_murder.txt
shy_battle.txt

Also,
http://hocuspocus.taloncrossing.com/rii/pmdiag/pm1docs.txt
There's most of my documentation on the symbology. There's some neat text functions that didn't get used in the game, and lots of colors and such. Some of the functions couldn't be replicated in the decoder, but can be done so in the rom. If you replace text or symbols, make sure the rom remains exactly the same size, to the byte.

Those are error codes. When PM encounters an error, it will halt the game and dump the error to screen. I've personally encountered the trap exception.

Attached Image

Yeah. Thanks RII.
Also, Since "I" means "i" (Lower case), and "U" means "u" (Lower case, again), when what are the higher cases then? Here's some stuff I found out:

- = M
4 = T
3 = S
0 = P
7 = W
& = F
2 = R
5 = U
! = A
9 = Y
” = B
( = H
, = L

Too sleepy to check for more..

The entire ASCII conversion chart is in my docs link

Whoa.
Nice work RII.
You must be really bored.
I checked Super Mario World's every Hex value from 00 to FF to see every sprite.. Man, was I bored..

It was my first rom ... hacking is the wrong word ... research project.

Addresses pls i need.



I always wanted to edit PM text :o

Text starts at 0x01B830C0, ends roughly at 0x01C84000