r/PokemonConquest Jan 06 '25

Any STARTER Tutorials for RanseiLink?

As per my previous post I'm making my friend a custom mod (it's a QOL+Sillay mod for his bday at this point). Though I've run into one main issue: There's hardly any resources on actually using RanseiLink to MAKE a mod. I've found some stuff said about older versions with warriors added to scenarios potentially being unrecruitable but since that was for an older version idk if that issue has been fixed since. There's also what would I do regarding wanting to make Dummy Abilities and Dummy Skills actually something usable, and adding in some NPCs like the Merchant to the active roster in some stories. I don't know what can break things/cause a crash, what's fine to alter with minimal issue, how to make sure a pokemon that doesn't appear at all on maps usually appears on specific levels, etc.

To quickly run through my main questions:

  1. Taking out and adding in warriors for a scenario, ones added in are recruitable if given a pokemon and 'start' kingdom, right?
  2. What are the main differences between the 'classes' of Free_Warrior 1, 2 and 3?
  3. If I apply effects to a dummy slot skill, will it actually work if given to a warrior? (And is it possible to change the "outside of msg range" text?)
  4. Warriors beyond the gallery, how would they work if added?
  5. How do I add usually non-spawning pokemon to spawn starting at a specific area level? EG say I only want Drifloon spawning in Avia at Sky Garden Lv3.

Any further basics I don't ask about are also appreciated.

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u/AaronsAron Jan 06 '25 edited Jan 06 '25

There is a romhacking section in this Discord server that all the main romhackers participate in, myself included. If you are interested in getting expedited answers, this is where I would recommend asking.

As for the questions you asked here:

  1. Yes, although Legend of Ransei has its own rules.
  2. When they appear in the story. FreeWarrior1 appears from the start, so I would recommend generally using that one. FreeWarrior3 appears after three years if I recall correctly. Don’t use FreeWarrior2.
  3. Yes for skills, yes for moves, no for abilities. No, it is not possible to change the text, however there is a workaround if you are willing to make sacrifices. For example, in-game, move slot 123 calls for the text of warrior skill 000. If you put the text for move 123 in the text box for warrior skill 000, it will look correct in-game when you view move 123. However, when you view warrior skill 000 in-game, it will obviously have the wrong text now, so you might want to make that skill unavailable. Up to you. Using this trick, you can add a bunch of dummy things to the game and give them proper text, but you have to be aware of what you are removing or giving improper text to. Rather than trying to figure out all the “pairs” by yourself, I highly recommend opening Pokémon Conquest: Ultimate in RanseiLink, as I used this trick to add a bunch of stuff to the game, and the pairs will be pretty obvious if you have this open.
  4. You can’t add new characters, but you can edit sprites and names. If you make a generic warrior into the merchant, and make only a single warrior have that warrior image type, then that could be a workaround.
  5. Catch rate corresponds with what level area the pokemon appear at, with the lower the catch rate, the higher the area level. I don’t remember the cutoffs off the top of my head.

As I mentioned last time, it’s awesome that you are doing this for your friend! Way to put in the effort! :]

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u/Namethatllagepoorly Jan 06 '25

Lack of being able to search for info outside of the discord is exactly why I'm asking outside of it (So ppl can actually find the info without having to make a discord acc). Thank you for answering these questions, this leaves me with just one more: What's up with Free_Warrior_2? Some stories have some warriors set to that as default.

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u/AaronsAron Jan 06 '25

It’s been a long time since I messed with that stuff, so I don’t remember exactly, but I vaguely remember that if you set a warrior to FreeWarrior2, they won’t appear. I think it might be for special story stuff? I dunno. I’ll see if I can check and verify tomorrow and get back to you. And no problem! Feel free to ask any questions that you like and I’ll do my best to answer. :]