FF7/Battle/Battle scenes - Revision history

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my_wiki>Myst6re at 15:26, 29 March 2015

2015-03-29T15:26:39Z

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* AI Data */

2014-02-21T22:04:04Z

‎AI Data

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* Battle Formation Data */

2012-10-24T19:00:50Z

‎Battle Formation Data

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* AI Data */ I shudder to think I actually wrote that. :(

2012-09-10T00:58:36Z

‎AI Data: I shudder to think I actually wrote that. :(

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* Enemy data format */

2011-12-20T17:16:29Z

‎Enemy data format

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* Enemy data format */

2011-08-30T22:16:03Z

‎Enemy data format

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* AI Data */ Explaining Pre-Attack

2010-06-07T17:01:27Z

‎AI Data: Explaining Pre-Attack

my_wiki>NFITC1: /* Data file format */ Terence Fergusson clued me in to this

2010-03-30T18:13:03Z

‎Data file format: Terence Fergusson clued me in to this

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 We have 1024 possible battle numbers: 0 - 1023. Each group of *4* Battle Numbers refers to a
 particular Scene file: for instance, Battles 0-3 refer to File 0 in Scene.bin, Battles 4-7 refer to File 1 in Scene.bin, and so forth.
 ===General file format===

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 NOTES:
 *A monster's total AI size will always be an even number of bytes. If the actual scripts are an odd number, a single NULL (FFh) will be placed before the next monster's AI header (may not be required).
-*Battle begins after all characters' Initialize scripts have been run (order to be determined).
+*Battle begins after all characters' Initialize scripts have been run (Players first, then enemies, then formation).
 *The only character with "Battle End" is in Cloud's AI. It's meant to lower the character's Love Points with him if he lets them die or he dies with them in the party (not sure which).
 *Pre-Action Event occurs on all battle participants prior to any actions performed by any participant regardless of actor or target. This includes all executed 92 commands that have a command index of less than 21h. If any 92 commands are called in this section, the command that caused this script to run has priority.

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 ! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" align="center" | Offset
 ! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" align="center" | Length
-! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" align="center" | Description
+! style="background:rgb(204,204,204)" align="center" colspan="2" | Description
 |-
 | 0x00
 | 2 bytes
-| Enemy ID
+| colspan="2" | Enemy ID
 |-
 | 0x02
 | 2 bytes
-| position X
+| colspan="2" | position X
 |-
 | 0x04
 | 2 bytes
-| position Y
+| colspan="2" | position Y
 |-
 | 0x06
 | 2 bytes
-| position Z
+| colspan="2" | position Z
 |-
 | 0x08
 | 2 bytes
-| Row
+| colspan="2" | Row
 |-
 | 0x0A
 | 2 bytes
-| [[#Binary_"Cover_Flags"|Binary "Cover flags"]]
+| colspan="2" | [[#Binary_"Cover_Flags"|Binary "Cover flags"]]
 |-
 | 0x0C
 | 4 bytes
-| Gets mapped to battle unit structure 4020-403F and contains flags (details pending)
+| colspan="2" | Initial condition flags. Only last 5 bits are considered.
 |}

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 | Custom Event 8
 |}
-It's structure and opcodes are described [[FF7/Battle/Battle_Scenes/Battle_Script|here]].
+Its structure and opcodes are described [[FF7/Battle/Battle_Scenes/Battle_Script|here]].
 NOTES:

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 | 0x0038
 | 16 bytes
-| Attack action script id (1 byte each).
+| Action animation index (1 byte each).
 |-
 | 0x0048

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 | 0x0028
 | 8 bytes
-| Element types (8 records):<br>00h - Fire<br>01h - Ice<br>02h - Bolt<br>03h - Earth<br>04h - Bio<br>05h - Gravity<br>06h - Water<br>07h - Wind<br>08h - Holy<br>09h - Health<br>0Ah - Cut<br>0Bh - Hit<br>0Ch - Punch<br>0Dh - Shoot<br>0Eh - Scream<br>FFh - No element
+| Element types (8 records):<br>00h - Fire<br>01h - Ice<br>02h - Bolt<br>03h - Earth<br>04h - Bio<br>05h - Gravity<br>06h - Water<br>07h - Wind<br>08h - Holy<br>09h - Health<br>0Ah - Cut<br>0Bh - Hit<br>0Ch - Punch<br>0Dh - Shoot<br>0Eh - Scream<br>0Fh - HIDDEN<br>10h-1Fh - No Effect<br>20h-3Fh - [[FF7/Battle/Status Effects|Statuses]] (Damage done by actions that inflict these statuses will be modified)<br>FFh - No element
 |-
 | 0x0030

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 *Battle begins after all characters' Initialize scripts have been run (order to be determined).
 *The only character with "Battle End" is in Cloud's AI. It's meant to lower the character's Love Points with him if he lets them die or he dies with them in the party (not sure which).
-*Post-Attack occurs immediately after any character performs any attack to any target regardless whether damage is dealt or not. Script owner can be flagged as dead and script would still activate. It's priority is higher than that of other Counter Scripts.
+*Pre-Action Event occurs on all battle participants prior to any actions performed by any participant regardless of actor or target. This includes all executed 92 commands that have a command index of less than 21h. If any 92 commands are called in this section, the command that caused this script to run has priority.
 *The Custom Event sections are not called by any event. They only occur if they are called with the 92 command.
-22
+22 <- command index "Run script"
-0X where X is the script section in hex (eg. X = 8 would call Custom Event 1)
+0X <- where X is the script section in hex (eg. X = 8 would call Custom Event 1 since it is script id 08
 *Custom Event 8 is only used on Mystery Ninja (all), Ultimate Weapons in location other than above Cosmo Canyon, Safer Sephiroth, and the final "showdown" between Cloud and Sephiroth. These characters have scripts on them that do not remove them from battle when they are defeated.
 *The order of scripts executed:
-**Beginning of battle
+:*Beginning of battle
 ::Pre-Battle (all participants)
 :*Once a "main-script enabled" enemy's time gauge is full:
 ::Main (Enemy performs action)
-:*Pre-Attack (If enemy script uses a 92 command
+:*Pre-Attack (If enemy script uses a 92 command with a command index of 20h or less)
 ::Pre-Action Setup (occurs on all participants)
 :*Post-Attack
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 :*Battle ends
 ::Battle End (all participants)
 ==== Binary "Cover Flags" ====

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 |-
 | 0x0C80
-| 512 bytes
+| 2 bytes
-| FFh Padding
+| Formation 1 AI Script Offset
 |-
 | 0x0E80
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 |-
 | 0x0E86
-| varies
+| 0 - 4090 bytes
 | Beginning of AI Data ([[#AI_Data|format explanation]])
 |}
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 | Magical Counter
 |-
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x0C
+| 0x0C
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Party Member Death?
+| Battle End
 |-
 | 0x0E
-| Post-Attack
+| Pre-Action Setup
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x10
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 1
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x12
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 2
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x14
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 3
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x16
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 4
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x18
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 5
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x1A
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 6
 |-
 |style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | 0x1C
-|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Unused
+|style="background:rgb(255,255,204)" | Custom Event 7
 |-
 | 0x1E
-| Post-Battle
+| Custom Event 8
 |}
 It's structure and opcodes are described [[FF7/Battle/Battle_Scenes/Battle_Script|here]].
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 *A monster's total AI size will always be an even number of bytes. If the actual scripts are an odd number, a single NULL (FFh) will be placed before the next monster's AI header (may not be required).
 *Battle begins after all characters' Initialize scripts have been run (order to be determined).
-*Party Member Death is only used on Cloud's AI. It's meant to lower the character's Love Points with him if he lets them die or he dies with them in the party (not sure which). Script never seems to activate on other characters and may not even execute on Cloud's.
+*The only character with "Battle End" is in Cloud's AI. It's meant to lower the character's Love Points with him if he lets them die or he dies with them in the party (not sure which).
 *Post-Attack occurs immediately after any character performs any attack to any target regardless whether damage is dealt or not. Script owner can be flagged as dead and script would still activate. It's priority is higher than that of other Counter Scripts.
-*Post-Battle is only used on Mystery Ninja (all), Ultimate Weapons in location other than above Cosmo Canyon, Safer Sephiroth, and the final "showdown" between Cloud and Sephiroth. These characters have scripts on them that do not remove them from battle when they are defeated. This Script section is used to remove them from the battle probably to clean up memory. Executed after "victory dance".
+*The Custom Event sections are not called by any event. They only occur if they are called with the 92 command.
-*The order of scripts executed after an attack is:
+22
-*#Post-Attack
+0X where X is the script section in hex (eg. X = 8 would call Custom Event 1)
 *#Death Counter (If script owner died, execution stops here)
-*#General Counter (If script owner was target)
-*#Physical Counter/Magical Counter (depending on damage type)
+*Custom Event 8 is only used on Mystery Ninja (all), Ultimate Weapons in location other than above Cosmo Canyon, Safer Sephiroth, and the final "showdown" between Cloud and Sephiroth. These characters have scripts on them that do not remove them from battle when they are defeated.
 ==== Binary "Cover Flags" ====