thanks....im a bit slow sometimes.... usually when i focus on more than 1 thing at a time....also i don't have good observation to find things...thanks anyway.. xD gonna get a gyarados.
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thanks....im a bit slow sometimes.... usually when i focus on more than 1 thing at a time....also i don't have good observation to find things...thanks anyway.. xD gonna get a gyarados.
No problem, just make sure that it says "Landed a Pokemon" too on the Encounter Slot or else a Pokemon will not appear and you will go past your frame, gl!
thanks, i guess now its time t start SR. xD
Just a small last question. The synchronizer works even if he's dead rihgt? that usually works, but I want to ensure it works in RNG.
wanna know what you should have? make everything faster, and like blocks or small windows with a small explanation.
What do you mean? Popup windows for each step of the selection process? I'm already working on making the actual search take less time.
Ok, I understand what you are saying now. Can do. I'll edit that into my list of ideas.
If you'd like some help with JavaRNG, I've been building bits and pieces of java to help me (like searching the International Egg PID for a shiny egg with a different breeder and hatcher). As for features, it would be nice if the default minute cut-off for PikaTimer was adjustable, or just less then 30. Not really an issue since the timer is manually adjustable, but it's something. You also might want to build a counter in too (coded one for myself after mis-counting journal flips once too many times).
EDIT: @Mercury - It's the time you hit continue.
EDIT: @Mercury - It's the time you hit continue.
I can do that too. Send me the source code to any Java applications and I can throw them in as extra features. Do you know the swing and awt packages?
Oh okay. What if I set my seconds to 24, then waited at the continue screen until I hit the correct amount of seconds..Could I do that?
Yes, it works while dead even when RNG abusing.
I'll document the code a bit better (at all) and send it. Yes to both packages.
@Mercury - Yes, but your delay will rise.
@Mercury - Yes, but your delay will rise.
Oh, so that might be why I'm not getting the right Ivs, lol.
@ pikachu25:
I typed this all up and it got deleted when I hit "Post Quick Reply"... hopefully I'll remember everything I said!
I think that a "== x" or ">= x" option for EACH stat would be very useful. PokeRNG has a similar feature, but it is applied for EVERY stat, which can cause some complications. For example, if you're looking for a physical Trick Room sweeper, you'll select the "greater than or equal to" option, input "31/31/31/0/31/0", and then search through all the results to find those whose Speed stats are equal to 0. You can't really use the "equal to" option in that case, as it would restrict you to spreads that had a Special Attack of 0, which could eliminate many or even all valid results. Although searching for that Speed stat would be easy by opening the .csv file in Excel and using the Filter option, it would be nice not to have to worry about it. You could include more options too, like "<= x" or "!= x", a la RNG Reporter, but I don't really see the usefulness of those options like I do for the previously mentioned ones. You could also apply this to the Hidden Power BP value, as someone could be looking for a Technician Hidden Power or something like that. Also, a faster sorting/searching algorithm would be invaluable.
If you could get the program to work with FR/LG, that would be amazing! Last I heard, the FR/LG RNG had not been publicly cracked (although someone claims to have used it to get a good Zapdos), and that all we could really do was use a caught Pokémon to determine the initial seed.
Are you also taking suggestions for PikaTimer? I've been using it lately to RNG for Arceus and have come across a few ideas for it as well.
Thanks, and keep up the great work!
BTW, I'm a computer science student and have some experience with Java, including GUIs like yours, so let me know if I can be of any help.
I typed this all up and it got deleted when I hit "Post Quick Reply"... hopefully I'll remember everything I said!
I think that a "== x" or ">= x" option for EACH stat would be very useful. PokeRNG has a similar feature, but it is applied for EVERY stat, which can cause some complications. For example, if you're looking for a physical Trick Room sweeper, you'll select the "greater than or equal to" option, input "31/31/31/0/31/0", and then search through all the results to find those whose Speed stats are equal to 0. You can't really use the "equal to" option in that case, as it would restrict you to spreads that had a Special Attack of 0, which could eliminate many or even all valid results. Although searching for that Speed stat would be easy by opening the .csv file in Excel and using the Filter option, it would be nice not to have to worry about it. You could include more options too, like "<= x" or "!= x", a la RNG Reporter, but I don't really see the usefulness of those options like I do for the previously mentioned ones. You could also apply this to the Hidden Power BP value, as someone could be looking for a Technician Hidden Power or something like that. Also, a faster sorting/searching algorithm would be invaluable.
If you could get the program to work with FR/LG, that would be amazing! Last I heard, the FR/LG RNG had not been publicly cracked (although someone claims to have used it to get a good Zapdos), and that all we could really do was use a caught Pokémon to determine the initial seed.
Are you also taking suggestions for PikaTimer? I've been using it lately to RNG for Arceus and have come across a few ideas for it as well.
Thanks, and keep up the great work!
BTW, I'm a computer science student and have some experience with Java, including GUIs like yours, so let me know if I can be of any help.
Thank you very much. I will work on these. I am taking suggestions for PikaTimer as well. As for the FR/LG RNG, I abused a nice Mewtwo on VBA, I'm just trying to get selfdestruct on it right now, so it does work, sort of. You just need save states. As for the searching algorithm, currently it looks like searches for 4th gen games will take from 20 - 60 seconds at the next release. I think I might be able to lower that a little bit more, though.
No, those do not count as journal pages unless the CAUGHT or DEFEATED X is also on that page.
OK, thanks. I guess now I'm ready.
EDIT!!!:: Just a last question...this time's for real.
The coin flips I must follow are marked in the bottom of the Seed To Time box right?
No problem. I know that you can use save states to abuse the FR/LG RNG, but I was referring to pure cartridge abuse, where save states are obviously impossible.
As for PikaTimer, I'd like to see something that would make it a bit easier to nail the soft reset more accurately. Although there is the pinging, at least on my computer, it appears to start somewhere in the middle of any given second, rather than at 2.00, 1.00, 0.00, etc., and the pings are sometimes out of sync (the time between pings sometimes seems slightly different). The length of the ping is, in my opinion, a bit too long for it to be used accurately for what it's intended for. I personally like the length of the Emloop ping. It's short enough so that, if you follow along with the rhythm, you can more accurately predict the timer hitting 0:00 than you could with a ping who takes half a second. Pings in Java are one thing I do NOT have any experience with; are there more pings available for the program to cause besides Windows' Default Beep? I also think that the timer could be a bit easier to nail if either the large number text or a small area surrounding the text flashed a different color for a slight bit (maybe for 0.25 seconds or so?) at the start of every second (at every X.00) within the last 5/10/whatever. That might make a nice rhythm for the user to follow, since the actual numbers are going by so quickly. This would apply to both the first and second timers. It might also be useful to have a checkbox where the user could toggle the pinging (or possibly the flashing that I suggested) on or off, and maybe even an extra text field where the user can input the time at which they'd like the pinging (or possibly the flashing) to start, like Emloop has.
I hope that makes sense; I'm finding it a bit difficult to put some of these thoughts, particularly about the pinging, into words. Thanks again for a great program!
I get what you are saying. All but the changing of the tone of pinging would be easy, I haven't found any tones besides the windows default beep. Would it be better to put all of the options into a "Options" popup rather than have them all on the timer screen, or put all the buttons and lists and checks on the same page as the timer? Thank you for giving so many excellent suggestions!
You're welcome... I'm glad I could be of help! To be honest, I'm not quite sure... I hadn't thought of that. If you implement a large slew of options, then it probably would be better to have them in a different tab/popup/whatever. If there are only a few of them, I don't see a problem with them being added to the main window.
That does remind me, though... is there any way to get your program to "remember" the contents of all the text fields and all option settings upon exit and then reproduce them the next time the program is launched? I personally don't see how this would be possible without an additional file (writing these values to a text file upon exit and then reading them in upon the next launching), but you obviously know more than me, so perhaps this is possible via the Java cache or something.