Changing dialogue in CT (Snes)

[Dark Serge]

How is it done? With TF or something? And how does that work? Is it easy?

I'd like to translate the Snes rom to my native language, but I don't know how. I don't know if it's easy or hard, so I hope someone can enlighten me.

[x_XTacTX_x]

I'm not exactlly sure, but it can definitely be done with TF.

[Vehek]

You change dialog through the event editor. When you select a dialog/choice command, you can edit that particular dialog.

[DarioEMeloD]

Months ago I tried to change some text, but when I run the ROM the game had no text at all!
O_o
Why is that? And how can I fix it?
Sorry for going Off Topic, but I guess this should help Dark Serge as well...

[Dark Serge]

You change dialog through the event editor. When you select a dialog/choice command, you can edit that particular dialog.

Yeah problem being it asks for some kind of packet number and I have no idea what the numbers are for all dialogue

[Vehek]

Just open up the "Locations" section and find the game location/map with the dialog you want to edit.

[Dark Serge]

You mean I gotta search my way through all that code and whatever for the pieces that are dialogue?

Jeez, why didn't somebody just make a simple text editor... Oh well, guess that's tip no. 01 for when people are gonna hack CT DS

[Shadow D. Darkman]

I hear that, Dark. Someone needs to make a general text editor that can be used to change what is said in any game at any time.

[Vehek]

There is one. It can't add NEW dialog though.
http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Other_Utilities_(Chrono_Trigger).html#Chrono_Trigger_Text_Editor
But what language is your native one anyway?

[Dark Serge]

It's dutch (I'm from the Netherlands), probably one of the tiniest countries on mother Earth, so I'm not surprised if you don't understand a word of the language.

I was thinking of making Chrono talk, but maybe I can squeeze in some language by shortening other character's lines? Hmmm anyway I'll look into it.

[Dark Serge]

When I try to open the rom it says this rom doesn't have a header.... Uhhhh... O...k... And a header is...?

[justin3009]

That's why Temporal Flux is better.  It can edit it without the header.

A header is just a pointless waste of I think 256 bytes.  It's just at the beginning of the rom for no reason really.

[Shadow D. Darkman]

It's dutch (I'm from the Netherlands), probably one of the tiniest countries on mother Earth, so I'm not surprised if you don't understand a word of the language.

Just for the record, I know a Dutch guy. Know the name Michael Chandra? He's a member of GamePolitics.

In any case, I'm looking forward to a talking Crono (Too used to calling him that to call him "Chrono") in this.

[Dark Serge]

That's why Temporal Flux is better.  It can edit it without the header.

A header is just a pointless waste of I think 256 bytes.  It's just at the beginning of the rom for no reason really.

Well I wouldn't like to say that since with TF I have to search through all kinds of weird code I don't understand and have no interest in in order to find the tiny tidbits of text.

And the text editor can't edit roms with a header. That's just perfect.

I'm gonna get some shuteye. It's already past midnight here after all.

[Vehek]

I've read that NSRT can add a header. Or you could stick 0x200 bytes (512 in decimal) before the ROM using a hex editor.

I think it's pretty obvious where the dialog is, since it shows the text of the dialog in the event editor.

Also, Temporal Flux has a "Translation Project" feature. It blanks out all the dialog, then lets you find the next untranslated dialog.