Mother 3/Known script sequences

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Visual

Camera

Pan to absolute coordinates

[01 XXXXXX] [01 YYYYYY] [01 TTTTTT] [04 00 40 00] [00 00 AAAA] [05 00 D6 16] ([01 DDDDDD] [04 00 00 00])

Required:

• XXXXXX = X destination
• YYYYYY = Y destination
• TTTTTT = Transition period (proportional to 1/speed)
• AAAA = Unknown; 0x000F has been observed

Optional:

• DDDDDD = Delay until continuing with parsing. This is typically included so that text doesn't begin showing up while the camera is still panning.

Example: when talking to the Magypsies for the first time, this script occurs when panning the screen towards Mixolydia:

$1280E58: [01 D8 00 00] [01 C0 00 00] [01 40 00 00] [04 00 40 00] [00 00 0F 00] [05 00 D6 16] [01 40 00 00] [04 00 00 00]

Screen fade

[01 XXXXXX] [01 YYYYYY] [04 00 6E 00] [01 AAAAAA] [04 00 70 00] [01 BBBBBB] [04 00 00 00] [01 CCCCCC] [04 00 6F 00]

Required:

• XXXXXX = Fade parameter (usually 0)
• YYYYYY = Fade number
  • 00 = Fade to black
  • 01 = Fade from black
  • 02 = Fade to white
  • 03 = Iris
  • 04 = Wavy
  • 05 = Weird
  • 06 = Regular battle swirl
  • 07 = Thin horizontal black lines from left and right (rectangle)
  • 08 = Large black box from left
  • 09 = Large black box from right
  • 0A = Elliptical iris
  • 0B = Thin horizontal black lines from left and right (arrow)
  • 0C = Thin horizontal black lines from bottom to top
  • 0D = Four large black boxes from top to bottom
  • 0E = Snaking black box
  • 0F = Two snaking black boxes
  • 10 = Rotating triangle
  • 11 = "The Backgammon"
  • 12 = "The C-Grade Science Video Cut"
  • 13 = Small random black boxes
  • 14 = Small black box gradient from top left
  • 15 = Shrinking rectangle
  • 16 = Window blinds
• AAAAAA = Time spent fading out
• BBBBBB = Time spent at black screen
• CCCCCC = Time spent fading in

Sub-screen fade

These fades are slightly different that those above; these only fade the area behind the text box.

Example; after you finish providing your player name in the sanctuary, the screen briefly fades to white using the following sequence:

$1240134: [01 18 00 00] [04 00 00 00]
          [01 18 00 00] [01 18 00 00] [01 18 00 00] [04 00 75 00]
          [01 00 00 00] [01 18 00 00] [01 00 00 00] [04 00 74 00]
          [01 56 02 00] [01 FF FF FF] [04 00 83 00]
          [01 18 00 00] [04 00 00 00]
          [01 01 00 00] [01 18 00 00] [01 00 00 00] [04 00 74 00]
          [01 3C 00 00] [04 00 00 00]