Final Fantasy Tactics Advance/Scripting

Script format

Opcode list

All values are little-endian, unless otherwise stated

Opcode	Instruction length	Description	Operands
0x01	3	Execute callback[need verification]	0xXXXX: The callback number
0x02	1	Delimiter[need verification]	None
0x03	2	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x01: Observed
0x04	1	Observed	None
0x05	1	Not observed	None
0x06	4	Fade scene	0xXX:Unknown (possibly a bitfield) 0x23: Fade in from white 0x13: Fade in from black 0x21: Fade out to white[need verification] 0x31: Fade out to black 0xYY: Time to take for fade, Y/10 seconds 0xZZ: Final visibility Capped at 0x64 (100)[need verification]
0x07	1	Not observed	None
0x08	1	Not observed	None
0x09	1	Not observed	None
0x0A	3	Not observed	Unknown
0x0B	4	Not observed	Unknown
0x0C	2	Set map Note: This opcode will cause the background to glitch for a second	0xXX: Which map to use
0x0D	1	Observed	None
0x0E	2	Observed 0x089A744E	0xXX: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0x01: Observed
0x0F	4	Show message box	0xXX: The number of the message in the array of messages for this scene 0xYY: The number of the character whose portrait to use 0xZZ: Options (seems to be a bitfield [need verification]) Default: Top left Bit 0: Horizontal middle[need verification] Bit 1: Right Bit 3: Vertical middle Bit 4: Bottom 0x80: Observed 0x82: Observed 0xA4: Observed, guess position[need verification]
0x10	3	Not observed	Unknown
0x11	2	Display centered, transparent message	0xXX: Which message to display
0x12	2	Display notice	0xXX: Which notice to display (distinct from messages)
0x13	?	Unknown, can trigger failsafe	Unknown
0x15	2	Scripted delay	0xXX: The length of the delay, in X/100 seconds
0x16	1	Unknown	None
0x17	2	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0x02: Fade in from clip 0x04: Begin intro fight 0x05: Enter world map for the first time[need verification]
0x18	2	Predefined event	0xXX: Unknown 0x01: Place units[need verification] Crashes when map type is cutscene 0x03: Place units[need verification] 0x0A: Set Marche's name 0x0B: Set clan name 0x0E: Save game[need verification]
0x19	3	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x19: Observed 0xYY: Unknown 0x00: Observed
0x1A	4	Observed	0xXXXX[need verification]: Unknown 0x0200: Observed 0xYY[need verification]: Unknown
0x1B	4	Not observed	Unknown
0x1C	3	Observed, 0x089A6FFF	0xXXXX: Unknown 0x0004: Observed
0x1D	2	Not observed	Unknown
0x1E	2	Not observed	Unknown
0x1F	6	Place character	0xXX: Which character to place 0xYZ: Where to place the character. X is the NE-SW position and Y is the NW-SE position 0xWW: The facing direction 0xVVVV: Unknown, Set to 0x20 0x00
0x20	5	Place character	0xXX: Which character to place 0xYZ: Where to place the character. X is the NE-SW position and Y is the NW-SE position 0xWW: The facing direction 0xVV: Unknown 0x00: Observed
0x21	3	Not observed	Unknown
0x22	2	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x00: Clear character positions 0x4E: Reset all character animations[need verification]
0x23	2	Enable character[need verification]	0xXX: Which character to enable
0x24	2[need verification]	Observed	0xYY: Unknown 0x00: Observed
0x25	4	Change facing direction	0xXX: Which character should look. 0xYY: New facing direction 0xZZ: Unknown 0x01: Observed
0x26	3	Look at character	0xXX: Which character should look. Values less than 0x0F crash the game in the intro scene 0xYY: Which character to look at
0x27	5	Set character's sprite	0xXX: Which character to set the sprite for 0xYY: Which sprite to use 0xZZ[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xWW[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0x04: Observed
0x28	2	Reset animation	0xXX: Which character's anim to stop
0x29	3	Observed	0xXX: Which character to affect 0xYY: Facing direction[need verification]
0x2B	9	Observed	Parameters unknown
0x2C	4	Not observed	Unknown
0x2D	4	Not observed	Unknown
0x2E	7	Observed	0xXX: Which character to affect 0xYYYY[need verification]: Unknown 0x0000: Observed 0xZZZZ[need verification]: Unknown 0xFFF0: Observed 0xFFF4: Observed 0xFFF8: Observed 0xWWWW[need verification]: Unknown 0x0000: Observed
0x2F	4	Teleport character (absolute)	0xXX: Which character to move 0xYY: The new NW-SE position (tile units) 0xZZ: The new NE-SW position (tile units)
0x30	4	Observed	0xXX: Which character to affect 0xYY: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xZZ: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0x01: Observed
0x31	5	Set character's sprite	0xXX: Which character to set the sprite for 0xYY: Which sprite to use 0xZZ[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xWW[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed
0x36	?	Character join request	[Parameters unknown]
0x38	7	Affect sprite positioning	0xXX: Which character's sprite to affect 0xYY: Unknown 0xZZ: Unknown OxWW: Unknown 0x01: Observed 0xVV: Affects timing 0xUU: Unknown Ox00: Observed
0x39	9	Move character (relative, subunits)	0xXX: Which character to affect 0xYYYY: The NW-SE distance 0xZZZZ: The NE-SW distance 0xWW[need verification]: Affects timing 0xVV[need verification]: Affects timing 0xUU[need verification]: Affects timing
0x3A	7	Move character (absolute, tile units)	0xXX: Which character to move 0xYY: The new NW-SE position 0xZZ: The new NE-SW position 0xWW[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xVV[need verification]: Unknown 0x01: Observed 0xUU: Unknown 0x00: Observed
0x3C	2	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x64: Observed, 0x089A5EC5
0x3D	10[need verification]	Move character (relative, subunits)	0xXX: Which character to move 0xYYYY: The NW-SE distance 0xZZZZ: The NE-SW distance 0xWW: Facing direction during walking 0xVV: Time to take (units unknown)
0x3E	8	Move character (absolute, units)	0xXX: Which character to move 0xYY: The new NW-SE position 0xZZ: The new NE-SW position 0xWW[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xVV[need verification]: Unknown 0x01: Observed 0xUUUU: Time to take (units unknown)
0x3F	4	Observed Affects state	0xXX: Unknown 0xYY: Unknown 0xZZ: Unknown, seems to be incremental
0x41	4	Run character script[need verification]	0xXX: Which character to move 0xYY[need verification]: Unknown 0x20: Observed 0xZZ[need verification]: Unknown 0x00: Observed
0x42	4[need verification]	Observed, 0x089A7398	Parameters unknown
0x44	5	Move character in direction	0xXX: Which character to move 0xYY: Unknown (seems to be a bitfield) 0x3C: Observed 0xZZ: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xWW: Affects timing 0x01: Observed
0x46	4	Center camera on character[need verification]	0xXX: Character to center on[need verification] if Y = 0x00. Values less than 0x0F are invalid in the intro scene 0xYY: 0x00: Center on character[need verification], observed 0xZZ: Unknown (possibly bitfield) 0x00: Fast[need verification] 0x02: Slow[need verification], observed
0x47	7	Center camera	0xXXXX: The new x center (pixels[need verification]) 0xYYYY: The new y center (pixels[need verification]) 0xZZ[need verification]: Affects speed (possibly a bitfield) 0xWW[need verification]: Affects speed
0x48	2	Set map type	0xXX: Unknown 0x00: Cutscene[need verification], observed 0x01: Battle[need verification], observed 0x02: Pub[need verification] 0x03: "Monster farm"[need verification]
0x49	2	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x01 Observed
0x4A	1	Show battle sprites[need verification]	None
0x4B	2	Set background music	0xXX: Which BGM to play
0x4C	4	Play sound effect	0xXXXX: Which sound effect to play 0xYY: Unknown 0xFF: Observed
0x4D	5	Fade background music	0xXX: Final volume 0xYY: Time to take 0xZZ: Unknown 0x00: Observed 0xWW: Unknown 0x01: Observed
0x4E	1	Observed	None
0x53	3	Observed	0xXXXX[need verification]: Unknown 0x0001: Observed
0x54	2	Set weather effect	0xXX: Unknown 0x00: None[need verification] 0x01: Rain 0x02: Snow
0x57	1	Unknown	None
0x58	1	Unknown	None
0x5A	2	Show clip Must between 0x57 and 0x58	0xXX: Which clip[need verification] 0x33: "Final Fantasy" book clip 0x25: Dissolve map
0x5B	1	End clip[need verification]	None
0x65	2	Observed	0xXX: Unknown 0x44: Observed
0x8C		Observed	0xYY: Unknown 0x0A: Observed