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NewGame+ Flags

I wrote a little guide yesterday on setting ram that will be used even after a new game via FEBuilder’s EventWriter patch, but I feel that doing it via ASMCs makes it a lot cleaner.

Single Try Events

  1. In your prologue, ASMC InitializeNewGameRamFunc (if you want 32 flags per save file and 32 NewGame+ flags).
  2. Use CheckSaveSlotFlag, SetSaveSlotFlag, and UnsetSaveSlotFlag ASMCs to have things that occur only once per the save slot (even on restart chapter, the flag will already be set).
    Eg.
SVAL s1 32 // Write 32 to Memory Slot 1, which is the highest flag you can use. 
ASMC CheckSaveSlotFlag
BNE 0 sC s0 // If the flag is on, jump to label 0 
// Do stuff only once 
SVAL s1 32 
ASMC SetSaveSlotFlag // So this will not occur again 
LABEL 0

New Game Unlocks

  1. Use CheckNewGameFlag, SetNewGameFlag, and UnsetNewGameFlag to manage unlocks for the .sav file for new games.
    Eg.
SVAL s1 128 // Highest flag number that can be used is 128 if you are not using SaveSlot flags. 
//If you are using them, then 32 is the highest flag you can use. 
ASMC CheckNewGameFlag
BEQ 0 sC s0 // If the flag is off, skip to label 0. 
// This will only occur if the flag was previously set (eg. by you completing a later chapter) 
SVAL s3 BraveSword
GIVEITEMTO Eirika
LABEL 0

and in a later chapter

CHECK_TURNS
SVAL s1 8 
BGT 0 sC s1 // If number of turns is greater than 8, no NewGame+ reward. 
SVAL s1 128 
ASMC SetNewGameFlag 
// Eirika will get a BraveSword on NewGame+ 
// after completing this chapter in 8 or fewer turns. 
LABEL 0

You ultimately don’t need to use these ASMCs for a NewGame+, but if you want to have multiple unlocks, this makes it a lot more convenient. :slightly_smiling_face:

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