fe6-utf8

Projects to introduce utf8-decoding for translation and development to fireemblem6, aimming to enable users to directly insert anti-huffmaned utf8 strings via FEBuilderGBA or buildfile.

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Usage

Directly get the release, and apply the patch to fe6 clean rom, and use the generated gba rom as the baserom to do more hacks.

// Recommanded definition for buildfile
#define FreeSpace 0x00A00000
#define TextTable NewTextTable

PUSH
    ORG 0x00800000
    TextTable:
POP

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Custom build

<!> You need a linux envirment!

For Windows user, it is recommended to use a ubuntu server or try WSL.

1. Install sub-modules

cd tools
git clone https://github.com/MokhaLeee/FE6-CLib.git
git clone https://github.com/StanHash/EventAssembler.git --recursive

2. Install dependence

sudo apt-get -y install binutils-arm-none-eabi \
    gcc-arm-none-eabi build-essential cmake re2c ghc \
    cabal-install libghc-vector-dev libghc-juicypixels-dev \
    python3-pip pkg-config libpng* bsidff

pip install pyelftools PyInstaller tmx six

3. Install DevkitPRO

wget https://apt.devkitpro.org/install-devkitpro-pacman
chmod +x ./install-devkitpro-pacman
sudo ./install-devkitpro-pacman
sudo dkp-pacman -S gba-dev

# Export vars
export DEVKITPRO=/opt/devkitpro
export DEVKITARM=${DEVKITPRO}/devkitARM
export DEVKITPPC=${DEVKITPRO}/devkitPPC
export PATH=${DEVKITPRO}/tools/bin:$PATH

3. Build EA

   Get into tools/EventAssembler and then refer to EA build note to install .NET.

# Install .NET
# refer to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux-scripted-manual#scripted-install
wget https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh -O dotnet-install.sh
chmod +x ./dotnet-install.sh
sudo ./dotnet-install.sh --channel 6.0

export DOTNET_ROOT=$HOME/.dotnet
export PATH=$PATH:$DOTNET_ROOT:$DOTNET_ROOT/tools

# Build EA
cd tools/EventAssembler
./build.sh

5. Put Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi clean rom named fe6.gba in the repo directory.

6. build:

make

You can configure on lang.mk to choose how much utf8-characteres to be installed, for now, EN and ZH-CN is supported.

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Credit

• UTF8 decoding method and fonts collection are ported from FEHHR by @laqieer
• Hardcoded string is ported from fe6-wizardry by @StanHash