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diff --git a/Correct-grammar-for-plural-trainers-like-Twins.md b/Correct-grammar-for-plural-trainers-like-Twins.md index 2fd15f6..50c93f7 100644 --- a/Correct-grammar-for-plural-trainers-like-Twins.md +++ b/Correct-grammar-for-plural-trainers-like-Twins.md @@ -1,17 +1,17 @@ -Battles begin with the phrase "*<ENEMY>* wants to battle!" and end with "*<ENEMY>* was defeated!" This makes sense if "*<ENEMY>*" is something like "YOUNGSTER JOEY", but it's ungrammatical for plural trainers like "TWINS AMY & MAY". +Battles begin with the phrase "*ENEMY* wants to battle!" and end with "*ENEMY* was defeated!" This makes sense if "*ENEMY*" is something like "YOUNGSTER JOEY", but it's ungrammatical for plural trainers like "TWINS AMY & MAY". -Gen 3 addressed this issue by changing the phrases to "*<ENEMY>* would like to battle!" and "Player defeated *<ENEMY>*!" And then Gen 4 changed the starting phrase to "You are challenged by *<ENEMY>*!" But some people don't like the politeness of Gen 3, or the passive voice of Gen 4. (\*ahem\*) Plus they're both more verbose than the original Gen 2 phrases, which really matters when the textboxes are so small, and the "*<ENEMY>*" name can take up an entire line (like "MYSTICALMAN EUSINE"). +Gen 3 addressed this issue by changing the phrases to "*ENEMY* would like to battle!" and "Player defeated *ENEMY*!" And then Gen 4 changed the starting phrase to "You are challenged by *ENEMY*!" But some people don't like the politeness of Gen 3, or the passive voice of Gen 4. (\*ahem\*) Plus they're both more verbose than the original Gen 2 phrases, which really matters when the textboxes are so small, and the "*ENEMY*" name can take up an entire line (like "MYSTICALMAN EUSINE"). -The alternative is to use the correct grammar for plural trainers: "*<ENEMY>* **want** to battle!" and "*<ENEMY>* **were** defeated!" This is fairly simple to implement. If you've worked with event scripts before but not assembly code, this is a good feature to start with. +The alternative is to use the correct grammar for plural trainers: "*ENEMY* **want** to battle!" and "*ENEMY* **were** defeated!" This is fairly simple to implement. If you've worked with event scripts before but not assembly code, this is a good feature to start with. ## Contents 1. [Define alternative plural phrases](#1-define-alternative-plural-phrases) 2. [Define plural trainers](#2-define-plural-trainers) -3. [Use "<ENEMY> want to battle!"](#3-use-enemy-want-to-battle) -4. [Use "<ENEMY> were defeated!"](#4-use-enemy-were-defeated) -5. [Use "<ENEMY> are about to use…"](#5-use-enemy-are-about-to-use) +3. [Use "*ENEMY* want to battle!"](#3-use-enemy-want-to-battle) +4. [Use "*ENEMY* were defeated!"](#4-use-enemy-were-defeated) +5. [Use "*ENEMY* are about to use…"](#5-use-enemy-are-about-to-use) ## 1. Define alternative plural phrases @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Edit [data/text/battle.asm](../blob/master/data/text/battle.asm): + done ``` -(Yes, while looking through the file I found a third phrase using "<ENEMY>" that needed a different plural form. All the rest are okay as-is.) +(Yes, while looking through the file I found a third phrase using "`<ENEMY>`" that needed a different plural form. All the rest are okay as-is.) ## 2. Define plural trainers @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ We're not using the more complicated `IsGymLeaderCommon` method, which calls `Is Now we just have to find where those three original phrases are used, and call `IsPluralTrainer` to decide whether to use the new phrases instead. -## 3. Use "<ENEMY> want to battle!" +## 3. Use "*ENEMY* want to battle!" Edit [engine/battle/core.asm](../blob/master/engine/battle/core.asm) again: @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Edit [engine/battle/core.asm](../blob/master/engine/battle/core.asm) again: ``` -## 4. Use "<ENEMY> were defeated!" +## 4. Use "*ENEMY* were defeated!" Edit [engine/battle/core.asm](../blob/master/engine/battle/core.asm) again: @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Edit [engine/battle/core.asm](../blob/master/engine/battle/core.asm) again: ``` -## 5. Use "<ENEMY> are about to use…" +## 5. Use "*ENEMY* are about to use…" Edit [engine/battle/core.asm](../blob/master/engine/battle/core.asm) again: |