General Summary[]
ROM Hacking is a technique where hexadecimal coding is required in order to modify certain aspects of a video game. ROM stands for Read-Only Memory, but a hex editor can be used to edit that permanently. Such programs include Translhextion and HxD, amongst others. HxD is recommended for general-purpose hexadecimal coding, while Translhextion is recommended for rigorous editing of uncompressed text.
Mega Man Battle Network Hacking[]
A website exists to host guides for hacking Mega Man Battle Network ROMs, and it's called The Rockman EXE Zone. This is the one and only ROM hacking site for Mega Man games, so don't be fooled by any copies that pop up on the internet! Highly recommended!
Aspects of Battle Network ROM Hacking[]
There exists certain aspects to ROM hacking that is available, and here is a list of them, along with their guides' founders (the knowledge of which came from the experiences of TREZ. :D):
Battle Hacking - MegaRock EXE
Battlefield Panel Editing - MegaRock EXE
Screen Tint Editing - MegaRock EXE
Title Screen Editing - MegaRock EXE
Modifying Preset Folders - MegaRock EXE
Modifying the MegaBuster - MegaRock EXE
Enemy Attacks Capacity Editing - Ablon08
Adding Extra Enemies into the Game - Ablon08
Expanding Chip Families - Ablon08
Sprite Modification - Ablon08
Battle Reward Editing - Ablon08
Custom Screen Editing - Ablon08
Program Advance Hacking - Prof. 9
Custom Artificial Intelligence Creation - Prof. 9
ASM Collection - Prof. 9
Allow Crosses to Charge Certain Chips - Prof. 9
Cross Enhancement through ASM - Prof. 9
Expand Crosses Available through ASM - Prof. 9
Script Modification - Prof. 9
MMBN6 Chip Hacking - Mgamerz
MMBN6 Enemy Modification Guide - Mgamerz
Attack Sequence Hacking - Mgamerz, was deleted once before, rewritten by Timaeus
Expanding the Max Number of Enemies on the Field - Mgamerz
Making Codebreaker Cheats - Mgamerz
Palette Editing - SerenadeDS, was deleted once before, rewritten by Agro
Pseudo-Music Hacking (Not thorough enough) - DarkCross
Chip Trader Editing - Spikeman
Shop Hacking - Spikeman
Writing a Pseudo NaviCust Program - Agro
Editing Compressed NaviCust Colors - Zieldak
MMBN4 Chip Hacking - Timaeus
MMBN3 Chip Hacking - Timaeus
NaviCust Program Editing - Timaeus
MMBN5 Enemy Modification Guide - Timaeus
Giving Enemies 12 moves - Timaeus
Music Hacking without the use of Sappy 2006 - Timaeus
Upgrading Enemy AI - Timaeus (elaborated on by Prof. 9)
Insert Extra Battles into the Game - Timaeus
Z-Saber editing - Brianuuu
Emotion Window Editing - Brianuuu
Background Editing - Brianuuu