FIFA Soccer 07 (Nintendo DS)

FIFA Soccer 07
Also known as: FIFA 07 (EU/AU) Developer: Exient Entertainment Publisher: EA Sports Platform: Nintendo DS Released in US: October 3, 2006 Released in EU: September 29, 2006 Released in AU: September 25, 2006 This game has hidden development-related text.

All in all, it's just a

'nother game 'bout football

Development Text

Located in the DATA folder is a text file titled how_to_create_highlights.txt, which contains a tutorial for developers about the game's highlight system.

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To create/save highlights /
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* run a debug build

* put a breakpoint in game.c at the top of G_ReplayPlay where it says:
	// to record replays, put a breakpoint here

* score a goal or miss

* press SELECT to replay at a good moment, the game should Break on your breakpoint before showing the replay

* Make a note of the address of G_tHighlight[0]

* Within Nitro Debugger, select File|Write

* Save As BIN with a filename of:
	C:\work\FIFADS06\DATA\oot\miss0.bin OR C:\work\FIFADS06\DATA\oot\goal0.bin (as appropriate)

* set the Start Address of G_tHighlight e.g. 0x0220bc70, and the Length as 0x6760 (should be sizeof(THighlight))

* click OK to save

* increase the appropriate GOAL_LZ_COUNT or MISS_LZ_COUNT #define in gamesys.h (around line 21)

* check the bin files into sourcesafe

* any questions ask Charlie

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"Charlie" would be Charles Chapman, the technical director of Exient Entertainment.