Trainer Files

Trainer files are used to set up each battle.

Each trainer file has is put in the /Scripts/Trainer/ folder or one of its sub folders and has the extension .trainer .

These files can be made in 2 formats; the 'Old' and 'New' formats

Old Trainer file Format

The Old Trainer File Format was not very descriptive and required a lot of knowledge about which line was which.

$$
Class
Name
Start Battle Speech
Defeat message
Post Battle Speech
Sprite
Music1|Music2
1|Pokemon
2|Pokemon
3|Pokemon
4|Pokemon
5|Pokemon
6|Pokemon
Items
AI code
Gender code

The file would look exactly like that.

Line	Description
$$	The prize you receive after beating this trainer.
Class	Displays before the name of the trainer.
Name	The name of the trainer.
Start Battle Speech	The speech given before the battle is started.
Defeat Message	The message displayed after defeating the opponent while still in the battle.
Post Battle Speech	Displays when interacting with the trainer after defeating them.
Sprite	The name of a sprite located in the /Content/Textures/NPC folder.
Music	Searches for the music files: Music1_Music2_intro Music2_defeat Music1_Music2
Pokemon	Only one Pokemon needs to be defined. Can be defined 2 ways: #1,#2 where #1 is the Pokemon's dex number and #2 is its level. Using the full Pokemon Code.
Items	List of the item codes of the items a trainer can use. Will use each item once however items can be listed multiple times and will be used once for each listing.
AI Code	Defines the abilities of the trainer's AI. there are 5 settings: 0 - Aggressive. 1 - Defensive. 2 - Normal. 3 - Special. 4 - Simple. If not given Normal is used.
Gender Code	Decides the genders of any of the trainer's randomly generated Pokemon. If the Pokemon code is given for a Pokemon the gender used there will be used. -1 - Random 0 - Male 1 - Female 2 - Genderless If not given Random genders are given.

New Trainer File Format

The new trainer file format was introduced in version 0.28. This format is very descriptive about what each line does. You can also use Version 2 Script Constructs to determine any of the values dynamically.

[TRAINER FORMAT]
Name|
TrainerClass|
Money|
IntroMessage|
OutroMessage|
DefeatMessage|
TextureID|
Region|
IniMusic|
DefeatMusic|
BattleMusic|
Pokemon1|
Pokemon2|
Pokemon3|
Pokemon4|
Pokemon5|
Pokemon6|
Items|
Gender|
AI|
IntroSequence|

Line	Description
Name|	Trainer's Name.
TrainerClass|	Trainer's Class. Displays before the Name.
Money|	How much money is earned after being defeated.
IntroMessage|	Message that displays before battle starts. '...' means no message.
OutroMessage|	Message that displays after the battle ends. '...' means no message.
DefeatMessage|	Message that displays when interacting with the trainer after the battle has ended. '...' means no message.
TextureID|	The name of a sprite in /Content/Textures/NPC/
Region|	The name of the region the trainer is in. Use is unknown.
insightmusic|	Music used while the IntroMessage is being displayed. Does not need to be defined.
IniMusic|	Music used to start the battle.
DefeatMusic|	Music used after the battle.
BattleMusic|	Music used during the battle.
Pokemon1|	The first Pokemon. The only Pokemon that needs to be defined. Can be made by defining only the Pokemon and the level(Pokemondex#,Level) or by defining the whole Pokemon(Pokemon Code).
Pokemon2|	The second Pokemon. Does not need to be defined. See 'Pokemon1|' for how to define.
Pokemon3|	The third Pokemon. Does not need to be defined. See 'Pokemon1|' for how to define.
Pokemon4|	The fourth Pokemon. Does not need to be defined. See 'Pokemon1|' for how to define.
Pokemon5|	The fifth Pokemon. Does not need to be defined. See 'Pokemon1|' for how to define.
Pokemon6|	The sixth Pokemon. Does not need to be defined. See 'Pokemon1|' for how to define.
Items|	List of Items to be used by their Item Code. Used once for each listing of the code.
Gender|	Decides the genders of any of the trainer's randomly generated Pokemon. If the Pokemon code is given for a Pokemon the gender used there will be used. -1 - Random 0 - Male 1 - Female 2 - Genderless If not given Random(-1) is assumed.
AI|	Defines the abilities of the trainer's AI. there are 5 settings: 0 - Aggressive. 1 - Defensive. 2 - Normal. 3 - Special. 4 - Simple. If not given Normal(2) is used.
IntroSequence|	Calls specified colored VS sign and bar, respectively. There are 4 colors of VS and 11 colors of bar they are: VS Orange Blue Red Green Bar Orange Blue Red Green Gray Violet Yellow Brown If an improper color is given they default to blue.

Game Folder
Content									ContentPacks		GameModes	Saves			Screenshots	Game Executable
Pokemon	Data								ContentPack Folder		GameMode folder	Savegame folder				Version History
Data	Maps			Moves	Scripts				Control Files	Content	GameMode.dat	Party.dat	Player.dat	Options.dat
	poke	battle	structures		V1	V2	trainer	worldmap