Wikifang:Telefang 1 Translation Patch/State Machine
Telefang's primary game loop is structured as a state machine. Each iteration of the game loop executes a handful of predefined tasks, and then indexes a jump table to load other screens' code. This indexing can be recursive, with individual states running their own predefined tasks before jumping into sub-states. This is known to recurse to at least fourth-order state machines.
State machines are indexed through four primary SystemState variables, and two secondary state variables. The secondary state variables are used in certain states for various reasons - usually to prevent overwriting the state of another screen. (Why they didn't set up a proper state stack for this sort of thing is beyond me...)
| WRAM Addr | Disassembly Symbol | |
|---|---|---|
| $C3E0 | W_SystemState | First order state index |
| $C3E1 | W_SystemSubState | Second order state index |
| $C3E2 | W_SystemSubSubState | Third order state index (primary) |
| $C3E3 | (Not named) | Fourth order state index (presumed primary, not yet seen in practice) |
| $1:D400 | W_Battle_SubSubState | Third order state index (secondary) |
| $1:D401 | W_Battle_4thOrderSubState | Fourth order state index (secondary) |
System State Machine
Here's a breakdown of the sixteen first-order states in Telefang.
| State ID. | Impl. ROM Addr | Disassembly Symbol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $00 | $2:5300 | Intro logos. | |
| $01 | $2:493F | Title screen | |
| $02 | $2:4000 | ||
| $03 | $4:4000 | TitleMenu_GameStateMachine | Title menu (continue/new game/options/link) |
| $04 | $2:40BF | Attract screen | |
| $05 | $B:1EA1 | Overworld | |
| $06 | $1C:4000 | Encounter_GameStateMachine | Random, T-Fanger, and other plot-important encounters |
| $07 | $5:441B | Battle system | |
| $08 | $1D:4000 | Victory_ExternalStateMachine | Victory processing screens at end of battle (level-up, contact loss, game over) |
| $09 | $2:4B8B | Status screen (used in a lot of places...) | |
| $0A | $2:4824 | ||
| $0B | Aliases state $0C | ||
| $0C | $4:45C0 | Pause menu (contacts/index/save/dial etc) | |
| $0D | $2:44CF | ||
| $0E | $2:458E | ||
| $0F | $1F:4000 | Link communications (vs battle/trade/melo-d) | |