Button Help in Tales of Symphonia DONW(RT4EAF)

[idiosync]

I'm trying to add one of an item to my inventory when ever I press the 2 button. So far I have this bit of code:
* 284D75DE FEFF0100
* 82000000 80493A72
* 86000000 00000001
* 84000000 80493A72
* E0000000 80008000
which works kinda. it will add items faster than I can release the button. One button tap is about four items. any help on getting down to just one item per press would be great.

[Panda On Smack]

284D75DE FEFF0100
A8000000 FF800000
82000000 80493A72
86000000 00000001
84000000 80493A72
E0000000 80008000

Try that

[dcx2]

You should post this in the Support forum (EDIT: this support forum) instead.  FYI, this is the code that you are looking for.  I ran into this issue when I was writing my own item modifier.

* 284D75E2 FEFF0100
* 82000000 80493A72
* 86000000 00000001
* 84000000 80493A72
* E0000000 80008000

In Tales, and I think most games, the word after the controller in memory is the "controller buttons pressed" word, which is also followed by a "controller buttons released" word.  You get a 1 in these words for exactly one frame, either when the button is pressed (controller+4) or released (controller+8).  Read that memory address instead of the "controller button state" word (controller+0) and you'll get one item per button press.

[dcx2]

I just noticed that your original button activator was using address 0x804D75DE.  This is not the address that I was using.  The controller buttons should be on at 0x804D755A and the 1-for-a-single-frame-on-button-press would be at 0x804D755E.  The 1-for-a-single-frame-on-button-release would be 0x804D7602.

* 284D755E FEFF0100
* 82000000 80493A72
* 86000000 00000001
* 84000000 80493A72
* E0000000 80008000