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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - ROM Hacking - What's your weapon? |
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The Kins Hoarder                   Since: 11-18-05 From: Hurf. Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| ROM hacking requires the use of a lot of different tools to get results. So what I'm interested in is, what (non level-editor!) tools do you use? Hex editors, debuggers, graphics editors, you name it.
Personally, I use YY-CHR for graphics (and making AVG have a heart attack), and the free version of Cygnus for hex-work. So, whadda you use? |
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Stifu  Since: 11-18-05 From: Your mom's bed Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| I use Hex Workshop... Although it's not very stable on my comp, it crashes often... Also, it can't do wildcard searches, while they can be quite useful.
Looking for a hex editor that supports wildcard searches, I found 010 Editor... It doesn't have the flaws of Hex Workshop, but has other flaws instead: the program won't warn you if you shorten or expand the file size by mistake, and you can't copy the hex data on the left, it will simply copy the symbols on the right instead, if you know what I mean. As for graphics, I do everything in an old program called The Games Factory (aka Klick and Play 2 or Click and Create), which is originally a program to make all kinds of games, not just graphics. I'm used to it and it lets you view animations, which is quite handy, especially since I'm working on a SMK hack, where animation matters a lot. |
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Smallhacker Super Koopa I AM A Group Of Officially Frustrated Younglings, G.O.O.F.Y. MEMBER |
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| Hex editor: Hex Workshop
Emulator: ZSNES Debugger: Geiger's Snes9x Debugger Graphics editor: YY-CHR (Tile Molester for stuff unsupported by YY-CHR) ASM hacking: Hex Workshop (Yeah!) IPS patcher: Lunar IPS SNES->PC->SNES: Lunar Address It's not uncommon for me to make a program to view/hack things in a ROM. For instance, I've got a program which shows an entire SMW ROM as Layer 3 graphics, which is really practical when searching for Layer 3 data. |
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MathOnNapkins  1100  In SPC700 HELL  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6278 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| Following Smally's format:
Hex editor: XVI32, or the hex editor in Geiger's if need be. Emulator: Snes9x Debugger: Geiger's Snes9x Debugger Graphics editor: Anything that works for my purposes. I like the look of Tile Layer Pro the most but it is prone to some weird bugs. Fatilety (sp?) is also pretty neat. YY-CHR seems like an unfriendly program to me. I just don't like the feel of it for some reason. ASM hacking: xkas.exe. Hex editor for very minor testing edits. IPS patcher: Boo to ips patches, but if I need to use one I use LIPS, or I let the emulator I'm using autopatch which is actually way easier than trying to apply a stupid patch. SNES->PC->SNES: My brain. Yes, I do it that often that using a tool would actually slow me down.  |
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Glyphodon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6319 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I like Translhextion. It has a nasty memory leak where it crashes if you extend the file by much, there's a little square of glitched graphics that appears where your cursor is sometimes, and it only shows up for me when maximized. However, I use roms where you can't extend the file so easily, The little square is only a mild annoyance, and I tend to maximize my program windows anyway.
XVI32 worked for me, and it has wildcard searches. I intended to switch to XVI32, but its inability to extend files simply at all (even the defualt empty file) combined with the bizarre allure of Translhextion's colorful GUI turned me back. (XVI32 has wildcard searching, if Stifu or anybody else cares.) For graphics, YY-CHR FTW. |
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Stifu Since: 11-18-05 From: Your mom's bed Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6278 days |
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Originally posted by Glyph Phoenix I'll check it out... Ok Impala! (my hacking partner, for those who don't know) uses Winhex, which allows wildcard searches too... I think I didn't like that program very much, but I don't remember why, I'll have to try it again. I yet have to find a hex editor that suits me totally... |
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DahrkDaiz Nipper Plant U wan hax Mario?!  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6279 days |
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| I really never use anything besides FCEUxd. | |||
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MathOnNapkins 1100 In SPC700 HELL Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6278 days Last view: 6278 days |
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Originally posted by Glyph Phoenix Um... XVI32 can extend files. You need to hit the "insert" key for it to activate though. You can also use the insert string feature to pad in extra bytes from any location, regardless of whether you are in insert mode. The default empty "file" cannot be written to until you choose File->New, thus declaring it as a file and not an empty control. |
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Glyphodon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6319 days Last view: 6300 days |
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| I see. Well, it still doesn't have hypnotic red and blue patterened text or Magus as an icon. My hexadecimal editing needs are complicated and involve the king of monsters adorning my task bar.
Alternately, I'm just too lazy to switch. Whichever explanation is acceptable to you is the correct one. |
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Raccoon Sam Boomerang Brother Custom Title  Since: 11-20-05 From: Correct Last post: 6278 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| HexEditor, orgASM, SNES9x Custom, and Tile Molester 0.15 Finnish translation.
Mac-user Rom hacker's professional tools. =D |
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Xenesis Blipper  Since: 11-19-05 From: Australia Last post: 6279 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| Hehe.
Good ol HexEdit. Certainly a wonderful Hex Editor. I basically use it for everything I do, as I'm not much of a graphicy person. And of course, Boycott Advance 0.2.6 (It's an old version, but it runs about 3x as fast on my old laptop). Mac Hacking yay. |
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cpubasic13 I'm ahead of myself... Wait...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Citra, Fl. Last post: 6279 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| Transhexlation, ZSNES, YY-CHR, and... well, that's about it. I would use Lunar Address for ASM hacking, but I keep forgetting to download it... | |||
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Deleted User Banned    Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6279 days |
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| Hex editor: Hex Workshop
Emulator: ZSNES Debugger: wath hell Debugger is?? Graphics editor: YY-CHR IPS patcher: Lunar IPS SNES->PC->SNES: ??? |
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Nosuch Bronto Burt  Since: 01-11-06 From: Oklahoma Last post: 6401 days Last view: 6401 days |
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| For hex editing, I use Hexposure. For graphics, I use Tile Layer sometimes but mostly stick to Nesticle. IPS patching, if I ever get around to completing something enough to mess with it, is done with SNEStool.
And yes, I'm running an older system, for those wondering. |
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Shiryu Gungun  Since: 02-24-06 Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| Hex editor: Hexecute
Emulator: Snes9x Debugger: (A debugger is for search things in the rom doesn't it? if so, then I guess I use the "search for new cheats" tool in Snes9x) Graphics editor: Tile molester!! (It's the thing I most use XD) ASM hacking: None, I don't know ASM XD IPS patcher: Lunar IPS SNES->PC->SNES: ._. I don't know what's this... |
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kuja killer Rope Since: 11-17-05 From: Lake Havasu City, AZ Last post: 6322 days Last view: 6278 days |
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FCEUXD for my debugging, hex editing, hacking purposes. 
Tile Layer Pro for desiging my levels And Lunar IPS for making backup patches. I used to use SNES Tool ever since until I expanded my mm3 rom and it would screw it up .....that's when i switched to lunar ips ...and i don't have those problems anymore. |
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Jigglysaint Octoballoon  Since: 11-19-05 Last post: 6298 days Last view: 6283 days |
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| Corruptster and Hex Workshop. Most of the time that's all I need for just about every system. I don't call myself the God of Corruption for nothing. | |||
interdpth Mole MZM rapist Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6278 days Last view: 6278 days |
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| Hex editor: Hex Workshop
Emulator: Visual Boy Advance(soon to be No$GBA) Debugger: See above Graphics editor: TLP IPS patcher: Lunar IPS Decompressors: Selfmade ones. I also use a variety of selmade tools to assist my needs. |
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Dragonsbrethren  440  Since: 12-01-05 From: New Jersey Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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| Hex Editor: WindHex32
Tile Editor: YY-CHR That's it, other than that they're all game-specific or rarely used. |
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Thexare Metal battleaxe Off to better places  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6278 days Last view: 6278 days |
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Originally posted by Jigglysaint I thought it was because you're a sick, twisted, evil bastard. I mean, come on, you like Jigglypuff (apparently), wtf!?
Hex Editor: Translhextion Graphics: TLP IPS Patcher: Lunar IPS Everything else: Game-specific, and I even try to avoid the hex editor. I'm not really a dedicated rom hacker, obviously, I just toy around with shit when I feel like it. |
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