Originally posted by Raccoon Sam

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Originally posted by VL-Tone

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Ok I guess I have to answer this one... If this is an disguised attempt to get me posting about my editor well you won

Racoon Sam you may be interested in the following:

I'm currently working on a level editor for Mario 64 that will take care of the hex and MIO0 stuff for you, this editor will enable you to fly through all levels and you'll be able to move and rotate all objects, switch them to other objects, you'll also be able to view and replace textures. The editor will probably feature an expert mode which allow more things to be changed. The geometry of the levels will be editable eventually, but probably not for the first public release.

The release will be PC and Mac compatible, because yes I do work on a Mac. I'm using Macromedia Director which can produce programs for both platforms. I may eventually move to Java, if I find a good 3d API.

(side note: I'll buy an intel based Mac probably soon (the rumor is January '06), so I'll be able to run all Windows ROM hacking utilities at almost full speed, inside OS X using Virtual PC or DarWINE, or by dual-booting with XP.)

Currently, my development version can recreate all levels almost intact, though I would say 2 or 3 levels are missing some big parts. The objects in levels are displayed as wireframe boxes and most of the time the polygonal version is also present, and will move/rotate at the same time as the box. Many objects inside levels still don't show as polygons, and that's why the boxes can be useful.

There are two types of objects that can be edited, and each have a different set of polygonal objects available. To change the type of an object you can access a menu that scrolls from the right that only the objects that can be used in this particular level, since not all objects are available in all levels.

At the top left you have a list of object types that each have their own custom item editor, some of them will only appear in the expert mode.

At the bottom left is a list of the objects of a particular type found in that level. You can click on objects in the list at left to select and edit each of them. As for polygonal objects, you can either type a new position or rotation angle, or use the arrow buttons and rotation controls. The public release will include keyboard control for position and rotation.

I also added a feature where when you click on an object in the list, and the camera will be relocated near the selected object, pointing at it so you can see it. I'll add a button and/or key to turn this on or off. I will also add the option of having the camera following the selected object while you move it. Also planned is a bookmarking system for camera positions.

This is a photo of a prototype, Don't pay attention to the Rotate Cam and Select Object buttons, as they are badly scaled (actually, it's more of a mask problem). And the whole interface is far from final anyway.



So I guess what you and many want to know is when will I release it to the public?

I can't promise anything, but I guess that the first public beta will be released in the first or second month of 2006. Also, by then my site will have moved and will have a complete redesign.

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Now this! THIS Is what someone can be proud of! Since there's a such a small amount of editors on Mac OS X, this will be a Blast! Truly magnificent, that's all I can say. The screenshot makes me drool.. Finally, the Nintendo 64 hacking has started to come along nicely! Also, one more question.. Are you planning on making your own super-awesome hack which is made completely with everything overwritten, before releasing the editor itself? It would be nice, thinking that people would see what the editor can do.. Like Super Demo World: The legend Continues. The Ultimate SMW hack made by the author of the emulator itself..

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