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| Main - SMW Hacking - Title screen demo disaster | New thread | New reply |
| Phazorite |
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 Paragoomba Level: 22 Posts: 19/78 EXP: 54286 Next: 4064 Since: 05-04-07 From: The Phazar Temple Last post: 5942 days Last view: 5942 days |
Well, I was recording the title screen and didn't use savestates when I messed up several times. I ended up opening and closing ZSNES a few times to get a demo that looked decent...until I found that hitting a star kills the music in the demo. Now when I try to open a new game in my hack it freezes on a black screen 
Please don't tell me I've totally, permanently fried my hack. I have a backup, but it's nowhere near up to date. I could export levels if it comes down to that. EDIT: Yes, I did uninstall the Title Moves recording ASM once I got a good demo. That bold red text in LM managed to bore through my thick skull at least 
(I've been hacking SMW for about 9 months now at my own pace, it's not just like I DL'd LM yesterday. And BTW, don't ever ask these kinds of questions on SMWcentral unless you like your moldy green Lunar Magic cheese covered with flamesauce.  |
| Mattrizzle |
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 Red Cheep-cheep Level: 33 Posts: 77/202 EXP: 226476 Next: 2703 Since: 04-21-07 From: United States Last post: 2428 days Last view: 2389 days |
Posted by PhazoriteYeah, the reason that the star kills the music is because there isn't a track for slot 0D(what would normally be star music) in the map music bank. Thus, the SPC700(Super Nintendo's sound chip) crashes, and anything that switches the screen mode will freeze the game. No, I don't think your hack is permanently fried. I'm not certain(my hack is on currently on thin ice, and I haven't recorded a title demo yet), but can't you just reinstall the Title Moves recording ASM and record a new demo in which Mario doesn't grab a Starman/hit a P-Switch/enter a pipe/beat the level/die? If all else fails, remember that you should always keep a backup of your hack, just in case something screws up (which can happen very easily  ).____________________ |
| Luigi-San |
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 Melon Bug Level: 58 Posts: 315/732 EXP: 1569808 Next: 7738 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 4261 days Last view: 3520 days |
Couldn't you just get rid of the starman in the demo level? |
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 Cheep-cheep Level: 33 Posts: 115/195 EXP: 215754 Next: 13425 Since: 02-25-07 From: United States Last post: 6055 days Last view: 6056 days |
And when he tries to plow through enemies, he won't be invincible and will die, which is just as bad.
Just re-record the opening. I've done so multiple times with no ill effect. |
| Phazorite |
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Paragoomba Level: 22 Posts: 20/78 EXP: 54286 Next: 4064 Since: 05-04-07 From: The Phazar Temple Last post: 5942 days Last view: 5942 days |
Thank Mr. Miyamoto (and Icegoom  ) my hack isn't fried. I tested it out myself and it worked just fine if I hit the button to start a new file before Mario got the star. So I guess that means I'll just have to rerecord the demo.
LM's help file was helpful, but a bit scary...is there anything that could permanently wreck my ROM if I have to redo the demo later? I'm still working on the level I used, and it's not like I'm gonna release a demo any time soon. I deleted the savestate I made, just to be safe 
PS: I've really put a lot of new work into my hack lately--some of you might remember it from the old Acmlm's (in memoriam 2/07  ). Depending on how much gets done these next few weeks, you might see a revival thread and a BIG UPDATE 
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| Phazorite |
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Paragoomba Level: 22 Posts: 21/78 EXP: 54286 Next: 4064 Since: 05-04-07 From: The Phazar Temple Last post: 5942 days Last view: 5942 days |
Well, it's not over yet! I've been working some more and I want to test out my ancient temple level. I can't even rerecord the title screen demo cause it's totally glitched up--as soon as the demo appears, the Special World music plays and Mario dies!!! When I select a file, Mario dies on the intro screen and I get totally stuck there!
Is that even fixable? Now I really think my hack is fried. In other words, I can't even reach the overworld before the whole game seizes up. |
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| Phazorite |
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Paragoomba Level: 22 Posts: 27/78 EXP: 54286 Next: 4064 Since: 05-04-07 From: The Phazar Temple Last post: 5942 days Last view: 5942 days |
Make that Level C7
I've tried fooling around with stuff like the BG/FG Init Position, main entrance coordinates, changed the shape of the ground, and saved a copy over both levels, but Mario dies in the dirt (hard to describe, but his legs are buried) as soon as the title screen demo appears. I can select a file, but the same thing happens in the intro screen and I can't go farther. I'm now starting to think I recorded the demo wrong. I didn't use ZSNES's video feature, LM's Help File didn't even tell me to. I just started a new game with the ASM installed and entered the level that I saved over C7, then saved the state and loaded it into LM. Two more weirdities: When I first went into the OW to record the demo, the title screen already showed a picture of the level I used. And I got a star in the level (bad choice  ) but that didn't screw things up at first as long as I started a file before Mario got the star. Now I can't even start a new file!!!
Sorry for rambling, but I'm at wit's end here. If worst comes to worst I could just copy everything as .mwl files to a clean ROM and move the graphics folders. The ROM works fine in LM, I just can't play it. The main question is: can I save my hack without having to transfer my work to a clean ROM? Maybe I just fucked up the recording system and everything would be fixed if I recorded it like in this youtube video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=M8uxL6xQViQ Anyone have some more help? |
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 Red Paragoomba Level: 20 Posts: 27/64 EXP: 40324 Next: 2115 Since: 05-11-07 From: USA Last post: 5975 days Last view: 5909 days |
Well, Lunar Magic came with a warning that if you didn't uninstall the video inserting feature right away it could permamently mess up your hack... think you forgot to do that once? |
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Cheep-cheep Level: 33 Posts: 84/198 EXP: 220762 Next: 8417 Since: 02-24-07 From: San Diego, CA Last post: 6105 days Last view: 669 days |
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Paragoomba Level: 22 Posts: 30/78 EXP: 54286 Next: 4064 Since: 05-04-07 From: The Phazar Temple Last post: 5942 days Last view: 5942 days |
Posted by Joshua No, I didn't miss that one I uninstalled it the instant I made a demo, but it was the bugged one with a star. And I wasn't sure if the damage was permanent, but can anyone tell if what I did is??
D'oh! Well, I guess my hack is pwninated--the good thing is my overworld is barely started. I did the levels first. And I'm thanking my lucky stars the levels are intact and I've barely started inserting ExGFX. All's not lost--even if this ROM is fried, it's just another hour or so of work to transfer my hack to a clean ROM  But I'm looking to try everything before it comes down to that. I knew I should have made a backup before I recorded that demo! 
Well, let's just call it a lesson well learned
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