Posted by Squash Monster

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I think the best approach would be to do IPS-style patching on each of the files. Though that's not quite so easy.

I don't think there's an easy way to insert in VB6. Just overwrite when you go past the limit of a file while storing an array of all the bites you've overwritten. Then when you're past the file treat that array like a queue - put the value you're about to overwrite on the end of the queue, write the value off the front of the queue, and keep going until you run out of file.

An alternative might be to break the game into its component files and have a build option to make a ROM file out of all the game files. This has the advantage of making it a lot easier for people who want to do stuff to the game that doesn't involve the level editor.

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Posted by Kyoufu Kawa

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And then he discovered XML a defining language with nested data.

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<objdef version='2.1'>
  <definitions scope='global'>
    <tile fbyte='10' sbyte='16'>
      <name>Ground top</name>
      <colour>11</colour>
    </tile>
  </definitions>
  <definitions scope='tileset' tileset='0'>
    <tile fbyte='42' sbyte='16'>
      <name>I forget</name>
      <colour>15</colour>
    </tile>
  </definitions>
</objdef>

Posted by BulletBillTime

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Will adding/removing objects/sprites be possible soon?

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