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| Main - ROM Hacking - Problems with ROM hacking utilities | New thread | New reply |
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 Porcupo Level: 38 Posts: 103/311 EXP: 350703 Next: 19744 Since: 02-04-13 Last post: 1928 days Last view: 570 days |
Sorry, if this is the wrong place to ask, but I cannot find any other place, where this could fit.
Am I missing something? Okay, I'm trying to use the NES Screen Tool in order to edit the title screen of a game. However, I have no idea, how to open NES files with NES Screen Tool in order to edit said title screen... |
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 Fuzz Ball Level: 66 Posts: 586/968 EXP: 2366156 Next: 95695 Since: 05-24-07 Last post: 948 days Last view: 804 days |
Its all about personal preference to the author of the editor, on which game hs/she wishes to edit. Its nothing against a specific game. I remember I wanted to hack Duck Tales, but I lack the skills of building a windows based level editor. Maybe if someone was willing to do it, that's the only alternative I can think of. |
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Porcupo Level: 38 Posts: 104/311 EXP: 350703 Next: 19744 Since: 02-04-13 Last post: 1928 days Last view: 570 days |
Hmm...
...I would have done it myself, if I could. Sadly, I have no idea, how emulators are made. What I wanted is basically a title screen and text editor. Appearantly, this things became obsolete, though of the NES Screen Tool and the newest FCEUX. Too bad I have no idea how to use them, though, since I really wanna change the title screen and cutscene text in a certain Hudson game... So...uhm...I guess I will just change the title now. But anyway, I would like to know, how to open NES files with the NES Screen Tool, so I can edit the Title Screen (just editing the CHR page wont suffice because some tiles are being used multiple times, probably in order to save space). |
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 Bubble Level: 66 Posts: 578/981 EXP: 2419531 Next: 42320 Since: 04-25-07 Last post: 479 days Last view: 688 days |
Posted by Trinitronity http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=7237 Read the whole thread so you can understand how it works. If still doesn't make any sense register over there and ask for help. |
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Porcupo Level: 38 Posts: 105/311 EXP: 350703 Next: 19744 Since: 02-04-13 Last post: 1928 days Last view: 570 days |
Okay, I have read through the topic, but nobody asked, how that program can be used to change the title screen of an already existing game for a ROM hack...
And the problem with the game, that I want to hack is that the title screen itself is static, but also have objects in it, that move around, and both the screen and the objects share the same CHR page... |
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 Snifit Compromised account. Please contact an admin to restore access. Level: 36 Posts: 105/285 EXP: 293086 Next: 15024 Since: 02-17-14 Last post: 3127 days Last view: 2643 days |
If you want to hack a title screen of a specific game, use FCEUX's Nametable viewer. It lists the the tile IDs and how they're loaded in. (Note that that tool does not pick up on OAM object attribute, but on bg tiles.)
Alternatively, when said game is figured out, you can use a tool such as YY-CHR to edit tiles and a hex editor to change tile pattern. If you are looking to add a menu routine, I would suggest using FCEUX's code/data logger to trace the ASM and see how it works. This is what hacking is all about; figuring things out on your own. Using tools are great, but when they are not available, that's where these skills come into play. ____________________ At the end, when the day is over, the only one left to face is yourself. Have you been true to yourself and made the most of your day? |
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Porcupo Level: 38 Posts: 106/311 EXP: 350703 Next: 19744 Since: 02-04-13 Last post: 1928 days Last view: 570 days |
Hmm...it shows me the tile ID for the background part of the title screen, but it doesn't show, how it is constilated in hex, or does it? It gives me a PPU address. Not sure how that helps, but that term PPU surely sounds familiar to me.
And sadly, the game I'm trying to hack isn't even documented. I'm not even sure, how many people know about that game, although it is made by Hudson Soft... |
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Fuzz Ball Level: 66 Posts: 587/968 EXP: 2366156 Next: 95695 Since: 05-24-07 Last post: 948 days Last view: 804 days |
Ppu is the PictureProcessingUnit.
It displays the current tiles for backgrounds and sprites. FCEUX has a ppu viewer, so you can view the tiles currently used for the screen you are looking at. |
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 Red Koopa Level: 27 Posts: 83/139 EXP: 104961 Next: 11198 Since: 01-22-13 Last post: 3283 days Last view: 3282 days |
When you hover over the tiles in the PPU viewer it will display their hex value.
Get the values for a short sequence of tiles, search for them in the built in hex editor, and as long as the tile map isn't compressed you should find it easily enough. ____________________ Krakenskin Leather Works, my Etsy store. LordVanya, my art page. FundamentalEssence, my game development page. |
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 Micro-Goomba Level: 10 Posts: 4/17 EXP: 4165 Next: 249 Since: 08-15-14 Last post: 2525 days Last view: 587 days |
I also have a problem with a ROMhacking utility. Whenever I tried to open CSA, it always says, "run- time error 339(Component "COMCT232.OCX" or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid)." Can anyone help? |
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Red Koopa Level: 25 Posts: 22/120 EXP: 79406 Next: 10214 Since: 04-20-14 Last post: 3252 days Last view: 3110 days |
@Jro0: What OS version of Windows?
you can download file COMCT232.OCX (use google search it) copy paste or extract *.zip from system32 folder. ____________________ i'm [Censored] Sorry my bad english, can't speak english :-( Mega Man & Shantae Fan Lovers!! |
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Micro-Goomba Level: 10 Posts: 5/17 EXP: 4165 Next: 249 Since: 08-15-14 Last post: 2525 days Last view: 587 days |
I'm happy you answered. Well, my Windows is 64-bit. |
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 Buster Beetle Banned: Spammer takeover? Level: 45 Posts: 376/467 EXP: 638005 Next: 22159 Since: 05-07-13 From: The dirty south Last post: 3470 days Last view: 3468 days |
Hey, that happens occasionally. It seems like various hacking utilities require something from these .ocx files and can't run without them. It's easily fixed, as Korxroa just told you. ____________________ Sorry for the stupidity. That jerk will be dealt with in the most insane way possible. |
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