Posted by Trax

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Nice, but it still doesn't answer one of my questions: when you contract a loan, electronic money - not gold - is created and added to your account. From where is this money coming from and what is the counterpart of the transaction?

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When you contract a loan, the bank gives you x amount of money. They are actually giving you raw money, using an electronic number telling you how much of the bank's money is actually yours. Electronic money doesn't exist; it's just a number telling you how much is entitled to you. Otherwise, without "electronic money", banks would be issuing cash/coin, which requires more work, more security, etc.. Electronic money is just a way around it.

It's not legal tender either: If you notice on some receipts, when you use a credit or a debit card, it will say that that receipt is an agreement to pay that amount. A connection is made between the place of purchase and the bank, and changes to the electronic money numbers are made.

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Since you seem to not understand how a bank works, I suggest you take a look through here and see if that makes any connections. Banks don't have infinite money, just large amounts of it. The money comes from its customers, the benefit being better security than the customer would otherwise have at their business or residence.

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Banks also get a large sum of money by way of hidden fees and unexpected shortages of money, leading to overdraft fees. Banks will often charge as much as they can legally for that type of fee, which I think is $35. I always talk my way out of them. Once a certain branch knows me well enough, I just go to a different branch.

Well anyway, that's one way banks get their money...

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This is one of those games where you're going to need some graph paper before you start hacking. Sketch it out. It doesn't even need to be proportional, just put a basic idea on paper. More and more hacks these days are going to require this. I've been doing this lately, grabbing a few ideas off the back shelf of my brain.

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Posted by Grey Mario

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Not only did you mention something that *ended* already and won't be on again for at least three months, you posted it in a completely irrelevant thread.

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It's not like the thread was hijacked, Grey Mario. It's people like you that are the reason threads are derailed. Stop trying to be a mod, we don't need help from someone who's been banned like 15 times. In fact, we'll probably look back on this post as a justification to ban you (or keep you banned, probably both) because it's obvious that you already know the rules.

boingboingsplat: You need not be so judgmental. He's just introducing himself, give him a chance.

Hiyoko, welcome a week and a half ago. Hope you make some friends here, and I hope you have a great time. Likewise to the rest of you!

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Posted by boingboingsplat

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Posted by Sukasa

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Protip: People are entitled to their own opinions

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That doesn't mean they have to share them, especially if they are next to useless in any aspect.

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Stop being a dick. If you don't like someone's opinion, then don't post. They can share them if they damn well please, especially since it doesn't break any rules. They are encouraging the author, and that provides a meaningful purpose. And then there's people trolls like you, who only want to impede whatever goes on in here. If you want to contribute, by all means, go ahead. Don't be a smartass, just follow the goddamn rules.

Anyway, I found a really useful tool for you guys, especially for those who like to visualize before you hack:Isometric Graph Paper.

Just pick Isometric Graph Paper from the list. I use 1/5" size, because you can obviously fit more on the paper. I recommend that everyone use this for their hacks, even when they don't feel it necessary. You'll see that it provides much insight when you actually (finally) get into the editor and start working.

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You seem to have missed something.

Posted by KP9000

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They can share them if they damn well please, especially since it doesn't break any rules. They are encouraging the author, and that provides a meaningful purpose. If you want to contribute, by all means, go ahead. Don't be a smartass, just follow the goddamn rules.

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At least you got one thing right while posting this, is that you actually contributed to the thread!

Well, as far as ASM hacks goes, if people are smart enough to figure out ASM, the ideas out there are pretty cool. Usually. I personally would like to see a new stats system. Recalculating everything to match the ASM changes made would mean a helluva lot more work than the ASM code itself...

Edit: "Preview" button would have been the best way to go here...

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My father was NOT Peppy, though. He was an asshole.

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Posted by Yakibomb

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Can you change what is saved in the RAM? I want it so it actually saves the levelups, so there can be a fix in that infinite Starman trick.

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Good level design is a great remedy for bugs like that. The code is not at fault, it's the designers.

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The type of activity in this thread (dare I say what kind) has sealed its fate.

Closed.

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Posted by Black Lord

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How Banks Create Money

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I call bullshit on that article. First of all, banks have never "created" money at all. It just doesn't fucking happen. If a loan is made for $90k out of a deposit of $100k by a customer, the bank does not have $90k. They have $10k until the borrower paid the money back. In this case the money comes from the borrower, plus some interest. That interest is what makes money for the bank.

In the article, it shows that the initial deposit of the customer is $100k. They went on to note that a series of other loans can be made off this deposit, this case totaling (after interest for the depositing customer) $238,900. Now, here's the funny thing, the money wasn't created. It still has to come from somewhere. In this case, the borrower's pockets. It is paid back with existing money in circulation. So how do they make money? They don't create it, that's for damn sure. They charge borrowers interest, and rates are based on the borrower's credit, and how well the banker is feeling that day.

So there you have it. The bank does not fucking create any money.

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A codebase and a community are two entirely different things there, bro. It just doesn't work that way.

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Naw. It's named board2 because Acmlm didn't want a community named after him anymore. It WAS Acmlm2, but we had to undergo the change. Acmlm2 came from the split between bh and xk.

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The bank could not do that if the $100k from that customer was the entire amount the bank had. They loan more money from the pool of money that they have, from other customer's deposits.

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I've been playing Super Metroid on the console. My roommates and I are trying to get up to 1000 percent completion using the space time glitch. You've got 4 reserve tanks, 10 power bomb items, 10 super missile items, and 14 energy tanks that accumulate each playthrough... The missiles of course don't count until the last playthrough due to technicalities with the intro.

So, each playthrough you gain 38 percent. You need to get to at least 936, because at the last playthrough you can gather your 50 missile tanks and your 14 suit expansions count too. It'd take 25 playthroughs to get 1000 percent or above to achieve this, getting every single item except for missiles and suit expansions.

*sigh*... This is gonna be fun. We're at ~100 percent, on the beginning of the 3rd playthrough, not including the non-cumulative items.

It'll be a sight to see though, a glitched/4-digit percentage on the console. Though I don't know how I'd prove it was done without a Game Genie...

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Seems more fitting here, I agree.

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Well, all I am doing right now is familiarizing myself with it so that I can prepare guides for easy (or easier) use. Something this big needs to be well explained.

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Posted by spel werdz rite

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Posted by KP9001

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Well, all I am doing right now is familiarizing myself with it so that I can prepare guides for easy (or easier) use. Something this big needs to be well explained.

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So basically what you're saying is that once it is released, the board shall be flooded with "how do i edt levels??!!?!?!" threads. =/

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No, I wasn't actually hinting at that, but it will indeed be flooded with shit like this. I just wanted to keep that kind of material as minimal as possible with the help of some guides.

As far as the thread options go, the "This thread does not regard lazy shell/etc" idea is completely retarded. The so-called "n00b rush" cannot be stopped. This is what we have moderators for; the old-fashioned way is the best way in this case. Sure, ideas are still welcome to keep the amount of trash pouring in here low, but for now it's best that we do it like in ye olde tymes.

It's actually not that bad when you think about it... when you have a hack come out, you put it in a stickied "Hack Compilation" thread, where only notable hacks get stored, like the way we have it now. Locked threads get ignored and buried, dumbasses get banned. Moderators should be doing the work, not machines, especially since the "n00b rush" is over exaggerated to seem like some kind of impending Armageddon...

Also, elaborate what the "smartness" system is all about. Seems like a good idea, but it's one of those things that only sound good on paper...

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Posted by Ailure

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but I bet the camera would screw up with having Mario's Z position suddenly change.

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There's one of possibly two things that would happen... the first is like how you suggest (doesn't like drastic changes to Z pos), the second would be the game camera detects the Z position real time and adjusts accordingly, despite a drastic change.

Seems like an interesting idea nonetheless...

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The Level editor is taking a bit to work with, but I'm taking the time to learn it and to accurately explain each aspect of the editor. There's a lot to it, and writing a guide that doesn't overwhelm its reader is SERIOUS BUSINESS. So, I'm gonna take my time and do it right.

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