Super Metroid stuff [Archive] - Zophar's Message Domain

Jathys

07-13-2004, 01:38 AM

Nothing in particular to post as of yet, but I always think ZD needs more discussion on Super Metroid, so I'm openning the floor. I'll keep people up to date on SMILE changes as I go along. Screenshots are a must, as always. Here's one that, as the title suggests, is not a trick:

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I've been adding some more support for various enemy properties (or changing the pointers, if the properties are too messed up to change directly). Quite a bit has been added on that, so I'll do a mini-IPS later, instead of a screen to show those.

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The 9th Sage

07-13-2004, 04:22 AM

>Screenshots are a must, as always. Here's one
> that, as the title suggests, is not a trick:

I smell an evil metroid hack coming on. :)

> I've been adding some more support for various enemy
> properties (or changing the pointers, if the properties are
> too messed up to change directly). Quite a bit has been
> added on that, so I'll do a mini-IPS later, instead of a
> screen to show those.

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Jathys

07-13-2004, 10:03 AM

> I smell an evil metroid hack coming on. :)

FX1 will take too much time/effort to add in this release, so I'll stick with what I've already got (for the most part)... It won't be an "evil" hack, but I'm thinking of releasing another Arena hack tomorrow . . . What am I saying? Arena is incredibly evil.

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Jathys

07-15-2004, 04:36 PM

Note: this has nothing at all to do with the above screenshot.

This is not a huge hack or anything, by any means. Just like the last arena hack, this is just a mini-hack I made when testing SMILE. The last arena took 5 minutes to play. This one takes 20 or so . . . And takes you through 7 bosses/mini-bosses.

No need to report the graphical bugs, as they are all too obvious. Ignore them and enjoy . . . And for god's sake:
1) Explore each room before leaving it (you may not get a second chance)
2) Savestate before going through the doors (you may not get a second chance)
3) I've built a "model" of the landing zone *in* the landing zone... The things there represent other things... Study it.

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Cornellius

07-15-2004, 05:11 PM

Heh, I would love to have the time to create a full new Super Metroid with new locations, new levels and secrets would be in another places. I fucking love that game, not matter how much I did beat it.

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Reaper man

07-15-2004, 07:08 PM

ok, this has been bugging me for a while

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Jathys

07-16-2004, 05:51 AM

> ok, this has been bugging me for a while

LMAO . . .You don't like the color green? But why?

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Reaper man

07-16-2004, 03:36 PM

> > ok, this has been bugging me for a while
>
> LMAO . . .You don't like the color green? But why?

it's not that I don't like the color green, it's just that it looks like a poor attempt at a GIF.

it's as if you used green as your transparent color, but the image itself was antialiased so it "blended" with the green to preduce different shades of green that didn't get removed when you set the green color as transparent /wwwthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif

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Jathys

07-16-2004, 06:40 PM

> it's as if you used green as your transparent color, but the
> image itself was antialiased so it "blended" with the green
> to preduce different shades of green that didn't get removed
> when you set the green color as transparent

You know me all to well:-D

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Jathys

08-02-2004, 01:06 AM

Only did about 5 minutes of work on SMILE today, but it's a start on things to come soon . . . I'm working on implementing FX1 into the editor. For those who don't know what FX1 does (a lot), below is an example:

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Alevice

08-02-2004, 02:24 AM

> Only did about 5 minutes of work on SMILE today, but it's a
> start on things to come soon . . . I'm working on
> implementing FX1 into the editor. For those who don't know
> what FX1 does (a lot), below is an example:
>

Coolio. I suppose water (and inherent properties) are controlled too by it, but what else? Fog (crosses fingers)?

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The 9th Sage

08-02-2004, 02:39 AM

> Only did about 5 minutes of work on SMILE today, but it's a
> start on things to come soon . . . I'm working on
> implementing FX1 into the editor. For those who don't know
> what FX1 does (a lot), below is an example:

Good stuff...I have an urge to muck around with the SM ROM now using SMILE. :)

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Jathys

08-02-2004, 03:11 AM

> Coolio. I suppose water (and inherent properties) are
> controlled too by it, but what else? Fog (crosses fingers)?

Water, lava, acid, fog, etc....... Change in level (liquids only)... Speeds...

A few other things too... Such as the glow of your helmet's visor in a dark room (whether it's on or off)... Such as the "hot rooms" of Norfair... One thing I've done (would have loved to add this as a screeny, but wouldn't show the effect) was a Ceres with a scrolling background (similar to the way the sky scrolls).

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Jathys

08-02-2004, 06:24 AM

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And so no one asks: No, these were not on the same run.

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Jathys

08-03-2004, 09:40 AM

A very short mini-hack, but one with a purpose . . . Change a room from Crateria into a new Ceres room. So, Ceres has all the rooms it had before, plus one. To make things "interesting", I've changed the escape a bit . . . Look at the name of the mini-hack and you'll see why it got its name.

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Acid rain in the "new" room (looks a bit better when animated)... Escape sequence shot.
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Jathys

08-04-2004, 05:58 PM

Basically, I took what I had in Ceres, added a little to it, then took things to Zebes. The mini-hack takes about half an hour to play (if you don't get puzzled). Several bosses . . . Sorry about Crocomire. From there on, graphical glitching runs rampid on some things.

Note: Crocomire's room had a level bug (ie- my clean rom wasn't really clean) that has been fixed. Anyone who tried playing last night and saw the HUGE amount of glitching after, you'll be glad to know that it's only graphical stuff now (ie- no pink doors are going to block your path... varia will be visible... etc....)

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Guess what the Chozo's holding<img src=smilies/banghead.gif>

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The 9th Sage

08-05-2004, 05:15 AM

> Basically, I took what I had in Ceres, added a little to it,
> then took things to Zebes. The mini-hack takes about half
> an hour to play (if you don't get puzzled). Several bosses
> . . . Sorry about Crocomire. From there on, graphical
> glitching runs rampid on some things.

That's some pretty cool stuff right there.

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The 9th Sage

08-06-2004, 12:10 AM

> That's some pretty cool stuff right there.

And now that I've played more...god damn it you're evil
<img src=smilies/magbiggrin.gif> I'm currently stuck at Mother Brain because I don't have enough missles because of the damn 'ninja pirates' in the room before that. :P I'm sure there's some trick to beating them that'd make it easier, but I can't remember what that is.

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Lenophis

08-06-2004, 03:43 AM

> I'm sure there's some trick to beating them that'd make it easier, but
> I can't remember what that is.
<img src=smilies/erm.gif> <img src=smilies/eek13.gif>

Depending on what you use, charge beam is more powerful than super missiles. (Plasma + Wave + Ice)
Plasma hidden in Kraid's room, Wave in Norfair above energy refill, and Ice....well you already have that. <img src=smilies/magbiggrin.gif>
Now, you win.

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The 9th Sage

08-06-2004, 04:03 AM

> Depending on what you use, charge beam is more powerful than
> super missiles. (Plasma + Wave + Ice)
> Plasma hidden in Kraid's room, Wave in Norfair above energy
> refill, and Ice....well you already have that.
> Now, you win.

Eh, I missed the Plasma upgrade. That should help a LOT. I don't know how I missed that...I got the Varia suit, but the plasma beam is actually hidden in the boss room? I definitely didn't expect that...but then I didn't expect the screw attack to be sitting hidden inside a wall either. :P

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Murray

08-07-2004, 01:06 AM

When will the next version of SMILE be released?

Jathys

08-07-2004, 05:26 AM

>but the plasma beam is actually hidden in the boss room? I
>definitely didn't expect that...

And that's why I put it there.

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Jathys

08-07-2004, 05:31 AM

> When will the next version of SMILE be released?

When hell freezes over . . . Which is expected to happen either on Sunday or Monday.

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Jathys

08-08-2004, 08:58 PM

FX1 is included in this release. Not much else has changed, but it is nice to be able to put lava/water/fog into rooms. Also, the editor will no longer crash when openning the beta room as the first room you open.

http://jathys.zophar.net/files/smile.zip0.15</a>

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Jathys

08-24-2004, 03:37 AM

This (and the other 2 enemies I added to SMILE today) isn't really anything "new" . . . It was in the game already, just never used. Deskjockey put these into his zmv hack long ago, but I haven't added them to SMILE until now.

http://jathys.zophar.net/images/reflect.gif

Basically, as you can tell in the shot, these things "reflect" anything you shoot at them. Yes, your missiles hurt.

*On a side note, I've also included a ZST of something "special" I did. Have fun with that one.*
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