Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

How to use ANP to turn on computer?

According to a friend, there's no animation for it, just changing the direction to "2" to turn it on, and to "0" to turn it off.

If I understood correctly, switching a computer on via ANP would be something like this?

<ANP0200:0000:0002

 

how do I change physics? im using cave editor

 

OllyDbg. Or you can just use Booster's Lab's "Hackinator."

whats ollydbg

 

whats ollydbg

A debugger that's often used in cs hacking for ASM-related stuff, you can find it here.
Do note that it's not a simple tool that's easily used, and if you want to do simple physics hacks, I'd recommend just using Booster's Lab's Hacking tool as it's much easier and faster to use. (and it's not like you are forced to keep using Booster's lab afterwards anyway)

 

A debugger that's often used in cs hacking for ASM-related stuff, you can find it here.
Do note that it's not a simple tool that's easily used, and if you want to do simple physics hacks, I'd recommend just using Booster's Lab's Hacking tool as it's much easier and faster to use. (and it's not like you are forced to keep using Booster's lab afterwards anyway)

Unless you want more than 95 rooms and the room count is past 98-115.

 

According to a friend, there's no animation for it, just changing the direction to "2" to turn it on, and to "0" to turn it off.

If I understood correctly, switching a computer on via ANP would be something like this?

<ANP0200:0000:0002

Thanks.

 

how do I change physics? im using cave editor

You can also use carrotlord's physics editor, though I'd avoid the weapon physics due to the fact that it can only edit the player and the polar star shots effectively

 

if i use boosters lab on a game i've already edited with cave editor will it mess it up and corrupt it so i can't use it again?

this has happened to me with sues workshop

 

if i use boosters lab on a game i've already edited with cave editor will it mess it up and corrupt it so i can't use it again?

this has happened to me with sues workshop

No. Cave Editor and Booster's Lab are cross-compatible with each other. Just don't work on the mod with both editors at the same time.

 

if i use boosters lab on a game i've already edited with cave editor will it mess it up and corrupt it so i can't use it again?

this has happened to me with sues workshop

sues workshop is a death sentence for any mod for this reason

 

No. Cave Editor and Booster's Lab are cross-compatible with each other. Just don't work on the mod with both editors at the same time.

ok thanks

 

When I run mods, the aspect ratio is stretched to 16:9. How can I force mods to run in 4:3?

 

When I run mods, the aspect ratio is stretched to 16:9. How can I force mods to run in 4:3?

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Cave story runs in a stretched 16:9 aspect ratio, I want it to run in 4:3 with borders

 

Have you tried not playing the game in full screen?

 

This happens when I play the game in fullscreen

 

This happens when I play the game in fullscreen

well there's the problem

 

The aspect ratio isn't stretched when I play other games, it's only cave story

 

Cave Story is old and wasn't designed to handle widescreens, everyone with one (including me) has to play windowed or put up with this afaik

 

Is there an "Explosion" entity? Like the explosion from the missile launcher? If there is, what number? I want Balrog to turn into an explosion via <ANP command after you beat him, but am too lazy to look through all the entities.