[On Indefinite Hiatus] The CSTSF Mod Collab

It will affect all the rooms.

But with my handy dandy optimizing I can do it without consuming an existing NPC/ using a dud one.

What do you mean by a "dud" one?

"Broken" npcs (the ones that crash cave story when you put them on a map) are often not actually "broken" so much as they are child npcs that are spawned by parents/more complex entities, so I wouldn't touch these if I were you unless you were absolutely sure what they are. Child entities crash on their own because they'll try to dereference their parent pointer, which results in a segmentation fault if they don't have a parent.

 

I know about the child entities that crash on their own.

I just need to find space.

 

I know about the child entities that crash on their own.

I just need to find space.

You still didn't answer my question though.

What do you mean by "dud" npcs? As far as I'm aware, none of them are actually duds.

 

I didn't even notice that the OP wasn't correct, but dibs aren't a thing. Just edit any level within the guidelines and post the .pxa, .pxe, .pxm and .tsc of your levels in a zip file.

They should post the exe as well, since that contains embedded mapdata.

 

They should post the exe as well, since that contains embedded mapdata.

True, but Tilesets and Backgrounds and such can be modified when they're all stitched together.

 

True, but Tilesets and Backgrounds and such can be modified when they're all stitched together.

So should they, like, add a screenshot to their supplied files of what it's supposed to look like?

Cause there's a pretty big hole in your plan if this doesn't get addressed.

 

Maybe there should be a dibs list.

 

So should they, like, add a screenshot to their supplied files of what it's supposed to look like?

Cause there's a pretty big hole in your plan if this doesn't get addressed.

Ah shit I guess you're right, updating the OP.

Maybe there should be a dibs list.

I feel like with just the map files and the provided map information a dibs list shouldn't be necessary.

Also, I'm unsure about the current map dimension limits. Should they be changed/removed? They DO feel a little small...

 

Though the OP addresses health and weapons, it's of note that Flags should be reset as well, incase people share the same ones.

And that they should supply a <TRA so that the player enters their map in the right place, and tell you where to insert the one for the next room so that you know where it ends.

And you should probably read the guidelines for Take 8 submissions cause there is likely still a problem overlooked.
These things ain't the easiest to handle.

 

Though the OP addresses health and weapons, it's of note that Flags should be reset as well, incase people share the same ones.

And that they should supply a <TRA so that the player enters their map in the right place, and tell you where to insert the one for the next room so that you know where it ends.

And you should probably read the guidelines for Take 8 submissions cause there is likely still a problem overlooked.
These things ain't the easiest to handle.

I...will probably use the Take 8 guidelines as a base for my guidelines, then. I'll revise the OP 'til I think it addresses the issues addressed in the Take 8 Guidelines Thread.

Also, I'm allowing everyone to set their own room size, provided they keep it reasonable.

 

I could get into this, I really like designing maps in Cave Editor. (I've had some success, just nothing finished enough that I wanted to post it here yet). Could someone maybe direct me to an explanation of how to separate out the files needed, for when I want to actually submit them?

 

I...will probably use the Take 8 guidelines as a base for my guidelines, then. I'll revise the OP 'til I think it addresses the issues addressed in the Take 8 Guidelines Thread.

Also, I'm allowing everyone to set their own room size, provided they keep it reasonable.

Sounds good, I'll be sure to be participating.

 

You still didn't answer my question though.
What do you mean by "dud" npcs? As far as I'm aware, none of them are actually duds.

You may be right, but what about replacing stuff like monster X or the core (as long as no-ine else cares) or I just merge NPC's like the save disk and health refill.

True, but Tilesets and Backgrounds and such can be modified when they're all stitched together.

What about ASM edits and hex patching?

I think it would be good to have an exe in the download.

 

Can we copy any map instead of editing the maps in order?

 

PolarStar, maybe you should make a list on which room is already modified, so there will be no confusion on who has what room?

 

PolarStar, maybe you should make a list on which room is already modified, so there will be no confusion on who has what room?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can just rename the map files to replace any room, can you not?

Can we copy any map instead of editing the maps in order?

If you're just posting the map files anyway, it doesn't matter which map you edit.

 

But bombchu you DON'T NEED to hack
Your mods will be better if you get better at all aspects of modding, not if you try to hide your incompetence with assembly hacks

 

Dibs on the yamashita farm.

 

Dibs on the yamashita farm.

Again, dibs aren't neccessary and although you can create a Yamashita Farm area, there's no "Yamashita Farm" as is.

 

But bombchu you DON'T NEED to hack
Your mods will be better if you get better at all aspects of modding, not if you try to hide your incompetence with assembly hacks

I know...

I'm just whining at this point.

"will to try...."