Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

You need a decent understanding of how TSC works in general before you can do any form of editing. to it

Basically you need to apply the patch to a vanilla exe and then copy the code out at 424eaf with olly and edit/reasselble (all the code from all hex files)where you want to also check for jumps in the other sections of code in the hex files to see if and where the JMPs go to 424E__ and edit them to match the new place you are inserting your code.

Yeah. I wold just build everything off of IMG and make it replace the second FAC to save headaches

 

The <MIM hack though... I need to use it...

 

Wasn't there a mod that uses both the <IMG and the <MIM hacks?

 

I see...

Apparently the cat gods hate me for a number of reasons...

rant warning:

Spoiler

I have 15 exe's for backup and sparatically the game now crashes on each one either on boot or the running of an event and one of them just loops text forever (using the TSC+ mod with my person changes)

When I open an exe in BL and run it, it runs a no longer existent exe in the recycle bin (even after reboot of my PC and manually selecting an exe instead of load last) that loops text and won't apply patches to it and olly won't let me run anything in debug mode. and even though it says my patches are saved/applied according to olly the game is crashing (worse off then I was not 5 hours ago) even though I didn't do a dang thing to my backup exe's

I even took a vanilla exe and tried to apply the TIMG hack (all 8 hex files) and the vanilla exe just gave me an error message on the running of the command.

I've wasted 8 hours on this and I'm about ready to pull my hair out.

I think I finally understand what it means to be legitimately pissed off.

Do I really need to swap to a 32 bit OS?

Did you recently change your operating system? Because some hacks might be system dependent. (This is why I stopped making WTF Story, for the most part)

 

Alright, I'm having some TSC problems.
So, on event number 0200, the first line of text is not working. Sue's npc animates, then there is nothing, then jumps to the next animation, after that it shows text correctly.
Also, the <FACs before the <NODs have nothing to do with it, from what I've experienced.
Edit: Note that the text in the script is still being reworked as well. It's bad right now. Also it spoils a small bit of Dust.

Spoiler

0090
<MNA<CMU0008<FAI0000<END
#0091
<MNA<CMU0008<FAI0001<END
#0092
<MNA<CMU0008<FAI0002<END
#0093
<MNA<CMU0008<FAI0003<END
#0094
<MNA<CMU0008<FAI0004<END

#0100
<PRI<CNP0100:0000:0000
<SOU0011<FAO0001<FLJ0341 1002
<TRA0012:0091:0037:0011


#0200
<KEY<CMU0000<HMC<MOV0005 0010<CNP0200 0150 0002<ANP0200 0011 0002<FAI0004<WAI0160<DNP0200<SMC<WAI0050
<MS3Ugh... What happened?<NOD<CLR<MS3Where's Melody?<NOD<CLR<GIT0002<MS3Are these =Rocks?=<NOD<GIT0000<AM+0002 0000<NOD<CMU0008<FL+0341<FLJ=856 1001<END

#0201
<KEY<MYD0000<FAI0004<WAI0030<ANP1000 0000 0002<WAI0001<FAC0049Randy! There you are!<FAC0003<NOD<CLR<FAC0031Melody!
I finally caught
up to you!<FAC0039<NOD<ANP1000 0003 0002<WAI0064<ANP1000 0000 0002<WAI0001
<FAC0049<MSGI see that you've
recovered.<FAC0003<NOD<CLR<FAC0038
<MSGWhat happened?
<FAC0030<NOD<CLR<FAC0048<MSGSome people stole the
D.U.S.T.<FAC0002<NOD<CLR<FAC0048<MSGThe lab is destroyed now...<FAC0002<NOD<CLR<FAC0032<MSGWow, that sucks...<FAC0040<NOD<CLR<FAC0041<MSGWell, is there anything I
do to help?<FAC0033<NOD<CLR<FAC0049<MSGIf you could go
to the Suberbs, that would
be nice. Take this key.
<FAC0003<NOD<CLR<FAC0000<GIT1001<IT+0001<CMU0010<MSGGot the =Key=!<WAI0170<NOD<RMU<GIT0000<FAC0031<MSGLater, Melody.<NOD<CLR<FL-0311<FL+0313<FL+0314<EVE1000

#1000
<FAC0047<MSGThe corridor
south-east of here
is the way out.<FAC0001<NOD
<CLR<FAC0047
<MSGBe careful, though.
It recently flooded, and
it has been infested.<FAC0001<NOD<END

#1001
<MS3Activate =Cheat Mode=?<YNJ1003<AM+0004 9999<AM+0005 9939<AM+0001 9939<END

#1002
<FL-0341<TRA0012:0408:0037:0011

#1003
<MS3Then why did you put the
file in? Oh well,
carry on...<NOD<END

Any info on how to fix this would be great.

 

I can not for the LIFE of me remember how to change the name that appears at the top of CS window from "Cave Story ~ Doukutsu Monogatari" to something else. How do I do?

 

I can not for the LIFE of me remember how to change the name that appears at the top of CS window from "Cave Story ~ Doukutsu Monogatari" to something else. How do I do?

Use Resource Hacker.

 

No, I think Cave Editor does that.

 

No, I think Cave Editor does that.

Oh yeah, in game settings change program title to whatever you want.

 

It can also be done with the BL Hacking Tool.

 

I can not for the LIFE of me remember how to change the name that appears at the top of CS window from "Cave Story ~ Doukutsu Monogatari" to something else. How do I do?

resause facker

 

Did you recently change your operating system? Because some hacks might be system dependent. (This is why I stopped making WTF Story, for the most part)

No... the only thing that's happened to my PC that was odd, was it said the copy of windows was not genuine... and I had to ream it using the command prompt but that's all.

Maybe I should be running in in a VM

 

resause facker

I just used BL. I couldn't find where to do it in ResHacker.

 

What's the limit on how many maps in total Cave Story can hold?

 

something like 111 with Cave Editor and 65,000 with Booster's Lab

 

something like 111 with Cave Editor and 65,000 with Booster's Lab

I need to start using Booster's Lab more.

 

I need to switch to Booster's Lab.

ftfy

 

Is it possible to increase max weapon levels? I'm looking at the Polar Star for that

 

I guess but it would mean you get less weapons overall and also you need ASM

 

Yeah, I understood that. I was thinking of only one weapon in the game that you keep upgrading. Each level would have more bullets and eventually spread and be rapid and yeah