Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

Wait... were you talking about Cave Story's executable or CSHacker's executable?

Cave Story's executable.

 

Urhhhhm, anyone know where the equip (like mimiga mask, turbocharge etc) offsets are? Or more specifically the arms barrier
orr super specifically like, the arms barrier energy loss multiplier thing

I thought I knew a thread about equip hacking, but cannot find and am still learnin ASM sooo

 

0x0049E650?

 

Oh, thanks
I'll try that when I can actually get on a device that can hack cavestory

 

When I change the image files in the CS data folder w/ Cave Editor ( I want them to be .png so I can edit them w/ Paint.net), but only certain files are updated. The maps and NPC spritesheets just aren't changing and CS doesn't boot up. I've never had this problem before when modding.

 

When I change the image files in the CS data folder w/ Cave Editor ( I want them to be .png so I can edit them w/ Paint.net), but only certain files are updated. The maps and NPC spritesheets just aren't changing and CS doesn't boot up. I've never had this problem before when modding.

You can't change them to PNGs. They MUST be bitmaps (bmp). The original files pixel used (.pbm) are actually just renamed bitmaps (bmp), but PNGs are a different file format entirely, and thus Cave Story is unable to read them

 

also you can 100% edit bmp files with paint.net

 

You can't change them to PNGs. They MUST be bitmaps (bmp). The original files pixel used (.pbm) are actually just renamed bitmaps (bmp), but PNGs are a different file format entirely, and thus Cave Story is unable to read them

Ah, thank you Just figured out the problem. I deleted Doukutsu.exe, data and the CE, and pasted em' back on, then changed the files to bmp. It runs more smoothly now. I copy/pasted my png image onto the bmp.

 

CE

You've probably heard this a million times before, but why not use Booster's Lab?

 

You've probably heard this a million times before, but why not use Booster's Lab?

Why not use Sue's Workshop?

 

Why not use Sue's Workshop?

I resent this implication

 

Why not use Sue's Workshop?

Sue's Workshop is a broken mess. Booster's Lab is quite the opposite. I don't appreciate your snarky comment.

 

We should do a mod contest, where you can only edit with Sue's Workshop.

 

We should do a mod contest, where you can only edit with Sue's Workshop.

OH NO.

 

It would be funnier if it was Miza.
But still, in any case it's not like it's impossible. The older editors just make stuff a lot harder than it needs to be
(or break shit)

 

You've probably heard this a million times before, but why not use Booster's Lab?

I've already gotten used to the CE interface and I honestly don't care to learn how to use BL.

 

I've already gotten used to the CE interface and I honestly don't care to learn how to use BL.

The interfaces aren't all that different. BL offers so much more, like the hackinator, and that useless script mode, which I have no idea what it actually does.

Also it has pictures of cats! What's not to like?

 

ictures of cats

Yes, the interface alone is way nicer than CE xD
also, you can actually assign backgrounds to maps with BL. Things like that that you probably have grown resigned to dealing with

 

also, you can actually assign backgrounds to maps with BL. Things like that that you probably have grown resigned to dealing with

You can do that in CE too. View media item 1746

 

It doesn't work.

edit: yeah wait technically it does work, I lied. If you don't actually use the function to change anything, it'll work!
otherwise you just get the black bkg.