Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

On the draw order issue: there is an option to change draw order for an entity in Booster's Lab, but in Cave Editor the draw order is based on which entities are added first. The first entity will have a lower draw order than every entity added afterwards, and will appear behind entities with a higher draw order.

 

When I open Doukutsu, I get this message:
doukutsu.exe is not a valid windows operation

 

When I open Doukutsu, I get this message:
doukutsu.exe is not a valid windows operation

re-download cave story or replace the exe with a working one

 

re-download cave story or replace the exe with a working one

But it's my mod. I can't replace my mod. How can I fix it?

 

But it's my mod. I can't replace my mod. How can I fix it?

Replace the exe, replace any asm you applied. When files get corrupted and you didn't back them up you have to restart all lost progress. files in the fata folder can usually be reused unless they're corrupted as well and in that case you are screwed

 

Replace the exe, replace any asm you applied. When files get corrupted and you didn't back them up you have to restart all lost progress

OHMYCOD! I FOUND A BACKUP IN MY RECYCLE BIN FROM 2 HOURS AGO! I ACCIDENTALLY MADE IT WHILE USING THE RESOURCE HACKER!!! But how do I make the corruption not happen again?

 

OHMYCOD! I FOUND A BACKUP IN MY RECYCLE BIN FROM 2 HOURS AGO! I ACCIDENTALLY MADE IT WHILE USING THE RESOURCE HACKER!!! But how do I make the corruption not happen again?

keep back ups. It can happen at any time

 

keep back ups. It can happen at any time

But why?

 

But why?

the only answer I can think of is "modding isn't perfect". But to be honest, I don't really know. its happened to my mods before and sometimes I didn't have a backup to fix the problems.
In every cave story guide they say to make backup upon backup upon backup to prevent redoing everything. If there is some other solution, its probably much more arduous and much more difficult than just keeping previous versions of your mod on hand in case anything goes wrong

 

the only answer I can think of is "modding isn't perfect". But to be honest, I don't really know. its happened to my mods before and in every cave story guide they say to make backup upon backup upon backup to prevent redoing everything. if there is some other solution, its probably much more arduous and much more difficult than just keeping previous versions of your mod on hand in case anything goes wrong

Does it have to do with adding maps? Because it happened after I added a map.

 

Too many maps makes the executable break. I'm not sure what the maximum is, but deleting excess maps until you're under the limit will fix it.

 

Does it have to do with adding maps? Because it happened after I added a map.

adding maps in cave editor creates a bunch of problems from corrupting other maps, to corrupting the game. if you have done this I would advise you to replace the exe with one where you didn't do this. if you want to add a map simply copy another map and clean it of tiles and entities to start with a new slate

 

Try my method before you throw out your executable.

 

Too many maps makes the executable break. I'm not sure what the maximum is, but deleting excess maps until you're under the limit will fix it.

I got to 110. But I think I know why it broke the game. Cave Story is just very tricky.

 

Too many maps makes the executable break. I'm not sure what the maximum is, but deleting excess maps until you're under the limit will fix it.

from what I remember, you could have something like over 180 maps with cave editor and like thousands with boosters lab (I remember noxid saying this somewhere, but I can't remember where).

 

My previous mods would say otherwise.

 

I got to 110. But I think I know why it broke the game. Cave Story is just very tricky.

I don't think so dude

My previous mods would say otherwise.

Doors, you ninja

 

CSTSF Mod couldn't go beyond 98 maps. So I guess it really depends on what you did with the mod in the first place.

 

Goerge I was responding to you, not virtual boy :V

 

How do you get the <FLA command and whatnot to work on u (Kings)?