Quick Modding/Hacking Answers Thread

i think the story line of my game is bad

should i go back and try to fix a lot of it
because it seems really bad and doesn't make a lot of sense since i changed it a lot later


but i'll have to change A LOT OF THINGS
(and it's bad that's not the question)

but like is it worth it do you think
i have to change somethings but i cant change too much because some of it is a good idea

but maybe i should stop making my weapons "water blaster" because that's still pretty strong compared to my missile launcher called missile launcher

If you think that your story line has some problems, I think you should go fix the pieces you don't like. Regarding the part about weapons, I think a "water blaster" could still be strong, just not as strong as a missile launcher. Water is apparently capable of shooting through metal at high enough speeds. Maybe just nerf the weapon as to not make it quite as strong as missiles, but still be a useful weapon.

 

If you think that your story line has some problems, I think you should go fix the pieces you don't like. Regarding the part about weapons, I think a "water blaster" could still be strong, just not as strong as a missile launcher. Water is apparently capable of shooting through metal at high enough speeds. Maybe just nerf the weapon as to not make it quite as strong as missiles, but still be a useful weapon.

How exactly do you increase the damage of the missiles in the missile launcher? I checked the bullet data and it says 0 damage, but when I increase that number it does nothing.

 

If you think that your story line has some problems, I think you should go fix the pieces you don't like. Regarding the part about weapons, I think a "water blaster" could still be strong, just not as strong as a missile launcher. Water is apparently capable of shooting through metal at high enough speeds. Maybe just nerf the weapon as to not make it quite as strong as missiles, but still be a useful weapon.

yeah even though no one would really get that

in my story theres supposed to be someone that makes weapons different or something (maybe weak) but I'm not really sure what to do

 

How exactly do you increase the damage of the missiles in the missile launcher? I checked the bullet data and it says 0 damage, but when I increase that number it does nothing.

There's damage modifiers for the missiles, themselves, idk how much modifying the missile launcher damage also affects them.

 

You should use a <FAI when you start the game.

I have. It's done nothing.

 

I have. It's done nothing.

Alright. I'm trying to think through possible causes but there is some piece of the puzzle thats missing.
Are you able to post a screenshot and/or the script in question?

Also, when you load a script ot actually overwrites on top of the previous one, so if your script was empty thats why it was running events.

 

Essentially it's just inputting some numbers into a function. You can pretty easily change what's shot by changing those numbers.

Just search for "CALL 00403F80" and change the PUSH above it.

 

Alright. I'm trying to think through possible causes but there is some piece of the puzzle thats missing.
Are you able to post a screenshot and/or the script in question?

Also, when you load a script ot actually overwrites on top of the previous one, so if your script was empty thats why it was running events.

I might actually add to the puzzle solving requesting since something I (rarely) work on seems to correctly start up and fade in. But when I die and restart, the same emptiness with health visible happens.

 

I might actually add to the puzzle solving requesting since something I (rarely) work on seems to correctly start up and fade in. But when I die and restart, the same emptiness with health visible happens.

I have. It's done nothing.

Okay, I just remembered a weird pixel quirk, so on a whim for both of you:
Go to the death script in Head.tsc , theres a flag jump that makes the game run event #48 or something <LDP instead of <INI. Try switching it out or making sure event #16 sets that flag.

If that doesn't work, try doing a <SVP right as the player obtains control at the beginning, after whatever intro script you have.

 

I'm using Cave Editor so can remove the requirement for images and changing the file type to bmp. but when I try to open up Cave Editor (first at the main folder, the one where the .exe is at) all of the options are greyed out (or; unusable for a better word.) I tried moving Cave Editor around (into data, into stage, into npc, but then just moved it back to main) booting it up each time I moved it, but to no avail. Can someone help me with this? Thanks.

 

I'm using Cave Editor so can remove the requirement for images and changing the file type to bmp. but when I try to open up Cave Editor (first at the main folder, the one where the .exe is at) all of the options are greyed out (or; unusable for a better word.) I tried moving Cave Editor around (into data, into stage, into npc, but then just moved it back to main) booting it up each time I moved it, but to no avail. Can someone help me with this? Thanks.

im not good at this and i may not even understand your question but did you click file at the top left and then load to load your game

i probably didn't understand your question sorry

 

I'm using Cave Editor so can remove the requirement for images and changing the file type to bmp. but when I try to open up Cave Editor (first at the main folder, the one where the .exe is at) all of the options are greyed out (or; unusable for a better word.) I tried moving Cave Editor around (into data, into stage, into npc, but then just moved it back to main) booting it up each time I moved it, but to no avail. Can someone help me with this? Thanks.

Use Booster's Lab, it does the job for you automagically.

@Walrus_Guy If you don't know the answer, wait for other members who can provide the answer.

 

im not good at this and i may not even understand your question but did you click file at the top left and then load to load your game

i probably didn't understand your question sorry

Oh! That got it, now I can actually start working on the sprite mod.

 

Whats a Cave Story?

 

Cave Story
A very fun -if difficult at times- indie computer game made by Studio Pixel that spent 5 years in development. It follows the story of a silent, nameless protagonist with amnesia trying to save a bunch of rabbit people. As the story unfolds, the player will meet new friends and enemies, find new and powerful weapons, and unveil treachery like the world hasn't seen since ebaumsworld.

It also has music better than most recent big name bands, and a secret level that will steal your soul.
The secret level in Cave Story stole my soul, but I got it back when I won.
#cave story#studio pixel#indie game#toaster oven#puppy hat
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How do we rotate spikes ?
the spikes that I put in a hole is rotate at left and I want to put them up
it is possible ?

 

How do we rotate spikes ?
the spikes that I put in a hole is rotate at left and I want to put them up
it is possible ?

are you using the spikes from the map tile things or the spikes from the sprites

 

How do we rotate spikes ?
the spikes that I put in a hole is rotate at left and I want to put them up
it is possible ?

Set the flag number to 1. I dont know what Cave Editor calls it but in Booster's lab that first number is a flag number, and you set it to the direction you want (where 1 = Up)

 

Set the flag number to 1. I dont know what Cave Editor calls it but in Booster's lab that first number is a flag number, and you set it to the direction you want (where 1 = Up)

In CE, they're called entity flags, iirc. Kinda weird though how this is the way to rotate the spike entities.

 

In CE, they're called entity flags, iirc. Kinda weird though how this is the way to rotate the spike entities.

i just like it when things do stuff sometimes

also whats flag #0002
not affected by tile 44 or smooething