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Mar 22, 2011 at 8:01 PM
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Thanks, dude.
I'll check it out when I get on my compy.
 
Mar 23, 2011 at 2:04 PM
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Dubby said:
Every time you see a "<MSG" or a "<MS2" or a "<MS3" that means it's dialogue.

As for translating the things like menu items, those are also in .tsc files but are located in the /data/ folder instead. (ArmsItem.tsc, Credit.tsc, Head.tsc, StageSelect.tsc) The stuff that says "<NOD" is what pauses the dialogue in the box until the player pushes a button. Try to keep the lines of dialogue to the same length as the original, and don't have more than three lines of dialogue for every "<NOD".
Perhaps you should have also mentioned the special meaning of the = signs.

RXSlore said:
Ah, it was easier than expected... :muscledoc:

In short: leave the equals signs in place.
 
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You can still write = with <TUR or something.
 
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That was not his point, dear cardboardmouse.
Since nobody explained that equals signs turn into circles to the guy who was doing a translation, he may have accidentally removed all the equals signs, thus rendering the game odd. Celtic was just warning him against doing that.
 
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Edited cave story, but editing characters, no good...

Umm... excuse me, anyone who might be on at the time... i have a problem...

I use Sue's Workshop that came with cavestory Deluxe, and it works just fine besides having no sprite list, and i've been making a pretty nice scenery and dialogue twist to the original game...

I just downloaded and started to use CaveEditor yesterday, to mess with the characters, but whenever i try to save how they look, it gives me a save error...

Does anyone who might have used that program have any idea how to fix this?
Or is this a fairly unique issue nobody's had a problem with so far...?

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Mar 29, 2011 at 8:26 PM
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Rule #1: You cannot use Sue's Workshop and Cave Editor on the same mod.
Merging with quick answers thread.. Please use that for any questions from now on.
 
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Re: Edited cave story, but editing characters, no good...

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Umm... excuse me, anyone who might be on at the time... i have a problem...

I use Sue's Workshop that came with cavestory Deluxe, and it works just fine besides having no sprite list, and i've been making a pretty nice scenery and dialogue twist to the original game...

I just downloaded and started to use CaveEditor yesterday, to mess with the characters, but whenever i try to save how they look, it gives me a save error...

Does anyone who might have used that program have any idea how to fix this?
Or is this a fairly unique issue nobody's had a problem with so far...?

:(
Check to see if the files are marked read-only.
CE can't save if they are.
Right-click > Properties > Uncheck read-only.

Also search before asking. :3
 
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do i need to delete sue's workshop and my old mod thing to make it work? because it's still screwy even though i'm using a different download of the game... :(
 
Mar 30, 2011 at 12:28 AM
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Whether or not Sue's Workshop is deleted is irrelevant, but you do have to make sure the files are not set to read-only as DB says. CE Claims it can do this but sometimes it doesn't work, so just select the folder and unset read-only on all files and subfolders manually is what I'd recommend.
 
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Moving this back into the Hacking/Modding subforum

Noxid what you dong
 
Mar 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM
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Anyone happen to know what tile 0x0100 is? It's checked for in the player movement code, and I'd like to know what it is.
 
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49e63c - Which tiles is the PC contacting?
1- Solid Left
2- Solid Up
4- Solid Right
8- Solid Down
10- Slope Up Left
20- Slope Up Right
40- (slope down?)
80- (Unused?)
100- Water
200- (Unused?)
400- Spike Tile
800- Spike Tile {Water?}
1000- Wind Left
2000- Wind Up
4000- Wind Right
8000- Wind Down

Is that what you're looking for?
 
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Apr 2, 2011 at 6:05 PM
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So, any way to make a rain entity? (Like, one that moves southeast or southwest and makes a certain sound on creation?)
And also a rain generator? It would be very helpful for a few scenes in Misery Story.
 
Apr 2, 2011 at 7:28 PM
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Depends.
You could utilize the water drip from the first cave, or do something like what gir did and use the special water bg.
A real rain generator, though, you will not be able to do unless you feel like A) crashing your system or B) forcing someone to create a particle system.
 
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I recon you could make a simple sprite and then just copy/paste it to the whole map. Or do it Noxid's way - idiotically impossible assembly scripting.
 
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