Replacing the main character sprite?

Hey Hey

I've been trying to do a Cave Story hack, but uh, I have no idea how to replace the main character sprite, as well as put in new npc sprites using sue's workshop.

I am an experienced spriter, capable of making advanced pixelart, but I'm pretty stupid when it comes to programming/hacking.

I've heard it's possible to replace via a hex editor, but I know nothing of hex.

if you could help me in any way, thanks, I really need it :3

 

Hey Hey

I've been trying to do a Cave Story hack, but uh, I have no idea how to replace the main character sprite, as well as put in new npc sprites using sue's workshop.

I am an experienced spriter, capable of making advanced pixelart, but I'm pretty stupid when it comes to programming/hacking.

I've heard it's possible to replace via a hex editor, but I know nothing of hex.

if you could help me in any way, thanks, I really need it :3

Just edit the .pbm file?
Its just a renamed bmp file.
Oh well, next time please search for it first or PM some of the senior members...
Because questions like this are already answered about 5-20 times

 

Also, for ease, in the EXE, find the "(C)Pixel" string and replace (NOT DELETE) it with 00's, unless you want to keep going thru each of your .pbm's and adding "(C)Pixel" to the end every thing you change a little detail. You can also open the .pbm directly from pain without needing to rename, on my Virtual Machine I have .pbm to be auto-opened by paint, so it should be fine.

 

Also, for ease, in the EXE, find the "(C)Pixel" string and replace (NOT DELETE) it with 00's, unless you want to keep going thru each of your .pbm's and adding "(C)Pixel" to the end every thing you change a little detail. You can also open the .pbm directly from pain without needing to rename, on my Virtual Machine I have .pbm to be auto-opened by paint, so it should be fine.

Wrong. Well, not totally wrong but maybe a bit confusing...
He doesnt mean to replace (C)Pixel in the with 00000000
he means to Replace the hex with 00:

(C)Pixel

In hex:
28 43 29 50 69 78 65 6C

Replace it with:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Use a Hex Editor, I use XVI32.
Just search the (C)Pixel in Doukutsu.exe.

 

sorry, I searched but didnt find any threads that answered my question

Anyway, when i try replacing the pbm file, I get an error when the game opens. I've tried putting .pbm after the file (because I dont have photoshop, my trial ran out. it's useless for spriting anyway, MSPaint is better.) but it doesnt work, if i edit the file AT ALL, I get error'd.

sorry for all the stupid questions but im really not good at this ^^;


I'll try what you said though, thanks. hope it works :3

 

use a hex editor and add a (C)Pixel string to the end of the .pbm file

 

sorry, I searched but didnt find any threads that answered my question

Anyway, when i try replacing the pbm file, I get an error when the game opens. I've tried putting .pbm after the file (because I dont have photoshop, my trial ran out. it's useless for spriting anyway, MSPaint is better.) but it doesnt work, if i edit the file AT ALL, I get error'd.

sorry for all the stupid questions but im really not good at this ^^;


I'll try what you said though, thanks. hope it works :3

U used XVI32?

You should open Doukutsu.exe with it and search for (C)Pixel.
Nators right but that way it needs more time.

 

Ok, I'm trying it now

 

ok its not working

is this what you mean to replace?

 

ok its not working

is this what you mean to replace?

lol no, you did it wrong
Sou should search it in the EXE File and replace it there by 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

 

edit

Nevermind, I fixed it. Thanks for the help!!

 

I'm have a problem with replacing sprites. Whenever I try overwriting the MyChar .pbm, I get a message saying:

Access to C:\...Mychar.pbm was denied.

How do I get it to save?

 

(C)Pixel Problem...

 

(C)Pixel Problem...

So I just replace (C)Pixel in the hex with 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00? Cuz I've done it in the .exe.

EDIT: I tried hexing the .pbm, but it won't let me save. What gives?

 

So I just replace (C)Pixel in the hex with 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00? Cuz I've done it in the .exe.

lol no your file is probably set to read only

 

lol no your file is probably set to read only

That would be hilarous lol
Oh well but hes right it could be, because it explains why there is a "Access to C:\...Mychar.pbm was denied." error lol

 

That would be hilarous lol
Oh well but hes right it could be, because it explains why there is a "Access to C:\...Mychar.pbm was denied." error lol

I checked, and it is in fact set to read only.

Please don't laugh at me for being such a noob.

 

no one is going to laugh at you
we are all human and make mistakes

 

I checked, and it is in fact set to read only.

Please don't laugh at me for being such a noob.

Ragamuffin is right
I aint loughing at you, the situation was just funny.

 

I had the same problem as the OP, but this thread helped.

Now I'm wondering if anyone knows why colour choice seems to be restricted. When I try to change the colour palette in Paint the result is mostly not what I want.
Is there a way to get around this? Or atleast find out which colours are available. You can't even use the sampler tool in photoshop to bring a colour from one set of sprites to another; the colour changes if you do.

Does anyone know what program Pixel used to make the sprites in the first place?