Adding new abilities to Sonic 1

I read RHS's ASM Basics guide 3 times. I understand the basic commands and how they affect the values. I tried reading the "Import Sonic 2's spindash into Sonic 1" guide as a sort of reference to tell me how to add abilities but it is doing no good for me. My problem seems to be that I have absolutely no idea at all what the values actually represent.


I want to add the ability to fly when using the C button and the ability to glide and climb when using the B button and the ability to kick when using the A button. Problem is I really just don't know how to do this with ASM because, again, I have no idea what the values represent.


Is there a guide out there that I may have overlooked or just didn't find that covers what the values mean or perhaps someone could help me with this from their own knowledge?

 

To be honest you are jumping in to the deapend here withouth a life jacket, stuff like this is for the advanced users and I think your better off starting with the basics.

 

That may be, but I am determined to do this. If I don't challenge myself I may never figure it out. It doesn't seem like it is totally out of my reach right now either. I somewhat know bits and pieces of what must be done but its like I'm an inspired artist starting with a blank canvas here and no idea where to start.


I can safely say I am completely totally lost when it comes to getting the gliding, climbing, and flying in there, because physics are scary. But I've got a few ideas on the things I need to establish with the kicking - I just don't know how to go about doing that.


I probably am trying to walk before learning to crawl here but I don't know at all what kind of smaller steps I could take to build my skill and understanding of ASM up. Any suggestions would be helpful too.

 

Try looking at the code for Knuckles in the Sonic and Knuckles decompile, that should help you get started.

 

I suggest you start with mor basic stuff first..


and read up on these guides: http://info.sonicretro.org/SCHG:Sonic_Comm...y_Hacking_Guide

 

I don't really know what I could do that would be basic. I mean I already altered the title cards I needed to. That wasn't tough at all and I easily figured out what values in that string of code did what. If you can suggest some specific exercises to build up my understanding of these values, please do. I really just don't know what to do that would help me out.


For figuring out how to do these abilities I know pretty much what I need to do, just not the values I need to put in there. I know for the kicking ability I need to set up a string of code that checks for the A button to be pressed which causes it to branch to a string that loads up a new animation and checks to see if it is a breakable wall (which would jump to the routine to break the wall) or if it is a spikey enemy (which will make it jump to the routine that hurts Sonic) and then points to the routine that makes Sonic deal damage then return.