Simple questions

Hi everybody i just got trail membership YAY and i am here for knowledge

I have some simple questions to ask

1-In the level size.bin in the misc folder how to modify the sides boundarys i got confused when i tried to edit it

2- Many of the tutorials in Sonicretro are for Hivebrain,s disassembly

and i am using Github (SVN) disassembly and when i try to transfer the code to Github code i get into problems

3-How to import the Super peel out?

4-How to import the jump dash?

5-I made a double jump by simply copying the jump subroutine and rename it than put it in mdjump1 and mdjump2 in Sonic.asm but it doesn`t have jump direction nor jump hight and its infinite i need help fixing this and a new code can do it too

6-how to modify where the level should end?

thanks for any help

 

#2: What kind of errors exactly? We can't (or rather, others can't) help you if you aren't specific. 

#3: Here's a guide from Sonic Retro.

The rest are issues I haven't the first inkling on how to fix/help you with.  

 

1 - They're screen coordinates. You can find out what the screen coordinates of each zone are and what you want to change them to by using debug, IIRC.

2 - Change the labels to match the SVN ones.

3 - You can easily modify a simple spindash from the Sonic 2's Early Prototype disassembly. I've not made one in ages, but you might have to remove a few things, like the rolling state, which is $22 if I remember correctly.

4 - There's a guide somewhere on here.

5 - It isn't that easy, sorry.

6 - See #1.

Also, I think it's worth it that I point you here. Assembly is quite complex if you've had no prior experience, and a decent head start will do you well. You should be able to make a simple double-jump and peelout on your own if you spend a few hours on the link and familiarising yourself with Sonic 1/2/Whatever's flags. Good luck!

 

Here's a jump dash tutorial:

http://sonicresearch.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=972

Concerning the double jump, notice on the tutorial there's a RAM address referred to as the jump dash flag? When that's set in the code it limits how many times you can perform the move. Add the branches for it into your double jump routine and then simply add a clr.b for the flag at the top Sonic_ResetOnFloor so it is active again when you land as the tutorial shows.

It may perhaps be easiest to just use the jump dash code and modify it to go vertically (eg. instead of "move.w    d0,$10(a0)" for the standard speed alter it to "move.w    d0,$12(a0)" and change the clr.b $12 to $10.

 

Thanks everybody for the help i have some other questions to ask: 

1-now i am trying to make a power up monitor after i read the guide Dandaman955 gave me and its just not working

I modyfied he goggle monitor powerup to this:

Pow_ChkGoggles:

                cmpi.b #8,d0 ; does monitor contain Goggles?

                bne.s Pow_ChkEnd

                cmpi.b #id_SLZ,(v_zone).w

                beq.w   SLZ_Is_The_Level

 

SLZ_Is_The_Level:

                move.b  #$01,($FFEEDDCC) 

And modyfied the spin dash subroutine to this:

; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

; Subroutine allowing Sonic to Spindash

; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

; ||||||||||||||| S U B R O U T I N E |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

 

 

Sonic_SpinDash:

 tst.b $39(a0)

bne.s loc_1AC8E

cmpi.b #8,$1C(a0)

bne.s locret_1AC8C

move.b ($FFFFF603).w,d0

andi.b #$70,d0

beq.w locret_1AC8C

cmpi.b #id_SLZ,(v_zone).w

beq.w   Level_Is_SLZ

bra.w:   SpinDash_cont

 

SpinDash_cont:

move.b #2,$1C(a0)

move.w #$BE,d0

jsr (PlaySound_Special).l

addq.l #4,sp

move.b #1,$39(a0)

move.w #0,$3A(a0)

cmpi.b #$C,$28(a0)

bcs.s loc_1AC84

move.b #2,($FFFFD11C).w

 

Level_Is_SLZ:

cmpi.b  #$01,($FFEEDDCC)

beq.w   SpinDash_Cont

 

loc_1AC84:

bsr.w Sonic_LevelBound

bsr.w Sonic_AnglePos

 

locret_1AC8C:

rts

; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

loc_1AC8E:

move.b ($FFFFF602).w,d0

btst #1,d0

bne.w loc_1AD30

move.b #$E,$16(a0)

move.b #7,$17(a0)

move.b #2,$1C(a0)

addq.w #5,$C(a0)

move.b #0,$39(a0)

moveq #0,d0

move.b $3A(a0),d0

add.w d0,d0

move.w Dash_Speeds(pc,d0.w),$14(a0)

 

loc_1ACD0:

move.w $14(a0),d0

subi.w #$800,d0

add.w d0,d0

andi.w #$1F00,d0

neg.w d0

addi.w #$2000,d0

move.w d0,($FFFFEED0).w

btst #0,$22(a0)

beq.s loc_1ACF4

neg.w $14(a0)

 

loc_1ACF4:

bset #2,$22(a0)

move.b #0,($FFFFD11C).w

move.w #$BC,d0

jsr (PlaySound_Special).l

bra.s loc_1AD78

; ===========================================================================

Dash_Speeds: dc.w  $A80 ; 0

dc.w  $AFF ; 1

dc.w  $B40 ; 2

dc.w  $BFF ; 3

dc.w  $C40 ; 4

dc.w  $CFF ; 5

dc.w  $DFF ; 6

dc.w  $EFF ; 7

dc.w  $FFF ; 8

; ===========================================================================

 

loc_1AD30: ; If still charging the dash...

tst.w $3A(a0)

beq.s loc_1AD48

move.w $3A(a0),d0

lsr.w #5,d0

sub.w d0,$3A(a0)

bcc.s loc_1AD48

move.w #0,$3A(a0)

 

loc_1AD48:

move.b ($FFFFF603).w,d0

andi.b #$70,d0 ; 'p'

beq.w loc_1AD78

       ;move.w #$900,$1C(a0)

move.w #$BE,d0 ; 'à'

jsr (PlaySound_Special).l

addi.w #$200,$3A(a0)

cmpi.w #$800,$3A(a0)

bcs.s loc_1AD78

move.w #$800,$3A(a0)

 

loc_1AD78:

addq.l #4,sp

cmpi.w #$60,($FFFFEED8).w

beq.s loc_1AD8C

bcc.s loc_1AD88

addq.w #4,($FFFFEED8).w

 

loc_1AD88:

subq.w #2,($FFFFEED8).w

 

loc_1AD8C:

bsr.w Sonic_LevelBound

bsr.w Sonic_AnglePos

move.w #$60,($FFFFF73E).w

rts

; End of subroutine Sonic_SpinDash

 

when i take the goggle monitor nothing happens.

 

Edit:I fixed it and now it works but if i take it in act1 it wont work in act2 how to make it work in the whole Zone if i take it?

 

2-In the jump dash tutorial that psi gave me how can i know where to compare the byte so sonic cant double jump again

 

3-In the same jump dash tutorial it check,s if A,B or C is pressed i want it only to check for C how can i do that?

 

4-I don`t understand anything in the peelout guide that misinko gave me

 

Thanks for any help again

 

2: What are you talking about?

3: Read this.

4: Tip: Learn ASM. Don't except people to do the work for you. Afterwards, you can do your own code, and you will feel more satisfied with yourself, in the end.

Just to make it simple for you, here's a list of basic ASM guides:

- MarkeyJester's ASM Tutorial (best one out there, really recommending this)

- redhotsonic's ASM Tutorial (good tutorial, but I still recommend the above more)

If you have any questions considering ASM, feel free to ask.

 

Thanks Presto for your help but i already read that guide and my problem is that sonic disassembly usally uses addresses like (v_Zone) not ones like ($22FFEE88)

Thats why i am having problems

And i want to use an address for my new monitor that is like the (v_EmrdList) address so it dont get deleted at all  

 

If your disassembly uses addresses like that, then open the file 'variables.asm' and all of the equivalents should be there. 

As for addresses that don't get cleared, check here for a list of unused addresses noting the ones that don't get cleared.

 

1. I think that it's in XXYY format for each zone. one is horizontal, one is vertical ( i think in one of my projects i have mine as dc.w since XXYY values instead of .bin)

2. All, if i'm not mistaken... wait... some of them have have macros live V_joypad & whatnot.

3. Go find a sprite sheet with a peelout with rotated sprites. There's a tutorial for a 3rd run on here. & use the spindash tutorial, just change the animation to whatever peelout is, Be sure to use sonmaped to add peelout sprites, & chance down to up, & no dust unless you plan it.

4. there's a tutorial on here somewhere on a jumpdash

5. Jumpdash tutorial again, just change x_vel to y_vel (i think)

6. maybe you're referring to levelorder.bin, in mine i've commented out levelorder.bin & have

;dc.w zzaa = zone zone act act
dc.w 0000 ; GHZ1
dc.w 0100 ; LZ1
... more zones

edit this

 

Thanks TheInvicibleSun and Warr1or2

For the level end thing i mean where the level should end not the level order

 

Since nobody posted here for some time ill ask some other questions:

1-Should i ask all these questions in the pinned basic questions post?

2-After following the dynamic tilesets guide in Sonic retro i ended up with nothing because as i said before i am using Github disassembly and its for Hivebrain,s disassembly and when i tried to do some fixes i made everything go wrong (almost all act2 and act3 does not work and if it worked the tiles are all just a mess)

3-After porting the spindash from the tutorial on Sonic retro it all gone right but Sonic is above the ground by about 4 pixels when i perform a spindash

And again thanks for all the help

 

1. Probably


2. Nevermind.


3. You probably did the mappings wrong. The sprite must be 4 pixels higher than the other sprites.

 

2. Of course. The first thing on the way to being a half-decent hacker is being able to port code between disassemblies. It requires knowledge of equates, and the instructions and addressing modes that use them. My first experience was porting Knuckles from KiS2 to the Git S2 disassembly, which required I equate the SSTs, otherwise the object would break upon following other guides. It's also vital that you understand differing labels.

 

Thanks for the help about:

no.2-I tried my best porting the code between disassemblys i didn`t just copy past the code but it didn`t work becuase i noticed the Github disassembly has more things than hivebrain,s

no.3-This happend even when i use the rolling animation so i don`t know were the problem is

And i have some other questions:

1-in the music hacking guide (other games and data locations section) i tried to find the MJ.Moonwalker beat it sound location but when i go to location givin in the guide i didnt find anything and in the music pointers location everything is just FF

2-How to check that sonic got a gameover and he don`t have any continues?

Thanks for the help and thanks for any other help