How do you change the act numbers?

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  1. TheUltimateKoopa

    TheUltimateKoopa Newcomer Member

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    Anyway, as the title says, how do you change act numbers. Or rather, how do you make it say "Act 4"? Can you have even higher numbers? Like have something like Green Hill Zone Act 7? (That'd be a bit boring having 7 GHZs but I just wondered if that's possible, to change the numbers to anything or is it only 1-4?
     
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    Selbi The Euphonic Mess Member

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    There are only the number 1-3. If you want 4, 5... you will have to make the art yourself as well as finding art locations and find out how to use it.


    Out of curiosity, why did you make a >_>?
     
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    TheUltimateKoopa Newcomer Member

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    So basically the guy who made Sonic Plus literally drew the "4" when he inserted an extra Act between 2 and 3 (calling the extra one "Act 3", and the old "Act 3" "Act 4"?)
     
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    Selbi The Euphonic Mess Member

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    Excactly.
     
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    "the guy" is named hivebrain
     
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    TheUltimateKoopa Newcomer Member

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    I knew that. I just forgot.
     
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    If you managed to get the four and all the other numbers you want, and you have the act inserted into the game (which I have to no idea how to do), Find the title cards, and you should see something like this:



    byte_CB26: dc.b 2 ; ACT 1
    dc.b 4, $C, 0, $53, $EC


    dc.b $F4, 2, 0, $57, $C


    byte_CB31: dc.b 2 ; ACT 2


    dc.b 4, $C, 0, $53, $EC


    dc.b $F4, 6, 0, $5A, 8


    byte_CB3C: dc.b 2 ; ACT 3


    dc.b 4, $C, 0, $53, $EC


    dc.b $F4, 6, 0, $60, 8



    It looks like you'll have to add an extra one for act 4, and then tell the new act to load the new sprite. You will also have to list the new code under Map_Obj34 which is located right above this. I'm not sure exactly, but it looks like the 2,0, $57 is the 1. 6,0, $5A might be the 2. and the $C,0, $53 is the "act". But that's only a guess, but it looks like the same patterns as Title Card editing. I could be wrong, which I apologize if I am, but play around with that.
     
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