shadowbeasts' Questions Topic

Honestly, I laughed.


No he did not lose all his work.


1. He still has his ASM files I assume


2. for ART he can run "nemsrch.exe" and counterparts for other compression formats (uncompressed art is of course, well, uncompressed), and laters sort everything in accordingly (first decompress, sort in and then compress again with the included tool (if using Sonic 1) "derecmp.exe" - A possible command would be "derecmp -c *directory name*"


3. for SOUND he could either look around the original pointer address from the original ROM to try and find the equivalent or run a search for different channel setups (06 03 et al) in the ROM.


4. files you had specified a different name for than what the original disassembly files were called (or files that weren't in the original disassembly) in your ASM files are of course still there, they don't magically delete themselves.


I hope this has given you a clue on how to get at least a huge chunk of data back. Before attempting any of this, I suggest to backup your whole disassembly folder first.


Regards,


Oerg866

 

I suggest you also delete the split.bat/split.exe from your folder next time, just in-case.

 

Good idea I don't know why I didn't think of that first. Off-topic: hitaxas I send you a pm on retro hack regarding this question but since this question has been answered you can delete that PM.

 

Funny, this happened to me a long time ago. Another good idea is to make backups as often as you can to avoid losing everything.

 

Oh, if you want to create backups, without moving your lazy ass, put this at the end of your build.bat:

Code:

cd ..

xcopy /E /Y /V *Path (Hacking Split)* *Path (Destination)*

Of course you have to replace the 2 strings.

Example:

Code:

cd ..

xcopy /E /Y /V s1h s1h-Backup

Now it'll make a backup, everytime you are building.


Note: Even you can just copy it with right click and selecting Copy, you should use this method, because Command Promps are MUCH faster than Windows.

Spoiler

PS: I guess it's also possible with copy, but xcopy is better than everything. =P

 

Like everyone said, backup regularly.


Try to keep as many different backups of your ASM files at different time intervals and try to keep as many old backups as you can. This helps not only if the current ASM files are lost, but you could create a problem with the files that you cannot fix, so you can go back to an earlier version which is free from the problem (Even though I recommend trying to tackle the current problem first).

 

I've started to make backups and I deleted the split file so I don't click it again.

 

In order to make the Chaos Emeralds give you abilities (EX: 1 chaos emerald gives you jumpdash, second chaos emerald gives you spindash) which code in the ASM to you go to? Do you go to

Code:

Obj7F

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Code:

Subroutine doing the extra logic for Super Sonic

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Code:

locret_134C2:

				tst.b   $12(a0) &#59; is sonic excactly at the height of his jump?

			beq.s	Sonic_CheckGoSuper cmp.w	d1,d0 &#59; is sonic at the end of the zone?

	beq.w   return_1ABA4; if yes, branch; if yes, test for turning into Super Sonic

						  tst.b	$21(a0); is sonic in air?

		bne.s   locret_134D2; if not, branch

		move.b	($FFFFF603).w,d0; read controller

		and.b	#$70,d0 &#59; is A, B or C being pressed?

		beq.s	locret_134D2; if not, branch

								tst.b	($FFFFFE19).w	 &#59; is Sonic super?

					bne.s	locret_134D2; if yes, branch

								cmpi.b	#6,($FFFFFE57).w; does Sonic have exactly 6 emeralds?

					bne.s	locret_134D2; if not, branch

								cmpi.w	#50,($FFFFFE20).w; does Sonic have at least 50 rings?

								bcs.s	locret_134D2; if not, branch

								tst.b   ($FFFFFE1E).w &#59; does sonic have 0 rings?

								bne.s   Sonic_CheckGoSuper; if not, go to sonic_checkgosuper

		rts

or

Code:

Subroutine called at the peak of a jump that transforms Sonic into Super Sonic

; if he has enough rings and emeralds

I'm hacking Sonic 1 and using the Sonic 1 (Split and Text by Hivebrain) (ASM68K) disassembly if I don't have the correct locations please give them to me. Thank you and I don't what a full guide on how to do this.

 

Code:

								cmpi.b	#6,($FFFFFE57).w; does Sonic have exactly 6 emeralds?

					bne.s	locret_134D2; if not, branch

That controls the ability to be super with all emeralds.



Make it

Code:

								cmpi.b	#1,($FFFFFE57).w; does Sonic have 1 emerald?

					bne.s	locret_134D2; if not, branch

And You can use that to gain an ability with just one emerald.


Place something like that at the top of the spindash code, and branch the bne to the rts in the S-D code, and you will have the effect you are looking for.

 

Converted it to ASM boxes, because using Code boxes for ASM really starts to annoy me.


However, what hitaxas said is actually correct. But now you can only have the special move or whatever, with only 1 Emerald. So, if you collect the second one, you can't use it anymore. If you want to fix this, you simply have to do this:



cmpi.b #1,($FFFFFE57).w ; does Sonic have 1 emerald?
blt.s locret_134D2 ; if less than 1 emerald, branch



In other words: Replace bne with blt (branch if less than).


Hope that helps.

 

Oh thank´s Selbi!That was helpful!


Please give him the points!

 

Done. Also can I turn this into a guide and I'll credit Selbi and hitaxas. If your ok with me making this a guide.

 

I don't have a problem with this idea. But it'll be a No-Brainer, since this isn't really hard. All you needed to know is how to check if you have less than X emeralds.

 

I've tried all I can think of here's my problem

Code:

SN 68k version 2.53



C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\DANIEL Y\DESKTOP\SONIC UNLIMITED HACK\SONIC 1 (SPLIT A

ND TEXT BY HIVEBRAIN) (ASM68K)\SONIC1.ASM(24718) : Error : Illegal value (-150)

 bge.s locret_134d2

C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\DANIEL Y\DESKTOP\SONIC UNLIMITED HACK\SONIC 1 (SPLIT A

ND TEXT BY HIVEBRAIN) (ASM68K)\SONIC1.ASM(24746) : Error : Illegal value (-216)

 beq.s locret_134d2

Errors during pass 1 - pass 2 aborted

Assembly completed.

2 error(s) from 48551 lines in 0.93 seconds

Lightning's ROM Padder



Reported Size:		0 Reported Checksum:	0

 Size applied:	   7F  Checksum Applied:	0

Press any key to continue . . .

and here's my code from where the Spindash code starts and my problem ends

Code:

Sonic_Spindash:			&#59; CODE XREF: ROM:Obj01_MdNormalp

		tst.b	$39(a0)

		bne.s	loc_10396

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

		bne.s	locret_10394

		move.b	($FFFFF603).w,d0

		andi.b	#$70,d0&#59; 'p'

		beq.w	locret_10394

		move.b	#9,$1C(a0)

		move.w	#$BE,d0&#59; '¾'

		jsr	(PlaySound_Special).l

		addq.l	#4,sp

		move.b	#1,$39(a0)



locret_10394:			&#59; CODE XREF: Sonic_Spindash+Cj

				&#59; Sonic_Spindash+16j

		rts

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



loc_10396:			&#59; CODE XREF: Sonic_Spindash+4j

		move.b	($FFFFF602).w,d0

		btst	#1,d0

		bne.s	loc_103DC

		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)

		move.w	#$2000,($FFFFEED0).w

		move.w	#$800,$14(a0)

		btst	#0,$22(a0)

		beq.s	loc_103D4

		neg.w	$14(a0)



loc_103D4:			&#59; CODE XREF: Sonic_Spindash+6Cj

		bset	#2,$22(a0)

		rts

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



loc_103DC:			&#59; CODE XREF: Sonic_Spindash+3Cj

		move.b	($FFFFF603).w,d0

		andi.b	#$70,d0&#59; 'p'

		beq.w	loc_103EA

		nop



loc_103EA:			&#59; CODE XREF: Sonic_Spindash+82j

		addq.l	#4,sp

		rts

; End of function Sonic_Spindash





Sonic_DoubleJump:

	cmpi.b	#1,($FFFFFE57).w&#59; does Sonic have 1 emerald?

	bge.s	locret_134D2&#59; if less than 1 emerald, branch

	tst.w	$12(a0); is Sonic moving upwards?

	beq.s	endofdoublejump; if not, branch

	cmpi.b	#$13,$1C(a0); is sonic using "bounce" animation?

	beq.w	endofdoublejump; if yes, branch

	cmpi.b	#2,$1C(a0); is Sonic rolling/jumping?

	move.b	($FFFFF605).w,d0

	andi.b	#$20,d0; is C button pressed?

	beq.s	endofdoublejump; if not, branch

	sub.w #$600,$12(a0); move Sonic upwards

	move.b	#2,$1C(a0); use "rolling" animation

	move.b	#1,$21(a0); set the double-jump flag



endofdoublejump:

		rts



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

; Subroutine called at the peak of a jump that transforms Sonic into Super Sonic

; if he has enough rings and emeralds

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



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



; loc_1AB38: test_set_SS:

Sonic_CheckGoSuper:

				tst.b	($FFFFFE19).w	   &#59; is Sonic already Super?

	bne.s	return_1ABA4; if yes, branch

	 cmpi.b	#6,($FFFFFE57).w; does Sonic have exactly 6 emeralds?

					beq.s	locret_134D2; if not, branch

Help me please? Thank you

 

From what I see, locret_134D2 doesn't exist.

 

Before I answer your question, promise me to use the ASM boxes in the future. >_>


However, the "illegal value" error is simalar to the "out of ranch" error. Simply replace the .s with .w in bge.s and beq.s. This should fix the problem.


Oh, and another thing: No offense Qjimbo, but you shouldn't use this Spindash. These guides (1 - 2 - 3) are better, because they are showing how to get the 100% Spindash (with anim, sound etc.). But it's your decision.

 

I've got no idea how to use ASM boxes and I'll take you up on your answer but I have to try it first.

 

Simply type [asm]. Close the box with [/asm].

 

Thanks.

 

I changed S2 format to S1 format in SonMapED to add the spindash sprites into sonic 1 in place of the warping sprites and I get this message

Is there anyway to fix this problem?