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| Posted on 2012-04-15 10:10:30 AM |
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What SMW hacking skills do you know? Do you just know the basics, or everything about LM, both vanilla and chocolate stuff? Can you make your own sprites, music, blocks, patches, etc.?
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 10:28:29 AM |
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I've only been using Lunar Magic since May 2010, and I only just now learned about how to use BG2 and BG3 in the graphics bypass. Before, I just thought I had to rely on yy-chr to mix FG tilesets. I know how to draw graphics and I know only the basics of making custom music, but know =/= good at. I know about a lot of LM's features and applied them in various ways to my own hacks. I also know how to insert custom stuff (music, graphics, patches) but not levelASM.
I cannot make my own sprites, blocks, or patches, nor do I really have any interest in learning.
I use these skills to make creative levels, both Kaizo and non-Kaizo, but I'm much better at making decent Kaizo levels. In fact, some of my better Kaizo levels may rival worldpeace's in terms of design.
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| Last edited on 2012-04-15 02:44:57 PM by Sokobansolver. |
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 10:48:58 AM |
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Originally posted by SokobansolverI've only been using Lunar Magic since May 2010, and I only just now learned about how to use BG2 and BG3 in the graphics bypass. Before, I just thought I had to rely on yy-chr to mix FG tilesets. I know how to draw graphics and I know only the basics of making custom music, but know =/= good at. I know about a lot of LM's features and applied them in various ways to my own hacks. I also know how to insert custom stuff (music, graphics, patches) but not levelASM.
I cannot make my own sprites, blocks, or patches, nor do I really have any interest in learning.
Same here. I know how to port music, but I always screw up. I have never been able to make good custom stuff...
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 12:04:10 PM |
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I began hacking in March 2009. After December 2009, I took a 2 year hiatus from hacking, then resumed. So although it has been a little over 3 years since I started hacking, I techincally have been hacking for only a little more than a year. However, I have been coming up with some ideas during my hiatus, because I knew I would eventually get back to hacking. (the real reason I forgot about hacking in 2010 is because I actually became a facebook addict, and started hanging out with groups of friends too. Also had the first crush I have had in my life, which was also the only crush I have ever had. So all in all, my internet life outside of facebook almost ended)
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 12:14:00 PM |
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I was hacking Mario since I don't remember when, but this goes more than one year ago. Right now, I've a good experience with level design, I can make decent chocolate hacks, but I'm just more focused on vanilla. I can insert ExGFX, sprites, blocks, patches and some special patches, as the FuSoYa's pipes. I can also create very very simple ASM gimmicks for LevelASM. I have a tutorial about music porting too, but I just didn't anything with it yet. I have a almost done and crappy port, but I need to adjust the tempo and stuff.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 12:25:13 PM |
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I know LM and tool basics
I can draw my own graphics
I can make my own blocks, but I never really made any
I can make my own sprites, including bosses
I can make my own patches, simple and complex
I caaaaaaaaaan port my own music, but I suck
I caaaaaaaaaan make levels, but I suck
{B)
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 12:48:57 PM |
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Well:
- I know about Intermediate ASM (HDMA, Mode 7, ExSprites, Sprites, etc...)
- I know LM and tools.
- I "can" port musics even though with crappy quality (most of time it's loop problem).
- I can make very good levels.
- I "can" make good OW maps.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 01:19:38 PM |
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I'd say my main skills for SMW hacking are centered in level design. Other than that, I can insert custom stuff like blocks, sprites, music, graphics and some patches; I can also rip GFX and port music but I never do it because I'm not very good at it.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 01:48:04 PM |
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I know everything about LM, I know how to insert every custom thing, I know ExAnimations, custom palettes and OW designing.
I know music porting, I know medium ASM (blocks, mostly).
EDIT: forgot HDMA and tools.
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| Last edited on 2012-04-15 05:58:57 PM by MaxodeX. |
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 02:14:49 PM |
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I've been using LM since late 2008. I used to center around level design but I decided to broaden my horizons a bit.
I can:
Make levels
Make Overworlds (they arent too fantastic but whatever)
Draw decent graphics (If I'm in the mood)
Do Exanimation
Make Blocks
Make Patches (Not really advanced ones)
I can port music (I lack the energy and the effort to fix it up and make it sound good)
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| Last edited on 2012-04-15 02:21:50 PM by Adam. |
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 02:29:51 PM |
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I've been using LM since (I think) 2008. I can use YY-CHR to rip graphics, I can make vanilla and chocolate hacks, but sometimes I can get lazy. I don't know porting music, but I may learn to port one soon.
I also make good levels, including the Kaizo ones. I can insert ExGFX, custom blocks, patches and custom sprites, but graphics is one I can make easily. I also know of the LM features, using them in my hacks.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 02:30:05 PM |
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I know LM and tool basics
I can draw my own graphics
I can make my hex edit patches
I can make decent levels
I know basic ASM
I know basic block making
I have gradient tool to make HDMA
I have some palette making experience
I can use some of the advance patches
I know intermediate exanimation
I can use Sprite Tool, AddMusic, Slogger, and all the other basic tools
I can use cluster sprite tool heck yeah
I have little overworld experience
I have the awesome skill of thouroughly scanning the internet (and SMWC) for very interesting tidbits...
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 02:32:05 PM |
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I am a master of SMW's universe.
Of the basic SNES features, I'm probably least proficient in the VRAM and the SPC700. Output: the real technical crap. I know how both work, just never really done anything significant with either.
Also have no experience with special chips.
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| Last edited on 2012-04-15 02:32:59 PM by Kaijyuu. |
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 02:38:52 PM |
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The SNES is my bitch.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 03:14:47 PM |
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Everything Lunar Magic.
I'm knowledgeable in all of the worthwhile tools pertaining to graphic editing, music insertion, sprites, ASM, ect.
I'm fairly good at graphics and ripping.
I know how music composing works, though I have no ear for it so the skill is useless.
I know basic ASM.
I can make blocks.
I can make the most basic of sprites.
I got mad skills at level design, except not.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 03:48:24 PM |
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You know what?, I haven't hacked SMW in almost 3 years and I'm still remember alot of stuff. Who fucking cares?
Originally posted by ChucklesEverything Lunar Magic.
This and...
ExGFX ripping
ASM(inserting, not writing asm... err, does that count?)
Custom Blocks, sprites, music, blah blah blah.
and of course the most important part(to me), level design!! (I like to make long levels)
Though, I'm still not sure if hack SMW again, maybe someday but I don't know.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 10:26:50 PM |
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Been using LM since mid-2008, although I don't use it that much anymore.
- I can make blocks, sprites, patches, tools, levels, OWs, palettes, HDMA, ExAnimation etc.
- I'm not that good at VRAM, SPC-700, Mode 7 and stuff like that.
- I can use most if not all SMW-hacking related tools.
- I can port music but I'm not that good at it.
- I can't draw graphics or compose music. I'm decent at ripping graphics, though.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 10:49:49 PM |
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Originally posted by Iceguy- I'm not that good at VRAM, SPC-700, Mode 7 and stuff like that.
Why do I stereotype all ASMers who has contributed a lot of sprite to know how to do Mode 7. .-----.
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| Posted on 2012-04-15 11:26:29 PM |
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I have been hacking since around 2006-7 (I am certain I started hacking at least earlier than January of 2007 and later than October 2006, but any proof of a specific time has long ago been deleted, including the entirety of one of the earlier Acmlm's boards). I don't usually hack as much as I used to, but I hope that one day I can end this long hiatus.
I believe that I am adept at good level design
My pixel art seems to be pretty impressive to others
I have a strong understanding of overworld design
I don't think too highly of my custom palettes
I haven't ever really learned how to mess with the guts of the game outside of minor hex edits or edits that I can make from the Lunar Magic interface
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| Last edited on 2012-04-16 07:55:04 AM by Deeke. |
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| Posted on 2012-04-16 03:03:44 PM |
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I really don't know too much about it. Basically anything to do with coding I cannot complete. I never took the time to learn ASM or coding for music which I really should. The only thing I can do with ASM or music is edit or tweak it to my liking by following the pattern in the code or using a disassembly.
Therefore I cannot code sprites, blocks, patches or music. I can only modify existing ones and insert them.
I can create my own ExGraphics and animations.
Trying to create good level has to overcome ASM showoff (Which a lot of Japanese hacks lack), so finding a good ratio between the two is something else I think I'm fair at. By ASM showoff I mean like custom sprites/generators.
So in short I know how to tweak and insert almost everything, but I cannot create any coding from scratch.
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