Yesterday, I tried lunar magic for the first time, all that I did was edit the big boo fight, seems simple right? I replaced the ground, added boo buddies, and two eerie generators. Then, when I tested it, it was a mess, the eeries were invisible and every time I picked up a block it was invisible. It wasn't just that, every time I placed a tile-specific sprite (or whatever they are called) like a charging chuck, unless that sprite was already on screen, the sprite was glitched out beyond belief. But wait, it gets even worse! I also tried the Overworld editor, I was actually doing pretty good, until I took a break. When I came back to my computer, layer 1 was invisible, on or off, and I could only see layer 2 when I turned layer 1 off.
Please, some ROM hacking veteran out there, tell me what happened, why were the eeries invisible, why were sprites that weren't already on screen glitched out, and why did layer one in the Overworld disappear. And also, could you please tell me how many levels your first ROM hack should have.Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
Originally posted by Norris
Yesterday, I tried lunar magic for the first time, all that I did was edit the big boo fight, seems simple right? I replaced the ground, added boo buddies, and two eerie generators. Then, when I tested it, it was a mess, the eeries were invisible and every time I picked up a block it was invisible.
First of, there is a limit for how many sprites can be on screen at one time.
Big Boo himself is already rather big. one or two boo buddies won't hurt either. One eerie generater in addition to all that seems like a lot. 2 however is defenetly too much. HAving to many sprites on screen causes some of them to dissapear/not spawn/turn invisible
Originally posted by Norris
It wasn't just that, every time I placed a tile-specific sprite (or whatever they are called) like a charging chuck, unless that sprite was already on screen, the sprite was glitched out beyond belief.
Chucks use a different tileset than boos. This means that the chuck sprite needs different graphics than the one which are selected for ghost levels by default.
If you have the wrong tileset, the sprite will just use them to draw the sprite which (in most cases) looks messed up.
You can use to select a different tilesett or (and go down a few pages) to see which tiles are in a tileset.
Originally posted by Norris
But wait, it gets even worse! I also tried the Overworld editor, I was actually doing pretty good, until I took a break. When I came back to my computer, layer 1 was invisible, on or off, and I could only see layer 2 when I turned layer 1 off.
Maybe you accendantely pressed "1" on your keyboard or went to the menu -> view -> layer 1
Other possible reasons could be that you deleted the layer 1 tiles.
Originally posted by Norris
And also, could you please tell me how many levels your first ROM hack should have.
You can make however many levels or worlds you see fit. Though, and this is just a personal oppinion, you should not release your first hack.
First hacks tent to be really crappy. It's not just that you have no expirience with hacking or things like that. It's more the fact, that newcomers like to try many different things about this somewhat exciting new tool they got their hands on. To the point where the end result is actually rather horrible but because it's your first hack, in your eyes, it'll be the greatest thing out there.
Was the same for me. Back than I thought my hacks were the greatest, and now, looking back on them, I wish they never even existed.
Of course there are also those, who actually produce somehting decent as their first work. Either way, if it's your first hack, you should go here and get some other oppionons on your first work.
You can also go here, to see some bad examples of what a hack should not look like.Anime statistic on MyAnimeList:
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Your eeries were probably disappearing due to sprite memory issues. You can't have too many sprites in a screen, that will cause the game to run slowly and will cause some sprites to disappear. For the boo boss, open and make sure the sprite memory setting is set to 09; if the sprites keep disappearing, delete some.
I don't get exactly what you meant by your first question, were the graphics of the chucks wrong? Make sure the sprite tileset on actually supports that sprite. If it does the sprite should display correctly on the editor screen. If that's not the issue, then are you sure there aren't too many sprites?
I really don't know what would cause the entire layer 1 to disappear; are you sure it doesn't have something to do with your view settings on the editor, or did it also disappear in-game? Perhaps something corrupted your ROM.
Also, you can have a total of 96 levels enterable from the overworld, but I guess something small would be better for starting; it's up to you.
EDIT: ew, ninja. At least I have some additional information.
Your advice worked, but then I came across 3 new problems when Overworld editing.
1. I couldn't find any tiles for the red and blue switch palaces, I could only find the red and green switch palaces and transparent versions of them. How do I place a red or blue switch palace?
2. I couldn't link two pipes, whenever I changed anything in the options for either pipe, they changed to something else. For example, there was a pipe in Yoshi's island, I tried linking it to the Overworld, but the next time I looked at the options, the Overworld pipe changed to the Yoshi's island pipe. If I didn't word that correctly, could you just tell me how to link two pipes?
3. This isn't exactly a problem, just something that, I don't know how to do. How do you make a level tile invisible until the event that grants you access to that level occurs?Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
1. The tiles depend on the palettes. Every map can have a total of two different colors for the switches originally. The colors for them are in the palette editor in the OW, more specifically, palettes 5 and 7, color 7.
2. Click on the first one, hit then in the second one and hit again. Set ids for both of them and make sure they won't conflict with other pipes. That done, they should link to each other correctly.
3. Put invisible level tiles on the overworld, instead of visible ones. Select them and in their settings window you'll see an area where you can set which event makes that tile appear. Note that you can only reveal one tile per event.
Yet another problem, I don't know how to edit bosses. The vanilla bosses are way too easy for me to put in my hack. I tried what smwiki said, but it didn't work. I just want to add a couple of things such as podoboos and bullet bills. How do I edit the boss rooms and what can I do without the game glitching.Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
You can use Wendy/Lemmy and the Reznors (Sprite A9) iwhtout anything.
As for the other bosses, they only work if the level has the right level mode ().
The right level mode usually means, that you have this red "RENDER ERROR, this is a boss battle level" text all over the screen.
So, what you can do, is to change the mode to something editable (like 00) implement a generator and set the mode back to what it was before.
Though, for better bosses, I suggest simply searching the custom sprite section for custom bosses.Anime statistic on MyAnimeList:
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Now I need to change the nintendo presents screen to "norris4prestdent presents". How do I do that?
I would love to put in custom bosses, but, sadly, I can't figure out how to use spritetool.Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
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Now I need to change the nintendo presents screen to "norris4prestdent presents". How do I do that?
Per YYchr, but because your name is really long it's very hard or even impossible (my name is possible because I can shorten it into "MFG659").
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I could just put abbreviate it and put "Norris presents".Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
You could also use the initials of your username and get them known to the world. Like N4P
Other examples would be
YCZ = yoshicookiezeus
WYE = WhiteYoshiEgg
There is also the possibilety of using the "likea a name sounding" part of your username. For example, people usually refer to me as just Jack.Anime statistic on MyAnimeList:
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Updating my question on the bosses, I can't figure out how to make a reznor boss, just about everything possible goes wrong when I try. Lunar magic automatically inserts it on the top left corner. I can't find the tileset that it belongs to, it looks glitched out no matter what tileset I use. And lastly, I can't get it to trigger the level's exit. Most things that I see just say, "insert sprite A9," but it must be more complicated than that. Could someone give me a very detailed description on how I make a custom Reznor fight?Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
Reznors generally need to go to the upper section of the sublevel, dunno why, but Mario's entrance can be anywhere you want. Remember that you will be limited to two screens if you put them into the level, so be careful.
If you want the level to end, just set the sprite header () to 0E, or then it will still stay there. There is a disassembly that you can insert with Sprite Tool, but then the Reznors would be in the same place they originally were, if I remember correctly. Their sprite GFX (and that of the original Reznor) is GFX25, by the way.
EDIT: damn typos.
reznor is sprite a9 and it will need sp3 to be 25 in order for it to look correct. it will always appear on the top half of the screen. and like Archie said, mario will be limited to 2 screens if you use it in the level. you can also draw its graphics if you can't get him to appear properly.My Inspiring Quotes on Personal Growth and Change:
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I got the reznors to appear correctly, but now only three will appear. Does anyone know what would cause this problem?Yes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
very odd. does the level contain anything that interacts with the reznors? such as layer 2 and are you using the correct sprite gfx?My Inspiring Quotes on Personal Growth and Change:
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YesYes, I know, I don't have an avatar, I can't find any damn pictures that are small enough >:(
to select a different tilesett or 
(and go down a few pages) to see which tiles are in a tileset.
and make sure the sprite memory setting is set to 09; if the sprites keep disappearing, delete some.
in the OW, more specifically, palettes 5 and 7, color 7.
then in the second one and hit 
you'll see an area where you can set which event makes that tile appear. Note that you can only reveal one tile per event.
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