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Can't insert sprites anymore, doesn't work

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Hi

I'm stuck with a weird problem.
I inserted quite a few sprites with Pixi, didn't got any issue.
But the last like 4 or 5, it didn't work. At best I get a pink shell-less koopa acting like a spiny (can spin jump off of it).
I tried 2 disassemblies (mega mole and blue koopa) and a couple of custom sprites.

I have no clue what happened. Could a ASM file have done that? I mean, I haven't install a lot so far. A couple at best (can't remember if that was before or after the sprite insertion).

Also, it seems like when I insert a sprite (for example, slot 18) and then I delete it, if I pick the slot 18 again for an other sprite, all I can get is the former sprite I inserted (and deleted). I don't know what's happening.
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VLDC12 - 72HoKaizo#1
Try this:
Originally posted by TheBlob
There's a bug in asar which causes pixi to softlock.

You can run pixi via command line with -npl to fix this.

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pixi -npl <rom name>


Note that you will not have the per level sprite features but who actually uses them

Thanks to "TheBlob".
To reach the question, you must address the answer.
Trust me, I too was confused at first.
Simply run Command Prompt and redirect it to your pixi folder, using cd (folder location), then enter the command I stated in the post, above. Make sure you run command prompt as administrator, first, though.
To reach the question, you must address the answer.
There must be something I'm not understanding because it doesn't work #tb{''}


Here is what is typed in my command promt:
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C:\>asus\Users\Desktop\SMW\pixi v1.2.1\pixi -npl Ideas.smc


I also try with the <> around the rom name and with/without space before -npl.
Apparently I can't delete the ">" after C:\ #tb{'_'}


PS: I never use the command prompt so it's really something I'm not familiar with
Super Mario Pants World
Luigi's Lost Levels
New Super Mario Pants World
Luigi's Lost Levels 2 - Back With A Revenge
Luigi's Lost Levels 3 - Electrik Boogaloo
VLDC12 - 72HoKaizo#1
Does PIXI say "Sprites Inserted Successfully"? If it does not, then it's most likely that -npl fixes it.
Open some text editor and write
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@set -p rom=ROM Name: 
pixi -npl %rom%

then save it as pixi.cmd (Not pixi.cmd.txt or something like that) in the folder pixi is in
You can then open that file and it'll ask for your rom name and run PIXI on it.

Anyway, if it does say "Sprites Inserted Successfully" and pixi exits successfully then that will not fix your problem. If that's the case, make sure the list file is saved and the rom is in the correct location. You can try doing the same as above but instead of -npl you put -d there which will enable debug output and tell you exactly what sprites are being inserted and where to see if they are being inserted at all.
When I use Pixi before applying the solution, it says "18 shared routines registred", and then it struggle to quit. So I think it is what you're talking about.

So I did the .cmd file, but it doesn't ask for anything when I click on it. There is just a window that opens for like half a second, and then nothing.
I screenshot the window, it's black and says:
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C:\Users\asus\Desktop\SMW\pixi v1.2.1>pixi -npl


For information, my rom is in the folder right above "pixi v1.2.1". Don't know if it changes anything.
Super Mario Pants World
Luigi's Lost Levels
New Super Mario Pants World
Luigi's Lost Levels 2 - Back With A Revenge
Luigi's Lost Levels 3 - Electrik Boogaloo
VLDC12 - 72HoKaizo#1
um /p not -p sorry that was my bad
I feel like the softlock happened again...
the last 3-4 sprites I tried to insert didn't work, still get that stupid pink koopa.
I only use the pici.cmd file though
So frsutrating
Super Mario Pants World
Luigi's Lost Levels
New Super Mario Pants World
Luigi's Lost Levels 2 - Back With A Revenge
Luigi's Lost Levels 3 - Electrik Boogaloo
VLDC12 - 72HoKaizo#1

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