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So recently there's been a huge shitstorm over things not working on hardware... Concerning custom maps (which also applies to display lists, textures, etc), how about we try to make an exact copy of a map in-game, run it through SharpOcarina or some other converter and then try to see why it doesn't work on hardware from there? When I say an "exact" copy, I mean tune the model converter so much that it literally produces a 1:1 copy of a map in-game; that way we know it isn't a problem with converting. Also, could I get a list of what all supposedly needs to be done in order to ensure hardware compatibility? I could try to take a stab at writing a dmatable fixer.

For those of you who want more info on the warp actor, this is a link to a folder containing the modified actor, some comments on the disassembled actor, and some other notes: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/hckbzmx7czdjy/Door_Warp1

Since it doesn't accept any other arguments than the ROM file, the program only checks for the absolute highest ending offset. Maybe I could add in an "advanced" option in which the user supplies the absolute minimum amount of space needed for a potential injection and then I could try out a type of "squeeze" algorithm I'm in the middle of making. Currently, the algorithm I'm talking about has a Big-O of O(n^2)... which isn't all that efficient. Then again, it's a small program so efficiency isn't all that relevant. Ideally, the algorithm should be O(log(n)), but a lot of people (myself included) do not care about the order in which files appear in the ROM. Also, the source (C++) is up for download if you want to know exactly what goes on.

I noticed that, while very simple to make, the community was lacking something that could automatically locate free space. I had already done this with ZAO-ADD, but I was getting annoyed with running through the entire program just so I could see where the next occurrence of free space lay. I took the code directly out of ZAO-ADD this morning and made it its own program: (v1.0) Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0szp3f8xhr1ymuf/Z64-Free.exe (v1.0) Source: http://www.mediafire.com/download/sxb2ht36fb3jj0g/z64-free_src.zip

I know of a lot of people who want to be able to use warps to travel from one area to another... and then they find out that exits and cutscenes are hardcoded and based on the scene you're currently in. Well, this hack makes it so that you can specify which area and cutscene to warp to. All you simply have to do is... Apply the patch Place a warp actor (0x005D) on a map Add the warp object (0x0048) Modify the Y rotation to be the exit number you want Modify the Z rotation to be the cutscene number you want (leave at 0x0000 if unsure) For those of you who are asking "why couldn't you just make use of the variable instead?": there were issues with crashing. Besides that, there would be no reason to have to modify the Y or Z rotation value for the warp actor in a non-hacked ROM anyways. Also, even with the patch applied all original warps in-game should work just the same (not thoroughly tested). The video above shows the result of... Adding an actor and object to Hyrule Field via ZAO-ADD v1.3 Placing the warp actor and modifying the Y rotation via SceneNavi beta 8 (Old) V1: http://www.mediafire.com/download/58wnmjfm738obsy/warp_exit.ppf (New) V2: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jason777/Modding/Zelda%2064/warp_exit/warp_exit_v2.ppf Here's a little something extra that I thought would be neat to show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CKDmo2sJ6E#t=112 A note about cutscene values: values range from 0xFFF0 to 0xFFFA (I think), where 0xFFF0 is cutscene 0, 0xFFF1 is cutscene 1, 0xFFF2 is cutscene 2, and so on. Notes and relevant data concerning hack: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jason777/Modding/Zelda%2064/warp_exit/ Exit list: http://wiki.cloudmodding.com/oot/Entrance_Table_(Data) Partial credit goes to Airikita for pointing out some free space where I could extend the code to support cutscene values.

Very impressive! I don't really play pokemon, but the looks of that program do catch my eye!

So how is this project shaping up? I went and read through the entire topic and it got me all excited again. By the way, I found this topic awhile ago: http://z64.spinout182.com/index.php/topic,366.0.html I doubt you were planning on making dungeons, but I still thought it would be something to consider.

You need a plugin to export as OBJ. Try googling "TIG's OBJ Exporter".

Regardless, advertising is good.

Nice, a new release! I think it's safe to assume that this has, in many cases, replaced UoT for good.

There are things called event flags. An easy way to "remove" those things is to set their specific event flags; this makes the game think that the event already happened.

I doubt it; it never even got off the ground Besides that, I'm pretty damn busy with school.

Amnesia? 0.o How long ago did that take place?

Awesome. Are you willing to share the source?

Honestly, everything looks pretty bad-ass, unrevised or not.

College has pretty much just been sucking up my life. I think I'm failing my Computer Science logic class because I got a 50 on the first test (the rude awakening that a Freshman like myself deserves). So yeah, that's been keeping me up with studying. Not to mention my Calculus class is frustrating me because I'm actually good at the subject but I could not for the life of me get the last two tests done in the allotted time period of 50 minutes. Aside from that, I have to maintain a long-distance relationship with my high school girlfriend so I'm usually visiting her on the weekends and skyping for over an hour everyday for the last 4 months. All-in-all I really don't have much time to do anything else but I visit and lurk here everyday. Off-topic, I'm thinking of starting a topic where I post my logic/programming assignments in order to get insight on what to do. We get some pretty neat assignments in programming so I think it would be cool if I posted my source code too (maze solver, equation solver for any variable, manual computation of sine using Taylor series approximations, everything is done recursively, useful shit etc).

Red Steel 2 (Wii). Fun as hell.

I'm a little confused as to what exactly you're asking... the documentation looks pretty solid to me.

Not that I know of, no. It's interesting because he's modding that tiny room to actually be something.

Having "live tests" as you put it sound pretty cool. After I get the GUI done I'll contact you Also, it turns out the source of this is problem is due to the fact that you're using quotation marks. It would have worked fine if you had just typed in... ROM : C:\Users\eMachines\Desktop\Zelda Rebirth.Z64

Those are some nice models, haddockd... MOAR PICS PLZ.

The design is largely based off of your's

I'm planning to finally finish the GUI I made for this program. I have a form already made (old picture below), but others are free to create their own designs if they think they can come up with something better.

Just letting you know, there is a new version of ZAO-ADD... It frees up a lot of unused space. You can check the program page to find a download link.