SayakaGL - New Zelda OoT/MM level editor

[SanguinettiMods]

Did you google or are you watching, too? NanamiRCP comes from Aoyama Nanami, too.

 

Also, thanks for the encouragement so far, I do appreciate it

I've watched a little.

 

And you're definitely welcome.

[sairugoth]

this looks pretty cool

[Jason777]

A potential hierarchy editor? Definitely.

[Armos]

xDan, have you added a group/object feature that I suggested adding awhile back?

[xdaniel]

xDan, have you added a group/object feature that I suggested adding awhile back?

 

Not in ol' Sayaka, but I will do so for Sorata.

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Also, the reason why I stayed up until now... 6:25 am, that is:

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><ActorDefinition Description="Generic actor">  <Item Index="0" Type="System.UInt16" DisplayType="Hexadecimal" Description="Number" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="2" Type="System.Int16" Description="Position on X axis" Mask="FFFF" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="4" Type="System.Int16" Description="Position on Y axis" Mask="FFFF" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="6" Type="System.Int16" Description="Position on Z axis" Mask="FFFF" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="8" Type="System.Int16" Description="Rotation on X axis" Mask="FFFF" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="10" Type="System.Int16" Description="Rotation on Y axis" Mask="FFFF" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="12" Type="System.Int16" Description="Rotation on Z axis" Mask="FFFF" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item>  <Item Index="14" Type="System.UInt16" DisplayType="Hexadecimal" Description="Generic variable" Control="System.Windows.Forms.TextBox"></Item></ActorDefinition>

 

 

...becomes...

 

 

 

What does that mean? External user-editable XML files, which tell the program the makeup of the actor data, according to which it will assemble the actor editing interface. A simple example, take the ambient sound effect actor (0x003B). Instead of all of its data being displayed as numeric values, including IIRC in this actor's case "useless" things like the rotation, this will... or, well, should someday make the program instead only display the actor's number, the position, and a drop-down list of all possible effects - no more (or at least less) messing around with variables and actor lists.

 

...hope that made sense; again, it's past 6 am now over here, and I'm quite tired

 

EDIT: Sorata & Nanami talk (that is, the program and library ) continues here: http://www.the-gcn.com/topic/1815-n64zelda-hacking-tools-dlist-conversion-etc/?p=30025

Edited January 29, 2013 by xdaniel

[Rcj8993]

So are there any limitations with this tool?

Or is it a nearly flawless level editor?

[NoSkinnedKoopa]

Yeah, when will this be updated or is it the final version? I would really want to use this level editor in my project for MM.

[xdaniel]

So are there any limitations with this tool?

Or is it a nearly flawless level editor?

 

Yeah, when will this be updated or is it the final version? I would really want to use this level editor in my project for MM.

 

The big limitation is that you can only edit, well, what can be edited from inside the program. I mean, you cannot change certain things that would be important, like objects loaded, collision types, etc.

 

And this here is the last version, it's unlikely I'll still update it: http://magicstone.de/dzd/random/SayakaGL-v011x.rar

[haddockd]

Thanks! Updated the GUI

[Rcj8993]

The big limitation is that you can only edit, well, what can be edited from inside the program. I mean, you cannot change certain things that would be important, like objects loaded, collision types, etc.

 

And this here is the last version, it's unlikely I'll still update it: http://magicstone.de/dzd/random/SayakaGL-v011x.rar

so nothing from the level editor can be ported to the ROM? I don't understand really?

[xdaniel]

so nothing from the level editor can be ported to the ROM? I don't understand really?

 

What? You open a ROM, change something around, then press "Save ROM" on the menu and... why do you assume this does not save to ROM? Have you even tried the program? -.-

[Rcj8993]

well that's the thing, I don't understand what you meant by change certain things, and edited inside the program.

[xdaniel]

I gave examples of what cannot be changed from inside the program, right? Objects loaded, collision types? Those cannot be edited by SayakaGL, you have to use either other level editors or a hex editor for them. Everything you can see in the program - room and transition actors, spawn points, the scene header, what have you - can be edited and saved by SayakaGL, for those you do not need another program for.

[Rcj8993]

oh, so what would count as something loaded?

[xdaniel]

...I think you need to read up on how OoT works, on the terminology used, etc. Check out giadrosich's thread: http://www.the-gcn.com/topic/2033-video-tutorials-to-get-started-and-master-tool-list/

[haddockd]

I actually laughed out loud on this convo. Classic. xDan...youre awesome

[xdaniel]

http://magicstone.de/dzd/random/SayakaGL-v02-binsrc.rar - SayakaGL v0.2, binary and source, and oh my fucking god, it can change objects:

 

 

And I'm prepared to lose what little faith I have left in the community regarding tool usage, if this is going to languish forever and if I ever see someone use UoT again for something that Sayaka can do as well.

 

EDIT: And to smother any ideas about me working on Sayaka again, this is leftovers from when I was still working on it.

Edited June 2, 2013 by xdaniel

[Mallos31]

Only thing I ever use UoT for is finding DL offsets. Otherwise, YAY! SAYAKA CAN DO A THING!

[Three_Pendants]

This is fantastic XDaniel! You not only included groups, I mean... *ahem* objects, but also included a parts of the Scene Header for quick and easy modification!

 

I do hope this tool becomes the norm over UoT now!

[HeavyZ]

Woot! You've saved me a lot of hassle with this latest update.