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I uploaded a new version of lunadll http://www.gamearchaeology.com/LunaDll.dll It contains all current Lua updates as well as the customizable variable saving system. The saving functions aren't hooked up to Lua yet though, because I haven't quite figured out how to update the Lua stuff yet, so for ...

yup

Save variables :^)

You still can't do anything on the overworld. But you could detect if the player enters a level with a character they shouldn't be able to and force them to change to mario if a certain variable isn't set. Also, the save system is done now and I'll post about it soon.

Oh man, we should definitely use this kind of voice acting for Episode 2. Sounds like voice clips from one of the Zelda games, which is cool. (Oh also, if we're doing voice acting, British right here. Just saying) I like it better than actual voice acting. Just leave it this way, or add pitch-based...

wow

then I wonder if this is even worth it. People can just delete lunasave1 2 3 as well, and we won't have to rely on trying to heuristically detect if the save has been deleted.

how do you even delete your smbx saves from the slots

Is there seriously no way to delete your saves from within the game?

Yeah, and when lunadll detects that your star count is lower than it was before, it can delete the lunadll saved variables as well.

So is there any way to lose stars in this game, because I could use a decrease in star count to detect when a save file is deleted So I'll take that as a no? Want to be sure because I'm literally about to build the lunadll saves around this behavior. Whenever it detects a decreased star count for a...

That's a great idea. You sure the Y doesn't work? Make sure to recheck your code carefully ^^ Even with lunadll.txt and // 0x+78 qw = X position // 0x+80 qw = Y position it doesnt seem to work ... Edit: Is it possible with the current Lunadll version to change Block X and Y positions? Nope. How wou...

That's a great idea. You sure the Y doesn't work? Make sure to recheck your code carefully ^^

In the little room at the bottom of section 10, there is something like a starman, except sometimes it kills you ;) Also, it can't kill enemies, but oh well...

I never figured out what kind of function SMBX calls to kill NPCs (NPC function is a huge mess), so no. If you check that level I uploaded, I made a sprite that is kind of like a star man also, but yes, currently there's no way to kill NPCs...

Hey kil is it possible to make with PlaceSprite a sprite thats act like a level background? so its basicaly behind Players,Npcs,Bgos and the hud? Also,how did you made the red light dingy in various sections? (Like the section with the sword and the bullets.) Unfortunately it's impossible to make s...

they both work at the same time

I guess font 1 is the score and only displays integers

Wait, there's a 4th font I never knew about? ... God damnit.

You place it by coordinates in the code. And it's better that way, because you'll think more about enemy placement rather than spamming. Besides, to place them in the editor would be nearly impossible.

Font 1 should be able to display small letters. It's the smbx font used for level names. Only problem is that that font is black, so it's ugly. ALso that's a cool cutscene thing.

I haven't written any documentation for that yet actually. The sprite component building system is kinda too hard to use right now imo, so I was hoping to one day work it into Lua. If you want to see a phanto I made though, maybe that can serve as a rough tutorial. Try and keep this image in mind wh...

Today, we reunite a family, then go spelunking. And spelunking...and spelunking... I hope Demo and Co brought a lunch or two. Or seven. Qraestolia Caverns (SAJewers): The only quirk that I think would need changing for a future level with said gimmick would be how powerups are handlded; currently, ...

So is there any way to lose stars in this game, because I could use a decrease in star count to detect when a save file is deleted

About the custom save system

The saved variables aren't gonna reset when you delete your saves, so... that's gonna be lame, unless people can build special hub rooms which will only be entered once per save file when starting a new save, in which any existing variables can be cleared and saved over.

I won't argue that from a design standpoint Qraestolia Caverns is pretty great, yeah, it just doesn't work well with the SMBX engine and its limited midpoints. Also if you had some way of implementing a map that would've been amazing and perfect for the level but I dunno how feasible that is. ... n...

Kinda. What you want to do is constantly trigger an event that contains ShowText with a length of 1. Then when the NPC exists or whatever, you need something else to stop triggering the event. If that doesn't make sense you can show me your code and I can try and figure it out. By the way, did you t...