Solar Magic

Solar Magic Advance 0.5 will be in C#

2011-08-01T13:46:00.002+02:00

Decided to not care about Python anymore.

It will be a LEVEL EDITOR. Not a Level Viewer anymore.
0.4 was in Python, and the source code is still on Google Code.

Solar Core announcement

2010-08-08T13:07:00.002+02:00

Wait what ? What's that ?

It's the core of Solar Magic Advance.
Core ? Why core ?

Consider Solar Core like an editor engine.
(It also means you can make your own editor with it)

Power-Up Card Document

2010-06-23T13:50:00.005+02:00

Back, and did a page about the format of SMA4's Power-Up Cards :

http://code.google.com/p/smagicadv/wiki/PowerUpDoc

It's downloadable.

Yeah, Solar Magic Advance will make a comeback, i still one day left before school ends (Friday).

Still need help !

2010-05-14T11:58:00.002+02:00

I still need help here. I just can't continue Solar Magic Advance.

Anyway, i wanted to let you know that i am still here, and waiting for help.

Solar Magic Advance 0.33 Beta 3 !!

2010-04-16T19:24:00.001+02:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.33 beta 3 by LuigiBlood

This zip must contains :

- Solar Magic Advance.exe

- Solar Magic Advance.txt (...)

- tools\sma4savfix.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\sma4comp.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\sma4savtool.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\nedcenc.exe (CaitSith2)

- tools\raw2bmp.exe (CaitSith2)

- tools\nedclib.dll (CaitSith2)

Changelog :

0.33 beta 3 :

- Save Edition bug has been fixed, you can now edit the save !

- Some Bank 1 Sprite Names added.

Download it here :

http://www.mediafire.com/?zm24mfz5jn1

Help me...

2010-04-12T20:45:00.000+02:00

...I'm asking for help.

I need someone who could do the discoveries on e-Level Format.
It would help me VERY MUCH.
(Of course, i will be still doing the programming of Solar Magic Advance.)

I can't abandon Solar Magic Advance because it's something that i want to finish. But if anyone helps me very VERY MUCH, my work would be faster to do, and i can make the ROM Editor faster.

Solar Magic Advance 0.4 SVN r8

2010-04-11T17:10:00.002+02:00

Right now, on Google Code, there's the source code of 0.4 revsion 8, which supports :

- Power-Up Cards (Item, 1up and Switch)

- Demo Cards (SAV to Card)

- AND US and JP cards ! (Thanks to the source of CaitSith2's SMA4Tool)

And somehow...

I have some name ideas for some other Level Editors :

- Solar Magic Dream

- Solar Magic World

- Solar Magic Island

I'm sure you can guess which games they are for.

Solar Magic Advance will have a ROM Editor.

2010-04-11T00:05:00.002+02:00

The Poll has ended so...

Solar Magic Advance will have a ROM Editor, but not now.

I finish the e-Level Editor first.

The Object Data and Sprite Data are the same in both Level types, so once i finished it, doing a ROM Editor is much easier.

About Solar Magic Advance 0.4.

2010-04-10T11:46:00.000+02:00

I don't know, but i think i should do something else than e-Cards.

Should i make Solar Magic Advance a SMA4 ROM Editor after doing e-Cards ?

The Poll is there for that.

Some updates

2010-04-09T11:49:00.000+02:00

First of all :

It's holidays. I have now some time to continue Solar Magic Advance 0.33 and 0.4.

Second thing :

My Google Code has been updated with a revision 5 of Solar Magic Advance 0.4's Source Code !

Third thing :

If you always wanted to hack Super Mario Advance 2 :

http://www.smwcentral.net/?p=thread&id=32035

Google Code page added !

2010-04-01T15:26:00.001+02:00

Yeah. The Google Code Page for Solar Magic Advance 0.4 has been added to the Blog Links.

http://code.google.com/p/smagicadv/

Solar Magic Advance 0.33 Beta 2

2010-03-30T22:46:00.001+02:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.33 Beta 2 by LuigiBlood

This zip must contains :

- Solar Magic Advance.exe

- Solar Magic Advance.txt (...)

- tools\sma4savfix.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\sma4comp.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\sma4savtool.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\nedcenc.exe (CaitSith2)

- tools\raw2bmp.exe (CaitSith2)

- tools\nedclib.dll (CaitSith2)

Changelog :

0.33 beta 2 :

- Almost all Bank 0 Sprite Names added !

Download :

http://www.mediafire.com/?tw2n2zcymuw

Solar Magic Advance 0.4 will use Python !

2010-03-23T18:11:00.000+01:00

Yeah, seriously. I did a little test with Python, and it works very good !

It can create 1ups Cards without any problems.

Why this change ? Because Python is actually easier to use than VB.NET. (Well, that's what i think)

However, i will still be working on SMA 0.33, it needs a Final Release before 0.34.

(Upaluppa, the sprite list, i really need it !)

"Magic Project"

2010-03-06T13:45:00.000+01:00

Those who were been following me on Twitter might have seen :

"Magic Project" is on the works (very slow though)... (It's not Solar Magic Advance at all)

Actually, it's another project that is not related to Solar Magic Advance at all, but don't worry :

I'm still working on Solar Magic Advance. I won't let this project being down.

"Magic Project" is a codename, for a top secret project :

It's about SNES, and it's also about "S-MSU1", the homebrew chip to have 4GB of data and CD quality Audio. It's also about ROM Hacking.

Always remember that :

2010-02-19T23:09:00.000+01:00

You can help me in some ways.

You can use Solar Magic Advance and make me know about some bugs.

You can make Sprite List or/and a Object List for eLevels.

You can make me know about some things i don't know about in eLevel Format.

IRC channel

2010-02-19T19:30:00.001+01:00

Link to official e-Reader/Solar Magic Advance channel :

irc://irc.caffie.net/e_reader

Solar Magic Advance 0.33 Beta

2010-02-18T23:03:00.001+01:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.33 Beta by LuigiBlood

This zip must contains :

- Solar Magic Advance.exe

- Solar Magic Advance.txt (...)

- tools\sma4savfix.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\sma4comp.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\sma4savtool.exe (purplebridge001)

- tools\nedcenc.exe (CaitSith2)

- tools\raw2bmp.exe (CaitSith2)

- tools\nedclib.dll (CaitSith2)

Changelog :

0.33 beta :

- Fixed Level Icon detection.

- Can now make Level Cards as BIN format.

- Can compress eLevels.

- Can uncompress eLevels.

- Sprites have names (not completed yet) (Upaluppa, i'm still waiting...)

- Level Card SAV Console added (Can manage the e-Levels from the save)

- e-Cards Format Converter fixed.

Download :

http://www.mediafire.com/?zzij12yqmto

Japanese cards !

2010-02-17T19:40:00.000+01:00

I can finally work on Japanese SMA4's Cards.

Video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NppeqO6NNI

New feature on 0.33.

2010-01-20T16:05:00.000+01:00

I did talk about it on Twitter :
I made a Level Card SAV Console on Solar Magic Advance :

It's basically a Command Line Console made for sma4savtool. It could help those who doesn't know how to use DOS. You just need to type the parameters on the Text Box. Simple ! There will be some other versions of it, like a Easy to use GUI for it.

Twitter

2010-01-20T14:47:00.000+01:00

I'm on Twitter now !

http://twitter.com/LuigiBlood

But don't expect me to be on Facebook.

Solar Magic Advance is still alive !

2010-01-10T17:06:00.001+01:00

Even though it's going slowly, which the main reason is i'm waiting for a Completed Sprite List from Upaluppa, i just added a new feature that everyone would like.

Here's the changelog for now :

- Fixed Level Icon detection.

- Can now make Level Cards as BIN format.

- Can compress eLevels.

- Sprites have names (not completed yet)

Solar Magic Advance 0.32 released !

2009-12-20T16:27:00.000+01:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.32

http://www.mediafire.com/?ygdzn2no2oy

This zip must contains :

- Solar Magic Advance.exe

- Solar Magic Advance.txt

- sma4savfix.exe (Thanks to purplebridge001 to make this.)

- nedclib.dll (Thanks to CaitSith2 !)

Changelog :

0.32 :

- Supports all datas in an Uncompressed eLevel.

Thanks to :

- purplebridge001 to make the SMA4 SAV Checksum FIX.

- CaitSith2 for his e-Reader DLL.

Solar Magic Advance 0.31 released !

2009-12-19T22:43:00.000+01:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.31 :
http://www.mediafire.com/?jwilelfi5yv

This zip must contains :
- Solar Magic Advance.exe
- Solar Magic Advance.txt
- sma4savfix.exe (Thanks to purplebridge001 to make this.)
- nedclib.dll (Thanks to CaitSith2 !)

Changelog :
0.31 :
- Better Support of Sprites Data.
- Adding Offsets to Datas.

Thanks to :
- purplebridge001 to make the SMA4 SAV Checksum FIX.
- CaitSith2 for his e-Reader DLL.

Solar Magic Advance 0.3 released !

2009-12-19T18:01:00.000+01:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.3 by LuigiBlood
http://www.mediafire.com/?ly42i3gzhmq

This zip must contains :
- Solar Magic Advance.exe
- Solar Magic Advance.txt
- sma4savfix.exe (Thanks to purplebridge001 to make this.)
- nedclib.dll (Thanks to CaitSith2 !)

My Comment about this version :

It ONLY READS Uncompressed eLevel Files.

It can maybe help you on making Level Cards manually.

Anyway, it shows how it's going.

Changelog :
0.3 :
- Uncompressed eLevel Support. (View Only)

Thanks to :
- purplebridge001 to make the SMA4 SAV Checksum FIX.
- CaitSith2 for his e-Reader DLL.

Solar Magic Advance 0.3 WIP Screenshot

2009-12-19T15:14:00.000+01:00

If you're able to understand this, then you must be very happy to know what's going on.

Solar Magic Advance 0.21 already released !

2009-12-17T21:34:00.000+01:00

Wow... That was fast :

Solar Magic Advance 0.21 :

http://www.mediafire.com/?ntnze3toeny

Changelog :

0.21 :

- Support Demo Cards to SAV. (Copy Replay from Demo Card to the SAV)

Thanks to :

- purplebridge001 to make the SMA4 SAV Checksum FIX.

- CaitSith2 for his e-Reader DLL.

Next version :

0.3 with Level Card Support !!!

Solar Magic Advance 0.2 released !

2009-12-17T20:38:00.000+01:00

Solar Magic Advance version 0.2 !

http://www.mediafire.com/?xnikdlgzn0a

Changelog :

0.2 :

- Support for RAW, BMP eCard Format (Conversion Only)

- Save Edit Support. (Saved Replays can be changed in 0.21)

Thanks to :

- purplebridge001 to make the SMA4 SAV Checksum FIX.

- CaitSith2 for his e-Reader DLL.

Solar Magic Advance 0.11 released !

2009-12-14T19:11:00.001+01:00

Solar Magic Advance 0.11 :

http://www.mediafire.com/?odtemimzfmo

Changes :

Added Multi Item Support.

Solar Magic Advance 0.1 released !

2009-12-13T12:33:00.001+01:00

Link :

http://www.mediafire.com/?ujxtyminywo

Changes are same as i said in the previous post.

Solar Magic Advance 0.1 has been finished, but...

2009-12-13T11:07:00.000+01:00

...not released yet.

I've just completed the rewrite of the Demo Card Maker.

This is the changes between 0.05 and 0.1 :

- Can make to 999up Card instead of 255up.

- 4 new Switch Effects can be choosed.

- Multi-Item Card Maker has been temporary removed.

- Japan+ Region has been temporary removed too.

- Switch Color Selection has been fixed.

I'm working on the fifth new switch effect, after that, it's ready for release.

Solar Magic Advance 0.1 WIP Video

2009-12-12T18:48:00.000+01:00

Changes :

Can make to 999up Card instead of 255up.

New GUI

2009-12-12T13:36:00.001+01:00

About Solar Magic Advance 0.1

2009-12-01T22:08:00.000+01:00

Not released yet, but i wanted to talk about it.

THERE WILL BE NO LEVEL CARD EDITOR YET.

It will be a rewrite version of 0.05.

I will try that between those two versions, to have little differences.

Release date (Don't take that too seriously!) : 12/25/2009.

Have a very big problem...

2009-11-29T18:58:00.000+01:00

Well...

I just don't know what to say, but i have a problem, a BIG problem.

Actually, Liberty BASIC is just too limited for making a Level Editor...

I need a language that is easy to learn, and not limited enough to make a Level Editor.

EDIT :

Solar Magic Advance will get a rewrite version.

I'm thinking of using Ruby.

eCoin data on Level Cards

2009-11-29T14:58:00.000+01:00

This is pretty interesting to me, you can make your own eCoin graphics.

There's a pallette data, and a graphics data that you can see on YY-CHR.

Working on Level Cards... (Part 1)

2009-11-29T10:40:00.001+01:00

Well, right now i'm working on Level Cards.

However, don't expect version 0.1 about the fact that you can create one.

Solar Magic Advance 0.1 will only read Uncompressed Level Cards (*.level).

I'm using DJBouche's and caitsith2's documents about the Uncompressed Level Cards.

Right now, i did something very simple, that did make me know about a new function on Liberty BASIC (I'm a beginner, i don't even know C++ very good...) : ASC( str$ ). I will use this all the time...

Right now, it can read Uncompressed Level Cards, but it only reads two bytes :

Offset 0x000000 = eCoin Placement (0=No eCoin)

Offset 0x000001 = Number of Ace Coins (0= No Ace Coins)

Two dialogs appears :

One that says if eCoin is there or not, and another one that says how many Ace Coins are there.

That's all i did, but anyway, just after doing this post, i will continue ^^

Welcome !

2009-11-29T10:33:00.000+01:00

Well... hi.

This is the official blog about Solar Magic Advance.

Here, you can check what i am doing for Solar Magic Advance.

You can download the last version (0.05) here :

http://www.mediafire.com/?mynjuljz0dr

What it supports now :

- ALL TYPES of Power-Up Cards :

- Item Cards

- Multi Items Cards

- 1ups Cards

- Switch Cards

- Multi Switch Cards (sometimes it doesn't work, but well...)

- Demo Cards