Fusion/ZM/Double Helix Help Thread

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Opium: 2010-02-28 03:03:53 am

2010-02-28 03:03:30 am

I don't have any DH questions, but I thought I would post this question here since the only peeps who might know the answer are those who work with the rom. Does anyone know what's up with this?:

http://www.metroid-database.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2861

dwarf74

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dwarf74: 2010-03-06 12:06:35 am

dwarf74: 2010-03-05 11:34:13 pm

dwarf74: 2010-03-05 11:29:20 pm

2010-03-05 11:27:48 pm

havent really messed with the minimap editor much, but do you have to edit the rooms in order in order for the in-game map to work right?
I started in room 0, and the next room might be, say, 4. When i go to that room, on the map, i just skip to that room. I'm not really sure if im explaining clearly :(. when i thought about it, it seems like thered be no way for the map to work if the map will skip around like that.

btw opium, thats wierd :o

another question. Is there a way to make a room transparent without having a foreground already in the room? say, an elevator room? is there a way to add a foreground to a room?

dwarf74

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dwarf74: 2010-03-15 09:01:14 pm

2010-03-15 09:00:01 pm

Problems with the background importer. I downloaded a ripped background from a site, and when i try and import it, DH tells me "Pic002 can not be found or read." And then... "(image).bin could not be found aborting importation." so...i cant import the image. (i've downloaded that image several times.)
So...I wanted that image so badly, I got the ROM and ripped the image of the room myself, and edited it so that it would be compatible with DH.....and it tells me the SAME thing. This is the only image it has ever happened with, and i've got 217 tested and working backgrounds i can use.

Quietus

2010-03-16 05:44:52 am

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

Is it the right format, colour depth, and size? I recall the help file said that it needs to be quite specific. You may need to do some adjusting.

interdpth

2010-06-12 12:57:00 pm

New version released a few days ago, no more need for grit.exe or freeimage.dll.
Download the exe at http://interdpth.arc-nova.org/DoubleHelix.exe and place it in the folder!

dwarf74

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dwarf74: 2010-06-27 10:30:13 pm

dwarf74: 2010-06-27 10:26:56 pm

dwarf74: 2010-06-27 10:21:20 pm

2010-06-27 10:14:45 pm

OMG new stuff :D how didnt i see this. So, how can i find out whatever changes have been made? or is that it?

WOA :o I love it! Importing images is like 100x faster :p.atta kid, inter. Another thing..how's splicer going? I can tell that program's gonna be utter secks when its done.

DaveBatista

(user is banned)

2010-08-10 12:57:44 pm

Yoshi is back

Ok, So I'm starting to create a Metroid Fusion hack and I need to know how to change the blinking color of the Hatches, If I'm correct and can do some stuff It'll be a Full hack (Stil thinking on it) So yeah, can interdph or anyone else get back to me on it please. I'd like some help on making the Minimap too.

dwarf74

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dwarf74: 2010-09-07 11:16:11 pm

2010-09-07 11:07:56 pm

yea, i had a problem myself. It SEEMS like (this might just be me being a n0b), but whenever I edit the scrolls and save a room, I can't edit the scrolls anymore. In room 0 in ZM, I edit all the scrolls. There are scrolls 0-4 in this room, and after I have where I want them, I save. I test the room....meh, needs slight adjustments. When i go to further alter the scroll(after exiting out of DH), I get scroll 0-100..... and there's no scroll i find capable of editting.

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2010-09-10 06:17:52 am

Hello, i have a big problem ^^ (sry for bad english i´m coming from austria -____-")

Whent i want to open my GBA Rom, Metroid Fusion, downloadet from N-Roms, Double Helix give me a message:
"This is not the correct file!"
I´ve no Idea what i can do :(
and so i hope that you can help me...

PS: Probably that thing would not work with Win7

~Benji

Quietus

2010-09-10 06:28:00 am

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

It only works with the U (American) version of the ROM, and will give you that error if you try any of the others.

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2010-09-10 06:53:57 am

thank you :)
can you say me where i can find American Roms ?

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2010-09-10 06:55:57 am

thank you, can you say me where i can found american roms? ^^"

-__-!

2010-09-10 06:59:46 am

sry for tripple post, pls delete it easy :D
thank you very much i´ve already find an American rom !

thnx thnx ^^°

Golden Warrior

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Golden Warrior: 2011-09-26 05:04:11 pm

Golden Warrior: 2011-09-26 04:08:29 pm

2011-09-26 03:42:34 pm

I certainly hope this isn't considered bumping (despite the fact it's been almost a year since the last post) :

I have a huge problem with DH. It seems that with the latest version and all the required files and such, there is only one thing I can't do, see or edit sprites/enemies. Is this due to the fact I have Windows 7 or was something wrong with the rom and/or DH itself? Also, none of the General or Room tools come up when I click them. And it won't save...

P.JMan

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P.JMan: 2011-09-26 05:07:42 pm

2011-09-26 05:07:05 pm

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

First of all, ensure you have the latest Double Helix (not the one on ROMHacking). In Double Helix's main directory, there's a text file called SpriteList.txt and MFSpriteList.txt, interdpth was responsible for the former and I was responsible for the latter. If you don't have these, or they're blank, the most recent files can be downloaded here. It definitely won't be a Windows 7 issue (I run Windows 7)

Golden Warrior

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Golden Warrior: 2011-09-26 06:02:10 pm

2011-09-26 05:21:53 pm

Sadly, all the same problems keep popping up. The mini-map editor works now, but everthing else is still bad. Well, except for the other working things I mentioned (Clipdata and the main map itself.) While I'm at it I may as well ask if it's possible to edit Samus' suits, and if so how?

P.JMan

2011-09-27 11:26:51 am

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

Would you take a screen shot of Double Helix before I say any more? And can I confirm your SpriteList and MFSpriteList files are definitely not blank (and exist in the main directory)

Golden Warrior

2011-09-27 11:35:44 am

The first file is the showing that DH isn't working for sprite editing, the second is showing the sprite changer. The sprite lists are not empty, I checked twice. But, just in case, the last picture is showing the files. It is the right one, correct?

attachments:

Capture dh bad.PNG

Capture Sprite bad.PNG

Capture sprt list.PNG

P.JMan

2011-09-27 05:47:14 pm

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

The first two screenshots do make it look like it's a problem with the SpriteList files. Is it just called SpriteList, it should be SpriteList.txt, but perhaps you've hidden extensions? The contents are all fine (as I was sure they would be)

P.JMan

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P.JMan: 2011-09-27 05:50:36 pm

2011-09-27 05:50:15 pm

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

If it comes to it, frankly delete your DoubleHelix folder (or any Double Helix files you have, if they're not in their own folder), and download the linked one a few posts up, and the replace the DoubleHelix.exe from the zip folder with the DoubleHelix.exe on its own (also a few posts up). Double Helix doesn't have any settings anyway

Golden Warrior

2011-09-27 08:34:31 pm

I have hidden extensions, and I tried your last resort idea, I thank you for your constant help, but it had all the same problems... Is there something wrong with my laptop or my download or something?

P.JMan

2011-09-28 05:17:57 pm

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

Hm, unless you have a bad ROM, I've no more ideas. Double Helix doesn't have any special dependencies that I know of

Golden Warrior

2011-09-28 07:45:01 pm

My rom shouldn't be bad. It's supposed to be (U) (Trashman) Right? Those are the only american ones I can find...

P.JMan

2011-09-29 07:30:43 am

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

Yeah, that's fine :-/

Golden Warrior

2011-09-30 09:13:54 am

Oh my... Thank you for all your constant help and such but... I just downloaded it from Interdepths Blog. All previous problems are gone, maybe. I haven't fully tested it yet. Thank you.