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Lock Request

Hello all.  I haven't posted anything on Zelda Birthday 2, aka The Legend of Zelda - Gerudo Princess.  I have some problems in my life that are keeping me from being able to enjoy Zelda modding.  I've really been mulling it over lately, and have decided to change ZB2 from being a community project to being a solo effort.

I will be keeping and am greatful for the following contributions:

Tell-Tale Heart - Offical project artwork

Punk7890's - Sound track

Airikita - Zelda's horse and Ganon's horse

Flotonic - Play as Gerudo, play as Shiekah, and other custom actors.

CDi-Fail - Gerudo Princess Logo

Other than that, I'm dumping everything.  Even my own maps like my Forest Temple, and my beloved Kakariko Village will be getting remade.

If you've got any question or comment, post them here and I will try to address them in a timely manner.

This, by far, is my favorite mod. 

I have *zero* doubt it will get finished.  Progress slows down sometimes and progress speeds up but, it nevers stops.  It can be difficult to keep an even keel on these things.   It's refreshing to see someone do such a great job on keeping the community informed of it's progress.

Keep it up.   I'm really looking forward to seeing the end result.

Two days and not a single "Hello"?  We're really dropping the ball here people.

Hello MiauCloud.  To answer your question, it's going well, thanks.

Very nice.  Though unfinished, I predict this is destined for greatness.

Yeah, I've been here for year, and I hope some day I'll enjoy it too.

KIDDING, KIDDING!  

All seriousness, welcome.  Great people, and always something new.  Trust me, you'll have fun.

Best version.

This article has no idea what it's talking about. UEFI is not a security toolkit. it's a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (in other words, it's does the job of the traditional BIOS, and it can be flashed) The security check they're talking about won't prevent you from installing Linux or w/e third party OS you want, it just won't let you install a pirated version of Windows.

I'm afraid that's not right either.  Secure boot *will* prevent all unsigned boot-time code from working.  There have been countless articles on the topic since the feature was announced with Windows 8.

Secure Boot requires that all boot-time code be signed by a private key whose public counterpart is known to the boot firmware. Currently the only key that is guaranteed to be present in any given system is Microsoft's.

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/UEFI_Secure_Boot_Guide/chap-UEFI_Secure_Boot_Guide-What_is_Secure_Boot.html

To clear the definitions up for everyone:

I'm sure many of remember when people freaked out when Microsoft  added the ability to lock out operating other than Windows 8 to new hardware.  Most people calmed down when Microsoft backed down a little and required manufactures to allow the option to be disabled by users.

No more.

http://boingboing.net/2015/03/21/windows-10-announcement-certi.html

Now manufactures are allowed to include lockout, but give the user no way to turn it off.  What does that mean to us?  It means very soon you might not have the option of what OS you want.  Want to try Ubuntu?  Tough.  Want to make a dual boot with Chrome OS?  Too bad, Microsoft says nope, we will not let you.

Punk7890 summed up what's at stake pretty well on skype:

"Take Microsoft's relationship to China: the company has already cooperated with the Chinese government's online censorship and surveillance efforts." I don't like that bit. I assuming that means they can lock out anything they want to in the future.

Microsoft is crossing a line.  They don't want to have to compete with other companies anymore.  Just imagine if Microsoft had this power a few years ago.  Maybe we'd be stuck running Windows 8 and Windows RT on phones and tablets.  Android and Chrome OS shut out.

I'll end with this quote taken from the article:

It's an instance of Doctorow's first law: "any time someone puts a lock on something that belongs to you, and won't give you the key, that lock isn't for your benefit." It's a predictable and dismal salvo in the war on general purpose computers.

Don't let makers of the  world's current worst Operating Systems ever tell you what they will and won't allow to do with your personal property.  Let people know what is happening.

Hey, no worries man, we all make mistakes.  I'm sorry we didn't give you a better welcome to the community.  

Let call it even.  Welcome aboard.

Finally, after 20 years the beast has fallen.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/rip-internet-explorer-1995-2015-we-knew-ye-all-113889644524.html

Good riddance.  I used to really hate I.E. back in the day, but I can't quite remember why anymore.  True, it was usually slower, and more bloated than it's nearest competitor.  And it always seemed to open up the Windows operating system to some gaping security hole.  

Looking back, I think it's been coming though.  I've done computer repair for years now.  Used to be some customers would prefer I.E.  So, when restoring their systems, I'd install the latest, "greatest" (gag me!) version.   But to be honest, I can't remember the last time someone did request I.E.

Oh well.  Anyone know if Web Kit is still alive?

JSA: One thing I've wanted to do is integrate my more up to date actor documentation into a program of sorts. One that allows you to add in actors smarter and auto-detects missing obj dependencies

I would imagine that would be difficult to add given the design of Sharp Ocarina.  It might be possible to do in ZLE3, since ZLE3 aims to add new features to, and enhance existing features in Sharp Ocarina.

Perhaps the best option neither, but instead enhancing Scene Navi.

Hey, good to see Sharp Ocarina getting the attention it deserves again.

I was wondering, what are your goals for these updates?  As you may or may not know I intended ZLE3 to work along side Sharp Ocarina, and the newest display list tool.  Last thing I want to do is work on a project that's obsolete before it's finished.

So, what fixes and additions are planned here?  Are you open to some suggestions?

Looking forward to the official release then.  I promise to set aside some time and try this.  

After all, three years is some serious dedication.  I'm looking forward to trying this one out.  Way to go!

And so it began...

But no one could guess what it would lead to.

First off, good to see you around spinout, and still making us all look like armatures to boot.  

No, zero progress on ZLE3.  The base program should only take a day or two at most to code, but I'm having very serious personal issues these days.  I've been debating what to do with my open projects, but right now I haven't made any decisions.  When I make my mind up, I'll let everyone know.

We've already done this, at least twice.  While searching for debug strings, I did a dump of all the YAZ0 compressed blocks data.  Put the entire collection into a single ZIP only for someone to give me a a link for the very same collection someone else had already done.

As far as creating ROM with all the data decompressed, you can forget it.  Sorry to have to tell you, but the additional blocks, the ones not covered in the DMA table,  just aren't set up for that. 

Welcome!  From your intro, it sounds like you'll fit in just fine here.  Enjoy your stay, and try not to break anything.

MAN!  So many good looking Zelda64 mods in the works.  Will 2015 be *the* golden year of Zelda Modding?

Good luck haddockd, can't wait to try this one out.

 

• Chrono Trigger - SNES, PS1, DS

 

Chrono Trigger is really something special, you *MUST* give it a try.

Seems like only the major titles like Sonic 1-3, Super Mario World, or Zelda get all the love from ROM hackers.  It's nice to see a solid game that isn't on every top 10 list get a little love.  Good luck.

What are you using to generate collision? I assume it's not a huge problem with the display lists considering you're using xDaniel's Model2N64 command-line tool...

Yep.  But I'll be changing over to latest and greatest version of Model2F3DEX2 for the release version.

Conversions by Model2N64, and in turn Hylian Toolbox, overflow the vertex buffer, causing the console to crash. SharpOcarina doesn't do that, but might have other bugs that cause problems on console; not sure if anyone's ever tested maps made using it on hardware.

I see now.  If I would have paid closer attention, I would have realize before hand that this map would not work on real hardware.

After I did this...

https://www.the-gcn.com/topic/3027-getting-oot-and-mm-maps-into-google-sketchup-format/

I had complaints it didn't work on real hardware.  I'm told Model2F3DEX2 creates the *BEST* possible display lists, ones that are closest to the way Nintendo does it.

But, all is well.  I'll get Model2F3DEX2 added to the header generator that is ZLE3, and we'll be able to test again.  Sorry requesting a real hardware check when ZLE3 wasn't ready to pass that kind of test yet.  Please don't hold it against me, and I guarantee the next test map will be ready to be tested.

Thanks for your help, and support.

SHIT.  Did you test the patch on an emulators first? 

The main reason to start this was because Sharp Ocarina and Hyrule Toolbox don't produce hardware compatable maps.  If it doesn't work on real hardware, there may be no reason to continue ZLE3. 

ZLE3 might be over before it ever gets started.

Thanks for testing it though Arcaith, better to know now than after many hours programming. 

The first map built with the ALPHA of ZLE3. (As you can see I missed flipping a poly.)

https://www.sendspace.com/file/6mgwku

Here's the patch.  Replaces 119, the chest room.  If someone with a Flash Cart could test the map on real hardware...it SHOULD work.

This is a worthy addition.  I did a few MM to OoT ports.  I copies and re-pointed these, never knowing what they did.  But by "cracking the code" so to speak, you open the door for people to go back to MM modding.  I can't wait to see what people do with this.  Good job.