06-17-2021, 09:04 PM
(06-17-2021, 05:22 PM)Asmorano Wrote: All those hacks sound awesome, but your Chrono Cross idea is basically a dream come true. I’ve actually looked into what it would take to do a Chrono Cross hack myself- my goal was to basically preset all the elements in each element grid, so each character has completely unique abilities. I’ve also been planning to do a minimum character run of the game for awhile where each character can only use elements that match their color. The biggest problem is that there are basically no tools out there for Chrono Cross hacking (there’s a script editor but that’s it), and no community for the game either. Since I’m not a coder, there’s no real way to develop those tools and I wasn’t able to move forward. But that’s a game I wish had more hacks, since it’s such a brilliant, yet completely flawed game.
It's pretty easy to make a spreadsheet to edit plain ole data tables. I made a few for Ogre Battle - The March of the Black Queen, and a bunch for another game that was recently remastered that aren't released yet to avoid a C&D.
https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1618/
https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/1612/
The scripts to rip data are slightly customized for the data, but it's piss easy for any coder to modify. If you are willing to put in the work of finding/documenting data and learning to do what I teach you, you can make good enough editors.