Author Topic: Lufia-Patches by Artemis (Read 146781 times)

Artemis · « **Reply #460 on:** December 21, 2018, 11:34:26 am »

Yes.

December 22, 2018, 02:54:39 am - (Auto Merged - Double Posts are not allowed before 7 days.)

And one more update to Spekkio:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/72zpw1xn1tpy6bv/Lufia-Patches_v4.zip/file

Now you can still buy the Chaed stuff even after its destruction and some bosses have higher item droprates.
As the Spider Jewel is that ridiculously broken, there's some sort of compensation, though.

December 26, 2018, 08:55:30 pm - (Auto Merged - Double Posts are not allowed before 7 days.)

Actually I did overlook the "available on this site" part. So no, they aren't on the site, but they're included in the link right in this post.

Besides, I added a patch for an easy overkill mode in the miscellaneous folder where lizards drop egg rings.

I also added a ready-made hardcore Kureji version with Egg rings.

yousie642 · « **Reply #461 on:** February 20, 2019, 01:41:38 pm »

I can't seem to find the ROM that the OP says is required (everything I come across seems to be missing the [!]). I'm not going to ask where to find it, but I'd like to know if there are any issues with using the ROM I do have. This is the info I got from ROM Hasher:

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File name          Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (U).smc
Platform           Super NES
ROM format         Super Magicom
External Header    Yes
File Size          2621952 (280200)
File CRC32         534C9362
File SHA-1         14D0C072679A67C9FDF2AB3F8ADDBB35DA2AA99D
File MD5           0268E8E3B4822ABBB8578823ADD5B8DA
ROM Size           2621440 (280000)
ROM CRC32          20F2AC29
ROM SHA-1          A89931C1F29B161B8BE717DFAB4A4ADB54B42B84
ROM MD5            6EFC477D6203ED2B3B9133C1CD9E9C5D
No-Intro entry     Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (USA)
Checksum valid     Yes

Thanks.

KingMike · « **Reply #462 on:** February 20, 2019, 09:41:03 pm »

The hashes are the important part, not the filename.
But as to SNES hacks, the header is the issue. Does the patch expect a header or not?
(headers are useless data added by old copiers, but because people often spread the ROMs with them, we are stuck with them and the confusion of whether or not the hack was made with them.)

Artemis · « **Reply #463 on:** February 21, 2019, 07:28:08 am »

Yeah, we're stuck with them. My patches require headers. This decision was made over a decade ago - and not even by me as I did continue relnqshd's work who worked with headered ROMs, too.

I wonder, wouldn't it be the easiest way to fix the whole mess by creating a patching tool that actually can deal with the header/no header discrepancies? Does there actually already exist such a tool? I mean a single tool.

yousie642 · « **Reply #464 on:** February 21, 2019, 12:08:37 pm »

Quote from: KingMike on February 20, 2019, 09:41:03 pm

The hashes are the important part, not the filename.
But as to SNES hacks, the header is the issue. Does the patch expect a header or not?
(headers are useless data added by old copiers, but because people often spread the ROMs with them, we are stuck with them and the confusion of whether or not the hack was made with them.)

So is it a matter of editing the ROM to have the correct header? Is that possible (forgive me if these are silly questions)? The ROM I have is headered, but the hashes don't seem to match the one in the OP.

Artemis · « **Reply #465 on:** February 21, 2019, 05:01:54 pm »

Yes, it is possible to alter the ROM by using programs that add or remove headers. However, if your ROM has a header and it doesn't work, the header isn't the actual problem here.

Do you use the US version (as opposed to the Australian PAL version)?

yousie642 · « **Reply #466 on:** February 21, 2019, 08:18:51 pm »

The ROM I have is the US version. It does work in the sense that it runs after I patch it. I'm just concerned that I might run into issues later on while deep into the game.

Edit: oh my god I think I actually found the right file. One of the ROMs I found was in .sfc format rather than .smc, so I had been disregarding it and trying other ROMs I'd found that were in .smc. Then I found a sfc to smc converter, and the converted file matches all of the hashes.

einlanzer · « **Reply #467 on:** February 27, 2019, 10:00:37 am »

A long time ago someone was working on a hack that changed the weapon a character was holding based on what weapon they had equipped. I was really looking forward to that - does anyone know if it was ever finished?

One other hack I'd love to see - having the party swap of new game ++ implemented in the regular game. even there weren't any major story updates around it I think it would add a breath of fresh air to playing through the game. You can actually sort of do this by starting new game ++ and then cheating with warp to go to elcid, but you start running into problems with story triggers about midway through the game.

Lastly, I wanted to ask about Tia - did she receive any updates? She had terrible stat growth beyond a certain level which makes her very weak if you "hack" her into a late game party. I'd love to see this be fixed so that you could conceivably use her late game.

Artemis · « **Reply #468 on:** March 28, 2019, 10:42:03 pm »

I made another update:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ozgehsqrwedmqb0/Lufia-Patches_v4.zip/file

There's now a patch which destroys the bridge when you fight Erim. So that after beating her there's no way to go back anymore.
I used it in Spekkio Lufia. As it's for the drama - now when the music stops, there's no other destination than the final chamber...

And no, Tia didn't get any updates.

Edit: Another update, in utter silence.

kyaamv · « **Reply #469 on:** May 11, 2019, 04:07:02 pm »

Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (U) [!].smc
- Size: 2.50 MB (2,621,952 bytes)
Where i can find this f-ing ROM???
I always find 2,621,440 bytes ROM(Original?), and he is not patched from "Frue Lufia".
Bugs in original critical or not?

Isao Kronos · « **Reply #470 on:** May 11, 2019, 05:37:00 pm »

1) don't ask for roms
2) did you try adding a header with a utility such as TUSH (hosted on this site in the utilities section)?

Artemis · « **Reply #471 on:** June 23, 2019, 07:45:55 am »

There's also a project replacing the original soundtrack with higher quality versions:

https://www.zeldix.net/t1833-lufia-ii-rise-of-the-sinistrals

There are as well versions for Frue or Spekkio Lufia.

I also made a little update by adding a general MSU-1 converting patch that works with every version - and updated Spekkio/Kureji to v4.4/4.3:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ry7reoiilinusou/Lufia-Patches_v4-4.zip/file

Of course, you still need the music files.

gadesx · « **Reply #472 on:** August 05, 2019, 06:19:30 am »

With ms1 they can use tracks like the heavy metal battle theme of toxic eternity (check from youtube) It's amazing.

azidahaka · « **Reply #473 on:** August 07, 2019, 09:49:55 am »

Quote from: gadesx on August 05, 2019, 06:19:30 am

With ms1 they can use tracks like the heavy metal battle theme of toxic eternity (check from youtube) It's amazing.

Ben toying making Enhanced (not remixes!) soundtracks and i casually covered 2 Lufia tracks, i'll let them here in case someone is interested, or may think of a MSU-1 patch in the future. Comments and suggestions are also welcome:

track01
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nT_lY84gmF38lspd3nLaBMO0zgnk-eag

track02
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_BJ_wSZMC67YOWWC_GuyEwNrv-LWVYvy

gamerk2 · « **Reply #474 on:** August 31, 2019, 05:55:24 pm »

To everyone having issues with Frue Lufia or the other hacks, learn from my pain.

Most ROMs these days (that I'm certain we're all acquiring legally) are unheadered, and have a ROM signature that looks like this:

Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (U).smc
   Size:   2,621,440
   CRC-32:   20F2AC29
   MD-5:   6efc477d6203ed2b3b9133c1cd9e9c5d

You need some program to add a header; I used Tush, which you can get here easily enough. After adding a header, your ROM should have the correct information:

Lufia II - Rise of the Sinistrals (U).smc
   Size:   2,621,952
   CRC-32:   2FAEBB78
   MD-5:   d35fcf90c273d4bc12eed59120954e58

Here's the part that I think is screwing everyone up: I was *trying* to get this to work with Snes9x's Retroarch core. It ran the "normal" Lufia II fine, but would not run Frue Lufia, even when the patch was applied to the correct ROM. I think this is what was causing everyone to *assume* the patch is at fault. Nope, it was Snes9x. After spending two hours fighting this, I upgraded to the latest core, and shockingly, it now works. So I think the real problem most users have been running into has really been an emulator issue, not the patch itself.

No idea why the patch necessarily caused issues when the base game ran fine though...

Hope this helps; wish someone figured this out about two hours ago.

Artemis · « **Reply #475 on:** September 01, 2019, 11:54:06 am »

I made another update to Spekkio and Kureji Lufia:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/3ilrgy6349lb6a3/Lufia-Patches_v4-10.zip/file

AsmodeusUltima · « **Reply #476 on:** November 02, 2020, 06:42:06 am »

If Artemis or anyone involved with this patch is still active on the site: first hi, enjoying your work, breathed new life into an old favorite. Playing Spekkio hack and after WAY TOO MANY tries I am just going to have to ask: Please, please tell me how to beat the Master Slime. Yes, I studied the regular red slime tactics. No idea how to translate that to this fight though. Post, PM, I don't care, just please help me with this headache so I can move on with my life. Thanks and happy gaming.

Special · « **Reply #477 on:** November 02, 2020, 01:12:58 pm »

Does he not bundle a "Bestiary" folder with all boss monsters and strats with his hacks? Did you read them? Is this not it?

AsmodeusUltima · « **Reply #478 on:** November 03, 2020, 10:04:19 am »

Indeed he does, and that is it, but if one reads that document fully one will find that it does not, in fact, mention how to beat the bastard. I know this is the big secret of the mod, hence why the documentation is coy about the matter, but I simply cannot seem to figure it out.

Artemis · « **Reply #479 on:** November 12, 2020, 11:46:38 am »

Quote from: AsmodeusUltima on November 02, 2020, 06:42:06 am

If Artemis or anyone involved with this patch is still active on the site: first hi, enjoying your work, breathed new life into an old favorite. Playing Spekkio hack and after WAY TOO MANY tries I am just going to have to ask: Please, please tell me how to beat the Master Slime. Yes, I studied the regular red slime tactics. No idea how to translate that to this fight though. Post, PM, I don't care, just please help me with this headache so I can move on with my life. Thanks and happy gaming.

What exactly is your problem with the Master?