[Sonic Hachelle-Bee]

This may be discussed before (I found nothing with searching) but I was debugging my hack, Sonic 2 long version, when I tried to fix the Death Egg zone 3 act number. Remember, the 3 was going from the right instead of the left because I added a yellow character at the end of the string "DEATH EGG". Now, I have found how to change act numbers at the start and the end of a level! So, my 3 under DEZ is going from the left like in Metropolis 3!

Level startup numbers (splash screen):

$13DF2-13E08
Here are listed all levels that displays nothing instead of the act number.
They are listed like this:
0C 00 00 XX 67 SS
XX is your level.
Jump SS bytes if the level XX is loaded to display nothing (go to $13E3E usually).
Already listed: Sky Chase zone, Wing Fortress zone and Death Egg zone.

$13E08-13E14
You can find here another list of levels. These levels will display a 3 instead of a 1 or a 2 character.
0C 00 00 XX 67 SS
XX is your level.
Jump SS bytes if the level XX is loaded to display a 3 instead of 1 or 2.
Metropolis zone has not a 67 SS because the next bytes are that will load a 3. So, SS usually will go to $13E14 if you add others levels to the list.
Already listed: Metropolis zone (level 05).

End of levels (SONIC GOT THROUGH...):

$14148-1415C
List of levels that display ZONE string instead of ACT.
Same system as before.
Already listed: SCZ, WFZ and DEZ.

$14168-14184
List of levels that display nothing instead of the act number.
Already listed: SCZ, WFZ and DEZ.

$14184-1418A
List of levels that display a 3 instead of 1 or 2.
Already listed: Metropolis zone.

EDIT: when a level will displays nothing or a 3 instead of 1 or 2, ZONE instead of ACT, both acts 1 and 2 will be affected.

I hope this will be useful for some people.

This post has been edited by Sonic Hachelle-Bee: 31 May 2004 - 10:44 AM

[Quickman]

Nice work. Pin plz.

[Ultima]

Excellent.

[Hayate]

Yes, definately a great finding. However, I need to *reverse* the act numbers in 0500/0501 (so that 0500 says act 2 and 0501 says act 1). Don't rush yourself though, I need to buy a new CD-RW drive before I can get my Sonic hacking stuff back on my Windows 98SE.