SMBX 2.0 Open Beta

[Enchlore]

It's said that 2.0 improves performance - do custom playable graphics in an episode still lag the game or cause slow loading times?

[zxcv]

Lag is caused in SMBX by excessive amounts of blocks/BGOs/NPCs in one section.

[Anthony Valle]

Is posible to get smbx's source code, you can extract it's source code by a program named VB Decomplier Lite.

In the program i mentioned above:
Go to File>Open and then:

1. Find smbx.exe

2. Open it

3. Will show all the source code present in smbx

4. Now save the source code and wait until the code is extracted.

And there you have the source code...

[zxcv]

This program just gets a pseudo-code. And you have the alternative of getting Assembly code.

[Anthony Valle]

This program just gets a pseudo-code. And you have the alternative of getting Assembly code.

I guess you're right in something, i tested this in my PC, and I tried to open it on Visual Basic 6, but i got error messages... I actually downloaded the real source code of smbx on the internet, i was searching for a possible source code and i found on a wedsite and a downloaded the possible source code and when i run it on Visual Basic 6, and opened it correctly... And actually was smbx source code... I'm making Megaman playable in a smbx episode, is named “Megaman in the Invasion 2", i will post the episode when SMBX 2.0 is finished...

If you the Valid Source code of smbx download it here: https://dl.dropbox.com/s/lzylyewjabdomy ... e.rar?dl=1

[zxcv]

That's strange. What is this?

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'   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
'  //   VBReFormer 2007 © Sylvain Bruyere
' //  Assembly: Mario.frmOpen (Form)
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Private Function Process8()
'00a761b1    55                      push ebp
'00a761b2    8bec                    mov ebp, esp
'00a761b4    83ec08                  sub esp, 08

' *** Reference to "__vbaExceptHandler"
'00a761b7    6866ba4000              push 0040ba66
'00a761bc    64a100000000            mov ax, word ptr fs:[00000000]
'00a761c2    50                      push eax
'00a761c3    64892500000000          mov dword ptr fs:[00000000], esp
'00a761ca    81ecbc000000            sub esp, 000000bc
'00a761d0    53                      push ebx
'00a761d1    56                      push esi
'00a761d2    57                      push edi
'00a761d3    8965f8                  mov dword ptr [ebp-08], esp
'00a761d6    c745fc606b4000          mov dword ptr [ebp-04], 00406b60
'00a761dd    8b7508                  mov esi, dword ptr [ebp+08]
'00a761e0    33db                    xor ebx, ebx
'00a761e2    56                      push esi
'00a761e3    895dec                  mov dword ptr [ebp-14], ebx
'00a761e6    8b06                    mov eax, dword ptr [esi]
'00a761e8    895de8                  mov dword ptr [ebp-18], ebx
'00a761eb    895de4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-1c], ebx
'00a761ee    895de0                  mov dword ptr [ebp-20], ebx
'00a761f1    895ddc                  mov dword ptr [ebp-24], ebx
'00a761f4    895dd8                  mov dword ptr [ebp-28], ebx
'00a761f7    895dd4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-2c], ebx
'00a761fa    895dc4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-3c], ebx
'00a761fd    895db4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-4c], ebx
'00a76200    895da4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-5c], ebx
'00a76203    895d94                  mov dword ptr [ebp-6c], ebx
'00a76206    895d84                  mov dword ptr [ebp-7c], ebx
'00a76209    899d74ffffff            mov dword ptr [ebp+ffffff74], ebx
'00a7620f    899d50ffffff            mov dword ptr [ebp+ffffff50], ebx
'00a76215    ff900c030000            call dword ptr [eax+0000030c]

' *** Reference to "__vbaObjSet"
'00a7621b    8b3da0104000            mov edi, dword ptr [004010a0]
'00a76221    8d4ddc                  lea ecx, dword ptr [ebp-24]
'00a76224    50                      push eax
'00a76225    51                      push ecx
'00a76226    ffd7                    call edi
'00a76228    8b10                    mov edx, dword ptr [eax]
'00a7622a    8d8d50ffffff            lea ecx, dword ptr [ebp+ffffff50]
'00a76230    51                      push ecx
'00a76231    50                      push eax
'00a76232    89854cffffff            mov dword ptr [ebp+ffffff4c], eax
'00a76238    ff92f0000000            call dword ptr [edx+000000f0]
'00a7623e    3bc3                    cmp eax, ebx
'00a76240    dbe2                    fnclex
'00a76242    7d18                    jge a7625b
'00a76244    8b954cffffff            mov edx, dword ptr [ebp+ffffff4c]
'00a7624a    68f0000000              push 000000f0
'00a7624f    6840fd4200              push 0042fd40
'00a76254    52                      push edx
'00a76255    50                      push eax

I know almost nothing about Visual Basic and decompilers, but why it's written in Assembly?

EDIT: I found this masterpiece in NSMBX forums, it looks like real Visual Basic code, and it's only 94593 lines of code.

Hope someone can translate this thing.

http://nsmbxforums.prophpbb.com/topic2814.html

[Gameinsky]

That's strange. What is this?

Spoiler: show

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'   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
'  //   VBReFormer 2007 © Sylvain Bruyere
' //  Assembly: Mario.frmOpen (Form)
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Private Function Process8()
'00a761b1    55                      push ebp
'00a761b2    8bec                    mov ebp, esp
'00a761b4    83ec08                  sub esp, 08

' *** Reference to "__vbaExceptHandler"
'00a761b7    6866ba4000              push 0040ba66
'00a761bc    64a100000000            mov ax, word ptr fs:[00000000]
'00a761c2    50                      push eax
'00a761c3    64892500000000          mov dword ptr fs:[00000000], esp
'00a761ca    81ecbc000000            sub esp, 000000bc
'00a761d0    53                      push ebx
'00a761d1    56                      push esi
'00a761d2    57                      push edi
'00a761d3    8965f8                  mov dword ptr [ebp-08], esp
'00a761d6    c745fc606b4000          mov dword ptr [ebp-04], 00406b60
'00a761dd    8b7508                  mov esi, dword ptr [ebp+08]
'00a761e0    33db                    xor ebx, ebx
'00a761e2    56                      push esi
'00a761e3    895dec                  mov dword ptr [ebp-14], ebx
'00a761e6    8b06                    mov eax, dword ptr [esi]
'00a761e8    895de8                  mov dword ptr [ebp-18], ebx
'00a761eb    895de4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-1c], ebx
'00a761ee    895de0                  mov dword ptr [ebp-20], ebx
'00a761f1    895ddc                  mov dword ptr [ebp-24], ebx
'00a761f4    895dd8                  mov dword ptr [ebp-28], ebx
'00a761f7    895dd4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-2c], ebx
'00a761fa    895dc4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-3c], ebx
'00a761fd    895db4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-4c], ebx
'00a76200    895da4                  mov dword ptr [ebp-5c], ebx
'00a76203    895d94                  mov dword ptr [ebp-6c], ebx
'00a76206    895d84                  mov dword ptr [ebp-7c], ebx
'00a76209    899d74ffffff            mov dword ptr [ebp+ffffff74], ebx
'00a7620f    899d50ffffff            mov dword ptr [ebp+ffffff50], ebx
'00a76215    ff900c030000            call dword ptr [eax+0000030c]

' *** Reference to "__vbaObjSet"
'00a7621b    8b3da0104000            mov edi, dword ptr [004010a0]
'00a76221    8d4ddc                  lea ecx, dword ptr [ebp-24]
'00a76224    50                      push eax
'00a76225    51                      push ecx
'00a76226    ffd7                    call edi
'00a76228    8b10                    mov edx, dword ptr [eax]
'00a7622a    8d8d50ffffff            lea ecx, dword ptr [ebp+ffffff50]
'00a76230    51                      push ecx
'00a76231    50                      push eax
'00a76232    89854cffffff            mov dword ptr [ebp+ffffff4c], eax
'00a76238    ff92f0000000            call dword ptr [edx+000000f0]
'00a7623e    3bc3                    cmp eax, ebx
'00a76240    dbe2                    fnclex
'00a76242    7d18                    jge a7625b
'00a76244    8b954cffffff            mov edx, dword ptr [ebp+ffffff4c]
'00a7624a    68f0000000              push 000000f0
'00a7624f    6840fd4200              push 0042fd40
'00a76254    52                      push edx
'00a76255    50                      push eax

I know almost nothing about Visual Basic and decompilers, but why it's written in Assembly?

You can write your (de)compiler in anything you want really. Every programming language eventually leads back to binary anwyay.
Assembly is readable binary code pretty much.

[Mable]

Whats the point of having the source code when nobody can read it anyway.

Just be happy that some people do something to keep this actually really alive.

[Shadow Yoshi]

None of that is the real source code. Using a decompiler does not get you source code, it gets you a decompiled executable. There may be bits of interesting information in there, but it is not the source code. We will likely never have it unless Redigit gives it to us, which means we will likely never have it.

[Cedrik]

I downloarded it, but it doesn't work.

Error, Fail, Runtimeerror, ....

[Mable]

Care to give a screenshot.....

[Enchlore]

In previous SMBX versions, when setting an event to activate when starting the level, the event would not be executed when restarting the level after dying in an episode where "Restart last level on death" is set to "on". Have you found a way around it, or did that not change?

Also, do I have to do anything for multiple checkpoints or they're automatically implemented?

[FanofSMBX]

Just out of curosity, why are warps the only expanded debugger limit?

[Anthony Valle]

SMBX 2.0 is very good, that i still waiting for the final release, is possible to make the starman (SMW Yellow Parakoopa) spawn from a ? Block?, i'm recreating SMB World 1-1 level.

[h2643]

SMBX 2.0 is very good, that i still waiting for the final release, is possible to make the starman (SMW Yellow Parakoopa) spawn from a ? Block?, i'm recreating SMB World 1-1 level.

Yes, you need to use PGE Editor to put that NPC in a block, as IIRC the original SMBX Editor is too limited to make this possible.

Also good news: Wohlstand has figured out how to launch SMBX Test mode from PGE Editor! That means that SMBX 2.0 team can finally reject the original SMBX Editor from being included.

[Shadow Yoshi]

The legacy editor will not be officially deprecated for a while. The time it takes for Wohlstand to perfect that capability in PGE as well as the ensuing time we will give users to migrate will likely amount to multiple months and last until after the release of SMBX 2.0.

[Enchlore]

Yes, you need to use PGE Editor to put that NPC in a block, as IIRC the original SMBX Editor is too limited to make this possible.

You can make a parakoopa spawn from a ? block, but you have to scroll through the NPCs since there isn't a shortcut like there is for items.

[PixelPest]

The legacy editor will not be officially deprecated for a while. The time it takes for Wohlstand to perfect that capability in PGE as well as the ensuing time we will give users to migrate will likely amount to multiple months and last until after the release of SMBX 2.0.

And then there's 2.1, 2.2, ...

[migueeel]

If you guys cancel this project, I will personally come to every one of your homes and slap you C:

Feels great to be back into the hype! Consider me a regular checker now!

[h2643]

Yes, you need to use PGE Editor to put that NPC in a block, as IIRC the original SMBX Editor is too limited to make this possible.

You can make a parakoopa spawn from a ? block, but you have to scroll through the NPCs since there isn't a shortcut like there is for items.

I mean you can't include any NPC you want in a block in SMBX Editor, there are limits (for example you can't include Mother Brain in it). In PGE Editor however, there are no limits.