Powerup Guard (Stay super!)

[Dracyoshi]

In SMBX the player is downgraded to Small Mario when they take damage while under the effect of a Stage 3 power-up like the Fire Flower. Ever play some Mario Maker and get used to only being downgraded one stage when you take damage? That's what happened to me! Returning to SMBX and being one hit away from death after taking damage as Fire Mario was jarring. It's quite punishing!

Powerup Guard was made to bring the modern Mario series power-up regression to SMBX. If the player takes damage while under effect of the Fire Flower, Super Leaf or any other power-up with this script active then they'll only be downgraded to Super Mario, not Small Mario. This will effectively make damage less punishing and make it easier to return back to Mario's strongest forms; and it may even allow you more room to design more threatening obstacles in your levels without making it more difficult than intended! You may also find that this script pairs well with another script that disables or nerfs the Reserve Box.

Powerup Guard doesn't effect Peach, Toad and Link. They already have a similar mechanic, and I don't want to interfere with it. I also didn't test it with any of the custom characters added to SMBX2, so be wary of unintended behavior. It might work, but Maker discretion is advised.

A download link can be found here: dead link
Powerup Guard runs under the internal name "powerupGuard". Load it through API.load and you're set! There are no parameters to configure.
EDIT: The download link is currently broken. I'm not sure if/when I'll get around to fixing it.

[IAmPlayer]

If I recall correctly, there's a similar system called "altpsystem.lua", but considering this one doesn't really need a configuration might be useful for just a quick setup.

[Wiimeiser]

I tested the additional custom characters in SMBX2, and characters who use Mario's powerup-health system (Wario, Zelda, Rosalina, Uncle Broadsword, Ultimate Rinka, probably Snake) behave as though it isn't installed, but everyone else works as normal. Bowser always dies in one hit though, even without it, is that normal?

[Emral]

I just looked in SMBX2 and I have NO clue why altpsystem is in the legacy folder lol.

[Dracyoshi]

Oh... I wasn't even aware that altpsystem existed! Oops. Regardless, I've gave it a run and altpsystem lacks an accurate hurt animation; the normal animation of transforming into Small Mario is played, then once the animation is complete Mario is suddenly transformed back into Super Mario. It's a little jarring. And I understand why: There's an issue where the player's position and camera is offset if you manipulate their power-up during the hurt animation, which I had to spend most of my time patching out while making Powerup Guard. Gotta make the transformation look seamless!

I tested the additional custom characters in SMBX2, and characters who use Mario's powerup-health system (Wario, Zelda, Rosalina, Uncle Broadsword, Ultimate Rinka, probably Snake) behave as though it isn't installed, but everyone else works as normal. Bowser always dies in one hit though, even without it, is that normal?

Got it! I looked into the issue and it appears that the SMBX2 characters have unique IDs when you retrieve their PlayerSettings, so I'll have to patch in support for them. I'll look into doing it soon; I wasn't initially planning on supporting them as it wasn't necessary for how I'm planning to personally use this script, but it'd be a shame if I left this feature incomplete now that I've posted it publicly.

[Cedur]

That animation inaccuracy was indeed confusing for me, so this marks an improvement, good job.

[lan vuhoang]

Update this for Beta 4 and support for the new require() library.

[Jumper]

Update this for Beta 4 and support for the new require() library.

I tested it in the latest version of SMBX 2.0, and it works pretty well.

[lan vuhoang]

Update this for Beta 4 and support for the new require() library.

I tested it in the latest version of SMBX 2.0, and it works pretty well.

What version do you tested it on? And how?

[Jumper]

Update this for Beta 4 and support for the new require() library.

I tested it in the latest version of SMBX 2.0, and it works pretty well.

What version do you tested it on? And how?

I tested it with SMBX 2.0 Beta 4 Patch 3 Hotfix, and I used in the luna.lua file:

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require("powerupGuard")

[gohkenytp]

In SMBX the player is downgraded to Small Mario when they take damage while under the effect of a Stage 3 power-up like the Fire Flower. Ever play some Mario Maker and get used to only being downgraded one stage when you take damage? That's what happened to me! Returning to SMBX and being one hit away from death after taking damage as Fire Mario was jarring. It's quite punishing!

Yeah true. It also happened in the SNES version of Super Mario World too. Like why would Nintendo do this?

[Jumper]

In SMBX the player is downgraded to Small Mario when they take damage while under the effect of a Stage 3 power-up like the Fire Flower. Ever play some Mario Maker and get used to only being downgraded one stage when you take damage? That's what happened to me! Returning to SMBX and being one hit away from death after taking damage as Fire Mario was jarring. It's quite punishing!

Yeah true. It also happened in the SNES version of Super Mario World too. Like why would Nintendo do this?

No clue, but if that does annoy you enough, there is a patch available that makes it so you don't revert back to Small Mario when hit with a Stage 3 Power-Up.

While we're on topic, there's also a patch that makes it so you don't accidentally replace your Cape Feather with a Super Mushroom.


But yeah, both of those things are one of the more annoying things about Super Mario World.

[SPEEDIE]

If I recall correctly, there's a similar system called "altpsystem.lua", but considering this one doesn't really need a configuration might be useful for just a quick setup.

Yep, in fact I'm using it for my project. Anyways, if this is better, I will switch to it. If I remember correctly, altpsystem was made by PixelPest. Could be wrong though.

[The Handwoven Box]

Is there a way to get this to work with Wario?

[MrDoubleA]

Is there a way to get this to work with Wario?

Never used it, personally, but maybe this'll do the trick?

[The Handwoven Box]

Is there a way to get this to work with Wario?

Never used it, personally, but maybe this'll do the trick?

Worked just fine, thank you!

[HAK0TA538]

Erm, download link doesen't exist anymore?

[Suckerman7 GM]

Erm, download link doesen't exist anymore?

Well probably it timed out. Besides, there is a more polished version done by KBM-Quine that does the same thing, but better.

[King Mario]

I've had PowerupGuard for years! I just created a new download for people. Just in case you still want it.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/19bv6vsr ... j2i3g&dl=0

I added a luna.lua file with the required code, along with powerupGuard.lua, so all you need to do is copy and paste both files out of the folder and into whatever episode you're playing. Easy as that! You're welcome! But, more importantly, don't forget to credit Dracyoshi for the original concept! I am not the original creator of this content and nor do I claim to be such.