The Disastrous NPC Pack

[Master of Disaster]

The Disastrous NPC Pack - v1.2



Hello there, this is the Disastrous NPC pack! And today, to celebrate the new year, I have something nice for you, introducing update 1.2!
This adds 4 new npcs into the mix, but also updates ALL the other npcs in this pack!

What's in there?
- NSMBU - Bone Blocks (v1.0)
- SMBW - Hanabihai (v1.0)
- SMBW - Long Donut Blocks (v1.0)
- SMBW - Shrodinger's Flip Block (v1.0)
- Original - Swinging Pole + Hanglerfish (v1.0)
- Original - Launchpad (v1.1)
- SMO - Packet (v1.1)
- SMW/NSMB - Roulette Block (v1.1)
- SMBW - Puffy Lifts (v1.1)
- NSMB - Spin Block (v1.2)
- M&L:SS - Shark Bones + Carcharodon Bones (v1.2)
- MvsDK - Flower Fans (v1.2)
- Original - Barrglar + Barrglarmite (v1.2)

Since I updated the older npcs, it's time for a changelog:
v1.2:

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- Bone Blocks:
- added multiplayer compatibility
- Fixed an issue where you clip through lowering bone blocks.
- launchHeight and chainDelay are now block configs instead of episode spanning values.
- Hidden Bone blocks don't execute code anymore.
- Shroedinger's Flip Blocks:
- added multiplayer compatibility
- Long Donut Blocks:
- Updated donutblock2.lua to use the b5 version of donutblock.lua as a base
- Hanabihai:
- Changed visuals to be more faithful to SMBW (+ it looks better)
- Improved the npcsettings to make them useable
- Particles changes, most notably added an effect for the fuse
- Packets:
- added multiplayer compatibility
- Roulette Block:
- moved code into library
- improved powerup switching, so you aren't big for one frame + it's multiplayer compatible
- it takes the correct width and height from the block's content's npc config, if it exists
- added the big Roulette Block from NSMBWii, you can also now set the priority of the block's content via block configs.
- Swinging Poles:
- added multiplayer compatibility
- players with stars and I-frames render properly
- you leave the pole when too far away from it (so you can teleport the player that's on a pole)
- if there is no sprite sheet for a player/costume, it now uses default frames from the normal spritesheet
- you can now customize the acceleration on a pole
- the Hanglerfish won't despawn when the pole is onscreen, vice versa
- you can now hurt a Hanglerfish during it's hurt animation
- Launchpads:
- added multiplayer support
- fixed clipping through semisolids when ground pounding
- Puffy Lifts:
- added multiplayer support
- fixed clipping through semisolids when ground pounding
- if there are multiple npcs on a lift, their weight will now stack up properly

A short rundown of v1.0:

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Bone Blocks! If they get hit, they unload a chain event (which results in a wave wooo), bouncing you back and hitting enemies!
And yes, it works with GroundPound.lua (funnily enough, through no extra work on my side)



And there's the Hanabihai from Mario Wonder, aka the entire reason why I waited for New Year's Eve with this pack!
And best of all, you can give them a varying amount of segments and they come in red, yellow, blue and literally every other colour (via Hex Codes)!
The sprites are made by d3dot03 (aka hammerless penguin)



I'll just pretend that the Long Donut Blocks are from Wonder since Wonder had them. I was not actively remaking that though.
You can change their width and if they hit a terminus, they turn gray and stop falling!



Does the Flip Block exist when no one looks at it? Shrodinger's Flip Block from Mario Wonder sure doesn't!
It's a block that only exists when the player looks at it. There are also orange Anti-versions that only exist when you are not looking.
They will crush npcs by the way.



And this one is a fun one: Swinging Poles! Jump on the pole, swing around to gain momentum and jump off at the right moment to get some distance!
When you are swinging so fast that there are afterimages, you just have to hold into the direction you want to jump in, otherwise you need to time your jump though!

And there is also a Hanglerfish! Hit them to lower the lure, jump on the pole, get pulled up, bulid momentum and jump off in time! Otherwise you will see their teeth...

v1.1 added some more NPCs!

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Starting off with Launchpads! If they are pressured, they squish down. If you jump now, you release it's pressure, launching everything on top high into the air!



Because motivation is an enigma, I randomly wanted to make Packets. Kick them, squish them, and see them fly around everywhere! They are even anotherwalljump.lua (granted, a special version that lets you walljump off of npcs) and GroundPound.lua compatible!



Roulette Blocks are a neat thing. You can put any npc into this and configure the time it takes to cycle through each "powerup". It will also release progressive powerups, even if you are small!



After making the launchpads, I figured that it wouldn't be too hard to make Puffy Lifts as well. Boy was I wrong, but here we are! Squish them for long enough and they'll disappear! It's even compatible with GroundPound.lua! However I'd recommend using spawnzones.lua alongside these, because loading logic does not like custom width npcs.

And there are also the new additions for v1.2:

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Featuring an original enemy, the Barrglar!! (No this guy is not from DK Country I swear I am being original). They hide as a normal barrel, but when they notice you, they jump up and start barreling towards you! You can jump onto it, and balance on it. If you throw something at it or ground pound it, you can destroy it, releasing it's contents.


There's also a TNT version, the Barrglarmite! Works just as the Barrglar, but you can't stand on it and it explodes on impact.


Next up, there are Flower Fans from Mario vs DK (Switch). They move players and npcs that are caught in the gusts, and there are versions for ON-OFF (and potentially JOFF and uhh JON states), as well as Beat Block ones!


Watch out for the Shark Bones! Originally, they appeared in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga, but now they have been adapted into SMBX2! They try to bite anything that comes into their territory, and jump after their prey if it's too high up. They can't survive long outside of sand, and they will always try to return to their starting position (or the nearest anchor bgo, by default the Passthrough Toggler)


Say Hello to the Carcharodon Bones! Few adventurers have escaped the wrath of this beast...


And there's also the Spin Block from NSMB for good measure!

You know how it goes, just credit and you are good to go!

Speaking of good to go, here's the download:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xlwgp7np ... tubdo&dl=0

[Emral]

Yooo, awesome stuff. The angler fish is such a cool idea.

In Wonder, the flip blocks are visible in a radius around the player, unrelated to the player's facing direction. Is there a setting for this?

[Master of Disaster]

Yooo, awesome stuff. The angler fish is such a cool idea.

In Wonder, the flip blocks are visible in a radius around the player, unrelated to the player's facing direction. Is there a setting for this?

Thanks ^^
And yes, the flip blocks are visible even behind the player for a (library-spanning) configurable distance. The default is 32 px from the player's edge to the block's edge, and you can even set negative distances to troll

[Blake Izayoi]

This is all quite amazing!! You've done a fantastic job with these, thank you for making them.

[GreenDemon]

What's the max amount of segments a Hanabihai can have?

[Master of Disaster]

What's the max amount of segments a Hanabihai can have?

It's 10 segments, but you can just edit the cap in their npcsettings to whatever you like
If you want to make an unavoidable obstacle, that is xD

[Chilly14]

This looks cool! I think I'll give these NPCs for a spin at some point.

[TheGameyFireBro105]

Bone Blocks are invisible for me.

[Master of Disaster]

Bone Blocks are invisible for me.

That's weird since they are drawn like normal tiles, so they really shouldn't be invisible unless you don't have their gfx files. Are they also invisible in the example levels?

[TheGameyFireBro105]

Bone Blocks are invisible for me.

That's weird since they are drawn like normal tiles, so they really shouldn't be invisible unless you don't have their gfx files. Are they also invisible in the example levels?

Haven't checked.

[MegaDood]

This wasn't bumped so I'm doing it for ya
Awesome update, I love all the new additions. The puffy lifts especially are really nice. Only thing is the launchpad can be a bit janky, I ran off of one while standing on a semisolid and I passed through the semisolid

[Just_Thomas]

This wasn't bumped so I'm doing it for ya
Awesome update, I love all the new additions. The puffy lifts especially are really nice. Only thing is the launchpad can be a bit janky, I ran off of one while standing on a semisolid and I passed through the semisolid

Great move by you, I would have totally missed it otherwise (imagine a thumbs up smiley here).

An NPC content update or release should ALWAYS be made clear with a new post. For everyone else like me, these are like new ingredients for cooking. In addition - at least for me - there is always a certain anticipation of at least being able to test the new content or even use it directly.

Roulette Blocks are a neat thing. You can put any npc into this and configure the time it takes to cycle through each "powerup". It will also release progressive powerups, even if you are small!

It's probably not directly possible because it was designed as a block, but in SMW you can also eat the contents of a roulette block with Yoshi's tongue. Can't be added by chance, can it? But hey, it's nice that the roulette block has also been realized now. It is once again also thanks to Emral and his Custom Asset Index that coders like you do know what is missing.

That the roulette block has the ID 777, this is of course a brilliant choice.

[Master of Disaster]

This wasn't bumped so I'm doing it for ya
Awesome update, I love all the new additions. The puffy lifts especially are really nice. Only thing is the launchpad can be a bit janky, I ran off of one while standing on a semisolid and I passed through the semisolid

Thanks ^^
And yeah the Launchpads in general probably needed a bit more polish than they got. Might make an update in the near future that fixes some of the issues, if I have the time.

It's probably not directly possible because it was designed as a block, but in SMW you can also eat the contents of a roulette block with Yoshi's tongue. Can't be added by chance, can it? But hey, it's nice that the roulette block has also been realized now. It is once again also thanks to Emral and his Custom Asset Index that coders like you do know what is missing.

That the roulette block has the ID 777, this is of course a brilliant choice.

Thanks ^^ (again xD)

I don't think I'll add that, especially since Yoshi would (should) only be able to eat the npcs that can actually be eaten by him. I think it would be a massive headache for something that doesn't really matter that much.

Also next time when I update a pack or something, I'll make sure to push it with a new message!

[Just_Thomas]

It's probably not directly possible because it was designed as a block, but in SMW you can also eat the contents of a roulette block with Yoshi's tongue. Can't be added by chance, can it? But hey, it's nice that the roulette block has also been realized now. It is once again also thanks to Emral and his Custom Asset Index that coders like you do know what is missing.

That the roulette block has the ID 777, this is of course a brilliant choice.

Thanks ^^ (again xD)

I don't think I'll add that, especially since Yoshi would (should) only be able to eat the npcs that can actually be eaten by him. I think it would be a massive headache for something that doesn't really matter that much.

Also next time when I update a pack or something, I'll make sure to push it with a new message!

You're absolutely right. Before I saw it in a longplay just a few weeks ago, I didn't even know that (I can't find the level again now).
Weeks ago I thought about asking if anyone was planning to create this block (so a request), but fortunately it has now happened.
PS: By the way, I have this ugly bug here.



This bug happens if I already copy the files into my main project folder. They just have to be there to cause the bug, not even used or anything.
The really strange thing about that is, in the "safe area" (I sometimes test them seperate for several reasons) it does NOT happen at all.
I hope your block doesn't interfere with anything else.

[mariobrigade2018]

Great work with the roulette block! The only thing I would suggest to make it more accurate to SMW and the 3D games is to make the bumpable flag true. And putting a mega mushroom in the box will play the normal box SFX instead of the mega mushroom specific one.

[Master of Disaster]

PS: By the way, I have this ugly bug here.



This bug happens if I already copy the files into my main project folder. They just have to be there to cause the bug, not even used or anything.
The really strange thing about that is, in the "safe area" (I sometimes test them seperate for several reasons) it does NOT happen at all.
I hope your block doesn't interfere with anything else.

Huh, what is your block-906? And also, it would also probably help to find out which npc/block of the pack specifically causes the issues.
Because tbh I have no idea what part of my npcs/roulette block is so menacing that it kills other custom blocks by it's sole existence

[Just_Thomas]

Block-906 IS your Roulette Block. I changed the ID because I wanted to reserve IDs 751-x for level blocks and stuff...
https://www.file-upload.net/download-15 ... F.zip.html
https://file.io/RF6rd9FjmkoF

And the testmap works just fine. But as soon I copy these files in my project folder, all hell breaks loose.

No idea if it has something to do with ANYTHING of that (it is the content of the luna.lua)

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Defines.player_grabSideEnabled = false
Defines.player_grabTopEnabled = false
Defines.player_grabShellEnabled = false

--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29121
--True SMB1 Playables (Version 2.0 - LUIGI UPDATE)
--by: Nate-O
function onStart()
	Player.setCostume(CHARACTER_MARIO, "SMB1-Mario")
	Player.setCostume(CHARACTER_LUIGI, "SMB1-Luigi")
end

function onTick()
    	player.keys.dropItem = false
    	player.keys.altJump = false

--Code by deIce
--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/posting.php?mode=quote&p=399575
--NPC always moves right after spawning
	for _, v in NPC.iterate() do
		if(v:mem(0x138, FIELD_WORD) == 1 and v:mem(0x13C, FIELD_DFLOAT) == 0) then
		v.direction = DIR_RIGHT
		end
	end
end

--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=399480
--heartsForAll (v3.1.0.5) - Applies Heart System to Box Users
--by: AppleTheTomato
local pc = require("heartsForAll")

--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26835
--[NPC Pack / Library] Extended Koopas (v1.1.1) - More and more accurate koopas!
--by: MrDoubleA
local extendedKoopas = require("extendedKoopas")

--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28655
--Auto-loading next level after winning • levellist.lua
--by: LooKiCH
-- in {} paste the filenames of your levels in ascending order
-- BOTH MAP.LUA AND LUNA.LUA MUST HAVE THE SAME LEVEL LIST VALUE!
--require("levellist").levels = {"template_normalLevel.lvlx","template_underground.lvlx","template_normalLevel2.lvlx"}

--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25750
--warpTransition.lua (v1.1.3) - Spruce up your warps!
--by: MrDoubleA			
local warpTransition = require("warpTransition")
warpTransition.levelStartTransition = warpTransition.TRANSITION_MOSAIC

--https://www.smbxgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=399891#p390017
--Re: warpTransition.lua (v1.1.3) - Spruce up your warps!
--by: Marioman2007

[Pinetiger_]

How do you enter the hex codes into the settings for the hanabihai? everything I enter in comes up with an error that either says "attempt to perform arithmetic on a local 'word' (a string value)" or "bad argument #1 to 'bitrshift' (number expected, got string)

[Master of Disaster]

How do you enter the hex codes into the settings for the hanabihai? everything I enter in comes up with an error that either says "attempt to perform arithmetic on a local 'word' (a string value)" or "bad argument #1 to 'bitrshift' (number expected, got string)

You have to enter it like this for example:

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0x00ff5dFF 0x00b3ffFF 0x1500ffFF

#00ff5d for example won't work, but you can just add a 0x at the beginning and FF at the end to get the same colour.
The way you choose colours is pretty jank, I should probably rework that a bit to make it more user friendly.

[Master of Disaster]

updated the npc pack! Added 4 npcs but also updated all other npcs in the pack! Especially the Hanabihai (yes I know they have a localized name) is now a lot easier to use!
Happy new Year, everyone!