Alternate Power-up Systems

[PixelPest]

After many fails and crashes today, I have successfully created a stable API that forces the power-up system in SMBX to act like the power-up systems in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. DS, and SMW. When the player loses their power-up (if that power-up is a Fire flower, Leaf, etc., and not a mushroom) they return to Big Mario instead of going straight from Fire Mario, Ice Mario, etc. back to Small Mario, as is the default system in SMBX. Write local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem") in your lunadll.lua file to use this API after placing it in Lua Scripts Lib or your level folder. The SMW system makes the reserve power-up drop automatically when the player is hit.

Download altpsystem.lua:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y2x3715f55ko0 ... m.lua?dl=0

[lotus006]

After many fails and crashes today, I have successfully created a stable API that forces the power-up system in SMBX to act like the power-up systems in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. DS, etc. When the player loses their power-up (if that power-up is a Fire flower, Leaf, etc., and not a mushroom) they return to Big Mario instead of going straight from Fire Mario, Ice Mario, etc. back to Small Mario, as is the default system in SMBX. Write local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem") in your lunadll.lua file to use this API after placing it in Lua Scripts Lib or your level folder.

Download altpsystem.lua:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y2x3715f55ko0 ... m.lua?dl=0

Nice one, I hope this one will be in options too choose it in the 2.0

[PixelPest]

Thanks. I'm trying to see if I can get it as a default API for the next release of SMBX 2.0

[Mario_and_Luigi_55]

That's strange! I did something similar yesterday and just today saw this thread .

Well, mine is a bit different and not that good as yours. The main difference is that if I would use this in episode i would have to paste it in every level's lunadll.lua

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local mozliwazmiana = 0
local mozliwazmiana2 = 0 
local potrzebnazmiana = 0 
function onLoop()
	if player.powerup == PLAYER_FIREFLOWER or player.powerup == PLAYER_LEAF or player.powerup == PLAYER_TANOOKIE or player.powerup == PLAYER_HAMMER or player.powerup == PLAYER_ICE  then 
		mozliwazmiana = 1
	end	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and mozliwazmiana == 1 then 
		potrzebnazmiana = 1 
	end
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 1 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 3 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 4 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 5 or  player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 7 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 8 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 11 player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 12 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 41 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 500 then
		if potrzebnazmiana == 1 then 
			mozliwazmiana2 = 1 
		end	
	end
	if mozliwazmiana2 == 1 
		if	potrzebnazmiana == 1 then 
			player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG
			mozliwazmiana2 = 0
			potrzebnazmiana = 0
			mozliwazmiana = 0
	end
	end
end

It's super strange that we did something similar in one day isn't it?

[Trace]

Awesome, ive always wanted something like this, this will be really good if you make hard levels but still want to make them easy without making them completly empty, and also without having toad the main playable ._.

[PixelPest]

That's strange! I did something similar yesterday and just today saw this thread .

Well, mine is a bit different and not that good as yours. The main difference is that if I would use this in episode i would have to paste it in every level's lunadll.lua

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local mozliwazmiana = 0
local mozliwazmiana2 = 0 
local potrzebnazmiana = 0 
function onLoop()
	if player.powerup == PLAYER_FIREFLOWER or player.powerup == PLAYER_LEAF or player.powerup == PLAYER_TANOOKIE or player.powerup == PLAYER_HAMMER or player.powerup == PLAYER_ICE  then 
		mozliwazmiana = 1
	end	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and mozliwazmiana == 1 then 
		potrzebnazmiana = 1 
	end
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 1 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 3 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 4 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 5 or  player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 7 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 8 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 11 player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 12 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 41 or player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 500 then
		if potrzebnazmiana == 1 then 
			mozliwazmiana2 = 1 
		end	
	end
	if mozliwazmiana2 == 1 
		if	potrzebnazmiana == 1 then 
			player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG
			mozliwazmiana2 = 0
			potrzebnazmiana = 0
			mozliwazmiana = 0
	end
	end
end

It's super strange that we did something similar in one day isn't it?

This is terribly inefficient. Why test for all of those things when you could just test to see if it isn't something?

[afanguy]

So, I tested it, but I have one TINY complain:
Whenever you collect items like: Fire Flower, Ice Flower, etc. you still get an extra-Mushroom for your item slot.
Other than that it is perfect!

[HenryRichard]

So, I tested it, but I have one TINY complain:
Whenever you collect items like: Fire Flower, Ice Flower, etc. you still get an extra-Mushroom for your item slot.
Other than that it is perfect!

That's the way it works in NSMB, but I imagine you could easily change that if you wanted to.

[PixelPest]

So, I tested it, but I have one TINY complain:
Whenever you collect items like: Fire Flower, Ice Flower, etc. you still get an extra-Mushroom for your item slot.
Other than that it is perfect!

That was intentionally left in, although I may consider changing it. It would be a quick fix

[afanguy]

So, I tested it, but I have one TINY complain:
Whenever you collect items like: Fire Flower, Ice Flower, etc. you still get an extra-Mushroom for your item slot.
Other than that it is perfect!

That's the way it works in NSMB, but I imagine you could easily change that if you wanted to.

Really? Man I gotta play the game again, I might have forgotten that after playing all those Mario Maker Levels where you don't have an item slot.

[PixelPest]

So, I tested it, but I have one TINY complain:
Whenever you collect items like: Fire Flower, Ice Flower, etc. you still get an extra-Mushroom for your item slot.
Other than that it is perfect!

That's the way it works in NSMB, but I imagine you could easily change that if you wanted to.

Really? Man I gotta play the game again, I might have forgotten that after playing all those Mario Maker Levels where you don't have an item slot.

NSMB games don't have a power-up slot in-game though...

[Zipper]

NSMB games don't have a power-up slot in-game though...

NSMB DS allows you to store an item in the bottom screen.

[zlaker]

That's the way it works in NSMB, but I imagine you could easily change that if you wanted to.

Really? Man I gotta play the game again, I might have forgotten that after playing all those Mario Maker Levels where you don't have an item slot.

NSMB games don't have a power-up slot in-game though...

They actually do have power-up slot in game, but that's only for the handheld games.

[PixelPest]

Really? Man I gotta play the game again, I might have forgotten that after playing all those Mario Maker Levels where you don't have an item slot.

NSMB games don't have a power-up slot in-game though...

They actually do have power-up slot in game, but that's only for the handheld games.

Thanks for mentioning that. Soon I'm going to update this. The following will be added to the previous system:
1. NSMBDS: Player can use item box, but when collecting a power-up from the Big Mario state, a mushroom will not be added to the item box.
2. NSMBWII: Player has no item box.
They will still be included as one Lua file.

[HeroLinik]

Thanks for this. It's something I've really wanted to add. However, it doesn't seem to be working when I try to put it into the LunaDLL file. Here's the code I've got:

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local storedpower = false --true if player has power-up other than mushroom
local canchange = false --true if it is safe to change the player's power-up
local needchange = false --true if the player's power-up needs to be changed

local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem")

function altpsystem.onInitAPI()
   registerEvent(altpsystem, "onTick", "onTick", false)
end

function onTick()
	if player.powerup ~= PLAYER_BIG and player.powerup ~= PLAYER_SMALL then --if the player has a power-up other than a mushroom
		storedpower = true
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and storedpower == true then --if the player is powering down (hit by an ememy but not killed)
		needchange = true --the player's power-up needs to be changed from default, but cannot be yet, as it will cause an error while powering down
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) ~= 2 and needchange == true then --if the player is not powering down
		canchange = true --deem that it is safe to change the player's power-up
	end
	
	if canchange == true and needchange == true then --if the player's power-up needs to be changed and it is safe to change it
		player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG --the player is now Big Mario
		canchange = false --reset all values to false
		needchange = false
		storedpower = false
	end
end

return altpsystem

What am I doing wrong, and how can it be fixed?

[h2643]

Why are you putting that in a LunaDLL file and not LunaLua file..?

[HeroLinik]

Why are you putting that in a LunaDLL file and not LunaLua file..?

I meant lunadll.lua.

[PixelPest]

Thanks for this. It's something I've really wanted to add. However, it doesn't seem to be working when I try to put it into the LunaDLL file. Here's the code I've got:

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local storedpower = false --true if player has power-up other than mushroom
local canchange = false --true if it is safe to change the player's power-up
local needchange = false --true if the player's power-up needs to be changed

local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem")

function altpsystem.onInitAPI()
   registerEvent(altpsystem, "onTick", "onTick", false)
end

function onTick()
	if player.powerup ~= PLAYER_BIG and player.powerup ~= PLAYER_SMALL then --if the player has a power-up other than a mushroom
		storedpower = true
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and storedpower == true then --if the player is powering down (hit by an ememy but not killed)
		needchange = true --the player's power-up needs to be changed from default, but cannot be yet, as it will cause an error while powering down
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) ~= 2 and needchange == true then --if the player is not powering down
		canchange = true --deem that it is safe to change the player's power-up
	end
	
	if canchange == true and needchange == true then --if the player's power-up needs to be changed and it is safe to change it
		player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG --the player is now Big Mario
		canchange = false --reset all values to false
		needchange = false
		storedpower = false
	end
end

return altpsystem

What am I doing wrong, and how can it be fixed?

I have no idea what you're trying to do, but try putting this into your Lunadll.lua instead:

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local storedpower = false --true if player has power-up other than mushroom
local canchange = false --true if it is safe to change the player's power-up
local needchange = false --true if the player's power-up needs to be changed

function onTick()
	if player.powerup ~= PLAYER_BIG and player.powerup ~= PLAYER_SMALL then --if the player has a power-up other than a mushroom
		storedpower = true
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and storedpower == true then --if the player is powering down (hit by an ememy but not killed)
		needchange = true --the player's power-up needs to be changed from default, but cannot be yet, as it will cause an error while powering down
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) ~= 2 and needchange == true then --if the player is not powering down
		canchange = true --deem that it is safe to change the player's power-up
	end
	
	if canchange == true and needchange == true then --if the player's power-up needs to be changed and it is safe to change it
		player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG --the player is now Big Mario
		canchange = false --reset all values to false
		needchange = false
		storedpower = false
	end
end

It's best just to put the API in the same folder as your Lunadll.lua and use local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem")

[HeroLinik]

I have no idea what you're trying to do, but try putting this into your Lunadll.lua instead:

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local storedpower = false --true if player has power-up other than mushroom
local canchange = false --true if it is safe to change the player's power-up
local needchange = false --true if the player's power-up needs to be changed

function onTick()
	if player.powerup ~= PLAYER_BIG and player.powerup ~= PLAYER_SMALL then --if the player has a power-up other than a mushroom
		storedpower = true
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and storedpower == true then --if the player is powering down (hit by an ememy but not killed)
		needchange = true --the player's power-up needs to be changed from default, but cannot be yet, as it will cause an error while powering down
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) ~= 2 and needchange == true then --if the player is not powering down
		canchange = true --deem that it is safe to change the player's power-up
	end
	
	if canchange == true and needchange == true then --if the player's power-up needs to be changed and it is safe to change it
		player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG --the player is now Big Mario
		canchange = false --reset all values to false
		needchange = false
		storedpower = false
	end
end

It's best just to put the API in the same folder as your Lunadll.lua and use local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem")

Even that is still not working. I've also tried using API.Load(string altpsystem) but that doesn't seem to work either.

[PixelPest]

I have no idea what you're trying to do, but try putting this into your Lunadll.lua instead:

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local storedpower = false --true if player has power-up other than mushroom
local canchange = false --true if it is safe to change the player's power-up
local needchange = false --true if the player's power-up needs to be changed

function onTick()
	if player.powerup ~= PLAYER_BIG and player.powerup ~= PLAYER_SMALL then --if the player has a power-up other than a mushroom
		storedpower = true
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) == 2 and storedpower == true then --if the player is powering down (hit by an ememy but not killed)
		needchange = true --the player's power-up needs to be changed from default, but cannot be yet, as it will cause an error while powering down
	end
	
	if player:mem(0x122,FIELD_WORD) ~= 2 and needchange == true then --if the player is not powering down
		canchange = true --deem that it is safe to change the player's power-up
	end
	
	if canchange == true and needchange == true then --if the player's power-up needs to be changed and it is safe to change it
		player.powerup = PLAYER_BIG --the player is now Big Mario
		canchange = false --reset all values to false
		needchange = false
		storedpower = false
	end
end

It's best just to put the API in the same folder as your Lunadll.lua and use local altpsystem = API.load("altpsystem")

Even that is still not working. I've also tried using API.Load(string altpsystem) but that doesn't seem to work either.

What error are you getting and what version of LunaLua do you have?