Learn Lunar Magic Part 1: Basics and U.I
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Our new live tutorial series has us learning how to make rom hacks for Super Mario World using Lunar Magic. In this lesson, you will learn how to use it, the basics, the U.I, and what things you need to look out for.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS LESSON:
How to use Lunar Magic
How to understand the user interfaces (there are multiple interfaces when using this program)
Organization of your windows (when dealing with objects and sprites)
How to test your rom hack
Saving levels to your rom hack
Adding Sprites and Objects
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
A Super Mario World Rom (I cannot link this due to rules)
Lunar Magic version 3.51: https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section
Pencil and Paper to allow you to sketch your own levels
SNES 9X (for testing and to play it): https://snes9x.ipherswipsite.com/
Floating IPS patcher (to allow to use rom hacks): https://www.smwcentral.net/?a=details
THINGS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE STARTING:
This is a beginner-friendly tutorial series and will touch on the basics of rom hack development and will not go into advanced material like custom mechanics (EXCEPT for those already published on SMW Central, in which we will dive into in later lessons)
You are allowed to post your rom hacks on your website, but you are NOT allowed to put them behind a paywall (even on Patreon) as it is Nintendo IP.
Using customized assets from SMWCentral or other sites is allowed, but you have to give credit when you finish either in a Text File or inside of the hack via video/ in hack cutscene
You must accurately describe your rom hack if you plan to upload to sites like SMWCentral as it will be scanned for difficulty, as well as other things like cut-off tiles, or your hack will be rejected from the site.