Golden Sun The Lost Age Editor Open Sourced (Dev alpha v0.5 download inside)

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[Atrius]

Developer Alpha Version 0.5


[Download Link]
Developer Alpha Version 0.5, Feb 25, 2012 (1.99 MB .zip)



Wait, the editor is open source now?  What's going on?

I've realized that the editor doesn't just belong to me, it belongs to everyone here.  Combined with the fact that ever since I enlisted in the Military I simply haven't had enough time, or energy to give the project the attention it deserves, this seemed like the logical choice to me.  I'm opening up the project so that anyone with the skills, and desire can contribute to it.  Toward that end I've released the program, and it's source under the GNU public license.  What this basically means is anyone is free to copy, share, and modify the source as long as they give me credit, and it remains under the GNU public license.


As an additional note, I apologize in advance for my poorly organized, uncommented code.

What does this "Developer Alpha Version" nonsense mean?

This is the in-development version of the editor, it contains features that haven't been completed or fully tested.  No guarantee is made about it's level of polish, or stability.

What features that haven't been completed?

1) The sprite editor of course, as I've said before it only works with 2 out of 4 sprite formats right now.  It's extremely slow, hasn't been polished or fully tested yet.  For example, while it's saving the editor may appear to lock up.  It's still working on saving sprites it's just decided it's become too busy with that to play nice with Windows any more, after it's completed saving it will begin responding again.

2) The data viewer (which has been a long time coming, but still isn't finished)  It's a gargantuan feature that won't be polished and final for a LONG time, it's still quite unstable and unpolished.  Still, it can do a lot of cool things: view palettes, tilesets, images, Hex data, ASM code, scan code for data pointers, track where those data pointers are used in the code, e.t.c.

Can I make modifications and release my own version of the editor?

Yes you can!  Just be aware of the following conditions:

- You must label your release as modified, you cannot release it as an "official" version of the editor under my name.
- Your modified version must also be released under the GNU public license.
- You must make your modified source code available for download.
- You can NOT remove any notices in the program that it was originally created by me, or that it is under the GNU public license

To label it as modified by you I highly recommend editing the create event of "obj_about" in the "titlebar buttons" folder of the Game Maker source code to include a statement that it is your modified version of the editor.

[Rolina]

Okay, now then... let's pull a team together.  If we get multiple people working on multiple aspects, compile them together, and work out the kinks while fixing things like conflicting code and what not, then we'll have a much more functional editor much more quickly.

This is most definitely a step in the right direction.

[Kioll]

THANK YOU!!!!  You released the feature I needed for my BYOND project.  Now that I can import and export sprites, I can begin the long and painful process of creating base sprites for Golden Sun BYOND.  You, Atrius, are a miracle worker.  Also, what language is the editor in?

[Tetsuya the Azure Blade]

THANK YOU!!!!  You released the feature I needed for my BYOND project.  Now that I can import and export sprites, I can begin the long and painful process of creating base sprites for Golden Sun BYOND.  You, Atrius, are a miracle worker.  Also, what language is the editor in?

The Editor itself is programmed in GML, but I think he needed to make something in C++, or some other language. I think it was a DLL what he needed to make, that is what I think.

[Misery]

This is good news indeed, and possibly a big step towards the completion of the editor. I can understand why you'd be reluctant to make it open source, but I'm glad you did so anyway. Perhaps even I will be able to contribute something... I'm not sure when, though.

[MaxiPower]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bfzT6JALI&lc=BiJw23veE89efoFRyZ4y97jV35yEE4-XNv6ereIQqro&feature=inbox

can anyone explain why my Sakum sprite worked, like it was made not taking the colour/color requirements in mind...

[Atrius]

The editor automatically converts imported sprites to Golden Sun's palette.

[MaxiPower]

The editor automatically converts imported sprites to Golden Sun's palette.

really, thats amazing.

[Rolina]

The editor automatically converts imported sprites to Golden Sun's palette.

really, thats amazing.

This.  That'll come in really handy.

[Salanewt]

I haven't really been able to test it out very much, but it seems pretty nice! Though, if the working sprite formats are 0 and 1, is it possible to convert other sprites and save them in one of the working formats?

[Atrius]

Yes, it's slow but it will convert sprites to formats 0 & 1.  Like I said the editor may appear to lock up while saving a bunch of edited sprites, but it should start responding again once it finishes which may take a while.

EDIT: Yikes, this version seems to have quite a problem working with some compression formats that were working in v0.4.  I'll try to get a fix out soon...

EDIT 2:  Luckily it was a very simple fix, original link has been updated too.
[GoldenSunTLA_Editor_DevV0_5_r2.zip]

[Kioll]

Hey, Atrius, is there anyway to export pallette swaps?  Or do I have to export the sprite and find the pallette swap manually?

[JamietheFlameUser]

Um... It's not opening files for me. At all. I select an unmodified ROM and hit "Open" and it does nothing. I'm currently using Windows XP.

Edit: Actually, it does open files, but it won't open unmodified ROMs, for some reason.

[Rolina]

Wait, seriously?  It can't open a base rom?  That's one hell of a glitch. O.o

[Salanewt]

It was doing that for me too, and I use Windows 7... Hm, have you tried clicking and dragging the ROM onto the editor? I managed to fix my problem by doing that, since it wouldn't even open modified files for me.

[Fox]

April 18, 2019, 01:18:08 AM

Fox: Thinking.... meme topics.....    Isaac: Stop calling me a sack! Also, don't call me sick either!

[Fox]

April 03, 2019, 08:24:45 PM

Fox: Really don't see the point in the Crystal or even the crown conversation, but whatever... (I mean, if you want to do it, then just do it. - Doesn't need to be at GSHC, because there are no longer clan leaders at GSHC.)

[squizzy44]

April 03, 2019, 03:59:33 AM

squizzy44: We all need to band together to take down Crystal.

[Fox]

April 02, 2019, 12:00:09 AM

Fox: Your clan?  You can't edit it manually, so you have to tell an admin so they can do it. There's actually a topic for when you pick a clan... but uhh... I've no idea if an admin will see it via that, though. (Kain will certainly see id you ping him on GSHC Discord.)

[squizzy44]

April 01, 2019, 05:28:42 PM

squizzy44: How do I change my position on my profile? I haven't used the site in nearly 10 years...

[Fox]

March 31, 2019, 10:10:15 PM

Fox: I still wonder if a Tret glitch for speedrunning exists... I don't think I looked into if the PC was on one of the other layers. (Which basically the second layer edits @-0x200 instead of @-0x100... in the event you are going up (y-axis) out of bounds.) Hm.

[Fox]

March 31, 2019, 06:18:43 PM

Fox: Not me.

[Salanewt]

March 31, 2019, 02:59:38 PM

Salanewt: I don't know of any, although if there were then we'd have to send it as a patch file. I think someone is working on it at least!

[MaxiPower]

March 29, 2019, 07:51:48 PM

MaxiPower: no such thing exists

[reeZ931]

March 26, 2019, 03:38:42 AM

reeZ931: I would really appreciate it 

[reeZ931]

March 26, 2019, 02:39:38 AM

reeZ931: Anyone have a golden sun rom where you can play as saturos and menardi properly? 

[Fox]

March 25, 2019, 09:31:15 PM

Fox: It would explain why everyone leaves so quickly after taking our bananas.

[Fox]

March 24, 2019, 10:36:10 PM

Fox: Wouldn't bananas increase agility the more you have? Like... Diddy Kong Racing reference.

[Average Wind Seer]

March 22, 2019, 11:19:11 PM

Average Wind Seer: Banana: Restores 50PP to user. Restores 40PP to Isaac if Jenna uses this item.

[Salanewt]

March 22, 2019, 09:57:53 PM

Salanewt: Lol. I mean, I am thinking of adding a banana item to GS so...

[Fox]

March 22, 2019, 09:48:42 PM

Fox: Ooh! Sala's back!  I think he wants a banana.  All this banana talk must have attracted him.

[Fox]

March 22, 2019, 08:56:52 PM

Fox: :O I just notice I have no Coins to buy bananas with! (You know, the coins feature this forum has.)

[Fox]

March 04, 2019, 08:45:44 PM

Fox: Aw.  I kind of want to suggest dressing up in a banana costume.  No wait, that's a bad idea.

[Average Wind Seer]

March 04, 2019, 04:24:10 AM

Average Wind Seer: *angry gorilla noises that roughly translates to "Stay the [redacted] off my island and don't touch my [redacted] bananas"*

[Fox]

March 04, 2019, 03:06:07 AM

Fox: Gosh. This is like playing whack-a-mole! What's taking you so long with the bananas?! :D

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