Classic Exp. Pack for Brawl - new Best Of pack (May 2018)

[Foxfan12]

So I downloaded the Project M version of this and when I get it working, either the loading times are ridiculous, or the game freezes after stage selection. I followed all of the instructions (except for editing common5.pac and whichever menu pac it was that I was supposed to edit - the directions on that were more than ambiguous. And I think that that was only supposed to be for if you added your own custom stages rather than the full pack. Using Riivolution by the way. Anyone have any idea what the heck could be going on?

[DocStrange]

I've been using the P:M pack and keep getting crashes on stages like Distant Planet and original Green Hill Zone. I've added some stuff, but the freezes have only taken place when nothing I've added has come into play. Does anyone have any suggestions on things I could try?

[rax189]

I think in the next release, I'll be re-arranging the .PAC files and stage icons so all the custom stages are in order (01-24) This should make it easier to use as a base for your own stage expansion setup.
I've also decided to replace SSB64 Intro with something else, since it was never a playable stage even in SSB64. (I can still include it as an extra, like with Trophy Tussle.)
I think I'll put in a stage from Brawl- or P:M to replace it for now. That way, the last two slots (the new stage and Online Practice Stage) can serve as "extra" slots that you could replace with anything. However, this could change if Mute City comes out first

PERFECT lol thx

[libertyernie]

Here's the second screen on my current SSS:

The first screen is still the same.

Should I try making some sort of installation .exe that automatically inserts the right MiscData[80] into common5 and mu_menumain? I could probably pull it off now that I've gotten used to BrawlLib. In the meantime, I'll try writing some more detailed instructions on the first post.

I've been using the P:M pack and keep getting crashes on stages like Distant Planet and original Green Hill Zone. I've added some stuff, but the freezes have only taken place when nothing I've added has come into play. Does anyone have any suggestions on things I could try?

I honestly have no idea, sorry. Are you using Riivolution? (I can't test Riivolution on my Wii U.)

[DocStrange]

Nope, just using Gecko. I'm going to get a new SD card tonight and see if maybe mine is just getting crappy.

[Kienamaru]

That new second screen looks awesome!

[DocStrange]

Well, I went back t just plain PM and haven't had any problems. If no one else is having problems on the expansion Brawl stages I guess it's probably just a problem with my SD card.

I do have my card formatted to FAT16 instead of FAT32 because I thought I'd heard that it would make things run better. Could that be the problem? Is everyone else using 32?

[Kienamaru]

I used Fat32 for PM 2.5b expansion and everything worked flawlessly.

[Foxfan12]

So I finally got this working. Then I decided that I didn't like swimmable water on great bay. I went to the lakora base module converter and converted a dxgarden to a palutena renamed it st_custom19 and placed it in the module folder. Then it crashed. I added the original rel back - but nothing still crashing. Help.

[DocStrange]

You need to convert a palutena.rel to a custom.rel.

Just renaming a rel won't work, the idea is that the base rel is what the stage is originally supposed to be over (un-swimmable Great Bay is supposed to go over Skyworld) and then you're converting it to whatever stage slot you want it over.


Btw, got a new SD card and formatted to FAT32 and so far it looks like everything's working fine. Sorry for the false smoke.

[libertyernie]

Ernie, could you make it so that ALL of the melee stages are together? Or would that be breaking the order? I'd personally like the melee stages on Brawl to be grouped with the expansion melee levels.

They are together, aren't they? I kept them on the 2nd screen in both the old 5.2 and in the new version I'm making (although I rearranged them).

[Kienamaru]

On Mine the temple isn't on the same page as the other melee levels, nor is the rainbow cruise. It doesn't REALLY matter though, I mean I know how to arrange them myself, it'd just be a lot easier to keep up with all the expansion updates.

[DocStrange]

So just to clarify, the positions of ALL the stages (including the ones that are already in PM) are all controlled by the "Classic Expansion SSS" portion of the code, yes? Is there a decent guide around showing how to change the order?

[libertyernie]

So just to clarify, the positions of ALL the stages (including the ones that are already in PM) are all controlled by the "Classic Expansion SSS" portion of the code, yes? Is there a decent guide around showing how to change the order?

There are some guides floating around about how to use the Custom SSS code. Once you find one of those, you should be able to figure out how the code works.
The position (and size) of the icons is controlled by bone animations, though. MenSelmapPos_TopN__0 for the SSS and MenSelmapPos_TopN__1 for My Music. Frame number = number of icons + 2. You probably won't need to change it, though.

A quick note (to no one in particular): My Music removes Hanenbow (from the 1st screen) and adds Menu (to the 2nd screen), so in a layout like mine with 39/38 stages, it becomes 38/39 on My Music.

[DocStrange]

I didn't want to change the layout, just the order. Will I still have to mess with the bones in that case? I'm starting to guess yes since I can't find any part of the code where the icons are laid out in in-game order.

EDIT: OK, after digging around I'm convinced that I would have to edit the bones of the SSS to accomplish what I want and I have no idea how to do that and can't find anything to tell me how...