Shadow-SX-Beta-V2

Console Compatible!

The main point of this update is to provide a console compatible build of the mod. Although I'm sure Dolphin will be the most popular way of playing this mod, there were a few issues I couldn't work around that made me want to have known stable way of playing.

I have a few more things I want to try adding before the 1.0 release, but those will be mainly quality of life and cosmetic things. Gameplay changes should be final.

As of this time, I only have a few things set aside for an eventual 1.1 release, and that is adding Expert stages selectable from Select Mode, and any memory management fixes the hacking community may find. Basically non-essentials that wont require a major leaderboard split.

Now for the changes made since Beta V1.1:

Console Compatible Fixes

This is mainly changes needed to not crash while running on console and some clean up to prevent future changes from breaking more complicated logic. This also moved everything from a Gecko / WiiRd based modification to a more direct ROM patching setup. The only Gecko / WiiRd codes that remain are those needed to toggle optional settings and the bloom reduction code for Dolphin.

ROM Patching

In order to make things as simple as possible for Console play and to minimize required files for Dolphin, a patched ROM must be made. The files and instructions required for this process are included in the download and is pretty simple.

Infinite Lives Update

While reworking codes to be console compatible, I updated the infinite lives code to only work while in Select Mode. This means that Story Mode style runs will now need to keep lives in mind while playing. This is more a disadvantage for newer players, but not one that cant be quickly addressed by practice. This also means that it's technically possible to fight Egg Dealer with 0 lives in Story again. With a bit more work, I was able to add a cheat code of sorts to allow a player to run 0 Lives ILs of Egg Dealer fights from Select Mode. Simply hold D-Pad Up while selecting the boss in select mode will trigger additional code to keep your lives at 0 during your IL session. This only applies to Egg Dealer.

Cutscene Skipping Update

There originally was a toggle-able option that allowed the player to skip cutscenes regardless of if they have been seen before. With this update, the option is now on by default and can be turn off by Gecko / WiiRd code.

Shadow SX Launcher

The launcher program has also seen a handful of fixes. You'll want to delete your Config.xml file next to the exe for a clean slate, though I would recommend setting up a new folder for this release to avoid any issues past changes could have caused.

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That is all for now. Let me know if there are any issues or changes you would like to see by contacting me (BlazinZzetti) on Discord.
Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoy!