Hey all. So as the title suggests, I'm very new to SM64 hacking but thanks to a few good tutorials and my own trial-and-error I managed to create a nice level in Google Sketchup and have it in my ROM. Now I'm currently in the process of adding in objects via Toad's Tool but I'm running into a lot of obstacles and frustrations when using this program. I would have searched the forums for help with my questions but there doesn't seem to be a search tool on this website (please tell me if there is).
1.) I wanted to use a gate and switch in my level (objects "Openable Grills" and the purple switch) just like in Bob-omb Battlefield, but the gates don't appear and just make my game crash when I walk near them. How do I prevent this?
2.) Is there any way to adjust values such as the timer on a purple block switch? (the one that makes hidden blocks appear).
3.) According to the recent patch notes, shift-clicking on the stars at the bottom will select all acts, but it only seems to select 5 out of the 6 stars. Why? Is this a bug or for some reason does 5 stars mean all 6 acts?
4.) How do I make a wall let Mario pass through if he has vanish cap? I can only seem to make solid or unsolid walls but no inbetween.
5.) How do I add water or lava to a course? If it's too much to explain then if you can link me to a guide for doing this then I would appreciate it.
Lastly, does anyone have any helpful shortcuts/techniques that they use regularly when using TT? As I stated before I'm just finding it a bit frustrating to use at the moment compared to Google Sketchup which was quite easy to learn. For example sometimes I want to place things in a neat row but it seems I can never do that with dragging objects around.
I did try googling these things but i generally just get lots of irrelevant results. Thanks for reading and sorry for all the questions.
1.) I wanted to use a gate and switch in my level (objects "Openable Grills" and the purple switch) just like in Bob-omb Battlefield, but the gates don't appear and just make my game crash when I walk near them. How do I prevent this?
2.) Is there any way to adjust values such as the timer on a purple block switch? (the one that makes hidden blocks appear).
3.) According to the recent patch notes, shift-clicking on the stars at the bottom will select all acts, but it only seems to select 5 out of the 6 stars. Why? Is this a bug or for some reason does 5 stars mean all 6 acts?
4.) How do I make a wall let Mario pass through if he has vanish cap? I can only seem to make solid or unsolid walls but no inbetween.
5.) How do I add water or lava to a course? If it's too much to explain then if you can link me to a guide for doing this then I would appreciate it.
Lastly, does anyone have any helpful shortcuts/techniques that they use regularly when using TT? As I stated before I'm just finding it a bit frustrating to use at the moment compared to Google Sketchup which was quite easy to learn. For example sometimes I want to place things in a neat row but it seems I can never do that with dragging objects around.
I did try googling these things but i generally just get lots of irrelevant results. Thanks for reading and sorry for all the questions.