What to start a ALTTP hack with?

[jjjon123]

I have wanted to make a lttp hack for years but never got around to it because of school and other restrictions.

Now I have the time and desire to finally make one and am getting started on planning it on paper before I start fooling around with Hmagic.

What I want to know is what editor I should start modding the sprites/textures and overworld with. I have read all about blk magic and such but the only download link I could find is the version 0.09a which seems kind of broken when it comes to editing as of the moment. Is that the latest public version? I have read all about the problems with hmagic but it seems that is the only editor I can use right now.

Oh and which version of ALTTP should I use as a base (which country [e] [!] etc and date created) or does it matter?

Im asking these questions in advance so when i get started on the actual editing ill be ready.

[Quietus]

As far as editors are concerned, you basically have Hyrule Magic.  Black Magic is in the works, which looks to iron out some kinks - primarily the way in which you lay tiles, which is a pain in the arse in Hyrule Magic.

As for the ROM, make sure you get a clean version, and for compatibility's sake it should be the U ROM, so it'd be Zelda3 (U) [!] that you're looking for.  Obviously the 'Zelda3' part will be whatever the site you get it from has it listed as.  Some have it under Zelda, some under Legend, etc.

[FullOfFail]

I've never messed with Hyrule Magic, but I'd imagine you'd edit the tiles/sprites in much the same way you would as with Super Metroid: with Tile Layer Pro or YY-Chr.

When you start getting your hands dirty, there's a chatroom room on irc.esper.net named #zelconst that has people knowledgeable about the Zelda hacking scene. I'd hang out there for awhile if I was you and do some research/information gathering.

Good luck on your future endeavors~