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[SM] Introduction images / intro text

Started by NotSamusAran, October 19, 2015, 10:39:19 AM

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NotSamusAran

Greetings.

Some questions on editing the introduction text / images, as I don't see much coverage in the documentation I've found.  If I've missed anything let me know.  Only advice has been to edit the text using the SMILE interface, but this complains at me that my text is too long, even when it's shorter than the original.  I'm confused.  I would like to have intro text that is longer than the original game was, ideally with some new static images for the cut scenes.

Questions I have:

1.) What is the size limit for the intro text?
2.) Do the <MOVIE1> etc. tags also take up space, or how does that work?
3.) Are there any documents explaining how to add new static image cut scenes between the intro text screens?
4.a) If the space for text is quite limited, how difficult is it to repoint the text to some free ROM space?
4.b) What tools would work for editing the text if it was repointed (I assume that would break SMILE editing)?

Cheers.

Odylg

#1
1.) Total size limit seems to be 808 characters INCLUDING spaces. Per line the limit is 31, anything beyond either won't be seen or will overlap other text.

2.) As for the movies, they don't seem to count unless you remove the.. Whatever < and > are called .

Dunno about the other three.

Edit: oops. Forgot about max per page:
http://imgur.com/esr462c