Super Metroid Ascent

[shaktool7]

I've never beaten most of it in the intended order, but spawn room has a missile pack on the righter side iirc

[RT-55J]

Maybe I'm missing something totally obvious, but I seem to have found a softlock two minutes into the game.  I started the game and immediately went up to the left door to "Morph Bait".  I can't seem to make any progress here.  I can't get to the right side of the room to get the morph ball.
When I leave the room by going back down, it's full of lava (for some unknown reason).

I picked that door on my first playthrough, and (unless there is something else you did that I'm not aware of) that is not a softlock. You should be able to explore the rest of the area and eventually loop back around to the morph ball much later.

[wordup]

I understand now.  It's possible to make the jump to the left room with a running start.  The room is even titled "Samus can run".  I thought it was a reference to speed booster, which I assumed you would get from that direction.  So, no softlock.   :blush:

I will say it's strange that if you go up the room below fills with lava.  It was this behavior that made me think there was a problem.  I hadn't done anything to make the room fill up, and suddenly I (thought I) could no longer explore doors I'd already seen.  Apparently if the first door you go in is the one on the right, you can see it fill up when you return.

Thanks for the help.  I've completed the first area now.  Sorry for being braindead :)

[SpookerK]

Why is shinespark the way it is? It's so weird

[benox50]

It is weird, for real I was unsure of it during the gameplay phase, cause it looked ridiculous.
Then slowing it down, things started to work and it was like a new movement state, a bit like how morph is a different movement state.
What made me decide was to try something different and special tiles that affect it,
the slow speed is important for player navigation on small snes screen and balance against other movements.

[SpookerK]

I've since completed the game, and I'll say I do love the puzzles and possibilities with this mechanic, it just feels a little wrong to be missing original shinespark. If both were present and like used to break different blocks I'd have no issue
But hey props for trying something different, this hack was brilliant anyways.

[bb00]

The room "Burning Curiosity" has a hardlock bug. Well graphics and gameplay freeze but music and background sound effects continue. Accidentally done it to myself twice now. Can't post a direct link to the image because first time post limitations.

At the top of the grappling hook climb it is possible to length your beam so the by swinging Samus around you land on the platform while still grappling the block. Bam instant hardlock. I know the vanilla game had a few places you could also do this but no hardlock there that I remember.

Due to save point locations I lost a good 15 minutes of progress twice. Well three times but only twice to the bug. 2nd attempt at the room I became deep fried. I can't grapple under pressure apparently.

[edit] 
Can I add the link by editing my first message?
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/326865237376630787/1052794711728996352/image.png

[rpmac]

The room "Burning Curiosity" has a hardlock bug. Well graphics and gameplay freeze but music and background sound effects continue. Accidentally done it to myself twice now. Can't post a direct link to the image because first time post limitations.

At the top of the grappling hook climb it is possible to length your beam so the by swinging Samus around you land on the platform while still grappling the block. Bam instant hardlock. I know the vanilla game had a few places you could also do this but no hardlock there that I remember.

Due to save point locations I lost a good 15 minutes of progress twice.

I have had the same happen to me. I'm not too knowledgeable about glitches with grapple; is it actually caused by extending and colliding with the platform? The hardlock has also put me before the boss in zone 1...

[hmsong]

Does anyone have a 100% map for this?  I'm having a hard time finding all of the items, and I can't even backtrack.  One of the previous posts linked to a picture that no longer works.

[ptoil]

Looks like danidub's site is down again :(

danidub's map:
[spoiler][/spoiler]

[Ambureon]

Does anyone have a 100% map for this?  I'm having a hard time finding all of the items, and I can't even backtrack.  One of the previous posts linked to a picture that no longer works.

yeah danidub's site went offline last year. i've been maintaining a backup of all his maps on my own site. here's ascent and here's all his other maps

[hmsong]

Thanks!  That helps.  I can now replay this and get 100% (since I can't backtrack).

[Zhs2]

His site has moved to a different address actually: https://ceoqdmuthi5t7s9din5bzq.on.drv.tw/MapStation/index.htm

[nodever2]

His site has moved to a different address actually: https://ceoqdmuthi5t7s9din5bzq.on.drv.tw/MapStation/index.htm

Interesting. What the heck is up with that URL? Not the most confidence-inspiring one I have seen.

[Ambureon]

What the heck is up with that URL?

it's a site hosted on microsoft onedrive. it's fairly unreliable and goes down often. it is linked in danidub's forum signature though so it is legit.

[kuzinrob]

Does anyone have a 100% map for this?  I'm having a hard time finding all of the items, and I can't even backtrack.  One of the previous posts linked to a picture that no longer works.

Another option:
https://maptroid.unrest.io/maps/ascent/

[h4O9hRveaf]

It's a blast.

[sbelmont85]

Could someone please repost this ips patch?

Since the forms went down and all the attached files are missing this hack ips is missing too. I can't find the file.  I tired downloading the file from the hack's page and then here from the hacks forms page both are missing the file.

Wondering if this is the case across more of the file links for other hacks? This is an awesome community I hope someone backed up all the files in the forms? would be a tragedy to loose any of it.

[Ambureon]

I tired downloading the file from the hack's page and then here from the hacks forms page both are missing the file.

the download link on the main site page does still work. the main site stores all the patches locally, it does not rely on the forums for storage. most of the main site files remain archived and available. try clicking the download link again.

[sbelmont85]

Thanks for the reply, but I just tried again and still not getting the correct file. Thanks for your patience and if I'm still doing something wrong, I'd appreciate clarification.


This is the page for SM Ascent
https://metroidconstruction.com/hack.php?id=410


Here is link to download the ips from that page, but it's a bad upload, and in the past I have downloaded the correct file from the forms original post.
https://metroidconstruction.com/download.php?id=410&f=https%3A%2F%2Fmetroidconstruction.com%2F%2Ffiles%2Fhacks%2F410%2FSM_Ascent_1.12.zip


I get the file named SM_Ascent_1.12.zip, but it is a bad archive, 31.9 kb and when trying to open it the archive is corrupt. no luck :(

[sbelmont85]

OK, I was able to find the Ascent v1.12 patch.  I had to use the wayback machine to get the file.

Here's the link that downloads the correct working archive for anyone else needing this file. SM_Ascent_1.12.zip