rvdsb Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Could you please name some and give the location on where to get them. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 What kind of hacks are you interested in? VCS hacks? Graphic hacks only? Go to the Hack-O-Matic thread in the programming forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Oops...make that the 2600GFX thread (which links to both the 2600GFX programs...for Dos, and HOM...for everything else). http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17669 Check out the Mystery Book thread for tips on how to begin other types of hacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvdsb Posted January 4, 2003 Author Share Posted January 4, 2003 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 If you want to hack graphics, you can't do better than the Hack-O-Matic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvdsb Posted January 5, 2003 Author Share Posted January 5, 2003 What about a program to hack the code of the games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 For that you pretty much need generalized programming tools.... a disassembler like Distella, an assembler like Dasm, an emulator with a debugger (I used PCAE back in the day, I suppose most people would use Z26 now if they're able) and all the documentation you can stand to read Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvdsb Posted January 5, 2003 Author Share Posted January 5, 2003 Would (Cyber)Stella work for the emulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Sure...but you may want to use one of the others if you are hacking (since a debugger would be useful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horror_blood Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Could somebody tell me an EXACT location of this "Hack-o-Matic" please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 http://www.kudla.org/hackomatic/windows/ http://www.kudla.org/hackomatic/everything-else/ Download from the appropriate page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 Downloaded it tonight and tried running it, but nothing happened...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Try Hack-O-Matic ][ instead. http://www.dacodez.tk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) Try Hack-O-Matic ][ instead. http://www.dacodez.tk/ 852375[/snapback] That host has been down forever. Got a mirror? Checked at Zophar...but it looks like it was never submitted http://www.zophar.net/utilities/mod.html Edited May 10, 2005 by Nukey Shay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feralstorm Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Anything comparable to Hack-o-matic out there for Mac or Amiga? (or both? ... Or MorphOS? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Try Hack-O-Matic ][ instead. http://www.dacodez.tk/ 852375[/snapback] That host has been down forever. Got a mirror? Checked at Zophar...but it looks like it was never submitted http://www.zophar.net/utilities/mod.html 852458[/snapback] Damn, sorry about that. I had downloaded the program from that site a while ago and I checked only to see if the page loaded. My hard drive has crashed and I'd really like to get that program back. I had the zip file on there even. I'd post it if my computer was still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Damn, sorry about that. I had downloaded the program from that site a while ago and I checked only to see if the page loaded. My hard drive has crashed and I'd really like to get that program back. I had the zip file on there even. I'd post it if my computer was still alive. 853660[/snapback] Well, I have a copy on my HD, I think. This what you're looking for? HOM2.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 That's it, thanks. Now I will refer anyone looking for HOM ][ to this thread, though it was a strange two year bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Downloaded it tonight and tried running it, but nothing happened...? If you are running XP, then you need to set the compatibility to 98 or older to get the old Hack-O-Matic to work. If I remember right, HOM][ is better though; it has more useful options like loading the ROM in an emulator or flipping the data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Downloaded it tonight and tried running it, but nothing happened...? If you are running XP, then you need to set the compatibility to 98 or older to get the old Hack-O-Matic to work. If I remember right, HOM][ is better though; it has more useful options like loading the ROM in an emulator or flipping the data. 855153[/snapback] Right, it works, but I can't make heads or tails of what I'm trying to hack. Is there any kind of tutorial out there somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Tutorial? It's pretty much self-explainatory. Load a file, scroll around, point-and-click pixels when you see recognizable shapes in the data, save when finished. However, editing sprite data isn't always possible (for instance, if the values are shared with another table)...and it's very important not to stray from definate sprite shapes (because the seemingly "random" pixels in the majority of the rom are really the program instructions...editing those might cause the game to crash). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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