Posts by ciatmusings@raru.re
(DIR) Post #B1HKdYUTF6DQKDJPvM by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-15T16:43:20Z
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@Paradox good shit
(DIR) Post #B1LDK5Ag6XFaqOf572 by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-17T13:42:23Z
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(DIR) Post #B1RdrvzQmI8GRHiYk4 by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-20T16:06:26Z
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@N33R good upy!!
(DIR) Post #B1imZ7DZ0ivL2CkS7E by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-22T02:34:27Z
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Well, I'll wrap it up with the romhack today. I cannot wait to write the devlog for this, so you can read with your own eyes my advanced Neandertoad methodology.Jokes aside, once I finish this project I'm curious to see suggestions of what ways I could've done things better. I'm having lots of fun my way though :9
(DIR) Post #B1imZ8uUiarIHdqFfc by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-26T19:34:13Z
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Thank God ROMs from this age use so much sprite-mirroring. Literally cuts some of the work in half. Both Zelda's and Link's designs are symmetrical too, so besides poses and shading to further give depth I don't have to be too alert with details.
(DIR) Post #B1imZ9rLBnvjE9NFOS by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-26T19:53:32Z
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Another fortunate thing is that Link's hair in the GBC games is stylized in a way that it falls on his forehead, coloured black. It covers the top of his eyes, so it looks like he's constantly frowning.Sculpting a Zelda that's quick to distinguish from his sprite is easier, as her face is uncovered, and her hair kept with her tiara. Her eyelashes give her more personality.
(DIR) Post #B1imZB6GZnSn4jMgIS by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-27T03:53:33Z
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Well, against my own forecasts, I finished with all sprites today! They were done with Link as a base and many were slight modifications, but still got the thirty or so out of the way already. There's still heavy lifting to do: besides the opening, which is the hardest single part of the hack by far, there's fourteen full screen bitmaps to edit or redraw. Those are just redraws though, no palette swapping hell like in the intro.I ran both the original and the hack one beside the other, and already there's things to improve. I hadn't noticed, but Link's hat and cowlick flip flop when he moves, and that adds a bit of whimsy to his stroll. I checked Echoes of Wisdom and I can get the same feeling of movement with Zelda's cloak or hairbun. We'll see tomorrow!
(DIR) Post #B1imZCNfoYyv30W64G by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-27T15:33:44Z
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Wow. I can't believe Lunar IPS is *so* easy to use. It's literally 'choose the modified file, choose the unmodified, voila you have a patch'. It's magical
(DIR) Post #B1imZDP80djuDoClyS by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-28T22:33:43Z
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Photo 1/13 done! It's one of the more detailed too, so that's cool. I feel like I could make the changes while keeping the style!
(DIR) Post #B1mIM8PH3j9kxrxYYa by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-29T23:32:13Z
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Finished one of the scrambles, so we're on 8/12. I realized I will have to actually get to the part of the game where you see each picture to properly map the scrambles, so once I finish drawing them all and correct a few sprites it's playthrough time!
(DIR) Post #B1mIM9OxMOUq3AoohU by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-30T03:13:47Z
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Just two photos and the ending (three graphics) and I'm done!! This photo must be my favorite so far =w=
(DIR) Post #B1mIMASXQYxJKZVBvE by ciatmusings@raru.re
2025-12-30T14:36:12Z
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Yes. Hell Yes. Hell Fucking Yes.
(DIR) Post #B29MCsApaemvWBRBFQ by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-01-10T17:54:26Z
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It is finished! šø I'm very happy to finally publish my first romhack: The Legend of Zelda - Zelda's Awakening DX. TLOZ: Zeldaās Awakening DX is a hack of the GameBoy Color game TLOZ: Linkās Awakening DX. The base game in its mechanics and objectives have not been touched at all, your objective is still gathering the Eight Instruments and waking the Wind Fish. However, Link has been completely replaced with an adapted rendition of Zeldaās appearance in Echoes of Wisdom.The script has been perused and edited so all dialogues are now directed towards a female person (some words which donāt have a specific gender associated have been left untouched, like runt or kid)All sprites and in-game graphics have been redrawn and replaced by hand with YY-CHR. The palettes that gave Link its distinct green color have been swapped by the Hylian blue from Zeldaās cloak, and it becomes a lighter hue once certain conditions are fulfilled.The patch is a single Lunar IPS file. The hack has been tested in TLOZ: LADX v1.2 with no issues.Here is a link to the romhacking.net page of the romhack, where you can download it: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/9332/Attached to this post are the title screen and other screenshots.Hope you enjoy it if you're interested! Thanks for reading! šø
(DIR) Post #B29MSEBS2Wwi7n37Nw by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-01-10T17:55:20Z
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Here is a link to the development thread: https://raru.re/@ciatmusings/115760881194338322
(DIR) Post #B29MSFL3kIE3hsYJ04 by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-01-10T17:56:23Z
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And here's the intro!
(DIR) Post #B2Jh3nVdbVxv40HaVs by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-01-14T21:05:59Z
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@Ytrezar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ZsTb0sUg8 :blobcatEvening:
(DIR) Post #B2tVqS993OhAI8qk6q by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-02-01T23:16:24Z
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(DIR) Post #B35Y9RsWo1LklemXku by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-02-07T20:00:30Z
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Browzin da web!!!!!
(DIR) Post #B366QnXmu7NNKIWcy0 by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-02-08T01:17:25Z
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@Paradox final boss: just the fuckin orange
(DIR) Post #B3HckbIrSVtIQTaaOm by ciatmusings@raru.re
2026-02-13T15:43:54Z
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@N33R neuron activated