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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · 24d

I got a badge on FEU for 300+ people clicking on the thread link here. I hope everyone had fun with this silly project. I'll get back to working on it one day...

Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy International Hack Release Day!
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This year's project is for FE7U and should look eerily familiar to folks here.

Six screenshots of Fire Emblem 7: Blazing Sword, showing a newly-added fourth stat screen page. This page shows posts from the character's social media feed.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · May 15

I don't know how to sum this up. I have more that I want to say, but I am having trouble putting things into words.

Do your own work.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · May 15

The German FE4 translation team having permission to use things from DDS is good--for the German translation.

As far as I can remember, the operative word is "can't" and not "wouldn't".

The ending bit of the FAQ here and this bit from the SF forum post are just...incredibly poor taste.

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This is a snippet from the Lil' Nordion forum post on the Serenes Forest forums. It reads:

If BookOfHolsety, DDS, or any other member of the Project Naga team wishes to restart their project, these files may also be a helpful base to start with.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · May 15

There's a few bits in here that I feel are important:

I don't think it's surprising that bookofholsety, the leader of Project Naga, would have no interest in communicating with the LN team considering that a) they just want his work and b) book has been publicly negative toward them in the past.
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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · May 15

LIl' Nordion (henceforth 'LN') was posted on the 9-year anniversary of the thread for Project Naga (forums.serenesforest.net/topic/63676-...), the translation that it steals.

There's an incredible section in LN's FAQ about how they don't have any **explicit permission**.

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This is a snipped of Lil' Nordion's Frequently Asked Questions document that reads:

Q: Did you get permission from Project Naga?

A: Yes and no. As far as we are aware, the project has been abandoned and the main coder has not been in touch with the project lead. Both of them have also disappeared from the internet with indications that they have no interest in communicating. Attempts to reach them for an explicit permission were made in the past few years, to no avail.

What we do have is:
- Permission from the German team to use their project files as a basis for our own patches. They, themselves, had explicit permission from DDS.
- BoH allegedly said to someone else that he wouldn't stop us if we made a Spanish patch?
- DDS shared his FE4 assembly code with the Project Exile team in exchange for our own code if he were to work on FE5. From one coder/project to another, Miacis is now in possession of that code.

While this is certainly not ideal, we believe this qualifies as due diligence given the circumstances. Our goal is obviously not to steal or overshadow the Project Naga team in any way, and we’d gladly collaborate or assist them if they were to continue their own project.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · May 15

Yesterday a group of folks in the Fire Emblem ROMhacking community posted "Lil' Nordion" (forums.serenesforest.net/topic/107147...), a project that boasts a few features:

* Tools to build someone else's project
* Edits to said project
* Consent by lack of response

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Everyone is here for Darrman's Super Smash Bros. Emblem. This kind of project is very typical for Darr, although I think he flew a little bit too close to the sun here...

Super Smash Bros. Emblem

Once upon a time… Master Hand sent out invitations to every veteran to discuss the roster for Super Smash Bros. 6. However, Marth was under the control of Alear of Lythos, and she and Alfonse of Askr ...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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UltraxBlade's Fall of Shambhala might have missed the MARTH deadline but it's perfectly timed for IHRD!

[FE8] [Complete] Fall of Shambhala [1 Chapter]

Happy International Hack Release Day, everyone! Since I’ve already outdone any other joke I can make on this site, I am instead choosing to do the funniest thing of all and take the community name for...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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AuraWolf appears and hits us with an incredible advancement in UI tech with their Whimsical Unit Menu. I'd like to imagine some kind of music should play as the game cycles through the menu.

[FE8U] Aura Wolf's ASM or something

Happy International Hack Release Day! Whimsical Unit Menu ▶ Description ▶ Example gif

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Scorched Seal: Six Sacred Stones by ArcherBias reminds me of Ultimage's project, but this time everything starts with the letter `S`. Simply superb stuff!

Scorched Seal: Six Sacred Stones [FE8U]

This is the worst thing I’ve made. ▶ Prelude So, um, here we are. ▶ Features Download Discord Link for my other actual projects. Please don’t join it just for this hack I beg you Don’t play...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Dragz introduces the Dark Souls of GBAFE growth displays with their Growth Grades hack.

Personally, I think that this has impeccable vibes compared to the typical numerical growth displays that people use.

Dragz’s Backstage

Hello everyone, happy International Hack Release Day! I’ve been thinking a lot about UI lately. Part of game design involves what information the game tracks is conveyed to the player, and this is vi...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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If you wanted to see Tifa beat up bad guys, go play BandanaSplitzzz' Tifa Beats Up Badguys!

[FE8] Tifa Beats Up Badguys [ihrd]

@TheAtlas gave me a tifa mug and i didn’t know what to do with it, so i made this hack. happy april fools ▶ download ▶ creds

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Newcomer Polinym comes out swinging with Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - Nintendo Switch Edition! If you missed out on the Switch release of FE1, this is for you.

Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - Nintendo Switch Edition

~Hiya there!! <3 My name’s polynim, and in celebration of ihrd*, I decided to post a little project I’ve been working on… ~in secret~! I’ve only just gotten into fire emblem after I played fire e...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Cadbury's Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken Alternative is an FE7/FE7if reimagining featuring a whole host of custom skills and mechanics made in the Lex Talionis engine.

While Cadbury didn't mention IHRD specifically I'm accepting it into the family on account of its release date.

[LT][Complete] Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken Alternative

Download Rekka no Ken Alternative A remake of Fire Emblem 7 based on FE7if, a reskin of FE7 known for its stat inflation and soundtrack. The main additions I made are the differentiating factors ...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Emblem Fire 5 Thracia 776: Alphabetical Edition by Ultimage reorders much of the game as if you had clicked a `sort` button. It's a goofy time that has reverse recruitment vibes.

[FE5] Emblem Fire 5 Thracia 776: Alphabetical Edition

It’s International Hack Release Day once again and this time I’ve also decided to throw my hat into the ring. Everyone always says that when you work on a project, it’s advantageous to put your tasks...

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 2

I am sincerely grateful for everyone who participated in International Hack Release Day this year! I'd like to shout out folks who participated this year:

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy International Hack Release Day!
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This year's project is for FE7U and should look eerily familiar to folks here.

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Nada_Kuya @nadakuya.bsky.social · Mar 27

The FE5 portraits I made for @zaneavernathy.bsky.social a while ago! Athos and Vaida are new since the last time I've posted this sheet anywhere, I think :)

#ドット絵 #Pixelart #FE7 #FE5 #FE #FireEmblem

A collage of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (FE7) characters made in the portrait size of Fire Emblem: Thracia 775 (FE5).

From left to right, top to bottom, the characters are: Canas, Elbert, Ephidel (unhooded and hooded), Erk, Fargus, Fire Dragon, Karel, Florina, Hannah, Helman, Jerme, Kenneth, Limstella, Nergal, Athos, Nils, Ninian, Teodor, Zoldam, Lyon, Sonia, Nergal (again), and Vaida.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Feb 3

Once again, I am a third of Glade's votes for CYL.

This is a snippet from this year's 'Choose Your Legends' poll for the game 'Fire Emblem Heroes', showing that the character Glade received a total of 19 votes.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Jan 26

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Jan 20

I don't play FEH anymore, but...

Yearly reminder:

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Nov 18

I rarely have anything to post, and when I do have something it's likely to be about my struggles implementing something.

Oh, and the occasional quirk I run into while working with FE5. Those are fun to post about.

Thanks for reading.

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Nov 18

But, playing the project, you just walk over and hit them. The wall opens up. In 'The Peddler Merlinus' enemies will spend time cutting down the snags in the forest in order to get to you.

Everything works as it should. ->

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Nov 18

The simple screenshot hides the immense amount of work that went into making breakable tiles. Under the hood, they are fancy invisible NPCs. Defeating them triggers events (typically, map tile changes).

Custom tilesets, AI, targeting code, display shenanigans... They touch quite a lot. ->

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Zane Avernathy @zaneavernathy.bsky.social · Nov 18

Coming from the GBA community, I took many features of the later games for granted when I started this project.

Another thing in this screenshot that doesn't exist in Thracia 776: the breakable wall on the left. Unfortunately for me, FE5 doesn't have anything that I can adapt to make these work. ->

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