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Super Mario 74 (English) (Version 1.4) (ppf-Patch! Not the Rom),
a Super Mario 64 Hack
made by Lugmillord
2010/2011



Die readme has the following contents:
1. How to start the hack & settings in Project64
2. Adjusting the camera and other things
3. Contents of this Download and other things
4. Contents of the hack
5. Note of thanks




1. How to start the hack & settings in Project 64

THIS IS NOT THE ROM BUT A PPF-PATCH!
At first it is necessary to patch the .ppf-patch to a prepared Rom.
This is how you prepare the rom:


I. Download the Rom "Super Mario 64 (U) [!]" That should be the US-Version 1.0
II. Download
    -Super Mario 64 Rom Extender V1.3b
    -Frauber's Obj-Importer (currently Version 14) [THERE IS A TUTORIAL VIDEO FOR THIS
      WHOLE PROCESS. IT IS AT THE SAME PAGE WHERE THE DOWNLOAD FOR THE IMPORTER IS LOCATED]
    -PPF-O-Matic V3.0 (you may need netframes to get this to work)
III. Open the Rom Extender and Open the "Super Mario 64 (U) [!]"-Rom; wait until the
     program is done. -> now there should be another rom with .ext.z64 at the end
IV. Copy the new Rom into the folder of the Obj-importer. Drag and drop this new rom into
    rom_expand.exe
V. After doing the last step, rename this rom so you don't get confused (this rom is different,
   but still has the same name) and put it pack into your Roms folder if you want.
VI. Open PPF-O-Matic and click at the icon on the right side of "ISO File". Switch from
    CD Images to All Files (at the bottom of the window). Select the new Rom you made.
    Click at the second icon (Patch) and select obj_import6.ppf (located in the
    obj-Importer folder). Click on Apply.
Your rom is now prepared. You better make a safety copy of it now.
Now repeat the last step but use the completely prepared Rom and the Super Mario 74 ppf-File.

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You need a Nintendo 64 emulator to be able to play hacks.
I recommend "Project64".
Go to File -> Language if you want to change the language.
To configure control settings go to Options -> Configure Controller Plugin.
I recommend to use a controller if possible. This hack is very hard
if you play it with the keyboard.

Before you can start the hack you need to change this:
Go to Options -> Settings.
Go to "Options" and uncheck "Hide Advanced Settings" if you haven't done so already.
Click on OK and get back to the settings.
Go to "Advanced" and change the "Dafault Memory Size" to 8MB.
Click on OK.

Go to File -> Open ROM and choose "Super Mario 74E.ext.z64".
There will now appear two error messages which you can ignore.
After that, the game should start.
Sometimes the game still doesn't want to load (it says FPS --.- in the bottom right
corner). In this case just load the rom again. It should work after a few tries.

If you already have existing saves you should still be able to use them.


HOW TO USE SAVESTATES:

Select a place to save with 1-9 and save with F5. F7 loads the selected save.
F4 activates and deactivates the Turbo Mode.




2. Adjusting the Camera and other things

Because of hacking related camera problems it is recommended to use the following
settings:

On Land: Mario's perspective, zoomed out (R and C down)
On Land (narrow places, tunnels): Mario's perspective, zoomed in
In Water: Lakitu's perspective

WARNING:
I'm afraid there are horrible camera problems in the green switch palace. Stay in
Lakitu's perspective in that level.
In general, read the signs in the game (and talk to the Info-Toads the first time you
play the hack) - they give you important information in regards to the camera.

If the camera is helplessly trapped somewhere, use the ego-perspective (C up), and
look around to position the camera.



3. Contents of this Download and other things

This download should contain:
-The .ppf-Patch of Super Mario 74 Version 1.4 in English
-This readme
-The text file for additional challenges (medal-challenges)

There also is a complete guide for SM74 with 3D Level Maps. It can be downloaded seperatly
(just have a look at the corresponding video on Youtube). It also has a German text file
but having the maps should be enough.




4. Contents of this Hack

This game contains all 15 main levels and several side levels. There is a total of 150
stars to get. You need 110 stars to beat this game. The difficulty is rather high so
using savestates is recommended.

All courses are completely new.

Since most of the side levels have several stars, it's not wrong to look around for
signs at the overworld. They tell you how many stars are in those levels.
The regular courses have 6 chapters and a 100-coin-star each.



5. Note of thanks

Thanks to...

...Frauber
-for the great Object-Importer
-for a couple of useful tips

...VL-Tone
-for Toad's Tool 64

...Skelux
-for some tips
-for some awesome custom music tracks
-for the motivation ;)

...TheLentiLP
-for a custom music track

...CPUHacka101
-for a custom music track
-for help with the Tile Molester

...RDX12606
-for a custom music track

...all of those who helped me at the end

...all LPers

...you, the player

Have fun!

Note: The credits hasn't been fixed yet. This will be solved in a later version.




You still have problems with starting the game? If you can't get the patch to work despite
the instructions, send me a private message at Youtube with the title "SM74 prepared Rom".
In this case I will give you a download link which leads to a rom that is already
patched. I'm not allowed to put this link into a video description. Please don't give this
link to other people!
Note: That download does not contain any text files so don't delete this one right here!