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super:technical_information:data_structures [2019/02/21 03:03] – Palette FX objects p.jboysuper:technical_information:data_structures [2019/03/21 23:49] – Clarity on event headers p.jboy
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 ====== Room header ====== ====== Room header ======
-   _______________________________________ Room index +   ____________________________________ Room index 
-  |   ____________________________________ Area index +  |   _________________________________ Area index 
-  |  |   _________________________________ X position (of top left corner) on the map +  |  |   ______________________________ X position (of top left corner) on the map 
-  |  |  |   ______________________________ Y position (of top left corner) on the map +  |  |  |   ___________________________ Y position (of top left corner) on the map 
-  |  |  |  |   ___________________________ Room width (in units of screens = 16 blocks = 256 pixels) +  |  |  |  |   ________________________ Room width (in units of screens = 16 blocks = 256 pixels) 
-  |  |  |  |  |   ________________________ Room height (in units of screens = 16 blocks = 256 pixels) +  |  |  |  |  |   _____________________ Room height (in units of screens = 16 blocks = 256 pixels) 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |   _____________________ Up scroller +  |  |  |  |  |  |   __________________ Up scroller 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   __________________ Down scroller +  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   _______________ Down scroller 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   _______________ CRE bitset +  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   ____________ CRE bitset 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   ____________ Door list pointer +  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   _________ Door list pointer 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |     _______ Optional event headers +  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |     ____ Event header list 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |    |      _ Mandatory event header, specifies that the default state follows this room header +  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |    | 
-  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |    |     +  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |    | 
-  ii aa xx yy ww hh uu dd cc dddd [...] E5E6+  ii aa xx yy ww hh uu dd cc dddd [...]
  
 Room headers define rooms, they exist in bank $8F and room header pointers are what SMILE displays as a dropdown box for room selection. Room headers define rooms, they exist in bank $8F and room header pointers are what SMILE displays as a dropdown box for room selection.
-They are variable length (due to the optional event headers) with ''E5E6'' as an effective terminator.+They are variable length (due to the event header list) with ''E5E6'' as terminator.
  
-The **event headers** define conditions to load alternative state headers, they are checked //in order// and the first event header whose check passes is to determine the state header to load.+The **event header list** defines conditions to load alternative state headers, they are checked //in order// and the first event header whose check passes is to determine the state header to load.
 Due to this, event headers must be specified in backwards chronological order. Due to this, event headers must be specified in backwards chronological order.
  
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 | 4 | Load extra large tileset | | 4 | Load extra large tileset |
  
-===== Event header ===== +===== Event header list ===== 
-   ____________ Event +   ______________ Event condition 
-  |     _______ Event parameters +  |     _________ Event condition parameters 
-  |    |      State header pointer+  |    |      ___ State header pointer
   |    |     |   |    |     |
-  eeee [...] ssss+  eeee [...] ssss ; First event header 
 +  eeee [...] ssss ; Second event header 
 +  [...]           ; Other event headers 
 +  E5E6            ; Default event header (terminator)
  
-**Events** are two-byte pointers to code in bank $8F that may have parameters depending on the event in question. +**Events conditions** are two-byte pointers to code in bank $8F that may have parameters depending on the event in question. 
-If the check defined in the event is passed, the state header pointer for that event is used to load the room. +If the check defined in the **event conditions** is passed, the **state header pointer** in that event header is used to load the room. 
-The only exception is event $E5E6, the default event, which doesn't have a state header pointer (the default state header simply follows this event header instead).+The only exception is event condition $E5E6, the default event, which doesn't have a **state header pointer** (the default state header simply follows this event header instead).
  
 <hidden List of events used in Super Metroid> <hidden List of events used in Super Metroid>
-Event Event parameters ^ Description ^+Condition Parameters ^ Description ^
 | $E5E6 | | Default | | $E5E6 | | Default |
 | $E5EB | ''dddd'' | Check passes if the current door pointer = ''d'' | | $E5EB | ''dddd'' | Check passes if the current door pointer = ''d'' |
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 | Eh | Zebes timebomb set | | Eh | Zebes timebomb set |
 | Fh | Critters escaped | | Fh | Critters escaped |
-10 | 1st Metroid hall cleared | +10h | 1st Metroid hall cleared | 
-11 | 1st Metroid shaft cleared | +11h | 1st Metroid shaft cleared | 
-12 | 2nd Metroid hall cleared | +12h | 2nd Metroid hall cleared | 
-13 | 2nd Metroid shaft cleared | +13h | 2nd Metroid shaft cleared | 
-14 | //Unused// | +14h | //Unused// | 
-15 | Outran speed booster lavaquake |+15h | Outran speed booster lavaquake |
  
 Boss bits are given as follows: Boss bits are given as follows:
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   |      |  |  |  |    |    |     ________________________________ Layer 2 scroll X   |      |  |  |  |    |    |     ________________________________ Layer 2 scroll X
   |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |   _____________________________ Layer 2 scroll Y   |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |   _____________________________ Layer 2 scroll Y
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |     ________________________ Scroll +  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |   __________________________ Scroll 
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |         __________________ Special x-ray blocks +  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |      _____________________ Special x-ray blocks 
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |    |    |     ______________ Main ASM (FX2 in old SMILE) +  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |  |    |     ________________ Main ASM (FX2 in old SMILE) 
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |    |    |    |     _________ PLM population +  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |  |    |    |     ___________ PLM population 
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |    |    |    |    |     ____ Library background +  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |  |    |    |    |     ______ Library background 
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |    |    |    |    |    |   _ Setup ASM (Layer1_2 in old SMILE) +  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |  |    |    |    |    |     _ Setup ASM (Layer1_2 in old SMILE) 
-  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |    |    |    |    |    |  |+  |      |  |  |  |    |    |    |  |  |    |    |    |    |    |
   llllll tt MM mm ffff eeee EEEE xx yy ssss xxxx AAAA pppp bbbb aaaa   llllll tt MM mm ffff eeee EEEE xx yy ssss xxxx AAAA pppp bbbb aaaa
  
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 The **X/Y position** is specified in (16px x 16px) block units. The **X/Y position** is specified in (16px x 16px) block units.
 The **block** uses the level data block format, except that the block type is ignored. The **block** uses the level data block format, except that the block type is ignored.
 +
 +Note that [[http://metroidconstruction.com/resource.php?id=54|flexglow]] uses this pointer for the flexglow table instead.
  
 ==== PLM population ==== ==== PLM population ====
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