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Dungeon Magic/Unused Objects

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This is a sub-page of Dungeon Magic.

All cheats should be entered in MAME's dungeonm.xml (Dungeon Magic) or lightbr.xml (Light Bringer) cheat file to replace an existing object with one of the unused ones.

Chest Drops

  <cheat desc="Change Item in Round 0 Room 15">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x11">Level Up</item>
      <item value="0x12">Dummy - Silver and Gold</item>
      <item value="0x13">Dummy - Necklace</item>
      <item value="0x14">Dummy - Silver Cup</item>
      <item value="0x15">Dummy - Gold Cup</item>
      <item value="0x16">Dummy - Black Onyx</item>
      <item value="0x17">Dummy  - Pearl</item>
      <item value="0x2C">Holy Weapon</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mb@02B290=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mb@02B290=0x21</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

Level Up

Object ID Icon Name
0011
DungeonMagicArcIconQuestion.png
 
 LEVEL  
     UP

DungeonMagicArcLevelUpItem.png
The only item that's both completely unused and fully finished, collecting a Level Up will set the player's score to meet the next experience threshold. If the player is already at Level 9, this item does nothing.

DungeonMagicArcLevelUpGame1.png DungeonMagicArcLevelUpGame2.png
The Level Up floats in place and sparkles like the Magic Stock items found throughout the game. The item was likely left out of the game because the developers couldn't find a place to put it without upsetting the game's difficulty.

Dummy Items

Object ID Icon Name
0012
DungeonMagicArcIconItem.png
 
SILVER  
  & GOLD
0013
DungeonMagicArcIconItem.png
 
NECKLACE
0014
DungeonMagicArcIconItem.png
 
SILVER  
     CUP
0015
DungeonMagicArcIconItem.png
 
 GOLD   
    CUP
0016
DungeonMagicArcIconItem.png
 
BLACK   
   ONYX
0017
DungeonMagicArcIconItem.png
 
 PEARL

DungeonMagicArcDummyItem.png
Unused treasure items. All of these items act like a Magic Stock and use garbage sprites ranging from a shadow to one of Ash's animation frames.

These are probably leftovers from an earlier item system where the special item system used by the Life Stock and Level Up items also handled treasure items. In the final game, special, treasure, and food items are all handled by their own separate subroutines.

Holy Weapon
DungeonMagicArcHolyWeapon.png
In normal play, each character's holy weapon is stored in a specific treasure chest in the Eastern Ruins, with the exception of Ash's holy weapon, the Lightbringer, which is dropped by the Dark Knight after his second boss fight. Object 002C acts like the weapons found in the chests of the first two stages, where the weapon that's dropped will always match the character that opened the chest.

The most likely reasons for this object's exclusion are that it made obtaining holy weapons too easy and it messed up Ash's plot.

Princess Keppel

  <cheat desc="Change Keppel in Round 1 Room 08">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x158">Princess Keppel 1</item>
      <item value="0x159">Princess Keppel 2</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@07F9CE=0x0000</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@07F9D4=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@07F9CE=0x00D0</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@07F9D4=0x0157</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

(For those unaware, Keppel is spawned in this room by hitting the candle to the left of the northern gate 8 times.)

Object ID Icon Name
0158
DungeonMagicArcIconPKeppel.png
 
PRINCESS
 KEPPEL
0159
DungeonMagicArcIconPKeppel.png
 
PRINCESS
 KEPPEL

DungeonMagicArcPrincessKeppel1.png
Princess Keppel is a half-finished assist character in the same vein as the standard Keppel. She starts out idle but will start following the first player that makes contact with her. Strangely, Princess Keppel uses palette 0E, which is used by Vold's elemental staves; she normally uses palette 22, which only loads the correct palette in Rounds 1 and 4.

DungeonMagicArcPrincessKeppel2.png
Her following A.I. is like a lesser version of Keppel's: She can track the player's position and can jump when she has to, but she only dashes half the distance of the regular Keppel and takes a couple of seconds before she decides to jump over anything. She doesn't have proper walking or jumping frames - she reuses her captured sprite for both actions. She also doesn't help the player in any way, nor is there a specific point in the game where she leaves...she'll follow the player until the end of the game, in fact.

DungeonMagicArcPrincessKeppel3.png
The second version of Princess Keppel has the same idle animation, but she'll zoom off the screen to the southeast after she's touched. Weird.

Rock Wall

  <cheat desc="Change Campfire in Round 0 Room 0D">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x197">Rock Wall (Small, NW)</item>
      <item value="0x198">Rock Wall (Small, NE)</item>
      <item value="0x199">Rock Wall (Large, NE)</item>
      <item value="0x19A">Rock Wall (Large, NW)</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A9E0=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A9E0=0x0140</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
 
  <cheat desc="Rock Wall Palette Fix">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@07C685=0x2E2E</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@07C685=0x2424</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
0197
DungeonMagicArcIconCube.png
 
 ROCK   
   WALL
0198
DungeonMagicArcIconCube.png
 
 ROCK   
   WALL
0199
DungeonMagicArcIconCube.png
 
 ROCK   
   WALL
019A
DungeonMagicArcIconCube.png
 
 ROCK   
   WALL

DungeonMagicArcRockWallGame.png DungeonMagicArcRockWalls.gif
Two rock wall objects that match the wall graphics in the cavernous sections of the first stage. These would presumably be used to conceal items or stage exits, but the final game doesn't bother with these at all. The rectangular wall has 320 HP, while the egg-shaped wall has 512 HP.

DungeonMagicArcRockWallBadPalette.png
Both walls are assigned the same palette, 24 (pictured), but this doesn't fit the ovoid wall at all - palette 2E is a much better fit.

DungeonMagicArcRockShardsB.png DungeonMagicArcRockShardsS.png
Destroying the walls will shatter them into rubble. The sprites for the larger wall chunks are used in the final game when The Demon Lord's palace collapses.

Amazon Quartet

  <cheat desc="Change Amazons in Round 0 Room 0D">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x86">Jennie</item>
      <item value="0x87">Errie</item>
      <item value="0x88">Sharly</item>
      <item value="0x89">Chris</item>
      <item value="0xDF">Amazon C</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mb@02AA01=param</action>
      <action>maincpu.mb@02AA0B=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mb@02AA01=0xDE</action>
      <action>maincpu.mb@02AA0B=0xD6</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
 
  <cheat desc="Quartet Palette Fix">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CA0=0x0020</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CB4=0x0020</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CC8=0x0020</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CDC=0x0020</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CA0=0x0032</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CB4=0x0032</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CC8=0x0032</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@042CDC=0x0032</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
0086
DungeonMagicArcIconAmazon1.png
 
JENNIE
0087
DungeonMagicArcIconAmazon1.png
 
ERRIE
0088
DungeonMagicArcIconAmazon1.png
 
SHARLY
0089
DungeonMagicArcIconAmazon1.png
 
CHRIS

DungeonMagicArcAmazonBadPalette.png
A group of four Amazons that predate the ones found in the final game. Without the above cheat, they'll use palette 32, which is reserved for stage maps, so they'll appear as humanoid purple blobs.

These enemies are much more timid than the final Amazons; they walk towards the player at a leisurely place before performing any attack. The only differences between the four Amazons are the amounts of HP they have and the attacks they can do:

HP Attacks
Jennie 512 Jump kick
Dagger slice
Errie 1024 Jump kick
Kick
Sharly 768 Crossbow shot
Chris 768 Crossbow shot
Sliding kick
DungeonMagicArcSharlyGame.png DungeonMagicArcAmazonBowWalk.gif DungeonMagicArcAmazonBowJump.gif DungeonMagicArcAmazonBowBlock.png DungeonMagicArcAmazonBowShoot.gif

Sharly uses a special set of crossbow-wielding sprites that no other Amazon in the game uses. Chris can also attack with a Crossbow, but she normally appears unarmed and just pulls out a crossbow out of nowhere.

Enemy Variants

Orc Captain 

  <cheat desc="Change Werewolves in Round 1 Room 00">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02BA1D=0x9200</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02BA27=0x9200</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02BA1D=0x8204</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02BA27=0x8204</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
0092
DungeonMagicArcIconOrcCaptain.png
 
ORC CAPT
DungeonMagicArcOrcCaptainGame.png DungeonMagicArcOrcCaptainWalk.gif DungeonMagicArcOrcCaptainBlock.png

A member of the Orc family that's right in the middle in terms of strength, and uses a set of wood shield-holding sprites that are otherwise unused. The game has four tables that assign palettes to Orc enemies based on the current stage, and the only stage with an Orc Captain entry is the Temple of Fontaine. The palette assigned, 14, gives the orc deep blue skin and its shield distinct rosy shades.

Fire 

  <cheat desc="Change Bats in Round 0 Room 08">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x009A">Fire</item>
      <item value="0x00B4">Bat 1</item>
      <item value="0x00B5">Bat 2</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4A6=param</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4B0=param</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4BA=param</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4C4=param</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4CE=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4A6=0x0096</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4B0=0x0096</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4BA=0x0096</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4C4=0x0096</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02A4CE=0x0096</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
009A
DungeonMagicArcIconGhost.png
 
 FIRE

DungeonMagicArcFireBatGame.png
A vestigial entry in the flying enemy group, which includes the Bat, Harpy, Imp, and Ghost enemies. It has its own name, HP value 256), score value (800), and death cry (The standard sound used by most land-based enemies), but in all other aspects it's identical to a Bat.

Bat Family

Object ID Icon Name
00B4
DungeonMagicArcIconBat.png
 
BAT
00B5
DungeonMagicArcIconBat.png
 
BAT

DungeonMagicArcBatFamilyGame.png
This seems to the remains of an attempt to expand the Bat into its own enemy group. Code is set up for two distinct entries, but both Bats have the same name, palette, HP value (64), and score value (10). These act exactly like the normal Bat with one exception: Their names and HP meters only appear when they latch onto the player.

Amazon C

Object ID Icon Name
00DF
DungeonMagicArcIconAmazon2.png
 
 AMAZON

DungeonMagicArcAmazonCGame.png
The second-most powerful Amazon in the game, just behind the "Amazon D" that only appears in one room in the Eastern Ruins. Uses palette 22, which it shares with the weakest Amazon enemy, and has 1,024 HP, placing it between the blonde Amazon's 896 HP and Amazon D's 1,280 HP. Like both of those enemies, she has a score value of 400 points.

Armorman 

  <cheat desc="Change Selrian in Round 2 Room 14">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02FF52=0x00E6</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02FF52=0x00E4</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
00E6
DungeonMagicArcIconArmorman.png
 
ARMORMAN

DungeonMagicArcArmormanGame.png DungeonMagicArcArmorman.png
The strongest enemy in the armored knight series with a massive 2,304 HP, putting it ahead of every non-boss enemy in the game. Uses palette 18, giving it a nice silver-and-gold color scheme. Like every other armored knight, he has a score value of 500 points.

Flora

  <cheat desc="Change Flora in Round 0 Room 00">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x00">Type 00</item>
      <item value="0x01">Type 01</item>
      <item value="0x04">Type 04</item>
      <item value="0x06">Type 06</item>
      <item value="0x09">Type 09</item>
      <item value="0x0A">Type 0A</item>
      <item value="0x0C">Type 0C</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mb@029C18=param</action>
      <action>maincpu.mb@029C22=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mb@029C18=0x0E</action>
      <action>maincpu.mb@029C22=0x0B</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Type 00 Type 01 Type 04 Type 06 Type 09 Type 0A Type 0C
DungeonMagicArcPlant00.png DungeonMagicArcPlant01.png DungeonMagicArcPlant04.png DungeonMagicArcPlant06.png DungeonMagicArcPlant09.png DungeonMagicArcPlant0A.png DungeonMagicArcPlant0C.png

DungeonMagicArcFloraGame.png
Of the 15 different types of flora that are coded in the game, almost half of them aren't placed in any of the game's maps.

Dummy Projectiles

  <cheat desc="Change Archer Arrows">
    <parameter>
      <item value="0x1F5">Boomerang</item>
      <item value="0x1F7">Fire Ball</item>
      <item value="0x1F8">Ice Storm</item>
      <item value="0x1F9">Thunder Bolt</item>
      <item value="0x1FA">Dark Mist</item>
    </parameter>
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@0341D4=param</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@0341D4=0x01F0</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
1F5
DungeonMagicArcIconArrow.png
 
 BOOME- 
    RANG
1F7
DungeonMagicArcIconArrow.png
 
 FIRE   
    BALL
1F8
DungeonMagicArcIconArrow.png
 
 ICE    
   STORM
1F9
DungeonMagicArcIconArrow.png
 
 THUNDER
    BOLT
1FA
DungeonMagicArcIconArrow.png
 
 DARK   
    MIST

DungeonMagicArcDummyProjGame.png
Placeholder entries for an unimplemented boomerang projectile as well as four elemental spells. All five entries use the Arrow sprite, but they have no collision boxes, and they act like they've just hit a wall as soon as they're shot out.

Miscellaneous

Signs 

  <cheat desc="Flip Signs in Round 0 Room 01">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@029C9A=0x0142</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@029CA8=0x0144</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@029C9A=0x0141</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@029CA8=0x0143</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
142
DungeonMagicArcIconQuestion.png
 
 SIGN
144
DungeonMagicArcIconQuestion.png
 
 SIGN
DungeonMagicArcSignFlip.png DungeonMagicArcSignpostsSouth.png

The game has sign sprites / objects for all four ordinal directions, but only the northeast and southeast-facing signs are used.

Jail Doors 

  <cheat desc="Change Doors in Round 1 Room 18">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02DA58=0x010C</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02DA66=0x010D</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@02DA58=0x010A</action>
      <action>maincpu.mw@02DA66=0x0113</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>
Object ID Icon Name
10C
DungeonMagicArcIconDoor.png
 
 JAIL
10D
DungeonMagicArcIconDoor.png
 
 JAIL

DungeonMagicArcJailGame.png
These are just the "CELL" gates with a different name. There aren't any jail cells in this game, so there's need for either of these.


(Source: Original TCRF research)
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