Darkaiser | Crash Team Racing - Reserve Bar Mod + GitHub Public Release @Darkaiser | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
In this mod created by Super, a reserve meter is finally added into the game, matching the style of the original game, in the bottom-right corner. There are two versions of this mod, one that exists as a standalone feature, and one that is combined with Retro-Fueled and Playable Oxide, which is used here. With a few more optimizations, we'll soon be able to insert custom textures that replace the original startline banner for the Retro-Fueled mod.
All of our mods and tools are now in a public GitHub repository, as planned for months.
github.com/CTR-tools/CTR-ModSDK
Now, without requiring players to touch a single file of source code, you can simply go to the "Releases tab" to download patches for all mods.
github.com/CTR-tools/CTR-ModSDK/releases
These mods can be applied by patching softwares. An easy way is going to hack64.net, choosing your CTR rom (USA, Europe or Japan), then picking the patch file that corresponds to the mod, clicking on "Skip Checksums", then clicking on "Patch". This is the easiest method of applying mods we've ever used.
hack64.net/tools/patcher.php
Nobody will ever need to touch code to apply existing mods, or existing combinations of mods (like in this video), but for a brand new combination, the GitHub repository includes all needed tools to go beyond what we've built.
The repository also has our latest progress on decompiling and rebuilding the game, which is still far from finished, but slowly inching along.
0:00 - Gameplay Showcase
4:23 - Announcement
Stay tuned for more.
In this mod created by Super, a reserve meter is finally added into the game, matching the style of the original game, in the bottom-right corner. There are two versions of this mod, one that exists as a standalone feature, and one that is combined with Retro-Fueled and Playable Oxide, which is used here. With a few more optimizations, we'll soon be able to insert custom textures that replace the original startline banner for the Retro-Fueled mod.
All of our mods and tools are now in a public GitHub repository, as planned for months.
github.com/CTR-tools/CTR-ModSDK
Now, without requiring players to touch a single file of source code, you can simply go to the "Releases tab" to download patches for all mods.
github.com/CTR-tools/CTR-ModSDK/releases
These mods can be applied by patching softwares. An easy way is going to hack64.net, choosing your CTR rom (USA, Europe or Japan), then picking the patch file that corresponds to the mod, clicking on "Skip Checksums", then clicking on "Patch". This is the easiest method of applying mods we've ever used.
hack64.net/tools/patcher.php
Nobody will ever need to touch code to apply existing mods, or existing combinations of mods (like in this video), but for a brand new combination, the GitHub repository includes all needed tools to go beyond what we've built.
The repository also has our latest progress on decompiling and rebuilding the game, which is still far from finished, but slowly inching along.
0:00 - Gameplay Showcase
4:23 - Announcement
Stay tuned for more.
![Crash Team Racing (Aug 5, 1999 prototype) - Glacier Park Relics [PART 7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/npYJEwyOb7Y/hqdefault.jpg "Crash Team Racing (Aug 5, 1999 prototype) - Glacier Park Relics [PART 7]
The August 5th, 1999 build is a preview version of CTR built a month and a half before the final NTSC build date of September 24th, 1999. This beta version was widely given out among North-american video game magazines to be used in preview articles before the game is released.
A full documentation of the differences can found at: https://tcrf.net/Proto:Crash_Team_Racing/August_5th,_1999_build
Download the game, patched and ready to go: https://hiddenpalace.org/Crash_Team_Racing_(Aug_5,_1999_prototype%29
This build has protection to prevent people from using the disc outside of Naughty Dog, or their reviewers.
Protection level 1:
If the disc does not detect a special memory card dongle, then the game will not boot. It is as simple as if you see a string on the memory card, then boot. If the string is not on the memory card, then freeze. Interestingly, the dongles internal name is E3 dongle Copyright 1999 Naughty Dog, Inc., leading to believe that it was made specifically for E3 demo but later reused in subsequent builds.
Protection level 2:
After the game boots, there are 7 function pointers that are assigned incorrect values, which are incremented by an RNG before being executed. If a controller dongle is inserted, the controller will inject data into the RNG, then the RNG will increment the incorrect function pointers to the correct function addresses. Without the dongle, the incorrect pointers will execute, and crash the game.
In previous videos, we only had one function pointer working correctly, by setting a breakpoint before execution in no$psx emulator, and overriding the value manually. There were several bugs and instabilities.
Niko has spent over a year researching the retail game (94426), so within a few days, he finally was able to find how the entire function pointer system worked, and insert ASM that forces the RNG to return one value, which corrects all 7 function pointers, allowing the game to run.
Niko also fixed one of Naughty Dogs mistakes that was present even with the dongles, that would prevent the game from loading Relic Race on Slide Coliseum and Turbo Track.
In the link below, there are miscellaneous content for this prototype:
- GameShark codes that allow you to instantly beat Adventure Mode 100%, and unlock all rewards.
- A guide for playing the original ISO by making your own memory card dongle, and using GameShark to apply the rest of the fixes.
- We documented exactly how the ISO was patched, to learn how it was done.
Miscellaneous Content:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/sh93l6fmimh3e16/CTR+(1999-08-05+prototype)+-+Misc+Content+(Updated+2021).zip/file
Huge thanks to almarkowbender, gdias/Darkaiser, Gh0stBlade, let-over-lambda, mementomori/madmarsrocks, Niko, and psx-collector for making this release possible.")
![Crash Team Racing - Combining Mods [ModSDK v3 Preview] (3/8)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/puPjNckSDu4/hqdefault.jpg "Crash Team Racing - Combining Mods [ModSDK v3 Preview] (3/8)
Download the public beta of ModSDK Version 3.0 here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o4qHbD5SK4iRY9JQgABx3BWsR6JcTIs8/view?usp=sharing
Special characters in Adventure mode, character randomization, custom cups, debug frustum, and graphics upgrade, all running at the same time, all built into the rom with our one-click tool to build and install without hassle.
ModSDKv3 makes it easier than ever to combine mods together. Some are compatible by default, some require the address table to be adjusted (simple .txt file) so that each mod has their own place in memory, and some require the C/C++ to be edited slightly for compatibility.
Every mod in our library is importing code from other mods, this completely eliminates redundancy in previous releases. For example, every mod automatically imports a libcrypt patch when a PAL build is detected, and if a Japan build is detected then the anti-modchip code is disabled, etc.
For this video, zero C/C++ had to be written to combine these five mods, and the address table only had to be mildly adjusted, so that the mods didnt overwrite each other.
There is no possible way for every mod to be 100% compatible with each other, nor is it possible to automatically combine all 30 mods into one, but with some basic C/C++ editing and some adjusting in the address table, hundreds of different combinations can be made. Programmers are determined to design each mod, specifically, to make combining is as easy as possible.
Full package gets published to GitHub in July. Stay tuned for more.")
