blue shell block

[rain stirrup]

so i saw this guide here saying i could make a ?-Block containing a blue shell by modifying a tileset, only problem is, it only shows up as a brick block when i try it out. anyone know a solution for this? making a brick block containing a blue shell works just fine.

[radiant pivot]

you can change the tile behavior of one of the unused question blocks to the "brick block containing a blue shell" one

then create a new "object" (object slot) with this block

might seem weird, but it will work fine even if you use the brick behavior on a question block

[quaint bridge]

if this is the tile that you are using for the blue shell block, copy a question block tile over thay spot

so it looks like this

that will make the tile load the question block animations

[radiant pivot]

oh ok. didnt know you could make any tile load the animation

[rain stirrup]

where exactly would that be in my case? i used the block i have selected rn

[quaint bridge]

the animation is loaded by the tile pos in the bitmap, not the map

[radiant pivot]

oh ok

[quaint bridge]

in that case, go to your tile map and add a new tile that uses that block

[radiant pivot]

in any tile that has green crosses in it

[rain stirrup]

like this?

[radiant pivot]

should work

[rain stirrup]

i have one for bricks and one for ?-blocks btw

[radiant pivot]

if you already set this up, then change the block's tile behavior

[rain stirrup]

and the block i place shows up as a ?-block in the editor, but not the game

[radiant pivot]

weird

[rain stirrup]

i did so, but it shows up as a brick block in game

[radiant pivot]

oh ok

even the question block?

[rain stirrup]

if i select ?-block in the behavior thingies, there is no blue shell option, but the creator of this trick somehow got it to look like a ?-block even with the brick block being selected instead

[rain stirrup]

yes

[radiant pivot]

you need to change the behavior to "brick block" instead of "question block" on the side. then look for the "blue shell" option

[rain stirrup]

there is none

[radiant pivot]

did you change the tile behavior category? (on the side)

you can check the boxes. uncheck the "question block" box and check the "brick block" one

[rain stirrup]

i did that before but it shows up as a brick in game

[radiant pivot]

weird

the tile behavior shouldnt affect how the block looks like

[quaint bridge]

this is mine for example

if its set up like this it should work, I dont know what would be going on then

[rain stirrup]

ok, im gonna try it like this one time then

[rain stirrup]

it works now, thank you very much and have a good day

[radiant pivot]

nice!!

you too :)

[rain stirrup]

being able to use the blue shell this way makes nsmbe far more superior than any mario maker that will ever release lol

[quaint bridge]

no problem

[radiant pivot]

lol yeah. it already is far more superior if you know how to use it

[quaint bridge]

rom hacking is far superior

[radiant pivot]

i guess we can mark this problem as solved