This is a very alpha-state auto mapper for Camelot's "Shining the Holy Ark" game for Sega Saturn.
It should work "out of the box" for RALibRetro emulator with Beetle Saturn (mednafen) core released within past couple years (as of 29th of September, 2024).
For RetroArch (Kronos core) see the RetroArch branch.
Note, I offer no support for it.
No builds are planned for it and no easy way to launch that version of this app exists.
However, pull requests are as welcome as for the main branch.
The app "attaches" itself to the emulator's process, reads memory while the game still runs, and displays data in a browser window.
The game can map those pesky maps on its own, so... why? Reasons:
- in-game maps don't show treasures
- in-game maps most of the time don't show obstacles
- to see the the map and stats in-game one has to press a couple of buttons
- it was fun!
So far it's capable of:
- Displaying the World Map (including your current location)
- Displaying current party members' current and max HP/MP
- Properly reading your character's name
- Mapping dungeons with distinct colors for various floor and ceiling elevation levels
- Mapping cities (something the game doesn't do for you)
- Showing the name of the map you're on (including internal IDs)
- Showing player's current X, Y, and Z coordinates (rounded)
- Showing the direction player's looking in
- Showing treasures' locations and a legend (incomplete)
- Showing exits/stairs (incomplete)
- Counting collected fairies
- Go to releases and download the latest
release.zip
file - Unpack to wherever you'd like
- Delete
maps.json
if you don't need the included map data - Run the
sthaam.exe
- Download UI from here
- Unpack UI to wherever you'd like
- Delete
maps.json
if you don't need the included map data - Go to releases and download the latest executable
- Place it in the same folder as ui.html
- Run the
sthaam.exe
(The only way to adjust everything and anything. Might be needed to use with other cores/front ends)
- Get NodeJS from it's official site
- Clone this repo
cd
into the repo- Install dependencies
npm install
- Delete
maps.json
if you don't need the included map data - Run it
node index.js
- fbparis for distinct colors generator
- Wolfgang Archive for inaccurate but very helpful maps
- Alfex initial StHA cheevo dev
- Ghal416 StHA set revision dev
- Cheat Engine for memory inspection tools
- Sega Retro for item images (yet unused)
- Hitomi for the Saturn Backup RAM Parser
- RikaPSO for the save files (included in this repo)