HOW TO: Add Logo to Scoreboard & 3 Stars (Pro Set from NHLPA'93)

[kingraph]

The following patch will add the Pro Set logo from NHLPA'93 to the Scoreboard and 3 Stars screen to any wboy 30 team ROM:  nhl94_sponsor_logo_patch.zip

The patch mainly moves around some graphic tile locations to make an editable 6x4 logo for the scoreboard and the 3 stars.  The logos are two separate logos, so you can have 2 separate logos if you like, but they share the same palette.

The scoreboard logo can be found in TM offset BC906, palette 366884, 2nd palette.  6x4 grid. 

The 3 stars logo can be found in TM offset 59364, palette 366884, 2nd palette.  6x4 grid. 

Enjoy!

 

[CoachMac]

Nice job!

That had always bugged me and now it is fixed.

The tiles on the scoreboard are a little off easy to fix but just FYI.

 

[kingraph]

23 minutes ago, CoachMac said:

The tiles on the scoreboard are a little off easy to fix but just FYI.

 

Can you explain?  Not sure what you mean by "a little off". 

[CoachMac]

[CoachMac]

I fixed it by pasting in the PROSET Logo from the 3 Stars page

[kingraph]

Oh weird...I don't get that error.  Did you apply the patch on a clean 30 team ROM, or one that had my 1st patch (scoreboard only) applied already?

[CoachMac]

No longer an issue.

Working perfectly now.

Must have not been a clean rom

 

[kingraph]

7 minutes ago, CoachMac said:

No longer an issue.

Working perfectly now.

Must have not been a clean rom

 

[CoachMac]

Many thanks King for doing this Hack!

This and the stick tape eyes hack are the 2 best graphics hack imo.

They just add so much visually to the game.

I am updating all my Original 6 roms.

[aqualizard]

Pretty cool, Raph!  Nice work! [[::thumbs_up_icon::]]

[CoachMac]

Can this get pinned?

Please.

[smozoma]

19 hours ago, CoachMac said:

Can this get pinned?

Please.

I added it to the thread guide (as well as the real-time clock hack)

[kingraph]

This also reminds me that I should type up the notes on exactly how this was done.  I did it during the forum transition and it was too much for me at the time.  I'll put it on my to do's.

[CoachMac]

Awesome.

Thanks Smoz and Raph!

[CoachMac]

I am loving this Tool.

I thought I would share some that I've made and get you guys feedback

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PRO SET Default in the Game                                               ESSO Oil Used in my Original 6 Roms

Raph made this Coor's Light one for ETB.

 

[AdamCatalyst]

@kingraph, do you by any chance know where the layout map is stored for this sideboards view?

[kingraph]

8 hours ago, AdamCatalyst said:

@kingraph, do you by any chance know where the layout map is stored for this sideboards view?

The layout of the scoreboard logo is BDD44.  I highlighted the tiles here:

 

I also noticed that my original post had the incorrect palette.  Or at least I believe the palette on the scoreboard logo is 776934 (2nd palette).  The 3 stars and scoreboard have separate palette locations. 

[AdamCatalyst]

Thank-you so much!!!

[Drezz]

If you do a bit of trickery, you can get enough tiles to fit both a scoreboard ad and the scorekeepers.

I always felt the roof looked way too low in proportion to the fans, so I eliminated those tiles, extended the stairs upwards and added more fans to make the lower bowl look bigger.

The resulting switch gave me a few more tiles to work with.

[AdamCatalyst]

3 hours ago, Drezz said:

If you do a bit of trickery, you can get enough tiles to fit both a scoreboard ad and the scorekeepers.

I always felt the roof looked way too low in proportion to the fans, so I eliminated those tiles, extended the stairs upwards and added more fans to make the lower bowl look bigger.

The resulting switch gave me a few more tiles to work with.

I thanks for the tip! I’ve actually already got a few free tiles by refactoring the lower half of the image. If I need more, I now know where to dig. 

[smozoma]

6 hours ago, Drezz said:

If you do a bit of trickery, you can get enough tiles to fit both a scoreboard ad and the scorekeepers.

I always felt the roof looked way too low in proportion to the fans, so I eliminated those tiles, extended the stairs upwards and added more fans to make the lower bowl look bigger.

The resulting switch gave me a few more tiles to work with.

True, it looks like when the Senators played at the Civic Centre! (one side of the rink only has ~12 rows)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TD_Place_Arena#/media/File:TD_Place_Arena_-_Interior.JPG

Still twice the size of where the Coyotes play..

[Drezz]

Here's a visual for reference.

I also robbed a couple of tiles from the PENALTY text and used those to accommodate some extras.

[AdamCatalyst]

Nice!!! I love seeing your work. Here's my current work in progress on it. It's just a subtle refining. I've changed about 20% of the tiles, but most are only by a pixel or two. There's a few easy tiles to re-purpose from the bottom. The benches can easily be drawn with one less tile and look almost identical, and the semicircle area on the ice can be simplified to use more flipped tiles, to free up another tile or two. IIRC, the boards also have at least one tile that is easy to steal.

I will share my Photoshop files for the tile maps etc, soon, in case they are helpful for anyone. Should I share them here, or start a "How to edit the Sideboards / Pause Screen" thread?

Edited February 19, 2023 by AdamCatalyst