Better way to load evening/night maps?

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I'm currently using a mod that cycles the time of day when you get on the train but this means having to go through the egg carrier to get mystic ruins night or just spamming the train station. I wouldn't mind a simple "hold L for evening, R for night, and nothing for day" whenever a new map loaded instead.

Is this something that exists, and if not, how easy would it be for me to just modify the existing day cycle mod to do this?

[VOLCANIC BIRD ENEMY]

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how is it possible to change it in the day cycle mod then? Or do things being embedded in the save file just not have hooks for player input?

[Chocice75]

Originally posted by 404_Not_Found:

how is it possible to change it in the day cycle mod then? Or do things being embedded in the save file just not have hooks for player input?

By modifying the save file to change the time of day.
If it's possible, you would have to hold the camera buttons before the game saves and after the game starts the transition between Station Square & the Mystic Ruins.

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Originally posted by ChocIce75:

Originally posted by 404_Not_Found:

how is it possible to change it in the day cycle mod then? Or do things being embedded in the save file just not have hooks for player input?

By modifying the save file to change the time of day.
If it's possible, you would have to hold the camera buttons before the game saves and after the game starts the transition between Station Square & the Mystic Ruins.

Oh, alright, that makes sense. Kind of a shame it can't be changed on-the-fly but I guess the mod we have is an alright alternative.

[F-Man]

In the codes tab of the mod loader you can choose to always load day/sunset/night time.

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Originally posted by F-Man:

In the codes tab of the mod loader you can choose to always load day/sunset/night time.

yeah but I wanted a way to switch between them dynamically, with more control than the day cycle mod offers.

[Embler]

how did you get that mod to work ? i can download it but then i don't know how to use it in the mod loader. i need that mod bcs my game is glitched and its ALWAYS daytime wich means i can never see the night or the sunset in adventure fields AND i can't play the casino level. if you know a way to fix it i'd be glad to hear, i'd prefer fixing it rather than having it change everytime i take the train cuz it'll change cutscenes and stuff

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Originally posted by Embler:

how did you get that mod to work ? i can download it but then i don't know how to use it in the mod loader. i need that mod bcs my game is glitched and its ALWAYS daytime wich means i can never see the night or the sunset in adventure fields AND i can't play the casino level. if you know a way to fix it i'd be glad to hear, i'd prefer fixing it rather than having it change everytime i take the train cuz it'll change cutscenes and stuff

You may be able to fix this just using a save editor actually. There's a steam guide on how to use the SASave editor to force your game to load Station Square at night time.

The mod itself does not take effect until you complete adventure mode, so it wouldn't help you here.

Edit: Here, this guide was originally intended for revisiting a specific location but it'll walk you through SASave's basic functionality as well as provide a download link. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=882515452

[Mystic Monkey]

I'm after something similar but given the other mod I'm using it for I have't found viable solution.
I want to use the Meme Maker[gamebanana.com] to take two of the exact same photos of the Altar of the Emerald with Free Camera mode. One at day, one at night.

Problem is I can't "save" camera co-ordinations in Free Camera mode, nor can I use the means covered on this thread to change the day cycle.

And I know it's possible because I've seen it done in Sonic Evades his Taxes at 2:02. (Even Sonic and Tails don't move!)
I asked around how to do this but no one has responded yet.