Facing angle, velocities and acceleration added to position storage
Tiny & Chunky colours changed
Dinosaur-related easter egg
Bug Fixes
OSD no longer crashes on N64
Moves granted to every kong
Version 1.0
Changelog
Additions
All inventory items (crystals, ammo etc.) granted at the start
Changes
Position Warping works only when the storage took place on the same map
Bug Fixes
Pause Menu action + D-Up on the same frame no longer causes a softlock
Version 1.1
Changelog
Additions
Savestates now store collectable counts
3 Melons of health are granted on every loading zone
Changes
Position warping no longer requires holding L
Bug Fixes
Savestating prevented in bonus barrels, T&S, Character shops, Crowns and bosses to prevent a crash
Warping to a map with a value greater than 0xCF no longer crashes the game
Blast-o-Matic is on again to prevent the Helm Medals bug
Version 1.1.1
Changelog
Additions
Savestates now store temporary flags
Version 1.1.2
Changelog
Additions
Move Toggles
Added option to toggle 'Simian Slam' level between 0 and 3 (No Slam, 'Simian Slam', 'Super Simian Slam', 'Super Duper Simian Slam')
Added option to toggle Sniper Scoper
Variable Display
Added variable display
Added option to display lag
K. Rool timer will be shifted to the right when display is on
Removals
K. Lumsy Easter egg removed for space reasons
Version 1.1.3
Changelog
Bug Fixes
Loading a stored position no longer crashes the game
Version 1.2
Changelog
Additions
Position storage stores both of the Kong's 'Stored Positions' (in the context of TBS)
Tools Menu Buttons
Added button to set up flags for Takeoff skip (No excuses now Zoru)
Added button to grant all the moves and kongs
Added button to grant a host of inventory items
Added button to grant 50 coins to every kong
Variable Displays
Added display for Intro Story Timer
Added display for the player's horizontal speed
Added display for the cumulative lag
L resets cumulative lag counter to 0
Removals
Moves, kongs and inventory items are no longer granted by default
Version 1.2.1
Changelog
Changes
Intro Story timer scalar has been changed, making it more accurate
Intro Story timer is offset to align itself with RTA standards
Bug Fixes
Speed watch no longer crashes
Intro Story timer displays correctly
Lag/Cumulative lag watches now display lag instead of lag boost
Graphical Spiking when loading a kong position fixed
Version 1.2.2
Changelog
Additions
Added timer display
Changes
Intro Story timer scalar has been changed, making it more accurate
Version 1.2.3
Changelog
Bug Fixes
Framebuffer no longer overwrites data
Version 1.2.4
Changelog
Additions
Quality of life
On boot, after the Rareware Logo, you will be warped to the Main Menu
After the 'Game Over' cutscene, you will be warped to the Main Menu
New files start in DK Isles
Melons and health are now granted for unlocking all moves rather than give collectables
K. Rool round number is now random
Minor text changes
This won't be reflected in patches done with Lunar IPS
Changes
Lagometer is now more accurate, directly pulling from the lag calculation function
Warping to a map through map warp/load state is no longer permitted in situations where you cannot save state
Removals
The ISG timer has been removed
Bug Fixes
Framebuffer no longer overwrites data
Version 1.2.5
Changelog
Additions
Added option to disable D-Left/D-Right buttons
Text Changes
Wrinkly has learned how to glitch Donkey Kong 64, and will provide you hints and tips on how to improve your game
3 other text boxes changed
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where there would be a 1-in-12 chance of K. Rool auto-kicing you out
Version 1.3
Changelog
Additions
Map warping extended from 14 maps to 102 maps
Added options to toggle some important flags
Additional screens of the tools menu added (accessible with Z/R)
Changes
Heap shrunk by 128kb
Bug Fixes
Python text generation bug fixed, which fixes a typographical error with Diddy's Aztec Wrinkly door
B. Locker FTT auto-cleared, which prevents auto-kick out when exiting a level
Slam Level/Sniper Toggle is only written to file when changing the toggles, instead of constantly
Version 1.3.1
This version has some stability issues. It is advised to use the most recent stable version instead
Changelog
Additions
Cheats Menu
Added a cheats menu
Added a cheat to constantly give the kong the 'Phase State'. After turning on, perform an action which would normally persist the Phase State (eg. Crouching/Jumping) to go through a wall
Added a cheat to set file status to either a 101% or a Max% file
Added a cheat to provide infinite health
Added a cheat which allows you to hold L to levitate. Holding R as well as L doubles the speed, Holding Z halves the speed
Added a cheat which allows you to press L to cancel a cutscene
Added a cheat where you can press L to toggle the Aztec sandstorm On/Off
Variable Display
Variable displays are now a little prettier
Time display is shown in seconds instead of frames
Speed display now displays the decimal portion of kong speed
Added angle display
Added Movement State display
Added a Giant Kosha timer display
Timer
Timer has been overhauled to allow you to start and stop the timer automatically when various events occur
Added option to pause timer when the pause menu is open
Added a trigger viewer, which enables you to view the location and horizontal radius of various in-game triggers
Other Menu Options
Added options to toggle Sound, Music, Camera Mode (Free/Follow cam) and Screen Ratio (16:9/4:3)
Added option to toggle Tag Anywhere functionality On/Off
Added a screen to set/clear warp flags
Special Flags
Added the following flags as special flags:
Japes Open/Talked to K. Lumsy
Rabbit Race 1 Complete
Llama Intro Cutscene cleared
B. Locker FTT
All T&S Portals open
All level boss intros watched
Map Warping
Arcade & Jetpac added to warp list
Various areas around the game added to the map list where the map is large enough to warrant spawning in various places to speed up travel
Treehouse warp now takes you to the location you spawn in after Intro Story
Training Grounds warp now takes you to the location you spawn in after leaving the treehouse
Warps to the two Lanky Mushroom rooms in Fungi have been renamed to align with RTA Naming Standards
Savestates
Savestates now store the amount of inventory items you have
Savestates now store the Kong position
Added option to warp to the position where the savestate was created
Other minor features
Tools Menu now brings you to the same screen as you were on previously
Holding L in the tools menu speeds up left/right scrolling speed by a factor of 3
'Restock Inventory' refills health
Loading a position cancels autowalks
Bug Fixes
Positions can now be loaded when standing on an object
Blast-o-Matic music will no longer play when the display is on
Non-Diddy kongs have regained their right hand
Attempting to open the tools menu whilst transitioning to a different screen no longer pulls up the tools menu
Version 1.3.2
This version has some stability issues. It is advised to use the most recent stable version instead
Changelog
Additions
L can be used to start/stop/reset the timer regardless of the start/stop triggers
Bug Fixes
Exiting submaps no longer crashes the game
Version 1.3.3
Changelog
Additions
Kong FTTs are now auto-cleared
Changes
Load state now fully reloads the map
Removals
Trigger viewer has been removed due to bug complexities introduced
Bug Fixes
Game no longer crashes in various maps
Loading a position no longer crashes in some K. Rool phases
Loading a position no longer randomly crashes from an invalid autowalk pointer
Fixed a crash regarding the Giant Kosha timer
Lots of other crashes fixed, thanks to the QA work from 'Horhay the Dragon', '2dos' and Adam Whitmore
Version 1.4
Changelog
Additions
Active Menu
Pressing then opens the tools menu when the game isn't paused. Pressing that sequence again closes the menu
Navigation is done with and
When the active menu is open, Tag anywhere require R to perform it's functionality. Position savestates are not permitted
Savestates
Support for 4 savestates has been added
New Cheats
Instant Skew: Changes the kong's rotation to match a perfect traditonal skew
Revoke all moves: Revokes all moves/training barrels etc
Cancel Cutscene: Already existed in 1.3.3, but now a menu button has been added to do this in conjunction with the option to press L
Auto Moonkick: Changes the kong's gravity any time a kick is performed to match the gravity of a moonkick
Undo last flag write: Undoes the last flag write, whether it be clearing a flag or setting a flag
Gain Control: Regrants control of the kong to the player
Force End Minigame: Auto-completes the minigame that you are currently playing. Works for bonus barrels, training barrels and Helm barrels. If you hear a "quack" sound, either you are not in a minigame or the function cannot autocomplete the barrel yet for technical reasons. There is also an option to tie this option to the button
Tag All Warps: Tags all bananaports in the game
Change Gamemode: Allows you to change the gamemode to any of the 15 gamemodes available. Useful for practising sections affected by MMM
Spawn Snag Cheats
Visify: Makes all "Spawn Snag" collectables in the map visible/collectable. Useful for practising tricks such as Rabbit Race Skip
Reset: Resets all "Spawn Snag" collectables in the map to their default state if they have not been collected
Enemy Spawning: Toggles the ability for most enemies to spawn from their spawner
Toggle Tag Barrel Void: Toggles the black void that appears when entering the tag barrel, as shown in LOTADs. There is also an option to tie this option to the button
Superspeed: Multiplies the kong's horizontal speed by 5
Corrupt: Corrupts the game in the same manner as the "corruption" glitch
Watches
Input: Shows the inputs that are being pressed by Player 1
Held Actor: Shows the index of the held actor
Intro Story Timer: Re-added from a previous version of the Practice ROM, and now 100% accurate (2 seconds being added to the actual background timer to align itself with RTA timing standards). Colours purple if a fadeout is pending, colours red if fading into a fadeout
Special Flags
Various flags added
Diddy "Help Me" cutscene
Giant Kosha cutscene
All 4 kong FTTs
Bananaport, Crown Pad, and transformation barrel FTTs
Arcade Round 1 Beaten
Rabbit Race Round 1 Beaten
Added a custom flag setter menu
Frame Advance
Added an option to tie the and buttons to a frame advance function.
: Frame advance
: Pause/Play gameplay
Other minor things
Warps to all 7 main bosses have been added to their respective levels
Timer End Trigger: Added "End Transition" trigger
Added "Clean File" file state
Added an option to change pause menu volume
+ + to load state
Changes
Load state now fully reloads the map
"Toggle Aztec Sandstorm" has been shifted to a menu action rather than tied to a button
The "Giant Kosha Timer" watch now changes colour depending on various scenarios
The "Angle" watch is now truncated to be within 0 > 360 degrees. The watch colours itself blue when you have the phase state
The "Speed" and "Angle" watches are now shown as decimals
Added dance skips to the "GB Collection" timer end trigger
Removals
Pause Menu tools menu has been removed
The ability to tag individual warps with the menu has been removed
"From Intro" warp point in Castle Main has been removed
Removed music/sound changer
Version 1.4.1
Changelog
Additions
Position Savestates
There are now 4 position savestates (1 for each regular savestate). To change position savestates, use the "Change Savestate" menu
Savestates
Savestates now store more variables
Player:
Facing Angle
Skew Angle
Stored Damage
Floor
Hideout Helm Timer:
Timer On/Off
Starting Timer
Current Timer
ISG Timer:
Timer On/Off
Previous Fadeout Activated
Current Timer
Other:
RNG Value
Nearest Tag Height
Some savestate variables can be viewed in the "View Savestate Variables" menu
Watches
General
Up to 4 watches and the Input display can be viewed at any one time
Watches are now left-aligned
Input Display
Input Display has been changed to a more visual format
The input display cannot be viewed in either Dogadon fight for technical reasons
New Watches
Stored Positions (1 watch for each co-ordinate set)
Spawn Snag state of all Spawn Snag collectables (eg. Arcade R1 GB)
An assistant that provides feedback on phasewalk attempts
Average speed over the past 64 frames
File States
File States have been revamped to include file states created before key points in each of the following runs:
No Levels Early 'Helm Escape' Route
101% 'Organic' Route
101% 'Japes for Moves' Route
Any% Glitchless
Selecting a file state will warp you to the warp creation point
Storing variables between power down
Some variables will be stored inbetween power downs
Kong Colors
The user can now select which kong color they want for each of the primary 5 kongs. There are 3 values available per kong
Whether the game performs a shortened startup sequence
Whether the game forces story skip
Pause Menu Volume
D-Pad Active Menu Navigation Mode
Whether to display save prompts
If on, the game will display an indicator on the bottom-right portion of the screen to inform the player when the game is performing an autosave.
Float Precision
Details the precision (amount of decimal places shown) for non-integer watch values
Input Display Screen Quadrant
For the input display, you can select whether the input display is on the Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Left or Bottom-Right
D-Pad Button Assignment
Whether the Transform Cheat auto-restocks the crystal count
If on, the player's crystal coconut count will not drain if they have used a transform cheat
K. Rool Round Number setting
Can be either "Random" (As it has been pre-1.4.1 by default) or "Forced Sequential" (Semi-Vanilla)
Quality of Life features that are done on file initiation
If on, the game sets the following flags upon file creation
Training Grounds Waterfall Cutscene
Escape Cutscene
The 4 Kong FTTs
Input Display Maximum magnitude
Values:
Threshold: The stick magnitude caps at the maximum value the game reads for the kong movement (80)
Full Magnitude: The stick magnitude caps at the maximum value that the N64 allows (127)
These variables can be reset with either the "Reset to default" button or deleting the ROM .eep file in the Everdrive menu
The above variables can be altered in Settings>Hack Variables
Cheats
Acquire Cannon Skew cheat has been added. This can be acquired by pressing the "Acquire Regular Skew" option twice
Transform cheats have been added to transform to the 5 barrel moves
Toggle Kong Visibility cheat added
Option to change minigame timers to milliseconds added
Added button to give homing ammo
For anti-cheat reasons, "Force End Minigame" is disabled when the timers are changed to milliseconds
DK Arcade Menu
DK Arcade has a mini-menu of it's own
Controls are the same as the regular active menu
If you have the D-Pad Left/Right buttons disabled for Active Menu navigation, this will also disable those in the Arcade Menu
The menu pauses any active gameplay
The menu has several options to make practising DK Arcade easier
Option to change the Arcade Map between 25m, 50m, 75m and 100m
Option to change the level (AKA Difficulty) between 1 and 9
Option to levitate jumpman
Option to restock the amount of lives
Options to load and save a state of Arcade. There is only 1 savestate. If a savestate cannot be made, then you will hear a sound of a 75m spring falling. The savestate stores the following variables:
Arcade Map
Arcade Level (Difficulty)
RNG
All DK Arcade Objects loaded on the screen (eg. Jumpman, Pauline, DK, Misc Enemies etc.) and their associated attributes
All movable floors (AKA 75m elevators) and their associated attributes
Global, Level and Bonus Timers
High Score and Current Score
Lives
Hammer Timer
Song
Rivet Bitfield
Debug
Actor View Menu
Displays a list of loaded non-Text Overlay actors with their respective memory address
For each actor, you can dive a little bit further with some options:
Grab Actor: Assigns the actor to your held slot, crouching and uncrouching will bring the actor into your arms
Warp to Actor: Warps the player to the actor's position
View Actor in Memory: Views the actor space (and only that actor space) in the Memory Viewer
Memory Viewer
This option is blocked on Wii U
D-Pad to move the cursor around
L + D-Pad Left/Right to change the size of each data set between 4-byte, 2-byte, 1-byte and Hex Digit
L + D-Pad Up/Down to change the value of the selected piece of data
The value won't be updated until the L Button is released
R + D-Pad Up/Down to change the value of the selected hex digit in the address. The last digit can only be changed to either 0 or 8
R + D-Pad Left/Right to change the selected hex digit in the address
R + L to close the menu (and therefore open the Active Menu)
Normal D-Pad functionality (eg. Tag Anywhere) is disabled whilst the memory viewer is open
The memory viewer will remember the most recent address viewed if the memory viewer was opened from the debug screen
Analyze Heap
Produces some statistics about the current state of DK64's heap
Amount of free memory
Amount of used memory
Amount of blocks allocated as used memory
Flag Log
Shows the 10 most recently set flags, and how long ago they were set
Each item in the log has a specific structure:
A>B CD
A: Flag Byte
B: Flag Bit
C: Flag Type (P = Permanent, G = Global, T = Temporary)
D: Flag Change (S = Set, C = Clear)
Spawn Actor
Spawns the selected actor into the world
Some actors will crash the game, but this cannot be avoided unfortunately
A list will be made to document what actors crash the game, and which don't
Misc
If the game crashes, the game will bring up a stack trace to display information. This doesn't render on Wii U (potentially a lack of direct draw for the VC Emulator)
Stick diagnostic test added to the settings menu to analyze stick wear and inform you whether it's impacting DK64
On first boot, the game will present an option to select your console. This tunes the Practice ROM to your console
Watches & Active Menu hide race overlays
Warping is now enabled in all warps
Changes
Project has been converted from Assembler to C
Arcade & Jetpac warps have moved to "Miscellaneous"
Restock Inventory & Give Coins has been moved to the inventory menu
Movement State watch now displays the index instead of a representation of what that index means
Superspeed is no longer an on/off option, but where you can scale the superspeed applied from 2x to 7x. Superspeed is now activated by pressing L
Active Menu font has been updated to something that's more easily visible. As a result of the font taking a larger vertical space per line, some menus have been re-organised to account for this.
Some menus are viewable during frame advance
Active Menu
Watches
Save Notifications
Error Notifications
Auto-Phase cheat no longer requires a phase trick to go through a wall
GB HUD in lobbies hides if the Active Menu is open
Tag Anywhere is more responsive
Some text has been slightly modified
"Corrupt" cheat has been moved to the Debug Menu
For example: Rain & Isotarge's names have been added to the contributor wrinkly door
Removals
File States for a complete 101% file and a Max% file have been temporarily removed.
Version 1.4.2
Changelog
Additions
Info
Pressing the start button on the main menu will display some information about the Practice ROM, including a getting started guide and credit to those who have contributed to making the Practice ROM.
Savestates
Savestates will now store more variables
Camera Position: The co-ordinate data of the camera to try and bring the camera position to the same place it was at state save upon load.
Troff n Scoff total turned in count: The total amount of colored bananas turned into troff and scoff inside a level.
Fungi Dark Attic Squawks location: Stores the position of the Squawks in Dark Room in Fungi if the Squawks has been spawned
Japes Switches: Stores the 3 switches that controls whether Diddy is free or not. Only stored if in Japes map
Savestate loading shortens the transition to 1 frame. This saves roughly one second per savestate load
An informative message will display upon loading a savestate to indicate what savestate has been loaded
Added an option in the Savestate menu to disable the void grace period. If disabled, this brings gameplay closer to as it should be for a true savestate.
Added button combo to save a state (L → R → D-Down)
Watches
More watches added
Fairy Viewer: Displays the screen position of a fairy and the success polygon. If the fairy dot is inside the polygon, a fairy picture will count as successful. The distance from the fairy to the player is also displayed, and colored to indicate whether the game believes a wall is intersecting the view vector.
In-Game Time: Displays the current in-game time in seconds (the most granular unit that the game stores).
Angle to point: Displays the angle that the kong must face to move in a straight line to a referenced point. The referenced point can be set through "Set Reference Point" in the main watches menu.
Fake Key: Displays whether Key 8 is classed as fake or not. This indicates whether the game will save Key 8 or not as determined by the "Fake Key" glitch
Fake Production Room: Displays whether Factory's Production Room is classed as fake or not.
Object Signals: Displays the amount of signals that are passing between objects
Delayed Kills Count: Displays the amount of kills that are being buffered until the next kill frame
Lock Stack Count: Displays the lock stack count
Loaded Actors: Displays the amount of loaded actors
Scripts Running: Displays the amount of object instance scripts which are running, along with the amount of object instance scripts that have been attempted to be run.
Beaver Bother:
Bark Indicator: Turns the Klaptrap black if he is classed as "barking"
Scare Indicator & Range Indicator: Turns the beaver various colors depending on how close the kong is to the beaver and whether the beaver is scared or not
Timing Indicator: Flashes a teal circle for one frame on screen with a rough approximation of where the scare range is.
Success Indicator: Plays a ding sound effect if you have successfully performed Double Beaver
An error message will display if you are trying to select a watch which would result in the watch cap being exceeded
Memory Viewer
Memory data size is now displayed in the top-right
Now uses Arcade Font
Pressing Z now allows you to perform extra actions with regard to the selected memory value:
Follow Pointer: Goes to the pointer location indicated by the memory value (Int-Only)
Freeze Value: Freezes the memory value with the size selected. Option to unfreeze supplied if the value is already frozen
Add as Watch: The variable type can be selected as a suboption. Watches added through this can be removed through the watches menu
Debug
Void Map Added
Displays all void zones within a 500 unit distance from each axis
Screen tri rendering is broken on Wii U. As such, complex void zones are not shown on Wii U
Actor Menu
Added option to change the camera's focused actor to whatever is selected by the Actor menu
Added option to show collision count tied to an actor
Added option to show latest collision to occur that is tied to an actor
Some functions are disabled for some actors
Flags
Added Bananaports to the flag menu. Allows toggling all warps in a level group. As a result, the "Toggle All Warps" cheat has been removed from the cheat menu
Added "Llama Freed" and "Llama Spit" flags to the level modifiers menu
Cheats
Added the following cheats:
Auto-Moontail: Turns any regular tail attack as Diddy into a Moontail
Auto-Startail: Turns any regular tail attack as Diddy that is done on a Simian Spring pad into a Startail. This takes priority over auto-moontail
Disable Voids: Disables the ability to void
Infinites: Grants the kong infinite items from a certain list (Oranges, both ammo types, crystal, film, instrument energy)
Disable Locked Camera: Disables any automatic locked cameras
Jetpac Menu
Added a menu to enable various functionality in Jetpac
Level Select: Change level between the 8 available in the game
Restock Lives: Self-Explanatory
Reset Jetpac: Resets Jetpac back to level 1 as if you booted Jetpac up from the player/control scheme selection menu. Additionally, this resets the 5000 point timer
5000 Point Timer: A timer which indicates how fast you got from the beginning of the game to the frame where the game puts Rareware Coin in the first slot of the item queue. The timer pauses whilst the Jetpac Active Menu is open, and automatically resets, starts and stops where appropriate.
The menu freezes gameplay inside Jetpac
Arcade Menu
Added a map timer which indicates how fast you beat a map inside DK Arcade.
Settings
More settings added
Input Display Type: Toggles what style of input display is used, between the pre-existing detailed input display and a new low-lag input display.
Change Jetman Color: Allows Jetman to be a different color. This is also present in the Jetpac Menu.
Disable Savestate Save Button Combination: Disables the savestate "save" button combination
Disable Custom SFX: Disables custom sound effects that are played by the Practice ROM.
Toggle Game Fixes: Toggles whether the game applies some fixes to vanilla behaviour to assist with practice.
General
Added support for Scroll Menus
Applies some game fixes to correct some level modifiers if you are not entering a level from the portal. Whilst this isn't exactly how the game reacts, the fixes help the game being better for practice
Added NLE 40 Blueprints File States
Changes
Active Menu
Active Menu font has been changed to match the Arcade Font
Active Menu has been shifted to direct display list modifications rather than going through actor spawning
Toggles use a checkbox as opposed to ""
Watches
Watches are no longer viewable when the memory viewer is open
Cheats
Auto-Phase now requires D-Up to be pressed in order for the Phase state to be applied
Some cheats have been moved around to more appropriate locations
Change Gamemode is now only 1 menu with a scroll menu
General
Practice ROM Version is no longer stated in the Active Menu, but instead the Main Menu
Practice ROM now uses the "Cranky's Lab" build system developed by Isotarge
Loading file states and save states that spawn you close to a DK Portal will no longer put you in the "DK Portal Exit" process
Game boot has been sped up by about 1 second
Text has been modified due to advancements in asset modification
Tag Anywhere cannot be activated if both L and R are held when the Savestate "Save" button combination is not disabled
Memory-related options are hidden on Wii U
Bug Fixes
Position States can now be loaded when the map index is greater than 127
Savestate load button combo functions properly when inside a previously banned map
Movement State watch no longer renders as a negative number if the movement state is over 127
Clearing a kong FTT flag in the flag menu now removes all GBs for that kong, which will fully enable a Kong FTT cutscene to be rewatched
Arcade no longer produces an ear-piercing scream if you beat the level with L to Levitate after starting to fall too far
Warping to a minigame from a minigame no longer causes the player to spawn away from the starting line
Analyze Heap readout is more accurate, taking data from the other 3 heap metas
Removals
Corruption error has been removed due to the Active Menu technical overhaul
Version Specific Stuff
PAL/JP
Following elements have been hidden on PAL/JP:
File States
Practice ROM Version
Phase Assistant
D-Up to Auto-Phase
JP
Following elements have been hidden on JP
Main Menu Info Card
Various text changes excl. Dolby Text
Added cheat to enable cancelling of Textboxes with B like how US and PAL behave.