Secret Menu Options Mod

[noloyolo456]

Hi everyone, I developed a mod that lets you access secret developer menu options from the main menu!

It's pretty cool, as there is some cut content there that doesn't make it into the final version of the game. You can also play the minigames from the main menu, as it looks like these secret menu options were probably used by the developers to test the minigame behavior during development.

The standard menu options are included, along with the following additional options:

Sword - allows you to enter a sword fight from the menu (check out the Garden/Pool stage)
Ship - enters you into a ship fight with different rules than normal
Dance - lets you dance with a governor's daughter from the main menu
RTS - you fight in a land RTS battle here
Sneak - you sneak around a city here
Sail - drops you right into the game without going through character creation

You can view/download the mod folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cF8ULMcPXWwvq56PcnrGDUnvYgmEwKDP?usp=sharing

Let me know if you run into any issues or have any thoughts about the mod!

Disclaimer:

Do not use this mod unless you legally own Sid Meier's Pirates! The included mod files are not sufficient to run the game on their own, as they do not include the game assets. You must own the game to be able to use this mod. This mod is strictly for non-commercial purposes only. Feel free to extend/modify this mod if you want, as long as you legally own the game and are using it for only non-commercial purposes. Please support the official release of the game Smile

[fleetp]

Thanks for posting this. I hope to check it out soon!

Standard disclaimers:
1. Always make a backup of your original pirates!.exe file before replacing it.
2. If you are already using a mod with a modified exe file, using this mod will disable that mod and might produce 'interesting' (potentially game breaking) results.

[corsair91]

@ noloyolo456

What Game source release did you use for the original executable ?

(Retail Disk Patched to v1.02 (still has a Disk Presence Check),
so NoCD executable fix required to play without the Retail Disk in drive.
GOG or Steam, or AdamMil Challenge Pack Mod Generated executable
which is probably the closest thing to a Universal executable)

AdamMil - The Challenge Pack Mod Link
https://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7902



Downloading The Secret Menu Options Mod
may need to check your Browser downloads
in case it gets blocked & Keep the file.

(Latest recent Chrome Browser Update has now changed this,
In Browser Downloads, Click on 3 Dots Icon beside filename
& Download file option twice)


noloyolo456
Included a diff.txt file in The Secret Menu Options Mod,
which is a cool feature

contains the byte changes made to the exe
in the format - location: old_bytes new_bytes

Information provided here enables hopefully adding
The Secret Menu Options Mod content to any existing mod
(Hex edit a copy of the required mod executable & add diff.txt
listed changes. Use the modified executable for mod Gameplay)

HxD - Freeware Hex Editor
http://hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8276

[corsair91]

Secret Menu Options - Mod Demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZAYNSF0wEY

noloyolo
Mar 2, 2024
runtime 3:57

Quote:

a fun mod that lets you access hidden developer menu options!

Make sure to backup your pirates.exe file before overwriting it with this mod.

Basically the mod lets you access dev menu options from the main menu, so you can play beta versions of the minigames from the main menu.

noloyolo
https://www.youtube.com/@noloyolo991

[themodelcitizen]

That is so cool

[corsair91]

noloyolo456 diff.txt included

Quote:

This file contains the byte changes I made to the exe in the format location:
old_bytes new_bytes


This part adds the new options to the main menu

00000000002FF1CE: 20 0A
00000000002FF1CF: 53 20
00000000002FF1D0: 69 4C
00000000002FF1D1: 64 6F
00000000002FF1D2: 20 61
00000000002FF1D3: 4D 64
00000000002FF1D4: 65 0A
00000000002FF1D5: 69 20
00000000002FF1D6: 65 4F
00000000002FF1D7: 72 70
00000000002FF1D8: 27 74
00000000002FF1D9: 73 69
00000000002FF1DA: 20 6F
00000000002FF1DB: 50 6E
00000000002FF1DC: 69 73
00000000002FF1DD: 72 0A
00000000002FF1DE: 61 20
00000000002FF1DF: 74 57
00000000002FF1E1: 73 62
00000000002FF1E2: 21 73
00000000002FF1E3: 0A 69
00000000002FF1E4: 20 74
00000000002FF1E5: 4C 65
00000000002FF1E6: 6F 0A
00000000002FF1E7: 61 20
00000000002FF1E8: 64 48
00000000002FF1E9: 20 61
00000000002FF1EA: 41 6C
00000000002FF1EB: 20 6C
00000000002FF1EC: 47 20
00000000002FF1ED: 61 6F
00000000002FF1EE: 6D 66
00000000002FF1EF: 65 20
00000000002FF1F0: 0A 63
00000000002FF1F1: 20 68
00000000002FF1F2: 43 61
00000000002FF1F3: 68 6D
00000000002FF1F4: 61 70
00000000002FF1F5: 6E 69
00000000002FF1F6: 67 6F
00000000002FF1F7: 65 6E
00000000002FF1F8: 20 73
00000000002FF1F9: 59 0A
00000000002FF1FA: 6F 20
00000000002FF1FB: 75 43
00000000002FF1FD: 20 65
00000000002FF1FE: 53 64
00000000002FF1FF: 79 69
00000000002FF200: 73 74
00000000002FF201: 74 73
00000000002FF202: 65 0A
00000000002FF203: 6D 20
00000000002FF204: 20 53
00000000002FF205: 4F 77
00000000002FF206: 70 6F
00000000002FF207: 74 72
00000000002FF208: 69 64
00000000002FF209: 6F 0A
00000000002FF20A: 6E 20
00000000002FF20B: 73 53
00000000002FF20C: 0A 68
00000000002FF20D: 20 69
00000000002FF20E: 56 70
00000000002FF20F: 69 0A
00000000002FF210: 73 20
00000000002FF211: 69 44
00000000002FF212: 74 61
00000000002FF213: 20 6E
00000000002FF214: 54 63
00000000002FF215: 68 65
00000000002FF216: 65 0A
00000000002FF218: 46 52
00000000002FF219: 69 54
00000000002FF21A: 72 53
00000000002FF21B: 61 0A
00000000002FF21C: 78 20
00000000002FF21D: 69 53
00000000002FF21E: 73 6E
00000000002FF21F: 20 65
00000000002FF220: 57 61
00000000002FF221: 65 6B
00000000002FF222: 62 0A
00000000002FF223: 73 20
00000000002FF224: 69 53
00000000002FF225: 74 61
00000000002FF226: 65 69
00000000002FF227: 0A 6C
00000000002FF228: 20 0A
00000000002FF229: 56 20
00000000002FF22A: 69 51
00000000002FF22B: 73 75
00000000002FF22E: 20 0A
00000000002FF22F: 54 00
00000000002FF230: 68 00
00000000002FF231: 65 00
00000000002FF232: 20 00
00000000002FF233: 48 00
00000000002FF234: 61 00
00000000002FF235: 6C 00
00000000002FF236: 6C 00
00000000002FF237: 20 00


This part maps the menu button press actions to the respective secret menu option code locations

00000000003273C6: 08 01
00000000003273C7: 00 03
00000000003273C8: 00 04
00000000003273C9: 00 05
00000000003273CA: 00 02
00000000003273CB: 00 06
00000000003273CC: 00 08