Getting Started

General Advice

• Create backups often! You never know when something may go wrong.
• All numbers are presented in hexadecimal by default. Even though it is possible to change this, you should familiarize yourself with hexadecimal if you are not already.
• If you have a question about what something means or how to use a particular feature, it is most likely answered within this documentation. If not, ask for help! A good place to ask is on the Metroid Construction forum or the Metroid Construction Discord.

Program Structure

ROMs can be opened and saved through the file menu. It is recommended that you use the "Create Backup" feature frequently in case you make a mistake or something goes wrong.

The user interface for MAGE consists of the main window, along with various editors and tools. Editing a specific room is mostly done through the main window, while more general editing is done using the options in the menu strip or tool bar.

Many changes are made by hitting the "Apply" button. This saves the changes to an internal copy of the ROM. No changes are saved to the actual ROM until you choose one of the save options from the file menu. MAGE will warn you if you try to close the ROM with unsaved changes.