SMBX NPC AI

SMBX stores its AI values in special fields in the SMBX struct.

Para-Goomba (ID: 3)

• 0x+F0 Increments 1 per tick, at 32 the jumps are starting and it only increments one per jump until 35.
• 0x+F8/100/108/110 Unused

Piranha Plant (Green) (ID: 8)

• 0x+F0 Timer
• 0x+F8 Current AI phase (1=showing up, 2=showing, 3=hiding down, 4=hiding)
• 0x+100/108/110 Unused

Podoboo (ID: 12)

• 0x+F0 Timer
• 0x+F8 Current AI phase (1=jumping up, 2=fall down)
• 0x+100/108/110 Unused

Boom Boom (ID: 15)

• 0x+F0 Current AI phase (0=running/walking, 1=spike mode, 2=transforming to spike mode, 3=jumping up)
• 0x+F8 Decimal Timer
• 0x+100/108/110 Unused

Bill Blaster (ID: 21)

• 0x+F0 Timer: Increments 1 per tick, at 200 one bullet bill is fired unless the player is over or underneath the blaster.
• 0x+F8/100/108/110 Unused

Billy Gun (ID: 22)

• 0x+F0 Timer: Increments 10 per tick when the player is holding the billy gun, at 200 one bullet bill is fired.
• 0x+F8/100/108/110 Unused

Ninji (Violet) (ID: 25)

• 0x+F0 Timer: When touching the ground then a timer decrements from 5 to 0. When the value is back to 0 then the ninji is jumping again.
• 0x+F8/100/108/110 Unused

Cheep-Cheep (Red) (ID: 28)

• 0x+F0 The selected Cheep-Cheep AI (From 0...)
• 0x+F8 Unknown
• 0x+100 Unknown
• 0x+108 0 = Swim up, 1 = Swin down
• 0x+110 Unused

SMB3 Bowser

• 0x+F0 Resets to 9 when starting to jump high and decrements 1 per tick. Not sure but may start arcing after it hits 0
• 0x+F8 Increments by a seemingly random number between 0.0 and 1.0 each tick. Resets from time to time but I don't can't tell exactly why.
• 0x+100 Increments by 1 per tick. Sometimes it gets reset to 0, but other times it gets reset to a negative number and counts back up to 0 to trigger something.
• 0x+108 Current AI phase (2=hopping, 3=jumping high+falling, 4=shooting fireballs, 10=turning right after hitting ground, -10=turning left after hitting ground)
• 0x+110 Other? (0=just after hitting ground, 1=other)

Brown Doughnut Block

• 0x+F0 0=Not falling, 1=Falling
• 0x+F8 0=Idle, 1=Wiggling or falling
• 0x+100 Increments by 1 per tick until 30. Falls at 30.
• 0x+108/110 Unused

Dry Bones

• 0x+F0 0=Up walking around, 1=Collapsed
• 0x+F8 When broken, increments by 1 per tick until 400 at which point it gets up
• 0x+100 Alternates between 1 and 0 when wiggling (0x+F8 between 300 and 400)
• 0x+108/110 Unused

SMW Bowser Statue

• 0x+F0 Increments 1 per tick, resetting when it shoots
• 0x+F8/100/108/110 Unused

Lakitu

• 0x+F0 Thrown NPC identity
• 0x+F8 Init to 1, set to 0 a little while after throwing
• 0x+100 0=Haven't yet passed over player, 2=Getting ready to throw, 3=Like 0 but after having thrown before
• 0x+108 When getting ready to throw, resets to 100 and starts decrementing. Throws once 0 again.
• 0x+110 Always increments 1 per tick, resets to 0 after throw