WWE SmackDown!: Here Comes The Pain

Prerelease Info Bugs

Removed Wrestlers#

Several wrestlers were scrapped yet their individual character slots remain. None can be played, except for Al Snow, as they freeze the game since no model exists.

Wrestler	Reason for Removal	Notes
Al Snow	Possibly related to his wrestling absence in 2003	Move-set 02, WAS The only playable scrapped wrestler as he uses The Rock's model rather than his own. Entrances must be turned off when playing, as Al Snow has no entrance data or selection picture.
Billy Gunn	Possibly related to his absence from television until June 2003	Move-set 06, WBG Has a hidden winning animation, no entrance data or selection picture.
Billy Kidman	Unknown	Move-set 08, WBK No entrance data or selection picture.
Bradshaw	Possibly related to his absence from television due to injury between September 2002 and June 2003	Move-set 04, WBR No entrance data or selection picture.
Hulk Hogan	Left WWE in June 2003	Move-set 70, OHH The 2003 version of Hogan has a selection picture, complete statistics, hidden entrances and winning animations. Also, a blood texture of 2003 Hogan can be found in Linda McMahon's character file for unknown reasons. (Discovery: THELECTRIFYINGREATONE, KOFHERO77, Aguila316 (blood texture))
Hulk Hogan	Left WWE in June 2003	Move-set 70, OHH The legend version of Hogan has a selection picture, complete statistics, hidden entrances and winning animations.
Jamal	Released from WWE in June 2003	Move-set 13, WRJ No entrance data or selection picture.
Jeff Hardy	Released from WWE in April 2003	Move-set 18, OJH First featured in a July 2003 PSW reveal trailer seen here Hardy has a hidden winning animation, no entrance data or selection picture.
Molly Holly	Unknown	No Create-A-Superstar move-set, no entrance data or selection picture.
Rosie	Unknown	Move-set 13, WRJ Likely a misspell of Rosey. No entrance data or selection picture.
Spike Dudley	Unknown	Move-set 03, WSD No entrance data or selection picture.
Ultimate Warrior	Licensing negotiations between Warrior's company and THQ fell through	Move-set 71, OUW Ultimate Warrior has a select screen picture, statistics, entrance and winning animations. Early footage of Warrior in the game exists here. Remnants of Warrior in the retail game led to a lawsuit.
William Regal	Removed from television in early 2003 due to hiatus caused by health issues	Move-set 01, WRR Has a hidden winning animation, no entrance data or selection picture.

Unused Blood Texture Slot for Tazz#

In Tazz's character file there is a blood texture slot for him. It is possible that Tazz was going to have matches alongside the player in the game's season mode, similar to Jerry Lawler.

Unused Entrance Attire Slot for Rikishi#

In HCTP, entrance attires function as either separate objects (i.e. Scott Steiner, John Cena, Kurt Angle) or as completely separate models that combine the character model and entrance object (Animal, Hawk, Volkoff, Slaughter). If an entrance attire functions as an individual separate object the file for the object will end with a __02 suffix, and if the entrance attire is combined with the character model it will end with a __04 suffix. The entrance attire for Rikishi ends with a __02 meaning that it should be a separate object from the character model, though the attire does not appear that way. Rikishi's attire is unfinished with the file comprising of a partly transparent Rikishi model.

Unused Create-a-Wrestler (CAW) Call Names#

There is a list of CAW call names located in moves.pac/move/list.pac in the file 0008.dat. This file contains the names of all wrestlers and backstage WWE personnel (ie. Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Jonathan Coachman etc.) in the game in addition to recycled call names from WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (i.e. African Superstar, Flying Man, Vampire, Wild Thing etc.). A similar list also existed in Shut Your Mouth in moves.pac/move/list.pac in the file 0004.dat for the purposes of containing text versions of the call names. Given that this file was updated for the this game's roster, it is possible that earlier in development, CAW call names were to be included. Interestingly, the call names that were included in the Shut Your Mouth file for wrestlers who did not make the Shut Your Mouth roster (Boss Man, Deacon Bautista, Jacqueline etc.) are not found in the HCTP file.

Unused Strings#

The game's executable contains some strings pertaining to removed features.

Medication Room Mechanic#

There are unused strings indicating a cut game mechanic involving medicine. The strings "You can buy medicine" and "Meditation Room" are located in the file for moving around backstage in Season Mode 0x359758. It is likely that the Meditation Room was supposed to be the "Medication Room". Possibly, damage sustained in matches would need to be healed up through buying medicine in the medication room. A similar game mechanic would return in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, where players would heal up after matches by visiting a doctor.

CAW AI Tag Behavior#

There are more unused strings located where the AI behavior options are defined (such as weapon use, attack the referee and diving moves) starting at 0x3591D8. Here, there are unused behavior options for how an AI controlled CAW behaves when they are on the apron in a tag match. The strings indicate that players would be able to choose if their CAW would "Touch (Tag)" (allowing a wrestler to reach out for a tag) or "Wait in the Wings (Tag)" (not reaching out for a tag whilst on the apron).

Option Toggles#

There are unused strings for "Commentary Volume" and "In-Game Music Track" where the other option toggle strings are located (BGM Volume, SFX Volume, Vibration, etc.) at 0x357E80. Both these options are unavailable in the final game. Some of these options can be found in the game's official strategy guide.

CAW Passwords#

Messages pertaining to the passwords for custom wrestlers found in the previous game can also be found here at 0x35EEC0, although menu panel strings for the feature have been completely removed.

Unused Graphics#

Unused Character Selection Pictures#

There exist two unused selection pictures in the game.

Unused Icons and Screen#

The following icons and screen remain unused in the game.

Unused Music#

Unused Background Music Jingles
These jingles are found in BGM000.afs, and only exist for 5 out of the 16 songs that are used for background music in this game. Only two of them are used: one plays on the celebratory screen after winning a Royal Rumble match in exhibition mode, while the other plays after successfully completing No Limit Slobber Knocker (pin, submit, and/or KO all 100 wrestlers).

Unused Music Jingles
There are numerous unused music jingles present in the game's files (stored in PBP000.afs), which share the same hard-rock techno genre as the in-game background music, however, these jingles are unused in-game.

Unused Alternate Wrestler Theme Music

To do: Upload audio files of these alternate tracks.

The game includes alternate mixes of theme music for wrestlers, such as Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle. Specifically, the alternate mix for Chris Jericho's theme music removes the countdown that typically precedes the song. For Kurt Angle's theme music, the unused mix eliminates the "You Suck" chants that are often shouted by fans during his entrance. In addition, the unused mix for Matt Hardy's theme music removes the keyboard parts that are typically present in the song. Finally, for Triple-H's theme music, the unused content includes both a short intro timed correctly for his entrance motion and a very short intro.

Unused Attires#

Several unused attires remain on the disc but are not usable in normal play without modding. These attires can be enabled through the use of mod tools such as PAC Editor. Watch on YouTube

Unused Areas#

Many unused arena and backstage variants exist on disc but are unusable in in-game without modding. Watch on YouTube

Build Dates#

There are a total of 29 build dates in the executable, 25 of which are unique.

Regional Differences#

The Japanese version renames the Bra and Panties main event match type to Bikini.

References#