Megaman: Giga Threat

[Solarblade]

Well, this is the game the contest Robot Masters are going to be in. Haven't done a demo yet, but I do have a screenshot.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Solar13lade/Screenshots/Screenshot1-1.png
Yes, that is Magma Man. Who is going to pawn me in the next five seconds after the picture was taken. He's that challaging. Well, I have a story, but not a very good one... here it is:
Dr. Wily is trying to take over the world (again), but he's decided to go all out war on the world. This is strange, as he acts like he wants to protect something he's found...
Well, anyway, There are 8 new robot masters and they are the ones from the contest I had. Well, most of them are...
The game will play like the orginal games, but with a few twists. For example, if you use the weapon you get from Magma Man underwater, it'll cool down and harden so you can use it a platform. This is one of the few things that will happen when you use weapons in different settings.
Ok, I'll post a demo as soon as I can. Suggestions?

[Cutman EXE]

Photonman's weapon should be able to pierce any shields, but is unusable underwater.

Although, if you can, make a boss in a water level WEAK to Photon Pulse.

That way, if a boss room is partially submerged, one must maneuver themselves strategically to not only avoid the bosses attacks, but also to inflict maximum damage in the least amount of time.

[GameSaver]

Well, anyway, There are 8 new robot masters and they are the ones from the contest I had. Well, most of them are...


So THATS what you meant! Can you give us a list of the bosses?

[Solarblade]

Lets see,
Magma Man (as shown in the picture)
Dragon Man
Photon Man
Phase Man
Ecto Man
Those are the ones that are in without a doubt.
I'll probaly make the other three unless you guys can make really good ones, ones with either Wind, Ice, or water elements.

[lordmetroid]

Megaman better have some new tricks up his sleeves if he's going to beat those bosses. How about making him charge up boss-gained weapons like X?

[GameSaver]

Or a wall jump, like in Power Battle/Fighters. That would be cool!

[lordmetroid]

Also, I could get you a ice-related master. I'm working on one as we speak...er, type.

[Solarblade]

I may give him those tricks. Doubtful, but maybe.
And please do try making the Robot Masters. Espically the Wind one. I can't think of a design for it...

[Hobo]

I think Megaman should get some type of Partner, you know that you could switch between in Game-Play back and forth, like MMX8. Now that, that would be awesome.

[Solarblade]

I doubt that, I could probaly do it, but I'm just lazy :D
But I'll see what I can do...
Umm, can anyone do a custom 8-bit gameover screen? It would help the cause!

[lordmetroid]

Umm, can anyone do a custom 8-bit gameover screen? It would help the cause!
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1985/gameover0rz.png
Will this work?

[Solarblade]

That'll work wonders!!! Thanks!
I like that :D
I'm almost done with the demo, so bare with me at the moment.

[GameSaver]

Fix the letters a bit and ya got it!

[Solarblade]

Well, I don't care about them, but if he wants to, he can.
Also, the bosses will have a "desperation" move, like in MMX8, when they have about 1/4 of their life left.

[Protoboy]

Looks neat and sexy so far, I wasn't expecting a screenshot up so fast, but goodwork Solar and all the others who contributed!

[GameSaver]

Protoboy, ya need to pick your words right. Solar probably had this by the end of the contest. I bet he was sure MagmaMan would win no matter what.

[lordmetroid]

Here's Icicle Man:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7312/iciclesheet8br.png
Element: Ice(duh)
Attacks:
1)Icicle Shooter: Primary attack. Goes fast, but doesn't take away much health.
2)Frozen Tundra: Creates a giant icicle from the ground at a random place from his front and back. Does this 3 times before stopping.(pauses inbetween every 2)
3)Snowball Launcher: Fires snow balls from snow crown on head that jump twords Megaman. Fires 7.(second-long pauses inbetween)

Do I need anthing else?

[GameSaver]

Woah! You should of entered the contest!

[Protoboy]

Yeah, You're a little late MetroidLord, we held a contest for this and it's over with.

[Solarblade]

Humm, he may work. I'll see how he looks in the game.
Any more suggestions?

[Cutman EXE]

no, but I have a question. What is Photonman's desperation attack?

[Solarblade]

He'll make the tall beam and it'll travel across the screen. (towards you)
I'll think of despration attacks as I make the bosses. but if you have an idea, go ahead and say it.

[lordmetroid]

Yeah, You're a little late LordMetroid, we held a contest for this and it's over with.
I'll probaly make the other three unless you guys can make really good ones, ones with either Wind, Ice, or water elements.
Read all the posts next time.

[Mikado]

So will be medicman in the game or not? (please don't say fergot him agian)

[Doogles]

If you decide to have charged boss weapons, Phaseman's regular weapon is the phase strike(his cross weapon) and charged is the phase crash or phase kick(phase kick in the air)

[Cutman EXE]

Or you could make a charge kick clone that "phases" through walls.

[Triggerman.exe]

this game is getting better and better

[Doogles]

Oh, for phaseman's desperation attack, he keeps phasing back and forth between the left and right sides of the room, and throws 3 or four of those cross things rapidfire.

[Solarblade]

Ok. The demo is almost done, so expect it soon. Oh yea, the despration attacks are just an effect an attack the boss already does, for example, Magma Man's despration attack is that when he slams the ground, magma balls fall from the ceiling. Its that simple, but adds a element of surprise.

[Cutman EXE]

ah, so instead of the random lasers from the ground, the desparation attack replaces it with the moving laser?

[Doogles]

Heloooo? How's the demo coming? I'm really excited about seeing my boss in this game!

[Mikado]

Patience...king reaper...patience

[Doogles]

It's just that it's been forever since he said it would be ready soon! Or it feels like it at least!

[Solarblade]

Well, i've almost got a demo ready, it'll have Magma Man's stage, and that'll be it. I'll probaly have it ready sometime today.

[Doogles]

Sweet! Can't wait.

I hope you got some challenging junk!

[Haukura]

I had an Idea that came to me just right now. You know like in all MMX games you get a life expantion? well could you do the same thing in this game too? it would be more like a side mission to find all life expantions to help you through the game.

[Solarblade]

Demo is done! Actully, its more of a level test, as you can see the stage select, but yea.
http://h1.ripway.com/Solar13lade/MegamanGigaThreat1.exe
Thats one link, if that doesn't work, try this link:
http://209.245.59.241/Gimme/25153141/1181044369/102761100/A0DA79C2-EF1B-4986-A2C7-82F57817934B/0.654914/2/MegamanGigaThreat1.exe
Whats in the demo:
Physics (duh)
which include:
Sliding
Shooting
Ladders
and other things.
Boss (MagmaMan)
MagmaMan's stage (duh)
Stage select
Game overs (you'll start out with 10 lives though. You'll need them)
Enemies! (Mets included)
And thats about it.
Controls are as follows:
A = jump
S = shoot
Down + A = slide
Space = select stage (only Magma Man's picture works)
Comments? Suggestions? Please say some :D
EDIT: Sorry for the large file size, but I'm using MP3s!

[TwIzTeR_91]

Great! Looks like it's gonna be fun! The intro seems to drag a bit though...

[Solarblade]

I know, I haven't quite figured that one out it.
Challange: Can you beat that stage? I have issues trying to, which means I haven't yet. However, I've beaten it without the eneimes, so it is possible.
Any music suggestions? Also, if you want to, you can make music for the game. If I approve of it and if it sounds like it would fit into a Megaman game AND if it is in MP3 mode.

[Doogles]

Awesome demo! I CAN'T BEAT IT!!!!

[Solarblade]

Don't worry. I can't either. :g-laugh:

[Doogles]

You put in quite a few surprising things. Like in that first little cavern thing, I did not expect that drill car. And that platform that you ride through the lava, when I got to it, I didn't know what to do next(before it fell) and I jumped. Well, it fell while I was in the air and I hit the lava. Oops.

[Solarblade]

Lol. Thats funny. Yea, watch out for the drill cars and the falling blocks. The falling blocks are the major theme in Dragon Man's stage though :D . Maybe I've shouldn't have told you :g-ninja: . Oh well. If you haven't noticed yet, there is several glicthes. The main being that you'll get hit and can't jump. I haven't figured out why it does that, but I will find a way to fix it! Also, when you try climbing, you may end up next to the ladder instead. Just press A and then re-orintate yourself. Any more bugs or glitches?

[Doogles]

Not that I;ve found... but may I suggest a restart point? It would help a lot.

[Solarblade]

There is three per stage. The beginning, the middle, and before the boss. The middle is after 2 big rooms, then 2 small ones, and then a another big room. Then you have 2 big rooms, about 4 small rooms, then another big room. Then your at the boss. Also, the boss may glitch and get stuck, haven't figured out what causes this, but its annoying when he gets stuck as his standing sprite, as you can't hurt him. When you defeat the boss, nothing happens. Just so you know.

[Mikado]

You didn't answer my first qeustion so I ask it again.
At the contest You said medicman would be in it, as good or bad, whatever. But now I don't see him on the list, sooooo, whats the deal?

[Solarblade]

He'll be a boss. I'v decided to use him, as I'm short a few bosses :g-drop:

[Mikado]

I'm glad he will be in the game ^^

[Jace]

I'm just happy to see my guys in it!!

[Doogles]

Phaseman's still gonna be in it, right?

I'm still gonna need to make his mugshot.

[Mikado]

O yea, an mugshot, I fergot, I to have to make one.

[Solarblade]

Yes, Phaseman will be in it too. Yes, mugshots = happiness for me :D .

[lordmetroid]

I think there are too many enemies in MagmaMan's level, but if you added heath restorers(sp) it would be a tad easier.
Also, is IcicleMan going to be in it? I have a mugshot.

[Haukura]

Ok I have two things to say. Your game is awsome I loved it even though it was really hard if I were to rate it I would give it a 10/10! but now down to bissness. I have one question for you are you ganna use my idea? you know about finding life expantions inside the boss lvls? if not than that's ok if you don't use my idea.oh and for the full idea I had refur (sp) to page 3 and look down to find my post.

[Mikado]

This is not an mmx game, so I doubt he will use your life expantion idea.

[Haukura]

but I was just trying to seeing if he would use it aw well at least I tried.

[Mikado]

I think he already read you post, and if he would do it, he would say.
And please haukura, watch you spelling.

[Haukura]

sorry lack of sleep ^^;

[Cutman EXE]

MAJOR GLITCH:

If you take damage while sliding, you will be frozen in a standing position, unable to move, shoot, jump, or slide.

Also, there is a slight graphic oddity. When rockman shoots, his head is stationary, and his body moves to adjust. this should be the other way around. The FEET should stay stationary, and rock should lean forward whilst shooting.

Also, I love how reflected shots inflict damage. :)

[Mikado]

There is our picky-nicky :D

[Solarblade]

Yea, I already know about those two glicthes. Both of them are in the sniper joe game. The reflected bullets are suppose to do that.

[megajosh2]

Man, that is the hardest MM1-3 styled game I've ever played and it's only one level! Maybe it's the stage design...

[Doogles]

HA! I got it done!
Phaseman's mugshot!

Whee! Fun!
I hope you're still working on this game... or else my efforts will have been useless.

[Solarblade]

heck yes I'm still working on the game :D
There's been a style change though :g-ninja:
I'll say what when I'm done with the offical demo.

[Doogles]

Say WHAT?!?!
Style change? So I'm gonna have to do Phaseman in a different style?

[Solarblade]

Not sprite style. Gameplay style. The only info I'm releasing at the moment is that you can play as one of 6 characters. So 6 storylines. :D

[Doogles]

6 playable characters? So it's not gonna be the robot masters, since there are 8 of them...

Is it gonna be an RPG?

[Solarblade]

No RPG. Still platformer, but not Megaman Style.

[Doogles]

Now I'm confused...
When will the newest demo be ready?

You should hold a conest for the other playable characters!
unless, of course, you've already chosen them...

[Solarblade]

Newest Demo may come in next month, or be done by my birthday. Maybe.

And the playable characters are already picked. Do you want to know them or should I keep the suspense?

[Jace]

I WANT TO KNOW NOW!!! Sorry 'bout that... couldn't help it.

[Solarblade]

Alright, here they are:

Megaman (duh)
Bass
Protoman (admit it, you wanted to play as him)
Met (A met, and thats his name)
Jett Indie (A sniper joe, same one from my sniper joe game)
??? (the OC. Its a female.)

??? is a secert till the demo. You'll like her.

As for gameplay style, I'm a horrible seceret keeper (and I feel nice), so the game play style since I've always wanted to do it, is Metroid 2D Style. You know, where you have to explore and such. Because of this, I'll be using regular bosses too (the capcom made ones).
Suggestions?

[Jace]

Nope, only that I belive that the SI game is in the same style. FYI.

[Solarblade]

SI? Whats that? Oh well, I don't care. I've wanted to do a Megaman game in this style, so here I go :D .

[Jace]

SI, Sprites Inc. Anyway, good luck.

[Doogles]

What? You're not gonna be using our bosses we made? That seems a little unfair.

[Jace]

That's not what he said. He said he will ALSO be using ones Capcom made.

[Doogles]

Oh... well... I must be blind then.

I SUGGEST KNIGHTMAN!

[Solarblade]

Don't worry King Reaper. I already picked out the bosses, and I thought about you when I was picking, so I picked Knight Man. (On a side note, If you would like King Reaper, I'll make a short Knight Man game for you if you want.)

[Doogles]

Like it? That would be awesome!!

And will the weapon acquisition system be the same in this game as in every other megaman game? Cause I think there should be something different.

[Solarblade]

Like this game? Maybe.

As for weapon getting, It'll be something of the same, BUT not all bosses give you weapons.

Also, the weapons will help you advance by helping you reach hard-to-reach places...

[Doogles]

Y'know what would be interesting?
certain enemies drop ammo for special weapons uyou can collect as you go through the game. There could be spread guns, machine guns, etc.

And I think Megaman should change more than his color when he's using a boss power. Like maybe he gains their armor instead of just their power. And the weapon could have unlimited ammo, with changed stats.
Like knight armor moves slower and can't jump as high, but the attacks are stronger.
How's that idea?

[Solarblade]

I don't know. I may not change colors, but no armor. Each character will do something different when they obtain a weapon.

For special ammo things, that would make the game more intersting... no promises though.

[Doogles]

Aw man... the armor was a good idea....

[Cutman EXE]

So... we get some lame original female character instead of someone cool, like Duo?

[Solarblade]

Meh, I never liked Duo. Even though this does take place after MM8... Supposedly.

[Doogles]

Here's a few ideas for weapons:
Vacuum Gun: Suck Up small enemies(like mettaur size) and use as ammo.
Mega Fist: Buster gets replaced with an rocket fist attack
Spread Blaster: Gun fires in three directions
trip Wire: Launch one end of wire and pull the other end along with you to slice enemies.
Stealth Mode: Short lived invincibility/invisibility. One shot, can only hold one ammo. Very rare.

And why isn't the armor a good idea? Instead of gaining powers like megaman, one character could gain their armor.

[Jace]

The stealth mode sounds like the acquired weopon I made for Ectoman.

[Solarblade]

Lets see, the usable weapons you got:
Vacuum Gun: Yes. I'll put in Dust Man for that weapon (Not required to get, but needed to unlock secert :D )
Mega Fist: Nay. Don't like.
Spread Blaster: The Met can do that already XD
Trip Wire: Hum. I'll think on that, but I won't tell you if I put it in or not.
Stealth Mode: Same as Vacuum Gun, but you need to fight a BIG boss to get it. (I'll make the boss super hard)
For the Met, I'll do the armor thing. I've seen it done before and it was pretty cool. (Hard Hat 3 is where I saw it. You should play it.)

[Doogles]

Wouldn't armor be more fitting of a humanoid character?

[Solarblade]

I guess, but none of the characters would really go well with the armor idea. (The OC has a gun that changes color.)
As for the Met armor, what would change would be the hat, i.e. If the Met beat Needle Man, he would get a Needle Man's top head thingy, and if he beats Knight Man, he'll get Knight Man's helmet.

[Doogles]

Can I make a character that would be suited for an armor gaining system?
I promise, if you say yes, I'll do all the sprites for him.

[Solarblade]

By all means, yes! Less work for me XD.
Well, need to do his programming ><
Also, the requirements for doing characters is that that character needs to
a) Slide or Dash (Can't have both)
b) Charge or 8-dir fire (Same as above)
c)Something special (Like block or Tri-Shot for the Met or Throwing grenedes for Jett Indie.)
d) Think MM&B/F (Thats how I got the idea to do Bass XD)
Lets see, that brings the count of playable characters to 7 :D . I'll be accepting 2 more characters if you do the above and make their sprites. Ok?

[Doogles]

okay, okay... name ideas... throwing some out there...
Kwark
Tack
Nim
Grunge(musical influenced name)

That's all I got for names.

For his special ability: Can switch between melee and buster attacks. While in melee mode, he can do wall jumps.
Personally, I like Grunge best. I'll get to work on a design.

[Solarblade]

Grunge is accepted! A melee character! Joy. This will be fun...
And by wall jumps, you mean like in MMX?

[Doogles]

No. Have you ever played MM Power battles or power fighters? Y'know how you could jump off the walls to avoid enemy attacks? That's basically what it is. Except it can be used to travel up vertical hallways that other characters wouldn't be able to go up. He could do this to access secret armors and such. Maybe new melee techniques.

Oh, and here's a standing sprite for him.

[Solarblade]

He's cool so far, just make him look a little less like Fire Man. Mainly his shoulder pads.

[Doogles]

Changed him a little.

[Solarblade]

Much better! He looks less like Fire Man now! Now you got to finish him.

[Doogles]

PM me a list of all the bosses you'll have so I can make their armors.

Another question... Will the running in this game be the same old 8-bit running with only three frames like in most of the original MM games, or will it have a full run animation, like the 8-bit sprites from this sheet (http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/files/Classic/Megaman/mmbfsheet.gif)

[Solarblade]

Depends on the sprite. If they have three runing frames, then three frames.

[Doogles]

Grunge has five frames... I'm sure that's not a problem.

I'm also gonna design Grunge's creator, Dr. Talick... she can apear in a hologram every time he gets a power in order to explain what it does.

oh, and here's a basic overview of grunge's abilities:
Grunge Buster: Single directional buster with no charge.
Grunge Fist: Melee fist attack that can't be used while running, but the momentum moves him forward slightly with each punch
Kick Jump: Can jump off of walls while in melee mode in order to avoid enemy attacks. can also be used to ascend vertical hallways.

Gained powers(non RM powers)-
Earth Breaker Wave: While in melee mode, press down and punch to unleash a short seismic wave. Use in air to slam on ground
Grunge Missile: Charge Grunge Buster to use a short range missile
Rocket Uppercut: Hold up and punch to use an uppercut. Can't be used in air.

Armor Gain: Gains armor from defeated bosses. These armor can change his abilities such as speed, attack power, and jump height.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7994/wheexk5.gif

[Solarblade]

Sweet. That shouldn't be too hard to program either :D
And what's up with him dancing?

[Doogles]

Well, I decided he'd do a little victory thing every time you beat a boss, and it'll be different depending on whether you're in melee or buster mode. That's his melee victory thing... just looped.

[Solarblade]

I like it :D
As for the game its self, well, I need sprites ><. Mainly, I need Bass doing everything he does in MM&B. When I get those will I start work on the game itself. So what are you waiting for!? But yea... I need those sprites.

[Doogles]

Finished basic movements and his buster poses and both win poses.

Still have to do wall jumping and punching... and his creator....

Oh, and I could probably do the sprites for Bass.

Are you gonna have ladders in this game?

[Solarblade]

Most defintaly. I've *almost* perfected megaman game ladder movement. Theres only one, that I know of, glitch with it, but I have yet to solve it.
EDIT: Could you do his shots too? And also, does his shots go through walls? Or stop like Bass's in MM&B?

[Doogles]

You mean Grunge's? Yeah, his shots go through walls.

I'll have to make his shot....

[Doogles]

I've been changing Bass' power fighters sprites so the animations will be a bit more like the original 8-bit megaman movements, still gotta do his 8-way shot. And will you need his Treble/Bass sprites as well? Cause I'd probably have to scratch those.

Oh, and would it be okay if I made another character in addition to Grunge?

[Solarblade]

You can do Treble. And you can do another character also. Just make sure you name it after some type of music/dance related thing.

[Doogles]

I had wanted to do Greyman in 8-bit... but I guess I'll pull something else outta my hat.

How about Rhythm? A female character. Temporary gliding ability, like the jet suit from MM6, and an 8-way buster.

[Jace]

OOH! Use the name Lament or Aria! They are both music related.

Outposted... Damn...

[Doogles]

How's Lament music related? I never heard it before.

[Solarblade]

Same, but anyway, the character is accepted, though my OC character can fire 8-ways.... But yea, the gliding ability is cool :D

[Jace]

la‧ment  /ləˈmɛnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[luh-ment] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
1. to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
2. to mourn for or over.
–verb (used without object)
3. to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret.
4. to mourn deeply.
–noun
5. an expression of grief or sorrow.
6. a formal expression of sorrow or mourning, esp. in verse or song; an elegy or dirge.

From dictionary.com I went for the 6th definition.

[Doogles]

Lament isn't a type of music...
it's just saying that lament(or sorrow) can be expressed through songs, etc.


and I got the idea for Rhythm from the back of a MMBN comic book. :g-laugh: The author was talking about how rockman had a girlfriend character and Blues didn't... and he wanted to come up with something that was similar to Rock and Roll. So he came up with Rhythm and Blues.

[Jace]

A lament is also a type of funeral song. Trust me I learned it in my 11th year of english.

Lament

n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: lamentation, plaint, wail] 2: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, requiem, threnody] 3: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy] v 1: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: keen] 2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, bewail, bemoan]
WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Lament&x=0&y=0

[Solarblade]

I'll accept Greyman. (question, is it suppose to be the color?)

[Doogles]

Yes, Grey can be spelled Grey or Gray. It doesn't matter, but I've always spelled it Grey.

And Greyman can fire 8-ways as well. He can fire boss weapons in 8 directions, and will have a wall kick similar to the X series wall kick. He'll also be able to find hidden abilities to add to his attack arsenal. I'm still deciding on them but here's on of them:
Grey wave- when this power is activated, his 8-way shot will be disabled, and he'll be able to charge. If he releases the charge while holding down, you release a burst shot to the left and right of him.

I'll get to work on Rhythm and greyman as soon as possible.

Oh, and all of Grunge's movements are done. He can only do a single punch in the air, as opposed to his one-two punch. I added his bullet shot, too. Make sure the shot is animated.

and stpuid me, I forgot his wall jump... dammit...

[Doogles]

Grunge's sheet done!

I'll do Greyman's and Rhythm's next! Then I'll do all of Grunge's armors.

[Solarblade]

If you do those two, then all characters are done :D
So no more characters guys. 9 is enough for me.
NOTE: Sludge Man is changing to Gamma Man.

[Jace]

I could do some original enemies if ya want.

[Doogles]

Uhm, Solar? Could you send me all the custom robot master sheets? I can't find them all.

Oh, anfd I'm almost done with Bass' normal movements. All that's left is his ladder animation. Then I hafta do Bass/ Treble.

[Solarblade]

That would be cool. Go straight ahead. I may make some myself too.
Now to programming the characters! Which translate too: "I'm going to copy code I've done so its easier!" XD But thats what I do.
EDIT: outposted >< Yea, I'll send them to you. The only one I can't is Gamma Man. As he's 1. Not done, and 2. He's on my sister's computer at the moment.

[Doogles]

I don't really need the full sheet. Just a standing sprite so I can make the armor.

[Solarblade]

Alright folks! Before I get anywhere with the game, I need an intro boss. Yes, thats right, an intro boss. Because there's an intro stage. Duh. I'll let you guys go crazy with that.
The intro stage is 1/3 in a building, 1/3 underground, and 1/3 on ground level (on the street).
Enjoy.

[Jace]

Ok, so you want one of us to design you one? 'Cause if that's it I'll ger right to work.

[Solarblade]

Yup. Sprites (a full sheet), and an attack pattern.
Current status: 3% done (You'll see a jump when the engine is done.)

[Doogles]

All of Bass' basic movements except for the ladder. I'm still working on that.

And I decided not to do greyman. Give someone else a chance to make a character.


Jace could make Lament or Aria like he suggested. :g-winky:

[Jace]

OH! I want to make one! PLEASE!!

[Solarblade]

Jace: Go right ahead.

King: I like. But FYI, Bass can't shoot and walk in MM&B at the same time, which is what I'm doing.

[Jace]

For the intro boss, why don't you just use the Yellow devil or the big dragon? That would work, right?

[Solarblade]

Yes but:
Yellow Devil is sorta in the game. Execpt he's different...
Maybe the Dragon, but I want something new. Basiclly, I want lots of new sprites in the game, mainly customs/edits.

[Doogles]

King: I like. But FYI, Bass can't shoot and walk in MM&B at the same time, which is what I'm doing.
That's not 100% true. The majority of the weapons weren't multidirectional, so he was able to walk while using them. So when Bass is using a boss power that he can't aim, he'll be able to move while using it.

[Solarblade]

>< forgot that. Ok your forgiven. Now back to work!
EDIT: Also, I'll be using music from all Megaman games, execpt for MML and MMEXE. Unless someone wants to make me music :D .

[Doogles]

I could probably make you an intro boss.... once I finish with Rhythm. :g-drop:

[Jace]

I'm already working on it KR.

[Doogles]

Oh, okay. No worries, then.

[Doogles]

Finished Rhythm's design!

Okay... it's just a standing pose.... oh well...

[Solarblade]

Nice. Reminds me of hippies though O_o...
Keep up the good work!

[Doogles]

She'll glide by using jets from her feet.

Have you ever played MM6? Well, remember the rush jet adapter in that game? That's how the glide works.

[Solarblade]

Yup, I remember the rush jet adapter. That was my best friend.
Though that means she boosts upwards, not glide.

[Doogles]

Eh, I always thought of it as gliding, call it whatever you want.

[Jace]

A preview of the inro boss I've been working on. What do you think?

[Doogles]

Very nice. Make a custom robot to drive it... or even better, have Wily at the controls. Then when it's beaten, it turns out to be a Wily robot.

[Jace]

The funny thing is that all it is, is a C+P job with minor editing. But I think it came out nice. Anyway, I'll make a custom bot to drive it. Shouldn't be too hard.

[Jace]

Okay, custom bot. I was thinking hard about what I wanted the bot to look like, then I finnaly decided, I'd edit one of those plug enemies from MM3 so it looks like the bot driving the tank looks like all it did was plug into a socket on the top of it. So sound good? Oh, and here it is.

[Doogles]

Cool. Looks much better.

[Jace]

Thank you. And I hope you don't mind, but I'm using that Bass sheet you edited to make my char. And what name do you think sounds better, Bolero, Nocturne, or Requim. He will be an explosion based character.

[Doogles]

I like Requiem.... I think that's how it's spelled... let me go check...

EDIT: Yeah, that's how it's spelled.

And I don't mind at all if you use the sheet. I didn't make most of the stuff on there anyway.

[Jace]

Requiem it is then. I'll get it done when I get back sunday night. Well, good night.

[Solarblade]

I love the intro stage boss you made Jace. I'm using it :D
Yup, have fun making the character.
Thats all I have to say at the moment.

[Doogles]

Here's Rhythm's abilities:
Multi Directional Fire
Can shoot all boss gained weapons in every direction.
Cannot walk while shooting, even while using boss gained weapons.
Can jet boost for short periods. An upgrade can be found to increase the time.
Can fire five shots at a time.
Can run faster than other characters
Can jump higher(boost not included) than other characters.
Can gain a temporary invincible shield from a hidden item.
Faster climbing up ladders than other characters.

[Solarblade]

Does she get hit back farther and is weaker?
Sorry, but she needs some weakness :g-drop:

[Doogles]

Yeah. Forgot about that. She can run faster and etc. because she's lighter, so she gets knocked back farther, and gets damaged more from attacks. But You can find a power up that'll make her armor about equal to the other characters at the start of the game(the strength the other character's starting armor will be at the start. The powerup shouldn't be at the start of the game)

[Solarblade]

Makes sense. I'll put the item somewhere around the middle of the game.

[Doogles]

Alrighty. Rhythm finished!
I think I got everything. Like I said, she can't run while shooting, so she doesn't need a running/shooting animation.

Have you considered having fights between the playable characters as parts of the storyline? Cause that would be kinda interesting.

Oh, and that's her plasma shot next to the shooting sprites.

EDIT: Now I know what's missing. I need a victory animation!

[Doogles]

Alrighty! Now it's complete for real!
I added the victory thingy!
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3899/rhythmthumbwp9.gif
Simple, yet effective!

Bass' sheet has been completed as well:
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2271/basshh1.gif

[Doogles]

Alrighty. I did a standing pose for every last one of Grunge's armors.
Enjoy, and feel free to tell me what else I can change.

[Solarblade]

Those are AWESOME :D
Anyway, continue on with the sprites.

[Doogles]

How far have you gotten with gammaman? All I really need at this point is a standing pose.

[Solarblade]

He's done exepct for his weapons, but he's on my sister's computer, which the internet isn't working on, so I can't get it. I can probally remake it though. Should take me about half an hour to a hour.

[Doogles]

Don't worry about remaking the whole sheet. I just need his standing pose, like I said.

[Solarblade]

Here is Gamma Man:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Solar13lade/Sprites/GammaManPic.png
That is him. Took 10 minutes to make he's standing sprite :g-drop: .

[Doogles]

Alrighty. I'll get started on that right away.

here's robot master powers as I want them(remember, they all have Inf ammo):
Flameman: Same as MM6 attack
Elecman: Elec Shot. Slow fire rate
Pharoahman: Same as MM4 attack
Flashman: Flash Bullet. Charge for flash freeze(long charge time)
Gravityman: Gravity Jump. Charge for gravity reversal(super long chargetime)
Knightman: Mace swing. Charge for kingdom crusher(same as MM6 attack)
Shadowman: Ninja star. Charge for shadow dash.(like the MMZ power)
Frostman: Snow shooter. Charge for ski dash.
Diveman: Aqua shot. use underwater for homing torpedo.
Medicman: Capsule blast. Charge for small health increase(extremely long chargetime.

[Doogles]

Okay, I've come up with the rest.

Icicleman: Icicle shot freezes enemies.
photonman: photon beam. Charge for vertical moving beam.
Dragonman: Dragon Blaster
Ectoman: ecto blast. charge for short invincibility
Magmaman: lava shot. Charge for molten fist.
Phaseman: Hex shot. Charge for phase crash.

That's all of'em. tell me whatcha think.

[Jace]

Standing sprite of Requiem. What do you think?

[Doogles]

His face isn't very well-defined. Try a lighter blue...

Oh, and Solar, I was wondering just what the story was behind this game? Why will megaman and co. be running through an open ended map instead of teleporting back to base etc... is Light's teleporter broken? Has Light been Kidnapped? IS THAT THE WHOLE STORY RIGHT THERE?


And I also wanted to run this idea past ya: What If I did a group picof all the main characters from this game(hand drawn) in 8-bit coloring style? You could use that on the title screen!

[Solarblade]

The story is more or less a secert, as because it needs to be more made out, but the reason its an open-ended style is because Dr. Wily is on an island along with all the bosses, and I've wanted to do a game in this style. As for the final boss, here is a spoiler:
It's not Dr. Wily and you can't beat him. See next spoiler for why.
Also, this game Is the first of a trilogy.
And Jace, like King said, make the face more visible.
Also, Jace, could you make more sprites for the intro boss, like firing the cannon and the trends moving?
As for teleporting, Dr. Wily has an anti-teleporting force field (for lack of orginality) around the island.

And for the group pic, I love the idea!
And because I feel real nice, I'll tell you who the OC I have is.
Her name is Bossanova and her moves are alot like Bass's, expect she can dash more like ProtoMan and her shots can go through walls, but don't fire as fast. And she is a cyborg with a gun.

[Jace]

The reason why his face isn't well defined is because he doesn't have one. His helmet covers his whole face so there isn't any to show. Oh, and he isn't blue he's purple.

As for the intro boss sure, I could do that.

[Solarblade]

Oh, ok. Now it makes sense. I like it. Accepted.
Gosh, my good talent is annoying, as I can sum up long posts in a few words ><. [/endofftopicness]

So he uses explosives? Want to expand on that?

[Jace]

No problem, you know how the Power Fighters/Battles' Napalm man can shoot missles? Well thats what he does, they pack more power than other char.s' shots but he can only shoot one at a time and when they hit an enemy or wall they explode and hurt's enemies caught in it. He can shoot upwards,left, and right but that's it.

His acquired weapons are a little different than others though. They are different in the fact that all they do is give his standard shot new properties like Ice missiles, bigger explosions, spread shot, etc.

Sound good?

[Solarblade]

Yup. I think I have a new fav. character :g-laugh:
Anyway, I need a tileset for the intro stage if someone wants to make me one.

[Jace]

Into boss done. Top is with the gun not firing and the botom is with the gun fired.

[Solarblade]

Thanks, and cool. Wondering, but can ANYONE make music in Midi format? Sorry if that doesn't apeal to you, but its nessecary for a small file size.

[Jace]

Requiem update. I can't seem to get his shooting upwards sprite quite right, Can any of you do it for me? Other than that he should be done.

[Solarblade]

I can't do it, but I may suggest that for shooting upwards, you have the arm cannon face up, and the other hand hold it up. And don't have him move while shooting up. Also, I don't think he should shoot up while climbing either. Or jumping.

[Jace]

Yea, I was only going to have him shoot up while he's on the ground. Anyway like I said I can't seem to get it right.

[Doogles]

And for the group pic, I love the idea!
And because I feel real nice, I'll tell you who the OC I have is.
Her name is Bossanova and her moves are alot like Bass's, expect she can dash more like ProtoMan and her shots can go through walls, but don't fire as fast. And she is a cyborg with a gun.Uh, could I see all the characters that haven't been shown yet?

And I'm thinking of doing each character's art seperately, so they can be used for the character select screen or somehing, and then just C+P them together for the group pic.


I could probably do that sprite for ya, Jace.

[Jace]

That would be great if you did, thanks.

[Doogles]

Done. It's BMP cause I'm too lazy to change it to GIF right now.... blah blah blah.

How's that work for ya?

[Jace]

Fine, thank you.

[Doogles]

You're welcome, it's what I do.

[Doogles]

Solar, when you see this, could you send me a sprite of Bossanova so I can get an idea of what she looks like for when I do the character pics?


Oh, and I decided that Grunge won't be able to slide. He'll have to find his own way through levels.

[Solarblade]

I don't have sprites for Bossanova :g-drop: Someone else is making them.

As for Met, he's a met (duh) and Jett Indie is a black-colored Sniper Joe, who can throw grenedes :D .

[Doogles]

Okay, I'll draw everyone but bassonova for now, then.

[Doogles]

A little bit of something different.

I made this little dude to use on the character select screen. When you choose a character, a couple of panels could come up(similar to in MM&B) that show what the character can do. Instead of doing art for each character doing this action, we'll just use this dude in different poses to symbolize the action. That way it can be reused for characters with similar abilities.

[Solarblade]

And thus making mine and your job easier! It makes everyone's life better! XD
Yea, I like the idea. Go for it. I'll PM you when Bossanova's sprites are done, ok?

[Doogles]

Alrighty then. I'll get to work on finishing the rest of the ability poses.

So far I've got shooting, multi-directional shooting, dashing, and jumping.

Y'know what would be interesting? If you made the little dude a joke character. Like if you press a certain button on the character select screen, it selects the guy.

[Solarblade]

Hum, maybe, but I doubt it. I can't put too much stuff in the game, otherwise it'll never get done.

Also, an update: The game will contain voice acting. If you want your character to have your voice, then I suggest you PM your voice acting stuff.
You can do RM too.

[Doogles]

I'll PM you my voice file thing... I made a while back...

Anyway, I'm gonna have to make a mettaur version of the blob dude... just cause.

[Doogles]

A quick question. The sniper joe will have a working shield, right? As will the mettaur? I just want to get my facts straight.

Also, what kind of abilities will Jet Indie and Met have?

[Solarblade]

The sheilds can and will block. I've done it before, I can do it again :D .

Jett Indie has:
Grenede Throw (He starts out with it. Remember MM8 and MM&B?)
Block (With the shield)
Slide (Like Megaman's)

Met has:
Hover (With the propeller :D )
Block (by ducking)
Tri-Shot (Can charge to fire 3 shots)

[Doogles]

Okey dokey, then. I'll get to work.

[Doogles]

okay, sprite sheet updated.


So, i was thinking... This guy could be sorta like this game's version of the Yellow Devil. I could give him yellow color(or whatever you'd want it to be), and when you find him, he turns into a copy version of the character you're playing as.

Or maybe he'd be better as a secret boss than an actual boss. Ya never know.

[Solarblade]

I think secert boss would be best. But you have to have all items as the character your playing to battle him :g-ninja: .
And there already is a Yellow Devil-type boss.
And its one of the 4 major bosses you have to beat to get to Wily and the final boss.

[Doogles]

Solar, I have a question.

Will a new demo be done soon?

[Solarblade]

Um, about a demo.

I'm having ANOTHER gameplay change. It'll be more like a classic Megaman game with Stage Select, but it'll have MM&B stage select style (I had no problems with it), and fortress bosses. HOWEVER, it'll be Castlevania-style gameplay. Meaning Stats. And you will bea able to find paths to other stages in a stage. i.e. In Magma Man's stage, you can find a path to Dragon Man's stage (this will be in the actul game).
And yes, there will be an intro stage.

Things/ideas that are being dropped:
Voice acting (Sorry, but I don't want to deal with it)
Capcom made bosses

Things that are added:
Stage Select
Acess to Intro Stage after beating (There will be hidden stuff in there.)

Things being kept:
Character select
Ladders (pain to program, but yea...)

Also, I need some people to rip backgrounds and sounds from the first 6 megaman games. And I need someone to assemble Tilesets for me.

I think thats it. Any questions?

EDIT: Also, don't exepct this game to be finished anytime soon. This type of game will take a LONG time to finish. As for a demo, maybe around end of October to November. Maybe a Christmas present.

[The Walrus]

I think there are some 1-6 bg's in the rip section

[Doogles]

AGH!

Now all the armors I've been doing for the original robot masters for Grunge are worthless!

[Solarblade]

Yea. Sorry about that. Maybe you can find some other use for them?

I will need the custom RM armors though.

[Doogles]

Alright. I'll get working on them.

[Doogles]

Hey, since You're still working on this game, Solar, and haven't given up on it(my way of saying that I'm not necroposting), I'm posting Grunge's updated sheet, since his run animation was incomplete...


Now... I'm gonna start the giga threat comic.

[DragonZero]

Um... Isn't Dragon Man pretty much the same as my Navi/Model/Robot Master/ BioMetal DRAGOMan?

[Jace]

No, cause Dragonman was made to be more like a Dragoon not a dragon itself.

[DragonZero]

Ah. Do you think maybe the name could be altered so it would be easier to tell the difference? If not I could just make Drago Classic in 8 Bits.

[Doogles]

We could rename him Dragoonman... if that'd be better.

[DragonZero]

He's already a guy in BnG... How about... I dunno... DrakeMan?

[Doogles]

What about Wyvernman? A wyvern is basically the same as a dragon...


Oh, and shameless self-promotion: My Giga Threat Comic! (http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2513)

[DragonZero]

That one's good, but a bit wordy... WyrmMan?

[Doogles]

Why can't it just be dragonman? The creator will be credited in the credits, so it won't be confused...

[DragonZero]

Well, It's just a letter away from DragoMan. You don't have to change it, I just don't want anyone to confuse them.

Other Names: BahaMan, TiaMan (As in Bahamut and Tiamat).

[Doogles]

Nah, Dragoman fits him well.
Besides, those names seem a little... obscure...

[DragonZero]

Agh... I'm the Dragon guy and I can't even think of a good name...!

[Doogles]

It's almost sorta official!
Solar has abandoned this project, sorta, so I offered to take over where he left off, which happens to be nowhere! I'll be basically programming from scratch with gamemaker, and it's been a while, so any outside help would be appreciated.

Actually, now that I think about it, could a mod close this topic so I can start a new one? I'd appreciate it.

[Kairos]

Before you close it,I'll help,I know platformers like the back of my hand.

[Doogles]

Thanks, SOul, that'd be a big help!
Okay, I'm starting the new thread in a minute.

[Blackbeltdude]

Next time PM a mod to close the thread instead of just asking in the thread. :P