Random X series rips

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 07:24

So like, remember good ol' Duff McWhalen?

Well, he's a loser and not the point of this topic, not directly anyway...

The star of this thread is that huge behemoth known as the U-555. This monstrosity of a ship follows you all through the level like an annoying pedophile, just waiting for you to slip up so it can kill you dead. You should know a few things before I post these rips though:

1. There is no existing completed sprite of this atrocity. After poring over hours of savestates, I've discovered that the main sprite is only about 60%
complete ingame. Looks like Capcom cheaped out, huh? Though considering the size of this, I don't entirely blame them.

This is a quick screenshot I took, showing just a small part of the incomplete crater that is the whole upper half:

Just look at the upper left hand corner and you'll see the rocks from the background where the ship's body is supposed to be...

2. There is no physical way to get the correct palette for this. Due to the whole area being underwater and the fact that water likes to fade colors, there's no way I can obtain said palette without guessing, which I'm not in the mood for doing right now...

3. This "sprite" is actually 3. There's separate pieces for each part you fight. These are the "Head", the "Tail", and the top. Due to note #1, This is how they've been ripped and organized...

4. Duff McWhalen is the worst name ever.

Now that we've gotten past the notes, let's dive into the rips now, eh?

First is the body "sprite". Now, barring a few pixels around the top, this is how much of the U-555 is physically in the game itself. DO NOT YELL AT ME THAT THE SPRITE IS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRULY MY FAULT... Haha, Caps lock is cruise control for cool.

On to the sprite:

Nice and complete, eh?

Now we move onto his first attack form, his head. Rather than taking up unnecessarily large amounts of space by using his body, I cropped it to only show how much of the head is visible onscreen at the time of the battle. If you're nuts for using the whole body, you know how to cut-and-paste, amirite?

Believe it or not, the lazerz took me the longest for some odd reason... :/

Next attack form, his bulbous tail. This one without a doubt proved the most difficult due to one frame and one frame only...

...See that last tail frame, the ruined one? Well, it turns out that the lower tail piece doesn't reveal itself until after you destroy it, which then there's an instantaneous barrage of explosions blocking my view of it. It took me two hours of replaying my savestate to finally get that one tiny section. :/

Last battle form is the top. It's boring and not fascinating in the least to fight or rip. Enjoy.

There, that's the U-555 in a nutshell. The final verdict is:

2 Days of computer emulation(on and off :|)
13 savestate files mysteriously vanishing
1 random power outage, forcing me to completely redo the tail and the 2+ hours it takes to get that final piece of tail...
5 hours straight of hearing that blasted stage music over and over and over and over and over and over again. I liked it at first, now I wanna knife my PC everytime I hear the jingle. I should never play X2 again either...
1 attempt to try to get the correct palette by using Giga attacks thinking they would help, but they don't, so I wasted another hour doing that. :< (Sorry Ace, I tried it and was heart-broken to know it didn't work...)
1 INSANELY massive headache due to serious eye strain and repetitive stage music over and over and over and over and over.

Grievances aside, I'm proud of myself for this rip. I stuck through it all and got this hopefully high quality rip to you, my chums. :]

But, after looking at my grievances, am I realy outta my mind for not wanting to play X5 again? :/

(also, Barubary notified me that it was non-existant in the tiles so that made me go "aw snappz" when I learned I had to do it by hand...)

This thing might need its own sub-section :P

Next up: X6 Sub-boss Nightmare Eye...thing...

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 07:31

But-But- If you fight the top, why can'tyou rip it?

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 07:33

That top is all you see during the enounter.

In fact, the tail and top don't even physically connect with the body sprite at all. Like I said, lazy Capcom :P

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 07:35

Ah. Mind if I try?

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 07:37

Lol, you can but it wouldn't be to any avail :P

It's almost unhealthy how much time I spent into this thing.

Jennifer · 06-09-07, 07:38

Are you kidding me?
Duff McWhalen is teh greetest nam EEVA!

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 07:41

If X5 had voice actors, I'd, seriously cry from laughter at hearing the Irishman who plays his voice. :P Or would it be Scottish? I'm bad with names...

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 07:48

Hate me or love me all you want. I believe I did something quite good, however the rest will have to be MADE.
Missing: 1, the top tip of his tail.
2, his center.
3, whatever connects his top to the head.
However, I do believe:
A. We can sprite those pieces

B. We CAN finnish him.

THIS IS NOT HIJACKING, this is just asking how Correct I am in assuming that he DOES have a full sprite?

Jennifer · 06-09-07, 07:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingofanime

If X5 had voice actors, I'd, seriously cry from laughter at hearing the Irishman who plays his voice. :P Or would it be Scottish? I'm bad with names...

It'd be Scottish, sterotypical Irish would be O'whalen.
I'd imagine he'd sound like groundskeeper Willie.

edit: I'm a Hatchling again! Shoop de Woop!

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 07:52

I think I know who you are... >.>
So, Jenny, KoA, what do you say about meh job?

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 07:53

See, I tried that too and the only thing that would prove that wrong would be the big discrepancy is with the piece where it connects with the tail and the other end of the top. The tail piece is not only differently colored, the patterning is wrong, only furthering this theory.

And the other end has a sudden upward platform, presuming the rest would be above that of the head.

Plus, this doesn't not explain why there are the big gaps in the game itself, unless there was no completed sprite made.

At the very least, this fits together like a soggy jigsaw. :/

I only wish Capcom made this thing fully, I'd like to see what they woulda made...

Jennifer · 06-09-07, 07:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Sian Random Man

I think I know who you are... >.>
So, Jenny, KoA, what do you say about meh job?

Send me a PM with who you think I am and I'll tell you if you're right or not.
Aside from that, pretty good job, it still looks bad from lack of sprite.

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 07:56

I noticed both.

Colors: Maybe they miscolored it? I mean, we ALL know how lazy capcom is.

Pattern: Noticed it, However, the whole sprite just seems like this is how it was made... Don't you agree?

About the tail top: I didn't understand how this prooves my theory wrong :P

Wait a sec, I'll show you things my theory is right at and wrong.

1: WRONG: Coloring AND pattern do not connect between top and tail.

2: ?: The tiles DO connect, however there's a large gap. That gap will either proove my theory right, or wrong.

3: Right!: THE HIDDEN LINES CONNECT. Muahahaha!

4: ?: Gap between HEAD and TOP. Same thing with other gap.

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 07:59

Well, I'm still firm in my decision, but show me what you have to offer, I suppose :/

rickysio · 06-09-07, 08:00

I Suggest! TILE MOLESTER!
*Shot*

I'll try when I have the time.

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 08:01

I did. edited my post.
Also, on the 1:, It should be right/wrong, since the shape looks like it was made together.

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 08:02

I know, ricky, and Barubary sifted through it too, and nothing came up, suggesting this may be a background layer or something, but it's certainly not like your standard background...

EDIT: Sian, that confused me greatly. Mind numbering the circles for me?

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 08:02

KoA, read my edit?

EDIT: No shit, I think I'm actually right. Notice that in the center gap?
Between the battle tail and the normal tail, there a _
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa|
like shape? and there's a gap. maybe the gap connects the two tails? Wouldn't that make perfect sense?!

Edit: No numbering. explaining.
1: Tail and top connecting part.
2: Gap.
3: Between normal sprite and top sprite, there's a gap on the head and top right? on the bottom of it, each of the sprites (Top and head) each have 2 lines that seem like they connect.
4: the actual gap between head and top.

kingofanime · 06-09-07, 08:08

I zoomed in when trying to connect the pieces when I first ripped this, and this discouraged me from believing number 3:

From a distance we think it connects, but the lines are off by a few pixels, not to mention we still have the upper part of the red tile cutoff...

The Sian Random Man · 06-09-07, 08:11

Damn, I thought we were onto something... Lemme remake him in a more exact state.

06-09-07, 07:56	#13
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	I noticed both. Colors: Maybe they miscolored it? I mean, we ALL know how lazy capcom is. Pattern: Noticed it, However, the whole sprite just seems like this is how it was made... Don't you agree? About the tail top: I didn't understand how this prooves my theory wrong :P Wait a sec, I'll show you things my theory is right at and wrong. 1: WRONG: Coloring AND pattern do not connect between top and tail. 2: ?: The tiles DO connect, however there's a large gap. That gap will either proove my theory right, or wrong. 3: Right!: THE HIDDEN LINES CONNECT. Muahahaha! 4: ?: Gap between HEAD and TOP. Same thing with other gap. Last edited by The Sian Random Man : 06-09-07 at 08:00

06-09-07, 08:00	#15
rickysio Rank:Ninja Rank: Legendary Join Date: May 2006 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,903	I Suggest! TILE MOLESTER! Shot I'll try when I have the time. __________________

06-09-07, 08:02	#18
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	KoA, read my edit? EDIT: No shit, I think I'm actually right. Notice that in the center gap? Between the battle tail and the normal tail, there a _ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\| like shape? and there's a gap. maybe the gap connects the two tails? Wouldn't that make perfect sense?! Edit: No numbering. explaining. 1: Tail and top connecting part. 2: Gap. 3: Between normal sprite and top sprite, there's a gap on the head and top right? on the bottom of it, each of the sprites (Top and head) each have 2 lines that seem like they connect. 4: the actual gap between head and top. Last edited by The Sian Random Man : 06-09-07 at 08:09

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06-09-07, 07:31	#2
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	But-But- If you fight the top, why can'tyou rip it?

06-09-07, 07:35	#4
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	Ah. Mind if I try?

06-09-07, 07:48	#8
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	Hate me or love me all you want. I believe I did something quite good, however the rest will have to be MADE. Missing: 1, the top tip of his tail. 2, his center. 3, whatever connects his top to the head. However, I do believe: A. We can sprite those pieces B. We CAN finnish him. THIS IS NOT HIJACKING, this is just asking how Correct I am in assuming that he DOES have a full sprite?

06-09-07, 07:52	#10
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	I think I know who you are... >.> So, Jenny, KoA, what do you say about meh job?

06-09-07, 08:01	#16
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	I did. edited my post. Also, on the 1:, It should be right/wrong, since the shape looks like it was made together.

06-09-07, 08:11	#20
The Sian Random Man Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my house. >.> Posts: 1,768	Damn, I thought we were onto something... Lemme remake him in a more exact state.