Arrow-1's Clockwork Series: Mega Man X

     Here's to the kickoff of my first game engine, and furthermore, the start of the clockwork series! The idea behind the Clockwork series is to present true-to-the-original game engines. I decided to start with Mega Man X, because I know the series so well and because resources are so readily available. (Favoritism played a part as well. ) The game will hopefully feature a custom (at the least, remixed or arranged) soundtrack, a full array of sound effects, and edited or custom sprites, as well as original stage designs.

All iterations in the Clockwork series will be made in the latest registered version of the Game Maker software. If the demand is great enough, I will make a conscious effort to supply a version for non-registered users, but I will not make versions for past versions of Game Maker.

With that, here is a link to the GMK file, an executable for non-programmers who want to see what has been done, and a list of what is included here. Please note that a feature highlighted in green is active, in yellow is new, in blue is currently under development, and red is on a waiting list. If I have named any of the enemies or characters incorrectly, please inform me.

GMK: http://files.filefront.com/Mega+Man+X+Version+B+1+0gmk/;7937244;;/fileinfo.html
EXE: http://files.filefront.com/Mega+Man+X+Version+B+1+0exe/;7937163;;/fileinfo.html

Mega Man X (Updated!)
-Running
-Shooting
-Charge Shot
-Jumping
-Dashing
-Wall-hanging
-Ladder Climbing
-Special Weapons
-Armor Upgrades
Damage System (Was not included for the sake of ease of use. This will be activated in the next version, so beware!)

Enemies: (Updated!)

Ride Armor Pilot (RAP) Basic
Ride Armor Pilot (RAP) Pod Vehicle
Discus Armor/color]
Guardian G.

Stages: (Updated!)

Supply Depot

Very nice!

Why THANK YOU!

Any noticeable errors?

Excellent Arrow!
The only problem I noticed is when you try to jump on the moving boxes from the side they're moving to. If you're right on them you can't jump on top.

That's part of what will help me implement wall-kicking. Without the code it looks fucking bizarre, but when it's in there it'll work much better.

The charge up sound is a little off.

A simple timing error, I will fix it now. Thank you bringing it to my attention.

=O

oh you bastard. heh, that looks great. Im going to have to get a good version of GM so I can see it in action though...

...In action? Do you mean to play it? Because uh...there is an EXE download.

Downloaded. Very impressive, fucking shield guys are fucking annoying .

...In action? Do you mean to play it? Because uh...there is an EXE download.

=O

wow, i feel less intelligent now.

: |

yay, ima test your engine!

welll...
You seriously need to...

oh. Damage system isn't included...heh. >.<
well, if that's the case, nevermind, except that when you "die" (e.g. fall), it's funny to watch the enemies chase after your location. Also, I'm a newb and died on the first conveyor belt part, but an enemy got stuck on one and held up the whole production line xD

fun glitches.

Downloaded. Very impressive, fucking shield guys are fucking annoying .

Smack his shield with a fully charged shot- that should make you feel better.

Lemme know what you think Dante!

Downloaded. Very impressive, fucking shield guys are fucking annoying .

Smack his shield with a fully charged shot- that should make you feel better.

Lemme know what you think Dante!

already did.

biatch.

Well, there's that, and I found it odd that the blaster only made a sound when it hit an enemy or when it was being charged.
And the flying guys are annoying : |

oh. Damage system isn't included...heh. >.<
well, if that's the case, nevermind, except that when you "die" (e.g. fall), it's funny to watch the enemies chase after your location. Also, I'm a newb and died on the first conveyor belt part, but an enemy got stuck on one and held up the whole production line xD

fun glitches.

Holy wow.

Which enemy?

ummm... a very jump-happy RAP basic.

silly RAP basic.

With your jump-happiness.

The boxes kept getting stuck on eachother.

Yeah it needs buster noises. And i knew how to kill the guys, they just piss me off, in every megaman game theres always that one guy.

http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/nes/index-gr.html

Theres some mega man music there. If you need a selection it works well.

megaman music is awesome.

the engine needs that to...

Wow...I love it!

megaman music is awesome.

the engine needs that to...

Custom tracks are being composed now. Two are in the works, but may already be finished. Still trying to get a good idea for this stage.

hm....yeah.

Well, I hope it turns out well. When they're done, can you send me the tracks? I have this weird affinity for listening to video game music 

You're not alone in that, mon ami. I'll PM you the project midis tomorrow, but keep in mind that they're not for sharing.

why dont you just cut off my family's monthly income huh?!

ok...

sure thing ^^

(need inspiration for my own game's music)

You're not alone in that, mon ami. I'll PM you the project midis tomorrow, but keep in mind that they're not for sharing.

Is Game Maker MP3 compatible?

Completely. MIDIs are just easier to share

they kill your internets less.

hm....yeah.

Well, I hope it turns out well. When they're done, can you send me the tracks? I have this weird affinity for listening to video game music 

Yeah sendy to me too. LoL i have lotsa mega man music, and devil may cry.

Y shooor.

Update: One of the eight bosses. I drew it very quickly today during class.



Also: Prelim sketches of stage backgrounds and ride armor. These all apply to the stage you've played.







This ride armor has no name yet. Its hands have been replaced with wrecking ball mechanisms, attached to the end of super powerful poles. Kind of like a plastic action figure with ROCKET PUNCH ACTION!

Update: One of the eight bosses. I drew it very quickly today during class.



Also: Prelim sketches of stage backgrounds and ride armor. These all apply to the stage you've played.







This ride armor has no name yet. Its hands have been replaced with wrecking ball mechanisms, attached to the end of super powerful poles. Kind of like a plastic action figure with ROCKET PUNCH ACTION!

You have school?

You quoted that entire post just to ask that question?

I did until yesterday. Curriculum changes from when I moved to this place from PA required an additional credit in X subject, so I had to take summer school to catch up.

heh.

"X".


anyways, looks great so far ^^

maybe you could implement some SPRING LOADED MISSILE ACTION!(?)

Update: One of the eight bosses. I drew it very quickly today during class.



Also: Prelim sketches of stage backgrounds and ride armor. These all apply to the stage you've played.







This ride armor has no name yet. Its hands have been replaced with wrecking ball mechanisms, attached to the end of super powerful poles. Kind of like a plastic action figure with ROCKET PUNCH ACTION!

You have school?

Quoted what?

Well played...

I try i really do.

It looks great so far, but it wabbles...

...Wabbles?

I can't show you with a pic, I need some kind of screen recorder.

I see. Look up Cam studio, Silverline showed me that program and I use it now.

Ok, but it doesn't work correct... 

...Huh...Got a webcam? Try that.

Ok I have fraps... but I can't get it to record video only sound... 

I never liked Fraps...

http://rmrk.net/index.php/topic,19093.msg240161.html

Small update: One screen shot, just to show I'm actually working.



EDIT: And this is how far I've gotten as of right now.

It's really good I'm not really into making platform games but hey I guess you are.

Those were my favorite mega man sprites. I didn't like the new ones as much.

Here's a quick sketch of this stage's boss.

Heres a tip, when i look athte ground i see blocked sand, try conjoing them all into one, it would look alot nicer.

Good tip, but much easier said than done. It's actually been edited a little bit already, but its not looking much better.

I made an edit. LoLz go for something like this only better...cause i suck with edits.

Um, that's actually totally awesome. Wanna help me with the massive pile of background work I have piling up?

I'll try im really tired right now, i went to bed at 4 woke up at like 10 then i basically got rejected by a girl, later i went to lazer tag. Now im really fucking tired. I could try for a lil bit.

Oh, dude, not what I meant. You tell me when you're ready, k? I'm not going to rely on you, your extra help.

When you are though, tell me in this topic, and I'm gonna send you six of these 32x32 tiles. All you'll have to do is what you did on that image, but with each piece, so I can use them in game.

Thanks in advance!

Im up for it LoL. I'll do my best.

Also heres something i found on screwattack.com

Hey, this is groovy! Also, I had no idea there was a screwattack.com- thanks for the tip!

Check out the angry gamer nerd, hes sooo fucking funny.

Also Arrow is this gonna be joypad compatiable?

TMK: Yes, absolutely. I use one every single time I test. I will make a note to implement customizable controls though, now that you mention it.

UNTIL THEN, however, look up a program called joy to key. (joy2key?)

Alright, so everyone knows, the new version will have a complete pause screen, and the damage system will be fully implemented!

EDIT: It has come to my attention that the original download link has died. If you really want to download it now, use this link. BE WARNED, it is being released a full week before it was intended to be, so it's probably got a number of glitches.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2yxvwdxmxld

TMK: Yes, absolutely. I use one every single time I test. I will make a note to implement customizable controls though, now that you mention it.

UNTIL THEN, however, look up a program called joy to key. (joy2key?)

Alright, so everyone knows, the new version will have a complete pause screen, and the damage system will be fully implemented!

EDIT: It has come to my attention that the original download link has died. If you really want to download it now, use this link. BE WARNED, it is being released a full week before it was intended to be, so it's probably got a number of glitches.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2yxvwdxmxld

There are 2 glitches...

1. megaman's bullets always go to the right, even when facing left. I didn't do it again... o.O
2. Because you put the death system in, when I try to change the frame rate he dies... because he has no health bar.

Try the link again, I changed it once.

 
Now there is 2 health bars.

It worked pretty good, remember, mega man starts with a small hp bar. Also wen he charges sparkly shit goes around him.

Just a reminder.

Now there is 2 health bars.

wtf screenshits

It worked pretty good, remember, mega man starts with a small hp bar. Also wen he charges sparkly shit goes around him.

Just a reminder.

I was going to work on both today, and it totally slipped my mind. :0 Thank you for the reminder. I actually have the sparkly shit 's graphics in the file already, I just need to make the objects now. The healthbar will be done with a variable, methinks.

do you need Game Maker Pro to play this?

THe healthbar worked great for me. Well it never got completely drained, i feel off an edge....

Id have to say this game is immediately awesome. Srsly.

You should add some kind of cheat to put in and play as the old 8-bit Mega Man. That would be awesome. No really, this game is going to be freaking sweet. I can feel it. IN THE FORCE.

Arrow, gotta handed to you, this game is......F$*@#$ Awesome! Wow, an almost exact replica of megaman x!(whitch by the way i <3 that game) I feel....this will succeed!

Im a huge megaman fan, and this is awesome, but for the record i hate the old 8-bit megaman i really do like all the new ones better.

I thought it would be cool to have in there. D:

Don't cry ahahah, But you all gotta admit, X is way better, the origonals where annoying and glitchy, but they did have good music.

Arrow, gotta handed to you, this game is......F$*@#$ Awesome! Wow, an almost exact replica of megaman x!(whitch by the way i <3 that game) I feel....this will succeed!

Id have to say this game is immediately awesome. Srsly.

You should add some kind of cheat to put in and play as the old 8-bit Mega Man. That would be awesome. No really, this game is going to be freaking sweet. I can feel it. IN THE FORCE.

Okay, I think I know what the problem is now, I'll see what I can do.

Yeah, X2 was by far the BEST.

Notice: It's not in the version available now, but by next release you'll have (at least a very trippy version of) dashing, and the health bar problem (and a couple pausing problems) are solved.

the healthbar thing didn't happened to me....

Yeah, X2 was by far the BEST.

I still like X the best. I kick that games ass everytime. Also i have to admit battle network was something new.

And I never had the healthbar thing happen either.

It happens when I change the frame rate.

I like the original X the most.

same here.....X marks the awesomeness!

LOL

I remember playing it as a kid for years never being able to beat sigma, then some kid stole my megaman, and i bought a new one from a pawn shop for like 25$. And i beat it that day.

Wow, I just played this and it kicks ass <3

Wow, I just played this and it kicks ass <3

Okay, odds are that it WON'T be finished in time for this version, but I'm gonna start working on a boss today!

I've never played X so this is probably a stupid question, but by Clockwork do you mean that the entire game is the same, or just the engine. IMO, it'd be cool if the stages and enemies and bosses were original. It's pretty cool both ways, especially considering I've never played X 

Never mind, I'm blind and can't read. This looks awesome!

you sure are blind...<_<

Been workin' for a few hours now, and I got this much done, completely from scratch. (First sprite usually takes the longest, should be moving along much more quickly now. -___-)



This is Doral, the Close Combat reploid. His special move is "Extreme-G", which take the opponent high into the air and crushes them with an earth-shattering suplex!

Been workin' for a few hours now, and I got this much done, completely from scratch. (First sprite usually takes the longest, should be moving along much more quickly now. -___-)



This is Doral, the Close Combat reploid. His special move is "Extreme-G", which take the opponent high into the air and crushes them with an earth-shattering suplex!

NICE!

Thanks! I just finished the grab animation, now I'm working on the lift and the drop. It's the dismount that'll probably be most difficult.

Been workin' for a few hours now, and I got this much done, completely from scratch. (First sprite usually takes the longest, should be moving along much more quickly now. -___-)



This is Doral, the Close Combat reploid. His special move is "Extreme-G", which take the opponent high into the air and crushes them with an earth-shattering suplex!

Oh cool! "Extreme-G"...STEROIDS!

Moving right along...here's the latest version, with the power drop step added in.

You are so good I wish I had talent.   Oh well, good job

That is so amazing...
You're such a magical hobo!!! 

Why thank you.

I'm working on the actual approach now. See, here he's behind X already, but how does he get there?

Uh, guys, just wanna say something right now:

Progress here is gonna slow down.

And not just by a little bit.

By a lot.

     See, there's this program called Stencyl. They're basically doing the same thing I am here. So I talked to them, and it turned out they needed a spriter. Now I'd have to be an idiot to pass up a deal to work with them on THIS kind of a deal.

http://www.stencyl.com/about/

     So yeah, I'm part of the team working on the Blue Bomber kit now. I'll try to work here, but most of my efforts are going to be put forth to meeting my deadlines. Anybody who wants the editable file can contact me at any time.

That's awesome news! Are they making an original Megaman too? Or are they reproducing an old one as a demo. Either way, that's awesome news. Good luck.

Good luck!
I'mma wait for the reply from Aegis Runestone...so...

wow, that looks cool
I'll have to check out that program later

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
MEGAMAN FTW !

EDIT:
Okay... its going WAY too fast for me and if i jump into the hole after the crates i wont die i can just keep walking :S ?

you have to have the Real version don't u T.T
I don't want to have to pay to play teh game 

you have to have the Real version don't u T.T
I don't want to have to pay to play teh game 

uhm.. I dont have anything from Game maker installed and I could play it without a problem 

it keeps on saying I need pro version Everytime I upload it
I can set framework but thats it

Woot I gliched inside the boxed and Backed up teh boxes Now theirs like 10 ontop of eachother

Wow The final guy would be way too hard the xtra robot makes it Über hard

If you need help with anything dont be afraid to get me an PM

Do you mind putting the controls somewhere? XD

Edit: I figured it out by messing around but it'd be still nice. Also, I don't like that the sounds aren't completely done but that should be saved for last. Game play first. Also, for some reason, it was reaaaalllly slow at maximum framerate.

It's weird, the framerate varies DRASTICALLY from one computer to another. On mine its fine, on others its WAY to fast, and on others its slow...

All I can suggest is making sure that, when you test, do not have any other programs open. (Like windows media player, firefox, internet explorer, winamp, MSN messenger, etc.)

Yea, nothing was on. Also, on the computer I'm using, Chaos's LoZ thing doesn't load.

That's weird.

Well try this then: Go the frame rate room, and try decreasing the frame rate. its entirely possible that, since mine runs at the max speed, its overloading your comp, and a decrease would give it a break.

Well, I left Stencyl, so I see no reason for me to prevent myself from continuing to work on this any longer. I don't know when I can update again, but I will probably be starting the topic over when I do, so watch out for that.

Currently working on: A new stage select screen, with (hopefully) 100% custom sprites.

Double Post: Prelim Boss Design

Spoiler for Volt Python:

Double Post: Prelim Boss Design

Spoiler for Volt Python:

Triple post actually 

oh shi-

Two new concepts: Napalm Wasp and Barrage Bacterium.

Spoiler for Napalm Wasp:

Spoiler for Barrage Bacterium:

By the way guys- these designs are only concepts. Things will probably change up a lot.

If you wanted an original song for this, and yuo felt like doing an 8 or 16-bit version of it, try the song Impulse by an endless sporatic, i'm pretty sure it would go good with a megaman game.

If I did that, it wouldn't very much be an original song would it? ;________;

I appreciate that, but I'm writing my own music.

HOWEVER, the beauty of externally loaded files with any game is that they can be altered. You could easily find the MP3 you wanted to replace, save the song you want it to be replaced with under EXACTLY THE SAME FILE NAME AND EXTENSION (or it won't work), and then copy over it. Then the game would use the new file with no foreseeable problems. I do it with every game I can that allows me- notably Lunia GSP.

That's incredible. Excellent work. Just excellent.