[quote="HylianDev"]If only MMFM didn't bite the dust. I'd like to see some interesting MM fan games[/quote] Have you tried [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ12VcW77qw]Megaman: Super Fighting Robot[/url]? The level design is significantly more competent than Unlimited's.

I highly recommend [url=http://megamanrockforce.com/rockforcemain.html]Mega Man Rock Force[/url] too, it's definitely on the list of my top 5 favorite fangames. -------------------------- Version 1.4 of the Mega Engine has just been released! Not a whole lot of bug fixes this time around, but I fixed all bugs that have been reported (at least to my knowledge). Sorry for the delay for this version, I wanted to wait a little while in case another bug report showed up. Download: [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/uiagwz6iz65b63w/MegaEngine_v1_4_GMS.zip]Game Maker Studio[/url] [url=http://www.mediafire.com/download/0b47prec0pm4xyg/MegaEngine_v1_4_GM81.zip]Game Maker 8.1[/url] The downloads in the main post have also been updated. Changelog: [spoiler]-Fixed a bug that allowed dead enemies to still reflect projectiles they are immune to -Fixed a bug where changing weapons while on Rush Jet locked Mega Man's movement[/spoiler]

Version 1.5 of the Mega Engine has just been released! Several bug fixes involving Rush Jet and moving platforms have been applied, and a bug where Picketmen could crash the game under specific circumstances has been addressed as well. Download: [url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/f5lzm4dbd9u9i0d/MegaEngine_v1_5_GMS.zip]Game Maker Studio[/url] [url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/vlz4izey7odezi2/MegaEngine_v1_5_GM81.zip]Game Maker 8.1[/url] The downloads in the main post have also been updated. Changelog: [spoiler]-Fixed several Rush Jet-related collision problems -Rush Jet is now jumpthrough like in the original games -Fixed a bug where in the GM Studio version, Picketmen would crash the game upon throwing their pickets when Mega Man died -Improved jumpthrough moving platform collision flexibility[/spoiler]

Did you hear that someone made a Super Mega Engine based off of this one?

BTW, WreckingGoomba, I would still like to know how you managed to pull off certain MegaMan things in your engine, since I'm trying to recreate those in my own MegaMan engine for Game Maker 8 (because screw GM8.1 and especially screw GMS), but I had no luck so far. Please hit me up with a PM regarding on whenever you would like to help or not. Thanks in advance!

So here is a couple of things I have to tell you about your engine. This engine is very good, and it is quite accurate while being simple and commented well. Unfortunately, some things are a little hard to use and modify. 1. The weapon-firing system, I was thinking of giving the player a melee-attack instead of a ranged attack, but it was hard for me to find how the player fired weapons so I could change the shot from a bullet object to a slash object. For example, in Hello Engine, the firing event in Mario's step code makes a case for every form that fires projectiles, instead of having a generic shoot command that is informed by the weapon constant, which triggers another script that I could not find. So in Hello Engine, it's all in one place, but in your engine, it is a bit like spaghetti going back and forth between everything and being entwined. There's nothing wrong with making a shoot-event that doesn't need to be modified much for new weapons, but it was confusing for me because it wasn't adequately documented as to how it works. I would recommend comments that show where something is referencing another object, script, event, etc. 2. It seems that to replace Mega Man's sprites you have to actually replace several layers of color? This looks a little ugly when setting it up and makes there have to be more paste work, and it also is important to align the colored parts right. Is this truly the only way, to have several layers instead of one sprite?

[quote="P-Star7"]So here is a couple of things I have to tell you about your engine. This engine is very good, and it is quite accurate while being simple and commented well. Unfortunately, some things are a little hard to use and modify. 1. The weapon-firing system, I was thinking of giving the player a melee-attack instead of a ranged attack, but it was hard for me to find how the player fired weapons so I could change the shot from a bullet object to a slash object. For example, in Hello Engine, the firing event in Mario's step code makes a case for every form that fires projectiles, instead of having a generic shoot command that is informed by the weapon constant, which triggers another script that I could not find. So in Hello Engine, it's all in one place, but in your engine, it is a bit like spaghetti going back and forth between everything and being entwined. There's nothing wrong with making a shoot-event that doesn't need to be modified much for new weapons, but it was confusing for me because it wasn't adequately documented as to how it works. I would recommend comments that show where something is referencing another object, script, event, etc. 2. It seems that to replace Mega Man's sprites you have to actually replace several layers of color? This looks a little ugly when setting it up and makes there have to be more paste work, and it also is important to align the colored parts right. Is this truly the only way, to have several layers instead of one sprite?[/quote] Sorry for the very late reply, but thanks! As for your points, 1. All shooting code is actually organised in one script called playerShoot. Non-projectile weapons can also be added without too much trouble (look at Star Crash for example). For a detailed explanation of the special weapon system, I recommend checking out the special weapons tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtlbXRYzuNQ 2. Yes, you do have to replace three additional layers, the so-called "whitemasks". From what I know, there is no other option in Game Maker 8.1, and while shaders could work in Game Maker Studio, they can make the game unplayable on certain GPUs and I did not feel like that was worth it. For an explanation of the whitemasking system (and how to create these whitemasks yourself) check out the beginning of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXQ2akOV0W4 (it's not Mega Engine-exclusive but it gets the point across, just note that the Mega Engine uses an "outline" version instead of a "static" version for the third whitemask)

BTW, since GMS2 is out and is so much better than GMS1 (so much, in fact, I'm even thinking about trying GMS2 out myself), any chance of ever making a GMS2 version of your MegaMan engine?

[quote="TrinitroMan"]BTW, since GMS2 is out and is so much better than GMS1 (so much, in fact, I'm even thinking about trying GMS2 out myself), any chance of ever making a GMS2 version of your MegaMan engine?[/quote] Supposedly GMS2 ports GMS1 projects extremely well.

Wow, a fantastic amount of polish must've went into this. As I watch the preview video I'm marking off a mental checklist and everything seems to look and feel just like a Mega Man games. Everything behaves as expected and the physics are rock-solid (no pun intended). What kind of tiling system does this have going on? Just one layer or is there parallax scrolling? Foreground objects? It's hard to tell with the very bare-bones levels you've shown so far.

[quote="TrinitroMan"]BTW, since GMS2 is out and is so much better than GMS1 (so much, in fact, I'm even thinking about trying GMS2 out myself), any chance of ever making a GMS2 version of your MegaMan engine?[/quote] Assuming everything works as expected, I will make an official GMS2 version as soon as I get my hands on a copy of GMS2. I am not sure when that will happen though. For the time being, you should be able to import the GMS1 version without much trouble, as explained before by Willsaber. [quote="DragonDePlatino"]Wow, a fantastic amount of polish must've went into this. As I watch the preview video I'm marking off a mental checklist and everything seems to look and feel just like a Mega Man games. Everything behaves as expected and the physics are rock-solid (no pun intended). What kind of tiling system does this have going on? Just one layer or is there parallax scrolling? Foreground objects? It's hard to tell with the very bare-bones levels you've shown so far.[/quote] Thanks! There is no parallax scrolling in the engine since none of the NES games had this (most backgrounds scrolled along with the tiles, with Gravity Man and Tomahawk Man being the sole exceptions, but these backgrounds moved along with the camera rather than being parallax). If you want to add parallax backgrounds to your project though, I can send you an easy way of doing that through PM (just let me know if you want this). As for the tile system, it's Game Maker's default tile system, so nothing fancy going on there.

Okay, DragonDePlatino did managed to raise a point: Maybe it's possible to show off an example recreated MegaMan level that is still basic enough, though, but still perfectly demonstrates what the engine has to offer. Maybe show off animated tiles ala FlashMan's crystal blocks. Maybe some animated palmtrees ala NapalmMan. Maybe multiple types of ground (normal, slippery, etc.). Just my 2 cents, though.

It's been a long time, but version 1.6 is released! I've decided to address some bugs, add a couple commonly-requested features and port the game to Game Maker Studio 2. Download: [url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/8nmbcdt49bdo664/MegaEngine_v1_6_GMS2.zip]Game Maker Studio 2[/url] [url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/0wwk95a8b25ng58/MegaEngine_v1_6_GMS.zip]Game Maker Studio 1.4[/url] [url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/dxcod0dwfymss7i/MegaEngine_v1_6_GM81.zip]Game Maker 8.1[/url] The downloads in the main post have also been updated. Changelog: [spoiler]-Added a Game Maker Studio 2 version. This also comes with a custom view system that allows you to use the view almost exactly like in Game Maker 8.1 and Studio 1 -Added a separate slide button (default: C) -Added support for stretched collision; while probably not useful in Game Maker 8.1, this makes level creation in Game Maker Studio 1 and 2 faster, as well as increasing performance -When checking for collision with gimmicks, you no longer have to check for their dead variable, making especially moving platform collision less complicated. NOTE: this method changes the object's mask to nothing when despawned, keep this in mind in case you want to change masks at unusual times -Made spike collision more fair; if you collide with a solid and spike at the same time, the solid takes priority, preventing you from dying. This is more accurate to the original games -Fixed a bug where jumping on the frame you land would prevent you from doing a short jump -Fixed the disclaimer text's vertical spacing in the Game Maker Studio 1 and 2 versions -Fixed a bug where throwing a weapon, then switching weapons and shooting a weapon, caused your controls to become locked[/spoiler]

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