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Title: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 07, 2010, 07:47:31 pm
Well the add says it all but, hey you must try it out to see for yourself. Also, credits are as titled below and now enjoy the screenpack.

(http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae277/jrvs8ds/metalgearsolidmugen.png)



Included!

Solid Snake  by"SeanAltly"---- :permission via pm!
Mgs_heli      by"mh777"  ------ :permission via pm!
VRTraining    by"POTS"    ------ :permission via pm!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q3bhbf

Credits
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First I would like to give credit to those who help me, to make this screen pack happen.

"Walt" - For the source materials he created. Also for all ideas that he shared with me. I also would like to thank him for the beta testing of the Gear-Sp for me. He has really inspired me to continue improving my mugen. Walt has become a real good friend and I have much respect for him and his skills. 8)

"XTRM" - For making the combo fonts.

"BC" - For ideas and encouragement.

"QuickSilver" - For great inspiration to be apart of mugen and also his shared ideas.

"Syn"- for his timer method and shared ideas for the screenpack.

"Ng3o"- For sound feedback and honest opinions.

"Thanks for that bro, I really needed it".


"The mugen community"- Thanks for all who supported me on all forums at "Mugen

Infantry", "The syndicate", "Mugen Guild", "Infinity mugen Team" Newagemugen and Mugenevolution,.....
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: profylebryon on September 07, 2010, 07:50:41 pm
congrats on release hope it's as good as your others
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Insigniawarfare on September 07, 2010, 07:53:23 pm
nice im about to download it and check it out now
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 07, 2010, 07:55:47 pm
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congrats on release hope it's as good as your others

Thanks and if you are a die hard fan of gear then you will enjoy it. :sugoi:

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nice im about to download it and check it out now

WOrd! 8)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Insigniawarfare on September 07, 2010, 08:26:46 pm
no problem and i really like your loading screen i like your select screen to but if only you had the numbers moving  beside the bars thats moving on the top and nice stages you added with the screenpack to
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Jarek Bachanek on September 07, 2010, 08:32:33 pm
Wow such great screenpack  :-\ :'( Loading screen & stuff is very cool

Too bad I can't use it. It would be perfect for my personal Mugen 1.0 version  :'(

There is no chance for 1.0 version ?
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: profylebryon on September 07, 2010, 08:37:54 pm
i have a couple of issues. i think that you really should have made the numbers move in the select screen and make the bars next to it move more fluently. Loading screen is fucking amazing in my opinion :sugoi:. also title screen isn't bad but it could have been better. its a pretty good screenpack nonetheless.
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Cybaster on September 07, 2010, 08:52:13 pm
You released it while I'm not home. :(
Anyway, congrats on the release of this long WIP. ;)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 07, 2010, 08:57:24 pm
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no problem and i really like your loading screen i like your select screen to but if only you had the numbers moving  beside the bars thats moving on the top and nice stages you added with the screenpack to

Thanks and yeah maybe a bit more tweaking but, it's decent enough to enjoy. Thanks again for feedback bro! :sugoi:

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Wow such great screenpack    Loading screen & stuff is very cool

Too bad I can't use it. It would be perfect for my personal Mugen 1.0 version 

There is no chance for 1.0 version ?

Well be expecting a 1.0 version to come. Sorry you could not use it but, thanks for ur feedback! :sugoi:

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i have a couple of issues. i think the you really should have made the numbers move in the select screen and make the bars next to it move more fluently. Loading screen is fucking amazing in my opinion . also tile screen isn't bad but it could have been better. its a pretty good screenpack nonetheless.

Like I said before it's close enough to it's source material but, I will be making a version for 1.0. I will keep that in mind bro. Thanks for your feedback it's always welcomed profylebryon. Also send me that menu you was talking about, sounds interesting. 8)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 07, 2010, 09:00:39 pm
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You released it while I'm not home.

Sorry my brotha but, I know you shall download you a copy it. 8)

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Anyway, congrats on the release of this long WIP.

Thanks man and I like to take my time a work things through! :sugoi:
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: NGeo on September 07, 2010, 10:06:14 pm
Copy past from csx

Awesome release bro ,
good luck with your future wips man
any plans for a mugen 1.0 version ? :D
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 07, 2010, 10:38:42 pm
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Copy past from csx Awesome release bro ,
good luck with your future wips man
any plans for a mugen 1.0 version ?

thanks again man and yeah 1.0 will have a gear screenpack :sugoi:
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: sal-azul on September 08, 2010, 03:57:50 am
must have a MUGEN 1.0 compatible this is like awesome! :sugoi:
can't use it.. for now :P
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Master Yoda on September 08, 2010, 04:04:43 am
Great!  :)

 i was waiting for this release!  :sugoi:

i hope you make a version for 1.0!
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: JCGamer2008 on September 08, 2010, 04:46:14 am
 :o Finally a screen pack with everything on it , the logo,game over a,great ending scroll
 life bar and good selection screen.
PS:if u gonna make another mugen gear for mugen 1.0  would its be cool to be if make into a squall like they in PlayStation 1,2,3 XD lmao
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: [Gun0] on September 08, 2010, 05:17:28 am
A 1.0 version of this would be sweet. I could finally use a good SP that doesn't have to do with custom ports (other than RXIV) ::)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 08, 2010, 05:28:18 am
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must have a MUGEN 1.0 compatible this is like awesome!
can't use it.. for now

It's on the table and thanks for checking it out. :sugoi:

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Great!  i was waiting for this release!  i hope you make a version for 1.0!

Sure thing man like I said it's on the table. Thanks for checking things out. 8)

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Finally a screen pack with everything on it , the logo,game over a,great ending scroll
 life bar and good selection screen.
PS:if u gonna make another mugen gear for mugen 1.0  would its be cool to be if make into a squall like they in PlayStation 1,2,3 XD lmao

Thanks and yeah 1.0 is on the table. Also if I have enough source materials then yeah I will do 2,3. I don't know yet just taking one bit at a time. Thanks for the feedback brotha! 8)

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A 1.0 version of this would be sweet. I could finally use a good SP that doesn't have to do with custom ports (other than RXIV) 

It's on the table and yeah sometimes it's good to keep it simple. Still I been having some ideas for a custom port setup for your own custom ports. Thanks for checking things out. :sugoi:




Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: goten62003 on September 08, 2010, 08:21:35 am
Hey soldissnake i love this screenpack, you put alot of love into it and it is my new screenpack i am using now, i sent u a message about if there is any way you could add a couple more rows on there for character slots ?

and also u should consider doing a final fantasy 7 screenpack i think it would be amazing
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Negative Edge on September 08, 2010, 08:32:58 am
Just tested this baby out and I love everything I see.
The presentation, quality, sounds, everything!

Good job! I actually felt like I was reliving MGS on psx again :P
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 08, 2010, 02:41:07 pm
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Hey soldissnake i love this screenpack, you put alot of love into it and it is my new screenpack i am using now, i sent u a message about if there is any way you could add a couple more rows on there for character slots ?

and also u should consider doing a final fantasy 7 screenpack i think it would be amazing

Thanks man but, I really not in the market to be adding extra rows. FF7, well I can't say I wouldn't but, maybe something like that in the future. :sugoi:

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Just tested this baby out and I love everything I see.
The presentation, quality, sounds, everything!
Good job! I actually felt like I was reliving MGS on psx again

Dang!, thank you Syn I really respect that. Also, to have one of the creators for mugen to share his personal opinion. I'm humbled and excited to keep working hard at this. 8)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: HadeS on September 08, 2010, 03:21:00 pm
Yeah!! Nice but I'll wait for 1.0 release ;D
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: XamΣeta on September 08, 2010, 03:52:23 pm
Good job! I actually felt like I was reliving MGS on psx again :P
Hehe...I know the feeling, everytime I get on that train up to work I gotta blast some classic MGSI on my PSP...I'm such a junkie for that game. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZXLqCl3CU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZXLqCl3CU) ...Need I say more?

@SoldisSnake
I can't believe I totally missed out on your release, bro! Even as we were talking about random stuff over PMs during the last couple of days. ;P

I'm gonna have to get this when I get home tonight...it looks HOT!

Congrats on the release.
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 08, 2010, 04:19:51 pm
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Yeah!! Nice but I'll wait for 1.0 release

OK! :sugoi:

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@SoldisSnake
I can't believe I totally missed out on your release, bro! Even as we were talking about random stuff over PMs during the last couple of days.

I'm gonna have to get this when I get home tonight...it looks HOT!

Congrats on the release.

I heard that bro and yeah check it out man. Thanks, that's good news to me. :sugoi:
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: walt on September 08, 2010, 04:55:44 pm
Thanks for this release, right on time for my birthday :bjugoi:

Best mugen present ever, so far
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 08, 2010, 06:37:57 pm
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Thanks for this release, right on time for my birthday

Best mugen present ever, so far

No problem man and I hope you get a chance to really play it. Also, Happy B-day brotha enjoy it! 8)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Negative Edge on September 08, 2010, 07:41:36 pm
Dude this is a really nice pack!
Just wanted to come back and say that I am really enjoying it.
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 08, 2010, 11:41:17 pm
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Dude this is a really nice pack!
Just wanted to come back and say that I am really enjoying it.

Wow! that's really awesome and cool to know Syn. You and others that continue to encourage me to take my mugen to another level. Thanks again for sharing that brotha. 8)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Tamez on September 15, 2010, 09:30:57 pm
You included mugen in the download.  Why?   :-\

Ideally, when downloading a screenpack users should only have to download the parts that you have added/changed from the default mugen.  The best way to do this is to have everything you did organized in one folder that a user can toss in their data folder and use a batch file (or edit their own mugen.cfg) to launch. 

Including plugins is nice and all, but imagine if every screenpack did this.  How many times would people be redownloading the same plugins for no reason? 

I realize that your lifebars need the time to be changed to work properly, but this kind of thing could be mentioned in the release thread or in the readme. 


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Snake is included.  That's cool and all, but why is there a second copy of him in a .rar file in his folder? 
That's another 7 megs that could be shaved off the download. 

Also, while SeanAltly's readme is included in Snake's folder, it would have been nice to have thanked him, P.o.t.S., and Mh777 in your own readme.  Preferably with links to their sites so users could check out their other works. 


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(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/TamezMugen/MugenGear1.png)

Pink arrows here point out that your spacing between "Player" and the number is not consistent. 
1 is farther from the word and closer to the edge than 2 is. 

Red arrows show two problems. 
1st and most obvious is that the fonts for 1p and 2p are different. 
2nd is that the "!!!!" to represent the number of characters on the team is not placed an equal distance from the edges for both teams. 


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(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj236/TamezMugen/MugenGear2.png)

Green arrows point to the fact that your names are not even spaced from the edges for both sides. 
2p's should be adjusted to match 1p's spacing IMO. 

Red arrows show that stage selection has a good chance of covering up player names in turns mode. 

Blue arrow shows that 4th player name starts to cover the small portraits of characters. 

Yellow circle shows where I'd prefer to see 2p's starting position to be.  Right now you have the starting position like it is in the pic, very close to 1p's placement. 


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The "loading" transition screen takes a bit too long in my opinion. 
Plus it's one big animation with only the bar moving. 
You could have made the loading bar a animation by itself over the background and had them both just disappear at the same time. 


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I think the random select sound would be a bit less annoying if you slowed down the switch time a little. 


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Now for the unnecessary stuff in the SP itself. 

Sprite 265,0 is a 1400x480 solid black image.  Why? 
As a screenpack, unless an image is in motion you'd only ever need enough to cover the screen. 
In this case 640x480. 
500,1 is an 1170x480 solid black image.  Also used on the select screen for a different purpose. 
6001,1 is another solid black image.  320x240 at least in this case. 
And ALL of these make no sense to have because you have sprite 0,99 which is a solid black image that you tiled elsewhere in the SP (or P.o.t.S. did I should say).  You can just use that everywhere you had the others. 

Sprite 8,0 and 9,0 are just from unused sprites from VR Training.  You didn't need to have them in the .sff. 
Nor the coding for their animations in the system.def for that matter. 

450,1 and 450,3 are the same sprite.  You don't need them both. 
450,4 and 450,6 are the same sprite.  You don't need them both. 


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For the lifebars, the main thing I have to comment on is the timer font. 
Since the width of the numbers varies, their placement jumps around quite a bit as it counts down. 

Using a consistent width for them would make it smoother. 


Oh, and the the combo counter could be set up a little better. 
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 15, 2010, 10:01:49 pm
@Tamez Well, to be honest all what you said is great but, heck I'm not perfect bro. You could have given me credit for what was done right and not point out whats not done corectly in your opinion. It's all one sided to me, things must have balance in my opinion. All I'm getting is a one sided affair and some things could have been easily changed to your personal likes. All you did was point out, what all you could find wrong with my works. No offenses taking, I understand constructive criticism but, not pointing out faults or flaws. Tell me what can make it better not what need to be fix or not necessary. ;)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: rukifellth on September 15, 2010, 10:20:16 pm
If I may come with a suggestion, you should have a version with an "infinite" character selection, simhilair to that for MUGEN BATTLE COLISEUM,

I have an idea on what it could look like, it could look like the mode select menu from the Special VR Mission Extra disc.

Just an idea, but perhaps it is a good one. :)
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Foobs on September 15, 2010, 10:23:16 pm
No offenses taking, I understand constructive criticism but, not pointing out faults or flaws.
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Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: Cybaster on September 15, 2010, 10:53:09 pm
- You could have given me credit for what was done right and not point out whats not done corectly in your opinion.
- All you did was point out, what all you could find wrong with my works.
- I understand constructive criticism but, not pointing out faults or flaws.
what ?

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Tell me what can make it better not what need to be fix or not necessary.
What can make it better is what you need to fix. :S
Title: Re: Metal Gear Hi-res ScreenPack for WinmugenPlus!
Post by: SOLIDUS SNAKE on September 15, 2010, 11:23:17 pm
Well after talking with Cynide I thought about actually what was pointed out and previous feedback. Feedback that Tamez did give out, no skin off my nose and I will make the necessary corrections. I will post a new patch for the sff. file. Also, post the new fonts for the lifebars, thanks to NG3o for pointing out the minor error on them, as well. I just have my guard up because in the past, people would get on the band wagon for BS.  So yeah it's all good on my part, eazy operation. Thanks for all suggestions and corrections. :twisted: