This section was created to try to inform many new mugenites and veterans alike about "IKEMEN." In this segment, I will try my best to explain many things about IKEMEN to it's core; from screenpacks, to adding chars, to connecting, to configs, to even new breakthroughs! We need to explore this engine more in great detail, as it contains many amazing features and new content being created, as well as the fact that it's a VERY open engine! With the right people looking more into it, it can be along side MUGEN itself as a fantastic engine! Feel free to look around this sub-board as there is a lot to find. Now, without further a do, welcome to the "HOW TO IKEMEN" series... Episode 1 How to IKEMEN ------------------------------------------ Screenpack Creating/Editing ------------------------------------------VIDEO Time stamps were created so you can get to the parts faster. Check the spoiler below!Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
(Make sure you open main.lua with notepad) * = Important Intro - 0:00 Quick Description of folders - 1:35 Sprite Opening - 4:45 Character Select* - 6:35 - Cutting corners with the .sff - 10:52 - Coding the BG* - 12:33 to 21:24 - Showing the sprite in-game* - 21:40 to 24:50 - Adding new sprites/layers* - 25:02 to 34:27 Main Menu* - 44:38 - Where is it?* - 44:40 - Actually ding the main menu* - 44:50 to 54:33 Text & Modes - 54:45 to 56:46 Portraits and roster tables - 56:48 to 58:01 Adding different menu music* - 59:00 to 1:05:28 Misc. for Players* - 1:05:29
Episode 2 How to IKEMEN --------------------------------------------------------- Small Tech. (Part 1) (Zoom/Window Size/Controls/Lifebars/Fonts) ---------------------------------------------------------VIDEO Time stamps were created so you can get to the parts faster. Check the spoiler below!Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
(Make sure you open main.lua/config.ssz with notepad) * = Important Intro - 0:00 ZOOM* - 2:23 - How to enable/disable the zoom* - 2:24 - How to adjust the distance of zoom* - 5:25 - How to adjust the speed of zoom* - 11:17 CONTROLS/WINDOW SIZE* - 13:30 - Where to go* - 13:35 - How to adjust the window size* - 14:16 - How to adjust the controls* - 15:28 - How to add more players (2/3/4/etc.)* - 18:56 - Info for controller/arcade stick users* - 20:41 LIFEBARS/FONTS* - 23:36 - Where to go/Info* - 23:56 - How to add lifebars* - 25:04 - How to add fonts for the game* - 27:55 - If your lifebar/fonts ain't working (advice and stuff)* - 29:50
Episode 3 How to IKEMEN --------------------------------------------------------- How To Play Online (Basic Stuff) (SUPER IMPORTANT) ---------------------------------------------------------VIDEO Time stamps were created so you can get to the parts faster. Check the spoiler below!Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
* = Important Intro - 0:00 How it works? (General stuff)* - 1:37 What do I need?* - 1:53 - Port Forward (simple exlanation) - 1:57 - Programs to play online* - 2:45 EVOLVE (Program)* - 3:36 - Making a group/party* - 4:03 to 5:23 Hosting/Joining a game online* - 5:26 - HOSTING* - 5:49 to 6:03 - Firewall (Super Important)* - 6:03 to 7:37 - JOINING* - 7:42 to 8:20 Doesn't work? Try this* - 8:49 - Same Ikemen* - 8:50 to 9:23 - Other programs/Firewall - 9:31 to 9:58 - Evolve "Offline" issue fixed* - 10:00 to 10:56 - Says "Connecting" - 10:56 to 11:04 REPLAYS* - 11:35 - Where?* - 12:08 to 12:26 - How to save replays* - 12:27 to 13:25 - How to watch replays* - 13:40 to 14:05
Episode 4 How to IKEMEN --------------------------------------------------------- Request by: Kamekaze Black Roster Tables (Select Cell Editing) ---------------------------------------------------------VIDEO Time stamps were created so you can get to the parts faster. Check the spoiler below!Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
* = Important Intro - 0:00 Fix Lag (From IKEMEN Jan 21 version +)* - 8:23 to 10:46 The Roster Table Explanation* - 11:09 Making One Table* - 11:50 - Having only one visible* - 12:19 to 15:26 - Moving the table (Repositioning)* - 15:40 to 20:02 - Matching P1 and P2 Cursors* - 20:10 to 23:27 Specific Character Amount* - 25:14 - Putting our characters in (10 Characters) - 25:40 to 29:03 - Eliminating clone cells* - 30:23 to 35:22 (Stream got cut off int he middle, my b) (I could re-do this part in the future). - Fixing Select Bug* - 35:23 to 41:28 Adjusting Cells (Rows n Columns)* - 41:55 to 50:58
Episode 5 How to IKEMEN --------------------------------------------------------- (Menu/Mode BGM (Music) - Menu Text Position - Menu Cursor Position - Adding Online Tag) ---------------------------------------------------------VIDEO Time stamps were created so you can get to the parts faster. Check the spoiler below!Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty
* = Important Intro - 0:00 Adding Music to Menu* - 1:31 - What do I need?* - 1:32 - What does "this" mean?* - 2:03 to 3:50 - Separating menu music method* - 4:48 to 6:43 - To avoid an error if you're using "Separate" method* - 6:47 - Adding the menu music to the modes* - 7:45 to 17:12 - Adding a "VS" theme on loading screen - 17:14 to 21:14 Menu Text Positioning and Menu Cursor Positioning* - 21:45 Adding Online Tag* - 30:30
More will be added in the future! So stay tuned, be creative, and I will see you next time...