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Re: File Host Services (yeah, again)

 January 08, 2025, 07:04:35 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in File Host Services (yeah, again) (Started by Lyrica January 08, 2025, 03:22:17 pm
 Board: Off-Topic Help
The ones I use are MEGA, Dropbox, Mediafire, Google Drive, and OneDrive.

But then again, I also archive stuff for the community, so its to be expected

I would say go with MEGA or Google Drive.
    

Assist-Type Characters?

 December 29, 2024, 08:25:14 am View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Assist-Type Characters? (Started by Dai-Manji December 29, 2024, 08:25:14 am
 Board: M.U.G.E.N Discussion
So, a small curiosity has caught my attention, and that is the idea of "assist" characters.

For those not familiar, an "assist" character in MUGEN is essentially a character that does not fight in any match when paired up with another character, or even at all for that matter. Instead  an "assist" character provides additional data or functionality to the ally they are paired up with.


The currently known ones that I have collected are:

—CopyAssist (winMUGEN only)
This character attempts to force its partner to have all the same moves and functionality as the opponent (although this will cause a TON of bugs, errors, and jank to happen).

—AI Assist (1.1 only)
This character gives the partner a basic rudimentary AI. Slightly better than the default AI, but not by much.

—Funny Assist (1.0 & 1.1)
Similar to Sad Assist, in that it causes all sorts of janky weirdness to happen, such as random cloning, afterimage, projectile spam, etc. Think of it as a character randomizer.

—Sad Assist (1.0 & 1.1)
An assist variant of the SadClaps code, causes all sorts of insanity to happen, such as messing with a characters stats, size, colors, animations, sounds, and so on and so forth.

—Doping Monster SuperZ (1.0 only)
This character makes the partner invincible to all attacks (except OHKOs and similar cheap stuff), have super armor, and infinite super meter.



So, with all this in mind... am I missing any others?

I'm kind of shocked something like a Parry Assist (i.e. a character that gives the partner the ability to SF3 Parry) doesn't exist or even something as simple as a Dash assist.
    

Re: Nonsensical Fighting (MUGEN)

 December 22, 2024, 11:29:11 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Nonsensical Fighting (MUGEN) (Started by GaBoTiCo December 22, 2024, 07:03:09 pm
 Board: Projects
So I looked over your work, and I have some things to say about it.

First off, the spritework is nice and clean. Not much room for error. However, an issue I am seeing is that the characters are very stiff in animation. So while it does look interesting and even stands out a bit, I would suggest putting most of the effort into adding more frames of animation to each character.

Secondly, if you are gonna showcase videos of this game, you might want to make them a bit more comprehensive, or in other words... explanitory. Since all of these characters seem to be unique for the most part, and honestly, I could consider just the look of these characters to be a great stepping off point for people to make their own variants to represent themselves, you should also consider explaining why each character matters, the pros and cons of them, and the balance they have in the game.

All and all, this looks quite promising, but you definitely should put all the focus in making the animations less stiff and more fluid. The sharp 75° and 90° attacks with the arms and legs feels very unnatural, like watching an early flash fighting game.
    

Re: Why auto-ai exists?

 December 21, 2024, 12:02:06 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Why auto-ai exists? (Started by snowy997 December 21, 2024, 12:09:09 am
 Board: Off-Topic Help
snowy997 said, December 21, 2024, 12:09:09 am
Something that pisses me off is that in some characters (especially those made by japanese creators), there is a stupid auto-ai that prevents me from playing the character. I want to know, what's the purpose of this? What's the point of creating a whole character if you can't even play it? I understand that being done to boss characters, but still. Is the AI so strong it overtakes the player? I don't understand.

As someone who actively collects brutal and cheap AI characters, the thing to understand is that a lot of Japanese (and especially Chinese) creators focus more on the technicals of MUGEN, rather than the playability of characters.

This is often why there are entire channels which do nothing but showcase the destruction these characters can do. Keep in mind, these creators are known for their AI in most cases, and take a lot of pride in finding ways to optimize their characters to be as perfect as they can be.

The tournament scene on that side of the community is wild, especially when it comes to cheapie characters. At the end of the day, AUTO-AI mainly exists because the people that use it, are not creating characters with the goal of them being played, but instead to showcase their technical prowess and understanding of game mechanics and how to exploit them.

Prime examples of this are creations by Kotori, KEYSER, Phoenix Kaiser, 1zjxx, and others. These creators are known for their absolutely devastating AI, often outright breaking the game engine in order to win against other characters which you and I would normally lose against.


That said, most of them can have the AI turned off via a CONFIG file, but then there will be no button inputs coded for the character.
    

Re: Celebrating 25 years working with MUGEN!

 December 19, 2024, 04:43:43 am View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Celebrating 25 years working with MUGEN! (Started by O Ilusionista December 17, 2024, 10:17:40 pm
 Board: Your Releases, 1.0+
As someone who has been part of MUGEN since the early days of WinMUGEN, you've definiely been an iconic individual and have made a name for yourself as being one of the people that others can look at as a good example of how to be a creator in the community.

Thank you for all the years and time you have put into this community, we are blessed to have you still around.
    

Re: Dai-Manji Requests: 3 chara

 November 25, 2024, 06:07:50 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Dai-Manji Requests: 3 characters... if ya don't mind (Started by Dai-Manji October 18, 2024, 11:39:06 am
 Board: Requests
Anyone have this character?

Striker KFM (by Kazagami)



As always, big thanks to those that help out.
    

Gone but not forgotten: A Seal of Approval/Quality

 November 23, 2024, 03:31:40 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Gone but not forgotten: A Seal of Approval/Quality (Started by Dai-Manji November 23, 2024, 03:31:40 pm
 Board: M.U.G.E.N Discussion
So I have been part of MUGEN (under prior names) for close to what is almost 10 years now (and then some), and as the years pass, many creators end up leaving for various reasons.

But even so, despite being gone, some names are forever, and with that, I want to know... who are the creators, that if they were still making stuff today, you would immediately download their work, regardless of what it is?

Essentially... what creators have your own personal "seal of approval" or "seal of quality", cause believe me, there are a few that are still around that I never miss a single download from, and many that are now gone, that I will forever cherish knowing I have their work preserved for others to enjoy.


Some to name off the top of my head are:

—RicePigeon
No other person does Touhou like Rice does, in fact, I would go as far to say that Rice is the reason why Touhou ended up getting thousands of edits, because they showed off what good Touhou work is, and others copied them.

—KAZ
Now I'll admit, their work takes up a bit too much space at times, but even so, they knew how to make good characters with beautiful re-creations of in-game character select screens, and other flashy stuff. Plus aside from IronCommando, they were the only other person who actually tried to be anti-cheap.

—Reuben Kee
I mean, let's be honest... anyone who doesn't like Reuben Kee, isn't really a MUGEN fan to begin with. The guy is a legend for a reason and gave birth to so many powerful creators that still exist today. He's essentially the grandfather of MUGEN and we should respect our elders.

—Exclamation_Question (!?)
Nobody does bootlegs like he does, simple as that. He even did some of the best ones, and their stages too, like c'mon.



So, who is on your list of people you would not miss a download from?
    

Why can't we delete our own threads?

 November 20, 2024, 06:42:15 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Why can't we delete our own threads? (Started by Dai-Manji November 20, 2024, 06:42:15 pm
 Board: Feedback
First off, not annoyed that Basara reported me, its understandable... after all, I did break the rules.

That said though, I didn't know you're supposed to re-edit prior threads to make new requests, nor that you could not delete your own thread.

Just seems kind of messed up that people can be put on blast for something that could be easily fixed by simply deleting / graveyarding your own thread.

Like, I'm glad that I now know to re-edit old threads, but honestly, the fact that I cannot delete my own requests, seems counter productive.


I suppose an argument could be made for like "if your thread becomes inaccessible, and there's an important link on it, then that helps no one", at which point, seems like also removing the option to edit your own posts would also be a good idea.
    

3 characters... if ya don't mind

 November 20, 2024, 03:01:33 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Dai-Manji Requests: 3 characters... if ya don't mind (Started by Dai-Manji October 18, 2024, 11:39:06 am
 Board: Requests
Characters collected.
    

Re: Necro Post

 November 18, 2024, 10:42:56 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Necro Post (Started by Colobucci November 18, 2024, 10:00:30 pm
 Board: M.U.G.E.N Discussion
Roughly 1 year of inactivity, I'd assume.

The best way to look at it is this... if the OPs last post in that thread is YEARS old, then the thread itself is NECRO.
    

Re: Been working on a new MUGEN Iceberg as of late...

 November 18, 2024, 10:39:25 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Been working on a new MUGEN Iceberg as of late... (Started by RagingRowen November 09, 2024, 05:57:37 pm
 Board: M.U.G.E.N Discussion
Not sure if this was mentioned, but you could also include
—Gatekeeping / Private Communities
As this mainly focuses on the Japanese and Chinese communities that actively try to hide their stuff.

—Training (by Stupa)
One of the earliest test characters

—Showcase
Essentially the MUGEN videos that people actually wanted to see, as oppose to the millions of AI vs AI matches

—Mortal Kombat: Kiritsu Gomen
One of the first patreon exclusive MUGEN full games that got the demo leaked before the creator nuked all their stuff.
    

Re: Chibi Fighter

 November 17, 2024, 12:59:07 am View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Chibi Fighter (Started by falchion22 September 30, 2024, 11:57:17 pm
 Board: Projects
Wishing you the best of luck Falchion. Knowing your work, I'm sure you'll do just fine, and considering the videos, I am quite hyped for this.
    

Re: Character of the Month: October 2024 Nominations

 November 16, 2024, 10:56:53 pm View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Character of the Month: October 2024 Nominations (Started by Lyrica November 04, 2024, 02:24:33 pm
 Board: Contributions of the Month
Santa Fighter by Dawn de Era - 4

Nice, a companion for UltraManTime. Two for the box.
    

Re: MUGEN Video thread

 November 06, 2024, 02:02:25 am View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in MUGEN Video thread (Started by c001357 September 27, 2008, 11:24:14 am
 Board: M.U.G.E.N Discussion
    

Dai-Manji Requests: 3 characters... if ya don't mind

 October 18, 2024, 11:39:06 am View in topic context
 Posted by Dai-Manji  in Dai-Manji Requests: 3 characters... if ya don't mind (Started by Dai-Manji October 18, 2024, 11:39:06 am
 Board: Requests
So, we all know what site I'm talking about... with that said, if anyone can provide me alternative links to the following characters, I'd appreciate it.

Unfortunately, even if I made a new account on that one site, I wouldn't be able to download these, so hopefully one of y'all can DL and re-up them somewhere else.
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