Project Mega Man X

[AxKeeper]

Starting a Mega Man X in the style of MvC sprite art.

Not making any promises whether this will get done or not so whatever I make for X is open source. I'll post the sprite sheet once it's finished.


I'd like to also make Vile, Zero, and Dynamo someday to.

[G.P.O.A - GatlingPunchRalf]

These all look awesome, but I'm seeing some unnecessary muscular shading on the unarmored sections. Legs also seem longer than the arms.

[AxKeeper]

Thx

The muscular parts are from the original base, i was thinking of removing it to?

I'll have to try it down the line and see if it works best or not. I say that cause after watching Mega Man the cartoon series I've noticed muscles in the design which after a while seem proper for the mega man MAN version compared to the traditional kid version with no muscles  

But yeah maybe I'll remove it



The legs were extended from the original MvC Mega Man base to get that adult size. They probably aren't correct in contrast to the arms which were not stretched.

I hoped it wasn't that noticeable

Once i finish the sheet I'll post it and maybe someone else can take a crack at it?









Gonna change the stance on this Zero edit made from the Mega Man X edit as a base. I can reuse Mega Man X to make the others I planned.

[Jelux Da Casual]

Keep in mind when working, X is only about 1 foot standing taller than OG Mega Man. Zero was retconned to be the same height as X, if just ever so slightly taller.

Also, indeed be careful on your body definition, X and Gang don't flex, even when flexing.

[AxKeeper]

The height I have is from the second base, Jin.

And I guess I will remove the lines in there, maybe the shade on the limbs is enough?
Post Merge: September 26, 2011, 06:42:18 AM

Quick blocking

Still working on the gameplay and commands. I think blocking would do best as a button command rather than holding back. Like MK style  I want to allow walking and dashing back like in SNES Mega Man X to allow wall climbing and directional dashing for strategy and adaptability in combat.

I'm also replacing super jump with a double jump dash module. Yes I think a closer version of SNES would be a refreshing and intricate battle style.

[Jelux Da Casual]

Just noticed, he's missing the drop at the cross-section on his chest. It's kind of a hard design to match up.



See how the grey sections come up so that the center blue area drops? Man, now that I see that, he's missing the little notch on the center of his pelvic area too. I can see the notch in the turning sprites, but only there.

EDIT: Oh and, unless you're counting Up dash from X3, X never had a double jump.

[AxKeeper]

For the control scheme I wanna keep it close to SNES. I guess I have to label this a custom MMX then 

But yeah I think the fights will be more interesting if they adopt that format style. The bottoms should be consistent for the gameplay, X should shoot whether he's crouching or in the air via the same button Y.

But to add the same function for jump in the air I think it makes better sense if it double jumped like MMX3's dash straight up jump. Not only that adding adding a jump button will add that extra mobility you experienced in MMX's jump dash long jump!


For instance I have the dash function to work while standing using the A button, but while crouching he could slide kick like in MM8  and for his air dash he can air dash like his ability in MMX2

I am still working out the scheme though but I am generally doing a custom I guess? Like that custom Zelda Link out there.


BUT again the sheet is open source and anyone can code it their way, I think X should have all his basics sprited anyway. Sprites can also be edited, they are open source.

I plan on adding some MM Legends features, like that kick he does in the market, it would do well as a launcher. As well as special attacks instead of copied movesets from his opponents I could give him a drill, bomb, and a shinning laser like in MM Legends!



Another thing to note on MMX's appearance is that it changes in almost every game



The boots eventually changed, then the color schemes, the ear piece, the underwear notch above the crotch, age difference from boy to teen, and adult, the curve on his hand, the helmet spiking, etc.

You can always touch up the sheet yourself to be in the style of Mega man X 6 once I complete that sheet.

On another forum someone suggested I slim him down to be like MMX8  What can i say, it's preference I guess?

[Kriven]

I dig the sprites man. The stance especially, as it's very close to his stance in the games, and details like that always make me appreciate characters a little more.

[AxKeeper]

Thanks

I am updating with more detail as well

I try and make my stance animation to be as dynamic as possible.

I just finished the getting hit stuff to, I just need to create the falling animations and then I can move onto the attacks.


I am thinking of adding Super Smash Bros gameplay, that is Samus style fighting see as she has an arm gun like Mega Man X.
Post Merge: September 27, 2011, 09:27:22 PM
Post Merge: September 28, 2011, 10:16:00 PM

[mugenstation360]

  Awesome work.

[AxKeeper]

Thanks

Reworking Zero concept




Still needs more work, the hair is driving me crazy  :'(

I tried to stay away from the new Zero from MMX2-MMX8 but his stance does seem to work the best 

For some reason X's falling stuff is taking me longer to do, sorry for the delays on that. Maybe I am running out of steam 

Still working on it though, updates coming still around

[AxKeeper]

Okay finally DID IT!!!!!



MAN THAT TOOK LONG!!!!!

Anyway I am gonna move onto Mega Man Legends style rolling dodge evasion, and that should just about finish the basic movements.

Scratch that, i have to make a getting up animation to
Post Merge: October 03, 2011, 05:41:26 AMMEGA MAN LEGENDS ROLLING DODGE EVADE!!!



I hope it's good enough, again this is one of those maybe things like the SNES Jump style.

Mostly made from recycled sprite edits. Hope it works for ya'll


Post Merge: October 03, 2011, 05:08:19 PMA lot of X's attacks will be more move technical based and less offensive to better assimilate to the SNES style gameplay.


Introducing Wall dash and aerial Mid-Air Dash



To be done with the A Button either on a wall or after jump/double jump.

[mugenstation360]

The forward dash seems a bit odd to me. It looks more like Raiden's(MK) flying thunder god attack.

at 2:32 wouldn't it look a bit better with this dash? Not bashing your work at all, its just ive never seen X do a dash like that.

[TGM]

He does have a point about that but you know what I'm not gotta bother so do as you'll like Axekeeper 

[AxKeeper]

The forward dash seems a bit odd to me. It looks more like Raiden's(MK) flying thunder god attack.

at 2:32 wouldn't it look a bit better with this dash? Not bashing your work at all, its just ive never seen X do a dash like that.

I am glad you brought that up, I should have explained my choice in that


VS

I know it would be a regular dash animation but since I am working on a MvC spectrum/resolution I wanted to try an alternative look to how a "life size" version would look when performing a dash across a mid air fall.

No worries though if it fails it can always be changed to the regular dash animation.

It was an experimental choice to try out, it is not an official move right now.
Post Merge: October 05, 2011, 04:55:58 PM
Updated


Buster shots

Maybe it needs an arm swing motion?  :-\

[TheClone45]

Sorry to say this, he's too tall. i would suggest you use this sprite.

Sprite by Manic.

[AxKeeper]

Ah you're right, I did add too much there.

How's this?

[TheClone45]

Ah you're right, I did add too much there.

How's this?

Good, But Still too tall.

[mugenstation360]

too tall? He seems about right size to me. X is taller megaman, you could look up up that maverick hunter movie on youtube and you can see x is about right. On snes he does looks similar to megaman in size but in reality he is taller if you look at the other games.

[Jelux Da Casual]

too tall? He seems about right size to me. X is taller megaman, you could look up up that maverick hunter movie on youtube and you can see x is about right. On snes he does looks similar to megaman in size but in reality he is taller if you look at the other games.

Statwise, X is only roughly a foot taller the MegaMan. Japanese source books state that Mega Man is 132cm tall and X is 160cm tall, so by converting that into feet and inches as best as I can, it means that Mega Man is 4' 3-½" and X is 5' 2-½".

[AxKeeper]

Mega Man X is seen in a wide spectrum range that is never truly consistent.

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I wouldn't stress too much on accuracy when you have X changing throughout most MMX games, he's a lot like Sonic going through puberty throughout SEGA's sequels

[Jelux Da Casual]

His looks may change, but I'm pretty sure he stays the same height bro.

[Acey]

Good, But Still too tall.

This is just going to be tall Megman, just think of it like Rario.

[AxKeeper]

 

Well we can think of it as a custom Mega Man X   

Any-who

By request on Elecbyte forums I was asked to create a run state to mirror SNES' MMX running.

However Jin does not have a run base to create from so you can pretty much see how impossible it was to construct one so I did the next best thing by using a base that did have a run motion. I used Kim from Fatal Fury/KoF/



I hope it's better now 

I think it needs more touching up but here it is basically. 

[TGM]

Just fix the chest and it will look epic