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yo. we're developing Mega Man Y+1. we make cool
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And lastly, but most importantly, there is no force on the planet that can get LM Team to take something seriously. Enjoy just a slight glimpse into the complete madness that occured during development.
Discord screenshot. [17:39]mp3 y'olk: we should bring back player_interact_gimmicks but for only one gimmick [17:39]mp3 y'olk: as a fun bit [17:40]immortal crumb: i will kill you with a large brick you sick fuck [17:41]mp3 y'olk: no you won't [17:41]the " " one: i will supply bucket with the large brick [17:41]mp3 y'olk: you will try [17:41]the " " one: And I Will Succeed. [17:41]mp3 y'olk: you will crumble to dust as soon as you pick it up [17:41]the " " one: I am "The SUpplier" [17:41]the " " one: I xcannot be stopped [17:41]mp3 y'olk: a sad, lonely pile of dust [17:41]mp3 y'olk: colored gray or perhaps a dark green [17:42]the " " one: ooh ooh can i be purple [17:42]mp3 y'olk: yeah but only the bad kind of purple [17:42]the " " one: there is no bad kind of purple. you know what? fuck you i'm ALSO killing you with a large brick [17:42]mp3 y'olk: you're trying [17:42]the " " one: me and bucket are killing-quack-with-a-large-brick buddies Discord screenshot. This screenshot features RRThiel under the name "E D# C B e E d D# c C b B". [18:48]E D# C B e E d D# c C b B: this title theme is really good [18:48]the " " one: #2 #6 #7 and #15 have (new) stuff in them [18:48]the " " one: the rest are blank [18:49]the sexy one: J.R.R. Thielkien [18:49]mp3 y'olk: note that we're looking for music that's good [18:49]mp3 y'olk: and not bad [18:49]the " " one: the stage list we have planned is in the pins (rc post, but missing mega 1 and mega 2, which are a war stage and a silhouette version of volt man's stage) [18:49]the " " one: yes that's important!!! [18:49]ogg y'olk: No way, Quack. Really???? [18:49]the " " one: if you make bad music we'll turn you into TTRhiel. Don't test us. [18:49]mp3 y'olk: Just clearing the air. Making sure you aren't trying any funny business. [18:49]E D# C B e E d D# c C b B: ... Tricky. [18:50]E D# C B e E d D# c C b B: But it can be done. [18:50]ogg y'olk: No.... Im so sorry guuys........ I hope you can forgive my tomfoolery........ [18:50]the " " one: right now permafrost perfection is planned to be used in hard 2 (ice) and trackin' tangle is planned to be used in easy 3 (halloween) [18:50]the " " one: we'll figure out second stages once we have more music [18:50]mp3 y'olk: it's also important to note that we run a very tight ship, so no monkey business or fooling around [18:50]mp3 y'olk: generally very serious environment [18:50]E D# C B e E d D# c C b B: Also tricky. [18:50]the " " one: yeah if you goof off for even a second it's into the gulag for you [18:50]ogg y'olk: Factbook Messager [18:50]the " " one: WET DRY [18:50]the sexy one: and no kissing men [18:50]mp3 y'olk: ginger " " men [18:50]the " " one: wait what [18:50]the " " one: nobody told me that rule [18:50]E D# C B e E d D# c C b B: now THATS where i draw the line [18:50]Pebble: [gif of tigger from winnie the pooh walking away, looking dismayed] Discord screenshot. A caption on the top right reads "context: watch this palytest (sic) footage from croncrete https://youtu.be/_qfsGUhpKh4". [18:45]the " " one: t mobile... [18:45]the " " one: bucket do you want something hidden on the left [18:47]immortal crumb: no [18:47]immortal crumb: my corner doesnt need any trinkets to be special [18:47]the " " one: you were there for 30 seconds straight [18:47]ogg y'olk: [voice message] [18:51]hey don't forget about casshan: [voice message] [19:10]immortal crumb: [A sketch of a square person angrily hugging a wall, giving a furious middle finger to an indifferent, although perhaps disgruntled, Ballos from Cave Story.] Discord screenshot. [11:14]the " " one: had a dream where bucket replaced wily 1 in operation xmas (we had wily stages now) and added another autoscroller midboss to it and he also adjusted b cutter to just be a reskinned buster so it can focus on the ice physics. also the actual boss of the stage (three giant cats behind the big wall the stage took place next to, also wilys fort was in France and everybody there spoke french) were being teased by me because i was inadequately dressed and intentionally pissing them off until they jumped the wall and we had to deal with it. everybody kept getting phone calls from friends who thought it was really important that we know about mcdonalds new crispy chicken meal deal. we were ignoring the calls though so eventually one of said friends decided to just burst into the weird ski resort place we were in (we were in france in real life too except both in-game and in real life it looked kinda like easy 1 with more snow and ice) to shout it out to everybody at the top of their lungs. don't remember what you guys looked like though sorry [11:15]the " " one: thought you'd want this exclusive leak into our future [11:42]ogg y'olk: Awesome. [14:54]the sexy one: just like my horoscope said
December 9, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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Operation X.M.A.S. really affirmed our belief against deadlines. It came at a pretty rough time for a lot of us, and as we reached closer to the deadline, the stress really piled on us. J8-Bit, I'm calling you out for this - don't try and do work for the game 90 minutes before your psych finals!
Discord screenshot. [21:24]Mega Man: Bowser's Inside Story: there's [CENSOR: angler woman's sprite] for the build right does it still need [CENSOR: a wider angler woman] [21:24]the " " one: yes [21:24]the " " one: maybe [21:25]the " " one: technically [CENSOR: an even wider angler woman] [21:25]the " " one: but it could get [same censor as before] [21:26]ogg y'olk: OK so [21:26]ogg y'olk: i'm going to expect the sage servers are gonna be swamped [21:26]ogg y'olk: so i'll prepare a google drive folder to host a game download on [21:26]the " " one: atm my bigger concern for sprites is [CENSOR: the widest angler woman] [21:26]the " " one: namely are we getting them [21:26]ogg y'olk: it'll also host the pre-release because idk how else to share this [21:26]Mega Man: Bowser's Inside Story: ah fair [21:26]ogg y'olk: other than emailing actually [21:26]the " " one: bc obv we can only add them so late into development [21:27]the " " one: so my question to you is are you up to do [censor: thin angler woman] Right Now [21:27]Mega Man: Bowser's Inside Story: really depends how complicated they'd be i also have my psych final in 90 minutes [21:27]the " " one: oh that 100% comes first then [21:27]the " " one: forget about us [21:28]Mega Man: Bowser's Inside Story: aight ^^;; sorry about that good luck guys
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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DEADLINES SUCK IN HOBBY PROJECTS
LM Team's internal culture has always been to put real life before the game, no matter the consequences. Volunteer-made video games simply are not worth stressing over. As such, we have a strict no deadline policy internally, even if it means we have to cut content.
December 9, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Of course, these are top secret. You'll have to play the game to find them...! The first was found very quickly, but a whole year on, it seems our community at LM Pub is only just now beginning to decipher our second secret. If you figured it out already, pipe it down and let them puzzle over it!
A dialogue box with a blank mugshot, marked only by a blue background and a question mark. The dialogue reads "I AM MR. PATH."
December 9, 2024 at 1:17 AM
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Originally, that was all, but we found out rather late that the deadline was a week later than expected. We decided to squeeze in two last secrets to find. After all, after Mega Man Y+1 demo's great Final Message to its players, how could we not?
A strange purple room with blue intricately patterned walls. Mega Man is stood underneath a strange golden brick with a single eye, which stares down at Mega Man.
December 9, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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Boss fights were always a big "maybe" for Operation X.M.A.S., and only were fully confirmed in mid November. As such, there's tons of wacky ideas left on the cutting room floor from before we knew what direction to go. Amusingly, though, Wemorm was planned all the way back in September.
Discord screenshot. 17:10]the " " one: i am now only 50% sure [17:12]the " " one: fuck had the thought that if we were to have a custom final boss having reggae in a fucked up big santa machine could fuck (as a bait and switch, wily is unassociated with the thefts) but that would indirectly spoil the actual reggae machine bait+switch [17:13]the " " one: . new stupid idea [17:13]the " " one: i don't know exactly what the justification is. i just know i want to fight it. [An image of Big Eddie from Mega Man 7] [17:15]DP on woke up: if you do it has to explode into a bunch of bolts upon death Discord screenshot. [17:36]the sexy one: the final boss is mari lwid or whatever its called [17:36]mp3 y'olk: do you never get scratchers for christmas [17:36]the sexy one: the horse head [17:36]the " " one: no [17:36]the " " one: [replying to the mari lwid message] daz would be proud [17:38]mp3 y'olk: sad [17:38]the " " one: a mari lwyd machine could go hard. literally nobody bar like four people would get it but i like the idea of wily insisting that he has to be part of the light celebrations [17:38]the " " one: and it is already a skull Discord screenshot. 17:11]the " " one: easy 3 has a boss if we have the resources later on we could give each 3 stage its own boss (so 2 extra bosses as mega 3 already has one) [17:12]mp3 y'olk: i forgot easy 3 had a boss [17:12]the " " one: and i had the Fun Idea of a hard 3 boss being smoke man or w/e who at the start of the fight [A mockup of Mega Man stood in a boss room, facing off against a very old sprite of Volt Man.] [17:12]the " " one: immediately blaze glazes and covers the arena in smoke for the rest of the fight [Image of the same boss room, but now with smoke completely covering the floor and both combatants. Unlike the smoke in the final game, this completely covers Mega Man.] [17:13]mp3 y'olk: good [17:13]the " " one: only does basic attacks to accomodate for this being mean, and he'll pop out the top every now and then to show where he is, but otherwise you've got to use other context cues to figure out what's going on [17:14]the " " one: (i was going to suggest a chimney sweep sweep woman or w/e but either it makes no sense for them to cover the arena with smoke or, if they smoke like smoke man, i'm making delinquent girl #3)
December 9, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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The struggles with deciding level themes was especially bad here - the longer we took deciding a level's theme, the less time artists had to tile it. As such, while levels like Cyberian Stormwatch were being worked on for the entire period, many were completed quickly after being planned.
Sketches of "Pipe It Down"'s tiles. Included are pokers, coals, bricks, grates, and wooden planks. A list of each stage's themes and ideas for its tiles. It reads as follows: E1 - aurora. snow, aurora borealis bg, city bg, city/mechanical tiles E2 - beach. sand, rocks, chests, mechanical tiles, beach umbrellas E3 - halloween. spooky grass, haunted castle, pumpkins, statues M1 - ? M2 - snow. gingerbread houses, frosting snow, candy platforms M3 - yoku. snow globe bg, blizzard, yoku blocks fading in/out, mechanical tiles H1 - lightbridges. electronic appliances (plugs/outlets, cords), mechanical tiles, virtual bg H2 - river. large trees bg, icy rocks, baubles, water, mechanical tiles H3 - chimney. bricks, grates, pipes, coal, smoke, pokers for spikes M1 - toxic M2 - volt M3 - timber Sketches of various tiles that would be used in Nightmare Before Christmas, Rock in Glass House, and Cyberian Stormwatch, along with mostly unused tile concepts for Overtime Shift. These all match the descriptions in the previous image.
December 9, 2024 at 1:08 AM
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While the music team originally would've consisted of MelonadeM and MiniMacro Sound, the latter was already spread thin with programming and spriting, and the former was busy at this time of year, so half way through development, we made the decision to enlist the help of a certain RRThiel.
Discord screenshot. [09:03]ogg y'olk: at here or at everyone i'm thinking to get rrthiel involved with xmas so that i can focus on sfx as we desperately need a lot of them who here is on board with that [09:04]the " " one: i think it would be really funny [09:22]ogg y'olk: yea [10:10]mp3 y'olk: sure [10:16]ogg y'olk: ill wait for a few more responses before i act on this [10:16]ogg y'olk: i think theres probably a few in here that might not know thiel actually [10:17]ogg y'olk: lead dev on megaman perfect blue he also make music like this here https://www.youtube.com/@rrthiel/videos [A Youtube embed of RRThiel's channel. The description reads "I post gay hentai".] [11:25]the " " one: accurate channel description [11:25]mp3 y'olk: i'm glad it's still that Discord scerenshot. [17:19]the " " one: the threl zone... [A screenshot of a truncated Y+1 dev server. The only channels visible are ones that read "imax-force-update", "merry-christmas", "comedy-arena", "bot", "funny-stuff", and a voice chat named "Insufferable Gaming."] [17:19]the sexy one: make a gay baby jail channel purely for thiel interaction purposes [17:19]the " " one: there'd be inevitably a few stuff that can be inferred [17:19]immortal crumb: or we could just trust thiel idk [17:19]the " " one: but it's more for formality's sake i think thiel can probably be trusted yeah [17:19]mp3 y'olk: yeah [17:20]the " " one: however: the bit always comes first and putting thiel in a stinky box is funny
December 9, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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While the Easy and Hard stages were quick to figure out, Medium stages for whatever reason proved much more troublesome. In particular, Overtime Shift was just a generic Yoku Block stage for a long time, and Takeout Take Out's theme was only decided on November 11th - another save by evie!
Discord screenshot. 15:51]the sexy one: medium 1 is in a store [15:51]the sexy one: christmas shift at target [15:51]the sexy one: that or chinese restaurant [15:51]mp3 y'olk: target bunby [15:51]mp3 y'olk: target bunby [15:51]mp3 y'olk: target bunby [15:51]the " " one: >last minute gift shopping on one hand why di- [15:51]the " " one: CHINESE RESTAURANT [15:51]mp3 y'olk: YOOOOOOOOOOOO true [15:51]the " " one: to finish the thought [15:52]mp3 y'olk: (jewish christmas) [15:52]the " " one: on one hand why didn't we think of that on the other hand the obvious gimmick is time pressure and hard 2 is that [15:52]the sexy one: fried chicken enemy (japanese christmas) [15:52]the " " one: however if we're doing stuff like southern hemisphere christmas and halloween [15:52]the " " one: i think chinese restaurant is a really good call [15:52]the " " one: or just in general What Do People Who Aren't Western Catholics Do For Christmas [15:53]the sexy one: yes [15:53]mp3 y'olk: what enemies do we have that would fit a chinese restaurant [15:53]the sexy one: Yang's Chicken Christmas Party
December 9, 2024 at 12:56 AM
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The knowledge that people who've never played Mega Man before (or haven't played in ages) informed a lot of our level decisions. One particular example is in One Snowy Christmas Eve - eviemaybe suggested using something akin to force beams to do double duty as a teaching element and as a threat.
Discord screencap. [20:59]the sexy one: what about like [20:59]the sexy one: Beam Things [CENSOR: A stretched image of Melon Man doing the Omni-Man squatting meme pose.] [20:59]the sexy one: as the easy 1 gimmick [20:59]the " " one: keep it secret [20:59]the " " one: what are Beam Things [20:59]the " " one: do you mean Force Beams because good lord that's fucked up [20:59]the sexy one: like flamethrowers or the magma man lasers [20:59]mp3 y'olk: if they have gotten to that point and do not understand how to play mega man it's kinda not worth it lmfao [20:59]the sexy one: thing that does damage in an area with specific timings [20:59]the " " one: [replying to minimacro sound] no that's not my point [20:59]the " " one: my point there is just that it'll be funny [20:59]the sexy one: gets the player used to how far they jump, how fast they move [20:59]mp3 y'olk: oh ok [21:00]mp3 y'olk: Much like in Y+1! [21:00]the sexy one: teaches them that mega man stops and starts instantly [21:00]the sexy one: by making them move [21:00]the " " one: actually a very good call
December 9, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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Speaking of weapons, it wasn't until November 1st that the weapon set was cemented. Early on, the weapons weren't even Christmas themed! It'd take forever to go over every weapon, so here's some mockups and conversation logs of particularly notable favourites that didn't make the cut.
A cute looking sketch of Mega Man using a string of Christmas lights like a whip. A tag reading "CRACK" is in the top right, and underneath is a copy of the first sketch, with the Christmas lights now broken, with bullets shooting up and down from them. Very crude and low-resolution sketches. An orange blob that could potentially be described as Mega Man can be seen throwing a yule log, which seems to roll along the ground. A tag reads "can aim like [CENSOR: a weapon]". A blue blob is jumping, with a snowflake surrounding it. Another tag reads "short range melee. mm11 style move cancel. snowflake spikes reach further + more damage". Finally, a green blob stands in front of some small trees, the trees being bigger the further from the blob they are. The tag reads "ground crawling trees. grow 1 at a time. each bigger than last. at max size, stops + shakes baubles off." An arrow points from that to a sketch that could be argued to be a depiction of that described behaviour. Discord log. 20:45]immortal crumb: really bad idea [20:45]immortal crumb: a weapon that freezes 1 enemy directly in front of you [20:45]immortal crumb: and the enemy you froze is placed in your hand and you can throw it like super arm [20:49]mp3 y'olk: that would be really funny [20:51]the sexy one: Grinch Grip [20:54]Pebble: this is just the ice flower from mario [20:57]immortal crumb: thats fine [20:57]immortal crumb: the more i think about this the more i want to do it [20:57]immortal crumb: maybe make it bounce around [20:57]Pebble: would it be funny if enemies had like unique sprites for being frozen [20:58]immortal crumb: it would but it would also be a lot of effort [20:58]immortal crumb: maybe i could set it up to where as if we have a unique sprite for a frozen enemy it will use it but it will otherwise just use the frame it was last at [20:59]Pebble: wait that sounds funnier actually [21:00]Pebble: i was just thinking of like 1 unique sprite where it looked stunned or something but thinking of a sniper joe being frozen mid-shot is funnier to me Five stickmen. An orange one named "carol" stands surrounded by 4 musical notes, which have arrowss depicting boomeranging arcs. Tags read "this diagram is a mess" and "imagine power stone if it was a boomerang and pierces. mega man is paused in place until the projectiles return. damage is higher at the peak of the arcs." A magenta one named "santa" stands underneath a sleigh flying overhead, dropping bombs. Its tag reads "it's rush bomber but good. however it has too much star overlap :(". A pink one named "pillow" is throwing a pillow, which bounces off of a Metall's helmet and falls to the ground. Tags read "metal blade" on the initial throw, "is now stunned" on the Metall, and "now true piercing" on the falling pillow. A green one named "pine" is holding a tree-shaped drill diagonally up. Its tag reads "drill held diagonally up while you hold fire. when you let go it fires off moving slowly. pierces, slows down slightly while going through an enemy (but not so slow that it's always going to kill). Finally, another green one named "wreath" is surrounded by a green circle. Its tag reads "hold button for a ring of piercing pain around you (not a shield)". A smaller stickman is next to it, who is stood by a Shield Attacker with this same green ring, and another tag that reads "leaves a slight wreath on enemies it hits which deals slow damage over time for a bit".
December 9, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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One of the first things we planned was the stage select screen. Tons of thought was put into this, with player psychology being a major focus - for example, the stage description remains visible as you select your weapons, and weapons are vaguely organised by their use. (Shoutouts to Gunstar Heroes)
Discord screenshot. 16:22]the " " one: trying to figure out a clean stage select menu how small do we reckon we can make a stage "mugshot" the more i try and make this menu idea work the less i'm sure it's a good idea but i'll finish making the sketch anyway [16:22]mp3 y'olk: 32 x 32 if we're real smart [16:22]the " " one: including border? [16:22]mp3 y'olk: no [16:23]the " " one: definitely an issue for this premise then because 24x24 is realllly pushing it [16:27]the " " one: yea this is bad [IMAGE: A sketch of a stage select layout split into 2 halves vertically. On the left are buttons for the player to press, while on the right are descriptions of what the player is hovered over. Two versions of this are presented - a stage select version and a weapon select version. These are presented comedically, with a stick figure doing a handstand on the stage description, and weapons like "P. BLAST" described on the weapon select.] [16:28]mp3 y'olk: i don't hate this [16:28]mp3 y'olk: tbh [16:28]mp3 y'olk: if we have a stage picture [16:28]the " " one: it's cool but [16:28]mp3 y'olk: i would just use a number instead [16:29]the " " one: space: how the fuck do we fit in 12 stages neatly here? (rough testing suggests that 4 sets of 3 makes things a bit easier to fit than 3 sets of 4) clarity: the weapon select screen in particular may be a bit hard to interpret continuity: once you select a stage you can no longer see the stage you're choosing weapons for Discord screenshot. [16:29]mp3 y'olk: ok hear me out [16:31]the " " one: Witness Testimony [16:33]mp3 y'olk: hold on i'm making picture [IMAGE: Another stage select, this time split horizontally. Notably, the top half includes the entirety of the stage select, while the bottom half includes the entirety of the weapon select. The layout is fairly cramped, with very little room for descriptions or cursors.] Discord screenshot. [16:39]the " " one: we'll want Exceptional Menu Clarity [16:39]the " " one: we know how buttons work [16:39]the " " one: but sonic games? famous for having no buttons [16:40]mp3 y'olk: bottom bar can change text dynamically [16:40]the " " one: true [16:40]mp3 y'olk: when selecting stages it could be "shoot - back start - continue" or something to that effect [16:41]mp3 y'olk: actually that would apply to both of them [16:41]mp3 y'olk: plus since this is more of a menu we can have an infobox [16:41]the " " one: armory is still lacking in info though [16:42]the " " one: doesn't have a clear showcase of what weapons you've picked - i actually only just noticed that you have outlines to show what the player picked plus the buster should not be one of the options - that should be locked into your loadout [16:42]mp3 y'olk: we could like [16:42]mp3 y'olk: make the non-selected ones darker [16:42]mp3 y'olk: and/or have a mini arrow like the pause menu does [16:43]the " " one: lacks clarity [16:43]the " " one: we need to be showing the player they need to pick 3 weapons [16:43]the " " one: and what that looks like [16:43]the " " one: given we are explicitly trying to get non-megaman players with this [16:43]the " " one: we cannot afford to cut corners [16:43]mp3 y'olk: 🤔 [16:44]the " " one: if we're lacking in space [16:44]the " " one: and we reckon we can compress the stage preview a bit [16:44]the " " one: it doesn't have to literally be a 50/50 split [16:44]the " " one: the stage preview "half" could be smaller [16:45]the " " one: thus meaning that the stage select and weapon select get more space to breathe 17:07]mp3 y'olk: [An image of a new stage select mockup, this time presented extremely basically. A small white bar that reads "STAGE NAME" is on top, followed by a thick red bar. Then, a thicker white bar that reads DESCRIPTION, followed by a very thick dark green bar, and finally a thin blue bar. To the right of the dark green bar is a light blue bar. This vaguely reflects the layout the final version of the stage select uses, except the red and green bars are swapped.] [17:07]mp3 y'olk: (dark green is stages light green is weapons) [CENSOR: A big black bar with white text in the middle that reads "irrelevant stuff".] [17:09]the " " one: this might be good i'm actually not sure whether it's preferable to keep the options you're adjusting in the same spot so that you don't have to re-direct your attention, or whether it's better to have the scroll i suggested as that way it's clear that the entire menu changed and you need to do more things [17:10]mp3 y'olk: my thing is that having only parts of the screen scroll looks badass [17:10]the " " one: this is true anyway because the bottom bar stays stagnant [17:10]mp3 y'olk: yeah but more of it does with this [17:10]mp3 y'olk: also like [17:11]mp3 y'olk: i feel like people will either figure it out immediately or spend maybe 5 seconds being confused as to why they can't progress before they notice that the part of the menu that scrolled in requires their input
December 9, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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On the 25th of September we begun programming, having planned out more than enough to get started. This means that, from the beginning of programming to the original deadline, the game took 66 days to make. That's right - this game wasn't made in 3 months, it was made in 2! This sucked don't do that
Mega Man Y+1 Operation X.M.A.S. Retrospective Timeline!!!!!!!!!! (by colgate do not steal) SEPTEMBER: 10th - Invited to Christmas SAGE 16th - Discord channel created, Operation X.M.A.S. direction finalised. 17th-24th - Early planning of overall scope, level concepts, required weapons, and potential spaces to expand or cut on scope. 25th - Programming begins for real. 27th - First weapon set proposal is made. Most weapons are unrecognisable. OCTOBER: 6th - Shooting Star's first version are made, which quickly iterate into its final version. 7th - Down-Under Beach is implemented. 8th - Gingerbread Men's first versions are made. By this point, all 3 Easy stages are also fully conceptualised. 11th - Logo begins to be made. 14th - Gingerbread Fortress is implemented. Frosty Sentry's first versions are made. 19th - Reindeer Dasher's first versions are made. 22nd - Mystery Gift's first versions are made. 24th - Stage select screen begins to be implemented. 27th - Overtime Shift and Pipe It Down are implemented. 29th - Playtesting begins. 31st - Cyberian Stormwatch is implemented. The first iteration is notable for being a completely different layout and enemy selection to the final version, but it contains Y+1 spoilers so you don't get to see it sorry! NOVEMBER: 1st - Carol Cast's first versions are made. This iteration of the weapon is just a melee weapon at this point. 4th - One Snowy Christmas Eve is implemented. 8th - Nightmare Before Christmas is implemented. 11th - Rock in Glass House is impelemented. At this point, this stage is a fair bit longer than the final version, but would be cropped later that day. 13th - Logo is finished. 15th - Wemorm is implemented, Carol Cast is reworked. 19th - Takeout Take Out is implemented. 20th - Gummy King is implemented. 22nd - Snow PBN-002 is implemented. 23rd - Time Trial support (re)added. DECEMBER: 1st - First release candidate added. 2nd-6th - Secret Activities. 7th - Version 1.0.0 created.
December 9, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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12 stages? 8 weapons? An endless mode? This all sounds woefully like overscoping - and it is! While part of this is wishful thinking, we also are experienced at this point, and we know how to plan for downscoping. So, knowing that we could cut a ton of content, we went ahead with this.
A screenshot of the Gummy King from Mega Man Y+1: Operation X.M.A.S., looking thoughtful and confused. A question mark hovers above his head.
December 9, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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Completely contrary to X.M.A.S., Christmas Chaos was a score-attack multiplayer game focused around defending your Christmas presents. Perhaps in another timeline, this is what we made. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A wide-screen mockup of a Mega Man game. Two Mega Men, one red and one blue, are shooting various enemies incoming from the left and right (many of which have large censor bars across them). In between them is a Christmas tree the two are both defending, with 3 presents underneath it. Angler Woman can be seen jumping away with a fourth present. A score counter and timer can be seen at the top of the screen, along with red text that reads "3 PRESENTS REMAIN!".
December 9, 2024 at 12:21 AM
lmteam.bsky.social
Quite a few ideas were thrown about, mostly focusing around expanding upon Mega Man Y+1, such as a new stage about events that occur before the game starts, or an extended demo. However, two ideas stood out in particular - Operation X.M.A.S., and an arcade-y game codenamed "Christmas Chaos".
Another Discord screencap. More egregious censors, and a relevant image. [Replying to a message that reads "or maybe it could be a montage of [EGREGIOUS CENSOR: okay so this is an awkward screenshot"] [20:49]immortal crumb: i keep having ideas about this [EGREGIOUS CENSOR: "croncrete's idea here was to do with the backstory of mega man y+1. i can't share that, but it's important enough to share" [20:49]hey don't forget about casshan: we call this hypothetical stage with [EGREGIOUS CENSOR: oof] [20:50]ogg y'olk: [replying to a message from MiniMacro Sound that reads "Why would [CENSOR: come on] show up in [CENSOR: yowza!] An edited image of a zoo informational sign for orangutans. It reads "If you're standing here... YOU MIGHT GET SHOT! HOW? The orangutans have a gun in their exhibit. WHY? funy", and has a rather cheeky looking baby orangutan in the bottom right. [20:50]mp3 y'olk: mega man y-0.5 [20:50]the " " one: this goes hard but i'm a little bit worried about it revealing too much of the plot [20:50]ogg y'olk: [CENSOR: mel suggests a CATACLYSMICALLY spoilery idea here. i can't even put it into words.] [20:50]the " " one: [CENSOR: colgate rejects on the grounds of it not being a good ground for gameplay] A discord screencap. [20:53]mp3 y'olk: true [20:55]mp3 y'olk: hmm [20:55]mp3 y'olk: see part of me wants to do something like completely irrelevant to y+1 and the other part of me realizes that that might not be the greatest use of the space we will be given [20:56]immortal crumb: im in the same boat [20:56]ogg y'olk: well we don't even know what we have to do [20:56]ogg y'olk: for all we know we have to do something completely unrelated to y+1 [20:56]the " " one: i'm pretty sure it's just Make a Project [20:57]immortal crumb: oh wait i read that wrong [20:57]the " " one: i can get further details if wanted but i feel like it would've been specified if it had to be related or unrelated [20:58]mp3 y'olk: worth asking [20:58]mp3 y'olk: they may have a preference [20:58]immortal crumb: i personally think we should keep it related to y+1 [21:01]DP on woke up: if it's noncanon we should have mega man transform into my mega man design [this message was formatted with strikethrough] [21:01]mp3 y'olk: tbh [21:01]mp3 y'olk: a 1-stage demo could also be pretty easy i think [21:01]mp3 y'olk: and a good showcase of our accessibility features [21:02]mp3 y'olk: we can take more time to remove everything that shouldn't be seen [21:02]ogg y'olk: we could do that, however i think like having 3 this time might be super easy given a lot of assets for them are done [21:02]ogg y'olk: depends on which 3 obviously [21:02]the " " one: personally i wouldn't want a demo of more rm stages. more to look forward to and tease for the actual game, and keep people thinking we're fucking dead on that front as a bit Another Discord screencap. eviemaybe, Karakato, Pebble, and J8-Bit are now mentioned, the first of which has the name "the sexy one" and the last of which has the name "Mega Man: Bowser's Inside Story". [21:09]mp3 y'olk: i couldn't find it in the dropbox [21:09]mp3 y'olk: but [21:09]mp3 y'olk: https://twitter.com/LMTeam_/status/812714318722691073 Mega Man Y+1 (@LMTeam_) Merry Christmas! Whether you're upgrading your super fighting robot or building an army of robot masters, we hope you have a wonderful time! [an image of Y+1 robot masters dressed in christmas outfits around a tree] Twitter•24/12/2016 17:39 [21:09]mp3 y'olk: fight the christmas tree [21:09]ogg y'olk: @Sheldonville Sheldonian @the sexy one @Karakato any of Yall want the blue sky invite [21:09]ogg y'olk: i only have one [21:09]ogg y'olk: @Pebble @Mega Man: Bowser's Inside Story as well [21:10]ogg y'olk: also like potential new demo Read Above I think [21:10]ogg y'olk: but blued sky, [21:10]mp3 y'olk: it's not an actual boss but like we can make ornaments fall off when you shoot it or some shit [21:10]ogg y'olk: CHRISTMAS TREE BOSS BATTLE [21:10]ogg y'olk: let's make a fucked up shmup game with y+1 assets Another Discord screencap. [21:41]immortal crumb: do any of you know about the pizza tower golf shitpost demo [21:41]the " " one: nop [21:42]immortal crumb: ok well it doesnt matter we make a demo where you have to play golf with a suikarora [21:42]the " " one: true. however unfortunately [21:42]the " " one: i just had a funny idea [21:42]the " " one: it can be a y+1 game that is relevant to the lore without being relevant to the y+1 lore. [21:42]the " " one: "what does this even fucking mean" [21:43]ogg y'olk: i cant believe y+1 is going to leak perfect blue's plot [21:43]mp3 y'olk: 🤔 how does that work [21:43]the " " one: WILY IS WAGING YET ANOTHER WAR ON CHRISTMAS NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE SUPER CHRISTMAS DEFENCE FORCE TO ASSEMBLE... [An image of Wily against a black background, pointing forwards and looking victorious. Text above him reads "FOOLS! CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED! BWAHAHAHAHA!"] [21:43]ogg y'olk: TRUE
December 9, 2024 at 12:18 AM
lmteam.bsky.social
Suddenly, we had a decision on our hands. The Y+1 demo was a fairly stressful time, but we ultimately are really glad we made it. Now, we had a chance to give back to SAGE and the community at the same time! So, before confirming, we got to brainstorming what we'd do.
A Discord screencap with a minor censor. As before, Colgate, MiniMacro Sound, and Croncrete are present, using the same display names as before. There is a large and egregious censor that will be mentioned later. [20:28]mp3 y'olk: 🤔 [20:28]mp3 y'olk: does it have to be related to y+1 [20:29]the " " one: ggggggggggood question. i have no idea? [20:29]mp3 y'olk: you should ask [20:29]the " " one: presumably it'd be fine? [20:29]the " " one: i can't imagine it'd be a problem if it wasn't, but i'm also unsure what the benefit for us would be if it wasn't [20:29]immortal crumb: i mean we have a lot [20:29]immortal crumb: we could submit something small if we wanted [20:29]mp3 y'olk: we should make [EGREGIOUS CENSOR: a wide, stretched image of melon man dabbing that reads "nuh uh sorry we still have secrets" [20:30]the " " one: true................ [20:30]mp3 y'olk: i absolutely don't wanna do a full demo again lmao [20:30]mp3 y'olk: but i think it would be feasible to do something very small [20:31]mp3 y'olk: demo containing just an old version of angler woman [20:32]the " " one: the deadline for confirming our attendance is october fwiw [20:34]immortal crumb: it may be fun to submit like maybe a 1 stage demo or something [20:34]the " " one: 1 custom stage for lore [20:34]immortal crumb: it would be a good chance to unleash the accessibility settings before full release [20:34]the " " one: it would actually good point Another Discord screencap. MelonadeM and Rcrdcat are introduced in this screencap, with the display names "ogg y'olk" and "Sheldonville Sheldonian". Another censor is present. [20:37]the " " one: i'm going to ping @ogg y'olk hi mel [20:37]the " " one: i'm also going to ping @Sheldonville Sheldonian hi rc [20:37]ogg y'olk: hi i was at [EGREGIOUS CENSOR: "a location"] today [20:37]ogg y'olk: it was good [20:37]the " " one: sage have a request for us should we accept it [20:37]the " " one: this would mean a decent amount more work for us so we're discussing it [20:37]the " " one: we have to decide before october (but obv the earlier we decide, the more time we have to work on stuff) [20:38]mp3 y'olk: i think it should be like [20:38]mp3 y'olk: small enough that we can put it together using mostly assets we already have [20:38]the " " one: yea [20:38]the " " one: or small tweaks to enemies to make them feel different to what ends up in the final game [20:38]ogg y'olk: tbf we have the previous demo as like [20:38]ogg y'olk: a baseline experience on how we handled it then [20:39]ogg y'olk: i imagine if we do something on a deadline again we could manage [20:39]mp3 y'olk: we also have a bunch of unused assets still in the project [20:39]the " " one: good idea! we should put people through every scrapped stage and every scrapped boss [20:39]ogg y'olk: i'd get the rest of the team to agree on this but like, if yeah then i dont see why not [20:39]mp3 y'olk: i mean like [20:39]ogg y'olk: yea hcolgate [20:39]ogg y'olk: in a row
December 9, 2024 at 12:11 AM
lmteam.bsky.social
On September 10th, we woke up to a very strange message in the SAGE discord (who hosted the SAGE 2020 expo the Y+1 demo was at), requesting previous submitters to DM a staff member for a "request". When we did, we received a very secret request - submit a game to a secret event that very December!
A discord screencap. The log reads as followed, directly copy+pasted. [17:37]the " " one: no idea what this is about want me to find out what the SAGE Request™️ is (by dming this guy) Image [17:37]mp3 y'olk: sure [17:37]mp3 y'olk: can't hurt (probably) [19:15]immortal crumb: if you qualify for the request he comes to your house and beats you with a crowbar [19:24]the " " one: oh dope i'm gonna reach out now then In this screencap, "the one" is Colgate, "mp3 y'olk" is MiniMacro Sound, and "immortal crumb" is croncrete. A screencap of a message sent in the SAGE discord. It reads as followed, directly copy+pasted. 05:25]Rummy: @everyone SAGE '23 IS OFFICIALLY OVER! With over 200 games, 8 days worth of streams. The curtain calls near. But that doesn't mean the festivities are over. Here's the credits video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu1hIRTqycg We will still be updating the site to add more interviews in the coming months and we will be sharing more artwork till December! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykFfOG1eqMI We've have also created a new feedback form, we wish to hear from you all on matters that will shape the future of Sonic Amateur Games Expo. https://forms.gle/vPqMduYVgDsSAbe17 Additionally, we have a request for anyone reading this. If you have submitted to SAGE in the past or this year. do send @Rummy a DM and if you qualify for it. He'll reply back in regards to our request. Lastly, on JUNE 2024. It will be Sonic Fan Games Headquarters' 25th Anniversary! More info on that in the coming months. The second-to-last sentence is outlined with a red box. A screencap of a Discord DM log between Rummy and Colgate. Directly copy+pasted, it reads: [20:22]Rummy: cool! [20:23]Rummy: Sooo you qualify to know about the request. [20:24]Rummy: So on December 1st to 8th. there's gonna be a one time only one shot event called "Christmas SAGE". It's for folks who have submitted to sage and have been invited by my discretion. [20:24]Rummy: And i invite you and your teams to consider submitting to this event. [20:25]Rummy: keep in mind, this event is top secret and knowledge of it's exsistence will only be made public on December 1st (the opening day) [20:25]Rummy: So you interested? [20:26]Colgate: i'll pass it onto the rest of the team - depends how feasible it seems for us to cook something up in the meantime, because while we organised ourselves well for sage 2020 we did come to the agreement that we prefer working without a deadline. that being said, we'd love to give something back if we're able to, so we'll discuss it A discord screencap of Colgate (named "the one"). It reads: [20:24]the " " one: ok i'm getting the details [20:25]the " " one: i'm unsure of how interested we'd be but i'm gonna post the info once i have the full thing [20:27]the " " one: this is Super Duper Top Secret as noted. not sure which other mm projects will know about this - fh have shown interest in finding out about the request in my dms, so maybe they'd pop up too? fangame friendship start if we think this is something we can do? [20:28]the " " one: just under 3 months to cook something special up for them, whatever that may be
December 9, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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If you haven't played Operation X.M.A.S., it's a 9 stage Mega Man game with gameplay similar to Wily Wars - pick 2 out of 6 Christmas-themed weapons to beat each stage with. Now's the season to give it a (re)play! https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/mega-man-y-1-operation-x-m-a-s.1959/
Mega Man, equipped with a star-like weapon, runs away from an aurora-like laser. Both are atop a rustic rooftop, with skyscrapers and aurora lights in the background. Mega Man, dressed with a chef's hat, shoots a chocolate button at a sawblade-wielding robot. Behind him are two gingerbread men who are copying his actions. All are situated atop the roof of a giant gingerbread house. Mega Man is carried across the air by a reindeer-themed rocket, which he is attached to by a chain. He is outside, with a white and blue tundra forest in the background and a river underneath him, about to enter a giant tree trunk.
December 9, 2024 at 12:01 AM
lmteam.bsky.social
Today - December 8th 2024 - marks 1 year since Mega Man Y+1: Operation X.M.A.S. was released! We hope you've sincerely enjoyed this little Christmas treat we made for you. To celebrate, let's take an exclusive dive into what this fangame's development looked like! #megaman #fangame
A rather garish image of Mega Man Y+1: Operation X.M.A.S.'s title screen, with a light purple tinted background. Wemorm, a green worm robot, Gummy King, a pink gumdrop-themed robot, and Snow PBN-002, a blue wind god themed robot with reindeer antlers, are all visible celebrating. A small line of text at the top reads "Happy anniversary!!".
December 8, 2024 at 11:58 PM
lmteam.bsky.social
Mega Man Y+1 is looking for new playtesters to join the team! If you enjoyed Mega Man Y+1: Operation X.M.A.S., this is a great way to help with our upcoming major project!
If you're interested, get your application in before the 30th!
https://forms.gle/n8W3yoSDPZ2T5Xny7
#megaman #fangame #gamedev
Mega Man stunned on a purple brick floor, with transparent images of various comedic glitches from the game's development around him. The image reads: "Mega Man Y+1 Playtesting Applications Open!"
March 16, 2024 at 7:17 PM