[FANGAME][PLAYABLE]MegaMan Battle Network Chrono X!

[giver336]

**Note: it says this on the bottom, but if have, or know anyone with good sprite making talents, do send this account a PM, or utilize the Contact Us on the website.

PLOT:
It's been a year since the Cybeasts threatened the peace of the world. Lan and his friends think life can't be better living in a quiet, peaceful net society. Deep inside, Lan wants to relive the days of defeating net criminals, and saving lives... Soon he will get his wish, because a dark secret is about to threaten the earth.
Many years ago, a beast was unleashed upon the Net. This beast was eventually defeated by the duo none other than Lan and MegaMan.

A mysterious group named "Red Infinity" wants to resurrect the beast. Its members are gathering odd parts from around the world. While Lan is at Sci Lab one day, a mysterious navi attacks and steals an old document from Sci Lab's computers... What could be in this old file that Red Infinity would want? What do these parts have to do with the beast? What did this navi steal from MegaMan, crippling him at the scene of the battle? Stay tuned for more updates from MegaMan Battle Network - Chrono X to find out!

Note: X, Zero or any other non-Battle Network characters will NOT appear in the game. Same goes for Shooting Star MegaMan.

MegaMan Battle Network Chrono X is a fan-game by MegaDudes Production that aims to replicate the experience of Battle Network to perfection to deliver a theoretical Battle Network '7.' The story will continue from the adventures of Lan and will connect in some way to the Distant Finale as seen in Battle Network 6. It is currently the most progressive Battle Network fan-game on the Internet. This project started in 2009 and has made enormous amounts of progress since. We have downloadable demos to try.

Demo 4 Download -- This contains the whole first two chapters of the game. This totals about 4-6 hours of playtime. Yes, the first two chapters. Enjoy. You can try the game with a plug-in controller, too!

Demo 4.1 will feature online mode! Stay tuned!


Demo Requirements:
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
DirectX 9 or better
DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with at least 32MB (128mb recommended!) of video memory
Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
DirectX 9 compatible sound card
512 MB of memory or greater (1GB recommended!)
800x600 or greater screen resolution with 32-bit colors
100 MB of free space on HardDrive



Android Test Build for 2.2 and upwards -- This is not the two chapter demo, but a test of how the Android plays on certain devices. Give it a try today!

Android Requirements:
Android 2.2 & up, 256mb of RAM, armv6/armv7/mips CPU + 17mb of free space.

Find out more about our project at the following:

Project Website
Official Chrono X Facebook
Official Chrono X Twitter
Official YouTube Channel
DeviantArt Group
Chrono X FAQ

Screenshots: (jpg'd for security purposes)






Videos:

Demo 4 Release Event







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If you would like to apply, please utilize the Contact Us section on our website, or post your Sprite Work (this is all we have need for, currently) on the forum.

[Mag]

Glad to see this project finally posted after jostling it like crazy on Facebook!

And I was wondering where a build was, so I can't wait to play it.

[Yamcha the Desert Bandit]

I gotta say, this is just baddass! Keep going!

[giver336]

Sorry for the lack of updates. I do hope it is OK if I continue to post some updates here.[/size]

Well, guys, we just recently released new website's design, and now it's time for a bit of an after-birthday present. This one will present a new page in Chrono X's story...




Art by Nico. Original Sketch by Midnite.

Ta-da! Here it is, our last and final gift that we wanted to release. What you see here is our promotional artwork for our game's 3rd Chapter! This is where the serious events in the story start happening and as such, it's one of our favorites!

Chapter 3 is filled with many cool and tense moments that I'm sure you'll get to enjoy when we show it off. Expect more exciting screenshots of new locations, viruses and characters! Can you guess who all the characters in this picture are? Bet you can't!

[NICKtendo DS]

My guess the X looking character is X and the Commando Man looking character is Commando Man. They both are also the best looking IMO.

[giver336]

Hello guys. I know you guys have all been aching to hear about how the Online Mode is progressing, so I'm here to deliver. But first, we need to do a bit of housekeeping.

1. First, I want to welcome our new team member, Mick Galbani. We even drew a nice, colored staff mugshot for him:
http://i.imgur.com/OxNKlYG.png

He is very dedicated and skilled pixel artist - something we desperately need to finish this game. If you know any skilled pixel artists, remember to send them our way!

2. It's time to give the names of the characters shown in last update's picture. In order from left to right: Raven.EXE, Mystery Character(to be announced later), PirateMan.EXE, Zeta.EXE and CommandoMan.EXE. Someone manged to name them all, even the mystery character. Who named them? I won't tell!

3. Now for the main part of today's update - video showing Online Netbattle between MaxRock and I, as well as some of the menus . This is just showing the progress I made with implementing the Online Mode (as well as reducing the amount of lag you may occur as much as possible). There's also a hidden option in one of the menus, can you guys guess what it is? And no, this online component does NOT need Hamachi or any other type of VPN program to run.

[AquaNinja]

This game looks really good! I love the Battle Network Series, so this will be a nice treat!

[Gwen]

Finally, someone creating a game based off the best mega man(and only megaman games I enjoy) series!

[Phaze]

Does this use a central server for coordinating online matches? If so, what will happen when it's shut down or flat-out down? Like, would there be a direct IP option or something? Either that or someone running their own central server specified by config file or something.

[giver336]

Does this use a central server for coordinating online matches? If so, what will happen when it's shut down or flat-out down? Like, would there be a direct IP option or something? Either that or someone running their own central server specified by config file or something.

Yes and yes. We have something akin to a central server managing the information. And should the need ever arise, the players will have option to connect via something like a direct IP option. We may show that off later.

[giver336]

Hey guys! I bet you're wondering: "Why were there no updates!? >:{ " Haha, well, I'll be straight with you. I had plans for a few updates, but things got held back. We want to add a cool new addition to online mode to increase its longevity. Not only that, but also Midnite and Mick are in the middle of remaking a few graphical assets that we felt needed to be improved. Expect to have something "old" get a much needed reworking!

But listen! I have more to tell you! We have some screenshots to show you and something nice to look forward to in the upcoming week! Want to read them? Click the spoiler near the bottom of this post to view the screenshots and a note from us about a bug we found in Demo 4.

Prepare for the first batch of screenshots from our game's 3rd chapter! That's right, we have been juxtaposing our work for Chapter 3 along with 4.1! Anxious to see them? Well, I'm anxious to reveal them!




And this right here sets the tone for the rest of the story. It looks like meeting Ms. Madd in the second chapter has its own set of consequences. *gulp*



Doesn't that person look familiar? He should! Make sure to observe the new mugshot for Lan Hikari! Do you think that one is better than the one in Demo 4?


Oh DAMN! That's a lot of viruses! And it appears our old friend from the first chapter is back.



If you played Battle Network 2 or 3, then this guy should ring a bell! That's right, we're bringing this old school virus back! Take a ride with me on the nostalgia train!



*whistles innocently*


Things to Note: Chrono X will be participating in this year's NCFC. That's Nintendo Community Fangame Convention for the uninformed. It's basically a conference where numerous developers show off their fan/indie games! This will be our second time coming back. I'll be giving you a link to our booth when it's ready, so when it's up, be sure to give us a vote. A friendly vote goes towards faster updates and the like!

It's come to our attention that a weird bug happens on certain computers that have Chrono X on them. Once you beat Raven, if you choose to save before you get MegaMan back, your game will freeze and you will be unable to save. An easy workaround is to wait until you get MegaMan back, THEN save. We currently have fixed this issue, so any of you users that haven't come across this bug, or have yet to play Demo 4, please keep that in mind. Demo 4.1 will be free of this bug entirely.

It's also a FANTASTIC idea to copy your savefile, and store it somewhere else. Go to CXDATA and copy your MMBNCX.sav and OLDSAV.back files to another folder/pendrive/wherever. If not to protect yourself against any bugs, but also in case something happens to your computer.

[giver336]

Hello, boys and girls! Despite the lack of updates about Chrono X in this topic, I can assure you the project is still going on strong.

I am cordially inviting you and any Mega Man fan you know to attend our project's fifth anniversary celebration stream. On it, we plan to reveal many, many new things about Chrono X.

New things that will be revealed:
-New bosses
-New Me.M.E.N.T.O. form
-RequestBBS contest winners
*This is the minimum amount that will be revealed

Date: May 16, 2014
Time:
Starts: 4:00PM EST (1600 hours GMT-5)
Ends: 60PM EST (1930 hours GMT-5)
Location: http://www.twitch.tv/mmbncx
Note: Times may not be exact

That's right, we'll be on twitch for this event! If you need help converting our timezone into yours, please use this: Convert!

If you go to the link around the time we put down, you should expect to see us talking to you guys live! This is our project's fifth birthday and many, many things will be revealed so we hope you guys can make it!

List of Events:
1.Presentation segment (15-20 minutes) [Check this for an idea on how it will be shown.]
2.Fan art showcase (5 minutes) [Read below]
3.Live Question and Answer (120 minutes)


Yes, right after we showcase the submissions and do the presentations, you can ask us questions about the game and our future development plans! Since our fifth anniversary is a pretty big deal, you can expect us to be more open about revealing game content. Always wanted to know what some of the upcoming bosses are? Maybe asking us at the event would be the time to ask! While we do plan to be more forthcoming with our answers, there are certain things we will keep a secret no matter what, so please ask the right questions

Fanart Segment
Remember to keep sending in those fanarts! ANYONE who submits a piece of fanart will get it shown on the stream with some nice commentary by us. That should be it. Check the end of this paragraph if you still plan to submit your fanart and lost/forgot the details to do so. Those of you who did or don't plan to submit any can stop reading here. Here are the details for those who missed:


(Send to [email protected])
Subject: Birthday Stream Art Submission

Message: Give an overall idea of your piece and what you were going for. And maybe why you chose to represent that particular part of Chrono X.

Attach your art with the title and your name.

E.g., QuickFormParodyByKiller336


What can you pick?

You may pick anything and everything to do with Chrono X. The catch is, it must have been officially revealed by us, whether it be from the demos, updates we posted, Me.M.E.N.T.O. forms, or even the staff!

Your freedom extends that far. You can perform many takes on this. If you want to parody a scene from the demo (maybe do something with Lan smashing the speakers with a giant hammer), or even take characters and invent little scenarios! For example, what if Raven and RiffMan had a conversation on who looked cooler? Or maybe MegaMan decides to show off his new powers to GutsMan? It's up to you!

Type of Art: You can pretty much do this with whatever type of art is comfortable with you. The quality of the art isn't important, it's the fact that you want to make it. smile

Make a comic, picture, sprite, or whatever you want. Really, go nuts!


What you can do to help:
And now, I have a little favor to ask of all of you. We want this event to have a relatively satisfying turnout, but we need your help to make that happen! Spread word about this on your social networks as May 16th draws closer. Post on YouTube, your own websites, forums, or whatever you got! The more people we get, the more likely we are to reveal certain content. Just keep that in mind as an incentive. Let's work together on this!

You can confirm your attendance by commenting below or by joining the appropriate Facebook event group Confirm!. This is not necessary, but it lets us know about how many people we can guarantee to be there! You can of course reply to this topic instead.


That should be it! I hope to celebrate this milestone with you guys. Take care.

[giver336]

Note: I am assuming double posting is allowed due to new material to add + the time passed between the last post and this

How did you guys like the presentation? Did you find it entertaining? If so, you're in luck, because we uploaded it to our YouTube channel so you can see it all again. For those of you who couldn't make it, this is an excellent opportunity to catch up on all of the content we revealed.




The fanart segements and the Q&A should come within the next few days, so there's that to look forward to as well. We're all very happy that so many of you who watched it have given us positive feedback.