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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM Wiki

« on: October 28, 2010, 11:10:42 AM »

Phew...  And we're finally done.  "The Big Move" is finished in 3 hours and 5 minutes.  Now all existing stages are properly titled.

Summary of Changes
- All Deathmatch stages have been moved to "Name (DM)" or "Name Man (DM)". (Was previously ""Name (Stage)" or "Nameman (Stage).
-- Redirects from the old pages exist for the sake of convenience.
- The Stages page has been edited to reflect the new stage titles.

I will add Item redirects later on, if someone doesn't beat me to it.

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM Wiki

« on: October 28, 2010, 09:19:59 AM »

Thank you for your kind words, brawlman and Zellough, and your feedback, Doom.  I'm waiting for a reply from Xuta, myself, but it's only been a few hours after all.  XD

In other wiki-related news: I'm in the process of moving the stage pages where they should go.  Just thought I'd let you know.  I'm not vandalizing the place, this is actually something I've been putting off.

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Help & Editing / Re: how to use downloaded skins?

« on: October 28, 2010, 07:27:24 AM »

Sometimes, people will put PK3 or WAD skins into a ZIP file.  You may need to pull the skin file out of those files to use them, in that case.  You should just be able to open a ZIP file by double-clicking it or right-clicking and selecting "open".  Note: If there's no PK3 or WAD inside, but instead a "SKININFO" and/or "sprites" folder, that actually is the skin file and should be left alone or renamed from ZIP to PK3, as Ivory suggested.

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Skins & Bots etc / Re: List of Skins

« on: October 28, 2010, 05:53:55 AM »

Eeeeeh not trying to be egotistical, but I see that awesome Metool K-1000 listed there, but not my own Met skin.  Was that just an oversight, or is my skin disqualified because I mostly used existing sprites for it?  >_o

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: Trolls

« on: October 28, 2010, 04:42:10 AM »

I've had some guy try to kick me cause he liked furries, didn't quite understand it.

That's...weird.  It usually works the other way around!  I should know.  I was once punted off a Minecraft server for using my lovingly-made "Joseph fox" avatar.  Furry haters gonna hate and I guess furry elitists gonna ... uh...elite.  >_>  <_<;

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Maps / Re: Ivory's Ebony Dungeon of Maps -NEW RELEASE-

« on: October 28, 2010, 04:39:30 AM »

Oh?  Well in that case, go for it!  It's ultimately your map.  If you playtest your map with different music and just get that "Holy crap, this is awesome!" feeling right from the get-go, then make it so without hesitation!  ^_^

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Maps / Re: Ivory's Ebony Dungeon of Maps -NEW RELEASE-

« on: October 28, 2010, 04:21:15 AM »

Well...that's just my opinion.  The music file size thing was a bit more of a "great idea!  Let's get on this right away!" sort of thing, but for this?  I say you wait and see what other people think before you make any sudden changes.  XD

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Maps / Re: Ivory's Ebony Dungeon of Maps

« on: October 28, 2010, 04:10:19 AM »

I suddenly find myself enamored with you.  Are you, by chance, seeing anyone?  <3

^THIS

Uh huh. When he said that is a good question.

I said that on the first page, back when you posted your first two awesome maps.  And th infatuation is still there, mi amiga.  <3

Back on-topic, this new map is pretty spiffy!  Short and sweet, as you said, but sometimes that's all CTF maps really need to be.  My only qualm would be the choice in music.  Original still is pretty awesome, but you know what would be nostalgic and get more attention?  An 8-bit rendition of "Wood Field" from Mega Man's Soccer.  X3

Edit: Well, huh.  Looks like our own MusashiAA did that very song.  And it sounds pretty good, too.  Huzzah!  :D

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM Wiki

« on: October 28, 2010, 01:34:22 AM »

Okay, I got the information I'd been looking for for some time.  According to the user list (why I didn't think of this sooner, I don't know), "XutaWoo" is the wiki SysOp.  However, XutaWoo hasn't made a single contribution since founding the Wiki.  A quick search on Googlereveals that XutaWoo is your average Doom fan who enjoys the originals as well as the modifications there-in.  I've left him a message on YouTube in hopes of getting some kind of reply to get him to either hand control of the wiki over to someone else, or at least come back and contribute.

Here's what I wrote, in case anyone's curious:

(click to show/hide)

Hey there.

After doing some research, I noticed that you were the founder of the Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch Wiki on Wikia.  I also notice you haven't made a single contribution to the Wiki since its founding.  Now, I have this idea that you might have made the thing just to make it after seeing the article I (Doc Lithius) wrote on the Doom Wiki.  While that's fine and dandy, it makes it impossible for us -- the contributing members -- to actually control the wiki easily.

Here's what I'd like you to do:
- Return to Wikia and assign some moderators to the Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch Wiki
Or...
- Hand over control of the wiki to someone who's actually editing the thing so they can make it really shine.

Naturally, you don't HAVE to do either of these, but for the benefit of the Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch wiki, it's really not a bad idea, especially considering you seemed to have just made it and disappeared like you did.  Please take these suggestions under consideration.

Hope to hear back from you!
Joseph "Doc Lithius" Collins

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM Wiki

« on: October 28, 2010, 12:51:15 AM »

Of course there is.  Unfortunately, normal users can't do it.  The founder of the Wiki -- the "super admin"? -- has to do it.  And since our mysterious contributor has all but disappeared, we're essentially stuck in limbo on several things in regard to the wiki...  The layout colors, the logo, moderators, limits, being unable to ban vandals...  Some other stuff like that.  It's quite frustrating, to say the least.
I'd say we should relocate to another place for this exact reason, but that's probably just me being petty.  There are other places the wiki could be hosted, though...  And by someone who'd actually keep an eye on the place, rather than (apparently) "domain squat".

Of course, maybe they made the thing and disappeared unintentionally.  Who knows.

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: New release tomorrow - Change list preview!

« on: October 28, 2010, 12:41:46 AM »

SKULLTAG - Projectiles getting suck bug has been fixed. Certain maps like Quick Man's should no longer lag to death.
MAP - Improved the bouncers in Gyro Man's stage.
MAP - Wave Man's stage now has weapons in the sea, to encourage people to leave the starting platforms.
MAP - Improved crashing into walls in Wave Man's stage.
MAP - Centaur Man's stage weapon and item layout changed. Lower teleport lowered.
MAP - Swapped locations of Centaur Flash and Dive Missile on Dive Man's stage.
WEAPON - Pharaoh Shot now does radius damage when it hits.
WEAPON - Power Stone radius increased, making it easier to hit people with.
WEAPON - Mirror Buster no longer reacts to a held Pharaoh Shot or Top Spin.
WEAPON - Silver Tomahawk now flies a lot faster, making it a better ranged weapon.
WEAPON - Blizzard Attack damage reduced.
WEAPON - Napalm Bomb bounces less, making it better for dropping off ledges.
WEAPON - Fully charged Proto Buster is now wider, making it easier to hit people with.
WEAPON - Bass Buster has a slight spread.
WEAPON - Skull Barrier now gains ammo from M Tanks.
WEAPON - Fixed some Time Stopper bugs that causes the game to freeze forever!
SINGLEPLAYER - Final boss is now a forced billboarded sprite.
SINGLEPLAYER - Final boss can no longer be blown away by Leaf Shield.
SINGLEPLAYER - You can no longer fall through the floors in the final battle.
SINGLEPLAYER - Pre-Final Boss battle added to Boss Rush mode.
SINGLEPLAYER - "Game Saved, Chapter Unlocked!" message appears after each chapter is complete.
SINGLEPLAYER - Bot AI reduced. Their aim will now suck, making singleplayer easier.
SINGLEPLAYER - Frag counts reduced in all matches, making singleplayer quicker to beat.
MISC - Team colors were not applied in Team Possession.
MISC - Added a "Sky1" texture so you won't get that error if you haven't defined a MAPINFO lump in a custom map.
MISC - All items now respawn faster.
MISC - Beat now appears in the corner when you have him, rather than appearing when you fall off a ledge.
MISC - Fixed LMS spawning issues with large amounts of players.
MISC - Various grammar and spelling errors.
MISC - White flag now has a skull on it.
LAUNCHER - Added command line parameters to both Singleplayer and Connect tabs.
LAUNCHER - Added an "Add File" button to add PWADs (maps etc) to the game.

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I highly approve of all of these changes.  :D  Additionally!:

[*]WEAPON - Plant Barrier can now be used!

*heavenly chorus*  ¦D

[*]MISC - Joseph Collins and Carthief added to the credits.

I am?  Oh right.  That one thing... (No, folks.  It's not the bug reports/suggestions.  Something I made is actually used in the game. (The Chapter 3 boss mugshot.)  Just sayin'.  XD)

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Skins & Bots etc / Re: Squidgy's Shop of Stuff

« on: October 26, 2010, 01:40:37 AM »

Dammit.  I was going to get around to doing that eventually. (Surprised it hadn't been done yet, actually.)  XD  Thanks!

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM Wiki

« on: October 25, 2010, 11:01:23 PM »

If i was to make the Secrets article, what should be in it? the yashichis are alredy in the stages article and the secret skins are in the characters article!!!  :?

*Robot Master pose*  Problem solved!  "Secrets" has been removed, the entire menu has been moved around, and the obvious solution has finally dawned on me.  A freakin' page about Cutstuff!  I mean, duh...  XD

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Skins & Bots etc / Re: Squidgy's Shop of Stuff

« on: October 25, 2010, 10:10:18 PM »

That's alright, Squidgy.  I had a friend of mine grab it for me and send it over.  Crisis averted!  X3

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Skins & Bots etc / Re: Squidgy's Shop of Stuff

« on: October 25, 2010, 09:44:09 PM »

Same link, same result.  :(  Clearly, MediaFire doesn't like HughesNet.  But why is it just that single file?  Granted, it's happened with other files and not that often, but still...