June 19th 2022: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 100+ VIEWS!! ------ possible loud sound warning? ------ (I'm just gonna put the notes here because it's long) So this is the secret project I've been working on for months. I wanted to make an ai thing based off one of my favorite Mega Man 8 Bit Deathmatch fights because I thought it'd be cool to try and imagine what it would be like in a 2d traditional mega man game. Everything had to be changed to fit in a 2d arena so some of the attacks aren't as accurate as they probably could be. Making an ai for these two was actually the first ai i tried making, this isn't the same project though, the old one is a lot worse and doesn't really feel like a mega man boss. That's why I started with Woodman and the others, and I'm glad I did because it helped me learn a lot of the stuff that I used in this. I feel like I did a lot better on this one, though the code feels like it's being held together by tape sometimes lol. I'm definitely going to come back to this and fix some of the bugs. anyways yeah thanks for reading I guess
Boss info: Met Catcher (modified Cossack catcher) - A machine that Dr Wily forced Dr Cossack inspired by games he used to play as a kid. Reluctantly used to attempt to destroy Mega Man and promptly thrown in the trash after failure. - It may seem weak when piloted by someone who doesn't want to cause violence....but what about when the driver wants you dead..? - Catcher prevents the Met inside from being killed in one hit like basically every other met. - Speaking of other mets. Met Daddy (Random fortress boss returns) ((father hardhat)) - A mobile Met factory built into a massive Met. Capable of causing earthquakes by landing and creating an army of Mets. - Extremely durable - (no idea how it got here) ------ Attacks (Met Catcher): Movement: Glides to your current X position. (Mega Man 4/MM8BDM) Garbage Drop: Drops down and grabs a block of garbage, glides to your current X position and drops the garbage, block explodes into two pieces of debris on contact with floor. (MM8BDM) Met Spawn: Drops down and grabs a crate filled with mets, glides to your current X position and drops the crate, releasing three mets that run to the edges of the screen, mets can be destroyed after they open. (MM8BDM/Mega Man Rock N Roll) (because this is just showcasing the ai the mets can't be destroyed, that's definitely why not because I'm lazy or anything) Triple Grab: Moves to your current X position and drops down quickly in an attempt to grab you, after three tries the catcher will grab either a garbage block or met crate and carry out the respective attacks. (MM8BDM) Shoot: Moves to the edges of the screen and slowly moves to the opposite side, shooting a group of three bullets on both sides of it in the process. (Mega Man 4/MM8BDM) Attacks (Met Daddy): Jump: Jumps a large distance forwards. creating a stunning earthquake on landing. 4 mets are spawned on impact, either falling from the sky or flying out from the ground (Mega Man 4/MM8BDM) Shoot: Shoots three large bullets towards you, can occur before or after the jump. (MAGMML Engine/Mega Man 3/the fact that it's met and literally doesn't do the main thing mets do) Trash Wave: Jumps straight into the air and slams down creating a stunning earthquake and a large trash filled shockwave. (MM8BDM) Attacks (Power Muscler): Die: dies in the opening cutscene like a loser. (MM8BDM) ------ Credits: Capcom for everything Mega Man Mega Man 8 Bit Deathmatch obviously for the entire idea of the boss, the sprites, etc. Spriters Resource for ripping the sprites Sprites Inc and the Mega Man wiki for additional sprites Rushjet1 for the Mega Man 4 boss remix and Cossack/Met Daddy boss theme GregarLink10 for the Bond Man sprite (yeah he's in the background as an Easter Egg just like MM8BDM) Background originally made in Mega Man Maker, it's been edited a ton to look the way it is now. Sprite edits by me, not that any of the sprite edits have that much effort put into them besides the background but I felt like mentioning it in case anyone wonders where some of the sprites came from imagine that one met came back though? wouldn't that be funny? I'm totally not hinting at another secret project that will come out eventually lol definitely not
