Re: Sex MUGEN 2.0
any tutorials on editing that especially helped you do this stuff?
would not mind fixing a few of the characters i got in the roster
I'm probably the wrong person to ask, but I'll give it a shot.
As I said before, I've learned by putting a LOT of time and effort into the engine. I've made a ton of mistakes and I basically learn what to do by learning what NOT to do. Here's what I did/do:
1.)
Get Mugen. I'd grab a pre-built pack of mugen with some characters (there's a LOT of Mugen screenpacks/pre-made games on the interwebz, but I'll discuss the H-Mugen ones here, since we're all interested in that). RMDB was a very spiffy version of mugen (QoF), while you've got others like Tetchi's TQH 0 versions and Betmark's. While I appreciate the work that the RMDB's creator put into his mugen (you could play that as a whole game and never mod mugen), it's too fancy for me...I've got the very basic one. Just google-fu those to download them as a starting point. Just note that RMDB is shut down, though I think there's a mega link a few posts ago (the game itself is enormous in size).
2.)
Learn the Basics. I'd suggest learning the folders and file types, where they all go, and how to edit them (your select/system files for mugen, as well as the def/cns/sprite/animation files for your characters). You can find pretty simple tutorials on most of the main mugen forums and websites (google them, most are non-H though). That will get you through understanding how to add characters and stages to your mugen and making it all nice and pretty.
3.)
Practice. I'd play around with Fighter Factory or whatever you use to edit your characters. Learn how to add/edit sprites and animations and palettes and sounds, and make your own. Then you get to a more advanced level and once you've got it down, you can edit characters for H-content by ripping gifs and sprites...case in point, I learned the simple but revolutionary new joker/misoguchi/mino/kuro alt finishers through the ryona uploader sozai series downloads and then practicing...then finding gifs and making my own. Ditto for the psychoraper finishers.
I'm still learning, and I'm at this stage TBH. I'm nowhere near the mugenero guy who posts some sick vids on FC2 (I'd trade all I've gotten just to get his Jill, or at least learn how to code her...too bad he's pretty much only an exhibitionist). Still, I think I've gotten fairly far, and once I can get the code down, I'll probably be at least a little closer to getting his Cho/Chong combo or his Zangief down.
4.)
Search for characters. This one takes time. Some H-mugen characters are so renowned, there are hundreds of them floating around in many different edits and variants and versions on all sorts of websites/mugen packs. I've got about 8 versions of Athena, for example...and over two dozen outdated/non-H compatible ones (the earlier 8 are fully-Mino/Kuro compat). Also, I'm a bit of a snob for H-characters. If a character isn't completely H-compat, I either make the anims with pre-made sprites myself or toss the character into a junk folder (got a LOT of characters)...and it's sort of annoying because lots of creators or warehouse owners claim a character is H-compat when it's only partially so, with one or two compat anims, or just a H finish for Mino and/or Kuro and nothing else.
So yeah, once you get to a certain point, it gets tedious trying to find new chars, esp since many H-sites are super old/abandoned (or in the case of the once-thriving H-mugen Spanish forum, 'upgraded' to be restricted only to members, then abandoned. Good job admins), and most are Japanese only. The H-mugen community is pretty quiet/secretive, or at least non-Engl, and that's a problem we need to work on here.
But you've got a few great resources too. I'd recommend checking the ryona uploader (the link's been posted a few times, the PW is usually ryona2) for new chars/sprites, and the ryona hinanjo site for upcoming releases/sprites/anims to use. Tetchi's still modding, I think, and Betmark, BlueInsect, and Rolandsburk are still around, with RMDB in the shadows. Those are the main guys for me.
And if you're like me, with an insatiable thirst for characters, if you look hard enough, you find some random gems that few others have or know about. I.e., there's the CG-like cowgirl that has arguably the best H-anims I've ever seen (basically made for Mino), while the Sailor Neptune-Test character is probably the best and most complete H-character I have (better than Tifa or the latest Asagi). And there's the recently released eponymous Jessica Smoke (though I'm not a fan of scat). The first two characters I've yet to see anyone have, let alone know about, even on other websites and the most comprehensive mugen packs.
5.)
Ask for Help/Help Others. I don't like to think of myself as a snob or a hoarder, but I'm likely not going to share the characters I've edited. The reason being that people don't 'earn' characters or 'learn' them by handouts. (yes, I get the hypocrisy there, and no, I don't really think I've 'earned' a download of someone's character just by looking endlessly for it). I feel that, if you want to reach your full potential of modding, you need to work hard at it, learning from other people and then helping others afterward. Thus, while my understanding of H-mugen is extremely limited, I'll gladly assist anyone who wants to learn, to the best of my ability. (I don't really care for PMs, because most users/lurkers have similar questions and 1-1 help doesn't really benefit the entire community).
I get some people just want to play the game easily or simply with the best H-chars possible, and that's fine. But IMHO, you don't really reach your fullest potential/enjoyment and you're not exactly helping the community by leeching/being spoonfed, so I wouldn't say those people deserve anything. Grow and help others. Work a bit.
Sorry for the wall of text guys. I've lurked since the days of the original thread and this is pretty much what I wanted to say since then. :/ And yeah, I'm the guy at school who would say, "I'm not going to give you the answers to the homework problem, but I'll help you find it yourself!" (the guy you wanted to punch).
