Metroid Fusion - A Lesson In Evolution [WIP]

[interdpth]

A lesson in evolution begins with Samus and Adam receiving a distress call from a fragment of SR388. After investigating, they find a duplicate of the BSL lab. But the Federation has never reported it. Soon after investigating, disaster and oddities were uncovered.


Is it A LIE?
Is it ALIEN?
What is A lesson in evolution?

Samus will have to discover what horrors, and intrigue await her on the journey.

The mod/hack will be loosely event based, it will feature enemies from Zero Mission, and familiar Super Metroid enviroments, and a special AI.

Map is done minus 1 room, currently working on events boss programming.
Release is looking like mid 2022.

Old content:
Mother Brain mock:
The hack is being made with Double Helix 2, Cheesie, MAGE, HXD, VBA, No$GBA, Visual Studio, ARMIPS, Notepad++.
Please join the discord for updates on the hack, Cheesie, Double Helix 2 and other modding/hacking projects I have going.
https://discord.gg/TxuEBuT
Alpha Intro Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B4jU1e1bq0

Various Stage of development videos including R&D:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RphNh56LnI - SA-X modifications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxteaj5jUP0 - Multi Purpose gunship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xrru_dnudY - Custom metroid AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeRBM1M7RMQ - More custom metroid footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZVs3EBRZQ - Speed booster changes, (Parkour mode, SM like reflexes, and more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMs8KVUEO0 - Sneak peak of a boss, room needs to be exported with background.

[Cpt.Glitch]

Ooooo a fusion hack in the works. Looks very interesting, can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Steel Sparkle]

Ooooo a fusion hack in the works. Looks very interesting, can't wait to see how it turns out.

what he said

[Amorsis]

Some very obvious bugs, but this has me excited.

[interdpth]

Yeah! A lot to fix, I have over a hundred open issues on my github I need to take care of. Gonna take it nice and slow. Next thing I need to work on is a sprite converter from ZM to MF :/

I have most of the logic down, copying the AI and such. The biggest issue will be copying the sprite positioning and proper tile tables :/ But with that I'm fleshing the intro out more and starting work on the Main Deck and the Zebes deck. Hoping for another video in April. Will be updating with WIP videos here and the screenshot thread.

[FelixWright]

Yeah! A lot to fix, I have over a hundred open issues on my github I need to take care of. Gonna take it nice and slow. Next thing I need to work on is a sprite converter from ZM to MF :/

I have most of the logic down, copying the AI and such. The biggest issue will be copying the sprite positioning and proper tile tables :/ But with that I'm fleshing the intro out more and starting work on the Main Deck and the Zebes deck. Hoping for another video in April. Will be updating with WIP videos here and the screenshot thread.

Do you plan to make a sprite converter from fusion-to-ZM as well, perhaps further into the future?

[interdpth]

It should be able to handle it.  I had a small success porting the Metroid from ZM over but I failed on the OAM frames. But I understand how to extract them now, the tables just end at 0x7FFF. There might be some other work I need to do but the process should be repetitively simple. Hardest part is the unknown variables between the two titles.

[interdpth]

Bumping, will need a tester by end of the year. Done on backend work for the moment, need to map out a few areas. Finally got free time again!

[Cpt.Glitch]

Not sure if you wanted this PMed, but I'll be glad to help test.

[FelixWright]

Bumping, will need a tester by end of the year. Done on backend work for the moment, need to map out a few areas. Finally got free time again!

Not sure if you wanted this PMed, but I'll be glad to help test.

^This. If you need additional testers, I'd be happy to play it through and provide feedback.

[interdpth]

2 year old bump, updated the topic to provide more finalized details :) Hack is still in active development.

[Ridley12]

This looks like it could be big! Keep up the good work!

[interdpth]

Functionality update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzfBSTNxRQ
Getting back to DH until it's current logged bugs are done, then I'll be working on the next AI!  Which might be importing metroids from ZM.
Check: http://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php/topic,4921.0.html for IPS

[makazuwr32]

That is really big knockback from omega metroid.

[Cpt.Glitch]

That's just vanilla knockback from the Omega in fusion. Probably should be lessened a bit.

[interdpth]

Yeah, there's going to be some changes specific to ALIE. Less knockback, faster movement, damageable chest.

[Chemical-X]

Functionality update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzfBSTNxRQ
Getting back to DH until it's current logged bugs are done, then I'll be working on the next AI!  Which might be importing metroids from ZM.
Check: http://forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php/topic,4921.0.html for IPS

Oh cool please show us the other parts where you escape B.S.L, I'm curious to see if you got that escape and end sequence broken down yet/

[interdpth]

That was just for the test IPS! My actual fight around there will be much more intense.

[FireStriker]

This sounds cool, im going to have to keep my eyes on this space

[interdpth]

Finally got Cheesy to the state of where I want it, actual "footage"! Started my base room rom!

[Victor792019]

nice rom and work,story and all.i will just wait to be completed.

[Chemical-X]

That was just for the test IPS! My actual fight around there will be much more intense.

That I will look forward to also since mage has been out for awhile now.
Did you decide to remove the text scenes to make the game play faster or no ?

[interdpth]

That was just for the test IPS! My actual fight around there will be much more intense.

That I will look forward to also since mage has been out for awhile now.
Did you decide to remove the text scenes to make the game play faster or no ?

It's under 8 sequences, could just be six.

[interdpth]

Rooms are in progress,
After the Metroid AI has finished porting I have about 6 more AIs to work on. Then once rooms are done, I'll get the rest of the hack together. Then testing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VU-LJLaynE

[interdpth]

Decided against mecha motherbrain, the included motherbrain fight will be great.

I was going to port ZMs ridley over, but just gonna use regular ridley palette on ridley x.


Timeline for progression is looking fine. After all these AI's are finished I can get back to physics, then start wrapping everything together!