MPE Episode V

[A_red_monk_called_Key]

Sorry no info in along time. along time ago i had the idea to start the story after the end, so i'm working on episode 5 [called: Alternate M Episode Zebes] i can't give an estimated time for completion. As far as map completion goes i am about less then 1/5. And the same for code.

About the hack
[spoiler=MPE Ep.1]
Concept of MPE is less Metroid more new game. I've been wanting to make this hack for 8 years, so there is tons of back story. The plain is to make MPE feel more like a Metroid themed Zelda/Castlevaina.
It takes place in the Metroid universe 2000+ years after the Death of Samus Aran, in a new unexplored galaxy on a planet with similar to Chozo architecture.
Like Zelda the planet surface will be open and have different times of day. Just like Zelda you wont have to kill the dungeon boss to move on to the next dungeon. You will have to kill all the first area bosses to move on to the next area, and so on.(something like 5 or 6 bosses) That what i like most about the old Zeldas, you could collect all the items and power ups then go back to the bosses and shit stomp them.
And like Castlevaina, in the way that it has minimal hidden items and more unnecessary over the top alternate paths. More of the focus is on special FX and game art.(this will cut the size of the game down, because there will be many GFX sets and many rooms with more than 3 events)

With this hack I plain to tell a story with puzzles and NPCs, over make anther Metroid hack to be like Metroid.
The goal is to make a new feel to this stile of side scroller so Metroid fans may not like all that goes in to this hack, but the story in the 3rd hack will change the trilogy for the better. I'm doing this to bring the Metroid fan down then put them up higher then they were wen they started. And to get nonMetroid fans to play (and hopefully create an interest in Metroid(if I'm lucky)) So that nobody gets disappointed I don't want anyone to expect a Metriod type game. I think this hack will be like one of those games with the replay value that you play twice then get halfway through a third time and drop it, maybe play it here and there. (If that gives any insight on how much Special FX and story is going into this hack.)

Inspiration for this hack goes to the metroid prime series. MPE Ep.1 will be inspired by the opining of MP (empty ship with sines that something bad happen there) instead of burning wreckage, there will be blood and entrails covered wreckage. MPE EP.2 will be inspired by Elysia and Tallon Overworld with the planets surface being mostly a giant sand ball on one side and a sun light deprived ice world on the other. most of my planning is going in to this episode. MPE Ep.3 will be inspired by planet Phaaze. it takes place on Cyrelius 336 and the walls and floors are made up of a material that comes from plants indigenous to Cyrelius 337.
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[spoiler=MPE Ep.5]episode 5 takes place after MPE Ep.3 and other parts of Ep.5(i will never make Ep.4) SM Phazon's official story takes place in a random alternate reality. The first reality visited by Scarlett-035. Alternate M takes place, long after Phazon, in a reality where the Chozo never left.

Progress:
ASM            55% done
rooms          60% done
GFX             60% done
other           25% done
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Back Story:
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Characters so far:

Juka STTU-036: Created after the federation lost contact with the last STTU(Scarlett series) Juka's communication systems was created to out preform all 35 of the other STTU's. The federation did this to hide posable weapon technology from the general public threw on board video editing software.

Scarlett STTU-035: Created for the first mission through the Dark Void to the closest Non-Chaotic universe found in the multiverse.

Caption Avery Jones: Caption of the DV Jump Ship "Lost Songs of Angles" the crew believe the caption is still be in control of the ship.

Emily Jones: The captions daughter was last seen in the area of the first attack. Believe to be roaming the ship using alien technology to become invisible.

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What to expect to see next:
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0)Game Art
1)Prolog

plains have changed. in stead of a short run on the jump ship, Most of Episode One will take place on the jump ship

2)MPE Episode One "Parasite Beta"
Juka investigates the Dark void Jump Ship. Search for missing crew. Lands on Cyrelius 337.

3)MPE Episode Two "Parasite Echo" (full hack larger than SM Phazon)
On Cyrelius 337 Juka searches for missing researchers and missing STTU "Scarlet". Destroy Cyrelius 337 if threat is found and deemed uncontainable.

4)MPE Episode Three "Resurrection" (full hack)
Escape Cyrelius 337
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Projects being worked:
[spoiler=both MPE and SM Ph]
MPE:
Game Art                             --
Creating new Samus sprites    75%
Creating Juka sprites 2nd time 30%
Recreating PLMs                    90%
new PLMs                             10%
Creating master GFX set         40%
Editing File Select menu          60%
Enemy brake down                 40%
new enemies                          9%
GFX sets                              40%
rooms                                  38%ish
Creating RPG elements            -- done easily after PLM

Things slowing down MPE:
massive ASM
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Related material:
[spoiler]SM Phazon Hack 0.3 Thread
Dead SM PE Thread
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Concept Art:
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[spoiler=Ingame Skreens] [/spoiler]

[spoiler=General]
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[spoiler=Juka] [/spoiler]

[spoiler=Enemies]
Parasite Beta Queen: a worm like creature that uses the bodies of its victims to alter its environment.

The queen lays eggs in some victims, larva will change and control the victims body until mature.

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[spoiler=MPE EP.1 Art][/spoiler]

[spoiler=MPE EP.2 Art] [/spoiler]

[spoiler=MPE EP.3 Art][/spoiler]

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Last Edit:
5/8  the (Sorry no info) part
5/24 About the hack [MPE Ep.5]
7/11 MPE Ep. 5 progress
11/8 Projects being worked % update
12/23 edited progress %