MoloMowChow wrote:For M.U.G.E.N v1.1
Make sure the RenderMethod setting in mugen.cfg is set to OpenGL or the sprites won't show.

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Kuma is a port of a character from Alicesoft's RPG called Dohna Dohna. The game is set in a city controlled by a single powerful corporation that has become disrupted by the emergence of clans: gangs of ne'er-do-wells that perform various criminal acts. Kuma, the main protagonist of the series, is the second-in-command of one such organization: Nayuta. He is tasked with increasing his clan's power through criminal activities. Along the way, he and his allies must contend with rival clans, as well as the corporation itself, while unraveling a greater conspiracy surrounding the city.

Note on Controls:
Just like the last Dohna character I made, Kirakira, this character originally came from an RPG, and lacks any proper movement animations. As such, he doesn't walk back or forward like a normal fighting game character. He can only move via jumps or dashes forward/backward. This also means no crouching either. This can make positioning difficult at times. To compensate, he has a strong moveset that utilizes his long range gun attacks, and his hops forward/backward are mostly invulnerable (except grabs).

He exclusively uses a handgun in the RPG, and ended up being a heavy zoner-type character here as a result. He plays completely different from Kirakira, with his own gimmicks and systems separate from her, and thus should be approached/played differently. He has an ammo system that uses a bullet every time he fires his gun, and must reload periodically. He also has an assist system that allows him to call allies for help, which is a throwback to him being able to do the same in the original RPG. He uses the Assist system to supplement his combat. Combined, this allows him to keep distance and pelt away with his handgun.

For more details on his controls, check out his readme.

This character took way longer than Kirakira due to the assist system taking up more than half the devtime. I had wanted to work on Kuma next because he felt like the perfect excuse to make an Assist system, since he can calls allies for joint attacks in the original game and I've always wanted to try making an assist system for awhile now. After looking at some other MUGEN characters as references (mainly MvsC2_Thanos by Iwakick), it came out pretty good. But I wasn't prepared for how long it took.

Making a menu system for all the assists was way harder than I first thought. I had to restart completely at one time because I realized the menu graphics I was initially using was way too messy to be practical, and had to make new ones. It's still not quite perfect, as stages with custom zooms will make the assist selector cursor smaller sized. I haven't found the time to fix it yet, but it's a purely visual bug.

I was originally planning to have 9-10 selectable assists on release, but after taking 3-4 months making six assists and not finding more time to work on MUGEN, I decided to put the assists on hold and work on releasing Kuma himself instead. I would like to add more to the assist system in future updates, such as more assist characters, and secondary moves for each assist. Likely will update Kuma between actual character releases.

I had difficulty with all the UI elements as well. In the end I just opted to conform to the screenpack I was using, but most likely the feet of the characters will be covered on most stages depending on the zoom and lifebar graphics one is using. I may look into adding adjustable UI elements for the Config.txt file in the future, if time allows it.

On an unrelated note, some of you might be disappointed I wasn't working on one of the female cast this time. I'll be returning to them soon, don't you worry about that  :8):

This character was originally made for the purpose of AI vs AI spectacle fights, and wasn't meant for human challenge.
But it is fully controllable, and nothing is stopping you from playing as or against this character.

Thanks for reading!

Authors Notes wrote:10/13/2022

   Kikuchiyo has been updated to v1.01 with a bunch of bugfixes and moveset balances.

   - Horizontal velocity now completely resets when landing from air, for more consistent movement from Air to Ground
   - Can now use any normal attack out of Forward Dashing instead of just [a]Normal Slash
   - Forward Dash is now only invulnerable to projectiles. The dash from max Speed Buff stacks remains invulnerable.
   - Forward Dashing now has collision during recovery
   - Reduced the Width values on her normals and Long Slash, which hopefully resolves excessive corner push issues
   - No longer able to cancel out of Speed Buffing before the Buff is applied
   - The stun effects of Taunt now only activate once per round. More attempts will only play the animation.
   - Attempting to Dash Slash without Speed Buff stacks will make her attack with Long Slash instead
   - Changed command for Launching Cut from [DF, c] to [DF, b]
   - Changed command for Sakigake from [B, F, x] to [DB, x] to avoid issues with dodging using [x] button
   - Flash Cut, Kurumeki and Sakigake are no longer unblockable
   - Fixed [a]Normal Slash having excessively long recovery time
   - Fixed Intro freezing when VS herself
   - Fixed AI deciding to guard/parry out of backdashes
   - Fixed being able to use Hima Arazu on enemies lying down and increasing hit count
   - Fixed Taunt hitsparks misaligned when hitting airborne enemies
   - Changed dizzy states 5300/5301 to 4300/4301 to avoid issues with Ikemen
   - Removed reference to Spot Dodge in readme file on controls. She does not have a spot dodge.


[b]10/12/2022

Kikuchiyo has been released (v1.00)! She's another port from Alicesoft's RPG, Dohna Dohna!
   Check her out in the Other DL page!

- The main file host service I use, tstorage, was down last weekend. It seems to have periods of being offline.
I plan to replace all mirror links soon with a different file host other than Mediafire, hopefully allowing for a more stable download service
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