Xeno Fighters R v0.12 - upcoming fixes

[Wetwoo]

MAJOR CHANGES:
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-11 ships have been cut from the roster: Gyaraga/Hoplon, Solvalou, Lord British, Falchion β, Jade Knight, Hikaru, Michael, Michelle H., E-75, Zero fighter, Twinbee (Why are ships being cut? Click here for the discussion.)
--Consequently, all related sounds, sprites, and objects to the cut ships have been removed from the source.
-Score multipliers are no longer activated in Arcade mode. These scoring mechanics are now strictly Conquest Mode-only features. Chains in Arcade Mode are now used only for uncovering certain Fairies on the stages.
-Game rank now decreases only upon player death. It increases only by time between deaths. Additionally, Fairies and Micluses no longer influence rank.

BUGS AND ISSUES SOLVED:
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-Shadows for green capital ships in Stage F-C no longer appear on top of the ship sprite.

BALANCE CHANGES:
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-Raiden mk-IIβ: Spread Vulcan firepower increased by 10%.
ENEMIES:
Galaga-style enemy formations: Hitpoints reduced from 15 to 7.

[Wetwoo]

While trimming the source and removing resources associated with the cut ships, I ran into this interesting glitch at one point:

The Blue Javelin had two spastic Judge Spears attached to its butt. Those are supposed to be the thrusters, but somehow, the thruster sprite got replaced by the Judge Spear ship.

[EvilMariobot]

While trimming the source and removing resources associated with the cut ships, I ran into this interesting glitch at one point:

The Blue Javelin had two spastic Judge Spears attached to its butt. Those are supposed to be the thrusters, but somehow, the thruster sprite got replaced by the Judge Spear ship.

Make a video of this! It sounds hilarious.

[Wetwoo]

And here's a video:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rekAra1_Ak" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rekAra1_Ak</a>

v0.12 of Xeno Fighters R is underway! There is one major change that will make some people unhappy. 11 ships have been cut from the roster: Gyaraga/Hoplon, Solvalou, Lord British, Falchion β, Jade Knight, Hikaru, Michael, Michelle H., E-75, Zero fighter, Twinbee. Consequently, all related sounds, sprites, and objects to the cut ships have been removed from the source. Please note that this cut does NOT mean that new ships will take their place. I made the hard decision to cut the roster down to 16 ships because I feel the game has gotten out of control with playable ships. 16 is enough, and that's final.

Another change is the scoring systems for Arcade Mode and Conquest Mode are not separate. There are no score multipliers in Arcade Mode. While multipliers are now in Conquest Mode only, they are no longer capped to 10x. This means it is possible to get very high Conquest Mode scores, which are totally dependent on the length of your chain. Arcade Mode no longer has this emphasis on chaining, except to help uncover a few stage Fairies.

Video index:

0:00 Stage 4-A new Conquest Mode playthrough
3:25 Stage EX-1 new Conquest Mode playthrough
7:38 Blue Javelin with two Judge Spears glued to its butt