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Xeno Fighters R is currently undergoing a Game Maker Studio port

Current version (v0.191 R4, 26 December 2019): https://www.dropbox.com/s/rcqz5bmcooi00 ... 29.7z?dl=0

Xeno Fighters R (previously known as Xeno Fighters EX-R) is a 2008 remake of Xeno Fighters EX, which was made in Multimedia Fusion v1.3 starting in 1998 and finished in 2003. Xeno Fighters EX is a homebrew fangame drawing heavily from the Raiden and Raiden Fighters games by Seibu Kaihatsu. The Xeno Fighters R remake was started in 2008 in Game Maker 7 and includes even more crossover ships, while adding a stage branching mechanic, a new scoring system, and the Raiden Fighters Slave mechanic. The roster includes ships/characters from other shmup games by Seibu Kaihatsu, Psikyo, Konami, Capcom, Raizing/8ing, Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo), IREM/Compile, and Namco (now Namco Bandai)

BPzeBanshee and I are working on fixing long-standing bugs, addressing balancing issues, refining the game mechanics, and finishing this game, while making it compatible with modern Windows and future-proofing it.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A NON-PROFIT FANGAME BASED ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPANIES. IT IS NOT TO BE SOLD, RENTED, LEASED, OR IN ANY WAY USED TO GARNER A PROFIT. IT IS NOT ENDORSED OR SPONSORED BY ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPANIES. MY CAPS KEY IS STUCK.

This game currently utilizes the FMOD Sound System, copyright Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd.

FMOD Studio API version: 1.10.07

FMODGMS version: 0.9.1 (with modifications by BPzeBanshee)

That's fucking awesome, i loved the original EX (still need to get the goddamn ALL3 on japan RFJ, stupid phase 2 boss)

I'm looking forward to this Keep us posted

definitely looks cool. I'll be keeping an eye out.

Looks interesting, good job.

Also +1 for switching from Fusion to GM.

Progress on the Raiden purple Plasma Beam:




NOTE: The Bomb icons are test enemies.

*Very preliminary enemy tracking algorithm implemented. Still imperfect.
*The laser now damages enemies.
*Lock-on "head" where the laser terminates on a locked-on enemy.
*Performs the famous "death coil" with many enemies in the area.
*Still needs the latent spark effects on the head and body.

This is close to emulating the real Raiden II Plasma Beam. Here's a screenshot from Raiden Fighters 2 for comparison:


With a few more tweaks, I will have the Plasma Beam algorithm ready to give to people who are requesting it.

I'm doing this weapon first, because it's obviously the most complex weapon in Xeno Fighters EX. With the power of Game Maker Language at my disposal, I can finally make a Raiden Plasma Beam close to the original.

EDIT: One suggestion I received a lot with the old version is if I will put in Slaves or Slave-type helper craft. If enough people request it, I will put in Slaves in the remake.

request for slaves, please.
i for one, would like to see those implemented.

is this a PC game? if so where's a place I could try out the old version. this game looks amazing.

I wanna see some slaves in the remake. It'd be just like playing Raiden Fighters somewhat.

Fantastic news! I always loved Xeno Fighters EX!

First gameplay video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gn2xbSMF5E

This is an engine test of the remake. The engine is still imperfect, as it leaks memory badly. I've remade most of the first level (1942 Midway Islands). All that's missing is the boss. The improvements include, but not limited to:
*360-degree movement for true shmup bullet patterns. MMF is limited to only 32 directions of movement, severely hampering bullet patterns.
*Rigid enemy waves. The older version had randomly appearing enemies.
*Enemy hitflash. This feature was too complicated to perform in Multimedia Fusion.
*Raiden Fighters bonus messages (QUICKSHOT!, etc.)
*Vastly improved graphics (from 1944: The Loop Master)
*Expanded medal system. Now includes the 10-90pt small Raiden Fighters medals.
*Volume control for music and sound.

New features soon to come:
*Expanded scoring system with bonus multipliers.
*Autofire
*Score attack mode on single stages.
*Slaves

Looks promising. A little more speed on all ships would improve everything though. Bullet speed looks ok.

Emph

The player ships? That's the same exact move speed for the Raiden as in the Raiden Fighters games.

Everything looks ace, can't wait to play the full game!
Strikers 99 probably has my favourite bullets in a shmup ever. (besides the blue DDP, DDP-DOJ bullets)

Oh, I never realized that you're remaking Raiden Fighters. I thought this was a new game.

Emph

It's not a remake of Raiden Fighters. It's a remake of a homebrew SHMUP fangame inspired by and a tribute to Raiden Fighters.

That looks... cool. o_o

I'm definitely interested in the code for the toothpaste laser if you could PM it to me. I don't really intend to use it, just want to take a look at it. It really got me curious... it's totally beyond my GML knowledge how to do something like this without at least ten pages of code.

so I've been playing the orig. and I really love it but I hope that the game will look better(quality of graphics) than in the orig. will anything extra be added to the remake?

Read the posts above for info.

So now what you need to do is give the bosses toothpaste lasers too. And the popcorn enemies. Even the powerups should shoot it.

TOOTHPASTE LASER FOR EVERYONE.

looks like a huge improvement already! I'm very excited.

Something not possible in Multimedia Fusion done in the Game Maker remake: Shadows. This helps gives the illusion of depth and the fact that enemies, your ship, and powerups are floating above the background.




Medals now stick on the ground when released by a ground enemy (as opposed to only aerial medals in the older version) and do not cast shadows.

Big update!

I have fixed the big memory leak mentioned earlier. It was caused by a badly placed resource creation command that caused fonts to be created continuously, filling up the memory until the game crashed.

Also, Slaves have been implemented. They behave almost exactly like the Raiden Fighters version:


Slaves are also color-coded depending on the fighter they accompany. Examples:

Left to right: Judge Spear, Vic Viper, Phyxius

Obviously, the other player ships are not done yet, but their Slaves are.

This looks really promising, can will there be a demo/preview/whatever?

As soon as I have several playable ships and several playable levels, as well as ironing out most of the bugs, I will release a demo.

Also, feel free to suggest more cameo ships. So far, here are the suggestions I received:

*Scimitar (Varth: Operation Thunderstorm)
*A Dodonpachi ship
*Lord British (with Ripple Laser and F-Options)
*The ship from Galaga

Here are the ships I plan to add:
*Gemini Red and Gemini Blue from Gemini Wing
*X-36 from Strikers 1945 III
*F-117 Stealth from Strikers 1945 III

Alluro reuploaded it back in September: http://www.sendspace.com/file/jyjwf8

At the moment, the link's still good. If that link ever goes down, I've still got the original if Alluro doesn't.

thanks for the download. the version I got wasn't the final as I found out so thanks for giving me the final version.

Quick question: will the Ultima-X be back as the cheese ship of XFEX?

I might bring the Ultima-X back. With an expanded ship roster, there may be no need for the Ultima-X anymore.

If it was to be brought back, it'd be nerfed significantly. It was so overpowered in the original version, even for a cheese ship.

Boss programmed in. This will be the basic template for all bosses.

Warning display with the boss' name (the boss name below reads "tekuno ayako"):

Middle pic: old XF-EX version of the level 1 boss. Right pic: enhanced remake version of the same boss.

New normal-difficulty bullet patterns for Level 1 boss (thank goodness for the 360-degree movement directions):