![]() Of course, from that point of view there rarely is. It's similar to people still using MUGEN despite the License Agreement. The hack was accepted not because it was necessary and necessity made us do it, because we had to. We might want that, but that does not make it any more of a reason or excuse and justification for breaking license agreements. Because there is absolutely no need for a continued existence of a MUGEN community. "We needed the hack because the MUGEN community probably needed it to exist for a few more years" is leaving something out, unsaid. It means: No other alternative (whether there was really no other is another question) to ensure the continued long-term existence of a MUGEN community. This gave no other alternative than to forcibly allow all functions of the original WinMUGEN, which runs faster and optimally on new-generation computers. People usually give it as the commonly accepted answer to the question about justification, and indeed even the final version of the "History of WinMUGEN.txt" file included in Rouhei's download archive ended up saying as much, unfortunately: On the topic of Windows MUGEN and the acceptance of the hack, there is something I want to say. Keep in mind that several standards have changed in the 2002 versions so that creations made for DOS MUGEN may not work at all or as intended in 2002 versions, and the other way round. * 2001.04.14 for DOS can be downloaded from Random Select, for example. It has a made-up version number and a faked version date because of an initial nonsense hack by "Elecbyte1." Rouhei then further hacked this version to remove the restrictions, so don't let some 2003 date fool you, it is really just the hacked 2002.04.14 version without actual engine updates or improvements. After Elecbyte's disappearance a hacked and unlocked version of it has spread to become probably the main M.U.G.E.N version that is still used today. * 2002.04.14 for Windows was a restricted secret beta and never officially released. * 2002.04.14 for Linux can be downloaded from Random Select, for example. In other words: it is illegal to use MUGEN by now. Failure by Elecbyte to enforce any of the terms of this agreement shall not constitute forfeiture of Elecbyte's right to enforce said terms. If no new license is offered, all use of the 2002.04.14 beta must cease.ĥ. If a new license is offered, its terms shall govern any continued use of the MUGEN 2002.04.14 beta. After this time, Elecbyte may, at its sole discretion, choose to offer, or not to offer, a new public license. Agreement to this license grants you the right to use the MUGEN environment, version 2002.04.14, until and not beyond 12:01 AM (Greenwich Mean Time) on June 1, 2002. Quote from: Linux/Windows MUGEN's License Agreement by Elecbyte in readme.txtĤ. You should be aware that using any of these versions today is in direct conflict with the License Agreement: Screenshots can be found throughout this topic, for example. The lastest known beta versions were from 2002, for Linux and Windows. Nevertheless, it is still widely regarded as the best free 2D fighting game engine in existence. What your character can do is defined by how you build his state machineĭevelopment of MUGEN by Elecbyte has apparently ceased. Move cancel/2-in-1 or whatever you want to call it Use up to 6 buttons for a character (7 if you count the Start button) Supports keyboard, joystick and Playstation joypads (through the use of a converter). Background music can be mp3, mod, midi or CD audio Up to 12 different color schemes for each character Characters can have any number of sounds and sprites of any size limited by your computer's memory ![]() Customizable title screen, character select screen, life and power bars, game sound effects, fonts and more Since this is a work in progress, there are many things that it can and cannot do, but here's a short list of some of the things you can do. You can control almost every aspect of the engine to suit your tastes. We created MUGEN not only to make a fighting game, but also to let others create their own fighting games. MUGEN is also an acronym for something, but we forgot what it is. MUGEN is a 2D fighting game engine, but you probably knew that already. Quote from: MUGEN's readme.txt file by Elecbyte, slightly edited to remove a typo THE FOLLOWING IS FROM MUGEN FIGHTERS GUILD.
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