Monday, November 28, 2022

The XDive Project - Session 1

(Back at the Maverick Hunter HQ Command Center.)

RiCO: Well done. You were fantastic out there. And since you cleared the Intro stage,the rest of the Deep Log is open up to you. Feel free to explore the various modes. Once you are finished,head to the "Mission" room to find out what missions are available.

Alia heads to the "Character Room" and meets up with Layer and X4 Iris. This area is made up to look like some sort of Lounge.

Layer: Great job,Alia.

Alia: Thanks Layer.

Iris: So what was it like fighting barefoot?

Alia: It was weird at first. But I got used to it. To be honest,it was strangely comforting. Having your feet free is a nice experience. 

Iris: I can't wait to try fighting barefoot myself.

Alia: You'll get the chance soon. 

(Player selects X4 Iris)

Iris: Well,looks like it's my turn.

Layer: Best of luck Iris.

X4 Iris exits the "Character Room" and enters "Capsule Room",where she is greeted by Auto and a Dr. Light capsule. This area is made to look like a small garage.

Auto: Welcome to the Capsule Room. Here you can equip various Armors and Outfits by stepping into this Capsule,here. Each Outfit and Armor have their own upgrade-able stats. Though,any stat increase you receive will not be carried over to your alt-forms. That includes your Hunter Rank. Sorry. And on top of that any A and SA Ranked Hunters can use Armors. 

Auto: Sadly,there are no Armors or Outfits available to you right now. Comeback later.

Iris: Okay. Thank you,Auto.

Iris exits the "Capsule Room" and goes into the "Equip Room". The Equip Room is designed like a small lab,with a table that a character can lay on. Manning this room is Dr. Doppler.  

Dr. Doppler: Ah. Welcome to the Equip Room. Here you'll be able to equip and de-equip special abilities aka Dive Triggers,as well as Special Weapons. You can also upgrade your stats..provided you have the Memory Points.

Dr. Doppler: Y'know,it's good to be back on the 'Good Side' after that debacle with the Sigma Virus. Thankfully,I am fully vaccinated and now immune to all malicious viruses. Anyway,it appears you have nothing for me to equip to you. Best come back when you have a Dive Trigger or a Special Weapon.

Iris: Thank you,Doctor.

Iris exits the "Equip Room" and goes into the "Challenge Room". The Challenge Room is a small high-tech room with 2 teleporters (that resemble ones from X4). Manning This room is the Host and Paymaster Mr. X (the REAL Mr. X).

Mr.X: Ah. Welcome to Mr. X's Challenge. I am your Host and Paymaster,Mr.X. And before you speak,my dear. No! I am Not Dr. Wily in a thin disguise. This is the real Me. Anyway,her you can compete in 2 different Challenges to earn many great prizes..mainly Zenny. 

Mr. X: The 1st is the "Boss Challenge",where you will fight a random assortment of Bosses for a great Zenny reward. The more Bosses you terminate,the more Zenny you'll earn. Reasonable,no? "The Jakob Orbital Elevator" is the other Challenge and here you'll battle waves of enemies on each floor. Some floors contain boss fights reminiscent of X Challenge. Complete it and you will receive 2 Memory Points and 500,000 Zenny as reward. 

Mr. X: Unfortunately,the Teleportation devices have malfunctioned,so the Challenges are unavailable,for now. Once this technical issue is solved,the Challenges will be opened.

Iris: Okay. I'll return later,then.

Iris exits the "Challenge Room" and goes into the "Event Room". The Event Room is a room with a huge computer and a teleporter. Manning This room is Dr. Cain.

Dr. Cain: Welcome,my dear to the Event Center. Here you can go on special missions where you can obtain special and rare rewards found nowhere else. Unfortunately,there's nothing for you here yet. Best come back at a later date.

Iris: I understand. Thank you.

Iris exits the "Event Room" and goes into the "Verses Room". The Verses Room is a big area with 10 teleporters,each taking the combatants to a different arena. Manning This room is ViA.

ViA: Ah,welcome. This is the Verses Room. Here you and your opponents can teleport to one of 10 locations and duke it out. You can choose between a "1-on-1" battle,a "2-on-2" battle,or a "3-on-3" battle,ala Marvel v Capcom.

ViA: Right now we only have one teleporter working and since you don't have enough Characters in your roster right now,you can only use the 1-on1 mode. So wanna give the Verses Mode a shot.

Iris: I think I'll wait.

ViA: Suit yourself.

Iris exits the "Verses Room" and goes into the "Lab Room". The Lab,which doubles as the Shop,is just that a Lab/Store Hybrid facility. It's all managed by Douglas.

Douglas: Hey. Welcome to my Lab/Shop. Here I can make Special Armor and Weapons from any collected Force Metals you bring me. I also sell Items like Special Weapons,Armor,and Dive Triggers. You got the Zenny and it's yours. However,many Weapons and Dive Triggers will only be available to High-Ranked Hunters and only A and SA-ranked Hunters can buy and equip armor.

Douglas: With that said. I have a couple of things for you to purchase. So how about it?

Iris: Okay.

Iris is presented with: An E-Tank,an Item that Can Be Refilled Here at the Lab. it costs 400 Zenny. A Joe Shield,a Special Weapon that Blocks All Attacks from The Front. This costs 400 zenny. A Special Weapon called Icey Pengun,A Blaster that Resembles Chill Penguin and Fires out Shotgun Ice. This costs 300 Zenny. An Item called Shot Eraser,which allows Sabre users to cancel out energy projectiles. it costs 100 Zenny. And a Special Weapon called the Hyper Bomber Buster,which is an Arm Cannon shaped like Bomb Man that fires Hyper Bombs. This costs 200 Zenny.

Iris: I think I'll pass for now.

Douglas: Okay then. Hope to see you soon. Take care.

Iris exits the "Lab/Shop" and goes into the "Mission Room". The Mission Room,like with the Challenge Room has a Big Computer and a teleporter. Manning This room is Signas.

Signas: Welcome to the Mission room. Here you will partake in various campaign missions. Each with 3 areas to complete. We have 3 missions available,with more to become available as time goes on. Are you ready?

Iris: Ready.

Signas: Alright then. Here are Your current Missions.

Iris is presented with the following stages - Arctic Hideout,Weather Center,and Dopple City Airport. 

Iris chooses The Arctic Hideout first.

Iris: I know the snow and ice isn't ideal for bare feet,but I can tough it out..or,at least try. 

Signas: Good luck,Iris.

Iris uses the teleporter to teleport to the Arctic Base.

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(Iris teleports to Area 1 of the Arctic Base,which resembles Ice Man's MM1 level)

Iris: (hoping between feet) Cold. Cold. 

RiCO: Yeah,going barefoot isn't ideal for the snow and ice. But hang in there. Anyway,Ice Man and Chill Penguin have joined forces to wreck havoc on this part of the Deep Log. So this area will be a mix between Ice Man's Levels and Chill Penguin's. 

Iris moves ahead,trying to not let the cold ground bother her bare feet. She destroys some Crazy-Razy's and does some platforming. After destroying some Pengs. Iris comes to a vertical tunnel and drops down,leading her to a pit with a Gabyoal..and some Disappearing/Reappearing Blocks. 

Iris destroys the Gabyoal and after studying the patterns of the blocks,Iris uses them to escape the pit. exiting the pit leads her to a latter leading down,which she climbs. The latter leads her deep within a cave,which contains a MMX-Style Boss Door and a Big Eye.     

Iris' attacks the Big Eye and dodges it's stomps. She repeats this until the robot is defeated. Iris rushes through the Boss Door and into a hallway with a Force Metal And,to Iris' relief,a Foot Massage Station. These Stations are thick grounded platforms that,as expected,massage the feet of it's user.

Iris steps on the Platform and receives a foot massage. Close-ups of Iris' pretty feet and light purple pedicured toes,as they stretch,bend,and wiggle in the platform. Not only is this soothing massage restoring Iris' HP,but also warming her feet up.

After the massage,Iris collects the Force Metal and rushes through the Boss Door on the opposite side of the hall,where she encounters IceMan.exe. IceMan.exe begins his attack by building ice blocks  and shoving them at Iris,Iris dodges most,but is hit by one. 

Iris recovers and readies her sabre. IceMan.exe makes and throws more ice blocks Iris' way,but Iris rushes toward the Ice NetNavi slicing up the ice blocks. She strikes IceMan.exe with her sabre,damaging him.

IceMan.exe falls back and throws ice spikes at Iris,which always form a plus formation from where they land. Iris gets hit with one and it freezes her feet to the ground,causing her a bit of discomfort (since her bare feet are encased in ice now). So,she rapidly slashes at the ice on her feet and legs to break it. She eventually gets them free and finishes off IceMan.exe with a Slash combo.

Mission Complete!

(Iris received 1 force metal,100 zenny,and 3 Star Points) 

RiCO: Would you like to continue the mission? or would you like to return to HQ to prepare?

Iris: I'll continue the mission. 

RiCO: Best of luck,Iris.

Iris is teleported outside Ice Man's level,but it's evening and much more hill-y. Iris is learning to ignore the cold on her pretty bare feet and just moves forward. She is attacked by Bunby-heli's,but eventually destroys them. After clearing the hills and Bunby-Heli's,Iris drops down a hole that leads her underground. In this area,she faces off against Suzi's...a lot of them. In an ice block,Iris spots another Force Metal. Iris destroys the Ice block and grabs the Metal. In the next part,Ice spikes rain down on Iris,but she slides out of the way of all of them.

Iris finds a latter that takes her up to the next floor,where there's a spike path that leads to a ladder. Suddenly,as Iris goes in for a closer look,ice spikes start raining down on her AND the spike floor. Iris dodges,but sees that she can walk on the flat tops of the ice spikes to get across. She does just that and heads up the latter,which leads her back outside.

Iris sees the Boss Door far across a large crevasse. Foot Holders sparatically fly above it,so Iris is forced to ride them. Iris tries her best to jump from Foot Holder to Foot Holder,while avoid the shots being fired from each platform. 

Iris eventually makes it to the Boss Door end enters it,where she finds another Foot Massage Station. Iris uses it and is in heaven as her feet are pampered and warmed by the machine. We get another close-up of Iris' feet. Her HP is fully restored.

After getting the massage,Iris enters the Door on the opposite side of the room,where she is confronted by Ice Man. Ice Man shoots out his Ice Slasher at 3 different heights.Iris dodges them all by sliding and attacks Ice Man as he skates toward Iris,ready to attack again. Iris destroys Ice Man and all incoming Ice Slashers with a few Sabre strikes.

Mission Complete!!

(Iris received 1 force metal,100 zenny,and 1 Memory Point)

RiCO: Excellent work. Would you like to return to HQ before heading off to the final area of this mission?

Iris: No thanks. I want to see this though.

RiCO: Ok. Good luck.

Iris teleports to Chill Penguin's level,where it's now night out.  Iris continues her mission,now learning to ignore the cold on her bare soles and toes. Iris takes care of some Mechanaloids in the field,before heading into the Base,where she battles her way up to the top floor,once she makes it,she finds a Foot Massage Station. She uses it (more close-up shots of Iris' feet included) and moves on,fighting her way to the outside. She spots a Force Metal high above a snowy ledge. 

Iris wonders how to get it,when a Ride Armor Rider (in his ride armor mk.1) attacks. Iris get's an idea. Iris destroys the Rider and hijacks the Ride Armor. Iris jumps in the Ride Armor and at the peak of the jump,Jumps out of the Armor and reaches the ledge.

After getting the Force Metal. Iris battles Mechanaloids on a hill,while platforming. She eventually makes it to the Boss Door. She enters the Hallway and into another Boss Door,where she meets Chill Penguin.

Penguin begins the fight by spitting out Ice Balls,which Iris Jumps over and goes in for an attack. She strikes Penguin with the Sabre. Penguin jumps back and up to the pulley on the ceiling. Chill Penguin pulls on it and starts a blizzard that forces Iris back. After the blizzard ends,Penguin unleashes his Icey Breath on Iris,freezing her.

As Chill Penguin backs up to go for his belly-slide attack,Iris bursts out of her icey prison and finishes him off with a bunch of sabre strikes. After that,Iris tries to warm herself. After that,she teleports out.

Mission Complete!!!

(Iris received 1 force metal,300 zenny,and 3 Star Points)

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(Back at Maverick Hunter HQ)

RiCO: Way to go. Your first mission was a success. Now,I suggest you get prepped for your next mission. You should know what to do now.

Iris: Yes,thank you.

Iris heads to the Shop. At the Shop/Lab Iris buys these items: An E-Tank for 400 Zenny. This Item can Be Refilled at the Lab and a Special/Secondary Weapon called the Roll Buster for 200 Zenny. The Roll Buster is a Hot Pink version of Mega Man's Mega Buster.

Iris then gives the 3 Force Metals to Douglas.

Douglas: Excellent with these Metals,I can create a cool Secondary Weapon for You. Pleace check back in a few hours.

Iris leaves the Shop/Lab and heads to the Equip Room to use her acquired Memory Points to get her Attack upgraded. After that,she returns to the Character Room. Alia and Layer greet her.

Alia: Welcome back,Iris. So how did the Missions go.

Iris: Very well,I managed to get some valuable hunter experience and even some Force Metals and Memory Points. 

Layer: So did you try the Foot Massage Station? How was it?

Iris: It felt great and so refreshing too.

Layer: Ooh. I gotta try it now.

Iris: Go ahead. I'm gonna take a rest now and let you take a mission.

Layer: Thank you I'll do my best.

Iris: Before you go,Layer. Make sure you Equip the Roll Buster and E-Tank I just bought. They will help you out. 

Layer: Thank you,Iris. 

Layer rushes out of the Character Room and heads to the Equip Room to Equip the E-Tank and Roll Buster. Then she heads toward the Mission Room.

Signas: Welcome,Layer. Here are your missions.

Layer is presented with the following stages - Arctic Hideout (with a 'completed' stamp),Weather Center,and Dopple City Airport. 

Layer chooses The Weather Center.

Signas: Good luck.

Layer uses the Teleporter to take her to her destination.

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Layer Teleports Outside the Weather Center,which is near a forest. The first area resembles Wire Sponge's Stage from Mega Man X2. 

RiCO: This Weather Center was built near a forest for some reason. Here,the Maverick Programs goal is to cause havoc with the Weather. The first Area is based on Wire Sponge's level in Mega Man X2. The 2nd,will take you to the Sky portion,which is based on Cloud Man's Level...with a few alterations. The 3rd area will brings you back down to Earth and into a nearby forest,where both Wood Man and Wire Sponge are waiting. Best of luck.

Before Layer presses on,she spots a Force Metal hidden behind a wall behind her. Layer takes the Metal and moves ahead. Layer slashes up some attacking Mavericks in her way. She comes to an floating glowing orb.

RiCO: This orb is one of 6 Weather Disrupters that the Mavericks have placed. Thankfully,they aren't active just yet,but once they are,they will begin to wreck havoc on the Weather. You must destroy them before then.

Layer charges up the Roll Buster and destroys the Weather Disrupter with a few charge shots. Layer moves along and does some platforming while destroying some Mavericks. Each Maverick is from Wire Sponge's X2 Stage,btw.

Layer comes across another Weather Disruptor. She destroys it with her Sabre this time and moves on. On a side note,Layer is liking the feel of the grass underneath her bare soles. She moves ahead and comes across a spiked ground area with floating platforms,Layer quickly jumps from platform to platform,slicing up any Maverick in her way.

When Layer makes it to the other side,she finds herself in front of the Weather Center's Main Building. She enters and comes to an Elevator. She boards it and decides to go down first. This leads her to an area with a Foot Massage Station.

Layer is happy to finally find one. She steps off and heads to the Station. Layer places her feet on the Platform and is in ecstasy. We get a nice close-up of Layer's beautiful feet. With her wiggling her long purple pedicured toes.

After getting her Health restored,Layer re-boards the Elevator and rides it all the way up to the Main Floor. After destroying some mavericks,She gets to the Boss Door,which leads her to a confrontation with WoodMan.exe.

WoodMan.exe jumps around and causes wood spikes to come up from the floor,which Layer dodges in time. He then also produces wooden towers and pushes them at the Purple-Haired Huntress one by one. These towers are fast and powerful. Layer manages to get hit. WoodMan.exe repeats his attack pattern,with Layer barely dodging each attack. Realizing that close-range combat will be a total pain,Layer busts out the Roll Buster and blasts WoodMan.exe.

A few charge shots and WoodMan.exe is destroyed. 

Mission Complete!!!

(Layer received 1 force metal,200 zenny,and 2 Star Points)

RiCO: Good job. Would you like to return to Base and recover?

Layer: I'm fine,thank you. 

RiCO: suit yourself and good luck.

Layer teleports to another section of the Weather Center Building. After slicing up some mavericks,she comes to another Elevator,which takes her up to Cloud Man's stage. Layer moves ahead and after destroying some DeluPipi's does some platforming,while avoiding the Kominari Kogoro's. When she gets to the other side,she comes to a ladder,which she climbs to the next floor. Layer sees and destroys another Weather Disrupter Orb.

Layer moves ahead platforming and destroying various Cloud Man minions. She comes to a tower,which she enters and battles a bunch of Bunby Tanks. She sees a ladder in the middle of the room and climbs it. It leads her to an empty room. on one side a Foot Massage Station,on the other a Force Metal. Layer steps on the Station and gets her health restored by getting her bare feet massaged. Close[-Ups of her barefeet as she does this. 

Afterwards,Layer nabs the Force Metal and heads down. Layer moves through the tower,destroying enemies. She climbs up some ladders to the top of the tower,until she reaches the top. There she finds another Weather Disrupter. Layer destroys it and is immediately confronted by Cloud Man. 

Cloud Man starts off by creating a windy rainstorm that forces Layer back. The Purple-haired Huntress tries to stand her ground,preventing herself from being pushed off the tower. She fires a charge shot from the Roll Buster,which stops the storm the moment it strikes Cloud Man. Layer rushes up to Cloud Man while dodging his lightning strikes.

Layer damages Cloud Man with a couple of Sabre strikes. Cloud Man begins his attack pattern again,but Layer fires a couple of Roll Buster shots at Cloud Man and damages him greatly. The storm ends and Layer finishes him off with a powerful Sabre Strike. 

Mission Complete!!!

(Layer received 1 force metal,200 zenny,and 2 Star Points)

RiCO: Great job. You seem tired. Would you like to rest and re-group back at HQ?

Layer: No thanks,I'm fine.

RiCO: Okay then. Best of luck.

The next Area begins right where the last one ended,on top of the tower. A platform appears and Layer gets on it. The platform takes her down. As she is traveling down she sees another Weather Disruptor and destroys it with a few Buster shots from the Roll Buster. 

Various flying enemies attack Layer during her decent,but she easily destroys them. The Platform lands in a forest. Layer gets off and is assaulted by Batontons. Layer destroys them and moves forward. After destroying some Robbits,Layer comes to a large Tree-like tower,guarded by a Fiender. Layer dodges the Big Dog's flames while blasting it with the Roll Buster.

Layer eventually destroys Fiender and enters the tower. Layer climbs up and up,destroying enemies on each floor. The floor is made of synthetic wood. Thankfully Layer's synthetic skin so tough,so she won't be getting splinters on her pretty bare feet.

On floor 5 she sees a Force Metal trapped in thorny vines. A fire Weapon would be able to free it. But since Layer doesn't have one at the moment,so she just leaves it for now. On the 7th floor,she finds a Feinder guarding a Foot Massage Station.

Layer destroys Fiender using the Roll Buster and uses the Foot Massage Station. Close-ups of her beautiful feet as she does this. After getting pampered,Layer moves up to the final floor and then the very top of the Tree Tower,where she finds the final Weather Disruption Orb. 

Once Layer destroys it,a Platform appears. Layer steps on it and it travels down. Layer destroys some flying foes while riding. The Platform takes her back to the ground and in front of the Boss Door. Layer goes through and is confronted by both Wire Sponge and Wood Man.

The Maverick Boss and the Robot Master begin their attack. Wood Man using his Leaf Shield and Wire Sponge using his Strike Chain and Lightning attack. Layer is having a tough time fighting 2 Bosses at the same time,She uses the Roll Buster while barely dodging and gets a few hits in,but the Double Teaming is a bit overwhelming for her,so much so,that she needs to use her Energy Tank. 

Wire Sponge wraps Layer up with his Strike Chain,while Wood Man uses his Leaf Shield (on 'save mode') to tickle Layer's bare soles. Turns out,a cool chick like Layer is very ticklish...especially on her sexy toes. Both Bad Guys are having fin tickling the feet of this sexy Maverick Huntress.

After a while,the 2 stop tickling Layer and Wire Sponge releases Her. As Layer catches her breath,She sees that her Energy has been drained by half,she's still in the fight,however.  She gets back up and readies her Weapons. Wood Man throes his Shield at Layer,Layer avoids it and Wire Sponge's Strike Chain.

Leaves begin to rain down as Wire Sponge charges up his Lightning attack. This was the break Layer needed,as she strikes Wood Man with consecutive Sabre Strikes,that eventually destroy him. With Wood Man destroyed,Layer focuses on Wire Sponge,where he unleashes his Lightning Attack. Layer charges up her Roll Buster,while dodging the lightning.   

She fires a powerful Charge Shot at Sponge,damaging him. Finally,finishing off the strange Maverick with her Sabre.

With her mission complete,Later teleports back to HQ.

Mission Complete!!!

(Layer received 400 zenny,and 3 Star Points)

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(Back at Maverick Hunter HQ)

RiCO: Good Job. Never expected Sponge and Wood Man to fight together. Anyway,get some rest. You've earned it.  

Layer heads back to the Equip Room to de-equip her E-Tank and Roll Buster. After getting her Stats (her speed) upgraded,Layer returns to the Character Room.

Alia: How'd it go?

Layer: Wire Sponge and Wood Man double-teamed me,so I had a tough time. But after finding their vulnerable spots,I managed to scrap both. They even tickled my feet. I have to admit,it was kind of kinky.

Iris: Oh my.

Layer: Well,I'm done for now. Alia,you want to give it a shot?

Alia: I'll handle it.

Layer gives Alia the Force Metals and Zenny she aquired.

Alia: Thanks,Layer.

Alia leaves the Character Room and goes to the Equip Room to Equip the E-Tank. She goes to the Lab/Shop for a refill (which costs 50 zenny) and gives Douglas the Force Metals Layer found. She also buys a new Item,the First Dive Trigger - Plasma Volley,for 400 Zenny. The Plasma Volley is an attack where the user fires off a barrage of Powerful Plasma Shots.

Douglas: I created a new weapon with the Force Metals. 

Alia is presented with a new Weapon - The Bass Buster Mk.1 for 500 Zenny. 

Douglas: The Bass Buster Mk. 1 produces a Purple Plasma Shots. When Charged,the Buster Produces a Skull-Shaped Plasma Blast That Hits an Enemy Multiple Times.

Alia declines to buy and leaves the Lab/Shop. She heads to the Equip Room to equip the Plasma Volley Dive Trigger. After that,Alia heads for the Mission Room to complete the Final Mission currently on the list - Dopple City Airport.

Layer is presented with the following stages - Arctic Hideout (with a 'completed' stamp),Weather Center (with a 'completed' stamp),and Dopple City Airport.

Signas: There's only one Mission left for now. Ready to go?

Alia: Yes.Let's do it. 

Signas: Good luck.

Alia steps on the teleporter and warps out.

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X5-X7 Alia teleports to Dopple City Airport,aka Gravity Beetle's Stage. Her mission begins on the Runway. 

RiCO: Mavericks have grounded the Planes by holding the pilot's hostage. The planes deliver information and data to various parts of the DeepLog. It's one of the various ways they are delivered. It seems they want to keep the various users of the DeepLog uninformed. Anyway,for the first area of this mission,you must destroy the Mavericks and rescue the Pilots. Same thing for the 2nd and 3rd area's,only the 2nd area takes place inside the Master Hanger. And the 3rd,the Airport's control tower. Good luck.

Alia moves along the Airport Runway and destroys a bunch of Mavericks from X3 using the Alia Buster. After doing some platforming,thanks to broken ground,Alia sees a Ride Armor Rider in the Rabbit Ride-Armor harass one of the Reploid Pilots. Alia destroys the Rider using a few Charge Shots. Alia rescues the Pilot and moves forward. Alia battles more Mavericks and does some more platforming until she comes to the Hanger. Alia enters the Hanger and battles more Mavericks,as well as rescue another pilot.

While Platforming,Alia finds a Force Metal and takes it. Alia eventually finds The Boss Door,which leads her to a Hallway with a Foot Massage Station. Alia is excited to try it. She places her feet on the Platform and is in ecstasy. We get a nice close-up of Alia's beautiful feet. With her wiggling her pretty Hot Pink pedicured toes.   

After that nice massage,Alia runs through the other Boss Door,where she meets Radar Killer (the mid-boss from magna centepede stage). The Radar Killer attacks with his hand/claw busters. Alia didges and fires back. After being struck with a few charged shots,The Radar Killer jumps forward and fires small lasers down at Alia. Alia takes damage. Alia and the Radar Killer continue their fire fight,until Alia uses a fully-powered Charge Shot to destroy the Radar Killer.

Mission Complete!

(X5-X7 Alia received 200 Zenny,1 Force Metal,and 4 Star Points)

RiCO: Nice job. Would you like to continue or return to base for rest?

Alia: I want to see this mission through.

RiCO: Suit yourself.

Alia teleports to the next area,which is based on the Hanger section of Gravity Beetle's stage. Alia starts off in a hallway,where she blasts through some X3 Mavericks. When she enters the main section,she is greeted by platforms and unbreakable boxes. Alia looks around and finds a Reploid Pilot by a bunch of stacked boxes nearby. 

Alia destroys some Mavericks and rescues the Pilot. She climbs up the platforms and eventually spots a Force Metal on the highest platform on the left. Alia reaches the platform and gets the Force Metal. She then jumps on the nearest platform and fights off a bunch of flying Mavericks. Alia sees that the next platform is further away,so she takes a running jump and makes it. She jumps down and lands on some boxes. She then sees some ladders that go up.

Alia runs to the ladders,while getting attacked (and struck) my mavericks). She destroys them all and climbs up the first ladder,where she finds another Pilot. She rescues the pilot and climbs the 2nd ladder. She then comes to a long shaft leading up. Alia wall-jumps up the shaft until she reaches the top. Complete with Boss Door and Foot Massage Station. 

Glad to see this,Alia her feet on the Platform. We get a nice close-up of Alia's beautiful feet and hot pink pedied toes once again. Alia giggles. After the massage,Alia goes through the Boss Door,where she is confronted by Magnet Man.

Magnet Man starts off by jumping over Alia and sticking to the ceiling using his head magnet. He then fires his Magnet Missiles,which home in on Alia. Thankfully,she is able to destroy the Missiles with a few Charged Shots. 

Magnet Man charges up his Magnetic Pull,which drags Alia towards him. Alia is able to hold her ground and begins charging up her buster. Magnet Man stops his pull and is ready to fire his Magnet Missiles. Alia fires a charged shot at Magnet Man,damaging him. 

Magnet Man jumps over Alia and fires more Magnet Missiles. Alia gets an idea. As the Missiles follow her,She rushes toward the Robot Master and jumps forward just as she gets extremely close to him. The Magnet Missiles end up hitting Magnet Man and destroy him. 

Mission Complete!!

(alia received 200 Zenny,1 Force Metal,and 3 Star Points)

RiCO: Just one more Area to go. Would you like to rest up at HQ first?

Alia: No thank you.

RiCO: Okay then. Best of luck.

X5-X7 Alia is teleports to the next Area of the Mission,which is the outside of the Airport Tower. Alia sees a Pilot stranded on a platform on steel tower. Alia climbs up the tower and rescues the pilot. Alia then fights her way inside,blasting Mavericks that are in her way. When she enters,she sees an elevator.

The barefoot blond Maverick Huntress steps on and it takes her up. During her journey,she sees a Force Metal in the wall and quickly grabs it. Alia is then attacked by some flying Mavericks,taking some damage. Alia eventually destroys them. The Elevator reaches the top. One side is the Boss Door,leading to the Boss Room.On the other side is a Foot Massage Station.

Alia steps off the elevator and steps on the Massage Platform. Alia loves how this feels on her bare soles and toes. We again get a nice close-up of her beautiful feet. After getting a recharge,Alia enters the Boss Room,where She meets Gravity Beetle. 

Gravity Beetle charges Alia with his horn. Alia dodges and fires her Charge Shot. The blast hits Beetle and damages him. Gravity Beetle charges up and unleashes his Gravity Well,which is a Huge black hole that pulls everything into it.....except for Gravity Beetle,who has giga-strong Magnetic feet,which prevents him from being sucked in.

Alia's bare feet have no such magnetic attribute and the Gravity Well pull her in. The only way to cancel out the Gravity Well is to destroy it's user. Alia decides to test out her Plasma Volley Dive Trigger. As Gravity Beetle goes in for another Horn Attack,Alia fires off a Volley of powerful Plasma Blasts that eventually destroy Beetle.

With Gravity Beetle destroyed,the Gravity Well dies out. Alia is safe.

Mission Complete!!!

(Alia received 1 Force Metal,500 Zenny,10 Star Points,and 1 Memory Point)

Alia teleports back to HQ.

End of Session.

Monday, November 14, 2022

The XDive Project - Session 0

READY!

Barefooted X5-X7 Alia teleports into The White City Highway.

RiCO: This Level was the first ever design for Awakening Road. Some of it's background assets were used for Rock City,the opening stage of Mega Man 7. Since this is the "Opening/Beginner Stage" of this session,There will be no Star Points,nor Memory Points gained. Also,don't expect to find any Force Metals here. Those are found in the Main Levels. You will be gaining a tiny bit of Zenni for completing these though.

Alia rushes toward blasting away at various X1 Mavericks,while navigating the terrain. RT-55J appears halfway though and begins it's assault. Alia dodges the robots claw and blasts it's head with a Charged Shot.  RT-55J attacks again,but Alia dodges and fires a Charged Shot at it's head,destroying it. With the 1st part of the stage complete,Alia teleports out.

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Mission Complete!

Star Points: x1

Rewards: 100 Zenny

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(Back at the Main Menu)

RiCO: Welcome Back. You did a great job,Player. And it appears that being barefoot had zero negative effects on the Hunter Program. So that's great. Anyway,now that you have gotten a taste of XDiVE 2.0 action,it's time to talk a little bit about the Rank system. (ahem) You're character's Hunter Rank does nothing for overall stats..sorry. However,The higher the Rank,the better the stuff you can buy at the shops..And how much Money you earn after missions. The higher the Rank the bigger the pay. To upgrade,each Character will need enough Star Points, Though,the growth depends on the character. Meaning some characters will need more or less Stars than others to gain a Rank. 

RiCO: The Hunter Rank System goes like this: E-Rank is the lowest Rank,given to those who aren't proficient at Maverick Hunting. D-Rank is the next to lowest. Followed by C-Rank,which is basically the "Rookie Hunter" Rank. Then there is B-Rank,which is above average. The A-Rank is the 2nd best Rank,and the most common one for expert Hunters. SA-Rank is the Ultimate Rank,given to a select few. 

RiCO: Before I leave you to prep for the next part of you're opening mission,I would like to talk about Unlockable Characters and Stages,which can both be purchased at the Shop with the correct Hunter Rank,of course. Some Characters can also be unlocked by beating a Stage. Characters Stages can be selected in the 2 "Missions" Menus and the Characters can be accessed in the "Character" Menu. 

RiCO: Once you are finished with the rest of the Intro Stage,Player,the Mission Selection option will be available to you. And you can replay the Intro Levels whenever,just for kicks after completion. This goes for every other level,as well. However,don't expect anything for completing them,though. The End of Level bonuses can only be gotten once.

RiCO: Now that that's out of the way. Continue with the Mission?

(Player Chooses Yes)

RiCO: Good luck.

Note: From this point on The Player will only be working from behind the scenes,so that we can shift focus on the Characters. In other words,all of the players actions will be displayed through the characters. Kinda like with the old show, ReBoot. Also the "Video Game" aspects (such as the menus and results screens) will also not be written. 

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(A Barefooted X5-X7 Alia teleports into the next part of The White City. It is now Late Afternoon in The City)

Alia runs ahead,pavement feeling cool on her bare feet. She shoots down a bunch of BunbyHeli-Like enemies from X1 and eventually runs into those flying crusher Mechanaloids from X1. The Mechanaloids drop their spiked crushers down at Alia,but she rolls away and destroys them all with a charge shot.

Note: I DON'T KNOW the names of Most of the enemies,so I'm gonna describe them as best as I can.

As she does some platforming,Alia blasts some Flying Flame Thrower Enemies (who were seen in the white city preview screenshots,but were cut). As she makes it to solid ground,she sees part of a building fall near her. Alia rolls out of the way. 

The Death Rogumer appears and was the one that knocked over the building.  The Large Air Ship flies off. Alia gives chace,but is confronted by a Bee Blader (who's the boss of this area). The Bee Blader fires down upon Alia,but she dodges and fires a charged shot at it. It's a direct hit. The Bee Blader unleashes it's Walking Ball Minions (the ones with long skinny legs from X1). Alia destroys them too.

Alia powers up her charge shot and unleashes it,full force,at the Bee Blader,destroying it.

With the mission complete,Alia teleports out.

(picked up 100 Zenny after this mission.)

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(Back at the Main Menu,which is now designed to look like Maverick Hunter HQ's Command Center and will be referred to as such from now on)

RiCO: Good news! ViA has managed to install Foot Massage Pads though out the various Stages,starting with the next few. These Pads will restore any lost Energy and will even be out of the way,so you can relax without any Maverick interference.

Alia (X5-X7): That's great news. 

RiCO: Indeed it is. I hope I get to use one in the future. A foot massage sounds so nice. (to player) Anyway,you only have 1 more area of the Opening Stage to go and once that's done,missions will start opening up. As will other things like the Shop/Lab. So ready to begin?

(the player chooses yes)

Alia (X5-X7): On it!

(Alia teleports out)

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(A Barefooted X5-X7 Alia teleports into the 3rd and final area of The White City. It is now Nighttime in The City)

Alia presses ahead and is met with a Gunvolt enemy. Alia dodges the ground sparks and shoots away the missiles. She then blasts it to bits with a couple of charge shots. Alia rushes on and is attacked by more X1 Flying Mavericks (The Crushers and Bunby-Heli types). Alia moves along and after some platforming,she meets up with A Purple X1 Ride Armor Rider.

Alia battles with and defeats it with a couple of Charge Shots. After that,she takes control of the Ride Armor and uses it to destroy the rest of the Mavericks. Soon she is confronted by the Boss - The Mad Grinder from Mega Man 7.

Grider tries to run Alia down and shoot his bladed mohawk at her,but Alia dodges and beats up on the Steam-Roller with punches from the Ride Armor. After a few hits,the Grinder is destroyed. And the Mission is complete.

Alia teleports out of the Ride Armor.

To Be Continued..

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The XDive Project - The Introduction

This is the "Deep Log",a place within cyberspace,which contains game data information and the memories of the players having fun with the various games. There is a Deep Log for each game and player in the world, and they have been stored and managed for decades. After all this time, corruption and other problems may cause some program errors.

The Deep Log from the Rockman franchise,administrated by RiCO, is having unknown errors that are causing data corruption. It is the job of the "Player" to repair the data and get rid of the errors in order to protect the Deep Log,by using Hunter Programs to get rid of the Irregular Data. Each program not only has a default weapon and ability,but they can equip various weapons that the player acquires.

ViA,a former admin,will be assisting RiCO from time to time. He was created using leftover data from Zero's Hunter Program...hence why he resembles Zero.

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(Log-In Screen)

"Welcome to the Deep Log"

"Please Enter User Name"

Player Enters Username

"Please Enter Password"

Player Enters Password

"Welcome To The Deep Log"

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(Transitions to RiCO standing in front of the New Main Menu,where the player has the following options - Mission,Co-op Mission,Capsule,Lab,Event,Challenge,Equip,Verses,Ranking,and Character. On the top of the screen is how much Zenny the Player has.)

RiCO: Hello Welcome to XDiVE 2.0,a 2D action-platformer made with a modified engine from Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. While the gameplay is largely similar to that of a typical side-scrolling Mega Man game, certain aspects are changed in that the player can attack enemies from all angles with an optional automatic aim system (similar to that of Mega Man X7).

RiCO: Unfortunately,enemies don't drop any recovery items,but Characters can purchase Sub Tanks,which they can get refilled at the Lab. Also,besides their Prime Weapons,a Character can use a secondary weapon,which includes Maverick/Robot Master Special Weapons.

RiCO: A single-stage from a mainline game is split up into 3 different levels with a boss at the end of each of them, i.e., the Highway Stage from Mega Man X is split up into 3 chapters. Each level completion will reward players' with Zenny,Memory Points and/or Star Points. Star Points act as some type of EXP System. With enough Stars,the Character will be upgraded a Hunter Rank. Though,the growth depends on the character. Meaning some characters will need more or less Stars than others to gain a Rank.

RiCO: Now,let's talk Money. Zenny,the game's currency,can be earned after a Mission. The amount you earn depends on your Hunter Rank. The higher the Rank the bigger the pay. Speaking of Hunter Rank,there are Weapons and Armors that can only be bought by Hunters with high enough Ranks. The Higher the Rank,the stronger the Weapon and Armor you can buy. 

RiCO: Memory Points are special data used to upgrade the player's stats. Once Memory Points are accumulated,players can use them to Rank Up their base stats and HP by as many Memory Points they currently have. Though,keep in mind,the Player can only get 1 Memory Point per Completed Mission and the prizes are random,so you may not even end up getting them. But keep trying,Player.. 

RiCO: Let's talk Character Stats. Though Memory Points,the Player can upgrade one of 4 Stats. Those are - Power,which makes your Character's Primary Weapon stronger. Defense,which gives you more durability. Speed,which makes you faster. And Special,which increases the strength of Special Attacks. You can also upgrade your HP,which will increase by 10 with a single Memory Point.

RiCO: Next up is Special Weapons. Each weapon has their own level of power and set number of times you can use them. Each Special Weapon has it's own handy use. Try each out for yourself. Now,we get into Special Attacks. These are called Dive Triggers and are very powerful. Each Character can equip one Trigger per mission and the skill can only be used once every stage. Dive Triggers can't be recovered or recharged once used. Sorry.  .

RiCO: Force Metals can be found in stages and can be used to create armor and weapons at the Lab. Once created,the Item can be bought at the Shop. Remember,If you're Character's Hunter Rank is insufficient,they won't be able to buy certain Weapons or Armor.

RiCO: And Finally,the Game Modes. First we have "Mission",which is the single-player campaign missions. Next is "Co-op Mission",Missions for 2 Players. "Event" are special missions where you can obtain special rare rewards found nowhere else.  "Capsule" allows your Character to equip Special Armors and Outfits. "Equip" is where you Equip Special Weapons,Dive Triggers,and upgrade Base Stats.

RiCO: Now the "Challenge" Mode divides into two sub-modes - Boss Challenge and Jakob Elevator. "Boss Challenge" is Boss refights that will award the player with Zenny. The more Bosses you terminate,the more Zenny you'll earn. "The Jakob Orbital Elevator" has Players fight waves of enemies on each floor. Some floors contain boss fights reminiscent of X Challenge. Complete it and you will receive 2 Memory Points and 500,000 Zenny as reward.

RiCO: "Verses" is self-explanatory. You and a buddy go Head-to-Head in a "1-on-1","2-on-2",or "3-on-3" battle. "The Lab" is where you can take your collected Force Metals and Douglas,the Lab Keeper,will make Special Weapons and Armor from them. It also doubles as a Shop<which is also run by Douglas. "Character" is also self-explanatory. It's the basic Character Select. And Finally "Rank". Here you can check on your Characters current Hunter Rank and how many Stars they'll need for the next Rank.

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RiCO: And that about does it for the Introduction to this latest upgrade to the Deep Log.

(Suddenly the 'Warning Buzz' is heard. ViA arrives)

ViA: RiCO. We have an emergency.

RiCO: What's the issue,ViA?

ViA: Somethings Wrong with The Deep Log. I was doing some beta testing on the latest system update,when I came across an anomaly that I couldn't fix.

RiCO: Oh. What's wrong?

ViA: A malfunction in the system causes all Female Hunter Programs to go barefoot in All outfits. Plus,all Male Hunter Programs have been locked out,so it's Ladies Only. Weather this is a glitch in the system or the result of a hacker is unknown. Due to this,The Female Hunter Programs can no longer dash,though they can slide,I think. And to make matters even worse for the ladies,a bunch of Mechanaloids with tickling abilities were just added to the Deep Log,along with Clown Man,who's in a tickling mood. Even weirder,I have discovered some strange creatures that,according to to data - drain vitality by sucking the victims toes.

RiCO: Oh my! (giggles) Hopefully we'll be able to work things out soon. I'll tell the girls to be on the look out for these foes. In the meantime,we should make things comfortable for our girls. I'll install Special Foot Massage stations in each stage to restore health.

ViA: That's odd. Can you really program something like Heath Restoration Foot Massages into the Deep Log?

RiCO: Sure,it'll be easy. Hopefully my work won't be canceled out by the Malfunction.

(Warning Buzz. RiCO leaves and comes back a minute later)

RiCO: Looks like Mavericks have generated all over the Rockman Deep Log.

ViA: It's time to get to work. Player,Select Your Character.

(We are taken to the 'Character' Menu,where the Player has a Choice between 3 Barefooted Characters - X5-7 Alia,Layer,and X4 Iris. Each girl is barefoot,though still have the shin parts of their armor. Each reploid girl's pretty feet were of different sizes,with Layer's feet being the biggest of the 3. They even have their toenails painted. Alia has hot pink nails,Iris has blue nails,and layer has purple. Highlighting each Huntress displays their stats)

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Name: Alia (X5-X7)

Primary Weapon: Alia Buster

Special Ability: None.

HP: 25

Power: 2

Defense: 3

Speed: 3

Special: 1

Rank Growth: Medium

Hunter Rank: B

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Name: Iris (X4)

Primary Weapon:  Iris Blade

Special Ability: None.

HP: 30

Power: 1

Defense: 2

Speed: 5

Special: 1

Rank Growth: Slow

Hunter Rank: C

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Name: Layer

HP: 20

Primary Weapon: Layer Rapier

Special Ability: None.

Power: 2

Defense: 4

Speed: 4

Special: 2

Rank Growth: Medium.

Hunter Rank: B

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(The Player Makes Their Choice - They Choose Alia. Alia warps out.) 

(We return to RiCO and ViA.)

RiCO: Excellent. Now,The 1st mission will take you to The Long Lost White City,which was the original design for the Highway Stage in X1. Ready to visit the Alpha form of Awakening Road?

(The Player is greeted with 2 options - yes and no. The Player selects yes.)

RiCO: Good Luck,Player.

TBC.