MellyInChains
I.K.E.M.E.N. General Netplay Explanation
#1 September 12, 2013, 04:53:15 pm
q: the hell is ikemen?
a: an open source mugen clone, basically. you can get it here
q: how's the quality of the netplay?
a: generally pretty smooth. of course this all depends on you on your opponent's connection.
q: haha alright! now i can go into ranked lobbies and sic f1 key on them
a: whoa slow down there, hypothetical question guy. that is not how this'll work. this all works in terms of clientside. meaning, you and your opponent MUST have the same exact ikemen set for this to work at all. so if you wanna go that route, your opponent would also have to be as masochistic to include such a 'god' character. however you can change your controls to your own liking. more on that a little more below
q: how does one connect to one another?
a: using lanbridger. there, you can host a server, and once that's up, click the button that says 'share link', and give it to your opponent. of course they'll have to know the password as well. if you want to host the ikemen session, boot ikemen up, hit 'netplay', enter nothing in the prompt, and wait for your opponent to connect. if you are the one joining, boot ikemen up, hit 'netplay', copy their i.p., paste it into the ip prompt, hit okay, and it should direct both of you to the select screen.
q: what are the controls? i can't seem to find/change it
a: Look for the ssz folder and find config.ssz, and open it with notepad.For the pad/stick players, you are lucky cause there IS controller support. IMT posted a useful tutorial about it. If you want, you are welcome to use xpadder or joy2key, the default keys are:
(actual key = how ikemen interprets it as mugen controls)
directional keys - up, down, left, right
A = X
S = Y
D = Z
Z = A
X = B
C = C
RETURN = start
imt's supplied control layout is a bit weird for me, but i THINK i learned how to customize it more to your liking. here are the numbers for the buttons on an xbox360 wired controller;
2 = X
3 = Y
4 = Z
0 = A
1 = B
5 = C
7 = start
q: why is there no common.snd, fight.snd, or system.snd in-game?
a: Vanilla IKEMEN includes a system.snd (located in the script folder). For things like common.snd/fight.snd, that's all lifebar based, so you can just add your own (best if you just wanna replace the existing lifebar).
q: how do i add characters and stages?
a: open the 'script' folder, open 'select' and basically add them how you would normal mugen.
q: i don't believe this. i'm gonna need some video proof.
a: here ya go! the video recorder i use actually lags ikemen up a bit, so it's best to record replays then LIVE matches.
q: i can't open lanbridger. are there any other alternatives?
a: LogMeIn Hamachi, Tunngle, Evolve, Zerotier One, or even port forwarding works.
q: are there glitches that happen with certain characters?
a: Many mugen characters work fine, but as you might have expected, there are a few kinks. Generally, IKEMEN runs characters very smoothly, but from time to time there can be a few chars that can cause a few glitches in IKEMEN. (Note: Some issues could have been patched out from older versions, and there are work arounds in case someone wants to make a certain character more accurate to IKEMEN).
q: what characters are glitchy/incompatible with ikemen?
a: Some examples (Note: The list could be outdated):
Minor Glitches
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Major Glitches
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if there are any other glitches that need attention, feel free to report them
if there's any other questions i'll try to answer em and add them to the first post of this topic. hope all of this helps!
Last Edit: August 01, 2016, 02:32:59 am by TheFclass97
Iced
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#2 September 12, 2013, 09:40:18 pm
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Duos.act
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#3 September 12, 2013, 09:41:58 pm
- Palette God? Champion? AntiChrist? Something.
- I AM THE KING OF PALETTES!!
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MellyInChains
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#4 September 12, 2013, 10:21:57 pm
Duos.act
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#5 September 12, 2013, 10:42:58 pm
- Palette God? Champion? AntiChrist? Something.
- I AM THE KING OF PALETTES!!
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MellyInChains
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#6 September 12, 2013, 10:45:07 pm
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Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#7 September 12, 2013, 10:48:39 pm
Iced said, September 12, 2013, 09:40:18 pm
got an issue, works fine on a windows 7,but i have a friend with windows vista and the lanbridger keeps crashing everytime you access the UI , you know anyone else with that issue?
His issue is called Windows Vista.
Insigniawarfare
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#8 September 12, 2013, 10:49:24 pm
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Roman55
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#9 September 12, 2013, 10:50:42 pm
That happened.
might as well shill: https://twitter.com/FraudKrew
the streams are here: https://www.twitch.tv/robotboombox
Duos.act
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#10 September 12, 2013, 11:00:56 pm
- Palette God? Champion? AntiChrist? Something.
- I AM THE KING OF PALETTES!!
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xX-Nero-Xx said, September 12, 2013, 10:49:24 pm
Do you and your friend/family member have to have the same characters in the roster to play each other online or no?
All of that is covered in the first post, but yes. It has to be the exact same.
MellyInChains
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#11 September 12, 2013, 11:03:54 pm
Roman55 said, September 12, 2013, 10:50:42 pm
So I changed controls and when I clicked it to runThat happened.
yeah that happened to me too. basically what i did was follow that IMT post, and copy paste it exactly, like even with the comments. should work that way and if it does you can change it any way you like
Roman55
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#12 September 12, 2013, 11:27:33 pm
EDIT: .......actually It sorta worked, all the punches and kicks are reversed on my end and one of the triggers won't work
Guess I'm using Joy2Key.
might as well shill: https://twitter.com/FraudKrew
the streams are here: https://www.twitch.tv/robotboombox
Last Edit: September 12, 2013, 11:51:16 pm by Roman55
zeak6464
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#13 September 13, 2013, 01:08:49 am
Your Palette Champion said, September 12, 2013, 10:42:58 pm
Also can you change screenpacks on this or will it mess up?
Well i also work with this team http://rumblepk.tumblr.com/ , and yes you can make ur own screen pack . Everything can be changed just like mugen but you have to learn were to change it. Posted: September 13, 2013, 01:11:31 am
MelvanaInChains said, September 12, 2013, 04:53:15 pm
Well here is ur video Proof ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufQSuELK6IQ&feature=youtu.be
q: i don't believe this. i'm gonna need some video proof.
a: here ya go! the video recorder i use actually lags ikemen up a bit, so i can't really supply MUCH video proof...if there's any other questions i'll try to answer em and add them to the first post of this topic. hope all of this helps!
Jmorphman
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#14 September 13, 2013, 05:51:25 am
Maybe replace that one MUGEN Online topic with this, I guess?
MellyInChains
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#15 September 15, 2013, 12:42:07 am
Duos.act
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#16 September 15, 2013, 12:42:34 am
- Palette God? Champion? AntiChrist? Something.
- I AM THE KING OF PALETTES!!
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Duos.act
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#17 September 15, 2013, 04:12:07 am
- Palette God? Champion? AntiChrist? Something.
- I AM THE KING OF PALETTES!!
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Also helpers are known to glitch up and stop appearing, this is particularly bad for Jojo characters because none of their moves with stands will work. THIS INCLUDES BLOCKING.
All in all I think this thing is still too much of a glitchfest to bother with right now. I'd much rather just play an actual fighting game.
MellyInChains
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#18 September 15, 2013, 04:21:43 am
the damage scaling is kind of a problem though, yeah. i noticed that shortly after
Duos.act
Re: I.K.E.M.E.N. (basically mugen online) general netplay explanation
#19 September 15, 2013, 04:30:45 am
- Palette God? Champion? AntiChrist? Something.
- I AM THE KING OF PALETTES!!
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