How to Make Basic Mugen Stages for Beginners Updated

[OldGamer]

Tools you need

Fighter Factory Studios
http://fighterfactory.virtualltek.com/download

 

Gimp software
https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

 

getpaint software
https://www.getpaint.net/download.html

 

Notepad++ to edit and code your mugen stages
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

 

 

[Camera]
startx = 0           <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< don't touch these leave them be
starty = 0           <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< don't touch these leave them be
boundleft = -95   <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add or cut off between distance border from the left of the stage
boundright = 95  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add or cut off between distance border from the right of the stage
boundhigh = -25 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add or cut off between distance border from the top of the stage
boundlow = 0     <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add or cut off between distance border from the bottom of the stage
verticalfollow = .2 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add more gravity movement to your stage .2 is slow movement but if you add .5 its move faster when your character jumps
floortension = 0    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add balance gravity movement to your stage when your character jumps in the stage
tension = 50         <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add full force gravity movement to your stage when your character jumps  in the stage
overdrawhigh = 0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add balance distance border from the top of the stage
overdrawlow = 0  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add balance distance border from the bottom of the stage
cuthigh = 35        <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you cut off balance distance border from the top of the stage
cutlow = 25         <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you cut off balance distance border from the bottom of the stage
zoomin = 1          <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add zoom setup for your the stage
zoomout = .8       <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add zoom factor scale for your the stage number are from .1 to .9
startzoom = 1      <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you add zoom syart control scale for your the stage



[PlayerInfo]
;--- Player 1 ---
p1startx = -170     <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a setting distance for player 1
p1starty = 0          <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< don't touch these leave them be
p1facing = 1           <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< don't touch these leave them be

;--- Player 2 ---
p2startx = 170     <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a setting distance for player 2
p2starty = 0
p2facing = -1

;--- Player 3 ---
p3startx = -320   <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a setting distance for player 3
p3starty = 0            
p3facing = 1          

;--- Player 4 ---
p4startx = 320    <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a setting distance for player 4
p4starty = 0
p4facing = -1

;--- Common ---
leftbound  = -2000 <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a left bound setting distance for make your stages longer for Shooting projectile and long distance backgrounds to the left
rightbound =  2000 <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a right bound setting distance for make your stages longer for Shooting projectile and long distance backgrounds to the right

[Bound]
screenleft = 15    <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a screen left bound setting distance for make your stages 
screenright = 15   <<<<<<<<<<<< this is a screen right bound setting distance for make your stages 



[StageInfo]
zoffset = 680 <<<<<< this control the Mugen characters moving from top to bottom setting the Higher to number the lower the character goes down and low number moves up
autoturn = 1 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< don't touch these leave them be
resetBG = 0 <<<<<<<< this is rest setting for the mugen stage, The number 0s mean dont reset and add a number 1 mean always reset the stage animation
localcoord = 1024, 768 <<<<<<<< this is rest setting for the mugen stage for HIress and HD sprite setting resolution 
xscale = 1  <<<<<<<< this is rest setting for the mugen stage left / right balance adjustment for HIress and HD sprite images
yscale = 1 <<<<<<<< this is rest setting for the mugen stage top / bottom balance adjustment for HIress and HD sprite images



[Shadow]
intensity = 64 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give transparent shadow for your mugen character in the mugen stage
color = 10,10,10 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give dark colors for the shadow for your mugen character in the mugen stage
yscale = .1    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give scale setting for the shadow for your mugen character in the mugen stage
fade.range = -400,-100  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give range setting for the shadow for your mugen character in the mugen stage

[Reflection]
intensity = 0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give Reflection for your mugen character in the mugen stage, very good for glass floor or crystal floors



[Music] <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this is for you to add music for your stage
bgmusic = sound/Allyway.mp3
bgmvolume = 100 

[BGdef]
spr = Allyway.sff <<<<<<<<< this read where your Sprite data is located at the stage folder for your mugen stage
debugbg = 0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this let you read the debug code in your background 



;----------
[BG 0] ;hall
type  = normal  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this mean a Normal Static Sprite image 
spriteno = 0,0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this mean a Number location for the Group and index number
start = 0,300  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this a position to move your sprite image background 
delta = .1,1    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give delta movement for your sprite image background 
mask=1         <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this make your main transparent color to not show on your mugen stage



;------animated background------------
[BG 0] ;car
type  = anim <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this mean a animation Sprite image 
actionno = 1 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this mean a location animated code for Begin Action Number location
start = 0,300  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this a position to move your sprite image background 
delta = .1,1    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this give delta movement for your sprite image background 
mask=1         <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this make your main transparent color to not show on your mugen stage



[Begin Action 1] <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this  animated code located for the actionno = 1 
1,0, 0,0 ,1 
1,1, 0,0 ,1

 

[Arauz]

Interesting, ill training to make my first stage :) 

Thank you for this tutorial.

[OldGamer]

On 6/30/2016 at 10:47 AM, Arauz said:

Interesting, ill training to make my first stage :) 

Thank you for this tutorial.

your welcome :D

[DLF]

Good Man you rock

[uaguilar]

I love your stages oldgamer.  I been wanting to make stages n no better person to help with tutorials than old gamer

[OldGamer]

I want to let everyone know that this video guide now updated and if you guys have any question about making basic mugen stages you can pm me or post it here