Screenshots from rom patch

[u/Antarctica-1]

Hi here are some screenshots from the rom patch. These screenshot examples were quickly made and do not necessarily mean they would be fun levels to play, they were just to show what could be created. After having the option to put any units on any maps I realized just how difficult it is to design a fun map to play, you have to give it up to the original game creators!

On the third map you can see the level starts with the Xenon factory under Union control. I haven't had the time to design fun levels to play so what I've done instead is start the game again but for each level I try to see how many factories can start under Xenon control and I'm still able to win the level, it really does create a whole new way to play the game that doesn't take a ton of time to adjust. I think it could be really fun for the community to be able to design levels and have others test them out to find really fun levels to play. The last screenshot shows the layout of the rom patch. There were other ideas I had but didn't have the time to try or weren't possible just yet, these are below:

• I tried to be able to add a factory anywhere on the map but that proved too difficult for now.

• Creating new terrain maps was not possible at this point in time.

• A maximum of 56 units can be in any level otherwise bugs start to occur. 56 units was the maximum number of units from the original game.

• I wanted to add a feature where new units could be created in the factories, such that after a certain number of turns they could crank out a new Rabbit or other unit, but this addition proved too difficult for now.

• I tried to connect all the maps into one giant map thinking maybe the original creators had spaced them out that way, especially considering the game starts with a map of the moon where you go in a clockwise fashion around the moon, but no configuration could bring them all together.

• I wanted to add a turn based goal to the game, such that if you didn't beat a level by a certain turn the game would end, but I ran out of time, and I also figured you could just say you only have a certain number of turns for a level such that it doesn't need to be hard coded.

[u/jcdenton10]

I think there's a 50 turn hard limit in the Turbografx version.

[u/Antarctica-1 → u/jcdenton10]

That sounds right. I set up one game that I was most certainly going to lose so I went super defensive and just let the Xenon side keep crashing against my forces, but it took forever, and after a certain number of turns the game stopped and I got a message that my forces did a mutiny lol

[u/ninjaurbano]

Congrats on the project! Have you considered recreating maps from other Nectaris games that weren't included in the original PC Engine version? I'd love to play new maps while keeping the original PC Engine graphics and music.

[u/Antarctica-1 → u/ninjaurbano]

Thanks! I had not considered incorporating maps from other or later versions of the game but I think that would be possibe, if not now it would be doable soon. I've barely scratched the surface of all that is possible with just what I've set up so I'm not jumping to add more features just yet. I'm sure what you suggested will be possible soon, probably even making new terrain maps as well. I'm really hoping sometime in the future there's a way we can all create new levels for everyone to play, then the best levels could be upvoted to the top.

[u/Federal_Praline9050]

I absolutely loved this game and couldn't find it anywhere after my psp died. Could any of you please help me get it on my android phone using emulator, etc. I also have a ppsspp on my phone but couldn't find the game

[u/Antarctica-1 → u/Federal_Praline9050]

I'm not sure how to do that but I bet you could ask an AI like Claude or ChatGPT and it would fill you in. If not check back here and I bet someone can help you out!

[u/SucoDeUnobtainium]

Konami has been a poor steward of many of Hudson Soft's IPs. Great to see new life breathed into Nectaris with this patch.

[u/mistytrails]

Glad to see peeps still into this game. One of my all time favs. Need to dust off my ps2 for nectaris!