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-------OFFICIAL RELEASE: MAY 31, 2011

This is the most playable/enjoyable version (to me) that i can consider worthy enough for a release!

Keep in mind that some tweaks might be needed, some sprites/edits aren't finished/included yet and some ideas i haven't managed to make happen.


i've been working for a long time on this, spent a humongous amount of time doing heavy editing on a lot of sprites and brainstormed to counter some heavy issues due to limitations in codes: the result i wanted was to get that creepy/gory feel: 
i really hope it works! ;)





-------WHAT'S PLANNED:

* some teleport/gate animations to make that dying man (in the middle) pop up more relevantly than now (just a fade in)
* some more body parts (when i'm actually ready to edit for 5 hours straight again >.>)
* some other stuff





-------MUSIC FILE:

As always, the stage comes with a track (in .ogg format), only this time it's a home-made soundtrack i did a while back (file: Djoulz-helltheme.ogg) to add a little atmosphere to the bloody hell (it includes sound clips and music from various sources)!

(*NOTE: the track is supposed to be synchronized with the intro of the stage so don't skip anything!)
  

- it is enabled by default (place the sound file in your mugen directory, in the "sound" folder)

- if however you wish to disable it, go in the stage's .def file and paste the following:


[Music]

;bgmusic = sound/Djoulz-helltheme.ogg






-------THE PEOPLE WHO DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT:

- La matrone
- Clive Barker
- Elecbyte (no thanks are huge enough)
- KFM/Kung Fu Man (from Randomselect, for your "front chains" sprites and codes)
- Ultimecia (from Spriters-resource.com, for your various spritesheets from the game "Blood")
- kusanagiky0 (for your "shadow" sprite)
- Gussprint (from Spriters-resource.com, for your "Scyther" spritesheet)
- Mackx (from MugenFighterGuild forum, for the "metal barrier" i didn't end up using but might eventually :p)
- Sir.Mocholini (from MugenFighterGuild forum, for your "clouds" sprites)
- *Dissidia* (from MugenFighterGuild forum, for your "red chains" sprites and codes: but i recall that "yes" sounded more like a "no", with me using them...so let me know if it bothers you after all)
- Baddarkness (for his "Altar" sprite from the game "Guilty Gear"...i've tried to reach him for more than 1 year and ended up using the sprite anyway because he's been M.I.A.!)
- People who ripped some sprites (the "horizontal chains", the "bloody remains" on the left + the "spike" in the middle, i don't remember who / the "body parts" i used from the game Mortal Kombat (from mortalkombatonline.com))
- Cybaster (from -everywhere-: for your complete stage tutorial, Automatic Stage Tool, teachings and numerous feedbacks, past and future: toi-meme tu sais comment j'ai pu t'emmerder héhé :) )
- Tamez (MugenFighterGuild forum, i haven't forgotten how often you have helped me in the past: specially on this one with the box and pilar!)
- MOTVN (from Phantom G's forum, for your help at some point and the inspiration in stage making)
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor (from Montréal, one of the greatest band)


so,i had lost a early readme with all the persons i had contacted to borrow/edit their sprite(s): please let me know if i have forgotten to add you in here!




95% of the sprites found in that stage have been edited by yours truely (a.k.a. me) so, sure i'm open-source but at least give some fucking credits to the original author, connard!!!










Thank you for wasting your time again to test this one out...hope you'll enjoy it as much as i do!!  more/better/worst to come :)







-------LINKS:

Elecbyte                    = http://elecbyte.com/

Mugen Fighter Guild Forum   = http://mugenguild.com/forumx/index.php

KFM / Kung Fu Man           = http://randomselect.piiym-net.com/

MackX                       = http://retrostage.trinitymugen.net/

Tamez                       = http://tamezmugen.110mb.com/

Cybaster                    = http://www.mugenguild.com/cybaster/

MOTVN                       = http://phantomgs.forumotion.net/



http://www.spriters-resource.com/

http://mkw.mortalkombatonline.com/mk3/props/effects/#bodyparts



-------CONTACT:

email/MSN: buzzcity@hotmail.com
Skype: djoulianne