Metroid Zero Degrees (WIP Fullhack)

[uNsane]

I've started on another hack, this one a fullhack, at Black Telomeres' nagging. I'm posting about it now... to build hype.

It will feature complete palette change throughout the entire game, as well as completely redesigned rooms. I'm going to be pushing Double Helix, as well as my own assembly skills, to their limits with this.

List of things to do:

• [X] Recolor Brinstar
• [X] Recolor Crateria
• [X] Recolor Norfair
• [X] Recolor Kraid
• [X] Recolor Ridley
• [X] Recolor Tourian
• [X] Recolor Chozodia
• [  ] Recolor enemies
• [  ] Clear all rooms
• [  ] Brinstar
• [  ] Crateria
• [  ] Norfair
• [  ] Kraid
• [  ] Ridley
• [  ] Tourian
• [  ] Chozodia
• [  ] Minimap
• [  ] Final Touches

I've uploaded some short videos to YouTube detailing what I've been doing:
Ice Suit (removed, but I may reinsert it):


Instant Icification (recoloring a single room):


If you want to download Brinstar's new palette, you can get it below. DH can even display the changes!

[P.JMan]

I really wonder what you're gonna do with Norfair

[uNsane]

That ought to give you some idea. Just as a side note, that'll probably end up being the tileset used for the final area.

[uNsane]

Well, I figured I'd give a progress report on what I've done so far.


A few enemies have been colored up to this point.


Title screen h4x0rz.


Expect a few changes.

[P.JMan]

That Norfair looks amazing btw, I guess we can expect sonic in this hack seeing that emerald beam <_<

[ZephyrZx]

You could slowly turn from ice to red hot stone from the elevator of crateria to norfair.

also, what would be the background story for this hack? like, zebes is freezing, but metroid are still coming out, and the federation sends samus to figure out wtf is going on? then blah blah, space pirates cloning ice resistant metroids, blah blah, etc.?

About the "emerald beam", is that one the only Gem like beam, or you're going to make the beams Gem themed? it would be awesome xd

[uNsane]

The beams will all be gem-themed, and I literally just finished making a "one beam at a time" hack for this. It's a bit confusing to use at first because of the way it works, but I simply do not have the knowledge to make it perfect.

Also, I'm not really sure what I want the backstory to be at this point; All I know is that I want the final battle to be in the core of the planet and, therefore, totally epic. One thing I know for sure is that it will not be taking place on Zebes.

[ZephyrZx]

D: not in zebes? what do you mean?

And, yay at me guessing the beam theme xd

[zuloo]

while brinstar is frozen, theres still lava in it? mabye it should be freezing water or something?

[uNsane]

I experimented with changing the palette to a colder looking one, but it doesn't really work, mainly because the splash effect has another palette which I suspect may be shared with many other things.

[ZephyrZx]

If you could change the acid and lava color to make it water-ish it would be awesome, but if it messes up other stuff, you can always use the "its the center of zebes, so its hot and it has lava" excuse 8D