Rockman X DiVE/Script

Rockman X DiVE script.

Beginning
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Weird...

I was just playing Mega Man X like I always do...

The screen got all weird... I feel light as a feather, too...

(The screen changes, showing a tunnel with screenshots from different games)

[???] Sorry I scared you! You're not dreaming. There is nothing wrong with your screen.

This is the entrance to the cyberspace. We call it the "Deep Log". It was just chance that you found the entrance to the Deep Log!

We store game data here, and there's a lot of memory storage, too. Memories of a precious gamer like you, having fun with games and loving them.

How many games are there in the world? How many gamers? Well, that's how many Deep Logs there are.

This right here is the data storage for the Mega Man X game you were just playing. This is your Deep Log.

...Hmm, was that long-winded?

(The area becomes red and the screens are damaged)

Let me explain the worldview a bit more... Does it feel different from how it was just now?

This Deep Log contains precious information about the Mega Man X Series.

It's been stored and managed like this for decades. After all this time, corruption and other problems have caused some program errors.

Look! The Mega Man X data and the Mega Man X3 data are having issues...

But we don't think it's just corruption due to age, There must be a specific cause behind all of it.

In order to recover the data, and to protect gamers' precious memories, we're going to have to come up with some solutions...

Oh, is someone coming...?

[Unknown sound] Huh? You can see me!? Woooooow! Found one at last!

(RiCO appears)

That was sudden. Must've given you a fright! But please stay calm. I know the right person for the job when I see them!

You're sure to understand the whole introduction to the worldview, right? You didn't skip anything, right?

Huh? Who's talking...?

Eesh! It's one of those things that allow talking directly to the computer... You know!

Come, Player! Over this way. Quickly! Quickly!

(The player appears as X in the Highway)

Sorry, I should've introduced myself earlier. My name is RiCO. I'm the cyberspace's - the Deep Log's... er, well, you could call me the "admin". Now, Player, your name would be...? Oh, what a nice name! How should I put this? I mean, we only just asked you to register... But to us, you are one of those loyal gamers who's alllllllllllways played the game! You were just playing Mega Man X, right? And there was that time you begged your grandparents to buy a game for you at that game store, near where you live? And even though you were strictly limited to one hour of gaming a day on weekends... and you weren't supposed to play past 8pm, you still played, right? In addition to game data, all these memories are wrapped up nice and snug in the Deep Log. So then! For the sake of simplicity, please allow me to call you Player!

(Stage 1-1 starts)

There is no time to lose. First, could you please restore the data for this stage? The Hunter Program I can currently call up is called "X". Please use X to get rid of all the Irregular Data. Just getting rid of it, repairs it! That's right! It's that Mega Man X stage you were just challenging yourself to, Player! You must feel like your head is full of cotton, right? I'm going to show you how to work the controls. Let's give it a try and get started!


 * Move forward to specified location

(X moves until he spots a Ball De Voux Shot Type)

There's a Irregular Data! Press Weapon button to attack. That's right! A long press on the attack button lets you go into an automatic mode that uses all the ammo you have left!


 * Long press Weapon

(The weapon button appears. The player uses it to destroy the Irregular Data.)

Good job! You cleared out some Irregular Data! Did you see that? Just like that, you can auto target diagonal enemies! Heehee! In order to make the data repairs go faster, we keep doing research. That's how we created the cyberspace's unique system! So, let's continue! Oh, the path up ahead has collapsed... Jump over the gap!


 * Long press forward
 * Tap Jump

(The Jump button appeared, and is used to proceed.)

See? A normal jump wouldn't have gotten you to the other side. But please stay calm. You only need to tap the Jump button again while jumping to active double jump!


 * Long press forward
 * Tap Jump

(The player must double jump to proceed, and finds a Gun Volt after walking a bit.)

Some more Irregular Data has appeared! Ah! And it's shooting missiles! Quick, crouch to avoid the missile!


 * Hold down crouch

Dodged it! Let's move on to the next stage! Let's try that Charge Shot skill of X's that everyone has waited for!


 * Tap Skill

(The first skill button appears. When tapped, X starts charging energy.)

Lives up to its name, right? The Charge Shot skill adds energy! After you tap the skill button, the shot starts automatically charging up. The more you charge, the stronger the shot. Now tap the skill button again... The shot goes out with a "boom"!


 * Tap Skill

(X fires a Charge Shot and clears the Irregular Data.)

How do you like that? Even powerful Irregular Data gets wiped out in one shot! The skill's awesome power is truly... Sor - sorry. I've been talking too much. Let's pick up the pace a little! Press the dash button to get a burst of speed. Tap dash and slide to jump can be dash jump! Also, if you hold down the dash button, and drag your finger toward the Jump button, you can do a dash jump! That'll make your movement nimble and speedy!


 * Press dash and drag toward jump

(Dash button appears and the player continues a bit.)

While I'm at it, holding down the Jump button, then dragging your finger toward the Weapon button makes it easy to do a jump attack! Remember not to pick up your finger. Just do "dash → jump → attack" in order to make quick progress! Doing it that way makes controlling your Hunter Program that much easier!


 * Hold jump and drag toward weapon

(The player continues until a Bee Blader appears)

Wait ! Irregular data is coming! The Hunter Program has 2 standard skills. X's second skill is the Seeker Missile. It's not as powerful as the Charge Shot, but it can track targets, then explode for area damage!

(The second skill is now available. The player defeats the Bee Blader and the path collapses.)

Huh. The path is collapsing. But don't worry! See what happens when you hold down the right direction button while continuing to jump. Use Wall Kick to make your way up!


 * Long press forward
 * Tap Jump

(The player climbs out and continues, finding Maoh the Giant in the end of the path.)

It's that Irregular Data called Maoh the Giant! Hmm, that data shouldn't even be in this stage. There seems to be a data fault... Ah! Careful! Do you see that line on the ground? That shows the Irregular Data's attack range. See the boss' actions and warning line? It's planning to do a wide-ranging attack! Jump to dodge!

(The player jumps to avoid the attack)

Amazing! This Irregular Data must be what's causing the program faults... Attack right away! Restore the game data! That's right, you're in charge now!

(The player defeats Maoh the Giant)

Irregular Data repair complete. Good work! You really are a Player! You must have spent some time in other games' cyberspace! See, I really do know people! You might want to blaze through it just like that, but we should go back to the base for a little rest first. Later, we'll learn about the cyberspace Deep Log in a bit more depth! We'll get to know each other better later on!

(Stage clear. The player's level increases and the remaining game data is downloaded. After completing, the player is sent to the game's main screen.)

Good work on your first mission! This is the cyberspace where we manage Mega Man game data! We're going to get you ready for all sorts of missions at the base. You can dive to prepare for mission, strengthen the power or shop...etc. at here. First, in order to take care of all the Irregular Data that might show up later on... we need a fighting skill boost. Use Capsules to get new weapons!


 * Tap Capsule

(RiCO introduces the Capsule menu)

Capsules help read Mega Man's game data, and then instantiate it into equipment within the world. Activating a Capsule requires Element Metal for energy. But this one is already ready. So it doesn't take any Element Metal! Unfortunately, the settings aren't stable. So there's no way to specify which data is going to get instantiated. You can't choose, but the data will always be helpful! Please try activating one!


 * Tap Capsule
 * Tap Start

(The High-speed Rifle is obtained)

That... is all the data about weapons! Congrats! I just got intel on some new Irregular Data. Let's go there to give it a try!


 * Tap OK
 * Tap Back
 * Tap DiVE
 * Tap Story
 * Tap 1-2
 * Tap Execute

Before you DiVE, you can choose your weapon loadout. Let's try out that new weapon you just got!


 * Tap Main Weapon
 * Choose this weapon
 * Tap Execute

(The player enters stage 1-2)

You must be pretty familiar with the controls now, right? Right?!? When you're doing a quick combo of Dash → Jump or Jump → Attack with your next action, remember not to lift your fingertip up off the screen. Slide directly to the button for the next action! If you want to control your Hunter Program well, this is super important! If you go back to 1-1, I'll show you again how to work on the controls. If you need help, just ask! Practice is the best way to learn. Let's start a mission right away, Player!

(The player proceeds until a Deep Element is spotted)

...Weird! Hold on a sec. ...This area... there's something not right about it. Please go check it out!

(The player takes the Deep Element)

Oh, oh! It's an item that was hidden before! Well, that means there must have been items hidden in every stage! Keep an eye out for them, okay? If I discover any, I'll guide you to them. But they must be hidden in a lot of places we didn't notice before. We'll have to be eagle-eyed! That's right, you're in charge now!

(The player completes the stage and returns to the main menu)

Stage clear! You knew how to use the weapon on your first try! Awesome! But this weapon doesn't seem to be as powerful as we thought... Hmm, did some data somewhere not get reset to normal? Let's go check the weapon data.


 * Tap Equip
 * Tap Weapon
 * Choose this weapon

(Details of the selected weapon are shown in the menu)

The basic weapon information will display over here. The numbers aren't very high... Ah-hah! This weapon is only at Level 1. When the data was reset, it must have gotten reinitialized. But don't worry. In that last stage, you just got a little EXP Program. Using an EXP Program will upgrade a weapon's level. Give it a try!


 * Tap Level Up
 * Choose this item
 * Tap Level Up

Weapon level up! Your fighting skill keeps getting stronger like this. Go take on a new stage! And when you get other new weapons, don't forget to upgrade them too, okay?

(Back to the story mode)


 * Tap 1-3
 * Tap Execute
 * Tap Execute

(The player enters stage 1-3 and proceeds until a Bee Blader is defeated, falling down.)

Do you remember how to use Wall Kick!? You can clime walls with it, hold down the direction button while continuing to jump.


 * Long press forward
 * Tap Jump

(Stage 1-3 is cleared and the player proceeds to 1-4)


 * Tap 1-4
 * Tap Execute

You're used to using your Main Weapon now, right? That means it's time to learn how to use a Sub-Weapon. Using two weapons at once will make it easy to take on stages! So let's equip a different weapon as your Sub-weapon.


 * Tap Sub-weapon
 * Choose this weapon
 * Tap Execute

(In this stage the player is above a moving vehicle)

There's usually no stage like this in a Mega Man X game... Please be careful not to fall off. Defeat this Irregular Data! Oh, right! If you want to switch to a Sub-weapon you just equipped, just tap the Switch button over here!

(RiCO shows that a new button is available)

During combat, when you don't have enough ammo or you want to use a different weapon, you can always switch weapons. Make good use of it, whenever you need it!

(All Ireegular Data in the area is destroyed)

Mission complete! You've reached the goal! Good work! Now, wasn't that satisfying?

(Back to the main menu)

While getting rid of Irregular Data, we recovered some materials, and we couldn't figure out what they're for. It would be a waste to just let them sit... We can use the Lab to analyze these materials, then make new item data from them. This new item data should be helpful!


 * Tap Lab
 * Tap Items

This is the Lab! Choose what you'd like to research. After the research period has elapsed, you'll see the results. During research, this will take up one Research Slot. If you have more Research Slots, you can research more things at once. Let's unlock that first Research Slot and give it a try...


 * Tap Research Slot
 * Tap Purchase

In this Research Slot, we can start doing some research. What looks like a good thing to research? The recovered materials are just right to rebuild the Saber. Let's give it a try!


 * Tap Combine

Research requires waiting until the time period is elapsed. You can also use Element Metal to speed up the process. Since this is your first research project, it wouldn't be fair to make you wait. Let me lend a hand.


 * Tap Receive
 * Tap OK

Research complete! Saber is available for use! Hmm... The research resulted in a fragmented weapon data file. The data will need to be defragged before it's usable! Please come with me -


 * Tap Back
 * Tap Equip
 * Tap Weapon
 * Choose this weapon
 * Tap Unlock

Defrag complete! The weapon is ready to be used! When there are glitchs, the data we retrieve might not be complete. Sometimes it shows up in a memory format. But once you get enough memories, you can defrag them to create complete data!

(The player is now free to continue. If the player enter stage 1-5, RiCO will inform about the transparent floors)

Huh? There seems to be no path back... But please stay calm. Do you see over there, where the ground is transparent? Please try the Crouch you learned back in 1-1. Hold down the Jump button.


 * Hold down crouch
 * Tap Jump

Hehe, how is that? When the floor is thin like this, you can go right through! There'll be a lot of floors like this later on. So this is a trick worth learning!

(In the end of the stage)

Wait just a moment! There's a huge Irregular Data signature up ahead. Rest a moment. Success is 99% preparation, right?

(Starting stage 1-6)

...Exactly right! That huge Irregular Data is right ahead! Don't worry! You've got what it takes! Do your best!

(The player defeats Maoh the Giant)

You really are a Player! You've finished the Highway stage restoration work. Oh, right! Our restorations have only made progress thanks to you. And that's why I've been able to call up a new Hunter Program. Finishing different stages gives you different amounts of stars (☆), right? And that's why new calls become available. Basically, Hunter Programs are stored in the data, and then they're displayed as figures within the Deep Log. The Deep Log's world is getting affected by bugs. Because of that, Hunter Programs that don't show up in the game script are appearing. They can even talk! So? You're not the only one progressing! I can grow, too!

(Back to the main menu)

Everything is going well! Yay! Yay! You must have noticed that the Irregular Data is getting stronger and stronger... We need a fighting skill upgrade. Next we'll upgrade your Hunter Program's skill levels!


 * Tap Character
 * Choose this character
 * Tap Skill
 * Tap Level Up

Skill level up successful! Charge Shot now causes more damage. In addition to your Hunter Program's skills, you can also up some weapon skill levels!

Level 9
You've cleared a lot of stages, so your Weapon Mastery has built up, too. You can use Weapon Proficiency to increase your weapon's status. Let's give it a try!


 * Tap Equip
 * Tap Weapon
 * Choose this weapon
 * Tap Upgrade

Choose one from Attack, Health, Critical, Accuracy or Luck to upgrade. This time, let's pick Health to upgrade. Without your health, you have nothing!


 * Choose HP
 * Tap Upgrade

Upgrade successful! The health provided by the weapon is better now. The higher the Upgrade level, the higher the Mastery it requires. Using Mastery Convert to get it from Mastery Memory Card! Even without "Proficient memory card", equip the weapon to play through stages to acquire proficiency! See the "MP" icon? The proficiency scales with the use count of the weapon! This means that you can acquire proficiency for the weapon by equipping and using it! To gain proficiency fast, the "Proficient memory card" is the most effective way! Should you upgrade evenly, or focus on one area to upgrade in? That's up to you to decide!

Gallery
(The player starts stage 2-1)

Where are we off to next? Ah, yes, the Gallery Stage from Mega Man X. Don't worry, I'll guide you. I won't get you lost! Get yourself ready and go!

(The player finds a Mole Borer in stage 2-2)

Ah! It's dangerous! Watch out! The attack from that medium-sized Irregular Data is super super super dangerous! It's going to take a lot of concentration! Get to the evacuation point on the right side as fast as possible!

(Stage 2-3)

Boss descriptions
Bee Blader

Bee Bladers uses machine gun and launching guided missiles to attack. It will also drop Ball De Voux to assist them.

Maoh The Giant

It's a huge Mechaniloid, and bigger than buildings. Besides head and arms, its covered with hyper-metal that won't cause any damage. It can crushing everything easily with spiked steel balls.

Mole Borer

Mole Bore is a Mechaniloid used to open paths on mines. Its spiked roller can destory rocks and cuase fatal damage.

Mega Scorpio

It's a giant scorpion-like Mechaniloid that belongs to Red Alert. Used to track down Axl after he escaped, and it almost destroyed everything in the city.

Gigantic Mechaniloid CF-0

A mass-produce giant Mechaniloid that used to conquer cities around the world. It has great power and looks horrible, but low speed due to its size and weight.CF-0 can only be damaged by attacking the head.

Gigantic Mechaniloid CF-0 Jealous-type This Jealous-type Gigantic Mechaniloid was developed to demolish the lovers' White Day.

Rangda Bangda W

It has three eyes, each with a different color and attack, which appear one at time from one of the two eye cavities.

RT-55J

RT-55J is a big sumo wrestler robot. It will use sumo skills and try to catch player with its extendable claws to attack.

Chill Penguin

He was a Maverick Hunter from the 13th Polar Region Unit. Chill Penguin has flexible thought circuits in order to perform missions with his small body. But due to the other coworkers can't understand his thought, so they consider him as a trouble maker.

Goliath Dr. Doppler made it for Vile, and it's the first ride armor that designed only for fight. It can attack by spike punch, shoot beams and set traps.

Overdrive Ostrich

He was a irregular hunter of the 7th Airborne Unit. Without the wings, he can no longer fly, but this allows he to make good use of his feet. Its Big Leap following a long sprint can easily crush his enemy.

Sting Chameleon

He was a irregular hunter of the 9th Special Unit. He possesses the Camouflage ability that allows he to blend into any environment. Cunning and skeptical, he usually uses ambush, trap and other combat skills.

Tips
The player's total combat power will also grow based on the progress of the Weapon and Hunter's Program Guides. The growth of Weapons or Characters that are not in use will also increase Combat Power.

You can manually adjust the direction of the shot by holding down the weapon button and dragging it.

Clearing the story or boss challenge for the first time to acquire more loot, note that EXP or drop bonus does not apply.

When a level has been cleared with 3 Stars, skip dive tickets can be used to collect materials even faster.

Hitting a needle or falling into a pit does not result in a direct death, but you will lose a fixed proportion of HP.

You can adjust the button size and its positions on the battle screen to your personal preferences in the Settings Menu.

You can acquire EP in the morning, afternoon and evening every day.