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December 13,2002 FIGHT NIGHT
Well, I was involved with MK since the beginning. I am a game designer. I have been doing backgrounds and f/x since MK2 I'm a programmer on the game. First time in Mortal Kombat land. Also contributed some to the writing. Sort of the new kid on the block. Joined the team beginning of '02 as a programmer. Did mostly rendering stuff... This is mny first MK. I do primarily backgrounds. Are there second or stage fatalities in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance? <]{0MBAT> Or weapon fatalities :) No there are not. We really wanted to put all of our emphasis on the actual fighting and not on the end of the round rarest1 asks: 'is there going to be a sequel to MK:DA?' not necessarily a sequel , but you certainly haven't seen the last of MK PainGame asks: 'Are there any more secret characters besides MoKap and Blaze/' You gotta keep playing to find out no more questions? smma asks: 'Is there anything down the right hallway from the menu?' there is in fact another hallway Shinnokzx asks: 'Ed and Team: Any MK Collections in the works? You said with the introduction of DVD format for gaming, it will certainly add a possibility to an MK Collection game. Has plans evolved any?' the right hallway goes to a set of stairs leading down... dummyinacan asks: 'In the krypt, what do the whispers really say?' unfortunately it cannot be accessed, and was intended to be another menu area. In the works right now are the European PAL versions of MKDA.....but an MK Kollection is something I personally would LOVE to do !! <]{0MBAT> DamRho asks: 'is 12:43 a clue to a secret or has any relevance in the game at all?' The 12:43 thing sounds like a quirk. Unfortunately, the programmer of the krypt has left for a cruise, so we can't put it to him directly. I recommend experimenting with it some more. Souledge316 asks: 'For Ed Boon: First of all congrats on such a great game. Now my question, is there any special meaning or reason as to why there are Gold Koffins in the Krypt? Thanks and keep up the great work, cant wait for MKDA2.' The Gold Coffins are there so players will know where SOME of the good stuff is. We didnt want you to be completely in the dark with 600+ koffins !!! The_Purple_Bunny asks: 'Guys, how did you feel about Midway pulling out of the arcade business, and how did you take the challenge of having to make a game for 4 systems you've never worked with before?' Well, for the arcade business - that was obviously a very sad moment. As for the multiple systems - yes, it was quite a challenge. But it was also a very interesting thing to do. Definitely lots of fun It was refreshing, using all 3 engines. We always had to deal with cutting corners for the arcade to make things look good. And the 4th system (GBA) was actually another team. Kudos to them for delivering a great GBA fighter OnyxAleins asks: 'Due to the success of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, are you planning on making a MK6. If so, is the boss gonna have anything to do with the Dragon King, or with him in Reptile's body? (Considering Reptile's ending is real)' We had a lot more freedom designing for the home systems than we did for arcade Without a doubt there will be another MK game. We are working on it as we speak.... We haven't settled on a storyline for the next MK game, but the Dragon King was obviously a significant plot element in MKDA. He likely will be showing up for the next round. <]{0MBAT> kaoken3 asks: 'Do Blaze and Mokap have fatalities?' I can just see him now!!! <]{0MBAT> And does Moloch have one <]{0MBAT> for that mater <]{0MBAT> matter* Blaze and Mokap were added to the line-up close to our ship date and there wasn't enough time for them to get their own fatalities. also secret characters and bosses in the past mk games have not had their own fatalities Chance633 asks: 'What happened to Quan Chi's living weapon?' it was tossed around and think we just got overloaded with other things As you're probably aware, the X-Box version has a glitch where the game hangs if you do Frost's ice freeze. Do you know if anything is being planned in regards to that? Quan Chi's living weapon ( a staff full of wasps) was developed in concept only. He was given the double broadswords fighting style. As far as the barriers in the stages, they cannot be broken to expanfd the fight area. Maybe we will have time to develop something like that in the next MK Yeah, A ring-out option would be koll. As far as the frost issue, it is extremely random and rare. we are investigating the best way to handle it.... Msmma asks: 'Is there any thing left for us to discover in the game? More Krypt secrets?' There is atleast one secret that is not known yet on all the platforms. As far as I know noone has found it yet Sounds cool Paulo, that will get the message boards fired up I'm sure Just in time Total-MK Asks: 'Did you get the idea for 'Cooking With Scorpion' from the MK Kard game, Kard 'Cooking With Kano' ? I have no idea?? Ok this one's for Ed I think people want you to bring back Noob.com - Do you have any plans to? the Cookw scorp video is a promotional piece that was played in hotel Tv channels. When MK was being shown at industry trade shows, Midway would buy commercial time in the hotel room TV channels. This was one of many great spots. woah, thats awesome :) I forgot about that I think our creative media department came up with that one. mister_satan666 asks: 'what happened to clothes ripper and body damage?' The body damage actually is in - as facial damage. loser99 asks: 'Any plans to balance the gameplay with an update? Would you add online play over Xbox Live! with an update to allow world-wide competition?' There were a few technical things that were keeping us from doing the cloth-ripping this time around - but I'm sure we want it in the next one :) What parts of the gameplay do ppl feel are unbalanced? I haven't really read much on this anywhere. We discussed going online for this round, but the market was really only just forming at that time. It's definitely something we will consider for the next game. mister_satan666 asks: 'is the older sub-zero brother still dead? will he ever return?' If i have my subs straight... you mean the one from mk1... I think he's oficially dead. <]{0MBAT> SimplyDisturbing asks: 'What officially happened to Shinnok after MK4' FatsJuggalo asks: 'in the discription of the drum arena it says that if there is a draw there, you can fight the big drummer dude.. is there any relevance to that?' But with all the realms and possibilities in MK... it isn't impossible to bring him back imagine 2 sub zeroes in an mk!! Heh it was an idea I had, but with time we had to complete the game it was not donw. Unless a programmer put it in thier secretly? No drawn matches, I'm afraid. Someone must win. but...but.. you said it was? ErmacWho asks: 'Good job on Reptile's new look. Will he look different in the next game (if he's on there)?' i hope we can get rep to look more like a dragon in the next game smoke22980 asks: 'Is there a Cheat Menu in the Game?' i answered the 12:43 question, it does not have any significance and is not a Bible reference True That Reptile's ending has him being ripped apart and reformed as the Dragon King. I'm sure that when he returns, he will be bigger and badder than ever. reptile will definitely evolve in the next game Amen brother. JERMAC_2000 asks: 'The Konquest missions were a great addition to the serie's. Will these same types of Training missions be in the next mortal kombat? Also, congrats to the Konquest team who worked on them (BRIAN and PAULO)' Mick... I don't know most of the secrets... Reptile will actually De-evolve, there is a loading image that shows the progression.... <]{0MBAT> Heh, I thought Mokap's ending was hilarious ;) we couldn't have done it with out alexander ... To be honest... the Devolve thing probably isn't what will happen in the next game... Thanks! Happy you like them! The training was helpful even for us in house, and really help bring new gamers into the MK fold. I suspect that gameplay mode will continue to grow and evolve in later chapters. he'lll more likely transform into a dragon.. which is cooler than devolving any further MuRdOiNk asks: 'For John Vogel, How born the idea to add to Mokap in the game???' the slow recover is probably a gameplay 'feature'... to make sure that there would be a punishment for missing a powerful move there would be a brief pause for the opponent to attack mokap was a late addition. He wasn't intended to be the next smoke or baraka sonya is a big user of slim fast What are your thoughts on the various parody projects, such as Mopologies (John the MK Janitor), MK 4.5 (a total conversion of MK4), and Mushroom Kombat (MK redone using Super Mario 3 sprites)? <]{0MBAT> bourwa asks: 'Does the guy on vacation for the 12:43 thing have a cell phone so you guys can call and bug him? j/k' <-- hahaha The_Purple_Bunny asks: 'Guys, to possibly clear once and for all, what is the official statement on Reiko. Is he Shao Kahn, or not?' I think he deserves not being called during his vacation :) the recover after the spear is that way probably because of how powerful it is... I am not feeling well ;( There is a risk to performing powerful moves... if you screw up, you leave yourself open. <]{0MBAT> Tony, at least you're using proper English. I haven't seen any of those parodies (perhaps some links?), but personally, I like the spirit of similar projects. we are so busy still finishing the european version of MKDA, excuse us if we dont know the parodies, but we do enjoy the humor they bring anyone seen the failure text in konquest mode yet? I have no problem with the run... talk to brain annd paulo to get Ed to put it back in.. Guys, I keep getting bugged about Shao Kahn. Is he officially dead, or just licking his wounds after getting whooped by Quan and Shang? I don't know if there are any hats yet. i know I have a shirt, tho. <]{0MBAT> Vogel...we're all too successful...we never see the failure text there were limitations based on individual console abilities... <]{0MBAT> i've seen something like "don't go easy on frost, you need to test her warrior abilities" oh... i haven't unlocked that koffin yet... I haven't heard the whisper yet. too bad Dan isn't here. "the secret is in the coupons?" Bear in mind that Shao Khan is a hugely powerful entity. He may not be out for the count yet. We'll need to see. M4C... when we need to do more throws... we'll give you a call :) Thanks Alexander. <]{0MBAT> I can't wait to see the anser about the Reiko one. It was a serious injury, at least :) Noob will show up if Ed says he wan't him. It is Ed's name after all. brinky asks: 'can you give us some hints on how to unlock the secret that no one has found yet??' Swamp lands were a background that tony did... it's in the GBA at this point Yes, its in the GBA version. Keep trying all sorts of places for button combos..... Mini Tobais costs... one MILLION gold koins i am working on noob.com and will updated it soon If noob was back in the next game.. he could still be called "noob" I was too busy working on the game to know all the secrets everyone else was up to... sorry for the cop-out Ed-Boon..you came back....im so touched :D Total-MK Asks 'ED: Was it your Idea to ad the 'Kano Transformations' Counter to the Arcade MKII Audits page ? haha.' Weee - major net burp! Sorry smoke22980 asks: 'Have yall heard about the koin glitches in the game?' pain... thatnks Guys, are there secrets within the game that can only be unlocked after a certain time? thanks everyone, hope you enjoy the game. stay tuned for the next game... The_Purple_Bunny asks: 'Guys, to possibly clear once and for all, what is the official statement on Reiko. Is he Shao Kahn, or not?' Even if I knew all the secrets.. i wouldn't reveal them.. only ed has the authority to do that.. (yep.... cop-out on my part) * Nero_2 has left #Mortalkombat As for the timelock - if it's in, it's certainly a nice idea.. no he is not shao kahn, but he is associated with him Heh we are all happy of the success dealy alliance glad you all like it and thanks for the chat good night Total-MK Asks 'ED: Was it your Idea to ad the 'Kano Transformations' Counter to the Arcade MKII Audits page ? haha.'The_Purple_Bunny asks: 'Guys, to possibly clear once and for all, what is the official statement on Reiko. Is he Shao Kahn, or not?' Thank you all. This was fun. jmnwhite... see you when MK6 comes out... the characters look around funny sometimes because the headtracking is messed up for a moment. you can see that a lot in the konquest mode.


November 3,2002
New Kano fatality revealed: First it gets all dark obviously. He then plunges his left hand into his defeated opponent's torso, ripping out their heart and throwing it to the ground in disgust. He then, with his right hand, reaches into your stomach region, and pulls out, what looks to be a liver. Then with both hands he reaches into your stomach again, and actually rips out their entire stomach. After all the internal organs have been removed, he kicks the opponent to the ground.


November 2,2002
New fake at the fake section.


October 8,2002
New banner on my site made by A1n_S0ph_Aur.


October 1,2002
More of my fakes added to the fakes section.


September 23,2002
IF you are looking for the PSM scans go to MKIntensive Thanks to The Switcher and Minus-Zero


September 10,2002
Here is some cool MKDA news thanks to Minus-Zero at MKIntensive
More MKDA news today.. What do you want Reptile to look like? well he's not gonna look like his MK4 costumes or his past MK2 costume and so on, he will look totally different and will have the look of a Ninja but with a hefty element of a Reptile in it. More Reptile News! It's been long enough now so i'll tell you, only 2 weeks ago his moves were programed into the MK:DA system and thats why we have not seen him. You have not seen him for these reasons: He is no where near completion (i.e his moves were only programed in 2 weeks ago) and the other is that Midway have not finalized his look as not to dissapoint the MK fans. He's starting to turn out to be quite a pain for information. More MKDA reveals (even if old) that Sindel may have returned, it was all up in the air wheather they were going to put her in it or not and it was 50/50 if there were going to, its still not finalized and she could still be in MKDA but i doubt it.


September 6,2002
My new site layout is finished


September 1,2002
New animation section