The Day of Σ finally arrives, with Commander Sigma becoming the final playable character in MMXOD! At last, the main antagonist of the X series is now an official character, along with his Mavericks. Sigma's gameplay is unique amongst the cast in that he can summon various Mavericks as sub-characters, each with their own small but focused moveset. Sigma can issue commands to these Mavericks or even take full control of them on the battlefield.
X has risen and adapted to this new threat as well. He can now unleash his mysterious Unlimited Potential, a new hyper mode for unarmored X, to combat his nemesis. X also gets a few other powerful new options in this update, such as an optional X6-esque Beam Saber that can be used as unarmored X only, as well as the long-requested Ultimate Armor!
There were a lot of folks that contributed something to this update, and a lot of pre-existing fan art made this update possible, so check out the credits page if you're curious to see who did what. Thanks to all that made this update possible!
Added Sigma as a character, along with his 8 Mavericks from X1, plus his pet wolf Velguarder.
Added Unlimited Potential, a 10-scrap revival-based hypermode exclusive to unarmored X. Activate by pressing SPECIAL immediately after dying to begin the revival process. After a sequence with Dr. Light's spirit, X's unlimited evolutionary potential will kick in, refilling his health and ammo, and granting him the following properties:
Added Ultimate Armor for X. In MMXOD, the Ultimate Armor grants the effects of all three X armors and all four X3 chips when activated! There are two ways to activate Ultimate Armor X:
In addition to all the X armors and chips, the Ultimate Armor also grants the following effects:
X can now re-equip any armor part previously purchased in a match, without having to rebuy it, if unequipping the part or purchasing the part from a different set. This makes armor mixing and mid-match armor swaps a more viable strategy.
Unarmored X can now equip the X6 Beam Saber in the loadout menu. Press SPECIAL to swing it for 3 damage, or 2 damage in the air. If equipped, X won't be able to upgrade his armor.
Added two new maps: X-hunter 2 (a large map), and Doppler 1v1 (where MK-II Vile was fought in MMX3).
General
Mega Man X
X-Buster: Level 3 (yellow) charge shot now only deals half flinch.Headbutt now has a flinch cooldown of 1 second.
Uncharged Homing Torpedo shoot cooldown decreased from 0.75 to 0.625.Uncharged Homing Torpedo ammo usage increased to 2.
Uncharged Storm Tornado no longer pushes, but now deals damage again. This distinguishes it from Storm Eagle's Storm Tornado, which pushes but deals no damage (like in the real MMX1).Uncharged Storm Tornado ammo usage increased to 2.Charged Boomerang Cutter hitboxes were tweaked to better match the animation. This should make both aiming and dodging the boomerangs less confusing and more consistent.Charged Shotgun Ice now freezes instantly on contact.Charged Shotgun Ice sled no longer damages enemies or falls to the ground until it is fully formed.Uncharged Spin Wheel reworked. No longer deals 3 damage before disappearing; instead, it works much like Tornado Fang, slowing down both itself and foes on contact, dealing multiple quick hits of 1 damage.Uncharged Spin Wheel ammo usage increased to 2.Uncharged Crystal Hunter ammo usage increased to 2.Strike Chain range and pull speed reduced while carrying the flag.Uncharged Acid Burst shoot cooldown reduced from 0.75s to 0.5s.Charged Parasitic Bomb effect no longer lost on mini-flinch.Charged Parasitic Bomb can now be used with Double Buster and Hyper Charge.Charged Spinning Blade now has a flinch cooldown of 1 second.Charged Ray Splasher no longer shoots randomly but in a cone pattern, much like uncharged.Charged Ray Splasher health reduced from 6 to 4.Charged Ray Splasher now only lasts 4 seconds, and can only have one on the map at a time.Uncharged Gravity Well now has a gravitational effect again. However, its radius has been greatly reduced since 11.7, only affecting enemies that are actually making contact with and taking damage from the well hitbox itself. In addition, the gravitational effect will completely halt y-axis momentum, making it harder to drop foes in pits with it.Uncharged Gravity Well can now be manually opened up by pressing SHOOT, without having to wait for it to come to a complete stop.Uncharged Gravity Well behavior reworked to match the X3 behavior. The well will now return to X after spending its max time on the map. It must return to X before he can shoot another Well.Uncharged Gravity Well can now be retracted manually by pressing SHOOT when it's still active.Uncharged Gravity Well ammo usage increased to 2.Charged Gravity Well now damages enemies carried into the ceiling if they hit it at a certain speed.Frost Shield ground spikes can now be damaged by any weapons that can damage cracked walls, in addition to all fire attacks. Each spike has 4 hit points.Uncharged Frost Shield ammo usage increased to 2.Charged Tornado Fang now deals flinch, but now has a flinch cooldown of 1 second.Charged Tornado Fang damage reduced from 2 to 1.All armor costs reduced from 2 head / 6 body / 4 arm / 3 boots, to 1 head / 3 body / 4 arm / 2 boots.X1 chest now reduces flinch time by using a shorter flinch animation.X1 chest damage reduction reduced from 1/4 to 1/8.X3 chest damage reduction reduced from 50% blue / 75% orange to 25% blue / 50% orange.Head chip can no longer heal X when invisible.Cross Shot: balls from second part now only deal 1 damage and no flinch, but all 4 can hit at once for a total of 4 extra damage.Hyper Charge slot setting change now applies after the next respawn, without having to leave the match anymore.Hyper Charge cooldown reduced by half for X-Buster only.Hyper Charge behavior for the following weapons was reworked: Chameleon Sting, Rolling Shield, Bubble Splash. No longer preserves the effect of these weapons' charge shots by switching from them to Hyper Buster and vice versa. Instead, using Hyper Charge on these weapons will simply switch to that weapon before activating the charged effect.Hyper Charge no longer flashes X's arms when it can be fired, as this can now cause confusion with the new Unlimited Potential hyper. Instead, like in MMX3, X will have a special charge effect when the weapon is active.Reduced Gold Armor cost to 5 scrap, and can now earn scrap on kills.Gold Armor Beam Saber hitboxes improved to better match the animation; now hits above and behind X as well.Gold Armor beam saber attack damage reduced from 8/4 to 4/4.Gold Armor no longer immune to DoT effects like burn and acid.Zero
Zero can no longer double jump or use midair Rising with the flag.Awakened Zero's Shingetsurin now costs 1 scrap to shoot.Awakened Zero's Shin Messenkou now runs on a meter that fills on damage taken, like with his other Giga Attacks.Black Zero saber swings now go through all shields (Frost Shield, Gaea Shield, etc).Vile
Longshot Gizmo damage reduced from 2+2+2+2+2 to 3+2+1+1+1 (from 10 max to 8 max).Longshot Gizmo no longer recovers E-bar while it's being used. Firing all 5 shots will leave Vile with a completely empty E bar.Fat Boy projectile energy cost increased to 24.Fat Boy projectile speed and range reduced.Humerus Crush and Popcorn Demon can now damage cracked walls.Humerus Crush speed and range increased.Spoiled Brat now deals half flinch on hit, with a flinch cooldown of 1 second.Infinity Gig now can aquire targets mid-flight.Fire Grenade burn time per hit reduced to 1.Air Bomb explosions and bombs can now both deal damage at once. This increase the damage potential of the move.Peace Out Roller hit cooldown increased from 0.15s to 0.5s. This makes it only capable of hitting the same foe once.Frog Armor can now jump out of deep water by holding UP before jumping (like with Launch Octopus).Frog Armor jump height reduced while carrying the flag.Speed Devil armor now increases speed by 15% (was 10%).Vile MK-II grab now has super armor.Vile MK-II grab hitbox size increased.Vile MK-II grab time increased to 4 seconds max.Goliath Armor now has 64 HP that comes in two "layers" of 32 HP each. The first layer acts as a shield and shows up as blue bars overlayed on the health meter. This shield layer will take hits for the Goliath Armor, and when it's empty, the Goliath Armor's real hit points will be exposed. The shield can even absorb insta-kill moves like Hadouken, protecting the Goliath from immediate destruction. However, the shield layer can't be healed.Axl
Copy Shot now maxes out at 4 damage at yellow charge. Red charge won't increase the damage or speed and its only difference from yellow charge now is the ability to activate Hyper Modes.Splash Laser now deals 1 damage per hit.Explosion damage reduced to 3.Reduced Explosion self knockback with flag.Black Arrow cooldown decreased from 0.5s (1s alt) to 0.4s (0.8s alt).Wind Cutter damage increased to 3.Wind Cutter ammo increased to 4.Moving Wheel start damage reduced to 3.Bound Blaster sonar beacons now last twice as long.Volt Tornado cooldown now activated after shooting Plasma Gun primary fire.Volt Tornado now lasts a shorter amount of time after moving forward.Gaea Shield can now reflect projectiles.Gaea Shield can no longer be destroyed by Rolling/Frost Shield.Ice Gattling rev alt fire now revs the minigun twice as fast.Flame Burner ammo usage increased by 50%.Flame Burner range reduced, and no longer passes through enemies.Airblast self knockback reduced by 33%, and more when carrying the flag.Airblast now deals 33% more knockback to enemies, and grounded enemies won't have knockback resistance.Airblast can now reflect missile-type weapons, such as Homing Torpedo, Vile and Ride Armor missiles, and Blast Launcher grenades.Can no longer hover while carrying the flag.Stealth Mode's reveal time on shoot was reduced by half.Stealth Mode reworked to behave like Awakened Zero. It no longer consumes 10 scrap immediately, but drains it over time, lasting for as long as Axl has scrap. In addition, Axl can now cancel Stealth Mode by charging up Copy Shot all the way.