Night Slashers X - by BonusJZ

[fredo46]

I don't know if there's more. I'd like to look at this mod's levels.txt but it's too big for me to download IOW it would take long time for me to get the unpacked version.

Well, I was not talking about that way to discover secret levels. I'm talking about the good ol' way : discover by chance while playing and share with friends ! It's kind of exciting BonusJZ didn't give much information about levels, gameplay, bosses... so we can discover and share.

TIP I discovered  (maybe many of you discovered it already, too) : when fighting the Stone Golem, once it's destroyed for the first time, if you hit the glass globe fast enough (so you'd better get rid of other ennemies before hitting the golem), you'll kill it before it gains enough life to rebirth as the golem. Man, THIS is original, fun and ol' school spirit ! BonusJZ rocks.

[Septor]

fredo46
For sure i do think - this level is harder. But I needed less tryies to complete secret level, than original. The strategy for secret level can be found easier (for me)
BTW - You can kill doctor fast, so he wiil not transform into monster!

[fredo46]

For sure i do think - this level is harder. But I needed less tryies to complete secret level, than original. The strategy for secret level can be found easier (for me)

For me the "rooftop" level is hard and frustrating because I fall off so easy from the roof and get frustrated because I can't hit that flying demon more than twice, can't grab him... can you ?

BTW - You can kill doctor fast, so he wiil not transform into monster!

I thought it was possible, though I never managed to do it. It's even harder than for the stone golem because the doctor won't stay on the same place and will eventually fly off the screen where you can't beat him... Anyway, I'm getting used to the Frankenstein and he doesn't scare me anymore 

[Bloodbane]

once it's destroyed for the first time, if you hit the glass globe fast enough (so you'd better get rid of other ennemies before hitting the golem)

 Been there done that. I have been aware of this trick. Players who have played the original game should know about this. Well, come to think of it, maybe not all of them. In original game, we have to slam Golem with fully charged slam before he goes to pieces leaving the orb open. Fully charged slam means we need to charge attack button until it's fully charged before attempting to slam. Jake, Chris and Hong Hua performs different slam but the result is same for Golem.

You can kill doctor fast, so he wiil not transform into monster!

 Now I don't know about this one. I hardly care since I could defeat both doctor and monster version easily. I wonder if I could defeat the Mummy before he spawns doppels at all again .

"rooftop" level is hard and frustrating because I fall off so easy from the roof and get frustrated because I can't hit that flying demon more than twice, can't grab him... can you ?

 Yeah, it's the only level with hole which adds difficulty. We have no choice but to wait for the gargoyle to come to us on its own.

[fredo46]

I wonder if I could defeat the Mummy before he spawns doppels at all again .

Just did that (for the first time) yesterday night  . So, it's possible.

[maxman]

New bosses, huh? (Especially the mummy?) I better download to find out more bosses in this mod. I think it might be different from the last time, isn't it?

[fredo46]

I think it might be different from the last time, isn't it?

What last time ? Maybe you downloaded a demo ? Get the mod right now, for me it's THE best mod so far, It makes me want to play it again and again. It didn't happen to me since The Punisher, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Golden Axe - the Revenge of Death Adder

[fumanchu]

I just tried to get this to work on my Xbox (new unsecured pak version),
but it won't load up....Does it require a certain version of openbor to run?

yeah i am having the same problems as you cant get it to load up on the xbox.
you get some colours appearing onscreen then it just exits out and back to the dashoard.anyone got any ideas on how to fix this thanks.

[lifesignz]

Yeah fumanchu, same thing here.
Looks promising at first, then just freezes. Got my hopes up for a moment there.

[maxman]

What last time ? Maybe you downloaded a demo ? Get the mod right now, for me it's THE best mod so far, It makes me want to play it again and again. It didn't happen to me since The Punisher, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Golden Axe - the Revenge of Death Adder

Nope. The last time is the complete version of it, but with the Secure Pak version, which BonusJZ originally released it last year. Sorry for not being specific, I was mentioning about the Unsecured one that SX just recently released.

[fredo46]

So what are the differences between the two paks, secured and unsecured ? (I must have insecured because it's .pak)

[maxman]

So what are the differences between the two paks, secured and unsecured ? (I must have insecured because it's .pak)

To answer that, fredo46, let me explain briefly about 'em.

The secured pak is the one that has its initials saying "SPK", meaning it's a secure pak (file). But to me, there's only one problem about .spk. You can't extract the .spk ones for modding especially the secured pak of Night Slashers X I have.

The unsecured one is the common type which simply is a .pak, as we know. Most pak files, you can use to extract sprites for modding your own. You can use any sprites you want for your own mod.

I heard the pak version of Night Slashers X just released but I haven't downloaded it yet. Hope you understand the terms, man.

[fredo46]

Hey man, I don't mod but I work in computer science so I already know that, I'm no dumbass, thanks. I was asking about the game differences (like the Mummy you said is not in the game for example).

EDIT : just checked my version it IS the .spk one. So I guess you just didn't play long enough to mee the mummy... or you found another path ?

[fumanchu]

Yeah fumanchu, same thing here.
Looks promising at first, then just freezes. Got my hopes up for a moment there.

you can always play the arcade game on coinops reignite,including the japanese version which has all the blood.

[maxman]

Hey man, I don't mod but I work in computer science so I already know that, I'm no dumbass, thanks. I was asking about the game differences (like the Mummy you said is not in the game for example).

EDIT : just checked my version it IS the .spk one. So I guess you just didn't play long enough to mee the mummy... or you found another path ?

To be honest, I thought BonusJZ made an update for NSX before SX released an unsecured pak for downloads. I just realized that the games are the same, but the files are different. I already checked but there is no mummy boss in the pak version. I didn't complete the pak version yet. However, I did finish with the spk version. I'd say I didn't find the mummy in it. What I remember is some pages ago in this thread, BonusJZ posted some images showing some new moves. For example, Christopher jumps to the wall in stage 2 and jumps from it, and then attacks the enemy. I'll show you this one later.