Mercurius Studios

VWF Intergalactic Championship Bracket!

mercuriusstudios — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:24:33 +0000

Here’s the bracket, in case you missed out on Nitro. You can predict the winners by clicking here.

WWE ’12 Patch Notes…did they work?

mercuriusstudios — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:57:04 +0000

Right now, we’re testing the latest patch for WWE ’12, and below are the things that they “worked” on. They will be attached with a FIXED or FAIL next to them, after they are tested.

WWE ’12 Patch List Notes

General Gameplay

Fixed an issue where the ring texture would flash black or different colors FIXED
Addressed multiple Finisher system bugs in which players were awarded too many or too few Finishers
Fixed an issue where the Defender would freeze if the Right Stick was pressed in any direction while being Irish Whipped FIXED
Fixed an issue where two Superstars in a pin sequence swapped positions when an interfering Superstar woke the referee as he/she was standing
Fixed an issue where Superstars would freeze if certain running corner attacks were performed in the Royal Rumble
Both attacks in the Running Strikes and Running Grapples categories should now trigger consistently (Strikes: FIXED, Grapples: FAIL)
Fixed several situations where a created Superstar’s move set was being improperly reset to default settings
Fixed several instances where players could Irish Whip their opponents through the Cell and/or Barricade FIXED
Fixed an issue that caused Superstars to freeze when a Finisher was performed
Sound is now working correctly after restarting a Brawl FIXED
Tuned pin escape mini-game in Elimination Chamber matches. Players can now escape after being hit with a Finisher.
Fixed a problem where tables were not properly re-spawning in Tables matches (PS3 only)
Fixed cameras for environmental weapons attacks FIXED
Various gameplay bug fixes (Rope reacts properly when players are against it: FIXED)

Universe Mode

Brands can now consist entirely of created Superstars. However, match card creation still requires players to use Superstars with at least one of each crowd reaction setting (‘boo’ and ‘cheer’) to properly book matches.
The Draft option now functions properly
Lowered the frequency of injuries in Universe Mode
Addressed issue where Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank winners were not getting their title shots at WrestleMania and/or the option to cash in Money in the Bank
Fixed various crashes to help improve overall stability of Universe Mode
Various Universe Mode bug fixes

Online

Made numerous improvements to help improve stability and reliability of Community Creations. FAIL
General stability improvements in Royal Rumble matches

Miscellaneous

Fixed an issue where the DLC versions of Edge and Christian’s entrance animations were replaced by Alberto Del Rio’s animations if edits were made to their music and/or mini-tron FAIL
Players can now edit a created Superstar’s move set after viewing the model in Community Creations
Resolved several issues with Divas entrances
Props can now be disabled during entrances FAIL
Fixed several issues with Custom Soundtracks (Plays during winning animation: FIXED, continues into winning animation, music stops after a superstar enters in Championship Scramble at certain time: FAIL)
General stability improvements in Story Designer Mode

Please, let us know what has fixed and what has failed in the patch by replying here. We will update this, every time!

WWE ’12 Patch Aftermath…not so good?

mercuriusstudios — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:00:37 +0000

Today, the 4MB patch has been released, and people got to download and test the results. The gameplay was patched up, and now runs a lot better. However, when it comes to online & created superstars…it got worse than when we first got it, back in November, 2011.

This morning, when I downloaded the patch, the online CC was working better, the custom music cut out during winning animations was no more (in fact, the music continues into the winning animation), and the words of Ledesma of an All-CAS-Brand was true. However, as the day progressed, the online got terribly worse…

I mean, long waits to Server Not Online, constantly. This is not was people expect from a patch.

Also, the Crotch/Bra Blur glitch, that everyone loved, was patched up, leaving ppl without a way to make decent created superstars/divas that some parts are needed to be applied on either areas. This was not on the patch list, but Yuke’s did it, anyway. So why patch something that people loved to do? Remember this?

In GTAIV, there was an area in Liberty City where a swing set is bugged so much, that a tap with a car triggers the glitch and it’ll make you fly at a random direction, with or without a car. Did Rockstar patch that? No. Why? Because people are having fun with that sing set so much, there isn’t any need to do one.

So, why patch something that people enjoy? Dunno, but someone at THQ or Yuke’s was taking notes and wanting to patch it, without writing it in the patch notes. More so, will we see another patch to fix online? If I were THQ…I’d say, “In due time.”

More months of waiting, anyone?

WWE ’12 Releases Patch Notes & DLC Info

mercuriusstudios — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:55:10 +0000

The patch is coming!

Earlier today, Cory Ledesma of THQ posted on wwe.thq.com the official patch notes for it’s release, next week. In it are the fixes that fans, like us, have made input toward making it. We’ll dive deep into each of them as we go along, to show you what ppl experienced.

General Gameplay

Fixed an issue where the ring texture would flash black or different colors

Either a corner, or half of the ring flickers during the match.

Addressed multiple Finisher system bugs in which players were awarded too many or too few Finishers
Fixed an issue where the Defender would freeze if the Right Stick was pressed in any direction while being Irish Whipped
Fixed an issue where two Superstars in a pin sequence swapped positions when an interfering Superstar woke the referee as he/she was standing
Fixed an issue where Superstars would freeze if certain running corner attacks were performed in the Royal Rumble
Both attacks in the Running Strikes and Running Grapples categories should now trigger consistently

It’s possible that it meant that only one running strike/grapple was happening, and that even tapping the A(x) or X(square) button does the same as holding the buttons.

Fixed several situations where a created Superstar’s move set was being improperly reset to default settings

This happened usually when adding a different attire.

Fixed several instances where players could Irish Whip their opponents through the Cell and/or Barricade
Fixed an issue that caused Superstars to freeze when a Finisher was performed
Sound is now working correctly after restarting a Brawl

Sound got muted when restarting the Free Brawl.

Tuned pin escape mini-game in Elimination Chamber matches. Players can now escape after being hit with a Finisher.
Fixed a problem where tables were not properly re-spawning in Tables matches (PS3 only)
Fixed cameras for environmental weapons attacks

Sometimes the camera was positioned behind an object or crowd, when attempting those, blocking the view.

Various gameplay bug fixes

Possibly fixing ones that involve when positioned against the ropes & ring post, and certain moves that end up with superstars/divas going though the canvas of the ring for a sec.

Universe Mode

Brands can now consist entirely of created Superstars. However, match card creation still requires players to use Superstars with at least one of each crowd reaction setting (‘boo’ and ‘cheer’) to properly book matches.

This was promised by Ledesma before release, but never actually worked, when the game came out.

The Draft option now functions properly
Lowered the frequency of injuries in Universe Mode

There are A LOT of injuries that reported to be “career-threatening”.

Addressed issue where Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank winners were not getting their title shots at WrestleMania and/or the option to cash in Money in the Bank
Fixed various crashes to help improve overall stability of Universe Mode
Various Universe Mode bug fixes

Online

Made numerous improvements to help improve stability and reliability of Community Creations.

You get “Server Not Available” notices 78% of the time, when you go into CC.

General stability improvements in Royal Rumble matches

Almost similar to SvR11, when the Royal Rumble had laggy issues.

Miscellaneous

Fixed an issue where the DLC versions of Edge and Christian’s entrance animations were replaced by Alberto Del Rio’s animations if edits were made to their music and/or mini-tron
Players can now edit a created Superstar’s move set after viewing the model in Community Creations
Resolved several issues with Divas entrances
Props can now be disabled during entrances
Fixed several issues with Custom Soundtracks

The custom soundtracks are “too quiet”, compared to in-game music. Also, the custom soundtracks stop after the replay of the match, and it was silent during the winning animation.

General stability improvements in Story Designer Mode

It freezes after matches, view of superstars/divas that are altered by Superstar Threads were completely black/colored from top to bottom…just like Highlight Reel glitch in SvR11.

The patch will be out on January 30th!

As for the final DLC pack, the Legends & Superstars DLC Pack, that will be out the day after the patch (January 31st/February 1st in the UK)…in it will be Macho Man Randy Savage, Batista, & Mick Foley. Also, there will be 2 FREE DLCs: Brodus Clay (NOT the Funkasaurus one), & Masked Kane (which also appeared on SvR11)!

I must say that THQ & Yuke’s have improved their fan feedback, recently. And this patch note shows that with many of us noticing the issues and reporting them via social network, they listen and take notice.

CONGRATS, THQ & YUKE’S!!! YOU EARNED A LOT OF RESPECT!

NOTE TO KODANSHA USA: Wake up!

mercuriusstudios — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:37:03 +0000

We’re glad Sailor Moon is back, in manga form…but there’s so many problems–and Kodansha USA refuses to correct them. When they hired William Flanagan to translate the manga, he translated kanji-for-kanji, and tried to make it more our language. Unfortunately, this ends up in more errors than you can shake a stick at. And those errors were untouched, when it comes to the Editor’s job. We’ve seen how many errors William made, in the first 3 volumes of the “new” manga, and Sailor V, which also had it’s share.

These mistakes are signs that the mangas are rushed, untouched for further editing, and some require us to look the term up on the net. Yeah, it doesn’t explain some sayings in the manga itself. The words that came out of Kodansha USA’s mouths, during their panel at SDCC 2011, “We’ll treat this series with proper care,” have become nothing more than utter bulls**t!

No only has they treated the series poorly, but suck-ups like ANN & other sites that rated the mangas, so far, a 4/5 or greater, should’ve graded them a 3-1/2 star, for being too rushed, and translating words that make no sense to the common teenager. We, Moonies, know wrong from right…would you rather have a manga that has Jupiter saying, “Spark ring. Wide Pressure.”, or Motoki being “Bro”, or “Princess Queen Beryl”?

NO!

F**K NO!

It is the worst kind of translating, I…or anyone, has ever seen!

And worst yet, Kodansha USA can’t take criticism. All we got is a couple emails which rarely get replied, a twitter account which hasn’t updated in months, and voicing our opinions at whatever anime convention Kodansha is heading to. THAT’S IT!

Kodansha USA, there are 99.5% of business who take criticism from people. The people voice their concerns and they tend to adjust them to the people’s liking. You are the 5% who don’t care about us, and only about your own business and money. To make things right, you must go by your word…and I mean EVERY WORD. “Great care” is a promising statement that should be taken with responsibility and reason. When you go have Mr. Flanagan translate manga, you MUST have a voice. A voice of the people who will let you know the rights and wrongs of any manga. Every company has that. Why can’t you? This is 2012…the year that the audience help make the business.

TUTORIAL: Gender Mod for WWE ’12.

mercuriusstudios — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:11:32 +0000

This is for those who support the Divas and want them to play in every match type, and be able to hold onto every championship…and not just the Women’s & Divas Championships. For now, this is the only method of accessing and changing their gender to work. BTW, this tutorial was partially made by kayne, from Xbox Hacking Portal forums.

The apps you need:

Modio (Google that up. Easy to find.)
A Hex editor program (I use Hex Workshop)
WWE ’12 Save Game Fix (Beta) Made by PUR3 RAF3X (You must sign up into the Xbox Hacking Portal forums, and wait for confirmation email to access this.)

Get the file SaveData.dat from the 360 HDD through Modio. It’ll be under WWE ’12>Game Saves.
Drag the SaveData.dat into the program’s window, usually near the bottom of the window, below “GameTuts”. It will open a window with the save info.
Click on the File Contents tab and right-click on Save Data.Dat. Left click on Extract File, and place it in a folder that’s not in the same location as the original, as you’ll have to name it SaveData.dat. That file is where the next step will be using.
Minimize Modio, for now, and open up your Hex Editor program. Drag the file you just extracted into the program.
Left-click on Edit>Find, and in the new window, change Type to Text String, as that will help you find which one(s) you’ll mod. Type the name in the Value area, and hit Ok. You’ll be able to see your CAW’s name. For example, we will be using “The Princess”.
Find the sets, like shown in the image below, and select the first set. In the first set, where it shows “01″, that means it a Diva, type 00 to change your Diva to a superstar.
In the highlighted area, the first set of digits are for gender: 00 = Male, 01 = Diva. Second set is for weight class: 01 = Lightweight/Featherweight, up to 04 = Super Heavyweight.
One you’re done, save and edit the Hex Editor program.
Open the WWE ’12 Save Game Fix program, and click Open. Find your file that you just edited in Hex Editor, and select it. Hit Open, then click on Fix. This is to prevent save errors upon loading the save in the game.
Go back into Modio and under the File Contents tab, if you left it open, right-click on SaveData.dat, and select Replace file. Select that file again, and hit Open.
Select the General File Info tab and click on Rehash and Resign. Usually, your Profile ID and Device ID are already there. But, to be safe, just select Rehash & Resign.
Then drag that SaveData.dat file, you just rehashed and resigned, back in to your HDD, under WWE ’12>Game Saves. If it asks to replace, click Ok.
Then, test your save to see if it works! If it loads fine, you’re good to go!

NOTE: If your file is more than 5MB, at around 11MB, when you replace the extracted file, DO NOT WORRY. The game will fix the file size, and still work.

If anyone has issues, reply here or tweet me @mercurius360.

EDIT: It works without using Le Fluffie. So, I suggest trying the Modio method, first!

WWE ’12 Save Tool w/ Gender Mods already out?! You bet!

mercuriusstudios — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:24:57 +0000

I ran across this youtube vid from a post in the Xbox Hacking Portal forums, ran by Brienj, that released a save mod, which has a Gender Mod…that’s what I’ve been finding, to finish the creations for Season 2 of VWF. This video shows how it’s done, and below it is the description of what is meant for.

WWE 12 Hacking Tool is out ! It’s for Xbox360 only of course.

Functions :

- Get 7 abilities (CAWs and Superstars)
- Mod your Attributes up to 255 (CAWs and Superstars)
- Unlock Npcs (JR, Cole, Chimel, Jacob…)
- Play with Divas in All matches
- Match modifiers: without restrictions ! Elimination 6-Man HIAC ? Hell yeah.
- CAW Manager is fully working !
- Now includes the Gender Mod to both CAWs and Superstar/Divas!

tired of the game’s glitch when you copy a caw and all his moveset goes back to default ? Well, this won’t ever happen again.
With this CAWs Manager, you will even be able to take a CAW from someone else’s save and put it in your save.

Here is a video of the hacks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp_Q_NgI7UA

Why do i release this tool now whereas last year i did a lot later ?
Simple: i sent THQ an e-mail (and i think they have read it since it happened)
I told them to make some cap on the CAWs to prevent online modding. And that’s what they did.
You won’t be able to go online with a MAXED OUT CAW. Your CAW’s stats will be green in the online screen and brought back to 70.
Ppl will also be able to see you have hacked your guy, so they won’t fight you.

When i’m done playing the game i will Enable the gender mod for CAW and Fireworks for CAW options in the tool.
I just love to be the only one to do this so i want to keep this like that for a moment.
Note: I don’t use modded stats. I just use a DIVA CAW in male matches and I customed my entrances.
Like i said i make the game better, i don’t ruin it.

The Tool is only 3.33 EUR (About USD $5).

How to get it:
- Download this rar file, and you will find the link to the paypal account where you will pay. You will then receive the hacking tool by email in the next 48h.

Paypal Link
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JSHLXWR0

- Open the tool and Enter the paypal email you paid with. This should activate your Tool.

- Load your Save.dat in the WWE 12 Hacking tool, mod, saven then click Rehash&Resign.

You are done ! enjoy !
Enjoy !

So, if any of you ask how I hacked the ladies to play in every matchtype…here ya go! So, if you want to mod your female CAWs, go and pay him for the tool…and make sure you don’t share this with anyone. Just point them to the youtube vid, and tell them to pay about $5 for it! Just read the description, as shown here.

EDIT: The Gender Mod is now available for CAWs & Superstars/Divas, in a recent update.

VWF Roster Transfer/Arena Creation update!

mercuriusstudios — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:11:56 +0000

We’re updating throughout, until every vixen is moved from SvR11 to WWE ’12 and created the arenas we wanted. Here’s the latest, as we’ll keep you posted, right here:

ROSTER:
Abdala Bin Laden -
Aerith Gainsborough - COMPLETE
Ami Mizuno - COMPLETE
Ashlee Simpson - COMPLETE
Danica Patrick – COMPLETE
Dixie Clemets -
Haruka Tenoh - COMPLETE
Hilary Duff - COMPLETE
Jessica Simpson - COMPLETE
Jill Valentine - COMPLETE
Lara Croft - COMPLETE
Lindsay Lohan – COMPLETE
LuFisto – COMPLETE (Needs Decent Moveset)
Makoto Kino - COMPLETE
Michiru Kaioh – COMPLETE
Mickie James – DOWNLOADED
Minako Aino – COMPLETE
Morgan Webb -
Olivia Munn -
Rei Hino - COMPLETE
Reiko Hinomoto -
Rikku – COMPLETE
Rinoa Heartilly – COMPLETE
Sakura Haruno – COMPLETE
Tifa Lockheart – COMPLETE
Usagi Tsukino – COMPLETE
X-23 -
Yuna - COMPLETE
Owner Freddy Jay Francis – COMPLETE
Theo Clardy – COMPLETE

ARENAS:
Nitro - COMPLETE
Retribution 2012 – COMPLETE
WarGames 2012 – COMPLETE
Femme Fatale 2012 – COMPLETE
(January’s Mega Event TBA) 2013 – COMPLETE
(February’s Mega Event TBA) 2013 – COMPLETE
(March’s Special Event TBA) 2013 – COMPLETE
VixenMania 2 – COMPLETE

UPDATED 12/1/11: Revealed December’s mega event as Femme Fatale, shown on VWF Nitro S01E09.

Rant #2 on Sailor Moon’s Anime Return

mercuriusstudios — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:42:39 +0000

For the past few months, I’ve been keeping track on Funimation and their status on getting the Sailor Moon anime back to America. However, repeated replies from Adam Sheehan lead me to believe that they are having difficulties with Toei.

This seems far-fetched, but how else can you explain the situation, even though we’re seeing the merchandise appear on Hot Topic and various anime stores like Right Stuf? Heck, the manga made it’s grand return back in September, with volume 2 of both Sailor Moon & Sailor V coming out within a week! Is it a marketing ploy, to “test the waters” before making a decision to go forward on bringing the anime? Somehow, it looks that way.

When Toei made the decision to re-issue the license back to the world, after a 7-year “lockdown”, they started with Italy, back in 2010…with huge success! Then, hey start licensing the series to other counties, like Hong Kong, the Middle East…heck, one country in Africa is getting Sailor Moon for the first time! What’s left out is USA…and how close are we from getting it? As close as Mexico.

So, how much longer until we get it? Well…until Toei realizes that DiC has extinct, and there’s no other company that dubbed it, when it came here first-time around. Toei needs to realize that not all counties will get their original dubs back, and that there will be countries that will need a new, better, uncut dub…we just happened to be one of those.

But, what if FUNimation was holding back on us, until the appropriate time? It was done with one of the Evengelion movies, until Otakon 2010, when they actually got it! So, the timeline with Funimation is sketchy, at best. At this time, they got nearly a hundred anime series licensed, so it may take some time before they get most of every series’ episodes done, before they can acquire more, to keep their business going.

Most importantly, don’t hold your breath…do something else in your life, and eventually Funimation–or any other company–will pick it up, and we won’t even know it.

It’s not the end of the world if Sailor Moon will never come back…it’s a business thing that needs to be accomplished, before going forward on it.

That’s my rant…and I’m sticking to it!

VWF EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Tifa Lockhart

mercuriusstudios — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:52:16 +0000

After the incident, on episode three of VWF Monday Nitro, Todd Grisham caught up with Tifa Lockhart and was asked her a few questions on what happened out there, and why.

TODD: Tifa, thanks for your time to come out and answer a few questions.

TIFA: Ask away. You know I don’t have all week.

TODD: Very well. I know the first question is going back to the finish of the main event on episode 3 of Nitro. What was going though your head at that time?

TIFA: Me and Aerith have been best friends for a long time, even though we don’t see eye-to-eye in the ring too often. I has my gameplan for tonight, and that gameplan was to help Aerith end her longtime feud with Lindsay.

TODD: Even if it means backstabbing your TXA teammate, Ami, just to do it?

TIFA: *sighs* Even that, I must do it to help her.

TODD: What do you think is going though Ami’s mind, right now?

TIFA: I hope she’s thinking that what I did is the right way. Furthermore, I–

(Ami storms in)

AMI: What the f**k was wrong with you, Tifa?!

TIFA: Me? What I did was right for Aerith!

AMI: For her?! What about me?! Why did you screw me in our tag team match?!

TODD: Ladies! Ladies, please. Since you joined us, Ami, what is your thoughts on that main event finish?

AMI: I dunno what’s going though your mind, but I thought we agreed to prevent Lindsay from competing against Aerith.

TIFA: It was a last-second decision, on my part. We have to look to what’ll happen if we won, in the long run…I mean, Lindsay & Abdala will continue non-stop, until they get their way.

AMI: Really? Did you ever think, for one second, that what we planned to do was to protect Aerith…in the long run?

TIFA: I did, but being her guards is not what we want to do.

TODD: On that topic, can you three get along, at this point? I mean, now that Lindsay has her title shot against Aerith at Retribution.

AMI: Right now, we need to think this over. Recover from our loss and make sure that Aerith gets the best protection.

TIFA: Aerith does not need protection, when she must finish her fights alone.

AMI: Alone? When the numbers are against you, you must even the playing field. That’s what we’re doing…right?

TIFA: I told you, she can finish her fights. It has nothing to do with us.

AMI: If it has nothing to do with us, then why does she need us? Now, if you excuse me, I’ll leave you two to finish this interview.

TODD: Thank you, Ami.

(Ami leaves)

TODD: You two have been long-time friends?

TIFA: We were. We always love to goof around, breaking the forth wall, and make a name for ourselves. But, those are the good old days of NGW. Now…now it’s just…

TODD: I understand. Thanks for talking with us, Tifa.

TIFA: No prob. I’m sure we’ll pull through, in the end.