Decorations
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Decorations are a subcategory under Tilesets in the Level Builder consisting of cosmetic options to make levels appear more lively. Similar to tiles, some decorations may also contain collision properties.
The first type of decorations were Plates added in 1.2.0, however decorations were not given their own category until 1.9.0. Decorations prior to version 1.9.0 were listed under the "Special" subcategory under the "Tilesets" category.
Plates
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Plates are 2x2 solid tiles featuring the names of the main antagonists across the Mega Man series. Wily, Mr. X, and Cossack Plates were added to Mega Man Maker in version 1.2.0 with more plates and variants added in later versions.
As of version 1.8.5.2 of Mega Man Maker, there are 80 plates in Mega Man Maker:
- 27 Wily Plates
- 8 Cossack Plates
- 5 Mr. X Plates
- 8 Light Plates
- 8 Right Plates
- 15 King Plates
- 9 Stardroid Plates
For additional information, see Plates.
Shadows
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Shadows are a decoration type that add black shapes to the background where they are placed. Drop and Pit Shadows were added in 1.5.0, with Wall, Corner and Full Shadows and additional options added in 1.8.4.
Since version 1.9.0, shadows will have a gray dotted outline around them when the Level Builder grid outline is enabled.[1]
Variants
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| Drop Shadow |  |
For all those times when you need shadows under your platforms. | N/A |             |
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Used for indicating what's instant death and what's a safe passage. |             | ||
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For accenting walls, also for hiding stains. | Right |              |
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| Corner Shadow (Inner) |  |
For connecting vertical and horizontal shadows. | Top right |              | |
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| Corner Shadow (Outer) |  |
Make just a detail with shadows. | Top right |              | |
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| Full Shadow |  |
For when you need complete darkness. Good for detailing backgrounds. | |||
Color options
Since 1.9.0, the player can choose between 56 colors for each shadow type by selecting a gear option icon.
Sun Rays
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Sun Rays are a decoration type added in 1.8.3.
When placed in a room, all water (including Section Wide Liquid set to water) on screen will be given a shine effect, simulating sunlight. However, it does not work for Chemical Solution, Burst Water or their Section Wide Liquid variants.
Miscellaneous
| Icon | Decoration | Description | Layer | Builder space | Collision? | Animated? | Stage of Origin | Game of Origin | Spriter(s) | Programmer(s) | Added in version | Options |
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Fire Fence | A railing made to help keep workers from falling into molten steel below. |  6 - Close front
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1x1 | No | No | Fire Man | Has seven variations. | ||||
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Fire Fence (PU) | The steel foundry has had a modernization. | 6 - Close front
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1x1 | No | No | Fire Man | Options to split into individual fences or connect to adjacent fences. | ||||
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Guts Fence | Mega Man doesn't have the guts to jump this warning fence. |  4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Guts Man | |||||
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Bush | Wily proudly planted these bushes at the entrance of his first fortress. | 4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Wily Stage 1 | Six color variants: Green, Dark Green, Orange, Blue, Gray, and Pink | ||||
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MM1 Statue | Honor robots of the past! Just don't expect them to fight back.[2] |  3 - Far back
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2x2 | No | No[3] | Wily Stage 4 (Guts Man statue) | GamerFromTheWeb (shading, Oil Man and Bond Man sprites) |
Including both initial concept art and Hitoshi Ariga's design of Bond Man | |||
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Air Goblin | People say ugly figureheads scare away evil spirits. Can't place on spikes. | 6 - Close front
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2x1 | Yes | No | Air Man | |||||
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Water Pressure | This water jet also comes with a mister mode for out of water usage! | 3 - Far back
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1x2 | No | Yes | Bubble Man | |||||
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Crash Orb | Don't worry if you can't find a good use for this. Sometimes it can really clash... | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | No | Crash Man | |||||
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Wood Grass | Small tufts of grass perfect for a grove of artificial trees. | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | No | Wood Man | |||||
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Top Glass Plate | The highest quality glass thing you can find in this game. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | Yes | No | Top Man | |||||
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Needle Background Plates | Ship plates extracted to be used in this game. | 4 - Close back
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2x2 | No | No | Needle Man | |||||
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Magnet Fuse | Fuses large enough to power a mecha robot. | 6 - Close front
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4x2 | Yes | No | Magnet Man | |||||
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Wily 1 Sewer | Do you trust Wily's hygiene habits? I would not. | 3 - Far back
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2x2 | No | No | Wily Stage 1 | |||||
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Wily 1 Valve | Unfortunately you can't turn the valve, it's been stuck for years. |  5 - Main elements
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2x2 | Yes | No | Wily Stage 1 | Blue and gray variants | ||||
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Wily 4 Exit | Wily isn't that evil, he still leaves you a way out. | 6 - Close front
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2x1 | No | No[4] | Wily Stage 4 | |||||
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Pharaoh Block | Even in ancient Egypt there were integrated circuits. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | Yes | No | Pharaoh Man | |||||
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Ring Pedestal | Whopper's favorite. Highlight things by placing them on this pedestal. | 6 - Close front
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4x1 | Yes | No | Ring Man | Up and down options | ||||
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Crystal Block | Made from real crystal. This block must be worth a fortune to antiquers. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | Yes | Yes | Crystal Man | |||||
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Gravity Magnet | An apparently powerful magnet, but surprisingly has no effect. | 6 - Close front
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4x3 | Yes | Yes | Gravity Man | |||||
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Gyro Fan (Horizontal) | Conquer the world with renewable energy! | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | Yes | Gyro Man | |||||
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Gyro Fan (Vertical) | Conquer the world with renewable energy! | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | Yes | Gyro Man | |||||
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Napalm Grass | We do not advise using napalm to cut your lawn. | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | Yes | Napalm Man | |||||
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Wily 1 Pulley | Simulate a pulley mechanism and make your Wily Fortress Boss more convincing. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | Yes | Wily Stage 1 | |||||
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Wily 1 Vent | Sometimes we all need to vent our frustrations. Let it all out, Wily. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | Yes | Wily Stage 1 | |||||
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Blizzard Block | Machines frozen inside blocks of ice, with some selectable variations. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | Yes[5] | No | Blizzard Man | |||||
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X Fortress Pane Small | You know, hiding things can make the player more curious. |  7 - Far front
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2x1 | No | No | Mr. X Stage 2 | |||||
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X Fortress Pane Large | Partially hides the player or some object. | 7 - Far front
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3x1 | No | No | Mr. X Stage 2 | |||||
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Freeze Skeleton | If Skull tiles had a sequel. | 5 - Main elements
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1x2 | Yes | No | Freeze Man | Blue and white variants | ||||
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Freeze Skeleton Post | Foreground bone post. Scary but cool. | 7 - Far front
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1x1 | No | No | Freeze Man | Blue and white variants | ||||
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Shade Chain | Is this false advertising? Where's the shade? | 6 - Close front
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1x1 | No | No | Shade Man | |||||
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Shade Chain (Back) | Oh, there it is. | 4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Shade Man | |||||
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Shade Robot | A broken, overgrown robot whose purpose has been lost to time. | 4 - Close back
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3x3 | No | No | Shade Man | |||||
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Shade Webs | When was this place last cleaned? | 4 - Close back
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2x2 | No | No | Shade Man | |||||
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Turbo Signal | This malfunctioning stoplight has been the cause of many traffic accidents. | 5 - Main elements
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5x2 | Yes | Yes[6] | Turbo Man | Flashing, green only, yellow-only, red-only and none variants | ||||
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Turbo Tire | You'll never be tired of these rubber wheel casings! | 5 - Main elements
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2x1 | Yes | No | Turbo Man | Gray and red variants | ||||
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Turbo Crate | Full of dangerous materials. Has collision and comes in many different colors! | 5 - Main elements
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2x2 | Yes | No | Turbo Man | Option to prevent connecting, comes in standard, purple, gray, green, and red | ||||
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Tengu Fan | For when air conditioning just won't cut it. | 4 - Close back
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5x5 | No | Yes | Tengu Man | |||||
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Tengu Platform | A tile-like platform that connects horizontally. | 5 - Main elements
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1x1 | Yes | No | Tengu Man | |||||
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Clown Skull Plate | Makes you wonder if Clown Man hangs out with Pirate Man. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | No | Clown Man | |||||
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Clown Map | I'm the map, I'm the map, I'm the map... | 5 - Main elements
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3x3 | Yes | No | Clown Man | |||||
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Clown Buoy | It's pronounced Clown V. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | No | Clown Man | |||||
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Clown House | Ever seen a clown car? Of course Clown Man can fit in here, silly! | 5 - Main elements
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4x3 | Yes | No | Clown Man | |||||
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Intro Bush | When placed in sequence it creates a connection between them. | 4 - Close back
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4x2 | No | No | Intro Stage | |||||
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Lamppost | Keep your streets safe at night by installing lights! | 3 - Far back
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3x4 | No | No | Frost Man | |||||
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Hornet Flower | Beautiful green and pink flowers. They smell like roses! | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | No | Hornet Man | Placeable in four directions: up, down, left, and right | ||||
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Small Jewel | Make things a bit sparklier. | 6 - Close front
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1x1 | No | Yes | Jewel Man | |||||
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Big Jewel | Make things waaay sparklier. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | Yes | Jewel Man | |||||
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Shell Plate | These are actually made from recycled Wily plates. Advertise your seafood place! | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | No | No | Splash Woman | |||||
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Waterfall | Fresh from Concrete Man's stage, ideal for concealing secret passages. | 7 - Far front
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1x1 | No | Yes | Concrete Man | |||||
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Fence | Fence. | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | No | Fake Man | |||||
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Wily Sphere | A large 4x4 solid decoration to remind everyone how evil Dr Wily truly is. | 6 - Close front
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4x4 | Yes | Yes | Wily Stage | |||||
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Commando Base Column | Try stacking normal and upside-down columns! | 6 - Close front
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4x1 | Yes | No | Commando Man | |||||
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Void Tile | A non-solid tile for spicing up your backgrounds. Comes in many colors. | 4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Nitro Man | |||||
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Bubble Glass | Little glass portholes containing water. | 6 - Close front
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3x3 | No | No | Pump Man | |||||
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Small Tube | A small decorative tube that not even a Romper could squeeze in. | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | No | Pump Man | |||||
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Small Tube | A small decorative tube, but horizontal. | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | No | Pump Man | |||||
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Solar Reactor | A sun-shaped mechanism powered by solar energy. | 4 - Close back
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3x3 | No | Yes | Solar Man | |||||
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Strike Ball | A giant novelty baseball to embed within your sports-themed levels. | 6 - Close front
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2x2 | Yes | No | Strike Man | |||||
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Vertical Rain | A decorative rain, it can be adjusted for sections or even just a pipe. | 5 - Main elements
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1x1 | No | Yes | Wily Stage 3 | Along with an acid green variant. Can also be placed in columns. | ||||
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Torch Grass | The solution for those who thought there wasn't grass in the back! | 4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Torch Man | |||||
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Torch Grass | The solution for those who thought there wasn't grass in the front! | 6 - Close front
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1x1 | No | No | Torch Man | |||||
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Torch Grass (Tile) | The solution for those who thought there weren't enough grassy tiles! | 4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Torch Man | |||||
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Torch Totem | Does a robotic totem make your level futuristic or ancient? | 4 - Close back
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1x2 | No | No | Torch Man | |||||
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Torch Totem Base | A totem without a base is but a mind without a soul. | 4 - Close back
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1x1 | No | No | Torch Man | |||||
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Impact Crate | A crate that comes in two colors and can withstand some impact. | 5 - Main elements
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2x2 | Yes | Yes | Impact Man | Comes in green and blue | ||||
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Acid Floor Light | The implication is that acid will glow if put in a glass bulb. | 3 - Far back
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1x1 | No | Yes | Acid Man | |||||
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Acid Hazard Plate | How nice of you to warn the player that acid is bad. | 4 - Close back
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2x2 | No | No | Acid Man | |||||
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Tundra Lightpost | Keep your tundras safe at night by installing lights! | 3 - Far back
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1x5 | No | No | Tundra Man | |||||
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Grenade Fence | Huge foreground fence, can be stationary or have a parallax effect. | 5 - Main elements
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1x1 | No | No | Grenade Man | |||||
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Dynamo Girder | Huge foreground girder, can be stationary or have a parallax effect. | 5 - Main elements
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1x1 | No | No | Dynamo Man | |||||
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King Pillar | they weren't kidding when they said this was the King Pillar. Has parallax option. | 5 - Main elements
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1x1 | No | No | King Stage |
Fixed Bugs
- Prior to version 1.8.4, placing Sun Rays on the corner of a section would not make it work.
- In version 1.9.0, Sun Rays would act as an invisible solid in play.
- Prior to version 1.9.2:
- Sun Rays would appear in front of Section Chemical Solution and Section Burst Water.
- MM1 Statue would appear above Turbo Crates and Health and Weapon Energy Modifiers in play when they would appear behind them in the Level Builder.
- MM1 Statue would appear in front of a number of assets such as spikes and many level objects.
- Prior to version 1.9.4, Sun Rays would crash the game when active with Section Wide Liquid set to water.
Trivia
- For decorations added in version 1.9.0, Luigi assisted Meka by ripping the sprites from their source games.
- Conditions for placing certain decorations (such as the Crash Orb and the Water Pressure) were removed in version 1.9.2.
Footnotes
- ↑ Meka showcases the shadow grid outline feature in the Level Builder - #community_announcements channel in the Mega Man Maker Official Server
- ↑ Prior to version 1.9.2, MM1 Statue had no description, resulting in the description "N/A".
- ↑ Only the flame of Fire Man's statue is animated
- ↑ The default option for Wily 4 Exit is not animated; however, an animated option is present
- ↑ Since version 1.9.2, Blizzard Block also has ice physics.
- ↑ Only the default option for Turbo Signal is animated