DWN-055 Shade Man is a haunted house robot turned monstrous combatant, and one of the 8 Robot Masters from Mega Man 7 featured in Mega Man Maker as of its version 1.4.0 update. Shade Man utilizes his signature weapon, the Noise Crush in both uncharged and charged forms in combination with other vampiric attacks to drain his enemies dry.
May 9th, 2023 - Water hover was announced, a special type of platform that travels horizontally with the player or an enemy once stepped on and can't move through walls.
April 17th, 2023 - The feature to change the orientation of spikes was announced, allowing for better visuals in levels.
March 21st, 2023 - Boobeam Rails were announced, a variant of Boobeam Traps that travel along a customizable path.
February 26th, 2023 - Feeber was announced, a crab-like enemy that shoots bubbles with different properties depending on the chosen color.
January 26th, 2023 - A new type of platform that floats on water was announced.
September 19, 2024 - Release trailer for 1.9.0 is released with layering announced as the main feature and a release date scheduled for the following day.
September 17, 2024 - Non-directional vertical rain from Mega Man 10 is revealed and a decoration from Wily stage 3 in Mega Man 3 is showcased.
September 16, 2024 - A new Ice ManPlushie is revealed, alongside some reworked tilesets and the ice platforms from Freeze Man's stage.
September 15, 2024 - A new editor feature, the ability to fill tiles with another tileset similar to a paint bucket tool, is revealed.
September 13, 2024 - Plushies, a new decoration with unique functionality, is revealed.
September 6, 2024 - New decoration is revealed - Boxes.
August 30, 2024 - Tel Tels are shown in more detail with snow, heat, and wind variants revealed along with interactions with invisible spikes, tiles, ladders, and semisolids.
August 29, 2024 - The implementation of level tags in 1.9.0 is announced to be postponed.
July 15, 2024 - Mega Man Maker celebrates its 7-year anniversary, and a release window for 1.9.0 is announced: August 2024. In addition, several new assets and decorations are shown. Three hours after the anniversary trailer's release, Section Lava, a level object similar to the Water Level Changer but for Lava, is announced.
May 6, 2024 - Plug Ball, the last remaining Mega Man 9 weapon, is announced.
April 27, 2024 - 1.9.0 is given an estimated release date of summer 2024. In addition, the ability to shift-click to change color of connected objects is announced.
