English Debug Prototype

This is a sub-page of Proto:Mega Man Legends 2.

The English debug prototype of Mega Man Legends 2 is a work-in-progress build of the US version with plenty of debugging functions and English text, but the voice dialogue is still in Japanese.

The burn date is July 12, 2000, about three months before the US version's release.

Basic Debug Display#

• ST - Displays the current location. Example: Value 4 = Flutter.
• AR - Displays the current sub location. Example: ST4 AR0 = Flutter - Bridge, while ST4 AR1 = Flutter - Deck 1.
• SN - Displays current scenario selected. Values range from 00 to 12 with varying effects.
• SV - Displays what character model is in use. Values range from 00 to 07. Details on characters can be found in the "Stage Select" section of this page.
• PAGE - The debug page. See below.
• V/D - Unknown.
• J - Displays joystick buttons in use. Example: Value 0008,0000 = Start button in joystick 1, 0000,0001 = Select button in joystick 2.
• PPTR - Unknown.
• LPTR - Unknown.

In unknown circumstances, the message "WARNING: DUMMY-CHECK" may appear in the center moving and changing colors.

Miscellaneous Functions#

• Speed-up Function - Pressing the buttons R1, L1, L2, and R2 in that order on the second controller activates a 2x speed for gameplay. Repeating sets the game back to normal.
• Stop Frame Function - Holding L2 on the second controller stops the frame until release.
• Slow Frame Function - Holding L1 on the second controller slows the frames by 0.5x until release.
• Pan Function - Pressing R2 on the second controller allows panning around the screen as well as outside the normal display.
  • Note: Panning out of normal display on PS1 hardware shows very strange graphics with different palettes. Emulation displays nothing.
  • Note: Graphics change based on current room. Example - Calinca Ruins is different than Flutter floor 1.
  • See "oddities" for video of this.

Debug "Pages"#

There are certain "pages", but not all, that allow you to manipulate some certain debug functions in the game. To access these pages, first you must bring up the debug text on-screen by pressing Triangle + Circle on Controller 2. On the top-right corner, you'll see a "PAGE" counter. To access other pages, hold Select and use the D-Pad to navigate through the debug pages. There are thirty that exist in this debug build.

Page 3#

A sound effect debugger that displays the last 16 sounds used. It can also play and edit any sound effects.

Page 5#

This page displays the map menu. The small clip on your right demonstrates the effects of changing the N-MDL, M-MDL, and CLIP-D function.Watch on YouTube

• MAP
• MODEL
• TOTAL
• BUFF

• F-CLIP - Changes visible area in front of the camera.
• N-CLIP - Changes visible area behind the camera.
• N-MAP - Changes texture details according to distance.
• N-MDL - Changes model details according to distance.
• M-MDL - Unknown.
• CLIP-D - Affects the loading and unloading of spaces around the player as they move. Higher value unloads more, lower value unloads less.

Page 6#

A menu for the map's AutoNav option.

• FLAG - Displays 00 when off and 01 when on.
• NAVI NO - Shows the current area's navigation number, such as 00 for Calinca. 02 (Sulphur-Bottom) and 07 (Elysium) are unused.
• START AREA - Shows the current area, the first two digits being equal to the ST and the second two the AR.
• GOAL AREA - Shows the marked area, the first two digits being the ST and the second two the AR.
• NEXT POINT - Unknown.
• GROUP NUM - Unknown.
• POINT NUM - Unknown.
• SCE OFFSET - Unknown.

• SELECT - Can be used to enable the available locations without accessing the map. The digits represent the area's ST and AR values. The Triangle button can be used to enable/disable their flags.
• ROUTE - Appears when AutoNav is enabled. Shows the ST and AR values of the areas MegaMan will pass until his destination, disabling when he arrives.

Inside dungeons and a few other areas where AutoNav is not available, this page will only display "NAVI FORBID".

Page 10#

Appears to display menu information and dialogue boxes. Activating some cause the player to be taken to the Train boss battle area while no trains are present.

Page 22#

A simple page that allows to manipulate the camera's HEIGHT, DISTANCE, and ANGLE.

Page 25#

Multiple tools exist on this page. They can be accessed by pressing R1 to cycle through tools.

• A magnifying tool for closer inspection of on-screen graphics. Zooms in 3 different degrees.
• A tool for modifying current Zenny.
• A tool to modify position and rotation for various models in a location including the player enemies, and NPCs.

  To do: More info is needed on the third tool.

Page 27#

It is currently unknown if this page works in this version, but the game's official site shows that this is a "PICTURE SNAP MODE".

Page 30#

This page gives the user two options to manipulate the camera and function flags in the game.

Scenario Flag#

To do: Gonna have to elaborate on the categories a lot more.

Scenario Flag grants the user the ability to change certain values in the game's debug code. These "values" are flags that enable functions like opening a treasure, unlocking a door, having items and key items in your possession, weapons to select from, etc. These flags are 1s and 0s (0 representing "off", 1 representing "on").

Scenario Flag is also available on the world map, being enabled by pressing X or Triangle on the second controller.

What you enable with these 1s and 0s are hexadecimal parameters, which tells what functions to turn off in the game. Obviously, the game doesn't tell you exactly what hex numbers represent, but there are several categories that help distinguish the functions that a hex number is assigned to.

These categories are:

• MAIN (000 to 27F) - Main flags such as the game's scenario.
• TREASURE (280 to 37F) - All the possible treasure chests throughout the game.
• ARMS (380 to 3FF) - Special Weapons, Buster Parts, Helmets, Armors, Shoes, and Key Items.
• ITEM (400 to 47F) - All non-key items. Exactly what it means.
• SHOP (480 to 57F) - Things for sale at Junk Shops and General Stores. Values appear to be the same as ARMS and ITEM.
• LOCAL (580 to 67F) - To be elaborated.
• TEMP (680 to 6FF) - To be elaborated.
• DOOR (700 to 77F) - Presumably for doors that are locked.
• NAVI (780 to 8FF) - Memorizes visited locations for the AutoNav system. Although many locations are memorized, only 32 of them are used.

Event Camera#

To access the Event Camera, simply select it and press Circle. Now you have control on the game's camera, but you must use the first controller to navigate it; Be careful not to use it in battles as Mega Man will remain stationary and still be vulnerable to enemies attacks.

The following are brief instructions on how to use the camera in joystick 1.

• D-Pad - Move the camera in the X and Z axis.
• L1/L2 - Lower and raise the camera, respectively.
• Holding Circle and using the D-Pad will rotate the camera.
• Square - Makes the camera move faster.
• Triangle - Slows down the camera.

Menu:

• MO - Changes camera function between ROTY, ROTX and DIS (0) or the three "CAM"s (1).
  • ROTY - Camera rotation Y. Hold Circle and Left/Right to turn the camera left/right.
  • ROTX - Camera rotation X. Hold Circle andUp/Down''' to turn the camera up/down.
  • DIS - Camera distance. Hold Circle and L1/L2 to zoom in/out.
  • CAMX - Camera X. Hold Circle and L1/L2 to move the camera up/down in an arc.
  • CAMY - Camera Y. Hold Circle and Left/Right to move it left/right in an arc.
  • CAMZ - Camera Z. Hold Circle and Up/Down to zoom in/out.

• TP - Changes camera function between "POS" (0) or "OFS" (1 or 2).
  • POSX / OFSX - Camera position X. Control with Left/Right to move the camera left/right.
  • POSY / OFSY - Camera position Y. Control with L1/L2 to move the camera up/down.
  • POSZ / OFSZ - Camera position Z. Control with Up/Down to move the camera forward/backwards.

• CH - Unknown
• SC - Unknown.
• NC - Unknown.
• FC - Unknown.

Stage Select#

At the title screen, if the player pushes Select on player 1's controller, the screen will go black and a set of options will be displayed. Changing the values do a set of things.

• Stage - Plays cutscenes as well as sends the player into any area including the debug room. Values range from 00 to 5C.
• Area - Changes the start location within a set stage if the stage has multiple places within it. Hex values vary depending on what stage is selected.
• Scenario - Changes certain effects in various levels, though often gives a "DUMMY CHECK" warning if the room and scenario combination is not used.
• Player - Changes the model you enter the stage with. Includes Megaman, Roll, Tron, Megaman with an apron, Matilda, Glyde, Gatz, and Bonbon 00 to 07 respectively.

Red Mammoo#

Watch on YouTubeThe Red Mammoo Reaverbots found in the Calinca ruins can be destroyed if more than one falls into one of the three pits you have to lure them into in the room they're in. Furthermore, they re-spawn should you exit and re-enter the room.

To do: Confirm if this in all other versions of Mega Man Legends 2.

Text Changes#

Unused Key Item Text#

A strange text for a placeholder was found. To see it, change 3E2 and 3E3 to 1 under the Scenario Flag "ARMS" section. In the Japanese version it said キーアイテムについての説明がひょうじされます, and it is blank in the English version, being partially removed at this point.

Pokte Village Quizzes#

The following questions are different from the final version.

Oddities#

To do: Check for other text formatting or other oddities outside of Roll's Diary.

Offscreen Panning#

Video showing the graphical oddities can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9MD4ttauLs

To do: Re-record video in better quality.

Roll's Diary#

A few text blocks within certain entries of Roll's diary have not yet been formatted properly for English text.