NM+ Clarity (Patreon)

There seems to be some confusion on the state on NM+V3. My fault for not publicly addressing it and only mentioning it in the Patreon chats.

No Mercy Plus V3 is basically finished in terms of additional content.
"OPEN" indicating that it's free for anyone, no paywall.
"OPEN BETA" remains in the title due to a few reasons:

1. Some move reversals result in a double chop animation:
This is a simple fix, I've been fixing the few that cause this over the months as people report it. It's caused by leaving "0000" for their reversal IDs. These should all be fixed, I just need to post an updated .zip

2. Only on console: White screen lockup sometimes after visiting Smackdown Mall and playing a match:
Still trying to locate the cause for this. Tough because it's harder to bug test on console, especially when the issue is ONLY on console. To me, not a huge deal but certainly not being neglected.

3. The complexity of the save data eventually failing:
Some of the new features to the game require additions to the save data. Expanding the save data significantly has caused the file to corrupt sooner than the original game eventually did.
This is difficult to address due to the complexity of the flashram save routine.
The issue with both the original game and NM+, is that flashram writes save data to the end of the file each time. The limit is 128kb. Once it fills up, it'll corrupt at any point. It happens much sooner on NM+V3.
The solution is to rewrite the flashram save routine to overwrite/replace existing data to static locations on each save. Although I have assembly instruction writing "by the balls", the flashram routines are very challenging. This issue remains on ECW and any other project I start until I figure it out.

I have not abandoned the few NM+ issues listed above, I attempt to better understand and fix them a few times each month. Each session can last up to a few days straight. It's tough and sometimes overwhelming.

I'm one person, learning as I go. I'm not perfect. I'm a passionate creator who found support on Patreon with occasional help from our small community.

Should I stop everything and only focus on these issues until I fix them?
I tried this and it leads to burnout, fast. No progress. That's not how I learn and adapt.
I continue forward and return to ideas and issues as I learn more.

"OPEN BETA" will be removed from the title of No Mercy Plus V3 when I feel the issues are resolved. Until then, make an occasional backup of your save file if you don't want to lose anything. Besides the few reasons above, V3 is basically done.

When I start on Backlash, I'll release ECW:Born to be Wired publicly as an "OPEN BETA". The new features I'm adding to ECW and Backlash will be added to "No Mercy Plus V4" in the future, not "V3". Adding the features aren't a quick process by any means. Unfortunately, I can't just drop them in.

I hope this clears up any confusion on the state of NM+. Thank you for reading if you made it this far.