Mighty No. 9

Mighty No. 9

Developers
	Inti Creates
	Comcept
macOS (OS X)	Aaron Melcher
Linux	Aaron Melcher
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	June 21, 2016
macOS (OS X)	August 24, 2016
Linux	August 24, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	52
OpenCritic	52
IGDB	52
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Time-limited
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform, Shooter
Art styles	Anime
Themes	North America, Sci-fi

Mighty No. 9 is an anime action platform game developed by Comcept and Inti Creates and was published by Deep Silver. It is the spiritual successor to the classic Mega Man sub-series in the Mega Man franchise and was developed using Unreal Engine 3.

The game was crowdfunded through Kickstarter with its campaign launching on August 31, 2013, which met its initial $900,000 funding goal roughly four days after its launch, and eventually raised $3,845,170 at the campaign's end with a version developed for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux among other console and handheld platforms. The game, however, had at least three delays during its development; originally planned for an April 2015 release window, it was delayed until it was finally released on June 21, 2016 in North America and June 24 worldwide the same year through Steam and DRM-free Humble Store downloads for the computer versions. The game's launch, however, had issues as some of the game's Kickstarter backers reported having incorrect or broken keys to the desired platforms. Some Kickstarter backers also received a DRM-free copy of the computer versions on DVD and/or a USB flash drive styled after a NES or Famicom cartridge, as well as the Golden Beck costume and Mega-Xel ReXelection DLCs depending on the amount pledged towards the game's Kickstarter.

Some settings of the game are accessible from the main menu while others are found within the game's pause menu; both option menus are located from the in-game hub. A majority of the computer version's issues for some players seem to be related to the game's MSAA implementation and controller support favoring DirectInput controllers over XInput ones, a reoccurring issue with Inti Creates' other titles on PC. Despite being developed for 64-bit operating systems, the Windows version on Steam calls the game through its 32-bit executable, meaning Steamworks features such as Steam Achievements and leaderboards are inaccessible when launching the game through its 64-bit executable.

Its online multiplayer features are unfortunately broken as one player plays fine while the other suffers low framerates, regardless of their internet connection speed. The PC has not seen any patch updates while the Mac OS X and Linux versions has seen a few from its porting team.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		DRM-free versions are currently available for Mac OS X and Linux; while the Windows version requires Steam DRM for installation. The DRM-free Windows version was only available to certain Kickstarter backers.
Steam		Can be played without Steam running. Steam Achievements, online multiplayer, and leaderboards are disabled, but plays fine otherwise.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Extra playable character, skins, and weapon.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Ray Expansion	Adds a new stage for Beck (Vermilion Destroyer), and upon clearing said stage unlocks Ray as a playable character on the save file. Available here.
Retro Hero	Adds a retro-inspired skin for Beck and an additional difficulty level (Maniac). Available here.
Mega-Xel Form	Gives Beck access to the Mega-Xel form to use in-game. Exclusive to Kickstarter backers.
Golden Beck	Adds a golden colored skin for Beck. Exclusive to Kickstarter backers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\MN9Game\Config\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\MN9Game\SaveData\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Stores up to 29.30 KB of game save online (maximum of 10 save files).

Video

Graphics settings under settings menu. Screen percentage is resolution scaling and only goes up to 100%.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			16:10 resolutions are 16:9 letterboxed
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			21:9 resolutions are 16:9 pillarboxed so use czarman's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Fixed 2D perspective.
Windowed		Can be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter or F11.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Option available, but not working. Uses regular maximized window with aspect ratio. Use GeDoSaTo as a workaround.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Option up to 2x-16x samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA on by default. Option up to 8x MSAA. FXAA can be disabled by disabling Bloom, but this will also disable features such as tone mapping and motion blur. Nvidia users can also force other methods here.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Mn9Engine.ini. Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value. Save file and set it to read only. For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input

Xbox 360 prompts are always shown, regardless of what input device being is used.

General settings under General Options.

General settings under Game Options.

Controller and key rebinding under Game Options.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Found under Game Options in pause menu or in-game hub. Allows full remapping of keyboard/mouse and controllers. Press Esc during the rebinding process to unbind keys.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse movement not at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput. Hooks into one of the controllers available and doesn't take any inputs from the rest. See controller not working.
Full controller support		With DirectInput controllers, D-pad and analog sticks might not be useable. DirectInput controllers most likely require calibration, which requires keyboard.
Controller remapping		Both calibration in General Options and button rebinding in Game Options. D-pad and analog sticks cannot be rebound.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Xbox 360 variant.
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		XInput only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings under settings menu.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound effects, and voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Dubtitles.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer requires Steam version of the game.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play		2	Co-op, Versus Must be unlocked first.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Controller not working

Game hooks into one of the devices identifying itself as controller and ignores the rest. This means that usually especially XInput compatible controllers might get ignored.

Unplug or disable unused devices[citation needed]
Open windows controller config by pressing ⊞ Win+R and typing joy.cpl. Unplug or disable all the devices that are shown on the list besides used controller. From Advanced, select your controller to be the primary one. Start the game. Notes If using a DirectInput controller, calibrate the controller from the General Settings menu. Confirm is bound to Button 1 by default.

Crash on launch

For majority this seems to be MSAA setting related.

Disable MSAA via config
Go to the configuration files location. Open Mn9SystemSettings.ini. Change first instance of bAllowD3D9MSAA from true to false. Save the changes and start the game. Notes MSAA can't be used and changing the option in-game will make it crash.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11
Shader Model support	3.0, 5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Steam version only calls on the 32-bit executable; the 64-bit executable must be started manually, which also does not support Steam Achievements, Leaderboards, or online multiplayer.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Interface	Scaleform
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom X4	Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz AMD Phenom II X6
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 7770 Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti	AMD Radeon HD 7950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2520M	Intel Core i5 4570
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6630M	AMD Radeon HD 8192M

64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 15.04 +, Linux Mint 17.1, SteamOS Brewmaster, Ubuntu 14.04.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom X4	Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz AMD Phenom II X6
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7770	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7950

64-bit operating system is required.