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This mod's source code is distributed under the Creative Commons' CC0 license. The binary distributable follows the third parties' terms and conditions.
File credits
NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA 2 BLACK by Fiend Busa
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Changelogs
Version 12.6
Lower the number of corpses to mitigate the rendering bug.
Version 12.5
Fix the debug runtime missing bug.
Version 12.4
Fix ch9 game crash bug.
Version 12.3
Fix Van Gelf's glitched left hand.
Fix a performance issue.
Version 12.2
Fix a improperly reset corpses bug that crashes the game.
Separate combat parameter modification to combat plugin.
Let some enemies e.g. ghost fish, four-legged robots disappear.
Version 12.1
Fix the reseting all the corpses bug.
Version 12
Make dead fiends not to vanish.
Set the player critical damage multiplier higher (1.0 => 1.62).
Set all enemies HP and damage multiplier to 1.
Van gelf and fiend ninja have NG2 color.
Fix dead lycans' glitched left hand.
Fix the bug that corpses sometimes disappear instantly.
Fix the floating gibs bug.
Lower the number of blood decals on the ground (1024 => 768) to mitigate the effects disappearance bug.
Fix a mod loader's bug.
Version 11.1
Fix the floating limbs bug.
Version 11
Afterimage is bright as the one in NG2.
Render more afterimages.
Enemies can get hit till their death animation ends.
More blood spits effects when crushing a human enemy.
Gibs will not disappear when kill an enemy.
NG2-like enemy hp and damage multiplier.
Fix the effect disappearance bug when there are too many blood decals on the ground.
Fix the delayed event trigger when smashing an enemy's limbs.
Fix a mod loader's bug.
Version 10.2
Fix mod loader crash bug.
Version 10.1
Fix loader's crush to death bug.
Fix bodies disappearance in 5 sec bug.
Version 10
Bloodstains stay longer.
Adjust particles when hitting machines.
Fix mod loader bug.
Enable running multiple instances.
Version 9
Add NG2 like blood particles.
Bloodstains on the ground look more similar to the ones in NG2.
Version 8
Load NGS2 color enemies.
Use a correct cut surface texture for fiend ninjas.
Drop the undocumented function that loads plugins from other than 'plugin' folder, and loads data from other than 'mods' folder.
Version 7
Add vanilla bloodstains.
Version 6
Maybe fixed never exit the game bug.
Version 5
Remove dim purple effect when crushing an enemy's head by Izuna drop.
Remove dim purple effect when an enemy does suicide attack.
Fix pressing D-pad left "Return to Main Menu" game crash.
Version 4
Add NG2 gibs splatter effect.
Version 3.1
Add Steam Asia version (censored version) support.
Version 3
Fix mod loader bug.
Version 2
Fix Steamless requirement. The plugin doesn't require it anymore, though you can still use Steamless if you want.
Features
NG2 gore effects.
Built-in mod loader.
Fix some critical bugs.
Installation
Video Instruction by ZANGETSU
Download ngs2-nm-mod. Copy and paste the contents into the game folder like the image below.
For Asia/JP Version Users
This mod does not support the Asia version directly. You have to patch the game exe before playing this mod (you only need to do so just once). Download the patcher from the Miscellaneous section. Run RUNME.BAT in the file and it tells you an instruction.
For Steam Deck Users
To enable this mod on Steam Deck, you have to specify the "Launch Options" of the game as below:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES=dbghelp=n,b %command%
Known Issues
Robots drops bloodstains instead of oil. The bloodstains on the water is still the one from Sigma 2.