What is ShugenDo?
ShugenDo is a 2D fighting engine which enables you to create your own
chars,stages and menus. So with this engine you could be able to create your own
2D fighting game. The engine was developed from scratch and is still in development.
The key features of the engine are.
-totally customizable
-supports the M.U.G.E.N char format and will improve it.
-uses XML files for menus , stage description etc
-will implement network gaming
-uses 3D accelerated rendering for a smooth game play and new effects
-supports multi platforms like (Windows, Linux etc )

ShugenDo won't start why?
This can have different reasons but the most common reason is that your graphic card
does not support directx9 with pixel shader 2.0 support or you missed to install the latest drivers.
Beta2 of ShugenDo support a software rendering version as ShugenDoSw.exe.
But in the near future i will abond the software rendering version.



Why will ShugenDo not support software rendering
Software rendering is very slow and has its limitations.
With 3D accelerated rendering ShugenDo can display more stuff on
screen and can produce a lot more visual effect with a steady frame rate.
Also directx9 compatible graphic cards are very common and cheap nowadays.
Even onboard graphic cards are supporting directx9 with pixel shader 2.0.

How do i add chars to ShugenDo ??
First you have to copy your char in to the "char" folder.
After that you have to edit the select.xml file in the current ScreenPack folder.
Currently its the default screen pack which is under "screen packs/default".
Now open the Select.xml file and add this line

<char path = "folder name of you char"                 column = "0" row = "0" stageid = "-1"/>   
for example you want to add our kfm char this line would look like this

<char path = "kfm"                 column = "0" row = "0" stageid = "-1"/>   
And you should correct the column and the row to avoid overlapping chars in the selection menu.

Now you have stage support how do i add them?
To add Stages in to ShugenDo, copy your Stage in to the stage folder.
Now open the select.xml file which is located at "screen packs/default".
You will see a section named <Stages>.
Now go in to it and add the fallowing line

<stage path = "folder name of you char"       id="0"/>
for the kfm stage it would look like this
<stage path = "kfm"       id="0"/>

Can i simply use Mugen stages?
Sorry no. Mugen Stages have to be converted to be usable in ShugenDo.
Currently a nice stage converter is in development by tunglashor.
The converter also support batch convert. So you can convert all you stages with an simple click.
BTW thanx again for your effort in this.


I added an char but it won't display the player icon why?
After you copied your chars in the chars folder you should run "AllExtract.exe" file.
This file will extract all the necessary files for each char in the char folder.
So after that you should see the icons and Selection Animation in the Selection Screen.