Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Modding Guide

This guide will show users how to mod music, translations, etc. into the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection in an attempt to provide a truly remastered experience for the Mega Man Zero and ZX series.

Introduction

Hello and welcome to this guide showing you how to mod the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. This guide will show you how to create music mods and add mods into the game, alright let's get started!

MZZXLC Mod Loader

Introduction
MZZXLC Mod Loader is a basic mod loader for the PC version of Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. This loader is meant to allow existing mods for Fluffy Manager 5000 to be used as well as code-modifying mods.

Instructions
1. Navigate to the game's folder by right-clicking on Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection in Steam and clicking on Manage -> Browse Local Files

2. Copy MZZXLC_mod_loader.asi and d3d9.dll to the game's folder.

3. Run MZZXLC.exe, this will create a mods folder.

4. Copy mods into the mods folder and start the game.

This loader is meant to be compatible with existing asset-swapping mods for Fluffy Manager 5000. Mods meant for this mod manager can be copied to the mods folder and will show up in the mod list.

Github
https://github.com/StraDaMa/MZZXLC-Mod-Loader

Download
https://github.com/StraDaMa/MZZXLC-Mod-Loader/releases/download/v0.1.0/MZZXLC_mod_loader_v0.1.0.zip

Note: Instructions have been carried over from the Github page written by Greiga Master, even further instructions for modders and what not can be found there.

Music Modding Guide

In this section I'll be going over how to mod music into the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. For starters make sure to browse the game files and the BGM files to mod are located in "./nativePCx64/sound/bgm/wav/".

In this folder you'll see eight folders the contents of the folders will be listed below:

"zero1_bgm" = Mega Man Zero
"zero2_bgm" = Mega Man Zero 2
"zero3_bgm" = Mega Man Zero 3
"zero4_bgm" = Mega Man Zero 4
"zx_bgm" = Mega Man ZX
"zx_ad_bgm" = Mega Man ZX Advent
"zero_com_bgm" = Mega Man Zero Collection (I don't think these are used in the game at all.)
"new_com" = Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

If you want to make your own music to put into the game you can do so by converting a file to an OGG file at 48kHz. I used Audacity to convert tracks and just to be sure made duplicates of each track and saved each track under which track I was trying to replace to ensure the sound file worked with the collection. When setting up loops in Audacity you need to make sure to have the timecode set to samples as the "LoopStart" and "LoopEnd" tags use it

When saving files in Audacity make sure to have three different tags:

Looping Files
LoopStart: ###
LoopEnd: ###
Ver: 0002

Non-Looping Files
LoopStart: -1
LoopEnd: -1
Ver: 0002

### represents the sample number which can be any number of digits. The "Ver" tag always has to be set to 0002 or it won't play in the game.

For further help you can check out a video tutorial here:

The tracklists for each game will be listed in each section below.

Mega Man Zero
All the files for Mega Man Zero are named "zero1_bgm###.sngw" the track numbers below reflect the ### portion of the file.

Tracklisting
000 ~ X, The Legend
001 ~ Intermission
002 ~ The Ruins of Lab
003 ~ Guarder Room
004 ~ Crash
005 ~ Theme of ZERO (From Rockman X)
006 ~ Resistance
007 ~ EXPRESS UG
008 ~ Hell Plant
009 ~ Scorching Desert
010 ~ Deadzone
011 ~ Neo Arcadia
012 ~ Infiltration
013 ~ Enemy Hall
014 ~ Emergency
015 ~ Captive Legend
016 ~ Area of ZERO / Main Theme of ZERO
017 ~ Fake
018 ~ Crash - Short Loop-
019 ~ Cyberelf
020 ~ SFX Loop
021 ~ Result of Mission
022 ~ End Title
023 ~ Title (Part #1)
024 ~ Title (Part #2 JP)
025 ~ Title (Part #2 EN)
026 ~ The End of Legend
027 ~ For Endless Fight
028 ~ Title

Mega Man Zero 2
All the files for Mega Man Zero 2 are named "zero2_bgm###.sngw" the track numbers below reflect the ### portion of the file.

Tracklisting
000 ~ Operator SFX Loop
001 ~ Crash II
002 ~ Strong Will
003 ~ Harpuia
004 ~ Supreme Ruler
005 ~ The Last - The Wish Punished -
006 ~ Departure
007 ~ Sand Triangle
008 ~ The End of Legend
009 ~ Ice Brain
010 ~ Gravity
011 ~ Platinum
012 ~ Power Bom
013 ~ Cool Water
014 ~ Passionate
015 ~ Flash Back
016 ~ Neo Arcadia II
017 ~ Melt Down
018 ~ Cool Hearted Fellow
019 ~ The Cloudy Stone
020 ~ Silver Wolf - Yggr-drasill -
021 ~ Instructions
022 ~ Labo
023 ~ Momentary Peace
024 ~ BG Static Loop #1
025 ~ BG Static Loop #2
026 ~ Guarder Room
027 ~ Resistance Force
028 ~ Imminent Storm
029 ~ Uneasy
030 ~ For Endless Fight II
031 ~ X, The Legend
032 ~ Combustion
033 ~ In Mother's Light
034 ~ Cyberelf
035 ~ Darkelf
036 ~ Title II
037 ~ Awakening Will
038 ~ Result of Mission II
039 ~ Spreading Darkness

Mega Man Zero 3
All the files for Mega Man Zero 3 are named "zero3_bgm###.sngw" the track numbers below reflect the ### portion of the file.

Tracklisting
000 ~ Guarder Room
001 ~ Neo Arcadia March
002 ~ Forbidden Ark
003 ~ X, The Legend
004 ~ Exiled One - Omega -
005 ~ Curse of Vile
006 ~ Darkness Over World
007 ~ Omega Missile
008 ~ Crèer and Prier
009 ~ Break Out
010 ~ Volcano
011 ~ Water City
012 ~ Reborn Mechanics
013 ~ Old Life Space
014 ~ Final Count Down
015 ~ For Endless Fight III
016 ~ Sand Triangle II
017 ~ Infiltration II
018 ~ Neo Arcadia III
019 ~ Cold Smile
020 ~ Trail on Powdery Snow
021 ~ Submerged Memory
022 ~ High-Speed Lift
023 ~ Hell's Gate Open
024 ~ Curse of Vile - Stage Version -
025 ~ Prismatic
026 ~ Omega Battle
027 ~ Scrapped Beat
028 ~ Crash III
029 ~ Result of Mission III
030 ~ Title III
031 ~ Judgement Day
032 ~ Return to Zero
033 ~ Apocalypse Now
034 ~ Cannon Ball
035 ~ I, 0 Your Fellow
036 ~ Everlasting Red
037 ~ Darkelf
038 ~ Operator SFX Loop
039 ~ Visor Eyes
040 ~ Labo - System-a-Ciel -

Mega Man Zero 4
All the files for Mega Man Zero 4 are named "zero4_bgm###.sngw" the track numbers below reflect the ### portion of the file.

Tracklisting
000 ~ Title IV (Part #2)
001 ~ Caravan - Hope for Freedom -
002 ~ Esperanto
003 ~ Max Heat
004 ~ Deep Blue
005 ~ Celestial Gardens
006 ~ Queen of the Hurt
007 ~ Blaze Down
008 ~ Sleeping Beast
009 ~ Magnetic Rumble
010 ~ Blackheart Beat
011 ~ Showdown
012 ~ Exodus
014 ~ Straight Ahead
015 ~ Crossover Station
016 ~ Cyber Space
017 ~ Ragnarok
018 ~ Holy Land
021 ~ Ciel d'aube
022 ~ Elves Dance
023 ~ Nothing Beats
024 ~ Crash IV
025 ~ Power Field
026 ~ Falling Down
027 ~ Cage of Tyrant
028 ~ Fate - Theme of Vile -
030 ~ Operator SFX Loop
032 ~ Return to Zero
033 ~ Visor Eyes II
034 ~ Fragile Border
035 ~ Promise - Next New World - (Overseas Ver.)
036 ~ On the Edge
037 ~ Title IV (Part #1)
038 ~ Kraft
039 ~ Rust and Dust
040 ~ Title IV (Part #3)
042 ~ Title IV
043 ~ Promise - Next New World -

Mega Man ZX
All the files for Mega Man ZX are named "zx_bgm###.sngw" the track numbers below reflect the ### portion of the file.

Tracklisting
000 ~ Green Grass Gradation
001 ~ Mountain Rider
002 ~ Brilliant Show Window
003 ~ Cinq Ville
004 ~ Industrialism
005 ~ Wonder Panorama
006 ~ Ogre Claw
007 ~ Danger Attraction
008 ~ Misty Rain
009 ~ Ultramarine Meditation
010 ~ High-press Energy
011 ~ Gauntlet
012 ~ Doomsday Device
014 ~ Black Burn
015 ~ Sky High
016 ~ Onslaught
017 ~ Snake Eyes
018 ~ En-trance Code
019 ~ Dance-macabre
020 ~ Fate
021 ~ Rockin' On
022 ~ Trap Factory
023 ~ Pallida Mors
024 ~ Cannon Ball
025 ~ Title ZX
026 ~ Awake (Short Ver.)
027 ~ Fragments
028 ~ Crisis Zone
029 ~ Fate (Serpent Ver.)
030 ~ Metallic Soul
031 ~ Phalanx
032 ~ Trinity
033 ~ Babel Tower
034 ~ Awake
035 ~ Dream Weaver

Mega Man ZX Advent
All the files for Mega Man ZX Advent are named "zxad_bgm###.sngw" the track numbers below reflect the ### portion of the file.

Tracklisting
000 ~ Silence
001 ~ Fate
002 ~ Dance Macabre - Second Act -
003 ~ Slam Down
004 ~ Title ZXA
005 ~ En-trance Code
006 ~ Destiny
007 ~ Whisper of Relics
008 ~ Through the Lightning
009 ~ Target Chaser
010 ~ Den of Hunters
011 ~ Drifting Floe
012 ~ Twisted Vine
013 ~ Flashover
014 ~ Bullet Drive
015 ~ Brimstone
016 ~ Overloaded
017 ~ In the Wind
018 ~ Rush Trash Squash
019 ~ Evil Heritage
020 ~ Oriental Sentinels
021 ~ Organic Line
022 ~ Path to the Truth
023 ~ United Forces
024 ~ Green Grass Gradation (Rockman a ver)
025 ~ Crisis Zone II
026 ~ Dive Into Depth
027 ~ Relief
028 ~ Rockin' On (Rockman a ver)
029 ~ Misty Rain
030 ~ Trap Phantasm
031 ~ Soul Ablaze
032 ~ Divine Hammer
033 ~ Mirai e Tsukuzu Kaze - intro -
034 ~ Phalanx
035 ~ Determined Eyes
036 ~ The Chosen One
037 ~ Uroboros
038 ~ Metallic Soul - Short Version -
039 ~ Metallic Soul
040 ~ Rumbling SFX Loop
041 ~ Den of Hunters
042 ~ Sky High
043 ~ Mirai e Tsukuzu Kaze
044 ~ Mirai e Tsukuzu Kaze - Instrumental Version -

Sound Effects Modding Guide

Definitive Dubs did a sound modding video guide for anyone wanting to mod sound effects, you can watch the video here:

Mega Man Zero

This section contains mods for Mega Man Zero.

Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero
Replaces Mega Man Zero's soundtrack with III's "Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero"

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1npvlsaw32hS0uxj73kYLj-FfR1MNmEdF

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection: "Crash -Short Loop-"
This replaces Zero's "Crash -Short Loop-" with a short loop of "Crash (ZERO&ZX Re-Creation)". This mod is intended for use with the Reploid Remixes DLC.

Note: This mod has a "+" at the beginning of it's folder name for mod order purposes.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TuABss7cAzFvcy-3UO1DJyu8s14jli6Z

Mega Man Zero 2

This section contains mods for Mega Man Zero 2.

Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero 2: Idea
Replaces Mega Man Zero 2's soundtrack with III's "Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Idea"

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NOOptWOsqKLrP65OhiTOTeoLvFXH-HJ6

Mega Man Zero 3

This section contains mods for Mega Man Zero 3.

Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero 3: Telos
Replaces Mega Man Zero 3's soundtrack with III's "Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Telos"

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VgpGU_HvOSO0EIyfdNKukCCEmloK7H8t

Mega Man Zero 4

This section contains mods for Mega Man Zero 4.

Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero 4: Physis
Replaces Mega Man Zero 4's soundtrack with III's "Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Physis"

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13bBfiLUNa-q-5HjImeaZPMRQ-eGJBOeV

Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero 4: Physis (Vocal Intro)
This replaces "Return to Zero" with Neige's spoken narration from Physis to the opening crawl of Zero 4. Enable this mod after the full Remastered Tracks MMZ4: Physis set.

Note: This mod has a "+" at the beginning of it's folder name for mod order purposes.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XB0CHTb0GTmfvRJYT8cpjnEkAe64lDDW

Mega Man ZX

This section contains mods for Mega Man ZX.

Mega Man ZX Soundtrack: ZX Tunes
Replaces Mega Man ZX's soundtrack with III's "Rockman ZX Soundtrack: ZX Tunes"

Download (Extended ver.)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WIxSpSZFaew_AaNp5Sc57NiRaOxgSYMH

Download (Game Loop ver.)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ox5qMRugCMreV9PYOt8vwe0q888GwV43

Mega Man ZX Better Subtitles
Gives better looking subtitles to the cutscenes in Mega Man ZX.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LY9KlDE8Tg8xGJaww5MP5KbFCY0EL2u5

Mega Man ZX Undub
Translates the Japanese edition of Mega Man ZX, Rockman ZX into English to enable playing Mega Man ZX in English with the Japanese voice clips.

Note: Downloads to the Text Box DLL will be included for people who just want to update their already existing FM5K folder.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rB1PDtRz6vfsilWkgY3ZBh9FHlHXtCpX

Download (Text Box DLL Only)
https://github.com/StraDaMa/MMZX-Undub-Text-Box-Mod

Mega Man ZX Fandub
This mod aims to replace every piece of Japanese voice acting in Mega Man ZX, with a newly recorded fandub featuring 15+ VAs. This mod is for the Japanese version of the game in the Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, allowing all voiced scenes to have English-voiced dialogue. Alongside this mod, it comes bundled with a change of the game's internal font and a reformat of the game's text to better suit the longer English lines.

Note: To update the FM5K Fandub mod for the new Text Box DLL rename MMZX Undub.dll from the above download to match your fandub folder name for full compatibility.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G40o35lKVninkvDxcDkBOSeK-7cOovSI

Mega Man ZX Advent

This section contains mods for Mega Man ZX Advent.

Mega Man ZX Advent Soundtrack: ZXA Tunes
Replaces Mega Man ZX Advent's soundtrack with III's "Rockman ZX Advent Soundtrack: ZXA Tunes"

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ikXqrmrUQsWhga9a6k7P75d7cwHCkArr

Mega Man ZX Advent Voice Removal
Removes the voice acting from Mega Man ZX Advent and replaces the FMVs with subtitled Japanese versions.

Note: All in-game non dialog audio is still English.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11LA39e2_FBxJkC-HS2OfL_nK1ed8pasR

Mega Man ZX Advent Undub
Translates the Japanese edition of Mega Man ZX Advent, Rockman ZX Advent into English to enable playing Mega Man ZX Advent in English with the Japanese voice clips.

Note: Downloads to the Text Box DLL will be included for people who just want to update their already existing FM5K folder.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17r35ZgnHQbwK9etcvxI8h7JIloap3-GJ

Download (Text Box DLL Only)
https://github.com/StraDaMa/MMZXA-Undub-Text-Box-Mod

Miscellaneous

The following section has miscellaneous add on packs to mix and match with the mods above.

Blood Effect Restoration Mod
In the Japanese versions of Mega Man Zero 1-4, defeating certain enemies using the Z Saber creates a blood effect. This was removed in the English versions of the game. This mod restores the blood effect in MMZ1-4 in the PC version of Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z6um4C4BEFETMCVo4yXdDpK0I_J97k-z

Download (Source / Github)
https://github.com/StraDaMa/Blood_Effect_Restoration_Mod_MZZXLC

Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero: Mythos
Replaces tracks from Mega Man Zero 1-4's soundtrack with III's "Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Mythos". Recommended to install this on top of the Mega Man Zero 1-4 Remastered Tracks mods.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iEE4KuLTDsV_e1bUdSQScbhHTQZ735UE

Mega Man ZX Soundsketch: ZX Gigamix
Replaces tracks from Mega Man ZX and Mega Man ZX Advent with tracks from III's "Rockman ZX Soundsketch: ZX Gigamix" Recommended to install this on top of the Mega Man ZX & Mega Man ZX Advent Remastered Tracks mods.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pCAPb6LuIPFmKZOLwHPycTOw5gf4TKaT

Mega Man ZX Soundsketch: ZX Gigamix (Vocal Tracks)
Replaces "Destiny" and "Through the Lightning" from Mega Man ZX Advent with "Believe in Myself" and "Be One" from "Rockman ZX Soundsketch: ZX Gigamix"

Note: This mod has a "+" at the beginning of it's folder name for mod order purposes.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YhLH-vwAoeCinz1vZ12rAbpOECbJftB7

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection: Vocal Endings
Replaces the credits themes of Zero 2, Zero 3 and ZX Advent with vocal arrangements from Idea, Mythos and ZXA Tunes. Enable this pack after the full Remastered sets.

Note: This mod has a "+" at the beginning of it's folder name for mod order purposes.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kvm3OJ_xUNXTy8NVvawBIEa3yBBg8SzS

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection: Vocal Variants
Replaces "Resistance Force" and "Labo" from Zero 2, "Esperanto" from Zero 4, and "Through the Lightning", "Bullet Drive" and "Mirai e Tsukuzu Kaze -intro-" from ZX Advent with vocal arrangements from Idea, Physis, and ZXA Tunes. Enable this pack after the full Remastered sets.

Note: This mod has a "+" at the beginning of it's folder name for mod order purposes.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15mEEYsnIS27HkgvSGsuSlOH2J8Zrin3a

PS4 Button Prompts
Replaces the default button Xbox prompts with PS4 controller button prompts.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VroSId_-xMkN0UyGtnXkpRcIGXU7Xt_H

Mega Man Zero~ZX HD Textures
This mod by Delusional Moonlight updates all the the "cutscene" textures in Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection with higher resolution version as a replacement for Capcom's poorly upscaled ones.

Download
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LxUN38bUNoeQXF-BjSOnmJ5182YFbeXD

Conclusion

Hopefully, you enjoy the mods contained in this guide and if you want to make your own mods I hope this guide helps you to do that as well. I hope these mods provide a proper remastered experience for both the Zero and ZX series for everyone to enjoy. Also, make sure to subscribe to this guide for updates as this is all still very much a work in progress.

Credits

Naldrag

• Music Modding for Mega Man Zero 1~4
  
• Music Modding for Mega Man ZX
  
• Remastered Tracks Mega Man Zero: Mythos Pack
  
• Mega Man ZX Soundsketch: ZX Gigamix Pack
  
• Mega Man ZX Advent Voice Removal Assistance
  
• Mega Man ZX Better Subtitles / Mega Man ZX & Mega Man ZX Advent Undub FMV Subbing
  
• Modding Guide Author

AmethystViper

• Fluffy Manager 5000 theme for Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

Cross;Tech

• Mega Man ZX Playable Fandub Mod director / creator

Definitive Dubs

• Sound Effects Modding Guide for the collection

Delusional Moonlight

• Making the HD textures mod that upscales the "cutscene" textures in MMZZXLC

dinkster

• Music Modding for Mega Man Zero 3~4
  
• Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero: Mythos Pack

geo-kun

• Original Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent Undub ROM Patches and patch porting assistance

Greiga Master

• Blood Effect Restoration Mod creator
  
• MZZXLC Mod Loader creator
  
• Porting code from the MMZX/ZXA Undub EXE into DLL format to be compatible with the MZZXLC Mod Loader.

Ｉｒｉｓ

• Music Modding for Mega Man ZX

Nali

• Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection File Spreadsheet
  
• Music Modding for Mega Man Zero 2~4, Mega Man ZX & ZX Advent
  
• Additional Looping Notes for Mega Man Zero 1~4 and Mega Man ZX

nomad

• Music Modding for Mega Man Zero 3
  
• Porting geo-kun's Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent Undub mods.

Zeikar

• Mega Man ZX Advent Voice Removal Mod Lead

[Naldrag]

Not really.

[野獣先輩（ノンケ）]

I have a question. When I change the music in the in-game music player to something different, the song sequence bar goes beyond its limit. Is there anything I can do about it?

[Naldrag]

They always did, all the updates have primarily made updates to the EXE. Not any additional files aside from some options menu changes.

[SL!M]

Wait, so music mods etc works with the newest version of this collection on steam?

[Ryuka]

Does this currently work on the Steam Deck/Linux, and if not, is there any planned support for it?

[Naldrag]

A direct download link has been added along with keeping a link to the Github page for the MZZXLC Mod Loader

[Saph]

I don't see the 'mod loader.asi' or 'd3d9.dll' when I download from GitHub, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do?

[AmethystViper]

Thank you for the guide update and pointing more people in the direction of the new mod loader! I also tried to information the developer of the Reupscaled and Artwork Cutscene mod [gamebanana.com] to update it for the mod loader, I hope they'll get the message.

[Naldrag]

Major guide update to replace Fluffy Manager 5000 with the MZZXLC Mod Loader, all mods have been updated and formatted to reflect this. Mainly "modinfo.ini" files have been changed into "info.toml" files with author names being updated to reflect their current usernames and the removal of "screenshot.jpg"/"screenshot.png" Since there is no need to downgrade the collection now or have alternate EXEs to get certain mods to work those links have been removed to condense this guide even further. While there haven't been major updates to most mods and FM5K versions will work, I would still recommend updating your mods.

[AmethystViper]

Good to know, I'm looking forward to the update! I'm trying out the mod loader too and it's working out good so far.