Patch history

1. Jul 14, 2016·Wu Shang Update! - Patch 2.20+2

   • ▲📊NumericDown LightVariable Force5→9

     Down Light now launches slightly higher at high damage values.

     numeric

   • ▲📊NumericDown AirVariable Recover21→17

     Decreased recover time on hit to encourage continued aggression.

     numeric

2. Jun 30, 2016·Patch Notes 2.18 - Odin's Chest Update-1

   • ▼📊NumericSide Airhit window3 / 5→2 / 4

     Decreased hit window of first and second swings to reduce interruptions in the pace of play.

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3. May 4, 2016·Patch 2.13.1 - Balance Pass and More!+4-2

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Lighthit window1→3

     Extended hit window on the first swing to better match animation.

     first swing

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Lighthit window1→6

     Extended hit window on the second swing to better match animation.

     second swing

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Lighthit window1→4

     Extended hit window on the third swing to better match animation.

     third swing

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Lighthitbox height—→Decreased

     Decreased hitbox height to reduce overhead coverage after extending hit windows.

     especially second swing

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Lightrecover time on hit24 Variable→2 Fixed 19 Variable

     Adjusted recover time on hit for better consistency.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Lightrecover time on miss10 Variable→15 Variable

     Increased recover time on miss to make the move riskier.

4. Apr 20, 2016·2.12.3 Patch Notes - Skins, Balance and More+1-2

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Lightdamage24→21

     Neutral Light damage reduced and frontloaded to discourage use as a cover tool.

     Damage frontloaded to 9 on first swing and 6 on following swings.

   • ▼📊NumericSide Airtime to hit11→12

     Side Air is now slightly slower to hit.

   • ▲📊NumericRecoveryvariable force31→32

     Slight increase to the variable force of the Recovery attack.

5. Jan 6, 2016·2.5 - Balance Notes+2-4

   • ▼📊NumericSide Airdamage20→17

     Reduced damage to lower the overall power of the side air attack.

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   • ▼📊NumericSide Airrecover time30→32 frames

     Increased recovery time to provide a larger punish window after the attack.

     numeric

   • ▼🎯BehaviorNeutral Airhitbox size—→Decreased

     Decreased hitbox size to make the attack feel more accurate to the weapon's flavor.

     behavior

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Airstartup time17→16 frames

     Slightly reduced startup time to make the attack faster.

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   • ▼🎯BehaviorDown Airhitbox size—→Decreased

     Decreased hitbox size to reduce deceptively large range.

     behavior

   • ▲📊NumericDown Airstartup time16→15 frames

     Slightly reduced startup time to make the attack faster.

     numeric

6. Dec 16, 2015·Patch 2.4 Balance Notes-3

   • ▼🔁ReworkDown Lightmovement speed—→56%-100%

     Sword Down Light now requires a running start to achieve full speed, making it more situational.

     Speed is now dependent on current momentum.

   • ▼📊NumericDown Lightdamage10→8

     Reduced damage of Sword Down Light to lower its overall threat.

     Slight damage reduction.

   • ▼📊NumericDown Lightrecover time on miss20→22

     Increased recovery time on miss for Sword Down Light, making it riskier to use.

     Increased punish window.

7. Dec 3, 2015·2.3.1 Balance Notes+2-6

   • ▲📊NumericSide Lighttravel speed—→Increased

     Side Light moves faster forward.

     Increased travel speed.

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lighttime to hit6→10 frames

     Added a forward dash before the swing, increasing the time to hit.

     Slower startup due to dash.

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lighthit window19→16 frames

     Side Light is slightly harder to land.

     Reduced hit window.

   • ▲📊NumericSide Lightrecover time17→15 frames

     Faster recovery after a Side Light.

     Faster recovery.

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lightcooldown time15→17 frames

     Side Light has a slightly longer cooldown.

     Increased cooldown.

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lightstun time19→16 frames

     Side Light provides less stun to the opponent.

     Reduced stun.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Lighttime to hit3→5 frames

     Neutral Light is slightly slower, making it less oppressive.

     Slower startup.

   • ▼📊NumericDown Lightdamage13→10

     Down Light combos now deal less damage.

     Reduced damage.

8. Oct 21, 2015·Balance Notes - 1.20.1+1-1

   • ▲📊NumericSword Recoverydamage—→Increased

     Increased damage for Sword Recovery, with more damage distributed toward the end of the move.

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   • ▼📊NumericSword Recoveryforce—→Slightly reduced

     Slightly reduced force for Sword Recovery.

     numeric

9. Sep 11, 2015·Balance Notes: Beta v 1.17.0+1-2

   • ▲📊NumericDown Airhitbox—→increased

     Greatly increased hitbox size on the first frame of Down Air.

     Better initial frame.

   • ▼📊NumericDown Airdamage—→decreased

     Damage and force now decrease after the initial frame of Down Air.

     Lower off-center damage.

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lightcooldown—→increased

     Increased cooldown time for Side Light.

     Slower reuse.

10. Jul 24, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v1.14.0 Part 1+1-2

    • ▲📊NumericDown GroundRecover Time—→Reduced

      Greatly reduced on-hit recover time, though movement/jumping is disabled during this period.

      Faster recovery on hit

    • ▼📊NumericDown GroundDamage—→Decreased

      Slightly decreased damage and decreased hit window on Down Ground.

      Lower damage

    • ▼📊NumericSide AirCooldown—→Increased

      Increased cooldown and recover time for Side Air.

      Slower spam

11. Apr 24, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.8.8+4-8

    • ▼📊NumericAir Sidehitbox size—→Reduced

      Air Side hitboxes have been shrunk, requiring more precision.

      Rehitboxed, reduced hitbox size

    • ▼📊NumericAir Sidetime to hit—→Increased

      Air Side attacks now take slightly longer to activate.

      Slightly increased time to hit

    • ▼📊NumericAir Sidecooldown—→Increased

      Increased the cooldown between Air Side attacks.

      Increased Cooldown time

    • ▲🎯BehaviorAir Sidecombo potential—→Improved

      The transition between the first and second hit of Air Side is now smoother for combos.

      Improved comboing from first to second hit

    • ▲📊NumericAir Sidetime between hits—→Reduced

      The delay between the first and second hit of Air Side has been decreased.

      Reduced time between hits

    • ▲📊NumericAir Sideminimum force—→Reduced

      The second hit of Air Side now pushes enemies less, potentially allowing for more follow-up.

      Reduced minimum Force on second hit

    • ≈📊NumericAir Sideforce angleSteep→Less Steep

      The knockback angle of the second Air Side hit is now shallower.

      Force of second hit is aimed less steeply downward

    • ▲📊NumericAirhit window—→Increased

      Air attacks are slightly easier to land.

      Slightly increased hit window

    • ▼✨NewAircooldown—→Added

      A short cooldown has been added between Air attacks to prevent spamming.

      Added a short cooldown between hits

    • ▼📊NumericRecovertime to hit—→Increased

      The Recover attack now takes slightly longer to activate.

      Slightly increased time to hit

    • ▼📊NumericAir Downhitbox size—→Reduced

      Air Down hitboxes have been slightly reduced.

      Slightly reduced hitbox size

    • ▼📊NumericAir Downhit window—→Reduced

      Air Down attacks are now slightly harder to land.

      Slightly reduced hit window

    • ▼📊NumericAir Downforce—→Reduced

      Air Down attacks now deal slightly less knockback.

      Slightly reduced Force

12. Apr 17, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.8.6

    • ≈🐛Bug fixd-groundground lift

      Fixed a bug where the sword d-ground would fail to leave the ground when moving across collisions on specific ticks.

      Fixed interaction with collisions.

13. Mar 24, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.7.2-1

    • ▼✨NewDowncooldown—→Added

      Added a cooldown to the Down attack.

14. Mar 19, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.7.0+1-5

    • ▲🎯BehaviorAir Sidemomentum—→Stopped

      A successful first hit now stops vertical momentum, making the second hit easier to land.

      behavior

    • ▼📊NumericAir Sidehitbox size—→Decreased

      Slightly decreased first swing hitbox for Air Side.

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    • ▼✨NewAir Sidecooldown—→Added s

      Added a small cooldown time to Air Side.

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    • ▼📊NumericAir Downhitbox size—→Decreased

      Decreased hitbox size for Air Down.

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    • ▼📊NumericAir Downdamage—→Reduced

      Slightly reduced damage for Air Down.

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    • ▼📊NumericAir Downforce—→Reduced

      Reduced force for Air Down.

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15. Feb 20, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.6.1+1

    • ▲🎯BehaviorDown Quickcombo consistency

      First hit now more consistently combos into the second hit.

      behavior

16. Jan 30, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.5.2+2-1

    • ▼📊NumericSidedamage—→decreased

      Reduced damage, hitbox size, and distance traveled for Side attacks.

      reduced hitbox and distance

    • ▲🔁ReworkDownforce—→increased

      Down attack is now steerable and allows jumping during recovery, though damage was decreased.

      steerable, can jump during recover

    • ▲📊NumericAir Sidemin force—→increased

      Increased minimum force to make the attack more effective at map edges; now allows jumping during recovery.

      can jump during recover

    • ≈📊NumericAir Heavyrecover time—→increased

      Increased total recovery time, but allows the player to jump out of the attack sooner.

      can jump sooner

17. Jan 9, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.4.1+1-3

    • ▼📊NumericAirhitbox size—→Reduced

      Sword Air hitbox size reduced and animation tweaked to match.

      Tighter window

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverforce—→Reduced

      Sword Recover now provides less force on hit.

      Less knockback

    • ▼📊NumericAir Downhitbox size—→Reduced

      Sword Air Down hitbox size reduced and animation tweaked.

      Smaller area

    • ▲📊NumericAir Downforce—→Increased

      Sword Air Down now provides increased force on hit.

      More knockback

18. Dec 12, 2014·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.2.0

    • ≈🐛Bug fixQuick Air Sideanimationabrupt→fixed

      Fixed a bug where the Sword's Quick Air Side animation would end abruptly.

      Fixed animation cutting off.