Schwarzerblitz News

During the last update, I changed some of the base functions of the sound effect engine, causing the coin sound effect in the tutorial and Krave's WRYYYY during his grab to go AWOL. This patch fixes the bugs introduced in version 1.5.

Due to having uploaded the wrong file during the last build process, the jukebox and song selection in free match was broken. Now everything should work as intended.

[h2]Schwarzerblitz v1.5 is out![/h2]
Aaaand here you are a full changelog with all what has been modified!

• New feature: Song selection in Free Match mode is now available
  
• New feature: Songs which are part of DLC content (such as e.g. the one used in The People's Champ stage) are now available both in the jukebox and as Free Match songs
  
• Adjustment: the infinite prevention system has been reworked to kick in even when Trigger mode is active. This change is meant to reduce the effect of loops and incentivize Impact Cancels to maximize damage. The IPS will eventually cause a weak knockdown state at the third repetition of the same attack in the current combo, instead of just slashing the hitstun. Moves that require Bullet Counters to be performed (such as Lazor's Ultimate Diamond Crusher) are not affected by this change. This change might be rolled back later, according to player feedback [NOTE: this change might make a specific achievement harder to obtain. Investigations are in progress to determine whether this is the case or not]
  
• Adjustment: pressing Guard during a down sidewalk will go automatically into crouching block instead of requiring a second down input. Conversely, Up sidewalk will not result in an automatic jump when pressing G to avoid unnecessary blunders (current behavior)
  
• Adjustment: the angle required for Ring Out has been made a little bit more lenient, effectively making ring outs slightly easier to achieve
  
• Training Mode: Bullet counters are now filled immediately when pressing the reset button
  
• Training Mode: Evilobster and K-069 have now access to training-mode-exclusive moves to improve the labbing experience
  
• Behavior of computer-controlled opponents: computer-controlled opponents will jump less randomly when not in range (all AI levels)
  
• Behavior of computer-controlled opponents: computer-controlled opponents will try to sidestep projectiles instead of blocking them (level Hard and above). The behavior of Medium and lower AI has not been altered
  
• Characters: Mono's Cotton Cross (full crouch P+K) has been slightly adjusted to avoid inconsistent behavior
  
• Stages: Parsec Arena has received a new default song: The Distance (2023 version). The previous version of The Distance is still available both in the jukebox and as a selectable song for free match
  
• Workshop/Modding: added support for character voices that don't overlap and terminate on hit
  
• Workshop/Modding: fixed issue with how transformations worked, which caused color flashes (e.g. Trigger Guard) not to work properly
  
• Bug fix: fixed bug related to DLC behavior that prevented more than one DLC stage to be available at any given time
  

GO! GO! GO! Guardians!
To celebrate the release of my new game 8-Colors Star Guardians PLUS on Steam, Schwarzerblitz will receive a free costume set DLC inspired by the game! This set will be available for download on September 12, 2023 - at the same time as the game goes live!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2588310/Schwarzerblitz__8Colors_Star_Guardians_Collaboration_Costumes_Chapter_1/?beta=0

The DLC includes the following content:

[h3]6 new cosplay costumes[/h3]

• Amy - Star Guardian Emerald
  
• Elena - Star Guardian Pink (Elena must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  
• Jenn - Star Guardian Blue
  
• Kaya - Star Guardian Yellow (Kaya must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  
• K-069 - Star Guardian Red (K-069 must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  
• Donner - Prince Barion (Donner must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  

[h3]One new monster-ridden stage![/h3]

• Bramba's Pier (medium sized, ring-out on three sides)
  

[h3]One new sentaistic song![/h3]
This DLC adds a new song to the jukebox. The song will be selectable in Free Match as an available BGM:

• "GO! GO! GO!", by Blast Harbour (feat. Yeszo) - Chapter 1 final boss theme of 8-Colors Star Guardians Plus
  

Long story short, some issues with loading an empty texture from the wrong path during a couple of his projectile attacks. Now fixed!