Schwarzerblitz News

I have received user feedback that PS4 and PS5 controllers cause issues with the joypad assignment routine. The issue is being investigated and there is a hotfix in the works. If the tests work as expected, an update will be soon released on the main branch to tackle this bug.

Schwarzerblitz gets its own first free DLC costume pack: Cat-astrophe!
You can now get this g-nya-rly free set of three cat-themed costumes for Amy, Renzo and Jenn! The costumes are available from the get go and are placed in the last costume spot of each of the three characters.

Isn't it the PURRFECT combi-nya-tion? :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1514510/Schwarzerblitz__Catastrophe_Costume_Pack/

After having been a skin for Kiyoko for years, Kaya becomes her own character in this update, with an own character slot, custom moveset and arcade ending!




[h2]Characters[/h2]

• Kiyoko and Kaya have been split into two separate characters; Kaya can now be unlocked by clearing arcade mode with Jenn. Kaya still shares most of her moves with Kiyoko, but now has an original set of attacks.
  
• Kaya has now her own Trial;
  
• Kaya has now her own arcade ending, different from Kiyoko's.
  
• Kaya's arcade ending pictures have been added to the Gallery.
  
• She comes with four costumes (her three old costumes + Bancho Kaya, designed by the artist Ciao.
  

To unlock Kaya, you will need to either play story mode or clear arcade mode once with Jenn Husler.


All character wake-up reversals are now armored against projectiles as they were intended to be;
Added missing character preview for one of Shaz's costumes.


[h2]Sir Rattlebone[/h2]

• Reduced tracking on Shield Bash;
  
• Removed Impact effect on Shield Bash shockwaves, that caused Trigger Guard not to be useable against it consistently.
  

[h2]Lejl Kaleidos[/h2]

• Improved range of her P+K wake-up reversal;
  
• New move: (while running) 3 + P - Roaring Thunder (running);
  
• Increased range and speed of her Roaring Thunder followup after a (while running) K - Monsoon;
  
• Increased range of her (while running) P - Hurricane Wind Scale (II).
  

Schwarzerblitz will be part of the IndieBreakdown tournament on the 12th December, 2020, 20:00 UTC! Here's what you need to know:

• The tournament will be played using the Steam version of the game, set in Tournament mode (options > game options > tourney mode). This mode contains only the stages and characters that are tournament legal;
  
• Tournament open to EU/NA/SA due to network reasons;
  
• All matches will be played through Parsec or Steam Remote Play; a controller is required to ensure maximum compatibility. PLEASE be sure to test your setup before the day of the event;
  
• You will be required to join both the Schwarzerblitz Discord Server (link in the game's main menu or here) and the IndieBreakdown Discord server;
  
• Sign-up link on smash.gg

After several beta iterations, I'm proud to announce that Schwarzerblitz v1.3 is out! This update brings all the improvements from the endless-beta branch into the main game, including the following major changes:

[h2]New content[/h2]

• New character: Sir Rattlebone, from Duels of Fortune, joins the battle as a guest character, with one additional costume ("Chez Mick") and his own stage, Kingsland Graveyard!
  
• New character: Leo Fizeau, the character designed by Berks - who won Schwarzerblitz Indievo2020 - joins the roster as a playable character, with one additional costume ("Super Sentai")!
  
• New stage: "Kingsland Graveyard", the home stage of Sir Rattlebone!
  
• New stage: "After Hours", the heart of a closed night club with a hallucinating janitor sharkman who is just imagining the fighters on stage!
  
• New stage: "Parsec Arena", a homage to Parsec, the middleware we used for running Schwarzerblitz tournaments online!
  
• New trials: Leo, Rattlebone and Random got their own moveset trials!
  
• New arcade ending: Random got their own arcade ending!
  
• New costume: Quarantined Rapport 2 Johnson, as a homage to the QR2 tournament!
  
• New costume: "Unpaid Bills" janitor Shaz
  
• Additional fan-arts in the game's gallery!
  

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

• Fixed bug that caused losing due to health bar draining in story mode (during one specific fight) not to trigger a KO sequence.
  
• Fixed a very dangerous bug that caused the AI performances to be hardware-dependent (see this previous announcement). Now the AI is standardized among machines and should offer a more consistent experience to all players.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Paper Doll not to trigger against certain specific attacks.
  

[h2]Moveset tweaks[/h2]

• Random's moveset has been expanded to allow for more combo creativity.
  
• Wally's moveset has been reworked to address feedback about his zoning tools, in a way that makes him take more risks, but increasing his up-close reward.
  
• Small fixes to frame data for some characters.
  

[h2]Open source engine upgraded[/h2]
The source code of the engine on GitHub has been upgraded to reflect the current version (minus the Steam libraries due to licensing). Feel free to play with it if you are curious about what makes Schwarzerblitz "tick"!



[h2]Is this all?[/h2]
For now, yes, but feel free to reach out to the official Discord server in case of additional feedback and bug reports! And, as always, RIDE THE LIGHTNING!

* Sir Rattlebone is a character by Cosmic Hat Games, copyright (c) 2018-2020 - all rights reserved