Iron Saga VS News

Maintenance Announcement (April 22, 2025)
Commanders,
We will be conducting maintenance for Iron Saga VS on Steam from 16:00 UTC+8. Online play will not be available during the maintenance. You can still play in offline mode.

Maintenance Period:
From 17:00 to 18:00 UTC+8 (~60 minutes)

If the maintenance is not finished by the scheduled time, we may extend the maintenance. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Thanks again for your understanding and support.

Patch Note 1.0.20.1 (April 22, 2025)
BUG FIX
· Fixed description errors in Vassago's Ground Attack (in all support languages)
· Fixed the textual errors in Chinese in Mazinger Z's Arcade (Chapter 8)
· Fixed the displacement of stage after choosing to move on to the next stage at the last stage in Pilot Academy
· Fixed the active frames of (Heavy) Far East Martial Arts being passed through by Break Boost for Vassago
· Fixed Red Sunset under Kaaguya's Crimson Moon arsenal (active frames) disabling the opponent's counter after getting hit
· Fixed rolling/ balloon escape from Brave Rocket under Boss's Treasure arsenal boosting Boss's EN bar after the rocket hits the opponent
· Fixed the incorrect skill name for Dancouga on its Command List (↓↙←+A after Drawing)
· Fixed the unchainable combo when Getter-2 flash counters the opponent with Heavy Standing Attack and changes into Getter-3 for the following Jumping Medium Attack
· Fixed Nero being unable to throw after the disappearance of Simulacrum units summoned and GTW fighters
· Fixed Finisher Blades under Great Mazinger's Deathbringer arsenal being unable to block for the opponent in a close combat when it hits the target at the same frame as projectiles launched by other units

IMPROVEMENTS
· Optimized certain in-game VFX effects
· Added the shortcut to the Gachapon from the main screen
· Now displays the active title of the player after getting on a deck in the Battle Room

🏆Congrats to "Diaphone" for winning TNS X Iron Saga VS online tournament #1 on April 17th!

His mastery of Qing Long must have impressed you! The Dust Annihilation is the TNS#1 winner Arsenal!
Shout out to "mechafan82", "Tsuuna_","Oki", "Tenuredthemule", "Mibeador", "Mrchupy", "Jin" and all the participants for your amazing games!

▽Please head to TampaNeverSleeps' Twitch channel for the replay and VOD at their Youtube channel!▽
https://www.twitch.tv/tampaneversleeps/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@TampaNeverSleeps

※This is the 1 out of 4 online tournaments we have been working with TNS to deliver to the global mecha fans and FGC!

Update Patch (April 17)
Dear Commanders
An update patch will be available for Steam of Iron Saga VS which will include the following KoL improvement:
· When joining a Battle Station as a spectator before the matches start, there will no longer be a period of fast-forwarding.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thanks for your support for Iron Saga VS!
Iron Saga VS Operations Team

Iron Saga VS Joins Tampa Never Sleeps (TNS)!
An exciting first in a series of online tournaments sponsored by the Iron Saga VS team!

People in North America can register: https://start.gg/isvs
Show us your amazing piloting skills, commanders!
500$USD prize pool with a 4-way split!

Which mech do you want to see win...?

REGISTER NOW!
https://start.gg/isvs

-When will the first tournament begin?
2025/4/17 (Thur) at 8:00 PM EST

-Where to watch?
Live Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/tampaneversleeps
VOD: https://www.youtube.com/TampaNeverSleeps

-What is TNS?
TNS is a leading force in the Fighting Game Community, reaching over 3 million unique viewers annually and drawing tens of thousands of competitors.
Founded in 2011, Tampa Never Sleeps has grown from grassroots into the world’s largest online tournament series and a trusted name in the FGC.
In addition to our online presence, TNS powers Tournament Operations at top in-person events like Evo, Combo Breaker, CEO, DreamHack, and more.

More about TNS at https://tns.gg/
Images courtesy of TNS official X

Maintenance Announcement (April 15, 2025)
Commanders,
We will be conducting maintenance for Iron Saga VS on Steam from 17:00 UTC+8. Online play will not be available during the maintenance. You can still play in offline mode.

Maintenance Period:
From 17:00 to 18:00 UTC+8 (~60 minutes)

If the maintenance is not finished by the scheduled time, we may extend the maintenance. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Thanks again for your understanding and support.

Patch Note (April 15, 2025)
BUG FIXES
· Fixed players being stuck at loading in Ranked Match
· Fixed ghost private rooms
· Fixed Qing Long's fully charged Secret Art: Mirage Wind Fist in Arsenal Shadow Fists dealing missed hits in certain cases
· Fixed Great Mazinger's Thunder Break in Arsenal Deathbringer being effective on the opponent's Maziger Blade being thrown in the same arsenal
· Fixed visual errors of some Supermoves caused by projectiles bouncing off from the border
· Fixed Drive Sliding immediately following Photon Power Cruise in Mazinger Z's Arsenal Photon Power Commands un-cancelleable into Photon Power Beam · FULL POWER
· Fixed muted battle music during the retroactive, sped-up spectating still effective after exiting from the period in question
· Fixed Mazinger Z's command ↑+D as in Rust Hurricane prioritizing Photon Power Cruise's ↑↓↙←+D command after hitting the enemy with a jumping light attack at the corner
· Fixed Mazin Hook (→+B) being unable to activate with cancellation from standing heavy attack when it hits the enemy while block
· Fixed Kaguya still being able to release Moonlit Starry Night (↓↘→↓↘→+C while jumping) with jumping medium attack when fully charged in overloaded mode
· Fixed visual errors when Vassago enters Limiter Removed and deals air flash counter with standing heavy attack
· Fixed Great Mazinger's Backspin Kick comboing into Mazinger Jump for 2P
· Fixed ill-registered ranking at the settlement page

IMPROVEMENTS
· Now enables pre-match spectating
· Retrieves the replays lost in the previous versions in the Video Archive
· Improves the visual effect of specific special effects
· Updated the preview video of Great Mazinger's crouching medium attack on the command list
· Matchmaking now runs nonstop even when you are navigating in Replays in training mode
· Controllers plugging and unplugging will result in 1P in training mode while selecting characters
· Updated in-game graphic assets
· Optimized Settings
· Added Personal Settings on the main page

Iron Saga VS Operations Team