Lethal League Blaze News

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The Shadow Surge Update is live! Once you boot up that sweet LLB, the new character Dust & Ashes is unlocked straight away! But before you do, listen up for the latest in Shine City.




Dust & Ashes

Sentenced to death and hanged. In his final moment he was hit by lightning. The word 'Dust' echoed in his mind as he was thrown into a state of limbo between life and death. His shadow was split from his body and turned into an entity called Ashes. Dust carries with him a watch that stopped on the exact time of his execution.



Dust has some spicy angles, an asynchronous special using Ashes and a gameplay mechanic that allows him to float around the stage. Try holding his taunt for some slick stylo.

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Ranked

The ranked mode on steam goes into a new season! The ranks will be reset once more and should be a lot more flexible this time. Now, without further ado, this season's HALL OF FAME

1st DIVISION
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Saxxy
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melleracappeller, Daioutzu

2nd DIVISION
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mylokolya, Zaxer2
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Cherry, Prometheus, lalou, No Game, Wolfgang, MaffeW, aTastyT0ast

3rd DIVISION
☆☆☆
Navigator, CandyMaster145, Monk/Honkey/Banana, Rhino, Errai
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HARUWEEN, Bitnix, Neer

Special DLC outfit

We're bringing the big guns with the first special DLC outfits 'Master of the Mountain' and 'Master of the Plains' for Dust & Ashes.



For DLC we want to do our best to create dope looks that are not out of place in the LL world, instead of your usual popular youtuber skin. If you agree and want to see more, consider dropping a dime or two to support the cause. A big thanks for playing either way!

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DLContents

• The Master of the Mountain colorway. An orange-black mountaineering inspired look with the classic red mask.
  
• The Master of the Plains colorway. An off white desert nomad inspired look with a black mask.
  
• A special bird-of-legend version of Ashes for both colorways
  

Check out the DLC here for some of that hidden lore.


Now, on to the full changelist:

The Changelist

Main dish Added Dust & Ashes - straight unlocked and ready to go!
Added unlockable outfits 'Secret King - Iron Grip' and 'Anonymous Emperor' for Dust & Ashes
Added DLC outfits 'Master of the Mountain' and 'Master of the Plains' for Dust & Ashes

Gameplay Started a new Ranked season with faster ranking
Added in-air turning by holding up
Added smashing from the ground if you jump on the same frame + double jump at the first frame of smashing
Added a new angle to Latch's special, down-forward to get a shallow direction
Allowed special buffering when hitting the ball at the very first frame of neutral/smash/spike by using the usual grab input

Various Big performance optimizations in the stage backgrounds
Made certain outfits a bit cheaper
You can now scroll through outfits with your mousewheel in the lobby
The arcade victory picture has been updated!

Fixes Fixed Switch's flip not activating when holding down but not crouching
Fixed spooky grab deny after successful counter
Fixed Candyman not getting hit on a re-candy parry counter
Disallowed parry after a grab is countered (but not in Teams or Strikers modes)
Toxic's graffiti doesn't clash on the same frame with others anymore (advantage to Toxic)
Jet and Doombox are no longer swapped when backing out of their showcase without a mouse
Scoring against yourself in Lethal Volley is now reflected on the summary screen
You can now configure a fourth controller in input options
Powerups no longer move the camera out of retro stage bounds
Player names no longer parse markup


Smash Out 2019

Lethal League Blaze is a side tournament at the charity fighting game event Smash Out on November 16 in St. Louis. And we are donating $5 for every participant!

Jump in at:
https://smash.gg/so2019

Hold on tight, these will later come to Steam with the Shadow Surge update as well.

• You can now smash from the ground if you jump on the same frame
  
• You can also double jump on the first frame of a smash
  

• Latch's special has an extra angle:
  hold down-forward to release the ball in a new direction
  
• You no longer need to crouch for performing a grounded Switchflip,
  just hold down
  
• You can now turn in the air while holding up
  

• Fixed Candyman not getting hit on a re-candy parry grab
  
• Disallowed parry after a grab is countered
  

• Made certain outfits a bit cheaper
  
• Jet and Doombox are no longer swapped
  
• when backing out of their showcase
  
• You can now configure a fourth controller in the input options
  

We are sponsoring the tournament at Heat Wave 3 in Arizona this weekend with $300, which brings the total pot bonus up to $400!

At the time of writing, sign ups are at 33 players. That makes this the second largest local Lethal League Blaze tournament after stunfest!

If you cannot make it there yourself, the live stream is scheduled for 5 PM MST on Saturday October 19 at twitch.tv/azrivalsofaether with Dair Productions casting it.

We have reworked all character models and stages, tweaked visuals and drove over the code with a bulldozer a couple of times to vastly improve performance on Nintendo Switch in both docked and handheld mode. A 1v1 matchmaking mode is added for the competitively minded among a myriad of other fixes. Here’s the full list:

• Improved performance
  
• Added 1v1 online mode
  
• Fixed certain un-unlockable outfits
  
• Fixed memory leaks
  
• Higher resolution for docked mode
  
• Correct system language on first start
  
• Character model fixes
  
• Fixed unnecessary server logouts
  

Part of the team just returned from a trip to Japan. Showing Blaze at Tokyo Game Show and being there while the boxed version released in stores was a blast! Turns out that the Japanese fans are just as hyped up as the fans from everywhere else. The team got showered with gifts, hosted a tournament at the Dutch Embassy, did interviews and had an idol group play our game (peak Japanese right there). We even bought our own game too!



Physical releases are still pretty relevant in the land of the rising sun and Dion has never hidden the fact that he gets a lot of inspiration from Japanese creators. For these reasons it made sense to do a Japan-exclusive special edition for Switch and PS4. However, since the language can be switched ingame and they’re both region free, you can still buy the box from abroad, get the goodies and play it as you would normally. It contains the game, a sticker, an artbooklet and a little Candyman keychain. I’d say it’s a must for collectors.


This other upcoming uptown update will bring along the optimizations from the Nintendo Switch patch WITH of course the boyest of boys, Dust & Ashes. They will, like the rest of the cast, have alternate outfits to unlock and we’re happy to tease one of them today!

Well well, look who decided to show up...



Straight from the hereafter, it's Dust & Ashes

Sentenced to death and hanged. In his final moment he was hit by lightning. The word 'Dust' echoed in his mind as he was thrown into a state of limbo between life and death. His shadow was split from his body and turned into an entity called Ashes. Dust carries with him a watch that stopped on the exact time of his execution.

https://youtu.be/cs0jFDsxwhg

Dust & Ashes is going to join the stacked roster of Lethal League Blaze, no charge!



The Shadow Surge Update
The boyos are not yet fully assembled yet, so you'll have to wait for the 'Shadow Surge' update to drop before you can start playing with them. We'll be showing more stuff that we'll add in that update in the coming weeks. This will include the changes and optimizations we made for the console version of the game, which means the game will run better on Steam as well (but we have a good hunch that existing mods will break and need a workaround).



Speaking of consoles, when can they expect the Shadow Surge update? Due to the strict patching guidelines on game consoles it won't be simultaneous. The Nintendo Switch version is still scheduled to get the optimizations patch first after all!




Poster Pack



We're doing a limited Lethal League Poster Pack deal! We've got 80 of these babies lined up for you to get your dirty hands on.

Get yourself over to the shop for more info and order it right away:
http://team-reptile.com/shop/

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Lethal League Blaze is out on Switch, PS4 and Xbox One!



Switch users can also download a free demo on the Nintendo eShop. Tell your Nintendo homies to check it out!


Poster Pack

You can buy a limited Lethal League Poster Pack deal starting next week!



This pack contains two Team Reptile game flyers, one A2 Lethal League poster size and one A1 Lethal League Blaze Poster, both designed by the famed illustrator Kudaman.

We will send out only 80 of these boyos internationally. Orders open up next Monday and close on September 4th, so don't hesitate too long! Head over to The Official Discord to stay updated.


This other thing

Then there's this other thing happening next Monday...
Coming August 19 there will emerge a shade from the dusty plains of southern Shine City. The reveal should happen at exactly 17:00 CEST. The man said he'll do his best to be on time, it seems his watch is not working correctly anymore.

If you feel like staring at your screen for a few days, head on over to the Reveal Countdown page.



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