Super Powered Battle Friends — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Current State of SPBF | 2022-03-30 | Hey everyone, I just wanted to post an announcement here to let the players who still keep up with the game know what's been going on. During 2021 we spent a lot of time porting SPBF to GameMaker Studio 2 and we have proper bots and proper rollback netcode in place as well as a matchmaking server. The palette system was reworked to use the full palette of each charcter, We even have 8 player local! These changes are in an internal branch at the moment as they were being actively developed and tested up until December 2021. The code is nice and clean, the pipeline for adding new characters/movesets/stages is all there however, many of the char |
| Opulent Owl 1.1.5 Hotfix | 2020-10-22 | Fixed Vulnerable Falls Fixed Daxter Down Special Stability Improvements Be sure to follow the development on our Discord! |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.1.5 | 2020-10-14 | AI refactoring begun for unique personalities per character Dash boost exists on all characters Main menu changes Increased Air control Various bug fixes and stability fixes Please join our Discord and feel free to ask us anything! -Prazon ːlunar2019piginablanketː |
| SPBF Stage Hotfix | 2020-05-23 | We're working with some great artists to bring more life to our stages and we wanted to show a glimpse of what we're working on specifically in our current dev branch which can be accessed in the Betas tab under Properties when Right clicking on Super Powered Battle Friends in your Steam Library! Astral Abyss specifically received a complete makeover on the background assets and the stage assets. Dark Rossa received an upgrade on the mountains and lake which is now animated with a fish that can drop by randomly The tree on the left of the ruins/cliffs is now animated The right side of the ruins has power lines coming down which are animated a |
| SPBF Opulent Owl 1.1.4 Linux Native returns | 2020-05-11 | Please access this update in our Dev branch by using the access code "superbetafriends" without quotation marks! This update features the return of native Linux support and updated portrait artwork for our latest character addition Theodore! Changes: native linux builds engine upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.24 stability improvements fixes for dinput support |
| SPBF Dev Branch available for testing! | 2020-05-10 | Hey everyone! If you are like most people and want to play our game with your GamecubeController or DS4 playstation controller then we invite you to give our dev branch a try on Steam! You can access our dev branch to try upcoming patches and features before they are live on the default steam branch of Super Powered Battle Friends! To access this dev branch you need to right click on Super Powered Battle Friends in your Steam Library and click Properties. From there you click on the Betas tab and type in "superbetafriends" without quotation marks and click Check Code. It will say success and you can click from the drop down menu to switch ove |
| Opulent Owl 1.1.3 Patch | 2020-05-07 | Just a little update that adds very basic GameCube controller support. There is a basic remapping menu in the options for them that will slowly be improved and eventually have art to go with it Right now the only issue with Dinput devices (such as the GameCube controller) is that they can't utilize the same actions as Xinput devices. The only place this seems to come up is in the Options menu which you'll have to use Keyboard and mouse for or a Xinput device. I wanted to push this update out ASAP because I assume most people who went through the effort of setting up their GameCube adapters on their PC are okay with fiddling around in the opti |
| SPBF Major Update: Theodore, Online Play Returns, and The Theme Workshop! | 2020-05-04 | Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.1.3 The SPBF Team has been incredibly hard at work to get our biggest update yet ready. This update has been a huge accomplishment so far for us and we are very proud of the fixes, additions, and return of online play! We know these weird times and world events can be hard for everyone and in order to support all those people who are still staying home and social distancing we have set Super Powered Battle Friends on sale for 90% off! We thank our amazing discord users for countless hours of bug testing in this update and helping us stay motivated! Unfortunately with all this work comes one pitfall we had to |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.1.2 | 2019-11-21 | Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.1.2 Arcs weight increased by +10 Run and walk boost from Arcs static lowered to +35 +15 (compared to the +80, +25) Timers that stop Arc from spamming projectiles lowered from 1.8 to .6 Added a slow down on Arcs dtilt (fixing a bug where he could dtilt off the ledge) Arc jab 2 min kb raised, angled lower Arc nair min kb raised Rearranged Luna nspecial movement to try to make it feel more natural Prazon Jab 4 hitbox and movement implemented (although is near impossible to pull out in combo, until jab rework) Prazon Dsmash values changed (kills at 110 now vs 70 before) Prazon Ftilt min kb raised Prazon Uair str |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.1.1 - Announcing our second Voice Actor! | 2019-10-04 | We’d like to officially announce Michael Flaherty as our Voice Actor who is bringing life to Daxter! As we work with more voice actors to get more of our characters voiced you’ll notice them making sounds when they are hit, do certain actions or fall off screen! Eventually we’ll be creating a simple taunt mechanic that will include some more voice lines as well. You’ll get a first glimpse of Daxter’s new voices once we've pushed the next update! As always don't forget to join our Discord and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on news, sales and events or subscribe to our mailing list on our Website! Daxter is now has a voice! Voice acted |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.1.0 | 2019-09-24 | Fixed jabs causing infinite flinch Lunas jab1 has more endlag Lunas jab2 has more endlag Lunas fsmash has more endlag Lunas Nspecial has less endlag Luna is a bit heavier Lunas Fspecial is a bit smoother Lunas Upspecial has super armour and was missing hurtboxes but now has them Arcs jabs have more end frames Arcs charged Upspecial is fixed since it wasn't launching properly Daxters Upspecial has super armour on startup Paused HUD should cover whole screen on resolutions 1920x1080+ Title screen introduced Changed first LOA frame on Lunas Nspecial Idonas Uspecial no longer has super armour You can now back out of the options menu with backspac |
| Welcoming our new team member! | 2019-09-13 | We'd like to officially announce and welcome James Nye in joining the team as a Full Partner. He brings a suite of expertise in Unreal Engine to SPBF with his unique experience with AI, VR, and Game Design. Welcome James to the Super Powered Battle Team! ːlunar2019piginablanketː -Prazon |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.9 - Announcing our first Voice Actor! | 2019-09-09 | We’d like to officially announce Aimee Smith as our Voice Actor who is bringing life to Idona and Luna! As we work with more voice actors to get more of our characters voiced you’ll notice them making sounds when they are hit, do certain actions or fall off screen! Eventually we’ll be creating a simple taunt mechanic that will include some more voice lines as well. You’ll get a first glimpse of Idona and Luna’s new voices once you’ve downloaded the next update! As always don't forget to join our Discord and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on news, sales and events or subscribe to our mailing list on our Website Team Battle is here! Pr |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.8 Hotfix 2 | 2019-08-17 | Updated animations for Daxter's run, walk, back air, down air, up air, forward tilt, jabs 1, 2 and 3 Fixed Prazon's portrait on character screen and in-game HUD not displaying themes properly Increased cap on spikebounces, and changed hitbox values respectively Added autolink hitboxes for the following moves; Arc's forward air, up air. Daxter's down air. Prazon's neutral air, dash attack. Idona's up air, dash attack, down smash. Increased max KB, and KB scaling for Arc up air, forward air, Prazon forward smash, forward air. Decreased Max KB for Prazon's down smash Added extra hitboxes on Daxter's dash attack and forward special (to make the m |
| Introducing our latest Battle Friend! | 2019-08-07 | Introducing Idona https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34640456/ba2b14570e8a2fe2c297e1a295760d5405817032.gif Idona is now in an early playable form in our Early-Access build! We're excited to flesh her out as a character and polish up her moveset, while our team of 4 work hard to bring her to a more complete state one of us is working hard at giving our rather lackluster A.I a complete makeover. The bots have been reworked from the ground up and are going to continue to improve thanks to our friend VidyaJames/PotatoFaceJames Click that link to see a little peek at our new main menu featuring random bot battles! A |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.8 Hotfix 1 | 2019-08-07 | Forgot to re-enable seamless travel after testing which prevented players from loading online properly |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.8 | 2019-08-05 | New Main Menu New and Improved A.I Bots Improvements to all characters |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.7 Hotfix 3 | 2019-07-28 | Fixed Arc's Dair and Utilt hitboxes that had invalid data Various hitbox adjustments to all characters |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.7 Hotfix 2 | 2019-07-26 | Fixed missing hurtboxes on a handful of Prazon and Idona animations Improvements to wall jumps Fixed not being able to respawn |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.7 Hotfix 1 | 2019-07-26 | Idonas DownSpecial mine limited to 1 Prazon's ForwardSpecial bomb and DownSpecial fists nerfed Lunas ForwardSpecial has startup frames added Arcs DownTilt and ForwardSpecial shock grenades nerfed Arc can no longer move during Neutral Special Fixed local players not spawning properly in game when you had 3 or 4 players |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.7 Featuring Early Playable Idona! | 2019-07-25 | Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.7 Idona now playable (early work in progress) New Character Select UI New Main Menu UI Prazon changes Luna changes Daxter changes General gameplay changes Wavedash improvements Jumping out of shielding Loading screens updated for all available characters https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34640456/f8377d4d9585064c0350626e4e813e6cb46d6700.gif |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.6 Hotfix 3 | 2019-07-18 | Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.6 Hotfix 3 Bots recovery and wall jumps improved |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.6 Hotfix 2 | 2019-07-11 | Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.6 Hotfix 2 Variable landing lag implemented but only light landing lag is enabled right now (fast landing lag) Wall jumps limited to 3 and each one is slightly smaller Online should be working properly and players should spawn. We lost our results code to corruption which for some reason caused the whole online not spawning issue. We will be replacing/remaking our results screen and code |
| SPBF Summer Sale | 2019-06-25 | Pick up your copy of Super Powered Battle Friends for 50% off during the Steam Summer Sale! Don't forget to join our Discord to help report bugs, suggestions and to find others to play with! https://discord.gg/JtnArZr -Prazon :lunar2019piginablanket: |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.6 | 2019-06-25 | Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.6 All characters have received movement changes Jump squats added Short Hop Button removed Luna's Neutral Special hitboxes improved Luna's SideSpecial now stops her movement when initiated Daxter has received more sprite improvements All characters have received minor hitbox adjustments Bots can now be added to player slots in Online lobbies Hosts of lobbies can now bring local players online (If you have 2-3 people in a room they can all play online together on one machine as long as one of them is the host) Stage completion achievements fixed Minor bug fixes Results screen is receiving an overhaul 5,4,3, |
| Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.5 | 2019-06-10 | **Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.5 We wanted to get you all some fixes since our menus are taking longer then expected. We bit off a little more then we could chew** -Fixed Arc's charged arrows freezing opponents -Fixed airdodging into wall slide causing 2 airdodges -Fixed Canceling techs with shield -New Luna Neutral Special -Fixed Lunas Side Special so it always comes out the same distance -various movement changes -Steam Achievements added, More on the way We hope to get the new menu's in ASAP :lunar2019piginablanket: -Brendan "Prazon" Miller-Young |
| SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT! | 2019-05-19 | One thing we really wanted to add before launching our Early Access was a way for users to create their own custom color palettes for their favorite characters. We've already seen quite a few examples from users We want to see more of your creations! Head on down to our Discord and visit the #color-fashion channel and post your screenshots! We want to see what you got |
| Performance Hotfix for Opulent Owl 1.0.4 | 2019-05-17 | A small hotfix is going out to increase performance in a few areas! Let us know in our discord if this helps for those who may experience any frame drops. (Also let us know your hardware please!) Steam Build Updated: Opulent Owl 1.0.4 hotfix Getting stuck in flinched state should no longer happen Various bot advancements Prazon fsmash hitbox is smaller Daxter dground has hitboxes again Respawn delay caused a bug where players couldn't spawn at the same time Fixed bots recovery Performance increases SPBF Discord -Prazon |
| Super Powered Battle Friends is now LIVE! | 2019-05-17 | Super Powered Battle Friends is now Live here on Steam Early Access! Grab it while it's hot! With a launch discount, now is the perfect time to grab a copy with your friends! |
| Now On Kickstarter! | 2019-03-26 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34640456/6524871126b0bba027dd414e9248f0a1a614d89d.png Super Powered Battle Friends is now on Kickstarter! Super Powered Battle Friends is now live on Kickstarter! Help us reach our goal by sharing on your favorite social media and by backing your preferred tier! You can get some cool rewards in the future for backing such as a plushie of your favorite battle friend! We also show off some awesome concept art of our first 5 characters as well as go into details on our upcoming game modes! -Prazon :lunar2019piginablanket: |