[ryn9999]

Just removing some power from certain moves and attributes and transferring it to other parts of their kit.

Assets (merge with existing hdr-assets folder): hdr-assets.zip

Changelog

General

- [-] Max Walk Speed: 1.134 -> 1.128
+ [+] Friction: 0.585 -> 0.58
+ [+] Dash Speed: 1.525 -> 1.57
- [-] Max Run Speed: 1.875 -> 1.87
+ [+] Jump Speed Multiplier: 0.8 -> 0.83
- [-] Short Hop Height: 12.2 -> 12.6
- [-] Air Acceleration: 0.68 -> 0.65
- [-] Gravity: 0.95 -> 1.07
- [-] Fall Speed: 2.05 -> 2.06
- [-] Fast Fall Speed: 3.15 -> 2.99

Dash Attack

~ [$] Edited animation to have more consistent movement
~ [/] DACUS/DACDS length is consistent
# New DACXS length is slightly shorter than the average length of the previous one.

Forward Tilt

~ [$] Edited animation to have more forward movement
+ [+] Increased travel distance
+ [+] Outer hitbox shifted outwards 0.5 units
- [-] BKB: 42 -> 36
~ [/] KBG: 99 -> 105
+ [+] FAF: F34 -> F33

Up Tilt

~ [$] Motion rated to complete arc one frame faster
~ [/] Hitbox Duration: F7-15 -> F7-14
~ [=] FAF: F32 -> F31

Early
- [-] BKB: 50 -> 40
~ [/] KBG: 90 -> 100

Late
- [-] BKB: 45 -> 35
~ [/] KBG: 95 -> 105

Down Tilt

+ [+] FAF: F32 -> F30
# -12 on shield.

Hit 1
~ [/] Outer hitbox shifted upwards 0.5 units
+ [+] FKB: 20/25 -> 25/25

Hit 2
- [-] Outer hitbox shifted upwards 2.0 units
- [-] BKB: 45 -> 32
~ [/] KBG: 80 -> 95
# Shifted hitboxes should hit below ledge much less.

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Up Smash

+ [+] BKB: 59/55 -> 60/60
+ [+] KBG: 77/66 -> 80/62

Down Smash

+ [+] Added knee hitbox
- [-] Hitlag Multiplier: 0.7/0.5x -> 1.0/0.8x

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Neutral Air

+ [+] Startup: F6 -> F5
+ [+] Damage: 7.0% -> 8.0%
- [-] BKB: 50 -> 30
~ [=] KBG: 85 -> 100
+ [+] Hitbox Size: 4.0/4.0/4.0 -> 4.5/4.0/4.0
~ [=] FAF: F31 -> F30

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Forward Air

- [-] Startup: F8 -> F9
~ [=] FAF: F40 -> F41

Early
- [-] KBG: 115/118/118 -> 113/113/113
# Kills about 6% later.

Back Air

- [-] Hitbox Size: 2.5/2.5/3.0/4.0/4.0u -> 2.5/2.5/3.0/4.0/3.6u
- [-] Splattershot hitboxes shifted up 1.0 and 1.5 units
+ [+] FAF: F34 -> F32
- [-] BKB: 23 -> 20
~ [/] KBG: 118 -> 120
+ [+] Ink Apply: 30 -> 35
# This FAF allows Inkling to still waveland after a rising back air with changes to gravity.

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Up Air

~ [$] Motion rated to complete arcs one frame faster
- [-] Hitbox Duration: F7-12, F16-21 -> F7-11, F16-20
- [-] FAF: F43 -> F42
# One frame more endlag.

Hit 1
- [-] Hitlag Multiplier: 0.7x -> 1.0x

Hit 2
- [-] Angle: 80 -> 78

Down Air

- [-] Hitbox Duration: F14-23 -> F14-22
- [-] Hitbox Size: 3.5/4.0/4.5u -> 3.5/4.0/4.0u
~ [=] FAF: F43 -> F42

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Forward Throw

+ [+] Startup: F23 -> F17
- [-] BKB: 70 -> 65
! [R] KBG: 60 -> 96
- [-] FAF: F35 -> F35
# Six frames more endlag. Now more of a positioning throw, rather than a superior conditioning tool to down throw.

Back Throw

- [-] Startup: F19 -> F21
~ [=] FAF: F40 -> F42

Up Throw

+ [+] Startup: F22 -> F20
+ [+] Damage: 6.0% -> 7.0%
- [-] BKB: 70 -> 65
~ [=] KBG: 70 -> 72
- [-] FAF: F36 -> F40
# Six frames more endlag.

Down Throw

~ [=] BKB: 60 -> 58
+ [+] KBG: 90 -> 86
- [-] FAF: F33 -> F34

Neutral Special (Splattershot)

Ink Bullet
- [-] Knockback decays slightly on F2

Ender
- [-] BKB: 75 -> 58
~ [/] KBG: 55 -> 75
~ [/] Inner hitbox shifted outwards 1.0 units
- [-] FAF: F40 -> F43
+ [+] Ink Apply: 15 -> 20

Up Special (Super Jump)

~ [/] Ground Height Multiplier -> 0.85 -> 0.9
+ [+] Air Height Multiplier -> 0.9 -> 0.95
+ [+] Ledgegrab box upper bound: 17.0 -> 18.0
# Close to middle ground between current and previous values due to attribute changes.

Down Special (Splat Bomb)

~ [$] Decreased effect size by 20%
~ [$] Removed screen shake
- [-] Hitbox Size: 14.0/12.0u -> 13.0/11.0u
+ [+] Frames to lowest angle: 26F -> 20F
~ [/] Minimum charge angle: 89 -> 88
~ [/] Gravity: 0.072 -> 0.09
+ [+] Explosion frame after bounce: F15 -> F5

Explosion
~ [/] Angle: 361 -> 50
- [-] BKB: 60 -> 50
~ [/] KBG: 47 -> 58

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• hdr-switch

[SuddyN]

I believe dev team is still interested in pursuing some sort of stage effect for ink (ex. reducing inkling's friction) which should be taken into consideration before a major redesign/rebalance. Unfortunately I don't have details for you, but for sure stats changes would be difficult to evaluate atm. We will probably try to get back to this after the next beta releases?

[ryn9999]

I believe dev team is still interested in pursuing some sort of stage effect for ink (ex. reducing inkling's friction) which should be taken into consideration before a major redesign/rebalance.

Nice, I was curious if something like that was still on the table to be explored. I'll wait for that then, o7

[SuddyN]

for future reference, please compare hitbox images on the training mode stage by aligning yourself with the ledge and zooming in on inkling so that the training mode grid provides an accurate assessment of the size of the hitbox. If youre using the newest version of starlight, please also enable hurtboxes with start + dpad left

[ryn9999]

Understood, will do. o7