Ryu Rework + Ken Meter Reevaluation

[SuddyN]

shoto-assets.zip

Both Characters

General

! fixed a bug that prevented Shotos from using USpecial on sloped ground
! fixed various bugs preventing meter gain on certain moves
! reduced the priority of supers input detection
! EX Specials can no longer be varied in strength
+ EX Specials may now be activated with Special plus Attack, Grab, or Taunt
+ Specials can again be canceled into DSpecial (on hit, not shield) for 0.5 bar
! supers are now always activated with 2146B ⬇↙⬅➡🅱
+ added new VTrigger Supers with EX DSpecial at max meter (see more below)

VTrigger:
! activated with EX DSpecial at max meter
! deactivated upon death (loses the remaining meter)
! deactivated when meter reaches 0
! dealing damage reduces available meter
! meter is reduced over time

Ryu

General

- removed existing target combos
- removed the magic series cancel tree
+ removed the damage penalty for canceling into attacks
+ "medium" special input window 1f --> 2f
! meter bars 3 --> 2
+ meter damage per bar 45 --> 30
+ fixed a bug that prevented shielding during a short window while running away

Supers

❗ VTrigger

while activated:
+ punch moves (and hadouken) are electric type and have 1.5x hitlag *for the defender*
+ EX moves can be used regardless of cost (but drain the same amount of meter)
+ Ryu's cancel system is expanded: Jabs/Tilts > Smashes > Specials
+ USmash is jump cancelable on hit
+ aerials are cancelable on-hit into airdodge
+ airdodge is replaced with airdash from the airdash mode

Shinku Hadouken

~ only available while at max meter outside of VTrigger
- no longer hits through shield
- windbox removed
! now activated with 2146B ⬇↙⬅➡🅱

connecting hits:
+ damage: 1.5/1.0 --> 1.6/1.6
- hitbox size: 8.0/18.0 --> 8.0/16.0
- shield damage: 0 --> -0.6

launcher:
- damage: 10 --> 7
- angle: 50 --> 83
+ kbg: 60 --> 130
- bkb: 90 --> 50

Shin Shoryuken

~ only available inside of VTrigger (at any meter, but drains all of it)
- no longer hits through shield

launcher:
- damage: 20 --> 7.1
+ kbg: 90 --> 126
+ bkb: 60 --> 82

Aerials

NAir

• reverted to vanilla

FAir

• copies Ken's version

! hitboxes rewritten
! damage/knockback values restored to vanilla

BAir

• copies Ken's version

- damage (forward version): 14 --> 12
- startup (forward version): f10 --> f11

UAir

• reverted to vanilla

DAir

• copies Ken's version

! hitboxes rewritten
- late hit removed
- active f8-f16 --> f8-f13

Throws

FThrow

• copies Ken's version

- damage: 9 --> 8
+ angle: 50 --> 40
- kbg: 45 --> 30

BThrow

- damage: 12 --> 11
+ angle: 52 --> 39
+ kbg: 45 --> 64
- bkb: 75 --> 70

DThrow

+ damage: 3 --> 6
- angle: 76 --> 69
+ kbg: 157 --> 40
+ bkb: 50 --> 80

UThrow

+ angle: 86 --> 88

Jabs/Tilts

! close/far jabs and tilts have been removed! it's the same move regardless of distance

❗ Jab1

• brand new animation based on SF6 Fuwa Triple Strike 5MP

! startup: f2
~ all shotos weak attacks have +1 to +4 startup depending on when Attack is released
! FAF: 19
! damage: 4
! angle: 361/180
! kbg: 12
! bkb: 25

❗ Jab2

• brand new animation based on SF6 Fuwa Triple Strike 5LK

! startup: f5
! FAF: 20
! damage: 3
! angle: 361
! kbg: 25
! bkb: 28

❗ Jab3

• brand new animation based on SF6 Fuwa Triple Strike Finisher

! startup: f10
! FAF: 25
! damage: 11
! angle: 53
! kbg: 65
! bkb: 60

❗ Strong Jab

• animation swapped based on SF6 High Double Strike 5HP
• framedata and hitbox data match Ken's Strong Jab

! startup: f7
! FAF: 28
! damage: 8
! angle: 80
! kbg: 15
! bkb: 28
! shield damage: 2

❗ Strong Jab 2

• based on SF6 High Double Strike 5HK

! startup: f9
! FAF: 33
! damage: 12
! angle: 50
! kbg: 103
! bkb: 41

Weak FTilt

• copies Ken's version

+ startup: f8 --> f6
~ all shotos weak attacks have +1 to +4 startup depending on when Attack is released
- damage: 8 --> 6.8
+ angle: 65/72 --> 65/85
+ kbg: 52 --> 46
+ bkb 55 --> 62

Strong FTilt

- 2nd hit damage 4 --> 3
- 2nd hit artificial hitstun: +4f --> +0f

Weak UTilt

• copies Ken's version

+ FAF: 15 --> 11
- damage: 4 --> 2

GROUND:
+ angle: 80 --> 90
+ kbg 75 --> 52
+ bkb 35 --> 50
+ hitbox reaches further down

AIR:
+ angle: 80 --> 84
+ kbg 70 --> 39
+ bkb 35 --> 33

❗ Strong UTilt

• animation swapped to copy Ken's version

! startup: 7
! FAF: 32

connecting hit:
! damage: 3
! angle: 80/280
! kbg: 120
! fkb: 30

launcher:
! damage: 4
! angle: 90
! kbg: 82
! bkb: 58

Weak DTilt

• copies Ken's version

! hitbox data no longer varies depending on how many times the attack is attempted
+ self cancelable f10 --> f8
- artifical hitstun removed
- damage: 3.5 --> 1.6

GROUND:
+ angle: 66 --> 290
! kbg: 40 --> 100
! fkb: 0 --> 33
! bkb: 25 --> 0

AIR:
+ angle: 66 --> 365
! kbg: 40 --> 100
! fkb: 0 --> 33
! bkb: 25 --> 0

❗ Strong DTilt

• new animation based on SF6 2MK

- artificial hitstun: +5 --> +0
- damage: 7 --> 6
+ angle: 69 --> 74/80
+ kbg: 70 --> 46
+ bkb: 60 --> 57

Smashes

❗ FSmash

• new animation based on Solar Plexus Strike

! startup: f20
! FAF: 46
! special cancellable

connecting hit:
! damage: 4
! angle: 367
! kbg: 100
! fkb: 30

launcher:
! damage: 13
! angle: 361
! kbg: 98
! bkb: 26
! shieldstun mul: 1.7

USmash

+ damage: 12 --> 14.4
+ angle: 80 --> 83
- kbg: 105 --> 95
- bkb: 50 --> 30
+ shield damage: -4 --> +0
+ artificial hitstun: -2 --> +0

DSmash

+ damage: 10/12 --> 16/12
+ angle: 44/87 --> 35/80
+ kbg: 50 --> 47/50
+ bkb: 45/60 --> 50
+ shield damage: -6/-8 --> -6/-2
- artificial hitstun: +7 --> +0

Specials

❗ Donkey Kick

• old FSmash has been ported to a new command special
• used with 41236A ⬅↙⬇↘➡🅰

! angle: 361
! kbg: 98
! bkb: 26

light
! startup: 15
! FAF: 42
! damage: 12.3
! distance: 1.0x

medium
! startup: 18
! FAF: 42
! damage: 12.3
! distance: 1.25x

heavy
! startup: 24
! FAF: 47
! damage: 16.0
! distance: 2.0x

EX: 
! startup: 18
! FAF: 56
! damage: 16.0
! distance: 2.0x

USpecial

GENERAL:
+ command input multiplier: 1.25x --> 1.35x
+ the prominent arm is now invulnerable f1-14
- invulnerability (air, simple) f5-5 --> 0
- invulnerability (air, command) f4-6 --> 0
+ invulnerability (ground, simple) f5-5 --> f4-6
+ invulnerability (ground, command) f4-6 --> f1-8
+ EX extends invulnerability to f20

light:
- landing lag: 9 --> 11

medium:
- damage: 14 -->13
- kbg: 64 --> 58
+ landing lag: 16 --> 11

heavy:
- damage: 15 --> 14
- landing lag: 20 --> 22

EX:
! hitboxes rewritten
+ damage: 3 + 12 --> 9 + 6.5
+ kbg: 90 --> 126
+ bkb: 80 --> 82
! landing lag: varied --> 22

DSpecial

- start-speed-x-mul: 1.0 --> 0.7
! activate EX to enter VTrigger (see above)
+ can now be canceled into from specials on hit (not shield) for 0.5 bar meter

NSpecial

+ startup: f13 --> f8
+ FAF 45 --> 41
! all variants do medium version's damage

fail/feint:
+ FAF 43 --> 28

EX:
+ FAF 45 --> 36
- hitbox data reverted to match regular version (is no longer electric)
+ now passes through other hitboxes without dying
+ buy one EX Hadouken, get two free!
! speed: 0.8/1.3/1.8 --> 2.016
! lifetime (frames): 100/62/45 --> 41
! damage 9.5 --> 13.0

NSpecial (in VTrigger)

+ electric

Shakunetsu

+ startup: f13 --> f8
+ FAF 45 --> 41
! all variants do medium version's damage

fail/feint:
+ FAF 43 --> 28

❗ EX:
~ new move based on UMvC3 Baku Hadouken
+ FAF 45 --> 36
! speed: 2.1
! lifetime (frames): 38
! damage: 14.1
! angle: 75
! kbg: 79
! bkb: 65

SSpecial

! air-specific ACMD removed, now acts exactly like grounded
- land cancel removed
- leg intangibility removed
+ grounded version is now immune to projectiles starting f8 and until the hitbox clears
+ startup: f16 --> f8
+ lower hitbox added for small/crouching opponents

light:
+ kbg: 40 --> 67
+ FAF: 59 --> 32

medium:
- damage: 11 --> 8
+ angle: 60 --> 67

heavy:
- damage: 14--> 13

EX multihits:
+ damage: 1.0 --> 2.5
! angle: 367 --> 366


EX launcher:
+ damage: 10 --> 13.5
+ angle: 60 --> 75
- kbg: 80 --> 70
+ bkb: 55 --> 85

Ken

General

! meter bars 5 --> 3
- removed the weak FTilt --> FSmash target combo

Supers

❗ VTrigger

while activated:
+ kick moves are fire type and have 1.1x damage
+ hadouken and EX hadouken are replaced with shakunetsu and EX shakunetsu
+ EX moves can be used regardless of cost (but drain the same amount of meter)
+ the cost of canceling specials into DSpecial is halved

Shippu Jinraikyaku

~ only available while at max meter outside of VTrigger
! fixed a bug that allowed the move to sometimes hit though shield
+ angle 75 --> 85
- kbg 95 --> 82
+ bkb 86 --> 96
! now activated with 2146B ⬇↙⬅➡🅱

Shinryuken

~ only available inside of VTrigger (at any meter, but drains all of it)
! fixed a bug that caused the multihits to change the launcher's angle
- multihits damage 1.3/1.2 --> 1.0/0.9
- kbg 71 --> 59
- bkb 117 --> 100

Throws

UThrow

• brand new throw for chain grabs

! startup: f13
! FAF: 34
! damage: 4 + 2
! angle: 91
! kbg: 192
! bkb: 49

DThrow

+ angle: 69 --> 77

Jabs/Tilts

❗ Jab 1

• replaced with Ken's vanilla close weak FTilt

+ startup 3 --> 2
~ all shotos weak attacks have +1 to +4 startup depending on when Attack is released
+ dmg 3 --> 4
+ angle 361 --> 180/105
+ fkb 0 --> 8/10
+ bkb 25/20 --> 25/25
- FAF 15 --> 24
- effective range reduced

Jab 2 / Strong Jab

+ FAF: 38 --> 28
+ kbg 21 --> 15
+ bkb 24 --> 38

Weak UTilt

+ FAF 15 --> 11

GROUND:
+ kbg 75 --> 52
+ bkb 19 --> 50
+ hitbox reaches further down

AIR:
+ angle 75 --> 84
+ kbg 75 --> 39
+ bkb 19 --> 33

Weak DTilt

+ self cancelable f10 --> f8
- artifical hitstun removed

GROUND:
+ angle 65/60 --> 290
+ fkb 9/5 --> 33

AIR:
+ angle 65 --> 365
+ FKB 11 --> 33

Strong DTilt

! angle 55 --> 74/80
+ kbg 53 --> 46
+ bkb 55 --> 57
- hitbox size reduced

Smashes

USmash

- no longer special cancelable
+ shield damage -5/-3 --> 0
- damage 15.5 --> 14.4
! hitlag 1.2 --> 1.22
+ kbg 82 --> 95
- bkb 32 --> 30

Specials

USpecial

GENERAL:
- command input multiplier: 1.375x --> 1.35x
+ the prominent arm is now invulnerable f1-14
+ the second connecting hitbox can now reverse hit

STRONG:
- the second connecting hitbox damage: 6.5 --> 5.8

EX: 
+ cost 1.5 --> 1.0
! the unique shoryureppa animation has been removed
+ invulnerability (ground, simple): f4-f33 --> f4-f20
+ invulnerability (ground, command): f1-f33 --> f1-f20
+ dmg (ground, launcher): 6.5 --> 6.6
- bkb(ground, launcher): 82 --> 80

DSpecial

! activate EX to enter VTrigger (see above)
+ can now be canceled into from specials on hit (not shield) for 0.5 bar meter

NSpecial

FAIL:
+ FAF 51 --> 32

EX:
- cost 0.5 --> 1.0
+ FAF 51 --> 40
- hitbox data reverted to match regular version (is no longer double hit)
+ now passes through other hitboxes without dying
+ buy one EX Hadouken, get two free!
! speed: 0.8/1.3/1.8 --> 2.016
! lifetime (frames): 100/62/45 --> 41
! damage: 5.0 --> 13.0

❗ NSpecial (in VTrigger)

! Hadouken and EX Hadouken are replaced with Shakunetsu and EX Shakunetsu
~ refer to Shakunetsu notes in the Ryu section for further info

SSpecial

+ projectile invulnerability start frame: 12 --> 8
+ lower hitbox added for small/crouching opponents
+ angle (grounded, medium/heavy) 45/55 --> 363/365

EX:
- removed the unique hitbox strengths (always heavy)
+ new launcher!
! damage: 12.5
! angle: 75
! kbg: 69
! bkb: 72