Note: For those looking to try out the beta, you can do so by right clicking the game in Steam, going to "Properties", clicking the "Betas" tab, and choosing the "beta" option from the dropdown.
Hello, everyone!
New beta update! New character!
Meet Alexei Petrov, A.K.A. "Melky", the young-blood from St. Petersburg who has come overseas to train at Hazegood's Gym. As your first serious opponent, Melky will be a bit easier than the rest of the roster, and hopefully provide a gentler ramp-in than Joe. Note: Unlocking Ugly Joe requires you to beat Melky first, so Joe will disappear for you until you have defeated Melky once.
A few other small items have been added as well, including an option to adjust opponent aggression, the ability to quit a match early by clinching until the ref calls the match, and some stat adjustments.
Take a look at the change list below and please let me know your thoughts in the feedback thread here or by emailing me at [email protected].
If you run into a game breaking issue, please report it to me and then switch over to the rollback branch to go to the previous beta update.
Thanks!
Update Notes:
- Added new opponent: Alexei Petrov, "Melky"
- Clinching an opponent for an extended period of time will now cause the ref to call the match. This both provides a quick way to exit a match mid-round and avoids an exploit involving clinching indefinitely to time out a match in your favor.
- Reduced backward walk speed of opponents
- Added "aggression" slider to customization menu and difficulty presets. This will affect both how eager an opponent is to close the distance on you and how many punches they may throw per combo.
- Modified stats of most opponents very slightly to improve difficulty curve
- Added idle facial variation animation to all opponents
- Boosted facial reactions of opponents
- Corrected spelling of Philadelphia in Joe's bio