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Patch Notes 1.4.4
September 20, 2024 by Springroll Games
GGMR Update - PFE now uses the most recent version of GGMR. - The saving and loading scripts are more organized now. Attacks - General balance adjustments. - Added a new attack "basic_fspec_chokeslam"... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.4.3
May 29, 2024 by Springroll Games
Attacks - General balance adjustments. - "sheik_fspec_chain" is now easier to modify in the code. - `shulk_nspec_monado_arts" now increases your maximum shield HP while Shield Art is active. - Added m... Continue reading
1.4.2 Small Update
October 16, 2023 by Springroll Games
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Fixes - The tumble state now uses "hitstun_grav" instead of the normal gravity value. Extra - "hitbox_group_whitelist_id" can now be used on the "hitbox_group_array" of projectiles, if you set the "gr... Continue reading
Fixing the "stage_data_get" crash
September 22, 2023 by Springroll Games
The latest version of the normal branch of GameMaker (v2023.8.1.148) causes PFE to crash on the stage select. This is due to backend changes in GameMaker. PFE officially uses the LTS branch of GameMak... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.4.2
September 15, 2023 by Springroll Games
Attacks - Added Toon Link's Down Special. - This move spawns a bomb item that the user holds. - The bomb explodes after a certain amount of time, or if it is thrown. - If the bomb hits an opponent, th... Continue reading
Hotfix 1.4.1 Patch Notes
August 11, 2023 by Springroll Games
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Fixes - "game_reset" now properly clears the replay data and win screen data for the match. > This means you can now save replays of match that were restarted. > This fixes a bug where the incorrect w... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.4.1
July 31, 2023 by Springroll Games
Online Teams - You can now play with Teams enabled in online games! - The lobby host determines the teams of all the other players. - Team Attack can be toggled from the private lobby menu. Opera GX M... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.4.0
March 21, 2023 by Springroll Games
Stages - Moved stage-specific properties out of "obj_stage_manager", into individual "stage init" scripts. - Added the "stage_data" script which stores all data for stages, similarly to "character_dat... Continue reading
1.3.4 Hotfix
January 16, 2023 by Springroll Games
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Attacks - Added a new attack, "dspec_earth_wall". Stages - "Smiley Floats" is now on the default stage select (and "stage_choose_random") instead of "Battlefield" Fixes - Perfect shielding now works a... Continue reading
Fix for Powershielding (1.3.3+)
January 07, 2023 by Springroll Games
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PFE Version 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 have a bug where powershielding does not work. This can be fixed by changing obj_hurtbox: Event User 0: Line 71 to: else if (owner.hurtbox.inv_type == INV.normal)... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.3.4
December 24, 2022 by Springroll Games
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Attacks - General balance changes. - "fspec_eiha" now deals damage over time. Stages - A new template stage has been added: "Smiley Floats"! Functionality - Added grab clank struggles when players gra... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.3.3
September 14, 2022 by Springroll Games
PFE: Core - Introducing a new version, "Platform Fighter Engine: Core" - This is a FREE version of PFE available for download on itch.io, replacing the Beta 0.7.1 version. - It has almost all of the f... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.3.2
September 02, 2022 by Springroll Games
Attacks - General balance changes. - Added Cross Slash (non-limit version). - Added Climhazzard. - Added Witch Time. - Added a passive script to allow using Shoryuken through the motion input. Functio... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.3.1
July 09, 2022 by Springroll Games
Attacks - General balance changes. Fixes - Fixed an issue where players wouldn't reset their animation when being knocked out, which could crash the game. - Fixed camera-related issues in "final_smash... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.3.0
July 06, 2022 by Springroll Games
Final Smashes - Added a Final Smash for each of the 5 premade characters. - Added a Smash Ball item. - Added a match setting for the Final Smash meter. - You can now turn off automatic camera movement... Continue reading
Broken Online & Replays on GMv2022.6.023
July 03, 2022 by Springroll Games
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The new GM Runtime ( 2022.6.0.23 ) changed how instance ids are detected; they are now considered a "reference" type instead of being a real number or integer. This breaks the buffer_write_auto script... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.2.1
March 24, 2022 by Springroll Games
Platform Fighter Engine Full Release 1.2.1 - Patch Notes Attacks - Added the "simple attacks" system, which allows you to define attacks dynamically through data instead of through scripts - Simple at... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.2.0
February 25, 2022 by Springroll Games
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Platform Fighter Engine Full Release 1.2.0 - Patch Notes Items - Added basic support for items, with a few example items: - Explosive Box: A box that acts as a platform, and explodes on hit - Flip Fie... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.1.0
November 25, 2021 by Springroll Games
Platform Fighter Engine Full Release 1.1.0 - Patch Notes Netcode - Added the ability to spectate private lobby matches - You can now have up to 8 member in an online lobby, with up to 4 players and th... Continue reading
Fix for GMS2.3.6
October 28, 2021 by Springroll Games
GMS2 released a new version today, 2.3.6, which added a built-in function of the name "fx_create". This collides with the script in PFE also named "fx_create", so I uploaded a new version of PFE 1.0.0... Continue reading
Patch Notes 1.0.0
September 08, 2021 by Springroll Games
Platform Fighter Engine Full Release 1.0.0 - Patch Notes Rollback Netcode! - Added two online modes: Quickplay (random matchmaking) and Private Lobbies - Normal gameplay, CPUs, Replays, and Online mat... Continue reading
Rollback Open Beta Test
August 18, 2021 by Springroll Games
We're doing a Rollback Open Beta Test to ensure the quality of the netcode before the next version releases! Download the "Platform Fighter Engine - Rollback Open Beta.zip" file to join! If you want t... Continue reading
Patch Notes 0.7.1
March 07, 2021 by Springroll Games
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Hotfixes: - Fixed Rivals parrying - Parry stun is applied properly to players landing with aerial - Parrying aerial attack now puts opponents into the helpless state, and gives them extra landing lag... Continue reading
Patch Notes 0.7.0
March 02, 2021 by Springroll Games
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BETA VERSION 0.7.0 - Project Updated to GMS2.3 - The project has been fully reorganized to use the new features of the GMS2.3 asset browser - All global variables have been replaced with either static... Continue reading
Patch Notes 0.6.1
September 05, 2020 by Springroll Games
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BETA VERSION 0.6.1 - Hotfixes - Fixed an issue where Smash Stick would activate even if the player did not flick the stick - Players can now perform the second part of Link's Fsmash with the attack bu... Continue reading
Patch Notes 0.6.0
September 04, 2020 by Springroll Games
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BETA VERSION 0.6.0 - Menu Update - There's a brand new character select screen! - Added a stage select screen! - Added a UI framework that can be used to make more menu screens Collision Update - Part... Continue reading
Beta Version 0.5.0
May 07, 2020 by Springroll Games
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Collision Update - Part 1 - Added slopes! - Created an instance bitflag system to replace inheritance based collisions - Added a function "collision" that allows you to check for collisions in a varie... Continue reading
Beta Version 0.4.0
February 10, 2020 by Springroll Games
Animation Update - You can now define animation speed, scale, angle, etc. per state for each character - If you give a state an array of sprites, the game will randomly choose on the sprites to use wh... Continue reading
Beta Version 0.3.0
December 15, 2019 by Springroll Games#update
The next version of Platform Fighter Engine is out now! This one is a major update that adds a character select screen, new moves, new scripts, bugfixes, and much more! Download: https://springrollgam... Continue reading
Beta Version 0.2.1
August 21, 2019 by Springroll Games#update
The next version of Platform Fighter Engine is out now! This one is a minor update focused on visual improvements! Download: https://springrollgames.itch.io/platform-fighter-engine BETA VERSION 0.2.1... Continue reading
Beta Version 0.2.0
August 09, 2019 by Springroll Games
BETA VERSION 0.2.0 - Replays - You can now save replays of matches - You can watch replays by loading the file from App Data/Smash Engine/Beta 0.2.0 Attacks - General balance and animation updates - A... Continue reading
Beta Version 0.1.0
July 13, 2019 by Springroll Games#beta 0.1.0, #platform fighter engine, #update
The next version of Platform Fighter Engine is out now! BETA VERSION 0.1.0 - Attacks - General attack balance - Updated a few attack animations - Added Toon Link Nair - Added Mario Uair - Added a stan... Continue reading