Samurai Shodown/Patch Notes/Ver.1.11

Detailed patch notes: https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/samuraishodown/news/ss_patch_1.11_eng.pdf

Changed / Improved Features

• Balances to character interactions during battle have been made.
• Players are now returned to their previous mode after exiting a Ranked Match.
• Features in Casual Match lobbies have been changed.

• Changed so the battle begins when both players press OK when in their respective seats. (Single Match only)
• Altered so that players are not automatically ejected from their seats after a match ends. (Single Match only)
• Can now select between "Watch while waiting" and "Watch only" when in the spectator seats. (Single Match only)
• The option to rematch will be enabled if there are no other players waiting. (Single Match only)
• Character intros and win poses are now skippable. (Win poses can also now be skipped even in offline matches.)
• For players making the lobby, you can now choose the stage right from the lobby menu screen.

• Fixed other minor issues and features

All Characters

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Advancing Attacks	—	Resolved an issue where players couldn't perform a Surprise Attack or Dodge immediately after an Advancing Attack.
Dodging	—	Reduced recovery frames.
Countering	—	Increased recovery frames. Can now be punished as a counter-hit
Rage Explosion	—	Extended the hitbox upwards.
Guard Break	—	Adjusted so all characters travel nearly the same distance when hit. Changed the hurtbox to be the same as during knockback after taking damage.
Being Countered	—	Changed the hurtbox to be the same as during knockback after taking damage.
Being Countered (Heavy)	—	Altered the distance the weapon flies.
On Block	—	Changed the hurtbox to be the same as during knockback after taking damage.
Command Inputs	—	Adjusted the input command timings for 623 (→↓↘) and 421 (←↓↙).
Weapon Flipping Technique	—	Altered the direction the weapon flies.
Lightning Blade	—	All characters now travel the same length from start to finish during their Lightning Blade attack

Hanzo

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Back Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
n.5C	With	Increased damage on first hit. Decreased damage on second hit. Expanded hitbox forward. Decreased opponent knockback on first attack.
5C	With	Increased damage on first hit. Decreased damage on second hit.
5D	With/Without	Shortened the top of the hurtbox.
3D	With/Without	Reduced recovery.
66A	With	Changed so that weapon does not fly off when countered. Reduced recovery on block.
66B	With	Character behavior after this attack has been changed from "crouching" to "standing".
66D	With/Without	Increased active frames. Reduced recovery. Character behavior after this attack has been changed from "crouching" to "standing".
(close)j.6K	With/Without	Expanded grab hitbox.
(close)623S	With/Without	Increased damage.
6623S	With/Without	Increased damage.
63214A+D	With/Without	Hastened time till invulnerable.
63214B+D	With/Without	Hastened time till invulnerable.
22S	With/Without	Hastened time till invulnerable. Reduced time between disappearing and reappearing.
j.236S	With/Without	Increased opponent's knockback duration on hit and block. Reduced landing recovery. Added a counter window during landing recovery.
(knocked back)6321463214A+D	With/Without	Delayed the cancel window during knockback.
(knocked back)6321463214B+D	With/Without	Delayed the cancel window during knockback.
WFT	With	Expanded the hitbox horizontally immediately after attacking.

Galford

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Rage Gauge	—	Decreased amount gained on hit.
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Backward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been decreased.
Run	With/Without	Move speed has been decreased.
66A	With	Changed so that weapon does not fly off when countered. Reduced recovery frames on block.
66B	With	Character behavior after this attack has been changed from "crouching" to "standing."
66K	With/Without	Character behavior after this attack has been changed from "crouching" to "standing." Increased active hitbox frames.
B+C	With/Without	Increased opponent knockback duration on hit.
j.6K	With/Without	Increased
236A/B/C	With/Without	Shrank the upper and backside portions of the hitbox.
41236A+D(Head) 41236B+D(Rear)	With	Increased time between activation and falling. Shrank the lower portion of the hitbox. Increased the recovery frames upon landing.
41236A+D(Head) 41236B+D(Rear)	Without	Increased time between activation and falling. Increased the recovery frames upon landing.
(Knocked Back) 4123641236A+D(Head) 4123641236B+D(Rear)	With/Without	Delayed the window to cancel during knockback.
236B+C(WFT)	With	Made attack startup slower.

Jubei

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Back Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
66A	With	Changed so that weapon does not fly off when countered. Reduced recovery on block.
6S	With	Increased damage. Increased chip damage. Reduced knockback on block.
WFT	With	Slower startup.

Rimururu

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Rage Gauge	—	Receives more on hit.
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Backwards Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Forward Dash	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
66A	With	Changed so that weapon does not fly off when countered. Reduced recovery frames when guarded against.
22S	With/Without	Resolved an issue.
j.2S	With/Without	Now activates with j.1S and j.3S inputs.
623S (Regular and Max Rage)	With/Without	Adjusted so that the number of hits an enemy receives in-air does not dramatically drop. Altered so the first hit deals more damage.
WFT	With	Opponents are now thrown back on hit. Reduced positional restrictions with Konru when this command is entered.
SSM	With	Reduced positional restrictions with Konru when this command is entered.

Tam Tam

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Forward Dash	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
2B	With	Increased active frames.
2C	With	Expanded hurtbox downwards.
Overhead	With/Without	Expanded hitbox forward. Reduced active frames. Increased opponent knockback duration on hit and block.
6SSS	With	No longer hits from behind. Shrank the upper portion of the hitbox. Expanded hurtbox forwards and upwards.

Ukyo

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Back Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
5B	With	Less knockback on hit.
n.2C	With	Increased damage on first hit. Decreased damage on second hit.
66A	With	Changed so that weapon does not fly off when countered. Less recovery on block.
66C	With	Character behavior after this attack has been changed from "crouching" to "standing". Instead of being knocked back, the opponent is now thrown back.
j.1236S (Max Rage)	With	Faster startup.
WFT	With	Now projectile invulnerable on startup. Expanded the height of the hitbox. Changed the way opponents react on hit.

Wu-Ruixiang

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Forward Dash	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Back Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
Distance between far and close attacks	—	Shortened the distance required to change between n.5B and 5B. Shortened the distance required to change between n.2B and 2B.
n.5A	With	Reduced recovery frames. Made attach startup faster. Expanded the hitbox downwards.
n.5B	With	Increased active hitbox frames. Increased damage.
f.5B	With	Increased damage.
n.5C	With	Increased active hit frames for the first half. Increased damage on second half on hit.
f.5C	With	Increased active hitbox frames.
j.A	With	Made attack startup faster. Increased active hitbox frames.
ju.S	Without	Removed hurtbox in front of character. Increased active hitbox frames. Expanded the hitbox upwards.
66A	With	Changed so that weapon does not fly off when countered. Reduced recovery frames on block. Delayed the moment she stops moving to attack. Increased active hitbox frames.
66u.S	Without	Delayed the moment she stops moving to attack. Increased active hitbox frames.
66B	With	Now able to cancel after first hit. Increased opponent knockback duration on first hit.
66C	With	Increased active hitbox frames.
66D	With/Without	Reduced recovery frames. Increased opponent's knockback duration when blocked. Character behavior after this attack has been changed from "crouching" to "standing". Increased damage.
Overhead	With/Without	Reduced recovery frames. Increased opponent's knockback duration when blocked.
421D	With	Reduced recovery frames. Counter is now triggers faster. Expanded counter trigger upwards. Changed so that the counter does not trigger if hit with Lightning Blade, Weapon Flipping Techniques, and Super Special Moves.
421D(Trigger)	With	Attack comes out faster. Can no longer pursuit attack. Expanded the hitbox upwards
22A	With	Made attack startup faster. Reduced recovery frames.
22B	With	Made attack startup faster. Reduced recovery frames. Reduced opponent's knockback duration on block.
22C	With	Reduced recovery frames. Reduced opponent's knockback duration on block.
214A/B	With	Reduced recovery frames. Increased opponent's knockback duration when blocked. Expanded hitbox forward.
214C	With	Increased opponent's knockback duration when blocked. Expanded hitbox forward.
236A/C	With	Made attack startup faster. Reduced recovery frames. Delayed the window where projectile is reflectable
236B	With	Reduced recovery frames. Delayed the window where projectile is reflectable.
623S	With	Poppy no longer triggers the trap. Reduced recovery frames.
WFT	With	Opponents are downed for longer on hit.
SSM	With	Expanded hitbox upwards and downwards.

Yoshitora

Changed Area	Weapon	Description of Change
Rage Gauge	—	Receives less on hit.
Forward Walk	With/Without	Move speed has been increased.
5C	With	Expanded the hurtbox forward.
2A	With	Can no longer be countered.
66A	With	Increased recovery frames.
66C	With	Reduced recovery frames.
66D	Without	Resolved an issue where Yoshitora's feet were invulnerable.
j.C	With	No longer crosses up. Shrank the lower portion of the hitbox for the first attack.
236C	With	No longer hits opponents on the ground.
623C	With	Now throw invincible on startup.
421S	With	Projectiles that hit Yoshitora during the move's guard point will now trigger hitstun.
623D	With	Shrank the command grab hitbox. Increased recovery frames.
632146AB	With	Expanded the hurtbox forward.