Akaneia Build v0.92

General

• Updated m-ex version
• Update UCF to 0.84

Characters

Charizard

• fixed double jump snapping to ground on enemy footstool
• implemented misc functions instead of using Mario

Diddy Kong

• Fixed popgun visibility when changing ground states during explosion
• Fixed popgun state during aerial charge danger
• Fixed crash when Diddy gets hit during Monkey Flip grab (hopefully)
• Moved FSMs to parameters
• Implemented misc functions instead of using Mario
• Added missing lose animation

Kirby (Diddy Kong)

• Fixed popgun visibility when changing ground states during explosion

Sonic

• Fixed issue where homing attack would target team allies

Kirby (Sonic)

• Fixed issue where homing attack would target team allies

Wolf

• fixed incorrect result animation symbol

Akaneia Build v0.91

General

• fixed crash on MultiMan Melee modes when using new fighters
• fixed issue that allowed new stages to be selected via random
• fixed issue with Sonic's smash trophy descriptions
• fixed music loop for Gym Theme
• adjusted music loop for Luigi's Mansion

Fighters

Wolf

• General:
  • optimized filesize for 4 player
• Down Smash:
  • fixed issue where down smash would not activate metal box

Diddy Kong

• General:
  • optimized filesize for 4 player

Charizard

• General:
  • optimized filesize for 4 player
  • added missing animation for screw attack damage
• Attributes:
  • decreased gravity: 0.15 -> 0.125
  • increased full hop height
  • increased double jump height
• Neutral Air:
  • decreased landing lag: 22(11) -> 20(10)
• Forward Air:
  • decreased landing lag: 28(14) -> 26 (13)
• Up Air:
  • increased landing lag: 15(7) -> 16(8)
• Down Air:
  • increased non-sweetspot hitbox damage: 14 -> 16
• Flare Blitz (Side Special):
  • increased damage: 12 -> 16
  • increased body hitbox size
  • moved head hitbox forward
  • fixed an issue where Charizard's head hitbox did not interact with fighters
• Rock Smash (Down Special):
  • increased projectile reach
  • added missing hitbox when breaking the rock
• Up Throw:
  • increased KBG: 90 -> 120
• Dash Grab:
  • decreased startup: F8 -> F7

Sonic

• General:
  • optimized filesize for 4 player
  • fixed team color ids
  • increased dash dance window by 2 frames
  • fixed an issue where Sonic used the wrong mouth expression in the shield break state
  • fixed an issue where the spring SFX was panned to the right channel
  • fixed an issue where the spring SFX would not play if Sonic was not Player 1
  • lowered the time limit for Race to the Finish: 49s -> 35s
• Attributes:
  • adjusted fast walk cycle animation speed
  • decreased gravity: 0.11 -> 0.09
  • decreased double jump height
  • decreased short hop height
• Dash Attack:
  • IASA window is later: F44 -> F50
  • increased KBG for early hit: 50 -> 100
  • increased KBG for late hit: 45 -> 95
  • increased the duration the early hitbox is active by 2 frames
• Forward Tilt:
  • increased damage: 9 -> 11
  • pulled back body hitbox to prevent missing from up-close
• Forward Smash:
  • increased reach
  • fixed issue where attack would not activate metal box
• Down Smash:
  • adjusted hitbox location
  • adjusted hitbox IDs. Sourspot is harder to hit.
  • increased non-sourspot hitbox size
• Up Smash:
  • IASA is later: F45 -> F50
• Forward Air:
  • increased launching hit reach
  • reduced number of hits: 6 -> 4
  • adjusted multi-hit launch angle
  • hitboxes are active for 1 more frame
  • decreased total active frames
• Up Air:
  • decreased damage: 14 -> 13
  • autocancel window is later: F30 -> F34
  • decreased KBG: 118 -> 113
• Down Throw:
  • decreased endlag by 10 frames
• Homing Attack (Neutral Special):
  • added ability to launch attack earlier by pressing B
  • fixed bug where homing attack would target teammates
  • increased hitbox size
  • increased max charge time: 25 frames -> 30 frames
• Kirby Homing Attack:
  • adjusted animation data to match Sonic's
• Light Dash (Side Special):
  • fixed an issue where "Ready" voice clip would play during Metal Box
  • fixed an issue where the fully-charged state's active hitbox duration did not match with the non-charged state
  • lowered the intensity of the body aura when the attack is fully charged
  • increased the time to fully charge the attack: 60 frames -> 75 frames
• Spin Charge (Down Special):
  • increased initial horizontal velocity when used in the air
• Spring Jump (Up Special):
  • decreased landing lag: 30 frames -> 15 frames
  • added a hitbox to his head
  • removed set knockback from spring hitbox
  • changed spring hitbox SFX
  • fixed crash when grounded spring would become airborne

Lucas

• General:
  • optimized filesize for 4 player
  • fixed team color ids
  • fixed eyebrow color on orange costume
  • fixed issue with ness voice clip playing during shield break
  • Kirby Hat: fixed crash when using PK Freeze on hardware
• Attributes:
  • increased air acceleration: 0.02/0.04 -> 0.02/0.08
  • increased initial dash speed: 1.3 -> 1.4
  • increased short hop height
  • increased full hop height
• Forward Tilt:
  • increased hitbox size
  • increased reach
• Down Tilt:
  • hitbox is active for 1 more frame
• Up Smash:
  • decreased startup: F30 -> F25
  • IASA is earlier: F92 -> F85
• Down Smash:
  • decreased startup: F20 -> F15
  • IASA is earlier: F60 -> F53
• Forward Smash:
  • increased hitbox size
  • increased reach
• Forward Air:
  • sweetspot is active for 1 more frame
  • increased sweetspot damage: 12 -> 14
• Back Air:
  • decreased startup F15 -> F12
  • increased foot hitbox reach
  • autocancel window is earlier: F40 -> F35
  • increased non-sweetspot damage: 9 -> 11
  • increased non-sweetspot KBG: 90 -> 100
• Neutral Air:
  • added landing hitbox
• Up Air:
  • increased reach
• Down Air:
  • changed multi-hit angle: 80 -> 270
  • decreased landing lag: 22(11) -> 20(10)
  • increased launching hit KBG: 110 -> 140
  • autocancel window is earlier: F35 -> F30
  • added landing hitbox.
• Standing Grab:
  • hitbox is active for 2 more frames.
• Dash Grab:
  • hitbox is active for 2 more frames.
• PK Fire (Side Special):
  • decreased landing lag: 30 -> 22
  • decreased Lucas's aerial launch velocity when firing PK Fire.
  • decreased grounded and aerial endlag by 9 frames.
• PK Thunder (Up Special):
  • fixed issue with ceiling collision during aerial PK Thunder that resulted in strange bounce angles
• Z-Air:
  • fixed issues with tether grabbing incorrectly and getting stuck in walls
  • shortened distance in which tether will fail (8 -> 4) units

Stages

Village

• fixed issue with Jingle's mouth textures

Akaneia Build v0.9

Fighters

• Added Lucas: Fight with courage and powerful PSI abilities!
• Added Sonic: Outrun the competition with the fastest thing alive!

Diddy Kong

• N-air:
  • Angle: 85 -> 65
• Up Smash:
  • Adjusted hitbox angles so that it connects better.

Charizard

• F-tilt:
  • Weak hitbox damage increased: 8 -> 10
  • IASA is earlier: F42 -> F40
  • Slightly increased sweetspot reach.
  • Startup decreased: F12 -> F10
• N-air:
  • Animation speed increased while the hitbox is active.
  • Adjusted Hitbox duration to compensate shorter time.
  • Body Hitbox size greatly increased.
  • Body Hitbox KBG increased: 80 -> 100
  • Tail Hitbox KBG increased: 60 -> 80
  • Tail hitbox moved slightly ahead for better reach.
  • Autocancel window is 2F earlier: F28 -> F26
• Up-Air:
  • Damage increased: 14 -> 16
  • Late Hit Damage increased: 7 -> 11
  • BKB increased: 0 -> 15
• F-air:
  • Weak hitbox damage increased: 14 -> 16
  • Sweetspot hitbox KBG increased: 70 -> 85
• B-air:
  • Sweetspot KBG decreased: 95 -> 85
• Up Tilt:
  • Sweetspot hitbox size slightly increased.
  • Sweetspot hitbox location is further up, increasing its reach.
  • IASA is earlier: F36 -> F34
• D-tilt:
  • IASA is earlier: F35 -> F32
  • Hitbox Horizontal reach increased. No longer negative disjoint.
• Up Smash:
  • Added IASA at F52.
• D-Smash:
  • Horizontal reach greatly increased for both body hitboxes and "ground-only" hitboxes.
• Etc.
  • Fixed an issue where too many dust GFX spawned when waking up after sleeping.

Stages

• Added Delfino Plaza
• Added Green Hill Zone
• Added Luigi's Mansion
• Added Village

Hyrule Castle 64

• The stage now uses the N64 model instead of the 3DS model.
• Fixed an issue where the tornado would use the wrong element when throwing fighters.

Metal Cavern

• Updated the lights for characters to match the N64 version.

Menus

Character Selection Screen

• Updated layout for new fighters

Stage Selection Screen

• Updated layout for new stages
• Added preview models for all new and past stages.

Trophies

• Added new trophies:
  • Wolf (Classic, Adventure, and All-Star)
  • Diddy Kong (Classic, Adventure, and All-Star)
  • Charizard (Classic, Adventure, and All-Star)
  • Lucas (Classic, Adventure, and All-Star)
  • Sonic (Classic, Adventure, and All-Star)
  • Super Sonic
  • Tails
  • Knuckles
  • Amy
  • Shadow
  • Kirby Hat 7
  • Kirby Hat 8

Music

Delfino Plaza

• Delfino Plaza (original)
• Ricco Harbor (original)

Green Hill Zone

• Green Hill Zone (original)
• Open Your Heart (original)

Pokémon Stadium

• Pokémon Gym Theme (new mix by rainbowroadhead)

Luigi's Mansion

• Luigi's Mansion (new mix by rainbowroadhead)

Village

• Animal Crossing Title Theme (new mix by Sarvéproductions)
• Ambient Music (Hold L or R when loading the stage)
  • 1 A.M. (Dawn)
  • 7 A.M. (Day)
  • 2 P.M. (Evening)
  • 5 P.M. (Night)
• K.K. Slider (Live)
  • DJ K.K.
  • Go K.K. Rider
  • K.K. Condor
  • K.K. Cruisin'
  • K.K. Gumbo
  • K.K. Western
  • Rockin' K.K.

Special Thanks!

Pik - Lucas and Sonic model/stock icons

Smash 2 - Base Sonic model

Raggy - Sonic animations

Akaneia Build v0.82

Diddy Kong

Bugfixes:

• Fixed bug where Diddy's popgun (and other characters' temporary held items) would remain visible after slipping on a banana.
• Fixed crash that occurred when hitting Diddy during side-b grab.

Akaneia Build v0.81

General

• Items now spawn on all added stages.
• Fixed crash that occurred when exiting 1P modes on Slippi Dolphin.
• Fixed crash that occurred while a fighter dropped their item while Diddy was throwing them.
• Fixed crash that occurred when items would spawn effects after their owner had been destroyed.
• Fixed crash that occurred when pressing start to advance from the CSS.

Diddy Kong

Bugfixes:

• Fixed bug where Diddy's mouth would be open while using the white costume.
• Fixed bug where rolls were 30 frames long instead of 32.
• Fixed bug where CliffCatch lasted an extra frame (F9->F8).
• Fixed Monkey Flip bug where Diddy would remain attached to the opponent.
• Fixed Monkey Flip bug where Diddy would teleport to ledge.
• Fixed banana bug where the opponent would slip while being grabbed.
• Fixed banana bug where tripping would be still checked for if the item was frozen.
• Fixed bug where the jetpack would be invisible while metal box is active.
• Fixed bug where Super Scope was not oriented correctly.

Charizard

Misc:

• Adjusted positions on the 1P Intro Screen.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed bug where rolls were 30 frames long instead of 32.
• Fixed bug where there was no controller rumble while dashing.

Balance Changes:

• Jab1:
  • Hits opponent further away (Angle: 90 -> 78).
• Jab2:
  • Hits opponent further away (Angle: 90 -> 80).
  • Can be interrupted later (F18 -> F23).
• Jab3:
  • Adjust animation on wing to be centered with the Z axis.
  • Sends further away and is stronger. (Angle: 90 -> 100, Knockback Growth: 120 -> 140).
• Dash Attack:
  • Can be interrupted later (F43 -> F44).
• Back Air
  • Slightly increased sweetspot size, extending its reach.
• Forward Air:
  • Sweetspot hitbox size slightly increased and moved further away from Charizard, making it a slightly easier to land.
• Up Smash
  • Second hit will knockback further (Knockback Growth: 100->110).
• Down Smash:
  • "Quake" outer hitboxes reach further horizontally (X Position: 3000 -> 4000)
• Grab:
  • Fixed bug where grab became active on frame 5 instead of 6.
  • Adjusted animation to grab lower.
  • Moved neck grab box lower slightly.

Wolf

Bugfixes:

• Fixed crash after defeating Bowser in 1P modes.
• Fixed bug where Side B effect would not disappear after hitting an opponent.

Balance Changes:

• Attributes:
  • Wolf can be combo'd slightly easier / live slightly longer (Weight: 82 -> 83).
• Forward Tilt:
  • Startup decreased (F9 -> F6).
• Forward Air:
  • Strong tip hitbox is sends opponent slightly closer at higher percents (Knockback Growth: 80 -> 75)
• Up Air:
  • Strong tip hitbox is now easier to land (hand and arm yield a strong hit, as opposed to only the hand previously).
  • Weak hitbox is now located on the body.
  • Weak hitbox sends opponent slightly closer towards Wolf (Angle: 70 -> 73).
  • Landing Lag decreased: 22 (11) -> 20 (10).
• Up Smash:
  • Hitbox ends sooner (F18 -> F15).
• U-Throw:
  • Reverted to be weight dependent.
• D-Throw:
  • Reverted to be weight dependent.
  • Damage decreased (5->4).
  • Throws opponent closer towards Wolf (Angle 60->75).
  • Sends opponent further at lower percents (Base Knockback: 60->78).
  • Sends opponent closer at higher percents (Knockback Growth: 75->55).
• Side B:
  • Increased hit accuracy (Hitboxes adjusted to better cover Wolf's model).
  • Removed Fox's sound effect and replaced with Wolf's.

Akaneia Build v0.8

General

• (re)achieved compatibility with Slippi Online. All known desyncs have been fixed and is compatible with vanilla Melee.
• added a new costume for each character

Diddy Kong

• Added Diddy Kong!

Charizard

• Added Charizard!

Game Modes

Added All Star Versus

• Battle against a friend with a custom lineup of fighters. Adjust settings in the new rules menu.

Added Tag

• Attack your opponent when tagged to tag them . If you're "it" when the countdown ends, you'll lose a stock. The countdown is random and isn't displayed, so make sure you tag someone else quick! Projectiles don't count!

Added Turbo Melee

• Landing an attack grants you "turbo", as indicated by your fighter flashing pink. Use turbo to instantly cancel your current attack into a different one!

Volleyball

• Added single-player mode where the ball is automatically returned. Set time to NONE and enter a match with 1 player.
• Imposed a serve timer of 8 seconds.
• Increase court scale when 3+ players are present.
• Entirely overhauled net collision. Now using custom box collision instead of Melee's collision system.
• Ball now has a generated trail behind it.
• Adjusted the glow along the edges of the court.

Peach's Castle

• Increase size of bumper
• Bumper now has 362 knockback angle like in Smash 64 (sends in the angle you touched it at).

Wolf

Other

• Added Single Player ending movie and images

Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue where specific F-tilt angles played Fox's F-tilt animation.

Attributes:

• Weight: 84 -> 82

Attacks:

• Jab 1:

  • Startup increased: F2 -> F3
  • Hitboxes moved slightly lower.

• F-Tilt:

  • Startup increased: F6 -> F9
  • Tipper hitbox now has lower priority.
  • Tipper hitbox is now only active for one frame.

• D-Tilt:

  • Tipper damage decreased: 13 -> 10

• D-Smash:

  • Tipper hitbox now has lower priority.

• F-air:

  • Tipper hitbox size decreased.
  • Tipper hitbox now has lower priority.
  • Sourspot hitbox moved closer to Wolf.
  • Autocancel window starts later: F22 -> F25

• B-air:

  • Added Sourspot.
  • Added Late hitboxes.
  • Early hitbox damage decreased: 16 -> 14
  • Early hitbox size decreased.
  • Autocancel window starts later: F26 -> F32
  • Landing Lag increased: 20 (10) -> 22 (11)

• Up Air:

  • Startup increased: F6 -> F7
  • Hitboxes repositioned.
  • Tipper hitbox now has lower priority.
  • Tipper damage increased: 11 -> 13
  • Tipper BKB increased: 30 -> 38
  • Tipper KBG increased: 90 -> 100
  • Sourspot damage decreased: 9 -> 8
  • Sourspot BKB decreased: 15 -> 0
  • Sourspot KBG increased: 90 -> 115
  • Sourspot angle changed: 80 -> 70
  • Landing Lag increased: 20 (10) -> 24 (12)
  • Hitboxes are active for 1 less frame.
  • Autocancel window starts later: F20 -> F27
  • IASA window starts later: F40 -> F41

Throws:

• General:
  • All throws are now weight independent.
• D-Throw:
  • BKB decreased: 85 -> 60
  • KBG increased: 50 -> 75
  • Angle changed: 85 -> 60
  • Endlag increased.

Specials:

• Neutral B:
  • Gun hitbox removed.
  • Laser speed increased.
  • Laser distance decreased.
  • Laser Angle: 0 -> 50
• Side B:
  • Hitboxes reworked to (hopefully) prevent reverse hits from happening too often.
  • Damage increased: 17 -> 18
  • BKB decreased: 70 -> 20
  • KBG increased: 80 -> 100

Credits

• Smash 2 - Wolf and Diddy Kong base models (https://twitter.com/Smash2Official)
• KTH - Wolf, Diddy Kong and Charizard model edits and base roster alt costumes
• ConnorRentz - Wolf, Diddy Kong and Charizard textures/alt costumes, base roster alt costumes, social media management and video production (https://twitter.com/TheConnorRentz)
• MaZone - Wolf animations (https://twitter.com/JoanBorguno)
• Super4ng - Wolf animations (https://twitter.com/SSBMProjectCAL)
• Pik - Diddy and Charizard stock icons (https://twitter.com/pm_pik)
• duccW - Playtesting (https://www.twitch.tv/duccw)

Akaneia Build v0.61

General

• Compatibility fixes for Slippi 2.3.0.

Volleyball

• Fixed bug where the ball exploding in deuce would incorrectly update the score .

Akaneia Build v0.51

Bug fix update which resolves many game-breaking issues.

General

• fixed Slippi Online desync issues with vanilla Melee.

Wolf

• Fixed bug where using laser would desync on Slippi during rollbacks.
• Fixed bug where aerial shine hitbox was active for 3 frames instead of 1 frame.
• Saturated alternate costume colors.

Volleyball

• Adjusted net collision. Net interactions should now be more refined.
• Fixed bug where hitting the ball on your 5th hit while it was over the net gave you a point.
• Projectiles that cross the net are now forcibly destroyed (Links' boomerangs).

Other

• Fixed progressive mode crash.
• Fixed single player crash.
• Fixed title screen crash.

Akaneia Build v0.6 - The Volleyball Update

General

• Compatibility changes in preparation for Slippi 2.3.0.

Volleyball

• Added Best of 5. Game count is indicated under player score. First to win 3 games wins the match.
• Added Deuce. When the score is 10-10, you must win 2 points in a row to take the game. Advantage during deuce is indicated by the arrow near the player's score.
• Can no longer hit opponents on the other side of the net. Friendly fire is preserved.
• Can no longer hit the ball on the other side of the net. Any hitboxes that cross the net are disabled, as indicated by the sound and graphical effect.
• Added rally counter to scoreboard. Topmost number on scoreboard will display the rally count.
• Player percents are now hidden.
• Player damage is now locked at 0%.
• Possession bug fixed, team will no longer score a point when it explodes on their side.
• Fix crash related to Sheik's chain crossing the net.

Past Stages

• Mushroom Kingdom - entering a pipe while grabbing an opponent will now break the grab.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed nametag related crash.
• Fixed Ice Climbers Target Test crash.
• Fixed Falco's wrong Target Test stage.
• Fixed Kirby related bug that prevented the match from starting (mostly affected custom builds).

Akaneia Build v0.5

About

The Akaneia Build is a ground-breaking Melee mod that adds new viable and authentic content to the game such as costumes, stages, and more. The mod is powered by m-ex, our own system that allows for streamlined expansion of content in Melee. This mod is compatible with Dolphin, Nintendont, and GCN.

A script to build The Akaneia Build is provided in this download. xDelta for Windows and Multipatch for Mac are included in this download to patch an NTSC v1.02 ISO of Melee with the proper MD5 hash 0e63d4223b01d9aba596259dc155a174.

Available Versions

• Version 0.5 Stable (v0.5s)
• Version 0.5 Experimental (v0.5e)

Wolf - v0.5e Build Exclusive:

• The cunning rival of Fox claws his way into Melee!
• Includes four additional alternate costumes.
• This fighter is currently in development and does not accurately reflect a completed fighter. Please use this build with caution.

"Games" Versus Menu

• Volleyball: Smash a ball over the net and score points against opponents!
• Only HMN players are supported.

Alternate Costumes

• Wave One: All fighters have one new alternate costume.

New N64 Past Stages

• Peach's Castle: Fight above the clouds over Peach's Castle and avoid the infamous Bumper at the top of this royal arena.
• Hyrule Castle: A tornado carries the fight on the rooftops of Hyrule's capitol.
• Saffron City: Many powerful Pokémon join the fight in the heart of a Kanto metropolis.
• Planet Zebes: Rising acid turns up the heat in this large battle in an alien homeworld.
• Mushroom Kingdom: This long retro level features game-changing warp pipes and munching piranha plants.
• Metal Cavern: Once exclusive to a battle with Metal Mario, this compact stage is now yours.