What changed in Skullgirls 2nd Encore in 2023

Updated Annie's command list to better reflect Star Power changes.

Addressed an issue where Marie was not properly unlocking for users who purchased Marie's individual DLC.

New effects introduced to highlight Pushblock Guard Cancel mechanics.

Marie is now available for purchase as individual DLC or through the Season 1 Pass.

Fixed bugs related to Marie's command throw and air throw.

Significant changes to Annie's Star Power mechanics and balance.

New effects for Valentine’s Vial Hazard types for better visibility.

Marie enters Early Access phase, nearing full completion.

Various gameplay adjustments including combo fixes and damage adjustments.

Fixed a rendering issue when playing with Big Band with 2D Backgrounds enabled.

Fixed a bug where Dust Bunny could activate Undizzy during its hits in certain edge cases.

Adjusted Hilgard's spawn distance from Hilgard's Haymaker to prevent unintended drops.

Resolved crashes on older versions of macOS (v12 and older) due to the last update.

Set a maximum distance for Hilgard's spawn from Marie to avoid spawning too far behind.

cLP (first hit only) blockstun reduced by 1F, increased recovery by 2F.

Repetitive Skeleton Impact (QCF+KK) base damage reduced from 800 to 650.

Fixed a bug where Air Throw wouldn't kill opponents unless the first three hits did enough damage to kill.

Carpel Pummel (QCF+PP) damage reduced from 2500 to 2000.

Made numerous improvements to the flow of how Hilgard performs his win pose.

Fixed a bug where Dust Bunny (QCF+P) would add wrong Undizzy amounts and activate Undizzy in incorrect situations.

Fixed numerous bugs where Hilgard could not be defeated if attacked during the end of his punch from Hilgard's Haymaker.

Fixed multiple bugs related to Marie's abilities and interactions, including canceling into Blockbuster and hurtbox adjustments.

Fixed a bug where Marie could go off camera with tag in some cases.

VFX on Marie Go 'Round (QCB+HP) made larger and easier to see.

Minimum Mac OSX version required to run Skullgirls 2nd Encore increased from 10.9 to 10.13.

Added a new launch option for disabling all rainbow color changing effects.

Fixed a bug where some players would not be able to connect to one another, and would disconnect as soon as the round started.

Adjusted logic for displaying connection bars and their colors for online fights.

Fixed a bug where loading screen text was not translated to match the chosen language.

Fixed a bug where the second hit of jHP and sHP could trigger a burst in the middle of a chain if the first hit caused the Drama bar to fill up to 240 or above.

Since it was zero before.

Fixed an issue where some players were experiencing performance and screen tearing issues in the Beta mode.

Attempted a fix for an issue preventing Beta mode from launching on Windows 7/8.1.

Fixed a bug where Marie was not considered to be in a counter hit state after throwing the orb from Weight of our Will.

Fixed cMP, sHK, and jMK having lower than intended metergain.

Fixed jHP granting slightly more meter than sHP.

Fixed a bug where Marie would get stuck in her summoning animation as an assist if Hilgard was attacked and defeated before he could finish certain animations.

Fixed a bug where Marie can cancel the start up of JHP into JHK before JHP hit, if bones from a previous JHP were still visible and hitting an opponent.

Now correctly grant meter.

Fixed Marie Go 'Round strength granting far more meter than the strength.

Fixed a bug where Marie could get stuck in her commanding pose if the hand from Repetitive Skeleton Impact grabbed opponents with 1 life.

Loses its active hitbox.

Fixed a bug where the armor frames were not displayed correctly for Marie Go 'Round in the frame data bar when Attack Data was set to 'Advanced'.

Visual effects and lighting adjustments to reduce distractions during gameplay.

Added stage music, 'All That Remains' composed by Darren Malley.

Kicked players can no longer join the lobby immediately after being kicked.

Players will not match with the same opponent again for a few minutes after declining a match or finishing a match.

Fixed a bug where Black Dahlia would not flinch when punched by Cerebella during pummel horse.

Adjusted the position of the timer on character select when playing online.

Previously unused voice lines for older characters when fighting against Marie have been integrated.

Marie is now playable in her Alpha state for Season Pass holders.

Added 19 color palettes for Marie, with more to come in future updates.

Added Marie's stage, Hilgard's Castle.

All Season 1 Pass character story modes will be updated with full voice acting after Marie's release.

A general balance adjustment for the rest of the cast is planned to start around the same time as Marie's Alpha.

Marie will have a playable Alpha phase on the Beta branch of Skullgirls 2nd Encore, featuring unfinished animations and untuned gameplay.

Marie is targeted for a full release around mid December 2023, featuring a new stage, story mode, and character tutorials.

Marie will come with her own Story Mode that explores her relationship with the Skull Heart upon her full release.

A new stage, Hilgard’s Castle, will be included in Marie's Alpha and fully completed in her full release.

Announcement of the return of the Skullgirls Championship Series, set to be bigger than ever in 2024.

Art assets in the Digital Art Compendium have also been adjusted in this update.

Several art assets have been adjusted in Skullgirls 2nd Encore as part of the global content update.

Fixed a small graphical issue with Dahlia's banners on the various arena stages.

Fixed a bug where Parting Gift wasn't reliably igniting oil and/or the oil barrel when in the corner.

Fixed a bug where Parting Gift's stagger hit vs airborne targets didn't have enough hitstun to reliably guarantee the character would land and become staggered before the hitstun ran out.

Dahlia will no longer be poisoned if she counters Valentine's Counter Venom or Vial Hazard.

Fixed some missing characters for Japanese news items.

Fixed an issue where Dahlia's Parting Gift detonation could cause a soft lock during the round reset of 1v1 matches.

Updated Dahlia's TH for the news feed.

Made improvements to the reliability of ice shot's hitstun scaling when used multiple times in a single combo.

Fixed some reported typos in Black Dahlia's story.

Fixed visual issues with Dahlia's Railgun VFX on palettes 8, 28, & 30.

Dahlia's Counter, Strike! after image and some aspects of her teleport should now always have the proper PalFX if affected by Valentine's poisons.

Black Dahlia has departed beta and is now fully released in Skullgirls 2nd Encore.

Fixed a bug where Umbrella would sometimes fail to stagger her target with a s.F+HP (Cliff Hanger) if she also hit or traded with some projectiles.

'Parting Gift' detonation now puts the victim in hitstop until the explosion hits if the opponent is in hitstun.

Fixed an issue where Dahlia's tutorial and trials had issues preventing them from being completed.

Fixed an issue where trading blows when using an Outtake to hit Bunny Girl from 'Girls' Night' would prevent them from dying immediately.

Tweaked Black Dahlia's intros and intro voice lines to prevent long pauses after she was finished but before the game started.

Fixed a bug where performing Special Moves after using an Infinity Breaker (burst) low to floor with Dahlia could cause her to briefly float above the ground.

The crowd will now 'boo' Beowulf instead of cheering for him if he is fighting Black Dahlia on her own stage.

Tweaked layering from Eliza's time out pose to avoid conflicts with Dahlia's win pose.

Fixed a bug where 'Parting Gift' would unreliably have invulnerability from the first frame on start up.

Adjusted palette 30 colors for Umbrella so that Hungern is not impacted by lighting.

Fixed a bug where the snowman easter egg would show up almost every time from hitting Ice Shot.

Fixed a bug where the Skullheart from Umbrella's 30th palette would follow the enemy around if they defeated her using Umbrella's 'Feeding Time' Blockbuster.

Fixed a bug where Dahlia could not cancel into Stage Hazard when landing from cMK.

Fixed a bug where Beowulf could become invincible sooner than expected during his crumple state.

Added 4 new palettes for Black Dahlia, including a unique effect for Season Pass holders.

Adjusted text in Dahlia's tutorials and trials that had outdated information.

Dahlia's Outtake has one extra invulnerable frame to ensure it will trade post flash with hits, instead of losing.

Minor art fixes.

To prevent accidental taunts, Ms. Fortune can no longer perform her taunt for 60 frames after performing an Air Dash, or jHP.

Resolved most instances where two Umbrella's performing Retina Reflector at roughly the same time could cause the IPS combo stage to become stuck.

Fixed a bug where Umbrella could perform a puddle boosted version of Slurp 'n' Slide at a later time without being near a puddle.

Fixed a bug where the eyeballs in Umbrella's 'Under The Weather' Blockbuster would not rotate when she was Overstuffed.

Fixed a bug where catching Big Band with Tongue Twister at max distances could cause the camera to pan rapidly in his direction.

Dahlia's Outtake can no longer ignite Stage Hazard's Oil, but will still cause the barrel to detonate.

Added 12 new color palettes for Black Dahlia.

Fixed a bug where Dahlia's intro animations could cause the game to wait for a long time before starting a round.

Rail Shot chip damage increased from 450 to 500.

Fixed a bug where buffering backdash from Tea Slip could cause Dahlia to forward dash.

Fixed a bug introduced last beta update where pushblocking some projectiles would not push the enemy point character backwards.

Damage tuning: Pistol 500 → 400, Knife 850 → 600, Shotgun 1000 → 850.

Dahlia can now use a Forward, Forward input to cancel into Onslaught from her backdash.

Buck Shot chip damage reduced from 325 to 250.

Fixed an issue with the 'End Match' text in online training mode.

Fixed an issue with the HUD portrait of one of Dahlia's colors.

Fixed an issue where a friendly Umbrella Retina Reflector could interrupt the oil explosion chain reaction.

Fixed a bug where Ice Shot VFX would not appear on the victim if they traded blows with Dahlia.

Minor art changes and fixes applied.

Standard Shot chip damage reduced from 425 to 400.

Fixed a bug where Onslaught's velocity was not consistent when facing left compared to facing right.

Added a new alternate voice for Black Dahlia, Good Granny! Available for Season One Pass holders.

Ice Shot chip damage reduced from 525 to 375.

Damage reduced from 3000 to 1750 and chip damage reduced from 400 to 200.

Fixed an issue where keyboard bindings wouldn't be saved in some situations.

Attempted to fix a bug where lobby sizes were not being set correctly for some players, preventing them from joining large lobbies.

Fixed a bug where Dahlia would not react to hits sometimes at round start and would get stuck idling.

Counter now fails against bursts and has several adjustments to improve functionality.

Fixed NMO Arena stages using incorrect Black Dahlia art.

Dahlia can adjust the trajectory of her thrown glass during her taunt, 'It's Apple Juice'.

Fixed a bug where Onslaught under rare circumstances would travel in the wrong direction.

Fixed a bug that allowed Beowulf to perform hopdash attacks back to back faster than intended.