Battle Capacity 5.1 released

Cartoons! · Jan 7th, 2011, 11:56:51 AM

No new characters this time, but everyone got something new in the form of backthrows. This'll allow for greater control over spacing and corner fights, and they some even offer new setups and followup.

Direct download

Website

I figured I'd go through all the characters and list some of the major changes I'd made to each one of them, usually for the sake of expanding options or just for the sake of balance.

Pyroak
- New moves in Wooden Barge and Timber, df.b and d.c in the air respectively. The first one is a forward moving tackle and the second is a fast elbow drop. Both attacks were conceived to give Oak greater offensive options.
- Ember was given about 20 frames more of cooldown, meaning he can't spam it as easily and fill the screen with his fireballs one after the other. So it requires more precision to hit the payoff and the chance of being punished is greater if used carelessly.
- In the same vein, Flamethrower was made less meaty and is more of a quick burst attack. On the one hand, he recovers a bit faster, but again, it makes his defense more precise.

Cyclohm
- Whirlwind Kick was made easier to execute in combos. Previously the timing to combo into this move was so difficult it was close to being obsolete, so hopefully this makes Cyclohm less reliant on an opponent's mistakes to score damage.
- j.light had its gravity increased so he falls faster when using it, giving him something of a short hop. The hitbox also lasts longer but only the first few frames can cross up.
- X-Twister has faster startup

Fidgit
- Down strong, his sweep now has greater range.

Syclant
- Standing light and medium can now hit airborne enemies allowing Syclant more juggle options after a Frost Edge or Fury Swipes.

Revenankh
- Standing far medium and strong have more range, increasing Rev's footsie game

Stratagem
- Crouching medium and strong were given better range and startup
- Standing far strong has a disjointed hitbox making it better for anti air, or for poking.
- He can now use Jumping Slash and Jumping Backslash in the air.

Krilowatt
- Corrected some visual glitches that occurred when certain attacks are blocked
- Crouching medium has faster startup and crouching strong now slides further

Colossoil
- All versions of Giga Impact except for X have lost invincibility.
- Crunch and Crouching strong are now more punishable on block
- Hitting the second hit of Horn Attack in the air can now lead to Horn Drill or other juggles.

Kitsunoh
- Corrected an issue where you could still X-Port without X

Arghonaut
- Crouching light has slower startup but faster recovery time leading to more combo options.
- Sweatin' arcade mode fixed

Vitalimar
- Crouching medium no longer hits low
- Changed the hitbox of Vital Throw so that it does grab jumping opponents as easily now

Skulloton
- Standing strong's hitbox was tweaked so it works better as an anti air, but will trade more often on the ground

Cascavian
- A new move in Wing Attack. It's fast and can be linked from certain attacks, act as an a reliable reversal and can extend combos in some situations.
- X-WaterPulse is no longer a grab
- Close standing light is now a command normal

This might be the last update for awhile, depending on how the community fares. Hope you have fun with this one.

It's been quite the adventure, building this game, and I feel it's very much grown organically thanks to the feedback from so many of you; from the Smogon community and elsewhere.

Homeslice · Jan 7th, 2011, 10:25:32 PM

I haven't updated my Capacity in a while... This'll be great.

Venser · Jan 7th, 2011, 10:57:43 PM

I'm loving Cascavian's new attack. It seems like it's got quite a bit of potential. Thanks for the awesome update!

RaveSage · Feb 9th, 2011, 1:16:05 AM

Saw the combo movie! Looking forward to playing it soon.

Bohn6CFC · Mar 9th, 2011, 11:34:03 PM

random note, i think it would be interesting/useful to incorporate the background of each CAP in the character section on the website. characters like Cascavian and Vitalimar have obscure histories since they were Cap prototypes that didn't win.

i just think it would be nice to give credit and a little history so we know where the characters came from. especially for those not intimately connected with the Cap project who stumble upon this amazing game!

Cartoons! · Mar 10th, 2011, 11:10:18 AM

That's not unreasonable. Perhaps in each character's info section I can place a link to their smogon.com/cap page. It'd save me from having to do a poor summation and people would be able to see what the project is about more directly.

Bohn6CFC · Mar 11th, 2011, 5:13:34 PM

good idea, those pages have all the credits on them too which is nice to see.

guddagudda · Mar 18th, 2011, 1:59:23 AM

hopefully my campus wifi speeds up so this download doesn't take forever.

looks great.

edit: god damnit. i have a mac.

Cartoons! · Mar 18th, 2011, 2:04:18 PM

http://www.winehq.org/

Wine'll set you right up. We've had people with Macs even able to play online (I think?) with it.

Xaqwais · Mar 18th, 2011, 2:52:41 PM

I'm not sure if lunaport works with Wine, as it didn't with Venser, but I would still suggest trying, o' course.

Mysterious Trainer · Mar 27th, 2011, 4:27:55 AM

Wish I had of heard about CAPacity sooner. I'd been a fan of the Shoddy CAP server meta, but this takes it to a whole new level. Just wish more people played!

Tyranitarzone · Apr 25th, 2011, 7:34:52 PM

Okay I'm confused. After downloading CrossOver and then Battle CAPacity 5.1, how do I get it to run?

Cartoons! · Apr 26th, 2011, 10:11:41 AM

I'm not sure how Crossover works, but I take it it emulates the Windows OS? Once you have it running, go to the Batcap folder and double click the BattleCapacityV5_1.exe file.

Once the game is up, click W or S (up or down) to activate the cursor and select either Arcade mode or Versus.

Use Lunaport if you want to play online. Make sure the game is closed and open Lunaport, selecting the option you desire by typing in the number and hitting enter.

Tyranitarzone · Apr 26th, 2011, 11:59:45 AM

Alright cool I got it to work. However, in syclant's storyline the after-battle messages don't work, it just shows a black screen.

Rising_Moon · May 22nd, 2011, 10:01:30 PM

I love BattleCAP, but i do have one request Good sir

Please tweak it so it doesn't freeze when i play... I played against Vitalimar and it froze without me pausing it

Also are there any boss battles or is Vitalimar the boss?
Thanks

Jan 7th, 2011, 11:56:51 AM	#1
Cartoons! !!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,054	Battle Capacity 5.1 released No new characters this time, but everyone got something new in the form of backthrows. This'll allow for greater control over spacing and corner fights, and they some even offer new setups and followup. Direct download Website I figured I'd go through all the characters and list some of the major changes I'd made to each one of them, usually for the sake of expanding options or just for the sake of balance. Pyroak - New moves in Wooden Barge and Timber, df.b and d.c in the air respectively. The first one is a forward moving tackle and the second is a fast elbow drop. Both attacks were conceived to give Oak greater offensive options. - Ember was given about 20 frames more of cooldown, meaning he can't spam it as easily and fill the screen with his fireballs one after the other. So it requires more precision to hit the payoff and the chance of being punished is greater if used carelessly. - In the same vein, Flamethrower was made less meaty and is more of a quick burst attack. On the one hand, he recovers a bit faster, but again, it makes his defense more precise. Cyclohm - Whirlwind Kick was made easier to execute in combos. Previously the timing to combo into this move was so difficult it was close to being obsolete, so hopefully this makes Cyclohm less reliant on an opponent's mistakes to score damage. - j.light had its gravity increased so he falls faster when using it, giving him something of a short hop. The hitbox also lasts longer but only the first few frames can cross up. - X-Twister has faster startup Fidgit - Down strong, his sweep now has greater range. Syclant - Standing light and medium can now hit airborne enemies allowing Syclant more juggle options after a Frost Edge or Fury Swipes. Revenankh - Standing far medium and strong have more range, increasing Rev's footsie game Stratagem - Crouching medium and strong were given better range and startup - Standing far strong has a disjointed hitbox making it better for anti air, or for poking. - He can now use Jumping Slash and Jumping Backslash in the air. Krilowatt - Corrected some visual glitches that occurred when certain attacks are blocked - Crouching medium has faster startup and crouching strong now slides further Colossoil - All versions of Giga Impact except for X have lost invincibility. - Crunch and Crouching strong are now more punishable on block - Hitting the second hit of Horn Attack in the air can now lead to Horn Drill or other juggles. Kitsunoh - Corrected an issue where you could still X-Port without X Arghonaut - Crouching light has slower startup but faster recovery time leading to more combo options. - Sweatin' arcade mode fixed Vitalimar - Crouching medium no longer hits low - Changed the hitbox of Vital Throw so that it does grab jumping opponents as easily now Skulloton - Standing strong's hitbox was tweaked so it works better as an anti air, but will trade more often on the ground Cascavian - A new move in Wing Attack. It's fast and can be linked from certain attacks, act as an a reliable reversal and can extend combos in some situations. - X-WaterPulse is no longer a grab - Close standing light is now a command normal This might be the last update for awhile, depending on how the community fares. Hope you have fun with this one. It's been quite the adventure, building this game, and I feel it's very much grown organically thanks to the feedback from so many of you; from the Smogon community and elsewhere. __________________ An animated battle for you! Batcap2013

Jan 7th, 2011, 10:25:32 PM	#2
Homeslice Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 313 Avatar by Yilx	I haven't updated my Capacity in a while... This'll be great. __________________ Contact me if you need monotype help, I'll be more than happy to oblige.

Jan 7th, 2011, 10:57:43 PM	#3
Venser Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,591 #capasb	I'm loving Cascavian's new attack. It seems like it's got quite a bit of potential. Thanks for the awesome update! __________________ last.fm

Feb 9th, 2011, 1:16:05 AM	#4
RaveSage Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 59 ^ My face when people say gen 5 stall is dead	Saw the combo movie! Looking forward to playing it soon. __________________ DS games in unknown location. No more Lovely Things. But you CAN watch me suffer in Moemon Emerald Nuzlocke Mode~

Mar 10th, 2011, 11:10:18 AM	#6
Cartoons! !!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,054	That's not unreasonable. Perhaps in each character's info section I can place a link to their smogon.com/cap page. It'd save me from having to do a poor summation and people would be able to see what the project is about more directly. __________________ An animated battle for you! Batcap2013

Mar 9th, 2011, 11:34:03 PM	#5
Bohn6CFC Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 88	random note, i think it would be interesting/useful to incorporate the background of each CAP in the character section on the website. characters like Cascavian and Vitalimar have obscure histories since they were Cap prototypes that didn't win. i just think it would be nice to give credit and a little history so we know where the characters came from. especially for those not intimately connected with the Cap project who stumble upon this amazing game!

Mar 11th, 2011, 5:13:34 PM	#7
Bohn6CFC Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 88	good idea, those pages have all the credits on them too which is nice to see.

Mar 18th, 2011, 1:59:23 AM	#8
guddagudda Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 125	hopefully my campus wifi speeds up so this download doesn't take forever. looks great. edit: god damnit. i have a mac. __________________ 2-0 against the self-proclaimed "Pokemon Diva" LunaMaya u mad luna? Last edited by guddagudda; Mar 18th, 2011 at 3:10:37 AM.

Mar 18th, 2011, 2:04:18 PM	#9
Cartoons! !!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,054	http://www.winehq.org/ Wine'll set you right up. We've had people with Macs even able to play online (I think?) with it. __________________ An animated battle for you! Batcap2013

Mar 18th, 2011, 2:52:41 PM	#10
Xaqwais Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,651	I'm not sure if lunaport works with Wine, as it didn't with Venser, but I would still suggest trying, o' course. __________________ A gentleman celebrates quietly.

Mar 27th, 2011, 4:27:55 AM	#11
Mysterious Trainer Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 175 At the right hand of satan	Wish I had of heard about CAPacity sooner. I'd been a fan of the Shoddy CAP server meta, but this takes it to a whole new level. Just wish more people played! __________________ The truth? You can't handle the truth.

Apr 25th, 2011, 7:34:52 PM	#12
Tyranitarzone Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 185 The All-Powerful Abuser of the Weather, WHERE'S MY CASTFORM?!?	Okay I'm confused. After downloading CrossOver and then Battle CAPacity 5.1, how do I get it to run? __________________ Credit for the Tyranitar goes to Lucas755 FC (Platinum): 4468-8318-7779 FC (White): 1850-0991-5262

Apr 26th, 2011, 10:11:41 AM	#13
Cartoons! !!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,054	I'm not sure how Crossover works, but I take it it emulates the Windows OS? Once you have it running, go to the Batcap folder and double click the BattleCapacityV5_1.exe file. Once the game is up, click W or S (up or down) to activate the cursor and select either Arcade mode or Versus. Use Lunaport if you want to play online. Make sure the game is closed and open Lunaport, selecting the option you desire by typing in the number and hitting enter. __________________ An animated battle for you! Batcap2013

Apr 26th, 2011, 11:59:45 AM	#14
Tyranitarzone Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 185 The All-Powerful Abuser of the Weather, WHERE'S MY CASTFORM?!?	Alright cool I got it to work. However, in syclant's storyline the after-battle messages don't work, it just shows a black screen. __________________ Credit for the Tyranitar goes to Lucas755 FC (Platinum): 4468-8318-7779 FC (White): 1850-0991-5262 Last edited by Tyranitarzone; Apr 26th, 2011 at 2:23:38 PM.

May 22nd, 2011, 10:01:30 PM	#15
Rising_Moon Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1	I love BattleCAP, but i do have one request Good sir Please tweak it so it doesn't freeze when i play... I played against Vitalimar and it froze without me pausing it Also are there any boss battles or is Vitalimar the boss? Thanks