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Here’s a little hotfix before Smash’N’Splash 5, wrapping in a few Sylvanos and Elliana changes we’ve been testing along with some fixes for a few strange interactions. We’ve also added Russian localization! Check out our separate post on that and how to add your own custom languages, or read on for the hotfix details.

• The results screen will no longer ignore Forsburn’s victories on The Forest Floor.
• Run stop can no longer be cancelled into initial dash on the first 2 frames.

• After parrying an attack that breaks pillar, buffering a double jump will no longer cause you to fall downward while wasting your double jump.
• Hitting a pillar/rock immediately after hitting a pillar/rock will now refresh the jump-cancel window properly.

• Team-up Fstrong back hitbox shrunk horizontally (still reaches the same distance backward, just not as far forward).
• Team-up Fstrong back hitbox now has priority over the front hitbox.
  The back hit pulls enemies forward, while the front hit does not, so this makes it link more reliably at ranges where the enemy would have previously been clipped by the back edge of the front hitbox:

To avoid stuff like this.

• Ftilt now only spawns a projectile if you hit a flower with it, destroying the flower.
• Ftilt projectile base knockback increased from 0 > 6.
• Ftilt projectile now spawns grass under it as it travels.
• Ftilt projectile now causes extended parry stun when parried.

• Nspecial’s fist can no longer be broken by projectiles that deal less than 8%.
• When landing after Uspecial, Elliana will have 99% heat that quickly drains over 8 frames.

In this patch it’s all about location, location, location. Today we’re introducing size variants for a couple of favorite stages, a new place to train, and even a revamped starter stagelist for both competitive singles and doubles. Read on below for the full patch notes.

• The Forest Floor now has a unique variation for 2-player matches.
• Treetop Lodge now has a unique variation for 4-player matches.
• The 1v1 starter (neutral) stagelist is now:
  • Tower of Heaven
  • Merchant Port
  • Aethereal Gates
  • Julesvale
  • The Forest Floor
• The 2v2 starter stagelist is now:
  • Tower of Heaven
  • Merchant Port
  • Aethereal Gates
  • Fire Capital
  • Treetop Lodge
• The Practice Room now replaces the Random stage in practice mode, giving you the option to practice on the grid.
• Bug Fix: Objects on ground (Lily, Puddle, Mobile Gear, etc.) all function normally when placed either on or under a Rock on a moving platform.

• Forward Special can no longer be destroyed by projectiles.

• In hotfix The background creatures on The Forest Floor will no longer watch Forsburn when he’s behind smoke or has a clone out.

• When cancelling the first 4 frames of double jump into Up Special, Etalus’ vertical speed is now set to 0 instantly.
  This prevents Etalus from using the double jump forgiveness mechanic to gain a large amount of height while recovering.

• Grounded Forward Special hitbox extended 18px inward on the first frame.
• Bug Fix: Ranno no longer gets “stuck” in Forward Special when a solid object (like a Rock) blocks the path to his tongue.

• Parried Forward Specials (such as Zetterburn’s Fireball) can no longer break your own flowers.
• Flowers will no longer play the “planted” sound effect when they fail to plant (extremely rare now).

• Up Tilt maximum knockback (based on heat) increased. Old range was 7+0.6 – 7+1.1. New range is 7+0.6 – 9+0.9.
• Steam now fades away instead of instantly disappearing.
• Uncharged Forward Special pillar destruction radius decreased from 64 > 32.
  This was adjusted because when Elliana’s projectiles are destroyed near a pillar, they destroy the pillar, since they don’t actually have an explosion hitbox.
• Charged Forward Special will no longer get “stuck” on the ground when hitting it at specific angles.

• Up Tilt linking hits base knockback increased from 2 > 4.
• Up Tilt linking hits angle flipper adjusted from 2 > 9.
  Originally it sent toward Ori’s center, now it sends toward the hitbox’s center.
• Up Tilt linking hits can no longer cause flinch, even if crouch cancelled.