Silhouette Showdown

by abilites i mean elements and the basic stuff btw

Your strongest attacks are the phantom fist, and the charged uppercut. You can do the phantom fist by holding the attack button for 1 second, then releasing. you can do the charged uppercut by holding down for a short while, then pressing up and attack quickly.

These 2 attacks take pretty long to start up, so your opponent can attack in the meantime. one of your faster strong attacks is the (regular) uppercut, which you can do by quickly pressing up/jump and attack at the same time.

thank you so much for the comment and for playing! the charged uppercut attack can be charged by holding down, so not just by crouching. you can charge it during another attack, during a roll, while parrying, or while in the air. This is what the lvl 4 CPU does constantly (and frame perfectly), so somethimes it might look like they unleash this attack out of nowhere, but they can't do it if they weren't previously doing something that a human player can't also do. Similar situation with the phantom fist, though I admit that there are quite some bugs with the AI.

Thanks! Player 2 controls were made for use with the keypad, but I guess it can be annoying to use if your pc doesn't have one... or maybe there's another issue/way to fix it. Let me know!

the red dart (Bulls-eye) deals more damage and more hitstun by hitting your opponents compared to a regular dart. About 1 in 10 dart throws will be a red dart, but it's random.

you can combo by landing hits after eachother fast enough that the opponent can't escape.

there are a bunch of attacks and you can view them all in the "GUIDE" section, but the most important ones are:

punch : press the attack button (SPACE for p1, keypad ENTER for p2) without walking or crouching.

kick : press attack while walking

roll attack : press attack while running. you can run by double tapping the walk buttons

uppercut : press attack and jump at the same time. The timing may be a little strict at first, but it shouldn't be too hard. (you can't uppercut while running)

air kick : press attack while in the air

most combos are pretty hard to time, but you don't need to combo to deal a lot of damage and make it hard for your opponent to escape, so don't worry too much if you don't time your attacks perfectly. an opponent can only escape if you launch them too far away, they parry in time (which requires precise timing), or they attack themselves (the attacker almost always has more time for a second hit than the defender). that being said, here are some combos:

punch > punch > punch ... (continue as long as they are in range, try not to mash the button, but to time your punches)

punch > kick

punch > uppercut (works only if you're standing close)

uppercut > uppercut (works best if you're standing under a platform, in a corner or the opponent can't get out of the air)

crouching punch > kick

punch > crouching punch > uppercut (while in the corner)

air kick > basically anything (punch, kick, crouching punch, uppercut)

if your opponent is attacking you a lot, you can press the parry button. when you parry, your enemy will be stunned for a short while which allows you to start your own combos.

making good combos is all about knowing how your attacks flow into eachother. The combos I just listed are not all of them and you can mix and match attacks to see what works best.

try to keep your offense going if you think you're in an advantage, even if it's not a "real" combo. strings of seperate attacks are also good for damage. use the terrain to your advantage, such as by using platforms to land early after an uppercut, or by cornering an opponent, which makes it hard to escape from your punches and kicks.

have fun!

Yes, you can buy sprites from this game or get a commission. We can talk about this further on discord, my name is weentermg.

I'll be sure to change that in the next update :)

You can do a phantom fist by holding the attack button for a full second, then releasing the attack button while you're on the ground.

Sounds like something I can change. What do you suggest?

I've been busy with my internship for a little while, so not much progress, but it's nice to see that people are still interested in the update. I'll make some time to work on it :)

You can play against the computer by pressing the second player's attack button before the match starts! I'll be adding some more singleplayer content later. Hope that helps!

Glad you like it! I'm working on an update right now and there is already the option implemented to sprint by holding a button instead of double-tapping. Sadly Godot (the game engine I'm using) doesn't recognise both shift keys as different buttons, so I'm mapping them to CAPS LOCK/N (p1) and SLASH/period(.) (p2). 

I'm in a bit of a busy 2 weeks with school right now, but once I'm done I think I can update it pretty soon. If you have any more suggestions for the next update, let me know!

Yes! before the battle starts you can press the attack button of the player that you want to be an AI and it will become "CPU level 1". You can select 4 levels with 4 being the hardest. They're not very smart but I'm updating them to become smarter.

Not as hard as the Gruz Mother bossfight theme in Hollow Knight

I'm working on a sequal, but I also want to add more stages to this one and make the UI better. If you have any suggestions let me know :

That would indeed be very cool, at one point in development I considered adding throwable weapons that players could pick up such as shurikens or daggers, but adding entire weapons would mean there need to be a lot more animations so that would take quite some time. Still, throwable weapons could be added some day...