Watch the teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WX04qMzuGw

First off, I want to thank everyone that's shown so much love for the game - your support has helped me push through the development of my toughest project yet. I've read all the player survey responses (yes, even recent ones) and while not every suggestion will make it in, I'm taking everything into careful consideration.

Yes - there will be rollback netcode! Unfortunately this does mean the original game will remain as it is, at least for now. HF2 originally started as a complete rebuild of the original HF, but it seemed like a waste to build the engine from scratch without putting it to use in a new game. Development also changed engines in the middle from Unity to Godot 4, so the process was definitely rocky 😅 but it's at a pretty good place now where the rest of development should be relatively stable.

This is also planned to be a paid release, but I'm doing my best to make it better than the original in every way possible so it'll be worth your time and money!

That's all I can reveal for now. I'll be showing off more about the gameplay on Twitter in the coming months so stay tuned!

Hey all,

It's been almost one year since the last HYPERFIGHT update, and I'm back with some good news: rollback netcode is officially in the works!

The game is being fully rewritten in Unity to serve as a better foundation for rollback, while also letting me more easily utilize third-party libraries and potentially port to consoles in the future. This does mean that it will be a while before the first playable beta, so please be patient.

Will there be new content? ...Potentially. Everything from v3.1 is going to be ported over exactly as it is at first, and from there I'll be deciding what needs to be changed or what should be added.

I guess you can't trust me anymore when I say "last update", lol. If you're interested in more frequent posts you can follow me on Twitter.

-joh

v3.1 "One More Final" is now available!

GENERAL:
- Added option to disable Attack + Special shortcut for super moves
- Added timers on online character/stage select
- Added max palette per character option for custom palettes
- Fixed bug where pressing a direction + select on same frame in character select would show a different character than selected
- Fixed many hitbox + visual bugs and some custom palette issues
- Fixed some input buffering issues
- Renamed "Keyword" to "Password" for online lobbies

YO-YONA:
- Can get stunned by anything that can destroy Yo-yo Attack (Vince's Rolling Slice+ can now stun on hit)

DR. KERO:
- Super Swallow on super projectiles now gives 3 red points
- Reduced activation frame + total frames on Gravity Ball/Spit Back by 9 each

DON MCRON:
- Can now hold any button between Attack, Special, and Super after activating Clock Out to charge it

VINCE VOLT:
- Rolling Slice+ hitbox when colliding with projectiles fixed

SLIME BROS.:
- Using Fuse Crash with both Slimes out will now create an explosion on both
- Idle hitbox changed to be slightly higher (Vince Volt can now hit with Piercing Stab) and other small hitbox changes
- Fixed bug where using Split Shot would sometimes leave Blue Slime vulnerable when it should be invincible

REAPER ANGEL:
- Horizontal dash speed slightly increased
- Using Force Cancel will now auto-correct direction towards opponent
- Soul Slice and Crescent Moon can now destroy projectiles for Soul Meter
- Portal can now consume normal projectiles for meter and remain
- New super projectile move, Heavenrend, when at full meter

Thank you all for supporting the game for the past 2 years, it's been amazing watching the community grow. Unfortunately, this really will be the last content update. From now on I'll be focusing on new projects, and I hope you'll look forward to them! You can follow what I'm up to on my Twitter.

Please enjoy!

- joh

v3.0 "Finale", the final major update, is now available!

GENERAL:

- Two new characters: Slime Bros. and Reaper Angel
- Two new stages: Factory 51 and Celestial Lake
- Training Mode added to Solo Modes
- Expanded custom color support, including ability to recolor projectiles
- Hitbox adjustments on almost all characters
- Default music volume now 7, sfx volume now 8
- Added input buffer during delay lag/super flash
- Added attack buffer before round start (hold button to perform the attack right when round starts)
- Cut time to resume game in half after pressing the button
- Slightly adjusted some default character/projectile colors to support more custom colors

BUGFIXES:

- Fixed bug where CPU could be affected by player input
- Fixed player collision correction bugs
- Fixed bug where Yo-Yona's super would kill Dr. Kero frame 1 if used right next to him

SHOTO GOTO:

- Parry now works on supers
- Increased Rising Fist startup by 4 frames, recovery when landing by 4 frames
- Slightly changed default color 4

YO-YONA:

- Can now Anchor without having a yo-yo out
- Increased dashspeed
- Slightly changed default color 2

DR. KERO:

- Can now use Gravity Ball even with a sucked projectile (Down + Special is now Spit Back)

VINCE VOLT:

- Slightly decreased dashspeed

DARK GOTO:

- Increased Vengeful Fist startup by 4 frames, recovery when landing by 4 frames

Some small features could not make it in before release and will (hopefully) be added in within the next few days.
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for supporting the game!

- joh

v2.3.10 is now available! This update contains some balance changes that were being beta tested and planned to be included in the next major update, but are being pushed out now before the QR2 tournament.

GENERAL:
- Removed invincibility on airdash after using special
- Invincibility on airdash reduced by 5 frames
- Reduced default music volume from 9 to 8, sfx volume from 10 to 9

YO-YONA:
- Slightly increased walkspeed

DON MCRON:
- Increased recovery on Slider by 6 frames
- Clock Out now only has two durations: short, and full (short is the previous minimum duration, full only occurs if held for maximum time)
- Halved carried momentum on Slamburger

VINCE VOLT:
- Reduced max move distance on Piercing Stab and Piercing Stab+
- Halved move speed on Rolling Slice+
- Slightly reduced horizontal dashspeed

DARK GOTO:
- Slightly reduced walkspeed
- Slightly reduced horizontal dashspeed
- Can immediately dash after first airdash after using special

Want to prove your strength? Quarantined Rapport 2 is an online tournament for charity featuring over 60 games, including HYPERFIGHT! The HF tournament (free-to-enter) will be on Saturday, June 13 (15:00 EDT / 12:00 PDT) with a $50 prize pool. There will be a signup cutoff one hour before the tournament begins.

REGISTER: https://quarterlyrapport.challonge.com/quar2hf

TOURNEY DISCORD (for calling matches): https://discord.gg/Yx7frdK


Finally, info on the next, and last, major update.
I know many of you are wondering, what happened to the update roadmap? Unfortunately, while not everything planned could make it in and there have been some delays, v3.0 is still coming; it'll just take a little longer, as features that were planned for both v3.0 and v4.0 are being included. A trailer will be uploaded soon that will hopefully make the wait a bit less painful.

Thanks for playing!

- joh

Join the HYPERFIGHT community:

Discord: https://discord.gg/7bkz8j8
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/hyperfight

v2.3 "Party Time" is now available!

Features:

- Max size of lobbies increased from 2 to 8
- New lobby settings:
* Name
* Keyword (only those that know the keyword can find it)
* Rematch Style (None, Best of 3, Best of 5, Infinite)
* Rotation Style (Winner Stays, Loser Stays, None Stay)
* Stay Limit (How many consecutive matches you can play, No Limit or up to 5)
* Join (Public, Friends Only, Invite Only) *Only public lobbies will show up in the lobby list.
- Find Lobby replacing Quick Match, can search based on keyword

I realize I forgot to post v2.2 update notes:

- Added auto delay for online matches
- Millisecond counter for Arcade Mode times
- Slight rebalancing and more bugfixes (more info on Discord)

Minor updates coming soon will add preset message chat and more to lobbies. Additionally, the next major update scheduled for March-April will add a new character and mode.

Thanks for playing!

- joh

Join the HYPERFIGHT community:

Discord: https://discord.gg/7bkz8j8
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/hyperfight

v2.1 "Infinite" is now available!

Again, thanks to the Discord community for testing and reporting bugs during the beta period.

Features:

- Reworked collision system and hitboxes to completely eliminate desyncs
- Shorter time between rounds
- Increased time between consecutive dashes by 4 frames (now 10 frames)
- Rebalanced all characters
- New moves for Dr. Kero: Tongue Shot, Spit Back, Swallow, and Super Swallow
- A Christmas secret! (Lasts until Dec. 31st)
- Plenty of bugfixes regarding hit effects, double KOs, and more

Tournament info:

There are two upcoming tournament opportunities: first, the Hyperfight Clockout Series, hosted by the Discord community every Saturday at 12:00 PM PST/9:00 PM CEST; and second, INDIEVO on January 3rd (time TBD). Tournaments are a great chance to test your skills, so don't be afraid to try one out! More info on these can be found in the #tournaments channel of the Discord (link below).

Rough update roadmap:

v2.2 (targeted for January-February release): Up to 8 player lobbies where you can chat and spectate the two currently fighting players, along with netcode improvements + auto delay

v3.0 (targeted for March-April release): New character + new mode

v4.0 (targeted for April-May release): New character + new mode

Thanks for playing!

- joh

Join the HYPERFIGHT community:

Discord: https://discord.gg/7bkz8j8
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/hyperfight

v2.0 "Unlimited" has finally been released!

Many community-tested betas have helped the game reach this point! Big thanks to everyone on the Discord for playing and supporting the game.

Changelog:

- Renamed to simply HYPERFIGHT (v1.x codenamed "Max Battle")
- Added online matchmaking and friend lobbies (up to 2 players for now)
- New character: Vince Volt
- New stage + music: Sunset Bridge
- Major UI rehaul
- New moves for Shoto Goto, Dark Goto, and Don McRon
- Rebalanced physics and all characters
- Move lists in pause menu
- CPU vs CPU mode
- CPU difficulty option (Normal by default)
- Vsync option (On by default)

Bugfixes:

- Fixed GLES3 graphics issue when opening game on some computers
- Fixed Mac fullscreen bug
- Double KOs now work as intended
- Other bugs I may be forgetting? (there have been a lot!)

The location for save data has also been changed. Please refer to the following if you want to transfer your old save data:

Windows: AppData/Roaming/Godot/app_userdata/HYPERFIGHT Max Battle -> AppData/Roaming/HYPERFIGHT

Mac: Library/Application Support/godot/app_userdata/HYPERFIGHT Max Battle -> Library/Application Support/HYPERFIGHT

Linux: .local/share/godot/app_userdata/HYPERFIGHT Max Battle -> .local/share/HYPERFIGHT

The remaining two characters planned for this update have unfortunately been pushed back to v2.1 or v3.0. Additionally, there may still be some bugs and issues with the online matchmaking and netcode, so please report your issues in the Steam bug report thread or on Discord.

You can join the community through the links below:

Discord: https://discord.gg/7bkz8j8
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/hyperfight

Thanks for playing!

- joh

Be sure to follow on Twitter for the latest development updates: https://twitter.com/hypersnow_dev

There's now an official Discord and Reddit sub! If you'd like to discuss the game or share content, posting to one of these is now the best way to do so.

Discord: https://discord.gg/7bkz8j8
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/hyperfight

The Online Beta is set to take place later this week, testing online lobby functionality. Further announcements and player matching for that will take place in the Discord, so be sure to join if you're interested!

-joh