We're happy to announce a new update to the existing community branch, and a new experimental netplay branch! This branch works on fixing desyncs for various characters, and has breaking changes that are not cross compatible with other branches. See details below!

Over the years, one of the most commonly reported issues with the netplay system is desyncs. We've managed to identify and fix some instances of this, particularly in matches containing Beatrice and Lambdadelta. This change will be released on the community-netplay branch as an experimental fix, to be merged into the community branch depending on your feedback.

Please note that matches in the community-netplay are not compatible with any other branch. Make sure both players are using the same branch when playing against each other.

We also have some new functionality for the existing community branch. You should now find a menu called Community Edition Settings with the options listed below:

1. Ability to disable the screen shatter effect when meta is declared. This should help with performance on older computers, especially during online matches.
   
2. Various network settings like setting a maximum to rollback frames and rollback cooldown. Give the presets a try if the existing auto-detected settings don't feel quite right.
   
3. Ability to show hitboxes and disable stun in training mode.

Last but not least, a special thanks and our deepest gratitude to Aria, Hexer, Zanaylo and Zari0t, as the desync fix in particular would not have been possible without them!

If you have issues, questions, concerns, or just want to find someone to fight, reach out to us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/xsgJKjh) or the Steam Forums. We're looking forward to your feedback!