StephChars v3 - Bold & Brash Update

StephChars v3 - Bold & Brash Update v3

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A Trio of Adventure, Speed and Power - Skip, Jana and Kou join SRB2!

Welcome to StephChars! An OC pack created by yours truly focused on the Crystal Crash Team! I'll be updating this thread from now on when a new character or update is released. Without further ado, let's get this show started!

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A Fennec Fox with his trusty Backpack with anything he could ever need! Provided, he has enough resources to craft them. Skip brings Platformer action inspired by A Hat in Time!

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Skip is all about using every tool at your disposal to deal with any situation. His Double Jump combined with his Dives can help him reach higher up places and cross large distances without breaking a sweat! Should you need to fit through tight spaces, you can slide on the ground to pick up speed on slopes in style!
And when all that fails, Skip can grab onto most ledges to help himself up a platform he almost missed. Careful though, diving into walls will stun you and fling you back!

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But that's not all, folks! By tapping Jump while Crouching, Skip will reach into his backpack to craft any shield in the game, including most modded ones too! By spending Scrap he gains from badniks, bosses and ring monitors, Skip is prepared for any situation!
These aren't your run of the mill shields, however! Almost every shield give Skip's Dive a unique active ability alongside its passive. From wall jumps to powerful electric dashes, there's a lot to experiment with. Just be mindful with your spending!

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Too lazy to test what each ability does? Here's a quick list!​
  • Wind Dive (Whirlwind): Get a large vertical boost for your first dive!​
  • Homing Dive (Electric): Well, does what it says on the tin.​
  • Rebound Dive (Force): Stun begone! Diving into a wall will make you safely jump off it.​
  • Meteor Dive (Elemental): Fly into the ground with massive force. Leave a fire trail while sliding!​
  • Atomic Dive (Armageddon): Charge up a dive and blast away! Overcharging will blow it up!​
  • Bounce Dive (Bubble): Plummet to the ground and bounce back up!​
  • Burst Dive (Fire): Gives your dives a stronger boost forwards, excellent for speed!​
  • Wire Dive (Lightning): Dash forwards in a straight line at blinding speeds​
Level Shown: Lucid Landscape by Othius from the OLDC 2021 Round 2

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A deadly, agile Fox with Crystal Bracelets capable of generating an energy blade sharp enough to cut down anything! Well, almost anything at least. Paired with dashing and wall jumping, she's a force to be reckoned with! Jana brings high speed action inspired by Megaman Zero!

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Jana excels at both combat and speeding through levels. Her sword is capable of slashing through any obstacle in front of her, unleashing quick combos and shooting short range projectiles. By holding down Spin, you'll be able to charge a powerful strike that pierces enemies and travels double distance to use whenever you like to.

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Tired of dealing with enemies? Dash away at any time! By pressing C1 or double tapping any Direction (can be toggled), Jana will gain a powerful burst of speed that she can keep by jumping in the air. While in this dash state, your air control is improved, allowing you to take sharper turns and keeping your speed.

But that's not all! Jump into any wall to latch onto it and slide down it! You can now jump away and string together wall jumps to blast through levels! And as a nice little bonus, wall jumps don't reset your dash state!

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And as you might have noticed, Jana has one last trick up her sleeve - The Rekkohua! Triple jumping will cause Jana to plummet down to the ground. Should she fall for long enough, energy pillars will spiral around her, dealing tons of damage! Be very careful though, while in this state she cannot latch onto walls!​

Level Shown: Falcon Emissary by InferNOr from the OLDC 2021 Round 1

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A confident sassy wolf that packs a punch to be reckoned with! Sporting crushing strikes and a startling lack of self-preservation, Kou brings intense Beat 'em Up action inspired by fighting games' resident grapplers!

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Kou is a very no-nonsense character that can steamroll through any obstacle you put in his way. With his devastating Wolf Strike, he can charge a lunge-punch that is strong enough to one-shot tankier enemies like Castlebot Facestabbers! Should you need to reach a higher place you can punch into a wall to forcibly latch into it, and begin climbing! Very useful to pair with your next ability.

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The powerful Wolf Missile! Channeling his inner grappler roots, Kou body slams into the ground, increasing the radius of his landing explosion the longer you charge. You can even trigger this effect by simply falling from a high enough place! If you just so happen to change your mind during (or even charging!) your dive, you can press Spin to cancel it, redirecting your movement with a quick frontflip!

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But as usual - That's not all! With proper timing, you can unleash Kou's strongest ability and ace under his gloves' sleeve. The TITAN DROP!

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Press Spin just before taking damage to trigger this powerful counter. A damage-negating counter attack that can obliterate most, if not ANY hazard or enemy that dares to strike first, punching back enemies and projectiles alike! By mastering this one ability, you become the terrifying force of nature Kou is known to be.
The only thing that can stop you... is death itself!
Level Shown: Auburn Heights by Cool Cat from the OLDC 2022 R2

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Y'all know me. I like to hide plenty of easter eggs and extra features to my mods and I highly encourage you go out and find 'em all yourself! Although if you rather have a checklist of things to do and have fun with, I won't stop ya from reading this!​

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  • Diving into walls make you spin around violently (funny)
  • Running dust clouds + lil footsteps sounds because cute
  • Afraid of the dark? Press C1 to use your trusty flashlight!
  • Victory pose! You can also trigger it by pressing Toss Flag while crouching!
  • Press C2 near anyone to give 'em a big hug!
  • No one's around to help, but you don't need to prove yourself to anyone. [Press Toss Flag]
  • Chaos Emeralds bring about the power of the mighty Steam Sale, cutting crafting prices by 25%!
  • Skip learned some new dance moves thanks to his crystal fox friend.
  • Straight out of his racing adventures, hop aboard the Red Rock by summoning it through a nautical token!
  • The village of Sinopa tells the legend of a Hero's Crest, gifted by the combination of chaotic crystals and supercharged crafted creations.
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  • Press Toss Flag on the ground to jam out!
  • Rock on with other Jana players and make a concert!
  • Megaman Zero references in her poses, abilities and sounds! Can you find em all?
  • Sword slashes actually cut enemies in half, with a script that lets you add your own cut enemies!
  • Customizable controls + I/O
  • Although embarrassed, she will join in the kicking dance party... Or well, she'll try.
  • She really stretches the definition of a "boat", but she can summon her own Ride Chaser with a certain nautical token.
  • An actual Super Form! (Hold down jump and press spin!)
    Obtain the Ultimate Power (Toss Flag + C2)
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  • Strike a pose! Press Toss Flag to show off, with various different poses depending on if you're grounded or in the air! Can you spot all the references? (No timmy this isn't the pizza tower parry. You have an ability for that.)
  • As for intentional Pizza Tower references, hold down Toss Flag on the ground to breakdance, accompanied by a jukebox reflecting your opposite color! (side effects include increased style points that don't exist and spingap-sized hitbox conversion)
  • Try out the different shields! Your abilities will get a small tweak or two depending on what you grab.
  • Actually heavy, falls faster than most characters. On a related note, cartoon falling sounds are funny.
  • Try Titan Drop against... any sort of hazard or damage. You'll be surprised with how many things you're actually able to counter. Just don't try parrying things like bottomless pits or drowning, it ain't happening.
  • As usual, Kou can join in the kicking taunt party should one begin near him.
  • Downright ignoring what a "boat" is meant to be, Kou rides his EX Gear hoverboard with the use of the nautical token.
  • Doesn't need a super form to kick ass. But he will gain an explosive extra level of charge with all seven emeralds.
  • Mindscape Dialogue. But you already knew that, didn't you, dataminer?
  • Strike a... pose..? On a rare chance when taunting, Kou will get a little... creative, with his poses.
  • credits to dreebub. for 🐟
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Finally... A section dedicated to well, everyone who has helped out in making my OCs a reality. I genuinely owe each of you so much and I am extremely grateful and fortunate to have been able to work with you lot. Love ya all 💕

  • Skip Coding - SMS Alfredo, Bloops, Shine & MotdSpork
Alfredo you pulled out all the stops for Skip and I can't thank you enough for all the work you've put in, I owe you big time. Bloops, thank you so much for the early versions of Skip that laid the groundwork. Shine and Spork, thank you so so much for the extra help on smoothing out Skip's abilities and all the bug fixing. Yall are great c:
  • Jana Coding - Frostiikin & Lach, ft. MotdSpork, rumia1 and SMSAlfredo
You two are a dream team. Frostii you made Jana's mobility so damn fun right out of the gate, and made an immense effort with all of her abilities and it really shows! And Lach, your work with Jana's sword attacks was outstanding!! Thank you so so much for offering to help out c:
And of course, thank you Spork, Rumia and Alfredo for stomping all the bugs you found while Frostii and Lach were busy!
  • Kou Coding - Lumyni, SMS Alfredo, Frostiikin and Fav.
While the many heavy reworks and rewrites definitely drove y'all crazy, I'm still extremely thankful for all of your work, and super proud of the effort you've put in! Frostii and Fav, for kickstarting the project and adding tons of cool extra details. Lumyni, for your help with the latest rework of his abilities were a massive help for getting Kou finally released. And finally, Alfredo for putting up with me and fixing tons of bugs and adding countless QoL features. Thank you all so, so much!
  • Balance and Suggestions - Inazuma
You've been an immense help on every project I work on. Your insight on balance and fun gameplay loops is really something I love to discuss with you, and it helps me out a ton when developing these guys. I hope you continue to help out when I need a hand designing my next project, pal :P
  • Playtesting, Feedback, and Netgame Insanity - The CSCS & The Adventurer's Guild
Frankly there's way too many people to mention, but you lot know who you are. I've had the best time playtesting my characters with you guys and your suggestions and bug reporting helped my OCs get a smoother release overall. Shoutouts to SonicX8000 in particular - you're amazing at catching bugs that range from silly to completely game breaking.

And of course, you, the player!
Hope you enjoy StephChars as much as we did making em'!
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The reason on why i gave it 4 star is bacause it crashes when SRB2 The past is loaded. Please fix
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my old review sucked don't worry about it

this review's primarily about kou because i like him the most out of the 3

skip is great, i like the hat in time inspired style
the crafting is unique but i do think it's a little strange how you keep all of your scrap between levels and there's no way to craft quickly (full stop, crouch, AND go through a menu? yucky ew no good)

jana is a little boring i'm gonna be real
it's mega man zero alright and that's about all i have to say

anyway as for kou
his combination of moves lets him absolutely schmoove and that's Pretty Damn Cool
and also YOU PUT A TIGER DROP IN A PLATFORMER YOU ARE LEGALLY HIP AND PROBABLY WEAR SNAZZY SHADES

BUT there's a little grime even with kou
first of all, why does he slide after everything? makes it really hard to keep momentum
then there's also the STUPID level of recoil on his titan drop meaning in some cases it's not worth using because you'll just send yourself off a cliff
but then there's the homing
OH DEAR GOD, THE HOMING
he'll often aim RIGHT BELOW an enemy, causing you to slide on the ground first and then hit them, which feels very iffy
not to mention, sometimes i'll be trying to use the punch for platforming, but then kou decides "nah, i'mma do my own thing" and AIM FOR AN EGGMAN MONITOR INSTEAD, WHICH GOT ME KILLED ONCE AND I AM STILL MAD ABOUT IT

oh yeah and by the way why does he not have the wall climb dash from his trailer that would've been very convenient to have since he doesn't wall climb anywhere near as fast as knuckles does

in summary despite my small rant kou is a very solid character but i cannot give him 5 stars because of the strange decisions made
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Words cannot describe how much I love this trio

Each character has their own flavor of gameplay and their own charming personalities

Skip is so adorable and his gameplay is so fun. The ability to craft item boxes that also change Skip's gameplay slightly makes him feel so creative, the mechanic is just well done overall. Even without the item box mechanic, his base moveset flows extremely well for me

Jana took me a bit to get used to, her wall slide / wall jump being a passive ability can make her a tad frustrating to use in certain situations but once you get used to it, it ends up being VERY satisfying to use. She feels very speedy yet easy to use, though I really wish she could use her dash move in the air. Also the fact that enemies actually get sliced in half from her blade is such a nice touch

Kou is just on a whole new level, quite possibly one of my favorite addon characters ever. At first his slower play style was a tad off putting for me, until I started playing with him more and more and finding out that he can cancel his dive attack with his punch. The homing effect the punch has on item boxes and enemies makes it quite a satisfying move to chain with, though there are times where I feel like the homing could be a bit better. I also wish his punch could home onto springs since punching springs seems to give him a boost. Also I am just amazed by how many sprites he has, specifically on his taunts like there are just SO many and I love it so much, they show off his personality perfectly. His counter is so fun to use, it amazes me at how many things he can actually counter, the only issue I have with it is that if you counter in the air, Kou can't really do anything besides fall. I also like how Kou's abilities get effected depending on what shield he has, but since Skip also has this gimmick, I kind of wished Jana had something similar. Also I love how Kou can straight up punch trees that really caught me off guard lol

Overall just a very fun and well made character pack
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Honestly, it's kinda insane (in the best way possible) how good this addon is. Each one of these characters feels pretty good to play and while Skip and Kou don't feel quite as fun or fast (that's purely down to personal preference) as Jana, they're still pretty neat (sidenote: Jana is kinda busted in a fun way when it comes to blazing through levels thanks to her nigh limitless wall jump shenanigans. Good job!)
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It's all fun and games until SMS uses haymaker/any damage move and you click spin as kou 🤠
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I'M NOT GONNA SUGARCOAT IT: "Press Spin just before taking damage"
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This has to be one of my favorite mods, the good ol' Skip with his crafting system and A Hat In Time gameplay, Jana channeling the Megaman Zero fanboy part of me and of course, the brand new funky mode, also know as Kou being extremely fun to play as, the parry mechanic has to make him one of the best characters for bossfights in the entire mod catalogue, the only issue is how buggy he is in general, like, sometimes you hit the parry, but somehow still get damaged, other times you hit an enemy with the dash punch and you end up launching yourself into the stratosphere, sometimes if you hit a parry you can just start spaming the spin button and become invincible until the first glitch I mentioned happens and just die for no reason, I'm pretty sure this and more issues I haven't run into yet will be fixed eventually, but for now it's still a really really fun mod, Jana will never not be my favorite, but Kou is still an excelent adition one of the coolest things I've seen in this game
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i made my account just to make a rating on this addon because jesus holy christ kou is amazing. when i saw the titan drop i literally fell to the floor and started doing the "FUUUUTUUUREEE" thing that squidward does in sb-129 i cant believe komaki taught a buff dog
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I love this new version so much, Kou is such a fun character to play as and the eastereggs/extras for the characters are really cool! 5 Stars from me :D
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bold and brash? more like belongs in the trCOUGH HACK i mean my addon directory
seriously this is a really good mod and there's so much personality and though put behind all three (3) of this mods characters (as of july 25th, 2024)
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