Smash Up Advanced Technique Thread

[sniperworm]

Hey guys, I figured I'd make a thread for ATs in this game. Most of this was discovered by me and, so let me know if you have any questions. Let me know if you find something new or have any input on what I've listed.

Universal Advanced Techniques

Accelerated Grab Escape/Stun Recovery/Stagger Recovery
Input: Hold down as many buttons as you can (except pointer) while you’re being held in a grab, stunned, or staggering.
Effect: You break out of the grab, recover from stun significantly faster, or you recover from stagger (aka you don't fall over).

Fastfall Lag Cancel
Input: Jump right before you land from a fastfall.
Visual: You will have your normal landing animation rather than the fastfall landing animation.
Effect: You don’t lag after landing from a fastfall.

Instant Air Dodge (IAD or Timing)
Input: Jump and shield (air dodge) a split second later.
Visual: Jump and immediately airdodge very low to the ground.
Effect: Airdodge very low to the ground and then fall back down.

Jump Cancelled Forward Smashes/Forward Tilts
Input: Run, then jump and input forward smash or forward tilt.
Visual: You do a running forward smash or forward tilt.
Effect: You can use forward smash or forward tilt from a run.

Platform Attack Canceling
Input: Execute a move that causes you character to move off of a platform.
Visual: Your character’s animation will cut off abruptly as you fall off the platform.
Effect: You can cancel certain moves by falling off the platform.

Residual Blocking (vs Karai AAA only)
Input: Release guard shortly before last hit of Karai’s undelayed AAA hits your guard.
Visual: You will still block the last hit of her AAA combo.
Effect: You have an easier time buffering a punishing move because you are not holding block.

[sniperworm]

Character Specific Advanced Techniques

Dair Feint (Leonardo and Splinter only)
Input: Jump then immediately Dair or Dair right before you land.
Visual(Leo): He’ll startup his Dair and abruptly stop partway through as he lands.
Visual (Splinter): He’ll execute his Dair and land with his normal landing.
Effect: You get the Dair startup animation but no hitbox or landing lag.

Dair Platform Cancel (Leonardo, Splinter, Utrominator, and Fugitoid only)
Input: Use Dair as you jump up through a platform.
Visual: You do the startup of your Dair and then land on the platform.
Effect: You can land on a platform while going up through it with no landing lag. Splinter and Fugitoid have the most lenient cancels. Fugitoid’s Dair rises, so you can Dair cancel from below a platform. Leo’s Dair cancel is the fastest but is the hardest to execute.

Fugitoid Fsmash Lag Cancel
Input: Use Forward A Smash so that he travels into a wall during the hitbox.
Visual: Fugitoid will propel himself into the wall and stop lagless.
Effect: You get a lagless forward smash (hitbox still comes out).

Fugitoid Up B Tilt Lag Cancel
Input: Use Up B Tilt so that you land on a different platform than the one you started on.
Visual: Fugitoid will be able to act during his landing lag from the tilt.
Effect: You have no lag after you land from the tilt.

Platform/Slope Lag Canceling (Splinter 6B, Mikey 6B Smash, and Don 6B Smash)
Input: Use certain moves that cause you to travel off a platform/slope.
Visual: The character will execute the move while in midair, then the lag will be cut off by the freefall animation
Effect: Full move comes out, but you experience reduced or no ending lag.

Raphael Uair Feint
Input: Jump then immediately Uair. Input is significantly easier if you use the jump button to jump, then press up and attack immediately after.
Visual: Raph will startup his Uair and land land, canceling the attack.
Effect: You get the Uair startup animation but no hitbox or landing lag.

Uair Bounce (Leo, Don, Splinter, and Karai)
Input: Use a Uair as you’re landing from a jump such that your foot extends into the ground as you touch it.
Visual: Your character starts the Uair animation then bounces off the ground while canceling the attack.
Effect: You are able to get low bounces off the ground, allowing usage of aerials from a low height. Donatello can repeatedly bounce while using Nair during bounces, Leo and Splinter can repeatedly bounce with no actions in between, Karai cannot repeatedly bounce.

[Desslok]

I wasn't aware of some of these, thanks for posting!

[sniperworm]

Jul 1, 2010 11:51:08 GMT -6 Desslok said:

I wasn't aware of some of these, thanks for posting!

No problem, be sure to let me know if you guys find anything else so I can add it to the list.