Project M Blogpost #5: Debug Mode Pt. 2 feat. Ledgegrabs and More

[The Derrit]

Today's Project M Dev Team blogpost features more information on Debug Mode, including a couple brand new ideas not present in Melee's Debug Mode. PM's Debug Mode will feature Ledgegrab boxes, Stage Collision Detection and Hitstun Display. While it is a technical article overall, in layman's terms there will be displays for when characters can and cannot grab the ledge, as demonstrated by Captain Falcon here.

Captain Falcon's ledgegrab range is displayed by the green box
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Players will also be able to see where character's collision points are, as outlined by four small dots on a character's body.

These dots represent where characters collide with the stage, and each other in some cases.
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The last feature, Histun Display, is a brand new feature to Smash Bros. debug modes, and as such requires a little more explanation:

When your character is hit, he or she suffers hitstun and is unable to act, allowing things like combos and tech-chases. With Debug Mode active, a character suffering from hitstun will have a colored overlay. For non-tumble hitstun (hitstun in which the character isn't knocked over and forced into a knockdown, often occurs at low percents), the character receives a yellow overlay. For tumble hitstun, the character receives an orange overlay.

Additionally, on the last frame of hitstun the overlay opacity drops by 50%. This makes it easier to measure combo frame advantage windows using Frame Advance.​

This post includes a lot of information, so if Debug Mode is of interest to you it is highly recommended that you read the full blogpost here. Do you find Debug Mode exciting? Will you use the new hitstun feature? Make your voice heard in the comments below!

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[Metalbro]

This just keeps getting better.

 

[AkashicSword]

This is looking super nifty. On ya PMBR.

 

[~ Valkyrie ~]

Spoiler

Holy.

 

[Derekburn]

Sooooo what is the use for this exactly?

 

[QQQQQQQ7777777]

But can it read power levels? That is the real question.

 

[RascalTheCharizard]

Genius. Now I can finally get a better feel for Roy's bizarrely small window of combo-ability. Also I'll be able to view that broken ledgegrab range of his. Pls don't nerf it

 

[NintenNess]

Very nice! This is going to be so useful for Match-ups and competitive play.

 

[CJ Falcon]

This. Is.

 

[rebelian7]

M2K is going to love this

 

[KinGly]

Can't wait to see the G&W hitboxes.

 

[Renji64]

Yo this dope.

 

[TheLegendaryKRB]

"Captain Falcon, hes our hero
gonna take frames down to zero"

 

[Nezha the Scout]

Sooooo what is the use for this exactly?

Study, know your character and know your stage. Know and study other attacks and how you can counter it.

In other words, know your character inside and out.

 

[U-Throw]

Debug Mode is amazing. I just keep loving it more and more and MORE. I'm gonna use it to master my main, Mewtwo, and annihilate my amateur little brother in a match. Can't wait to use this in game. It looks extremely professional, polished, and overall really, really cool. Get HYPE!!!!!!

 

[LIQUID12A]

I'm SO sad I don't have a Wii to use this.

 

[victinivcreate1]

I wish my CFG loader would work now.

 

[Cubelarooso]

So is the next version 3.5 or 20XX?

 

[Claire Diviner]

"Now everyone can become a pro, like Mew2King with half the tedious work. Thanks, PMBR!" ~ Testimony from anonymous non-payed customer.

 

[TheLegendaryKRB]

Study, know your character and know your stage. Know and study other attacks and how you can counter it.

In other words, know your character inside and out.

Be one with your character... breath in... breath out...

 

[Zink Imp]

When are the Pichu Bros gonna be announced?

 

[Zoa]

So...can the PMDT be any more gotdamn cool?

 

[TreK]

If you announce custom AIs that spam projectiles, shield or things like that I think I'm going to collapse out of hype overdose.

 

[Zoma]

I think we're going to see a huge spike in PM talent after the release of 3.5. This is great stuff.

 

[itsameluigi1290]

YES MOAR. This is so cool, agggggggh when is 3.5 releasing :O

now all we need is the debug tool that lets you clip through walls and floors

 

[Capybara Gaming]

Spoiler

Holy.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Str8Wu]

So now I'll see how bad jiggs hitboxes are lol

 

[ITALIAN N1NJA]

If being able to toggle frame data is included within this, that would just be the icing on the cake.

 

[Jaedrik]

Thank you for debug mode and coding, based Magus.

 

[SoulPech]

Can't wait to see the G&W hitboxes.

What hitboxes?

 

[ORANGEtheGORILLa]

Debug mode sounds WAY too complicated for me...

 

[Rasko]

is this coming in the next patch?

 

[Rasko]

is this coming in the next patch?

 

[JbrockPony]

yesss, i have the power to see through all this jankyness

 

[iPunchKidsz]

I will spend a lot of time in this mode :3

 

[MikeAlex]

Sorry for bumping. Anyway, have you guys set up a wii remote enabling option? I use Project M on my Wii U and the Wii U doesn't have a gamecube port. So please make the debug menu with the wii remote a thing