[Mod] Asches LF2 Mod v1.13 (Last update: 12/09/2016)

[AscheLeee]

Introduction
Hi and welcome to the first release of my very own LF2 modification.
This mod will feature new custom stages (1/5), characters, and magical items with various effects.
Currently, there are 13 new items and 7 new characters!
Check out my development blog for the latest updates: http://ascheleee.weebly.com/asches-lf2-mod

Description

Custom Items (Click to View)

Magic Boomerang
A purple boomerang, which turns into an energy disk when thrown.

Gif (Click to View)

Bat of Bats
A black baseball bat, which turns into a swarm of bats when thrown.
Yes, this is a bad pun. Or should I say, "bat pun"?

Gif (Click to View)

Meteor
Today's weather forecast: cloudy with a chance of meteors.
Meteors may fall from the sky.
Volatile magic can be barely sensed from them...
When agitated, fragments of them burst into flames and rise up.

Gif (Click to View)

Cursed Scythe
This magical item will explode when thrown... But it will hurt allies as well.
Are you sure you really want to use it?

Gif (Click to View)

Snowball
A large ball of snow, which can be thrown at enemies to freeze them.
Picture not available. Just imagine a snowball, surely you know what that is.

Spirit Items

When on the ground, these items move by themselves, almost as though they refuse to be picked up...
When thrown, they travel slightly further and faster, and will deflect most incoming projectiles.

Types of Spirit Items:
* Knife
* Shuriken
* Boomerang

Gif (Click to View)

Molotov Cocktail

When thrown, it ignites enemies.
This isn't actually magic, but rather, science.

Gif (Click to View)

Introduction of Magic Orbs!
Magic Orbs are items that may randomly fall from the sky.
They may be picked up and activated with the 'attack' key.
Activate them to cast a spell depending on the type of orb.

Types of Magic Orbs (Click to View)

Cyan Orb, the Orb of Angels:
Summons angels to heal your team.

Gif (Click to View)

Orange Orb, the Orb of Devils:
Summons devils to attack your enemies.

Gif (Click to View)

Purple Orb, the Orb of Protection:
Creates an Energy Shield in front of you.
Always use protection!

Gif (Click to View)

White Orb, the Orb of Wind:
Attack enemies ahead with a strong blast of wind.

Gif (Click to View)

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7 new custom characters have been added!
Note: Currently, some characters do not have fully functional AI.

Asche
A pyromancer who can manipulate life force and use other characters as a conduit for his spells.

Traits (Click to View)

+ Inner Fire:
Frozen duration -9TU.
Fire burns within Asche; he is literally hot. Also it thaws him out more quickly.

+ Human Immune to Death by Fire:
May backflip even when burned.
Experts of fire magic do not fear burns; there is no need to apply cold water to burned area.

- Defenceless:
Defence duration -4TU, +2TU to recovery when defence is broken.
Practitioners of fire magic tend to neglect defence in favour of offence.

Skills (Click to View)

Burning Ash Blast (15% MP)
Input method: D + > + A
Burning ash is condensed into a ball, which is fired straight ahead.
Caution! Hot.

Spontaneous Combustion (25% MP)
Input method: D + > + J
Manipulates the life force of the nearest enemy, causing it to spontaneously combust. BOOM!

Swirling Ash -Team- (60% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + A
Ash swirls around a distant ally to protect them.

Swirling Ash -Self- (60% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Ash swirls around in front of you.

Flame of Life (16% HP)
Input method: D + ^ + J
Congeals your life force into a blazing orb, which heals whoever touches it.

Self-Immolation (10% HP + ...)
Input method: D + v + J ( + A + A ...)
Burns your life force to gain energy.
Drains HP to regain MP.
After casting, press A to convert, or D to cancel.

Flame of Reincarnation (10% HP + 10% MP)
Input Method: D + J + A
A forbidden technique which destroys your own life force and recreates it.
+20% HP, net gain of +10% HP.

**Last Word (A + J) - Infernal Invigoration**
Use the power of fire to heal yourself while incinerating nearby enemies.

Gifs (Click to View)

Moeyy
An illusionist and master strategist who uses various tricks and traps to confuse enemies.
The idea for this character was contributed by MoeyyAS. (github.com/moeyyas)

Traits (Click to View)

+ Artful Dodger:
Running speed +20%.
Avoid 33% of attacks while running.
Master strategists are adept at reading enemies and avoiding their attacks.

- Frail Body:
Injury duration +1TU.
Strategists tend to neglect physical training in favour of mental training.

Skills (Click to View)

Illusion Blast (15% MP)
Input method: D + > + A
An illusionary clone is fired at the enemy straight ahead.

It's a trap! (20% MP)
Input method: D + > + J
Creates a trap in front of you that pushes back any enemies that walk into it.

Doppelgänger Attack (15% MP)
Input method: D + v + J / D + ^ + J
You and your doppelgänger will attack simultaneously.
Grants 0.5 seconds of invulnerability after use.
If D + v + J is used, the doppelgänger moves forward while you stay behind.
If D + ^ + J is used, the doppelgänger stays behind while you move forward.

Clone Explosion (60% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + A
Creates a clone that bursts into a fiery explosion after 2 seconds. BOOM!
Be careful not to get hurt by burning enemies!

Fabulous Clone Detonation (30% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Creates a magnificent clone which self-detonates after 2 seconds, inundating the area with its fabulousness.
Enemies in the area will nosebleed uncontrollably, taking minor damage.

Fade (20% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Temporarily become invisible and untargetable, but you cannot move as well.
Press A to reappear in front.
Press J to reappear behind.
Press D to cancel.

**Last Word (A + J) - LOL**
Creates a clone which sprays nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) everywhere.

Gifs (Click to View)

Janice
A healer and cryomancer who excels in supporting her team.

Skills (Click to View)

Overwhelming Disaster (20% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + A
Creates balls of fire and ice which rain down upon enemies.

Angel's Blessing (40% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + J
Summons angels to heal your team.

Ice Blast (15% MP)
Input method: D + > + A
Fires a ball of ice which freezes enemies.

Freezing Disk (50% MP)
Input method: D + > + J
Throws a cold disk which homes in on enemies.

Triune Ice Blasts (40% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Fires three balls of ice.

Arctic Area (25% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Significantly reduce the temperature in the area around you, freezing nearby enemies.

**Last Word (A + J) - Fimbulvetr**
Reduce the temperature in the world to absolute zero, freezing and damaging all enemies.

Gif (Click to View)

Markus
A brawler who excels in close-range combat.
He can use powerful skills once he has grabbed his opponents.

Traits (Click to View)

+ Strength:
Reduces the speed penalty when carrying a heavy item.

+ Vitality:
Injury duration -2TU, DoP duration -8TU.
Physical training allows one to be less affected by pain.

Skills (Click to View)

Crash Punch (0% MP)
Input method: D + > + A (+A)
Punch up to twice.
May be used during a grab, or when lying.

Body Attack (0% MP + ...)
Input method: D + > + J
Charge into enemies, knocking them over.
May be used during a grab.

Rising Uppercut (0% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + A
Leap while punching opponents upwards.
May be used during a grab, or when lying.

Forceful Grab (10% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Run forward and grab an enemy.

Power Throw (20% MP)
Input method: Grabbing + D + ^ + J
Throw an enemy far away with great force, dealing twice the damage.

Relentless Assault (50% MP)
Input method: Grabbing + D + v + A
Rapidly punch your poor, defenceless victim multiple times before finishing them off with a powerful kick.

**Last Word (A + J) - One Punch**
Deliver an extremely powerful punch to the closest enemy.

Gifs (Click to View)

Bart
A bard who plays various songs to help his allies or harm his enemies.

Skills (Click to View)

Dirge for the Deceased (25% MP)
Input method: D + > + A
Perform a dirge that incites vengeful spirits of the dead to fight for you.

Recitation of Recovery (40% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + A
Sing a heavenly hymn to invoke divine intervention from angels and heal your team.

Sonata of the Death (70% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + J
Play a deathly tune that levitates nearby enemies.

Melody of Mana (10% HP)
Input method: D + v + J
An invigorating melody which recovers your MP.
Press 'A' when sparkles appear.

Ballad of Bats (10%MP + ...)
Input method: D + > + J
Plays an ultrasonic ballad that summons bats to fight for you.
Press D to cancel.

Gifs (Click to View)

Richie
An artificer who creates his own unique magical items.
His skills vary depending on his equipped item.

Traits (Click to View)

+ Weapon Expertise:
Normal attack delay -1TU when equipped with any weapon.
Richie is familiar with all sorts of items, and can wield them with greater proficiency.

- Weapon Withdrawal Syndrome:
Normal attack delay +1TU when unarmed.
Richie has become too dependent on items, and is not used to fighting without them.

Skills (Click to View)

Item Creation (12% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Creates one of your five signature items, which are required for your skills.
Follow up with another key combination to choose your item, or D+J+A again to cancel.
Items:
D+^+J: Hellfire Scythe - Incinerate your foes with the destructive power of fire.
D+v+J: Gaia's Club - Crush your opponents with the natural power of the earth.
D+^+A: Wind God's Knife - Make quick work of enemies with the swift power of air.
D+v+A: Holy Water - Harness the utility of the power of water.
D+>+A: Spirit Sword - Draw upon the power of your spirit.

Item Innate Blast (15% MP)
Input method: D + > + A
Fires a blast of energy from your item.
Hellfire Scythe: "Fireball"
A ball of fire which burns enemies.
Gaia's Club: "Earth Blast"
A blast with the power of the earth.
Wind God's Knife: "Wind Blade"
A short ranged, but powerful blast of wind.
Holy Water: "Cold Blast"
Water so cold, it freezes enemies.
Spirit Sword: "Spirit Blast"
Fires a spread of three spirit blasts with reduced range.

Item Auxiliary Ability (30% MP)
Input method: D + > + J
Uses an ability unique to your equipped item.
If an orb is held, activates it without consuming it.
Hellfire Scythe: "Devil's Judgement"
Devils will chase your enemies.
Gaia's Club: "Rockfall"
A rock drops from the sky to land in front of you.
Wind God's Knife: "Wind Palm"
Strike distant enemies with the unseen force of the wind.
Holy Water: "Pursuant Blast"
A homing ball of condensed water which seeks out an enemy.
Spirit Sword: "Spirit Shield"
Create a magical shield that deflects most incoming attacks.

Detonate! (40% MP)
Input method: D + v + J
Overload your item with massive amounts of mana and unleash its full power.
The item is destroyed in the process.
If an orb is held, consumes it to double the effect.
Hellfire Scythe: "Explosion"
Explodes the Hellfire Scythe to deal heavy damage to nearby enemies. BOOM!
Gaia's Club: "Heavenly Meteor's Descent"
Three meteors descend in front of you.
Wind God's Knife: "Northern Whirlwind"
A cold whirlwind that chills your enemies.
Holy Water: "Judgement of Goddess"
Powerful magic that heals allies and damages enemies.
Spirit Sword: "Spirit Bind"
Stuns an enemy and pulls them towards yourself.

Strafe (15% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Hits an opponent thrice at close range.
May be used even when unarmed.
The final hit is stronger if a weapon is equipped.

**Last Word (A + J) - Ultimate Weapon**
Create the most powerful weapon with the power of five elements.
Weapon Skills:
Ultimate Laser (D + > + A) - Shoots a fat, powerful laser.
Ultimate Chasing Blasts (D + > + J) - Shoots five homing balls.
Detonate! (D + v + J) - Detonate the weapon.

Item specific skills (Click to View)

Richie may gain new skills from various items he picks up.
Note: Anything with "D + > + A" costs 15% MP, "D + > + J" costs 30% MP, and "D + v + J" costs 40% MP and destroys your weapon.

Bat of Bats:
Bat's Laser (D + > + A): Fires a laser, just like Bat.
Bat Swarm (D + > + J): Summons a swarm bats.
Detonate! "Greater Bat Swarm" (D+v+J): Summons a larger swarm of bats.

Magic Boomerang:
Energy Blast (D + > + A): A blast of energy is fired straight ahead.
Double Energy Blast (D + > + J): Not one, but two blasts of energy!
Detonate! "Twin Energy Disks" (D + v + J): A pair of energy disks are thrown at the enemies.

Beer or Molotov Cocktail:
Flame -Short Range- (D+>+A): Ignites some of the flammable liquid to burn enemies at short range.
Flame -Long Range- (D+>+J): Ignites some of the flammable liquid to burn enemies at long range.
Detonate! "Explosion" (D + v + J): Ignites the entire contents of the bottle and cause a fiery explosion.

Boomerang (normal):
Detonate! "Power Spin" (D + v + J): Throws the boomerang, spinning it with such great speed that it resembles a disk.

Cursed Scythe:
Skull Blasts (D + > + A): Summons a skull which pursues enemies.
Double Skull Blasts (D + > + J): Summons two skulls which pursue enemies.
Detonate! "Cursed Explosions" (D + v + J): Creates an explosion to your front and back. Be careful, these explosions can hurt allies!

Freeze's Sword:
Ice Blast (D + > + A): Freeze's "Ice Blast" skill.
Detonate! "Whirlwind" (D + v + J): Detonate the sword to use Freeze's "Whirlwind" skill.

Gifs (Click to View)

Luce
A battlemage who wields the power of light, and excels in fast attacks and combos.

Traits (Click to View)

+ Speed of Light:
Running speed +10%
Luce moves at the speed of light, or so she claims.

+ Resonance:
Skills can be cancelled into other skills. Doing so reduces the MP cost of your next skill.
Luce can adroitly use skills in quick succession, channeling the residual energy from one skill to another.

Skills (Click to View)

Laser (30% MP / Resonance: 20% MP)
Input Method: D + > + A
Fires a laser straight ahead.
IMA FIRIN MAH LAZOR!

Speed Kick (15% MP / Resonance: 10% MP)
Input Method: D + > + J
Dash forward and kick an enemy.

High Kick (15% MP / Resonance: 10% MP)
Input Method: D + ^ + A
Kick an enemy high into the air.

Pillar of Light (70% MP / Resonance: 55% MP)
Input Method: D + ^ + J
Creates a huge pillar of light around you that sends nearby enemies flying.

Self-Heal (70% MP / Resonance: 55% MP)
Input Method: D + v +J
Use basic healing magic to heal yourself.

Geistleibschläge (20% MP / Resonance: 15% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Rapidly assault an enemy at close range with physical and magical attacks simulatenously.

Gif (Click to View)

Improved visual effects

GUI (Click to View)

Existing Characters (Click to View)

Added new skills to classic characters (5/10)

Spoiler (Click to View)

John:
Multiple Energy Blasts (15% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Fires a spread of three energy blasts with reduced range.

Retreating Energy Blast (10% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Retreat while firing a short range blast of energy ahead.

Gif (Click to View)

Deep:
Charged Blast (20% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Charges up an energy blast, sending it flying further and faster.
May be released prematurely for reduced effect by pressing 'A'.

Gif (Click to View)

Henry:
Imperishable Shooting (10% MP + ... )
Input method: D + v + A
Rapidly fire arrows ahead.
The shooting doesn't stop, until you press 'D' or run out of MP.
There's a reason I named it this, though (come on, tell us!)

Gif (Click to View)

Bow Smash (0% MP)
Input method: D + v + J
Smash an enemy at close range with your bow.

Rudolf:
Veil of Swords (2% MP + ...)
Input method: D + ^ + A
Move around and slash surrounding enemies with such high speeds that they can't see you. (John Cena?)
Press 'D' to cancel.

Gif (Click to View)

Swords Dance (0% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Slash enemies around you with your swords.


Firen:
Spirits of Fire (12% MP)
Input method: D + ^ + A (+ A + ...)
Summons spirits of fire which seek out opponents.

Gif (Click to View)

Freeze:
Bitter Cold Breath (30% MP)
Input method: D + v + A
Blows an icy breath ahead to freeze enemies.

Gif (Click to View)

Dennis:
Vacuum Whirlwind Kick (15mp + ...)
Input method: D + J + A
Spin2win, creating a vacuum which pulls enemies towards you.
This skill sucks, literally.

Gif (Click to View)

Woody:
Blink (8% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Teleport a short distance ahead.
Can be used while rolling.

Gif (Click to View)

Davis:
Multiple Energy Blasts (40% MP)
Input method: D + J + A
Fires a spread of five energy blasts.

Speed Punch (0% MP)
Input method: D + > + J
Dash forward and punch an enemy ahead of you.

Gif (Click to View)

Revamped Stages

Each stage will be revamped to provide a unique experience. Currently Stage 1 and 2 have been revamped.

Stage 1: Boss with changing attack patterns
Stage 2: Battle mode! Amass an army to beat the enemies' army!
Stage 3: Boss whose attacks get upgraded each time you beat him.

Stage 1 (Click to View)

Boss will change their attack patterns as you delete their HP.
Quantity and/or speed of projectiles increase as difficulty increases.
Defeat the boss multiple times until they run out of moves to win.

Look out for healing geysers! Seize control of these key points and get an advantage over your enemies!

Gif (Click to View)

Video - Stage 1 (Normal) (Click to View)

Stage 2 (Click to View)

Fight your way through the Stanley Prison!
Beware of vampire bats that constantly seek out fresh blood...
These bats don't stay dead for long, but reform after being killed.
Amass a large group of followers to wipe out the enemy's even larger group!

Vid (Click to View)

Stage 3 (Click to View)

Welcome to the Great Wall of China!
Many magical items are available for the taking!
However, you will face heavenly tribulation...
This stage features a new final boss!
Final boss must be defeated multiple times, and becomes stronger with every defeat.

(Outdated) Video (Click to View)

An (outdated) video of me testing stage 3.
As of the latest release, as far as I know, the final phase works correctly.
Can you figure out how to beat the final phase...?

Download

Version 1, Revision 13 (12/09/2016)

Older Versions (Click to View)

Version 1, Revision 12 (04/09/2016)

Version 1, Revision 11 (23/08/2016)

Version 1, Revision 10 (17/08/2016)

Version 1, Revision 9 (13/08/2016)

Version 1, Revision 8 (09/08/2016)

Version 1, Revision 7 (07/08/2016)

Version 1, Revision 6 (05/08/2016)

Version 1, Revision 5 (30/07/2016)

Version 1, Revision 4 (29/07/2016)

Version 1, Revision 3 (27/07/2016)

Version 1, Revision 1
(24/07/2016)
(Manual Patch)

Version 1, Revision 0
(23/07/2016)

-Patch notes- (Click to View)

Version 1, Revision 13 - Stage 3!
Version 1, Revision 12 - Last Words & Stage 2
Version 1, Revision 11
Version 1, Revision 10
Version 1, Revision 9
Version 1, Revision 8
Version 1, Revision 7
Version 1, Revision 6
Version 1, Revision 5
Version 1, Revision 4
Version 1, Revision 3
Version 1, Revision 2
Version 1, Revision 1
Version 1, Revision 0

Plans for future development:

- Create more characters to have a variety of archetypes and playstyles not available in the original Little Fighter 2.
- Revamp stage mode to include various unique hazards. (3/5)

Credits (Click to View)

Original game by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong (http://lf2.net)
Mod by Asche (http://ascheleee.weebly.com) Were you really expecting anything else?
Idea for 'Moeyy' character by MoeyyAS (http://github.com/MoeyyAS)
Music from Touhou Project by ZUN (http://kourindou.exblog.jp/)
Sound effects for menu (join, cancel, okay) from Lunia by allm
Some sound effects from Lunia by allm

Multiserver by ayalx (http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=10277)
Method to allow AI scripting by Lord Silva (http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=7927)
Method to allow loading multiple dlls by Someone else (http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=9238)

[Hellblazer]

I like the Idea of the orbs and items, looks really neat and well presented.
However, the characters could use some separate sprites, the plain old edits don't seem to match the idea of a new 'character'. There are already plenty of colour variations of the characters present out there which seem all the same to me, so there should be something that makes them stand out from the others. Or are they still work in progress? Good luck!
Ps: You forgot to upload the gifs of the third character?

[STM1993]

Don't have to include the whole LF2 folder if its just 3 characters, 6 items & bitmap edits to lf2.exe with no other modifications...

Looks like a pretty fun mod emphasizing gimmicky but not overpowered spells as opposed to combos.

Seeing as this is an ongoing development, some tips on the data side:
* The weapons don't immediately delete themselves and summon balls when thrown, so if you throw them at point-blank you'll get the weapon back.
* The boomerang cannot be thrown unless you run or jump. This is because holding >A to throw is hardcoded to knife or boomerang's id. Consider changing the type in data.txt to the same type as baseball.
* The orbs still use baseball sound when they land on the floor.
* A lot of the balls & clones appear too low on the floor. Use a smaller(or negative) y-value when opointing them.
* You can hide Asche's teleport attacks' shadows by using firzen_ball or bat_ball's id as the teleporting ball.

[AscheLeee]

Thanks everyone for the feedback and comments! Will update shortly...

I like the Idea of the orbs and items, looks really neat and well presented.
However, the characters could use some separate sprites, the plain old edits don't seem to match the idea of a new 'character'. There are already plenty of colour variations of the characters present out there which seem all the same to me, so there should be something that makes them stand out from the others. Or are they still work in progress? Good luck!
Ps: You forgot to upload the gifs of the third character?

Unfortunately I'm bad at spriting But I'll definitely try to make something that makes the characters stand out from the others.
I didn't upload the gifs of the third character because I didn't think people would be interested it her; she's basically an upgraded Jan with attacks taken from other characters. I made her just to have a 'healer' type playable character...

Don't have to include the whole LF2 folder if its just 3 characters, 6 items & bitmap edits to lf2.exe with no other modifications...

Looks like a pretty fun mod emphasizing gimmicky but not overpowered spells as opposed to combos.

Seeing as this is an ongoing development, some tips on the data side:
* The weapons don't immediately delete themselves and summon balls when thrown, so if you throw them at point-blank you'll get the weapon back.
* The boomerang cannot be thrown unless you run or jump. This is because holding >A to throw is hardcoded to knife or boomerang's id. Consider changing the type in data.txt to the same type as baseball.
* The orbs still use baseball sound when they land on the floor.
* A lot of the balls & clones appear too low on the floor. Use a smaller(or negative) y-value when opointing them.
* You can hide Asche's teleport attacks' shadows by using firzen_ball or bat_ball's id as the teleporting ball.

Thanks for the tips! I'll try fixing it.

[AscheLeee]

So... I created what is probably my best character to date. Yay?

New character: Richie!
An artificer who creates his own unique magical items.
His skills vary depending on his equipped item.

Skills (Click to View)

Item Creation (20% MP)
Input method: D + v + J
Creates one of your five signature items, which are required for your skills.
Press A or J to cycle between items, or D to accept.
Items:
* Hellfire Scythe - Incinerate your foes with the destructive power of fire.
* Gaia's Club - Crush your opponents with the natural power of the earth.
* Wind God's Knife - Make quick work of enemies with the swift power of air.
* Holy Water - Harness the utility of the power of water.
* Spirit Sword - Draw upon the power of your spirit.

Item Innate Blast (15% MP)
Fires a blast of energy from your item.
Hellfire Scythe: "Fireball"
A ball of fire which burns enemies.
Gaia's Club: "Earth Blast"
A blast with the power of the earth.
Wind God's Knife: "Wind Blade"
A short ranged, but powerful blast of wind.
Holy Water: "Cold Blast"
Water so cold, it freezes enemies.
Spirit Sword: "Spirit Blast"
Fires a spread of three spirit blasts with reduced range.

Item Auxiliary Ability (30% MP)
Uses an ability unique to your equipped item.
Hellfire Scythe: "Devil's Judgement"
Devils will chase your enemies.
Gaia's Club: "Rockfall"
A rock drops from the sky to land in front of you.
Wind God's Knife: "Wind Palm"
Strike distant enemies with the unseen force of the wind.
Holy Water: "Pursuant Blast"
A homing ball of condensed water which seeks out an enemy.
Spirit Sword: "Spirit Shield"
Create a magical shield that deflects most incoming attacks.

Detonate! (40% MP)
Overload your item with massive amounts of mana and unleash its full power.
The item is destroyed in the process.
Hellfire Scythe: "Explosion"
Explodes the Hellfire Scythe to deal heavy damage to nearby enemies. BOOM!
Gaia's Club: "Heavenly Meteor's Descent"
Three meteors descend in front of you.
Wind God's Knife: "Northern Whirlwind"
A cold whirlwind that chills your enemies.
Holy Water: "Judgement of Goddess"
Powerful magic that heals allies and damages enemies.
Spirit Sword: "Spirit Bomb"
Fires a huge ball in front.

Gifs (Click to View)

[A-Man]

Nice!
In addition to giving your attacks different trajectories, try to make them vary better in the direction of their impacts (the itrs' dvx and dvy tags).

[AscheLeee]

Nice!
In addition to giving your attacks different trajectories, try to make them vary better in the direction of their impacts (the itrs' dvx and dvy tags).

Thanks for the suggestion. Currently, I have updated the effects of the items when thrown.

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Updated quite a few other stuff too....

Introduction of Traits, and character updates!

Traits have been added to several characters. These traits may offer benefits or demerits to the character.

Traits and Changes (Click to View)

Asche:

New traits:

+ Inner Fire:
Frozen duration -10%.
Fire burns within Asche; he is literally hot. Also it thaws him out more quickly.

+ Human Immune to Death by Fire:
May backflip even when burned.
Experts of fire magic do not fear burns; there is no need to apply cold water to burned area.

- Defenceless:
Defence duration -25%.
Practitioners of fire magic tend to neglect defence in favour of offence.

Moeyy:

New traits:

+ Artful Dodger:
Running speed +20%.
Avoid 33% of attacks while running.
Master strategists are adept at reading enemies and avoiding their attacks.

- Frail Body:
Injury duration +40%, DoP duration +33%.
Strategists tend to neglect physical training in favour of mental training.

Changes:

Running animation updated. Moeyy will periodically become transparent while running, to fit with Artful Dodger.

Markus:

New traits:

+ Strength:
Reduces the speed penalty when carrying a heavy item.

+ Vitality:
Injury duration -40%, DoP duration -33%.
Physical training allows one to be less affected by pain.

Bart:

Fixed a potential exploit allowing Bart to gain MP more than once during Melody of Mana.
Bart will now be able to move immediately after Melody of Mana.

Richie:

New traits:

+ Weapon Expertise:
Normal attack delay -50% when equipped with any weapon.
Richie is familiar with all sorts of items, and can wield them with greater proficiency.

- Weapon Withdrawal Syndrome:
Normal attack delay +50% when unarmed.
Richie has become too dependent on items, and is not used to fighting without them.

Changes:

Richie's "Spirit Bomb" (Detonate Spirit Sword) will now appear at a higher height and travel faster.
Fixed a bug where Spirit Bomb would crash the game.
Fixed a bug with artifacts not disappearing when on the ground.

Artifacts now have additional effects when thrown:
Hellfire Scythe: Burns unfortunate victims who get hit by it.
Gaia's Club: Slams the target to the ground with great force.
Wind God's Knife: Pushes the target further away.
Holy Water: Freezes the target.
Spirit Sword: Pulls the target towards yourself.

AI Updated:

A beta AI has been added for some characters!
This is a work in progress, and will be gradually updated.

AI Details (Click to View)

Asche AI (WIP):
Can use Burning Ash Blast, Spontaneous Combustion, Swirling Ash -Self-, and Self-Immolation.
As difficulty increases, becomes better at using Spontaneous Combustion at the right times.
As difficulty increases, chance to backflip during burn (new feature) increases.
TODO: Teach the noob AI when to use Swirling Ash -Team-, and Flame of Life.

Janice AI:
Can use all her skills.
At normal or higher, will become better at mana management.

Bart AI (WIP):
Can use all his skills.
At normal or higher, will become better at mana management.
TODO: Teach the dumb computer how to use normal attacks from a distance.

Richie AI:
Can use all his skills.
As difficulty increases, becomes better at using Spirit Shield to deflect incoming projectiles.

Others:

Included Multiserver by ayalx.
(http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=10277)
Added the method to allow loading multiple dlls by Someone else.
(http://www.lf-empire.de/forum/showthread.php?tid=9238)

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Off topic but I wonder if I should include individual items and characters as separate downloads? :x

[STM1993]

Liking the music & sound effects, though some of the sounds last too long or are too delayed for the effect they're supposed to be. Didn't test the AI yet.

Characters:
Asche - "Defenseless" isn't much of a disadvantage actually. Try and see if you could make his defend not not gain momentum from a blocked attack and making his broken_defend last a bit longer.
Moeyy - wah piang, frail body is really painful; 7tu->9tu (which is actually +28.5% longer, not 40%; wait 1 is actually 2tu, wait 0 is 1tu). DOP duration 28->36tu(+28.5%)... that's actually not a good idea, it makes it even easier for your opponent to lock you in DOP infinitely. I suggest only making the injury last longer, the DOP is already painful enough as it is.
Markus - actual value is -29% injury & DOP as explained above.
Bart - I can cancel all his flute moves once the effect take place to shorten the recovery time.

Richie
* You shouldn't have increased the wait time on frame 61 & 66, it makes him hit the same person 2 times in a row. Also not really much of a disadvantage considering you'd primarily be using >>JA assuming you aren't using a weapon anyway.
* Using DJA with spirit sword makes the game crash, I've no idea why. Maybe to be safe make frame 102 use state 9998 and take out the "dvx" in frame 100's opoint.

Fire Meteor - Dayum, I think you're overdoing the burning_smoke effects during the on_ground frames. Give it a wait value bigger than 0. Might also want to make the frames where it is falling create some burning_smoke; either using state 18(not sure if it'd create problems in this case) or by using the opointed groundfire to make it.

[AscheLeee]

Spoiler (Click to View)

Liking the music & sound effects, though some of the sounds last too long or are too delayed for the effect they're supposed to be. Didn't test the AI yet.

Characters:
Asche - "Defenseless" isn't much of a disadvantage actually. Try and see if you could make his defend not not gain momentum from a blocked attack and making his broken_defend last a bit longer.
Moeyy - wah piang, frail body is really painful; 7tu->9tu (which is actually +28.5% longer, not 40%; wait 1 is actually 2tu, wait 0 is 1tu). DOP duration 28->36tu(+28.5%)... that's actually not a good idea, it makes it even easier for your opponent to lock you in DOP infinitely. I suggest only making the injury last longer, the DOP is already painful enough as it is.
Markus - actual value is -29% injury & DOP as explained above.
Bart - I can cancel all his flute moves once the effect take place to shorten the recovery time.

Richie
* You shouldn't have increased the wait time on frame 61 & 66, it makes him hit the same person 2 times in a row. Also not really much of a disadvantage considering you'd primarily be using >>JA assuming you aren't using a weapon anyway.
* Using DJA with spirit sword makes the game crash, I've no idea why. Maybe to be safe make frame 102 use state 9998 and take out the "dvx" in frame 100's opoint.

Fire Meteor - Dayum, I think you're overdoing the burning_smoke effects during the on_ground frames. Give it a wait value bigger than 0. Might also want to make the frames where it is falling create some burning_smoke; either using state 18(not sure if it'd create problems in this case) or by using the opointed groundfire to make it.

Many thanks for taking the time to write such long feedback despite my mod being kinda bad! I really appreciate it!

I added dvx to spirit sword's frame 100 opoint because when I added the AI, it started crashing the game, so I referred to Julian's D>J which had a dvx and didn't crash the game, and it worked for me... I have no idea what's wrong x:

Maybe I should just make my own projectile...

[AscheLeee]

Made quite a few changes...

Stage 1 Revamp!

Stage 1 has been revamped.

Look out for healing geysers! Seize control of these key points and get an advantage over your enemies!

Gif (Click to View)

Beware of Meteors falling from the sky...

Stage bosses will now change attack patterns as you deplete their HP.
Quantity and/or speed of projectiles increase as difficulty increases.
Defeat the boss multiple times until they run out of moves to win.
(Similar to Touhou Project's Spellcard system)

Video - Stage 1 Midboss (Normal) (Click to View)

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Character Changes (Click to View)

Changed all Traits to specify values instead of percentages, because I fail at LF2 math.
*Note: TU = Time Unit; 1/30 of a second.

Asche:
Inner Fire:
-9TU to frozen time (No change)

Defenceless:
-4TU to defend time (No change)
Added +2 TU to recovery when defence is broken.

Moeyy:
Frail Body:
+1TU to injury (Previous: +2)
Removed DoP penalty

Markus:
Vitality:
-2TU to injury (No change)
-8TU to DoP (No change)

Bart:
Reduced the delay after successfully playing a song.

Richie:
Weapon Expertise:
-1TU when armed (No change)
Now also applies to jump, run, and dash attacks.

Weapon Withdrawal Syndrome:
Fixed bug where normal attacks would hit twice.
+2TU to normal attacks (No change)
Now also applies to jump, run, and dash attacks.

Spirit Sword's Detonate changed:
"Spirit Bind": Stuns an enemy and pulls them towards yourself.

Detonate sound effects fixed, shattering sound now occurs when the weapon breaks.

Gif (Click to View)

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Others:

The amount of smoke from Meteor has been reduced.

Fixed bug where orbs (still) sound like baseballs when knocked around while on the ground.